Chapter 812

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing withdrew his Vision Sharing, the ruthless look in his eyes gradually fading.

Solving these Spirit Insect Cultivators could not bring him peace of mind.

The true root cause was actually the Wu Sheng Chong Mu controlling the Spirit Insect Cultivators.

Although he and the other party could not be considered mortal enemies, they had made contact several times, and he knew deeply how terrifying this one was.

You must know, even the Immortal Sects only dared to warn, not to act; one can see how powerful it is.

Back then, because of the Immortal Sects' warning, plus the appearance of the Qingdi Garden, it led its subordinates to the Yaoguang Nine Domains.

It has been quiet for so many years; he originally thought it would not stir up trouble again, but unexpectedly it still stretched its hand out toward Dongyu again.

And this time, at a glance it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Xu Zhangqing, thoughtful: "Could it be that a change occurred in the Yaoguang Nine Domains, so it wants to return to Dongyu?"

But on second thought, he felt it was not too likely.

That place, the Yaoguang Nine Domains, he understood relatively well.

Aside from some Human Cultivators, only Sea Monsters and fish demons remained in the water.

Back when it caused a disturbance once, it provoked one of the Three Great Immortal Sects, Longhu Immortal Sect, to personally intervene, directly bringing the great killing weapon, the Zhenyue Chariot, to move Nine Mountains, nearly filling that place flat.

Even with a variable place like Yaoguang Cave, it was impossible to stir up too great a wave.

However, the appearance of the Nine-Headed Insect and other Spirit Insect Cultivators was absolutely not as simple as the surface; behind it there must be a deeper conspiracy.

Currently, although Xu Qiansui uprooted and destroyed this Spirit Insect Cultivator outpost, the hidden danger remains.

First, the Nine-Headed Insect's whereabouts are secretive.

Second, the Wu Sheng Chong Mu's strength is unfathomable.

Therefore, as long as these two do not die for a day, Lingqu Sect is like prey targeted by a venomous snake, and may encounter a catastrophe of annihilation at any time.

Xu Zhangqing understood clearly that he must make foolproof preparations, absolutely not giving the other side any exploitable opportunity.

He walked slowly to the window, gazing at the lush Ling Wood inside the valley, his thoughts turning rapidly.

At present, countermeasures were nothing more than two paths:

One, trace to the source.

Completely kill the Nine-Headed Insect and the Wu Sheng Chong Mu, forever eliminating future troubles.

Two, reinforce defenses.

Enhance Lingqu Sect's self-preservation ability, using stillness to control movement.

Currently it seems the first path is not very realistic, after all it simply cannot be done.

The Wu Sheng Chong Mu, that is an existence that even a Spirit Transformation cultivator might not be able to kill.

It has lived from the Ancient Period to now; it certainly has many methods.

The Nine-Headed Insect's whereabouts are uncertain, and the Wu Sheng Chong Mu cannot be beaten.

In this way, only the second path is the most secure.

First guard Lingqu Sect, then plan slowly.

Xu Zhangqing's heart stirred; in an instant he entered his Personal Space: "The most urgent task right now is to first upgrade the valley's Spiritual Arrays and Restrictions."

Not long after, he found Nu Tu.

Nu Tu is an Earth Spirit Root Clone, skilled in Spiritual Arrays and geomancy.

Therefore in this aspect, she is absolutely more reliable than anyone.

Nu Tu bowed slightly, voice flat and calm: "Original Body."

"Summoning you this time is for an important matter."

Xu Zhangqing informed her one by one of the previous encounter with Spirit Insect Cultivator scouts, as well as his doubts about the Nine-Headed Insect and Wu Sheng Chong Mu's forces, and finally said in a deep voice: "I need you to redesign a set of Spiritual Array Restrictions, completely enveloping the entire Qingxi Valley.

The Spiritual Array must combine three major functions: defense, trapping and killing, and concealment; at minimum it must withstand a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator's all-out attack.

If encountering a Spirit Transformation powerhouse, it must also hold for a time, buying evacuation time for the Sect Disciples."

Nu Tu heard this, a trace of solemnity flashing in her eyes: "Actually, I have long since planned it.

This valley has a stream winding around the mountain, twin cliffs locking the valley; it is naturally a treasure land.

One can rely on the terrain to set up the Soul-Locking Trapping Killing Array.

One, using the twin cliffs at the valley entrance as yin, borrowing the thorny vines on the cliffs to set up the Chansi Mistong Array; ordinary cultivators stepping in will be entangled by the vines, and simultaneously the thorns will release bewildering smoke, cooperating with the cliff walls' reflected light distorting vision, completely concealing the valley entrance within the mountains and forests; even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it hard to spy the full picture.

Two, using the clear stream inside the valley as yang; the water-born Lingti in the stream can serve as Water-attribute Array Eyes, drawing the stream's pure Spiritual Energy to condense the Water Curtain Domain; it can both block technique impacts and, borrowing the stream's flow, dissolve the enemy's Spiritual Energy fluctuations.

Three, using the thousand-year ancient trees on the two green mountains as harmony; select the ten thickest ancient trees as Wood-attribute Array Eyes; the Spirit Vines and red fruits between the ancient trees serve as Killing Array trigger points; when enemies intrude, the Spirit Vines will automatically contract and entangle, the red fruits burst releasing corrupting Spirit poison mist, and the ancient trees themselves can draw Spirit Vein power to transform into wooden armor shields, layer upon layer of reinforcement."

Qingxi Valley sits a thousand li southeast of Dongting Immortal Sect, naturally possessing excellent defensive terrain.

The valley entrance is narrow, only allowing two people to walk side by side; sheer cliffs stand on both sides, thorny vines winding like woven fabric, concealment extremely strong.

Inside the valley a clear stream winds and flows; the stream water is ice-cold to the bone, comparable to Liquid Water Essence.

The stream bottom has countless pebbles, and moreover a large amount of water-born Lingti grow and are cultivated within.

Green mountains stretch continuously on both sides; ancient trees tens of zhang high cover the sky and block the sun.

A medium-grade Spirit Vein extends through the whole valley, making the Spiritual Energy exceptionally dense.

The previously set Spiritual Arrays could only withstand Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Stage cultivators; borrowing this natural terrain to reconstruct the Grand Array will certainly achieve impregnability.

As for Spirit Transformation Stage, it can also delay for a period of time.

Xu Zhangqing listened and nodded slightly: "No wonder it's you, just hearing about it sounds powerful."

Besides that, I also want to set up a Teleportation Array in the valley, with the destination tentatively set at an Outer Perimeter outpost of the Dongting Immortal Sect.

Once they encounter a crisis they cannot resist, Sect members can evacuate quickly through the Teleportation Array.

The female cultivator reminded: "A Teleportation Array requires spatial-attribute Spiritual Materials as its core; ordinary materials cannot withstand the spatial tearing force of cross-domain teleportation."

Xu Zhangqing smiled slightly, raised his hand and flipped it over, and an Ancient Jade Box emerged in his palm.

Opening the Jade Box, inside lay a fist-sized earth-yellow fruit.

The fruit was semi-transparent, with golden light and shadow flowing slowly inside, like stars revolving, and faint Space Fluctuations lingered around it.

Touching it, one could feel the strange ability of time stagnating and space solidifying.

This is a Spatial Earth Origin Fruit, a Dual Attribute Spirit Fruit of earth and space attributes, containing rich Origin of Space power, precisely the best material for refining a Teleportation Array.

Xu Zhangqing smiled proudly: "Don't forget, I have a Space Earth Origin Fruit Tree here."

The female cultivator nodded lightly: "Alright, that makes it easy then."

Xu Zhangqing handed over the Jade Box: "You go survey the Spirit Vein trends first, designate the positions for the Spiritual Array and Teleportation Array; I will prepare the required Spiritual Materials. The Spiritual Array matter must be settled as soon as possible."

"The Spiritual Array matter must be settled as soon as possible."

"As you command."

The female cultivator took the Jade Box, then her figure flashed and she directly left the Personal Space.

This wasn't over yet; after Xu Zhangqing left the Personal Space, he summoned Xu Linshan and other Core Members.

One was to have them prepare the Spiritual Materials needed for the Spiritual Array, such as Thousand-Year Black Iron, Netherworld Stone, Spirit Jade, etc.

The other was to have the rest contact forces that had cooperated with the Lingqu Sect, such as Bishui Hall, Qingxi Town, etc., instructing them to heighten alertness and guard against strangers infiltrating.

Not even Half a Day passed before quite a few forces responded.

Recently there have indeed emerged a batch of strange Loose Cultivators, approaching them in all sorts of ways!