139: Legion Commander: Zhu Long

Chu Yuan's eyelid twitched.

The room didn't contain any Energy Gathering Array, but rather a Spirit Gathering Array that he had converted using the System!

He had originally thought that the Energy Gathering Array for Martial Artists was useless to him, and that the Spirit Gathering Array should also be useless to Martial Artists, since most of the energy within the Spirit Gathering Array could not be absorbed by Martial Artists.

But looking at Vermilion Dragon's attitude now... it didn't seem to be the case?

Back at the training base, Instructor Xie Jun had stepped into the range of the Spirit Gathering Array, yet he hadn't shown any abnormality... Was it because his strength wasn't enough?

And Vermilion Dragon's current reaction... could it be that some types of energy within the Spirit Gathering Array were useful to him?

"How about it? Have you thought of how to make up a story yet? If not, let me teach you. Just say it was Elder Zhao Zheng who set it up for you. Do you think I could go and verify that?" Vermilion Dragon offered advice from the side, while Chu Yuan just felt he was a bit crazy...

"Uh... what's wrong with this Energy Gathering Array?" Chu Yuan feigned ignorance and confirmed again.

"I won't hide it from you. This Energy Gathering Array is useful to me. Although your peeking at the barracks core was unintentional, it was still a serious violation of military discipline! Unless you set up one just like this for me, I will definitely confiscate your military merit!"

Chu Yuan was speechless. What kind of marshal was this? Wasn't he just a hooligan... The military discipline of the Ninth Legion wasn't like this, was it?

The upper beam was crooked to such an extent, yet the lower beams were still quite normal... It had to be said that it was a miracle...

But he also breathed a sigh of relief. Vermilion Dragon only asked him to set up an identical Spirit Gathering Array and didn't pry into the roots of it. Could it be because of his teacher and Elder Zhao Zheng that the Legion Commander was much more tolerant towards him?

However, thinking that even the Blood Sea Soul Locking Formation had been exposed, having one more Spirit Gathering Array didn't really matter...

Chu Yuan actually knew in his heart that the anomalies about him would be hard to hide from true powerhouses. Others had killed their way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood; if their observation skills weren't sharp, they would have perished long ago.

Or perhaps, Great Qin had long since been infiltrated like a sieve...

Unless he cultivated alone forever, didn't use any of Great Qin's resources, and didn't interact with anyone, perhaps he could continue to hide. But that was impossible...

However, unlike the worst-case scenario he had anticipated, the high-ranking officials he could currently reach had no intention of getting to the bottom of things. They seemed to only hope that he could become stronger, without investigating the root of his anomalies!

Even Vermilion Dragon's current 'extortion' was not a forced command from a superior position, but rather subtly placed him in a relatively equal position. It was just like friends saying, 'If you don't treat me to a foot massage, I'll report you'...

Why? Elder Zhao Zheng could be explained as having a heart for talent because he cultivated the Divine Kingdom of Light, but Legion Commander Vermilion Dragon had absolutely no connection to him at all...

"What, haven't you decided yet?" Vermilion Dragon urged.

Chu Yuan decided not to think about it anymore. He felt that Great Qin had many secrets he didn't know about, especially those involving high-level Martial Artists...

He smiled and said frankly: "There's no need to go through so much trouble. I'll organize it later and give you the method for setting up the Formation."

A trace of astonishment flashed in Vermilion Dragon's eyes, followed by a loud laugh: "Let me guess, is the name of this Formation called Energy Gathering Array (Modified)?"

Chu Yuan thought to himself, you sure know a lot. What's wrong with 'Modified'? It was 'Modified' to begin with...

"You kid... haha, good! Good indeed!"

Not knowing what he was saying 'good' to, Chu Yuan just curiously asked the doubt in his heart: "Marshal, is this Energy Gathering Array really useful to you?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Vermilion Dragon didn't show the slightest impatience and said mysteriously: "Do you know how Martial Artists above the Seventh Realm Cultivate?"

"I only know that it already involves Laws."

"That's right, it's Laws, and the special energy corresponding to those Laws. After the Seventh Realm, while Origin Qi is important, it's not that important! One cannot achieve a Breakthrough in Realm based solely on the accumulation of Origin Qi.

Only Laws... And in some special environments, certain Laws will be more active. For example, those cultivating the Law of Fire will definitely find it smoother to comprehend the Law at a volcano than at the bottom of the sea! You know about fire flame gold, right? Besides forging equipment, it has another function: assisting Cultivation!"

"When I was in school, how did that saying go... something about matter being the basis of energy and information? Anyway, it means something like that..."

Chu Yuan swallowed his saliva and couldn't help but retort: "Is it that scientific?" This didn't feel like the Martial Dao at all...

"Eh, who knows? Anyway, some things are just universal... The types of energy contained in your Spirit Gathering Array are very rich. Apart from the concentration, it seems no different from the outside nature. It's just like... just like..." Vermilion Dragon frowned, trying hard to find the feeling.

After holding it in for a long time, he finally said: "It's like gathering a large area of natural matter into a small room? Although there's no special environment, but... the concentration is different? Or the density?"

"..." Chu Yuan seemed to understand, yet seemed not to fully understand. To put it in slightly more immortal-cultivation terms: A miniature heaven and earth?

Things that were originally difficult to observe and could not be seen in their entirety had become clearer and more intuitive?

In the end, Vermilion Dragon gave up on explaining and patted Chu Yuan on the shoulder again: "Anyway, you just need to know that this thing is useful to us! You don't have to give it to me; just upload it to the Cultivation Technique library. Everyone who redeems it will have to give you a sum of military merit! You'll definitely make a profit, kid! This is a good business!"

"...Then what about the matter of me accidentally releasing my Mental Energy?"

"I am in seclusion, I don't know anything... Let's wait until someone comes to complain."

"..."

"What seclusion? Who is in seclusion?" Yuan Yang's voice came from outside the door: "Chu Yuan, I've been waiting for you for a long time, why haven't you come yet? Is something the matter?"

Chu Yuan's vision cleared; Vermilion Dragon's figure had already disappeared. Yuan Yang walked in from outside the door and asked curiously: "I seemed to have heard the Legion Commander's voice just now?"

"You must have misheard..."

"Maybe." Yuan Yang scratched his hair twice: "Let's go, everyone is waiting for you."

...

What were they waiting for Chu Yuan for? Naturally, to split the loot. It was just that Li Mengru wasn't there, so the atmosphere was somewhat dull.

Chu Yuan watched as Yuan Yang and the others poured out the 'distinctive' local products from their storage rings, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. These things... they didn't look like they were plundered from the Crystal Fire Clan...

"Old rules, let's see if there's anything particularly suitable for ourselves first."

"Captain, I want to forge a hammer..."

"Forge a hammer, my foot... Chu Yuan, you pick first."