After repairing one Spirit Gathering Array, Yi Tianyun moved on to the next. Elder Xuan, watching from the side, was dumbfounded. He never imagined that his master could actually repair these arrays. Moreover, his technique wasn’t clumsy in the slightest; it was extremely proficient.

"Ding! Successfully repaired a Spirit Gathering Array. Gained 2,000 EXP, 50 Skill Level..."

"Ding..."

Yi Tianyun repaired the Spirit Gathering Arrays one by one. Most of the arrays within the Celestial Sinking Ruins were small-scale, designed to draw Spiritual Power from underground or the outside, making the Spiritual Power within the ruins much denser.

After he had repaired more than half of them, the Spiritual Power throughout the Celestial Sinking Ruins instantly increased severalfold. Everyone could feel the change.

"Celestial Cloud, are you repairing arrays?" When Shi Xueyun couldn’t find Yi Tianyun, she went looking for him, only to discover him in the middle of repairing an array.

"Yes, I plan to repair all the Spirit Gathering Arrays here. Aunt, have you noticed the Spiritual Power has gotten denser?" Yi Tianyun asked with a smile.

"It’s incredibly obvious. The Spiritual Power is much more potent than before. Many of the disciples were talking about it, wondering what was going on. I never thought it was you repairing the Spirit Gathering Arrays... You know how to do this, too?" Shi Xueyun was completely shocked.

"Great. The small-scale Spirit Gathering Arrays are basically all fixed. Next up are the large-scale ones." Yi Tianyun stood up and smiled. "I’m going to check on the large-scale Spirit Gathering Array. If I can repair it, I can’t promise the Spiritual Power here will return to its peak, but it should at least recover to over eighty percent of its former level."

A repair is, after all, just a repair; it’s not as refined as engraving a new array from scratch. But the Spirit Gathering Arrays here are already in place. Erasing and redoing them would be incredibly troublesome, mainly because of how they are all interconnected. Suddenly destroying one Spirit Gathering Array would affect the operation of all the others.

The best method would be to remove them all and inscribe new ones all at once, but that would obviously be far too troublesome.

"Is there anything you don’t know?" Shi Xueyun’s beautiful eyes were wide with shock, finding it all unbelievable.

"Well... knowing a lot is always a good thing, right?" Yi Tianyun said with a sheepish grin.

"Don’t push yourself too hard. You’ve already done more than enough," Shi Xueyun said with a sigh.

"I’m not the one pushing myself. You’re the one who never stops, Aunt. I’ve been watching," Yi Tianyun said with a smile. "Alright, you should go take care of your own business. I know you’re very busy."

Shi Xueyun nodded and smiled. "It seems that with you here, Merak Palace is bound to become stronger."

After a moment’s thought, Yi Tianyun said, "By the way, Aunt, I have a proposal. May I share it?"

"What proposal? Let’s hear it," Shi Xueyun inquired.

"It’s about expanding our disciple recruitment. I want to create several specializations to focus our training on different types of disciples. For example, those skilled in Forging, those capable of Engraving Divine Patterns, and those who practice Alchemy. This will allow the entire sect to develop in a more well-rounded way! As for the cultivation methods, I can provide them." A glint flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes. ’I will make Merak Palace truly powerful!’

All truly great sects have these specializations. Cyan Profound Mansion, for example, has these divisions, each nurturing geniuses in different fields. However, the resources required are correspondingly much greater. Ordinary disciples aren’t as monstrously talented as Yi Tianyun. They need to use vast amounts of materials for their training, and their failure rates are extremely high. The price for this is a massive drain on resources.

To put it bluntly, a sect that’s too poor simply can’t afford to support them.

"I’ve actually considered this. We acquired a significant amount of resources from Cyan Profound Mansion this time, so we really can afford to train disciples in these areas!" Shi Xueyun smiled. "It seems great minds think alike!"

"Of course," Yi Tianyun replied with a smile.

"Alright, then. I’ll go brief Elder Zhu in a moment. She’s very adept at this sort of thing; when it comes to managing the disciples, she’s first-rate." Shi Xueyun said with a grin, "You’ve really brought back a treasure this time. Merak Palace was in dire need of an elder with her skills."

Yi Tianyun just smiled and said nothing.

They then went their separate ways. Yi Tianyun arrived before a large-scale Spirit Gathering Array. Normally, one would need to be a Fourth Grade Divine Rune Master to repair an array of this scale. He was nowhere near that level, but ’I want to give it a try.’

According to the Eye of Investigation, his chances of success using his current Primary Divine Rune Mastery were no higher than thirty percent.

’But with the help of my Celestial Eye, I should have a chance!’

’Let’s give it a shot. Time to repair this large-scale Spirit Gathering Array!’

A light flashed in Yi Tianyun’s eyes, his pupils shimmering with a blue glow. The complete pattern of the large-scale Spirit Gathering Array materialized before him, every damaged area and every flaw laid bare to his sight. In that instant, his focus sharpened to an extreme point. By using the Celestial Eye for Engraving Divine Patterns, his success rate skyrocketed from a mere thirty percent all the way to eighty percent. ’This kind of boost is simply heaven-defying!’

He immediately took out his Divine Rune Pen, walked up to the large-scale Spirit Gathering Array, and prepared to begin the repairs.

"Master, you intend to repair this large-scale Spirit Gathering Array?" Although Elder Xuan was not a living being, he was still knowledgeable. Anyone capable of repairing this array had to be a Fourth Grade Divine Rune Master or higher. To reach that level at such a young age was an astonishing feat.

What would he think if he knew that Yi Tianyun was also the equivalent of a Fifth Grade Blacksmith?

"That’s right. There shouldn’t be a problem. Even if I fail, the impact won’t be too severe. Judging by its current state, it’s less effective than one of the repaired small-scale Spirit Gathering Arrays. And, of course, the chances of failure seem quite low right now."

This was why Yi Tianyun dared to make the attempt. The array was so severely damaged that its effectiveness had been drastically reduced, making it even weaker than the small-scale Spirit Gathering Arrays. Therefore, even if he failed and it weakened further, the negative impact would be negligible.

With that, Yi Tianyun firmly touched the Divine Rune Pen to the array and began the repairs. He kept his Celestial Eye active this time. With it open, his Spiritual Power was focused to an unprecedented degree. This immense concentration greatly increased his chances of success.

He quickly completed the repairs on the large-scale Spirit Gathering Array. The work was perfect. To him, it felt no more difficult than repairing one of the small-scale arrays.

’Success!’

"Ding! Successfully repaired a large-scale Spirit Gathering Array. Gained 15,000 EXP, Skill Level increased by 500!"

"Ding! Congratulations to Player ’Yi Tianyun’! Your Primary Divine Rune Mastery has been upgraded to Intermediate Divine Rune Mastery!"

His Skill Level had shot up by five hundred points. It was like the bonus experience from defeating a higher-level opponent; tackling a more difficult task yielded a massive burst of Skill Level, allowing him to level up! He had been close to advancing already, and with the successful repair of the large-scale Spirit Gathering Array, he had easily broken through to Intermediate Divine Rune Mastery.

’Now, even without my Celestial Eye, my repair success rate should be nearly perfect.’

HUMMM...

The moment the large-scale Spirit Gathering Array was repaired, a gentle breeze swept through the Celestial Sinking Ruins. Everyone felt the Spiritual Power rise dramatically!

’Excellent. This is exactly the effect I was hoping for. At this rate, I can complete the main quest in less than half a month!’

The reason Yi Tianyun was so proactive was not just to strengthen Merak Palace; his main motivation was completing that main quest. He couldn’t afford to forget that.