When Qin Mu took out the Moon Pearl, those in the know had already guessed what was going on. Then, as the array plate circulated and spiritual energy gathered, the conference room became foggy. No one spoke; everyone suppressed their curiosity and began to cultivate. Even the naive Qin Yuling followed her elder brother's instructions and began to breathe rhythmically.
Bu Fang and the others who were guarding outside the door were also taken aback, and then they also began to silently absorb the spiritual energy.
In the same hour, the spiritual energy was quickly absorbed completely. Although it was not as noticeable as the progress made by an individual, it was still equivalent to ten days of cultivation.
After opening their eyes, they all looked at Qin Mu with some excitement. They understood that since Qin Mu had figured out the use of the Moon Pearl, it could definitely be used for a long time.
“You guessed right, it can be used for a long time, and I can make a larger array plate. But…” Qin Mu looked at their eager eyes and confirmed their guess.
"But what? Huai Dao, you said we would definitely do it," Cheng Huaimo asked eagerly.
“But it requires a lot of jade. As you can see, ten pieces have been used up in just a short time. Expanding the array plate will require even more,” Qin Mu explained.
"It's alright, it's just jade! There are so many of us, we can definitely scrape together some, and if we don't have enough, we can just go buy more," Cheng Huaimo said, waving his hand dismissively.
"You're oversimplifying things. If the jade is of low purity, the effect will definitely be poor," Han Chen said, shaking his head.
“You’re right, so we need everyone to chip in,” Qin Mu nodded.
"I…"
"Brother Han, don't worry about it. It doesn't matter if there's no jade. We're all friends. Improving your strength will also increase the strength of the Six Doors," Qin Mu interrupted Han Chen.
"Yes, I have some medicinal herbs that can also increase everyone's strength," Han Chen nodded gratefully. He and his teacher Sun Simiao both loved healing the sick and saving lives, but he was left in Chang'an to study, and even so, he didn't have any extra money. Although he could ask Yuan Tiangang and the others for some, he would not only owe them a favor, but also feel ashamed, so he couldn't ask.
"Perfect timing. That's exactly what I wanted to discuss with Brother Han about the prescription. I have the prescription, but I don't know how to prepare it," Qin Mu said with a smile. Actually, there was something else he didn't say: after more than a thousand years, they might not even know if the medicinal herbs still had their original names, and they might not know where they came from, or where they were mainly produced. Han Chen would definitely know this, because only by knowing the locations could they easily collect them.
"It's nothing!" Han Chen said with a smile.
"That's good. I'll make a list next, and everyone can help collect medicinal herbs and jade through their own channels. I need to make a large array plate, so I don't have time for these things," Qin Mu said, clapping his hands lightly.
"Okay! You go ahead with your work! We'll keep an eye on things at the yamen." Princess Changning said gently. Every time she saw her young man calmly and confidently directing a group of older people, she felt a sense of pride.
“That’s right! Toothpick Wu has already submitted it to the Dali Temple. The yamen is quite idle lately.” Yuchi Baolin nodded and said.
"If I really listened to you, the Six Doors would be in complete chaos. Baoqing, you and Huailiang keep an eye on the establishment of the stronghold!" Qin Mu rolled his eyes at him and said.
Cheng Huailiang and Yuchi Baoqing, having handled several significant projects including managing the vegetable and fruit supply markets and overseeing the construction of Rugui Tower and the commercial street, have become quite capable. With some free time lately, it's a good opportunity to give them some more tasks, lest they revert to their old ways of idleness and aimless wandering.
“Okay, Brother Qin!” Cheng Huailiang readily agreed. He felt that directing others to do things was much more interesting than practicing martial arts and hanging out with others.
Qin Mu inspected the official business and then went to Li Gang's house. He was going to be busy lately, so he had to go and let him know.
Li Gang had no objection to this, mainly because this student was indeed very easy to teach, grasping concepts quickly and applying them to new situations. While teaching him was easy, it also brought some pressure. He assigned Qin Mu his homework and then let him leave.
Expanding the array plate isn't something you can do at will, especially since Qin Mu isn't just expanding it a little bit. After all, he needs to provide training space for more than ten people, so how could he possibly manage with a smaller array plate?
After researching and contemplating for a long time, Qin Mu decided to try setting up a grand formation. If the simplified Four Symbols Formation could activate the Moon Pearl's effect, what about the complete Three Enclosures Four Symbols Formation?
The Three Enclosures and Four Symbols Formation comes in various sizes. Qin Mu decided to set up the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols Formation at the Six Doors because the Six Doors was large enough and he could make the decisions.
First, use the architectural drawings of the Six Doors to calculate the positions of the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols, and then start making the array plates. The seven array plates of the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols plus a main array plate are no small project. They not only require a lot of materials, but also require a delicate job.
I just happened to get a bronze Buddha statue from Yuezhu Temple. Bronze is the best material for making array plates because it is pure enough and highly sensitive to spiritual energy.
After the Buddha statue was dismantled, it was transported back to the Six Doors. Some other precious materials were also sent over. With Yuchi Baolin as his assistant, along with two guest elders from the Xiangli family, they helped him to forge twenty-two array plates, two sets of two and one main set, plus the core array plate, for a total of twenty-two.
Qin Mu needed to concentrate on carving patterns on the array plate and then embedding the materials into the patterns.
Gold, mithril, gemstone powder, animal bone powder, are mixed together in a certain proportion, and then materials of different coarseness are meticulously inlaid, and finally smoothed out.
Pit was dug into the six doors, and large blue stones were buried inside to secure the array plates. The array plates were then connected by copper wire mixed with animal bones.
Finally, there was the main array plate, located a hundred meters away from the detention area. Qin Mu had a tent set up there, and in the middle of the tent was a metal block that emitted a dark golden light, with what appeared to be gems and twinkling starlight.
"Phew!" Qin Mu finally breathed a sigh of relief after placing the last fist-sized piece of jade into a pit in the metal plate. He had worked tirelessly for nearly ten days to complete this project.
"Did you succeed?" Yuchi Baolin asked curiously.
"Whether it succeeds or not, we'll find out by trying!" Qin Mu said, his eyes gleaming with excitement. This was the first time he had set up such a large formation, and this experience had made him much more familiar with formations.
"Okay! Let's give it a try, I'll go arrange it!" Cheng Huaimo was also a little excited, and then quickly ran out of the tent.
Before long, the people who had been staying at the Six Doors entered the tent one after another, found a corner, sat down obediently, and waited patiently.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Qin Mu took a deep breath, placed his hands on the metal plate, and spiritual energy surged out, activating the array plate.
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