Nine Revolutions Star Technique

Mr. Ye is actually Ye Qingchen? This is something nobody expected.

It must be noted.

A cultivator focusing solely on cultivation already exhausts most of their energy; how would they have any time to engage in alchemy? Hence, although dual cultivation of pills and martial arts has been mentioned since ancient times, most people consider it merely a joke.

However, the appearance of Ye Qingchen heralded to the world that there truly is a prodigy in dual cultivation of pills and martial arts.

Therefore.

In an instant, news spread through Martial City like wildfire, sweeping across the entire Lintian City.

”Is it true? Is Ye Qingchen also a remarkable alchemist?”

”I must have been blind!”

”It seems that Ye Qingchen is indeed a rare genius!”

Countless people marveled.

A cultivator with immense strength is certainly awe-inspiring. But people won’t just acknowledge them if they don’t want to. However, if this cultivator is also an alchemist, that’s truly extraordinary.

Killing with one hand and saving with the other.

Mastery over life and death, what capability is this?

Indeed.

Some have already begun to compare Ye Qingchen to top prodigies.

”With such strength, his future is surely limitless!”

”Indeed, though he is only in the Celestial Venerable Fourth Layer, he can obliterate those in the Celestial Venerable Seventh Layer. His combat prowess is probably on par with the Celestial Venerable Eighth Layer. In this Taotian Palace selection, he’s expected to become renowned worldwide.”

Yet, many sneer at this notion.

”Isn’t this too exaggerated? Ye Qingchen is far from the top prodigies, isn’t he?”

”Indeed, at best, he belongs to the second tier of prodigies, and even then he’s at the bottom. How can he be compared with top prodigies like Wu Xingyun and Tuoba Ye?”

...

For a time, the news became increasingly sensationalized.

Many prodigies couldn’t sit still anymore.

They refused to be overshadowed by an unknown upstart.

Boom!

Along the Lantai River, the sound of a sword reverberated.

It is said that a young man in white severed the river with one slash, killing a millennium-old dragon turtle amid a swarm of mystical beasts.

This dragon turtle was a tyrant of the river, even more formidable than the Furious Dragon Flood Dragon. It reigned over the upper reaches of the Lantai River, causing the Furious Dragon Flood Dragon to retreat in its path.

Yet now, it has been slain with a single sword stroke.

”It’s Lin Tianlai!”

Someone recognized the identity of the young man in white.

He is a cultivator of the Celestial Venerable Eighth Layer, hailing from Longevity City.

Shortly thereafter.

While harvesting herbs on Celestial Dragon Mountain, a cultivator sensed an awe-inspiring spear light shooting into the sky, piercing through the clouds. When they reached Celestial Dragon Mountain, they found the Crimson Flame Spirit Ape had been slain with a single blow.

The culprit was a young man in blue.

”It’s Tang Lifei from the Tang Sect!”

Someone deduced the attacker’s identity from the corpse of the Crimson Flame Spirit Ape. This Tang Lifei is a prodigy not inferior to Lin Tianlai, and his cultivation has likewise reached the Celestial Venerable Eighth Layer.

Then.

More prodigies emerged.

In Meteor Mountain, eight hundred miles outside Lintian City, someone spotted a young man riding an Ancient Black Lion. Although the lion was only a few meters long, its presence was overwhelming and immense.

Someone recognized it as the Ancient Black Lion.

At Sword God Hill, over three hundred miles outside Lintian City, someone saw a young man carrying a massive cauldron. This cauldron, made of obsidian, weighed hundreds of thousands of pounds, like a small mountain. Yet the young man walked swiftly!

At Fog Sword Workshop, at Tan Yun Lake, at the Ten Thousand Snakes District...

Prodigies continually appeared.

Reports of sighting these prodigies spread rapidly, and each prodigy’s emergence sparked a commotion.

One must know.

In the Kunlun Realm, although Spiritual Qi is abundant, not everyone can reach the Celestial Venerable Realm. Anyone who steps into this realm before the age of twenty qualifies to be called a prodigy.

But even among prodigies, there are differences.

Some barely step into the Celestial Venerable Realm, while others reach the Celestial Venerable Seventh Layer, Eighth Layer, or even Ninth Layer. Such beings are indeed terrifying!

”Lin Tianlai of Longevity City! Tang Lifei of the Tang Sect! Zhou Yaotian of the Beast Taming Pavilion! Gu Yuan of White Jade City!... Why are all these prodigies emerging now?”

Someone couldn’t help but ask.

”They can’t sit still!”

Someone sneered:

”These people can be considered top-notch talents, except for the likes of Wu Xingyun and Tuoba Ye who are unparalleled, their strength is undoubtedly impressive.”

”But now Ye Qingchen, this dual cultivation prodigy in alchemy and martial arts, has emerged suddenly. How could they tolerate it? If they don’t show their prowess now, won’t they just be trampled by Ye Qingchen?”

Someone else continued to analyze:

”Exactly! These prodigies, which one of them isn’t hot-blooded? They have always been secretly competing, none willing to admit defeat. Now that Ye Qingchen has emerged, who among them would concede to being inferior to Ye Qingchen?”

”I originally thought this Taotian Palace conference would be the same as before, a stagnant affair. But with the emergence of Ye Qingchen, this unexpected variable, I’m even more looking forward to this selection!”

...

As the outside world buzzed with commotion.

Ye Qingchen continued as usual, practicing alchemy in Martial City during the day and returning to Hidden Dragon Mountain to cultivate at night. With the abundant spiritual qi of Hidden Dragon Mountain and twenty-one lotus seeds, his cultivation steadily improved.

With his reputation firmly established, no one in Martial City dared cause trouble, while Sea of Zhou and Lu Yanwu were able to take time to gather materials for him.

”Finally, I can set up the array now!”

Ye Qingchen looked at the thirty-two origin stones before him, nodding in satisfaction.

Then it was seen.

These origin stones, each one stood at a height of ten feet, entirely black, were premium Azure Heaven Origin Stones used for setting arrays. Merely these thirty-six stones had already exhausted his accumulation from more than ten days of refining pills.

”Rise!”

Thinking this, he suddenly formed a seal with his right hand, causing the origin stones to surge forth and float in midair, then they thundered down like meteors towards various parts of Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Of course, these origin stones were not randomly placed, but corresponded to the Celestial Spirit Array.

”Rise again!”

Ye Qingchen clasped his hands together, quickly forming seals.

At this moment, the thirty-six origin stones trembled violently, exploding with beams of light soaring into the sky.

”You know quite a lot!” The three-tailed fox lay by the Spirit Spring, watching Ye Qingchen busy himself, murmuring leisurely, ”Being a cultivator, and an alchemist, and yet one who knows array formation… I wonder what else this kid can do!”

Ye Qingchen had no intention of paying attention to the three-tailed fox, as at this moment was a crucial time for array formation, and he couldn’t afford distractions.

”Transform!”

He suddenly shouted.

Then it was seen.

Those towering beams of light trembled quietly, exploding into fragments of golden symbols. These symbols poured forth like rain, suspending in the air, forming a massive arc that enveloped the entirety of Hidden Dragon Mountain.

At that moment, the scattered spiritual qi within Hidden Dragon Mountain seemed to be silently grasped by an invisible hand, locked within the mountain.

Simultaneously.

Outside Hidden Dragon Mountain, the void trembled, space twisted quietly but quickly returned to normal.

”It’s finally done!”

Watching the descending curtain of light, Ye Qingchen couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

This array has three functions: spirit gathering, concealment, and illusion.

Spirit gathering locks the spiritual qi within Hidden Dragon Mountain to prevent it from leaking out.

Concealment maintains the appearance of Hidden Dragon Mountain so that even if someone passes by, they won’t notice anything amiss.

Illusion causes those entering to unknowingly return to their original point, avoiding the Spirit Spring and the wooden cabin.

”Not a bad technique!” Only after the array was completed did the three-tailed fox raise its head, ”However, your array doesn’t have much defensive effect. If someone forcefully intrudes, it won’t hold!”

”I know that, but it’s just to conceal for now.” Ye Qingchen glanced at the three-tailed fox, couldn’t help but smack his lips, ”But setting up a Killing Array requires a lot of resources!”

The three-tailed fox said nothing.

Array formation indeed requires a large expenditure of resources, and had she not been impoverished due to injury, she would have set a grand array in Hidden Dragon Mountain long ago, preventing Lu Yanwu from barging in.

Ye Qingchen also shook his head silently.

During this time, he had been letting Lu Yanwu inquire about any secret realms or places nearby, but until now, there had been no news.

At that moment.

An urgent voice resounded.

Ye Qingchen looked up to see Lu Yanwu shouting urgently outside Hidden Dragon Mountain, unable to enter no matter what. He flicked his finger, causing the light curtain to tremble, opening a portal.

Lu Yanwu scanned her surroundings anxiously as she stepped into Hidden Dragon Mountain, discovering that the concentration of spiritual qi here had increased significantly, almost five times that of the outside world:

”Mr. Ye, you’ve already set up the array? No wonder I couldn’t find my way in just now!”

”This is merely the simplest illusion array. I’ll teach you how to enter the array later.” Ye Qingchen said indifferently, ”By the way, you were so anxious just now, what’s the matter?”

As Ye Qingchen mentioned it, Lu Yanwu suddenly recalled, quickly responded:

”Mr. Ye, the Martial Tomb has opened!”

”Martial Tomb?”

Ye Qingchen squinted his eyes.

Even the lazy three-tailed fox beside him raised its head, a trace of emotion flickering in its eyes.