Chapter 916: The Nail-Headed Seven Arrows Book... Seems Like It Can Be Learned Too!?

The moment today's episodes of Investiture of the Gods concluded, Su Tianji was already reaching for her communication jade to contact the Wuwei Daoist Alliance, all while pondering the array formations she had witnessed.

At this very moment, almost the entire shop was abuzz with discussions about the "Ten Absolute Arrays."

"Which of these Ten Absolute Arrays do you think is the most formidable...?" Over there, An Huwei and several prominent cultivators he often associated with were debating, and Su Tianji happened to overhear, "The Golden Light Array is definitely the most powerful!"

"Is it not clearly the Soul Dropping Array?!"

"Soul Dropping Array my foot! That one only appeared more often. How powerful is the Heavenly Absolute Array?! Being positioned as the very first of the ten arrays, the Heavenly Absolute Array is naturally the supreme one!" Ye Songtao, the Sect Master of the Cloud Sea Sect and an exceptionally veteran customer of the Jiuhua City shop, interjected, "This Sect Master perceives that the array formation appears capable of being learned. Upon returning to the sect, I shall consolidate our resources and make an attempt! Let us see if we can draw a tiger after the likeness of a dog and refine an array chart..."

"Many of the materials they employ simply do not meet the standards available to us here!" Su Tianji remarked, "I believe we could manage a replica at best, much like how we replicated the Clear Sky Mirror back then."

"How can we not meet the standards?!" An Huwei suddenly spotted Nalan Mingxue passing by, and his eyes lit up, "If we could obtain some of those rare materials for refining array charts down from the Heavenly Realm..."

"Then would we not be able to..."

They exchanged glances... and then cried out in unison...

"Replicate the genuine article?!"

Having reached this point in their discussion, everyone was startled by their own thoughts.

One must understand that this was not a spell, but something akin to a Dharma treasure; it did not consume much spiritual essence, could be utilized as soon as it was held in hand, and its power was not a whit inferior!

At this thought, Su Tianji sat upright on the sofa just like the Holy Mother of Golden Light sitting within her array, lightning crackling in her hands as if she were controlling the divine mirrors within the array from afar: "Fellow Daoists, what think you of my Golden Light Array?!"

"Master's array captures the essence of the sun and moon and conceals the qi of heaven and earth; it is truly wondrous to the utmost!" At this moment, Fenghua hurriedly shook her head and declaimed, "The precious mirror is neither bronze nor gold, nor is it sought within the furnace fire; even should heavenly immortals encounter this array, in an instant their forms dissolve, past all restraint!"

"Ahahaha! This master of yours truly did not dote on you in vain!" Su Tianji smiled triumphantly.

"Ah! You snatched my lines!" Yuexin was instantly filled with vexation.

"Hahaha! Behold this seat's Heavenly Absolute Array!" Right at that moment, a figure stepped forward from behind; it was none other than Xue Daolv, the Sect Master of the Flowing Cloud Daoist Palace and Su Tianji's senior brother.

He sat upon the sofa, his hands forming hand seals,

"Ahahahahaha! Splendid, splendid!" A group of the hands-on faction from the Wuwei Daoist Alliance immediately began to stir, and Jun Yangzi said, "This old man shall go try it when I return."

The Alliance Master, Lan Mo, also spoke: "Miss Nalan, could you join me then to contact the Immortal Realm and entrust Elder Nalan and the others to keep an eye out for the missing materials?"

"These materials will not be cheap," An Huwei voiced his concern, "Will there be enough money...?"

"We of the Wuwei Daoist Alliance shall pool our strength and... give it a try first!"

...

Meanwhile, far away in the Sea of Ten Thousand Immortals, Nalan Hongwu, Gu Tingyun, and the others wore expressions of deep dismay: "I say... these immortal crystals are nearly bursting out of our storage spaces, what should we do?"

"Do not fret," Gu Tingyun replied, "The teleportation array leading to the lower realm is almost complete. Easy communication and item transfer will be no problem."

Just then, messages suddenly arrived from the Wuwei Daoist Alliance and Nalan Mingxue: "Hmm...? They want us to help keep an eye out for these rare materials...?"

The crowd instantly found it strange: "What do they want these materials for?"

Nalan Hongwu glanced over; some did not even have names, only images.

Furthermore, they appeared to be screenshots taken from some sort of television drama.

"Hmm...? What on earth are these!?"

"What is what?" Zong Wu also hurriedly leaned over to look.

Nalan Hongwu spoke: "It seems those below wish to replicate something called the... Ten Absolute Arrays, but they lack quite a few materials and want us to keep a lookout here..."

"And those magicians from the Western Continent..." Gu Tingyun said in perplexity, "I had only just intended to expand the handheld and arcade shops over to the Pantheon of the Western Heavenly Realm, so how have those magicians from the Canglan City shop already made contact...?"

"Something about volunteering to join the franchise chain to open shops over by the Pantheon...?"

"There is definitely something amiss about this matter!" Gu Tingyun remarked, "And what is this Ten Absolute Arrays? How have I never heard of it?!"

"It seems they say... a new drama has been released in the shop...?"

"These people!? How could they watch a new drama and not tell us?!"

"This old man must also go watch this Investiture of the Gods!" He instantly lost all desire to work, "Let us... swap a few more individuals of the Ascension Realm up here to let them mind the shop, while we go watch the television drama!"

Each of them held a large storage bag filled to the brim with immortal crystals; even just their share of the dividends amounted to a vast sum. They exchanged looks...

"It seems that solely by relying on the money earned from dividends, we can already purchase a great many things...!?"

"Then we shall also practice some array when the time comes!" Gu Tingyun laughed heartily.

"Splendid idea!" Zong Wu agreed, "They are practicing the Ten Absolute Arrays, is there anything even more powerful?!"

...

At this time, Boss Fang suddenly received a new system upgrade quest.

System Upgrade Quest: Obtain a Large Amount of Energy Crystals 2

Quest Description: This quest can be repeatedly accepted five times

Quest Reward: One Mythological Rare Treasure Gift Pack

"Hmm...?" Boss Fang glanced at it, "This quest can actually be repeatedly accepted several times?!"

One must know that past quests could only be accepted once, and they frequently failed to yield good items!

For instance, the God-Striking Whip obtained last time had left Boss Fang so exasperated that he nearly dismantled it directly; what use did this boss have for such a thing?!

However, this was excellent; Mythological Rare Treasures... at least he could open it a few more times, it could not possibly give him a God-Striking Whip every single time, right?!

Boss Fang's thoughts instantly became lively...

...

Now, as for those Ten Absolute Arrays, they were truly exceptionally perilous. It was not until the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect arrived to assist, borrowing Dharma treasures from all quarters and deliberating for a long duration, spending a vast amount of time, that the arrays were broken one by one.

As for those Ten Heavenly Lords of Golden Island, no matter how heaven-defying their Daoist arts were, they could not escape this rolling tribulation, ultimately ending up decapitated and without intact corpses, which left people sighing with emotion.

Whether it was the customers of the old shop, the elves of the new shop, or even other alien races, the first thing they did upon entering the shop was invariably to discuss this newly released Investiture of the Gods.

All manners of Dharma treasures and various divine abilities; whenever their discussions reached profound depths, they could not help but forget the hour.

"Who do you think... beneath the three Sect Masters, is the most powerful immortal...?" During their time off the computers they researched the Ten Absolute Arrays, and they were no less earnest when on them. Within the Jiuhua City shop, Su Tianji, Xue Daolv, and the others sat before their computers, not even in a hurry to watch the next episode, but first discussing the previous plot.

"That goes without saying, it is naturally Zhao Gongming! The Sea-Fixing Pearls and the Dragon-Binding Cord slaughtered in all directions; the Twelve Golden Immortals, including Daoist Ran Deng, were no match for him!" Jun Yangzi spoke with excitement.

Whenever they spoke of the magical combats therein, they could not help but feel their blood boil.

Even in the Canglan City shop of the Western Continent, the Elven Queen, Kellybel, could be seen opening the television drama while discussing animatedly with a large group of elves beside her: "This Daoist Master Lu Ya, one wonders what his origins are. The Nail-Head Seven-Arrows Book actually nailed Zhao Gongming to death directly. Could this person be even more powerful than the three Sect Masters?!"

"That Treasure-Dropping Gold Coin... and the Golden Dragon Scissors... why are there so many formidable treasures within this Investiture of the Gods!" The elven maiden, Sera, also gasped in admiration.

It felt as though watching this Investiture of the Gods had exhausted a lifetime's worth of experience; never before in any place had they heard of so many miraculous treasures!

...

"Say, this Nail-Head Seven-Arrows Book... could it perhaps also be learned?!" Within the old shop, the crowd stared intently ahead while filled with wonder.

They watched as Daoist Master Lu Ya took out a book, written clearly with incantations and hand seals to be used in sequence. He established a camp in the Western Mountains, erected a platform within the camp, and tied a straw man. Upon the straw man, the three characters of Zhao Gongming's name were written. A lamp was placed above the head, and a lamp beneath the feet. He trod the Big Dipper steps, wrote talismans, formed hand seals, and burned them.

Su Tianji and the other cultivators watched it repeatedly several times in succession, and she suddenly cried out in surprise: "Why do I feel that this can also be learned?!"