Chapter 365 - 340: Hua Wu Array, Golden Body Formed _1

Such a formation, was so remarkable that Lu Yan had never heard of any force possessing it. If word of it got out, other forces would discover that Zuo Yun had this capability, they would surely find a way to abduct him.

Therefore, it needed to be kept secret for now.

The location, quickly selected, was an area in the center of Lingdong City. The official statement was that it would be a new series of practice rooms, specifically for the elite forces to cultivate, just like in the Hidden Dragon Camp of the Mansion of King Ming.

Zuo Yun clearly stated that with his current cultivation level, the range of this array was only five hundred meters.

Anyone cultivating within this range would speed up their refining of Martial Food and Martial Pills.

Once his cultivation level improved in the future, the range of the array would inevitably increase.

Five hundred meters, was already more than enough, allowing many people to cultivate within.

Given adequate materials, Zuo Yun began to act energetically.

In the eyes of others, Lingdong was still very weak, far from being a powerful force in the world.

But in Zuo Yun’s eyes, it was just right.

Lingdong now was like a blank sheet, without many constraints, allowing him to put his knowledge into full play and paint a vibrant picture on this blank sheet.

He believed that with someone like Lu Yan present, Lingdong was destined not to remain unsung.

In just half a month, the formation was successfully set up.

Zuo Yun named it the Hua Wu Array.

After the array was set up, Lu Yan immediately let Lu Qingshan, Wen Yuan, Wang Lin, Li Quan and other loyals to practice in it, refining the Martial Pills and checking cultivation progress.

When they walked out of the array, all of them had smiles on their faces.

Their speed of refining Martial Pills had increased by over ten times compared to normal.

This pace was startling, meaning that as long as they had enough Martial Pills and Martial Food, their cultivation advancement could be more than ten times faster.

A year could be equivalent to ten years for others.

And Zuo Yun also stated that as his cultivation level improved, so would the speed at which the Hua Wu Array refined the Martial Pills.

"The path of array formations is truly mysterious and unfathomable."

Lu Yan exclaimed.

Immediately, he had Wen Yuan, Wang Lin, Li Quan, and others, arrange their tasks at hand. Then, he selected another group of martial soldiers they had personally trained, two hundred in total, to practice in the Hua Wu Array alongside them.

Lu Yan also personally asked Guan Shan to use a large batch of level three Martial Pills and join them in the Hua Wu Array.

Guan Shan originally didn’t hold much competitive spirit, but after learning about the mysterious function of the Hua Wu Array, his dormant heart reignited with passion for cultivation.

"We’ve found a treasure."

The more Lu Yan observed Zuo Yun, the more satisfied he was.

Zuo Yun felt goosebumps all over from Lu Yan’s gaze, and softly said: "General, my hobbies are very normal, and I am absolutely faithful. I’m only interested in eighteen-year-old women."

"What are you imagining?"

Lu Yan was speechless, feeling rather embarrassed. He waved his hand, and several metal beasts appeared.

"Zuo Yun, these beasts are from the Fairy Ruins, covered in Will Power Patterns, you should take them to examine if you can control them,"

Said Lu Yan.

Zuo Yun’s eyes brightened, he stepped forward, fixing his gaze on the few metal beasts. As he touched one of them, complex Will Power Patterns emerged all over the beast’s body.

Zuo Yun’s eyes were shining as he circled the metal beast, observing it as if he were looking at an unrivaled beauty.

"Brilliant, really brilliant. These Will Power Patterns on the metal beasts are incredibly profound and unfathomable. Many of them are unseen patterns. If they can be thoroughly studied, my understanding of Will Patterns will surely increase significantly."

"Those immortals... I don’t know where they came from, but they were able to create such a fantastic power like ’Will Power Pattern’. They use these patterns to connect with the essence of heaven and earth, imitating nature’s ingenuity. The Will Patterns that we, Martial Cultivators, based on Will Power Patterns, are just rough imitations, they are still far behind the truly profound Will Power Patterns."

Zuo Yun muttered to himself, his eyes shining brightly.

It was clear that he was truly passionate about Will Patterns and Will Power Patterns.

"Take these beasts with you to study, I have more here. Once you finish the study, you can ask me for more."

Lu Yan took out another seven metal beasts and handed them to Zuo Yun.

Zuo Yun put them into his Sumi Mustard Seed Bag and happily left.

Lu Yan returned to the practice room, and resumed his cultivation.

....

In the central region of the Da Chu Dynasty, there was a dense, primeval forest, with trees so tall they were extraordinary, giant trees hundreds of meters high were common sight.

This region was shrouded in mysterious purple mist year-round, it was a forbidden place where death awaited any ordinary person or Martial Cultivator who dared to intrude.

Because this region was home to a Fairy Ruin.

The Purple-Wing Immortal Ruins.

In the Purple-Wing Immortal Ruins, a pearl white orb was suspended in the sky, radiating immeasurable white divine light that covered the whole Fairy Ruin.

Under the orb, more than a dozen gigantic purple birds were flying with their wings spread.

Each purple bird was astonishingly large. The smallest, with open wings, spanned over two hundred meters, while the largest covered more than a kilometer, eclipsing the sky.

However, they all wore chains. One end of the chain connected their bodies, while the other end was connected to the void.

The larger the bird, the thicker the chain, and the more mysterious patterns it bore.

The orb’s pearl white light fell onto the chains, causing them to sizzle and slowly melt, as though ice was being exposed to sunlight.

Before long.

With a clink.

The smallest among the purple birds had one chain snapped.

The bird cried out in excitement, flapping its wings fervently. A terrifying aura along with the white light was gushing out of its body as it tried to break free from the chains.

After seven days...

Bang, bang, bang!

All the chains on the smallest purple bird shattered.

The bird seemed to have regained its freedom, its speed surged, and it let out a loud, long, and utterly satisfying cry.

The other birds, seemingly seeing a glimmer of hope, also began to cry out. Their cries were like divine swords capable of tearing through the void and reaching the heavens.

Down below, on the earth, many figures stood.

Some had bodies covered with will power pattern, while others looked no different from ordinary martial cultivators.

These people were all respectful and fervent as they gazed up at the purple bird in the sky.

"Congratulations to the Ascended Immortal for breaking free, now you will laugh proudly among the mountains and rivers, unbeatable in the world."

Many people roared.

"This time, you have done well."

The smallest purple bird, nose-diving down, its body rapidly shrinking to the size of a bird with a wingspan of ten-something meters, landed on the ground, looking down upon the crowd.

In the sky, the largest purple bird opened its mouth and sucked the spherical pearl into it.

"This is it for now, rest for a day and continue."

The largest purple bird spoke.

The remaining birds quickly shrank as well, and the chains connected to their bodies disappeared.

"But this time at the Tongtian ruins, Gu Feng died, Gu Feng was highly talented, and it took a lot of my energy and resources, it can’t just end like this."

The largest bird spoke coldly: "Moreover, I had instilled a strand of immortal power within Gu Feng’s body, containing a strand of my spiritual sense, yet in the end, he was killed, I want to see who it is that could have such an ability to kill my Immortal Servant from the Purple Wing Immortal Ruins."

Boom!

A terrifying aura emanated from the largest bird’s body, its eyes radiating a vivid purple light. The purple light rolled and swirled, finally forming an image.

In the image, it was Lu Yan in the Tongtian Palace, brandishing his five-colored battle knife and killing all around him.

"Using a disguise technique in front of me, any disguise technique is useless, reveal your true form to me."

The bird snapped, its eyes blazing with purple light, and in the image, Lu Yan’s features blurred and twisted. Gradually, a new visage surfaced.

This was the true face of Lu Yan.

At this moment, Gu Feng was using his immortal power, transforming into a purple giant bird, attacking Lu Yan. Lu Yan’s forehead shone, and the Dao Book illusion emerged, swallowing the purple giant bird.

"That is... That is..."

Upon seeing the illusion of the Dao Book, the largest bird’s eyes bulged out in shock, its huge body trembling, feathers standing on end.

"How can this be? How can this be? How can this be here? Could it just be a resemblance?"

"This is an object of legend in my clan. But it’s too similar; no, in any case, I need to get it for verification."

The largest purple bird roared in its heart.

"Spread my order, this person killed my Immortal Servant, his sin is grave and heinous. Mobilize all forces, find this person, and bring him to me. I will make him wish he was dead."

The largest purple bird ordered.

"Yes!"

Many Immortal Servants received the order.

"Go and inform the other Immortal Ruins, let them also take action together, we must find this person."

The largest purple bird added.

After a period of rest, the purple bird spat out the white pearl again, radiating ten thousand rosy clouds, assisting them in breaking the chains on their bodies.

They had to hurry.

Because the Nine Great Immortal Ruins had reached an agreement to take turns in using it. After they had used it for a while, they had to hand it over to the other Immortal Ruins.

...

Months passed one day at a time.

Three months later.

"The understanding of the Yanluo Golden Body is almost complete. Next, I need to integrate it with Yanluo’s blood and cultivate the first layer in one go."

Lu Yan mused, taking out the jade vial containing Yanluo’s Blood.

He disrobed, poured a little and smeared it all over his body.

Immediately, Lu Yan felt a burning sensation of pain.

He immediately circulated the method of the Yanluo Golden Body, absorbed the energy of Yanluo’s Blood to help him complete his transformation and cultivate the Yanluo Golden Body.

This process lasted for seven days and seven nights before the Yanluo’s Blood on his body was completely absorbed and refined.

Lu Yan then poured out a little more Yanluo’s Blood and smeared it all over his body again.

After repeating this process nine times and over two months, Lu Yan had completely refined all of Yanluo’s Blood in the jade vial.

Hiss, hiss, hiss...

Lu Yan felt that his body was transforming, something terrifying was growing deep in his body. Waves of powerful energy were born within him. Finally, a brand formed on Lu Yan’s chest.

With a thought, the brand dispersed, and his body turned black and golden. With a casual coup de poing, the void violently trembled as if it were a piece of paper being shaken.

At the same time, the Dao Book glowed, and a martial arts avatar emerged.

The avatar had something written on its head: Divine-level Martial Arts - Yanluo Golden Body, First Level.

Success!

It took a little over five months in total to successfully cultivate to the first level of the Yanluo Golden Body.

"This time is not long."

Lu Yan thought to himself.