The shocking news spread quickly, and the chat channel became almost as lively as when Yufantian first opened.
Countless players were flooding the screen.
However, compared to the natives of Yufantian, players were more concerned about when Wang Guofeng had suddenly joined the Yunzhong Garrison—and how he had now been appointed Inspector of Yunzhong Prefecture.
This marked the first time a player had held a position within one of Yufantian's powerful organizations.
Even though Wang Guofeng's appointment was only temporary, it was enough to send waves of excitement through the player community.
Many players close to Wang Guofeng began reaching out, hoping to extract information or strategies from him.However, Wang Guofeng dealt with them casually, never revealing the full truth.
Some players even asked him directly if they could also join the Yunzhong Garrison, but Wang Guofeng politely declined every request.
He knew very well that Zhang Yuhe disliked being disturbed.If he brought players into the garrison, it might annoy Zhang Yuhe, which would not end well.
As for Zhang Yuhe's identity as a player, Wang Guofeng never disclosed it.Even though Zhang Yuhe hadn't explicitly ordered him to keep it secret, Wang Guofeng understood the importance of discretion.
Though they were all players from Blue Star, they had already embarked on the path of cultivating immortality.One must respect the customs of the cultivation world—and not pry into the affairs of one's seniors.
In Wang Guofeng's heart, Zhang Yuhe was the forerunner of all Blue Star players.
Zhang Yuhe, meanwhile, paid no attention to the commotion outside.
The power of the Demon God Cult in Yunzhong Prefecture had already been eliminated by him.
Even if a few remnants remained, they posed no threat; he didn't need to worry about them.
He trusted that Wang Guofeng, with support from the monks of the Qian and Sun families, would handle any loose ends.
"Killing people and setting fires earns you a gold belt.The ancients were not lying," Zhang Yuhe muttered, grinning after tallying his gains.
The He and Li families, both longstanding clans operating for tens of thousands of years, had amassed substantial wealth.
Zhang Yuhe counted roughly 800 million spirit stones among their reserves alone.
As for other items, they were too numerous to list.
He also gathered hundreds of martial arts manuals and magical techniques.
Of course, Zhang Yuhe disdained most of them.Among these techniques, the highest grade was only upper Xuan-level—barely noteworthy.
Such techniques were considered common within the Daosheng Sect.
Not just inner sect disciples like him—even outer sect disciples would hardly bother with them.
Still, Zhang Yuhe didn't intend to waste them.
He planned to build a library on Blue Star in the future, where these skills and magical techniques would be invaluable.
With the revival of spiritual energy, Blue Star was gradually approaching the standards of an immortal civilization.
Perhaps, within a few years, it would become a true cultivation world.
And Zhang Yuhe thought: why not contribute to that evolution?
By providing skills, magical techniques, magic weapons, and artifacts, he could accelerate Blue Star's progress.
After collecting the valuables, Zhang Yuhe picked up a jade slip and examined it carefully.
In his view, the jade slip was the greatest prize from this venture.
It had come from Concubine Mingyue's storage ring—and it recorded a special formation:
The Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array.
This formation had a simple purpose: to transform spirit stones into pure spiritual energy, gathering surrounding energy to accelerate cultivation.
At first glance, it seemed somewhat redundant.After all, cultivators could directly use spirit stones for cultivation.
However, spirit stones typically contained impurities.When cultivating with them, those impurities needed to be removed first—a troublesome process.
The Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array solved that problem.
Once activated, it automatically purified the spirit stones, releasing only pure energy for absorption.
This allowed cultivators to practice freely, without delay.
Zhang Yuhe silently studied the jade slip.
The array was divided into three levels:
A first-level array required a sixth-level formation master to construct.
A second-level array required a seventh-level master.
A third-level array needed an eighth-level master.
According to the jade slip, if enough spirit stones were provided:
The first-level formation could double the speed of cultivation.
The third-level formation could accelerate cultivation by five times.
"A good find," Zhang Yuhe murmured, feeling genuinely pleased.
This was exactly what he needed.
Ordinary magic weapons and spells held little value to him.He could craft superior artifacts himself, and the Daosheng Sect had better spells.
What he truly lacked was something that could increase his cultivation speed.
Although the sect's spiritual energy was abundant, Zhang Yuhe remained dissatisfied.Moreover, he wasn't currently in the sect—the concentration of spiritual energy at the Yunzhong Garrison was much lower.
"Let's give it a try."
Zhang Yuhe closed his eyes, memorizing the details of the array.
After a short while, he fully grasped the formation method.
Fortunately, he was already a sixth-level formation master—just enough to set up a first-level array.
"Let's start."
He retrieved a massive four-legged cauldron, then pulled various materials from his storage ring and threw them in.
As he chanted a magic formula, a scorching flame ignited beneath the cauldron.
Time passed slowly.
Finally, with a wave of his hand, the cauldron's lid flew open, revealing a completed formation plate inside.
Zhang Yuhe withdrew it carefully.
He pinched his fingers into a spell gesture, carving runes meticulously into the plate.
"Done. Now for the formation flags."
The Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array required not only the plate but also five formation flags.
Before long, Zhang Yuhe finished refining the five flags.
He arranged the formation plate on the training platform and set the five flags around it.
"It should work. Let's try it."
He piled spirit stones around the setup, chanting again.
"Set the formation."
As the formation activated, pure spiritual energy surged from the spirit stones, condensing around the training platform.
Soon, the entire platform was immersed in a sea of spiritual energy.
"It feels incredible."
Feeling the richness of the energy, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but let out a sigh of satisfaction.
The array not only purified spirit stones but also gathered ambient spiritual energy, confining it within the designated area.
Testing it further, Zhang Yuhe began practicing the Hunyuan Tianjing technique.
Immediately, vast streams of spiritual energy rushed into his body.
"At least twice as fast as before," he estimated after a brief trial.
The jade slip had been accurate—the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array was incredibly effective.
With it, Zhang Yuhe believed he could break through to the Refinement Void Realm within ten years at most.
Unlike other players, he didn't face bottlenecks when advancing between realms.
He didn't need special elixirs or lucky opportunities.As long as he cultivated steadily, breakthroughs would naturally follow.
"Excellent. Time to cultivate in earnest."