"Not taking a single needle or thread, indeed…"
Chu Shizhong sighed as he looked at the various magical instruments, martial arts techniques, spell techniques, and some oddly shaped stones that were gradually piling up into a small mountain in the main courtyard.
Was this the entire direct lineage's foundation being completely emptied out?
The direct descendants who were moving these items out had faces full of pain, as if they were losing flesh.
Several elders were even more heartbroken; these items represented the foundation of the Emei Chu family for hundreds of years!
But there was nothing they could do; right now, staying alive was the most important thing.
Chu Yi sat leisurely on a grandmaster's chair to the side, playing with interest with a jet-black stone that lacked any luster.
He slowly infused the stone with true element, and the stone gradually lit up with a dazzling cyan glow, perfectly enduring the true element of his Condensing Elixir phase.
"Even a spirit stone drained of spiritual energy is a good find."
A sharp gleam flashed in Chu Yi's eyes, filled with delight.
He had previously bought many top-grade jade stones to try setting up formations.
But even jade stones worth hundreds of thousands could only withstand true element or spiritual energy a few times more than ordinary jade stones.
They were only capable of setting up a low-level Gathering Spirit Formation.
However, the capacity of these spirit stones to withstand spiritual energy was probably more than a hundred times that of jade stones.
They were definitely the best materials for setting up formations that Chu Yi could find at the moment.
"If I wanted to set up the complete 'Taiji Micro Dust Formation,' even exhausting the world's resources wouldn't be enough, right?"
Chu Yi pondered. He was eager to set up a grand defensive formation, not only to defend against nuclear weapons but also to guard against dangers that might emerge from spatial rifts.
Someone as cautious as him had to maximize his defenses!
The 'Taiji Micro Dust Formation,' known as the number one defensive formation in all the heavens, impenetrable even by Immortal Emperors, was naturally Chu Yi's most coveted formation.
But unfortunately, to truly set up this formation was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
Not to mention the high cultivation level required by the one setting up the formation, the formation's focal point alone needed treasures like the Taiji Diagram and the Primordial Unity Pure Qi Talisman from the Grand Supreme Elder.
Furthermore, the formation pool and foundation required special Heaven Level magical instruments to suppress them to unleash the full power of the grand formation.
Where could Chu Yi obtain these items, if not from the system?
But the system hadn't produced them even after so much time.
With no other choice, Chu Yi could only use spirit stones as the focal point for the formation, and moreover, spirit stones that were drained of spiritual energy.
The effect should be… not too different, right?
"Even if it has just one percent of the complete formation's effect, it would suffice. Forget nuclear weapons, even a Divine Transformation phase being wouldn't be able to break the formation."
After mulling it over, Chu Yi stood up and approached the pile of items, casually picking up a martial arts technique to glance at.
Seeing this, the Great Elder, while suppressing his pain, forced a smile and said awkwardly, "Heavenly Immortal senior, all of our Chu family's martial arts techniques are here, and they are definitely the top techniques in the martial arts world."
"What kind of trash is this?"
Chu Yi tossed the martial arts technique back at the Great Elder's face and then, holding the spirit stone, said, "Bring out all stones like this one; I don't want the other trash."
The Great Elder was stunned, then ecstatic, "Quick, quick, quick! Go fetch all the refining stones! Present them to the Heavenly Immortal senior!"
"Are these things not worth much?" Chu Yi glanced at him.
The Great Elder hesitated for a moment before replying, "To the Heavenly Immortal, these refining stones have been passed down from our ancestors. Apart from using them for refining, they really have no other use… indeed, they're not very valuable."
Chu Yi puzzledly asked, "Haven't you ever tried using these things for setting up formations?"
The Great Elder was taken aback, "Ah? Do formations need materials?"
"…"
Chu Yi pocketed the spirit stone, "Forget I said anything."
It seemed that the martial arts formations were too low-level to require materials for setting up formations.
Soon, the Chu family disciples brought over a pile of spirit stones, roughly estimated to be over three thousand.
Chu Yi was very satisfied and with a wave of his hand, directly collected all the spirit stones into the system backpack.
This scene left everyone dumbfounded.
Could it be that the Heavenly Immortal also possessed the legendary storage space magical instrument?
The Great Elder didn't have time to ponder and anxiously asked, "Heavenly Immortal senior, now that you've taken what you wanted, can you spare us?"
Chu Yi remained silent, turning his head to look at Chu Yun, activating his Insightful Eye.
【Name: Chu Yun.】
【Age: 28】
【Martial Arts: Body Cultivating Martial Artist (D-grade)】
【Cultivation: Equivalent to Foundation Establishment third layer.】
【Special Physique: Immortal Sword Body.】
【Cultivation Talent Value: 98 (Extremely High)】
【Character Value: 83 (High)】
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"Immortal Sword Body, one of the top ten sword physiques, extremely difficult to awaken. It requires practicing an Iron level or higher sword technique and a sword that has birthed a sword spirit. Once awakened, sword intent is naturally born, comprehending one of the five supreme sword intents, the Immortal Sword Intent, invincible among peers of the same cultivation level…"
Chu Yi's eyes narrowed as he looked at Chu Yun with increasing fervor.
Ever since he first met him, Chu Yi had seen his information panel and, unsurprisingly, he was a cultivation genius; otherwise, he wouldn't have been a martial arts prodigy.
A cultivation talent of 99 was the highest he had ever seen.
And this was the reason why Chu Yi didn't directly annihilate the entire Chu family's direct lineage.
He planned to make Chu Yun the head of the direct family.
Chu Yun felt a chill down his spine under that intense gaze, involuntarily taking a step back.
Chu Yi grinned, "Cousin, why don't you take me as your master? From now on, we'll each call our own, I'll call you 'brother,' and you can call me 'father!'"
Chu Yun: "???"
Chu Shizhong and Chu Rong exchanged puzzled glances. What's wrong with this guy?
Chu Yun was stunned for a moment, then ecstatic. He had just been thinking of asking Chu Yi to teach him cultivation!
Although it felt a bit strange, he couldn't let this opportunity slip away!
"Master!" Chu Yun immediately changed his address, then hesitated, "Do I need to kneel to take you as my master?"
Chu Yi thought for a moment, "Forget it, with our relationship, kneeling feels weird…"
"Alright, Master!"
Chu Yun was thrilled, "Once a master, always a father! As long as you teach me cultivation, you'll be my dad from now on!"
"??"
Chu Shizhong's eyes widened as he looked at his son, full of question marks.
Are you seriously bumping up the generations like that?
Chu Yi, however, was very pleased. Although his cousin's character value wasn't 90, it wasn't low either, and with the bond of kinship, his loyalty was assured.
Then, Chu Yi took out an Earth level sword technique "Immortal Sword Immortal Record" and an Earth level magical instrument "Longevity Sword."
Both the attributes and the level were a perfect match for Chu Yun's Immortal Sword Body.
"Fuck! What a badass sword!"
Chu Yun took the Longevity Sword, forged from special mysterious iron, his hands trembling with excitement.
This wasn't just a master; this was his real dad!
【Host has successfully helped Chu Yun, reward issued: Taiji Diagram…】
Chu Yi froze upon seeing the first reward.
Fuck? The focal point of the Taiji Micro Dust Formation!!
The Heaven Level magical instrument of the Grand Supreme Elder!!
The item he had been trying to get for so long had just popped up from Chu Yun!
With this item, plus a pile of spirit stones, the effect of the formation Chu Yi would set up could be elevated by a level!
"Cousin!" Chu Yi, overwhelmed with excitement, held Chu Yun's shoulders, "You truly are my brother!"
"Master!" Chu Yun was equally moved, also holding Chu Yi's shoulders, "You really are my dad!"
"Brother!"
"Dad!"
The two held each other's shoulders, calling out 'brother' and 'dad' excitedly, to the extreme delight of both.
Leaving everyone around them dumbfounded.
The members of the Chu family's direct lineage looked at each other in confusion.
Was it them who were abnormal, or was it this world?
"Is there something wrong with this generation gap…" Chu Shizhong stroked his chin, deep in thought.
Fan Qingling slapped her forehead, utterly exasperated.
How could he be so crazy wherever he goes?
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