Chapter 64: Secret Record of Divine Mechanism Formation Instruments

Just as Gong Jin was feeling puzzled—

Xu Zhengyang and Yang Hong had already driven the Spirit-Devouring Grass into a pile of chaotic rocks on Spirit Mechanism Peak, making it impossible for it to burrow underground and escape again!

Immediately after—

Xu Zhengyang used three White Phosphorus Bombs to create three patches of blazing sea of fire.

Then he promptly activated the Nine-Turn Mysterious Flame Art, weaving the three flames into a tightly knit fire net, thoroughly sealing off the escape routes of the Spirit-Devouring Grass, and casting it down upon it!

Fire also subdues wood.

At this moment, the Spirit-Devouring Grass was already surrounded by Xu Zhengyang’s fire net, its leaves scorched yellow from the heat, curled up and trembling in fear.

The flames from the White Phosphorus Bombs couldn’t last long.

Seeing that he had already gained control over the Spirit-Devouring Grass, Xu Zhengyang immediately landed beside the fire net with Yang Hong.

Right afterward—

Xu Zhengyang swiftly pulled out nine Sealing Talismans from the Jade Gourd and hurled them all toward the Spirit-Devouring Grass.

In the very next instant—

Under Xu Zhengyang’s precise and meticulous control—

Just as the white phosphorus fire net dissipated, the nine Sealing Talismans descended like a celestial web, instantly wrapping the Spirit-Devouring Grass up tightly, completely cutting off any possibility of escape!

Once the Sealing Talismans adhered—

The Spirit-Devouring Grass had already lost its sentience, now appearing to be an ordinary blade of grass, no different from the wild weeds by the roadside.

After picking up the body of the Spirit-Devouring Grass, Xu Zhengyang did not hesitate. He immediately summoned an Ice Blade, and precisely split the Spirit-Devouring Grass in half.

Spirit-Devouring Grass was one of the rare few spiritual items that could be directly consumed without refining.

So Xu Zhengyang did not hold back.

He peeled off the Sealing Talisman from half of the Spirit-Devouring Grass and directly swallowed it.

Once it entered his throat, streams of pure wood-type spiritual essence erupted within Xu Zhengyang’s body.

In the next moment—

Whether it was the flow of Spiritual Energy or the circulation of blood and Qi, both experienced a significant enhancement!

“Not bad.”

Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, then handed the remaining half of the Spirit-Devouring Grass to Yang Hong, saying, “Junior Brother Yang, hurry up and eat this half.

Otherwise, too much of the plant essence will dissipate.”

“How could I shamelessly take so much…”

While speaking, Yang Hong took the half of the Spirit-Devouring Grass offered by Xu Zhengyang, and condensed his Martial Dao True Qi into a blade, slicing it into a twenty-eighty split.

Then, placing the smaller two parts into a Jade Box and adding a few more Sealing Talismans onto the box—

Only then did he return the larger portion of the Spirit-Devouring Grass to Xu Zhengyang, grinning as he said, “If not for Senior Brother Xu’s mastery of formations,

Even if I flipped Spirit Mechanism Peak upside down, I still wouldn't have found this Spirit-Devouring Grass.

So I’ll just take a few leaves—just enough to report back to Master.”

As he spoke—

Without giving Xu Zhengyang a chance to argue, Yang Hong shoved the larger piece of Spirit-Devouring Grass back into Xu Zhengyang’s hand, then quickly activated a Paper Crane Talisman and leapt onto the paper crane’s back.

Next—

Yang Hong sat cross-legged on the crane’s back and waved goodbye to Xu Zhengyang, saying, “Senior Brother Xu, you go collect those Array Disks yourself. I need to hurry back and report to Master!”

With those words—

Without waiting for Xu Zhengyang’s response, he promptly urged the Paper Crane Talisman to take off, swaying unsteadily as it flew away from Spirit Mechanism Peak.

Seeing this, Xu Zhengyang couldn't help but laugh and said, “That rascal…”

As he spoke—

Xu Zhengyang peeled off the Sealing Talismans from the remaining portion of the Spirit-Devouring Grass, then swallowed it in one bite.

Following that—

Xu Zhengyang immediately activated the Health Manager’s examination function to perform a comprehensive checkup on his body.

A short while later—

Xu Zhengyang opened his eyes and thought to himself silently:

【The effect of this Spirit-Devouring Grass is quite remarkable! A rough estimate. If I can completely refine all the wood-type spiritual essence stored within my body, I should be able to advance my cultivation to the fifth level of Qi Refining!】

At this thought—

Xu Zhengyang nodded in satisfaction, then once again used Martial Dao True Qi to activate the Azure Sky Crane Feather to retrieve the array disks he had just deployed.

……

Less than half an hour later—

Xu Zhengyang had collected all those array disks into the Jade Gourd, then returned to the outside of Divine Mechanism Palace to bid farewell to Gong Jin.

“Thanks to Elder Gong’s leniency, this disciple was able to rely on the power of formations to lock onto the position of that Spirit-Devouring Grass. Now—This disciple has already withdrawn all the array disks set within Spirit Mechanism Peak and thus takes his leave.” Xu Zhengyang spoke while performing the disciple's salute to Gong Jin.

“Mm.”

Gong Jin nodded slightly, originally intending to let Xu Zhengyang go.

But after a moment of hesitation, he couldn’t help but ask, “Your array disks only contain two formations: Spirit-Gathering and Messaging. How exactly did you determine the location of that Spirit-Devouring Grass using just these array disks?”

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhengyang did not conceal anything.

He immediately replied, “It’s like this, my array disks…”

……

A short while later—

After Gong Jin listened to the entire explanation from Xu Zhengyang, he forcibly suppressed the astonishment on his face and said, “You deployed at least a thousand array disks earlier. Are you saying… You can precisely remember the specific positions of nearly a thousand array disks and determine the location of the Spirit-Devouring Grass based on the messaging frequency of the disks?”

“Mm.”

Xu Zhengyang smiled upon hearing this and said, “When I was a mortal, I had a great fondness for blindfold chess. I didn’t expect that this inadvertently trained skill would actually find its use after entering cultivation.”

“……”

Gong Jin fell silent with a blank expression, saying nothing for quite some time.

Eventually—

Gong Jin offered a symbolic word of encouragement, saying, “Not bad. But the Great Dao has no end. Do not let this small success give rise to arrogance. You must continue to cultivate diligently. Do you understand?”

“Yes.”

Xu Zhengyang performed the disciple’s salute and said, “This disciple shall remember Elder Gong’s teachings and will cultivate without rest!”

“Mm.”

Gong Jin nodded slightly again and turned his attention back to the case files, saying, “Alright, you may go.”

“This disciple takes his leave.” said Xu Zhengyang.

……

After bidding farewell to Gong Jin and returning to Divine Mechanism Peak—

Xu Zhengyang did not go directly back to Twilight Shadow Pavilion but first arrived at Divine Mechanism Palace.

These past few days, Xu Zhengyang had been holed up in his temporary laboratory, and he had nearly completed the performance parameter tests on the spiritual materials at hand.

Now that he had the foundational data—

Xu Zhengyang wanted to ask Xing Yong for some advanced books on formations and refining, to study the essence of these disciplines systematically.

He then planned to see whether he could apply his past life’s experience to blaze a new trail—

And craft some innovative items for his own protection.

……

Though Xing Yong was only in the early stage of Foundation Establishment—

His temperament was steady and composed like a mountain.

Moreover, Xing Yong possessed several magical artifacts tailor-made by Pei Zhen himself, making his combat power far superior to ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators!

Because of this—

During his month stationed at Divine Mechanism Peak, Xing Yong had managed all matters with perfect order, not a single oversight!

After hearing Xu Zhengyang’s purpose, Xing Yong did not hesitate at all.

He immediately retrieved a Jade Slip from his Storage Pouch, handed it to Xu Zhengyang, and said, “This is the ‘Secret Record of Divine Mechanism Formation Instruments’ personally compiled by Master. All of Master’s life’s efforts are recorded in this Jade Slip! However, most of the formations and refining techniques contained within are above Tier 2 and require magical power to deploy and guide. That’s why Master had not passed this item to you before. But before entering seclusion, Master specifically instructed me—if you ever wanted to further study the Dao of Formations and refining—I should give this to you directly!”

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