Chapter 154: Chapter 155: The List
The stone chamber was very large, resembling a slightly smaller hall.
Under the pale yellow light, it was covered with one wooden puppet after another!
These puppets stood in a specific formation.
At the top of the stone chamber, there were also dozens of dark black stone pillars.
These stone pillars were engraved with spirit patterns.
At the entrance, there were three array banners and a jade talisman, which contained an explanation of this array and the spell to deactivate it.
"Compound array!" Jingcheng determined in his heart and instructed the Red Flame Fox to go in first as a test.
As soon as the Red Flame Fox entered, its limbs suddenly bent slightly, almost as if it was about to lie on the ground.
From the outside, Jingcheng saw that the pale yellow light had fallen around the Red Flame Fox, causing this reaction.
The divine thought waves from the Red Flame Fox also conveyed, clearly expressing its confusion.
Click!
Click, click!
As the yellow spiritual light descended, the wooden puppets came alive, transforming into puppet men, attacking the Red Flame Fox!
Bang!
The Red Flame Fox unleashed its Fireball Skill, and the fireball exploded within the stone chamber instantly!
However, due to the influence of gravity, the fireball deviated and missed the wooden puppet men.
Instead, it was hit with a punch on its back with a boom.
It let out a miserable cry, and its entire fox body was sent flying.
At the same time, the surrounding wooden puppets began to exert force again.
They continued to attack the Red Flame Fox, but after the initial setback, the Red Flame Fox quickly adapted. It activated its Purple Gold Wings Spiritual Artifact, maneuvering within the stone chamber, stalemated.
However, the more it maneuvered and the wider the distance, the more wooden puppet men it attracted.
This led to the Red Flame Fox becoming increasingly overwhelmed.
Jingcheng observed for a while before he finally understood why Ye Jingyu and Ye Xingyu returned so disheartened.
This was a Gravity Array combined with a Puppet Array.
While training Qi and blood, it also honed counterattack abilities.
It could also be considered resistance training.
If body cultivators encountered this compound array, they would probably be ecstatic.
At this moment, Jingcheng’s eyes shone with light.
This array seemed tailor-made for Jingcheng too.
For Ye Jingyu and Ye Xingyu, Jingcheng estimated they would exchange for Tier Two Spirit Beasts, using Communication Beasts and the Foundation Establishment Pill to break through.
So they only needed to train themselves.
But Jingcheng was different. He trained with his spirit beasts.
This made the effect fourfold.
Moreover, this compound puppet array, with many wooden puppet men.
It operated based on the proximity principle.
They could start together.
"You all get in too!" Jingcheng placed the Golden Scale Beast and Jade Qilin Snake into the stone chamber.
A layer of pale yellow spiritual light visibly emerged on the two beasts’ bodies, but their reactions were not as intense as the Red Flame Fox.
Clearly, with their physical bodies, they were not too overburdened by the weight.
However, the inevitable decrease in speed was certain.
Overall, they handled the wooden puppet men better than the Red Flame Fox.
But after avoiding the first wave, they had moved a considerable distance, and the wooden puppet men went from one or two to three or four.
Finally, five or six.
No wonder Ye Xingyu and Ye Jingyu had somewhat strange expressions when they saw him leave.
As Jingcheng watched the beasts gradually adapt and their ferocity began to ignite, the Golden Scale Beast, wearing Stone Armor, started to rampage.
The Jade Qilin Snake was even more fierce, with its Jade Qilin Tail Saber capable of slicing wooden puppet men into halves.
However, once split into halves, they quickly reassembled.
This array evidently had a restorative feature.
So as long as the array foundation wasn’t destroyed, the array wouldn’t be broken.
After the three beasts had trained until they were battered and bruised, Jingcheng also stepped into the array.
He hadn’t forgotten that he needed to establish his foundation; the Qi Blood Barrier was equally important to him.
Upon entering the array, Jingcheng immediately felt the gravity geometrically increase, as if bearing a mountain, with some joints starting to creak.
In front of Jingcheng, nothing was visible; it was just yellow mist spreading.
He cast a Stone Armor Skill, wrapping himself in spirit armor, then drew the Golden Shadow Sword.
Knowing that broken wooden puppets would regenerate, he didn’t hold back.
Whatever benefited him, he did.
However, he quickly realized he had been too optimistic; the array’s restrictions were far greater than he had imagined, as three fists came swinging at him.
He dodged with all his might.
But within this array, his speed was significantly reduced.
Bang!
This punch left Jingcheng a bit dizzy, with the terrifying force containing a trace of spirit shock.
It could disperse Jingcheng’s spiritual power, making it temporarily impossible for him to gather spiritual power.
Even the Stone Armor Skill was dispelled.
In the next moment, another boom sounded as a fist came smashing down.
However, seeing the wooden fist coming, Ye Jingcheng took out a Shield from his hand, then used the Iron Wood Token to trap the Wooden Puppet.
He was not a Body Cultivator, so naturally he wouldn’t use his physical body to confront it directly. As long as he remained standing in the stone chamber, it would already serve as sufficient training.
Ye Jingcheng carefully controlled the distance of his movements.
Ensuring that his shifts wouldn’t attract new Wooden Stake Puppets, he quickly discovered the array also had an Illusion Array effect.
Sometimes he would inadvertently cross into other distances.
The Wooden Stake Puppets soon multiplied into three or four.
The pressure was also increasing.
At this time, the Red Flame Fox, which had entered first, appeared to be running low on Spiritual Energy and was quite injured.
Ye Jingcheng took out an Array Banner, dissolving the array. The yellow mist vanished instantly, restoring the stone chamber scene once more.
The wooden men inside seemed to have never moved, remaining in their previous states, wondrously mysterious.
Yet the Gravity Array remained.
Ye Jingcheng looked up, observing that the stone pillars still emitted yellow light, and felt a bit puzzled.
This array seemed to be a natural Gravity Array.
Ye Jingcheng studied it for a while and then shook his head, finding it even more complex than alchemy.
He then led the Three Beasts out of the stone chamber, returning to his room.
The room was quite ordinary, with a table, a stone bed, and a lamp holder hanging on the wall.
However, there was no oil lamp at present, only a Moonlight Stone emitting gentle moonlight.
He activated the room’s array and released the three Spirit Beasts.
Under the moonlight, the three Spirit Beasts all appeared somewhat dispirited, bearing significant injuries.
For Spirit Beasts, continuous failure can actually be damaging to their confidence.
At such times, they require rewards and Spiritual Food for comfort.
At the moment, the Red Flame Fox had the most obvious injuries, despite having the highest cultivation level.
"Wu-wu!" The Red Flame Fox called softly.
Ye Jingcheng stroked the latter’s neck, gently brushing the crimson fur on its back.
Some Treasure Light flowed from Ye Jingcheng into the body of the Red Flame Fox.
The latter’s vitality visibly improved.
After a while, it radiated a bright glow.
"Better luck next time!" Ye Jingcheng took out a Spirit Cultivation Pill along with a Red Ganoderma Pill.
He fed both pills to the Red Flame Fox.
Next, it was the Golden Scale Beast’s and Jade Qilin Snake’s turn.
For the Golden Scale Beast this time, Ye Jingcheng gave three Spirit Pills, and the latter’s eyes immediately showed a look of surprise and delight.
It seemed like it felt Ye Jingcheng’s encouragement.
Indeed, Ye Jingcheng intended for the three Spirit Beasts to compete with each other.
This time, the Golden Scale Beast undeniably performed the best, even though this was the Golden Scale Beast’s area of expertise, whereas the Red Flame Fox had higher cultivation.
As for the Jade Qilin Snake, Ye Jingcheng also gave it some encouragement. Its white jade-like Spirit Armor might appear delicate and easy to shatter, but in fact, its strength was not less than the Golden Scale Beast’s Golden Armor.
The Jade Qilin Snake was not satisfied with just an extra Spirit Pill and demanded another Cyan Cloud Wolf carcass.
The Cyan Cloud Wolf’s carcass was extremely cheap in the Ye Family due to its terrible taste, and Ye Jingcheng naturally obliged.
After swallowing the Cyan Cloud Wolf, the Jade Qilin Snake raised its snake head, looking toward the adjacent stone chamber.
As if asking whether to go once more, if there would be another eat.
Ye Jingcheng looked at the Jade Qilin Snake’s earnest look, finding it rather amusing.
"Tomorrow!" Ye Jingcheng gave an answer, then put away the three beasts.
The stone chamber was indeed small, making the three beasts feel a bit cramped. Inside the Spirit Beast Bag, they could still digest Spiritual Power.
Having stored away the three beasts, Ye Jingcheng also began to cultivate slowly, restoring his Spiritual Energy.
After an unknown duration, Ye Jingcheng felt a Sound Transmission Talisman fly in, opened his eyes, and caught the talisman in his hand.
He then left the room, quickly arriving at the hall.
In the hall, Ye Xueliang was already at the front, his gaze sharp as an eagle’s.
"Fifteenth Ancestor!"
Both Ye Jingyu and Ye Xingyu also left their rooms, greeting Ye Xueliang together.
"I’m sure you’re all familiar with what this place is. It’s the place for your Foundation Establishment!"
"As for Foundation Establishment, I won’t repeat more than necessary. The first thing is to maintain confidentiality. Second, the family will fully support your breakthrough into Foundation Establishment here, but each person can only exchange for one Foundation Establishment Pill at a time. If you want a second one, it will require 30,000 Contribution Points!"
"Some of you have enough Contribution Points, while others do not!"
"Here I’ll provide a Jade Talisman and a list."
"It will contain suitable Spirit Beasts nearby for you to hunt!"
"If you wish to first let your Spirit Beasts break through, hunt more. Even if not fed to your own Spirit Beasts, they can still be converted to Contribution Points for the family, though the family takes a minimum of thirty percent from each!" Ye Xuefu spoke.
"Furthermore, here you can exchange for Tier Two Spirit Beasts; you can directly communicate with beasts!"
"The Tier Two Spirit Beasts available for exchange are also on this list."
Ye Xueliang took out a Jade Talisman, allowing Ye Xingyu to inspect it first, then passing it to Ye Jingyu after Ye Xingyu finished.
After both looked through it, a gleam showed in their eyes.
Finally, it was Ye Jingcheng’s turn.
He placed the Jade Talisman on his forehead, and the next moment, his face also showed joy.
The Jade Talisman encompassed all conditions around Sha Yun Mountain.
Including markings of the Purple Mansion Great Demon, the huntable Tier One Spirit Beasts, and even the huntable Tier Two Spirit Beasts were marked.
In addition, there was a list of Tier Two Spirit Beasts available for communication.