SWNOVELXO Chapter 377: The Yan Family's Immortal Spirit Spring Eye
Ding Huan felt that although his Condensing Immortal Crystal Big Array had been improved to an Immortal Array, having one was definitely not as good as having multiple.
So Ding Huan set up two more Condensing Immortal Crystal Big Arrays.
Not only that, he also maximized the development of the Immortal Spirit Spring Mouth, and arranged a Big Array for extracting Immortal Spiritual Energy.
After completing these tasks, Ding Huan then led a stream of Immortal Spiritual Energy into another Protecting Array and began cultivation.
Indeed, cultivating in the location of the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye felt completely different from cultivating with Low Grade Immortal Crystals.
Perhaps it was because he was cultivating alone this time, without any external disturbances, Ding Huan consciously tried to sense the Dao Rhythm Law contained in the Immortal Spirit Source while absorbing Immortal Origin. To his surprise, he sensed faint traces of Mottled Dao Rhythm.
These were impurities in the Immortal Spiritual Energy.
He hadn't paid attention to this during previous cultivation sessions. In his eagerness to advance his cultivation, he had nearly swept through the Immortal Spiritual Energy madly to increase his Immortal Essence.
Clearly, the Immortal Spiritual Energy he had absorbed before had contained impurities as well, so he hurriedly constructed a Cycle to expel these impurities.
This rang alarm bells in Ding Huan's heart.
Sometimes, highly talented individuals fail to reach the heights expected of them, and it is very likely related to the absorption of such inferior Immortal Spiritual Energy.
In the early stages of cultivation, one may not feel it and would just keep absorbing Immortal Spiritual Energy to solidify and enhance one's own strength and realm levels. Who would think about the presence of Mottled Dao Principles in this Immortal Spiritual Energy?
If he were not cultivating the Great Universe Technique and was not extremely sensitive to the Dao Rhythm Law, he wouldn't have been able to sense it.
These inferior Immortal Spiritual Energies contained various kinds of Mottled Dao Rhythm Law. If even his Great Universe Technique previously could not completely eliminate them, what about other Cultivation Techniques?
It was not that inferior Immortal Spiritual Energy couldn't be absorbed for cultivation, but the method is critical.
Ding Huan decided to change his approach.
Just as before, he added a Cycle to his Great Universe Technique to remove the Mottled Dao Rhythm Law and then arranged a Spirit Source Filtering Array.
Although the Immortal Spiritual Energy he was directly absorbing from the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye was pure enough, it was better to be safe than sorry.
While Ding Huan was furiously cultivating and condensing Immortal Crystals in the Yan Immortal Clan, someone found their way to Moon Invitation Immortal City.
It wasn't that Ding Huan had exposed himself, but rather, a small shop like his Immortal Spirit Spring Factory was simply too eye-catching.
To help Sects and Clans find Immortal Spirit Spring Eyes?
How could that sound real?
Ironically, the shopkeeper was not in the shop. It was said that as soon as the shop opened, it had attracted business, and the owner had been invited to search for Immortal Spirit Spring Eyes.
Some curious individuals noted this and planned to come back in a year.
Those who were searching for Ding Huan felt it was too much of a coincidence.
Ding Huan used to be able to find Immortal Spirit Spring Eyes in the Hundred River Immortal Path, but now that he had left, a shop offering to find Immortal Spirit Spring Eyes for others appeared in Moon Invitation Immortal City?
This craze lasted only a few months; after a few months passed without any news from Ding Huan, the matter gradually quieted down.
True Immortal Ninth Layer.
Ding Huan stopped his cultivation.
He had spent one year advancing from the True Immortal Seventh Layer to the True Immortal Ninth Layer.
This speed would seem incredibly fast to others, akin to teleportation, but for Ding Huan, it was not very fast.
The characteristic of his Great Universe Technique was that there were no limits to the Immortal Spiritual Energy absorption. No matter how much there was, all could be drawn into the Tao Universe without any bottlenecks.
At the source of this Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, after cultivating for a little over a year, he had only risen from the True Immortal Seventh Layer to the True Immortal Ninth Layer. That speed couldn't be considered fast, only average.
Ding Huan knew he couldn't continue cultivating.
According to his calculations, it had been a year and a month since he entered the Yan Immortal Clan.
During this time, Yan Huanqi had not come looking for him, which made him a decent partner.
You can't shear a sheep too close, especially when you have a good partnership; time to change locations.
Ding Huan wasn't aware that Yan Huanqi had long since forgotten about him.
The fact was that the Yan Family was on a downward spiral, with one issue piling on top of another, adding to their misfortunes, and who could remember that there was someone in the clan looking for Immortal Spirit Spring Eyes?
Ding Huan packed up the Protecting Array and then entered the Protecting Array for Condensing Immortal Crystals.
Amazingly, the first Protecting Array for Condensing Immortal Crystals contained fifty thousand High Grade Immortal Crystals, their quality even better than those he had condensed in the Hundred River Immortal Path.
The second and third ones each contained thirty-five thousand High Grade Immortal Crystals.
Ding Huan was elated; this added up to a simple total of one hundred and twenty thousand High Grade Immortal Crystals.
He quickly collected all the Immortal Crystals and then began to deal with the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye.
He intended to seal part of this Immortal Spirit Spring Eye and not extract Immortal Spiritual Energy with an Immortal Array like before.
Moreover, he needed to erase all traces of the Arrays he had arranged. After completing these tasks, he could then inform Yan Huanqi.
...
In the Yan Family guest hall.
The Clan Leader, Yan Yongju, was negotiating the sale of family assets with a woman.
The Yan Family indeed could no longer hold on. Without an Immortal Spirit Source, even a family in the Immortal Domain would be like a soulless body walking the earth.
Despite the Yan Family's ability not to sell, over time, their land would still be forcibly taken.
Even assigning someone to watch over the place wouldn't suffice.
Indeed, fighting is not allowed in the Immortal Domain, but once your clan has moved away, no matter how many people you send to guard the family habitat, someone will kill the Guardian and seize the territory.
Land with an Immortal Spirit Spring Eye is coveted by all.
If you cannot find the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, it's your lack of ability; it doesn't mean others can't find it.
Most of the Yan Clan's younger members had gradually left, some venturing into the Void, some joining the Immortal Sects, and others performing menial work there, such as refining ore and cultivating Immortal Spirit Grass, among other tasks.
Now, only Yan Huanqi and Yan Huazhen could assist the Clan Leader in negotiations with the Changyi Immortal Sect.
"Our Sect will offer at most three million Low Grade Immortal Crystals, plus a thousand Immortal Origin Pills," the woman from the Changyi Immortal Sect said firmly.
This left the Yan Family Patriarch helpless; their offer wasn't even close to one-tenth of what they had asked for.
At that moment, Yan Huanqi's Communication Bead suddenly lit up.
Upon focusing his Divine Will on the Communication Bead, Yan Huanqi jumped up excitedly.
He truly did jump up, without any exaggeration.
After leaping up, Yan Huanqi even rushed out without greeting anyone.
"What's the matter, Huan Qi?" Yan Yongju, the Clan Leader, furrowed his brow and couldn't help but scold Yan Huanqi.
Only then did Yan Huanqi remember the guests still present and that their family was about to move far away while discussing the sale of their family land.
His voice trembling, Yan Huanqi cried out, "Clan Leader, we've found the Yan Family's Immortal Spirit Spring Eye; we must hurry over now."
"What?" Yan Yongju also jumped up, completely out of character for his old age.
At that moment, he even forgot to greet the guests and rushed out.
Only at the door did he remember something and urgently called out, "Huazhen, please take good care of Gu Pei."
Upon hearing the Yan Family had found an Immortal Spirit Spring, the woman also wanted to take a look. As she stood up, Yan Huazhen hurriedly said, "Please have a seat, Gu Pei. Our Clan Leader will be back shortly."
He too wished to see the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, but he could not leave at such a time.
The Yan Family's discovery of the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye was a secret that should not be shared with guests.
Ding Huan dismantled the Protecting Array, and as Yan Yongju and Yan Huanqi emerged, they sensed the direction of the Immortal Spirit Spring.
The two rushed to Ding Huan's location as fast as they could, with Yan Yongju throwing himself upon the richly concentrated Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, and his tears streaked down his face. The Yan Family had almost been wiped out, but this Immortal Spirit Spring Eye saved them. As long as they protected this Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, the Yan Family would flourish again.
Yan Yongju flung himself over the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, while Yan Huanqi finally calmed down from the shock and excitement.
Turning to the side, he respectfully bowed to Ding Huan, "Thank you, Mr. Ding, I, I..."
Being too overwhelmed to speak, Yan Huanqi was momentarily lost for words.
Ding Huan waved a hand dismissively, "No need for thanks; it was a mutually agreeable arrangement. I'm about to leave, please settle the fee."
"Yes, yes..."
Yan Huanqi was at a loss for words, truly not expecting Ding Huan to be able to find the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye.
And he'd utterly forgotten about Ding Huan.
Who knew if Ding Huan had since left within the year?
The Yan Family's Immortal Spirit Spring Eye was gone, the Protecting Array rendered useless without Ding Huan, and no one would know about his departure.
"Clan Leader, Clan Leader..."
Yan Huanqi hurriedly grabbed Yan Yongju, who was still sprawled over the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye.
"Good, good, good..."
After being pulled up by Yan Huanqi, Yan Yongju managed to calm down his emotions, shaking as he said, "Huan Qi, what you did was right, absolutely right."
Initially, when Yan Huanqi and Yan Yuehua invited Ding Huan to search for the Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, Yan Yongju didn't take it seriously.
Only now did he realize how crucial the casually invited Ding Huan was to the Yan Clan.
"Mr. Ding, I neglected you before. Thank you for finding this Immortal Spirit Spring Eye for our Yan Clan," said Yan Yongju, bowing deeply with no regard for his age compared to Ding Huan's.
Ding Huan waved a hand again, "Patriarch Yan, now's not the time for thanks. We had an agreement, and once you've paid up the Immortal Crystals, I'll be leaving."
Ding Huan had no desire to become entangled with the Yan Family; theirs was simply a contractual relationship.
Yan Huanqi added, "Yes, Clan Leader, we initially agreed on one hundred thousand Low Grade Immortal Crystals."
Yan Yongju hurriedly presented a Storage Bag to Ding Huan, "Mr. Ding, these seventy thousand Immortal Crystals are all my Yan Family has.
Rest assured, we will definitely collect more Immortal Crystals for you. The Immortal Crystals we owe you will be paid back in full, without fail."
Ding Huan made a quick calculation and knew the old man was lying.
This old man had made a decision without waiting for Ding Huan's agreement, acting first and reporting later.
"Mr. Ding, it will take me no more than three months to gather the remaining Immortal Crystals for you. Rest assured, my Yan Family's word is solid. For now, you can stay with our Yan Family. If you help us find a second Immortal Spirit Spring Eye, I will double the payment in Immortal Crystals," Yan Yongju offered earnestly, with a tone of hope.