txolops Chapter 381 Harvest from the Dao of Arrays and the Treasure Refining Plan
Chapter 381 Harvest from the Dao of Arrays and the Treasure Refining Plan
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In Caibai Pavilion.
Li Ping inspected all twenty-odd second-tier magical artifacts that had been piling up for the past six months.
Although most of it was useless to him, there was one unexpected surprise.
Li Ping held a three-foot-long, black staff-shaped magical artifact in his hand, a smile appearing in his eyes.
[This is a set of array formations embodying the lifelong legacy of a top-tier third-order array master, containing 400 mid-grade spirit stones, one set each of top-tier third-order spiritual materials of the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth attributes, and one top-tier third-order spiritual vein. As nourishment, it allows one to master top-tier third-order array techniques.]
The long black staff he held was the "array token," a magical artifact unique to array masters.
Once infused with magic power, the array tokens will transform into 9,999 tiny counting rods. These rods will assist the array master in calculating the positions of the array bases and key points when surveying the environment, thus saving the array master some mental energy.
However, auxiliary magical artifacts such as array formations are only used by array formation masters with relatively average abilities.
Li Ping awakened his unparalleled talent and had little need for array formations. With the blessing of the Tree of Inheritance, he only needed to make a simple click to get the correct answer.
"I have the opportunity to inherit the third-tier superior array formation technique and transform it into my supreme talent!" Li Ping nodded slightly.
Unlike other skills, the art of array formation is a top-tier and prominent discipline in the cultivation world, possessing the ability to overcome the strong with the weak.
Furthermore, in the cultivation world, almost every private spiritual land has an array set up. Arrays have a wide range of applications and are extremely fast at earning spirit stones.
For Li Ping in particular, the art of array formations is of utmost importance.
In the future, he will refine 365 Star Banners as his natal magic weapon. Although this natal magic weapon contains a powerful array called the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen".
However, to set up this formation, a sufficient amount of extraterrestrial meteorite iron and geomagnetic elemental stone needs to be refined into each star banner.
Both of these materials are considered rare treasures in the cultivation world; even a piece the size of a fingernail could trigger a major battle among Nascent Soul cultivators.
It's unlikely that he can gather enough numbers in a short time, or rather, it's simply impossible in this realm.
Li Ping had painstakingly crafted 365 Star Banners, only to find they were completely useless. Naturally, he couldn't allow such a thing to happen.
Over the years, he has carefully considered solutions and finally came up with an alternative plan, which is to slightly modify the Star Banner's crafting process so that the Star Banner can function as both a magic weapon and an array flag.
In this way, even if he cannot use the ancient and wondrous "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Da Zhen" for a long time, he can still set up other killing formations with his own mastery of formations.
When the fighting starts, the enemy will still be struggling to control their magical weapons.
With the blessing of his unparalleled talent, he threw out 365 star banners, which instantly formed an array, trapping the enemy inside the killing array. The scene was truly amazing... The array could help the weak overcome the strong and fight beyond their level, which meant that he could also overcome the strong with the weak!
This approach gives him a huge advantage.
Firstly, the Yaoji Star Wood can generate and store star power internally, so when setting up an array, it only needs to consume star power. It is equivalent to having its own spiritual vein, so Li Ping does not need to worry about the huge consumption of star power in the array.
If other cultivators were to set up a third-tier formation, the amount of spirit stones they would consume every moment would be terrifying.
After a battle of wits, it may take many years to recover.
Secondly, he is blessed by the Tree of Inheritance, so he can create formations with a single thought without needing to spend a long time calculating.
This is especially important in the ever-changing battle of wits, and it is the key to Li Ping's ability to come up with this plan.
After all, magical duels are not child's play; the other side won't be foolish enough to wait for you to set up a formation before starting the fight.
If you don't set up your formation quickly enough, by the time you've painstakingly completed it, your opponent will have already made eight hundred moves, or they'll have already fled.
If you can't form a battle formation in an instant, this battle strategy is actually useless in most cases.
"That's why you have to learn formations!"
Li Ping smiled and put the black staff into his storage bag.
He glanced at it and saw that the seller of the array was a Foundation Establishment cultivator, asking for two thousand spirit stones, which he gladly accepted.
As for the other magical artifacts, he would give them a price and then leave it to Chu and Chen to negotiate. If the other party was willing to sell, they could sell; if not, so be it. He wouldn't force them.
It is worth mentioning that Chu Xiu's leg has been healed, and Li Ping only learned this from Chen Guang after asking around.
After suffering a series of setbacks, Chu Xiu cried bitterly at his master's grave and gave up his ideal of reviving the Xianyun Sect. During this time, apart from his work as a court attendant, he spent most of his time in brothels.
Li Ping didn't know what to say about this, but as long as it didn't affect Cai Baixuan's normal work, he was too lazy to interfere with his employees' private lives.
Chu Xiu is over ninety years old. Even if he tries his best, he can no longer cultivate immortality.
However, cultivators have a different physique than ordinary people, and his salary at Caibaixuan is quite considerable, so finding a partner shouldn't be a problem.
Upon hearing Li Ping's words, Chu Xiu blushed slightly: "Thank you for your guidance, senior. I understand."
Whether he actually listened or not, Li Ping had no idea.
As he was leaving, he saw a young man who looked somewhat dazed come looking for Chu Xiu, calling out terms like "Master" and "Sect Leader."
He then saw Chu Xiu impatiently drive the young man away, and he could vaguely hear the words "I am not your master" and "The Xianyun Sect is dead."
Li Ping shook his head, then leaped into the air and flew towards the riverside cave.
After returning to his cave, Li Ping instructed Meng Wanjun to bring over those who had been commissioned to refine pills in order, and Li Ping then refined pills for them one by one.
There were quite a few cultivators commissioning him to refine pills this time; there were more than ten pill refining tasks waiting for Li Ping.
However, Li Ping had already absorbed almost all the innate spiritual energy of the third-grade low-level pills using the Nourishing Life Technique. After refining only six batches of pills, he could vaguely feel the saturation of the abundant magical power within his body.
Clearly, a third-tier, low-grade innate spiritual energy is sufficient.
Considering his commitment to keeping his word, Li Ping patiently completed the remaining alchemy tasks entrusted to him.
He then instructed Meng Wanjun: unless someone can provide the spiritual items he needs, or is willing to accept his cut of the pill's production, Cai Baixuan will no longer accept third-tier pill refining tasks.
There's no need to waste your cultivation time earning spirit stones.
He already has enough spirit stones.
After agreeing, Meng Wanjun left with a smile.
Li Ping did not continue his seclusion, but instead headed towards the inner third ring road, not long before the opening of the Lingxiao City Grand Auction.
He took advantage of the opportunity during this grand auction, when cultivators gathered in one place, to gather the nourishment needed for the inheritance of a third-tier high-grade array.