Array?
Mo Fan froze at Bing Jiu’s words, then looked closely at the counter. Sure enough, besides the eight mid-grade spirit stones, there were nine inconspicuous small flags and a piece of white jade.
The flags were pressed under the eight spirit stones, making them less noticeable, so Mo Fan hadn’t spotted them at first.
Only after Bing Jiu mentioned it did he notice something unusual.
“What’s the use of this Spirit Gathering Array?” Mo Fan’s interest piqued, and he asked immediately.
He had some knowledge of arrays since they often involved runes, similar to those used in talisman crafting.
There was already a simple array on Black Wind Mountain, sufficient to stop ordinary demon generals.
In a way, arrays were even rarer than talismans.
Finding an array here was an unexpected delight for Mo Fan.
“Once activated, the Spirit Gathering Array forms a field within a certain range.
This field draws in the surrounding spiritual energy, making the spiritual energy within it extremely dense.
You can think of this array as one that aids cultivation,” Bing Jiu explained.
An array to aid cultivation?
Mo Fan was stunned, then overjoyed. Wasn’t this exactly what he needed?
Bai Yao Yao had said that the fastest way for beasts to gain intelligence through preaching was to consume large amounts of spiritual herbs to awaken their potential.
But with this Spirit Gathering Array, wouldn’t it save a lot of spiritual herbs?
With this in mind, Mo Fan suddenly felt the array’s price wasn’t steep at all.
“Good, I’ll take this array!” Mo Fan said firmly.
“What?”
Now it was Bing Jiu’s turn to be stunned. He frowned, stressing, “Are you serious?”
“Didn’t you hear the price I just mentioned?
This array costs 30,000 low-grade spirit stones, not 3,000, and definitely not 300!”
“I know, it’s just 30,000 low-grade spirit stones. What’s the big deal!” Mo Fan said irritably.
“No, where did you get so many spirit stones?!”
Bing Jiu was bewildered and shocked, as he could tell Mo Fan was serious.
Could this guy have found a spirit stone mine in Black Wind Mountain?
“What’s that supposed to mean? Underestimating me?”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes, then grinned, “I’m the king of Black Wind Mountain, ruling over the entire Demon Spirit Mountain range. Can’t I come up with a mere 30,000 low-grade spirit stones?”
“I…”
Bing Jiu was at a loss for words, then said to Mo Fan, “The Spirit Gathering Array can aid cultivation, but it doesn’t seem very useful for demon cultivators like you, who need demon energy more.
As a friend, I must advise you not to empty your pockets just for pride!
30,000 low-grade spirit stones isn’t a small sum. You could buy other, more practical treasures.”
“Thanks for the concern, but just get me that array!
It’ll help boost your sales!” Mo Fan grinned.
“Boost my sales?”
Bing Jiu was puzzled, not quite understanding.
Seeing Mo Fan didn’t explain, he didn’t bother asking further. He formed hand seals and sent a beam of light toward the counter.
“Buzz!”
A visible energy sphere appeared around the items in the counter.
But as Bing Jiu’s spell took effect, the sphere melted like snow, vanishing without a trace.
“What’s that?” Mo Fan couldn’t help but ask.
“A restriction.”
Bing Jiu said as he reached into the counter, retrieving the items, then continued, “You can think of a restriction as a miniature array, used to seal items or even cultivation levels.”
“A seal?” Mo Fan nodded in realisation.
“You could say that. Restrictions are a special kind of sealing method. Though they’re miniature arrays, they’re different because they don’t need treasures as array cores. As long as your cultivation is strong enough, you can create various restrictions with mana,” Bing Jiu said with a smile.
Mo Fan nodded, understanding Bing Jiu’s explanation. It was like how he could seal the power of some demon soldiers and generals with his demon energy, which could also be considered a restriction.
“Restriction” meant to imprison or confine.
The method was just a means.
This made restrictions easy to understand.
“Though this Spirit Gathering Array is a common auxiliary array, to master it, you’ll need to study the jade slip and refine the nine array flags,” Bing Jiu said.
He handed the items to Mo Fan, but when Mo Fan reached for them, Bing Jiu pulled them back.
“Aren’t you forgetting something?” Bing Jiu frowned.
Mo Fan rolled his eyes, then spat out three storage bags, huffing, “Would the king of Black Wind Mountain owe you a few spirit stones?”
“Who knows?!”
Bing Jiu smirked, then waved his hand to take the storage bags. His spiritual sense probed inside, and soon his eyes lit up!
“You’d better count carefully, so you don’t claim I shorted you later!”
Mo Fan said, snatching the Spirit Gathering Array items from Bing Jiu’s hands. He took out the jade slip, thought for a moment, and pressed it to his forehead.
His spiritual sense entered the jade slip, and a flood of information poured into his mind.
After a while, Mo Fan lowered the jade slip.
“Well, is the array information in the jade slip correct?” Bing Jiu asked immediately.
The three bags of spirit stones were already hanging at his waist, his face beaming with joy, suggesting he had counted them and found no shortage.
“It’s fine, but refining it is quite troublesome. I need to imprint my mark on the inscriptions of each array flag,” Mo Fan said.
“That’s not bad. Some powerful treasures take years, even decades, just to refine!” Bing Jiu laughed.
“Those treasures must be on the level of a Dao Ancestor’s sacred weapon, right?”
Mo Fan couldn’t help but feel a longing at those words, then opened his mouth to store all the items in his internal space. He said to Bing Jiu, “I’ve bought the stuff. Time to go.”
“Alright, shall I escort you, big spender?” Bing Jiu said with a grin.
“No need, I know the way.”
Mo Fan waved his hand, then, as if remembering something, asked, “By the way, you brought me to this treasury so casually. Aren’t you worried I’ll rob the place?
And your treasury doesn’t even have a proper gate. Isn’t that a bit too lax?
Even if there aren’t many valuable items here, if a strong cultivator forced their way in, could you stop them?”
“Why would we need to stop them?”
Bing Jiu grinned, then laughed, “Do you know where we are?”
“Inside the Bell Tower!” Mo Fan said without hesitation.
“Correct, but this Bell Tower has another name, the Azure Lotus Tower!
It’s a true killing weapon!
Even a Demon King entering here would be at our mercy!
Who would dare steal treasures from here?”
Bing Jiu grinned, his smile carrying a hint of coldness and cruelty.
