Spirit Gathering Array

It was just that within the room, the spiritual energy was most concentrated within three feet of the Formation Disk's core. The farther out it spread, the thinner it became.

Even so, it was already more than good enough.

Even the spiritual energy around the room's edges was more than twice as strong as before!

But less than a minute later, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to lose its pull. In an instant, it broke from its original course, burst apart, and spilled in every direction.

Three minutes later, the spiritual energy throughout the room returned to normal.

"How is it? This is the pride and joy of our Yueming Pavilion, the 'Spirit Gathering Array'!"

Wang Weizhi said, slightly out of breath. He had just poured in all his magical power to activate the Spirit Gathering Array, and it had taken quite a toll on him.

This thing wasn't supposed to be powered by a cultivator's magical power.

But wasting Spirit Stones just to demonstrate the array's effects would have been too costly. Wang Weizhi couldn't afford it.

So he had no choice but to do it himself, using his own magical power in place of Spirit Stones.

"Mm! It really is a good thing! It just doesn't last long enough!"

Li Yunjing stood up and began examining the Spirit Gathering Array.

At that moment, it felt as if a cat were scratching at his heart. He was itching with curiosity.

This was the first Formation Disk he had ever seen, and it had completely piqued his interest.

"Heh! That's not true. These grooves are where you put the Spirit Stones. Once they're inserted, you don't need to activate it with magical power, and it can run for a long time!"

Wang Weizhi explained, "This Spirit Gathering Array doesn't trap, bind, confuse, defend, or kill. Its only function is to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"If there's one drawback, it's that it consumes a lot of Spirit Stones. But it's still much faster than absorbing spiritual power from Spirit Stones directly."

After hearing Wang Weizhi's explanation, Li Yunjing thought it over briefly, then nodded in agreement.

Li Yunjing asked, "You know about my relationship with the Yu Family. Give me a fair price!"

"Heh! Five hundred contribution points!"

Wang Weizhi smiled, but Li Yunjing found the smile a little irritating.

I haven't even gotten those contribution points yet, and you've already taken them all?

I still have to pay Yu Yunyi back later!

"Brother Li, don't complain that it's expensive! This really is the lowest price. It's an array, after all! I'm telling you, if anyone else came to buy it, they wouldn't get out that door without paying eight hundred contribution points!"

Wang Weizhi seemed to have noticed Li Yunjing's dissatisfaction, so he explained.

That was no lie. Because Li Yunjing had a special relationship with a direct descendant of the Yu Family, Wang Weizhi wasn't ripping him off. In fact, he had offered him the lowest price his authority allowed.

Li Yunjing was only at the second layer of the Qi Refining Realm, yet he had already shown signs of rising to prominence.

A shrewd man like Wang Weizhi naturally wanted to maintain a good relationship with Li Yunjing.

"Alas, when you're under someone else's roof, you have to bow your head."

Li Yunjing weighed it over in his mind. The thing really was well suited to him, and the price did seem to be discounted.

Of the four major paths of cultivation—alchemy, artifact forging, talismans, and arrays—arrays had always been the most expensive.

Whether in difficulty or scarcity, Formation Dao ranked first.

It was understandable that a Spirit Gathering Array cost so much.

Li Yunjing had no choice but to say, "All right. I agree."

After the deal was done, Li Yunjing, unable to hide his excitement, clasped his hands to Wang Weizhi and quickly left.

At that moment, he didn't dare linger in Yueming Pavilion.

How long had he even been here?

Not only had he spent every last one of his contribution points, he had even gone and borrowed five hundred from Yu Yunyi.

There were too many good things in Yueming Pavilion. He could barely take it!

He wanted everything he saw, and he was afraid Wang Weizhi would bring out something else that would set his heart itching again.

"Interesting! He managed to spend all five hundred contribution points again?"

From a third-floor window, Yu Yunyi watched Li Yunjing's departing figure, deep in thought.

Li Yunjing hurried straight back to Qiongze Peak and turned down Ma Xingyuan's suggestion that they go eat.

How could he think about that right now?

Only after returning to his lodgings would he have the time and space to study his new magical weapon, his new pills, and, of course, that expensive array set.

Li Yunjing first took out the Spirit Gathering Array and set it on the floor in front of his bed, less than a foot away from it.

"Eight grooves in all. Looks like it needs eight Spirit Stones! With the Spirit Stones I have, I probably won't be able to keep it running for more than a few days!"

Li Yunjing regretted it a little now.

Was a high-end item like the Spirit Gathering Array more than he could afford to use?

The arrow was already on the string. There was no choice but to let it fly!

He had already bought the Spirit Gathering Array. If he didn't use it, he'd lose even more!

Gritting his teeth, Li Yunjing took eight thumb-sized Spirit Stones from his Storage Bag and inserted them into the grooves one by one.

The Spirit Stones fit the grooves perfectly. It seemed the Formation Dao master who made the Formation Disk had prepared everything in advance for its use.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Before long, the Spirit Gathering Array blazed with white light, and the room suddenly filled with the sound of wind.

Li Yunjing sensed wave after wave of spiritual energy!

He couldn't waste a moment!

Li Yunjing hurriedly took a Qi Replenishing Pill from a jade vial and swallowed it. Then he went to his bed, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating in silence.

Li Yunjing drew in the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which entered his body through his mouth and nose.

At the same time, the Qi Replenishing Pill he had swallowed began to take effect.

Inside Li Yunjing's stomach, the pill broke down, immediately releasing immense heat.

The heat spread from his stomach to his organs. Before long, billowing white steam rose from his entire body.

At that moment, Li Yunjing was like a furnace.

The pill's medicinal power filled his whole body, making him feel as though he had boundless strength!

Visible spiritual energy seeped into him from both inside and out!

This is bad! There seems to be too much spiritual energy!

Li Yunjing was startled. Beads of sweat the size of peas covered his forehead. Spiritual energy flooded him inside and out, and he felt as if his body and soul were about to split apart.

The pain made Li Yunjing let out a muffled cry.

There was nothing he could do now.

He had pushed things too far!

His body seemed unable to withstand the influx of spiritual energy. He felt as if he were about to burst.

In this situation, Li Yunjing could only use the fastest method he knew: he frantically practiced the Qi Refining formula from the Divine Firmament Jade Records, guiding and transforming the spiritual energy pouring in from outside.

Boundless spiritual energy enveloped his entire sea of consciousness.

Amid the tearing pain in his soul, a speck of light suddenly flared deep within Li Yunjing's sea of consciousness.

In the briefest instant, his entire sea of consciousness expanded more than threefold.