A young girl and a handsome young man stood in the square, surrounded by some house servants and guest elders.
Radiant Moon crossed her arms, somewhat impatiently saying, "Brother, why is it so hard to find an array master?"
Murong Jian shook his head with a bitter smile, "Array formations are inherently complex. It’s even rarer to find someone who has reached the master stage."
"But the Chen family brought an array master over two days ago. We’re already two days late..."
"I know." Murong Jian patted his sister on the shoulder, comforting her. "But don’t worry, Sister Ying. In the Southern Domain with Yixian Dao, we have far more array masters than other places. I think we should be able to find an array master today!"
As the two were talking, a young man with silver eyes in a black robe approached, followed by a silent, burly young man.
Murong Jian glanced briefly at the burly young man behind before retracting his gaze. If any loose cultivators wanted to follow them to the ruins, the house servants nearby would handle it.
"Are you here to join our Murong family to explore the ruins?" a house servant in front asked.
The silver-eyed young man said, "That’s right. I heard you’re recruiting an array master. Is that true?"
Murong Jian was taken aback. He quickly stepped forward.
"Yes, we need an array master!" Murong Jian scrutinized Su Yuan, surprised to see that the other was much younger than him. He couldn’t help but ask in doubt, "Are you the array master?"
"Correct." Su Yuan nodded with a smile.
Hearing Su Yuan’s confirmation, Murong Jian and Radiant Moon were both greatly surprised. The surrounding house servants and guest elders also looked on in disbelief.
Such a young array master, could he be an expert from Yixian Dao?
Murong Jian politely inquired, "May I know your name and which sect or school you are from?"
"I am Su Yuan, with no affiliation to any sect."
"Oh?" Murong Jian examined Su Yuan again, then looked at Mo Fei behind him. After a moment of consideration, he said, "Could you demonstrate the skills of an array master?"
Su Yuan smiled, "Of course."
Demonstrating array skills was not difficult.
With a thought, a layer of black light spread out from Su Yuan, forming a barrier emitting blue light.
At the same time, everyone within the barrier felt an intense suppression of their star power.
"Brother, my star power is suppressed by at least twenty to thirty percent!" Radiant Moon exclaimed.
Murong Jian, being more knowledgeable, was surprised, "Body Array Technique?"
The Body Array Technique was a formation school that had emerged in the Southern Continent over the past thousand years, originating from Yixian Dao.
It was a more convenient formation method developed alongside the traditional methods of using the earth or artifacts as a medium.
By inscribing formations on the body with more intricate methods, it allowed for free movement.
In terms of convenience, using the body as a medium was much more flexible than the other methods.
However, in terms of power, it was somewhat inferior to the other two methods.
But due to its convenience, the emergence of the Body Array Technique had greatly enhanced the individual combat power of Yixian Dao disciples.
Especially because the Body Array Technique required a certain level of physical strength, nearly half of the Yixian Dao disciples could be considered body cultivators nowadays.
Typically, those who were adept at body cultivation would become more robust and muscular through postnatal training and spiritual medicine.
However, the youth in front of them had a well-proportioned body, which didn’t quite fit the image, unlike the burly fellow behind him... who was definitely a body cultivator!
Su Yuan explained, "This is the array I set up, called ’Expelling Spirit,’ which can suppress the enemy’s cultivation."
"No problem. A third-level array can’t achieve this level of effect!" Murong Jian nodded in delight, then confirmed again, "Since you know the Body Array Technique, are you truly not a disciple of Yixian Dao?"
Su Yuan smiled, "No. Yixian Dao is a major sect among the top ten, not just anyone can enter."
Murong Jian nodded, not pressing further, and began to introduce the situation to Su Yuan.
"We discovered a secret realm in the Xige Desert. However, there seem to be quite a few array remnants inside, so we need an array master to assist us in exploring."
"Yes, I’ve heard a bit about this." Su Yuan nodded, then asked, "What about the payment?"
"Payment... Well..." Murong Jian looked at Su Yuan, thinking for a while before gritting his teeth, "Payment is 300,000 lint. How about that?"
This price was even 100,000 lint higher than what the Chen family had offered two days ago. Given the two-day delay, Murong Jian was anxious and offered a sincere price.
"300,000 lint..." Su Yuan pretended to ponder for a while, then nodded, "Deal."
Murong Jian was overjoyed, "Great! Then please wait a bit, Master Su. We’ll get ready and set off shortly!"
At noon, a team of over twenty led by the Murong siblings set off into the Xige Desert.
As they ventured deeper into the desert, the team gradually encountered some lower third-level Star Beasts.
And after progressing for two days, they even came across some Shining Star Level Star Beasts.
However, with the Murong family’s experts leading the way, these scattered Star Beasts were driven off or dealt with before they got close to the team.
Murong Jian said to Su Yuan, "The Xige Desert is vast and boundless. It’s said that there are even Burning Sun Star Beasts deep within.
But around Blazing Sand City, we’re relatively safe, seldom seeing the dangerous Radiant Moon Star Beasts."