The anomaly originated from the True Yang Divine Sword within his dantian. Since reaching the Refinement Void stage, Lu Xin had been refining it periodically.
Until a few days ago, when he used the sword art divine power 【Scorching Sun in the Sky】 to kill the Suspended Saint Venerable, he had already established a telepathic connection with it.
He estimated that it was about to develop sentience.
So he diligently refined it a few more times.
Unexpectedly, it only took a few days for it to actually happen.
He quickly summoned the True Yang Divine Sword and stroked it. The sword immediately responded with a soft hum, then detached from his palm and circled around him incessantly, appearing quite affectionate.
"Having developed sentience, you are now a spiritual treasure."
Lu Xin grasped it in his hand again and manipulated it, discovering that it was even more effortless to use than before.
Previously, Lu Xin controlled the True Yang Divine Sword using his divine sense.
Now, it was controlled by his will. As soon as a thought arose in his mind, the True Yang Divine Sword would automatically attack according to his wishes.
He didn't even need to control it. As long as he designated a target, the True Yang Divine Sword would automatically and continuously attack the target.
Until the target died, or the sword itself was destroyed.
This was the difference between a natal spiritual treasure and an ordinary spiritual treasure.
Of course, he possessed the passive skill 【Lord of Myriad Treasures】, allowing all spiritual treasures to act according to his will, making them equivalent to natal spiritual treasures.
As long as they shared the same intention, he could make them attack a single point together without needing the Hundred Treasures Gourd.
Combined with the 《Soul Division Technique》, multitasking allowed the spiritual treasures to coordinate with each other.
After testing it, Lu Xin continued to nurture the True Yang Divine Sword within his dantian.
Then, he took out a small bronze cauldron.
This was the spiritual treasure that the Suspended Saint Venerable used to collect his Nether Blue Ice Flame. It had now been refined by him and was named Divine Fire Cauldron, renowned for being able to collect all kinds of exotic flames in the world.
And convert them for its own use.
It was obtained by the Suspended Saint Venerable in his early years.
For Lu Xin, he couldn't find a use for it yet, so he could only keep it for now.
Next, he took out five small flags of different colors, named Five Elements Treasure Flags, namely the Metal Controlling Flag, the Wood Controlling Flag, the Water Controlling Flag, etc.
Controlling the five elements, reversing creation and destruction, forming the Five Elements Grand Array, integrating offense, defense, and entrapment.
It could be used by one person, or by five people together.
In general, this was a complete set of spiritual treasures.
Lu Xin had taken a liking to it when he saw the Suspended Saint Venerable using it, and now it had naturally been refined by him and belonged to him.
After looking at the Five Elements Treasure Flags.
He took out another flag, the one that the Suspended Saint Venerable used to activate the grand array at the end, which was also his natal spiritual treasure.
Named Myriad Array Law Flag.
As the name suggests, the Suspended Saint Venerable had fused ten thousand kinds of formations into it.
With a wave, it could randomly unleash one of them, but this was limited to formations below the sixth order. To unleash a sixth-order or higher formation, this flag was needed as the main array base, along with other materials.
Like the Blood River Nine Cauldrons Grand Array he had seen before.
In addition, he took a look, and the so-called ten thousand arrays actually only contained one thousand and eight kinds of formations.
The rest were combinations and evolutions of these formations.
Moreover, most of these one thousand and eight formations were low-level formations.
The higher he went, the fewer there were. For example, there was only one eighth-order formation, the Blood River Nine Cauldrons Grand Array he had seen before, and there were no ninth-order formations at all.
But even so, Lu Xin liked it quite a bit. He had also studied formations before, and had the passive skill 【Focus】, but his level was still average.
The reason was that he had obtained too few formations.
Now that he had obtained these one thousand and eight formations, after studying them for a period of time, even if he couldn't surpass the Suspended Saint Venerable, he could at least be on par with him.
In addition, he also found many jade scrolls about formation knowledge in the other party's storage bag, including the Nine Nether Blood Refining Source Returning Grand Array that he had heard Li Youlan mention.
He believed that with this assistance, he would definitely be able to surpass his predecessor.
So Lu Xin had another stage goal next, which was to become a formation master.
Perhaps he would also become an alchemy master.
After all, his lifespan was still quite long.
And the more he knew, the better he could teach more types of disciples.
He had already thought it through.
Those who reached the upper grade of earth-rank spiritual roots, but did not reach the saint-rank, would become nominal disciples before taking the Violet Crystal Star Pattern Fruit.
Those who failed to improve after taking it would not be eliminated, but would be cultivated according to their interests.
He could also have more people to order around.
As for those who successfully improved, they would honestly cultivate their mana.
It wouldn't be possible to slack off or be distracted.
Having determined his goal, Lu Xin walked out of the Exquisite Pagoda and strolled around the peak of Subduing Demon Peak. He originally wanted to talk to Ji Yue, but found that she had already entered seclusion. It was also not appropriate to go to her master and Yan Qinglu.
He had no choice but to close the door and move towards becoming a formation master.
In the blink of an eye, nearly a month had passed.
Lu Xin's room was already filled with formation plates, which he had made during this time, after understanding some of the formations inside the Myriad Array Law Flag.
They were all some first to third-order formations.
A total of five hundred and sixty-five kinds.
Now he had already thoroughly understood them and could arrange them at will, and after his deduction, he had created thirty-six kinds himself.
"Not bad."
Lu Xin was very satisfied with his masterpiece. Just as he was about to try out the formations he had created, Murong Xin came to pay his respects.
"Disciple greets Ancestor!"
Since Lu Xin said he would guarantee his life until he was two thousand years old, Murong Xin had become even more respectful. He would kneel whenever he met him, and no matter what Lu Xin said, it was useless, so he had to let him do as he pleased.
"Get up."
Murong Xin got up with a burning gaze.
Lu Xin said with disgust: "What's with that look in your eyes? Just ask what you want to ask."
Murong Xin quickly said: "Ancestor, have you really reached the late stage of Integration?"
Because of this great battle, the Seven Luminaries Sect did not send anyone at all, so they only received the news now.
Lu Xin casually said: "What's real can't be fake, and what's fake can't be real."
Murong Xin swallowed, so it was true. His heart doubled in joy, but he didn't dare forget the business, and quickly reported:
"Reporting to Ancestor, several people have come to the sect, wanting to take you as their teacher, saying it was what you said."
"Oh?"
Lu Xin instantly became interested, "Go take a look."
Then he asked for the exact location, grabbed Murong Xin and teleported to the main hall of the sect.
Six men and women were waiting here, of various ages.
"Greetings Ancestor, Senior!"
Lu Xin appeared, and everyone saluted.
"You may rise."
He waved his hand, his gaze sweeping over the six people. Murong had already asked for their information and then informed him.
So he already knew the identities of the six people, who came from various countries. The only thing that surprised him was that one of them was actually from the Evergreen Sect.
He couldn't help but take a few more glances.
It was a veiled woman, whose cultivation was at the peak of the Golden Core stage.
And she also gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
And the other party was also looking at him.
"Do you know me?"
The woman bowed and saluted: "We should have met. I wonder if Senior has ever been to the Long Sky Secret Realm of Yan Country?"
"So it's you."
After a reminder, Lu Xin suddenly remembered that this was the person who led the Evergreen Sect to the Long Sky Secret Realm back then.
"It really is Senior."
Seeing Lu Xin's expression, the woman was also confirmed.
The people around were confused, not knowing what riddles the two were playing, but they could see that the two definitely knew each other.
"Could it be that the Ancestor's former lover has come to his door?"
Murong Xin muttered in his heart, secretly glanced at the other party, and thought that the Ancestor's vision was indeed high.
"You came to find me because you saw the Nether Blue Ice Flame?"
It could be considered an encounter with an old friend, and Lu Xin was very interested in talking.
The woman nodded, hesitated for a moment and said: "Junior came here to inquire about my disciple's matter back then, after all…"
