Her stunningly beautiful face flushed crimson. She glared at the man before her, turned, and sped away without a word.
"Hoo..." Xiao Wenbing breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Bai Yi was thin-skinned, but this was a bit too thin-skinned. He dismissed her with just one sentence, which was still beyond his expectations.
"Wenbing." A gentle voice sounded from outside the door.
Xiao Wenbing suddenly realized, "Oh my god, Zhang Yaqi is also outside the door. No wonder Feng Baiyi left in such a hurry."
He quickly jumped down and came to the door. Zhang Yaqi seemed normal, but the more she did so, the more guilty Xiao Wenbing felt.
"Yaqi, I..."
"Yes, Wenbing, don't explain."
Xiao Wenbing's expression changed, and he asked, "Why?"
Zhang Yaqi smiled gently, her expression incredibly tender and charming. She said softly, "Although I don't know why you wanted to drive Sister Feng away, you must have your reasons, right?"
Xiao Wenbing gazed at that understanding smile, a warmth welling up in his heart, and said, "Yaqi, thank you."
Zhang Yaqi shook her head slightly and said, "Wenbing, just now, Sister Feng and I suddenly felt a familiar and powerful aura in your room, as if you had suddenly appeared in my room. So, we came to check on you. We hope we didn't disturb you."
Xiao Wenbing glanced at the broken door. "No impact? I'm afraid it won't be convincing if I tell anyone."
Zhang Yaqi's gaze followed his as it drifted over the debris on the ground, and she couldn't help but laugh: "Do you still remember Wanbaotang? You seem like a completely different person all of a sudden. Sister Feng was a little anxious, but she was genuinely worried about you."
"Yes, I understand." Xiao Wenbing felt a surge of emotion and met those affectionate eyes, saying, "And you? Aren't you just as worried?"
Zhang Yaqi blushed and said, "Seeing that you are safe and sound and still speak so freely... I am relieved."
"Huh?" Even Xiao Wenbing's face, which was as thick as the Great Wall, turned slightly red. He quickly explained, "Yaqi, I just wanted to..."
A soft, delicate hand covered his mouth, and Zhang Yaqi said softly, "Everyone has secrets they don't want others to know. If you don't want to tell me, don't force yourself."
Xiao Wenbing grasped the soft hand at his lips and gently kissed it. To be favored by such a beauty was truly the blessing of his life…
Zhang Yaqi listened intently, as if sensing something, and after a moment smiled and said, "Sister Feng hasn't gone far. I'll go out and take a look." With that, she moved lightly to the door, suddenly turned her head and smiled, as if a hundred flowers were in full bloom, incomparably beautiful, yet, there was a faint trace of sadness in her eyes: "Wenbing, actually, I also have a secret that I haven't told you."
"A secret?" Looking at the empty doorway before him, Xiao Wenbing felt a sense of emptiness in his heart as well.
The sound of something breaking through the air came, and several disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect quickly arrived. When they saw the broken door, their expressions changed drastically. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Xiao Wenbing was unharmed.
Xiao Wenwei's status at this moment has undergone earth-shattering changes compared to when he first arrived at Tianding Star. If something were to happen to him in the guest room, the Jade Cauldron Sect would no longer be able to survive in the cultivation world.
"Fellow Daoist Xiao, this..."
"Oh, I was practicing my internal energy just now and accidentally threw a punch, which broke this door. Please forgive me."
"..."
The deacons did not believe this obviously perfunctory excuse at all, but Xiao Wenbing adopted a "dead pig doesn't fear boiling water" attitude, and they were helpless. Did they have to torture him to extract a confession?
Before the whip could even be raised, Elder HP's slap would likely come flying.
Volume 4, Chapter 193: Permanent Formation
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After changing Xiao Wenbing's room, the group secretly discussed their options and decided to take turns keeping watch to see who this expert was who dared to cause trouble at the Jade Cauldron Sect. However, they did not expect that the final result would be a great disappointment to them.
Until Xiao Wenbing came out, they didn't see a single mouse, except for a few small flying insects.
After arriving at the new house and settling in, Xiao Wenbing focused his mind on the ring and said gratefully, "Mirror God, we really owe you a lot this time. You truly deserve to be called a top-tier divine artifact..."
“Hmm.” Mirror God accepted Xiao Wenbing’s words without hesitation.
"Huh? Why aren't you being modest?" Xiao Wenbing asked curiously. In the past, whenever it was praised as a super artifact, it would always be trembling with fear and dare not be arrogant. Why is it acting the opposite today?
The Mirror God raised his head, glanced at this ignorant fellow, and said, "Don't you know that excessive humility is arrogance?"
"Excessive modesty?" Xiao Wenbing stared in disbelief, looking up and around. After a long while, his gaze returned to the Mirror God, and he said incredulously, "Don't tell me you're talking about yourself."
"Hmph." The Mirror God said with dissatisfaction, "Don't forget, I have already received the divine power support of the Treasure God, so isn't evolving into a super artifact just around the corner?"
Xiao Wenbing nodded in sudden realization, then asked hopefully, "A super artifact, yeah, that's truly a wonderful thing, Mirror God. Once you evolve into a super artifact, will you have any special abilities?"
"Of course, by then, I will not only be a support artifact, but also have a certain amount of attack power. It will be a comprehensive super evolution," the Mirror God said proudly.
"An offensive artifact?" Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. An offensive artifact! Wouldn't that be even more powerful than his own Golden Core self-destructing? He shouted, "Excellent! Mirror God, I'm waiting for you, evolve quickly!"
The Mirror God nodded proudly and said, "Of course, just you wait."
Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. Just thinking about the magnificent scene when he would wield the Mirror God and use the power of the super artifact to dominate the world made him beam with joy.
Just as he was about to offer another word of praise, he suddenly remembered something, and a sense of foreboding welled up inside him. He suppressed his excitement and cautiously asked, "Approximately how long does it take for this to evolve once?"
"not much."
"Not many?" Xiao Wenbing asked suspiciously.
"Yes, not much, but it will be quick." Mirror God puffed out his chest and assured him confidently.
But the more the Mirror God acted this way, the more worried Xiao Wenbing became. He frowned and asked again, "How much time exactly?"
"Ten thousand years is enough," the Mirror God said smugly.
"One...ten thousand years?" Xiao Wenbing stared speechlessly at the smug-looking Mirror God. Really...
I'll wait for you for ten thousand years!
Xiao Wenbing had truly given up hope. By the time the Mirror God evolved into a super artifact, it would be too late; he wouldn't be able to wait for it.
In the end, it turns out you still have to rely on yourself.
"Mirror God, when I create a Golden Core, it causes fluctuations in the spiritual energy of this space. Do you have any way to prevent others from sensing this?" Xiao Wenbing sighed and humbly asked for advice.
"It's very simple, just set up an array."
"Formation?" Xiao Wenbing sighed. Another new thing. These Taoist arts and crafts are indeed all unique.
"Exactly, it's a very simple defensive formation. Once you set it up, no one outside will be able to sense any changes in the spiritual energy inside. Let alone a Golden Core cultivator, even if you were to self-destruct inside, no one would notice."
Self-destruction?
Xiao Wenbing glared at the Mirror God, then thought, "Forget it, this old guy is too old. He could easily be my great-great-great-grandfather. At that age, it's normal for him to talk nonsense."
Xiao Wenbing magnanimously waved his sleeve, deciding not to hold it against him...
After tidying up the odds and ends that were piled up haphazardly in the Heavenly Void Ring, Xiao Wenbing deeply missed Butterfly Fairy.
Before the Butterfly Fairy took on her infancy, she settled in the Heavenly Void Ring. At that time, no matter what Xiao Wenbing threw in, it would neatly categorize and pile it up.
Now that this head steward is gone, the items in the Heavenly Void Ring are arranged in a completely disorderly manner.
"Hey Mirror God, you spend all your time in there, why don't you tidy it up? It's like a pigsty. Look how clean it was when Butterfly Fairy was here!" Xiao Wenbing complained as he searched for the materials the Mirror God needed.
"Hmph, I am a magnificent and great divine artifact! Do you expect me to become a monster who does nothing but clean all day long?" the Mirror God said discontentedly.
"Serious business?" Xiao Wenbing was taken aback. He thought for a moment, but he just couldn't remember what the Mirror God meant by "serious business." It seemed that every time he saw it, it was just idling around.
The Mirror God sensed his thoughts and immediately corrected him, "You're wrong. You're the one who's idle. Can't you see that I'm currently fully engaged in cultivation and striving towards becoming a god?"
"The path to godhood? By the way, speaking of the precious god, look, even though its territory is in the garbage dump, it's still a hundred times cleaner than this place. After all, it's still a dignified god."
"Hmm, this..." Mirror God was speechless for a moment, and after a long while, he finally managed to choke out a sentence: "Perhaps, Baby God is just born to like cleaning?"
Xiao Wenbing glanced at it with annoyance, but did not expose its lazy nature.
The Mirror God seemed to realize that his explanation was not reasonable, so he stopped talking and remained silent.
After a while, he finally found all the items. He focused his mind on his body, took the items out of the Qiankun Circle, and arranged them one by one according to the Mirror God's instructions.
"What kind of formation is this?" Xiao Wenbing stared at the strange patterns on the ground, unable to fathom its meaning.
"Although this is a very simple formation, it is sufficient to isolate some spiritual energy."
"Oh?" Xiao Wenbing asked cautiously, "What's the next step?"
"At the core of the formation, infuse spiritual energy. Then, the formation will connect these items to the ground, forming a unified whole. With the help of the thick earth in the center, a small defensive formation will be formed."
Nodding silently, Xiao Wenbing understood the principle. However, for some reason, a bad premonition suddenly welled up in his heart. As he walked to the edge of the array, the strange feeling in his heart became even stronger.
He channeled his spiritual energy. Xiao Wenbing casually asked, "Mirror God, what type of formation is this?"
"A permanent defensive formation," the Mirror God said proudly.
"Permanent?" Xiao Wenbing's movements stopped abruptly. He asked in surprise, "Will it never disappear?"
"Yes, what's wrong?"
“Mirror God…” Xiao Wenbing immediately understood why he had a bad feeling. He looked at the Mirror God with annoyance and slowly said, “I created the Golden Core and did not want anyone to know.”
"So what?" the Mirror God asked curiously, "As long as you don't tell anyone, who will know?"
“But…” Pointing to the ground, Xiao Wenbing said in a low voice, “If these items are permanently connected to the ground, even a fool would know that I’ve tampered with them.”
"Hmm, that makes sense." After thinking for a moment, Mirror God suddenly pointed to the large eight-immortal table in the room and said, "I've got it. Put the things on the table."
"desktop?"
"Yes, this eight-immortal table is made of celestial wood. Although it can't compare to the spiritual power of thick earth, it's still barely enough to work with this small formation. After you set up the formation, you can take this tabletop away. Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds?"
"Hmm, we can give it a try." Xiao Wenbing stood up and put all the tea on the table into his Tianxu Ring. Since he was going to borrow this octagonal table later, he might as well give him these kettles and cups as a gift.
He swung his palm like a knife, cutting off each of the four legs of the octagonal table, leaving only the tabletop, which lay flat on the ground. He moved all the items onto the tabletop without missing a single one, arranged them in a formation, and poured spiritual energy into the array's core.
A faint green light spread from the center of the array to the entire array. After a moment, a rich green light slowly rose and formed a not-too-large barrier around him.
"Is this alright?" Touching the thin membrane barrier that seemed so fragile it could be punctured at any moment, Xiao Wenbing asked with great doubt.
"Don't worry, it's absolutely possible." Mirror God patted his chest, making a guarantee.
Although he had some doubts about the Mirror God's promise, Xiao Wenbing ultimately chose to believe him, considering the man's past good reputation. However, even if he didn't believe him, there was nothing he could do, because he had no other choice.
A little bit of divine power was mobilized, and the golden core in his hand gradually took shape.
After countless trials, Xiao Wenbing finally understood one thing: he used to think that the ratio of his spiritual power to supernatural abilities was one to one. But in fact, if calculated with data, the difference was at least tenfold.
In other words, if you convert 100% of your spiritual power into supernatural abilities, you can only get about 10% of the result.
This may be the difference between spiritual power and divine power among cultivators. Even pseudo-divine power is far superior to spiritual power.