The secret chamber was sharply divided into living quarters and a cultivation area. After crossing the old-fashioned living quarters, Xu Yi's gaze was drawn firmly to the five jade pieces at the center of the other half.
The five jade pieces were different colors, and all were damaged.
The red-robed old man seemed to see the question in Xu Yi's heart. Pointing at the five jade pieces, he said, "This is the Spirit Gathering Array. It has stood on Cold Sun Peak for two hundred and fifty years. It's suffered considerable wear, but it's still usable. Of course, our Spirit Gathering Array on Cold Sun Peak was built later than those of the other first-tier sects in Huaixi Prefecture, and it's been in use for the shortest time. It should last at least several dozen more years."
Xu Yi said, "Why can't I feel any spiritual energy here? Is this all the array does?"
He was secretly alarmed. If that were the case, he'd have taken a terrible loss, trading five thousand spirit stones for such a broken array.
The red-robed old man smiled. "The sect master misunderstands. The Spirit Gathering Array was designed to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. But how could these five little jade pieces possibly collect the spiritual energy of heaven and earth? If it were that miraculous, wouldn't every Spirit Gathering Array in the world be priceless? Why would one be found at our sect?"
At this point, the red-robed old man's face flushed. After all, his words seemed to belittle their own sect.
Xu Yi waved a hand. "Go on."
Pointing at the five jade pieces, the red-robed old man said, "What this Spirit Gathering Array actually gathers is the spiritual energy inside spirit stones. Ordinary Spirit Guiding Arts can indeed