Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

212: Branch, Formation Master”Books on Formations? We do have some, but the Formation books in Wanghai City shouldn’t be too profound,” Hua Junlan said.

”No matter. I just want to learn a bit and see if I can awaken some forgotten memories,” Qin Jiang laughed.

Only then did Hua Junlan recall that Qin Jiang seemed to have lost many memories due to undergoing the Immortal Tribulation.

”No problem. I’ll have someone deliver them shortly. Then I’ll take you to City Lord Yun Xuan’s Heavenly Heart Crimson Water Lake to try and heal. If it works, I will purchase more Heavenly Heart Crimson Water,” she said.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. ”Thank you, Miss Hua. Since I have nothing else of value right now, I’ll offer this Divine Artifact as compensation.”

As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized piece of silver-blue metal from his Heterogeneous Space—a piece of Divine Metal he had plundered from the Huai Country Royal Capital.

Hua Junlan’s eyes showed confusion. Wasn’t that a piece of Azure Sky Silver Mother? Could it be some kind of special Divine Artifact?

Using Azure Sky Silver Mother to create a Divine Artifact was truly extravagant.

Normally, if an Artifact Dao Grandmaster took action, they could refine a piece of Azure Sky Silver Mother this size into a True Divine Artifact.

But before she could think further, a silver-blue luster burst forth from the Azure Sky Silver Mother in Qin Jiang’s hand.

The next moment, the Azure Sky Silver Mother turned liquid, and streaks of Light Seals integrated into it.

A few seconds later, the liquid gradually formed a silver-blue bracelet, complex Dao patterns covering its surface, rich with Innate energy, releasing power comparable to a True Divine Artifact.

The bracelet landed in front of Hua Junlan. She subconsciously reached out and caught it, the cool sensation bringing her back to her senses.

Staring blankly at the bracelet, the Dao patterns on the silver-blue bracelet seemed to breathe, lighting up one by one before extinguishing, cycling back and forth like waves.

Innate Dao Patterns!

The so-called Innate Dao Patterns are actually the earliest form of Formations, the simplest yet the most profound.

When ordinary people copy them, they are just the most basic array patterns, but what was before her was clearly not that simple.

There was a feeling of the Great Dao being simple yet profound; just one glance was enough to sink into it.

It seems this Senior is indeed an Array Dao Grandmaster-level figure, perhaps not even far from the Realm of the Grand Sage of Array Dao!

Perhaps he really can recall some memories from some Formation books.

Moreover, it wasn’t just in the Array Dao; his achievements in the Artifact Dao were also clearly extraordinary.

At the very least, she had never seen an Artifact Dao Grandmaster who could refine a True Divine Artifact so easily.

Could it be that this person will eventually become a Dual-Dao Grand Sage in both Array Dao and Artifact Dao?

That status would likely make him the number one person in the Eastern Region, second only to Immortal Lord Linglong!

”This item can activate a protective barrier that can withstand attacks from a Peak True God, and it can remain active against someone like the Great Wilderness King indefinitely.”

”If someone wields an Immortal Artifact, it can withstand an Initial Stage True Immortal for three days, and a Middle Stage True Immortal for one hour,” Qin Jiang said.

His strength was greatly diminished, so this was the best he could refine for now.

Hua Junlan was stunned upon hearing this. She looked at the bracelet in her hand. With such powerful effects, was it truly not an Immortal Artifact?

She secretly nodded internally, realizing that the Senior’s memory might be somewhat confused.

Nevertheless, no matter what, this was a True Divine Artifact, and it was still too valuable.

Moreover, she hadn’t intended to gain any material reward from the start.

”Senior, this item is too valuable. What this Junior did was merely a small favor and doesn’t warrant such a gift.”

”Enough, it’s settled. I really don’t have anything less valuable,” Qin Jiang said.

Hua Junlan’s face stiffened. As expected of a Prodigy from a hidden Holy Land, even a casual protective item given away was this valuable.

It seems the gap between the Sword Sect and the Holy Land cannot be bridged by just one End Stage Holy Lord.

Between them lies the foundation accumulated by the Holy Land over hundreds of thousands of years.

Later, inside the City Lord’s Residence, Qin Jiang and Hua Junlan walked into a courtyard.

Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh!

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard a whooshing sound tearing through the air.

The courtyard was large, over a thousand square meters, and in the corner was a small pond surging with crimson, viscous liquid.

In the center of the courtyard, a young man dressed in short-sleeved martial attire wielded a seven-meter-long great spear, occasionally causing spatial rifts to appear.

Clang!

Resting the spear handle on the ground, the young man casually stuck the great spear into the earth and cupped his hands toward Qin Jiang and Hua Junlan.

“Senior, Saintess, the Heavenly Heart Crimson Water Lake is ready.”

Saying this, he slightly raised his hand toward the corner.

”Thank you, True God Yun Xuan,” Hua Junlan said.

”You are too kind, Saintess. This is what your subordinate should do,” True God Yun Xuan laughed, his gaze secretly falling upon Qin Jiang.

He is indeed severely injured, but why does he give me such a dangerous feeling?

One must know that he was currently only a hair’s breadth away from being a genuine Saint-level figure.

It seems Brother Long was right; this person really did capture the Great Wilderness King.

Hua Junlan nodded slightly, looking at Qin Jiang. ”Senior, that is the Heavenly Heart Crimson Water Lake.”

Qin Jiang walked closer, casually stirred the lake water with his hand, and then stood up.

”Not bad. If you have more, you can bring ten times the amount in this lake,” he said.

”No problem. I will arrange for someone to deliver it as soon as possible. I can only ask Senior to make do with this amount today,” Hua Junlan smiled.

Qin Jiang nodded, then got up and walked toward the outside of the courtyard. ”Then I’ll trouble Miss Hua.”

Hua Junlan was stunned. ”Eh? Wait.”

True God Yun Xuan, standing nearby, tugged at her sleeve and pointed toward the Heavenly Heart Crimson Water Lake.

Hua Junlan looked over, her pupils shrinking. The originally crimson lake water had now become dull and faintly transparent.

”This...”

She turned back to look at Qin Jiang, whose figure had already vanished, then turned to look at True God Yun Xuan.

”How long would this pool of Heavenly Heart Crimson Water last you?”

True God Yun Xuan thought for a moment. ”About twenty years.”

“Hiss~”

”I understand. Use the fastest means possible to procure thirty times the amount of Heavenly Heart Crimson Water in this lake, overnight.”

At this point, Hua Junlan paused slightly, then spoke, ”Make it thirty-two times. Keep the extra two times for yourself. I’ll cover the Source Crystals needed. Remember, be fast!”

Inside a pavilion nestled in the mountains of Maple Leaf Villa, the moonlight was perfect, illuminating the lush, green forest outside the pavilion.

Qin Jiang sat in the pavilion, flipping through the Array Dao books in his hands.

In fact, once one’s Realm reaches a certain level, they naturally gain insight into the principles of Formations.

After all, Formations are fundamentally just a means of utilizing the power of heaven and earth.

However, this understanding is derived from the Cultivator’s own comprehension of heaven and earth.

To put it nicely, it’s modeling oneself after heaven and earth and Innate Dao Patterns, but in reality, it’s just appropriation, lacking any personal understanding of the Array Dao.

Most of the city-protecting Formations in the Prefectures of the Divine Province, including the Imperial City, are these basic Innate Formations.

As for the rest, they are even inferior to basic Formations.

However, the records in the book he held were different. They developed many variations based on Innate Formations, thereby changing the characteristics of the Formations.

They could even achieve illogical feats like generating fire in water or ice flames burning the sky.

Essentially, this was modifying the fundamental rules of the Formation, which was extremely wondrous.

He slightly raised his hand, a ball of mist appeared, then transformed into ice, and the next second, blue flames ignited on the surface of the ice.

After savoring the sensation for a moment, he casually dispersed the Cold Flame in his hand.

Although he could reproduce it, he was essentially just copying the motions and still didn’t fully understand the underlying principles.

It was hard to imagine just how peerlessly magnificent the existence who first pioneered the Dao of Formations must have been.

A moment later, having finished the book, he closed his eyes slightly. His Divine Sense, combined with his understanding of the Array Dao, smoothly infiltrated the Divine City Great Formation.

In his Divine Sense perception, the Divine City Great Formation was like a series of nested rings, extremely ingenious.

Certain critical points were like strokes of genius; if he had tried to conceive them himself, he probably wouldn’t have succeeded even in a hundred years.

A moment later, he retracted his Divine Sense, his eyes filled with surprise.

Looking at the panel, an extra entry had appeared.

[Current Martial arts]

Ten Directions Overlord Record (Perfection) [99%]

Taiyi Yuanzhen Longevity Sutra (Perfection) [95%]

[Branch]

Array Dao: Array Dao Grandmaster (360,000/3,000,000)

[Potential Points: 122,357.4]