Ch 291: The Void Bandit Gang

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

During these three years, everyone at Luoyuan Dao Hall has been staying in the Azurewood Secret Realm.

Li Qian also did not go out, however, he would use special Communication Jade Talismans to contact Nanxi and understand the situation on the Divine Sword Sect’s side.

Since his Dao Rhythm broke through to Transformation Dao, his cultivation speed has further increased.

In just three years, his cultivation has risen from Earth Immortal Fourth Rank to Earth Immortal Sixth Rank.

This speed is terrifying.

Moreover, the Transformation Dao progress is also not slow.

Even the progress of the Law Seed of Winter has improved a little.

Improving a little in three years, although very slow, Li Qian is still very satisfied.

It’s better than no improvement before, right?

This means that in a few hundred years, the Seed of Winter should be able to sprout completely and take root in Heaven and Earth.

Moreover, during these three years, Li Qian also came into contact with spirit plants and systematically studied them.

Anyway, time is ample; when he has free time, he will ask the several Spirit Plant Masters in the Azurewood Secret Realm.

These Spirit Plant Masters are all capable of cultivating Fourth Rank spirit herbs… Of course, limited by the environment in the Azurewood Secret Realm, the success rate is not particularly high.

Therefore, on Li Qian’s System Interface’s Auxiliary Skill, the information （Third Rank 19/100） has appeared, representing that he has become a Third Rank Spirit Herbalist.

He can cultivate Third Rank spirit herbs.

However, Li Qian chose to cultivate spirit herbs within Chen Zhong Cave Heaven.

This is a natural cultivation base.

Therefore, his spirit plant progress is very fast.

In just three years, he became a Third Rank Spirit Herbalist. If this were spread, the Spirit Herbalists in the Azurewood Secret Realm would probably question their lives.

But for Li Qian, it’s that simple.

When his Spirit Herbalist level is higher in the future, and he can cultivate higher-level spirit herbs, wouldn’t earning Immortal Crystals be a piece of cake?

He suddenly felt that compared to formations, the future of a Spirit Herbalist seemed a little better.

Could he learn a Pill Refining specialty and achieve everything at once?

After all, high-level pills are still very popular.

Chen Zhong Cave Heaven.

Rich spiritual energy permeates, mixed with Immortal Spiritual Qi.

Li Qian looked at a large area of spirit fields, where various spirit herbs were planted.

The grade and rank of spirit herbs, besides the spirit seed itself, are also closely related to the Spirit Herbalist, spirit field, planting environment, etc.

The spirit herbs Li Qian planted are all Third Rank spirit seeds.

To get these spirit seeds, Li Qian spent a lot.

He obtained them through several Spirit Plant Masters in the Azurewood Secret Realm.

Li Qian pinched his magic art, and under his control, the spiritual energy and Immortal Spiritual Qi in Heaven and Earth gathered, combined with water vapor, and transformed into spirit rain that fell on the spirit herbs.

This is the Spirit Rain Technique developed by Spirit Herbalists.

It is beneficial to the growth of spirit herbs.

Looking at the spirit herbs that were growing very well, a smile appeared on Li Qian’s face.

He was looking forward to when his Spirit Herbalist level was raised to Fourth Rank, perhaps he would be able to cultivate real Fourth Rank spirit herbs.

On this day, Li Qian finished his cultivation, piloted the Two Elements Spirit Sword, left his residence, and began patrolling.

After his Two Elements Spirit Sword was infused with two types of Immortal Metal, its quality improved significantly.

However, until now, there are still no signs of self-upgrading.

Perhaps he still needs to find a way to obtain more Immortal Metal.

However, Immortal Metal, this kind of resource, is very precious. The price is high, not to mention it rarely flows out. Generally, cultivators obtain it and internally consume it.

Suddenly, when Li Qian passed by a Secret Realm Node, he sensed the formation and couldn’t help but frown.

The formation seems to be abnormal.

In the past three years, he has patrolled the entire Azurewood Secret Realm, and he has carefully studied those dozen or so Space Nodes, so he is very familiar with them.

In the Azurewood Secret Realm, there are also Formation Masters from Feathered Immortal Gate stationed, maintaining these formations.

He carefully checked again before leaving and returning to the Luoyuan Dao Hall’s stationed area.

He went straight to his master, Hall Master Tianlan’s, cultivation cave.

「Master.」

He bowed and said.

「Qian Yuan, what is it that you seek your Master for?」

Hall Master Tianlan asked with a smile.

「Master, when I was patrolling Space Node Number Eight, I found an abnormality in the formation.」

Li Qian said.

「An abnormality in the formation?」

Hall Master Tianlan was startled. He knew that Li Qian, his disciple, also had considerable attainment in formations. 「What exactly is the situation?」

「Master, I remember that the Space Node formations in the Azurewood Secret Realm were all maintained last year… But it’s less than a year, and the formation has already shown abnormalities. It’s likely that the Formation Pillars have problems. If the Void Bandit Group chooses the right time and breaks through from this Space Node, it would be easy to do…」

Li Qian said.

Although the Azurewood Secret Realm produces only low-grade spirit herbs, it can’t withstand the large quantity; the overall value is still very large.

Moreover, a large batch of spirit herbs is about to enter the harvesting period.

If the Void Bandit Group were to attack the Azurewood Secret Realm, then attacking at the end of the harvest would be the most appropriate.

Hall Master Tianlan highly valued his disciple’s opinion and said that he would communicate with the Formation Masters stationed in the Azurewood Secret Realm.

Half a day later.

Hall Master Tianlan, Li Qian, and Xu Shucheng, the Fifteen Foundation Formation Master from Jade Purity Formation Hall of Feathered Immortal Gate, as well as his four bodyguards, came to the location of Space Node Number Eight.

「Fellow Daoist Qian Yuan, this formation doesn’t seem to have any problems, right?」

Xu Shucheng said after sensing it.

「Formation Master Xu, sense it again carefully. In the entire cycle of the Grand Formation, every time it reaches the third Formation Fluctuation Frequency Peak, there will be a sudden interruption…」

Li Qian immediately said.

After all, Xu Shucheng’s Formation Attainment is one level lower than his, so it’s normal to ignore this situation.

「Indeed, it is like that. How could this happen?」

After hearing this, Xu Shucheng immediately carefully sensed the formation’s operational fluctuations, and his brows furrowed.

He had previously maintained this formation and there was no problem, but now it seems to have really gone wrong.

「Fellow Daoist Qian Yuan, when I maintained it before…\n everything was fine, but I can’t see any signs of human damage. Could it be that the Space Node itself has a problem, affecting the formation’s operation?」

Xu Shucheng said solemnly.

「Formation Master Xu, won’t we know if we go in and have a look?」

Li Qian said.

The reason he hadn’t entered the formation before was mainly because this formation was related to the secrets and safety of the Azurewood Secret Realm. Only the Formation Masters stationed by Jade Purity Formation Hall were qualified.

「Alright.」

Xu Shucheng nodded.

Since Li Qian could see that the formation’s operation was abnormal, it means that his Formation Attainment is definitely not weak.

He was also quite curious. Since he is a servant disciple of Luoyuan Dao Hall, how could he be proficient in formations?

Under normal circumstances, this is impossible.

Unless this Fellow Daoist Qian Yuan is possibly a Battle Formation Immortal Master.

Battle Formation Immortal Master.

A very special cultivator.

Proficient in formations and integrating formations into spirit tools and immortal arts. Often, such Battle Formation Immortal Masters have much stronger combat strength than those of the same cultivation level.

However, the method of combining formations with cultivation is often difficult, thankless, and hard to achieve high accomplishments.

This is also the helpless choice of those whose formation talent and cultivation talent are relatively balanced.

「You two go in.」

Hall Master Tianlan said.

He didn’t go in, staying outside just in case.

After all, he is not good at the Dao of Formations…

Soon, Li Qian and Formation Master Xu Shucheng entered the formation and began checking the internal situation.

The internal and external scenes are completely different.

Inside the formation, in the sky, it was dark and deep. A strange vortex twisted, and terrifying energy seemed to seep in but was blocked by the formation.

The spiritual power here is very mixed, with a negative aura.

After all, this kind of Space Node will have extraterrestrial energy seeping in. After long-term erosion, the Space Node will become increasingly unstable, and eventually easily lead to node collapse, forming Space Collapse…

Therefore, the function of this formation is not only to isolate the Space Node but also to repair the infected Space Node, maintain stability, purify extraterrestrial negative energy, etc.

Otherwise, this extraterrestrial negative energy entering the Azurewood Secret Realm would infect and contaminate a large area of space, which would seriously affect the growth of spirit herbs in the secret realm.

「How could this be?」

Xu Shucheng’s face changed slightly when he saw the vortex in the sky.

Because the negative energy infiltration of this Space Node has become much more serious, no wonder the formation’s operation has problems.

If this continues, if it is not discovered and maintained in time, it will lead to instability of the formation and eventually collapse. Once this happens, the consequences are unpredictable.

As the maintenance Formation Master, his responsibility is very great.

At this moment, he already felt a chill down his spine.

Fortunately, Fellow Daoist Qian Yuan reminded him in time, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to bear such a great responsibility.

Moreover, if the Void Bandit Group had their eyes on the Azurewood Secret Realm, they might take advantage of this Space Node to sneak in.

After a thorough inspection, the two confirmed that several Void Formation Stakes in this formation had been severely infected and damaged, and would also cause problems for other Void Formation Stakes.

In three or five months, it might lead to the collapse of the entire formation…

「Formation Master Xu, these few Void Formation Stakes probably need to be replaced.」

Li Qian said.

「Yes, the Void Formation Stakes need to be replaced.」

Xu Shucheng nodded and said: 「But… This problem with the formation doesn’t seem that simple. I clearly maintained it before…」

Li Qian understood what Xu Shucheng meant.

He also judged that it was a problem with the Space Node. The extraterrestrial negative energy infiltration accelerated, causing the formation’s operation to malfunction and causing the Void Formation Stakes to overload…

That is to say, even if the Void Formation Stakes are directly replaced, the root cause cannot be solved…

「Formation Master Xu, what is the general cause of this kind of problem?」

Li Qian asked curiously.

After all, he doesn’t have much in-depth knowledge of this Void Formation.

In the Du Tian Formation Sect, it was only briefly mentioned.

This is the most lacking part of his formation knowledge.

He wanted to take this opportunity to have a good exchange with Formation Master Xu on formations in the future.

「It’s possibly a problem from outside the territory.」

After pondering for a moment, Xu Shucheng said.

But outside the territory involves the Extraterritorial Void, a realm where only Heavenly Immortals can survive.

Of course, if there are large Spirit Treasures, it’s also possible to survive.

The reason why the Void Bandit Group is so difficult to eliminate is that they like to hide in the Extraterritorial Void.

「That is to say, to find out what’s wrong, we have to go to the Extraterritorial Void?」

Li Qian exclaimed in surprise.

He didn’t expect it to be so troublesome…Going to the Extraterritorial Void is not that easy.

Of course, the Feathered Immortal Gate must have channels…

「Mm, now we can only replace the damaged Void Formation Stakes first, then report the matter, and wait for the Immortal Sect to deal with it.」

Xu Shucheng nodded and said.

He is only a stationed Formation Master, maintaining the formation. This kind of business involving the Extraterritorial Void… is not within his responsibility.

So under Li Qian’s assistance, Xu Shucheng took out new Void Formation Stakes and began replacing them.

Li Qian took this opportunity to observe and learn, and he benefited a lot.

After replacing the Void Formation Stakes, the formation became stable, greatly reducing the negative energy emerging from the vortex.

But Xu Shucheng wasn’t relieved, but instead became even more worried, because… the extraterrestrial void energy invasion is still very strong. Given time, other Void Formation Stakes will still be damaged.

Without solving the root cause, the collapse of the formation is only a matter of time.

As for relying on this patching method, it simply won’t work.

After all, the cost is too high.

The value of a Void Formation Stake is not low.

After finishing, the two left the formation space.

「How is it?」

Outside, Hall Master Tianlan saw the two come out and immediately asked.

「Hall Master Chu, there is a problem with this Space Node. Although I have replaced the Void Formation Stakes, it can only be maintained for a while. To solve the problem, we must go to the Extraterritorial Void… Therefore, someone must be watching this formation during this period to prevent accidents.」

Xu Shucheng said.

「No problem, I’ll personally watch over it.」

Hall Master Tianlan nodded and said.

After all, the problem with the Space Node represents a kind of potential hidden danger. The best way is naturally for him, a Heavenly Immortal level powerhouse, to personally watch over it. In this way, even if an accident occurs, he can deal with it in time.

He’s not very reassured if it’s other Dao Hall disciples.

「Then I’ll trouble Hall Master Chu.」

Xu Shucheng said.

Then he and his bodyguards boarded a flying vehicle and left the scene.

Extraterritorial Void.

Here is filled with strange energy.

Without the strength of a Heavenly Immortal, it is impossible to survive in this environment.

At this moment, a huge warship was suspended in the void, shrouded in a layer of strange light.

Several figures stood on the deck at the bow.

They looked up at a strange vortex in the air in front of the warship.

However, around this vortex, there were a large number of formation flags, forming an extremely complex formation that enveloped the vortex.

Driven by the formation, a large amount of void energy frantically poured into the vortex, causing the vortex to seem to be stretched open, gradually becoming larger and larger.

Suddenly… the vortex shook violently. The void energy that had been pouring in seemed to encounter a huge resistance. Void energy surged back, causing the formation flags to vibrate violently.

「Formation Master He, what’s going on?」

A Black Armor Figure on the deck looked at a Gray Robed Old Man beside him and said solemnly.

The Gray Robed Old Man looked puzzled. He shook a formation flag in his hand, controlling the formation above, and then his face changed slightly. 「Sir, the formation of the Space Node in the Azurewood Secret Realm has been repaired, causing the void energy invasion to be blocked. That’s not right. The Formation Masters in the Azurewood Secret Realm maintained it only half a year ago. It’s impossible to discover the problem so quickly. Could the information be wrong?」

「It’s impossible to be wrong… My information is very accurate.」

The Black Armor Figure shook his head and said.

「Now that the Azurewood Secret Realm has repaired the Grand Formation, it’s very likely that they have also discovered the problem with the Space Node. Once the Feathered Immortal Gate sends people here to check, I’m afraid…」

Formation Master He, the Gray Robed Old Man, said.

His meaning is very clear: wanting to slowly corrode the Space Node and thus open a passage to enter the Azurewood Secret Realm, there is not enough time.

Either give up.

Or attack forcefully.

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