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Xunuo thought for a moment and took out a Porcelain Bottle, pushing it toward Zuo Qiu Jian Ying. "Inside are two Unity Pills, along with a small compensation for my failure to fulfill my promise. I hope Zuo Qiu will not refuse."
This outcome was far beyond Zuo Qiu Jian Ying's expectations. He opened the Porcelain Bottle and examined its contents for a moment, muttering, "This, this..."
He was so overwhelmed with joy that he could hardly contain himself and would never think of refusing.
Xunuo smiled and took out a jade slip, placing it on the table. "I have one more request for Zuo Qiu. This jade slip contains the Array of Array Symbols I have collected over the years. I hope Zuo Qiu can use this as a foundation to completely restore the functionality of the Wind Through Sparse Bamboo Formation and refine a more powerful Formation."
Zuo Qiu Jian Ying skeptically probed the jade slip with his Divine Sense, and he was instantly dumbfounded. His knowledge of formations came from an ancestral book on formation techniques, but that book only contained half of the information. It provided unique analyses of formation materials but only recorded the basic Runes. The second half, which should have included the formation symbols, was missing from his clan.
The Runes Zuo Qiu Jian Ying currently had were compiled by several generations of his ancestors. Even so, these Runes were insufficient to craft a complete artifact-level formation.
However, the jade slip Xunuo presented contained complete Runes. Although some were similar to what Zuo Qiu Jian Ying already possessed, the difference between complete Runes and Rune fragments was like heaven and earth.
Xunuo paid no mind to Zuo Qiu Jian Ying's astonished expression; after making an agreement, he took his leave.
Xunuo easily gave away the Runes not because he didn't value them but because he knew from his extensive searches in Chaotic Valley that while many Array Masters could create powerful formations, few could miniaturize them.
Thus, giving the Runes to Zuo Qiu Jian Ying was a reluctant backup plan for himself. These Array of Array Symbols would be ineffective in Xunuo's hands at least for now.
After leaving Zuo Qiu Jian Ying's Cave, Xunuo flew directly toward Crimson Flame Mountain and the Song Family's Geothermal Vein. With this formation in hand, he could aspire to join a Cultivation Sect.
However, among the Eighteen Nations surrounding the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, there were only two Cultivation Sects located outside its periphery. Both had extremely strict requirements for entry-level disciples; anyone who entered their gates was nothing short of a prodigy. Moreover, these two Sects primarily recruited from Cultivation Families.
Therefore, if Xunuo wanted to join such a Cultivation Sect, he needed to demonstrate exceptional Alchemy skills as well as outstanding magical prowess. Thus, Xunuo planned to first refine a batch of Unity Pills and Minor Rejuvenation Pills and cultivate his Cultivation Method to the tenth layer—ideally even reaching Eleven Layers—so that he would have a better chance of entering the Cultivation world.
Upon arriving at Crimson Flame Mountain, Xunuo rented a Geothermal Chamber. He set up formations to protect the entire chamber and took out medicinal materials to begin refining pills.
Naturally, Xunuo employed the method of combining and separating pills. This method made refining Unity Pills nearly foolproof for him. However, he struggled initially with refining Minor Rejuvenation Pills and ruined two batches before things went smoothly.
This time, Xunuo spent three months on Alchemy, producing over one hundred Unity Pills and Minor Rejuvenation Pills each—far exceeding his needs. He hadn't intended to create so many pills; rather, he hoped that through Alchemy he might trigger an opportunity to break through his Bottleneck. After all, Xunuo had experienced this before and knew that Alchemy could potentially spark signs of breaking through a Bottleneck.
However, this time no such signs appeared as expected. Xunuo could only sigh as he looked at the piles of pills scattered around him.
Xunuo reluctantly paid ten spirit stones and left the Song Family's Geothermal Chamber, flying towards Dongfang Yunqing's Cave. For now, Xunuo had no suitable place to settle down. Creating a new Cave would only invite unnecessary conflicts due to unfamiliarity with the surrounding Loose Cultivator forces. Staying in Dongfang Yunqing's Cave would save a lot of trouble.
As for the last time when Dongfang Yunqing and the others abandoned him, it was out of necessity. Xunuo believed that he would not have made a better choice in the same situation. It was like being schemed against by Qi Guoren in the Great Mountains. Upon reflection, he realized that he had always been destined to be a pawn; it was just that he had not awakened to this fact until now. Moreover, Xunuo was someone who could let go; he wouldn’t dwell on such matters.
However, as Xunuo flew over a lake, he suddenly halted mid-air. In an instant, black armor enveloped him. He coldly addressed a certain direction, "To set up such a large formation, you all think highly of me."
After a series of strange chuckles, the surface of the lake rippled, and three figures leaped out.
Xunuo focused his gaze. Two Tenth Layer Cultivators were dressed in Azure Long Robes, which prominently featured an embroidered centipede with its fangs bared. Xunuo's heart sank; while he had never seen this emblem before, he had heard of it. It belonged to the Insect Path, one of the two Cultivation Sects from the Eighteen Nations surrounding the Great Liang Kingdom.
The third figure, clad in a gray robe, was someone Xunuo recognized—Wu Jiadi, who had once repaired his Armor Artifact.
Wu Jiadi stared at Xunuo’s newly restored Armor Artifact in shock, momentarily speechless. The two Tenth Layer Cultivators gazed at Xunuo with gleaming eyes, practically itching to strip him of his armor.
With this armor protecting him, Xunuo knew that any Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator posed no real threat to him. Thus, he did not show any signs of nervousness but instead cast a cold glance at the three and fixed his gaze on Wu Jiadi.
Wu Jiadi remained oblivious to the tension. After a moment of daze, he exclaimed, "You actually repaired the artifact? How is that possible?"
Xunuo let out a cold laugh without answering and shifted his attention back to the two Qing Shan Cultivators. He held no fear of Wu Jiadi; having sought him out for repairs initially revealed his ulterior motives. After their parting, Xunuo had no intention of contacting him again. Given Xunuo's capabilities back then, he could have easily killed Wu Jiadi; now it was even less of a concern.
What worried Xunuo were the two Insect Path Cultivators. Engaging in conflict with them would effectively ruin his hopes of joining any Cultivation sect. A brief thought confirmed that these individuals were lying in wait for him because they coveted his Armor Artifact.
Xunuo had no intention of handing over this life-saving artifact. To avoid antagonizing the Insect Manipulation Cultivators while keeping his Armor Artifact safe, he needed to demonstrate some strength to make them reconsider their approach. Thus, Xunuo flicked his wrist and summoned a Heavenly Shadow Spike that began to swirl gracefully before him.
Upon seeing Xunuo summon the Heavenly Shadow Spike, the two Insect Manipulation Cultivators did not show fear but instead fixated their attention on it. One of them, with a mottled face, suddenly said to his companion, "Isn't that Song Shidi's Diamond Spike? How did it end up in this guy's hands?"
The other cultivator, who was rather portly, shook his head and replied, "It shouldn't be Song Shidi's. I sparred with him just days ago; his Diamond Spike is still with him. Could it be that these two Diamond Spikes are part of a set? If so, we could make a trade with Song Shidi."
"Indeed, that's an excellent idea," said the mottled-faced cultivator with a grin. "His Song Family’s elixirs are quite desirable." As they spoke, they regarded Xunuo’s Heavenly Shadow Spike as if it were already theirs.
Xunuo listened on the side with mixed feelings; he couldn't tell if these two were truly skilled or simply overestimating themselves. However, he gradually sensed that today’s encounter would not end well.
The portly cultivator pointed at Xunuo and arrogantly declared, "That artifact belongs to my Insect Path; how could it possibly be in your possession? Hand it over immediately!" With that statement finished, he reached out with a large hand to seize the Heavenly Shadow Spike.
Xunuo couldn't help but smile at the arrogance displayed by the fat man, feeling surprisingly calm. Once a magical artifact was refined, it became nearly impossible for others to control it unless they killed the original owner or erased the original owner's refining imprint. This fat man, relying on his deep cultivation realm, was foolishly trying to seize Xunuo's Heavenly Shadow Spike. This was a significant taboo in the cultivation world.
However, Xunuo did not resist. He relaxed his magical power, allowing the Heavenly Shadow Spike to be grasped in his hand.
The mottled-faced cultivator laughed heartily and said, "Hand over your Armor Artifact, and I will let you go. Otherwise..."
Xunuo sneered and raised his hand, tossing out several Formation Flags. These flags vanished into thin air with a flutter in the wind. In the next moment, this area was ensnared by the descending power of the formation.
The two Insect Manipulation Cultivators showed their anger. The mottled-faced cultivator raised his hand to summon a Flying Sword Artifact and shouted, "You dare to play tricks in front of me, an Insect Manipulation Cultivator? You are truly seeking your own death."
Wu Jiadi, with some experience in artifact refining, sensed something was amiss. He quickly slapped a Flying Talisman onto himself and attempted to escape to the side. However, he felt as if he had crashed into an iron wall and was violently rebounded back with a loud crash. Wu Jiadi's face turned pale as he exclaimed, "Not good! This guy has a Defensive Array!"
A formation of artifact level was considered legendary among Loose Cultivators around the Great Liang Kingdom. However, for a sect like Insect Path, it wasn't particularly rare. The two Insect Manipulation Cultivators soon realized they were trapped by the formation; even their Divine Sense could not escape.
The mottled-faced cultivator's expression turned cold as he pointed his Flying Sword forward. The sword suddenly blazed with light, growing to over three meters long as it aimed to strike Xunuo. But in an instant, a scream pierced the air; the rotund cultivator had been impaled through the head by the golden spike he held and fell dead to the ground.
The spotted practitioner turned pale in shock. He never expected that a Loose Cultivator would dare to attack him. In the cultivation world around the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, not even a Foundation Stage Young Cultivator would act so boldly against him. Even Foundation Stage Cultivators treated him with respect due to the might of the Insect Path Sect, which instilled no sense of resistance among Loose Cultivators or families.
At that moment when Xunuo felt the other party forcibly trying to seize his Heavenly Shadow Spike, he decided to take decisive action and eliminate these fools altogether.
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