Chapter Thirty-Three Return to Bai Xiao Village

  Spiritual construction, not a tool of law, nor an array method.

  But it is the creation of combining array method and law instrument into one.

  Refine a building with alchemy and then infuse it with an array of methods to form a building with special effects.

  The Divine Serpent's mentioned Shen Nong Baicao Garden, and now the Fire Snake Arrow Tower we see, are all spiritual buildings.

  Array Masters are the highest-ranking cultivators in the entire continent of Jiuzhou, and those who can refine spiritual law buildings are undoubtedly the elite among Array Masters.

  At least with Chen Yuan's current skills, he is still unable to create spiritual buildings on his own. Firstly, the time is too tight and there is no in-depth research. Secondly, the spiritual building techniques in the jade stele are extremely expensive, and even the primary ones require high-quality demon spirits to exchange.

  In Lingfa architecture, there is a kind of Taoist truth hidden, with countless academic questions inside, and the refined product not only has a strange effect but also helps in cultivation.

  Mr. Shi San's Array Refining Records Volume 1 ends with a mention of spiritual law architecture, but to gain a deeper understanding, one must exchange it for Volume 2.

  Chen Yuan understood that the second volume was the real essence, but the exchange required 10,000 high-quality demon souls. Unless he could encounter a spiritual beast war, killing and wounding hundreds of spiritual beasts, absorbing all their spirits, otherwise this number would be impossible to complete for the time being.

  The Huoshe Arrow Tower was naturally familiar to Chen Yuan, who lived in Bai Xiao Village. The Qixing Huoshe Array of Bai Xiao Village, with the seven Huoshe Towers as its core, had guarded the manor for three or four hundred years. The original owner of the manor also obtained it through a strange encounter, but unfortunately, after being usurped by Zhu Heng, Bai Xiao Village declined. When it fell into the hands of Zhu Changrong, even one-tenth of the power of the Huoshe Arrow Tower could not be brought out.

  The construction of spiritual buildings is actually not troublesome, the most important thing is to build the original diagram.

  Chen Yuan put away the Ling Fa diagram paper, rose into the air to a height of ten thousand feet, and flew directly over the Hundred Flowers Manor back to the Hundred Dawn Manor.

  It's been half a year since I returned to Bai Xiao Zhuang, this manor is even more desolate.

  The city wall has been destroyed by the monster, and six of the seven fire snake arrow towers have been destroyed.

  When Chen Yuan returned to the main street, he found that there were less than a hundred people in the entire estate.

  "It seems that after Zhu Heng left the Guan, he completely stopped caring about Bai Xiao Village. Without a master to control it, the Huo She Jian Ta (Fire Snake Arrow Tower) couldn't exert its full power. After several waves of demonic tides came, although it wasn't destroyed by the demonic tides, it's not far from collapse."

  Chen Yuan roughly guessed the situation here, and Zhu Heng, this old man, had been in seclusion for so long without successfully building his foundation. Leaving Bai Xiao Village, apart from killing himself, he was probably making a last-ditch effort to build his foundation.

  Chen Yuan obtained a lot of elixirs in his pouch, all of which were useful for building the foundation, but he didn't have the most crucial Foundation Establishment Elixir. Zhu Heng was probably waiting to buy the Foundation Establishment Elixir at Giant Wood Manor too!

  Chen Yuan walked in the desolate Bai Xiao Zhuang, although Zhu Changrong had just caused trouble, but after all, this was where he lived for the longest time, his hometown. Seeing its decline, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

  "Older brother Yuan?"

  Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind, Chen Yuanyin turned back with joy.

  At a glance, I saw a familiar young man, seven feet tall, with a resolute face, wearing animal hide clothing, carrying a wooden bow on his back, just like a hunter.

  Liu Tao, one of Chen Yuan's childhood friends who grew up together.

  Chen Yuan suddenly exclaimed with joy:

  "Wave!"

  The two brothers walked a few steps forward and Liu Tao directly gave Chen Yuan an excited bear hug.

  Chen Yuan also grabbed his shoulder without hesitation, having been separated for half a year, with many concerns, especially seeing the desolate state of Bai Xiao Zhuang, and was worried that he wouldn't see them earlier.

  After hugging, Chen Yuan immediately asked about others: "Tao Zai, Sheng Zai, Wang Gui and the others, where are they?"

  Liu Tao replied: "Sheng Ge and Gui Ge are both at home, they... were injured a bit in the last demonic tide."

  "What? Take me to see them."

  "Hmm!"

  Two men hurriedly rushed towards Zhang Sheng and Wang Gui's residence, and soon saw two other good friends.

  Chen Yuan saw at a glance that they had been invaded by evil spirits and ordinary elixirs were difficult to cure.

  However, the Yin Yang Cultivation Demon God Technique is precisely the nemesis of all demonic energy.

  Chen Yuan hastily manipulated his internal energy and soon forced out the evil aura from their bodies, relieving Zhang Sheng and Wang Gui's painful faces.

  Before long, they all came to from their coma.

  "Old brother Yuan! You've finally come back." Zhang Sheng said excitedly as he opened his eyes and saw Chen Yuan.

  "Don't worry about your brothers, you guys take a good rest first. Taozi, come with me to handle some business."

  "Hmm!"

  As they stepped out of the house with Liu Tao, Chen Yuan briefly recounted his experiences over the past six months. Upon learning that Chen Yuan was going to build a villa, Liu Tao was utterly astonished.

  "Yuan Ge, in just half a year, you've actually become an Array Master?"

  "It was just a coincidence, but now I can't stay in Bai Xiao Zhuang anymore. This time I came back, I plan to find you few people, gather some other members of Bai Xiao Zhuang, and leave with me to my territory, open up a new manor, and rebuild our home." Chen Yuan said.

  "Haha, now Yuan Ge has become a master, you want to build a village, brothers will naturally die for it!" Liu Tao excitedly said.

  "The manor doesn't even have a single thatched hut now, don't be too happy yet, Taotao. How many people are still in the manor? Help me gather them together! Those who are willing to follow me to open up and build the manor, let's take them with us. If they're not willing, then just leave them."

  "Alright!" Liu Tao nodded and went out to take care of things for Chen Yuan.

  "Kid, these few friends of yours are all mediocre, it's going to be hard for you to achieve great things in the future!" Liu Tao walked away, and Shen She reminded Chen Yuan in his mind.

  "I know, but they are my brothers who have gone through thick and thin with me. Now that I'm doing well, it's only natural that I won't let them down. And there's no need to worry about their loyalty in the future," Chen Yuan replied.

  "Don't be too confident, human hearts are hard to fathom. I've traveled the world for so many years and what I understand the least but feel the most terrified of is the cruelty of human hearts." The divine snake reminded.

  "Everything will be said after passing through Jianzhuang's first great calamity of the demon tide."

  ……

  Before long, Liu Tao gathered a hundred or so people together.

  Chen Yuan explained his plan to start a new business venture and many acquaintances stepped forward to join him.

  But many people also whispered their doubts.

  Some people were even more loyal to Zhu's family and scolded Chen Yuan as a traitor.

  Chen Yuan didn't explain much about it. He just told them, "Zhu Changrong was killed by me, and Zhu Heng was also killed by me. The protective array of the Bai Xiao Village is now destroyed, with only one fire snake arrow tower left. When Zhu Heng left, he probably took everything valuable with him, leaving this village doomed to destruction. If you still want to insist on defending it, I won't force you."

  After finishing speaking, he ignored the curses behind him and returned to Zhang Sheng's house with more than 20 monks who were willing to follow him.

  After resting for a day at Bai Xiao Zhuang, on the second day, Zhang Sheng and Wang Gui had almost recovered. When they learned that Chen Yuan was already able to build a village, they were naturally overjoyed.

  Chen Yuan urged the royal wind arrow, and in three trips, he transported everyone back to the valley.

  The last trip was just carrying Liu Tao and some daily necessities.

  The airship hovered above the manor, gazing longingly at the dilapidated past home.

  The only remaining Fire Snake Arrow Tower in the manor flickered with a dim red light, which might go out at any moment.

  After Chen Yuan's gathering, more than half of the people left in the manor also left, and only a dozen or so people remained to hold out inside.

  These loyal people, Chen Yuan felt a little guilty towards them, but also understood that he didn't have the energy to change their minds now.

  He glanced at the Flame Snake Arrow Tower and finally took out five fourth-level fire-elemental crystals.

  Accelerating the Yin and Yang Refining Demon Technique, the demon crystal was transformed into spiritual energy, and with one palm strike, it was injected into the Fire Snake Arrow Tower. The originally extinguished Fire Snake Arrow Tower regained its fire-elemental spiritual energy, and suddenly burst into a fierce blaze.

  "Consider it as a small compensation for the years Baixiao Village has raised me, I hope to help these people get through the next wave of demonic tide!"

  After finishing speaking, Chen Yuan urged on the Wind Chariot and returned to the valley he had chosen to build his manor three hours later.

  More than twenty monks sat cross-legged on the ground in the canyon, and the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

  They chose to follow Chen Yuan, but whether Chen Yuan had the ability to build a stronghold was completely unclear to them. So everyone's heart was actually filled with worries.

  The morale was low, so Chen Yuan naturally wanted to boost their spirits. After all, these people would be the elders of his future estate.