Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

Worse still, the array of light patterns that were once closely connected and shimmering with a faint glow are now gradually dissipating.

Ultimately, it transformed into countless tiny fluorescent dots and drifted away!

"Damn it! How could this happen?"

"I only lost focus for a fleeting moment, and several spirit rain array patterns were already overprinted!"

It turns out that just now, Lu Zaian had successfully engraved more than five hundred array patterns.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that the mission was already halfway complete.

However, it was this moment of relaxation that led him to exert too much force in the next moment, causing several array patterns to overlap and directly break through the original preset patterns in the array plate.

Looking at the now useless array plate in his hand, Lu Zaian was filled with frustration and dejection.

Because this means more than just that the array plate is damaged.

Moreover, all the more than five hundred spirit rain array patterns that were carefully engraved before were wasted.

Lu Zaian sighed helplessly, gently rubbing his old eyes, which had become somewhat blurry from long periods of focused concentration.

After all, for a cultivator who is still in the Qi Refining stage...

Without the aid of the powerful divine sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, one would have to rely solely on the naked eye to stare at those array patterns that were even smaller than mosquitoes.

It was an extremely painful thing.

"No wonder the inheritance mentions that it is best to wait until the foundation is established before getting involved in the way of formations."

Lu Zaian murmured to himself.

Just like alchemy and weapon crafting, having divine sense to assist in the process makes things much smoother.

People like Elder Xiao, who are born with the body of alchemy, are rare indeed.

Lu Zaian composed himself and took out another array plate.

"We still have one more chance. If we mess this up again, the cost of the formation will be comparable to a month's harvest from the herb field. It would be a losing proposition. We must not be distracted this time."

Lu Zaian did not immediately begin inscribing the array patterns. Instead, he circulated his energy to restore his magical power and closed his eyes to rest.

Half an hour later.

"let's start."

Lu Zaian slowly opened his eyes. After a period of rest, he felt that his energy and spirit had been fully restored.

Lu Zaian gently waved his fingers, continuing to outline the spirit rain array patterns.

Tiny streaks of light, as small as mosquitoes, gradually appeared in mid-air.

They moved lightly, like a group of little dancing figures.

They are arranged in a specific order and then drilled into the array plate one by one.

As these light patterns continued to merge, the new array plate began to emit a faint glow, gradually becoming illuminated...

sunset.

The blood-red setting sun sank into the distant mountains.

The valley was transformed into a magnificent scene of interwoven gold and fiery red.

The afterglow fell on the sculpted figure by the field, casting a long, slanted shadow.

"Haha, it's a success! The array pattern is finished!"

Suddenly, a loud, unrestrained laugh startled a flock of birds that flew away from the forest.

The chirping of insects ceased.

The figure by the field stood up, holding a formation plate that shone with a soft, azure light, and a set of formation flags that also emitted a soft glow.

The circular array plate is perfectly integrated, as if it was born that way.

Its delicate azure patterns blend seamlessly with the entire array plate, without the slightest flaw.

The banners shone brightly, like flags fluttering in the wind.

Lu Zaian gently rubbed his sore neck, his face beaming with excitement.

After half a day of effort, he finally succeeded in carving all the array patterns in one go.

These array patterns were complex and intricate, but in his hands they were perfectly interwoven, linked, and connected to form a complete and powerful array.

"Try the effect."

Lu Zaian strolled to the center of the medicinal field and buried the array plate in the soil.

At the same time, after calculating the distance, the remaining flags were also planted in the surrounding soil.

"rise!"

Lu Zaian placed five low-grade spirit stones into the array gate, then made a hand seal and pushed it forward!

A pale blue, arc-shaped barrier rose from the edge of the two-acre medicinal herb field, extending and converging towards the center of the field.

Finally, with a hissing sound, it closed up, resembling a huge blue bowl inverted above the medicinal field.

"It's done!"

Lu Zaian's eyes flashed with excitement. He hadn't expected that he would actually complete the engraving and arrangement of a first-order low-grade array.

"Combining the effects of several spirit runes, I'll call it the Spring Rain Silk Array!"

With just a thought from Lu Zaian, the evenly distributed spiritual rain array patterns on the formation could send down spiritual rain to irrigate the medicinal fields.

At the same time, fine, hair-like threads of spirit descended from above, swirling up tiny insects that Lu Zai'an had not yet discovered in the field.

"Not bad, not bad. It only takes about five low-grade spirit stones a month to keep the Spring Rain Silk Array running, so I don't need to worry about it anymore."

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After being freed from the tedious task of planting medicinal herbs, Lu Zaian began a new life of cultivation.

You can free up a lot of time every day to cultivate "The Source of Azure Waves".

Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye...

After completing the "Water Flow Technique", Lu Zaian officially switched to studying "The Notes on the Source of Azure Waves".

It truly lives up to its reputation as a mid-grade first-tier cultivation technique, significantly increasing the speed of absorbing and converting spiritual energy.

The time it used to take more than a hundred cycles to refine a trace of water-based magic power has now been shortened to more than seventy cycles.

This was because the "Azure Wave Source Inscription" had opened up several small meridians in Lu Zaian's body, accelerating the process of spiritual energy condensation and circulation.

It is also because of the change in cultivation method.

Lu Zaian's meridians and dantian were nourished, making him seem several years younger.

Gradually, a gentle and tranquil atmosphere emerged, like the stillness of a calm lake.

The highest good is like water, which is the general principle governing the flow of water.

That was the aura unique to water-based cultivators.

As for cultivation techniques, Lu Zaian did not abandon them either.

While continuing to practice the new array patterns, he also absorbed and digested the knowledge of planting and alchemy from Elder Xiao's memories.

As for talismans, Lu Zaian had set them aside, as he was truly powerless to do so.

The daily practice of cultivation techniques, array patterns, and digesting memories quickly took up most of the time.

Even though Lu Zaian boasted that he possessed an immortal body, he still cultivated diligently every day.

Because he knew all too well that his current peaceful life was only temporary, and that he was always living under someone else's roof and could not control his own destiny.

It is precisely for the sake of greater freedom and carefree living in the future that we must not rest for a moment now.

In addition, over the past six months, we have benefited from the effects of the Spring Rain Silk Array.

Lu Zaian's two mu of medicinal herb fields yielded an astonishing 450 plants of Sanxuanhua per month on average.

Not only did they make up for the three Xuanhua they owed, they also made a hefty profit.

Even the disciples in charge of registering tasks at the Gathering Spirit Hall were quite surprised by Lu Zaian.

The spirit stones he earned were all used by Lu Zaian to acquire other spirit materials needed for the Flying Crane Demon Body of the Nine Fiends Demon Body.

Now, only three more materials are needed.