Chapter 318

Chapter 318: The Dragon Crystal Seal Formation

“Indeed, the most outstanding formation master of the Haotu Sect in a thousand years!”

“Even returning to a temporary residence, they still evolve the way of formations to perfection.”

“Earlier, when I saw the array patterns etched into the ground, I thought it was a Gather Spirit Formation. Now, connected by the jade bed to mountains and rivers, I realize this formation can refine the spirit. It spreads thoughts using small beings like ants, grasshoppers, and green worms as carriers, allowing one to understand the universe and refine the heart and mind!”

“Tsk tsk, what a wonderful thing! I have no resistance to good things.” Li Hui stood up, measuring the Spirit-Refining Formation, wanting to take it away.

After a circle around, he realized the difficulty was considerable. The array patterns spread in all directions, interlinked with the manor’s formation; it did not operate independently, so it couldn’t be excavated.

“What to do? The most valuable discovery here is this Spirit-Refining Formation.”

“Don’t rush; think about it. Solutions come from human ingenuity.”

“For many years, no one has activated the Spirit-Refining Formation, accumulating immense power within it. Surely a good sleep on the bed would yield excellent results. However, refining the spirit is a grueling effort requiring gradual immersion; there’s no chance of achieving it all at once.”

“Unless…”

“Unless I can completely imprint the formation!” Li Hui’s eyes brightened at the thought, and he waved to release the purple crystals.

He had checked in the scripture hall of the Haotu Sect and found that these purple crystals were indeed called Enamel Dragon Crystals. Supreme Miao Jade was not suited to the world; the Enamel Dragon Crystals were the calamity of Supreme Miao Jade.

Once an Enamel Dragon Crystal splits, it proves they have previously eliminated a piece of Supreme Miao Jade. Afterward, they continue to absorb spiritual energy and split, reaching the point where a hundred pieces sink underground to nurture dragon veins and forge a blessing.

By chance, he used the Enamel Dragon Crystals to set up a Treasure Cabinet Array, keeping them in constant operation. Their energy was hard to connect and circulate, so after gaining a lot of spiritual energy, they foolishly kept splitting until they had amassed eighteen thousand pieces.

Despite the enormous quantity, most remained empty, leaving only a layer of crystal shell.

The Treasure Cabinet absorbed the spiritual energy released by the Miao Jade, purifying and filtering it, sending it all to the Mysterious Pearl to nurture various attribute veins. Li Hui had a sudden idea to use the Enamel Dragon Crystals to imprint the Spirit-Refining Formation. If it worked, he would splurge significantly, refining thousands of Nine Patterns Three Exotics imprint talismans.

“Let’s give it a try; I must at least try! As the saying goes, one step ahead leads to every step ahead. If the Treasure Cabinet Array also has the effect of refining spirits, perhaps I can cultivate my spiritual sense upon reaching the Initial Condense Essence Stage and, with the help of the heavenly marrow worm’s effects, hope to achieve legendary great accomplishments.”

“Opportunity, this is opportunity!”

Li Hui busied himself, starting with small tasks. After half an hour, having cleared the difficulties, he immediately took out the talisman brush and ink, and solemnly revealed three rolls of talisman decrees.

These three rolls stored a large number of Broken Artifacts, far more complete than artifact fragments; for this, he had drained resources from the Dalong, Dafeng, and Daqi nations and even had merchants collect them using the teleportation array to reach Daliang and Daqian.

Now, even without the silver snake bracelet, he could draw ordinary spirit talismans with a sixty percent success rate, showing quite rapid progress. However, since he could ensure a hundred percent success rate, Li Hui certainly wouldn’t waste talisman paper and ink.

By distributing the costs of collecting artifact fragments, it was still more economical to use the silver snake bracelet.

Next, he truly prepared thousands of imprint talismans, applying them to the Enamel Dragon Crystals and furiously imprinting the Spirit-Refining Formation, even including the parts linking to the outside world.

This was the most foolish method, but Li Hui didn’t mind; fearing that without doing so, he couldn’t grasp its essence.

After five hours of busy work, many cultivators entered the Hongluan Manor searching for his tracks but found no entrance.

“Come on, success or failure depends on this smash.”

“Bang, bang, bang…” Seventy or eighty thousand purple crystals smashed into the ground, with others crashing into the outer formation.

Through learning, Li Hui gained deep understanding of formations, and after witnessing so many formations on Wan Nest Island, he was not considered a novice through analogy.

After waiting about half a stick of incense, the ancient golden crow’s eye above him dimmed, and suddenly, a wisp of green smoke surged from the ground.

Strangely, this wisp of green smoke resembled a winding little dragon, with dragon claws and tail, but no beard or horns. After appearing, it quickly burrowed into the purple crystals.

“Hahaha, just as I thought! The manor’s formation connects with the outside mountains and rivers, and the Enamel Dragon Crystals draw in small dragon veins, acquiring this fortune; thus, I can set up formations in the future.” As his laughter faded, wisps of green smoke and strands of purple mist began to rise from the ground; occasionally, he could see tiny golden mists that resembled mayflies, but looking closely, they appeared dragon-like!

“Boom!” The Hongluan Manor shook, and a massive dragon-shaped mist figure rose beside Li Hui. At the same time, the entire Haotu Sect began to tremble, with hundreds of figures rising into the sky to witness the changes in the geography.

“What’s happening? The dragon veins are moving!”

“Not just moving; they are forming a pattern of ten thousand dragons bowing down. According to sect records, the last time such an anomaly occurred…”

“Oh no, something happened in the Hongluan Manor.”

Many old fellows knew the Spirit-Refining Formation was set up in the Hongluan Manor. When it was arranged years ago, the Hongluan female cultivator had gathered many small dragon veins to ensure the sect’s fortunes would thrive indefinitely, yet unexpectedly, an anomaly appeared today.

At this moment, Li Hui was very busy, waving to cast many Heavenly Craft Fusion Talismans.

Injecting dragon energy into the crystals could soften their walls; he could now cultivate dragon energy himself, having tested this property days earlier.

Now was the perfect time to use the Heavenly Craft Fusion Talismans. By merging ninety-nine Enamel Dragon Crystals into one, they condensed into crystal bricks about half a foot square, quickly producing over a thousand. The internal patterns of the bricks intertwined, with mysterious patterns dense and dragon-shaped mist figures swirling within, truly marvelous.

Li Hui performed the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique to gather everything— the ancient golden crow’s eye, the Fuxi Zither, the jade bed, and more—into the Treasure Cabinet. He exhaled a breath towards the Deputy Inspector General’s seal ring, and his aura instantly vanished without a trace.

Since his goal had been achieved, why stay? He hurriedly made his escape.

Before long, a ray of light entered the Hongluan Manor, scanning the area meticulously. However, with layers of formations in between, it wasn’t as good as being there in person, and ultimately withdrew with lingering questions…

When the elders arrived, they found countless disciples in the Hongluan Manor; how could a few maneuvers possibly escape their notice? Xu Mao shouted, “Li Yingjun, come out! Your Spirit Concealment Talisman is quite impressive.”

“Reporting to the elder, it’s merely a little trick; it can’t be praised. Fellow disciples chased closely, and I was anxious!” Li Hui stepped out like a silly boy, while two nearby cultivators just stared; they had searched high and low, only to find him hiding in the back.

“Hmph! Not cultivating in your cave, what are you doing here? Do you think defeating Wen Shaolun’s puppet is impressive? Get lost, all of you! The Hongluan Manor is in turmoil; this is not a place for you to be.” Xu Mao ordered them to leave. He had scanned the area multiple times with his spiritual sense and found nothing unusual, rushing to delve deeper without further thought.

Li Hui’s heart raced; the other party’s level was too high; if they exerted effort to investigate, it was still possible they would discover something. Thankfully, they followed their habitual train of thought and didn’t suspect him, allowing him to pass this ordeal.