Yunmeng Immortal Clan

A few days later, Song Linyu returned to Qinglian Island with his senior brother Cheng Peng. However, Song Linyu did not visit his father first, but went to Song Daoxuan's place first.

Song Daoxuan took out the spirit rice he had treasured over the years, then took out some demon beast meat stored in his storage bag, cooked a pot of spirit meat rice, and took out some spirit wine that he usually loved to drink, to entertain Song Linyu and Cheng Peng.

Cheng Peng took a sip of the spirit wine and immediately felt a chill rush straight to the top of his head.

He couldn't help but show a look of surprise at the sight of Uncle Song Daoxuan in Song Linyu's eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, this immortal brew is Ice Soul Frost, and it's not cheap. One pound costs a full two low-grade spirit stones. Fellow Daoist is merely a Foundation Establishment Immortal, and even if you have now cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage, it is truly too extravagant for you to use this wine to entertain us!"

"Fellow Daoist Cheng is my nephew's senior brother. Over the years, Lin Yu has been cultivating in the clan, and Fellow Daoist Cheng has taken good care of him. No matter how precious the immortal wine is, it cannot compare to the kindness Fellow Daoist Cheng has shown to my Song family. Fellow Daoist Cheng, there is no need to be so reserved!" Song Daoxuan poured wine for Cheng Peng in front of him.

"Senior Brother Cheng, you underestimate my uncle. He is the only second-tier alchemist in the Qinglian Song Clan. Naturally, he has more spirit stones than the average family cultivator. He probably drinks this little bit of immortal wine like regular wine!" Song Linyu couldn't help but tease.

"You brat, you've grown quite the brat after all these years of cultivation in the sect! You actually dare to insult your elders!" Song Daoxuan was furious and slapped Song Linyu on the head.

The group drank themselves into a stupor, and as cultivators, they actually forgot that spiritual energy could neutralize the potency of this divine brew.

Slightly tipsy, Song Daoxuan finally stopped talking about everyday matters and instead spoke unintentionally:

"Fellow Daoist Cheng, I've heard that you have an extraordinary talent in the art of formations. Look at my cave dwelling, it doesn't even have a proper formation for defense. If Fellow Daoist Cheng is willing to set up a suitable formation based on the terrain around my cave dwelling, I'm willing to pay a certain price."

If they had just met, and Song Daoxuan had asked Cheng Peng to set up an array for him, he would likely have refused. However, now that they were enjoying their drinks, there was a high chance that Cheng Peng would agree.

However, Song Linyu's senior brother Cheng simply nodded.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan! I am a second-tier intermediate-advanced array master. It's naturally not difficult for you to cast an array on your cave dwelling. However, some rare arrays require materials that are extremely difficult to find, and it's estimated that it will be difficult to gather them in a short time. Why don't you take out some materials that you can use to refine arrays, and I'll see what kind of array I can design for your cave dwelling? However, if there are any items I have, I can also help you complete the set!"

Upon hearing Cheng Peng's words, Song Daoxuan was overjoyed and cupped his hands in greeting to Cheng Peng.

Then Song Daoxuan took out one by one the materials that might be used to refine the formation from his storage bag.

If Song Daoxuan were just an ordinary clan cultivator, he wouldn't need to go to such great lengths to ask a formation master like Cheng Peng to design a formation for him.

The key issue is that he has now cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage and still has many secrets. Even though he gets along well with his family members, he must always be wary of others and not harbor any intention to harm them. Song Daoxuan must ensure the absolute safety of the environment within his cultivation cave.

In fact, the profession of array master undoubtedly values ​​talent the most. It is not only about learning to draw array diagrams, but also about learning to allocate materials and refine array flags and array plates. Every arrangement is in accordance with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth.

The array is extremely complex, with various restrictions intertwined. In Song Daoxuan's opinion, setting up an array is more troublesome than refining a batch of second-tier pills.

Some of the materials in Song Daoxuan's storage bag were obtained from the storage bags of other cultivators he had killed in the past, while others were obtained by Song Daoxuan himself from killing demonic beasts, such as the materials he obtained from killing the Black Fiend Vulture at the Mu Clan's Green Branch Ridge border last time.

At first, when Song Daoxuan took out some materials from his storage bag, Cheng Peng's expression remained calm and indifferent.

After all, he was a second-tier array master. Having grown to this level, he had naturally seen quite a few rare materials, so he wasn't surprised by the materials Song Daoxuan had taken out.

However, it was only when Song Daoxuan took out the materials for the Black Fiend Vulture that Cheng Peng showed a look of delight.

"It's actually the skeleton of a Black Fiend Vulture. Fellow Daoist Xuan, this makes things much easier. With the materials you've provided, I can add a few more and we'll be able to forge a defensive set of the second-tier mid-grade—the Black Fiend Seven Luminaries Formation—for you."

"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Cheng!" Song Daoxuan cupped his hands in thanks to Cheng Peng.

The Black Fiend Seven Luminaries Formation before us is a defensive formation designed to kill; it is not an active offensive formation, but rather a passive one.

Once this formation is set up, the seven dark stars will connect and transform into forty-nine black, malevolent smoke trails that will swirl around the formation. If any outsider enters the cave while Song Daoxuan is not present, the Black Seven Luminaries Formation will release the smoke trails to kill the enemy and protect the cave.

Cheng Peng had already inscribed this formation on his own array diagram, so he only needed to set up the formation and prepare some materials for it.

The profession of array master is very special. Unlike alchemists, they do not need to rely on pill formulas and ancient methods to refine pills step by step.

The profession of array master is one that carries on the past and opens up the future. From ancient times to the present, many arrays have been passed down in the world. However, many complex arrays have been deciphered by array masters. For array masters, drawing arrays is their job.

The art of array formations is profound and complex. Array masters use their expertise to decipher the arrays that exist in the world, which is the true passion of array masters.

Without wasting any words, Cheng Peng immediately began refining some materials for the formation.

The next day, Cheng Peng sobered up and began to regret agreeing to help Song Linyu's uncle refine the Black Fiend Seven Luminaries Array, an extremely complex second-tier defensive array.

"How could I have agreed so carelessly? But since I've already agreed, and the array-refining process has progressed this far, it's not good to go back on my word..."

About three months later, Cheng Peng walked up to Song Daoxuan in a somewhat disheveled manner and handed him the array plate, array flags, and a jade slip that controlled the array.

"Fellow Daoist, I have completed the setup of the Black Fiend Seven Luminaries Grand Array. This includes the array plate and the array flags. As for the outline of how to operate the array, it is all contained within this jade slip of divine sense!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Peng took Song Linyu and flew back to the sect on his sword.