Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh

"You actually have such a crystal stone?"

Di Yan’s words carried a hint of excitement at this moment.

Then he reached out and directly took a piece of green crystal stone from Chu Ning’s hand.

"I always thought the crystal stone used to drive the array here no longer existed in the world. I didn’t expect you to have it."

Chu Ning was also somewhat surprised to hear Di Yan’s words.

"Fellow Daoist Di, are you planning to use this Origin Stone to drive the array?"

"Origin Stone?" Di Yan looked at Chu Ning with curiosity and asked:

"Is this thing called an Origin Stone?"

Chu Ning heard Di Yan’s question and slightly nodded.

Both of them were full of questions.

So they started asking each other simultaneously.

Then each began to explain what they knew.

"I obtained this Origin Stone from a place called No-Spirit Island. A senior once visited this island years ago.

According to some records he left, this stone is known as the Origin Stone.

It can indeed be used as energy to drive arrays, and that senior even used it to power a teleportation array."

Upon hearing this, Di Yan immediately showed an excited expression.

"What did you say? There is a teleportation array on that island powered by this stone?

Where is it? Quickly take me to see it."

At this point, Chu Ning said calmly:

"Fellow Daoist Di, where did you get this Origin Stone?

Why are you thinking of using this Origin Stone to drive an array?"

Hearing Chu Ning’s words, Di Yan suppressed his excitement and replied:

"I got these Origin Stones from Snow Mist Valley."

"Snow Mist Valley?" Chu Ning was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

Di Yan nodded and said, "That’s right. Years ago, when I went to Snow Mist Valley, I discovered an underground cave at the far west end.

There was no Spiritual Qi inside, but there were some crystal stones like this.

Back then, I couldn’t sense any Spiritual Qi in that cave, but I felt the Power of Space, so I brought these crystal stones back and have been studying them, trying to understand without success."

As he spoke, Di Yan pointed to the damaged array beside him.

"About two hundred years ago, on an unexpected journey, I obtained a map of a teleportation array from a small cultivation sect.

This array was vastly different from any teleportation array I knew. Upon further inspection, I realized it wasn’t powered by Spirit Stones.

Instead, it used this type of crystal stone, so I brought it back and tried to set up this teleportation array."

Then Di Yan sighed slightly and said, "Unfortunately, many materials I have neither seen nor heard of.

I attempted to find some substitutes but failed, so I had to abandon it, leaving the damaged array here.

It’s always been a regret."

Hearing this, Chu Ning carefully examined the array and immediately felt a sense of familiarity.

It was somewhat similar to the teleportation array he had seen in the valley of Beast Mountain Forbidden Land on No-Spirit Island.

Perhaps it was because Di Yan had adjusted many materials and array runes that Chu Ning had not noticed it earlier.

Seeing this, Chu Ning couldn’t help but shake his head in amazement.

Back then, on No-Spirit Island, the teleportation array was damaged and lacked many external materials for repair.

But this teleportation array was missing many materials unique to No-Spirit Island.

So it cannot be driven by the Origin Stone.

Thinking of this, Chu Ning directly said to Di Yan:

"Fellow Daoist Di, the energy contained within this Origin Stone is different from the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth.

The earlier senior referred to it as Power of Origin. Although many of the materials for powering that array were similar to our external teleportation arrays,

some materials were unique to the island.

Perhaps that’s why you were unable to set up this type of teleportation array."

"So that’s how it is!" Di Yan had a face of sudden realization upon hearing this.

Then, he looked at Chu Ning with some anticipation and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, do you happen to have these materials with you?

If you do, why not help set up this teleportation array?"

Hearing this, Chu Ning couldn’t help but curiously ask:

"Fellow Daoist Di, I do indeed have some materials on me, but I’m not sure where you intend to go with this teleportation array after it’s set up?

Actually, there is ample Spiritual Qi here, and using this Origin Stone to drive the array is not much different from using Spirit Stones."

Di Yan was slightly stunned on hearing this.

Then he muttered to himself:

"That’s right, where to teleport to? My life span is coming to an end, and it doesn’t matter where a dying person is teleported to.

Never mind, I’ve devoted my life to the Array Dao, but the field is vast, and I’ve only glimpsed a small part of it.

Even if this array could be completed, there are still many arrays I have yet to understand."

As he spoke, Di Yan handed back the Origin Stone he had taken from Chu Ning.

Looking at Chu Ning, he said:

"Fellow Daoist Chu, to be honest, I won’t live past a year.

Since it’s so coincidental, I want to ask you for two favors; one as compensation for the Star Core Sand I give you.

The other, I offer you all my lifetime insights into arrays and some array scriptures I’ve collected as a reward.

I wonder if you would agree."

Chu Ning was slightly taken aback by these words. He indeed sensed that Di Yan had little life force remaining.

But he didn’t expect the other party wouldn’t live past a year.

Without agreeing immediately, Chu Ning asked:

"Fellow Daoist Di, what do you ask of me? I’m not sure if I’m capable of fulfilling it."

Hearing that Chu Ning didn’t agree right away, Di Yan nodded instead.