Chapter 505: Spirit Qi Gathering Formation

Having heard Senior Xukong's words Lin Mu wondered if the main peak's elders were also doing something like this or not. He looked at the elders who were still celebrating and took the opportunity to leave.

The first vault was located right below the building where the elders were refining the pills. Lin Mu had noticed it before but had not paid attention to it since he was focused on observing the elders refine the pill.

He had to move around a bit before he was able to approach the vault as it had complex formations that prevented him from getting close. Technically, he was standing exactly over the vault when he was observing the elders refine the pill, but because of its restriction, he could not go down.

Lin Mu ended up going around the area and then through the stairs that actually went to the vault's level. After reaching there, Lin Mu could instantly tell this one was going to take much longer than the pill repositories.

He spent an hour observing the formations during which the elders had left the building to meet up with the peak master. But one of the elders had instead gone to deliver the High grade basic Qi pill to Alchemist Bilao.

Lin Mu took full benefit of their absence and learned as much as he could from the vault's formation. He even did some direct tests like touching the vault's formation and managed to gain a better understanding.

If the elders had been here, Lin Mu would not have taken this risk as it could have alerted them. But in their absence, he took full liberty. Once he felt that nothing more could be done here and the elders were about to return, he went up from the vault.

Lin Mu went ahead to the second compound where the Peak master Yi Deng lived. This was where the second vault of the Pill peak was located at. Unlike the first vault, this one was located on the surface but the location was even more secure.

The second vault was located in the cultivation chamber of Peak master Yi Deng. Lin Mu couldn't even get close because the spirit Qi fluctuations of peak master Yi Deng continuously came from the room. Lin Mu was sure he would be found out if he got closer or even used his spirit sense for it.

~Sigh~

"I'll have to come later or try my hand during the heavenly tribulation." Lin Mu muttered to himself before leaving the area. 

He directly left the pill peak and went in the direction of the Main peak. 

"You should rest and restore your spirit Qi. You have been using your skills for far too long that too continuously." Xukong reminded.

Lin Mu checked his Dantian and saw that the store of spirit Qi in it was at a bare ten percent. 

"I should find a place." Lin Mu said, while nodding his head.

"Since you have that identity badge you may as well use one of the empty residences that are for the inner court disciples," Xukong suggested.

"Oh? But won't the sect get suspicious about using them?" Lin Mu asked.

"Actually, it would be more suspicious if you just roam around or cultivate somewhere outside." Xukong replied.

"I understand senior." Lin Mu said before going towards the residences of the inner court disciples.

The method of claiming these residences was rather simple. They were actually not assigned to the disciples unless they were the ones that were of a special type or of a higher quality. Most of these residences were free for an inner court disciple to claim.

All they needed to do was to place their identity badge on the door of an unclaimed residence and open it. This would assign the residence to their badge and they would be free to use it after that. While if they wanted servants they could apply for them at the sect registry or directly ask a few outer court disciples for it.

Usually, the inner court disciples didn't even need to go to the sect registry as there would be plenty of servants or outer court disciples who would be willing to serve them. Lin Mu though wanted nothing to do with them as it would only go against his goal of staying low key.

Lin Mu scanned the area with his spirit sense and easily picked out an empty residence.

"Let's see if this works as intended…" Lin Mu muttered and placed the identity badge into a shallow groove on the door.

~shua~

A few runes appeared on the door before entering the identity badge. 

~click~

Then in the next moment, the door automatically opened for Lin Mu. He walked in and saw the grass in the garden which was overgrown. But when he saw the interior of the residence, he was a bit surprised as it was spotlessly clean, nary a speck of dust.

"Is this a cleaning formation?" Lin Mu wondered as he used his spirit sense to check for one.

He opened his eyes and nodded his head, "just as I thought. Though this one is of an inferior quality than the one that old Man Jing Wei gave me." 

He entered the bedroom and saw the square mat that was placed in the center of the room.

"This is the focal point of the spirit Qi gathering formation, right?" Lin Mu questioned.

"Correct. Try sitting on it, that should activate the formation." Xukong answered.

Lin Mu did as he was told and sat down cross legged. As soon as he did though concentrated spirit Qi started emanating from the mat and diffused into the air. Lin Mu quickly started absorbing the spirit from Qi as he took deep breaths.

'This spirit Qi is 20% more concentrated than the spirit Qi outside.' Lin Mu estimated.

He felt a bit curious and checked the formation that was being used for it. His spirit sense penetrated the floor of the residence and came across a network of runes that spread far and wide. Lin Mu could tell that they were all individual formations that were linked into a large array.