CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 0041: SETTING UP THE SOUL ABSORPTION ARRAY

After leaving school, Ye Qingfeng headed towards the highest peak in Jiangnan City, Qiyun Mountain.

The key handed to him by Song Shuyao represented a villa on Qiyun Mountain.

"Spiritual energy, indeed much denser!"

Ye Qingfeng slightly sensed it.

As the Void Cauldron Immortal Technique operated, the spiritual power seemed to surge towards him.

Qiyun Mountain was located on the edge of the bustling city center of Jiangnan City.

Separated by the Canglan River.

From the peak of Qiyun Mountain, one could overlook the entire night view of Jiangnan City.

With its geographical advantage, coupled with the dense spiritual power,

even within the entire Southern Base, the value of the Qiyun Mountain Villa was the most expensive among them.

The villas on the mountain belonged either to those with immense power, wealthy merchants, or martial arts strong people.

Without any background of strength, even with money,

it’s difficult to purchase a villa on the mountain.

At this moment, Ye Qingfeng hiked up, feeling the gathering point of spiritual power on Qiyun Peak.

It seemed that the further up the mountain, the denser the spiritual power.

When he walked to the mountain top, Ye Qingfeng stopped.

This was the location of the Song Family villa.

The villa at the topmost of Qiyun Mountain.

"Ding dong!"

Ye Qingfeng rang the doorbell.

After a while, a simply dressed middle-aged woman with a kind face opened the door.

She was a servant hired by the Song Family, named A-yun.

"Hello, may I ask who you are?"

A-yun looked at the young man in front of her and asked.

"Ye Qingfeng, Mr. Song handed this to me."

Saying that, Ye Qingfeng showed the key and handed it to A-yun.

"Ah! It’s Mr. Ye! I’m A-yun, sent by Mr. Song to manage the villa’s cleaning."

The middle-aged woman A-yun seemed a bit flustered.

She responded quickly.

Mr. Song had already informed her about the ownership change of the villa.

Therefore, she knew about Ye Qingfeng’s identity,

but she didn’t expect him to be so young.

"Hello, Aunt Yun, no need for formality, just call me Xiao Ye."

Ye Qingfeng comforted her with a smile.

Displaying a calm demeanor.

The saying goes that the face reflects the heart.

With over five hundred years of experience, Ye Qingfeng naturally could judge a person’s character easily.

Aunt Yun’s face showed kindness, not the kind of sharp-tongued person.

Therefore, Ye Qingfeng was also very polite.

"Then, Mr. Ye... Xiao Ye, are you hungry? I’ll prepare some food!"

Ye Qingfeng’s easy-going nature reassured Aunt Yun a little.

"No need, Aunt Yun, is it just you in this villa?"

Ye Qingfeng waved his hand.

Just familiarizing himself with the villa would be enough.

His main purpose here was to set up a Soul Absorption Array.

With effects not much different from a Gathering Spirit Pill.

If the Gathering Spirit Pill enhances the speed of absorbing spiritual power when a cultivator practices a cultivation technique,

then the Soul Absorption Array gathers the region’s spiritual power to one point.

The particular region being Qiyun Mountain, with the point, of course, being the villa where Ye Qingfeng now stood.

"Yes, it’s just me. If you need anything, Xiao Ye, you can tell Aunt Yun."

Modest Aunt Yun nodded.

"Alright, Aunt Yun, you go ahead, I’ll go have a look around upstairs."

Ye Qingfeng nodded in acknowledgment.

He then proceeded to the second floor of the villa.

"This... is perfect as the array eye."

Ye Qingfeng stood at the highest point of the villa on Qiyun Peak.

Gazing across the river at the bustling city center of Jiangnan City, feeling the rich spiritual energy.

He was quite satisfied with the location.

The so-called array requires the catalyst of spiritual power.

However, Ye Qingfeng currently had no spirit stones.

Yet, spiritual power concealed in water could serve as a simple catalyst for the array eye.

Relying on the abundant spiritual power of Qiyun Mountain,

it could start operating under Ye Qingfeng’s influence.

"Gather the spirit into the water!"

Ye Qingfeng directly took a metal bucket and filled it with clear mountain spring water.

The array eye does not depend on its size but on its ability to activate the array.

So, at this moment, Ye Qingfeng operated the Void Cauldron Immortal Technique,

absorbing the surrounding spiritual power.

He then infused the spiritual power into the water.

After several hours of cultivation, the mountain spring water in the bucket overflowed with spiritual power.

"Whew! It’s time to activate the array."

At this point, the bucket could fully serve as a small spirit stone to drive the array.

Ye Qingfeng decisively began to guide it.

With the formation of the Soul Absorption Array,

the entire Qiyun Peak seemed to be surrounded by a gentle breeze.

And this breeze stirred the white mist that enveloped Qiyun Mountain.

Like a whale swallowing water.

The white mist suddenly gathered towards the villa on the mountaintop where Ye Qingfeng was meditating.

Spiritual power is invisible, but the movement of the mountain mist at this moment,

allowed one to feel the overwhelming spiritual power being drawn into the highest villa at the mountain’s peak.

This is the efficacy of the Soul Absorption Array.

The setting sun, like falling petals, illuminated through the floor-to-ceiling windows, sprinkling light on Ye Qingfeng.

His ethereal aura akin to a banished immortal.

The dense spiritual power was also absorbed into Ye Qingfeng’s body as the Void Cauldron Immortal Technique operated.

"Whew!"

Ye Qingfeng exhaled a deep breath.

He withdrew from his cultivation state.

Under the nourishment of a great quantity of spiritual power, his flesh had greatly enhanced.

The physical strength now equivalent to an Intermediate Warrior Level.

If he were to execute the first form of the Void Cauldron Immortal Technique—Mountain Collapse Swallow,

his flesh would no longer crack from enduring the rampant spiritual power.

At least it wouldn’t be as miserable.

However, the absorption of spiritual power by his flesh had reached its limit.

Absorbing more spiritual power would not further increase the strength of his physical body.

The body, akin to a sponge, once saturation reached its limit, further efforts would be futile.

Unless the body was strengthened, becoming ever stronger,

the amount of spiritual power absorbed would naturally increase.

This was why the experiences close to death enhanced a martial artist the most.

Because trials were like a hammer, the body akin to iron full of impurities.

Constant hammering was needed to remove impurities from the iron.

The body acted the same way.

During trials between life and death, excavating one’s potential continuously,

the body would continually become stronger through tempering.

This was why martial artists who battled demon beasts regularly were far stronger than those who cultivated in peaceful environments.

"Monster Beast Desolate City!"

Ye Qingfeng gazed sharply towards the sky.

Considering his current situation,

the spiritual power within his body was hard to digest, even with the Soul Absorption Array.

Without trials of life and death, the rate at which his body digested spiritual power and grew stronger would be slow.

This is why Ye Qingfeng eagerly anticipated venturing to the Demon Beast Mountain Range for training.

In the midst of cultivation, time raced by.

The once clear sky now succumbed to twilight falling.

"Ding ding ding!!!"

It was at that moment, Ye Qingfeng’s phone rang.

It was Jiang Chen.

"What’s the matter?"

Ye Qingfeng asked indifferently.

"Brother Ye, you haven’t forgotten, have you? The gathering tonight!"

The excitement in Jiang Chen’s words was evident to anyone.