Afterward, Xuanxiao returned to the Medical Hall, coughed, and said, "Cough, cough. Eight thousand purple crystals. Zi Wuji, tell me, how should I use them?"
Hearing this, Zi Wuji said, "Young Master, I suggest... well, give these eight thousand purple crystals to me. Combined with the cultivation technique you gave me, let me pile my cultivation up to the Late Saint Stage first."
Hearing this, Xuanxiao chuckled and said, "Forget it. I'm preparing to set up an array. Eight thousand purple crystals will be enough to gather all the spiritual energy within a million-mile radius. When the time comes, operate the cultivation technique at full power and absorb as much as you can."
Then he looked toward Xue Hankong and said, "You too. I'll give you a cultivation technique as well. Put in some effort. This Spirit Gathering Array powered by eight thousand purple crystals can last for three days. Within those three days, if you can't break through to the Mid Saint Stage, your body will explode. Got it?" As he spoke, he took out a copy of Blood Refining Nine Heavens and gave it to Xue Hankong.
A cold smile curled at the corner of Xuanxiao's mouth. With a sweep of his hand, eight thousand purple crystals scattered like stars, landing precisely throughout the Medical Hall. His hands flew as he struck out one profound incantation after another, chanting, "Heaven and earth have no extremes; lend me the laws of the universe! Spirit Gathering Array, rise!"
In an instant, the Medical Hall blazed with light. The purple crystals seemed to have been granted life, radiating dazzling brilliance. Beams of light intertwined between them, forming a huge spherical barrier that enveloped the entire Medical Hall.
"Rumble!"
The spiritual energy within a million-mile radius seemed to be drawn in. It