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Chapter 401 The Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation [Please Subscribe]

"No wonder! No wonder the Heavenly Mirror Sect refused to help the Guo family and other cultivation families under its command in Tu Yun Ridge. It turns out that True Person Heavenly Mirror was secretly cultivating another force, even having two Golden Core cultivators!"

On Tuyun Ridge, Zhou Chun looked at the latest intelligence he had obtained, and his expression became very strange. He had finally solved the question that had been puzzling him for a long time.

It was three months after True Person Tianjing returned to Tianjing Sect, and the recent events at Tianjing Manor had shocked many cultivators.

After Yu Jinghua, the only Golden Core stage deputy sect leader, escaped with the treasures from the Tianjing Sect's treasury, many people wanted to see Tianjing Manor make a fool of itself and see how True Person Tianjing would clean up the mess.

Who would have thought that True Person Tianjing had cultivated a group of forces elsewhere, and now he has suddenly produced two Golden Core cultivators, ten Purple Mansion cultivators, sixty or seventy Foundation Establishment cultivators, and over a thousand Qi Refining cultivators.

This force is so powerful that it is no less than the Heavenly Mirror Sect's apparent strength, and it even has one more Golden Core cultivator.

With such a powerful force at its core, it's no wonder that Master Tianjing was so ambitious back then, wanting to replace Qinglian Temple and make Tianjing Sect the third largest sect in Jing Kingdom.

Unfortunately, although Master Tianjing was shrewd and calculating, he ultimately misjudged Master Qingxiao's strength and courage, and lost everything due to a miscalculation.

Now, not only has the Tianjing Sect been disbanded, but these loyal subordinates who were previously raised in other countries will also be relocated to Jingguo to serve Jingguo in the future.

"With this addition and subtraction, Tianjing Manor has filled the void left by the original Xuanzhu Palace, and with the addition of the Nascent Soul cultivator Tianjing Zhenren, the overall strength of Lingzhou has become even stronger."

"I just don't know how Tianjing Manor will be able to support so many Foundation Establishment cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators in the future!"

"And what about Yu Jinghua, who stole the treasures of the Tianjing Sect and escaped? How will True Person Tianjing deal with him?"

Zhou Chun looked in the direction of Tianjing Manor and muttered to himself.

His two questions were quickly answered by observing the movements of Tianjing Manor.

First, Tianjing Manor retained the management rights of the two major markets in Lingzhou, confiscated the property of the original cultivation families in the markets, cleared out the family members of those cultivation families who were hiding in the markets, and established a merchant guild called "Tianjinglou".

As a result, Jiang Chuanxiong, the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Jiang family whom the Zhou family had been keeping a close eye on, was also expelled. Before kicking him out, the Zhou family was thoughtfully notified.

Upon learning this news, Zhou Chun naturally did not stand on ceremony. After thanking the people from Tianjing Manor, he sent Zhou Zhengyong with the Golden-Winged Tiger to kill it, thus eliminating a potential threat to the family.

Tianjing Manor subsequently underwent reforms, dismissing nearly half of its Qi Refining stage cultivators, leaving only a scale of less than 600 people to maintain the operation of the two markets and Tianjing Manor.

Even the Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, more than twenty of them, were dismissed, leaving them to fend for themselves.

With the revenue from these two markets, plus the high-level spiritual veins of Tianjing Manor, it would be enough to keep those cultivators in the Purple Mansion and Golden Core stages.

Moreover, according to the promotional slogan of Tianjing Manor, the "Tianjing Tower" in the market will sell items including third-tier magic weapons, third-tier magic talismans, and foundation-building pills. It will also accept custom orders for second-tier and third-tier magic weapons, pills, and formations. It seems that some of their high-level cultivators are proficient in cultivation techniques.

If that's the case, Tianjing Manor's financial situation shouldn't be in any major trouble.

At the same time, Tianjing Manor issued a warrant for Yu Jinghua's arrest, offering a spiritual item to anyone who could provide his exact hiding place to aid in opening the Purple Mansion.

Such a generous reward is enough to attract many Foundation Establishment stage cultivators and cultivation families to contribute to this matter.

"However, as long as Yu Jinghua isn't stupid, he's definitely already fled far away and changed his name after hearing about Master Tianjing's return. Finding him will really depend on luck!"

Zhou Chun thought to himself that he didn't have much hope of finding Yu Jinghua, this traitor who had served three masters.

The most important thing for the Zhou family right now is to establish the Tu Yunling villa properly.

In terms of spiritual vein quality, Tuyun Ridge is better than Jiufeng Ridge. Its location is also excellent. It is not far from Hongya Market in Lanzhou, the two major markets in Lingzhou, or even Xianyun Market in Yunzhou. Foundation Establishment cultivators can arrive within a day.

If the Zhou family hadn't been operating in Jiufengling for over a century, Zhou Chun would have considered making this place the Zhou family's mountain gate.

Therefore, with the idea of ​​not wasting such a spiritual place, he specially invited a formation master from the You family with the cultivation level of Purple Mansion to set up a formation for this place.

On this day, accompanied by Zhou Xindie, the array master from the You family came to Zhou Chun with the results of the exploration.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, after my on-site investigation, I have discovered that the earth energy beneath Tuyun Ridge is quite deep, making it suitable for setting up a defensive earth-elemental array. I have three options for you to choose from."

The array master from the You family was only at the early stage of the Purple Mansion realm, and he had white hair, seemingly not long for the future.

This person is somewhat similar to Zhou Chongshan, the late second elder of the Zhou family. Both were cultivators who were obsessed with the Dao of Formations throughout their lives, and their success in opening the Purple Mansion was the result of the strong support from the You family.

In order to persuade him to come and help the Zhou family set up the formation, Zhou Chun also went to great lengths, exchanging some profound formation inheritances that the Zhou family had acquired over the years.

Moreover, this transaction only involved asking them to help set up the formation; the Zhou family had to prepare all the necessary materials themselves.

Upon hearing the other party's words, Zhou Chun's eyes flickered slightly, and he replied, "Oh, I'll take a look first."

Then he took the information prepared by the You family's formation master and began to examine it.

The three options prepared by the You family's formation master each had their own merits.

The power of two of these formations is not much different from the "Five Directions Miro Formation" on Zhou Family's Nine Peaks Ridge, but they are more focused on defense and have stronger defensive capabilities.

The remaining formation is extraordinary; it is a forbidden formation capable of withstanding attacks from Golden Core stage cultivators.

However, setting up the forbidden array not only requires the array master to have extremely high array skills, but also requires a huge amount of money to use various materials.

After reading it, Zhou Chun immediately made up his mind.

He put down the documents, his eyes fixed intently on the array master of the You family, and asked, "Is this [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Array] truly as Fellow Daoist You said, so that once successfully set up, even a Golden Core cultivator would find it difficult to break through?"

Upon hearing this, the array master from the You family said with an arrogant expression, "It's not just that Golden Core cultivators would find it difficult to break through. If Fellow Daoist Zhou can truly find the right size [Yellow Dragon Stone] to refine nine array plates, slowly accumulating power, and when the array's full power is released, even an ordinary early-stage Golden Core cultivator who is unaware of the array's details beforehand might be severely injured!"

Upon hearing his answer, Zhou Chun immediately said, "【Yellow Dragon Stone】is a magical material used to refine magical artifacts. Fellow Daoist You requires a huge quantity of 【Yellow Dragon Stone】, and the Zhou family may not be able to gather it in a short time. Could we use a substitute material as a temporary measure, and then ask Fellow Daoist You to refine it into an array plate to complete the grand array once the Zhou family has collected a sufficient quantity of 【Yellow Dragon Stone】?"

Although he didn't understand formations, Zhou Chun knew that the materials used to set up most formations were not unique and could be replaced by other materials.

However, if alternative materials are used, the power of the formation will be greatly reduced.

However, if he could temporarily replace the magical material [Yellow Dragon Stone] with other materials to get the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] running, he would naturally be confident that he could gradually collect materials to set up the original formation later.

"Using alternative materials is certainly possible, but in that case, not only will the power of the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] be only about 30% of the original version, but the formation's protective range will also be greatly reduced, only able to protect an area of ​​a dozen miles, which is even worse than your Zhou family's [Five Directions Miro Formation] at Nine Peaks Ridge."

"Moreover, if we use alternative materials, once the formation is attacked by a strong enemy, even if the formation is not broken, many formation flags and formation plates may be damaged. At that time, you will have to prepare new materials to refine these."

The You family's formation master's tone clearly indicated that he was not optimistic about the use of the simplified formation.

After hearing this, Zhou Chun became even more determined and immediately shook his head, saying, "That's alright. As long as it doesn't involve materials like magic weapons or spiritual materials, my Zhou family can always find substitutes for other materials."

"Alright, since Fellow Daoist Zhou insists, then I naturally have no objection."

The array master of the You family continued, then solemnly added, "However, I must tell you something: currently, only I in the You family have fully comprehended and can set up this [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Grand Array]. My lifespan is only about fifty years left. If you cannot find enough [Yellow Dragon Stones] within this timeframe, then we will have to find someone else to set up another array!"

"That's enough, fifty years is more than enough!"

Zhou Chun nodded, his tone revealing strong confidence.

This made the array master from the You family take a few more glances at him, then he muttered softly, "Everyone says your Zhou family has risen to prominence in recent years, and it seems it's true!"

Although he muttered in a low voice, Zhou Chun could hear him, but even if she did, she acted as if she hadn't heard him, smiling and remaining silent.

The Zhou family's development over the years has been remarkable, and no matter how hard they try to hide it, it cannot be ignored.

However, the Zhou family is no pushover now, and even if some people are curious about where the Zhou family made their fortune, they dare not delve too deeply into it.

The Qinglian Temple knew that the Zhou family had a deal with the Dragon Abyss Scale Frog alien race, and also knew that the Zhou family had acquired a [Earth Element Crystal Jade] mine. In addition, the Zhou family did not even have a Golden Core stage cultivator, so they would not care too much.

Regardless of what outsiders speculate, as long as the Zhou family doesn't respond and acts cautiously, these discussions are unlikely to shake the foundation of the Zhou family.

After finalizing the arrangement of the mountain-protecting formation, Zhou Chun immediately mobilized the Zhou family's manpower and arranged for the elders to personally travel to various markets in Jingguo and neighboring countries to purchase the relevant materials.

Another reason why Zhou Chun decided to choose the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation] was that setting up the formation required a lot of [Earth Element Crystal Jade], and the Zhou family happened to have a large stock of this item.

The supply agreement between the Zhou family and Shan Yangzi, a Golden Core cultivator from Qinglian Temple, ended three years ago, and Shan Yangzi no longer needs such spiritual items.

Therefore, the [Earth Element Crystal Jade] ore mined later is still stored in the Zhou family's treasure vault.

Now it can come in handy.

However, these [Earth Element Crystal Jade] ores are the last of the ore. The mines in Yang Kingdom are almost exhausted now. Lin Wan'er is still in Yang Kingdom, purely because she can't bear to part with the Red Jade Peak stronghold that she worked so hard to build.

After all, that outpost can now provide several thousand spirit coins a year.

Zhou Chun and the Zhou family did not object to this. A cunning rabbit has three burrows. Although the stronghold in Yang Kingdom is far away, it may still be useful in the future, so it is good to keep it.

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over the past two years, the Zhou family's Tuyunling villa has been basically completed. The simplified mountain-protecting formation, the Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation, has been officially put into use. All kinds of buildings inside have been completed, and some of the demonic beasts kept inside the Nine Peaks Ridge gate have been moved here, greatly reducing the burden on the Nine Peaks Ridge gate.

Zhou Mingde and Zhou Chun also moved to Tuyunling to cultivate, while Zhou Daoyi continued to guard the Jiufengling mountain gate to take care of the green dragon in the dragon's nest.

At this point, Zhou Chun finally had a proper cave dwelling.

His cave dwelling was located at the spiritual eye of the Tu Yunling spiritual vein, in an even better location than Zhou Mingde's cave dwelling. It was a valley on the mountain, covering an area of ​​more than 20 acres.

This valley is protected by the power of the [Nine Palaces Yellow Dragon Formation], and from the outside, all that can be seen is a hazy yellow mist.

In reality, the fog did not exist; it was merely an illusion that deceived both the naked eye and the divine sense.

This is the power of the Forbidden Array. Every Forbidden Array, regardless of whether its focus is on attack or defense, will also have various uses such as illusion, imprisonment, and teleportation, making it very comprehensive.

The valley was rich in spiritual energy, making it ideal for the Golden-Armored Rock Turtle to cultivate. It dug a large pit in one corner of the valley and usually liked to lie in the pit, cover itself with soil, and slowly absorb earth-elemental spiritual energy to improve its cultivation.

Zhou Chun took great care of his first cave dwelling. Not only did he build it himself, but he also built dwellings for his spirit pets and spirit insects.

For example, the Wood Spirit's residence is a thousand-year-old spirit pine tree, which Zhou Chun exchanged with a thousand-year-old spirit herb for a certain family. This exchange was only agreed to because the other family wanted to befriend the Zhou family.

Of course, Zhou Chun wouldn't have said it was for nurturing the wood spirit when he made the exchange; he would have only said that the core of the mountain-protecting formation needed such a spirit tree to suppress it.

Others, such as "Mysterious Armored Golden Feather" and "Flying Fire Scorpion", also have their own dedicated insect chambers.

As for the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai and the Golden-Winged Tiger, they naturally each have their own preferred style of dwelling.

On this day, Zhou Chun was cultivating in his cave when he suddenly felt that the array outside the valley had been activated. He scanned it with his divine sense and found that the visitor was Zhou Daoyi, who was stationed at the gate of Jiufeng Ridge.

"Zhengchun, Hongyu has already emerged from seclusion."

As soon as Zhou Daoyi entered Zhou Chun's cave, he smiled and explained his purpose to him.

I just realized that there are already 400 chapters! And the word count is almost 1.6 million. Time flies!

(End of this chapter)