Chapter 234: The Grand Array Manual, Changes in the Inner Domain

Chapter 234: The Grand Array Manual, Changes in the Inner Domain

The "Harmony with Light" technique was extraordinarily profound. After hiding, even the soul power of the Refining God Celestial couldn't find them.

If Wen Yong had cultivated the "Harmony with Light" technique, his chances of escaping would have increased significantly.

However, to Xu Yan's disappointment, after teaching Wen Yong just a bit of the method, Wen Yong looked completely baffled and didn't know how to cultivate it.

At this moment, Xu Yan realized that the martial arts he cultivated were different from Wen Yong's, and the spiritual domain martial arts may not be able to cultivate the "Harmony with Light" technique.

Therefore, Xu Yan didn't teach the rest of the "Harmony with Light" technique but instead, contemplated teaching Wen Yong a condensed or simplified version of it.

Although not as powerful as the complete "Harmony with Light" technique, it was still an extremely potent stealth art. If used properly, with the help of the mountains and forests, it might be possible to hide from the soul-searching power of the Refining God Celestial.

Wen Yong's face turned shameful, "Brother Xu's martial arts are profound, but I'm too dull to comprehend it."

"It doesn't matter. I have a simpler stealth art that I can teach you, Brother Wen."

Xu Yan pondered for a moment and came up with a condensed version of the "Harmony with Light" technique.

If Wen Yong couldn't cultivate even this, then he would be out of options.

"Thank you, Brother Xu!"

Wen Yong expressed his gratitude.

The two traveled together in the underground passage, with Xu Yan teaching Wen Yong the stealth art. Since it was a condensed version, it was relatively easier to comprehend.

It took three days, but finally, Wen Yong understood it thoroughly.

He was thrilled, as with this stealth art, he was confident he could escape from Yuzhou and hide from the Dai family's pursuit.

The underground passage was several thousand miles long, and the two dared not slack off. After all, it was opened by a spiritual beast, and although the beast that created this passage might be dead, there could be other beasts lurking.

In the dim underground passage, a hissing sound suddenly echoed, and more than a dozen unknown spiritual beasts, resembling earthworms but as large as buckets, suddenly drilled out.

Xu Yan's sword intent surged, and in a burst, he killed these spiritual beasts.

The journey ahead became unsettled. In one section of the passage, dense toxic fog emerged, but fortunately, Xu Yan had avoidance pills, and they managed to pass through safely.

They arrived at the end of the passage without any further incidents, and the location of the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow was near the end of the passage.

Wen Yong took a deep breath and began searching in the passage. Finally, he found a section of the wall with more than a dozen protruding small stones.

"According to the records, the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow is inside here!"

Wen Yong struck each protruding stone with his palm, pushing them into the wall. Then, with a mighty push of both palms, he opened the wall, and a dense burst of spiritual energy emerged, carrying a refreshing aura.

"Brother Xu, until we meet again. If you want to contact me, you can try to find the Alliance of Myriad Ages."

Wen Yong bowed solemnly.

"The Alliance of Myriad Ages?"

Xu Yan was puzzled, as he had never heard of this force.

"It's an alliance jointly established by fellow solitary cultivators, but it hasn't made its presence known yet."

Wen Yong spoke in a low voice, then shared a secret base of the Alliance of Myriad Ages located in Zhenguo.

Xu Yan patted Wen Yong on the shoulder. Wen Yong trusted him so much that he shared the secret base of the Alliance and even gifted him the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow.

Xu Yan felt a bit guilty, and he sighed, "Brother Wen, to be honest, it was me who killed Dai Yingying."

Wen Yong's eyes widened in shock.

"You...?"

"When I first arrived in Yuzhou, I encountered Dai Yingying, who wanted to capture me to explore the Green Sky Flood Dragon Tomb. She even wanted to enslave me, so I killed her. Of course, I didn't know that you had already threatened her before."

Xu Yan explained with a helpless expression.

He didn't intentionally try to make Wen Yong take the fall.

Wen Yong opened his mouth, now understanding why Xu Yan trusted him—because he was the real killer! Wen Yong felt a mix of emotions.

However, he also believed that Xu Yan didn't mean for him to take the blame.

After spending time together, he felt that Xu Yan's understanding of the spiritual domain was somewhat limited, and he didn't seem to grasp the difficult situation solitary cultivators faced in the spiritual domain.

Xu Yan was probably a young genius who had recently ventured into the spiritual domain martial arts world.

"Since the Dai family believes that I killed her, then let them think so. Only you and I know that you didn't do it, Brother Xu."

Wen Yong took a deep breath and said.

Even if the truth got out, his situation wouldn't change.

The Dai family would still seek to kill him; they would just have one more target—Xu Yan.

"It doesn't matter. The Dai family can't kill me. But since you've been framed for murder, I can't let you take the blame for nothing."

Xu Yan smiled and took out a storage bag.

It was Dai Yingying's storage bag.

"This was Dai Yingying's. I'll give it to you, Brother Wen."

Wen Yong didn't decline and accepted the storage bag. He bowed and said, "Brother Xu, until we meet again!"

"Take care, Brother Wen!"

Xu Yan returned the bow.

At this moment, Wen Yong felt relieved. He turned and left with a carefree attitude, his figure disappearing at the end of the passage.

"Aren't you afraid that he'll surrender to the Dai family and bring people to capture you, the killer?"

Yu Xiaolong asked curiously.

"No, I'm good at reading people."

Xu Yan smiled.

He added in his mind: "Even if Wen Yong does that, I can escape at any time, and he would be signing his death warrant."

"Wen Yong is a man of integrity. He hates the Spiritual Sect and noble families, and he knows that even if he surrenders, he won't be able to escape death in the end."

Xu Yan stepped into the location of the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow.

The Divine Intent Realm was not far away.

Yu Xiaolong looked around the underground passage curiously, feeling that something had changed, but he couldn't pinpoint what exactly was different.

Xu Yan's mountain and river sword intent had already covered this area of the passage.

The fresh and dense spiritual energy rushed towards them. Xu Yan waved his hand to close the opened wall and looked forward. In a small stone recess, there was a pool of white jade marrow!

In the small pool of Earth Spirit Jade Marrow, there was a faint yellow, snake-like gas swirling around. Sometimes it drilled into the jade marrow, and sometimes it coiled in the small cave.

"Earth Spirit Dragon Qi? How is it here?"

Yu Xiaolong exclaimed in shock.

"Is that the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi?"

Xu Yan was delighted.

He could sense the extraordinariness of the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi. If he absorbed it, he would immediately accumulate enough foundation.

"That's right! That's the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi!"

Yu Xiaolong jumped out of Xu Yan's wrist, excited.

"How is it here? Could it be that a second Earth Spirit Dragon Qi has appeared in Mang Mountain?"

Xu Yan walked towards the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow, and his sword intent had already filled the cave. The Earth Spirit Dragon Qi seemed startled and rushed towards the wall, trying to escape.

"Don't let the Dragon Qi escape!"

Yu Xiaolong turned into a beam of light and pounced, opening his mouth to try and suck in the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi.

However, a mountain and river manifestation appeared, and the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi circled within it. Suddenly, the mountains and rivers retracted, wrapping around the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi and entering Xu Yan's body.

"I'm going to start cultivating. You guard me from the side."

Xu Yan took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged in front of the Earth Spirit Jade Marrow.

Yu Xiaolong swallowed his saliva and retreated to the entrance of the cave, coiling up and remaining still.

The moment the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi entered his body, it became gentle, like spiritual energy, being slowly refined.

This was a spirit object surpassing the first grade. It would escape when encountering sentient beings, but that was just the nature of the Earth Spirit Dragon Qi, and it did not possess spiritual intelligence or consciousness.

...

In the Inner Domain, Canglan Island.

Li Xuan sat in a chair, continuing to study the Grand Array Manual while also perfecting the Qimen Martial Arts as much as possible.

What disappointed him was that after so long, no one seemed to have comprehended anything from the array diagram he had sent out.

"Is it because they are limited by the Inner Domain's martial arts and lack the necessary talent?"

Li Xuan frowned.

Xu Junhe and the others were all diligently cultivating.

Chi Mao was learning to read and write, and at the same time, he was also studying the array diagram.

Sulingxiu was cultivating the Void Pill Refining Technique while also comprehending the Dan Yi Wudian, especially the Divine Intent Realm technique.

Meng Chong continued to cultivate, striving to break through to the perfection of Penetrating the Mysteries as soon as possible.

"Your disciple Xu Yan killed a Minor Celestial Warrior, and your combat experience has increased."

The Grand Dao Golden Book opened, and golden light emerged.

Li Xuan: ...

Another kill of a Minor Celestial? What's going on with Xu Yan? As soon as he entered the Spirit Domain, he killed a Minor Celestial, and now he's killed another one?

At this rate, it won't be long before he attracts the attention of Refining God Celestials, right? Li Xuan suddenly felt a sense of pressure.

"The Divine Intent Realm is still a bit weak!"

Although, with his current strength, killing a Refining God Celestial should not be a problem.

However, there were strong and weak Refining God Celestials, and whether he could kill a top-tier Refining God Celestial was an unknown.

"I hope Xu Yan will soon understand the Godly Communion Realm technique. Only with the Godly Communion Realm will he truly have the confidence!"

Li Xuan sighed inwardly.

Once one enters the Godly Communion Realm, killing Refining Gods is as easy as squashing ants.

In that case, even if Xu Yan offends many major forces and is pursued by a group of Refining God Celestials, his master would still be able to suppress them.

With the power of the Godly Communion Realm, suppressing a group of Refining God Celestials should not be a problem?

"Qimen Martial Arts ah, where can I find the fourth disciple?"

Li Xuan sighed.

If he could comprehend the Qimen Martial Arts and master the art of arrays, he could set up a grand array and bury all the Refining God Celestials that came after him.

"Qimen Martial Arts includes artifact refining, arrays, and restrictions. I've already come up with some array diagrams, so I might as well take the time to compile them and summarize an Array Dao Compendium."

Li Xuan suddenly had an idea.

Since he hadn't found the fourth disciple yet, he might as well take the time to organize and summarize the array diagrams and compile an Array Dao Compendium.

With that thought, Li Xuan began to summarize and compile the Array Dao Compendium.

The Great Wilderness was developing rapidly and had completely replaced the once-great Dahuang Kingdom.

Guo Rongshan looked at the elderly man who had come to visit, his heart secretly startled by the man's immense power.

"What brings you here, sir?"

Guo Rongshan asked, his face calm.

"Elder Guo, I have come to join the Great Wilderness and wish to become a cabinet minister of the Great Wilderness, obeying only your commands."

The visitor said solemnly.

Guo Rongshan's eyebrows twitched. The man wanted to become a cabinet minister of the Great Wilderness and only take orders from him, which meant that the man would hold a very high position in the Great Wilderness.

It also represented a powerful force under his command.

So far, there had been no cabinet ministers in the Great Wilderness, and Guo Rongshan was unsure of the man's intentions.

"I will need to consider this carefully."

The visitor nodded and said, "Elder Guo, I am a half-step Celestial, capable of serving as a cabinet minister. The Great Wilderness needs powerful forces, and so do you!"

Guo Rongshan was secretly astonished. Although he could easily kill a half-step Celestial, it did not mean that they were weak.

In the current Inner Domain, aside from Canglan Island, half-step Celestials were still the top powerhouses.

"I will give it careful consideration."

Guo Rongshan nodded.

What he did not expect was that in the following days, several more powerful experts would come, all wanting to become cabinet ministers of the Great Wilderness, and every one of them was a half-step Celestial expert.

Moreover, these individuals were hidden old ancestors of certain top-tier forces.

This matter was too big for Guo Rongshan to decide on his own, so he sent a message to Canglan Island to ask his son-in-law, Xu Junhe, for his opinion.

Xu Junhe was also unsure, so he sought out Li Xuan.

"They want to be cabinet ministers? Fine, as long as they abide by these rules for cabinet ministers. Additionally, if stronger individuals appear, they will need to step down.

"At that time, we can bestow upon them the honor of being a retired cabinet minister."

Li Xuan thought for a moment before speaking.

He more or less understood what these powerful experts meant.

It was just that the Inner Domain's martial arts had no future, and entering the Spirit Domain would relegate them to a lower status. As old ancestors, they were used to being high and mighty.

How could they endure such humiliation? If they didn't have another option, they might be able to force themselves to endure it for the sake of their martial arts and the chance to become a Martial Celestial.

However, the Great Wilderness martial arts provided them with a second choice.

So, they chose the Great Wilderness, and from the looks of it, they intended to completely transform the Inner Domain into the Great Wilderness, no longer subject to the oppression of the Spirit Domain!

Li Xuan separated a strand of divine intent and hid it within a spirit jade, giving it to Guo Rongshan as a protective talisman.

With this divine intent jade plaque, those half-step Celestials would have no choice but to obey.

At the same time, he sent a message to Bai Yunkong and Pang Yu, asking them to join the Great Wilderness cabinet ministers and maintain balance among them.

The Inner Domain was undergoing changes.

Li Xuan noticed that the number of Thousand Martial Realm cultivators was increasing rapidly, and they were not far from breaking ten thousand.

He couldn't help but ponder deeply.

He should start thinking about how to convert Inner Domain cultivators to the Great Wilderness martial arts, especially those at the peak of the Grand Master Realm and half-step Celestials.

Currently, the method for Grand Masters to convert required the assistance of pills, which was somewhat limiting.

If pills were not needed, he believed that the number of Great Wilderness martial artists at the Inherent Realm would increase significantly, rapidly enhancing the strength of the Inner Domain's martial arts.

"Once the Great Wilderness replaces the Inner Domain, we should optimize the conversion method."

Li Xuan made a decision.

With the Grand Dao Golden Book, optimizing the conversion method wouldn't be too difficult, and since it was an optimization of existing techniques, the comprehension difficulty wouldn't be too high.

He continued to work on the Array Dao Compendium, having summarized eighteen array diagrams so far.

As for the second page of the Grand Array Manual, he was still in the process of studying it.

The laws of heaven and earth were profound, and it would take a significant amount of time to gain any insights.

The Great Wilderness Cabinet Minister Hall was established, with Guo Rongshan sitting at the head, looking at the half-step Celestials before him. He carried a jade plaque on him.

At this moment, a strand of essence flowed into the jade plaque, and an invisible, mighty aura seemed to permeate the hall.

"I hope that all of you will abide by the rules of the cabinet ministers!"

Guo Rongshan looked at the half-step Celestials and said solemnly.

The half-step Celestials present all had serious expressions, feeling as if there was a mountain hanging over their spiritual consciousness, ready to crush them at any moment!

(End of Chapter)

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