105: Wu Qingyue's pressure

The token was sky blue, slightly cool to the touch, and shaped like a Dragon.

Xiao Ran and Liu Xuan briefly introduced the Formation, cautioned Liu Xuan about some details, and then dismissed him.

Yongning was now completely stable, the Robber Cultivators were dormant, and the mysterious Foundation Establishment Cultivator had temporarily departed.

Xiao Ran had no interest in the remaining mundane affairs, so she handed everything over to her three trusted subordinates: Zhang Kexin, Zhou Xiaozhu, and Liu Xuan.

Zhang Kexin was in charge of finances, Zhou Xiaozhu was in charge of defense, and as for Liu Xuan... he was just there to assist. Xiao Ran only hoped he would help out where he could.

Taking the token, Liu Xuan returned to his small courtyard and injected a trace of magical power into it.

“Buzz~”

The token glowed with a water-blue light, establishing a Divine Soul connection with Liu Xuan, and a vast amount of information poured into his mind.

‘Method for controlling the One Yuan Water Dragon Grand Array!’

“What a profound Grand Array!”

Liu Xuan immediately understood the basic purpose of the Grand Array and how to unleash its power.

This defensive Grand Array, established relying on a Spiritual Vein, was extremely complex. Besides the most basic functions of gathering Spiritual Qi, concealment, controlling Spiritual Qi, and defensive barriers, it could also condense a Water Dragon to assist in defense and killing enemies.

The information conveyed by the token was only how to use the token's authority to control the Formation, not the underlying logic of the Formation.

It was like a precisely designed machine; Liu Xuan only knew how to use it, but had no understanding of how the machine was made.

“As expected of the most difficult cultivation skill, just using it requires a long period of practice!”

This One Yuan Water Dragon Grand Array was essentially a High Grade second-tier Formation. To perfectly control it, at least a Foundation Establishment Cultivator capable of externalizing their Divine Sense was required.

Just like when the Chen Family Old Ancestor was stationed here, if it hadn't been for the element of surprise, the Sect's tens of thousands of enforcement troops would not have been able to break through in a short time.

Qi Refining Cultivators like Liu Xuan, Zhang Kexin, and Zhou Xiaozhu could at most unleash one or two tenths of the Formation's power, barely enough to withstand a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

If the three of them cooperated properly, they could unleash two or three tenths of its power, and an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator would not be able to break through the Formation in a short time.

“So strong!”

“Spiritual Vein Grand Arrays must be the easiest way to fight above one's Realm in the Immortal Realm!”

It was indeed strong, but Spiritual Vein Grand Arrays had a fatal flaw: they couldn't move, often becoming mere targets.

With a thought, Spiritual Qi gathered above the small courtyard, then a translucent Water Dragon appeared.

Terrifying Spiritual Pressure accumulated within the small courtyard. Just casual manipulation of it exceeded the power of a Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator!

With another thought, the Water Dragon suddenly charged down towards Liu Xuan, its body shrinking and coiling around Liu Xuan, forming a defensive shield.

The Water Dragon grew and shrank, soaring and dancing above the courtyard. Liu Xuan played for a while before stopping.

‘If I Breakthroughed to the Foundation Establishment Stage and could directly control the Grand Array with my Divine Sense, this place could become my Liu Family territory!’

Putting away the token, Liu Xuan calmed his mind and began his daily Cultivation.

Because Liu Xuan had consumed a large amount of blood transformation demon pills, his Body Refining Realm had improved very quickly, breaking through to Body Refining fifth layer early. He estimated he could break through to Body Refining sixth layer within this year.

However, his Qi Refining Cultivation was not as fast. The Ninth-Grade Spiritual Root was indeed not very impressive. Even after consuming excellent Medicinal Pills and without any Bottleneck, he estimated it would still take until the end of the year to break through to Qi Refining fifth layer.

“Just endure it slowly! It’s already fast enough!”

If Cultivation were that easy, there wouldn't be so few Foundation Establishment Cultivators!

...One month later.

Peaceful times always passed quickly, and before he knew it, it was time for Senior Sister Qin Yun to give birth.

【Ding! Congratulations to the Host for the birth of his thirty-fifth child. Spiritual Root Ninth-Grade. Obtained High-Grade Spirit Stone * 5】

Qin Yun's own Spiritual Root was also ordinary, only slightly better than Liu Xuan's, an Eighth-Grade Spiritual Root.

Although the child's Ninth-Grade Spiritual Root was a bit poor, it was acceptable.

“Senior Sister, it’s a boy. Would you like to name him yourself?”

Liu Xuan took the infant from the midwife and brought him before Qin Yun, asking with a smile.

“Hmm…”

Qin Yun thought for a moment, “I haven't achieved much in my life. The only thing worth mentioning is Talismans. How about we call him ‘Liu Daofu’?”

“Good, good, good!”

“Liu Daofu it is!”

Liu Xuan readily agreed.

Liu Daofu was Liu Xuan’s thirty-fifth child, and his eighth child with a Spiritual Root.

He was only two children with Spiritual Roots away from having ten children with Spiritual Roots, and then he should receive another achievement grand prize.

Liu Xuan had not been idle this month either. Yuan Fei and Jiang Xiaoyou successively became pregnant, plus Yan Qingyao, who was eight months pregnant, making the achievement grand prize for ten Spiritual Root children only a matter of time.

“Rest well. Once you recover, I’ll continue to teach you how to draw Talismans!”

Liu Xuan took out several bottles of moonlight spiritual marrow, several bottles of Spirit Pills for nourishing the body, and several essential Talisman books from the Sect's Talisman Hall library, placing them by the bed.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Xuan took out two High-Grade Spirit Stones and placed them in her hand, “Buy whatever you need. If you need Spirit Stones, just tell me.”

Liu Xuan was now wealthy, so he was inevitably a bit generous.

The supplies from the four Robber Cultivators were sold to the Dual Cultivation Hall when he returned to the Sect, earning him over five thousand Spirit Stones. The System also gave him quite a bit, plus the ice blue soul-stabbing talisman business with Yu Lie of the Nether Fire Sect brought in two thousand Spirit Stones a month.

Including the remaining two Top-Grade Spirit Stones, Liu Xuan now had over twenty thousand Spirit Stones on him!

Twenty thousand Spirit Stones! Even Foundation Establishment Cultivators would be envious.

Fortunately, not many people truly knew of Liu Xuan's wealth. Everyone knew he was rich as a Talisman Master, but they didn't know exactly how much money he had.

“Then I won't be polite!”

Qin Yun smiled. She didn't stand on ceremony with Liu Xuan; their many years of affection meant words of thanks didn't need to be spoken, only kept in their hearts... Liu Manor.

Alchemy Room.

This Alchemy Room was recently built. It had a first-tier Top-Grade Pill Furnace, a silent Formation, a fire-gathering Formation, and an explosion-prevention Formation... The entire Alchemy Room was quite expensive, costing a total of three thousand Spirit Stones to build.

The most expensive item was the first-tier Top-Grade Pill Furnace, which alone cost one thousand two hundred Spirit Stones.

“Husband, I’m just an Alchemy apprentice. I haven’t even personally refined a Medicinal Pill. Isn’t this... a bit too wasteful?”

Wu Qingyue was under immense pressure!

Because this Alchemy Room was specially built by Liu Xuan for her to practice Alchemy. As a mere apprentice who had only observed Alchemy from afar, the better Liu Xuan made it, the greater her pressure.

“It’s alright, you can learn slowly! You’re an Alchemy apprentice now, and you’ll be an Alchemist in the future!”

Liu Xuan comforted her casually, as if being an Alchemist was very simple, something one could easily learn just by studying.

“I... I’m afraid I won’t learn it and will end up wasting so many Spirit Stones!”

“No matter! I also plan to learn Alchemy. Don’t be under so much pressure. Even if you don’t become an Alchemist, I won’t blame you.”

“Alright... alright!”

Wu Qingyue nodded helplessly.

Liu Xuan handed her a Jade Slip, “This is the qi and blood pill Pill Formula. Study it and see if you can refine it. I’ll have someone send you ten sets of Materials later!”