Chapter 550 - 549: I’ll Just Turn On the Video for 1 Minute

Chapter 550: Chapter 549: I’ll Just Turn On the Video for 1 Minute

The Daoist landed on the mountain peak. He looked around.

Finally, he came to Spirit Peak.

"As expected. No place where that person has been is normal. It seems I’ll have to get a step ahead of him from now on," the Daoist muttered to himself as he walked across Spirit Peak.

Soon, he arrived at the Old Beggar’s grave.

In front of the grave was a stone tablet.

The Daoist looked at the stone tablet and said, "Stone Tablet, I can see we are bound by fate. I wish to offer you a monumental good fortune. Do you want it?"

The stone tablet indicated that it did.

’There’s no reason to turn down a great fortune.’

’You can never have too many skills.’

’For example, if I can’t be the Stone Staircase Spirit, I can still be a tombstone.’

And it was its master’s tombstone, a fact it was very happy about.

The Daoist held out his hand and said, "This opportunity I’m offering is a treasure of heaven and earth, second to none in this world. With it, you can soar to the heavens.

All for the low price of one Third-Grade Spirit Stone! A Third-Grade Spirit Stone! You can’t go wrong, you can’t be cheated."

The stone tablet was taken aback. ’...I don’t have any money.’

The Daoist froze for a second. "After a quick calculation," he said, "I find that our fated time has not yet come. Farewell."

With that, the Daoist turned and left without hesitation.

The stone tablet was speechless.

’Was he just here to mess with me?’

As the Daoist walked across Spirit Peak, he frowned. The nature of fate was truly wondrous and ineffable.

So, who could be the recipient of his fated opportunity this time?

After wandering all over Spirit Peak, the Daoist came upon a dying Spirit Beast.

And right where the Spirit Beast’s heart was, there lay a Spirit Stone.

The Spirit Stone looked brand new. A closer look revealed it to be a Third-Grade Spirit Stone.

The Daoist smiled. "Today, you and I are brought together by fate. I shall grant you a heaven-sent opportunity... for the price of one Third-Grade Spirit Stone."

Fate... it truly was wondrous and ineffable.

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With Sect Leader Ximen’s help, Jiang Zuo soon appeared near Jiang City.

He hadn’t let Sect Leader Ximen take him all the way home. ’How could I let people like him know where I live?’

’What if they show up at my door one day? Su Qi would take one look and go, ’Oh, an acquaintance from the Cultivation Realm.’’

’And then I’d be done for.’

After parting ways with Jiang Zuo, Sect Leader Ximen headed straight back.

’Being around that young man is incredibly stressful.’

’The fact that my son could actually work with him to capture a Yongxi... it makes me so proud.’

After Sect Leader Ximen left, Jiang Zuo cast a Concealment Array on himself.

’I definitely can’t go back like this. People would be kneeling wherever I went.’

’Even Cultivators feel immense pressure just seeing me, to say nothing of ordinary people.’

Jiang Zuo wondered how long this state would last. If it went on for too long, the other consequences weren’t the main problem.

The main problem was Su Qi seeing him like this. That would be dangerous.

However, Jiang Zuo had no way to deal with this "thing." Strictly speaking, it wasn’t his to begin with.

It was something the lightning had stirred up.

To resolve it directly, he would need a high enough Cultivation.

At least he could gradually get his smile back to normal.

’For now, I should just head back.’

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「The next morning」

In the Holy Land, the sun was bright, yet the snow continued to fall without end.

This was the norm in the Holy Land—snowing every other day.

It never precipitated anything but snow.

Chuanhe Town, on the other hand, would sometimes get rain.

"Dad, the snow is so heavy!" Xiaoye exclaimed happily, looking out the window of the Rainy Cottage. "I heard from some of my senior sisters that the heavier the snow, the faster our Cultivation will be."

Boss He took his daughter by the hand. "Alright now, hurry off to the Holy Land. You’ll be punished if you’re late again. And remember, take your Protective Talisman with you."

"Okay. But something’s been going on in the Holy Land for the past couple of days, so Master and the others are all busy. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be running late.

Oh, my senior sister is here to get me! Dad, I’m leaving now! Tell Mom I want cake tonight!" With that, He Xiaoye dashed off.

Boss He sighed helplessly. His daughter was getting spoiled lately.

"Senior Sister, what brings you here to get me?" He Xiaoye called out excitedly as soon as she ran outside.

"I heard the Holy Land is setting up some kind of array, and it’s almost complete.

Completing the array will cause a huge amount of Spiritual Qi to gather, which makes it a prime time for Cultivation. Master told all of us to go over and get in on the opportunity," a girl of about seventeen or eighteen explained.

Then she quickly led Xiaoye toward the Holy Land.

Xiaoye was new to Cultivation and still basically an ordinary person.

Their master was quite considerate of Xiaoye, even letting her return home frequently.

But since she was just starting, it didn’t really matter where she was.

Now, it wasn’t just Xiaoye; almost all the disciples were gathered near the peak where the Saintess Pool was located.

Jian Shisan had also returned by this time. He asked Silver Armor, "Is the gathering of Spiritual Qi stable?"

Silver Armor replied, "You could ask that person. He seems to be gathering the Spiritual Qi intentionally. It looks like we can skip the array part."

"We can’t skip it," Yue Xi interjected. "Inducing the Spiritual Qi is a necessary step. We’re doing it to make the array more stable.

If the Holy Land weren’t already so abundant in Spiritual Qi, we would likely need a Spirit Gathering Array and Spirit Stones to help. Furthermore, the Support Arrays would have to be set up at specific nodes; the slightest misstep would render them useless."

Silver Armor looked at Yue Xi, slightly curious. There were aspects of this array that none of them understood, so the fact that she did was naturally surprising.

’If her theory is correct, it means she’s completely figured out this array.’

’Are all the people from the Holy Land this ridiculously talented?’

Of course, Yue Xi didn’t actually understand it herself. But she had an ace up her sleeve: in her "retirement," she had gotten very close to the Forbidden Land Maiden.

All she had to do was take the array to the Maiden and ask for her guidance.

Naturally, what she received in return were many details that the others were oblivious to.

However, even the Forbidden Land Maiden was astonished when she saw this array.

But she was different; she could rapidly grasp its principles and apply them to the existing array.

The Forbidden Land Maiden must be even more formidable now.

Her combat power should increase significantly within the array.

The only thing was, it seemed she couldn’t use it to deal with the male Saintess candidate.

Because this array was his creation.

’Although it’s just my guess,’ Yue Xi thought, ’I’m pretty sure I’m right.’

’I can’t be wrong about this.’

Silver Armor asked, "So, you’re saying the Spiritual Qi will keep gathering until the array is stopped?"

Yue Xi nodded. "Yes, but it will stabilize over time. We only need to be careful at the very beginning.

Besides, Spiritual Qi gathered this way is very gentle, making it perfectly suited for the Holy Land Disciples’ Cultivation."

The only thing is, the Spiritual Qi will be consumed as it’s absorbed. So, they can only absorb it during the day and must leave at night, allowing it to recover before they can continue the next day.

For the Holy Land, this array was a blessing with multiple benefits.

Yue Xi was about to say something else when she suddenly paused. Then, she entered the Saintess Pool once more.

Only a select few were permitted to enter the Saintess Pool.

Yue Xi, of course, was one of them.

When she entered, she found that Jingyue and Jiu Xi had slipped out again.

It was only the third day. Those two had run wild for too long and were already out of patience.

Seeing her master, Jingyue immediately raised her hand. "Master, you can’t throw me back in! I feel like I’m about to explode! You have to let me rest."

Yue Xi frowned. That was actually true.

The array was still in its preparatory phase, so it was fine to take a short break.

As long as things didn’t get out of control.

Then, Yue Xi turned her gaze to Jiu Xi.

Su Qi immediately blurted out, "I just want to make one phone call! No—just a one-minute video call!"

*****

Oh god, is this another cliffhanger?

I dare not ask for anything, only for your forgiveness.

Third update is done. Not too late, I hope.