On-site teaching! Breaking through formations: aesthetics!

Lin Yuan picked up a ziyang spirit nurturing pill with his fingertips; the Medicinal Pill melted the moment it entered his mouth, transforming into a torrential flow of Spiritual Qi.

An hour later, the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a hint of joy. With his improved Spiritual Root and this improved Medicinal Pill, a single pill actually increased his Cultivation value by one thousand points.

One thousand points of Cultivation was equivalent to a bitter Cultivation session face-to-face with an Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.

"If a High Grade Spiritual Root has such an effect, what if I could raise my Spiritual Root to supreme grade..."

A flash of heat crossed Lin Yuan's eyes. He suppressed the thought in his heart and muttered to himself: "It seems that I must continue to Cultivate diligently; raising the quality of my Spiritual Root is the Righteous Path."

"However, even with the Aptitude of a High Grade Spiritual Root, one thousand Spirit Pills are enough for me to Breakthrough to the Mid Golden Core Stage."

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan did not delay any longer and turned to throw himself into a new round of Alchemy.

Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these seven days, apart from going out late at night to farm attribute points, Lin Yuan hardly stepped out of his door, either practicing Alchemy or making Talismans.

The results were remarkable; thousands of ziyang spirit nurturing pills were piled up like a mountain, and nearly a hundred blood-bone pills and dragon-returning pills exuded a rich medicinal fragrance.

More than a dozen precious Silver Thunder Bamboo leaves were refined into ten Heaven Thunder Evil-Breaking Talismans. Silver light swirled on the Talisman bodies, and the power of thunder was hidden but not released; their power was more than ten times stronger than the bamboo leaves themselves.

In terms of Formations, in addition to a small Zhou Tian Xing Dou Great Array, he had also completely mastered the Xuanfu Sect's "Heaven and Earth Throw" Talisman Formation, refining two sets of mixed containment-killing arrays. These Formations only required throwing out the Talisman to be instantly formed, and trapping and killing a Nascent Soul Cultivator was not a difficult task.

Everything was ready. Lin Yuan said goodbye to the women of Xianyu Pavilion, handed over the alliance affairs to Xuan Yin and Su Meiniang, and then floated out of the city.

Outside the city, a gorgeously shaped Flying Boat floated quietly in the morning light.

Ye Youmeng was dressed in a ten-thousand-poison colorful dress, leaning against the ship's rail, her plump and alluring curves appearing and disappearing in the morning breeze. When she saw Lin Yuan's figure, her red lips curled, and her charming eyes were like silk: "The Alliance Leader is truly busy with ten thousand affairs, making us sisters wait so long."

On the Flying Boat, besides her, the Late Nascent Soul Stage Grand Elder, there were three other stunning beauties with different styles.

Yue Qingyao's white clothes were whiter than snow, her temperament as cold as the moon, but the gaze she occasionally cast towards Lin Yuan carried a hint of indescribable complexity.

Fu Qingxuan had changed into a capable, tight-fitting outfit, sitting upright, her eyes full of anticipation and fanaticism for the upcoming journey of seeking the Dao.

Ji Hanyou stood obediently to the side, her eyes full of awe when looking at Lin Yuan.

The selection of this expedition team was the result of Lin Yuan's careful consideration.

Ye Youmeng had the strongest strength and was the security guarantee for this trip, and by the way, he could also farm a wave of attribute points.

As for Yue Qingyao, Fu Qingxuan, and Ji Hanyou, they were the representatives of the Misty Immortal Sect, Xuanfu Sect, and Yan Yang Kingdom, respectively. Bringing them along could persuade the three sects to surrender. If he could make Situ Piaomiao, Ji Wushuang, and Murong Yue, those women, submit without bloodshed, it would naturally be the best choice.

"Before going out, I must settle things at home." Lin Yuan chuckled and stepped onto the Flying Boat, his gaze sweeping over the three women, and finally falling on Yue Qingyao's slightly tense pretty face: "Elder Yue, the journey to Yan Yang Kingdom is long, there is no need to be so restrained, just treat it as a publicly funded trip."

Yue Qingyao felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, her earlobes turning red, and she just gave a soft "hmm" and turned her head away.

Lin Yuan laughed, stopped teasing her, and instructed Ji Hanyou: "Hanyou, lead the way, first go to the place where the Profound Fiend Ice Flame is located."

"Yes, Master!"

The Flying Boat turned into a stream of light, broke through the air, and headed straight for the Yan Yang Kingdom.

The journey was long, but it was not boring inside the Flying Boat. Lin Yuan either swallowed ziyang spirit nurturing pills like jelly beans or "discussed" Cultivation insights with Ye Youmeng in her room, and by the way, farmed three thousand points of Cultivation value.

Occasionally, he would also guide Fu Qingxuan's Talisman Dao, causing her to suddenly see the light.

Just like that, the Flying Boat pierced through clouds and mist, and after several days, finally entered the territory of the Yan Yang Kingdom.

Under the guidance of Ji Hanyou, the Flying Boat stopped in front of a continuous black mountain range.

This place was called the "Yin Fiend Mountain Range".

Before the Flying Boat even approached, a bone-chilling cold air rushed towards them. The sky above the mountain range was covered with gray-black Evil Qi all year round, and there was no daylight. Ordinary creatures would have their Divine Soul eroded by the Evil Qi and turn into dry bones within half a quarter of an hour of entering it.

"Master, the Profound Fiend Ice Flame is in the valley in the deepest part of the mountain range." Ji Hanyou pointed to a huge valley in front covered by thick Evil Qi, "That is the Forbidden Ground of the royal family. The entrance is blocked by an ancient Formation, and one needs a royal token to enter. I... I don't have a token."

Lin Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his Divine Sense having already surged out like a tide.

At the entrance of the valley, an invisible energy barrier separated the inside and outside. Countless mysterious Talisman runes were looming on the barrier, forming a composite Formation that integrated attack and defense.

Ye Youmeng frowned slightly: "This Formation is a bit tricky. If we break the Formation by force, I'm afraid it will alarm the entire Yan Yang Kingdom royal family."

Lin Yuan laughed, however. He turned his head to look at Fu Qingxuan beside him, with a hint of examination: "Qingxuan, you take a look, is there a way to break this Formation?"

Named by Lin Yuan, Fu Qingxuan was energized and hurriedly stepped forward. Under Lin Yuan's guidance these past few days, her Talisman Dao Cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds, and she wanted to verify her results.

She looked intently, and a faint spiritual light lit up in her eyes, which was the Xuanfu Sect's secret technique "Talisman Eye", which could discern the operation trajectory of Formation runes.

However, at one glance, her originally confident pretty face gradually became solemn.

"This... this is a variant of the 'Four Symbols Sky-Locking Formation'! The Formation base is deeply hidden in the earth's veins, drawing the Evil Qi from all directions as a source, endlessly circulating. The array setter's technique is very high, and at least seven types of illusion Formations and kill Formations are integrated into it, interlocking and mutually supporting. To break it, one must break the thirty-six core Formation Eyes located in the southeast, northwest, and four directions at the same time. If there is even the slightest difference, it will trigger the Formation's backlash, and we will be doomed!"

Her voice grew lower and lower as she spoke, and even fine beads of sweat seeped from her forehead.

Lin Yuan smiled and walked to her side, stretched out his finger, and tapped lightly on the void in front.

"Look here."

Golden light swirled on his fingertips, accurately pointing to a seemingly ordinary energy node.

"This Formation is called 'Four Symbols Sky-Locking', but it is actually a bluff. Its true core is not the Four Symbols, but the 'Earth' element force in the center. The array setter buried the real Formation Eye nine hundred feet underground, connected to the earth's veins of the entire Yin Fiend Mountain Range; this is the root of its endless circulation."

He then casually drew a few mysterious trajectories: "As for these thirty-six Formation Eyes, they are even more of a smokescreen. Their function is not to supply energy, but to disturb the Divine Sense of the deducer, making you fall into wrong calculations. The real way to break the Formation is not 'breaking', but 'merging'."

"Merging?" Fu Qingxuan's beautiful eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.

"Correct." Lin Yuan said, while demonstrating it himself, pointing his fingers like a sword, using Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi as ink, drawing Talismans in the void.

"Watch carefully, this is a variant of the 'Earth Dragon Turning Over Talisman', which I call the 'Deceiving the Heavens and Crossing the Sea Talisman'. By using one's own mana to simulate the fluctuations of the earth's veins and merging with the Formation, making it mistakenly believe that we are a part of it, we can drive straight in, as if entering a place without anyone."

His movements were flowing like water, and mysterious and exquisite Talisman runes were born at his fingertips, making Fu Qingxuan on the side watch with fascination.

This was not breaking a Formation at all; this was clearly preaching the Dao!