Chapter 48: Chapter 48: The Yin Ghost Array is Complete!
"Yin ghosts are born from chaos, delighting in consuming yin entities and hiding within the Yin Ghost Banner. With proper cultivation, their power can grow daily, ultimately benefiting the yin banner."
This was the information Ji Yuan obtained from his inheritance.
As for those yin entities for nurturing the yin ghosts that he acquired from Black Mist Island, and the withered bone flowers, he stored them separately in the Ghost Island Master’s storage bag.
Just like now, he took out a small bottle of Celestial Sunflower Blood from the storage bag, poured it into a prepared basin, and then retrieved the Yin Ghost Banner.
Two yin ghosts sprang forth and pounced into the basin.
The two shadows made slurping sounds incessantly as they consumed, causing the black mist around them to grow more intense.
Seeing this, Ji Yuan couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.
Originally, he had four yin ghosts, but he had killed two of them.
However, on second thought, if he had all four together, the cultivation would definitely be slower. Like the previous Ghost Island Master, after such long nurturing, these four yin ghosts only had a qi cultivation level of four.
If he focused on cultivating two, they might have already reached the fifth level of qi cultivation.
’With another half a month of nurturing, these two yin ghosts should enter the fifth level of qi cultivation. However, by then, the yin entities left behind by the Ghost Island Master will be almost used up, and I’ll have to find a new path.’
Ji Yuan still needed to think about where to acquire new yin entities.
Well, I’ll consider that after breakthrough; for now, I should first modify this Yin Ghost Array.
Then he slowly closed his eyes and recalled the memory of the Yin Ghost Banner in his mind.
After a while, Ji Yuan set up the Yin Ghost Array in the Enlightenment Room, occupying only a small portion of the room.
For this, he even pasted a few first-level talismans on the wall to isolate the aura.
The black array pattern appeared as Ji Yuan walked and observed.
According to the records in the array books he had read, ordinary arrays often have dedicated spirit stone slots.
When in use, one can place spirit stones into these slots, and the array pattern will be automatically activated.
However, the Yin Ghost Array had no spirit stone slots, nor was there any position given for these slots in his memories.
If that were the case, the Ghost Island Master wouldn’t have left it in its current state.
Thus, new spirit stone slots need to be added to the Yin Ghost Banner.
So, where should they be placed?
Ji Yuan stroked his chin, furrowing his brow in deep thought, while continuously moving through the formation, trying to select nodes.
But each node he selected, he would trace along the array pattern only to find some paths blocked.
If the path is blocked, it means the spiritual power cannot reach every part of the array through the pattern, causing issues during activation.
After detailed consideration, Ji Yuan couldn’t find a solution, so he temporarily stopped to consult more books and cultivate for a while.
Nowadays, Ji Yuan rarely relies on absorbing the ambient Spiritual Qi for cultivation, especially now that the [Pigsty] has been upgraded to level two, producing ten spirit stones daily.
Moreover, after he could inscribe intermediate-level talismans, he relied even less on ambient Qi.
Most of the time, he would first consume a Spirit Gathering Pill and then begin cultivating with spirit stones.
He still consumed Spirit Eggs, but the eggshells were used to feed the Spirit Dolphin or half-Spirit Fish.
Ji Xianren had long passed the age of consuming eggshells.
The next morning.
Wu Yan knocked on Ji Yuan’s courtyard door, personally delivering a grand gift.
Ji Yuan estimated that if converted into spirit stones, it might be worth seventy to eighty pieces.
The gift was substantial, so Ji Yuan declined it.
Wu Yan, mindful of Wu Wenbin’s instructions, knew as long as he came with the right attitude, there was no need to insist if Ji Yuan refused the gift. After some polite exchanges, he left.
Throughout the interaction, Wu Yan showed no displeasure, maintaining a welcoming smile.
In him, Ji Yuan saw a shadow of Wu Wenbin.
Both were the same kind of smiling tiger.
After closing the door, Ji Yuan resumed his cultivation, but barely a day had passed before someone knocked on his courtyard door again — this time, it was Lin Hu.
Judging by the fish basket he carried, he must have just returned from the fish cage selling fish.
"Brother Ji."
Lin Hu called, his expression slightly troubled.
"What’s wrong?"
Ji Yuan assumed Lin Hu had encountered some problem again and was seeking help. If it was for borrowing spirit stones, that would be simple, but if it was for other assistance, Ji Yuan would have to consider it carefully.
"I just heard some news in Zengtou City while selling fish, but I’m not sure if it’s true."
"What news?"
"I heard someone say Uncle Lu was killed while out fishing on a boat."
"Uncle Lu?" Ji Yuan was momentarily taken aback.
Lin Hu promptly explained: "That’s Lu Wan’s father, Lu Song."
When Lu Song’s family hadn’t moved away, they lived near the lakeside and had some acquaintance with Lin Youwei, though not as familiar as with Ji Yuan’s family.
"What?"
This news genuinely surprised Ji Yuan.
He didn’t expect the Wu Family to go this far, yet they did exactly that.
"What about Lu Wan?"
"I don’t know."
Lin Hu shook his head.
This news indeed shocked Ji Yuan, prompting him to take a special trip to Zengtou City after Lin Hu’s visit.
He indeed heard many discussing the matter, as the previous conflicts between Lu Wan and the Wu Family were already hot topics.
Now with someone dead, and a mid-stage Qi Cultivator at that.
It naturally attracted even more onlookers.
Ji Yuan thought for a while and then went to the Lu Family, only to find the doors still tightly shut. Upon inquiring with the neighbors, he learned that Lu Wan’s family had moved away before the New Year.
Where their new home was, Ji Yuan didn’t know, so he had to return home.
A few days later, he heard more news.
The Qin Family had granted protection to Lu Wan and declared that the issue with the Wu Family was settled; if it continued, the Qin Family would intervene.
Thus, this long-standing feud was forcibly brought to a temporary conclusion.
For now, it was over.
Ji Yuan speculated that the Qin Family and the Wu Family, both prominent in Zengtou City, must have reached some agreement behind the scenes...
Half a month later, Ji Yuan met Lu Wan, dressed in mourning attire, at his doorstep. She had come to deliver the Blood Essence money.
Seeing her again, her eyes no longer had their usual vitality, instead resembling a stagnant pool or a deep well, obscuring her emotions.
After refusing a few times, Ji Yuan accepted when she insisted adamantly.
However, as she was about to leave, Ji Yuan hesitated before softly advising, "Sister Lu, the Qin Family... cannot be trusted either."
Hearing this, a subtle change flickered in Lu Wan’s eyes.
But it was quickly concealed.
"I understand, don’t worry."
"Alright."
With that, Ji Yuan said no more.
Since Lu Wan made such a statement, she likely had a plan.
"Ji Yuan, you also plan on joining the Water Dragon Sect, right?"
Ji Yuan smiled, "Who in Zengtou City doesn’t want to join the Water Dragon Sect?"
"Alright, then we... we’ll... see you in the Water Dragon Sect."
Ji Yuan didn’t fully grasp her intent but nodded in agreement:
"Alright."
Thus, after two months with the support of the [Enlightenment Room], Ji Yuan finally succeeded in improving the incomplete Yin Ghost Array.
With five spirit stone slots and the activation by five spirit stones,
The Yin Ghost Array was completed!
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