***

Two days later.

That morning, Lin Tian stepped out of the sect’s main building. In the front courtyard, the disciples were practicing sword techniques. No one was cultivating.

Once again, Yun Yun was the one training them diligently and earnestly. During these past few days, Lin Tian had been observing Yun Yun, both by looking at her directly and through his qi aura eyes.

He was quite impressed. She didn’t show any annoyed or angry gestures. She carried out her task well, even though Lin Tian knew it was very difficult to train them.

Now, Lin Tian was outside the sect’s main building, enjoying the view while watching the disciples’ training.

There were several disciples who made mistakes while imitating the sword movements, some fell because they lost their balance. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

The training session had stopped several times, Yun Yun was the one appointed to handle them.

"Make sure your movements are clean. Stay focused and don’t think about anything," Yun Yun said.

"Yes, Senior Sister Yun."

The training session continued, and they returned to imitating the sword-swinging movements in harmony and rhythm.

Yun Yun asked them to lower the tempo of their movements because several disciples still weren’t used to it.

Elsewhere, Lin Tian saw Ya Fei and Ji Xue practicing with their technique scrolls. In the backyard, Luo Mei and An Yue were cultivating, focused on gaining momentum to break through.

Even though Ya Fei and Ji Xue were in the front courtyard, Yun Yun didn’t seem distracted at all.

Maybe I should give her task back?

Right when Lin Tian was watching them, his eyes were shocked by the appearance of a system panel displaying the success of a disciple task.

[1st Ya Fei Disciple Task:]

[Objective: Learn at least one Mortal-Grade Array within two months]

[Reward:]

[Disciple: Chance to break through cultivation stage || Increased array comprehension || Emotional level +5]

[Host: Chance to break through cultivation stage || Increased array attack power || 1x Earth-Scroll Array]

[Status: Completed!]

[Status Vision:]

[Name: Ya Fei]

[Emotional Stage: Resonance]

[Emotional Level: Attraction (45/250)] [+5]

[NOTIFICATION]

[Ya Fei’s Disciple Task will be given after she successfully breaks through to Foundation Establishment]

Through his cultivation eyes, he moved his head to the side and saw Ya Fei’s body, who was training under a tree, beginning to release bright white qi light.

He deactivated that eye ability and looked clearly toward Ya Fei. Both of her hands had successfully formed hand seals and brought out a white array rune.

The man saw an array scroll with earth-grade quality appear in front of his face. In a short time, he had obtained two scrolls with earth-grade quality.

"Four Earth Winds Formation?"

"If the Four Earth Winds Formation can be combined with the White Dragon Formation, the Lingxian Sect’s defense will rise by one level."

Because of that, Lin Tian became impatient to study both scrolls.

When Lin Tian looked back toward Ya Fei, he was shocked because the girl was trying to bring out that array inside the sect’s front courtyard.

The man hurriedly moved as fast as lightning from in front of the sect’s main building until he arrived in front of Ya Fei, his hand firmly holding Ya Fei’s hand.

"Master Lin?"

"Don’t use array runes carelessly. They can be dangerous," Lin Tian said.

Ya Fei was shocked to hear that, then responded briefly with a nod. She deactivated the white array rune and took a long breath, her heart briefly pounding when the man came to stop her.

"If you want to try your ability, you can come with me."

"Of course. I want to know what the formation I learned is like," Ya Fei replied.

Lin Tian brought out a qi sword and let Ya Fei fly with him. His destination was outside the sect, precisely behind the Lingxian Sect.

Wu Yue and An Xiao, who were watching over Luo Mei and An Yue, were surprised when they saw Lin Tian and Ya Fei flying through the sect’s sky toward the back.

"You stay here, An Xiao. I’ll go see it," Wu Yue said.

"Of course, Senior Sister Wu."

The woman brought out her qi sword and flew after them. From the corner of her eye, she saw them arrive at a wide open field.

Wu Yue surprisingly arrived beside Ya Fei, making the girl startled and immediately turn her head.

"Senior Sister Wu?"

"Just continue, Fei’er. I want to watch your training."

"O-Okay."

Ya Fei turned and looked firmly forward. Both of her hands formed technique seals and directed a laser of qi light from the tip of her finger forward.

Lin Tian became the target. The man stood in the middle of the field, ready to become Ya Fei’s test subject to test the ability of that formation.

Right when the laser reached the area closest to Lin Tian, a white array rune appeared on the ground, also above his head. A tubular wall trapped Lin Tian inside it.

"Cyclone Wind Locking Array... Activated!"

"What? An array?!" Wu Yue said in shock.

She remembered very well that the requirement to use formation or array abilities was at least Foundation Establishment.

Many sects applied that rule because they believed Qi Condensation cultivators weren’t strong enough to control arrays for a long time.

Not only that, understanding the concept of arrays also wasn’t easy. There weren’t many array masters in the Qin Kingdom. Not many sects had array masters.

If Ya Fei could understand the concept of a mortal-grade array and maintain it for a long time, then there was no doubt that Ya Fei had the ability to become an array master in the future.

"Even the Yunlan Sect also has a rule that only Foundation Establishment cultivators are allowed to study array arts."

"The Lingxian Sect... really is interesting."

Wu Yue turned and looked at Ya Fei’s serious face. "You’re talented, Fei’er."

Ya Fei smiled, but she still needed to increase her focus to control the array.

She bit her lip, trying to keep the array rune intact. Cold sweat dripped down her temple, but her eyes didn’t waver. This was the first time she felt that her choice to study arrays wasn’t wasted.

Inside the array rune, Lin Tian saw tornadoes in the four cardinal directions.

He raised his hand and saw that his spiritual qi was being absorbed, though not much according to Lin Tian’s qi capacity.

If this array were used to trap a Qi Condensation or Foundation Establishment cultivator, the effect would be significant.

The array suddenly disappeared quickly after five minutes. Lin Tian was slightly surprised, then looked forward and saw Ya Fei falling to her knees.

Her face was pale and her strength weakened. Her vision felt blurry. "I... can’t hold it any longer."

Wu Yue helped Ya Fei. She had already guessed that Ya Fei’s spiritual qi would be drastically drained, considering she was still only a Qi Condensation cultivator.

Putting that fact aside, seeing Ya Fei understand the concept of arrays and bring one out was more than enough to prove that Ya Fei had the talent to become an array master in the future.

"Sit, meditate, and cultivate, Fei’er," Lin Tian asked, bringing out a low-grade spirit stone and throwing it above Ya Fei’s head.

Ya Fei obeyed and sat cross-legged, absorbing the spiritual qi from the spirit stone above her head. Slowly, she began to feel her strength recover.

Wu Yue stepped forward. "Ya Fei is talented enough to become an Array Master. She’ll be far more valuable than 1,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Yes. I noticed her talent. That’s why I asked her to understand the concept of arrays."

"I thought she would fail, but she actually succeeded. I’m impressed by her."