Chapter 494 - 240: Not Enough Time, Immortal Magic to Make Up for It

Chapter 494: Chapter 240: Not Enough Time, Immortal Magic to Make Up for It

After confirming everything was correct, his hands formed a series of seals. His ten fingers danced rapidly like fluttering butterflies as streams of pure Magical Power were channeled into the Array Plate.

HUM...

The Array Plate began to tremble softly. The patterns on its surface lit up one by one with a faint cyan glow, as if coming to life.

Yang Qi didn’t dare to be careless. His hand Seal Techniques changed again as he fully connected his own Magical Power with the Array Plate. At the same time, following the guidance of the array diagram, he sank a thread of his consciousness into the earth beneath his feet, establishing a connection with the one hundred Wood Spirit Stones that had been buried long ago.

"Yimu Gathering Spirit, hear my command!"

"A hundred trees as the base, form the nurturing array!"

"Activate!"

Yang Qi let out a low shout. He forcefully executed the final technique, pressing his hand onto the core of the Array Plate. ℯ

HUMMM—

In an instant, the Array Plate erupted in a brilliant cyan light.

An invisible wave, centered on the Array Plate, spread out instantly like ripples on water.

Immediately after, scattered in every corner of the Xianlai Zoo, the Wood Spirit Stones buried at the roots of the one hundred great trees serving as the array’s nodes seemed to answer a summons, all vibrating in unison.

Dense, emerald-green Wood Spirit Qi surged from the Spirit Stones like trickling streams. It followed the trees’ root systems, flowing and converging rapidly beneath the earth’s surface like the meridian network of a human body.

At the same time, the one hundred great trees also seemed to "come alive" in an instant.

Their branches and leaves rustled without any wind, emitting a soft RUSTLE. It wasn’t a frenzied movement, but a joyful, life-filled swaying.

Every single leaf seemed to become a more vibrant, dew-kissed green, drawing the eye.

With the one hundred trees as nodes, the Wood Spirit Stones as the power source, and the surface air currents as channels, a vast and intricate special energy field, covering nearly ninety percent of the Xianlai Zoo, was rapidly taking shape and stabilizing.

The moment the array formed, a wind stirred across the entire Xianlai Zoo—everywhere except the outermost construction periphery and the undeveloped mountain forests.

Of course, it wasn’t a howling gale, but an exceptionally gentle and refreshing breeze that sprang from nowhere. It softly swept through every corner of the park, rustling the tips of leaves and blades of grass, and carrying the unique fragrance of soil and plants.

The wind was light and soft, carrying a refreshing coolness and an indescribable sense of comfort.

In the park’s dormitory building, the staff, long lost in their dreams, were completely unaware of this change. They only seemed to sleep a little more soundly, a little more sweetly.

The few security guards still on patrol only felt a cool breeze brush past their faces. The air seemed to become much fresher in an instant, and their spirits were immediately lifted.

Someone even took a few deep breaths subconsciously and muttered, "This breeze tonight is pretty nice."

But they just chalked it up to the night air being good and didn’t think much of it.

The park’s animals, however, were far more perceptive.

Up in the treehouse in the Primate Paradise’s quarantine area, the Monkey King, Great Sage, who had been restless and tossing and turning, unable to sleep due to the new environment, suddenly froze the moment the array activated.

He lifted his head, his nostrils twitching. A flicker of confusion passed through his amber eyes before he was enveloped by a warm, comfortable aura surging in from all directions.

The aura felt like returning to the deepest, most familiar and safest parts of a primeval jungle, instantly easing his tense nerves.

He stretched out comfortably, gave a huge yawn, curled up on the soft hay mattress, and soon began to snore evenly.

In the temporary wolf den in the Valley of Fierce Beasts, Happy and its two companions also stopped their nightly pacing.

They lifted their heads in unison, ears perked, as if they had caught some indescribable change in the air.

The change made them feel peaceful, quickly dispelling the exhaustion from the day’s move and the wariness brought on by the unfamiliar environment.

The three wolves glanced at each other, let out a low whimper, found a comfortable spot to lie down, and their eyelids gradually grew heavy.

Atop a tall, ancient pine tree, the Beaked Eagle, Qi Zai, also opened its sharp eyes.

It sensed the Wood Spirit Qi that now permeated the air—an energy that was incredibly comfortable and full of life.

This aura reminded it of the feeling of cultivation.

Satisfied, it preened its feathers, tucked its head under its wing, and went back to sleep peacefully.

In the cabin in the "Interaction Zone," Huan University and Huan the Second, who were huddled together for warmth, also seemed to be soothed by this aura. They slept more soundly, even letting out soft, satisfied chirps.

In the nursery, the little lion cub "Stone" and the three leopard cubs also slept more deeply and peacefully.

It was as if an invisible, warm power had smoothed away all the subtle anxiety and stress the animals felt from the change in environment, allowing them to quickly fall into a deep sleep and store up energy for the new day.

...

「The next morning.」

In his single room in the staff dormitory, Feng Jianye woke up naturally, driven by his biological clock, just as he always did.

He sat up, stretched, and prepared to face the usual morning backaches and stiff joints of an old man.

However...

He rolled his shoulders, twisted his waist, and then rotated his neck.

Huh?

’None of the discomfort I was expecting?’

He got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash up.

Looking at his energetic and clear-eyed reflection in the mirror, Feng Jianye initially just thought he had slept well last night and didn’t pay it much mind.

After washing up and changing, he left the dormitory feeling refreshed and headed for the staff cafeteria. Inhaling the cool morning air, he was struck by an indescribable freshness that seemed to cleanse his very mind, leaving it exceptionally clear.

Feng Jianye stopped abruptly. He frowned and focused, carefully taking in the sensation.