Jun Wu's life gradually returned to tranquility after the departure of the Jun clan elders. Since their visit, no other strange or uninvited guests had appeared at his doorstep.
With Elder Peng's recent breakthrough as a Grade-1 Blacksmith, their work had become far more efficient.
Elder Peng handled the forging of the plates while Jun Wu focused solely on engraving the runes.
This division of labor elevated their productivity to an astonishing level.
On average, they could now produce three to four hundred array plates each day.
Jun Wu's burden was greatly reduced.
With much free time, he devoted himself to setting up formations at their hidden base of operations and immersing himself in cultivation.
His goal was singular and pressing: to break through as quickly as possible.
To outsiders, his speed of advancement already seemed terrifying.
Yet to him, every step felt painfully slow.
