Carving the Insect-Repelling Array

Of course, it wasn't truly carved onto the array disk itself, but rather drawn onto that layer of spiritual energy.

He had firmly memorized the diagram of the Insect-killing Array earlier that morning when he carefully read the section about it.

Ever since stepping into the Foundation Establishment realm, Lin Xiao felt that his memory had greatly improved.

For relatively common and basic things like the Insect-killing Array, memorization had become a very simple task for him. He could remember them without much effort at all, almost to the point of having a photographic memory.

Sitting upright on their futons to the side, Mo Yuanjiao and Guard Mo watched Lin Xiao control the array disk while simultaneously carving the array diagram. Seeing his spiritual energy flowing endlessly, their hearts were filled with great admiration and longing.

Currently, they barely even knew how to use a Dust Removal Spell. The last time they successfully used it to clean their teeth, the spiritual energy in their bodies was instantly depleted.

How could they possibly be like Lin Xiao, continuously outputting spiritual energy without showing the slightest sign of exhaustion?

In just a short dozen breaths, Lin Xiao stopped carving.

As it was his first attempt at carving, the flow of his spiritual energy was still quite rusty. He often failed to replenish his spiritual energy in time at certain crucial nodes, so although he managed to complete it, the entire array diagram looked a bit crooked.

Lin Xiao knew without even testing it that if this array were to be printed and used, its effects definitely wouldn't be very good.

However, since it was his first time, Lin Xiao was still quite satisfied with being able to complete it on his first try.

He didn't waste any printing paper. He simply withdrew the spiritual energy from the array disk, and the array diagram he had just carved vanished from it.

Mo Yuanjiao and the other man watched quietly from the side.

They couldn't understand it anyway.

Turning his head and seeing the two sitting quietly, Lin Xiao thought for a moment before taking out the Comprehensive Guide to Basic Array Carving from his private storage and handing it to them.

If you are bored sitting there, you can take a look at this. The first few pages contain the simplest arrays. You can give it a try in a bit.

Guard Mo reached out to take it and handed it to Mo Yuanjiao.

Holding the thick, heavy book, Mo Yuanjiao asked Lin Xiao excitedly,

Senior Brother Sect Master, can we really try it later too?

Lin Xiao nodded.

Of course. Later, I will control the array disk for you. You just need to inject your spiritual energy into this carving knife and start drawing.

He had just discovered that although controlling the carving knife required quite a bit of skill, it actually didn't consume much spiritual energy.

This would be a perfect way to train their spiritual energy control.

Receiving Lin Xiao's confirmation, Mo Yuanjiao nodded vigorously and said,

I will definitely study hard!

With that said, he placed the book between himself and Guard Mo, turned to the very first page, and the two of them buried their heads in serious study.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao felt very gratified in his heart.

Being eager to learn was a good thing.

When the time came, he would have them learn all four skills. Who knows, they might be particularly talented in one of them and reach the first-grade rank? Thinking even bolder, what if one of them was exceptionally amazing and mastered all four?

Wouldn't that quest be completed directly then?

He was getting ahead of himself.

Pulling back his thoughts, Lin Xiao began his second attempt at carving the Insect-killing Array.

With the experience from his last attempt, combined with the fact that as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his control over spiritual energy was already quite precise, and considering that the Insect-killing Array was a very simple basic array itself, this carving attempt went extremely well. The entire process was as smooth as flowing water and moving clouds.

A moment later, looking at the perfect Insect-killing Array, Lin Xiao was very satisfied. He pulled out a sheet of array diagram printing paper from under the table beside him and laid it on top.

A flash of light passed over the printing paper, and the array diagram formed by spiritual energy that had just been floating above the array disk was completely printed onto the paper, forming an Insect-killing Array diagram.

Glancing over and seeing that Mo Yuanjiao and the other man were still earnestly reading the Comprehensive Guide to Basic Array Carving, Lin Xiao immediately carved eight more Insect-killing Arrays and took out printing paper to print them all.

Guessing that the two would still need some time to read the book, Lin Xiao didn't disturb them. He tucked the Insect-killing Arrays away and quietly slipped out of the Array Hall.

He wanted to take them to his father to test them out.

Arriving at the terraced fields behind the sect, he saw Lin Dayou and Lin Yun sowing seeds in the open field.

Nearby, Liu Yunan and Yang Jinshu were walking towards them, carrying wooden buckets filled with water.

Lin Xiao slapped his forehead!

He had forgotten to bring out the Irrigation Spell he created last night for everyone to learn.

He immediately walked over to Liu Yunan and Yang Jinshu and said,

Aunt Yang, Baldy, I have an Irrigation Spell here that can be used to water the fields.

Saying that, he pulled out the Irrigation Spell manual from his private storage, which he hadn't yet had time to duplicate.

I just haven't had time to make copies yet, so you guys will have to make do and read it together for now. I will make more copies when I have time.

Hearing this, Yang Jinshu smiled gently and said,

There is no need, Brother Xiao. Do you have a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone? I can just hand-copy a few extra ones.

Lin Xiao realized she was right. Aunt Yang knew how to read and write anyway. So he took out a set of the brush, ink, and inkstone left over from when he built the Talisman Crafting Room earlier from his private storage. He then pulled out a few sheets from the two quires of paper he had bought and handed them to her, saying,

Then I will have to trouble you, Aunt Yang.

Yang Jinshu smiled and shook her head, saying,

You have provided us with so many conveniences for cultivation. Now I am just helping to copy a book, how is that any trouble? Being able to help out actually makes me feel more at ease.

Saying that, she turned her head to Liu Yunan and said,

Nan'er, I will go and copy this spell a few times first. You stay here and continue fetching water for your Uncle Lin and the others.

After finishing her sentence, Yang Jinshu turned around and left to transcribe the Irrigation Spell.

Lin Xiao helped carry the full water buckets to the edge of the field, then stopped Liu Yunan from going to fetch more water.

He raised his eyebrows and said smugly to Liu Yunan,

Watch me!

Immediately after, he turned around and cast an Irrigation Spell on this patch of spiritual field that was baking under the hot sun.

Two meters above the previously dry and hot field, a thin layer of dark clouds vaguely gathered. In the next moment, this thin layer of dark clouds began dropping a fine and dense drizzle.

The drizzle was very fine and moist. Falling onto Lin Dayou and Lin Yun, who were still working hard in the field with their heads down, they didn't feel a thing at first.

It wasn't until a good while later, when the two felt their bodies gradually covered by the drizzle, that a trace of coolness lingered around them.

Only then did they realize that it seemed to be raining.

But the sun was clearly still hanging brightly in the sky.

After looking around for a moment, the two of them discovered that it seemed to only be drizzling over the patch of field they were on.

Turning their heads and seeing Lin Xiao smiling mischievously by the edge of the field in the distance, Lin Yun realized what was going on. He shouted loudly at Lin Xiao,

Erlang, did you do this? What is going on?

Hearing his eldest son's words, Lin Dayou also followed his gaze and saw Lin Xiao in the distance.

As soon as he saw Lin Xiao's smug expression, Lin Dayou felt the urge to take off his shoe.

For no particular reason other than it being a habitual conditioned reflex built over many years.