Chapter 389: Chapter 387: Array Lou Yi took the Storage Bag and released a subordinate corpse from inside. Immediately, a shadow appeared in front. Wearing a gray robe, and a round felt hat, looking about forty or fifty years old, with sallow, dry skin, and a stiff facial expression. Its eyes stared straight ahead, pupils almost immobile, with dark shadows around the eye sockets and black lips. The exposed neck and arms were covered with dense black lines. But compared to a Lifebound Corpse, they seemed chaotic and blurred, like a counterfeit version. "Here, use this to control the subordinate corpse." Bi Yaoyao handed Lou Yi a wood-colored token, with complex talisman patterns drawn on it, "Just input Spiritual Power, and use the simple Heart Method Mantra: ’Yin Sha as the net, Divine Soul as the yoke, decree issued, follow my command...’" Lou Yi took the token, infused it with Spiritual Power, and it glowed faintly. Calming his mind, he felt a faint dim light cluster, weaker than a mortal, which was the true spirit of the subordinate corpse. At the same time, he recited the Heart Method Mantra, and the subordinate corpse finally creaked, turning its head to look at Lou Yi. Lou Yi issued a command in his heart, and the subordinate corpse started moving in place. It was difficult at first, somewhat unfamiliar, but soon it became smoother, eventually even shadowboxing, making ’whoosh’ sounds. "How come you can control it so easily?" Bi Yaoyao pouted in dissatisfaction, "I tried for half a day, and it didn’t respond. The creator told me that ordinary people would need at least a month’s practice to control it proficiently. To reach such a level of control, it would take at least a year or more." "Because I can inherently control corpses, like an instinct," Lou Yi said, half-truthfully. "Hmph, bragging!" Bi Yaoyao wrinkled her nose, glancing at him indignantly. "This subordinate corpse only has a strength of three to four thousand catties, far inferior to a Spirit Corpse." After a while of testing, Lou Yi felt somewhat dissatisfied. Fortunately, he didn’t need to use the subordinate corpse for combat, as long as it could manipulate the Array Plate. Lou Yi looked at Bi Yaoyao and asked, "Yaoyao, how much contribution did you spend?" For such a precious item as a subordinate corpse, silver obviously didn’t hold purchasing power. If Bi Yaoyao wanted it, she likely registered a private task in the Task Hall, transferring contribution points to the other party. But in doing so, the sect would take a twenty percent commission. "It didn’t cost any contribution, the creator owed me a favor and gave it to me directly." Bi Yaoyao said with a cheerful smile. "Fine, I’ll compensate you next time." Lou Yi didn’t stand on ceremony with her. He looked towards the room in front of him, about twenty zhang long and two zhang high, quite spacious, but unsuitable for practicing the Array. Lou Yi pulled out a yellow communication talisman, writing on it with his finger. In another cave dwelling on Wendao Peak, Rong Xuejian seemed to sense something. A yellow talisman paper materialized in his hand, with black characters floating on it: Brother Rong, do you have time to visit me? Rong Xuejian couldn’t help but smile: "Brother Lou wants to make me a puppet again." Lou Yi used the lowest grade communication talisman, quite similar to his pager from his previous life, transmitting only brief messages. But it had a great distance limitation, unusable beyond several li. It’s said there are high-grade communication talismans capable of transmitting over a thousand li. But such talismans are exceedingly precious, typically held by the true high-tier members of a sect, most Foundation Establishment Elders don’t possess them. After receiving Lou Yi’s message, Rong Xuejian quickly appeared before the ’Yanpo’ cave dwelling to pay respects, and shortly after, left in haste. As he descended Wendao Peak, he inadvertently glanced at a particularly verdant pine at the mountain base, quickly averting his gaze. In a fleeting glance, Lou Yi saw a familiar shadow nestled within the gaps of the pine branches. ’That old fox is still relentless, placing eyes at the mountain base.’ Lou Yi thought to himself. Due to Master He’s deterrence, Elder Wang dared not let a Spirit Pet follow Lou Yi any longer. But clearly, he hadn’t given up on observing Lou Yi’s movements, making tiny arrangements at key locations. By doing so, it was hard to prove he was targeting Lou Yi, leaving Master He without grounds to destroy his Spirit Pet again. Lou Yi didn’t mind, as he had already transformed into ’Rong Xuejian’, and quickly left the sect premises, heading to a remote mountain more than thirty li away. This place was within a hundred li of the sect. With a talisman of aura, he could summon Master He at any time, so safety wasn’t a big concern. He reached a spacious area on the mountain’s summit. Making a quick motion with the Corpse Storage Bag, ten shadowy figures appeared ahead, each one a subordinate corpse. All wore gray robes, their skin withered, bodies lean, with dull eyes. Lou Yi also summoned Lou Er. Lou Er was far taller and sturdier than the subordinate corpses, with plump, rosy skin. If not for the three conspicuous plum blossom marks on its chest, it looked almost like an ordinary person. Once Lou Er appeared, it looked curiously at the ten subordinate corpses beside it. With Lou Er’s appearance, the originally motionless subordinate corpses seemed agitated, several retreated, showing a natural fear of Lou Er. Seeing this, Lou Yi couldn’t help but chuckle. As his Spiritual Power circulated, nine blood-red Array Plates, each the size of a bowl, ’whooshed’ down onto the clearing in front, arranged orderly in a Nine Palace formation. With a thought, Lou Er automatically moved to the center eye of the Nine Palace formation, becoming the Guardian of the Eyes. At the same time, he took out the token to control the other subordinate corpses. As Bi Yaoyao said, the token controlling the subordinate corpse particularly tests the Corpse Control Technique and the strength of one’s Spiritual Sense. Usually, True Disciples can control at most two or three at best, even Foundation Establishment Elders couldn’t control nine. But Lou Yi, being a master of the Corpse Control Technique, possessed a Control Talent, and his Spiritual Sense far surpassed the Peak of Qi Refining... Thus, when he activated the Corpse Control Technique. He immediately sensed ten weak consciousnesses besides Lou Er and controlled them to take a step forward simultaneously. ’Swish!’ The sound of clothing fluttering was heard as the ten subordinate corpses all moved their right legs forward, then their left legs. ’Perfectly synchronized’ was best demonstrated by them. Meanwhile, Lou Yi noticed the wood-colored token controlling the subordinate corpses in his hand began to heat up and redden. Evidently, controlling ten subordinate corpses was operating beyond its capacity. The creator never expected someone to achieve this. After a brief practice, the ten subordinate corpses were already moving as naturally as his own arms. He directed eight of them to move to the Array Plates, becoming Guardians of the Corners. With both the Lifebound Corpses and subordinate corpses simultaneously inputting Spiritual Power into the Array Plates, Lou Yi chanted in his heart: Heavens and earth boundless, borrow the law of the universe, Central Palace as pivot, Nine Palaces differentiate the spheres... The next moment, the nine Array Plates burst into blinding light. The formations on them seemed to pulsate with life, and then nine dazzling beams of light shot skyward! In mid-air, they connected, continuously expanding, and gradually extended downward to the ground, forming a hemispherical red light barrier in an instant. The area covered by the light barrier was several hundred zhang in diameter, incorporating almost the entire clearing in front of him. Inside the light barrier, everything seemed obscure and gray, Lou Yi could faintly see red lightning wandering within. A mysterious sense of danger emanated from within, and a Martial Artist’s intuition told Lou Yi that the array was very dangerous. ’Let’s test its power first.’ While controlling the subordinate corpses and maintaining the Spiritual Power output, Lou Yi unhesitatingly stepped into the Array space. ...