CHAPTER 99: CHAPTER 92: UNDERCURRENTS SURGE, ARRANGING THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Seeing her grandfather, who seldom comes out to exercise, on the lawn below, Lin Ruxue curiously asked her mother, "What happened to Grandpa? He seems very happy today."

"I’m not sure either. The old man has been particularly cheerful since he came out of his room. While he’s in a good mood, hurry down to keep him company," said the plump woman.

Lin Ruxue quickly changed her shoes and ran downstairs...

Putting down the phone in his hand, Wang Dalong glanced at the city lying at his feet, thinking of the young man in the game.

Since the old man had instructed them, none of them would disturb Lu Yu’s life. They could all see that Lu Yu wanted to hide his identity, but for people at their level, finding someone was not difficult.

...

"Mom, I’ve made plans with my classmates to go out and play, so I won’t be back for dinner tonight," a fashionably dressed boy shouted into the room.

"Got it, be careful," a voice replied from the kitchen.

After going downstairs, the boy took out his phone and dialed a number, speaking coldly, "Have you found that guy? I almost died at his hands; I must take revenge!"

"Not yet, he never exposed his real identity in the game, making it hard to track him down. But don’t worry, after he killed Mad Lion, the organization won’t let him go."

"Alright, I’ll wait for your news." The boy walked out of the shadows, sunlight illuminating his face, revealing him as Wu Ping, who had narrowly escaped Lu Yu’s pursuit.

At this moment, Lu Yu was still drawing array diagrams in the bamboo grove cabin.

In Beifeng City, at the City Lord’s Mansion, the events following Kugu Ridge were fermenting here. After three days and nights of negotiations, the Patriarch of the Ling family chose to honor Ling Yuyan’s promise, choosing Luohuang Slope as the new habitat for the Kugu Ridge demons.

The City Lord of Beifeng City, unwilling to dispatch troops to exterminate the demon horde, agreed with the Ling family’s proposal, entrusting the Ling family with all responsibilities. If any issues arose, the Ling family would bear the consequences alone.

The other families were greatly impressed by the Ling family’s ability to fulfill their promise to the demons, significantly enhancing the Ling family’s reputation in Beifeng City.

The Yan family Patriarch, who proposed exterminating the demon horde, left in displeasure, leaving behind a remark, "Those who are not of our kind must have a different mind; the Ling family’s decision is a woman’s benevolence."

"Dad, are we just going to give up like this?" Yang Zhi asked, following behind the Yan family Patriarch, unwilling to resign.

"Of course not!" The Yan family Patriarch’s eyes gleamed fiercely, "Your brother’s revenge hasn’t been taken yet, and how can these demons be allowed to gain freedom?"

"Then what should we do?" Yang Zhi felt somewhat guilty about the fact that his brother had died in Kugu Ridge during this trial, at least outwardly showing such emotions.

The Yan family Patriarch extinguished the fierceness in his eyes and calmly uttered a single word, "Wait."

Wait? Yang Zhi couldn’t understand what his father was thinking, but he felt that Yang Xiu’s death was somewhat suspicious. All the students who entered the Sealed Demon Forbidden Area with him had safely escaped, except for Yang Xiu, who died inside.

Could it be that the legend is true? Yang Zhi thought of a legend regarding the Sealed Demon Forbidden Area, concerning the blade inside, which was said to suppress a great demon.

He didn’t quite believe it; in his eyes, a weapon was just a tool used by people. How could a tool suppress a great demon that couldn’t be killed by humans?

If the legend were true, it might be possible that Yang Xiu was killed by the great demon when drawing the sword.

Coming back to his senses, as he saw his father’s figure fading into the distance, Yang Zhi quickly chased after him.

Within Beifeng Academy.

"Damn it, it’s that dog again. Brothers, find that dog, and we’ll have a dog meat hotpot tonight!" A large group of shirtless male students rushed out from the dormitory area, scouring the campus for the annoying black and white dog.

Hiding in the bushes, the husky observed the male students running around outside with an exceptionally happy expression.

Suddenly, it felt one of its ears being tweaked, and Yu Xiaoman poked her head out from the bushes, laughing, "Haha~ I found you. I told you I could certainly find you."

The husky was a bit puzzled as to why Yu Xiaoman could always find it, despite sealing itself as an ordinary dog and confidently thinking that no one could find it while hiding.

Seeing the small arrow in Yu Xiaoman’s hand, the husky wilted and obediently let her drag it out of the bushes. Previously, it was accidentally pricked by the small arrow, and the sensation was so "thrilling" that it almost couldn’t help but break its seal and escape Beifeng Academy.

"Xiaoman, time to go back to cultivate." A voice echoed in Yu Xiaoman’s mind. She responded mentally, placed a collar on the husky, and led it back to her residence.

The husky’s fur had somehow turned entirely black, unnoticed by the male students running around, searching for the dog that was right beside them.

Yu Xiaoman had already grown accustomed to her dog changing colors.

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The 98th drawing, Lu Yu silently counted in his heart, putting aside the completed blueprint and laying out another one on the table.

The transaction with Guo Cunrui and others had concluded yesterday. Lu Yu had gradually handed each person the required sixth-grade Cultivation Technique, with a market value exceeding 9 million, earning him nearly 500 million in profits.

Adding some other resource orders, Lu Yu’s current wealth had exceeded 500 million.

He would continue delivering some of the resources they ordered later. It’s not advisable to release too many things at once.

After finishing the 99th painting, Lu Yu took out the last copied array diagram paper and picked up the spirit pattern pen to start drawing lines.

Finally finished, Lu Yu raised the spirit pattern pen, and the last strand of Spiritual Qi was severed. The array patterns formed a circuit, emitting a faint spiritual light.

[Congratulations to the player for mastering a new skill! Golden Armor Spirit Array (Novice)]

A wealth of information about the Golden Armor Spirit Array surged into Lu Yu’s mind. The issues he previously struggled with, such as the flow of Spiritual Qi, spiritual nodes, and restriction switches, were all resolved.

The lifespan of the Golden Armor Spirit Array was also extended to years, with the specific lifespan depending on the strength of the array setter. With Lu Yu’s abilities, using his whole body’s Spiritual Qi to set up a Golden Armor Spirit Array could last up to fifty years.

When attacked, the Spiritual Qi stored within the Golden Armor Spirit Array will deplete, and once the Spiritual Qi is exhausted, the array will shatter. As long as the array patterns are not damaged, Spiritual Qi can be replenished to extend the array’s lifespan.

However, only Lu Yu himself can replenish the Spiritual Qi in the array set by him.

With the array issues resolved, the next step is to see if it can be set up in reality.

Lu Yu exited the game.

Having drawn the spirit array hundreds of times in the game (redrawing whenever there was an error), Lu Yu already had the entire array diagram memorized. Saying he could draw it with his eyes closed would be a lie, but he could certainly draw it completely with his eyes open.

With the Golden Armor Spirit Array skill template loaded, and the information appearing in his mind, Lu Yu felt confident he could draw a true, complete Golden Armor Spirit Array in reality.

First, he took an A4 paper to sketch, and after comparing it with the array diagram in his memory to confirm there were no issues, Lu Yu cut his finger and began drawing lines.

After drawing a few lines, Lu Yu frowned, feeling that the amount of Spiritual Qi contained in his blood was much less than in the game. He wasn’t sure if this would affect the formation of the array.

An hour later, a blood-painted array diagram appeared on the A4 paper.

The lengthy time was mainly because, as he drew, his finger would stop bleeding. Lu Yu didn’t dare to stimulate his Qi Blood, accelerate his heartbeat, or stimulate blood circulation like in the game, so he had to keep switching fingers to draw.

Even though he used less blood than in the game, Lu Yu still felt somewhat dizzy.

If outsiders saw Lu Yu now, they would most likely think he was performing some sort of cult ritual.

After resting a bit, his head slightly clearer, he picked up the A4 paper and began infusing it with Spiritual Qi.

Lu Yu carefully controlled the flow of Spiritual Qi through the array patterns, fearing that any slight accident could break the array patterns, resulting in damage to the entire array diagram.

Ten minutes later, the blood array diagram on the A4 paper flashed a light and disappeared from the paper surface. Upon close inspection, traces of the array patterns could still be found. This is a drawback of using blood as a medium to draw array diagrams—the array patterns are prone to showing.

For an Array Master, as long as they find the array patterns, breaking the array becomes a simple task.

When breaking an array, the Array Master spends most of the time searching for the array patterns. The extent to which the array patterns are hidden directly relates to the difficulty of breaking the array.

Lu Yu pulled hard on the A4 paper in his hand, and the paper emitted a faint spiritual light without tearing.

He continued to increase the force on the A4 paper, wanting to see where the paper’s limit was. When Lu Yu exerted the maximum force, the A4 paper only emitted a slight spiritual light and showed no signs of damage.

However, Lu Yu could feel that when he fully exerted himself to tear, the Spiritual Qi within the Golden Armor Spirit Array diminished rapidly, sustaining about a minute of pulling.

He then used a fruit knife, kitchen knife to cut, chop, pierce, and slash, but the paper showed no damage. When under attack, the Golden Armor Spirit Array lost more Spiritual Qi than when Lu Yu pulled at it.

Putting down the knife, Lu Yu picked up the A4 paper, revealing a satisfied smile.

"This paper attached to my chest can directly serve as body armor."

Mentioning body armor, Lu Yu thought of painting the Golden Armor Spirit Array on his clothes to enhance his defense.

The he took out a piece of paper and began listing the items that needed the Golden Armor Spirit Array.

He made a list based on the difficulty of setting up the array and the importance of the items, making a plan.

Holding an A4 paper filled with inventory, Lu Yu looked at the wounds on his fingers, considering whether to cut most of it away.

"It would be great if there were a spirit pattern pen in reality."

A light bulb went off for Lu Yu. Even though there is no spirit pattern pen in reality, he could make one himself.

Deciding to take action, Lu Yu put down the A4 paper and logged into the Divine Martial Realm.

Although things from the Divine Martial Realm cannot be brought out, the items from the Divine Martial Realm have effects in reality, and the Golden Armor Spirit Array is the best proof. Lu Yu considered making a spirit pattern pen in reality.

Lu Yu went to the Vulcan Furnace to find Kuai Defa. Just as he arrived at the refining room entrance, he saw Kuai Defa preparing to go out.

Upon hearing that Lu Yu wanted to refine a spirit pattern pen himself, Kuai Defa handed over his early artifact refining notes and the spirit pattern pen refining manual to Lu Yu.

"Take these to read. I have other things to do and don’t have time to teach you how to refine Spiritual Treasures right now. If you want to learn artifact refining, come back and I’ll teach you then. Alright, I’m off." After handing the items to Lu Yu, Kuai Defa hurriedly teleported out of the secret realm.