Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 143 - 141: Third-tier Lower Grade Array Master!
Chapter 143 -141: Third-tier Lower Grade Array Master!
In the early morning, clouds and mist enveloped the small courtyard.
Ning Daoran, dressed in deep blue elder clothes of the Foundation Establishment, stood beside an all-white Big Stupid Deer, both exuding the demeanor of esteemed seniors.
“Uncle,”
Chen Weimo transmitted her voice, “All young members of the Chen family with Spirit Roots are present. Please, uncle, choose one.”
“Hmm.”
Ning Daoran nodded his head, releasing his Divine Sense to scan the Spirit Roots of the group of young boys and girls.
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Most of them had Lower Three Grades Spirit Roots such as Ninth Grade, Eighth Grade, and Seventh Grade. Those with such Spirit Roots have a low sensitivity to Spiritual Energy, which means their cultivation speed is extremely slow, just like Chen Weimo.
Ning Daoran was an exception; without the aid of the Refining Time technique, it would have been nearly impossible for him to reach Foundation Establishment.
Eventually, his gaze settled on a girl in a blue dress.
This girl was extremely delicate in appearance, her eyes curved like the crescent moon, her brows like ink, her hair tied into a long ponytail.
Her Spirit Root turned out to be a Sixth Grade Wood Spirit Root, suitable for practicing the Evergreen Technique, and also suitable for taking care of the Spirit Field.
“What is your name?”
“My name is Chen Yuzhu.”
The girl timidly said, “Senior… are you going to choose me?”
“Indeed.”
Ning Daoran said, “Would you be willing to stay and cultivate? If you stay, Chen Weimo will be your master, and I will also provide guidance for your cultivation from time to time.”
“Willing, of course I’m willing!”
The girl nodded repeatedly.
Instantly, Chen Yuan, the patriarch of the Chen family, said with joy, “Why do you not kneel and pay your respects to Senior Ning!”
For a moment, the members of the Chen family knelt down in unison.
“That is enough.”
Ning Daoran said, “Chen Yuzhu will stay to cultivate; as for the rest, I will not keep you any longer.”
“Thank you, Senior Ning!”
Chen Yuan, knowing what’s appropriate, immediately left Chen Yuzhu behind and took his family members to leave Chaotic Sect and return to Baisha River.
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Thus, Chen Weimo took Chen Yuzhu to live in Spiritual Field Courtyard number 79.
When the sky lit up every day, they would go to Spiritual Field Courtyard number 77 to clean and cultivate. Chen Yuzhu was very well-behaved, addressing her as “Master.”
As for cultivation, Ning Daoran passed on a handbook of the Evergreen Technique to Chen Yuzhu, which contained insights from his own practice of the Evergreen Technique.
He also reworked the extremely abstruse and profound Cultivation Technique, rephrasing it with more accessible language so that Chen Yuzhu could understand it more easily and make it easier for her to get started.
Clearly, Chen Yuzhu’s Spirit Root was much better than Chen Weimo’s, belonging to the Mid Third Grades Spirit Roots and also a Wood Spirit Root, which meant that her chances of reaching Foundation Establishment in the future were indeed greater than Chen Weimo’s.
Before they knew it, two years had passed.
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At this time, the Nirvana Grass in the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven had reached a medicinal age of two thousand years, which could be used to refine Second-Order Life Extension Pills.
“Old Lu, I’m going to refine pills. You’ll be in charge of protection.”
“Roar roar~~~”
In the Alchemy Room, Ning Daoran went into secluded cultivation for several days.
When he emerged, he was covered in ash, looking like he did when he was a child roasting corn or sweet potatoes with a fork used for tending fires.
‘I…’
He silently lamented; the Second-Order Life Extension Pill proved to be so difficult to refine that the furnace even exploded once.
Fortunately, in the end, he did manage to refine several dozen pills.
No helping it; there were too many kinds of Spiritual Medicine in the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven. As an Alchemist, he followed the approach of brute strength; lacking proficiency, he relied on a vast quantity of Spiritual Medicines.
Inside the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven.
Ning Daoran began taking Second-Order Life Extension Pills.
Three days after taking the first pill, his Life Span underwent changes, increasing by a full twenty years.
Four days after the second pill, his Life Span changed again, this time increasing by eighteen years.
The third pill showed the worst effect, only increasing his Life Span by fifteen years.
Thus, with three Second-Order Life Extension Pills, he had extended his Life Span by a total of fifty-three years, which was quite remarkable.
At this time, his Life Span had grown tremendously, reaching as much as seven hundred and sixty years.
If he were to advance to the Golden Core Stage in the future, he might be heading straight for two thousand years, living even longer than a thousand-year-old tortoise.
Afterward, Ning Daoran secretly gave Lin Sheng and Han Bing three Lifespan Extension Pills each.
The matter of the Lifespan Extension Pills needed to remain a secret. For now, it was unnecessary for the Sect to know that he was a Second-order Alchemist and could refine Second-Order Life Extension Pills; otherwise, countless troubles would come knocking at his door.
What if those Foundation Establishment brothers and sisters came asking for favors, telling stories of distant uncles and aunts, seventh uncles of grandmothers, and so on, all claiming their Life Span was near its end, asking whether Junior Brother Ning would save them or not?
Such social exchanges could be numerous and would ultimately affect one’s cultivation.
Ning Daoran adhered to the principle that the Immortal Path values privacy. In the long river of Time, those who he truly had the ability to help would naturally be those most important to him.
As for his senior sister Jiang Yu, she was an unrivaled genius and a Great Cultivator who had the chance to form a Nascent Soul.
A Golden Core Late Stage cultivator in her early hundreds, the Lifespan Extension Pill was useless for her.
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In the blink of an eye, another year passed, and the Fish-Dragon Wood within the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven reached four thousand years of growth, now fulfilling the requirements to refine the Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Formation!
Ning Daoran had a solemn expression as he bathed and observed abstinence from worldly things.
“Uncle…”
Chen Weimo said in astonishment, “What are you up to?”
“Shush.”
Ning Daoran spoke in a low voice, “I am going into seclusion to refine a Formation.”
“Alright.”
Chen Weimo had been acquainted with Ning Daoran for dozens of years, and she made it a point not to pry into matters that she shouldn’t. She had actually learned a bit of his steadiness.
Half a day later, Ning Daoran started his closed-door cultivation, beginning the crafting of the Third-tier Lower Grade Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Array!
Once this formation was completed, Ning Daoran would rise to become a Third-tier Lower Grade Array Master!
He had been researching this particular formation for a full forty years, with materials gathered over the course of decades, and finally, all preparations were complete today!
Moreover, Ning Daoran planned to craft a super Killing Array that could cover dozens of miles!
Unlike previous Killing Arrays like the Five Elements Wander Array and the Blood Transformation Soul Chasing Array, the Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Array was a large-scale formation that required the crafting of thirty-six Array Flags and an Array Plate. Setting up the formation would also need the coordinated effort of thirty-six people.
This kind of grand undertaking is something that ordinary Array Masters would not dare to attempt lightly, but Ning Daoran had too much confidence in his innate Array Path talent, and he had long wanted to take a big gamble.
In addition, though there were many formations in Ning Daoran’s storage ring, there was not a single large-scale formation. This Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Array was setting a precedent.
In some special circumstances, this formation would have great uses.
Just like during the battles between the righteous and the demonic, or the conflicts involving the Five Saints Sect– if there had been a Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Array covering dozens of miles during those times, the outcome might have been entirely different.
After Ning Daoran entered closed-door cultivation, the entire No. 77 Spiritual Field Courtyard quieted down.
Apart from entering the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven to sow seeds every few days, Ning Daoran focused almost entirely on the crafting of the formation.
Materials were taken out in an orderly manner.
The Chi Long Ding was heated red-hot by the Samadhi True Fire, and with the addition of various materials, the red-hot liquid inside the cauldron increased.
A month later, shaping began.
Then came the crafting of the flags, followed by the fusing of the flags and flagpoles to create the real Array Flags.
The crafting of the Array Plate was the most complex; each plate required the engraving of a large number of Spiritual patterns and then the interactive effect of the plates to form the final Array Patterns.
Ning Daoran’s mind was like an indefatigable engine, with the functions and combination methods of each Spiritual pattern and Array Pattern deeply etched in his mind.
This refining process lasted a full half year.
“Coming out of seclusion!”
Accompanied by a weak shout, a figure walked out from the Artifact Refining Room.
Ning Daoran’s clothes were tattered and burned with many holes, and his eyes were bloodshot. His hair was disheveled, completely lacking the elegant demeanor of a Foundation Establishment Expert.
“It’s done!”
He smiled slightly, gave a light pat to his storage ring, and suddenly “swish swish swish,” a dense array of Array Flags and Array Plates flew out, eventually skewing into a large Array Box.
The Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Array, consisting of thirty-six Array Flags, thirty-six Array Plates, and an enormous Array Box, was completely refined!
“Owow~~~”
Big Stupid Deer opened its mouth, hailing him as incredibly awesome!
Ning Daoran took a deep breath. This time, he truly felt like he had done something astonishing.
It was as if he had solved an incredibly complex math problem, working on it for half a year, every detail thoroughly understood, and finally crafting such an intricate Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Array.
A large Third-tier Lower Grade Killing Array was something that any power in the Cultivation World would covet as a foundation!
At this moment, Ning Daoran was truly a legitimate Third-tier Lower Grade Array Master!
Looking across the entire Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World, the number of Third-tier Array Masters was extremely limited, and they were all old monsters.
A young Third-tier Lower Grade Array Master like Ning Daoran was truly unique!
After putting the Fiery Fire Fish Dragon Array back into his storage ring, Ning Daoran was in high spirits.
Another method had been added to his arsenal; the distinction between having and not having a Third-tier Array was utterly profound.
“Old Lu, let’s cook, a celebration is in order!”
“Owow~~~”
At night, there were fish, chicken, meat, and Spiritual Wine.
“Old Lu, cheers!”
Ning Daoran clinked glasses gently with Bai Lu, and with a “zir” sound, he downed the sweet and refreshing Spiritual Wine in one gulp.
Meanwhile, Chen Yuzhu poured wine with a smile.
“You’re in a very good mood today, Master, so have a few more drinks.”
She was different from Chen Weimo.
Chen Weimo could call him uncle, but Chen Yuzhu knew she wasn’t qualified to do so.
Calling him senior would seem distant, so Chen Yuzhu positioned herself as a maid of the No. 77 Spiritual Field Courtyard, addressing Ning Daoran directly as Master, which sounded quite pleasant to the ears.
“Yu Zhu.”
Ning Daoran glanced at her and said, “You’ve been slacking in your cultivation recently, you need to catch up. You must advance two levels in the Evergreen Technique within two years.”
“Yes, Master!”
After they had eaten their fill and drunk their fill.
A Late-stage Qi Refining Outer Disciple came flying on a Royal Weapon, bringing along a young man with bloodstains on his clothes.
That young man looked somewhat familiar, an Eighth-grade Fire Spirit Root, it seemed like he belonged to the Chen progeny who had visited Qiongbi Peak two years ago.
“Senior! Elder Weimo…”
The young man immediately knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with hatred, his body trembling as he said, “The Chen family has met with disaster… The Chen family has met with disaster…”
“Stand up and talk.”
Ning Daoran’s gaze was indifferent, “What’s happened to the Chen family?”
The young man stood up, rage in his eyes: “Half a month ago, the Lu Family suddenly launched an attack on the Chen family. They used three Perfect Qi Refining Great Cultivators… Our Chen family’s patriarch, Chen Yuan, was killed in battle… Two Late-stage Qi Refining Elders were imprisoned, and many of our clan members have died…
Right now, the Lu Family has already taken over our Chen family’s Second Order Lower Grade Spirit Vein and has even declared their intention to completely eradicate the Chen family. Senior… please save the Baisha River Chen clan…”
“How are my parents?” Chen Yuzhu asked anxiously.
“Uncle and aunt both perished in the first battle…”
