Liu Bai still managed to gain some insight from Sikong Ling's explanations.
However, expecting him to comprehend the "Heart Eye" entirely on his own was somewhat unreasonable.
"Your talent in array arts is extraordinary, yet you cannot devote yourself solely to the path of Arrays. What a pity…" Sikong Ling sighed helplessly after hearing the same words Liu Bai had once said to Elder Chi Huo.
Still, such matters could not be forced. The path Liu Bai walked was one of all-around cultivation. For ordinary people, that would seem like a waste of time, but for someone like Liu Bai, even Sikong Ling could not find fault with it.
"The Dao of Arrays stretches far and deep. I hope you will put more effort into it in the future. Doing so will greatly aid you when you venture into the vast Great Thousand World."
"This Hundred Scrolls of Array Dao has been passed down since ancient times. It forms the foundation of all formation arts. Take it with you and study it well."
Liu Bai's eyes brightened instantly.
This was exactly what he needed.
The Hundred Scrolls of Array Dao was one of the most renowned methods for comprehending the path of arrays in the Great Thousand World. With only the first scroll, Liu Bai had reached his current level. Now that he possessed the complete collection, his mastery of array arts would surely advance to a higher realm.
"When cultivating array arts, you should know that the Sixth-Rank array is a critical threshold. Among Array cultivators, arrays below the sixth rank are considered elementary. Only by comprehending a true Sixth-Rank array can one be called a grandmaster. And to fully construct a complete Sixth-Rank formation, one must first attain the 'Heart Eye.'"
"At your current stage, what you need to do most is push your mastery of the basic spiritual arrays to their limit, then attempt to comprehend the Heart Eye. Only after that should you consider Sixth-Rank formations. You must proceed carefully and avoid overreaching, or it may bring harm to yourself."
Liu Bai bowed respectfully, his expression sincere.
Although his progress mainly relied on the aid of his system, he still felt genuine gratitude toward a senior who earnestly guided him.
For the next two days, Liu Bai stayed in the Spiritual Array Institute, continually consulting Sikong Ling—especially on the subject of combined arrays, which he had long been pondering.
Sikong Ling found the topic quite intriguing and explained many techniques and methods regarding composite spiritual arrays in great detail.
These were things the system could never teach, so Liu Bai listened and learned with full concentration.
At one point, Sikong Ling even personally demonstrated various applications of multiple overlapping arrays, which benefited Liu Bai greatly.
By now, Liu Bai was already capable of setting up a triple-layered Hundred Spirit Sword Array simultaneously. Its power could rival that of a mid-phase Heaven Transformation Realm expert, making it a remarkably strong Fourth-Rank Array.
He named this composite array the Lesser Thousand Spirit Sword Array, tentatively classifying it as a Fourth-Rank Array.
When he completed it, Liu Bai was surprised to find that information about the Lesser Thousand Spirit Sword Array appeared within his system interface.
"So it's recognized by the system now…" Liu Bai smiled faintly to himself.
Unlike other spiritual arrays, this one had no "enhancement" option, meaning it was already under Liu Bai's complete control.
That also meant his hope of using the system's enhancement function to evolve it directly into a true Thousand Spirit Sword Array was dashed.
But that was understandable. Although the system could deduce and complete fragmented techniques, the Lesser Thousand Spirit Sword Array did not belong to that category—it was something Liu Bai had created entirely on his own. There was no such thing as a "fragment" of it.
After all, a self-created array had no theoretical limit. How could there be an incomplete version of something without an end?
Having completed his training in array arts, Liu Bai finally took some time to visit the Spiritual Value Hall.
At the moment, he possessed seven million Spiritual points. Among them, three and a half million came from the auction of the Spiritual King Crystal, another nearly two million were his previous savings, and the rest were rewards for becoming number one on the Heavenly Ranking.
Such a vast amount was more than enough for him to exchange for several rare treasures.
First on his list was naturally the Blackwater Xuan Serpent. Though the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy offered many Heavenly-grade water-type spirit beast essences, none could compare to the Blackwater Xuan Serpent.
After all, it was ranked forty-fifth on the Earth List and possessed a powerful bloodline with immense cultivation potential.
Another reason for his choice was that, during his cultivation of the Mystic Water Art, Liu Bai had accumulated a significant amount of mystic water spiritual power. Though this energy had now merged into his Five Element Divine Light Art, it remained a formidable offensive means for him.
The Blackwater Xuan Serpent carried the bloodline of the Northern Sea Dragon, a divine beast lineage innately capable of controlling mystic waters. It was, without a doubt, the most suitable Spiritual beast for Liu Bai.
The mid-grade Heavenly-class Blackwater Xuan Serpent cost three million spirit points. Liu Bai then spent another three million to exchange for a low-level Deity-grade offensive technique called the Ten Thousand Thunder Sword Command.
Ten Thousand Thunder Sword Command: Using lightning as swords and will as the edge—wherever the mind goes, the sword follows.
It resembled the sword-controlling arts found in the cultivation novels of Liu Bai's previous life, except this art controlled swords formed entirely of divine lightning.
With his current experience points, Liu Bai immediately raised the technique to its highest Perfect stage.
As he extended his hand, five streaks of lightning flickered, converging into five miniature spiritual swords of different colors hovering above his palm.
"Excellent."
Feeling the terrifying power radiating from the swords, Liu Bai nodded in satisfaction.
If he were to face the guardian he once fought atop Spiritlight Mountain again, he would no longer need an array. He was confident he could defeat the opponent with a single move rather than merely fighting to a draw.
"Now, I should look for that Green Spirit Bird…"
After fusing with the Blackwater Xuan Serpent, only the wood attribute Spiritual beast remained missing from Liu Bai's innate Five Spiritual Disk, preventing it from reaching perfect balance. As a result, he could only keep it stored within his Qi Sea space for now.
Since he was not undertaking a formal mission this time, he needed permission from the academy to travel. But that was hardly an obstacle. With two Heaven Seat Elders as his mentors, Liu Bai arguably had the strongest backing in the entire academy.
According to Chu Lin, the Green Spirit Bird had been sighted in a place called Emerald Serenity Valley in the eastern region of the Northern Heaven Continent. The valley was vast, rich in spiritual energy, and a natural cultivation ground filled with valuable spiritual herbs.
Naturally, such a place could not be unclaimed. Within the valley resided a mid-tier sect known as the Emerald Serenity Palace, specializing in pill refinement.
It was said that the Green Spirit Bird possessed the ability to accelerate the growth of spiritual plants, which made it the sacred beast worshiped by the Emerald Serenity Palace.
Liu Bai's purpose in going there was to slay the bird and obtain its spirit essence, which meant inevitable conflict with the palace. He had already prepared himself for battle before setting out.
Far away, the members of the Emerald Serenity Palace were still unaware that someone had already set their sights on their divine bird. When disaster descends without warning, they would soon experience firsthand the cruelty of the Great Thousand World.
The Emerald Serenity Palace was famous throughout the region surrounding the Emerald Screen Mountains for thousands of miles—not only as a renowned pill-refining sect but also for its friendliness toward rogue cultivators.
Every year, the sect hosted several large and small pill trade fairs. The pills sold there were always priced lower than those in the outside markets, making the sect a great benefactor to many rogue cultivators.
At first, many suspected the palace of harboring ulterior motives. Yet over time, people realized that although the pills offered at these fairs were not of the highest grade, their effects were decent and their prices exceedingly fair. Truly, they were treasures well worth the price.
The Emerald Serenity Palace made no effort to conceal this fact, openly declaring that these pills were practice works made by their disciples.
Since there were some minor flaws, they were being sold cheaply.
Many people found this explanation acceptable.
As for the so-called flaws, that wasn't really a problem.
After all, for those wandering cultivators who had no backing, pills themselves were already considered luxury goods.
Being able to purchase some at low prices was already a blessing — who would care if they were slightly defective?
After all, the rich have their luxuries, and the poor have their way of living.
This was a reality that existed in every world.
It was precisely because of this long-standing practice that the Emerald Serenity Palace gained tremendous prestige among the wandering cultivators.
Many rogue experts even volunteered to stand up for them, allowing the sect to gradually amass considerable power.
Such a sect was very rare even within the Great Thousand World, yet it was undeniably a clever way to survive.
The current Palace Master of the Emerald Serenity Palace, Master Ling Yun, was a genuine Spiritual Pill Master. He was particularly skilled in developing pills with special effects.
For example, the Palace's current signature pill — the "Holy Spirit Pill" — was said to allow cultivators of the Three Heaven Realm to endlessly raise their cultivation.
It was rumored that as long as there were enough pills, one could even advance directly to the Three Disaster Realm.
Most importantly, this pill had no side effects whatsoever, causing countless people to crave it madly.
A pill that could endlessly elevate a Three Heaven Realm cultivator's strength without leaving any backlash — when Liu Bai first heard about it, his immediate reaction was disbelief.
After all, something that completely defied common sense was hard to believe.
Even in the Northern Heaven Spirit Academy, where there were many master-level Spiritual Pill Masters, no such pill had ever appeared before.
Liu Bai did not believe that many forces across the Northern Heaven Continent could possess a deeper foundation than the Academy — certainly not a mid-tier sect whose strongest expert was merely at the Three Disaster Realm.
After traveling for three straight days, Liu Bai finally saw a massive green mountain range stretching across heaven and earth like an enormous barrier — his destination, the Emerald Screen Mountain.
However, to his surprise, the mountain was bustling with activity. Countless figures surged in from all directions like a tidal wave.
It seemed that something special was drawing them in.
"So many people, and even a number of Heaven Transformation and Heaven Completion Realm experts… Could a heavenly treasure have emerged here at the Emerald Screen Mountain?"
Curious, Liu Bai merged into the crowd and made his way deeper into the mountain range.
Soon, the crowd came to a stop at an open space at the foot of a mountain.
From where Liu Bai stood, he could faintly make out a vast valley deep within the mountain.
"Could that be the entrance to the Emerald Serenity Valley?" Liu Bai's expression showed a trace of surprise.
This really was an effortless encounter…
Judging by the scene, could he have stumbled upon the Emerald Serenity Palace's periodic Spiritual Pill Trade Fair?
Liu Bai scanned the area. There were already tens of thousands gathered — most were Three Heaven Realm cultivators, though there were quite a few at the Divine Soul Realm as well.
If all these people were truly here for the Pill Trade Fair, then the Emerald Serenity Palace's influence was indeed just as impressive as the rumors claimed — not exaggerated in the slightest.
"It seems I won't have to find another way to get in…" Liu Bai chuckled inwardly.
He was genuinely curious about what kind of game the Emerald Serenity Palace was playing.
Were they truly the philanthropists of the Great Thousand World?
He didn't believe it.
As time went by, more and more people arrived.
Tens of thousands were now gathered outside the valley, most of them rogue cultivators.
Dong!
A clear bell rang out. The once-noisy crowd instantly fell silent, all gazing eagerly toward the front.
"Everyone, I am Liu Si of the Emerald Serenity Palace. Welcome to our Spiritual Pill Trade Fair. I'm sure most of you already know the rules, but since there are some new faces, I'll briefly explain again."
"All the pills offered by our Palace at each trade fair are crafted by our disciples. Because some contain minor flaws, anyone unwilling to use inferior-quality pills may leave now."
"Furthermore, since everyone has different cultivation levels and needs, we have divided the pills into different sections. Please feel free to choose the area that suits you best."
While Liu Si continued explaining, a sudden voice interrupted him.
"Enough with the nonsense, Liu brat! This old man doesn't have time for your chatter. Tell us how many Holy Spirit Pills your master plans to offer this time — we should all know what to expect!"
The moment those words fell, many people turned toward the speaker — a burly, bearded middle-aged man.
"That's Hundred-Victory Divine Fist Xue Yan! He's a Heaven Completion Realm expert — even he came to this trade fair?"
Apparently, this bearded man was a well-known figure among the wandering cultivators; quite a few recognized him at once.
"So what if he's at the Heaven Completion Realm? Didn't you hear him mention the Holy Spirit Pill? Obviously, Xue Yan came here for that pill…"
"It's said that no matter which stage of the Three Heaven Realm you're in, taking a Holy Spirit Pill will raise your cultivation without any backlash. But is that really true?"
The Holy Spirit Pill had a famous reputation, but few had actually taken it.
So when the name was mentioned, many people's eyes lit up with great interest.
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