All beasts submit, and the peerless imperial princess is about to defy the heavens!

Seeing her standing there in a daze, Lin Tanyu quietly leaned closer and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Feng Ning snapped out of her reverie, glanced at her, and said, "I wasn't thinking about anything."

As she spoke, she first set up an array around them to ensure their safety, and then took out a spirit-gathering array. In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy in their area became rich.

Before Lin Tanyu could react to what she was about to do, she saw her take out several empty array plates and begin studying the arrays.

The way he casually formed hand seals left her stunned and unable to recover for a long time.

Xue Feng was equally surprised.

Lin Tanyu stiffly turned her head to look at Xue Feng, "Is she usually like this? She can set up an array just by doing this and that?!"

Xue Feng shook his head. "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

"Aren't you two friends? I noticed you two seemed quite familiar on the field."

"You're mistaken. That was our first meeting. This is our second."

After that, the two of them tacitly stopped talking.

Feng Ning had just set up an acceleration formation when she noticed the two of them staring at her.

"Don't you guys have anything to do?"

"Do we... need to do anything?" Xue Feng asked uncertainly.

Lin Tanyu was also a little nervous. Judging from her tone, she seemed to be a little angry.

Feng Ning looked at them disapprovingly, "Cultivation? Isn't the purpose of coming to the secret realm to improve your strength? Do you think you can just sleep?"

Can't I?

They looked at each other and saw the same thought in each other's eyes.

They came here to find treasure! They spend their days searching for treasure and fighting monsters, can't they even get a rest at night?

But seeing the determination in her eyes, the two of them fell silent again.

They immediately found themselves a place, one began cultivating and the other began refining pills. Both worked diligently and showed no intention of slacking off.

Feng Ning nodded in satisfaction.

That's how it should be.

We should be more aware of the danger; this is the Xuanwu Secret Realm, a place that is said to have never been set foot in before.

There are treasures, of course, but there are also many crises.

If they keep thinking about taking a break whenever they get the chance, they probably won't make any progress.

Feng Ning glanced at Lin Tanyu, who was arranging medicinal herbs, and casually asked, "What level of alchemist are you?"

Lin Tanyu said shyly, "Third tier."

Feng Ning gasped instantly, "Third tier?? That's powerful?"

As far as she knew, the most powerful alchemist on the entire Alchemy Peak was Elder Yu Hongzhi, who was currently a fifth-level alchemist.

This Senior Sister Lin Tanyu, at such a young age, has already reached the third level?

Lin Tanyu smiled slightly, "It's alright. I have a wood spirit root, so alchemy is a bit easier for me than for others."

"Don't be modest, you're really amazing."

"If we're talking about who's more impressive, Junior Sister Feng is definitely better. I heard that you were the top student in the new disciple competition and were taken in as a personal disciple by the Fourth Elder. Your swordsmanship is superb, and you've truly inherited the Fourth Elder's skills. I'd heard before that you also knew formations, but I never expected you to be this good."

As she spoke, she suddenly asked excitedly, "Junior sister, is setting up formations this simple for you? Don't you need formation stones? And I see you're very fast, is the effect the same as using formation stones?"

Feng Ning raised an eyebrow and casually handed her a speed-type formation.

"Give it a try. This is an acceleration formation. You'll be back in no time after flying around once."

Lin Tanyu immediately became excited, "Really? Can I really use it?"

Feng Ning nodded, "Of course, this is for you. It can be used twice, each time for one hour. If you stop in the middle, it still counts as one use."

Lin Tanyu's small hands trembled as she took the array plate.

He couldn't even care about his own alchemy furnace anymore; he just left it there, grabbed the array plate, and flew away.

Alchemy Furnace: Thank you so much, my dear little master.

As soon as Xue Feng saw Lin Tanyu leave, he ran over to her excitedly.

"Junior sister, I... I've used up my supply too."

Feng Ning smiled and said, "I don't have much stock left. Please wait a little while, and I will prepare more for you tomorrow."

Xue Feng immediately went back to cultivate happily, his heart filled with anticipation.

Unlike Lin Tanyu's probing, he had used it before, so he was more looking forward to the array plate.

He had tried the acceleration formation and now he had experienced the spirit gathering formation. He wondered what surprises awaited him tomorrow.

Thinking of this, he even became more motivated to cultivate.

Feng Ning ignored it and continued with her own tasks.

When Lin Tanyu returned, the surprise on his face had turned into deep admiration.

"Junior sister, you are truly amazing! How did you manage to create all of these things? I never imagined that I, an alchemist, could actually use formations!"

"You have no idea, the arrays we usually see can only be used by the array master himself, and only he can set them up. I've never seen an array that can speed things up before. It's not even as good as the speed-up talisman from Talisman Peak. Your speed-up array is even better than a speed-up talisman!"

Feng Ning suddenly realized there was a business opportunity.

"Have you ever used a speed-up talisman? Are they sold outside?"

"Yes, one speed-up talisman costs ten mid-grade spirit stones!" she said, her face contorted with pain.

Feng Ning asked in confusion, "You alchemists' pills aren't cheap, are they? Why do you look so distressed?"

Lin Tanyu gritted her teeth, "But we also need medicinal herbs to refine pills. They only need a pen, paper and ink to draw talismans, which is much cheaper than medicinal herbs, but they sell them for more than pills. How can we not feel the pinch?"

"why?"

When Lin Tanyu heard her ask this, he didn't think much of it and sighed, "Alas... it's because talismans have many uses. They can be used for attack, defense, and escape, which pills can't do."

"If that's the case, then why does everyone want to bring two more array masters and alchemists with them every time they go out?"

"Alchemists are for self-preservation, formation masters are for support. You yourself are a formation master, so you should know that with the enhancement of formations, fighting enemies will be twice as effective with half the effort."

Feng Ning nodded. "I understand."

She muttered to herself, "So, my array formation plate does have some market value. I can do what talismans can do—attack and defense—and I also have an array that can heal injuries. In a way, it has some of the functions of an alchemist. Doesn't that mean I'm going to make a fortune?"

Lin Tanyu looked at her in confusion, "Can formations heal injuries?"

Feng Ning nodded, "Yes, it can. It may not be as effective as pills, but it can still help in times of crisis when there are no alchemists or pills around."