Winter saw little activity on Pacify Arms Mountain, so Feng Jun simply kept the Spirit-Gathering Formation running most of the time.
Of course, it could not stay on continuously. Following Blue Star's pattern, he ran it for five days straight, rested for two days, then continued.
Time passed quickly, but Feng Jun's cultivation did not improve very quickly, and he made little progress in deciphering the Teleportation Array. On the other hand, his success rate with Thunderclap Talismans had risen to thirty percent, making them cheaper to produce than to buy.
Most importantly, he had begun to gain some insight into Earth Veins.
Through his observations, he realized that Pacify Arms Mountain's Earth Vein was fairly good, at least stronger than those in the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, he was far too unfamiliar with methods of drawing upon Earth Veins. Otherwise, he would even have considered using Pacify Arms Mountain as a test site.
With heavy snow falling from time to time, Feng Jun had lost all interest in blasting mines.
One day, the weather had originally looked clear, the snow had nearly melted, and the scent of spring was already in the air. Then the skies darkened again, and another heavy snowfall descended.
Feng Jun went to inspect the Spirit Plant Formation, then walked to the top of a hill and sat down. On the mountainside diagonally opposite him was the Spirit-Gathering Formation.
Quite a few people were taking advantage of the spiritual energy beside the Spirit-Gathering Formation, nearly thirty in total. Even the Deng brothers were cultivating from afar—Lang Zhen was absent only because he was standing watch at the Blessing Courtyard.
Watching snowflakes whirl through the sky, Feng Jun's gaze grew somewhat vacant. The noisy crowd nearby instead made him feel a trace of loneliness.
At that moment,