txolops Chapter 79 Adjustment of the Grand Formation
Chapter 79 Adjustment of the Grand Formation
[After age 82, this is a period of time you've never encountered in your previous two simulations]
You leave the Danlou and enter the courtyard.
【"Owner."】
Two young and beautiful maids immediately approached.
[The original Chunhua and Qiuyue, due to their advanced age, have been assigned to the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce by you.]
【The two maids, Chunhua and Qiuyue, have served you for decades, and their alchemy skills have both reached the middle level of the first rank】
Furthermore, with the protection of the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce, I only need to refine mid-grade and low-grade pills to live a comfortable life.
【"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"】
A large black eagle flapped its wings and landed in front of you in an instant, its dark eyes darting around as it nuzzled against you.
"Oh? You've already reached the peak of the early stage of Tier 2? You want to break through to the mid stage of Tier 2?"
[Having signed a spirit pet contract with the Dark Eagle, and having spent so many years together, you naturally understand its intentions.]
[Second-stage mid-level, corresponding to a Foundation Establishment mid-level cultivator]
"You're in really good shape."
After a thorough inspection, you secretly marveled, "Truly worthy of being a low-grade bloodline."
[It has only been eighteen years since the Dark Eagle stepped into the second tier.]
In other words, the Dark Eagle completed its accumulation from the early to mid-stage of the second tier in just eighteen years.
The Dark Eagle's growth rate slightly surpasses that of other Earth-grade bloodlines of the same level.
This is also largely due to your careful nurturing; ever since this dark eagle fell into your hands, it hasn't had a single day of hardship.
[Even eagles change mates every so often; the Beast Taming Mountain brought almost all of their female eagles over to breed.]
【"OK."】
[You looked at the Dark Demon Eagle and gave it permission to break through.]
Of course, the Dark Demon Eagle's breakthrough point is definitely not in the Pill Tower.
It's not that the spiritual energy environment of the Pill Pavilion is bad, but rather that large-sized demonic beasts cannot perfectly control their aura when breaking through.
Demonic beasts and cultivators are different, and the commotion they cause is also different.
[You, the Dark Demon Eagle, have rented a large cave specifically for your breakthrough.]
Half a month later, you stand at the edge of the cave, watching the black eagle in the distance unleash a surge of demonic power.
[A Qi Refining stage cultivator would definitely suffer severe physical and mental effects from this terrifying demonic power, and might even be left with lasting trauma.]
"Mid-stage of Tier 2..."
A smile appeared on your face when you saw this scene.
The Dark Eagle reached the mid-stage of the second tier without consuming any pills to aid its breakthrough; it relied entirely on its own accumulated foundation to achieve this.
Solid foundation, ample potential
This is completely different from the situation you experienced after taking the Breakthrough Pill.
"With such a smooth breakthrough, there's a glimmer of hope that he'll break through the bloodline shackles and become a third-tier great demon in the future..."
You pondered to yourself.
Compared to cultivators with earth-elemental roots, demonic beasts with earth-grade bloodlines have a much smoother path to cultivation. They only need to continuously tap into their bloodline potential to grow all the way to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.
However, when it comes to breaking through the bottleneck of the third tier, earth-grade bloodline demonic beasts are no match for earth-spirit root cultivators.
What is born of bloodline will also be bound to be bound by bloodline.
......
You return to the Pill Tower with the Dark Demon Eagle.
[Two weeks later, you receive a letter from the mortal Zhou family.]
[Upon opening the letter, and seeing the slightly unfamiliar handwriting, it became clear that the writer of this letter was not their father, Zhou Shizhong, but their eldest brother, Zhou Wen.]
【"Why......"】
After reading the letter, you sighed.
The letter contained little content, mainly news of the passing of his father and mother.
You are eighty-two years old this year, and your father and mother are over one hundred years old, which is considered a long life by ordinary standards.
Most Qi Refining stage cultivators wouldn't live this long.
The reason my parents have lived so long is mainly due to the health-preserving pills you occasionally sent them.
Those pills weren't high-grade, but they were more than enough for ordinary people to take.
Your thoughts quickly calmed down.
[Compared to the previous two simulations, what happened to the parents?]
In this simulation, the parents lived to be over a hundred years old before passing away, which can be considered a "happy death".
That evening, you left the Immortal City and went to the Zhou family in the mortal realm to personally mourn your parents.
You met your eldest brother Zhou Wen and your second brother Zhou Wu; both of them have aged considerably.
Zhou Wen and Zhou Wu are a few years older than you, both over eighty.
"Where's Zhou Hai?" you asked, looking at your second brother, Zhou Wu.
Zhou Hai is the most beloved grandson of his second brother, Zhou Wu, and possesses a mid-grade spiritual root talent.
[With your guidance, I joined the Qingyuan Chamber of Commerce]
"It will probably take a few more days to get back..." Zhou Wu replied in a low voice.
Zhou Hai is only a Qi Refining stage cultivator, so naturally he can't travel at your speed.
After you finished mourning your parents, you went to take another look at the secluded mountain not far away.
[Decades have passed, and Da Chun has remained trapped within the secluded mountains, but has not died.]
[You carefully examined You Shan for a while, then continued to try to cast spells using the essence blood left behind by Da Chun.]
"Da Chun... what exactly are you facing?"
Your spells were in vain. You stood among the clouds, gazing at the secluded mountain for a moment, before turning and leaving.
......
[Six months later, inside the Pill Pavilion of Immortal City]
You embraced Shen Lingxiu's soft, boneless waist, and they stood together.
[You could clearly feel Shen Lingxiu's soft curves as the two gradually pressed together.]
Shen Lingxiu's lips were full, sweet, and incredibly soft.
[Half a day later]
You and Shen Lingxiu slept side by side.
If outsiders were present, they would see that the usually aloof and brilliant array master was now disheveled, with his hair in disarray and his clothes loose.
"My love...it's been so long, have you missed me...?"
[Shen Lingxiu hugged your neck, her face still flushed.]
"What have you been doing these past few years?" you asked.
[Shen Lingxiu has hardly made any public appearances in the last five or six years.]
If they didn't occasionally message you, you'd suspect something had happened to them.
"This matter..."
Shen Lingxiu hesitated for a moment, but quickly relaxed. "It was the City Lord who ordered the array masters from our Array Hall to readjust the Immortal City's grand array..."
【"City Lord?"】
[You looked surprised.]
In Azure Moon Immortal City, the only one who can be called the City Lord is the Azure Moon True Person.
"How do you adjust the Immortal City's grand formation?" you asked after a moment's thought, then added, "If you find it difficult, there's no need to tell me."
[Since it involves the Immortal City's grand formation, it's clear that Shen Lingxiu wouldn't allow this information to be leaked.]
You saw Shen Lingxiu's brief hesitation just now.
"The Palace Master really forbade us to tell anyone..." Shen Lingxiu wrapped her arms around your neck, burying her face in your chest, "But Wang Lang is naturally no outsider to me..."
"The city lord instructed us to strengthen the suppression and blockade of the Immortal City's great formation..."
Shen Lingxiu closed her beautiful eyes and said softly.
"Strengthen the suppression and blockade efforts within the Immortal City's grand formation?"
You paused slightly, sensing something was wrong.