What I teach you is real stuff.

Outside, the girl in green watched Elder Chen being sucked into the formation and trapped inside, her heart filled with anxiety.

She tried to contact the gray-robed elder to ask about the situation, but found she couldn't reach him; the formation had the effect of blocking sound transmission.

Elder Chen was trapped inside the formation, and the girl in green was anxious.

She never expected that such an inconspicuous array shop in such a small place would have such a terrifying array, which could trap a Void Refinement Realm expert so easily. It was hard to imagine what level of array this was.

I initially thought that there wouldn't be any big shots in such a small place, but now it seems they were too naive.

True masters live in seclusion in the city; there really are some hidden experts living here.

Seeing the girl in blue looking anxious, King Golden Horn said, "It's alright. This should be a defensive formation set up by the teacher, with a maze inside to trap people."

As long as that elder didn't force his way in from inside, he should be fine; at most, he'll suffer a little. Once the teacher opens the door, he'll naturally be let out.

The disciples, including Golden Horn King, knew best what kind of person their teacher was. He never killed anyone who didn't provoke him. This gray-robed old man was trapped in the formation because he brought it upon himself; it was his own fault for being so rude.

However, while he may be spared the death penalty, he will certainly suffer some hardship.

The girl in green looked at King Jinjiao and the others. For some reason, she felt that these people looked somewhat familiar. It seemed like she had seen them somewhere before.

But now, I can't remember it for the time being.

However, since the Golden Horn King addressed the owner of the formation shop as "teacher," it means they are acquaintances.

Since King Golden Horn said everything is alright, then everything should be fine.

The girl in green nodded and then stepped back, not daring to disturb the shop owner any further.

The commotion outside didn't disturb Lu Yuan inside, which shows that Lu Yuan is indeed in seclusion. It seems that the teacher won't be coming out anytime soon.

With nothing else to do, King Golden Horn started chatting with the girl in blue next to him, because he also felt that the girl in blue looked somewhat familiar.

"Are you from the Northern Continent?"

The girl in green nodded and said, "Our ancestors settled in the Central Continent and later migrated to the Northern Continent, which has been thousands of years ago."

It seems that this girl in green has a distinguished background and is indeed extraordinary. Her ancestors once settled in the Central Continent during its glorious period. Later, when the Northern Continent Alliance rose to prominence and led the Northern Continent to become the center of the world, her ancestors moved from the Central Continent to the Northern Continent.

King Golden Horn said, "You look somewhat familiar. Do you cultivate the Taihao Dan Gong? Are you a junior member of the Zi family?"

The girl in green was surprised: "Who are you, senior? You actually know about my Zi family's Taihao Dan Gong."

The girl in green was truly shocked. She had been traveling in Qingzhou Realm for so long and had never been recognized. She always thought she had hidden herself well, but she never expected to be recognized at a glance in such a small place. Not only did someone recognize her background, but they also saw through her cultivation technique at a glance.

King Jinjiao said, "Taihao Dan Gong is a family secret of the Zi family. If you are not a direct descendant of the Zi family, you are not qualified to cultivate this technique."

Moreover, you have a peak Void Refinement cultivator as your bodyguard, so it seems you hold a high position in the Zi family. What's your name?

The girl in green couldn't help but take a few steps back, watching the Golden Horn King and his group warily.

King Golden Horn said, "Don't worry, I'm an old acquaintance of your Zi family's ancestor, and we're considered old friends. I won't do anything to you."

If they wanted to make a move, they would have done so long ago. Besides, with the cultivation level of the girl in green, how could she possibly resist the Golden Horn King?

The girl in green was relieved to hear this. She said, "Junior Zi Yanchen greets senior. May I ask which of my ancestors is an old acquaintance?"

The girl in blue named several people.

Ancestor Zifeng, Ancestor Zixuan, Ancestor Ziming...

King Golden Horn shook his head.

He had naturally heard of these names, but in terms of seniority, they were all juniors, all descendants of Zi Chen. Among them, the oldest, Zi Feng, was also the most senior in the current Zi family, being Zi Chen's great-grandson.

King Golden Horn said, "No, I am on good terms with your Zi family's Ancestor Zi Chen."

"Ancestor Zichen?" When King Jinjiao mentioned this name, Ziyanchen was stunned for a moment and thought about it.

Who is the Purple Star Ancestor?
Among the current ancestors of the Zi family, it seems that I have never heard of this ancestor.

A moment later, Zi Yanchen's pupils contracted sharply, as if he had remembered.

Ancestor Zichen? Could he be the most senior one who has already ascended to immortality?
The former leader of the Central Continent Alchemist Alliance? That person was a progenitor-level figure!
Zi Yanchen's expression was blank.

The senior in front of me said that he and Ancestor Zichen were old acquaintances, so what exactly is this person's identity? How many years has he lived?

King Jinjiao said, "I remember now. You look familiar. You are the most talented person in your Zi family in thousands of years. The Zi family even held a 100-day celebration for you."

I drank at your 100-day celebration back then, and I even held you in my arms when you were little. I was the one who gave you your name.

When King Golden Horn heard the name Zi Yanchen, he immediately thought of her, because it was King Golden Horn who gave her that name back then.

According to seniority, Zi Yanchen should also call him Ancestor.

Zi Yanchen was stunned again upon hearing this.

Was my name given to me by this senior?

Zi Yanchen was stunned for a long time. When she was very young, she heard from the elders of her clan that her name had an extraordinary origin. Originally, the Zi family planned to communicate with the ancestor Zi Chen in the upper realm during the hundred-day banquet and ask the ancestor Zi Chen to bestow a name upon her.

But later, another powerful figure came to the Zi family. This powerful figure was no less powerful than the ascended Ancestor Zi Chen in terms of status, position, or cultivation, and was even more powerful. This powerful figure liked Zi Yanchen very much back then, so he bestowed a name upon him.

The patriarch of the Zi family was very pleased, and so the name Zi Yanchen was decided.

According to her elders, the ancestor who named her was a core member of the Northern Continent Alliance.

Zi Yanchen asked, "Are you the Golden Horn Ancestor?"

King Golden Horn was a renowned figure within the Northern Continent Alliance. He was not only one of the founders of the alliance but also a direct disciple of its leader.

Moreover, before joining the Northern Continent Alliance, he was already a top expert in the Northern Continent. Before becoming an apprentice, he was already a Transcending Tribulation expert. Later, while cultivating in the Northern Continent Alliance, he broke through to the Mahayana realm all the way, becoming the first Mahayana expert born in the Northern Continent Alliance.

He is now one of the most powerful cultivators in the Northern Continent Alliance, a half-immortal at the peak of the ninth level of the Mahayana stage.

The ancestor of the Zi family, Zi Chen, was a colleague of the Golden Horn King. However, the ancestor Zi Chen ascended to immortality faster. But this does not mean that Zi Chen's cultivation was stronger than that of the Golden Horn King. In fact, Zi Chen ascended to immortality faster because he consumed a lot of pills. He ascended by consuming pills.

However, in terms of strength, the two are no match. Even the old ancestor of the Zi family couldn't defeat Zi Chen with just one hand when the Golden Horn King made Zi Chen fight with one hand.

Therefore, strictly speaking, the Golden Horn King is definitely stronger than Zi Chen.

After the Zi family ascended to immortality, King Golden Horn took good care of them. However, King Golden Horn was usually too busy and had not appeared in public for many years.

It's hard to believe that Zi Yanchen, who was celebrating her 100th day back then, has grown up so much.

Zi Yanchen was also shocked. He never expected to encounter the legendary Golden Horn King, a big shot from the Northern Alliance, in this place!

What is this old ancestor doing here?

What shocked Zi Yanchen even more was that there were not only Golden Horn Kings, but also many other people beside him. These people were able to stand with Golden Horn Kings and talk to him as equals, so they were obviously at the same level.

Zi Yanchen was already sweating.

Could this be a group of core high-ranking members of the Northern Continent Alliance?

Xiao Huang, Wu Song, and the others also looked over at this moment and said, "Is this a descendant of the Zi family? Not bad."

"Little one, what kind of array plate are you looking for here? Does your Zi family lack such a thing?" King Golden Horn explained to her.

"This is the Vice Alliance Leader, and this is the Supreme Ancestor of the Martial God Sect."

As the Golden Horned King introduced them one by one, Zi Yanchen felt an immediate sense of oppression as she looked at these powerful figures.

The Vice Leader of the Northern Continent Alliance, the Supreme Ancestor of the Martial God Sect—these are all legendary figures, and she met them all today.

Zi Yanchen bowed to each person and then said, "This disciple cultivates the art of alchemy formations. I found a special formation in an ancient book that can assist in alchemy. I was very interested in it, so I came out to search for it. I heard that this formation originated from Qingzhou, so I searched all the way here."

Zi Yanchen is a direct descendant of the Zi family, and the Zi family has been alchemists for generations, so she is naturally also an alchemist.

However, unlike ordinary alchemists, Zi Yanchen not only refines pills but also cultivates the Dao of Array Formation. She has always wanted to combine alchemy and array formation, so she has read many strange and unusual books since childhood and studied many strange and unusual array formations.

I came here because of the formation, but I didn't expect to run into some trouble here today.

Xiao Huang and the others nodded, so that's how it is.

"Was that person a retainer of your Zi family?"

Zi Yanchen nodded: "He is an elder of my family."

King Golden Horn said, "I acted a bit rashly, but it shouldn't be a big problem."

Zi Yanchen looked at Jinjiao Wang and the others, wondering why these truly important figures of the Northern Continent Alliance had gathered here today.

"Esteemed ancestors, may I ask who this powerful figure is in this array shop?"

King Golden Horn and Little Yellow exchanged strange glances, and finally said, "It's better that you don't know. Knowing too much won't do you any good."

Purple smoke and dust understood.

However, she already had a guess in her heart.

The fact that the Golden Horn King and Vice Alliance Leader Huang were personally waiting at the entrance, not daring to enter casually, and that such a magnificent array could be set up, demonstrates their unfathomable abilities.

Who else could it be besides that person?

And she still remembers that the Golden Horn King called the boss "teacher," right?

Besides that person, who else is the Golden Horn King's teacher?

Zi Yanchen was speechless. She felt that even if she didn't find what she wanted in the end, the experience today made the trip to Qingzhou worthwhile.

I met all the big shots of the Northern Continent Alliance whom I had never met before in a single day. That was enough.

……

Three days later, inside the array shop, Lu Yuan finally stopped writing.

He took a deep breath and looked at the palm-sized mini array plate in front of him.

"It's finally done!"

It was worth all the effort Lu Yuan put into studying the formation over the past few days.

Looking at the palm-sized array plate in front of me, this tiny array plate is surprisingly ingenious. It is only the size of a palm, but upon closer inspection, it is discovered that this small compass seems to contain a whole world of exquisite craftsmanship.

The eleventh-tier array plate represents power surpassing the Mahayana level.

If this array is set up, killing an immortal shouldn't be a problem.

From this moment on, I can be considered an eleventh-level array master.

Lu Yuan thought to himself: "If I raise my array formation cultivation to the eleventh level, then I shouldn't have much trouble comprehending the laws of arrays when I enter the Sea of ​​Laws again."

Having grasped the principles of formations, setting up formations will become much easier, and formation training will be more effortless. Most importantly, setting up formations will provide a huge advantage against enemies, meaning that no matter the scenario, you can turn it into your home field for battle, giving you a greater advantage.

Indeed, Lu Yuan originally had very little knowledge of formations, and before this, he hadn't even paid much attention to the Dao of Formations.

But it won't be long before he ascends to the Immortal Realm and goes to a completely new upper plane, so it's always better to leave himself some options.

Formations offer a significant advantage in boosting strength, making them one of Lu Yuan's essential courses.

By always maintaining his home-field advantage and carrying a bunch of high-level array plates, he had more security after ascending to the Immortal Realm.

With the completed eleventh-order array plate set aside, it's time to get down to business.

While I was setting up the array, it seemed that Xiao Huang and the others had already arrived and had been waiting outside for several days.

Lu Yuan opened the door and, as expected, saw the disciples still waiting outside.

Lu Yuan said, "Come in, everyone."

Then, Xiao Huang, Jin Jiao Wang, and others came in to talk.

Lu Yuan glanced at Zi Yanchen, who was standing still. It was the first time Zi Yanchen had met Lu Yuan, and she was deeply shocked.

This is the legendary Lord of the Northern Continent Alliance, a truly great figure. Although Lu Yuan is not emitting any aura right now, Zi Yanchen still feels a terrifying pressure coming down on him, exuding an imposing aura without being angry.

Zi Yanchen didn't dare to move at all. Lu Yuan said, "Descendant of Zi Chen, you may come in as well."

Since the descendants of the Zi family are his own people, and they have come, it must be fate. Lu Yuan should still do his best to be hospitable.

Lu Yuan glanced at his neighbor Wang Yue, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines, and said, "Uncle Wang, why don't you have a cup of tea too?"

Anyway, the matter that brought Xiao Huang and the others over to discuss wasn't exactly a secret of the Northern Continent Alliance, so Lu Yuan didn't try to hide it.

As the high-ranking members of the Northern Continent Alliance entered, Lu Yuan led them to the backyard, where everyone had a seat to sit and talk.

Each person had a cup of tea in their hand. Lu Yuan said, "This is the tea I grew myself during my years of seclusion in Qingzhou. Have a taste."

Xiao Huang and the others picked up their teacups, took a sip, and praised it highly.

Only two people seemed somewhat restless.

The first one is Zi Yanchen. Although she comes from a noble family and has a high status in the family, she has met many important people.

However, he had never attended a real core high-level meeting like this before. Now, sandwiched between a group of Mahayana stage experts, all of whom were legendary figures, Zi Yanchen was extremely nervous. He didn't even dare to drink the tea next to him. This was the kind of meeting he could listen to.

The other one is our neighbor, Wang Yue.

Wang Yue didn't know Lu Yuan's identity before and thought he was just a young man who came to Qingzhou Imperial City to start a business. He only found out his neighbor's true identity in the last two days.

Unexpectedly, his seemingly ordinary neighbor of five years turned out to be the legendary Lord of the Northern Continent Alliance.

Wang Yue was filled with lingering fear. He thought it was outrageous that he had even considered marrying his daughter to him; it was as if he had eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard.

Of course, the most outrageous thing is not this, but that he, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, was sitting in the middle of a group of Mahayana cultivators drinking tea.

Wang Yue felt he could brag about this for the rest of his life.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator attending the core Mahayana conference of the Northern Continent Alliance is unprecedented and will likely remain so. (End of Chapter)