Ling Tian, fearing his masters might misunderstand and become angry, especially his second master, Monk Jie Nu, whose temper was as fiery as tinder, quickly explained.
"Masters, I plan to detonate the Long family's Spirit Gathering Array. The power of this explosion actually depends on the array itself, using the spiritual energy it has absorbed and stored from heaven and earth as the source of energy for the detonation.
The problem now is that this array is too massive and has been cleverly integrated with the natural Spirit Gathering Array of Canglong Valley from the past. I have no idea how much spiritual energy is stored within it.
This poses a hidden danger: once the array is detonated, I truly don't know the extent of the explosion's power and its radius of impact. Based on my usual experience, even retreating thirty kilometers might not be safe.
Therefore, I suggest the three of you leave quickly and get as far away as possible!"
"Second brother, did you hear that? Ling Tian is looking out for us. You've truly mistaken good intentions for ill will!"
"This humble monk doesn't understand formations. Since Ling Tian says so, let's go. We don't want to be a hindrance.
How about this, Ling Tian, we'll leave the Long family to you. The three of us will immediately head northwest to rendezvous with Fourth Brother and seek out the Tianshan Sword Sect.
Be careful!"
"Please rest assured, masters. Your disciple knows what he's doing!"
Ling Tian helped his three masters replenish their supplies. They bid farewell, and Ling Tian watched as his masters disappeared into the forest.
All three masters possessed peerless Qinggong, allowing them to move as if on level ground in the deep mountains and old forests. Ling Tian was confident they would retreat to a safe distance in time.
Next, Ling Tian arrived at the final location, beneath a large tree. He had already dug a hole under the tree, and all that was needed was to place the last jade pendant, which served as the array's eye, to activate the entire formation!
With a flash of thought, he entered the Spirit Realm space and began to rest and recuperate.
At midnight, the sky was covered in dark clouds, and a heavy rain began to fall.
It was currently the rainy season, and especially in this primeval forest, rain was an everyday occurrence.
Around four in the morning, Ling Tian emerged from the Spirit Realm space. The rain had stopped, and the air after the rain was incredibly fresh. Ling Tian greedily took a deep breath of the fresh air.
He could feel that even though this place was more than ten kilometers in a straight line from Canglong Valley, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was much denser than elsewhere, which demonstrated the immense efficacy of the Long family's Spirit Gathering Array!
A cold smile flickered across Ling Tian's lips. Since the other party had already made a deadly move against him, there was no need for him to be polite!
With a flash of thought, a circular jade stone the size of a millstone appeared in Ling Tian's hand. It took him considerable effort to lift the jade stone.
The jade stone was covered in dense patterns, with a large amount of spiritual energy flowing within. In addition to a Spirit Gathering Array, the jade stone also had over a dozen superimposed Spirit Storage Arrays drawn on it. In other words, this jade stone was like a super battery storing a vast amount of energy!
At this moment, the sky was still covered in dark clouds, as if brewing another storm. A cold smile appeared on Ling Tian's lips. He directly placed the jade stone in the dug pit and then covered it up.
The instant the jade stone was in place, the surrounding magnetic field and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth changed. Seeing this, Ling Tian knew the formation had taken effect. He quickly summoned his Golden Eagle, set the coordinates for the Spirit Realm space, and the Golden Eagle began to fly outwards at high speed.
To avoid being struck by lightning, the Golden Eagle flew almost skimming the treetops of the forest. Although this severely affected its flight speed, it was still much faster than a person!
It is worth noting that Golden Eagles, as a species, actually have poor eyesight at night. As a result, in many regions, Golden Eagles reign supreme during the day, while owls come out to reclaim their territory at night.
However, Ling Tian's Golden Eagle did not have this problem. This bird had been strengthened in the Beast Taming Garden within the Spirit Realm space. In addition to enhancements in physical strength and endurance, the Golden Eagle's eyesight had also been greatly improved.
Now, Ling Tian's Golden Eagle's visual range even surpassed that of an ordinary Golden Eagle by a factor of two, capable of spotting mice running on the ground from over ten thousand meters away.
Furthermore, many birds are colorblind and cannot distinguish colors. Cats are similar. To purify their dynamic vision, these animals can only choose to abandon their ability to differentiate colors.
Ling Tian's Golden Eagle now possessed this capability.
Even more miraculously, the structure of the Golden Eagle's eyes had undergone some cellular changes. Its pupils could dilate, and the light sensitivity of its eyes had become extremely developed. Now, Ling Tian's Golden Eagle had night vision comparable to that of an owl.
Therefore, even at night, Ling Tian's Golden Eagle could fly unhindered through the treetops.
At this time, within Canglong Valley, there was not a single trace of light. This was a rule of Canglong Valley, with a history of a thousand years, mainly to prevent it from being spied upon by enemies.
The Long family members had no nightlife; they only practiced their skills! Moreover, all members of the Long family were skilled martial artists with excellent night vision.
If they absolutely needed to light lamps at night for certain activities, they would enter the few secret rooms within Canglong Valley. These secret rooms were all underground and had no windows, so even if lamps were lit, they would not be discovered by the outside world.
And tonight, not many members of the Long family were asleep. Almost everyone was practicing desperately, greedily absorbing the dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth around them.
The benefits brought by this large-scale Spirit Gathering Array were astonishing. Even several individuals who were on the verge of a breakthrough had now succeeded!
Even those who were forced to patrol outside secretly circulated some cultivation techniques, wanting to absorb more spiritual energy and not fall too far behind.
The only thing that displeased some was that tomorrow many people would be forced to go out to search for those missing individuals. How much better it would be to stay home and cultivate during that time!
At four in the morning, the sky was covered in dark clouds, and another rain was imminent. At this moment, the Long family members who were in secluded cultivation seemed to feel the speed of the surrounding spiritual energy circulation accelerating, and the density of the spiritual energy also seemed to be increasing.
For cultivators, it felt as if their entire bodies were immersed in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, a sensation that was incredibly comfortable.
However, one person felt that something was amiss. This person was Long Yaozu, who had built this Spirit Gathering Array.
As a very powerful formation master, Long Yaozu was well aware of the effects of his formation. Clearly, the current situation was not right!