A wasted cultivation cultivator, whose senior sister comes to his door asking for pills at the start

Meanwhile, escorted by Bai Liuli and the other two, Ye Yun soon arrived near the Wutong Mountains.

To suppress the earth's veins here, an array needs to be set up outside the Wutong Mountains.

Once completed, the entire mountain range needs to be enveloped in the formation.

Therefore, following the prior preparations, Ye Yun arrived outside the Wutong Mountains, at the place designated as the core array eye.

When Ye Yun arrived, a number of high-level cultivators had already gathered in the vicinity.

"Young Master Ye, you've finally arrived!"

As soon as Ye Yun arrived, someone immediately came up to greet him warmly.

Ye Yun looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man in a brown robe.

The fluctuations of profound energy emanating from him clearly indicated that he had reached the Imperial Dao Realm, making him a powerful individual.

"Um... who are you, senior?"

Upon hearing this, the elderly man in the brown robe smiled and introduced him.

"My name is Ping Shan, I come from Yunxiao City, and I am now the guardian of this place."

"The city lord has already informed us about Young Master Ye's matter in advance."

"We're just waiting for Young Master Ye to arrive so we can set up the formation."

Clearly, Empress Yunxiao had made considerable preparations before Ye Yun set off.

Everything had already been arranged in advance; all that was needed was for Ye Yun to come.

He looked around and saw that the surrounding terrain had been leveled, making it an excellent place to set up an array.

Ye Yun suddenly realized and nodded with a smile.

"I see, thank you so much, senior."

"Not at all, so when do you plan to set up the formation, Young Master Ye?"

Faced with Ping Shan's inquiry, Ye Yun immediately asked a question.

Where are the resources needed for setting up the formation?

As soon as he finished speaking, Ping Shan reached out and handed him a storage bag.

"All the array materials, and everything the young master needs, have been stored here."

Ye Yun immediately took it and examined it.

Then, he asked Nangong Jiutian in his mind.

"Senior, are these materials alright?"

Soon, Nangong Jiutian's calm voice rang out.

"It's so-so, but it'll do for now."

Judging from this, the quality of the array formation materials is probably average.

That's normal, though, considering how quickly they managed to gather so many high-level array materials.

It's already quite good that it's of this usable quality.

"If it works, then I'll leave the rest to you, senior."

Ye Yun smiled, while also praising Nangong Jiutian.

"I think with your mastery of formations, even with such ordinary formation materials, you could achieve great things."

"Absolutely, it's possible to construct an extremely excellent formation!"

Unfortunately, Nangong Jiutian didn't seem too impressed.

"You brat, stop flattering me. Aren't you just worried I won't help you?"

Nangong Jiutian gave a light snort and replied indifferently.

"Rest assured, I never break my promises."

Hearing her say that, Ye Yun felt relieved.

At this moment, Ping Shan, who was beside him, asked him a question.

"Young Master Ye, what do you think of these supplies?"

Ye Yun nodded, feigning an air of profound mystery.

"Hmm, no problem, it works."

Hearing this, Pingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

In this way, he could be considered to have completed most of his mission.

Then, Pingshan asked with a smile.

"If that's the case, when can we set up the formation?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun gave an answer without hesitation.

"Of course, there's no time to lose, let's get started now."

Ping Shan was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening.

"No problem, then I'll trouble you, Young Master Ye!"

After he finished speaking, he gestured for them to proceed.

"Young Master Ye, this way please!"

Ye Yun nodded slightly and went straight to the open space that had been prepared in advance.

Zhi Xing, Luo Meng, and even Bai Liuli all consciously came to stand around.

They formed a triangle, surrounding Ye Yun within it.

This way, no matter which direction an attack comes from, they can stop it immediately.

During this process, Pingshan asked questions with great curiosity.

"Speaking of which, Young Master Ye, is the formation you mentioned truly capable of breaking through the formations within the Wutong Mountains?"

His companion, also a Dao-building cultivator from the Azure Dragon Empire, asked in an even more peculiar tone.

"Indeed, Fellow Daoist Ye was able to break through such a massive formation?"

If Ye Yun were an extremely old, white-haired master of formations, they might trust him unconditionally.

Unfortunately, Ye Yun was too young and his cultivation level wasn't high enough. More importantly, there was no word that he was proficient in formations.

"Of course, it's just a small ancient formation."

Ye Yun remained calm, as if he didn't take the formations within the Wutong Mountains seriously at all.

No sooner had he finished speaking than a sharp sound came from nearby.

"Such arrogance! A mere ancient formation? That's all?"

"That's right, in my opinion, it's just a case of a newborn calf not being afraid of a tiger."

"Tsk tsk tsk, yeah, aren't they afraid of biting off more than they can chew?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun looked in the direction of the voice.

He discovered that it was not one person, but a group of people.

In the open space ahead, more than a dozen cultivators dressed in various styles were gathered.

The only thing they have in common is undoubtedly their full heads of white hair.

Generally speaking, even high-level cultivators will age as their lifespan comes to an end, but the rate of aging will be much slower.

Therefore, monks with a full head of white hair usually live a very long time.

"Um...who are these people?"

Ye Yun glanced at Ping Shan beside him.

Upon hearing this, Ping Shan was somewhat embarrassed and reluctantly explained.

"These are all array masters who were summoned here before Young Master Ye."

"They've been in the vicinity, searching for a way to break the formation."

"But before we had any results, Young Master Ye brought it up."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun instantly understood.

So that's how it is. It seems these people are the array masters that Xian'er mentioned earlier, summoned by various forces.

At the same time, I understand why these people don't like me.

It's my own business; I've taken over their work. It's like I'm causing trouble.

"Is that so..."

Ye Yun looked at the crowd in front of him again, a faint smile on his face.

"Seniors, please don't take it too seriously. I absolutely did not mean to provoke you."

"I was only here because of Her Majesty the Empress's kindness, to try and see if I could break the formation."

Ye Yun generally holds seniors who have dedicated their lives to a particular field in high regard.

However, the people weren't so friendly to him.

"Give it a try? Hmph, I knew he was unreliable!"

"Yeah, kid, since you're not good at this, why waste your time?"

"Exactly, you've asked for so many array materials. Do you really think it's not your resources that are being wasted?"

"..."

Seeing that the conversation was turning sour, Ye Yun raised an eyebrow.

Given his personality, he naturally couldn't tolerate such provocation.

Of course, he said casually.

"Seniors, since you all think I'm wasting my time..."

"You lot have been here for so many days, you must have gained a lot, right?"

These words struck a chord with all the array masters.

After all, they are high-level formation masters, and they are all somewhat proud and arrogant.

His words rebuked them, and their expressions turned somewhat unpleasant.

"Kid, you..."

"What about me?"

Ye Yun raised an eyebrow slightly and asked in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"I originally intended to give you all some face, since you are all masters of formations."

"He lacks the ability to find a way to break the formation, yet he mocks others who want to try."

"Don't you all think that your seniors are a bit narrow-minded?"

These words, along with what I just said.

It was like being stabbed twice in the heart by a group of array masters.

The key point is that Ye Yun's words do make some sense.

In any case, after gathering here for so many days, they really didn't gain anything.

Bai Liuli and the others nearby were somewhat helpless.

Ye Yun is still the same as ever.

Anyone who dares to be rude to him, regardless of their status, will be directly confronted.

If he can break the formation now, that would be good.

If it can't be broken, it will probably become a laughing stock for everyone.

"Ignore him, just let him try."

One of them snorted and said irritably.

"Let's see how he explains himself to that senior when he fails."

His words instantly won the approval of the other array masters.

Soon, others echoed this sentiment.

"That's right, let's just watch and see what this kid can pull!"

Unfriendly voices could be heard from within the crowd.

Ye Yun didn't take it seriously and just said something indifferently.

"In that case, if there's nothing else, please step back, everyone."

Upon hearing this, the group of array masters were so angry that they puffed out their beards and glared.

"You little brat, telling us to step back? That's incredibly arrogant!"

However, they still obediently did as instructed.

However, he had already made a mental note of this grudge in his heart.

"Hmph, I'd like to see how a mere brat like you can break that great formation!"

Although Ye Yun was already nearly a hundred years old, he was no longer young.

But that applies to mortals.

After all, in the world of cultivation, whether one's appearance is aged or not does not determine one's seniority; age and strength are.

Almost all the array masters present were ancient array masters who had lived for thousands of years.

In their eyes, even when Ye Yun had white hair, he could only be considered an old man.

"Ugh, this is so annoying."

Ye Yun shook his head; everyone was speechless at these formations.

However, he quickly cleared his mind of these distracting thoughts.

At the same time, I silently called out to myself.

"Senior, my dear senior, don't you think it's time to get up and help set up the formation?"

"Stop shouting, she's awake."

Nangong Jiutian said in an annoyed tone.

In fact, since her complete resurrection, she no longer needs to go into a deep sleep to speed up the resurrection process.

Now, as long as he doesn't possess Ye Yun and unleash combat power far exceeding his own cultivation level, there won't be any consumption.

That's why he wasn't particularly resistant to possessing Ye Yun.

Of course, another reason is that this was something they had agreed upon beforehand.

"Kid, relax."

In his mind, Nangong Jiutian spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun immediately did as instructed, completely relaxing.

Soon I felt that my body was under the control of the other party.

Meanwhile, he had been switched back to spectator mode, only able to watch and unable to act.

As for Nangong Jiutian, he was manipulating his body to prepare for setting up an array.

"Hey kid, why do I feel like I've become your henchman?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun replied with a smile.

"How could that be? We're working together!"

However, in reality, the other party really does seem to be his invisible cheat code.

When faced with an unsolvable problem, she is the solution!

"Alright, I promised you, so I'll help you this once."

Nangong Jiutian stretched and walked forward step by step.

As for the people around him, they kept their eyes fixed on Ye Yun.

Upon seeing Ye Yun, he walked towards the center of the open space.

Among the group of array masters, some had rather strange expressions.

Have you noticed something?

"Hmm? What's up? Did you perhaps discover something about this kid that's particularly impressive?"

The group turned their gazes toward the person who had spoken.

Upon hearing this, the white-haired array master pondered for a long time before slowly speaking.

"That's the kid. He was walking so sassily just now."

"It feels like the little orchid I saw in Fairy Garden before."

"..."

The surrounding people fell silent.

After a while, their lips twitched, and then they almost unanimously spoke.

"roll!"

Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man who had spoken up said with some helplessness.

"What's wrong? I was just expressing my feelings."

The people around him rolled their eyes at him.

"Can't you post something nice?"

Of course, some people also made a casual joke.

"Hey Old Chen, you're getting on in years, how come you still have the mood to go to Fairy Garden?"

"So what? I like it!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you like it? Can you even stand up?"

"Damn, he's definitely better than you!"

For a moment, the topic of conversation at the scene went a bit off track.

Finally, another formation master shouted a rebuke.

"Quiet down, everyone! That kid looks like he's about to start setting up his formation!"

Upon hearing this, everyone quickly quieted down and turned their gazes toward Ye Yun.

Just as the previous person had said, Ye Yun had now arrived at the center of the open space, clearly about to begin setting up the formation.

Surprisingly, even at this point, Ye Yun still maintained a calm and composed expression.

This action surprised the surrounding array masters.

"This kid is pretty good at pretending."

"Indeed, putting aside his abilities, he's quite good at showing off."

"Tch, maybe this kid is really amazing, a hidden master of formations?"

"Him? Don't think I don't know him. He's a sword cultivator from the Ancient Holy Land."

A formation master dressed in a red robe gave a light snort.

"His swordsmanship and strength are beyond question, but his array formations are a different story."

"If he really is proficient in formations and can break this formation, I'll cut off my head and use it as a chamber pot for him."

Generally speaking, unless one has lived for an exceptionally long time.

Or rather, they reached the pinnacle of martial arts cultivation at a very young age.

Otherwise, very few people could become martial arts practitioners while also mastering formations.

Historically, even in the earliest and most prosperous eras, very few people have been able to achieve this...

"Tsk tsk, that's true. Let's see what he can come up with."

All eyes were focused on Ye Yun.

Meanwhile, Nangong Jiutian, who was controlling Ye Yun's body, ignored the discussions of the surrounding array masters.

In his mind, he only made one assessment of them.

"Sigh, what a bunch of ignorant frogs in a well."

To him, all the array masters present were nothing more than inexperienced juniors.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nangong Jiutian manipulated Ye Yun's body and suddenly stretched out a hand forward.

A soft moan could be faintly heard coming from its mouth.

"rise!"

As if possessing some kind of magic, the materials needed to construct the array flew out of the storage bag in quick succession.

Each of them seemed to possess some kind of soul, falling to its predetermined location.

Within a radius of a thousand feet, all the array materials were in place, in their proper locations.

This manipulation of profound energy alone surprised everyone present.

"This kid has terrifying self-control."

Whether it was the masters of formations or the martial arts practitioners like Bai Liuli, they were all astonished by Ye Yun's move.

No, I was even somewhat shocked.

At first glance, it seems like just throwing all the materials into their designated places.

It should be noted that Ye Yun proposed over a thousand different materials for constructing the formation.

The goal is to manipulate all the materials in just one or two breaths and drop them with precision down to the last detail.

If it can do this, what about using it to control flying swords?

Is it possible to control thousands of flying swords simultaneously?

"This kid's got some nerve."

Among the experts in formations nearby, some secretly exclaimed in amazement.

However, what shocked them even more was yet to come.

The next step involves injecting Xuan Qi into each of the array's materials and activating them.

As for why they are not activated together, the reason is that it is necessary to accurately control the input of Xuan Qi.

Even the slightest excess or deficiency will render the array's resources unusable, causing problems with the array itself.

The speed at which the formation is activated is also one of the ways to distinguish between excellent formation masters and ordinary formation masters.

Afterwards, all the activated array resources are connected to each other, thus forming a whole.

Therefore, it usually takes several days to set up a large formation.

If it were them, facing a large array that requires thousands of array materials, it would take them eight to ten days to activate it.

Therefore, someone sighed softly.

"This kid's got some work to do."

Even if Ye Yun truly understood formations and was able to set them up, it would still take him a considerable amount of time.

However, Ye Yun still gave them a small surprise.

After putting all the array materials back in their places, Ye Yun sat down cross-legged and began forming hand seals in front of him.

Strands of golden power, like silk threads, separated from Ye Yun's body and flowed outwards.

These golden threads, under his manipulation, were like threading a needle.

One by one, the array materials, linked together by the golden threads, began to glow rapidly.

This also means that they have all been infused with mystic energy and activated.

"How...how is this possible?!"

The eyes of the many array masters who witnessed this scene nearly popped out of their sockets.

Some of the more excited people were already dumbfounded.

"How is that even possible? Where did this kid learn his array-setting techniques?"

"This seems to be a legendary technique that has been lost since ancient times... a wire array."

"That's outrageous! How did this kid do that?!"

It seems that it's simply a matter of transforming Xuan Qi into threads, then passing them through the array materials to activate them.

But they really couldn't figure out the underlying principle, no matter how hard they tried.

It is said that you can tell if someone is an expert just by looking at their work.

If they were still doubting whether Ye Yun could really set up the formation, then...

Now, they're starting to feel like they should kneel down to watch, because they feel it's not quite right for them to watch standing up...

"This kid..."

Bai Liuli, who was nearby, looked at Ye Yun's current state with a somewhat strange expression.

"..."

At the same time, Ye Yun quickly activated all the array resources.

On the ground all around, golden threads formed from profound energy and array materials outlined magnificent patterns.

Centered on Ye Yun, the exquisite array patterns slowly unfolded like a scroll—no, they spread out.

Hundreds and thousands of threads of profound energy began to connect with each other within the formation, forming the foundation of the formation.

Anyone who knows even a little about formations was shocked by Ye Yun's methods.

In their view, this was no longer just the technique of formations, but the art of formations.

Just how powerful must a formation master be to achieve such efficiency, effectiveness, and such a magnificent result!

As a result, a single thought emerged in their minds.

"Is this kid really only a hundred years old?"

Of course, if Ye Yun knew what they were thinking, he would probably sigh.

Don't be discouraged. It's normal that Nangong Jiutian, with his tens of thousands of years of cultivation, can't compare.

On a broader scale, this guy might very well be the greatest genius of all time.

Time passed slowly, and just one hour later...

As far as the eye could see, all the thousands of array materials required for the entire formation had been infused with profound energy and activated.

"Next, it's time to... begin the battle!"

Ye Yun opened his eyes and hooked his finger forward.

Then, beams of golden light suddenly shot out from the surrounding array patterns, soaring straight into the sky.

In an instant, a second sun suddenly appeared in the previously clear sky.

So much so that many cultivators from both sides who were fighting in the Wutong Mountains instinctively looked up.

"Hmm? Another sun?"

Such a sight of two suns in the sky is extremely rare, and some may have never even been seen before.

But they soon discovered that one of the suns was unusual, radiating a golden light.

"Strange... what is this?"

Deep within the Wutong Mountains, at the headquarters of the Ascension Sect.

The Ascension Cult Leader, Vice Leader, Qing Shi, and other high-ranking members of the Ascension Cult all took notice at this time.

Looking at the golden sun in the distance, the Ascension Cult Master had an ominous premonition.

"Strange, what is this power...?"

……

Under everyone's gaze, the golden sun in the sky seemed to melt away.

A massive golden canopy descended from the sky, enveloping the entire Wutong Mountain Range.

It is like a natural barrier, separating the Wutong Mountains from the outside world.

"Strange, what is this light screen?"

Some monks in the vicinity made an attempt to make contact.

Then, to my surprise, I discovered that the light screen seemed to be tangible yet intangible, intangible and untouchable, and had no effect whatsoever.

Few people noticed that this isolated the entire Wutong Mountain range from the outside world.

That's right, this is a giant formation specifically designed to restrict the power of the earth's veins!