Shen Gongbao, who was in the courtyard, naturally noticed Ao Bing's presence, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
Or rather, in the scene just now, neither Shen Gongbao nor Chong Houhu intended to deliberately avoid Ao Bing.
Chong Houhu did not deliberately avoid the topic in order to avoid causing Ao Bing to misunderstand.
Shen Gongbao did not deliberately avoid the topic because collecting array materials was not something that could be kept secret.
Since winning the Nine-Turn Golden Body Pill in the lottery, Shen Gongbao has made taking the pill his most important task for the foreseeable future.
Coincidentally, after rescuing Chong Houhu, without much persuasion from Shen Gongbao, Chong Houhu decided to sever all ties with the Chan Sect.
So it's quite simple, Shen Gongbao got the second gold-level lottery draw for the optional mission 2: Forbearance is not cowardice.
The final reward was also within Shen Gongbao's expectations: a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure, the Thunderclap Array Flag.
If it were a common low-grade acquired spiritual treasure, its effect on Shen Gongbao might not be significant.
However, Shen Gongbao happened to have a decent lightning-attribute formation in his memory.
Using the Thunder Cloud Array Flag to set up that array was a good use of resources.
Of course, to set up an array that can withstand the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Pill's Nine Revolutions Thunder Tribulation, one Thunder Banner alone is not enough.
Since his own life was at stake, Shen Gongbao dared not be careless in the slightest.
According to Shen Gongbao's envisioned formation, the Thunder Cloud Formation Flag could serve as the formation's core. In addition to the core, Shen Gongbao also needed sufficient treasures as the formation's base and suitable materials to inscribe the formation patterns.
Shen Gongbao needed to prepare all of these things in advance.
The path of spiritual practice emphasizes innate qualities and enlightenment, as well as resources, companions, methods, and environment.
Shen Gongbao has never lacked in innate talent and comprehension, but the difference between sect cultivators and independent cultivators is still quite significant in terms of wealth, companions, methods, and land.
As a sect cultivator, you can obtain any materials you need through your sect. But it's different for independent cultivators. All the treasures they need must be earned bit by bit by themselves.
Fortunately, Shen Gongbao had never experienced the conveniences of a sect cultivator when he was a disciple of a sage, so now that he was a rogue cultivator, he didn't feel any discomfort.
It's just material for crafting formations.
As for the Thunder Banner, which serves as the core of the formation, I've already collected it. As for the remaining materials, I'll slowly gather them all eventually.
Unexpectedly, Shen Gongbao had only just begun collecting when Chong Houhu came knocking on his door.
As expected of the Marquis of the North, Chong Houhu's family is indeed wealthy. Even though he didn't know exactly what Shen Gongbao needed the first time, the materials he brought already contained many of the materials that Shen Gongbao required.
Moreover, before leaving, Chong Houhu had already said that he should be left to collect the remaining materials.
Given Chong Houhu's confident demeanor, Shen Gongbao believed that even if Chong Houhu couldn't collect all the necessary array materials, he would at least get close.
Therefore, Shen Gongbao needs to consider other options.
After all, in order to safely pass through the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Pill's Nine Revolutions Thunder Tribulation, the formation is one aspect, but other things such as healing pills are also indispensable.
Shen Gongbao's previous lack of avoidance of Ao Bing was somewhat intentional.
Shen Gongbao could naturally see that Ao Bing was trying to win him over; otherwise, Ao Bing wouldn't have given him the Four Seas Seal, a treasure symbolizing the supreme status of the Four Seas Dragon Palace.
Shen Gongbao didn't seem to mind Ao Bing's attempts to win him over.
The reason he left the Chan Sect was not because he truly disliked the Sage Sect.
Shen Gongbao left Yuxu Palace simply because he disliked Yuanshi Tianzun and his group.
Maintaining good relations with the Sihai Tongbao Pavilion was of great help to Shen Gongbao.
After leaving Jade Void Palace, Shen Gongbao needed to purchase everything he needed for cultivation, as well as materials for setting up formations like this.
As the largest commercial force in the entire prehistoric world, Shen Gongbao's friendship with the Four Seas Treasure Pavilion is definitely more beneficial than harmful.
But Shen Gongbao really wanted to tell Ao Bing that he didn't really want the Four Seas Seal or anything like that. Instead of giving him the Four Seas Seal, he'd rather give him something more practical.
This time, Shen Gongbao didn't hide the fact that Chong Houhu had come to his door. He wanted to tell Ao Bing clearly, "If you want to send something, just ask me!"
Stop overthinking it!
Fortunately, although Ao Bing misunderstood Shen Gongbao's hint, he at least received it.
Seeing that Chong Houhu had left, Ao Bing pulled Ao Lan towards the courtyard where Shen Gongbao was, saying to Ao Lan as they walked:
“Aunt Lan, I just saw Chong Houhu take a lot of array materials to Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao. It must be that Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao suddenly wants to learn arrays.”
“As you know, although the Chan Sect is a sect of saints, they are only mediocre when it comes to array formations. We have never heard of Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao being good at any array formations before. Obviously, he was just doing it on a whim.”
"Formations aren't so easy to learn, which is why I specifically called you over. If Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao encounters any difficulties later, please be sure to offer your guidance!"
Looking at Ao Bing, who was chattering incessantly, Ao Lan couldn't help but shake her head.
What kind of bewitching drug did Shen Gongbao give Ao Bing to make him so absent-minded?
However, Ao Lan knew in his heart that everything Ao Bing did was for the Four Seas Dragon Palace to regain its former glory.
But how could a mere prince of the Dragon Palace possibly accomplish this?
Ao Lan sighed inwardly, but on the surface she still reluctantly agreed:
"Alright, I agree. He's just a newbie to formations; teaching him is more than enough for me. You know, I've visited quite a few renowned experts to learn formations."
Ao Lan's voice suddenly stopped.
Seeing that Ao Lan hadn't responded for a while, Ao Bing couldn't help but turn around and look at Ao Lan beside him.
Ao Bing saw Ao Lan stare wide-eyed at the ground in front of Shen Gongbao, her face filled with horror.
Her beautiful eyes were filled with shock.
What happened?
Ao Bing's face was full of doubt:
"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao's array formation skills are so low that even Aunt Lan couldn't stand it anymore?"
Ao Bing had no prior knowledge of array formations, so he didn't understand why Ao Lan's array patterns, which Shen Gongbao had drawn, had suddenly turned into this form.
To ease the awkwardness, Ao Bing couldn't help but say:
“Aunt Lan, if there is really a problem with Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao’s formation, you can just point it out to him directly. I think Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao will be able to accept it.”
However, Ao Lan completely ignored Ao Bing's words, instead staring intently at Shen Gongbao beside him, and said, word by word:
"Did you draw all these array patterns?"
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