Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 935 Nine-Bend Heavenly River Formation

The question was asked casually by the True Lord of Wonderful Existence. The materials required for a fourth-order top-grade magic array are diverse, and it is not an easy task to gather enough of them.

“Fellow Daoist, it will be difficult if you do not have the relevant materials. How about this, I have a set of fourth-grade top-quality Nine-Bend Heavenly River Formation that I can sell. I will demonstrate the formation and you can assess whether it meets your needs.”

He had no intention of helping the other party refine it, and even if the other party had the materials, he would find other reasons to refuse.

He sensed that the time for a breakthrough had come, and after adjusting his state in the past few days, he stepped into the realm beyond the heavens.

His business is more important than receiving a favor that he can't use.

This magic array has been with him for many years, but it will lose its function if he can successfully break through to the Three Flowers Realm. If he cannot break through, then naturally everything is out of the question.

If the other party does not appear, he will choose to leave the magic array to the sect.

However, the sect's secret vault contains magic arrays of the same grade and type, so keeping them is not very meaningful. It would be better to exchange them for some fourth-grade high-quality spiritual fruits.

"can."

Ji An readily agreed, saying that as long as the defensive effect of the magic array reached the fourth-tier top-grade level, buying a second-hand one was fine, as long as it met the need for protection when traveling.

He paused for a moment, then tentatively asked:

"Fellow Daoist just said that if you had arrived any later, you would never have seen me again. Are you about to take that final step?"

"Yes," True Lord Miaoyou did not hide anything. Other major sects knew about his lifespan, and even if they wanted to hide it, they couldn't hide it for long.

More importantly, the Taiyan Sect now has a new Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator who can take over and maintain its external deterrence.

Ji An bowed and said sincerely:

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist! You are truly a role model for us all!"

Throughout the history of the cultivation world, only one or two lucky individuals can take this step every ten thousand years.

He wondered if he could observe the tribulation of lightning. He couldn't escape the shackles of the Heavenly Net to enter the starry sky, but the stone tortoise might be able to come and go freely.

After the transaction is completed, he will pass through the Gangyun to the edge of the Tianwang and try to control the stone tortoise to leave. If it can really come and go without any hindrance, then he will be rich.

The True Lord of Wonderful Abode smiled faintly, “This humble Taoist is merely a diligent seeker of the Tao, hardly a role model.”

He stood up and stretched out his arms. "Fellow Daoist, please! Let's go outside the hall to demonstrate the magic array."

"please."

The three True Lords arrived outside the hall together, and True Lord Miaoyou took out the array plate and array flags and scattered them out:
"Fellow Daoist, please take a look. This is roughly what the array diagram looks like. It can cover an area of ​​up to ten acres."

The position of the array plate is fixed, but the position of the array flags can be slightly adjusted.

It can be placed in any environment, but its effect will be reduced by about 30% in places with strong fire elemental power.

This is a limitation of a single Five Elements formation, and it cannot be avoided.

As he spoke, he made a hand seal to activate the magic array. The array plate lit up with a deep black spiritual light, and then the array flags also lit up.

Water suddenly appeared on the array plates and flags, as if a river on the ground had appeared, bound by an invisible force, accompanied by the distant sound of waves.

The water flow and sound quickly disappeared, and everything vanished without a trace on the ground—that was the effect of mimicry.

Miao You Zhenjun turned his head and said, "Fellow Daoist, you can release an attack to test the effect of the magic array."

The cultivator preferred earth or metal element defensive formations. In his view, the power of the five elements each had its own mysteries, and water element formations were good at deflecting force. The defensive strength of the formations was greatly underestimated.

Ji An smiled and nodded, summoning the Five Elements Divine Mountain and the Plain Cloud Banner. Since it concerned their future safety, they had to test them carefully.

The plain-colored cloud banner transformed into a white tiger, and at his command, it activated the metal element spiritual energy to transform into countless flying swords, each about an inch long, with silver light shimmering across the sky.

The magic array then revealed its complete form, truly resembling a winding river.

The flying sword, imbued with spiritual energy, quickly slowed down upon entering the water, and was eventually submerged by the surging current, having served no purpose whatsoever, at least not outwardly.

Ji An put away the plain-colored cloud banner, and the Five Elements Divine Mountain continued to grow larger until it reached the sky above the magic array, and then crashed down.

However, before it could completely fall, the water flowed upwards and formed a cover.

The aura shield rippled slightly after being hit.

The Five Elements Divine Mountain bombarded the formation more than ten times, but it did not cause any damage to the formation.

Su Hua Zhenjun was slightly surprised. The aura emanating from this spiritual treasure was only of the fourth-grade upper level, but the pressure it exerted on her was even stronger than that of some fourth-grade top-grade spiritual treasures.

Ji An laughed heartily a few times, feeling confident, and said:

"The magic array is very effective, and I am very satisfied. Fellow Daoist, you can put the magic array away now."

As expected of a top-tier fourth-order defensive formation, it performs very well based on current testing results.

Once the price is agreed upon, we'll acquire it. When using the magic array in the future, he will definitely have his tamed beasts guard the outside, as long as they can withstand attacks for a very short time.

The True Lord of Wonderful Abode made a hand seal to close the magic array, put away the array plate and array flags, and the two returned to the main hall and took their seats.

"This magical artifact has been with me for many years. It was just maintained a few days ago, so it can almost be considered a newly crafted magic array."

The magic array is activated by high-grade spirit stones and can be maintained even if it is not set up on a spiritual vein.

If there is no attack, the consumption of spirit stones is not significant.

If you have sufficient resources, you can choose top-grade spirit stones instead of high-grade spirit stones, which will not only make the defense more durable but also significantly improve the defensive effect.

If filled with top-grade spirit stones, the formation can withstand the fierce attacks of a ninth-level Nascent Soul cultivator for over thirty hours.

He wasn't exaggerating at all; he was just telling the truth.

"If we use top-grade spirit stones to fill it, what is the minimum number of stones required?"

"A total of thirty-six array plates, with at least two of each, for a total of seventy-two plates."

Ji An grinned, revealing a poor man's smile:

"I don't even have enough top-grade spirit stones for myself, so I'll have to use high-grade spirit stones instead."

"Fellow Daoist, let's discuss the price of the magic array. If you're genuinely interested in buying, let's try to avoid haggling."

He only has eight top-grade spirit stones on hand, and it would be difficult for him to obtain them if the sect's spiritual veins did not produce them.

Miao You Zhenjun gave him a wink, and Su Hua Zhenjun understood, replying:

"Fellow Daoist just mentioned that you can exchange fourth-grade high-quality spirit fruits. May I ask what kinds of spirit fruits you can offer?"

It's better for her to handle the bargaining; my senior brother has been detached from worldly affairs for many years and doesn't know about prices.

Ji An coughed lightly and said slowly:

"Lightning-struck wood Tianyuan pear, Bodhi fruit, Biluo fruit, dragon blood fruit, earth spirit fruit, cloud-top silver tea, as well as pure water lotus seeds, star fruit, and Bixiao fruit."

The spiritual fruits he reported were only a small part of the output of the gourd world; there were no fruits from the spiritual trees of heaven and earth. He was still very low-key.

Su Hua Zhenjun was overjoyed. After pondering for a moment, he said:

"Twenty each of Tianyuan pears and Biluo fruit, fifty dragon blood fruit, thirty each of Diling fruit and Bixiao fruit, and three hundred catties of Yunding silver tea."

The value of the Lightning-Struck Wood Spirit Fruit was several times higher than that of many precious plants, and the other party's 'strength' was beyond her expectations.

She also knew that the other party had inherited the legacy of the Five Elements Sect and seemed to have gained quite a bit. This price wasn't exorbitant; in fact, it represented a significant concession. A Nascent Soul Ninth Level cultivator was still worth befriending.

Ji An scratched his head and said with a wry smile:

"We can only take out a maximum of 100 catties of Cloud Peak Silver Needle Tea, but we can take out more of the other spiritual fruits."

Currently, there are only four lightning-struck jade trees in the small world, and each tree can only yield ten catties of spiritual tea every three years.

The entire inventory weighed only a little over 120 jin (60 kg), which was what he had saved up over the years.

After a brief discussion, the two reached a consensus, and Ji An took out the spiritual fruit and handed it over.

Su Hua Zhenjun, an alchemist, nodded in satisfaction after examining the sample.
"Fellow Daoist's spiritual fruits are all of very good quality; we are the ones who benefited."

She nodded to her senior brother, noting that these spiritual fruits contained a high level of spiritual energy and vitality, and could be considered the best fourth-grade high-quality spiritual fruits she had ever seen.

True Lord Miaoyou took out the array plate and array flags, and then took out a jade slip, explaining:

"Thirty-six array plates and seventy-two array flags is the most complete form; at the very least, twelve array plates and twenty-four array flags are required."

The jade slip contains a diagram of a magic array, and I have recorded in great detail how to set it up.

If high-grade spirit stones are used, each array plate would need at least thirty stones.

Ji An took the item, extended his divine sense to roughly look at the information in the jade slip, checked the number of array plates and array flags, and then put it away.

"A very swift transaction, thank you for your assistance, fellow Daoist."

He wanted to ask the other person when they would make their breakthrough, but thinking that this might be taboo, he could only swallow his words.

As evening fell, Ji An left the gate of the Taiyan Sect and flew away on a cloud for another hundred miles.

As the sun completely set and the world plunged into darkness, he immediately released a burst of golden light, his body transforming into a rainbow and soaring straight into the sky.

He passed through three layers of dark clouds and arrived at a place shimmering with starlight.

It's like your physical body is in a space environment with high vacuum and low gravity, and your body starts to float involuntarily.

Billions of stars are embedded in the vast universe, and occasionally you can see rocks slowly drifting by in the distance.

Bathed in the starlight, Ji An felt his heart and mind become more open.

Fortunately, the bodies of Nascent Soul cultivators have transcended the human realm; otherwise, traversing the starry sky with a physical body would be a joke.

Inside the Moon Palace, the Nascent Soul felt waves of comfort, but a chill slowly crept into his body.

However, the physical body of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator is not to be underestimated. He activated his Qi and blood, and his body immediately warmed up.

Such an environment is more suitable for Nascent Soul cultivators. After a cultivator breaks through to the Three Flowers Realm, their physical body is further tempered, and only then can they adapt to the environment of the starry sky.

Ji An observed for a moment, then released a golden light that seemed to leap upwards, and soon felt himself touch an invisible barrier.

Without even guessing, this is Skynet.

He extended his divine sense to investigate, only to find that he could not sense anything at all in this place, and he had no idea how the Heavenly Net was formed.

Ji An carefully observed the surrounding area and found no living creatures within a radius of several dozen miles. He then summoned the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to protect his body and the surrounding area before sitting cross-legged on the back of the Earth Qilin.

With his natal spiritual treasure supporting his body, his nascent soul left his body, and unsurprisingly, it was also blocked by the Heavenly Net.

After retracting his nascent soul, he used his physical body to probe the range of the Heavenly Net, and then began to descend. When he was two miles away from the Heavenly Net, he activated the Chaos Five Elements Thunder.

The magical power surged within his body like a mighty river, the Five Elements Dao Seeds shone brightly, and the Five Banners began to resonate with the magical power.

He held nothing back in this attack; it was his strongest attack form, with all kinds of enhancements maxed out, all to test the strength of Skynet.

Ji An aimed his spell at the void beyond the Heavenly Net and released it. The lightning flashed continuously, showing that the spell had not penetrated the Heavenly Net at all.

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum, so the power of magic is not overwhelming.

After attacking for more than half an hour, the Skynet remained completely unmoved. Ji An took a deep breath and gave up on continuing the attack. He was now resigned to his fate.

He once again rode the cloud close to the Heavenly Net, and with great anticipation, summoned the stone tortoise and urged it to fly away.

At that moment, he subconsciously held his breath and stared intently at the stone tortoise.

When I first obtained the stone turtle, its body was covered with cracks, just like Jun porcelain that had been cracked for many years.

Now most of the cracks have disappeared, but it looks less aesthetically pleasing.

The stone tortoise wiggled its limbs as it moved forward. Calling it a 'stone tortoise' is no longer accurate; its expression made it seem more real than any other living creature.

Amidst fervent anticipation, the stone tortoise's body etherealized and left the area covered by the Heavenly Net.

Ji An's eyes suddenly lit up, and his hands instinctively clenched tightly.
Once the location of the Mysterious Lord is found, he can send the stone tortoise to absorb the Daoist essence.

He hovered in this void, waiting for something to pass by outside the Skynet.

After about two hours, a reddish-brown rock the size of an elephant flew over.

Ji An immediately perked up and gave a command to the stone turtle through telepathy.

"Try to capture an extraterrestrial stone."

The stone turtle immediately disappeared from sight and almost simultaneously appeared on the stone flying at a constant speed, pushing the stone into the net.

Ji An swung his arms a few times. This was a huge piece of good news. Being able to control meteorites outside the Skynet meant that his 'hunting' range was much wider than that of other cultivators.

He discovered that it was an ordinary stone, and no merit would descend upon it.

Without staying there any longer, he activated the Golden Light Escape Technique and returned to the ground.

As he passed through the innermost layer of the azure clouds, he couldn't help but feel as if he had been transported to another world.

Ji An landed on the ground, found a secluded place, took out the array jade slip, and carefully studied it for half an hour. Finally, he was able to set up the Nine-Bend Heavenly River Array.

He entered the small world, leaving his physical body behind, and then activated his nascent soul to fly away with the stone turtle.

The nascent soul sat cross-legged on the back of the stone tortoise and re-entered the boundless starry sky.

Now all he needs to do is wait for the True Lord of Wonderful Existence to set foot in the starry sky.

He didn't know where the other party would enter from, but guessed that they would most likely enter from above the Taiyan Sect.

Even if he didn't guess the opponent's route correctly, the sheer scale of the lightning tribulation that the opponent unleashed would still attract his attention.

Ji An felt a little embarrassed that spying on the other party had triggered a lightning tribulation, so he initiated a mental communication in a consultative tone:
"How about we make a deal? Can I also become transparent?"

He was speaking to the stone tortoise, which possessed a very strong spirituality and could understand his words.

If you can remain invisible, you won't have to worry about running into the Mysterious Lord.

The stone turtle didn't react, but a hint of a smile flashed in its lively eyes.

Just as Ji An was about to give up, he suddenly felt a strange change happening to his body, as if a thin membrane was wrapping around him.

His body slowly disappeared. He could move and touch parts of his body, but he was completely invisible.

(End of this chapter)