Chapter Seven: Mountain Protection Array, Celestial Stars Circulating!

The Mountain Protection Array, the Sect's Monument, and the Gathering Spirit Formation!

These three can be said to be the core of a sect. The Sect's Monument has the function of gathering and suppressing the sect's fortune. With the Sect's Monument, the sect's fortune will not dissipate so quickly but will gather more and more! It is even referred to as the national treasure within the empire.

Many third-grade sects have sought after it but failed to obtain it. It's unexpected to receive it as a direct reward.

The Gathering Spirit Formation is even more powerful! It can continuously absorb the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, gathering it in one place, greatly enhancing the concentration of spiritual energy in that area. Over time, it can turn ordinary land into blessed land, forming spiritual stone veins, or even ley lines formed by divine sources!

Of course, to evolve ley lines, a very powerful Gathering Spirit Formation is needed, which the Grade Nine Formation obtained this time cannot achieve. However, it's still very rare.

As for the final Mountain Protection Array, as the name suggests, it is an array that protects the sect's mountain gate from external enemies! Generally, the Mountain Protection Array combines offense and defense. The higher the grade of the Mountain Protection Array, the more materials it requires for deployment. However, the Mountain Protection Array obtained by Jiang Chen this time from the sign-in doesn't require materials to be directly deployed.

It's worth mentioning that the Mountain Protection Array will also cause changes in the internal structure of the sect. Like the Chaos Array in the Chaos Holy Land, it makes the holy land seem chaotic, where the elders open up a small world from the "chaos" as their caves. Similarly, the Two-Element Micro Dust Array in the Infinite Mountain divides the entire mountain into two, with a significant difference between the sunny side and the shady side.

"I wonder what formation the system signed in?" Jiang Chen stabilized his mind, curiously looking at the water-ink panel, and his thoughts touched the reward of the Mountain Protection Array. Instantly, a delicate array appeared in Jiang Chen's mind.

At the same time, the system's prompt sounded again. [You have obtained the Mountain Protection Array: Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array Broken Version (Grade Nine, can be perfected)]

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned because this array turned out to be the broken version of the legendary Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array that once ruled the Heavenly Court in the ancient times!

However, it's too broken... Jiang Chen couldn't help but complain inwardly. Such a top-notch formation, even a randomly deducted foot would surpass the level of an Immortal Emperor Formation. Now, it's broken down to a Grade Nine in this world...

But the words "can be perfected" made Jiang Chen very happy. If one day the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array can be perfected and used as the Mountain Protection Array, what a magnificent scene it would be!

"It's still early." Jiang Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart. It is said that the ruler of each star in the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array is a demon at the level of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, surpassing the realm of Immortal Emperor. It's too distant.

Then, he manipulated the Mountain Protection Array he received from the sign-in, using his current location, and laid down the broken version of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Array.

Boom!

A huge sound emerged, and the mountains within a radius of thousands of miles around the Mountain of One Inch underwent dramatic changes. Countless peaks collapsed, and countless new ones rose from the ground.

After a while, 365 divine peaks stood tall, reaching into the clouds as if they pierced the sky! Each divine peak corresponded to the position of one of the 365 main stars in the sky, and the Mountain of One Inch, where Jiang Chen was, faced the core position of the Purple Star Emperor.

In Jiang Chen's mind, he even felt a certain connection between the peaks under his feet and the stars in the sky.

Profound and mysterious, it was intoxicating.

Moreover, outside the 365 divine peaks, countless peaks were preparing to rise, resonating with the other billions of stars in the sky.

"If one day, this Mountain Protection Array reaches an extremely high grade, within the realm of my Sect of One Inch, every divine peak will be able to pluck a star when it reaches its peak."

Ambition flashed in Jiang Chen's eyes. The potential of this formation was indeed enormous!

Before having the Mountain Protection Array, the Sect of One Inch was simply like a small sect, with only a few peaks having temporary structures built by Jiang Chen, while the others were all natural landscapes.

But now, within the Sect of One Inch, all the divine peaks were several times more magnificent and beautiful than before, with picturesque scenery everywhere. The layout coincided with the stars, containing a unique majesty that inspired awe.

This was the power of the Mountain Protection Array!

"Now there's finally a rudimentary form." Jiang Chen looked at the renewed Sect of One Inch, unable to help but sigh.

Just at this moment, he suddenly saw Chen Fan's figure appearing on the Mountain of One Inch.

Chen Fan looked panicked, climbing up the mountain that had already risen several times in height, and asked anxiously, "Master, what just happened? The surrounding mountains collapsed, and many new mountains rose. Shouldn't I change to another mountain to live on?"

Obviously, the scene just now, where the mountain gate was rebuilt as if it was destroying the world, frightened Chen Fan greatly.

Seeing Chen Fan's flustered appearance, Jiang Chen couldn't help but smile. No matter how invincible, no matter how talented, Chen Fan was still a young man who had just emerged from a mountain village.

Jiang Chen chuckled, "Disciple, don't panic. I just set up a formation and modified the mountain gate. From now on, the environment within the Taiyi Sect will be more suitable for cultivation."

Although Chen Fan didn't understand formations, the scene of mountains collapsing and divine peaks rising from the ground, as if it were the end of the world, all created by his own master's hands, filled Chen Fan with admiration and awe for Jiang Chen.

After spending a day together yesterday, Chen Fan and Jiang Chen's estrangement had diminished. He looked at Jiang Chen with admiration and curiosity, asking, "Master, with such power, could you possibly resurrect the dead?"

"Not yet," Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm still far from being able to resurrect the dead... When the Taiyi Sect has billions of divine peaks, each illuminated by stars, then we will possess the power to resurrect the dead."

Chen Fan nodded, somewhat understanding.

"Disciple, I'm accepting you as my disciple. Today, I'll impart to you a scroll of 'Ordinary Decision' for cultivation."

Jiang Chen suddenly became serious, speaking of passing on the method of cultivation.

Chen Fan was slightly stunned. He thought he would have to fetch water for three years and climb mountains for three years before obtaining the method of cultivation, like the legends of immortals passed down in the countryside.

He didn't expect his master to teach him the method of cultivation the next day.

For a moment, Chen Fan was filled with gratitude. The earlier he could learn the method of cultivation, the earlier he could practice and resurrect his wife.

Jiang Chen's fingers moved slightly, and a stream of light flashed, entering Chen Fan's mind, while several scrolls fell into Chen Fan's hands.

"This method is called 'Ordinary Decision,' most suitable for your constitution. Those scrolls contain common knowledge of the cultivation world, enough to fill in your gaps."

Jiang Chen was meticulous in every detail, truly a responsible master.

"Thank you, Master!" Chen Fan bowed deeply, his eyes filled with gratitude. "Disciple will go back and study the method of cultivation. Thank you, Master!"

"Cultivation cannot be rushed," Jiang Chen smiled slightly, waving his hand to dismiss Chen Fan.

After a few sticks of incense time, Chen Fan returned to the wooden house on Clumsy Peak, carefully pondering the method of cultivation.

"This cultivation method is truly mysterious. It only requires me to live as usual to improve my cultivation."

"It's a pity there's no longer Lian'er's company."

Chen Fan sighed with regret, but then shook his head vigorously, blaming himself, "What's wrong with this? With Lian'er's company, I can improve my cultivation, until I resurrect her. I should be content."

He looked affectionately at the small jujube tree next to the wooden house and the grave not far away.

In an instant, the Ordinary Decision was thoroughly understood and mastered by Chen Fan! This was an imperial-level scripture! Even a genius would need decades or even centuries to comprehend a fragment of an imperial scripture. Yet Chen Fan comprehended all the mysteries of the Ordinary Decision in an instant, mastering it skillfully. It could only be said that the compatibility between him and the Ordinary Decision was extremely high! Almost tailor-made.

After that, Chen Fan stood up, wearing the rough cloth clothes with patches sewn by Lian'er herself, picked up the shoulder pole, and went up the mountain to fetch water. After fetching water, he picked up the axe and went up the mountain to chop wood. Chopping wood, fetching water, cooking, talking to the tombstone and the jujube tree, everything on Clumsy Peak seemed like an ordinary person's life. But his cultivation, underwent earth-shaking changes! Postnatal first realm, Postnatal second realm, Postnatal third realm... Postnatal fifth realm, sixth realm... ninth realm, Innate! In just half a day, Chen Fan's cultivation broke through to the Innate realm, everything was natural and smooth. And now, Chen Fan had a sense of returning to basics! He immersed himself in the life of an ordinary person, accompanying his wife's grave and the jujube tree left by his wife, fetching water, chopping wood, cooking. He had already decided to live such a life in the future.

On Mount Fangcun, Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze from Clumsy Peak, feeling deeply moved. Indeed, the Wan Jie Fan Body, which had experienced countless hardships over tens of thousands of lifetimes, the blessings in this life were simply unimaginable. From a certain perspective, for Chen Fan to encounter him and receive the Ordinary Decision, wasn't it a kind of extraordinary fortune like the son of destiny? Breaking into the Innate realm in half a day, Jiang Chen felt a bit sour just thinking about it. But he had the system, so there was no need to envy his disciple. "Right, it seems that the disciple return function has been activated. I just gave Chen Fan an imperial-level technique. It must be able to return an Immortal Emperor technique?"

Jiang Chen was a bit excited and quickly looked at the system panel. The ink-style panel appeared in Jiang Chen's field of vision, and the disciple return function was no longer grayed out, but shining brightly!

With a slight thought, a prompt popped up. [You have granted Chen Fan the imperial-level technique scripture "Ordinary Decision," would you like to return it?] Jiang Chen didn't hesitate, thinking, "Yes." [You triggered a ten-thousandfold critical return!] [You obtained: Immortal Emperor-level scripture "Chaos Immortal Classic"]

A large amount of golden Dao text poured into Jiang Chen's mind, obscure and mysterious scriptures, Dao rhyme, rosy clouds, emerged around Jiang Chen. Visions filled the sky, with clouds of rosy light. The previous Chaos Classic he cultivated had been transformed into the Chaos Immortal Classic, and his realm began to be polished anew, from Postnatal to Celestial Pill, polished to perfection! The visions lasted for about half an hour before dissipating. Jiang Chen opened his eyes again, and between the opening and closing of his eyes, golden light flickered, majestic and imposing, while his skin and bones became crystal clear. Although his strength had not increased, Jiang Chen felt that his current strength was more than a hundred times stronger than before! This was the gap in strength brought about by the level of the main cultivation technique. The mysteries of the human body, losing a hairbreadth meant missing by a thousand miles. The Immortal Emperor-level scripture had no flaws, perfect in every realm. It would be strange if its combat power wasn't terrifying! Jiang Chen estimated his current strength, already stepping into the realm of Divine Prohibition. That meant he could kill enemies across a large level! "Phew... the disciple return function is really cool. In the future, there may not be a more generous master than me in this world."

Jiang Chen smiled. With the disciple return function activated, he dared to directly bestow Immortal Emperor scriptures and Immortal artifacts on his disciples! Just think about it, who else would be as generous as him?

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