32: Chapter 32 The Core of the Formation is Obtained
Ning Yuan picked up a longsword from beside him, stroking its blade. With a gentle flick of his finger, it immediately let out a crisp sound.
Ding!
"It might be scrap metal now, but by following me, even scrap metal can turn into refined steel!" Ning Yuan said confidently. In his hands, these things would no longer gather dust here.
Mu Qingyao said indignantly, "Hmph! You've got it easy! In the past, you wouldn't even have been able to see these!"
"Yes, yes! Fairy Mu is right about everything!" Ning Yuan nodded in agreement. After all, since he was getting such a huge bargain, going along with her was no big deal.
"Hmph! You only know how to say 'yes, yes'. One look and I can tell you're not sincere!"
Seeing Ning Yuan being so perfunctory with her, Mu Qingyao let out a dissatisfied cold snort. He had gained so much yet didn't know how to say a single nice word, only offering perfunctory responses.
Ning Yuan cried out in grievance: "How is that possible? I am naturally sincere. Is what Fairy Mu said not correct? In the past, I truly wasn't qualified to enter this Treasure Pavilion!"
"Hmph! Talk less. Getting the core quickly is the real business!"
"Yes, I shall obey Fairy Mu's command!"
Ning Yuan put away the longsword in his hand, then walked towards the next Magic Treasure. He only took a glance before putting it away, without inspecting it closely.
Next, he put away over a hundred Magic Treasures. There were one hundred and three Magic Treasures in total, including various types such as offensive, defensive, and supportive.
It could only be said that it was truly worthy of being the Qingyun Sect's Treasure Pavilion. The items collected were things Ning Yuan hadn't dared to imagine before, but now they all belonged to him.
Among them was one item that Ning Yuan hadn't expected: a deity transformation puppet.
With this item, his safety would be guaranteed moving forward, giving him room to choose whether to advance or retreat.
This harvest left Ning Yuan overjoyed. He couldn't help but look forward even more to the remaining floors of the Treasure Pavilion. This time, he had truly become rich overnight.
After putting away all the Magic Treasures, Ning Yuan arrived before the Formation and performed the hand seals in the same manner to open the protective Formation and enter the teleportation array leading to the fifth floor.
Before long, Ning Yuan's figure appeared on the fifth floor of the Treasure Pavilion.
The layout of the fifth floor was similar to the fourth, but inside were not Magic Treasures, but rather some bottles, jars, and boxes of various sizes.
Stepping forward to open a few porcelain bottles and boxes, he found they were all filled with Medicinal Pills and Talismans, all of the fourth grade or higher.
Now was not the time for an inventory, so Ning Yuan swept everything away and headed to the sixth floor without stopping.
The sixth floor displayed all the Cultivation Techniques of the Qingyun Sect, which included the "Qingyun Sword Art" that Mu Qingyao had passed to him.
These Cultivation Techniques were the true foundation of the Qingyun Sect. As long as someone possessed these techniques, re-establishing a Qingyun Sect would not be a difficult task.
Furthermore, there were not only Cultivation Techniques inside, but also cultivation methods regarding Formations and Alchemy.
According to Mu Qingyao's introduction, the Qingyun Sect back then possessed the "Three Excellences," which were the Sword, Alchemy, and Formations.
Among them, the Formations were the most noteworthy. At that time, the Qingyun Sect had several rank-five Formation Masters. It was these few people working together who suppressed Mu Qingyao's father.
Alchemy and the Sword were also not to be underestimated. Being ranked alongside Formations as the "Three Excellences" back then, one could imagine how terrifying they were.
It could be said that the Qingyun Sect at that time was at its absolute peak, possessing Void Refining Cultivators and the "Three Excellences," enjoying infinite glory in Qingzhou and even the surrounding several provinces.
Regrettably, such a flourishing Qingyun Sect was wiped out in a single night, which was truly a pity.
But all that was in the past now. Ning Yuan didn't have time to learn about these things; he could only hurriedly put away all the Cultivation Techniques and head to the seventh floor... the seventh floor.
The seventh floor of the Treasure Pavilion was simple to the extreme. Within the empty space, there was only a stone platform standing in the center.
And placed in the middle of the stone platform was precisely the array core, the very thing Ning Yuan was looking for.
Ning Yuan arrived before the stone platform, sizing up the array core in front of him, and asked curiously: "This is the array core? It looks like nothing more than a stone plate!"
"Don't look at how unremarkable it is; once you truly use it, you'll know its power!" Mu Qingyao said indignantly. Regarding Ning Yuan's underestimation, she secretly despised him for not knowing his goods.
Ning Yuan asked again: "What do I do next?"
"Simple! Just follow what I do!" Mu Qingyao then passed the control method to Ning Yuan. With the method, even if one wasn't a Formation Master, they could still use the array core.
Feeling the extra information in his mind, after Ning Yuan inspected it carefully, he understood what needed to be done.
According to the information, as long as one held the array core and performed the corresponding hand seals, they could strip the authority of another array core.
Then they could control the Formations within the entire Qingyun Sect, and at that time, they could re-suppress Mu Qingyao's father.
The matter was simple, but whether it was truly so would only be known after trying.
Subsequently, Ning Yuan first collected the core according to the method, and then he returned to the third floor through the teleportation array.
Nangong Xi and Luo Yonghao looked at the reappearing Ning Yuan, their hearts inevitably becoming filled with uncertainty. In their view, he must have taken all the treasures from above.
Luo Yonghao's eyes were even red with envy. Treasures from four whole floors—perhaps they could rival the treasures of the entire Divine Sword Sect.
Now they were all taken by Ning Yuan alone. Anyone would be envious seeing this. It was already considered having great self-control that he didn't immediately go up to snatch them.
He indeed had that thought, but considering Ning Yuan's strength, he might not have a chance of winning alone.
Besides, who knew what Ning Yuan had obtained up there? Perhaps he had some great killing weapon in hand, in which case wouldn't he be sending himself to his death?
Nangong Xi also couldn't help but feel a bit eager. However, given her relationship with Ning Yuan, as long as she spoke up, Ning Yuan might not refuse. After all, he had even given her such a precious Soul Transformation Stage Pill before.
After Ning Yuan returned to the third floor, he quietly sent a voice transmission to Nangong Xi: "Follow me!"
As for Ning Yuan himself, he acted as if nothing were wrong and walked straight out of the third floor without even glancing at the two of them.
After receiving Ning Yuan's voice transmission, Nangong Xi's heart stirred. She didn't know what Ning Yuan wanted with her, but she still made a decision.
After Ning Yuan left, the third floor fell into silence. Both of them had their own thoughts, and neither spoke.
After a long while, Nangong Xi suddenly rushed towards the teleportation array at an extremely fast speed, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
This left Luo Yonghao stunned. Then, realizing something, he immediately followed Nangong Xi's footsteps and left the third floor.
However, he was still a step too late. By the time he appeared on the first floor, the figures of Ning Yuan and Nangong Xi were already gone.
Luo Yonghao's expression immediately became exceptionally ugly, and he cursed: "Damn it! It won't be that easy to keep all the benefits for yourselves!"
He then also left the Treasure Pavilion, thinking if he could get a share of the spoils. The benefits couldn't be monopolized by Nangong Xi alone.
In his heart, he thought Nangong Xi was going to intercept and kill Ning Yuan, which was why she had left the Treasure Pavilion first. But he was overthinking; it wasn't like that at all.