"Goodbye, Steward Xu!"
Li Yunjing bowed slightly before turning around to leave, closing the door behind him.
Li Yunjing walked out of Xu Wuyi’s office, and this time, unlike before, he had a jade scroll hanging from his waist, resembling a white jade pendant.
Hongshan glanced at him at the door, nodded, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Junior Brother Li, for officially becoming a member of the Seven Star Palace!"
"Haha! It’s an honor to join Seven Star Palace!"
Li Yunjing responded with a smile, while secretly cursing in his heart, "You didn’t treat me as one of your own before! Not a single smile! Now, with a jade scroll, I’m suddenly considered one of you?"
As they spoke, Li Yunjing discreetly glanced at Hongshan; sure enough, a jade scroll hung from his waist as well.
This object had a special spiritual power fluctuation, and Li Yunjing could tell at a glance that it was the same type as his own jade scroll.
Besides its map function, this jade scroll was also a special movable array, almost equivalent to a pass for the "Seven Star Palace."
With this object, one truly became a member of the "Seven Star Palace!"
Li Yunjing and Hongshan descended the stairs together, following the same path.
From the third floor to the first floor, they no longer felt the intense divine sense monitoring them.
"This thing is really useful!"
Li Yunjing couldn’t help but marvel in his heart.
Joining the "Seven Star Palace" gave Li Yunjing a deeper understanding of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect."
It turned out that not every place in the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" had a relaxed and carefree atmosphere.
There were still many restrictive forbidden zones that intensely suppressed individuals.
At this moment, Li Yunjing didn’t know whether to feel happy or upset.
Elder Liu hadn’t mentioned these matters back then; now, having joined the "Seven Star Palace" in confusion, there’s no hope of leaving.
Of course, this was merely a fleeting thought in Li Yunjing’s mind; he was still looking forward to the days ahead in the "Seven Star Palace."
Before long, Li Yunjing and Hongshan descended the stairs and met Qin Ping waiting below.
Like Hongshan, seeing that Li Yunjing now had an identity, Qin Ping’s attitude towards him became much kinder.
At least he could exchange a few words with Li Yunjing, genuinely treating him as one of their own.
"Brother Li, do you need us to escort you to your residence?"
Once outside, Hongshan kindly inquired.
"Thank you for your kindness, but there’s no need. If I can’t even understand mere runes, what use is my cultivation of the Array Dao?"
Li Yunjing, already accustomed to the arrogance of the "Seven Star Palace," directly engaged in it, speaking with brazenness.
"Good! Brother Li indeed has extraordinary talent, suited for our ’Seven Star Palace’!"
"Being able to grasp the map from a single glance at the jade scroll, that’s impressive!"
Hongshan and Qin Ping smiled, continually praising him.
Li Yunjing’s demeanor seemed to match their temperament well.
This confidence was exactly what an Array Master should possess!
"Haha! Farewell! I’ll go settle in first!"
Li Yunjing thought to himself, these members of the "Seven Star Palace" are truly oddballs!
After bidding them farewell, with the jade scroll serving as his identity token, Li Yunjing could walk freely within the "Seven Star Palace."
Of course, this so-called freedom depended on his ability to read the map.
The content on the jade scroll was highly complex, and Li Yunjing could only decipher a small portion of it.
The "Seven Star Palace" was almost like a vast array in itself, containing numerous large and small arrays along with countless restrictions, all interconnected and endlessly intricate.
This was a tightly-woven world of arrays.
For now, Li Yunjing only knew a few correct routes for navigation.
He hardly understood the deeper intricacies.
For instance, the line of trees ahead of Li Yunjing carried special significance.
If Li Yunjing wanted to cut down one tree, he would immediately face a counterattack!
Within the "Seven Star Palace," every blade of grass and every tree was part of the Array Dao!
If one’s cultivation in arrays was lacking, navigating the "Seven Star Palace" would be filled with peril.
The "Seven Star Palace" was vast; Li Yunjing wandered around the city for two hours before he had explored it all.
It wasn’t that Li Yunjing walked slowly; rather, some places were uncertain, requiring him to stand still and decipher the runes on the jade scroll to find the deeply hidden route.
As night fell, Li Yunjing finally found an alley in the northern part of the city.
At the alley’s end was a manor, which was Li Yunjing’s new residence.
The manor was large, with tall walls standing at three zhang high.
Green bricks and red tiles concealed everything; even Li Yunjing’s divine sense couldn’t see clearly inside as it seemed to be obscured by arrays.
However, through Li Yunjing’s sensing, the manor covered nearly ten acres, with at least three or four courtyards and various garden landscapes.
The crimson gate standing at three zhang three had a talisman seal; unless the owner arrived, intruders would be immediately repelled by the restriction.
Next to the copper ring on the gate, there was a shallow groove that perfectly matched the size of Li Yunjing’s jade scroll.
Li Yunjing instantly recognized that the jade scroll was the key to the gate.
Li Yunjing took out his jade scroll and placed it in the groove; suddenly, a yellow light glowed brightly, and with a "creak," the lock opened.
Li Yunjing lightly pushed the gate open and entered the courtyard.
His jade scroll also underwent new changes, functioning like a core to fully control the manor’s arrays and restrictions.
Not having time to study the inner arrays, Li Yunjing first examined the manor’s layout.
What met his eyes was a cleverly arranged woodland garden.