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Chapter 122 The Question of the Spiritual Land

By evening, the Hu couple had finally calmed down.

The two of them were still practicing Qi cultivation and were physically weak, so Xu Zhou specially prepared some food for them to eat.

Juan stood beside him and recounted what had happened.

"Unfortunately, the Hu family patriarch did not pursue us."

Juan even showed a hint of regret on his face: "I had originally set up traps and formations on several key routes. If he really chases after me, I might have been able to give him a hard time."

Unfortunately, the old man was more cautious than I had imagined.

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhou couldn't help but chuckle.

The Foundation Establishment stage elder, whom others would avoid at all costs, was, in his words, a regret that the other party had not pursued him.

But thinking about it, the Hu family patriarch suffered such a great loss. If he were to be chased down and tricked by these traps and formations again, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.

Xu Zhou didn't voice his thoughts, but simply said, "It's better that he doesn't want to come after us, so as not to alarm your parents."

Juanming was taken aback for a moment, then nodded: "What Senior Brother said makes sense."

The two chatted briefly.

When the matter of the Hu family was brought up, Hu Anming's expression suddenly became slightly solemn.

"There's one more thing I need to trouble you with, Senior Brother."

"What is it?"

Hu Anming looked at his parents behind him and whispered, "Over the years, the Hu family has planted many restrictions in my parents' bodies in order to control them."

Along the way, I have unlocked most of them, but I am not sure if there are still hidden restrictions.

I remember you also practiced medicine, so I'd like to ask you for your help."

Xu Zhou nodded slightly, saying it was just a small favor.

Soon after the two elderly people finished their meal, Xu Zhou took the opportunity to check them over.

The situation isn't too serious; the restrictions within the two elders won't endanger them, but they will affect their ability to unleash their power.

No wonder the two of them, despite being Qi Refining cultivators, moved and acted almost like ordinary people.

Xu Zhou frowned inwardly.

Fortunately, this restriction might be troublesome for array masters like Juanming, but it's something he can easily break with a wave of his hand.

A moment later, Xu Zhou slowly withdrew his divine sense and revealed a smile.

"It's not a big problem; the restrictions have been lifted."

However, the two elders' bodies have been under the influence of the restrictions for a long time, and they are probably somewhat weak. If they can be nourished with medicinal soup for some time, their recovery will certainly be faster.

Upon hearing this, Juan visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

For the next few days, Juan and his family stayed temporarily in Red Maple Valley.

Xu Zhou temporarily built a house in another part of the valley for the three of them to rest.

The two elders of the Hu family are gradually recovering. Although they are not yet comparable to Qi Refining cultivators of the same level, they have already surpassed ordinary people.

Considering the couple's age, this is quite a rare occurrence.

Xu Zhou occasionally heard laughter coming from the side valley and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Juan risked his entire life to finally bring his parents out of the Hu family home.

But the two elders were nearing the end of their lives.

The time left for their family to reunite is probably running out.

However, this thought only crossed my mind and I didn't actually say it aloud.

Seven or eight days later, the two elders of the Hu family finally fully recovered.

At this point, Juan felt embarrassed to stay any longer and took his leave.

Xu Zhou didn't try to stop him, but before leaving, he asked someone to help him order a table of food at Zuixianju and have it delivered directly to Hongfeng Valley as a farewell gift.

After a meal and drinks, the two elders went to rest.

Hu Anming thanked Xu Zhou again, and after pondering for a while, he hesitated and said, "My senior brother once said that if he helped me, he would ask me a difficult question about array formations."

To be honest, I've always been curious about this. What exactly is the question my senior wants to ask?

For him, anything involving array formations was not difficult.

Even if Xu Zhou asked him to help write a second-order array-based inheritance, he wouldn't hesitate at all; it was something he would do anyway.

Xu Zhou pondered for a moment, then said, "Perfect timing, I've been thinking about what I want to ask these past few days."

Juanming perked up: "I hope my senior brother can inform me."

Xu Zhou smiled slightly, and then slowly posed the question.

"Is there any way to shorten the time it takes for a sacred land to develop artificially to less than two hundred years?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Juanming's expression changed drastically.

"Senior brother, are you really not joking?"

After a long pause, he looked at Xu Zhou in astonishment: "Cultivate a spiritual land? Even a Core Formation cultivator might not be able to do that."

"I'm only slightly interested," Xu Zhou shook his head. "Junior brother can take his time to think about it. It's fine if you tell me after a few decades."

Juan did not answer immediately.

He seemed to fall into deep thought for a moment, but after a while, he suddenly started pacing back and forth in the room.

For some unknown reason, his eyes gradually brightened.

At one point, he suddenly stopped.

"The creation of spiritual lands is indeed a question worth exploring."

"Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely do my best to deduce this method and give you a satisfactory answer."

Xu Zhou smiled slightly.

"In that case, thank you for your help, junior brother."

Xu Zhou didn't know whether, with Juanming's talent, he could find a way to compress the spiritual land's catalytic time.

After all, although the other party is a genius in array formation, the cultivation world is so vast, how could it really lack geniuses?

Catalyzing spiritual land is so difficult that no one has found a shortcut to this day.

Even if Juan does find the answer, it may be decades from now.

However, Xu Zhou still held a sliver of hope.

After all, if you don't trust the other party, how can you trust that you can find a solution?

During the time Juanming stayed in Red Maple Valley, he didn't spend much time talking to him about array formations, but he gradually began to follow the spirit wood's approach to array formations.

Even in the last few days, he vaguely thought of some ingenious ideas that even Xu Zhou had never considered before.

Xu Zhou felt a pang of envy, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Fortunately, he could comfort himself by thinking that although the other person was exceptionally talented, he had almost unlimited time and could slowly learn to catch up.

Before leaving, Juan gave him a jade slip as a reward for his help.

The jade slip contained nothing but the other party's accumulated insights into array formations over the years.

"The sect's array-based inheritance is ultimately not mine. Giving it to my senior brother would easily cause trouble."

However, these insights into array formations are the culmination of my years of accumulation. Although somewhat disorganized, overall they are not much inferior to some simpler array formation inheritances.

Juanming bowed to Xu Zhou one last time, saying, "Afterwards, I also look forward to exchanging letters with my senior brother more often."

Senior Brother's spirit wood array formation is unique and unconventional, far more flexible than the approaches of many other senior brothers in the Array Control Hall. I'd like to learn more from him.

Xu Zhou couldn't help but smile wryly: "Junior Brother's talent far surpasses mine. In a few years, it might be my turn to ask Junior Brother for guidance on this path."

However, the two exchanged a glance and both knew it was just a joke.

In reality, Xu Zhou was eager for the other party to surpass him and take the lead.

In this way, you can learn directly from the other person's notes and insights, which is much faster than trying to figure things out on your own.

After this experience, the two became closer and were somewhat reluctant to part.

Xu Zhou saw him off outside the valley, and as he watched the three figures disappear, he couldn't help but sigh.

The valley was bustling for a few days, but now that everyone's gone, I'm all alone again.

However, he soon stopped caring about it.

He cultivated himself for a hundred years.

He has long been used to it.

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