Chapter 28: The Elemental-Breaking Formation

Chapter 28: Chapter 28: The Elemental-Breaking Formation

Ye Xuan closed his eyes and allowed the spiritual qi surrounding him to be absorbed into his body. Elsewhere, Qingyu cultivated by drawing on the spiritual qi contained within the spirit stones.

The rocky mountain was far from Shunxi City, allowing Ye Xuan to feel relatively at ease. He didn’t know what would happen in the future, but he was certain that those people wouldn’t let him roam freely.

He had to prepare himself for that possibility. After all, the trouble caused by their earlier battle wouldn’t be resolved so easily.

A surge of qi suddenly erupted from Qingyu, which Ye Xuan immediately sensed.

His eyes opened, and his attention focused on the white serpent in front of him. She had stopped absorbing spiritual qi from the spirit stones.

Ye Xuan paused his cultivation for a moment and reached forward to gather the remaining spirit stones. Of the 100 low-grade spirit stones he had used, only 65 remained.

That meant Qingyu had used only 35 spirit stones to recover her strength. Ye Xuan immediately stored the remaining stones in the black bag.

[Congratulations! You have given an item to your partner.]

[Item given: 35x Spirit Stones]

[Item returned: 3500x Spirit Stones]

[Multiplication Level: 1]

[Affection: 150/1000] [+15]

[Daily use of Infinite Return exhausted: 1/3]

In response to the spirit stones he had given Qingyu, 35 black bags appeared, each containing 100 low-grade spirit stones.

Recently, Ye Xuan had obtained a considerable number of low-grade spirit stones through the Infinite Return System.

With such a large amount at his disposal, Ye Xuan felt optimistic about his chances of acquiring a Yellow-Grade technique suitable for his current cultivation base.

He immediately stored everything in his bag of holding before looking ahead at Qingyu.

The white serpent was sitting quietly in front of him, seemingly waiting for something.

A brief exchange of glances was enough for Ye Xuan to understand what she wanted.

He patted his bag of holding and handed her the ten stalks of Minor Thundergrass she had requested.

"Do you also want to consume Heavenly Lightning Essence?" Ye Xuan asked.

Qingyu remained silent for a moment before shaking her head.

She explained that she only needed Minor Thundergrass and that Ye Xuan should use the Heavenly Lightning Essence himself.

[You should use the Heavenly Lightning Essence yourself to strengthen the lightning element within your body.]

[As for the turbulent lightning energy, you don’t need to worry. Since my crimson lightning is present within you, the lightning qi essence from those items shouldn’t harm you.]

[Consume it in small amounts. Don’t get greedy!]

Ye Xuan followed Qingyu’s advice. He let her absorb the power of the Minor Thundergrass through the red rune on her forehead while taking out five Heavenly Lightning Essence items from his bag of holding.

He connected each item with threads of qi, then allowed the lightning qi essence contained within them to be absorbed completely into his body.

The young man let the lightning energy enter his body one item at a time rather than absorbing everything simultaneously.

His body began to experience unusual fluctuations from the power of the lightning qi essence.

However, compared to what he had experienced during the blood pledge, the current fluctuations were much milder.

It took Ye Xuan approximately five hours to absorb all the lightning qi essence from a single Heavenly Lightning Essence.

Meanwhile, Qingyu had already finished absorbing the Minor Thundergrass.

Waves of lightning qi spread throughout the chamber. Ye Xuan took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that four Heavenly Lightning Essence items remained.

As he looked at Qingyu, the system panel appeared again, displaying the Infinite Return System.

Ye Xuan knew this would happen because he had given Qingyu ten stalks of Minor Thundergrass.

[Congratulations! You have given an item to your partner.]

[Item given: 10x Minor Thundergrass]

[Item returned: 1000x Minor Thundergrass]

[Multiplication Level: 1]

[Affection: 170/1000] [+20]

[Daily use of Infinite Return exhausted: 2/3]

[Warning! The seal has been damaged.]

[Seal remaining: 80%]

Besides returning a large quantity of items, Ye Xuan noticed that the power of the seal inside Qingyu had also weakened. Only 80% of its original power remained.

Even so, that was still a considerable amount of sealing power for Qingyu. Ye Xuan also lacked the strength to weaken the seal significantly with his current abilities.

"The longer you cultivate, the weaker your seal becomes."

Ten black bags appeared in front of Ye Xuan, each containing 100 stalks of Minor Thundergrass.

With these items, he wouldn’t have to worry about obtaining more whenever Qingyu needed them in the future.

[Yes. I can feel my original power beginning to emerge.]

[What about you?]

"Consuming Heavenly Lightning Essence is exhausting and takes a lot of time."

He raised his hand and returned the ten black bags and the four remaining Heavenly Lightning Essence items to his bag of holding.

Ye Xuan still needed time to consume those items. Rushing the process wouldn’t do him any good.

The young man stood up and extended his hand, allowing Qingyu to slither back onto his neck.

"There is something we need to take care of," Ye Xuan replied.

Qingyu responded with a nod.

He reached forward and took out the teleportation token given to him by Senior Wang. By channeling his spiritual qi into it, Ye Xuan successfully activated the token.

A blue rune appeared on the ground, rotating clockwise. Ye Xuan stepped into it and was immediately teleported from the cave in the rocky mountain back to the bottom of the lake where Senior Wang’s pagoda stood.

The blue rune appeared in the courtyard in front of the pagoda, accompanied by a brilliant flash of blue light.

The young man was somewhat startled, but the result was exactly what he had expected.

He stepped out of the formation, clasped his hands together, and bowed his head.

"This junior, Ye Xuan, pays his respects to Senior Wang."

"It seems you have made good use of the token I gave you, Junior Ye."

"Did you bring the essence?"

"This junior has brought it," Ye Xuan explained.

He patted his bag of holding and produced a black bag containing the water-element essence. He immediately sent the item flying forward, and it passed straight through the pagoda.

Nothing happened at first. However, after a short while, a wave of blue qi emerged and spread in every direction.

The source of the fluctuation was precisely the floor where Senior Wang resided.

"Thank you, Junior Ye."

From inside the pagoda, a scroll floated toward Ye Xuan, carried by a powerful surge of spiritual qi. Senior Wang’s voice echoed throughout the area.

"As promised, I am giving you a scroll containing an Elemental-Breaking Formation."

"It is a Yellow-Grade formation scroll suitable for your current cultivation base. Study it carefully and make sure you understand it. Do not rush."

"You may stay here for the time being while studying the scroll," Wang Shuyuan explained.

Ye Xuan accepted the scroll and unfurled it. The characters written inside described in detail how to use the formation and what it could accomplish.

"This junior is grateful for Senior’s generosity."