569: Chapter 404 569: Chapter 404 The people of the Huang Family knew that this flying artifact might be related to the returnees from those three families.
While they were aware of it, those people did not attack them, and they did not dare to initiate an attack.
They were afraid that if they did, the others might join forces to wipe out their entire clan.
Jiang Tang, hidden away in seclusion, was unseen by others who thought he simply had set up mechanisms on the flying artifact that prevented them from seeing him.
But what they didn’t know was that he wasn’t on the flying artifact at all, but had instead entered the space within his own body first.
Considering the advanced formation techniques he wanted to learn, Jiang Tang did not enter the Primordial Treasure Spirit Field Space, as he did not want to be distracted even in the slightest.
Inside his own space, his mind searched through and found the advanced formations he had previously recorded, trying to understand their content.
These advanced formations, like the ordinary ones, had patterns; it was a teaching book.
Jiang Tang studied and from it understood how to improve the matrix within the formation.
The formation had Life Sects and Dead Gates with many materials combined within it, among which the button dictates the control of the formation.
What Jiang Tang realized was whether it was possible to use illusion techniques in the Life Sect to make it look like the Dead Gate, misleading others to search for a way out when entering the town.
Not only would they be unable to leave, but they would also fall into it; there was an even more advanced Illusion Array inside, which allowed those entering the formation to come in but not to go out.
The materials used to create the formations were explained in the diagrams.
With new ideas, Jiang Tang understood that with the abundance of energy in his space, he did not require ordinary spirit stones.
What Jiang Tang first aimed to study were the formations protecting each base mountain, then on every mountain and every dwelling or cave where people stayed, he planned to create formations.
Of course, setting up so many arrays at once was certain to take a lot of his time.
But all this laziness was not affordable.
Having seen so many powerful individuals appear, he felt that the base definitely needed to spend some time and waste some of his own in establishing these formations.
While Jiang Tang was learning about formations, he tested the strengths and weaknesses of these spells within his space to see if they could be used against enemies.
Then, he realized that some spells had to be tested outside to truly know if they were indeed miraculous.
Jiang Tang felt that if he appeared outside alone and encountered those powerful individuals again, without burdens by his side, he would also be able to leave unscathed.
Only when those powerful ones were there would testing the newly learned formations on them possibly be more effective.
Thus, Jiang Tang quietly left on the Flying Arrow, leaving behind an avatar to protect the crew on the Flying Arrow as well as the people in Immortal Lord City he wanted to safeguard.
Jiang Tang had just left the Flying Arrow when he discovered unidentified individuals observing from a distance in the high sky around the magic artifact; these shifty-eyed people were not too concerning for him, as their cultivation was weak.
He did not take them seriously at all, for within the flying artifact was Ye Tian, a man at the Ocean Wheel level of cultivation, and in this minor place, there was not a single person who could match his capability.
Jiang Tang flew away from the high skies, thinking at first he wanted to set up the formations on uninhabited mountains, but how could he know the power of the formations if tested in such deserted places?
He chose a location just over ten miles from the sea, only a few hundred miles before the Flying Arrow, neither too far from each side, where he could get in touch and help immediately if needed.
Jiang Tang found a spot just over ten miles from the sea, an area that could also be considered deep in the mountains with no ordinary households below, so if he wanted to set up formations there, he needed bait.
He planned to lay a Trapping Dragon Formation where any living creature that entered would be trapped within, unable to leave without him allowing it.
This Trapping Dragon Formation was derived from ordinary formations; he wanted to experiment with an ordinary formation set with formation flags and spirit stones and see what functionalities it might have once altered by him.
He used Energy Stones powered by Golden Crystal, as those from the sun of the Primordial Treasure Spirit Field Space were inexhaustible, making this resource utilization.
Atop the mountain, Jiang Tang set the Trapping Dragon Formation, surrounding the base with a white Energy Stone at every position to create an Illusion Array that entrapped the creatures that entered.
Jiang Tang then at the center of the formation atop the mountain arranged a dragon made of Golden Crystals.
After placing Energy Stones at every position of the formation, he activated the center of the formation, stood at the center himself, and concealed his body.
The array he set up, with the white energy stones at the bottom of the mountain, showed no changes during the day.
Only the Golden Crystal energy stones at the mountain’s peak faintly took the shape of a dragon, emitting a shimmering golden light.
In the daytime, with the sun out, people initially didn’t notice the shining golden light coming from the deserted mountain.
Nearby, by the sea, were just ordinary fishermen.
Some common farmers lived not far from that big mountain, and they simply thought it was the sun shining on the mountain that caused the light.
After Jiang Tang finished everything, he concealed himself and returned to the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space to cook with his two pets.
He hadn’t eaten for two days, and although at this level of power he didn’t need to eat, he still enjoyed tasting food.
Green Ox, seeing its master enter, eagerly showed its loyalty, not even waiting for him to say a few words.
Eryao gave it a disdainful glance and said, “It’s as if you’re the only one working.
Didn’t you see the master hasn’t eaten?
Get cooking already.
Despite constant reminders, you’re still not sharp!”
Green Ox…
Eryao always bullies me, so fierce even in front of the master, but I can’t beat him.
These days, I’ve been busy learning to cook and read, as well as doing chores.
So busy indeed!
Seeing Green Ox obediently go to cook, not daring to talk back, Eryao finally smiled at Jiang Tang and said, “Daddy, did you find something fun?
Let me join in too!”
Jiang Tang smiled and said, “I just learned a new array and wanted to test it out, see if I could snag some watermelons.”
Eryao…, sensing something off with his master’s words, then said, “Isn’t it supposed to be fishing?
How can you fish for watermelons?”
“Hehe, take a look outside, fish are edible.”
Eryao felt there was a loophole again in his master’s words, “Aren’t watermelons edible too?”
“Haha, you’ll know whether this kind of watermelon is edible once you see it!”
Jiang Tang’s mysterious expression made Eryao very curious.
Being cooped up inside the Primordial Treasure Lingtian Space and not able to go out and play was quite boring.
So, he decided to wait and see what fun his master was up to!
“Master, the rice is cooked!” Green Ox was quick to cook.
It now had mastered fire spells and could happily manage several pots, making quick work of the chores.
Sitting leisurely to one side, Jiang Tang saw Green Ox had learned to make clay pot rice, which used demonic beast meat from a recent hunting trip in the mountains.
The meat was marinated with seasonings and then stewed together with Spirit Rice in a clay pot, also adding Spatial Water, and accompanied by vegetables from the space.
“Green Ox, your cooking has improved!” Jiang Tang felt as if his own son had grown up, capable of showing filial piety.
He marveled inwardly at the experience being treated by his son.
For a moment, he felt his mindset aging like he was in his forties, though he was still a handsome young man.
“Hmmph, he only knows this one dish.
The rest of his cooking is fit for pigs.” Eryao was still sharp-tongued.
Jiang Tang smiled silently.
At this moment, both pets had transformed into youthful-looking boys.
They appeared to be at odds, but the lively scene was actually enjoyable, looking like a pair of friendly adversaries.
It’s a pity they’re both male, not suitable to be mates.
Jiang Tang mischievously thought, male-to-male affection could be fine too, right?
Then Jiang Tang immediately felt slightly sullied within, how could he entertain such thoughts about his pets!
Green Ox…
Eryao called the rice I worked hard to cook pig feed, yet why does he eat it so gleefully every time?
Jiang Tang took a bite of the clay pot rice which Green Ox had prepared using only verbal instructions.
Given the high-quality rice and meat alongside the vegetables grown in the space, the dish created was especially fragrant.
Tasting it, and finding it comparable to a fancy restaurant, he couldn’t help but give a thumbs up: “Green Ox, well done, you’re awesome!”
Green Ox beamed with joy.
It ate satisfyingly, knowing their hearty appetites, the clay pot rice it cooked was enough for two or three people in each pot.
Topped with plenty of meat and vegetables, the meal filled them up completely.
Eryao didn’t retort while eating because to eat someone’s food is to become indebted to them, and it knew this well.
Indeed, the deliciousness made it eat a lot, feeling full after every meal.