With his Nascent Soul cultivation level, it was actually a bit of a stretch for Zheng Fa to control the formation for an extended period of time.
Shi Nandang was quite considerate; as if sensing that Zheng Fa's spiritual power was about to be exhausted, he looked at the Profound Mystery Sect Leader and gave an unquestionable command:
" Li Hao, you rest first, go and give it a try."
Zheng Fa didn't try to be brave and landed next to Shi Nandang, watching the Profound Mystery Sect Leader awkwardly control the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array in his place.
"How?"
"This disciple's cultivation is inadequate; I apologize for making a fool of myself in your presence."
"Ha." Shi Nandang shook his head, seemingly finding Zheng Fa's words extremely amusing. "This is the Immortal-Trapping Sword."
Zheng Fa turned to look at Shi Nandang, who laughed and said, "Don't think that just because you're only a Nascent Soul, even we wouldn't be able to do anything about this treasure without the help of the great formation."
That's true.
A madman in the game "The Immortal-Trapping Sword " is nothing to worry about, but a madman at the level of True Immortal is something no one can handle.
Thinking of this, a thought struck him, and he asked Shi Nandang, "After this sword is refined, will the Venerable One be able to control it?"
Shi Nandang looked at him with a complicated expression. "You overestimate me."
I understand.
For Spirit Transformation stage to expect the Immortal-Trapping Sword to obey is like dreaming.
This is troublesome.
He did have the idea of stealing the Immortal-Trapping Sword, but with his current strength, even if he stole it, he wouldn't be able to control it. Who knows, this thing might suddenly go on an attack and be slaughtered by the Nine Mountains Realm.
Then he'll have nowhere to cry.
He had actually anticipated that this would be somewhat difficult.
If the Immortal-Trapping Sword were easy to subdue, then Vast Sun Mountain wouldn't have spent hundreds of thousands of years without finding a solution.
Zheng Fa's previous expectation was to try to connect with the Immortal-Trapping Sword through the < Immortal-Trapping Sword Canon >, and even if he couldn't fully control the treasure, he hoped to be able to use it roughly.
Taking a step back, Zheng Fa could barely accept the possibility of peaceful coexistence with the Immortal-Trapping Sword:
Whether he can control this sword is not important; what is important is that Vast Sun Mountain cannot control it.
The problem now is that with the Immortal-Trapping Sword in its current condition, Zheng Fa is handling it like it's carrying a bomb...
He pondered a solution in his mind, Shi Nandang nodded to him again, saying:
"You may leave now. The affairs of the Profound Mystery Sect are entrusted to you." He glanced at the three Nascent Soul Nascent Soul of the Profound Mystery Sect, thought for a moment, and said, "From now on, you only need to come up once every two months."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa bowed to the crowd and withdrew from the mountaintop.
Watching his figure disappear into the mist, Shi Nandang seemed to have thought of something and smiled at the Ninth Elder beside him, "You are his master, why don't you guess what he will do after he takes over the Profound Mystery Sect?"
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Elder thought to himself: Who is his master?
This Alliance Leader Zheng, often had unconventional ideas; how could anyone possibly guess what she wanted to do or what she would do?
The Eighth Elder, standing to the side, chimed in, "Having just assumed a high position, and with the people not yet convinced, it's natural to establish authority and reorganize the sect so that things will go smoothly in the future."
Shi Nandang nodded slightly, without uttering a word.
The Eighth Elder asked, "What does the Venerable One think?"
"That's not bad."
good?
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Elder understood that the Venerable Shi did not believe this was the best option.
She watched Shi Nandang's gaze swept down the mountain, seemingly observing Zheng Fa, and a realization dawned on her:
This Venerable Shi also had some ideas about testing Zheng Fa.
I just don't know what Alliance Leader Zheng will do.
"He stayed in the Scripture Repository Cave for a whole month?" The Eighth Elder stared blankly, his face full of confusion. "He ignored everyone who came to his door, and they couldn't even find him?"
Even Shi Nandang's expression showed a hint of surprise.
He gazed in the direction of the Scripture Repository Cave, as if he could see a figure engrossed in studying inside.
After silently watching for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he finally smiled, his expression seemingly filled with joy.
"Master?"
The two elders were naturally puzzled when they saw him suddenly laugh.
" Li Hao's resolve is indeed firm," Shi Nandang commented. "Ordinary cultivators, newly assuming great power, even without the arrogance of returning home in wealth, inevitably harbor ambitions to realize their aspirations."
"But Li Hao has absolutely no desire for power; his Dao heart is so pure that I can't even compare."
The Ninth Elder wondered to himself, "What is Alliance Leader Zheng's identity?"
It's probably not that you're inferior, but rather that he doesn't find you attractive...
A thought struck her, and she asked again, "Does the Venerable One know what scriptures he read in the Hidden Merit Cave?"
"Hmm... mostly techniques for refining weapons. The first one is the < Mystic Heaven Artifact Canon > from your Profound Mystery Sect Leader's lineage."
At this point, Shi Nandang's tone was even more full of admiration:
"It seems that Li Hao is quite determined in his pursuit of weapon crafting."
< Mystic Heaven Artifact Canon >?
The Ninth Elder immediately remembered that Zheng Fa had wanted to learn the < Mystic Heaven Artifact Canon >, but it was Secret Method of the Profound Mystery Sect Leader's lineage, and she didn't know it.
Unexpectedly, Alliance Leader Zheng still remembered this, and now that he has power, the first thing he does is learn it.
Looking at the Venerable Shi with an approving expression, the Ninth Elder buried his head in the ground, shaking his head inwardly:
She didn't know whether Zheng Fa was firm in his ambition to refine weapons.
What she knew was that Alliance Leader Zheng was absolutely determined to learn the secrets.
When Zheng Fa returned to the Nine Mountains Realm, the Creation Jade Disc was filled with the classics of the Profound Mystery Sect.
A month is enough time for him to take the Creation Jade Disc and Profound Mystery Sect's Artifact Refining Method.
He didn't think much of the people from the Profound Mystery Sect.
In his mind, the other party was still considered an enemy.
Technology itself is innocent, and the enemy's technology is even more innocent.
Within the Nine Mountains Realm, looking at the various secret manuals Zheng Fa brought back, Old Han's eyes were somewhat fixed, and his face showed a hint of frustration.
Zheng Fa could even read a sense of despair in his expression:
No matter how hard the old man tried to betray his own side, it couldn't compare to the sudden flash of brilliance from the talented students of the Profound Mystery Sect.
Madam Xuanhua was also engrossed in the Jade Slip, her expression one of utter fascination.
Although Profound Mystery Sect is only Nascent Soul sect, its weapon-refining methods are from the same source as those of Vast Sun Mountain, the leader of Xuanwei weapon refining, and have their own unique advantages.
Having developed for tens of thousands of years after separating from Vast Sun Mountain, it even possesses some unique characteristics.
It has extremely high reference value for both Madam Xuanhua and Heavenly Crafts Pavilion.
" Xuanhua." Seeing that Madam Xuanhua had finally lifted her head from the Jade Slip, Zheng Fa asked, "How's the teaching material being compiled by the Artifact Refiners Guild along?"
"It's almost done. It's currently being reviewed by Master Zhang. With the Secret Method of the Profound Mystery Sect True Person Zhang in hand, there are still some parts of the teaching material that need to be revised."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa nodded to Madam Xuanhua and said with a smile, "Then I'll go see Senior Sister Zhang first."
After thinking for a while, he said again, " Xuanhua, I entrust the future of our Nine Mountains Sect Artifact Dao to you."
Madam Xuanhua seemed to understand what he was talking about. She nodded slightly to him without saying a word, but her expression was solemn.
Zheng Fa arrived at University Island, where Senior Sister Zhang was using the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation to perform a calculation.
Xie Qingxue stood to one side.
The two exchanged a few words every now and then.
Since the array was set up, it has been running almost non-stop, and the Spirit Stone have been consumed extremely quickly.
But Zheng Fa knew that they were not at a loss.
The cost savings in production and trade alone amount to ten times the value of these Spirit Stone.
"Senior Sister! Fairy Xie!"
Senior Sister Zhang retracted the Flying Immortal Brush in her hand and landed Dharma Body.
"How?"
Before Senior Sister Zhang could speak, Xie Qingxue hurriedly asked.
Zheng Fa knew she was asking about the Immortal-Trapping Sword —after all, it was the Tianhe Sect's most prized treasure, Xie Qingxue probably thought about it every day.
Instead of answering, he asked, " Fairy Xie, may I ask if any of the four lineages of your sect have female Founder?"
Xie Qingxue was taken aback, then nodded and said, "There is one."
"Could he be the Founder of the Immortal-Trapping Lineage?"
"No, the Founder of the Immortal-Trapping Lineage was the fourth disciple of the Patriarch Tianhe, so he should be a man."
"In that case, the Immortal-Trapping Sword Spirit might not be the fourth disciple of Venerable Tianhe."
" The Immortal-Trapping Sword Spirit?"
Xie Qingxue was stunned upon hearing this, and the confusion on her face became even more urgent.
Zheng Fa did not hide anything and told Xie Qingxue the whole story about the Immortal-Trapping Sword Spirit.
Xie Qingxue's expression darkened upon hearing this. " The Immortal-Trapping Sword Spirit... has it gone mad?"
Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang frowned and interjected, "This is troublesome."
My senior knows what I'm thinking.
He naturally understood the troublesome nature of the Immortal-Trapping Sword:
If you rob it, you'll lose control and something bad might happen.
If we don't seize it, it will be even more unacceptable to wait until Vast Sun Mountain is successfully established.
Even the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array something Zheng Fa doesn't dare to disrupt now—if the Immortal-Trapping Sword were allowed to roam freely, who knows what it might do?
"Junior brother, what do you think?"
"Treat it."
There is practically only one option to resolve this issue.
"You mean, like the Nine Mountains Patriarch?"
Zheng Fa nodded and said:
"Ideally, of course, we should find a compatible sword spirit for this Immortal-Trapping Sword."
"If all else fails, we can do what we did at Vast Sun Mountain and destroy the sword spirit's will."
Zheng Fa's idea was simple: either the Immortal-Trapping Sword would be healed and the Immortal-Trapping Sword would obediently follow orders.
Either let it kill them, or...
Forget about whether you live or die, just tell me if you're better or not.
He looked at Xie Qingxue, Xie Qingxue expression was still not good, clearly still worried about the situation with the Immortal-Trapping Sword.
Seeing that Zheng Fa seemed to be looking at her, Xie Qingxue rolled her eyes. "This sword was given to Vast Sun Mountain by the Founder, what can I say?"
Indeed, even the fourth disciple of Venerable Tianhe didn't feel sorry for him.
Xie Qingxue's sympathy was of no use.
Senior Sister Zhang pressed on, asking, "How do you treat it?"
"Rely on the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array." Zheng Fa had considered many countermeasures these past few days, but after much thought, he only found this one solution. "Without this array, even with the Immortal-Trapping Sword, I can't do anything."
He was able to reforge the Nine Mountains Patriarch because the Nine Mountains Patriarch was also Nascent Soul, and was extremely cooperative.
Given the quality and character of the Immortal-Trapping Sword, Zheng Fa lacked the confidence, but he believed in the wisdom of Vast Sun Mountain.
"Secretly modifying the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array to have Vast Sun Mountain help us refine the Immortal-Trapping Sword?" Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang nodded first, then asked, "What about the Hundred Immortals Alliance's Spirit Vein?"
Zheng Fa did not answer, but instead pointed towards the void, sending out a Communication Talisman from his fingertip.
The two Senior Sister Zhang exchanged a glance, neither of them knowing who Zheng Fa was looking for. After a moment, they saw the muscular figure of the Nine Mountains Patriarch leap across the Rainbow Bridge and fly over.
What do you want from me?
" Founder, you said before that you could change the course of the Spirit Vein?"
The Nine Mountains Patriarch nodded proudly.
"If I asked you to connect the Profound Mystery Sect's Earthfire Vein with the Vast Sun Mountain's Spirit Vein, could you do that?"
"That's possible, but I need to know the Spirit Vein paths of Vast Sun Mountain and Profound Mystery Sect." The Nine Mountains Patriarch pondered for a moment before agreeing, "What's the purpose of this?"
He didn't understand, but Senior Sister Zhang and Xie Qingxue did.
"Junior brother, when you Profound Mystery Sect, did you think of this?"
Zheng Fa smiled and said, "That's the idea."
The Immortal-Trapping Sword is too powerful.
Therefore, the sheer volume of Spiritual Qi required for the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array to refine this treasure is astonishing.
The choice of Vast Sun Mountain was to drain almost all of the Hundred Immortals Alliance's Spirit Vein to meet the needs of the formation.
On one hand, they refined the Immortal-Trapping Sword; on the other hand, they severed the foundation of the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
"I only realized how intimately Vast Sun Mountain knew the major Spirit Vein within the Hundred Immortals Alliance after seeing the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array," Zheng Fa explained. "This formation was created based on the distribution of the Hundred Immortals Alliance's Spirit Vein; it's extremely ingenious."
The Hundred Immortals Alliance originally belonged to the sphere of influence of Vast Sun Mountain.
It could be said that Vast Sun Mountain knew more about the secrets of the Hundred Immortals Alliance than Zheng Fa.
"If it weren't for the Founder, I would have tried to change the formation, but it would be so easy to expose. If it were exposed, the most feasible method would be to subdue Shi Nandang and the other seven... The problem is that Shi Nandang might have some backup plan from that True Immortal Holy Ancestor."
Shi Nandang extremely concerned about the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array, and small details may be able to deceive him.
But if even the node positions and the direction of the formation change, he would probably notice immediately.
Given the power of the Immortal -Immortal-Trapping Sword, it's unlikely that the Saint Ancestor Lu of Vast Sun Mountain would have entrusted it to Shi Nandang, a Shi Nandang Spirit Transformation, without any precautions.
"But with the Founder, things become much easier. My modifications to the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array don't need to be so obvious; the Founder only needs to modify the Spirit Vein at crucial moments."
After listening, Senior Sister Zhang pondered for a long time, then looked at Nine Mountains Patriarch and smiled:
"How to modify the Spirit Vein and formations still needs to be deduced. However, this may be the best approach."
The Nine Mountains Patriarch looked somewhat bewildered, probably because he didn't understand.
Zheng Fa didn't know how to explain it to him:
I was planning to send him to Vast Sun Mountain... to steal some electricity.
After exchanging a few more words with Xie Qingxue and the Nine Mountains Patriarch, the two took their leave. As they watched the two figures disappear on the Rainbow Bridge, Zheng Fa and Senior Sister Zhang exchanged a worried glance.
"Twenty years..."
Senior Sister Zhang slowly wiped the smile off her face and frowned as she spoke.
" Vast Sun Mountain has given us only twenty years."
Zheng Fa's expression was much more somber than before.
Xie Qingxue and her companion were unaware of what the biggest problem facing the Hundred Immortals Alliance was right now.
Perhaps the Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array can be resolved with the help of the Nine Mountains Patriarch.
But the threat from Vast Sun Mountain is getting closer and closer.
Furthermore, if the Spirit Vein of Vast Sun Mountain were to dry up on Heaven-Earth Divine Baleful Array, the Immortal-Trapping Sword would still be taken by Zheng Fa.
The other party's reaction was, in fact, quite predictable.
"They've put a lot of effort into Vast Sun Mountain, and they found out about our Founder's Spirit Transformation so quickly."
Shi Nandang originally planned to spend forty years refining the Immortal-Trapping Sword, but now that timeframe has been halved, probably at the behest of Vast Sun Mountain.
Vast Sun Mountain became anxious, probably because it discovered that the Hundred Immortals Alliance was developing extremely rapidly.
"Senior sister, regardless of whether we can successfully control the Immortal-Trapping Sword, Vast Sun Mountain will likely realize something is amiss twenty years from now. The situation will be even more complicated then, and Vast Sun Mountain's methods will probably become even more ruthless."
Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa, and when she noticed him looking at her, she couldn't help but ask, "Why are you looking at me?"
"Senior sister, I want you to Spirit Transformation as soon as possible."
"Of course I want to..." Senior Sister Zhang paused halfway through her sentence, suddenly realizing Zheng Fa's meaning, "You mean, you want me to temporarily ignore the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation?"
"Yes, this formation is draining your energy too much."
Currently, in the Nine Mountains Realm, only Senior Sister Zhang and Zheng Fa are capable of controlling such a complex formation as the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation.
Zheng Fa would visit Profound Mystery Sect from time to time.
Therefore, Senior Sister Zhang spent almost every day calculating the numbers.
This abacus has brought many benefits to the Nine Mountains Realm, but as a result, Senior Sister Zhang doesn't have much time to cultivate.
"..."
Senior Sister Zhang turned her head, looked at the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation on the ground, then turned back to Zheng Fa: "Without this formation, how could the Nine Mountains Realm develop?"
"Compared to you, Senior Sister, the Nine Mountains Realm... is unimportant."
Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang looked at Zheng Fa's face without saying a word, simply staring.
She was well aware of Zheng Fa's high regard for the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation, and she also understood Zheng Fa's urgent desire for the Nine Mountains Realm to develop rapidly.
However, in order to give her time to Spirit Transformation and increase her chances of survival in future conflicts, Zheng Fa chose to suspend the operation of the calculation array.
"Actually, I'm not completely ignoring the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation." Seeing the hesitation in Senior Sister Zhang's eyes, Zheng Fa smiled and said, "Senior Sister, haven't you already reviewed the textbooks for all the subjects?"
"The textbooks for the Array Dao Academy should be ready by now?"
Senior Sister Zhang said, "It's just a first draft. There are very few people in the Nine Mountains Realm who understand Formation Dao, but it's still usable."
"If they're usable, that's good. Senior Sister, why don't you select some talented disciples and teach them the method of controlling the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation? I think in a year or two, we'll have some usable people, and then Senior Sister can leave with peace of mind."
After all, all that's needed is someone to control the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation, so training them is relatively simple.
Even if the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation is a new thing, one or two years will be enough.
Upon hearing this, Senior Sister Zhang said, "Then I'll prepare for Spirit Transformation in a year or two; it won't be too late."
"..."
Zheng Fa looked at Senior Sister Zhang and heard her say:
" Nine Mountains Realm and me... you don't need to choose."
... It means wanting everything.
To be honest, the sooner Senior Sister Zhang reaches the Spirit Transformation, the more at ease Zheng Fa will feel.
However, seeing the determination in Senior Sister Zhang's eyes, he understood that sometimes he couldn't change her decisions.
He sighed inwardly; in truth, he had expected this.
That leaves only one solution...
In modern times, Nursing Home.
Zheng Fa entered Tang Lingwu's room and asked expectantly:
"How's the research on the artificial intelligence algorithm applicable to the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation going?"
Lingwu.
Whether Senior Sister Zhang can reach the Spirit Transformation soon depends on you!
Training disciples is not a matter of a day, but if we can improve the intelligence level of the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation, or even let her develop her own consciousness, that would be a way to liberate Senior Sister Zhang.
"We've made some progress, but while the logic of these Talisman Diagram and assembly language seem similar, they're actually quite different... There have been some minor issues."
Tang Lingwu said helplessly.
Zheng Fa walked behind Tang Lingwu's chair, looked at the posts on Tang Lingwu's forum, and suddenly asked, "I have two documents; take a look, they might be useful."
He took out two books and handed them to Tang Lingwu.
Tang Lingwu flipped through the pages, softly uttering two book titles. " Scarlet Firmament Jade Register... Immortal-Trapping Sword Canon? Is this Cultivation Method manual? What does this have to do with the Nine-Chapter Calculation Formation?"
"These two books present two approaches to constructing intelligent agents using Talisman Diagram."
Seeing Tang Lingwu's eyes widen suddenly, Zheng Fa felt secretly pleased:
Creating artificial intelligence... even the Xuanwei Realm can do that.
With the best minds from two different worlds combined, he was convinced they couldn't develop an artificial intelligence that would allow Senior Sister Zhang to give up her responsibilities.