After binding with a genius, I became an immortal by exploiting loopholes.

Chapter 138 Binding Song Wenjin

In the jade slip, Zhou Yuandao wrote that this was a frivolous skill he had acquired from an old array master during his travels when he was young. It was not a proper array, but it was extremely useful for concealing the overflow of spiritual energy from small spiritual fields or secret caves.

Lu Qingchen set up a concealment formation in the inner layer of the spirit protection field, which, together with the protective formation, formed a double defense.

The protective array isolates external sight and divine sense detection, while the concealment array disrupts the fluctuations of spiritual energy.

With two layers stacked on top of each other, it's difficult for those outside the formation to see through the anomalies within the protective spirit field.

After he finished setting everything up, he checked it several times, but his brows furrowed more and more.

Although this concealment formation is ingenious, it is ultimately just a minor, unorthodox formation, covering only a few dozen feet in radius, and its effect on disrupting spiritual energy fluctuations is also limited.

The spiritual energy throughput of the Earth Vein Spirit Embryo is now far beyond that of ordinary spiritual plants, and this small array can only cope with it for a while.

As time goes on, the spiritual embryo continues to grow, and the concentration of spiritual energy continues to rise. Sooner or later, this method of concealment will no longer be able to cover it up.

The formation must be upgraded!

However, he dared not leave Qingmu Manor even for a moment. The situation of the earth vein spirit embryo was extremely special; he had to keep a close watch on it.

The next morning, he called Sun Han into the house.

Sun Han's leg has fully recovered. After the effects of the Bone-Healing Pill have completely worn off, he no longer limps when walking, although he still feels slightly uncomfortable when walking fast.

In the past few months, he has been practicing the "Nourish the Origin and Absorb the Qi" technique late into the night. The innate Qi in his dantian has already taken shape and is only one step away from being drawn into his body.

"Help me make a trip to the sect."

Lu Qingchen handed him a written list of materials and took out a bag of spirit stones.

"Go to the Array Dao Hall and find Li Si. Ask him to help purchase this batch of array flags and array materials. The talisman ink should be of medium grade, the array flag base cloth should be thicker, and you need two pieces of spirit-guiding jade. Just buy according to the list."

Sun Han took the list and glanced at it. It contained more than ten items, all of which were materials related to formations.

He didn't ask any further questions, folded the list neatly and put it in his pocket. He weighed the bag of spirit stones in his hand and was somewhat surprised: "So many?"

"This is for setting up the formation. Let me know if you need more."

Lu Qingchen patted him on the shoulder, "Be careful on the road, and come back soon."

Sun Han nodded and boarded the spirit horse carriage to the sect that very day.

A few days later, the materials arrived. Li Si was efficient and handled everything on the list perfectly.

Lu Qingchen meticulously checked all the materials and worked tirelessly inside and outside the Spirit Protection Field for three whole days.

The original protective array framework remains unchanged.

He added a spirit-blocking layer inside the protective array—four new array flags were placed in specific positions, spirit-guiding runes were redrawn with mid-grade talisman ink, and two spirit-guiding jades were buried in the center and edge of the field, forming two layers of spiritual energy barriers.

The inner layer seals off the spiritual energy emitted by the spiritual plants and the earth's vein embryo, while the outer layer absorbs the impurities that seep in from the outside.

The space between the two layers is filled with talisman mud, which, after drying, forms a dense barrier against spirits.

After setting up, he used his spiritual vision technique to check inch by inch to confirm that no spiritual energy was leaking out from any gaps. After activating the formation, the spiritual energy was completely locked inside the protective spiritual field. When he scanned it from the outside with his divine sense, he could only sense an ordinary spiritual field with a slightly higher concentration of spiritual energy.

Only after confirming that the leakage of spiritual energy had been completely concealed did Lu Qingchen breathe a sigh of relief.

Even so, he still dared not be careless.

He only enters the spirit-protecting field around midnight each day and leaves around 3 AM. After coming out, he first stands on the ridge of the field to let the night breeze wash away the rich spiritual energy on his body before returning to his house to rest.

The spiritual energy in the protective field is too dense. If you stay there for too long, the residual spiritual energy fluctuations on your body will be hard to escape the perception of someone with a discerning eye.

Moreover, the spiritual energy in the protective field continues to rise, the root network of the earth vein spirit embryo is becoming denser, and the efficiency of extracting earth vein spiritual energy is getting higher and higher.

The second batch of flower buds of the Zhu Guo flower bloomed ahead of schedule, and the crimson flowers were as bright as flames.

Fine mycelium spreads everywhere on the fungal bed of Ganoderma lucidum, and a new batch of fungal buds has already sprouted.

The golden halo around the edges of the newly grown leaves of the golden orchid is more intense than that of the older leaves, and the light shines like a thin golden thread in the dim light.

The entire protective field is full of life, forming a stark contrast to the gradually cooling autumn air outside.

This is just the beginning.

The earth vein spirit embryo is still growing, and the Dao stele's cultivation is being infused with it every day. Its roots will become wider and deeper, and one day it will truly become the heart of this spiritual field.

After the protective array of the spirit field was upgraded, Lu Qingchen was finally free to do something.

He asked Zhao Demao for leave and took a spirit carriage back to the sect. By the time he arrived at the Array Dao Hall, it was almost dusk.

Outside the formation hall, Song Wenjin was directing several low-ranking formation masters to set up a large formation plate in the square. He poked at a certain pattern on the formation diagram with his finger and said to a young disciple next to him, "You drew this pattern so crookedly, you must have drawn it with your feet."

The array master who was being scolded blushed red and lowered his head, not daring to utter a sound.

Lu Qingchen watched from afar for a while.

Song Wenjin's spiritual energy fluctuations were pure and stable. Although he was harsh in his actions, his array-setting techniques were swift and decisive, and his talent was indeed quite good.

He sank into his sea of ​​consciousness, and with a thought, the Dao Stele trembled. A new pale golden thread extended out, disappeared into the void, and fell towards the direction of the Array Dao Hall.

[A target meeting the criteria has been detected —]

[Target: Song Wenjin]

[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 7]

[Spiritual Root: Mid-grade dual spiritual roots of metal and earth]

[Meets the requirements for establishing a gear train————]

[Wheel train under construction —]

[Target locked — Daoist connection —]

[Wheel train successfully established]

Song Wenjin was adjusting a rune on the array plate, his brows furrowed slightly, as if he had sensed something.

But after looking around and confirming that there was nothing there, he thought it was just his imagination and shook his head to continue his work.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, two illusory figures sat side by side on either side of the monument.

Chu Yunfeng's illusory image was imbued with a rich spiritual light, while the newly emerging illusory image of Song Wenjin beside him was more refined and elongated, consistent with his own array cultivation characteristics.

Two orbs of light slowly rotated in the dantian of their respective phantom images, one being pale gold and the other light silver.

[Ling Shu Dao Stele]

[Monument Owner: Lu Qingchen]

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 4]

[Spiritual Roots: Five Spiritual Roots]

[Spiritual Entity: Aoki Spiritual Entity (Incomplete)]

[Currently bound wheel position: 2]

[Rank 1: Chu Yunfeng, Level 4 of Qi Refining, Top-Grade Dual Spiritual Roots of Metal and Fire]

[Second Wheel: Song Wenjin, Qi Refining Level 7, Mid-Grade Metal and Earth Dual Spiritual Roots]

[Rotation ratio: 5/5]

[Rotation Status: Dual-wheel system in operation, daily settlement at Chenshi (7-9 AM)]

From today onwards, both sets of cultivation will circulate simultaneously, more than doubling the total daily amount!

After successfully binding himself with Song Wenjin, Lu Qingchen did not rush to leave the sect. He first went to Panlong Peak.

Old Sun was watering the medicinal herbs in the garden when he heard footsteps and looked up at him.

"You're here?" He put down the water ladle. "What is it?"

"I came to tell you."

Lu Qingchen squatted down on the ridge next to him. "The Vermilion Fruit, Jade Marrow Fungus, and Golden Leaf Orchid have all been successfully cultivated. The Vermilion Fruit has produced its first batch of fruit, the Jade Marrow Fungus has also been harvested, and twelve leaves of the Golden Leaf Orchid have been collected."

Old Sun paused his movements, looked up and glanced at him.

There was little surprise in his cloudy eyes; he simply nodded and lowered his head to continue adding soil.

"With your farming skills, it would be normal for you to succeed in cultivating them; it would be strange if you failed."

Lu Qingchen was stunned for a moment.

Old Sun tamped down the soil, put down his small hoe, took out his pipe from his waist, lit it, took a puff, and the smoke slowly dissipated in the twilight.

"How's your cultivation going lately?"

He asked, "Have you sensed any more spiritual pathways?"

Lu Qingchen remained silent for a moment.

On the night of the earth vein spirit embryo's transformation, when the root network took shape, the Dao mark in the sea of ​​consciousness was indeed touched again.

The immense yet gentle life force surged up along the root system, allowing him to passively "see" the life veins of the entire protective spirit field—a feeling that was clearer and more enduring than when he first touched the spiritual path, and the Dao traces were also slightly brighter than before.

He thought about it and then suppressed the idea.

It's already astonishing enough that someone in the Qi Refining stage has touched the Spiritual Path. Zhou Yuandao said that this would be a rare event that would be worthy of being dissected and studied in any sect.

Touching it once could be attributed to chance, but touching it twice is beyond the explanation of mere coincidence.

"no."

Lu Qingchen said, "These days I have been busy cultivating spiritual plants and have not neglected my cultivation, but that feeling on the spiritual path has not reappeared."

Old Sun glanced at him, but the expression in his eyes behind the smoke was unclear.

After a moment, he nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

"The path to spiritual enlightenment cannot be rushed. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators may not be able to reach the threshold even after several years. For you to encounter it once during the Qi Refining stage is already an immense stroke of luck."

He took off his pipe, slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Go back and cultivate diligently, don't think too much."