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Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, a year has passed.

On this day, in a dream, moonlight shone on the river, turning the entire river into a silvery white.

Luo Li sat on the blue stone, holding a slender spirit branch in her hand, slowly sketching a basic structural diagram of a teleportation array in the void. The silver-white lines intertwined and coiled in mid-air, like an unfolded star map.

"Grandpa, the core of a teleportation array is actually quite simple—folding up the spatial distance between 'here' and 'there.' But that's also where the difficulty lies. What you're folding isn't a piece of paper, but the invisible rules governing the universe. Any slight deviation will cause the teleportation to fail, resulting in a slightly off landing point or even being torn apart by spatial turbulence."

She placed the spirit branch at the central node of the structural diagram. "This node is the positioning anchor point. The anchor points between the two teleportation arrays must be perfectly aligned to form a stable channel."

Li Hanshan sat beside her, also holding a spirit branch in his hand, and traced the trajectory she had just drawn again, comparing the angle and the frequency of spiritual energy infusion at each turning point with the one she had marked.

"I understand the structure of the anchor point, but I'm not quite clear on how to utilize the ley lines. The teleportation array needs to draw spiritual energy from the ley lines to maintain the stability of the passage, but the direction of the ley lines and the concentration of spiritual energy vary greatly in different areas. How can we ensure that the teleportation array we set up can operate normally anywhere?"

"Good question." Luo Li set the spirit branch aside and pulled a yellowed tattered animal hide page from the void. It contained several cross-sectional diagrams of ley lines with different orientations. Although the ink lines were somewhat blurred, the key markings were still legible. "The concentration and flow of spiritual energy in the ley lines will affect the stability of the anchor point. If the spiritual energy in the ley lines is too weak, the passage will collapse on its own when activated; if the ley lines are too strong, it will create a spiritual pressure impact in the passage. Therefore, a set of regulating loops needs to be embedded in the base of the teleportation array to automatically adjust the speed and direction of spiritual energy absorption according to the actual situation of the ley lines."

She slowly moved her finger along one of the veins on the tattered animal hide. The ink line, like a winding serpent, extended from the depths of the vein to the surface, branching into several small branches at its end, converging around the base of the teleportation array.

"The principle of adjusting the loop is similar to that of the spirit gathering array, but the precision requirements are several times higher. Each adjustment node needs to be fine-tuned according to the actual spiritual energy frequency of the earth veins when setting up the array. No two teleportation arrays have exactly the same adjustment parameters."

Li Hanshan carefully examined the cross-sectional map of the earth veins several times, memorizing the location and adjustment range of each adjustment node deep within his mind.

Combining the method for calculating spiritual energy consumption from the basic theory scroll given to him by Elder Gong, he re-deduced the entire process of the teleportation array from activation to stable operation in the void. The rune structures, spiritual energy circuits, and adjustment nodes lit up one by one during his deduction, like a star map being lit up, with each star shining precisely in its predetermined position.

"Setting it up isn't a problem," he said, "but we still need a set of array devices to support the anchor points and adjust the loops. The array devices for teleportation arrays can't be replaced by ordinary magical artifacts; their materials and precision requirements are extremely high, and they must be specially crafted by an artifact refiner."

He wasn't exaggerating; he and Luo Li had been researching each other in their dreams for many years.

Luo Li nodded, a hint of regret appearing in her clear eyes: "The Yao Guang Sect has ready-made teleportation arrays, but I don't know how to forge them. Although I've read many forging manuals over the years, forging requires real experience in controlling the heat and proportioning materials, which can't be made up for by reading books."

Li Hanshan carefully gathered the results of his deductions deep within his consciousness. Sensing the golden ripples slowly spreading at the edge of the dream, he quickened his pace: "I already have the blueprints for the array; all I need to do next is find a craftsman to make it."

In the days that followed, he continued to work on the blueprints for the teleportation array while making final preparations for breaking through to the Void Refinement stage.

Shen Qingyue, Shen Yun, and Lin Qingyin took turns cultivating with him. Each cycle of spiritual energy made the silver-purple lightning patterns on the surface of his pure Yang primordial spirit more solid, and the barrier in his dantian that stood between the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and the Void Refinement stage was thinning inch by inch.

Shen Yun and Lin Qingyin were both Void Refinement cultivators, and their Void Refinement origins had the greatest impact on Li Hanshan. After each dual cultivation session, he could feel himself getting one step closer to that threshold. But the final barrier was always just one step away, like a heavy door that had been repeatedly struck but never opened.

Six months later, he completed the final adjustment loop marking on the array blueprints, confirming the material types and precision requirements for each node.

The teleportation array consists of twelve components, each requiring specific spirit ore forging and then inscribed with runes of extremely high precision. The runes must be less than the thickness of a hair; even a slight deviation will cause turbulence in the spiritual energy within the circuit, causing the entire teleportation array to malfunction upon activation. This level of craftsmanship is beyond the capabilities of ordinary weapon refiners.

He had Shen Yun inquire in the market of Wanxian City, the largest city in the Immortal Alliance. The news Shen Yun brought back was not optimistic—there were only a few Nascent Soul level weapon refiners in the market of Wanxian City. With their skill level, they could at most forge the rough blanks of array weapons, and they could not complete the subsequent rune inscription at all.

Actually, if Li Hanshan were to approach Elder Gong, the problem would be easily solved, but Elder Gong definitely cannot know about this before the plan is officially implemented.

After thinking it over, Li Hanshan decided to pass the problem on to Yin Dao.

Li took out the dark silver communication stone, infused it with spiritual power, and told Yin Yue what had happened.

A few days later, Li Hanshan received a reply from Yin Yue, who invited him to meet at a high mountain.

Without delay, he summoned his flying sword and left. After flying for several days, he landed on a high mountain shrouded in spiritual mist.

The wind was strong at the mountaintop, making his robes flutter loudly. He stopped on a protruding rock, and after a moment, a silver-white figure slowly emerged from the void. A silver-white veil fluttered gently in the wind, and calm eyes fell upon him, carrying a faint smile. "Looking for me? Is there progress on the teleportation array?"

"The blueprints for the array artifacts have been completed." Li Hanshan handed over the blueprints, which were covered with dense annotations. "I need someone to forge the twelve array artifacts for the teleportation array."

Yin Yue took the blueprints and examined them for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing in her calm eyes. After a few moments of silence, she spoke: "Only top-tier weapon refiners can forge array artifacts of this precision. Follow me."

Without asking further questions, she summoned a silver-white flying boat, leaped onto its bow, and gestured for Li Hanshan to follow. Li Hanshan didn't hesitate and boarded the flying boat. Yin Yue activated the array base, and the flying boat transformed into a streak of light, speeding off towards the northwest.

"Where to?"

"The Heavenly Mystery Sect," she said without turning her head. "They have a master craftsman who specializes in forging array artifacts. I have some connections with him and can get him to help. However, he has a strange temper. Those who want his help must come to his door in person. If their sincerity is not enough, he won't even open the door."

The Heavenly Mystery Sect ranks third in the Immortal Alliance, specializing in unorthodox methods like talismans, arrays, and artifacts. It's ironic that he previously refused their offer, yet now he's personally seeking their help. However, for the sake of the teleportation array's artifacts, this step is necessary.

Fortunately, he didn't need to show up this time.

After arriving at the outer perimeter of the Heavenly Mystery Sect via the teleportation array, the flying boat flew for most of the day. As night fell again, a continuous and majestic mountain range appeared on the horizon ahead. The mountains were dotted with numerous palaces and pavilions, and spiritual light flickered like stars among the mountains, enveloping the entire mountain range in a warm and gentle hue.

The Tianji Sect's mountain gate was several times larger than the Zilei Pavilion. The white jade archway standing between the two giant peaks was tens of feet high, and the runes engraved on the archway flowed endlessly in the night sky, like a silver-white flag that was permanently lit.