Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Chapter 89 Reinforced Array

Beside the ruins of the Celestial Masters sect, a row of graves is neatly piled up.

Xiao Ming walked to the first grave and saw the words "Tomb of the Taoist Master Tongxuan" written on the tombstone.

Xiao Ming opened the storage bag and took out a letter.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Leizi, I am a step too late and have failed your trust. This letter can only remain here."

After saying this, Xiao Ming lit the letter in front of the tomb of the Taoist Tongxuan.

Then, he turned around and looked at Su Donghe, who was worshipping.

"What I said before still stands. I will give you a referral spot so that you can enter the Gu Spirit Sect to cultivate."

"Thank you so much, Uncle Xiao!" Su Dongxuan's face lit up with joy, and she quickly pulled her younger brother to express her gratitude.

"You don't want the Celestial Masters sect to die out, which proves you're a person of compassion, and that's good. But you've misunderstood something. The future survival of the Celestial Masters sect doesn't depend on which sect you join, but on what kind of strength you possess. Only by surviving can you have a future. Don't let your sister's good intentions go to waste."

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Xiao!" Su Donghe nodded thoughtfully.

Just then, a Foundation Establishment cultivator flew in from afar; it was Zhuang Nianyun, the head of the Zhuang family.

"Steward Xiao, I've discovered that Tang Tianxing's whereabouts are suspicious, and I'm worried that something might be wrong, so I came to check on him," Zhuang Nianyun explained.

"Where is Tang Tian now?"

"Fellow Daoist Tang has already perished at the hands of Lei Ling," Xiao Ming said calmly.

"He's fallen!" Zhuang Nianyun exclaimed in shock, her gaze towards Xiao Ming now tinged with apprehension.

"It's good that he fell; this is his retribution for attacking the Celestial Masters Sect and the Su family."

"Senior Zhuang, was the mysterious Foundation Establishment cultivator who attacked our Su family that night Tang Tian?" Su Dongxuan and her brother looked at Zhuang Nianyun together.

"That's probably him."

Zhuang Nianyun took out a recording bead and released an image of the night the Su family was destroyed. Although the appearance of the Foundation Establishment cultivator was not clear, it could be determined from the cultivation technique and magical artifact that it was Tang Tian.

"I found this in the Su family ruins afterward."

"The Tang family." Su Donghe clenched his fist.

"My Zhuang family and the Su family have been friends for a hundred years. The Su family was destroyed overnight, and I feel deeply guilty. Fortunately, my nephew Donghe survived. I originally wanted to give you this memory bead, but you are too young and impetuous and have repeatedly provoked the Tang family. I have no choice but to give up this idea and have someone secretly protect you."

"Thank you so much, Grandpa Zhuang, for protecting my brother." Su Dongxuan said with a grateful expression.

After the group finished their worship, they returned to Suzhuangfang.

That night, the Tang family was suddenly attacked by several cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, and the entire family was slaughtered.

The people of Suzhuangfang were in a state of panic, and the Zhuang family, who were supposed to be the maintainers of order, arrived late and could only post a notice in the market to collect clues about the robbery.

Three days later, in one of the Zhuang family's halls, Xiao Ming was talking with Zhuang Nianyun.

"Steward Xiao, I have repaired the Hundred Barriers Bewildering Array. I have finally fulfilled my mission." Zhuang Nianyun took out a set of array-setting magic tools.

"Thank you for your trouble, Fellow Daoist Zhuang." Xiao Ming happily accepted the set of array-setting artifacts.

"This Hundred Barriers Bewildering Array is quite ingenious, combining reality and illusion, and its true and false transformations are quite sophisticated. Even ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivators would find it difficult to escape once trapped inside. It's just... alas, what a pity."

"What is it that Fellow Daoist Zhuang is referring to as a pity?" Xiao Ming hurriedly asked.

"We only have this one set right now. If we had two or more sets, their power would be combined, and even a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator would have a real headache if they encountered it."

"Fellow Daoist Zhuang means that the Hundred Barriers Bewildering Array can be stacked?"

"Deacon Xiao, you may not know this, but the Hundred Barriers Bewildering Spirit Array is a complex array. One array plate can control multiple sets of array flags. For example, this set of array flags has twelve flags. If it reaches thirty-six flags, its power will double. And if it reaches seventy-two flags, even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would find it difficult to withstand. It is said that this array can control up to one hundred and eight flags, at which point its power will be comparable to a Core Formation array," Zhuang Nianyun explained.

"Of course, this is only in theory. No one would actually do it, because the materials consumed would be comparable to those of a Core Formation Formation array."

He does not mean that.

This would be impossible for others, but Xiao Ming clearly intended to go back and try.

"Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Zhuang. It's getting late, so I'll head back to cultivate now." Xiao Ming put away the array flags, stood up, and left the room.

Watching Xiao Ming leave, Zhuang Nianyun's smile faded, and she drank tea alone in the room.

A short while later, a young man walked in; he was Zhuang Nianyun's grandson, Zhuang Cheng.

"How's it going?"

"Grandpa, don't worry, the entire Tang family will be wiped out, there will be absolutely no survivors."

"Who orchestrated this?"

"It was Junior Sister Su who took the initiative to invite Senior Brother Wu and me to join forces."

Zhuang Nianyun nodded in satisfaction and drank the tea in her cup in one gulp.

"One must have a just cause for doing things. The Tang family ultimately lacked the foundation of a noble family and acted impulsively without considering the consequences. They deserve this retribution."

"Grandpa, now that the Su family and the Tang family are gone, only my Zhuang family is thriving. I think this Suzhuangfang can be renamed. Let's just call it Zhuangjiabao."

"Nonsense, you think you're so smart." Zhuang Nianyun glared at Zhuang Cheng and kicked him away.

After closing the door again, Zhuang Nianyun sat alone in a chair, her fingers leisurely tapping on the table.

"Zhuangjiabao, what a great name!"

The rise and fall of powerful families is like the surging tide, one wave pushing another.

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The next morning, in the square of Suzhuangfang.

Led by Zhuang Nianyun, the Zhuang family, along with a group of cultivators from the market, had been waiting there for a long time.

"Respectfully seeing off the celestial envoy from the upper sect!"

Xiao Ming and the others boarded the Jade Spirit Boat and disappeared into the horizon under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Over the next month, Yu Lingzhou traveled to several more counties and finally completed all the locations marked on the jade slip map, thus fulfilling the spirit-testing mission.

This trip resulted in the recruitment of three inner disciples: two with dual spiritual roots and one with a special physique.

According to Wu Yi, this time they recruited a relatively large number of people. In the past, there were even cases where they couldn't recruit a single qualified disciple after going down the mountain.

The spots for internally recommended disciples were all given out to Zhuang Qingya from the Zhuang family, Su Donghe, Su Dongxuan's younger brother, and a junior from the Wu family.

With his six newly recruited disciples, Xiao Ming returned to the sect. After handing over the mission to Ma Zishan, he instructed him to notify Fenxiao Peak.

After waiting for a while at Tianlu Pavilion, Fenxiao Peak indeed sent someone over.

A chubby man with bright eyes went up to the second floor and bowed to Ma Zishan.

"Wang Debao, a true disciple of Burning Cloud Peak, greets Uncle-Master Ma!"

"Wang Debao, it's actually you?" Xiao Ming was somewhat surprised.

"Hey, it's Senior Brother Xiao!" Wang Debao was also surprised.

"Ahem, call him Martial Uncle." Ma Zishan coughed lightly from the side, reminding him.

"Wang Debao greets Uncle Xiao. Congratulations on your breakthrough to Foundation Establishment. May you live a long and prosperous life on the path of immortality." Unlike Lin Yu, the fat man immediately bowed and offered his congratulations, appearing carefree and without a care in the world.