422: Not feeling well?

Countless Formation patterns connected into one piece, forming a whole, with dim light flickering on and off, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was drawn by the Grand Array, transforming into a Spiritual Qi vortex that surged in madly.

Xu Sanyan's hands were busy without stop; taking advantage of this critical moment, he struck Soul Crystals into the Formation one by one, and Soul Power flowed within the patterns of the Formation, echoing Spiritual Power from afar but not interfering with each other, like two parallel lines.

The originally full Soul Crystals gradually lost their color, turning into a pile of dust scattered all over the ground.

A moment later, the light dimmed, the flowing light on the light screen disappeared, becoming invisible to the naked eye, and the Formation patterns on the city wall also vanished, with no abnormality visible anymore.

Everything returned to its original state, no different from the beginning, except that the Wood-attributed Spiritual Qi in the world became more abundant.

The Formation contained the Five Elements, with Wood being in the west; when setting up the Formation, one only needed to focus on drawing the Spiritual Qi of Wood to achieve the effect of regulating Feng Shui and improving the Earth Vein.

“Inhale~”

Xu Sanyan took a deep breath, closed his eyes to sense, and a clear breeze immediately rose in the world, carrying a fragrant scent that refreshed the senses.

At this moment, Danzhou Mountain's voice came from beside his ear,

“Haha, congratulations, Junior Martial Nephew, on the successful completion of the Grand Array; you have gained another good deed.”

Danzhou Mountain indeed felt some admiration in his heart; this Junior Martial Nephew of his had profound cultivation and excellent Formation Dao, yet he was willing to spend money and effort to set up Formations for Mortals; who would dare say he wasn't a Righteous Path hero?

Xu Sanyan's expression became serious, and he said solemnly, “Junior Martial Uncle overpraised me; the Sect has a saying: we Cultivators must cultivate the Great Dao and naturally do more good deeds to benefit the country and the people.”

It was all thanks to the excellent teachings of the Tongxin Demon Sect.

Danzhou Mountain deeply agreed, “Well said.”

Then he looked at the Formation, sensing the changes within it, and casually pulled out a bamboo slip, using his hand as a pen to record something on it.

Xu Sanyan glanced at it; what he wrote were all the effects and changes of the Formation.

“West of Qian Province, there is a city called 'Zhangzhi'; now the Formation is complete, its name is…”

Danzhou Mountain paused for a moment, turned his head, and asked, “What is the name of this Formation?”

“The Grand Benevolence-Manifesting Wind Array,” Xu Sanyan blurted out casually.

“Hmm.”

“Its name is the Grand Benevolence-Manifesting Wind Array; when the Formation is complete, clear wind enters the heart, Wood Qi is abundant, benefiting the people's livelihood. This Formation does not consume financial resources and does not require maintenance; it is truly ingenious. — Recorded by Danzhou Mountain.”

Danzhou Mountain selectively forgot about the bloody light and only wrote about the benefits brought by the Formation.

In his opinion, that bloody light was indeed not important.

As is well known, Formations, regardless of their alignment, are broadly divided into two categories: offensive/defensive and functional. This Formation, which gathers Wood Spiritual Qi, is undoubtedly a functional one.

Functional Grand Arrays will only have a single effect; this is common sense, such as a Spirit Gathering Array, which can only gather Spirit. A Concealment Array can only conceal.

Since this Formation already had the effect of gathering Wood Qi, it would not have any other effects, so what Danzhou Mountain wrote was correct.

“Since the task is completed, this old man will take his leave. If Junior Martial Nephew has time, you can come to Fu City to find me; we can then catch up.” Danzhou Mountain said as he put away the bamboo slip.

Xu Sanyan cupped his hands, “Junior Martial Uncle, travel safely. If this Disciple finds leisure, I will definitely come to bother you.”

“Hmm.”

Danzhou Mountain did not linger; a whirlwind rose beneath his feet, carrying him away into the distance.

Seeing him leave, Xu Sanyan felt even more at ease; this convenient Junior Martial Uncle of his had considerable cultivation in Formation Dao, and since he hadn't seen any problems, it proved that the plan was feasible.

No sooner had Danzhou Mountain left than Magistrate Yu Huaisheng arrived, asking nervously, “Junior Brother, now that the Formation is complete, we don't need to kill people and take blood anymore, do we?”

“Heh…”

Xu Sanyan's gaze was cold, “What, are you scared?”

Magistrate Yu Huaisheng whispered, “No… not scared, it's just that most of the vagrants and beggars in the city have died; if anyone else disappears, it might arouse suspicion.”

Xu Sanyan pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded, “Then let's slow down a bit.”

What he said also made sense; caution prevents major mistakes, and being careful is always good.

“Yes.”

Magistrate Yu Huaisheng was visibly relieved; he truly didn't want to kill anymore, especially during the time Danzhou Mountain was present, he was on tenterhooks every day, fearing that his evil deeds would be discovered.

Xu Sanyan pointed to a few plots of land in the distance, “Buy some spiritual plants and plant them in those places.”

“Yes.”

...

Recently, Lin Fan often ran back and forth, exchanging various cheap items for Soul Crystals from the Secret Realm. Xu Sanyan already had several hundred pieces, and although it wasn't enough, it was close enough.

The next step was to go to Fu City. The Soul-Gathering Life-Preserving Grand Formation included five cities in total: Fu City Qian Province City, Zhangzhi City, Yuhuo City, Xinan City, and Shuiba City.

Zhangzhi City was already completed, and the other three cities were of similar scale to Zhangzhi, so they wouldn't require too much effort.

The most difficult was Qian Province City; not only was this city grand in scale, but how to get them to agree to him setting up the Formation also required some consideration.

Back at the County Magistrate's yamen, dusk was falling. Xu Sanyan sat on his bed absorbing Spirit Stones, and watching the “Qi” on his panel grow little by little, he felt very satisfied.

“Bang bang bang~”

A knock came from outside the door, followed by the County Magistrate's wife's voice, trying hard to make her voice sound sweet; it was clear she wanted her voice to sound sweeter,

“Is Uncle resting?”

“Come in.” Xu Sanyan opened his eyes.

“Creak—”

The wooden door opened, and the clear moonlight filtered through the treetops, scattered loosely on her body, with a few strands of hair falling over her eyes, creating a hint of poignant beauty.

Damn it… had he been cooped up for too long?

Xu Sanyan was surprised to find that he wasn't that particular about facial features; thinking about it carefully, if the face was covered, it should be pretty much the same.

“Uncle, would you like to bathe? Your sister-in-law will have hot water prepared and sent over.”

The County Magistrate's wife saw that Xu Sanyan's body was covered in Spirit Stone fragments and considerately asked.

Xu Sanyan did not answer, his gaze fixed on her pale face, then his gaze moved down; her slender neck was mostly covered by her collar, yet it appeared even longer.

Further down was a pink embroidered golden outer robe; the two mounds on her chest, even when covered by clothes, still appeared extraordinary.

Perhaps embarrassed by his naked gaze, the County Magistrate's wife secretly lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously gathering the stray hairs and tucking them behind her ear.

“Uncle… what are you looking at?”

Xu Sanyan said nothing, only shook his head and said, “Nothing, you may go.”

“...Oh.”

The County Magistrate's wife could not hide her disappointment; she clearly saw that he was interested, but for some reason, he gave up again.

Could it be… that he was not well physically?

She walked out, her mind full of wild thoughts, and Xu Sanyan waved his hand to close the door.

She chose to come at this hour; anyone with eyes would know what she meant, and Xu Sanyan naturally understood, but he chose not to act.

Firstly, this woman's appearance was truly ordinary; for his taste buds, accustomed to delicacies, being asked to eat wild vegetables was somewhat hard to swallow.

Secondly, this woman was the subordinate's wife. Although planting a Heart Demon seed generally wouldn't cause problems, for the sake of caution, he decided against it; it truly wasn't worth it for a plate of pig's head meat.

Of course, the bigger reason was the former.