Cultivation is just so scientific! Chapter 1420 - 756: Formation_2
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"Understood, Sword Elder!" Li Yuanba answered.
Standing beside Li Yuanba with a respectful air, Great Venerable Hongfa maintained the proper posture of a servant.
He had come to realize that Li Yuanba held a status within the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion that surpassed his wildest guesses. He was well aware of who the Sword Elder was—a legendary powerhouse among the Sect's Sword Cultivators.
That such a formidable master had requested an audience with Li Yuanba seemed perfectly normal to the surrounding disciples. It was evident that the bond between this powerful Sword Cultivator and Li Yuanba was exceptionally tight.
Hongfa was indifferent to the core cultivator rank bestowed upon him by the Sword Elder; achieving such a status did not alter his reality as Li Yuanba’s subordinate.
Jian Wuwei signaled to Li Yuanba that they would speak further later, and shortly after, the two Great Cultivators departed.
Li Yuanba escorted Great Venerable Hongfa to his private quarters located in the Sword Cave Heaven, an area reserved exclusively for Nascent Soul Middle Stage Sword Cultivators of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion.
The magnificent environment of the Sword Cave Heaven did not faze the Great Venerable Hongfa. Had he prioritized cultivation conditions, he would never have abandoned Da Leiyin Temple to live in the modest Little Lei Yin Temple.
"Hongfa, you will occupy this room," Li Yuanba said, assigning a vacant chamber to the Great Venerable.
"Yuanba, I have brought your loot. This is my soul crystal ring; I have already removed the restrictions," Great Venerable Hongfa said respectfully, presenting the recovered treasures alongside his personal storage ring.
"Keep those Spiritual Objects. Use them if you need to trade for resources. Furthermore, take this bottle of Great Cultivator Spirit Pills and this Fourth Grade Spirit Tea," Li Yuanba replied with a casual wave. He handed over a jade box of tea and a small bottle to Hongfa.
He had only gathered the spoils to prevent other cultivators from looting them. His personal requirement for resources was minimal; because his standards were so incredibly high, very few Spiritual Objects caught his interest.
After a brief hesitation, Great Venerable Hongfa silently reclaimed his soul crystal ring and the spoils, then accepted the new gifts.
With a nod, Li Yuanba exited the room.
Left alone, Great Venerable Hongfa let out a heavy sigh. Although he had accepted his fate, the psychological transition from being a revered Venerable to a mere servant was a gap he couldn't bridge instantly.
He opened the jade box absentmindedly, but his expression shifted the moment he caught the scent of the Fourth Grade Spirit Tea.
The box contained two hundred portions. He immediately recognized it as the premium Fourth Grade Spirit Tea that Central State Commerce had once traded.
That specific tea had only been available for a short window before vanishing from the market; currently, it was only found within the private stashes of a few elite Great Cultivators.
Holding two hundred portions was a fortune. At today's inflated prices, such a collection would leave any Great Cultivator speechless.
If the tea was this valuable, he wondered what the jade bottle held.
Driven by curiosity, he extended his Divine Sense into the bottle and found ten Great Cultivator Spirit Pills.
For even the most battle-hardened Great Cultivators, accumulating ten such pills could take over a century.
Yet, Li Yuanba had handed them over as if they were nothing.
"Just what kind of master have I bound myself to?" Great Venerable Hongfa whispered to himself.
Meanwhile, Li Yuanba returned to his main hall, brewing Spirit Tea and setting out Spirit Fruit.
Before long, Sword Elder arrived and took a seat.
The Sword Elder took a slow sip of the tea, savoring the flavor before letting out a long, contented sigh.
Li Yuanba watched him with a thin smile. It seemed the supply of Fourth Grade Spirit Tea he had given the Sword Elder a decade ago had finally run dry.
"Yuanba, why did you bring that old monk from Da Leiyin Temple back as your servant?" Sword Elder asked, setting his cup down with a slight frown.
"I had planned to kill him, but Great Venerable Hongfa proved to be quite useful, so I spared him," Li Yuanba replied honestly.
"What use could he possibly have? If not for his mediocre combat skills, dealing with Da Leiyin Temple would have been a major headache," Sword Elder said, shaking his head.
It wasn't that the Sword Elder couldn't defeat the monks of Da Leiyin Temple, but rather that he found their persistence annoying and preferred not to antagonize them.
"Great Venerable Hongfa is an expert in constructing Space Acceptance Arrays. I plan to have one installed at the gate of the Sword Intent Chongxiao Pavilion," Li Yuanba explained.
He kept his deeper motives secret; he intended to use Hongfa as an assistant for his research into Space Transmission Arrays, using the monk to test the complex theories generated by the IBMz15.
By using Hongfa as a tool for these tasks, Li Yuanba could dedicate more of his own time to Cultivation.
"The Space Acceptance Array is a decent formation, but its range is far too limited. Ten thousand miles isn't very practical for us," Sword Elder remarked, familiar with the technique.
Da Leiyin Temple wasn't the only power to study such things, but no one had been able to push the distance beyond that ten-thousand-mile threshold.
"I have some talent for formations and have consulted with certain friends. We are now able to extend the range of the Space Acceptance Array to one million miles," Li Yuanba said with a grin.
"A million miles? Your friends...?" Sword Elder paused, startled, but then nodded as realization dawned on him.
His shock faded into intrigue.
His attention shifted from the anonymous friend to the potential of the array itself.
A million-mile range would cover the entire Central State Continent and vast stretches of the surrounding oceans.
If implemented, every Sword Cultivator in the Sect could carry a Space Acceptance Talisman, allowing them to teleport back to the pavilion instantly during a crisis.
They could even develop reusable talismans, turning space travel into a standard method of transportation.
It would be a revolutionary life-saving tool, providing every member of the Sect with a repeatable escape route.
Since the cost of producing these talismans was low, it was entirely feasible to supply the whole Sect.
The research required to stabilize the effect into a permanent object wouldn't be too difficult.
"Fantastic! You may request any materials needed for the Space Acceptance Array from the Sect's treasury. I will inform the Elders; every resource you require will be granted!" Sword Elder said, his excitement evident.
Suddenly, the presence of Great Venerable Hongfa within the pavilion was seen as a blessing.
Fortunately, Da Leiyin Temple hadn't realized Hongfa's true worth. Since the temple was technically in the wrong for protecting enemies of the Chongxiao Pavilion, they would likely stay quiet to maintain peace.
More importantly, the monk had no value to them anymore. Even with the breakthroughs in the array, Sword Elder’s reaction mirrored how other superpowers would view the situation.
"Do you still have a way to get this Spirit Tea? I'd like to trade for some," Sword Elder said, changing the subject while pointing to the tea on the table.
He noticed that Li Yuanba’s residence was serving freshly prepared Fourth Grade Spirit Tea.
This confirmed that Li Yuanba had a steady supply of this legendary tea.
"I have plenty left, Sword Elder. Please, take this," Li Yuanba said generously. Knowing how much the Elder had supported him, he handed over another jade box filled with the precious Fourth Grade Spirit Tea.