CHAPTER 379: CHAPTER 379 REFINING BASIC SKILLS

The entire sect is relocating? To enter the Nine Heavens?

That’s not just a dead end—it’s certain death! Have the people in this world gone mad? Chen Pingping said he wanted to repair the spaceship, yet *she*’s talking about relocating to the Nine Heavens...

He Yitian spoke up, "Actually, the Heaven Martial Continent is quite nice."

Cultivation, relatively speaking, had less pressure there.

Hongxiu nodded, "I know, that’s why I’m planning to take the Wuji Sect to the Nine Heavens."

"..."

Crazy, crazy! Damn it, they’ve all gone insane! There’s no point in talking anymore.

He Yitian stood up and strode out. He caught a young disciple to ask about Chen Pingping’s whereabouts, then made his way to Qingfeng.

Just then, Earth Chicken had absorbed three pieces of Ancient Bloodstone, increasing her bloodline concentration to 52%, and was rewarded with nearly a thousand years’ worth of cultivation. A surge of breakthrough to the Lord realm emanated from within Chen Pingping’s dwelling.

But it quickly faded away.

He Yitian was stunned.

System prompt: Personal pet raising level has increased to level 8, rewarding two thousand years’ worth of cultivation, the middle part of the Six Tao of Reincarnation Technique, the Nine Heavens Mystic Female Art, and the Immortal Golden Body.

System prompt: Host’s cultivation has advanced to the second level of the Lord realm.

What the fuck? Chen Pingping was shocked. Two thousand years of cultivation, and I’ve just advanced one realm? Isn’t that a bit much? The Six Tao I’ve been cultivating was indeed incomplete; now that the system has granted me the middle part, it means there’s still the lower part to come. And what about the Nine Heavens Mystic Female Art? Isn’t that a cultivation technique meant for girls? Hmm! The Immortal Golden Body.

System prompt: You have started cultivating the Immortal Golden Body.

Just then, footsteps approached from outside the door. Chen Pingping quickly came back to his senses, ceased cultivating, and stepped outside. "Eh? Brother He, what’s up?"

"Was that the fluctuation of a Lord’s aura just now?" He Yitian couldn’t believe it. He had just been at the Imperial Realm a short while ago; how had he broken through to the Lord realm in the blink of an eye? And where was the tribulation?

Tribulation? Oh... Chen Pingping shook his head. "No."

"No?" He Yitian didn’t believe it. "Then what was that aura just now?"

Chen Pingping thought for a moment. "It seems to have come from inside that spaceship." Upon saying this, he took out the two halves of the spaceship and set them down on the empty lawn.

Then he started studying them in earnest. "The main material of the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon... hmm, such a complex structure, and so many arrays too." He looked surprised.

He Yitian, standing nearby, was dumbfounded. What does that mean? Hearing his words, has he discerned the structure of the spaceship? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The elders of the He Family had spent hundreds of years constructing this spaceship. It had the capability to traverse the Void and to briefly break through Spatial Barriers. He isn’t an Artifact Refiner, so how could he possibly spot any problems?

However... Muttering to himself, Chen Pingping, after studying for an hour, actually began contemplating repairing the spaceship.

He Yitian: ???

"There are a total of 1,850 arrays: spatial formations, Defensive Arrays, Operation Arrays, and so on. They range from the seventh to the eighth tier. With the addition of the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon’s original materials, the spaceship’s level and strength have greatly increased," Earth Chicken communicated to him. "Ordinary Sacred Soldiers wouldn’t be able to break through the spaceship."

Upon mentioning this, Earth Chicken gave him a peculiar look.

COUGH, COUGH!

Chen Pingping flushed red. "You mean, to repair this spaceship, we need to re-establish all 1,850 arrays?"

Earth Chicken replied, "Not all of them, only about three or four hundred actually."

Chen Pingping: "..."

"Secondly, we need to restore these four hundred arrays, which have varied structures. This involves working with the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon materials and dealing with array complexities up to the Sacred Soldier grade," Earth Chicken said.

"How long will it take?"

"Around half a year or so."

"Alright, you handle it," Chen Pingping said.

"No problem," Earth Chicken nodded. "But aren’t you going to the Spirit Realm?"

Lao Huang isn’t here, and neither is Hei. She’s the only one left who can break through the Spatial Barrier.

Ah! This? Chen Pingping was frustrated.

He Yitian, standing to the side, saw Chen Pingping’s expression. He realized Chen Pingping probably understood how difficult repairing the spaceship was and felt a sigh of relief. He then stepped forward to comfort him, "Actually, you’re already very impressive. You could even discern the spaceship’s structure! If an ordinary Artifact Refiner were here, they wouldn’t have a clue... Mm-hmm, don’t feel bad. After all, my He Family spent hundreds of years building this spaceship."

Chen Pingping: ???

"It’s okay, really, it’s okay. Don’t feel too bad. I can figure something out and notify the clan Elders to come and repair it. It will just take some time," He Yitian said with a smile.

"How long?"

"Maybe eight or ten years!"

"That’s too slow." Chen Pingping shook his head and transmitted a message to Earth Chicken: "Get started!"

"Alright, sure. But I can only handle repairing the arrays; the ship’s hull will be up to you," Earth Chicken responded.

Nearby, He Yitian continued to prattle on, recounting the might of the He Family and how their ancestors had fought their way out of this cruel land tens of thousands of years ago.

Huh? After prattling on for quite a while without a response, he looked up only to see Chen Pingping heading towards the spaceship, and immediately shouted, "Brother Chen, don’t rush!"

BANG!

Chen Pingping extended his Divine Sense, enveloping the spaceship, and began to coordinate with Earth Chicken on the repairs.

He Yitian was stunned.

The eight Lords who had arrived were equally agape.

He was actually repairing the spaceship.

It had taken the He Family Elders hundreds of years to construct this very spaceship, using a vast amount of raw materials and nearly working several Array Masters to death in the process... It was considered one of the He Family’s crowning achievements. They would bet that if the ship’s hull were damaged, almost no one outside the He Family could repair it. Its structure was incredibly complex and densely packed. Every part connected to an array. There were 1,850 arrays in total, seemingly independent yet all interrelated. Moreover, these arrays were all established upon the Heaven Tao Divine Weapon’s raw materials. Replicating them perfectly was an immense challenge! Its construction had alerted numerous powerful factions. Whenever He Family disciples went out, they nearly always boasted about it, just as He Yitian did. They took pride in it.

But now, a mere cultivator from the Heaven Martial Continent had fathomed the structure of the spaceship and even stated the number of arrays etched within it. And to top it off, he was actually repairing it! He looked quite adept, his expression serious.

The crucial point was that Chen Pingping also held a book titled "Refining Basic Skills" in his hands.

Is he learning Artifact Refining? He Yitian stared with wide eyes, almost unable to believe what he saw. He has no foundation in Artifact Refining whatsoever. Yet he just fathomed the structure of the spaceship and the number of arrays. And now, while repairing it, he’s holding a book on Refining Basic Skills... Reading as he repairs!

He Yitian was utterly flabbergasted.

Behind him, a middle-aged man couldn’t help but say, "The Elder said that if the spaceship is damaged, no one but our He Family can repair it."

"That’s right!"

"So, what is he doing?"

"No idea!"