Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 128 - 119: Foundation Establishment Pill Acquired (Part 2)

Chapter 128: Chapter 119: Foundation Establishment Pill Acquired (Part 2)

But apart from this, he really couldn’t understand why the other party could break seven arrays and have them all underfoot in such a short time.

"...It seems that the plan needs to be changed."

Zhuge Xing frowned, filled with vigilance and caution in his heart.

He and the other three disciples of the Dongge Sect, although they had only known each other for a few days, already had a tacit understanding, ready to eliminate this lone seedling of the Xige Sect at the last moment.

However, the current situation clearly showed that there was something wrong with that disciple from the Xige Sect. If they acted recklessly, the consequences would be unpredictable.

"There’s no way to contact them now, we’ll just have to take it one step at a time."

Zhuge Xing sighed:

"I just hope they can be a bit more clever..."

......

On the other side, in the eighth chamber.

Zhang Yao stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the hall in front of him.

Above the dome of the hall were hanging dense arrays of cymbals, gongs, bells, chimes, and a plethora of metal instruments.

"How do I break this array?"

He turned his head, scanning around, and saw the wall on one side of the hall. Aside from a familiar corner with an hourglass, it was inscribed with many words.

After Zhang Yao looked through it, he understood immediately:

"So that’s how it is..."

These words recorded the conditions for breaking through this stage — requiring one hundred and eight metal instruments to resonate simultaneously and produce sound.

It was specifically noted that these metal instruments were not very sensitive to magical power, but very sensitive to sound and changes in rhythm.

After reading the conditions, Zhang Yao couldn’t help but give a wry smile:

"Piece of cake."

According to the characteristics of these one hundred and eight metal instruments, there were roughly two ways to break the array:

First, use tremendous magical power to forcefully strike them, causing all the metal instruments to resonate together, naturally passing the test;

However, relying solely on brute force to break through, even the magical power of a Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator would be far from enough.

Second, use different sounds to cautiously probe, identifying the patterns, allowing for a smaller amount of magical power to move different instruments, causing them to resonate and meeting the conditions.

In this stage, a cultivator who had practiced one of the Pingdu Twelve Methods, the ’Treasure Lotus Song Technique’, would have an overwhelming advantage.

"But for me, the second method is too troublesome."

Zhang Yao shook his head.

He had only been dabbling in the Path of Music for two years; although his practice of the Qinglian Song was commendable, his overall level of musical proficiency was still limited.

Even if he could accomplish the second method, it would consume a lot of time, which he simply could not afford to waste on music.

"Huh..."

Zhang Yao took a deep breath and suddenly exhaled with force, pushing his palms forward.

"Boom!"

In an instant, it was like a thunderclap from clear skies, or like the sound of massive waves crashing against the shore.

Vast, surging magical power poured out of Zhang Yao, sweeping through the entire hall in an instant.

"Ding ding", "Clang", "Zheng", "Clang clang", "Dong"...

In a moment, a myriad of sounds intertwined, with different notes leaping together, forming a wondrous score.

"Hmm?"

A glint of curiosity flashed in Zhang Yao’s eyes as he detected a hidden mystery within:

"This seems to be a set of musical magic techniques... with quite a few similarities to the rhythm of the Qinglian Song."

But before he could think further:

Directly across from him, a section of the wall in the hall rumbled, revealing an archway and a stone door.

"Let me jot down this score first. There will be time to ponder over it in the future."

Pressing this matter aside, Zhang Yao quickly stepped forward, pushed open the stone door, and continued deeper along the passage.

All the way through arrays and checkpoints.

The ninth chamber, the tenth chamber, the eleventh chamber, none were able to hold Zhang Yao for long.

When Zhuge Xing, codenamed ’Qing’, reached the seventh array, Zhang Yao had already arrived at the final array of this journey — the twelfth chamber in the Celestial Capital Secret Collection.

In the twelfth chamber.

"...Could this be the so-called Yellow Talisman Dao?"

Zhang Yao stroked his chin, a look of interest on his face.

Before him, in the hall, a bright yellow talisman floated, its material resembling the yellow paper from the mundane world, but exuding a faint glimmer of spiritual light.

Moreover:

Instead of typical spirit patterns inscriptions and magic seals, this talisman bore a picture of an armored and fully armed soldier.

The Yellow Talisman Dao is considered a branch of the traditional talisman school, primarily used to refine and summon Talisman Armored Soldiers and Generals, Daoist Warriors, Buddhist Guardians, and similar beings.

The renowned techniques like ’Scattering Beans into Soldiers’ and ’Thousands of Incarnations’ are divine communication skills of the Yellow Talisman Dao, needing at least the Golden Core Stage to be deployed.

Zhang Yao had heard of it but never seen it; however, there is a yellow talisman technique inheritance within the ’Pingdu Twelve Methods’.

"This is quite interesting..."

Zhang Yao keenly noticed a detail:

The ’Divine General’ image on this yellow talisman seemed to be composed of random lines, but in fact, it was constructed from spirit patterns.

But compared to ordinary talismans, these spirit patterns were finer and denser, very different from ordinary talismans and somewhat similar to the spirit patterns on the micro-arrays within his body.

"Buzz!"

The yellow talisman trembled slightly, suddenly bursting with a golden radiance.

The radiance dispersed instantly, and the center of the hall revealed a towering figure over a zhang tall, robust and imposing, clad in golden armor, wielding a large blade.

His appearance was identical to the divine general on the yellow talisman, resembling a gatekeeper god from the mortal realm, imposing and majestic.

"Swoosh!"

Without a word, the Golden Armored Divine General raised his blade and slashed downward in fury, aiming straight at Zhang Yao’s forehead.

"Clang!"

The Vortex Shield flew out, transforming into a huge, semi-transparent scale, blocking in front of Zhang Yao.

The Golden Armored Divine General immediately shifted his footing, attempting to slash Zhang Yao from another angle, but it was still in vain.

"Clang clang clang..."

Each strike of the golden blade was easily deflected by the Vortex Shield.

Zhang Yao did not rush to strike back, glancing at the wall of light beside him, then withdrew his gaze, meticulously observing the Golden Armored Divine General before him:

"The Yellow Talisman Dao is truly amazing, it has opened my eyes..."

He discovered that the Golden Armored Divine General before him had simple intelligence, roughly akin to some intelligent animals.

The golden lines forming its body weren’t merely the power of talismans; there seemed to be some artifact refining technique involved, granting it tangible abilities.

Its combat power wasn’t lacking either, potent in its destructive capability, its body impervious to weapons, comparable to an ordinary Qi Refining Perfection Cultivator.

"Lay down for me!"

After observing for a moment, Zhang Yao finally took action.

"Boom, boom!"

With the combination of the Celestial Thunder Spike’s attack, after only two or three punches, the golden blade of the Golden Armored Divine General was struck away, firmly suppressed beneath him.

The Golden Armored Divine General struggled desperately, but under Zhang Yao’s dual restraint of divine power and magical power, it couldn’t stir up any waves.

"Let me see..."

Zhang Yao forcibly pinned down the Golden Armored Divine General, ready to tear it open to examine the internal structure.

There was nothing more to observe externally; the true mysteries of these divine soldiers and generals created by the Yellow Talisman Dao must be hidden within.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he made a move and tore open the chest of the Golden Armored Divine General, the latter suddenly disintegrated, turning into a mass of golden mist.

After the golden mist dissipated, a damaged yellow talisman slowly floated down from mid-air.

"...Alright, dissecting is not an option, it seems."

A bit frustrated and helpless, Zhang Yao got up and collected the damaged yellow talisman from the ground.

"Rumble!"

The entire hall started shaking violently.

Zhang Yao looked up and saw that on the wall opposite him, a massive light gate emerged in the center.

"Foundation Establishment Pill, here I come!"

Feeling uplifted, Zhang Yao strode forward, passing through the light gate.

Beyond the light gate, in a more simple and elegant hall, three jade pillars stood, shimmering with various hues.

On the left jade pillar, there was a cluster of five-colored earth, seemingly an unknown second grade spiritual object, a precious material for alchemy and artifact refining.

On the right jade pillar rested a pale cyan Jade Ruyi, inside which spun faint cyan currents, clearly a spiritual artifact of formidable power.

And on the central jade pillar:

A delicate white porcelain vial lay quietly, looking unremarkable.

"Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Zhang Yao’s gaze skipped past the spiritual object and artifact, instantly locking onto the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand, piercing through a faint white luminescence to grasp the small porcelain vial.

"Got it!"