Chapter 523 - 476: Confirmed

Chapter 523: Chapter 476: Confirmed

Chu Mu set down the Jade Scroll, his tone firm.

The young woman immediately stood up. "Then Hong’Er will go make the arrangements."

"Alright."

Chu Mu nodded, his brow furrowed in thought.

The young woman said no more and turned to leave with a graceful gait.

"The Bazhou Alliance..."

Chu Mu stroked his chin, lost in thought, when he suddenly looked toward the covered walkway of the main hall.

The young woman in red robes stood to one side, bowing respectfully.

Beside her, Qing Ling stood in a flowing long dress, as ethereal as a wild orchid in a deserted valley.

Seeing Chu Mu look over, Qing Ling took a step and drifted into the stone pavilion like a celestial being.

"Fairy, you’ve arrived at just the right time."

"Regarding the matter of Refining the Treasure, I just so happen to need to discuss a few things with you."

Chu Mu chuckled lightly. With a wave of his hand, he swept the several Jade Scrolls before him into his sleeve. He then tapped his fingertip, and a projection materialized. Dense characters and patterns representing the Lifebound Treasure appeared on the projected screen.

Qing Ling blinked, her gaze fixed on the projection, and her expression slowly grew serious.

After about a quarter of an hour, the projection hovering over the stone table finally stabilized.

"What do you think, Fairy?"

Chu Mu asked.

He couldn’t perceive the slightest thing about her Half-human, Half-Flood Dragon nature. His only option was to find a breakthrough by studying the Immortal Dao Technique and Demon Cultivation Technique she practiced.

Fortunately, she had not hidden anything and had unreservedly provided her Core Technique, which allowed him to barely find a starting point.

Following that breakthrough, he had developed a rough concept.

Even now, the concept was full of uncertainties. He would need to carefully refine it, addressing its flaws and filling in the gaps.

Of course, this was all contingent on her approving the concept. Otherwise, he would have to scrap it and start over.

Qing Ling was silent for a moment before asking, "Fellow Daoist, could you explain this plan in more detail?"

"Of course."

Chu Mu nodded and pointed a finger, causing the static image to flicker again. At the same time, he began to explain, "I am still unable to fully comprehend the mysteries of your Half-human, Half-Flood Dragon nature, Fairy. Therefore, this Lifebound Treasure has been designed around your Immortal Dao Technique, the Profound Moon Technique, and your Demon Cultivation Body Refining Technique, the Flood Dragon Primordial Body, as its core..."

Chu Mu explained slowly, his words accompanied by the flickering projection, laying out his line of thought piece by piece.

Qing Ling listened in silence. Only after Chu Mu had finished speaking did she slowly say, "Let’s proceed with your plan, Fellow Daoist."

Chu Mu was surprised. "Don’t you need to think it over?"

Qing Ling seemed to see through his concerns and smiled charmingly. "This is my own affair. I can make my own decisions."

"You need not worry so much, Fellow Daoist."

"Alright."

Chu Mu nodded. With another wave of his hand, the hovering projection dispersed. He then looked at Qing Ling again. "During this time, I’ll have to trouble you to visit the True Understanding Pavilion often, Fairy, so I can discuss the design of this treasure with you in a timely manner."

"In that case, I will stay here for the time being to avoid wasting time traveling back and forth."

"That works too. The houses in the courtyard are all unoccupied. You may choose any of them for your temporary stay, Fairy."

Chu Mu pointed toward the houses in the courtyard, his tone casual.

"Is this your Spirit Plant Garden, Fellow Daoist?"

Reaching the entrance of the Spirit Plant Garden and smelling the faint medicinal fragrance in the air, Qing Ling pointed at the swirling mist before them and looked at Chu Mu with great interest.

"They’re just some young Spiritual Plants, nothing worth mentioning."

Chu Mu smiled. With a flick of his finger, a streak of Spiritual Light sank into the Array Prohibition. As the Array Prohibition Patterns flowed, a gateway appeared before Qing Ling.

"You call *this* nothing worth mentioning, Fellow Daoist?"

After entering and spending only a moment inside, Qing Ling looked at Chu Mu in sheer astonishment.

"It’s all just minor tricks, nothing significant."

Qing Ling observed the orderly scene of the busy Puppets and couldn’t help but click her tongue in amazement.

"Even my clan’s Spirit Plant Gardens aren’t as impressive as yours, Fellow Daoist."

"It’s all tended by Spirit Plant Puppets, and there are more than ten Tier Three Spirit Plant Puppets..."

"If I’m not mistaken, these Spirit Plant Puppets have all been integrated into a single whole by an Array. That altar must be the core of this Spirit Plant Garden, right?"

"In that case, the more experience the Spirit Plant Puppets gain in cultivating Spiritual Plants, the higher the success rate for cultivating Spirit Medicines in this garden will be. These Spirit Plant Puppets can even grow on their own..."

"Array Prohibitions, Puppets, Artifact Refining... Fellow Daoist, you’ve combined all of them together..."

Chu Mu was surprised. "You also understand the Array Dao, Fairy?"

"I only studied for a while with a senior Array Master in my clan during my spare time. I can’t compare to your profound skill, Fellow Daoist."

After speaking, Qing Ling turned to look at Chu Mu, her eyes shining with a strange light. "Your fame for Pill and Artifact Dual Proficiency is known throughout the Vast Sea, Fellow Daoist. I never expected your skill in the Array Dao to be so advanced as well."

"It’s just something I dabble in during my free time. Nothing to write home about."

Chu Mu smiled and glanced discreetly at the Light Curtain Panel. Compared to his Pill and Artifact Creation Skills, his proficiency in Arrays was truly not worth mentioning.

Qing Ling covered her mouth with her hand and chuckled. "My clan has plenty of Array Masters who have studied the Array Dao their entire lives, yet their skill doesn’t even come close to your ’dabbling,’ Fellow Daoist."

"If they knew that your casual studies could match their lifetime of research, they would probably die of shame."

"Bloodline Cultivators are at a natural disadvantage when it comes to the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Immortal. It’s a case of getting half the result for twice the effort. There’s a reason why the skills in the Vast Sea have declined..."

Chu Mu started to explain, but before he could finish, he seemed to think of something and abruptly changed the subject. "By the way, may I ask, Fairy, have you heard anything about the Bazhou Alliance?"

"The Bazhou Alliance?"

Qing Ling blinked, seemingly not having processed Chu Mu’s sudden change of topic.

"I only just heard the news myself," Chu Mu said slowly, his brow slightly furrowed. "It’s said the Bazhou Alliance is holding a celebration at the end of the year for its thousand-year anniversary..."

Qing Ling stopped, turned, and looked up at Chu Mu.

"You want to know what the situation with the Bazhou Alliance is, don’t you, Fellow Daoist?"

Chu Mu nodded, not denying it.

He had had very little interaction with the Bazhou Alliance, so naturally, he didn’t know much about it.

It was clearly difficult to learn its secrets just through the True Understanding Pavilion.

To get the piece of Nine Heavens Profound Gold he wanted, he would inevitably have to deal with the Bazhou Alliance.

It was obviously unwise to blindly rush in and deal with an unknown power that might have a Nascent Soul Cultivator presiding over it without gathering information beforehand.

But for someone like Qing Ling, with her status in the Chen Family, such secrets were likely not hidden from her.

"As for the Bazhou Alliance, I’ve only heard a few things."

"According to the seniors in my clan, the Overlord Saber True Master is said to have successfully achieved Nascent Soul Formation. This so-called thousand-year anniversary celebration of the Bazhou Alliance is actually a celebration for his Nascent Soul Formation..."

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