Jiang Yi put the matter of the demonic form aside for the moment and asked:
"Are all the halls, subsidiary residences, lodges, and storehouses of the Eternal Bright Heavenly Pool under your management?"
Before leaving, Scripture Master Lu had wielded great Law Power to clear away most of the obstacles for him, leaving him some breathing room to advance his cultivation.
His immediate priority was to enter the tenth level of Qi Refining, then use Supplicating the Heavenly Book to deduce the supreme-grade True Xi most compatible with the "unitary Spirit Chance."
Once he refined that mouthful of primordial truth, he could bring forth Profound Light and nurture Law Power. By then, a mere demonic form would pose little threat.
The middle-aged Daoist in a kudzu-cloth headscarf hurriedly answered:
"This humble one received the Patriarch's enlightenment and became the Array Spirit of the Eternal Bright Heavenly Pool over three thousand years ago. I have served two successive Dao Children.
"Every main hall and side hall, Alchemy Chamber and spirit mushroom garden, artifact chamber and Quiet Chamber... I know by heart everything involving the opening and closing of magical restrictions. At your command, Dao Child, I can open them for you."
Jiang Yi nodded. An Array Spirit was a kind of Artifact Spirit, the central hub that kept a great array running. Like a steward in a mansion, it knew every detail, great and small. Leaving everything in its charge would save him considerable effort.
Otherwise, he would have to master all manner of restrictions and the Method Formulas for opening the arrays himself. That would take far too much time and effort.
"I am still at the Qi Refining stage. Take inventory of all the remaining books and Method Formulas, potent pills and precious medicines, and suitable Law Artifacts in