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第三千零八十二章 万事俱备,只欠东风

"Ancient crystal."

Lin Xuan was taken aback. Clearly, this answer had exceeded his expectations.

"Indeed, even top-grade crystals were ineffective. However, ancient crystals are rare and hard to come by. My disciples and I have searched through various markets but found little success," the Fairy Stone's hesitant voice entered his ears as she kept a wary eye on Lin Xuan's expression.

She was clearly afraid that he would blame her for this outcome.

But there was no trace of anger on Lin Xuan's face; instead, he rubbed his forehead with a thoughtful look. "Ancient crystal... Indeed, such crystals cannot be found in markets. No problem, Daoist Xu, let me see the array technique later. I have my own ideas."

"Of course, that should not be an issue," Daoist Xu replied without any anger.

The well-dressed man and Fairy Stone were greatly surprised by Lin Xuan's calm demeanor but dared not object. They quickly agreed.

"Please follow me."

Led by the two of them, Lin Xuan flew outwards. The tiny momentary heaven-and-earth array had been set up elsewhere, in a more secluded location.

...

The three quickly traveled through the vast distance, taking less than half a day to reach their destination.

This was a desert with some continuous mountain ranges, where the air was thin and lifeless—far from any human habitation.

"Senior, this is it."

As they slowed down, the three landed gently.

Lin Xuan surveyed the barren mountains. From an ordinary perspective, there was nothing remarkable about them. Even if a cultivator happened to pass by, they would never suspect anything amiss.

But Lin Xuan wasn't an ordinary cultivator; his silver light revealed several interesting arrangements he had noticed.

"Indeed, indeed. Daoist, you are truly the renowned master of array techniques. The illusionary array you set up is extremely intricate and almost fooled me," Lin Xuan praised.

"Senior, please forgive my jest. I only wanted to keep this secret by setting up some illusions around here. It's nothing much."

The well-dressed man quickly bowed. Although he spoke lightly, his inner shock was evident.

This illusionary array he had created was his masterpiece, and he thought it would be difficult for even a Golden Immortal to spot. He never expected that Lin Xuan could see through it so easily.

Could the divine sense of a Golden Immortal really be this formidable?

His expression became more respectful as he realized how impressive Lin Xuan's perception was.

"Let's go!"

Lin Xuan showed no signs of surprise and simply waved his hand.

"Yes, sir."

The well-dressed man hurriedly extended his hand, tapping it on his waist. A flash of light appeared, and from the storage bag at his waist, he took out a palm-sized array disk.

Its ancient design was hard to discern in a moment. Lin Xuan couldn't tell what material it was made of, but it clearly wasn't ordinary.

The man then waved his hands rapidly, casting several spells with lightning speed.

"Break!"

With a loud shout, the array disk began spinning.

A beam of light as thick as an arm shot out and vanished almost instantly into the void. The air around them rippled like ripples in a small lake after a stone was thrown in.

The scenery before them became blurry, resembling a torn painting. After a few moments, it returned to nothingness, but the landscape had changed significantly.

The desert remained, but the rolling hills were gone.

In their place stood a lush oasis of about several dozen acres, with much denser aura than before.

Lin Xuan's expression showed admiration. "Indeed! As expected. The saying goes that truth is stranger than fiction. Your array techniques are truly remarkable."

"Senior, we have tried various grades of crystals without success. According to my estimation, only ancient crystals could activate this array," the well-dressed man said respectfully.

"Oh? Any requirements for crystal grade?" Lin Xuan asked.

"The exact grade isn't clear, but low-grade crystals likely won't work. High-grade crystals are needed," the well-dressed man hesitated.

This was what made him feel helpless; ancient crystals were rare and hard to come by, especially in this lost realm where they might occasionally discover some related treasures.

But most of them were merely low-grade crystals. It wasn't something ordinary cultivators could obtain.

Even Golden Immortals heard about such crystals but rarely saw them.

However, Lin Xuan's face showed no difficulty after hearing his answer; instead, a smile appeared on his lips.

As the saying goes, where there is no coincidence, there is no story. This was fitting for him. If not for this trip to search for treasures, he wouldn't have had ancient crystals at hand. Now, his storage bag was filled with them.

Lin Xuan didn't need to explain further; he flicked his sleeves and emitted a flash of light. When the light subsided, several dozen crystal stones the size of apricots appeared before him.

"Is this enough for you?" Lin Xuan said casually.

"Enough, enough."

The well-dressed man and Fairy Stone were already speechless. Although they had guessed that he would bring them here, seeing so many ancient crystals was still surprising to them.

Lin Xuan seemed even more unfathomable in their eyes.

If his guess was correct, the person before him might not be an ordinary Golden Immortal.

The well-dressed man became even more cautious. Over the years, he had thoroughly studied the tiny momentary heaven-and-earth array and knew it could only activate with ancient crystals.

With this item now in hand, there was no hesitation as he quickly summoned the crystals and seamlessly embedded them into the array.

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