Chapter 415: Chapter 140: Repairing the Dao Body Puppet, Third-Order Array Master (10k Monthly Tickets Required)_5
And here, beyond this point, lies the fairy city.
“I wonder if there is a Heavenly Book Pavilion here?” The puppet avatar pondered. The map contained in the Heavenly Book Pavilion Token presented by the elder did not include this area.
However, having ventured beyond the territory marked on the map, he could still spot traces of the Heavenly Book Pavilion within some fairy cities.
With the Heavenly Book Pavilion Token in his hand, he received a warm welcome at the Heavenly Book Pavilions within these fairy cities.
Finding the Green Wood Year Ring Skill was much easier; he just needed to inquire from the shopkeeper of that specific Heavenly Book Pavilion.
While pondering, the puppet avatar continued to move forward, gathering more information as he went.
The puppet avatar found a three-story high Heavenly Book Pavilion in Gongyue Fairy City near the central district, appearing just as familiar as the others.
Walking slowly, the puppet avatar entered the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
Behind the counter inside, a young shopkeeper looked like a young man, tirelessly reading an ancient book about the art of formation.
Perhaps sensing the entrance of the puppet avatar, the young shopkeeper welcomed him warmly without even raising his head: “What can I get for you? Are you in need of ancient books or jade slips? Or perhaps you’re interested in relics from ancient times?”
“The Heavenly Book Pavilion has received a batch of new stock recently, sourced from a small Core Formation Realm cave dwelling.”
“There may even be inheritances from ancient cultivators within those jade boxes or jade slips.”
The puppet avatar was intrigued by such an enthusiastic solicitation. This initiative didn’t seem typical for an old hand at the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
He stepped forward and took out his Heavenly Book Pavilion Identity Token.
“Greetings, fellow Daoist. I am Red Shadow,” the puppet avatar respectfully greeted him.
Perceiving the aura of the token from behind the counter, the young shopkeeper finally lifted his gaze from the ancient book in his hand. Upon seeing the token in the puppet avatar’s hand, his expression froze momentarily. He then quickly put away the ancient book he was holding, stood up, and attentively observed the puppet avatar.
“Ah? Are you from the Book Pavilion?” The young shopkeeper patted his head with a look of joy in his eyes. He hastily rounded the counter to greet the puppet avatar and paid respect, saying: “I’m Kui Mountain, nice to meet you, fellow Daoist.”
“Oh, I’ve been here for nearly ten years, and you are the first one from the Book Pavilion to appear here.”
“Come on, let’s talk upstairs.”
With the enthusiastic hospitality of the young shopkeeper, the two arrived in a private room on the second floor.
Kui Mountain Daoist was indeed young, not yet forty years old and currently at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
But unlike Su Yu, Kui Mountain Daoist was a disciple of the Heavenly Book Pavilion.
After preparing a cup of Spiritual Tea for the puppet avatar, Kui Mountain Daoist asked: “May I ask which fairy city or market you’re the shopkeeper of?”
The puppet avatar calmly responded: “I come from the Daqian cultivator realm. This time I am traveling for experiential learning and I plan to visit the Sangmu Fairy City.”
Upon hearing this, Kui Mountain Daoist was astounded: “Daqian cultivator realm? That seems to be in another region.”
He looked at the puppet avatar with a touch of envy and said: “Then I should call you Elder Red Shadow. With the ability to travel such long distances, your cultivation skills must be extraordinary.”
After their conversation, besides vaguely mentioning that he was from the Daqian cultivator realm, the puppet avatar didn’t reveal any other information.
He even used the nickname ‘Red Shadow Daoist’.
On the other hand, he learned quite a bit about Kui Mountain Daoist.
Kui Mountain Daoist, real name Chen Dong, came from a mortal family in a mountain village. He possessed an earth-grade spiritual root of the earth attribute and showed great interest and talent in the art of formation array.
At thirty-eight, he was a ninth level Foundation Establishment cultivator and a third-order lower-grade Array Master.
Knowing that Kui Mountain Daoist was a third-order lower-grade Array Master, the puppet avatar looked at him with a more friendly gaze.
“To tell you the truth, I am also an Array Master. However, I have just started to comprehend the third-order lower-grade array formation. For now, I can only be considered a second-order upper-grade Array Master,” said the puppet avatar.
Upon hearing this, Kui Mountain Daoist’s eyes shone brightly, saying: “Elder, you are also an Array Master? This is great, I have read many ancient books on arrays recently and was looking for someone to discuss them.”
The two then began discussing formation arrays.
Although Su Yu was only a second-order upper-grade Array Master, his foundation was extremely solid, and he also collected some ancient books on array formations from the Luo Moon Alliance Cave Heavenly Secret Realm.
After enhancing his skills, he developed his own understanding of various second-order upper-grade array formations.
Through their discussion, both achieved a certain degree of gain and familiarity.
Half a month later.
Their discussion concluded.
Only then did the puppet avatar ask Kui Mountain Daoist: “Kui Mountain Daoist, is there an ancient cultivation technique called Green Wood Year Ring Skill here?”
“Green Wood Year Ring Skill?” After a considerable period of pondering, Kui Mountain Daoist shook his head and said: “It doesn’t seem so.”
This was within the puppet avatar’s expectations.
Kui Mountain Daoist suggested: “Elder, you can go to Sangmu Fairy City to inquire again. Our Heavenly Book Pavilion is not considered big, and the collection of books here is not comprehensive.”
“But the Heavenly Book Pavilion in Sangmu Fairy City is the biggest pavilion here, with the collections of all the other pavilions.”
“Maybe there, you can find the cultivation technique you are looking for.”
The puppet avatar looked at him and asked: “Do you have any understanding of Sangmu Fairy City, Kui Mountain Daoist?”
After hesitating for a moment, Kui Mountain Daoist said: “If elder is going to Sangmu Fairy City, be cautious of those merchant associations, and also, beware of the Sea Clan.”