Parasol Tree
Nine-Lock Azure Terrace (Azure Lotus Secret Realm)
Fang Yu hovered at the edge of Azure Lotus Island, surrounded by nine fire dragons, and exuded the aura of an ordinary Golden Core.
"Go!"
With a low shout, nine fire dragons flew out, heading in all directions, and landed in an orderly fashion at the gaps in the operation of the fourth-order restriction.
At the same time, his figure disappeared and entered the Great Void.
Then, a small crack appeared in the restriction that enveloped Azure Lotus Island, causing the Great Void to tremble and creating waves of Great Void Storm.
Fang Yu's figure transformed into a red line, dodging the Great Void Storm like a swimming fish, and slipped into the forcibly opened gap.
Fang Yu's vision brightened, Great Void before him was filled with azure light, with golden chains that traversed the Great Void turning azure.
Following the intensity of the light, Fang Yu looked towards the center of the island. The illusory figure sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform became clearer, and it could be vaguely seen that it should be a woman.
'The fourth-order restriction has been broken; my Dao of Arrays level has reached the fourth order!'
Fang Yu withdrew his gaze, overjoyed.
He had studied the fourth-order restrictions on the island for many years. After reading the fourth-order Dao of Arrays inheritance of the Five Elements Peak, he suddenly understood and easily broke through the fourth-order restrictions to arrive on the island.
With one step, I arrived in the present world, my feet landing on a solid bluestone path.
Elegant buildings formed a cluster on the island, and the open spaces between them were planted with many spiritual materials, making the Spiritual Qi extremely rich, reaching the fourth level.
Fang Yu followed the bluestone path to a small medicinal garden, his gaze falling upon the precious medicinal spirit medicine growing there.
So many fourth-tier spirit medicine!
Fang Yu murmured to himself, not rushing to collect the spirit medicine, but continuing to walk forward along the bluestone path.
The island is not very large, and the buildings are not restricted. They are divided into small courtyards with various Spirit Plant, as well as weeds and bird nests, which do not look like they are being taken care of.
After walking around, Fang Yu could roughly determine that this was the outer courtyard of a cave abode, while the center of the island should be the core location of the cave abode.
'Since this place isn't like the outer Nine-Lock Azure Terrace, where there are dedicated disciples to manage it, then I won't stand on ceremony!'
Fang Yu thought to himself, and all the fourth and third-tier spirit medicine around him flew up and flew towards him. He walked and collected various spirit medicine as he went. After he had circled around again, all the spirit medicine on the island had been picked clean.
"Let's not waste the island's Spiritual Qi!"
Fang Yu murmured something, opened his Purple Mansion, and began to absorb the Spiritual Qi of this place.
In a very short time, a surge of Spiritual Qi energy gathered above his head, continuously drawing the Spiritual Qi from the island into his Purple Mansion.
At the same time, his mind was focused on a patch of flushed red earth within his Purple Mansion.
The intense fire elemental energy turned the once normal land into a fiery wasteland, and the rivers that used to flow with spiritual water were now filled with thick magma.
This environment, well, it's certainly harsh for most living things, though it does bear some resemblance to the Flaming Mountain.
However, Fang Yu was quite satisfied with this. He was born with the Wings Fire Fate, and the more abundant the fire energy within his Purple Mansion, the stronger his Divine Ability would be.
"I didn't know this dead tree could be used as a seed!"
Fang Yu's mind stirred, and he looked at a dead tree on the ground.
He obtained this from Zhang Zhonghu inside the Heart-Questioning Cave, having been preoccupied with the matter of the True Disciple of Cultivation Method and neglecting to do so before.
Now we can try planting this tree.
A small pit quickly appeared on the red soil, as if an invisible hand had picked up the dead wood and planted it in the soil. Then, a rich fire Spiritual Qi surged in, accompanied by molten lava water pouring down.
Fang Yu sensed the life force within the withered wood slowly fading away, and his brows furrowed slightly.
'This dead tree looks like it's going to die!'
Suddenly, the last bit of life remaining in the withered tree changed, and it began to absorb fire Spiritual Qi, causing the life that was about to die to begin to accumulate again.
Fang Yu's heart stirred slightly, and he continued to observe.
As time passed, that glimmer of life grew stronger, and a red bud slowly sprouted from the withered tree. Yes, a red bud, a red branch full of fire Spiritual Qi.
"This deadwood is quite adaptable!"
Fang Yu knew that this treasure, which could be placed on the third floor of the Heart-Questioning Cave, must be extraordinary; how could it die so easily?
As time passed, red roots began to grow from beneath the dead tree, taking hold and absorbing the abundant fire Spiritual Qi from the red soil. The exposed trunk also sprouted more branches and buds, and the originally dry trunk slowly peeled away, giving rise to new dark red bark.
"Yes! Zhang Zhonghu is here!"
Suddenly, Fang Yu murmured something, opened his eyes, and the Yuanchen Pearl spun around, returning him to the small courtyard.
He transformed his own aura back into Jiang Yao before opening the barrier to invite Zhang Zhonghu in.
Zhang Zhonghu's aura had already reached the Golden Core Third Layer, and he was about to break through to the Middle Golden Core Stage, but his face was filled with indelible worry.
"What's wrong?" Fang Yu gently pushed a cup of tea in front of Zhang Zhonghu.
Zhang Zhonghu didn't speak, but slowly finished his tea before saying, "Ever since we left the Heart-Questioning Cave, Ruyan's gaze towards me has been strange, and she's become increasingly distant. Today, when I went to her cave abode, I couldn't even get in. She said she needed to study formations and told me not to bother her unless necessary."
"Is that so?" Fang Yu nodded and said, "Don't come looking for me anymore. I need to prepare to delve deeper into the Dao of Alchemy, and I won't have time to entertain you!"
"Ah!" Zhang Zhonghu looked at Fang Yu, "What's going on with you all? Why is no one willing to see me? Is it because I haven't gotten anything?"
Fang Yu picked up his teacup and said, "You're overthinking it. Now that we're all True Disciple, we no longer have the leisure and elegance of the past. Naturally, we must focus on studying our inheritance and improving our cultivation."
"If you have nothing else to do, you should hurry up and leave. I'm about to start the furnace."
Zhang Zhonghu hadn't even finished his second cup of tea when Fang Yu chased him out. As the great formation closed, Zhang Zhonghu's brows furrowed even more deeply.
"One is researching formations, another is refining pills, and Yang Zhan is also in seclusion practicing swordsmanship. They're all staying indoors, and Black Python already said he wouldn't cause us any trouble. Why are they still so afraid of him!"
Zhang Zhonghu muttered a few words, then sighed and headed towards his cave abode. "I might as well go into seclusion too!"
After seeing Zhang Zhonghu off, Fang Yu returned to Azure Lotus Island and activated his Purple Mansion to absorb the island's Spiritual Qi.
His Purple Mansion naturally needs as much Spiritual Qi as possible, but absorbing Spiritual Qi is definitely not allowed within the mountain gate. However, there is no need to worry about it in the Azure Lotus Secret Realm. Not only can he absorb the spiritual Spiritual Qi here to his heart's content, but he can also use it to weaken the power of the Spirit Vein, thereby breaking the fifth-order great formation.
The stronger the formation, the higher the requirements for the Spirit Vein. Therefore, destroying and consuming the Spirit Vein Spirit Vein the most effective way to break the formation. Once the formation loses the support of the earth veins, it will be like a drifting duckweed, and all kinds of flaws will be exposed. This will allow Fang Yu to see the operation of this fifth-order formation. In addition, with the fifth-order formation diagram he obtained from the Heart-Questioning Cave, it is only a matter of time before he advances to the fifth-order formation master.