Chapter 12: Qianyuan Spirit Array, Yan Qingxuan

Time is like fine sand between fingertips, always slipping away quietly and inadvertently.

In these nearly two months, Wang Jianqiang was like a man possessed by a time-management master.

While diligently cultivating, he did not neglect his in-depth exchanges with Wang Yu Yao, nor the care of his niece-in-name Chen Jiaojiao.

Time was utilized to the extreme.

After refining nearly one hundred and fifty Perfect Cloud Glow Pills, his cultivation finally broke through to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

Feeling the surging Spiritual Power within his body, Wang Jianqiang was delighted, yet could not help but complain.

For others, three to five Perfect Cloud Glow Pills are enough to go from Qi Refining Layer Eight to Qi Refining Layer Nine.

Yet he consumed a full one hundred and fifty.

As expected of a Five-Element Waste Spirit Root, isn't this too wasteful?

He shook his head and did not continue to cultivate.

After reaching the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, the effect of the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill had already significantly diminished.

Relying solely on Perfect Cloud Glow Pills, it would be difficult to have another breakthrough in a short time.

He pondered for a moment, and his heart stirred.

He rose and walked toward the door.

……

Outer Affairs Hall.

When Dong Yue saw Wang Jianqiang again, she saw at a glance that his cultivation had reached the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

She did not feel surprised by this.

With the assistance of Perfect Cloud Glow Pills, such progress was not strange.

"Are you selling or purchasing items?"

It was the same inquiry as always, but whether it was Wang Jianqiang's illusion or not, Dong Yue's tone seemed to have a little less coldness than before.

"Disciple wishes to purchase a set of Qianyuan Spirit Array Banners."

Wang Jianqiang had already decided on the goal of this trip before coming, so he replied immediately upon hearing the question.

"Qianyuan Spirit Array Banners?"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise flashed across Dong Yue's face.

After a moment of contemplation, she waved her slender palm gently.

A set of sixteen palm-sized, delicate Array Flags appeared before Wang Jianqiang's eyes.

"Qianyuan Spirit Array Banners, Intermediate Magical Artifact, priced at one hundred thousand Spirit Stones."

Although Wang Jianqiang was mentally prepared, he was still startled by this price.

He knew that set-based array Magic Tools were much more expensive than ordinary Magic Tools of the same level, but he did not expect the difference to be so great.

The price of an ordinary Intermediate Magical Artifact is usually around ten thousand to twenty thousand Spirit Stones.

The Qianyuan Spirit Array Banners were more than five times that!

However, although one hundred thousand Spirit Stones was a lot, he was now wealthy and generous, so he did not take it to heart and readily took out thirty-five Perfect Cloud Glow Pills.

Afterward, he purchased a large quantity of Medicinal Herbs needed for refining pills.

The remaining twenty-two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones were all exchanged for Medicinal Herbs needed to refine Perfect Cloud Glow Pills.

"Many thanks, Elder Dong."

After putting the Medicinal Herbs and the Qianyuan Spirit Array Banners into his Storage Bag, Wang Jianqiang thanked Dong Yue and left the Outer Affairs Hall.

Dong Yue looked at Wang Jianqiang's back, her gaze complex.

With the dual assistance of the Qianyuan Spirit Array and the Perfect Cloud Glow Pills, if nothing unexpected happened, his cultivation would soon reach Qi Refining Perfection.

But with his aptitude, under normal circumstances, there was absolutely no possibility of Foundation Establishment!

If he wanted to achieve Foundation Establishment...

He could only refine the legendary Perfect Foundation Establishment Pill...

Thinking of this, she sighed helplessly.

"I hope he can continue to create miracles."

"Hee hee, no wonder Senior Sister is so reluctant to leave the Outer Sect; it turns out you are keeping a lover."

Suddenly, a charming voice rang out without warning.

The surroundings blurred, and the large number of figures and noisy sounds coming and going in the Outer Affairs Hall vanished instantly.

It was as if this area had been forcibly severed from reality.

Facing this sudden change, Dong Yue did not panic in the slightest; her expression remained calm as she slowly looked up.

A bewitching figure immediately came into view.

The newcomer was dressed in a gorgeous red dress.

The texture of the red dress was extremely thin, and through it, large areas of fair skin were vaguely visible.

The hem of the dress reached only above her knees, her slender, straight calves were completely exposed to the air, and her pair of jade feet were uncovered, small and exquisite.

"No wonder you have always been cold to those suitors; it turns out you like an old geezer."

"I didn't expect Senior Sister's taste to be so unique."

A faint smile hung on her beautiful face, and her voice was charming and soft, yet this pleasant voice revealed a hint of mockery.

Dong Yue looked coldly at the woman in the red dress, "Yan Qingxuan, what are you here for?"

"Tsk tsk, although the Qianyuan Spirit Array Banners are only First-tier Intermediate Magical Artifacts, their effects are peculiar, and Outer Sect Disciples do not have the authorization to purchase them."

Yan Qingxuan did not respond to Dong Yue, but laughed to herself, "Senior Sister sold the Qianyuan Spirit Array Banners to that Outer Sect Disciple without applying to the sect; does that count as abusing power for personal gain?"

Dong Yue's expression did not change in the slightest, and she continued to look at her coldly.

"Fine, fine, you are still as boring as ever."

Yan Qingxuan shrugged, her expression turning serious, "Master asked me to bring you a message: if you still cannot break through within three years, you must enter the Yin Yang Hall."

Hearing Yan Qingxuan's words, Dong Yue's face turned pale.

"Senior Sister, you and I entered the sect in the same year, and were accepted under Master's tutelage in the same year."

"I once competed with you in everything."

Yan Qingxuan paused, looked deeply at Dong Yue, and said, "But I do not wish for you to follow in my footsteps."

"If you have no certainty, then flee the sect."

Before the words had finished, her figure rapidly blurred, and finally vanished into thin air.

At the same time, the Outer Affairs Hall returned to normal.

People came and went, and the noise of the crowd rose.

But Dong Yue remained standing blankly on the spot, unable to recover her senses for a long time.

……

After returning to his residence.

Wang Jianqiang immediately began Alchemy.

Now that his supply of Perfect Cloud Glow Pill was completely exhausted, he urgently needed to replenish it.

Half a month later.

The newly purchased Medicinal Herb were all used up, and Wang Jianqiang stopped his Alchemy.

"Three hundred and eighty pills, enough for the time being."

Wang Jianqiang checked the quantity of Perfect Cloud Glow Pill and let out a long breath.

After his Spiritual Power and spirit were fully restored, he took out the Qianyuan Spirit Array Banner and began to refine them.

Three days later.

All sixteen Array Flag had been completely refined.

He pointed his finger.

The sixteen Array Flag instantly flew to sixteen different positions, forming a Spirit Array.

"It is done."

Feeling the fluctuations of the Array around him, Wang Jianqiang felt a surge of joy in his heart.

He took out sixteen Perfect Cloud Glow Pill and tossed them into the air.

The sixteen Perfect Cloud Glow Pill appeared above the sixteen Array Flag respectively, hovering and spinning rapidly above the Array Flag.

The next moment, an invisible suction force erupted from within the Array Flag.

The medicinal power of the Perfect Cloud Glow Pill poured continuously into the Array Flag, and then converged toward the center of the Array.

Under the influence of the Array's power, the sixteen streams of medicinal power fused perfectly into a single stream of higher-quality medicinal power.

Seeing this, Wang Jianqiang immediately circulated his cultivation technique to absorb it.

The massive medicinal power surged into his body, continuously transforming into pure Spiritual Power.

His cultivation base climbed rapidly.

This speed of advancement was extremely astonishing; in just three days, it brought him from the early stage of Qi Refining Layer Nine to the middle stage of Qi Refining Layer Nine.

At this rate, in ten days at most, he would definitely be able to break through to Qi Refining Tenth Layer.

The only drawback was that when the medicinal power was fused through the Array, there was a waste of nearly thirty percent, which was a huge loss of Perfect Cloud Glow Pill.

But for Wang Jianqiang, this was not a problem at all.

They were just Pill; if they were gone, couldn't he just refine more?

"Senior Brother, are you there?"

Just as he was preparing to cultivate in one go to Qi Refining Tenth Layer, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

Wang Yu Yao?

Wang Jianqiang raised his eyebrows, and the image of a dignified and beautiful young woman appeared in his mind.

The last time they met, Wang Yu Yao said she was going into seclusion to break through; counting it up, he hadn't seen Wang Yu Yao for nearly half a month.

Suddenly hearing her voice, he felt a sense of urgency, much like the feeling of a newlywed couple after a short separation.

He waved his palm and put away the Array Flag.

He walked quickly toward the door.