Treasure Gathering Immortal Furnace

After receiving the spirit stones contributed by everyone, Yi Yueying immediately restarted the flying boat's shield.

After all, the flying boat is currently faster than a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Without the protection of a shield, if it were to collide with any flying monster, the flying boat would probably disintegrate instantly.

There's nothing to worry about now.

"Thank you all for your help. The flying boat will pass through the next three years smoothly. During this period, you only need to focus on your cultivation. After all, the Endless Sand Domain is full of dangers, and every bit of strength you can gain is a bonus," Yi Yueying said again.

Afterwards, everyone gradually returned to their rooms.

The rooms on the airship weren't small either, similar to some of the inns he had stayed in before.

After returning to his room, Lu Fan raised his hand and set up two isolation arrays. To be on the safe side, the sound transmission effect of the isolation arrays was still intact, so that he could check the situation outside at any time.

After making thorough preparations, he began his seclusion.

However, just as he entered a meditative state after consuming a few Golden Essence Pills, he seemed to immediately notice something was wrong.

This flying boat is said to have a spirit-gathering array that can capture spiritual energy from the air for their cultivation.

However, Lu Fan did not sense any fluctuation of spiritual energy in the air.

Almost all of the spiritual energy was provided by his Golden Essence Pill.

Lu Fan wasn't bothered, since he had plenty of pills and the complete set of formations given to him by Chi Mei, so setting up a small spirit-gathering formation was no problem for him.

But this raises a question: are the other cultivators' rooms also devoid of spiritual energy?

Could it have been damaged by the attacks of Gu Cangming and Gu Xin?

After thinking for a while, Lu Fan decided to ignore it and took out the Complete Book of Formations. After finding the method to set up the Spirit Gathering Formation, he took out the formation flags and began to set it up.

Before long, a simple spirit-gathering array was set up, and the room was once again filled with spiritual energy.

Although it can't compare to places outside with abundant spiritual energy, it's better than nothing.

And so, Lu Fan sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and quickly entered a meditative state.

The surrounding spiritual energy continued to converge into his body.

However, this state of affairs did not last long.

About three days later, Lu Fan, who was immersed in cultivation, was awakened by the noise from the outside world.

"It's been three days, and the spirit-gathering array still isn't fixed?"

"Wait, there's no spiritual energy in our room. It seems like all the spiritual energy has gone to that other room?"

Following the cultivator's finger, the other cultivators then discovered that the spiritual energy circulating in the air was converging towards Lu Fan's room.

"Could it be that the spirit-gathering effect in his room hasn't broken?"

"Are you kidding me! The spirit-gathering array covers the entire airship; it's impossible that only his room is intact!"

A number of cultivators gathered outside Lu Fan's room, whispering among themselves.

Lu Fan frowned slightly upon hearing the sound at the door. It seemed that not only had the spirit-gathering effect in his room disappeared, but the entire effect had vanished.

"Fellow Daoist, my name is Yi Yueying. May I come out and meet you? I have important matters to discuss."

Just as Lu Fan was pondering, Yi Yueying's voice suddenly came from the doorway.

He didn't want to go out, but Yi Yueying came to him, and since she controlled the entire flying ship, he couldn't refuse her.

Lu Fan then removed the simple spirit-gathering array and the isolation array before opening the door.

Upon discovering that a large number of cultivators had already gathered around the entrance, Yi Yueying stood in front of the door.

"Senior Yi, what's wrong?" Lu Fan asked, feigning ignorance.

"Fellow Daoist is a formation master?" Yi Yueying looked Lu Fan up and down and noticed that he only had the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage. She asked in surprise.

"I have some knowledge of formations," Lu Fan said truthfully. After all, he had already used the isolation formation, so it would be absurd to say that he didn't know anything about them.

"That's wonderful!" Yi Yueying was overjoyed. Then she looked at everyone and said, "Please be patient. This fellow Daoist knows about formations and can help the flying boat repair the Spirit Gathering Formation. Please return to your rooms. I guarantee that the Spirit Gathering Formation will be restored within ten days."

With Yi Yueying's promise, the anxious cultivators gradually returned to their rooms.

It's not surprising that they were anxious. After all, not everyone can be like Lu Fan, who can accelerate his cultivation by consuming Golden Essence Pills. Most people can't afford pills, and if they can't go into seclusion to cultivate for three years, it would be a huge waste.

Watching everyone leave, Lu Fan said, "Senior Yi, do you wish for me to repair the Spirit Gathering Array?"

"This is not the place to talk, fellow Daoist, please follow me," Yi Yueying said, leading Lu Fan to the array control center at the bottom of the flying boat.

The upper levels of this airship are for living quarters, but the lowest level is the core of the entire airship.

For example, spiritual energy shields, spirit-gathering arrays, and spirit stone furnaces are all gathered here.

As soon as Lu Fan descended to the bottom floor, he found the place shrouded in smoke and dust, with dozens of cultivators from the Hai Family Chamber of Commerce busy repairing it.

Apart from the spirit energy shield formation, which was still intact, the spirit gathering array and the spirit stone furnace were both damaged.

"What is this?" Lu Fan was also surprised.

To prevent their conversation from being overheard, Yi Yueying raised her hand and released a barrier of spiritual energy, enveloping Lu Fan and herself within it.

"To be honest, the flying boat was severely injured by those two Nascent Soul stage monsters, and the situation is now somewhat complicated."

"Not only can the spirit-gathering array no longer provide spiritual energy, but the spirit stone furnace is also damaged."

Yi Yueying spoke with a serious expression.

Lu Fan glanced at the severely cracked array on the ground and the spirit stone furnace with a large hole next to it, billowing thick smoke, and was also embarrassed.

Damage to the spirit-gathering array isn't a big deal; it just takes a little time to repair.

But this spirit stone furnace has a big hole in it, which is troublesome.

The spirit stone furnace is the core of the entire airship, used to burn spirit stones to generate spiritual energy, providing power for the airship's high-speed flight.

Once damaged, the furnace will be unable to efficiently gather spiritual energy, which will not only lead to increased consumption, but also make it impossible to extinguish and reignite. In the event of any danger, it may even explode on the spot!

It should be noted that many of the cultivators here are at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages. If this flying boat, which is faster than a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, explodes in the sky, even if these people are lucky enough not to be killed, they will be thrown out and face certain death.

"Senior Yi, this flying boat's spirit stone furnace is so badly damaged. We should stop immediately and find a safe place to repair it. If something goes wrong, we'll be in big trouble," Lu Fan said.

"How could I not know this principle? It's just that the situation is far more complicated than you think."

"This flying boat had just been repaired when it was attacked by two Nascent Soul stage monsters, which caused severe damage. At present, the flying boat is out of control. If we choose to stop it forcibly, the spirit stone furnace will be unable to suppress the spiritual energy. At that time, a large amount of spiritual energy will immediately gush out through the gap, and the entire flying boat will disintegrate in an instant."

Yi Yueying said slowly.

Lu Fan: "..."

Unable to dock and unable to extinguish the spirit stone furnace, it means death is inevitable either way.