Chapter Seventy-Five: Preparing to Set Off

  It's night.

  The starry sky is resplendent, and the moonlight is bright and clear.

  A white-clad girl stood quietly at the top of the Long Hong Zhen Tower, with the gentle breeze blowing her clothes and hair into motion. Her waist-length hair floated gently around her perfect, unblemished face, exuding an air of elegance and refinement, like a fairy who had never known worldly desires. Yet, in those deep eyes, there was a depth of sorrow that seemed to hold countless untold stories.

  The girl was Xue Yaoyao, and it had been three days since that incident. She had stood here for three whole days, and the scene from three days ago kept replaying in her mind, not because she wanted to think about it, but because she couldn't control it. Even when she closed her eyes or fell asleep, she dreamed of that day's events.

  She is a quiet woman, also a rational woman. For three days, she has thought a lot about what happened that day and reason tells her it has nothing to do with Chen Luo, but this is just reason. A woman's thoughts are never dominated by reason, especially in such a situation, how can Xue Yaowen not resent, how can she not hate?

  She hated Chen Luo for not taking a liking to her, and resented herself for actively throwing herself at him only to be rejected. Despite not actually liking Chen Luo or wanting to throw herself at him, she still felt intense hatred and resentment, feeling that her dignity had been brutally trampled on by Chen Luo, leaving it shattered beyond repair. Because of this, she had thought about running to Xiaojin Gou Academy multiple times to find that guy, but the moment she thought about standing naked in front of him again, she was overwhelmed with shame and didn't have the courage to face Chen Luo.

  "Good apprentice, still angry with Master?"

  The sound came, and even if she didn't look, Xue Yiwen knew that Master had arrived. To say that she wasn't angry would be a lie, but what's the use of being angry now? The matter was already over. Honestly, Xue Yiwen wasn't surprised at all that Master Meta had done such a thing, because she had followed Master to learn about formations for many years and understood better than anyone else what kind of strange woman her master was.

  Staring at the night view of the city, she muttered to herself: "Master, you've really made me suffer this time. How am I supposed to live my life from now on? If I were to meet him again in the future, what would I...?" Xue Qianxun couldn't even imagine it, wondering if she would die of embarrassment when she next met Chen Luo, because up until now, she still clearly remembered how she had taken the initiative to approach him and even asked for... Good heavens!

  Shaking her head, Xue Yaowei squatted down, covering her forehead, still reeling from the shock.

  "This matter is also strange to Master Ruhuang, and it underestimates the ability of that little guy." Meta Zhu originally thought about letting his disciples and Chen Luo cook raw rice into cooked rice first, and then come out to let Chen Luo take responsibility. However, he didn't expect Chen Luo's will to be so firm, nor did he expect him to break through his thirty or more formations in such a short period of time. He said: "Good disciple, don't worry, Master will definitely make him responsible."

  "Master, I beg of you, please don't mention this matter again."

  "What's the big deal? That kid didn't touch you, but he kissed you on the mouth, and he saw your body too! Hmph! He dares not to take responsibility." Meta crossed her arms and said: "But over the past two days, I've been to Xiaojingou several times, and that kid doesn't know where he's hiding. Did he run away? That shouldn't be!" After a pause, she continued: "Before I did this, I asked Old Butcher about it, and Chen Luo is a responsible person. Since he kissed you on the mouth, he'll definitely take responsibility!"

  Chen Luo is indeed a responsible person, just as Tú Lǎo Tóu said, if he had been with a woman, he would have taken responsibility. However, Tú Lǎo Tóu didn't tell Méi Tiān Zhǔ that Chen Luo was also an unruly person who hated being threatened by others the most in his life.

  In fact, at that time, Chen Luo was not seen by the mysterious light array, and guessed that Mei Taizong was sneaking a peek. With his temperament, he might have directly dealt with Xue Yuwen, even though his will was still strong, his consciousness was clear, and his spiritual power was not greatly eroded. However, these were not the problem. Men are naturally romantic, let alone him being someone who never considers the consequences of his actions. Alas, alas, even if Chen Luo's courage was greater, more unrestrained, he could not have been so bold as to be caught sneaking a peek at a woman during an intimate moment.

  After seeing through Meita's plot, Chen Luo guessed that she would definitely go to Xiao Jinguo to find him, so he didn't return and instead found Yu Tianlong. He prepared the necessary spiritual pills such as Biegu Dan and headed directly to Conglin Xiaoling Realm. With only a little over a month left before the assessment at Central Academy, he was going to go into seclusion for a month.

  Cultivating spiritual skills has three major key points.

  The first is enlightenment, the second is soul vibration, and the third is spiritual energy circulation.

  Among the three, as long as you diligently cultivate and practice your spiritual power, you will eventually master it.

  As for the amplitude of the soul, many people stop here, because cultivating a spiritual mantra requires extremely high requirements for the intensity, rhythm and frequency of the soul's resonance. This is no longer just a matter of being able to recite it fluently, even if you cultivate with great effort, if your soul's intensity does not meet the requirements, you will not be able to cultivate it successfully.

  Apart from this, aptitude is also very important. This thing is entirely an innate problem. Some people are clever and can quickly grasp the essence of the trick, while others may be stupid and spend a long time or even never understand the essence of the trick. Because aptitude is given by God, it's hard to make up for it later in life. Of course, this is not absolute, some people can create miracles.

  The higher the grade of the spiritual mantra, the more mysterious and difficult to understand it is. At the same time, it requires a higher soul vibration and a higher requirement for the operation of spiritual energy.

  Xuan-level top-grade spiritual formula may be mysterious and difficult to understand for others, but for Chen Luo, it's completely effortless. Since his soul was purified by the flames of illusion, his wisdom has been greatly opened up, and his comprehension has risen sharply. Even if it's a spiritual formula with not-so-high essence, he can quickly grasp it after multiple cultivations.

  As for the soul's amplitude, there is no need to worry, as his soul has already reached thirty-six amplitudes, and its horror can no longer be described as abnormal. As for the circulation of spiritual energy, it is even less of a problem for Chen Luo, and as long as he is serious about it, he will soon grasp the essence of circulation. If not, he would not have been able to cultivate multiple spiritual techniques at the same time.

  Insight is not a problem, soul vibration is not a problem, and spiritual energy circulation is even less of a problem.

  Chen Luo's progress in cultivating the spiritual formula was naturally unparalleled, and within a month, he had mastered all four of the top-grade spiritual formulas given to him by Wei Tianlong: "Lion's Roar", "Blazing Flame Heaven Slashing", "Intercepting Kill Point Cyan Finger", and "Endless Ocean". His cultivation also advanced from five turns of spiritual power to six turns. There was no spiritual energy in the small spiritual realm of Conglin, so Chen Luo relied on over 300 Spirit Gathering Pills to forcibly cultivate to the sixth turn.

  For a month he had also been observing his own spiritual sea.

  Still can't feel the power of being as solid as a rock and the power of endless life, still can't feel the vastness of one's spiritual sea.

  Inside the spiritual sea, it was still a blurry mess, as if light and darkness were mixed together in chaos, everywhere, seemingly nothing had changed, but the stone heart had become slightly larger than before, and even more crimson, and faintly, one could sense the flames burning on the surface of the stone.

  What surprised Chen Luo the most was his own Huo Jiao Jing spiritual power, which had increased by more than double compared to before and was even more vivid. The Huo Jiao Jing was just a heart method spiritual mantra, named Huo Jiao because of its fierce and powerful nature, not because it could cultivate a real Huo Jiao. However, the situation in Chen Luo's spiritual sea was that the Huo Jiao Jing spiritual power had taken shape, with its head in the center, body coiled in six circles, tail at the back, antlers like a deer, head like a camel, mouth like an alligator, eyes like a turtle, ears like a cow, whiskers like a shrimp, and abdomen like a snake... Fortunately, it didn't have scales or four limbs, otherwise Chen Luo would have suspected that he had really cultivated a Huo Jiao, which would have been disastrous.

  It seemed like it was about time, so Chen Luo tidied up and headed back to Xiaojin Gou Academy.

  As expected, Butcher Old Man rushed over as soon as he received the news and scolded Chen fiercely, training him until he disappeared without a word. The scolding was for his behavior in the Long Hong Array Tower. It seemed that after Chen left, Mei Taizong found Butcher Old Man on the same day and threatened that if he didn't hand over Chen, there would be severe consequences. So Butcher Old Man was very angry because he had become single again, shouting that he wanted Chen to take responsibility for Xue Qianxun.

  Chen Luo had long guessed that Mei Ta would frame him for that matter, and he wouldn't give in. He scolded Tu Lao Tou for being despicable and shameless, valuing lust over righteousness, and secretly colluding with his old lover to set a trap for himself. The two started arguing about this, and Tu Lao Tou tried to placate his old lover by making Chen Luo take responsibility for Xue Qian Wei, but Chen Luo naturally scolded him for being shameless and having no integrity, allowing himself to be manipulated by women.

  The two of them quarreled for a long time, and neither could convince the other.

  It's also unknown how the topic was finally shifted to Zhongyang Xuefu.

  Noisy return, noisy, Butcher Old Man knew that entering the Central Academy was Chen Luo's wish and also his master Yun Youzi's hope, so he asked cautiously: "The basic condition for the Central Exam is to open up the Spiritual Sea. You little brat has been in seclusion for a month, do you really have...

  "It's considered opened."

  "What is meant by 'opening up'? Have you really opened up the spiritual sea of fate?" It can be seen that Butcher Old Man still cares about him, and Chen Luo hesitated. His expression suddenly changed, and he asked tensely: "Could it be that opening up the spiritual sea of fate has failed?"

  "It's not a complete failure..." Chen Luo was at a loss for words, hesitating, when Butcher Old Man immediately reached out with his hand to probe and examine. This probing didn't take long, but Butcher Old Man's face immediately darkened, and he asked in surprise: "Where is your Spiritual Sea?"

  "Can't you sense my spiritual sea either?" Chen Luo asked in surprise.

  "What do you mean I can't sense it, you little brat doesn't even have a spiritual sea!" Butcher Old Man continuously probed several times, finally confirming that Chen Luo didn't have a spiritual sea. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, as if pondering something.

  "What's going on?"

  Chen Luo could confirm that he had opened up his own spiritual sea, but because the spiritual sea was boundless and endless, he couldn't sense it. Looking at Tu Lao's expression, could it be that he also couldn't sense it?

  "Our family may not have achieved great things in the way of magic, but we do know that once the eighth spiritual vein is opened, there will be a chance to create an unshakeable sea of life spirit. Remember, it's just a chance, not a certainty, and the failure rate is very high. If the creation fails..."

  The old butcher didn't continue speaking, as if he couldn't bear it.

  "Go on, what's wrong with failing to open it up."

  "If the opening fails, with good luck, it may open up an ordinary spiritual sea; if bad luck, the opened spiritual sea is not a spiritual sea, but a dead sea."

  "What does 'Dead Sea' mean?"

  "The Dead Sea is a dead spiritual sea, a meaningless spiritual sea that will wither away and eventually disappear, just like how a human corpse rots after death. The spiritual sea is the foundation of a wizard's power, if it disappears, although one can still continue to cultivate, they will have lost the protection of the spiritual sea and will not be able to go far."

  Chen Luo fell silent, and Tu Lao'er comforted him: "Xiao Luo, don't be too heartbroken. With your exceptional talent in the field of arrays, as long as you focus on it, you will definitely succeed in becoming a great array master."

  After being said by the old man, Chen Luo also became confused and didn't know whether he had opened up a Dead Sea or a Spiritual Sea. He thought carefully and asked: "If it's a Dead Sea that has been opened up, is there still any power of variation?"

  "The Dead Sea is a dead spiritual sea, if even the spiritual sea has died, how can it possess the power of variation."

  "Are you sure?"

  The old butcher nodded: "Our family is quite certain."

  Chen Luo smiled, he can now use the power of variation, which means that what was opened is not a dead sea, it's still unclear whether it's the spiritual sea of the boundary or not, as long as it's not a dead sea, it's fine. He asked again: "If I opened up a dead sea, can I also participate in the central assessment?"

  "It can be done, but..."

  "It's fine, go to sleep, in two days tidy up and prepare for the assessment."

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