Ancient Teleportation Formation

Han Li asked in astonishment, "Senior Brother Lin, you already knew?"

"Of course. It's not as though I shut myself away from the world. In fact, a year ago, I discovered someone from the Ghost Spirit Sect scouting outside this spirit stone mine. Unfortunately, a Core Formation cultivator from the Ghost Spirit Sect was nearby. Otherwise, I would have captured that Foundation Establishment scout and reported him to the sect," Lin Yun said with a sigh.

Then he smiled. "Still, it was thanks to that Ghost Spirit Sect cultivator that I stumbled upon this Ancient Teleportation Formation."

"An Ancient Teleportation Formation?"

Hearing this, Han Li immediately stepped forward to examine the hexagonal formation before him, which looked ancient beyond measure.

"That's right. What you see before you is an Ancient Teleportation Formation. It can transport people over an immense distance. If the Heavenly South descends into chaos, we can use it to leave. But one corner is damaged, and I can't spare the time to repair it just yet. I'll need a friend of mine to help," Lin Yun said as he stepped up his pill refining.

Han Li looked at the damaged corner of the Ancient Teleportation Formation, his expression shifting uncertainly. Naturally, it would be wonderful to escape the chaos in the Heavenly South.

Yet he truly found it hard to leave his homeland. Besides, he had no idea what awaited them at the other end of the Teleportation Array, so he could not make up his mind.

Lin Yun glanced at Han Li's conflicted expression and smiled. "Junior Brother Han, you don't have to decide right now. It'll be a long while before we leave the Heavenly South. This Teleportation Array hasn't even been repaired yet."

As he spoke, Lin Yun abruptly struck the pill furnace with his palm. "Open!"

Five miniature, five-colored dragons immediately rushed out of the pill furnace, each vying to be first, and chased one another through the air.

This strange sight instantly caught Han Li's attention. Forgetting all about leaving the Heavenly South, he asked with his mouth agape, "Senior Brother Lin, what kind of pills are these?"

Every time he watched Lin Yun refine pills, it overturned his understanding, showing him how lofty and profound the Alchemy Dao was and how much he still had to learn.

Lin Yun glanced at Han Li, pointed at one of the dragons, and flicked his finger. The dragon immediately transformed into a crystalline, five-colored pill and flew into Han Li's hand.

"You arrived just as I finished refining these pills. Clearly, you share a fated bond with this pill. It's called a Heaven Mending Pill, and it can remedy deficiencies in a cultivator's primordial spiritual root. It will benefit you greatly, so take it," Lin Yun said.

Although he had extracted the qianyang five elements stellar qi from the Heaven Mending Pills, they had been nurtured together with it for over ten thousand years and had naturally absorbed some of its aura.

Then, drawing on his knowledge of five elements essence qi and his understanding of his own innate five-element Dao body, Lin Yun had refined them anew through the Alchemy Dao, preserving their original ability to remedy spiritual roots.

But these Heaven Mending Pills were of little use to him. Their effects were so heaven-defying that he could not sell them either, leaving them rather like chicken ribs-too little meat to savor, yet a pity to discard.

Hearing what the Heaven Mending Pill could do, Han Li started in shock and asked incredulously, "This pill can actually remedy spiritual roots? Spiritual roots can be improved after birth?"

Lin Yun put away the other four Heaven Mending Pills and said, "Of course spiritual roots can be improved after birth. The Heaven Mending Pill was created by our predecessors precisely to remedy spiritual roots."

Then he reminded him, "The sooner you take this Heaven Mending Pill, the better."

Han Li harbored no suspicions and immediately swallowed the Heaven Mending Pill.

Within moments of taking it, he felt his sensitivity to spiritual qi sharpen considerably. A look of delighted surprise rose involuntarily to his face.

"Oh, right. You can have these too." Lin Yun raised his hand and beckoned. A pair of crystalline, round eggs flew out of a corner and landed in Han Li's hands.

These were Blood Jade Spider eggs. Lin Yun had neither the leisure nor the inclination to keep pets, so he might as well hand this pair of Blood Jade Spiders over to Han Li to raise.

As for the Void Sky Cauldron, which the Blood Jade Spider was connected to, he had collected a great deal of silk spun by the earlier spider and still had its corpse. He should be able to refine a magical artifact from them and try using it to drag the Void Sky Cauldron.

Han Li took the round eggs and asked curiously, "What are these?"

"There used to be a Blood Jade Spider here. These two round eggs are its eggs. Take them and have some fun." After briefly explaining their origins, Lin Yun said, "All right, it's time we left."

Seven days later, Lin Yun and Han Li returned to Yellow Maple Valley.

By then, the war between the Seven Sects and the Six Demonic Path Sects was raging fiercely. With support from the other two kingdoms, the Seven Sects had barely gained the upper hand, but the situation was still far from reassuring.

Lin Yun had no intention of fleeing just yet. Having joined Yellow Maple Valley as a disciple, he had naturally incurred a debt of gratitude to it.

When it was time to lend Yellow Maple Valley his strength, he would naturally do so within his means.

After cultivating quietly in his cave abode for three days, Lin Yun saw that the valley had yet to issue any assignments, so he made a trip to the Yuanwu Kingdom.

"Ruoyin, take a look at this." Lin Yun handed Xin Ruoyin a jade slip containing a copy of the Ancient Teleportation Formation.

Xin Ruoyin took the jade slip and swept it with her spiritual sense. A moment later, she blurted out in surprise, "An Ancient Teleportation Formation?"

Lin Yun smiled and nodded. "That's right. An Ancient Teleportation Formation."

A quarter of an hour later, Xin Ruoyin withdrew her spiritual sense from the jade slip. After pondering for a moment, she asked, "Brother Lin, do you want me to repair this formation?"

Lin Yun nodded. "Yes. I discovered this Ancient Teleportation Formation somewhere, but unfortunately, one corner is damaged. I'll need your help repairing it, Ruoyin."

At this point, Lin Yun paused before continuing, "The Six Demonic Path Sects have invaded the Yue Kingdom. I imagine you've already heard about it, Ruoyin?"

Xin Ruoyin nodded, a trace of worry appearing on her face. The Demonic Path's invasion was spreading like a raging fire; even she had heard about it.

Lin Yun continued, "The Six Demonic Path Sects are far stronger than the Seven Sects. Even with help from your Yuanwu Kingdom and the Purple Gold Kingdom, it's only a matter of time before the Seven Sects are defeated and flee. This Ancient Teleportation Formation will be our way out. When the time comes, you should leave with me too, Ruoyin."

A hint of joy welled up in Xin Ruoyin's heart at his words. She nodded gently. "I understand, Brother Lin. Very little of this teleportation formation is damaged-only a small corner. As it happens, that section is one of the few ancient formations I've studied. I'll restore this Ancient Teleportation Formation as soon as possible."

With the urgency of wartime, Lin Yun did not linger at Xin Ruoyin's place. After hurriedly asking her to help restore the Ancient Teleportation Formation, he rushed back to Yellow Maple Valley.

Only a day after Lin Yun returned to Yellow Maple Valley, Han Li came looking for him and asked, "Senior Brother Lin, using an Ancient Teleportation Formation also requires a Great Teleportation Token. I was wondering whether you...?"

Over the past few days, he had searched throughout the Heavenly Knowledge Pavilion. Although he had found no detailed information about Ancient Teleportation Formations, he had happened upon a record of the Great Teleportation Token. After confirming the Ancient Teleportation Formation's capabilities from it, he had actually made up his mind.

But he was unsure whether Lin Yun had a Great Teleportation Token, so he had hurried over to ask him.

Lin Yun took it out.

When he handed the Great Teleportation Token to Han Li, delight immediately appeared on Han Li's face. Sure enough, it looked exactly like the Great Teleportation Token he had seen in the book.

After returning the Great Teleportation Token to Lin Yun, Han Li asked, "Senior Brother Lin, how many people can use this Great Teleportation Token?"

The book he had read did not say how many people could use a single Great Teleportation Token, which was why he asked.

Lin Yun toyed with the Great Teleportation Token in his hand. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This Great Teleportation Token is a magical artifact that stabilizes space, keeping cultivators from being crushed to death by spatial pressure during teleportation. Once activated, it covers an area of space. As long as everyone can fit inside that area, any number of people can teleport together."

Han Li immediately let out a relieved breath. "That's good."

A day later, the valley issued its assignments.

Most of Yellow Maple Valley's Foundation Establishment cultivators were dispatched to the front lines at the Golden Drum Plains.