Optimize the Nether Sleep Array! New Daoist Scripture! New Daoist Arts!

[Ping! The host consumed Skill Points, raising Shattering Order from Minor Accomplishment to Major Accomplishment!]

[Ping! The host consumed Skill Points, raising Shattering Order from Minor Accomplishment to Major Accomplishment!]

[Ping! The host consumed Skill Points, raising Shattering Order from Major Accomplishment to Grand Perfection!]

Hummm~

Waves of killing intent roared and surged within Lin Fan's chest!

The energies of the Minor and Major Circulations surged, converging and rushing into his dantian!

In Lin Fan's mind, the already terrifying killing move now seemed even more dreadful, as though it could drag heaven and earth into ruin!

"Phew..."

Lin Fan opened his eyes and let out a long breath, his chest heaving unevenly.

This Shattering Order was terrifying indeed. No wonder it was a technique that seized the workings of heaven and earth!

Even at Grand Perfection, this was only the first stage of Shattering Order!

There were still six more stages after this!

If he continued raising it, the result was simply unimaginable.

Lin Fan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

He wondered whether there would be some change tonight.

He had better hurry and use up his resources.

"System, check the Merit Points needed to optimize the Nether Sleep Array."

Lin Fan suppressed the eager thought in his heart and focused on the question.

[System Notification: Optimizing the Nether Sleep Array requires 500 Merit Points.]

That had come at just the right time.

He had originally planned to follow Martial Uncle Qian He and earn some Merit Points.

He had intended to save them for learning the Spirit Invocation Technique from Martial Uncle Four-Eyes.

He had not expected such a coincidence.

For now, any increase in strength was better than none.

There was no point saving these Merit Points anymore.

An immediate increase in combat power was what he needed to deal with the situation at hand.

The optimal choice.

Do it!

"System, optimize the Nether Sleep Array."

Lin Fan did not hesitate. He merely willed it.

[System Notification: 500 Merit Points deducted. The Nether Sleep Array has been optimized. Congratulations, host, you have learned Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia.]

Suddenly, Lin Fan seemed to be standing outside the world.

His body floated up within his sea of consciousness.

He stood in the Central Palace, as if he had entered a dream.

All things materialized, and time flowed on.

Countless scenes flashed past.

They vanished in the blink of an eye, only to disappear again.

Then, arrays appeared one after another.

A grand voice echoed through his sea of consciousness.

Taiji gives birth to the Two Principles; the Two Principles give birth to the Four Forms.

The Four Forms give birth to the Eight Trigrams; the Eight Trigrams establish heaven and earth.

[Ping! Congratulations, host, you have awakened the Qimen Manifestation Mind Method.]

The system voice rang out.

Lin Fan's heart jolted, and a terrifying realization dawned on him.

Qi Men Dun Jia was divided into four layers of Heaven, Earth, Human, and Divine plates.

They represented the four levels of heavenly timing, geographical advantage, human harmony, and divine assistance.

Using the Nine Palaces of the Luo Shu as its framework, it arranged the Eight Trigrams.

The Heavenly Stems, Eight Deities, Eight Gates, and Nine Stars formed a configuration through the overlapping of the four plates.

If one learned this art and applied it in practice,

and cultivated it to its utmost limit,

one could plan strategies from within the command tent and secure victory thousands of miles away.

[Ping! The host has comprehended the first layer of Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia and grasped Eight Extremes Fist!]

[Ping! The host has comprehended the first layer of Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia and grasped Wind Rope!]

Two system notifications rang out in his mind.

A wave of bewilderment rose from the depths of Lin Fan's heart.

[System Notification: Congratulations, host, you have broken through to Xiantian Sixth Heaven.]

[System Notification: Congratulations, host, you have broken through to Xiantian Seventh Heaven.]

The system voice rang out once more.

"What?! No way—there's actually something this good?!"

The sudden surprise left Lin Fan ecstatic.

He slowly opened his eyes, his gaze blazing.

His trembling hands could not conceal his excitement.

He felt the rich aura of Xiantian Seventh Heaven within him.

It was different from the Xiantian Fifth Heaven energy that had carried him over that threshold.

The pure aura that had flowed slowly and smoothly like a stream

had suddenly become incomparably rich.

It seemed as though a casual sweep of his hand would carry the weight of a thousand jin.

Its flow had also become slower.

Lin Fan smiled in satisfaction.

If that mutated Green Zombie stood before him now,

he had absolute confidence that he could beat it flat with one hand.

There was no way it would be able to catch him off guard again

and leave his tiger's mouth numb from the impact.

There was no need for anyone else to act, nor did he need any array to assist him.

All of that would be completely unnecessary.

Lin Fan did not think any further.

He immediately closed his eyes and entered his comprehension once more.

Suddenly, agile figures displaying powerful fists and kicks appeared in his sea of consciousness.

Those refined close-combat techniques

and formidable physical arts that overcame hardness with softness were revealed one after another before him.

This [Eight Extremes Fist] was truly formidable.

Lin Fan felt a surge of admiration.

With his current physique and this [Eight Extremes Fist],

he was practically a Shaolin martial monk.

So this was what it meant to be physically strong.

He was already completely unrelated to Daoists.

What Daoist could possess such powerful martial skills?

And such an abnormal physique?

He was utterly a top-tier physical combat expert!

Was this going to turn him into Little Lee from Naruto?

Konoha ninja, reporting in!

He had almost forgotten about [Wind Rope]. He would see what it was about.

Lin Fan suddenly felt his heart jolt.

A phantom figure appeared within the Qimen formation.

Its palm swept through the air, gathering invisible wind into its grasp.

The intangible form that could not be seen by the naked eye was incredibly subtle.

It transformed wind into a rope, manipulating the breeze with delicate precision.

Yet its power was highly concentrated, like a hurricane.

Several wind whips cracked loudly as they carried the sound of rushing wind.

As the wind whips descended, the cracking continued without end.

The phantom slowly spread its hands.

The wind rope dispersed with it.

"Truly extraordinary. Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia is terrifying."

Lin Fan exclaimed inwardly.

He immediately sank into thought.

[Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia] used people and objects as its medium.

He had to establish the position of the Central Palace himself before he could make use of the four plates and Eight Trigrams.

The four plates and Eight Trigrams served as the heart of the array, allowing him to control it.

As the caster moved the four plates, they changed one after another.

The four plates could manipulate the power between heaven and earth,

transforming it into one's own strength and using it at will.

Lin Fan merely willed it.

"Ridiculous! And this is only the first stage of Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia!" Lin Fan laughed as he looked at the explanation. He then called out inwardly, "System, open the Attribute Panel!"

Name: Lin Fan

Realm: Xiantian Seventh Heaven

Physique: Skin Refining Realm (Minor Accomplishment)

Magic Tool: Peachwood Sword (Daoist arts amplification 100%)

Daoist Scriptures: Seven Kills of Gods and Ghosts (First Stage), Eight-Nine Arcane Arts, Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia (First Stage)

Daoist Arts: Purplecloud Divine Thunder (Grand Perfection), Soul Locking Evil Dispelling Talisman (Grand Perfection), Heaven-Piercing Eye (Initiate), Shattering Order (Grand Perfection), Eight Extremes Fist (Initiate), Wind Rope (Initiate)

...

"Substantial! Wealthy!"

Lin Fan looked at the panel, his face glowing with satisfaction.

The previous panel had looked far too bare.

Now it was finally presentable!

He had added Wind Rope, which was half offensive and half controlling, as well as the physical art Eight Extremes Fist.

Now he truly had both offense and defense, with mastery of both magic and martial arts!

He was developing in every direction, with no blind spots across all three hundred and sixty degrees!

"It's just that my Merit Points are all gone again."

Lin Fan curled his lips and laughed helplessly.

Skill Points also vanished like flowing water once he started spending them. He would have to slowly save them up again!

"Come on, come on. Let's try it out!"

Lin Fan gathered his thoughts, and his eyes grew heated.

Unable to wait, he made his first attempt at using Marquis Wu's Qimen Dunjia.

Hummm~

A mysterious aura began to swirl!

The Central Palace beneath him glimmered faintly as the four plates unfolded.

Qimen energy circulated through his heart.

A powerful aura barrier instantly spread out.

It covered a vast area.

Amid the silence of the night, there seemed to be an invisible force.

It gradually relaxed everyone's bodies and minds.

Jia Le had already fallen asleep.

Qingqing leaned against a small table inside the tent.

The east, south, west, and north positions took turns patrolling outside through the night.

Daoist Priest Qian He, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly felt his heart jolt.

His brows furrowed tightly, as if he were facing a formidable enemy.

He flashed forward in a single stride.

Master Yixiu and Daoist Priest Four-Eyes also sensed that powerful fluctuation and shot out together!