The banquet ended in barely half an hour.
After all, everyone was just making a simple connection.
Whether it was Wang Quan, Qian Xiuyue, or the others, they all had to refine their techniques at night.
Everyone hated to waste time, so it ended early.
At this time, Qian Xiuyue and the others began to prepare for refining their techniques, fixing large banners in place according to specific orientations.
Wang Quan quickly recognized that this was a set of the Heavenly Cycle Star Array.
The lower and upper limits of this formation's power differed by ten thousand times.
The stronger the person's magic power driving it, the greater the power.
At its weakest, it merely gathered starlight.
At its strongest, it could evolve stars within itself and recreate a temporary world.
Qian Xiuyue apologetically said, "Wang Quan, the range for us joining forces to gather starlight is a bit large. Would you mind switching to another mountain peak?"
Wang Quan nodded, "No problem!"
He did not care about such a minor matter.
Soon, Qian Xiuyue and the others began to execute their techniques:
They spat out mouthfuls of magic power onto the flagpoles. The next second, the flagpoles fluttered, and the starlight across the sky was reined in.
Patches of starlight drifted down; one-third of it was swallowed by the flagpoles, one-third fell to the ground, and another third was swallowed by Qian Xiuyue and the others.
Wang Quan estimated that the range of these few people joining forces to gather starlight was about the same as his own range for gathering moonlight alone.
I just don't know how much magic power they can refine in a single night.
Because moonlight was also a form of starlight, Wang Quan feared being affected and went straight to the neighboring mountain peak.
The vegetation on this mountain was lush and uninhabited, with only various small animals present.
As for any spirits or monsters, they had all been tricked into doing odd jobs by Qian Xiuyue and the others.
He sat upright upon a giant boulder, took out numerous props, and prepared to gather moonlight to refine his technique.
Right at that moment, a cultivator within the Heavenly Cycle Star Array suddenly spoke up, "Xiuyue, is there any possibility that Wang Quan might join us?"
Qian Xiuyue shook her head, "Wang Quan was able to study Daoist Scriptures for years, and even after refining his technique, he still continues to study Daoist Scriptures. This is enough to prove that his state of mind is steadfast."
"A person like him will not easily change his own plans."
"Wanting to get him to switch to the Fundamental Method and join us is probably a bit difficult."
A cultivator smiled, "We joined forces to gather so much starlight that each person can refine a third of a wisp of magic power tonight."
"This efficiency is quite astonishing."
"Once he discovers that our technique-refining speed has increased, he will inevitably feel envy."
"When the time comes, we can entice him a little. The hope of success is still quite high!"
Qian Xiuyue nodded.
At this time, a cultivator to the side said, "Look, he's starting to gather moonlight!"
"Good grief, why does he have so many auxiliary materials?"
"Still, no matter how many he has, it's useless."
"His individual efficiency is far inferior to our joint forces and the blessing of this set of Star Banners."
These Star Banners, numbering three hundred and sixty-five, were one of the foundations given to them by the organization.
It was said that this set of Star Banners was worth tens of millions of Green Fly Coins.
Once the manor was built, this set of Star Banners would remain in the manor forever.
If the construction failed... the organization would take back the Star Banners, and they would naturally also lose their qualifications to join the organization.
By then, without a backing behind them, they would lack confidence when facing Zhao Hongyi.
At this moment, Qian Xiuyue and the others saw hazy moonlight emerge upon the mountain peak where Wang Quan was.
Initially, the moonlight only enveloped a range of a hundred meters.
However, it quickly became five hundred meters... a thousand meters... one thousand one hundred meters...
A massive amount of moonlight, resembling a ribbon of light, drilled into the jade plate. Then the jade plate transformed the moonlight, and a portion of it flowed into the eight moon phases.
Finally, following the incense smoke, it descended into Wang Quan's Inner Landscape.
"Such a huge gathering range."
Qian Xiuyue was surprised.
Relying on the flagpole formation, the several of them joining forces could only gather starlight within a range of a thousand meters.
Wang Quan, all by himself, could gather a thousand meters of moonlight.
"It seems the version of his Fundamental Method is quite high."
"For him to enjoy so much moonlight all by himself... how much magic power can he refine in a night?"
"If I had studied Daoist Scriptures alongside him back then, perhaps the version of my technique would be higher now!"
"Perhaps... my technique-refining efficiency would be the same as his?"
For a moment, Qian Xiuyue felt some regret.
The other cultivators also revealed looks of regret.
Back then, everyone had studied the Daoist Scriptures together.
However, the one who persisted the longest was Wang Quan, and moreover, the other party was still studying them now.
Yet all of them had given up.
At this time, a cultivator sighed with emotion, "Every extra volume of Daoist Scriptures he studies increases the power of his Fundamental Method by a bit."
"Over a long period of time, the gap between him and us will only grow larger and larger."
"I'm afraid in less than a year or two, he will surpass us."
Qian Xiuyue observed for a moment and sighed, "The gap of refining techniques two or three years ahead of time has been easily wiped out by the Daoist Scriptures."
"It's truly... laughable!"
"No wonder the Lower Court kept reminding us to study Daoist Scriptures more. It seems... the Daoist Scriptures really help us a great deal."
Speaking of this, she gritted her teeth and said, "Everyone, once the manor is built, I am going to continue studying Daoist Scriptures!"
"Is anyone coming with me?"
The other cultivators looked at Wang Quan's moonlight-gathering range, and finally exchanged glances, "Then we'll do it together."
Everyone was of the same cohort; watching Wang Quan catch up to them and surpass them, they felt unwilling to resign themselves to it.
Mountain Peak:
Wang Quan gathered moonlight.
This was his first time gathering it outside of the Lower Court.
Although the gathering range was still around a thousand meters, the moonlight falling down was visibly several times more numerous than at the Lower Court.
The pity was that although the moonlight was more abundant, the efficiency of converting it into magic power limited the birth of magic power.
When there was still over an hour left until dawn, he had gathered four strands of magic power.
This was one strand more than what he gathered at the Lower Court.
The eight major moon phases were withdrawn, the numerous materials were put away, and finally came the white jade plate.
When the white jade plate descended, Wang Quan discovered that a massive amount of moonlight had gathered upon it.
This moonlight was slowly dissipating.
A thought stirred in his heart, and he formed hand seals, releasing a spell that condensed moonlight.
Since I can't completely refine it into magic power, why not refine it into moon essence?
With moon essence, I can elevate Heavenly Opportunity and then forge a second trait out.
Pondering, the moonlight was temporarily condensed by him upon the jade plate.
A short while later, he put away the jade plate and then paid respects to the moon.
At this time, it was still too early for purple qi to appear, and his magic power had also recovered during the gathering of moonlight: "Then, I will enter the second-layer world once more and clear out an evil."
Thinking of this, he deployed methods all around, released Paper People to stand guard, and only then did his Yin Spirit step foot into the second-layer world.
The Yin Spirit appeared directly within the hall of the great tomb on the second layer.
Then, he saw numerous banners.
[Please stay your steps, Dao Brother of the People-Crossing Scripture!]
[Please help us, Dao Brother of the People-Crossing Scripture!]
Wang Quan...
He surveyed his surroundings, discovering that the main-body-descended cultivators he met last night were standing beneath a banner, looking left and right.
"Dao Brother!"
Wang Quan went up to greet them: "I am that very person who mastered the People-Crossing Scripture yesterday!"
This main-body-descended cultivator was overjoyed, his brows dancing with elation:
"Dao Brother, we'd like to invite you to permanently clear out some evils in the great tomb!"
"We are willing to provide Dao Brother with magic power pills, and are also willing to pay Dao Friend some Green Fly Coins."
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