Chapter 163: Spirit-Locking Array

"Put these things away first. Didn't you say these people mentioned there was a senior's cave dwelling here? Since that's the case, let's go take a look first."

Su Fan heard this and had no objections.

Whether the cave dwelling Mu Lizi and his group mentioned actually existed, Su Fan was not certain even now.

Perhaps it was false information those people deliberately spread just to lure him out. As for that image stone, it could also be faked.

But since he was already here, wouldn't it be too much of a loss not to go take a look?

And in his heart, he still hoped that the cave dwelling and the Ningyuan Grass were real.

So, hearing the Great Elder's words, Su Fan also packed the things left behind by those people into his own storage box and took the lead in walking toward the depths of the mountain range.

Soon, the two arrived deep in the mountains. Following the map Mu Lizi gave and comparing it with the surrounding environment, the two soon found the corresponding narrow path leading to that senior's cave dwelling.

"Great Elder, here."

The mountain road was rugged. At first, there was a path, but after walking seven or eight miles, they saw dangerous peaks piercing the sky and cliffs a thousand fathoms deep. Fortunately, both of their physical qualities were far beyond ordinary people.

They soon passed this dangerous road, and what came into view for Su Fan and the other was a small canyon. The canyon was not large, only about the size of a soccer field.

"The spiritual energy here... there is a spirit vein below."

Su Shi'an soon sensed the spiritual energy in the valley.

"It's Ningyuan Grass!"

Su Fan saw that on the inner side of the canyon, there seemed to be a medicinal garden, and inside was precisely the Ningyuan Grass he had been seeking.

It looked like there were more than eighty plants, of varying ages, but the youngest were at least a hundred years old.

"There is a problem here."

Not only did Su Fan discover the problem, but Su Shi'an did as well. Although Ningyuan Grass didn't have any requirements for the environment, the spiritual energy it needed was not small.

Generally, it could only survive in a place with at least a second-grade spirit vein, and this canyon before them clearly lacked sufficient spiritual energy, at most being around first-grade mid-tier.

The two looked at each other.

"A Spirit-Locking Array!"

Su Shi'an's face was stern, his expression serious.

"A Spirit-Locking Array? Great Elder, what kind of array is this?"

Su Fan was also curious. The Su Family had an array inheritance, and the Su Family Clan Leader was an array master who had even reached the third-grade level.

But regarding this Spirit-Locking Array, he was still completely confused.

"A Spirit-Locking Array, as the name suggests, locks in spiritual energy. It is actually the same principle as a Spirit-Gathering Array, only it is more overbearing than a Spirit-Gathering Array. A Spirit-Gathering Array gathers spiritual energy from the surroundings, while a Spirit-Locking Array locks the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth into a very small range, which often has great destructive power on spirit veins."

"This is a third-grade high-tier array, generally used for cultivating spirit plants, and not just ordinary spirit plants at that."

After speaking, a scorching sharp light suddenly erupted in Su Shi'an's eyes.

"Perhaps there really is a senior's cave dwelling here?"

Su Shi'an then smiled.

"A third-grade high-tier array?" Su Fan was also shocked upon hearing this. This kind of array had already exceeded his imagination.

At the same time, hearing the spirit plants the Great Elder mentioned, his heart also stirred.

"Let's harvest these Ningyuan Grass plants first, and then we will go over and look for where the cave dwelling is."

"I'll do it."

Su Fan carefully stepped forward, harvested all these Ningyuan Grass plants, and placed them into the brocade boxes he had prepared in advance.

Dozens of Ningyuan Grass plants—these alone were worth no less than several thousand spirit stones.

Especially the Ningyuan Grass here; there were a few plants that had reached over three hundred years old.

Three-hundred-year-old Ningyuan Grass could be used as the main ingredient for refining True Essence Pills. True Essence Pills were second-grade mid-tier spirit pills.

Generally, Foundation Establishment mid-to-late stage cultivators taking them could improve their mana cultivation; they were extremely precious. The Su Family's alchemist inheritance of pill formulas happened to have records of them.

Once his own alchemist cultivation level breaks through to the second grade, he could try refining them.

One must know that one True Essence Pill is worth no less than eight hundred spirit stones, and these kinds of spirit pills are strategic resources for all parties.

They rarely flow out, unless they might appear in some auctions.

After all, they can increase the cultivation of Foundation Establishment mid-to-late stage cultivators. Once they appear on the market, I'm afraid they are bought up very quickly.

The Su Family Clan Leader had once purchased a True Essence Pill in the Taihe Market.

Soon, Su Fan harvested these Ningyuan Grass plants, and at the same time, there were hundreds of other spirit herbs nearby.

And just as Su Fan was harvesting the spirit herbs, a wolf howl suddenly came from afar, and soon a silver-furred, more than a zhang-long wolf-type monster beast darted out from a hidden cave entrance.

"A first-grade high-tier Wind Wolf monster beast."

Su Fan didn't pay much attention to the suddenly appearing Wind Wolf. Although this monster beast was even more powerful than some ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivators,

compared to Su Fan, it was still not enough to look at, not to mention that the Great Elder was standing beside him.

Great Elder Su Shi'an was a fourth-level Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Beast! You're courting death!"

Seeing this Wind Wolf trying to sneak attack Su Fan, Su Shi'an's gaze was cold and sharp. He unleashed a crimson flying sword, which transformed into a rainbow light.

In the blink of an eye, it pierced through the Wind Wolf's head.

Unsurprisingly, this Wind Wolf died. Facing the fourth-level Foundation Establishment Great Elder, it didn't have any struggle at all.

Su Fan went up and soon dismembered the Wind Wolf, taking out the useful wolf teeth, wolf claws, and so on, and of course, the fur.

This stuff was material for making spirit talismans.

Such a large piece of fur could probably be used to refine a few first-grade high-tier spirit talismans.

"Let's go, let's go over and take a look. That should be the entrance to the cave dwelling."

Watching Su Fan finish processing the Wind Wolf's corpse, Su Shi'an said.

Following the position where the Wind Wolf had just appeared, the two soon discovered a cave entrance with their divine sense. The cave entrance was not large, and it was surrounded by shrubs; if one didn't look carefully, it would be impossible to discover.

Looking at the cave entrance, Su Shi'an walked in front. Upon entering the cave entrance, Su Fan, with the help of a sliver of light from the outside, could still see some of the situation at the entrance.

Inside the cave entrance was a bottomless passage. The passage was not wide, about the width of two people.

"Be careful."

Su Shi'an turned his head and exhorted Su Fan. As they went deeper into the passage, it became increasingly dark. Fortunately, after lighting a fire starter, they could still see clearly.

The passage was very long; Su Fan estimated they had walked several kilometers.

Suddenly, the two felt their bodies sink.

"Great Elder, this is?"

The two immediately stopped their steps, and Su Fan couldn't help but ask.

"This is the power of a restriction. We have already touched the range of the array restriction."

Although Su Shi'an was not an array master, he still had some understanding of these things.

"The array here is not simple."

Su Shi'an's expression was solemn.

Su Fan heard this, and his expression became even more solemn. However, after taking a few more steps, it felt as if a great mountain was pressing down on them.

This gravity was so strong.

The subtlety of an array can change the world. Although he didn't know what kind of array was inside this mysterious cave dwelling, just the restriction on the periphery of the array could make the surrounding spatial gravity increase exponentially.

One could see the power of this array.

Under such gravitational space, Su Fan's movement speed slowed down. If he encountered an enemy attack, it would be dangerous.

*Crack! Crack! *

Su Fan gritted his teeth and continued to move forward. After just a few steps, his body suddenly made a cracking sound.

"Hmm! Qifan, this array is not simple. Don't force yourself."

Su Shi'an also felt the heaviness of his body and naturally knew that Su Fan was under even greater pressure. ===== CHAPTER 164 =====