Chapter Thirty-Five: Array Within an Array

  "Where did you get so much money from? Did you do something bad?" Seeing the large stack of money on the table, Xuande's expression suddenly turned solemn.

  Xuan Qi hastily waved his hand and said: "No, Grandfather, this is a rightful gain, it came openly and honestly!"

  Xia Xiaoyu also chimed in from the side, "This was earned by Qi Ge from gambling on rocks. In his bag, there's also a very beautiful piece of jadeite that seems to be very valuable."

  "It was just a gamble!" Upon hearing Xia Xiao Yu's words, Xuan Qing and his expression slightly eased up, saying: "Although this doesn't violate the law, it is after all a minor path. In the future, if you can avoid doing it, try not to do it."

  Xuan Qinghe is a traditional and conservative person. He is not very satisfied with Xuan Qi's gambling on stones. In his opinion, gambling is not a good thing.

  Although playing with gambling stones is not exactly gambling, it's not much better either.

  Xuan Qi hastily guaranteed: "I'll try my best not to gamble on stones from now on. This time I went there, mainly to find the five-colored spiritual stone and set up an array..."

  "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore." With Liu Qiuping and Xia Xiaoyu present, Xuan Qing didn't want to bring up those matters of the Mystic Door, so he hastily changed the subject.

  Pointing at the 30,000 yuan on the table, Xu Qing said to Liu Qiuping: "Xiao Liu, take this money and prepare it for Xiao Yu to use for her studies!"

  "I really can't accept it, how could I take this money?" Liu Qiuping hastily waved her hand in refusal.

  Liu Qiupeng was very poor and had a chronic illness, but he was actually quite proud and not someone who liked to take advantage of others, which is why he could get along with Xuan Qing and his family.

  Xuan Qing said, "Xiao Yu is a good seedling for reading books, can you bear her not to read books and go to work? Listen to me, take the money back. Besides, our two families are not outsiders, right?"

  Liu Qiuping understood the meaning behind his words, took a measure of Xuan Qi and nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, that's good. I'll take this money as the betrothal gift. If Xuan Qi doesn't like my family's daughter in the future, I'll have Xiaoyu return the money. But if they can be together, then there's no need to return it."

  In Liu Qiupeng's opinion, Xuanqi is a sensible and obedient person, and he looks clean and elegant, which matches Xia Xiaoyu very well.

  It's really precious that these two people have been together since childhood, and they are indeed a match made in heaven. If it weren't for the fact that they're still young and studying, she would have probably proposed to set up several tables and nail down this marriage.

  Facing this ambiguous atmosphere, Xia Xiaoyu couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, her face flushing red and her whole body feeling hot.

  At this time, Xuan Qi hastily put down his bowl and said: "I'm full, you guys eat slowly!"

  He knew that if he continued to stay here, Xia Xiaoyu would definitely lose face and run away first. So, he consciously walked away first.

  The old Taoist said with a smile: "Good boy, you are indeed blessed. Your grandfather had arranged a marriage for you so early on. This tripod will be of great use in the future. It seems that I need to teach you earlier."

  "Old Turtle, stop joking. We'll learn later, I'll continue to practice the sealing technique and prepare a spiritual energy formation for my grandfather."

  "You're right, this is the proper thing to do. I almost forgot about it. Now, we must hurry up and get it done." Xuan Qi's words suddenly awakened Lao Ding.

  Under the current circumstances, it would be better for Xuan Qi to set up the Lingqi Forbidden Array as soon as possible.

  After all, time waits for no man, and nobody knows what will happen next. So, grasping the time to learn hand seals and setting up spiritual energy barriers is the most important thing.

  Xuan Qi and Lao Ding returned home first as they spoke.

  Xuan Qi took out the five elemental spirit stones he had obtained from his bag and placed them on the table. The white Zi Gang badge, the wood-attribute Burmese jade, the water-attribute He Tian ink jade, the earth-attribute Kunlun yellow jade, and the red jade given to him by Hong Qin formed the five elemental spirit stones of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

  Apart from the red agate's block of red jade, the quality of the remaining four pieces of jade is not very good. However, it's mainly about looking at the spiritual energy stored inside the jade, rather than its appearance.

  "Alright, everything is ready, all that's missing is the east wind. As long as you can seal the forbidden array into the spirit stone, what comes next will be simple." Old Turtle hinted, "Think about it, how to seal the forbidden array inside and infuse the spiritual energy inside, this point doesn't need me to repeat again, does it?"

  Xuan Qi nodded and said: "Let me think about it carefully, first I need to figure out their internal structure. Then calculate how to input the spiritual energy."

  "That's good, this is what learning looks like. Remember to observe more and think more." After saying that, Lao Ding didn't disturb Xuan Qi anymore, letting him think carefully by himself.

  Now Xuan Qi opened his ancestral orifice and used the technique of inspecting energy to align these five spiritual stones. The originally inconspicuous five spiritual stones became three-dimensional in front of him.

  A small stone, in Xuan Qi's eyes, was like a huge world. He needed to connect this space with the outside world and lay out a road to import the spiritual energy from the outside into the Ling Stone.

  However, it's worth noting that the spiritual energy must follow the route arranged by Xuan Qi and move forward in an orderly manner, rather than running around randomly and not entering the spiritual stone.

  Also, be sure to control the intensity and thickness of the spiritual energy well, lest the spiritual energy is too strong and directly blasts the internal space of the spirit stone, or the spiritual energy is too weak, causing the spirit stone to fail to meet the needs of the array, which would be troublesome.

  The strength of the Ling Stone is limited and can only perform a spiritual seal once. If it is done multiple times, there is a high possibility that it will explode directly.

  Anyway, this is a very difficult process, requiring great patience and strength.

  This is a huge challenge for Xuan Qi.

  However, Xuan Qi himself was a person who did not admit defeat. When faced with this situation, it instead further ignited his determination in his heart. Relying on his strong willpower, he began to slowly explore the internal situation of the Ling Stone and formed an image in his mind, starting to imagine.

  This process was extremely mentally taxing, causing Xuan Qi to devote all his attention to the spirit stone, without noticing the situation outside.

  When Xuan Qing and Zou walked back home, neither of them noticed anything unusual.

  "Xiao Qi, what are you doing at home? Why don't you turn on the lights and just sit there alone, staring at those jade stones?" Xuan Qing asked in puzzlement after turning on the lights.

  Xuan Qi suddenly came back to his senses from his meditation state, saw Xuan Qing and returned, and said: "Grandfather, you're back. I'm studying these jade stones!"

  "What's there to study about this jade?" Looking at the few pieces of jade on the table, Xuanci asked with some confusion. He could tell that these pieces of jade in front of him were not very valuable.

  Compared with Xuan Qi's imperial glass jadeite, these jades are too cheap.

  "This is the jade stone I prepared for you to set up the formation. Look, here are the five spiritual stones of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, all very particular." Xuan Qi pointed at the five pieces of jade and explained to Xuan Qing.

  What's going on? Xuan Qing and Wen Yan were taken aback by his words.

  He naturally knew about the Jade Stone Formation, but although he was the current head of the Xuanmen Orthodox Sect, he didn't know how to use this advanced secret technique at all.

  It's not that his level is low, but rather that people who know this secret skill are extremely rare. Xuan Qing can be certain that there won't be more than a handful of people who understand it.

  "He asked: 'Little Qi, how did you understand these things? Who taught you?'"

  He found his grandson had suddenly become someone he couldn't see through at all, especially this time, the change was very big.

  Xuan Qi could only explain a bit more, saying that some strange memories had inexplicably appeared in his mind, and after reading the few books given to him by his grandfather, these memories became clearer and clearer. The Lingqi Forbidden Array was one of the relatively clearer ones among these chaotic memories.

  "Grandfather, I see that your complexion isn't quite right, so I was thinking of setting up a spiritual energy barrier around your bedroom to help you recover."

  Xuan Qing smiled with relief, thinking that this was an auspicious sign from their ancestors. "Unexpectedly, in just three days, you've really made me look at you in a new light, Xiao Qi. Alright, tell me, how did you manage to arrange these five spirit stones into an array?"

  Upon hearing his grandson's words, Xuan Qing felt extremely comforted. Not to mention whether Xuan Qi would succeed or not, just this filial piety was already very rare. Moreover, in his opinion, the Jade Stone Array was a very high-end mystic art that required a high level of proficiency from the array master. This involved not only one's own strength but also hand techniques, familiarity, and skillfulness, among other aspects. Only extremely capable individuals could accomplish this. He didn't quite believe that Xuan Qi, a youth who had just established his foundation, could achieve this feat.

  He also tried some attempts according to the records in those books at that time. However, Xuan Qing and the mysterious things he tried were not successful once. Later, he found out that what was recorded in the book was not necessarily correct.

  Only Xuan Qing and were unclear, behind Xuan Qi's back, stood an old tortoise. As the assistant of the late Xuan Yang Zi, the old tortoise was unfathomable in his Tao.

  "This formation is actually an advanced version of the Gathering Spirit Formation, but it's much more complicated than the Gathering Spirit Formation and has a much better effect. It mainly consists of two parts. First, you need to use spiritual energy to set up the array inside the jade stone, forming five small arrays that operate independently; secondly, using these five pieces of jade, according to certain rules, arrange them around the bedroom in a specific five-element position..."

  Xuan Qi followed what Lao Ding had taught him and told Grandpa once again.

  "It's actually wave after wave!"

  Xuan Qing and He heard these details and were shocked beyond words.

  He found that he still thought this formation was too simple. It wasn't until now that he noticed Sun Er calling it a "forbidden formation" instead of an ordinary "formation".

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