Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Hearing that Lin Xuankong wanted a detailed explanation of the Liy Family's array formation method, Liy Ruoqing and Liy Ruo Ying exchanged a glance and both shook their heads slightly.

Liy Ruoqing said, "Elder Mu, it's not that I'm unwilling to explain the Liy Family's array formation method, but array cultivation is nothing like cultivating the Martial Dao, nor is it like alchemy or herb cultivation. It's not something that can be learned merely by having good talent or ample resources; the effort and time required far exceed what an ordinary person can imagine!

"As for the Demon-Catching Array needed to refine a Celestial Demon Bone, by referring to the family's Secret Manual and utilizing the endless power of the mountains and rivers at the Secret Realm Center, I can barely lay a crude Grand Array to suppress Demon Qi. After all, it relies on the Celestial Demon Bone's own power to suppress itself!

"However, to refine this kind of Demon Prison Cage, one must, at the very least, master all three thousand array inscriptions thoroughly. One must also remember the precise sequence of each complex inscription, control the nuance and timing of engraving them, and prepare three thousand finely polished, completely identical Profound Truth Jade Particles.

"During the array setup, if even a single stroke of an inscription is flawed, if the sequence of any inscription is incorrect, if the nuance or timing of engraving is not perfectly controlled, or if even one Profound Truth Jade Particle is not exactly the same size as the others, the refinement of the Demon Prison Cage will fail. The entire process would need to be started over from scratch!"

Liy Ruo Ying added from the side, "Our family's old sect master became an Initial Grade Array Master a hundred years ago. Yet, in those hundred years, despite attempting to refine numerous Demon Prison Cages, he has only ever succeeded once. Furthermore, that particular Demon Prison Cage, due to using extremely small Profound Truth Jade Particles, can at most trap a Late-Stage Tier Five Demon!

"The path of an Array Master is too profound and arduous, countless times more so than that of an Alchemist. Even just this one type of Demon-Catching Array is extremely difficult and obscure. Elder Mu, do you really want to learn?"

Before Lin Xuankong could speak, Zheng Yunrui, already feeling a headache, shook her head repeatedly and said, "Array Masters are indeed extremely rare. Even in the Rakshasa Kingdom, which is more prosperous than the Great Xia, my father has never heard of many Array Masters! Cultivating arrays requires far more dedication and time than alchemy. Unless a Martial Cultivator's Martial Dao is hindered and they cannot progress further, no one would choose to become an Array Master!

"Besides, as long as one has enough resources and is strong enough, there will naturally be opportunities to purchase treasures refined by Array Masters from others. Why bother learning it oneself? No one can master everything!"

Seeing them all speak this way, Lin Xuankong frowned and said, "Is being an Array Master really that difficult? Then I must learn!"

The three of them looked momentarily stunned.

Lin Xuankong thought to himself, Regardless of whether other arrays exist, this Demon-Catching Array that the Liy Family has mastered can lock down demons and even use the power of a Celestial Demon Bone to counter itself. The might of this array is simply divine and mysterious! Even if I focus on cultivating various martial arts in the future and may not be able to spend much time on arrays, as long as I learn it, I can pass this array down to my wife and children. Eventually, someone will be able to research and advance it! Learning more skills can never be a bad thing!

Thinking of this, he rummaged through Liy Ruoqing's Ghost Frog Pouch, took out a thick Secret Manual titled "Dragon Capturing Array," and began to read it. Whenever he encountered obscure parts, he asked Liy Ruoqing for a detailed explanation.

Moments later, the four of them headed towards the Secret Realm Center. Lin Xuankong, planning to study arrays, cut down some vines.

He had Liy Ruoqing and Liy Ruo Ying use these vines to weave a rather large and soft couch.

Then, he summoned two Shadows of the Black Soul to carry the couch swiftly forward, while he sat comfortably on it, continuing to read the Secret Manual.

Seeing this, Zheng Yunrui and Liy Ruofeng, who were following behind, had very peculiar expressions.

Especially Liy Ruo Ying. Being an expert in the secret technique of activating the Black Soul Wondrous Jade, he naturally knew that while this technique was fine for short-term activation, prolonged use would consume considerable Qi Blood or True Qi.

At the very least, even at his Late-Fifth Layer cultivation and in normal condition, he could at most activate one Shadow of the Black Soul for the duration of half an incense stick!

But this Mu Shiba, merely for comfort, actually summoned two Shadows of the Black Soul? Even if he's at Sixth-Layer Perfection, he could sustain two Shadows of the Black Soul for half an incense stick's time at most, right? Such a waste of True Qi, in this perilous Ba Mountain Secret Realm, is simply... reckless! If his True Qi is depleted, and neither Big Brother nor I have recovered our strength, what if we run into another group of Tier Five Corpse Scorpions? That would be disastrous! Thinking this, Liy Ruo Ying sighed repeatedly.

Zheng Yunrui then exclaimed, "Brother Mu is truly extraordinary, being able to use Shadows of the Black Soul so casually while traveling. Even the Saintess of the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect might not possess this kind of power!"

Hearing this, Liy Ruo Ying shook his head again. What is going on? This Mu Shiba's actions are bizarre, and Zheng Yunrui is definitely not thinking straight!

However, after half an incense stick's time had passed, Liy Ruo Ying became somewhat puzzled when he saw the two Shadows of the Black Soul still carrying the couch energetically.

After a full incense stick's time, Liy Ruo Ying's eyes were already filled with doubt.

An hour later, Liy Ruo Ying was utterly stunned!

Even Zheng Yunrui, who didn't understand the Black Soul Wondrous Jade, could guess that such a Miracle Jade capable of summoning powerful shadows must consume a significant amount of Qi Blood. But to sustain it for an entire hour? What did that even mean!?