Chapter 577: High-Level Spirit Gathering Array

The accumulation device that aids cultivators in their practice is something Yan Buji has always been seeking; after all, whether he cultivates the Nine Turn Technique or absorbs spiritual qi, his speed is truly too slow, so he can only rely on external objects.

Before, at least there was a spirit gathering array disk and a jade-faced toad to help a bit, but as he cultivated to late Golden Core, ordinary spirit gathering arrays couldn't keep up with Yan Buji's cultivation speed; although the jade-faced toad's effect was good, it still wasn't enough.

After I finish crafting the accumulation device, I'll check the situation in the Turbulent Flow Sea and then look for something suitable.

Yan Buji thought, now he has no money; spiritual stone resources have been poured into his cultivation, plus crafting the accumulation device and medicinal pills, and daily battle recovery of mana— a million medium-grade spiritual stones are far from enough for his consumption.

Soon after.

Yan Buji designed and crafted an accumulation device to aid his absorption of spiritual qi for cultivation based on past battle loot, naming it the Spirit-Stabilizing Seal.

This seal is a fourth-order artifact, like the jade seal in the hands of ordinary emperors; above it are six dragons returning to the sun, below it are spirit-stabilizing spirit-gathering patterns. Its material is the five-element spiritual material Yan Buji selected and refined; besides absorbing ordinary spiritual qi from heaven and earth, it can also absorb spiritual qi of the five-element attributes.

But the efficiency increase isn't high; Yan Buji tried it, and the Spirit-Stabilizing Seal can at most speed up his absorption by thirty percent, which is still not bad.

"An ordinary auxiliary accumulation device reaching thirty percent is already top-grade." Yan Buji thought.

After putting away the Spirit-Stabilizing Seal, Yan Buji left his cave abode and headed to Twenty-Eight Mansions Island to scout the situation.

The Turbulent Flow Sea has been in chaos for about two hundred years since he arrived; I don't know how it is now.

On Heart Moon Island.

The pier was bustling with people coming and going, various goods being loaded and unloaded; Yan Buji glanced twice, it seemed the previous beast tide had been completely subdued.

"Fellow Daoist, greetings; is this your first time coming to Heart Moon Island? Do you need a guide?"

"Troublesome. Back then it was so chaotic I fled to the Boundless Sea; now I've returned to have a look, but what about the Sun Moon Palace...?" Seeing someone step forward to offer themselves, Yan Buji went along and asked.

"Shh!" a nearby cultivator whispered: "The Sun Moon Palace handed over its sect's treasure to the Liu family fifty years ago; now the Liu family are the ones in charge of the Turbulent Flow Sea."

"Oh, has it ended already?"

"Yes, the Sun Moon Palace acts against the Way and breaks faith with cultivators worldwide; it's no surprise it's come to this. I heard the Boundless Sea has also fallen into chaos, right?"

"Indeed, the Sinking Dragon Society and True Yellow Island have started fighting; I got caught up in it and had no choice but to flee back."

"Hahaha, we loose cultivators also have it rough. Oh, sorry for the rudeness—I haven't introduced myself yet. I am Yu Cang; nice to meet you, fellow Daoist."

"I am Ji Bu."

Yan Buji said casually.

"Fellow Daoist Ji, do you have a place to go now?"

"As for a destination, that's another matter; I'm looking for something."

"Oh?"

Yan Buji stated his need for a high-level spirit gathering array or similar item; Yu Cang suddenly realized: "You know there's an array master who has come to Heart Moon Island, right?!"

"An array master?"

"Not bad; that array master is in the city, and I happen to know him, but I don't know if he's willing to see you."

"As long as the price is right, I think I should be able to hire him."

"Alright then, please come this way."

"Thank you."

Yan Buji followed Yu Cang onto the island and entered the city.

Although the Twenty-Eight Mansions Island was completely overwhelmed by the beast tide two hundred years ago, after the situation on Sun Moon Island stabilized, human cultivators still quickly reclaimed it; the newly built city is even more magnificent and imposing than when Yan Buji first came here.

Yu Cang brought Yan Buji to a small courtyard and said: "This person named Lin Zhen is a fifth-order array master, quite formidable, though his personality is a bit eccentric; I hope you can communicate well with him."

"No problem."

Yu Cang nodded, walked to the door and knocked: "Fellow Daoist Lin Zhen, are you in?"

"It's Fellow Daoist Yu."

A young man opened the door, saw Yu Cang and laughed.

He then turned to look at Yan Buji, frowned, and said: "Who is this guy?"

"This fellow Daoist Ji came from the Boundless Sea, wanting to obtain a high-level spirit gathering array, so...."

Lin Zhen coldly said: "I'm in a bad mood, so I won't receive you. Fellow Daoist Yu, if you have nothing else, I won't even invite you in for tea."

Yu Cang's face turned awkward as he looked at Yan Buji.

Yan Buji stepped forward, clasped his hands, and said: "I am Ji Bu; I have heard of Fellow Daoist Lin Zhen's great name, and have come specially to pay a visit."

"I said I'm in a bad mood, you...."

Yan Buji directly took out a piece of six-transform immortal material, smiled, and said: "Fellow Daoist, why don't we talk?"

Lin Zhen's eyes lit up, he coughed once, and said: "Both of you, please come in."

Following Lin Zhen into the courtyard, the three of them sat at the stone table in the small courtyard.

Lin Zhen looked at the six-transform immortal material in Yan Buji's hand and asked: "I don't know what kind of spirit gathering array Fellow Daoist Ji wants?"

"The higher the level, the better. If a spirit gathering talisman would also work, I'm not lacking in spiritual material, but I know nothing about array talismans." Yan Buji laughed.

"Hehe, arrays are my forte, but spirit gathering talismans are a bit niche. Drawing talismans differs from laying out arrays; although the difficulty is similar, they're not the same kind. As for spirit gathering arrays, I happen to have a fifth-order spirit gathering array disk that can be used ten times—take a look...."

"Ten times?" Yan Buji raised his eyebrows.

"Although the fifth-order spirit gathering array disk is valuable, if it only has ten uses it wouldn't be worth a piece of celestial material."

Seeing the other party hesitate, Lin Zhen said: "Of course, I understand if you don't want to use an old one; if you can provide spiritual material, I guarantee to refine a new spirit gathering array disk for you within half a year, with a usage count guaranteed to be over thirty times. As for remuneration...."

"Remuneration is easy to discuss."

Yan Buji put down the six-transform immortal material in his hand and immediately asked: "What spiritual material do you need?"

Lin Zhen blurted out dozens of fifth-order spiritual materials plus over a hundred fourth-order spiritual materials.

Yan Buji listened for a while, nodded, and said: "No problem, you list them."

He took out a storage bag, sorted the spiritual material he needed, and placed it in front of Lin Zhen.

Lin Zhen stared, opened the storage bag, scanned it with his spiritual sense, then took a deep breath: "Fellow Daoist, you're truly straightforward! Alright, I'll start refining the array disk now!"

"In that case, then I'll trouble you, Fellow Daoist Lin."

Yan Buji clasped his hands and left.

Afterwards, after leaving the door he also gave Yu Cang a middle-grade Spiritual Stone; the other party accepted it without hesitation, smiling and said: "Fellow Daoist Ji, if you have any matters in the future, you can also come find me. I won't speak of other places, but I am still quite familiar with the affairs of Heart Moon Island."

No problem.

Yan Buji smiled; half a year is neither long nor short, staying here for half a year is also fine.