Gou Zai Liang Jie Dao Wen Cheng Xian

Over the past year, Chu Xuan had taken many opportunities to chat with Feng Qi while selling array plates, and he had gained a considerable understanding of the array formations in this world.

To be honest, the array formations in this world are quite rudimentary. In Chu Xuan's opinion, even the top-tier first-grade array plates in Feng Qi's hands are inferior to the mid-grade array plates of the Federation.

The Thick Earth Array in the Kaiyuan Array Dao True Explanation has a total of twelve array patterns. With each additional pattern, the array's power increases dramatically. Twelve array patterns make it a first-class top-grade array.

Previously, Chu Xuan had exchanged the Thick Earth Array for 800 spirit stones, but it only had four array patterns, which was considered to be at the initial mid-grade level. Now, Chu Xuan can already inscribe array plates with six array patterns.

Feng Qi had shown himself a first-tier peak array plate containing nine array patterns, but the coordination between the array patterns was average, far less sophisticated than the Federation's arrays.

Nine array patterns are roughly equivalent to, or even slightly weaker than, the Federation's six array patterns.

The title of the top array master in Qingyuefang has actually changed hands, but Chu Xuan has kept it a secret, so no one knows.

The inheritance in this world is too poor. Perhaps there are good things in the outside world, but in this remote corner where the highest level is only Yuan Dan realm, there are really no high-level inheritances.

However, Chu Xuan's year was not wasted; at least he gained some understanding of the situation outside the Xuanming Sect.

In this world, the Xuanming Sect is considered a low-grade immortal sect, located at the border between the human and demon races, serving as a buffer zone between the two races.

Currently, the relationship between the two sides is stable with little friction. However, if the relationship breaks down and a major war breaks out, the entire Xuanming Sect will likely be instantly destroyed and reduced to dust.

There are seven realms of cultivation in this world. The human race and the demon race each have several experts of the seventh realm who are stationed in one side, facing each other from afar.

A force with a master of the seventh realm is called a holy land, and this applies to both humans and demons. A force with a cultivator of the sixth realm is called a top-grade immortal sect, and so on down to a lower-grade immortal sect where a cultivator of the third realm, the Yuan Dan realm, resides.

Xuanming Sect is an immortal sect under the jurisdiction of Cangyun Holy Land, one of the holy lands of the human race, while the number one holy land of the human race is called Taiyi Immortal Sect. As for the others, Chu Xuan did not know.

In this low-level market town where there isn't even a local official, it's already quite an achievement to be able to learn this much information.

In addition, Chu Xuan also learned from Feng Qi that the next realm of Yuan Dan was different from the Nascent Soul Realm in the Federation. The fourth realm in this world seemed to be called the Profound Core Realm!

It's still related to the elixir. Could it be that the method in this world doesn't require breaking the elixir to form a nascent soul, but instead continuously strengthens the golden elixir within the body?

In this way, it is completely different from the Federation's cultivation method and has embarked on a different path.

Regarding the situation in this world, Chu Xuan could only learn so much at most in Qingyuefang. If he wanted to learn more, he would have to go to a larger place.

Chu Xuan's target was Jinyang Ward, one of the four major markets under the Xuanming Sect.

As one of the few large markets in the Xuanming Sect, it is overseen by a Daotai Realm elder of the Xuanming Sect. In terms of both scale and quality, it far surpasses Qingyue Market.

This is Chu Xuan's next goal. Qingyuefang is only suitable for hiding. To make money, he still has to go to Jinyangfang. With the scale of Qingyuefang, it can't even take up one-tenth of Chu Xuan's array plates. Many of the array plates that Chu Xuan has inscribed this year are still in his hands and haven't been sold.

I heard there's an auction in Jinyangfang in a month, so I'll take this opportunity to go.

Having made up her mind, she went to the Spirit Array Garden and told Feng Qi that she was going into seclusion and would not be going to the auction with him.

As night fell, Chu Xuan got up and quietly left the courtyard. Approaching the edge of the market, he soon saw the first-order array protecting the market.

Chu Xuan scanned the array before him with his divine sense, made a few calculations with his hands, raised his hand and pointed a cyan magic power at the array node. The array node, which was in operation, paused instantly, and the array within three or four meters around it immediately dissipated.

After Chu Xuan left, his depleted mana was exhausted, the array nodes resumed operation, and the array once again enveloped the entire market.

At the core of the market formation, an outer disciple of the Xuanming Sect was dozing off, completely unaware that one of the nodes in the market formation had paused for a moment.

Moreover, even if it happens to discover you, it won't matter. A formation that covers the entire market is not a small formation that can be built with a formation plate.

This is a complex array formation, which usually requires a central array point in conjunction with numerous array plates and array flags to be set up. Once there are too many elements, problems are bound to arise.

The array nodes pausing for a few breaths is a perfectly normal error. You can just adjust it during the day, or sometimes it will even resolve itself without any adjustment.

No one could have imagined that just a moment ago, someone had used a method of breaking the formation to dispel the market's grand formation and calmly left the market.

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Jinyangfang!

Unlike small markets like Qingyuefang, Jinyangfang, one of the four major markets of the Xuanming Sect, is several times larger than Qingyuefang.

From a distance, it looked like a small town. A light blue array covered the entire market, and two Xuanming Sect disciples stood in front of the market gate.

Chu Xuan scanned the area with his divine sense and found that one was at the fourth level of Qi Induction and the other at the fifth level. If they were in Qingyuefang, they would be considered experts, but in Jinyangfang, they were just gatekeepers.

Wearing a black bamboo hat, Chu Xuan walked silently toward the main gate of the market. His Qi Refining Level 4 magic power was not concealed at all, and the fluctuation of his magic power was equivalent to the peak of Qi Induction Level 6 in this world.

If this were Qingyuefang, the gatekeeper would have already made way, but it's different here. The two stepped forward at the same time, blocking Chu Xuan's way. "Entry requires a low-grade spirit stone."

At the same time, a gaze came from afar, and a middle-aged cultivator was sitting at a tea stall nearby, his eyes already locked on him.

A sweep of divine sense revealed the eighth level of Qi Induction!

"As expected of a major market," Chu Xuan thought to himself. After taking out a spirit stone, the middle-aged cultivator also withdrew his gaze.

The gatekeeper took the spirit stones, casually put them away, and said, "An auction will be held in the market on the first day of next month. Ten spirit stones are required to participate. First come, first served."

"understood."

Chu Xuan casually agreed and walked into the market. Although he had come for the auction, he didn't need to buy a ticket without even entering the market.

Let's find out more first. After taking a stroll around the market and confirming that the information he had received was correct, Chu Xuan got up and headed straight for the auction house in the center of the market.

That's right. In Jinyangfang, the city center is an auction house. To be precise, it is both an auction and a garrison headquarters. As the core of the formation, holding an auction here is much safer than in other places.

"Hello, sir/madam, are you looking to purchase tickets to the auction?"

"No, I have a few things I'd like to put at an auction."

The disciple who greeted Chu Xuan immediately brightened up and gestured, "Please come upstairs!"