106: Chapter 106 Yin Armor Foundation Building

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

Lingxi Dock, the Xie Family's Forbidden Ground.

Since returning from Black Wind Valley, Chen Qingyuan had not dared to return directly to Shazhou Workshop.

Firstly, he was carrying too many spiritual items, and he feared drawing unwanted attention;

Secondly, Yin Armor was about to break through, and that soaring Yin Qi could easily be mistaken for the work of an evil Cultivator, which would be even more troublesome.

After much consideration, he led the group quietly back to Lingxi Dock.

The Xie Family was also quite straightforward!

They specially designated this Forbidden Ground for him, and the old patriarch Xie Xinxuan personally stepped in to set up multiple layers of Formations to completely isolate this place.

At this moment, in the center of the Formation, the mountain of Yin Nether Iron ore had transformed into ordinary stone, its Yin Spiritual Qi having been completely absorbed.

Atop the pile of waste ore, Yin Armor sat cross-legged in the air, his entire body tightly wrapped in a mass of Yin Qi as thick as ink, forming a massive black light cocoon. On the surface of the light cocoon...

Waves of Spiritual Pressure far exceeding the Qi Refinement Stage emanated from within the black cocoon.

Chen Qingyuan kept watch nearby, unable to hide the joy and anticipation on his face.

"Looking at this phenomenon, it should be finished soon!"

During these three months, he had hardly left its side. He couldn't Cultivate, couldn't draw talismans, and didn't even have time to flip through Formation classics; his entire mind was focused on Yin Armor's Breakthrough.

The only thing he could do was repeatedly practice with that blazing sun mirror—back in the Secret Realm, the mirror person's superb use of the peach blossom mirror...

...had left a profound impression on him!

Now, by emulating its essence, he had gained a bit more insight into the use of the blazing sun mirror.

Suddenly!

"Thump!"

A heartbeat like the beating of a war drum suddenly rang out from inside the light cocoon!

The surrounding Yin Qi, which had been relatively stable, instantly surged violently.

Chen Qingyuan's eyes narrowed. With quick hands and sharp eyes, he rapidly swept away the waste material on the ore pile that had turned into common stone and replaced it with the final batch of Yin Nether Iron ore.

Immediately after, a second and third heartbeat followed, each one more rapid and powerful than the last, as if a slumbering fierce spirit was awakening!

"Crack..."

The sound of shattering rang out abruptly.

A crack suddenly appeared on the surface of the black light cocoon, and in the next moment, the cracks spread rapidly like a spiderweb!

“Boom—!”

The Yin Qi accumulated over three months erupted like a breached river of the underworld!

The tide of Yin Qi slammed fiercely against the surrounding Formation barriers, triggering violent ripples.

If not for the Formation Xie Xinxuan had set up in advance, this pillar of Yin Qi would have surely shot straight into the clouds, likely detectable even from a hundred miles away.

And at the center of the Yin Qi tide, within the fragments of the shattered cocoon, a figure slowly stood up.

If the previous Yin Armor, though humanoid, was ultimately a spiritual body, then at this moment, it was a body almost indistinguishable from the flesh and blood of a living person!

He stood tall and straight like a pine, clad in a set of damaged dark iron battle armor, with plates covering key areas like the chest, shoulders, and knees!

The armor was densely covered with scratches and dents left by battles, which did not diminish its majesty but instead added a tragic Evil Qi of a survivor of a hundred battles.

Where the armor did not cover, the skin presented an unusual pallor, with faint Yin runes of unknown purpose flowing slowly beneath the surface.

The face was no longer blurry, becoming clear and cold.

Sword-like eyebrows slanted into the temples and a high-bridged nose formed a rather handsome young man's face, yet that strange pallor and lifeless feeling made one's heart turn cold at the sight.

His pupils had no whites, being purely ink-black, and as they opened and closed, they were eerie and unpredictable.

In his hand, he still held that dark iron spear!

However, the Spiritual Pressure it emitted had clearly reached the level of a second-tier Spiritual Artifact.

"Clang!"

Amidst the metallic sound of clashing armor, Yin Armor knelt on one knee, his right hand over his chest, with the dark iron spear placed beside him.

"Having received this Opportunity from my Master, Yin Armor was able to break his shackles and reach this realm. My spiritual body is newly cast, and my Yin soul is solidified.

Henceforth, wherever my spear points, I am willing to slay all enemies on the path ahead for my Master!!"

From a Yin Soldier to a Ghost General, equivalent to a Cultivator's Foundation Establishment, Yin Armor's transformation could be described as a complete rebirth!

Although he lost the convenience of a spiritual body, he gained a far more powerful Foundation.

Losing the form to gain the spirit, casting the roots.

The current Yin Armor's strength and potential were worlds apart from before.

Chen Qingyuan calmly accepted this salute; it was both a matter of their master-servant status and an acknowledgment of his loyalty.

"Good! We walk the Great Dao together; the path ahead is treacherous, and it is exactly when we need to break through enemies side by side. Rise."

"Thank you, Master!"

Yin Armor responded firmly, stood up, and remained standing solemnly to one side with his spear.

Just then—

"Buzz!"

A fluctuation came from the isolation Formation at the edge of the Forbidden Ground; clearly, someone was trespassing!

Chen Qingyuan frowned slightly. Even without spreading his Divine Sense to investigate, he knew who in the Xie Family would be so reckless and unscrupulous.

Aside from his flighty brother-in-law, Xie Jincheng, there would be no one else.

Sure enough, as soon as a gap opened in the Formation barrier, Xie Jincheng's voice drifted in.

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!"

"What are you howling for!"

Chen Qingyuan shook his head helplessly and stepped out of the Formation.

Not having seen him for over two years, the once slightly immature boy had now grown into a tall young man.

He was even a bit taller than Chen Qingyuan, with a bit more heroic spirit between his brows, but that impetuous nature didn't seem to have changed at all.

"Hehe, brother-in-law, you've finally come out of seclusion!"

Xie Jincheng grinned, his gaze peering curiously into the Formation; the Yin Qi leaking out made him extremely curious.

Chen Qingyuan extended his index finger, pressed it against the boy's forehead, and gently pushed him further away.

"What are you looking at! Tell me, why are you in such a frantic hurry?"

Xie Jincheng immediately wiped away his smile, leaned in closer, and whispered,

"Brother-in-law... are you preparing to go back to Shazhou Workshop?"

"You're quick to catch on. Yes, the matters here are finished; it's time to head back."

"Then..."

Xie Jincheng's eyes lit up with anticipation. "Can you take me with you?"

Chen Qingyuan raised an eyebrow. "What would you do there?"

"To slay demons and monsters, to gain experience and Cultivate, of course!"

Xie Jincheng puffed out his chest, saying it as if it were only natural.

Chen Qingyuan couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. "Get lost!"

"Brother-in-law, I'm serious!"

Xie Jincheng was not discouraged, and his expression became a bit more serious.

"I'm already at the Qi Refining Fifth Layer. I can't stay under the Family's protection forever. Without enough experience and prestige, how can I command respect in the future?

How can I inherit the position of Family Head? And how can I be the strongest support for you and my sister?"

A young man dreaming of wielding a sword to slay demons—there was nothing wrong with that!

But those words certainly couldn't be said by Chen Qingyuan.

"With that impetuous nature of yours, you still want to be the Family Head? And slay demons? Have you asked your father yet?"

Xie Jincheng was immediately overjoyed!

"Brother-in-law, it's a deal. As long as I convince my father, then..."

"I didn't say that..."

Before he could finish, a streak of light approached from the distance, startling Xie Jincheng. Before his remaining words could come out, he scrambled away into the distance!

"Brother-in-law... we have a deal..."