Chapter 2: Spirit Gathering Array

Zhou Yu widened his eyes, staring somewhat incredulously at the pure white light floating in mid-air. As if moved by some ghostly compulsion, he reached out and touched the light. The light slowly faded away, and the jade stones within it fell onto the table.

His gaze fixed tightly on these jade stones. Each was about the size of a jade pendant, carved with intricate patterns. What was even more astonishing was that within these jade stones, there seemed to be immortal energy drifting about.

“This is the Spirit Gathering Array for the two of you. Come forward and take it. Hmm? Wait, I… I just took out two sets of Spirit Gathering Arrays. How is one set missing? How is that possible? Who is it? Show yourself!” Just as Zhou Yu was immersed in his shock over the jade stones, a voice filled with killing intent suddenly came from the radio.

Hearing the furious roar from the radio, Zhou Yu looked at the few beautiful jade stones on the table in front of him, his face blank with astonishment. These jade stones that came out of the radio… could they possibly be that Uncle-Master Wu’s Spirit Gathering Array?

Snapping back to reality, he gently picked up one of the jade stones with his hand. It felt warm and smooth to the touch, looking crystalline and translucent. Inside, it seemed as if immortal energy was drifting. Moreover, the profound patterns carved on it made one unconsciously become fascinated, far more beautiful than any jade stone he had ever seen.

“Esteemed Senior, since you possess the ability to take objects from a distance, why resort to such methods to obtain a Low-Grade Spirit Gathering Array made from Low-Grade Immortal Stones? Show your true form and join our sect. High-Grade or even Top-Grade Immortal Stones would not be a problem.”

After his initial shout, Uncle-Master Wu’s tone softened a bit. After all, anyone who could steal the Spirit Gathering Array from his hand without him noticing was definitely not an ordinary person.

Zhou Yu rubbed his nose, feeling rather embarrassed. This was simply too unbelievable. After the radio was struck by lightning, the program it picked up was actually a real Immortal World, and the radio could even take things out from it.

“Esteemed Senior, are you still unwilling to show yourself? Although a Low-Grade Spirit Gathering Array is not much, you treating our Xuantian Sect as nothing and entering our sect to act recklessly is intolerable. The Seniors of our sect will definitely capture you…” Seeing that his polite words had no effect and the person who stole the Spirit Gathering Array still did not appear, Uncle-Master Wu spoke with a tone full of threat.

Hearing Uncle-Master Wu’s threatening words, Zhou Yu felt no tension in his heart at all. Instead, he felt somewhat amused. Show himself? He would have to be able to go over there first. Besides, he didn’t steal the Spirit Gathering Array; the radio stole it. It had nothing to do with him.

Although there were people in the Immortal World with immense abilities, those people definitely wouldn’t shatter the void and come here for a mere Low-Grade Spirit Gathering Array.

While Uncle-Master Wu continued his threatening speech, Zhou Yu softly spoke a few words to the radio, testing it. Sure enough, he could only listen to the sounds of that world. His words could not be heard by Uncle-Master Wu at all.

“What a shameless fellow. A mere Low-Grade Spirit Gathering Array is worth stealing? He’s utterly insane. Regarding today’s matter, you two are not to speak of it to anyone, understood?” After a round of threats, Uncle-Master Wu seemed to think the person who stole the Spirit Gathering Array had already left, and he began to rant angrily.

“Yes, Uncle-Master,” two youthful voices quickly replied.

“Come now to receive your Spirit Gathering Arrays. I will tell you the method of use, one by one,” Uncle-Master Wu continued.

At this moment, even though he couldn’t see the scenes of that world, Zhou Yu could guess that Uncle-Master Wu was definitely looking around with a vigilant expression.

While Uncle-Master Wu explained the arrangement and usage methods of the Spirit Gathering Array to the two disciples, Zhou Yu also heard everything clearly through the radio and firmly memorized it.

Right after the explanation finished, the radio’s sound suddenly cut off. Not a single sound could be heard anymore. Zhou Yu’s expression tensed. He picked up the radio and turned the frequency tuning knob, but it had no effect. He couldn’t even hear any static.

After testing it, his gaze fell upon the few jade stones in front of him. His heart was surging with waves, unable to calm down for a long time. If not for these jade stones that flew out of the radio, he would probably suspect that everything just now was just a dream.

The radio could actually pick up the sounds of an Immortal World. Even with his years of experience reading novels, for a moment he found it hard to believe.

If not for these jade stones, at this stage he might have only treated these sounds as an audio version of an immortal fantasy novel, and would never have guessed that this could be a real, existing Immortal World.

Zhou Yu picked up the jade stones and arranged them neatly on the table. There were four jade stones in total. Each one was crystalline, translucent, and extremely beautiful, far beyond what any jade stone on Earth could compare to. And according to Uncle-Master Wu, these were merely Low-Grade Immortal Stones.

The patterns carved on these four jade stones were very profound and mysterious, seemingly capable of making one lose themselves in fascination. Moreover, the patterns were different from each other, seemingly able to form a complete design.

After Uncle-Master Wu’s explanation, he also learned about the effects and arrangement method of this Spirit Gathering Array. Looking at the jade stones on the table, a trace of excitement showed on his face. He couldn’t wait to test it out right now.

However, he glanced at the dark night sky and couldn’t help but shake his head. He decided to test it tomorrow. Turning off the light, the jade stones emitted a soft glow, making him feel very comfortable. After holding and playing with them in his hand for a while, he placed the jade stones under his pillow. It took him a long time to calm his emotions before he finally fell asleep.

The next morning around seven or eight o’clock, Zhou Yu suddenly jolted awake from his dream. He quickly pushed aside the pillow. Underneath the pillow, the four jade stones were still just as beautiful.

Haha, it was real. He felt extremely excited in his heart. Picking up the jade stones, he felt like kissing them. The Spirit Gathering Array, the Immortal World… it was all real.

Looking at the radio on the table, he picked it up, turned it on, and tested it. There was no sound. Could it only be received at night, or during thunderstorms? It was truly puzzling.

Thinking of the function of the Spirit Gathering Array, Zhou Yu couldn’t bear his curiosity any longer. He put the four jade stones and the radio into a handbag and dashed out. “Mom, I have something to do, I’m going out.”

“This child, what’s the rush? Xiao Yu, have breakfast before you go out!” Mother Zhou quickly ran out from the kitchen and called out.

“You guys eat first,” Zhou Yu said without looking back. He raced all the way towards the Old Family House. Given the current situation, the Old Family House was undoubtedly the best place to experiment with the Spirit Gathering Array.

Besides the arrangement method and some basic information about the Spirit Gathering Array, he didn’t know if any strange phenomena would appear when it was set up. So, finding a place with no people was the best choice.

Walking on the small village path, facing the sea breeze carrying a slightly fishy scent, Zhou Yu felt refreshed. His mind was also very clear, without the usual muddled feeling he had upon just waking up. This was probably related to him sleeping with these jade stones under his pillow yesterday.

After arriving at the Old Family House, he directly closed the gate and propped it shut with two pieces of wood. Then, holding the handbag, he entered the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Zhou Yu took out the four jade stones and the radio. He touched the warm, smooth jade stones, looked around, and finally his gaze landed on two grapevines not far away. He decided to bury the Spirit Gathering Array around the grapevines to test its effects.