Chapter 3727: Cultivation
Chapter 3727: Cultivation
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As the imprints of the magic array on the ground gradually became clearer, the surrounding alchemists could not help but whisper among themselves.
"He has already found a way to improve the magic array?"
"So that’s how it is. You see, he modified that node! I knew it! My judgment was right!"
"Nonsense! That’s not what you were saying just now!"
Several senior alchemy scholars became more and more shocked as they watched.
In the magic array drawn by Fang Heng, the logical connections of many core nodes were clearly derived from the ancient magic array that had been copied back.
So this kid had reconstructed the functional architecture of an ancient magic array using modern alchemical rune systems?
As the patterns of the magic array became increasingly clear, the most experienced scholars even gasped, feeling their scalps tingle.
This kid!
Not only had he rewritten the magic array into the current system structure, but he had also optimized it!
And most of the optimizations were completely incomprehensible to them.
They could only see that Fang Heng had added a completely new rune sequence into the structure of the alchemy magic array. This sequence did not exist in the copied ancient magic array, yet it connected perfectly with the overall structure and even complemented it.
In just a short moment, a large alchemy magic array was completed on the ground.
Fang Heng released the imprint, then took paper and pen from an assistant and quickly wrote down the materials required for setting up the alchemy magic array.
"I made some adjustments to the details of the magic array so it would better conceal the aura of the Pure Black Orb. The required materials are written here. Get your people to prepare them as soon as possible. There should not be any problems."
Charlene quickly scanned the blueprint.
"Fana."
"Yes!"
"Immediately prepare the materials according to the list."
"Yes! I will arrange it right away."
Fana took the blueprint and hurried off to organize the materials.
Fang Heng said, "Then I’ll leave the rest to you. We still have some time—I’ll return to the Sea Abyss seal to continue cultivation. If there are any issues, come find me at the Sea Abyss anytime."
"Now? You’re leaving so quickly?"
Fana could not help but frown slightly.
With Fang Heng present, the construction progress of the magic array would improve significantly. Even if he did nothing, just his presence gave everyone a sense of reassurance.
"Mm, time is short. I need to go back and cultivate."
Fang Heng felt somewhat uneasy.
Would a mere aura-concealment magic array really be able to block the God Clan’s detection?
Probably not.
Even if it did, he would likely encounter members of the God Clan in the later rounds of the Martial Apex Tournament.
By then, a hard battle was inevitable.
At the very least, he needed to improve his strength as quickly as possible before that.
"I’m leaving."
Fang Heng waved his hand and turned toward the teleportation passage.
Charlene watched his departing back thoughtfully.
Although she had not seen Fang Heng fight personally, she could sense that after more than a year apart, his strength had reached a terrifying level—so much so that it was beyond her perception.
Beside her, an elderly alchemy scholar whispered, "Lady Charlene, should we first verify this magic array blueprint before starting construction? After all, it concerns the safety of the Pure Black Orb. If there is a mistake in the blueprint..."
"No need. I trust him."
"But..."
"Go ahead and proceed. We no longer have time."
"Alright."
The old scholar realized he could not persuade Charlene and quietly sighed.
The alchemists studying the magic array on the ground then began asking him questions.
"What did Lady Charlene say?"
"She told us to proceed step by step with construction."
"But the risk is too high. It’s not that I don’t trust that scholar, but if he miscalculated and the magic array fails, all our effort will be wasted..."
A young scholar suddenly spoke up.
"Senior, I noticed this is a layered structure. Why don’t we construct it in segments? If the outer layer fails, we can stop early and reduce losses."
The old scholar’s eyes lit up, and he said, "Good idea! Let’s do it that way!"
...
Four days later.
Inside the Sea Abyss seal cavern.
Within a mass of black fog, the giant god core continuously emitted waves of coercive fluctuations.
Fang Heng sat about two hundred meters away from the seal formation and slowly opened his eyes.
After these days of cultivation, the larger cracks in the fragments of his god core had shrunk by about two-thirds compared to their original size after repeated washing.
The remaining small and large cracks were still shrinking continuously.
However, the rate of shrinkage had clearly slowed down.
Fang Heng extended his hand.
"Chi!"
A flame of holy fire appeared in his palm.
The flame rapidly transformed into deep-blue Netherworld Fire, then quickly switched into hellfire.
The three types of power rapidly alternated in his palm.
Fang Heng narrowed his eyes slightly and used his mental strength to compress the flame in his palm.
The three flames gradually fused.
"Chi..."
What looked like only a tiny flame contained an extremely terrifying amount of power.
"Not bad," Fang Heng thought.
Within his god core, the powers of hell, undead, and holy were already operating stably. As his mental strength gradually guided them, forcibly fusing the three powers still caused intense vibrations, but it was no longer enough to cause the god core to shatter.
That was sufficient.
At least it proved his cultivation direction was correct.
Mora stood about twenty meters away from Fang Heng.
She stared at the flame in his hand, sensing the powerful energy fluctuations within it, and silently admired him.
A fusion flame?
She had been guarding here for four days straight.
During these four days, she had personally witnessed Fang Heng repeatedly guiding the god core’s coercive pressure infused with corrosive power into his body and repeatedly enduring its backlash. Her initial worry had gradually turned into numbness.
Sea race cultivators also used god core power to temper themselves.
But no one trained like Fang Heng.
Normally, cultivators would train for one or two hours at a time, then rest for several days before continuing.
But Fang Heng was different.
Each time, he would cultivate continuously for more than ten hours, rest for only one or two hours, and instead of stopping, he would move even closer to the god core and endure even stronger coercive pressure.
Mora had wanted to intervene several times.
It was too insane.
Yet each time, Fang Heng had forcibly endured it with his terrifying physical strength and mental will.
Seeing Fang Heng retreat toward her, Mora asked, "Do you want to rest for a while?"
"Mm."
Fang Heng moved his wrist.
His cultivation efficiency was slowing down again.
The coercive pressure from the Sea Abyss god core was still useful to him, but the efficiency was dropping rapidly.
To speed things up, he would need to move closer to the god core and increase the intensity of the pressure.
He had tried this before. At that time, his physical and spiritual attributes could still withstand the corrosive pressure of fusion energy. However, as he went deeper, the central magic array was automatically triggered.
The magic array instantly released extremely high-intensity god core coercive pressure, and at the same time, the monster sealed below was stimulated and began to struggle violently.
In addition to large amounts of dark aura leaking from beneath the seal, the entire seal had begun to exhibit abnormal fluctuations.