Successfully Cultivating, A First-Rank Spirit Array Master

"Hey, young friend, a Spirit Array Master?"

"What kind of strange profession is that?"

Using his spiritual sense to feel out the words on the manual, Yao Lao immediately grew very interested.

After all, Lin Yan's system could always obtain all kinds of strange and unusual things.

And many of these things came from higher planes like the Great Thousand World.

Even Yao Lao had never seen such things before.

And every time he did, he came away with something new.

So he immediately transformed into a spirit body, flew out of the ring, and hovered in midair, his face full of curiosity.

"Senior Yao Lao, Spirit Array Masters are a rather special, advanced profession in the Great Thousand World."

"Just like Alchemists on the Dou Qi Continent, they serve a great purpose. Many major forces need Spirit Array Masters."

"The difference is that the major forces on the Dou Qi Continent need Alchemists for the medicines they refine. The major forces in the Great Thousand World, on the other hand, need Spirit Array Masters to help them set up Spirit Arrays."

"They can set up all kinds of Spirit Arrays, such as offensive arrays for attacking, defensive arrays for protection, and even Spirit Gathering Arrays for cultivation. Spirit Array Masters can create all of them. So they're highly sought after in the Great Thousand World. If you can master this craft, it's of profound significance."

Lin Yan naturally had nothing to hide from Yao Lao.

After hearing Yao Lao's question, he smiled and gave him a rough explanation of the wonders of Spirit Arrays.

"Oh? They're really that powerful?"

Yao Lao's eyes lit up.

If Spirit Arrays were truly as powerful as Lin Yan said, then this was indeed an extremely impressive profession.

After all, it was so versatile that it could be used in most situations. No wonder it was considered an advanced profession in the Great Thousand World.

"Then I should congratulate you, young friend, on learning a new skill."

Yao Lao smiled and cupped his hands toward Lin Yan.

Lin Yan answered modestly, "Senior Yao Lao, I haven't learned it yet. I may have the cultivation method, but whether I can master it is still hard to say. This sort of thing depends quite a bit on talent."

Yao Lao answered with an amused smile, "Talent? Do you lack that, young friend?"

"If you'll forgive my bluntness, out of everyone I've ever met, your talent is the most absurd."

"So, in my opinion, with your talent, learning this technique shouldn't be a problem."

Lin Yan smiled and said no more.

Then he opened [Basic Theoretical Knowledge of Spirit Array Masters] and began carefully examining its contents.

"Simply put, a Spirit Array is formed by making spiritual energy resonate in a special way, thereby drawing on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to achieve offensive or defensive effects."

"The higher the grade of the Spirit Array, the harder it is to construct. And there are two essential materials involved."

"The first is an Array Diagram."

"Forming an array is like undertaking a vast construction project. Without a complete blueprint, there's no way to get the work started."

"The second is a Spirit Seal."

"The higher the grade of the Spirit Array, the more Spirit Seals it requires. Whether one can control and condense more Spirit Seals is one measure of a Spirit Array Master's skill."

"..."

Lin Yan studied the contents intently, while Yao Lao, beside him, also stared wide-eyed at the book.

After the two of them had read the entire book from beginning to end, Yao Lao's understanding of Spirit Arrays reached a new level, and he held the craft in far higher regard.

"So this is what a Spirit Array Master is. Truly impressive..."

"If you can master it, young friend, you'll definitely benefit greatly!"

Yao Lao couldn't help but exclaim, speaking to Lin Yan.

"Yes, this Spirit Array art really is impressive."

"Senior Yao Lao, I'm going to try cultivating it now."

"I hope I can master this art."

Lin Yan was eager to give it a try.

After replying to Yao Lao, he quickly began cultivating.

To cultivate Spirit Arrays, the first thing one had to do was condense Spirit Seals.

If one couldn't even condense a Spirit Seal, then becoming a Spirit Array Master was out of the question.

Lin Yan had read in the book that an average beginner could generally condense their first Spirit Seal in about half an hour. If they could manage that, they were considered to have some talent for Spirit Arrays.

However, when Lin Yan began cultivating, he discovered that he could condense Spirit Seals exceptionally quickly.

As he followed the method described in the book, the more he read, the more it reminded him of the Samsara Death Seal. There were only a few minor differences, and a few small adjustments were all it took.

So, after making some simple changes, he began condensing Spirit Seals. In less than half an hour, he had made more than a dozen.

He raised his hand and looked at the dozen or so Spirit Seals hovering above his palm. Even Lin Yan himself was dumbfounded.

It seemed...

Learning Spirit Arrays really wasn't all that difficult?

"Just as I thought..."

"Young friend, your talent is simply outrageous."

Yao Lao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Although he'd already suspected as much, seeing it happen right before his eyes still left him shocked.

After reading the introduction, Yao Lao had actually tried it himself when Lin Yan began practicing.

But while Lin Yan had already condensed more than a dozen Spirit Seals in one go, Yao Lao had managed to refine only one.

"Young friend, take a look."

With a bitter smile, Yao Lao showed Lin Yan what he'd managed to do.

"It's not that learning Spirit Arrays is too easy. It's that your talent, young friend, is simply outrageous."

Lin Yan shook his head with a helpless laugh.

Then he continued condensing Spirit Seals.

He condensed them quickly, and as he grew more practiced, his speed kept increasing.

He spent seven days studying them.

Seven days later, he had not only become completely adept at rapidly condensing Spirit Seals in battle, but had also fully mastered the two first-rank Spirit Arrays granted by the system.

Inside the room.

Lin Yan paused for a moment, then quickly set up two Spirit Arrays.

One was red and the other white.

The white one was a first-rank Spirit Array used for cultivation: the Spirit Gathering Array.

Cultivating inside it allowed one to absorb more spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

The red one, meanwhile, was the Fire Spirit Array, used for combat.

Based on Lin Yan's tests, although it was only a first-rank array, even a mid-stage Earth Origin Realm warrior might have a hard time withstanding it if caught in it unprepared.

"Next..."

"I should try breaking through to the Heaven Origin Realm."

Lin Yan plopped down inside the Spirit Gathering Array and ate a few pills that sped up cultivation.

He had been stuck at the Late Earth Yuan Stage for a while. Lately, he'd kept feeling that a breakthrough was imminent. Now, he could finally use the Spirit Gathering Array to help advance his cultivation.