World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 167 - 63 Enlightenment Array Technique

Chapter 167: Chapter 63 Enlightenment Array Technique

After Zhang Xiaoman made this request, Ye Cang immediately agreed and spontaneously took on the task of supplying the subsequent medicinal materials.

In his words, the practice of medicine was inseparable from family traditions, and Dragon Sleep Mountain could be considered at least half a medical family.

The materials that Zhang Xiaoman needed were all readily available at his place, and, as the sum total wasn’t worth much money, he simply had a disciple go to the pharmacy and fetch them all.

Zhang Xiaoman, of course, understood the other’s intention. The materials required for painting the Enlightenment Array were 70% medicinal herbs.

While most of them were common medications available on the roadside, there were also a few precious herbs, including ginseng, with a total value of around one hundred thousand.

Ye Cang’s intention was clear—he wanted to tie himself tighter to the Star Alliance ship.

Although Zhang Xiaoman was happy to see this happen, he still paid Ye Cang for these medicinal materials because, after all, he had spoken so nicely before; it wouldn’t do to contradict himself immediately.

As for the source of this money, it naturally came from the bank card Qin Yan had given him.

Ye Cang also thoughtfully exchanged all the money in it into cash. Since the card was from Qin Yan, using it at such a critical time could potentially draw trouble; it was better to be safe.

Thus, when Zhang Xiaoman left this place, in addition to the Olharast Rock, his car was loaded with two big bags—one filled with medicinal herbs and the other with cash.

The task now was simple, just needing to gather the other materials required for the Enlightenment Array and to find people to awaken.

As for the rest, these were common items that could easily be found.

Back at home, Zhang Xiaoman took out paper and a pen and began to transcribe the warlock’s Enlightenment Array Technique from his mind.

Enlightenment Array Technique

Stage: Enlightenment

Dark Energy Particle Transformation: Sequences 216, 215, 214, 179.

Other requirements: One Nine-Colored Brush, crush and mix the following materials: 200 grams Olharast Rock, 50 grams thirty-year-old ginseng, 50 grams Red Light Ganoderma, 73 grams bear gall, 31 grams peony, 45 grams licorice, 78 grams evening primrose, 20 grams royal jelly, 5 mL concentrated nitric acid, 15 mL concentrated hydrochloric acid, 70 grams Long Whisker Grass, 95 grams Datura flower, 55 grams Nine Fragrant Insects, 5 grams iron powder, 9 grams longan, 38 grams Golden Healing Grass, 22 grams ginseng, 61 grams Schisandra, 72 grams Acacia Seed...

Formula: Arrange in a surrounding formation, placing twenty portions of sequence 216 on the outer perimeter, ten portions of sequence 215 in the middle, five portions of sequence 214 internally, and one portion of sequence 179 at the central point. Activate sequences 216, 215, and 214 consecutively, and infuse them into the casting materials. Then, use the Nine-Colored Brush to complete the drawing of the following pattern, finally activating it with the blood of the one undergoing Enlightenment.

Note: The activation process will last for one minute and will be accompanied by pain; please do not interrupt midway.

...

After writing this, Zhang Xiaoman did not stop but continued to draw on the paper the pattern he had in mind.

When he had finished drawing and came back to his senses, he realized that this was the Seven-pointed Star Array he was holding.

Looking at the crooked pattern in front of him, Zhang Xiaoman suddenly felt overwhelmed; this was not as easy as writing a couple of words.

Although the pattern in the array was already a simplified version, given his poor drawing skills, it was very challenging, especially considering he would later have to use a large Nine-Colored Brush to paint it—making it even more difficult.

"Could it be that I need to practice drawing in the next few days? This is going to kill me..."

Zhang Xiaoman massaged his forehead with one hand while clutching a slip of paper in the other, his expression filled with gloom.

"Forget about this for now, I still need to prepare all the materials."

He set aside the issue about painting and decided to secure the remaining materials first.

"I hadn’t noticed before, but today I found out that there are really as many as 50 different materials needed in total. Fortunately, most of them are medicinal herbs, and the old man had them all ready for me today. Otherwise, I would have wasted quite a bit of time getting them myself... It seems that in the future, it’s better to delegate this task; it’s just too troublesome."

Zhang Xiaoman looked over the list of materials he had laid out and then considered what else he might be missing, finally deciding to head to the market this afternoon to buy them all.

Having planned all these tasks, he then needed to face the biggest problem...

Beside the materials and the painting, the biggest difficulty in engraving the Enlightenment Array was the issue regarding the Dark Energy Formula.

He had practiced the Spirit Detection Technique, which consisted of only a few steps, for many days; now, switching to this complex Enlightenment Array Technique, which involved arranging just one sequence of 216 elements, required 20 portions, gave him a headache just thinking about it.

"Converting Dark Energy into 216 sequences of Active Dark Energy Particles, each consumes 1 point of Dark Energy, 20 portions make 20 points... Converting the 215 sequence requires 2 points each, totaling 10 portions, also needing 20 points of Dark Energy..."

Zhang Xiaoman started counting on his fingers, calculating the total amount of Dark Energy needed to complete the drawing of the Enlightenment Array Technique.

"Next is the 214 Dark Energy Sequence, each needing 3 points of Dark Energy, for 5 portions, totaling 15 points..."

"Finally the 179 sequence, it needs 1 portion, each is... 102!?"

Zhang Xiaoman felt the amount of Dark Energy needed to convert the 179 sequence and was surprised to find it reached a whopping 102 points, more than the total of the previous three combined!

"Darn, that increase is just too exaggerated! Wait a minute, how much do they all add up to?"

At this point, he suddenly felt uneasy and quickly added up the Dark Energy needed for these conversions.

"20+20+..."

Zhang Xiaoman mentally added up the totals, a bead of sweat forming on his forehead, dreading the result he had anticipated.

"157! A total of 157 points!" A few seconds later, he blurted out a figure and then took a deep breath of relief.

"Good thing it’s just 157 points, not exceeding my limit of 160; otherwise, it would have been unbearably frustrating..."

Zhang Xiaoman was immensely relieved that the Enlightenment Kaleidoscope had added 1 point of spiritual power, increasing his limit from 150 to 160, or else he wouldn’t have known how long it would take to use the Enlightenment Array.

Now, based on today’s sorting, the issues had become very clear.

If he wanted to successfully use the Enlightenment Array, there were three remaining steps he needed to take.

The first step, gathering materials, could be crossed off immediately, as Zhang Xiaoman had already collected the essential items during this period, and he was confident that he would be able to buy the rest this afternoon.

So now only two issues remained: drawing the Enlightenment Array and sketching out the Seven-pointed Star Array.

With this in mind, Zhang Xiaoman’s gaze involuntarily drifted towards the Starry Stone on the nearby coffee table. It seemed he needed to undergo a retreat in the Original Realm Space for the next couple of days...