Early the next day.
Su Yi removed the snow-white arm that was wrapped around his neck, pushed himself up with his arms, and sat up. He took a long breath, exhaling the impurities in his body.
It seemed that he had drunk too much last night and lost control of his emotions several times while cultivating with Tea Jin. He almost couldn't restrain his desire for dual cultivation.
At this moment, Tea Jin was still sound asleep. Her hair was disheveled, revealing her fragrant and delicate shoulders. A faint blush remained on her beautiful and otherworldly face.
Recalling the intimate scenes from last night, Su Yi couldn't help but rub his temples.
At that time:
The fragrant petals trembled as the butterfly explored, Dragonflies played in the water with wild abandon. The affection was strong, the joy lingered, Cherish this moment, my dear, and never forget.
But now, thinking back, Su Yi couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.
As the saying goes, "At eighteen, a beauty can ruin a man's life, A sword at her waist to slay foolish men. Though heads may not roll, Secretly draining the marrow from the bones."
Fortunately, he was proficient in the art of dual cultivation and had a strong cultivation base. He was no longer the same as before. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to endure the exhaustion of last night.
After getting up and freshening up, Su Yi walked out of the Mingquan Pavilion. From the mountaintop, he saw clouds and mist swirling, the sound of pine trees rustling. As he looked around, the morning light sprinkled on the sea of clouds like shattered gold, refreshing the mind and body.
"Friend Ning, did you sleep well last night?"
Su Yi saw Ning Xiu sitting in front of a pine tree, yawning with a tired expression on her face.
Upon hearing this, a blush of embarrassment appeared on Ning Xiu's youthful and charming face. She said, "Friend, I think in the future, when you rest, you can set up a soundproof array around the Mingquan Pavilion. Fortunately, only I was living nearby last night. If someone else had heard..."
Su Yi was momentarily stunned, only then realizing the meaning behind her words. He couldn't help but nod earnestly and said, "I overlooked that. I will pay attention next time."
There was no trace of embarrassment or awkwardness in his expression. His candidness surprised Ning Xiu.
Immediately, she shook her head inwardly, not daring to dwell on such ambiguous matters any longer. She quickly changed the subject and said, "Friend, the pill furnace you requested is ready."
"Good."
Su Yi nodded.
From that day on, Su Yi immersed himself in cultivation at the Tianyuan Academy, paying little attention to the outside world.
During his free time, he would guide Wen Lingxue, Tea Jin, and others in their cultivation. However, most of his time was spent on refining pills, setting up arrays, crafting secret talismans, and similar matters.
...
Three days later.
Su Yi was refining pills in front of the Mingquan Pavilion.
A total of forty-nine types of fifth-grade spiritual herbs were used as main ingredients, supported by seventy-two types of fourth-grade spiritual herbs. Su Yi utilized his Five Attributes Spirit Dao Light to operate the pill furnace, using the "Nine Forging Thousand Streams Pill Technique" from the Danqing Sect to draw upon the elemental qi of heaven and earth to fuel the fire.
After three full hours of refining, he successfully produced a batch of "Dual Yin and Nine Pure Pills."
When the pills took form, nine-colored radiance soared into the sky, and the fragrance transformed into a ten-zhang cloud of incense, spreading outwards. The surrounding plants and trees grew crazily as a result.
Witnessing such a phenomenon, Ning Xiu, Tea Jin, and the others were amazed, as if they were witnessing a miracle.
From the refining process, Su Yi obtained a total of thirty-three Dual Yin and Nine Pure Pills. They were as large as pigeon eggs, with half being pure and the other half impure. They emitted a mist of nine-colored brilliance, while the fragrance was crisp and icy.
Su Yi kept fifteen pills for himself and gave the rest to Ning Xiu and the others as gifts.
According to his current cultivation level, swallowing one pill daily would be sufficient to refine his Innate Martial Ancestor realm to the peak within fifteen days.
...
Seven days later.
In the depths of a mountain range, ninety miles away from the Autumn Leaf Mountain.
The peaks rose into the sky like giant spears.
Among them, there was a majestic mountain that resembled a painted screen, called "Jade Screen Mountain." It stood at a towering height of a thousand zhang, with flying springs and cascades, and a scattering of pine and bamboo, exuding a tranquil and secluded atmosphere.
Standing at the summit of Jade Screen Mountain, Su Yi's figure soared into the air, standing in mid-air.
"Rise!"
With a wave of his sleeves, seventy-two dazzling divine rainbows shot up into the sky from various regions of Jade Screen Mountain, illuminating the heavens and earth.
Boom!
The seventy-two divine rainbows intersected in the void, revealing a cascading array of runes, splendid and resplendent like a waterfall. It enveloped the entire Jade Screen Mountain, resembling a downpour.
"Suppress!"
As Su Yi formed hand seals with both hands, the immense power of the array dissipated like tides, disappearing into every inch of Jade Screen Mountain.
"This array is called 'Five Elements Profound Evolution.' It uses the power of the five elements' rotation as the foundation of the formation, mobilizing the momentum of mountains and rivers, and deriving the secrets of the universe."
Su Yi stood with his hands behind his back, a satisfied expression appearing between his eyebrows. He said, "If fully activated, it can easily kill an Elemental Dao cultivator. Even if a Spiritual Dao cultivator were to come, they wouldn't be able to break through this formation without paying a heavy price."
On the side, Ning Xiu was shocked and absent-minded.
She didn't know that in order to refine this array, Su Yi had almost exhausted all of his divine materials in the past few days. When crafting the formation flags, he had devoted a great deal of effort, using twelve different methods, each of which was a top-notch secret technique in the field of rune cultivation.
If it weren't for his possession of "Divine Sense" and his previous studies of various rune cultivation secrets in his past life, it would have been impossible for him to refine such a profound and powerful formation.
"Let's go, just one final step remaining."
As he spoke, Su Yi's figure gently descended to the foot of the mountain, entering a tunnel that had already been dug out at the bottom of Jade Screen Mountain.
Ning Xiu followed closely behind.
Soon, they arrived at a massive cave deep within the mountain.
In the center of the cave, there was a ten-zhang wide array diagram, densely covered with intricate patterns like swirling clouds, mysterious and unfathomable.
"This is the Northern Dipper Gathering Spirit Array, reflecting the stellar patterns of the Big Dipper's seven major celestial regions: Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang. It connects with the underground mountain ranges and water currents," Su Yi explained as he walked to the center of the array diagram.
With a wave of his sleeves, a stone tablet appeared. It was the mysterious stone tablet refined from the Boundary Spirit Star Soul Stone given to him by Ge Changling, inscribed with a prophecy.
With this stone tablet, the power of mountains and rivers could be suppressed, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth could be gathered. Over time, it could transform the surrounding mountains and rivers into a blessed land suitable for cultivation.
Su Yi inserted the stone tablet into the central groove of the array, and instantly, the array diagram covering the ten-zhang area emitted a faint glow. Countless intricate runes and cloud patterns flickered and shimmered as if they came to life.
In the void, mysterious and unfathomable star patterns appeared, representing the Northern Dipper Formation.
From this moment on, the power of the thousand-zhang mountains and rivers centered around Jade Screen Mountain underwent tremendous changes. The abundant spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged from all directions, converging onto Jade Screen Mountain. Guided by the power of the Five Elements Profound Evolution Array, it flowed into the Northern Dipper Gathering Spirit Array deep within the mountain.
A roaring sound filled the air as spiritual mist churned and accumulated, surging like waves.
These miraculous changes left Ning Xiu completely stunned.
She finally realized that Su Yi's attainments in rune arrays had reached an unimaginable level.
"With the Northern Dipper Gathering Spirit Array and this stone tablet, we can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It not only serves as the source of the Five Elements Profound Evolution Array but also permeates every inch of Jade Screen Mountain, nurturing it with spiritual veins. In less than a year, this place will give birth to spiritual veins, turning Jade Screen Mountain into a suitable spiritual paradise for cultivation," Su Yi walked out of the Northern Dipper Gathering Spirit Array and said.
"Of course, even if one cultivates here now, they can still absorb spiritual energy. However, it may contain impurities and requires continuous refining to make it usable," he added.
Ning Xiu looked at Su Yi in astonishment and couldn't help but exclaim, "Friend, you are truly extraordinary."
Such means, such grandeur, how many people in the world can achieve this?
However, Su Yi shook his head and said, "These methods are hardly worth mentioning."
In his previous life, with just a snap of his fingers, he could change the heavens and the earth, transforming ordinary mountains and rivers into top-tier celestial paradises.
The layout before him, although it consumed a significant amount of divine materials, could at most nurture Jade Screen Mountain into a precious land suitable for cultivation by Daoist cultivators.
As they conversed, the two of them walked out of the mountain and returned to the outside world.
"This is the array disk that controls the Five Elements Profound Evolution Array. I'll entrust it to you. From now on, Jade Screen Mountain will be the foundation of our sect," Su Yi took out an array disk and handed it to Ning Xiu. "By the way, I'll rely on you for matters concerning the sect in the future."
While feeling the pressure, Ning Xiu couldn't help but feel joyous. It was evident that Su Yi had great trust in her.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "Friend, since Jade Screen Mountain is arranged with the Five Elements Profound Evolution Array, why not call it the 'Profound Evolution Dao Sect'?"
Su Yi nodded and replied, "Sure."
"Shouldn't we hold a grand ceremony to establish the sect and announce it to the world?" Ning Xiu asked.
Su Yi shook his head and said, "No need. There's no need to make a big fuss. Sooner or later, the world will come to know about the existence of the Profound Evolution Dao Sect."
Ning Xiu nodded and decided to invite allies like Mu Xi and Pu Yi to discuss sect matters.
With that settled, they began their journey back to the Tianyuan Academy.
As soon as Su Yi returned, Wen Lingxue approached him with a worried expression and said, "Brother Su Yi, you should go and see Chen Jin. She received a letter today... and she became anxious, as if something troubling has happened."
Su Yi was taken aback and immediately went to the Mingquan Pavilion, where he saw Chen Jin with a bag on her back, looking as if she was about to leave.
"What are you planning to do?" Su Yi asked.
Chen Jin hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Master, I received a letter from my family. It says that my father has encountered a crisis and is in critical condition. I need to go home and see him."
Her face was filled with sorrow and worry.
"What kind of crisis?" Su Yi raised an eyebrow and asked.
Chen Jin's expression turned gloomy as she replied, "The letter didn't provide many details. It only mentioned that my father, for some unknown reason, was stripped of his title and position as a county prince. As a result, he fell seriously ill, and our family is now facing internal and external troubles. Even my brother has been captured by someone..."
Su Yi frowned slightly.
Chen Jin hailed from the Great Wei Empire. She was not only a true disciple of the Moon Wheel Sect, the empire's number one sacred land, but also the daughter of Shen Changkong, one of the eight county princes of Great Wei. She could undoubtedly be considered a privileged child of the secular world.
However, now that Shen Changkong had been stripped of his title, it was evident that the blow to their entire clan was immense.
It was understandable why Chen Jin was so worried and anxious at this moment.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Su Yi made a decision. "Alright, since I have nothing better to do, I'll accompany you to Great Wei."