NOVEL WEB Chapter 291: Void Thieves Gang
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, three years have passed.
During these three years, the people of Luoyuan Taoist School have remained in the Cangwu Secret Realm.
Li Qian didn't venture out, but he used a special Communication Jade Token to contact Nan Xi and learn about the situation at the Divine Sword Sect.
Since his Dao Rhythm broke through to Transformation, his cultivation speed accelerated further.
In just three short years, his cultivation advanced from the fourth level of Earth Immortal to the sixth level of Earth Immortal.
Such speed can be described as terrifying.
Moreover, the progress in Transformation wasn't slow either.
Even the progress of the Frosty Seed Law advanced a bit.
Though the progress over three years was slow, Li Qian felt content.
It's better than no progress at all, right?
It suggests that in a few hundred years, the Frosty Seed might fully sprout, rooting itself in the world...
Additionally, in these three years, Li Qian engaged with Spirit Plants and systematically studied them.
With plenty of time, he sought guidance from several Spirit Plant Masters in the Cangwu Secret Realm whenever he had spare time.
These Spirit Plant Masters possessed the ability to cultivate fourth-tier Spiritual Medicine... Of course, limited by the environment of the Cangwu Secret Realm, the success rate wasn't particularly high.
Therefore, in Li Qian's system interface, information about his support skills now included Spirit Plant (Third Tier 19/100).
It signifies he has become a Third-Tier Spirit Plant Master.
Primarily, he chose to cultivate Spiritual Medicine within the Chenzhong Cave Heaven.
This place is a natural cultivation base.
Thus, his Spirit Plant progress was rapid.
Becoming a Third-Tier Spirit Plant Master in just three years, if word got out, the Spirit Plant Masters in the Cangwu Secret Realm might question their life choices.
But for Li Qian, it was that simple.
When his Spirit Plant Master level reaches a higher tier, he'll be able to cultivate more advanced Spiritual Medicine, making earning Immortal Crystals an easy feat.
He suddenly felt that compared to arrays, the future prospects of being a Spirit Plant Master seemed better.
Should he learn alchemy for a comprehensive skill set?
After all, high-grade elixirs are indeed in high demand.
Chenzhong Cave Heaven.
Rich Spiritual Energy permeates the air, mixed with Immortal Spirit Qi.
Li Qian looked upon a vast spirit field planted with various Spiritual Medicine.
The level and grade of Spiritual Medicine, aside from the spirit seed itself, are closely related to the Spirit Plant Master, the spirit field, and the planting environment, among other factors.
Li Qian's planted Spiritual Medicine were all Third-Tier spirit seeds.
Acquiring these spirit seeds cost Li Qian quite a lot.
He got them through several Spirit Plant Masters in the Cangwu Secret Realm.
Li Qian formed a spell with his hands, and under his control, the Spiritual Energy and Immortal Spirit Qi of heaven and earth gathered and merged with water vapor, transforming into Spiritual Rain that fell upon the Spiritual Medicine.
This is the Spirit Rain Technique developed by Spirit Plant Masters.
It benefits the growth of Spiritual Medicine.
Seeing the promising growth of the Spiritual Medicine, a smile appeared on Li Qian's face.
He awaited the day when his Spirit Plant Master level advances to the fourth tier, possibly enabling him to cultivate genuine Fourth-Tier Spiritual Medicine.
On this day, Li Qian completed his cultivation and rode the Two Forms Spirit Sword out of the base to patrol.
His Two Forms Spirit Sword improved significantly after being infused with two kinds of Immortal Gold.
Yet, it still showed no sign of self-advancement.
Perhaps he'll need more Immortal Gold.
But resources like Immortal Gold are extremely precious and expensive—rarely available, as most cultivators keep them for internal use once acquired.
Suddenly, while passing by a Secret Realm node, Li Qian sensed the array and couldn't help but furrow his brow.
The array seemed to have an anomaly.
Over the past three years, he has patrolled the entire Cangwu Secret Realm, and researched those dozen space nodes thoroughly, hence very familiar.
The Cangwu Secret Realm also has Array Masters from the Feathered Immortal Sect to oversee these arrays.
He carefully verified once more before leaving and returning to Luoyuan Taoist School's base.
He went straight to the cave dwelling where his mentor, Hall Master Tianlan, was cultivating.
"Mentor."
He saluted and spoke.
"Qian Yuan, what's the matter you've come to seek your teacher for?"
Hall Master Tianlan, smiling, inquired.
"Mentor, I found an anomaly with the array while patrolling the eighth space node."
Li Qian stated.
"An anomaly with the array?"
Hall Master Tianlan was surprised, aware of his disciple Li Qian's considerable mastery in arrays. "What exactly is the situation?"
"Mentor, as far as I recall, the space node arrays in the Cangwu Secret Realm were maintained just last year... Yet in less than a year, the array displayed anomalies, which likely indicate issues with the Solid Array Pile. If a group of Void Thieves pinpoint the timing and breach from this space node, it would be relatively easy..."
Li Qian explained.
Though the Cangwu Secret Realm mainly produces low-level Spiritual Medicine, its aggregate value is substantial.
Moreover, a large batch of Spiritual Medicine is nearing harvest.
If a group of Void Thieves plans to act against the Cangwu Secret Realm, the best timing would be during the end of the harvest.
To Hall Master Tianlan, Li Qian's opinions were noteworthy, leading him to express a willingness to communicate with the array masters overseeing the Cangwu Secret Realm.
Half a day later.
Hall Master Tianlan, Li Qian, along with fifteen Basic Array Masters including Xu Shucheng from the Feathered Immortal Sect's Array House Yuqing, and his four bodyguards, arrived at the eighth space node.
"Daoist Qian Yuan, the array's operation seems fine, don't you think?"
After sensing, Xu Shucheng spoke.
"Array Master Xu, please sense again. Throughout the entire grand array's operational cycle, whenever it hits the third Array Formation Fluctuation frequency peak, there's a sudden interruption..."