Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

Master Zhou looked somewhat surprised upon hearing this and said:

"So you wanted to create this formation. Old Ghost and I even created this formation back then."

"He obtained a poison crystal from a second-tier demon beast, which he used to activate the Poison Cloud Spirit Transformation Array. I didn't expect you to also want to create this array."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's face lit up with joy, as he hadn't expected Master Zhou to have experience in creating poison arrays.

Master Zhou moved his divine sense, and a jade slip floated in front of Chen Yi, saying:

"These are my insights on creating the Poison Cloud Spirit Transformation Array; you can use them as a reference."

"It's a pity the array plate was destroyed back then, but I can give you these array flags."

Then, several more banners floated in front of Chen Yi.

Chen Yi was overjoyed and immediately bowed in gratitude.

Master Zhou laughed and told Chen Yi not to stand on ceremony, but also advised him not to be impatient when it came to formations.

The Poison Cloud Spirit Transformation Array is quite powerful among first-order arrays, and it is extremely difficult for beginners to create this array.

"I will be going into seclusion soon, which I estimate will last for two or three years."

"During this time, you must devote yourself to studying the array formation insights I gave you. I will test you when I emerge from seclusion," Master Zhou said in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Chen Yi said, "Don't worry, Master, I will certainly not fall behind in my cultivation."

Master Zhou nodded in satisfaction and then gave Chen Yi some pointers on formations.

Before long, the teacher's wife and servants brought over the food, and everyone gathered around the table for a meal.

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food, the wine had been drunk and the dishes were served.

Master Zhou led Chen Yi to the backyard, and the two pushed open the gate and entered.

Chen Yi immediately noticed that there was smoke in front of him, giving people a sense of calm and composure.

Master Zhou led Chen Yi to the door, which was the ancestral hall of the lineage from which Master Zhou's disciples were born.

Following Master Zhou's instructions, Chen Yi respectfully offered three sticks of incense to the ancestor.

Master Zhou showed a hint of satisfaction. He was a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator and an array master, but he had never found a disciple he liked.

Now that he has been fortunate enough to accept Chen Yi, he is naturally very happy.

He took out a set of array formations and array plates from his storage bag, handed them to Chen Yi, and said solemnly:

"Good disciple, this is the Yin-Yang Wind and Thunder Formation. You are barely able to perform this formation with your current level of cultivation."

"In my opinion, it is already a top-tier first-order formation, capable of holding off a Foundation Establishment cultivator for half an incense stick's time."

Chen Yi looked surprised and immediately took the array plate and flags of the Yin-Yang Wind and Thunder Array. Master Zhou had really treated him well, not only teaching him everything he knew about array formations but also giving him a powerful one.

"Thank you very much, Master. I am deeply grateful," Chen Yi said gratefully.

Master Zhou quickly waved his hand and led Chen Yi away from the ancestral hall.

"Stay here for today, and I will return after I go into seclusion," Master Zhou said.

Chen Yi agreed, as the abundant spiritual energy here was perfect for cultivation.

Master Zhou had already arranged accommodations for Chen Yi and had a servant lead him into the room.

Chen Yi sat cross-legged on the bed and immediately took out the array plate and array flags of the Yin-Yang Wind and Thunder Array.

He enveloped it with his divine sense and immediately set up his own restrictions.

With a thought, Chen Yi caused the array plate and array flags to fall to the ground. He then threw out several spirit stones and used his divine sense to activate the Yin-Yang Wind and Thunder Array.

In an instant.

An array slowly unfolded, covering an area of ​​two to three meters in radius within the room.

This is something Chen Yi can control; when the Two Elements Wind and Thunder Formation is fully activated, it can cover an area of ​​thirty meters in radius.

The formation flickered with gusts of wind and lightning, radiating a chilling pressure.

Chen Yi was secretly delighted; now that he had obtained this formation, he had another trump card to protect himself. His priority now was to quickly familiarize himself with and master the Yin-Yang Wind and Thunder Formation.

However, he did not intend to give up creating the Poison Cloud Spirit Transformation Array, because he could activate the array at will.

A formation given by someone else requires a great deal of spiritual energy and mental strength to fully master.

Chen Yi took out a basic array plate and array formation and created a spirit-gathering array on the spot.

The surrounding spiritual energy immediately converged towards the spirit-gathering array, and Chen Yi immediately sat cross-legged and began to cultivate diligently.

Time flies, and three days have passed.

After bidding farewell to Master Zhou, Chen Yi turned and left the outer gate of the Tianling Sect.

Now, with the Azure Spirit Devouring Insect swarm and the Yin-Yang Wind and Thunder Formation at his disposal, he is much more confident than before. Even against cultivators at the seventh or eighth level of the Qi Refining stage, he has the ability to put up a fight.

Chen Yi crossed Central Street and went straight to the Treasure Pavilion.

He is now Master Zhou's disciple, and the outer sect of Tianling Sect has directly waived the management fees for his residence.

Chen Yi planned to keep a few hundred spirit stones and use the remaining spirit stones to buy medicinal herbs and spiritual plants to make pills for cultivation.

After shopping at the store, he went straight back to his courtyard.

"I'll focus on cultivating for a while now, and I wonder if I'll be able to reach the threshold of the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage," Chen Yi thought to himself.

Chen Yi went to the backyard to check on the spirit insects and spirit fields.

Now, more than half of the Jade Dew Fragrant Rice has matured, and one-third of the Purple Winged Centipedes have successfully hatched.

Aside from the blessing from the Insect God that allows them to directly mature, only a dozen or so Golden Cloud Illusion Butterflies reached maturity directly; the remaining eggs have not yet hatched.

After carefully tending to the insect swarm and the spirit field for several days, Chen Yi began his secluded cultivation.

Several tubs of prepared medicinal baths were placed in the room. After taking off his clothes, Chen Yi jumped into the tubs and began to cultivate.

……

Time flies like an arrow; three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Waves of heat surged continuously inside Chen Yi's room, and then the door opened after a burst of spiritual energy.

A figure rushed out of the house and looked up into the courtyard.

"Phew, it's been three months."

"Cultivating immortality really makes one forget to eat and sleep," Chen Yi exhaled a breath of hot air, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.

Chen Yi still had some of the medicinal herbs, spiritual plants, and pills he had purchased, but he had been cultivating and accumulating some fire poison in his body, and he had already touched the threshold of the fifth level of the Qi Refining stage.

He wanted to clear the fire toxins from his body, calm himself down, and then break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

After washing and dressing up, Chen Yi felt refreshed and invigorated.

He cooked a pot of meat porridge and then personally cooked several dishes to treat himself. After eating and drinking his fill, he went to the backyard.

Pushing open the backyard gate, the scene inside came into Chen Yi's view.

"Wow, this is quite lively," Chen Yi exclaimed in surprise.

The reason is simple: the number of Golden Cloud Butterflies and Purple Winged Centipedes in the courtyard has increased significantly.

All the eggs of the purple-winged centipede have hatched, with one-third already mature and the rest being larvae.

As for the two hundred Golden Cloud Illusion Butterfly eggs, more than fifty hatched, and the butterflies fluttered and danced, shimmering with golden light.

Chen Yi quickly stepped forward to check on the Purple Winged Centipede and the Golden Cloud Illusion Butterfly.

"Very good, you can go find Brother Deng now."

"Although the Golden Cloud Butterfly hatches very slowly, these numbers can still accumulate a lot of scales and powder." Chen Yi's face lit up with joy.

He put more than twenty purple-winged centipede larvae into a breeding bag, and naturally kept the rest for himself.

Chen Yi turned to check the condition of the spirit field. The Jade Dew Fragrant Rice had matured, and many grains of spirit rice had even fallen to the ground.

He immediately took action, putting all the Jade Dew Fragrant Rice into a specially made rice bag.

Chen Yi left the courtyard with the storage bag, intending to find Old Su of Jinfeng Rice Shop and Deng Liangyu of Baibaoge.

He had barely left the hospital when that watchful gaze reappeared.