Master of Strange Dao

Yu Ziqing returned to Jinlan Mountain and sent a message to King Xiang, asking him to find a reliable guide, as he needed to visit the Extremely Cold Forbidden Land in the western part of Dazhen later.

It's just unknown if such guides still exist now. If he has to find one himself slowly, wandering aimlessly in that vast and dangerous place would not be a wise move.

The Forbidden Lands that Yu Ziqing visited were mainly on the outskirts, like the Silver Lake Forbidden Land, and he dared not venture into the core areas casually.

Being listed as Forbidden Lands, these places are generally equivalent to Ninth Tier level, yet there is still a risk of falling.

There is also a saying to compare the overall strength of two Ninth Tier individuals who haven't fought before by seeing who has visited a Forbidden Land and returned safely.

The Dali Crown Prince went alone to a Forbidden Land in the past, retrieving lost treasures. It was a highly prestigious achievement that people didn't care how she managed it; the important thing was she did.

Preparations in the early stage, Yu Ziqing wasn't in a hurry to leave. There was information from the Evil Lord, but it wasn't detailed, and his information source was from long ago from the Yin Devil.

Yu Ziqing dared not blindly trust it.

The Deceitful Ghost prepared a large number of materials, and Yu Ziqing planned to personally consult the Spirit Transformation Array manual to set up a Spirit Transformation Array in Jinlan Mountain.

To include the entire Jinlan Mountain in it might take several years to complete the arrangement and adjustments.

Arranging a large-scale Spirit Transformation Array is also a learning process.

Fortunately, the first step, exploring the terrain, was completed long ago, saving a lot of time now.

Time flies, two years passed by quickly, and arranging the Spirit Transformation Array was a bit easier than expected.

It might also be his knowledge accumulation was more than anticipated, but comparing daily with a bunch of Deans made it seem less.

The core array eye of the Spirit Transformation Array was arranged by Yu Ziqing within Jinlan Mountain, adjacent to the exposed part of the Jade Tomb.

Upon activation, Jinlan Mountain was seen bathed in light, converging continuously, turning into Spiritual Energy at the top, flowing down like a water source.

It was similar to expectations, but still below the theoretical upper limit, suggesting limited skill.

But it's not a big problem; Yu Ziqing staggered to where the red veil was trapped, routinely performing a ritual, borrowing the power of the red veil to bolster the entire Spirit Transformation Array.

In an instant, the Spirit Transformation Array he arranged exceeded the limit attainable under perfect skill and appropriate materials.

The red veil was trapped and had already resigned.

He wanted to escape, but it was futile; Yu Ziqing constantly borrowed his power, reinforcing the Mountain Protection Array of Jinlan Mountain.

This meant that a ritual was running continuously, requiring full cooperation, his personal will entirely irrelevant.

Now another one came, he was too tired to even curse anymore.

Being neglected by Yu Ziqing for just a few years, he felt those days were longer than thousands of years in the Fallen Abyss.

He started to remember many things and recalled how Yu Ziqing used to murmur that time is a relative concept, not absolute.

He didn't understand at that time, but now he does a little.

Even seeing Yu Ziqing's complete lack of respect, he seemed to be able to handle it calmly.

In comparison, the Saints were superficially respectful and polite.

In reality, they firmly trapped him. Whatever happens, happens.

One still used contracts to make him do things; outside of the contract, nothing.

One politely pressed his neck against the ground, respectfully took power from him.

He started to wonder which was actually better.

After finishing his work, Yu Ziqing left without saying anything, acting as though in meditation and looking enlightened.

"Don't worry, if I can find you a suitable True Form, I will definitely bestow it upon you.

With a True Form, the effect might be better; you'd also find a path to advancement.

You've been submerged too long in the Mud Sea of the Muddied World, greatly affected by malice.

You don't even know your mind has been distorted.

Restoring you will be a long process, don't rush..."

"Do you really believe that?" the red veil asked calmly.

"Why wouldn't I?

You should judge by actions, not words.

See those I saved, who among them hasn't obtained a new True Form and advancement path?"

The red veil said nothing and stayed quietly, truly not daring to believe anything Yu Ziqing said.

"Times are changing, really."

Yu Ziqing tossed a sentence, turned to leave, pondered halfway, felt something forgotten.

Oh, forgot to test if he could cut off a piece from the red veil to taste.

It's fine, no rush on this matter.

His power was too useful for bolstering the array, leave it for now.

After three years of effort, finally arranged and tuned well, Yu Ziqing no longer cared.

He even specifically reminded Zhong Shouzheng to ignore the Spirit Transformation Array; it's now in endurance testing to see how long it lasts without maintenance.

Copied the golden book several times and sent one copy each to Lihuo Institute and Langya Institute.

People contributed efforts, resources, and funds; having results means you should give them something.