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"Time is up."

Li Youan spoke softly, bending his legs slightly. With a "whoosh," he reappeared at the highest point of the entire valley.

Li Youan directly channeled the vital energy from the [Seed of Longevity] into his eyes and found that his vision had improved significantly, allowing him to see in the dark without any problems.

Scanning the entire valley, Li Youan quickly spotted the small flower in the bamboo forest. He darted over to the Night Feather Flower and looked down at the purple flower.

This shade of purple is extremely dark, almost blending into the night. Only when a gentle breeze occasionally blows by will the velvety petals sway, their surfaces emitting faint glimmers of light in rhythm with the movement. It is extremely difficult to notice without careful observation.

Extending his right hand, Li Youan covered his palm with Yuan Qi and grasped the stem of the Night Feather Flower. Sensing the envelopment of Yuan Qi, the stem of the Night Feather Flower melted instantly, leaving only a small section in Li Youan's hand.

And so, Li Youan directly put the Night Feather Flower into his Heavenly Pivot Ring. He then collected four more Night Feather Flowers in the same way. After that, Li Youan stopped collecting them. Although the spiritual treasures of heaven and earth were unclaimed, he still took only a reasonable amount.

After double-checking that nothing had been missed, Li Youan returned to the outpost.

Back in his room, after letting Luo Jingshan know he was safe via his terminal, Li Youan didn't go to sleep. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began cultivating his technique while simultaneously using his qi and blood to cleanse the [Longevity Seed] in his dantian.

Nothing happened that night. The next day, Li Youan did not choose to leave the outpost, but stayed in his room and devoted himself to practicing the formation method that Bai Ze had taught him the day before.

Instead of immediately increasing the number or length of the energy threads, he repeatedly practiced the most basic "single thread control".

The whole process was tedious and boring, but every little bit of progress deepened Li Youan's understanding of vital energy and formations.

Li Youan used the threads of vital energy to control the array plate, sending it to designated locations throughout the room. He ensured that the array plate was placed in the correct position each time, without the slightest deviation.

Li Youan then gradually increased the distance between the designated location and the initial one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters).

However, the size of the room was fixed, so Li Youan increased the total distance by turning back and circling around, thereby continuously increasing the difficulty.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Youan snapped out of his intense concentration, feeling a wave of fatigue wash over him. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and glanced at the time displayed on the terminal on his wrist.

"Time flies, it's already noon. No wonder I was so tired."

Li Youan sighed and looked at Bai Ze beside him.

"Are you hungry? I need to rest for a bit before going into the forest this afternoon."

Bai Ze rolled over in bed. "I was just venting. You should rest now. We'll go out when you're ready."

Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Li Youan did not reply, but simply nodded and collapsed onto the bed, quickly entering a deep sleep.

Looking at Li Youan, who had fallen asleep on the bed, Bai Ze sighed softly.

"Sigh, although her personality is somewhat different from his, her dedication and diligence in cultivation have truly remained unchanged."

Bai Ze stopped making a sound and lay down next to Li Youan, closing his eyes as well. He rested his little head on his two crossed front hooves and occasionally wiggled his tail.

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"Ah—ha."

Li Youan didn't know how long she had slept, and without opening her eyes, she stretched on the bed.

Rubbing his eyes, Li Youan sat up, then got off the bed, stood by the bed and shook his head. With his eyes closed, he swayed and walked towards the bathroom.

After quickly washing up with cold water, Li Youan returned to his room, put on his gear, and casually tucked the still-sleeping Bai Ze into his arms before leaving the outpost.

Li Youan randomly chose a clearing in the woods near the outpost, took out an array plate and continued practicing. Now he can send the array plate to a designated location from a distance of eight zhang using only the threads of Yuan Qi, and the spatial error has been reduced to a range of three inches.

It was monotonous and tedious, but Li Youan persevered. Every now and then, cultivators would fly or quickly pass by, all paying attention to Li Youan as he immersed himself in cultivation.

However, upon seeing the array plate flying in the air, everyone realized that this was an array master. Although everyone knew that what was being practiced in public was not some precious secret technique, it was best not to get too close.

Thus, Li Youan, immersed in his cultivation, did not notice the change in the sky. It was already afternoon when he came out, and when he came out of his cultivation, he found that it was completely dark.

However, unlike before, Li Youan did not feel extremely tired all over his body. Now he only felt mentally exhausted.

The results of that day were extremely remarkable. Li Youan can now send the array plate to any location within a 15-zhang radius around him. The speed may not be that fast yet, and he can only control one array plate, but this is a huge improvement for him compared to yesterday.

Li Youan wiped his sweat and looked up at the stars in the sky.

"So, what do you want to eat today?"

Bai Ze peeked out from Li Youan's collar, tilting his head as he pondered intently.

"Let me think. It's been a long time since we've had beef, let's have beef."

Li Youan nodded without speaking and put away the array plate. The moment the array plate disappeared, he also vanished from the spot.

He remembered that it was marked on the map that there was a meadow in the woods ten kilometers west of the outpost, where some red-eyed bulls lived.

I haven't had this since I ate it with Bai Ze last time, so today is a good opportunity to try it and reminisce.

……

The next morning, Li Youan brought Bai Ze to Dongfang Jinghong's door. He had already contacted Dongfang Jinghong via the terminal and learned that Dongfang Jinghong had finished his seclusion and could now upgrade his Bloodthirsty Whip.

dong dong dong.

"Go in, the door isn't locked."

Hearing the sound from behind the door, Li Youan turned the doorknob, pushed the door open, and went inside.

Seeing Dongfang Jinghong's rosy complexion and complete recovery, Li Youan greeted her naturally, but soon realized that something was amiss.

"You broke through?!"

Although he was initially puzzled, Li Youan quickly realized that Dongfang Jinghong was now at the second level of the Kaiyuan Realm.

"Hmm, isn't the purpose of seclusion to achieve a breakthrough?"

Looking at Dongfang Jinghong, who was tilting his head and smiling, Li Youan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"If I didn't have common sense, I would have been fooled by you, little girl."

Shaking his head to clear his mind, Li Youan said, "When do we set off? I've prepared all the materials."

"Now, let's go."

Dongfang Jinghong took three steps in one quick step and walked out of the room. Li Youan closed the door behind her and quickly followed.