Chapter 715: About to Open

The other core pupils around walked out of their palaces one after another and looked towards the remote palace where the spiritual force fluctuated in the deepest part.

Then they discovered that although the spiritual force surged continuously, it was limited to the most remote palace, and the spiritual force of the palaces they lived in wasn’t affected at all.

Many pupils walked towards the side palace. After standing not far away, they realised that there was a translucent white light covering the palace and the surrounding spiritual force would form a vortex as soon as it entered the light cover.

“This is the grade 8 Spirit Gathering Array.” One of the older men said with his eyes wide open.

He, himself, was a grade 7 array master, and the palace where he lived also had a grade 7 Spirit Gathering Array arranged, but he didn’t expect to see the long-desired grade 8 Spirit Gathering Array here.

“What? It’s actually a grade 8 Spirit Gathering Array.” A woman beside him said in amazement: “Whose residence is that? I remember that palace has always been empty.

“Should be the new junior sister who chose that palace.” Another man said with his arms folded.

He had seen An Yu Qian and the others walking towards the side hall with an alluring young woman. Although he didn’t go watch the alchemy competition, but he could guess that the woman should be Lou Mu Yan who had been rumoured far and wide recently.

“The new junior sister?” A pupil who just arrived here asked in surprise.

“I see, it should be the Lou Mu Yan who won the alchemy competition this time.”

“I heard that she was contended maniacally by several major forces, then was finally snatched by our Union Leader and directly promoted to a core pupil of the Central Hall.”

“My Heavens, she’s not only a grade 8 alchemist, but also a grade 8 array master, is this Heaven-defying talent?”

“How do you know that she’s a grade 8 array master, maybe someone else arranged it for her.”

“I saw An Yu Qian and the others accompanying her entering earlier, and none of them are array masters. Who else but her who arranged the array.”

“No way, so pervertedly strong.”

“…”

More and more core pupils gathered outside, and everyone was wondering whether Lou Mu Yan was a grade 8 array master or not. If it weren’t that they were afraid that they’d be too reckless, they would’ve all wanted to visit directly.

“Mu Yan, they can’t even sit still seeing you make such a big commotion.” An Yu Qian smiled helplessly.

Lou Mu Yan shrugged: “No other way, if I arrange a grade 7 Spirit Gathering Array, I’m sure there won’t be a fuss, but if I arrange a grade 8 Spirit Gathering Array, and also done without taking away the spiritual force of other palaces, I had to add an array that makes time flow faster and compress the spiritual force.”

“Arrays can also speed up time?” Xia Ye Xuan’s eyes lit up and asked: “Can it be used for cultivation?”

“Not yet.” Lou Mu Yan shook her head.

This array was inherited by her and Ming Xiu in the Land of Inheritance. They also thought about using it for cultivation, speeding up time constantly in the array, but the outside time would remain unchanged, which was also a shortcut to cultivation.

But even though it wasn’t possible now, she and Ming Xiu had always been researching it, and she already had a feeling that she was about to touch the edge of it, so she must be able to discover it soon.

Although Xia Ye Xuan and the other two were looking forward to it, but they weren’t disappointed when they heard that they couldn’t use it for cultivation yet. After all, if such an array really existed, it’d be too Heaven-defying.

“I was going to say how could there be such a Heaven-defying array.” Chu Xi sighed.

Lou Mu Yan chuckled and said: “If one day I develop such an array, I’ll arrange one for you all too.”

“Sure! Mu Yan’s loyal as expected.” Xia Ye Xuan said with a smile.

“Then we’ll thank Mu Yan first here.” An Yu Qian always felt that Lou Mu Yan wasn’t only a genius, but her talent was Heaven-defying too. Maybe it was possible to develop such an array in the future.

Xia Ye Xuan said with a smile: “Mu Yan, if you really develop such an array that can make time flow faster, it’ll definitely cause a sensation on the entire Guang’ling World.”

Lou Mu Yan smiled indifferently: “I don’t have such a hobby.”

If she wanted to successfully research such an array, she would only provide it to those who she cared about. She didn’t have much interest in causing such a sensation as it’d definitely bring endless troubles.

“By the way, should we first think about how to deal with the people outside?” Chu Xi said helplessly.

Lou Mu Yan thought for a bit, then said: “Don’t worry about it for now, they’ll naturally leave if there’s nothing interesting anymore.”

She didn’t want to have too much contact with those other senior brothers and sisters. After all, after joining the Mercenary Union Central Hall, she was not only directly promoted to a core pupil, but also obtained a place to the Pagodas of Enlightenment without participating in the screenings. Now was the easiest time to pull hatred, so it was better to go out less.

It wasn’t that she was afraid of causing trouble, she just didn’t want trouble. She wanted to study the array that could speed up time within the next month.

“Alright, let’s get to know them slowly in the future, don’t worry.”

An Yu Qian and the others left not long after, while Lou Mu Yan began seclusion.

As soon as the three of them left, they were dragged and questioned by the surrounding core pupils, but they all  answered them vaguely.

However, the news spread like wildfire, and even the upper echelons of the Central Hall were alarmed.

Later, only when people visited Lou Mu Yan but was told by the steward that she had gone into seclusion, did those who wanted inquire about the news gradually calmed down.

However, there were still two elders from the Central Hall who often came to study the array arranged by Lou Mu Yan and were always amazed by it.

If it weren’t for the fact that Lou Mu Yan had set up a grade 8 restriction outside the door during seclusion, they would’ve wanted to go in and drag her out to discuss it together.

Both of them were grade 8 array masters and they could also arrange a grade 8 Spirit Gathering Array, but theirs weren’t as fine and delicate as Lou Mu Yan’s Spirit Gathering Array.

The Spirit Gathering Array they set up would absorb all the spiritual force around them bit by bit. If it were set up here, it’d definitely cause public outrage.

However, after a month of research, they couldn’t figure out the mystery in the transformation of the array, and were very distressed.

During the month of seclusion, Lou Mu Yan re-refined the power of the Heavenly Phoenix bloodline in her body, and her physical strength had increased to a higher level. She could use many more secret skills.

She knew that after setting up a grade 8 Spirit Gathering Array, it’d definitely attract the attention of others, so she deliberately avoided it.

She ignored it for the time being, and while researching arrays, she cultivated secret skills. She could now practice all the secret skills she knew in her precious life.

Time passed and soon a month passed.

On this day, Lou Mu Yan succeeded in refining the natal magic tool longsword of the wind attribute. This time she succeeded because of the suppressed spiritual energy in her body that could’ve helped her breakthrough to Heaven Elemental Realm long ago.

After merging the drop of the Heavenly Phoenix blood essence, the power of the spirit flame had also increased a lot, and the natal magic weapon she refined after outperforming herself was at low-quality divine tool.

A special sound transmission entered her ears, and it was An Yu Qian’s voice.

“Mu Yan, the Pagodas of Enlightenment are about to open, the Hall Master wants you to go meet him.”