Chapter 1664 – Closing Up For Half A Year

"Close up? Brother Hai, why would you close up?" Laura looked at Zhao Hai, confused.

Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Now that we have these three-dimensional formations, it's time to upgrade my faith power gathering formation. I also have the five elements killing formation as well as the stellar transformations great formation. I need some time to turn these into three-dimensional formations. Then I want to see how much they changed."

Hearing Zhao Hai, Laura and the others understood. Laura nodded and said, "You might as well. I believe there would be great benefits for you once you turn them into three-dimensional formations."

Zhao Hai nodded, "If I was in the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield, I could say that nobody would be my opponent, but this place is different. There are too many powerful experts here. The reason why I'm so strong in the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield is because I have faith power. I no longer have this advantage here. My biggest ace is about to become useless. If I want to make a name for myself in the Great World of Cultivation, I need to improve my strength. Moreover, I cannot be with Zhang Feng for the rest of my life. I'm not a human processing machine."

Laura and the others nodded. No matter where they are, strength spoke the loudest. If you were weak, then even if you can make pills and refine artifacts, you would only become a tool for others. Only through strength could one dictate their own destiny.

Zhang Feng might have been good to Zhao Hai, but he sent Zhao Hai to the Ignored Valley. If Zhang Feng becomes stronger in the future, he would treat Zhao Hai better. This was because of the benefits that Zhao Hai could give him.

Zhao Hai also understood Zhang Feng's intentions, but he wasn't swayed by it. Zhao Hai doesn't want to lose his freedom and become a human machine for the rest of his life.

Laura nodded and said, "Then are you going to close up in the Ignored Valley? Do you need anything?"

Zhao Hai shook his head and said, "There's no need to prepare anything. I will close up underneath the Hundred Spirits Tree. We'll station an Undead outside my residence to receive Zhang Hao."

Laura nodded and said, "Alright, then we'll take care of it. You can go into seclusion without worries." Zhao Hai nodded. Then he closed his eyes and enjoyed Megan's massage. Before long, he fell asleep.

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Zhao Hai sat calmly underneath the Hundred Spirits Tree. He was currently focused on the Faith Power Gathering Formation inside his body.

The faith power gathering formation has been perfectly integrated into the small avatar inside Zhao Hai's body. The avatar was now turned gold by the faith power. An extremely thick stream of faith power was constantly pouring in.

Zhao Hai used his spiritual force to inspect the faith power gathering formation. Then he slowly transformed it into a three-dimensional formation.

Since his body has been baptized by faith power, the process wasn't very difficult. However, Zhao Hai was still very careful. After all, this was his own body.

As Zhao Hai cautiously upgraded the formation, the faith power gathering formation began to change its appearance. It became more and more three-dimensional. Then upon setting up the final node, the formation has successfully been upgraded.

The moment the formation was done, a golden light as dazzling as the sun flooded the surroundings. Although Zhao Hai was controlling the formation with his spiritual force, he still had the urge to close his eyes.

After the golden light vanished, Zhao Hai saw a small sun appear on his avatar. The golden sun lit up a hundred times stronger than the original two-dimensional formation.

Along with the upgrade, faith power began to permeate through Zhao Hai's body, slowly nourishing it. Seeing this happen, Zhao Hai didn't know what to do. The three-dimensional formation was just as big as the original formation. However, he can still enlarge it slowly, making its effects stronger and stronger.

The faith power gathering formation inside Zhao Hai's body wasn't at its optimum state. There was still a big room for improvement. So Zhao Hai began to make some improvements to the formation.

Time passed as Zhao Hai was immersed in improving his faith power gathering formation. He was unaware of the outside situation.

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Zhang Hao arrived at the Ignored Valley feeling somewhat strange. In his past few visits, Zhao Hai looked absent-minded. It seemed like he was thinking about something. But after asking Zhao Hai, he said that he was alright, which caused Zhang Hao to be puzzled.

Zhang Hao decided that if Zhao Hai kept being like this, then he would report it to Zhang Feng. After all, Zhang Feng treated Zhao Hai with importance. Zhang Hao didn't dare neglect anything about him.

Before long, Zhang Hao arrived in front of Zhao Hai's cave residence. All of a sudden, Zhang Hao felt that something wasn't right. This was because even if Zhao Hai had been absent-minded, he would still greet Zhang Hao every time. But this time, he wasn't there.

Just as Zhang Hao thought about this, he discovered someone outside Zhao Hai's residence. This person was very tall and huge. Looking at the person, Zhang Hao couldn't help but be surprised. Wasn't this Zhao Hai's opponent in the Life and Death Arena? Didn't he die? Why was he here?

Zhang Hao stopped and then looked at the huge figure. It didn't take long for him to discover that something wasn't right. The man was filled with death energy. This meant that this wasn't a living person, but an Undead.

Zhang Hao heard that Zhao Hai had a lot of Undead. It seems like this huge man has also been turned into Undead.

Zhang Hao couldn't help but be curious so he continued walking. As he arrived at the entrance, the huge warrior bowed and said, "I have seen Sir Zhang Hao. This one has been ordered by the Young Master to stay here."

Zhang Hao looked at the huge man's ugly face and couldn't help but feel awkward. He didn't expect an Undead to talk to him naturally.

But since the huge man addressed him, there seems to be something going on. He looked at the huge man and asked, "Where's Little Hai? Did something happen?"

The huge man replied, "Replying to Sir. Young Master is currently in seclusion. Therefore, he left me here to guard. He instructed me to give this to you."

Zhang Hao looked at the spatial bag that was handed over and nodded. He looked at the huge man and said, "Why did Little Hai suddenly go into seclusion?" Zhang Hao didn't think of entering the cave residence. He knew that a cultivator in seclusion couldn't be disturbed. Otherwise, an accident might occur.

The huge man replied, "This one doesn't know. I only followed the Young Master's instructions."

Zhang Hao nodded and said, "Good, then I won't disturb him. But you're the only one here. What if something happens? Does he need me to send people over?"

The huge man shook his head and said, "The Young Master never said anything about this. I don't know."

Zhang Hao didn't know what to say. But he shook his head and said, "Forget it. I'll take care of this matter." After he said that, he turned around and went to the transmission formation. He knew that he should tell Zhang Feng about this. Seclusion wasn't a small matter.

Zhang Hao immediately went to see Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng was already at another Life and Death Arena. Although the coordinates of the transmission formation was different, it didn't deviate by a lot.

After going out of the transmission formation, Zhang Hao immediately went to Zhang Feng. Recently, Zhang Feng has been full of energy and was very eager to work. Because of Zhao Hai, he was able to win over several Inner Disciples as well as Outer Disciples. But all of this was done in secret, people outside had no idea.

Zhang Feng knew clearly that the most important thing for him right now was to stay low-key. He cannot let anyone know about the resources he currently has. If people knew that he had a lot of materials and pills on hand, they would certainly trace their origins. When the time comes, Zhao Hai will be exposed. And this wasn't what Zhang Feng wanted to see.

Zhang Hao stopped outside Zhang Feng's room and said, "First Senior Brother, I'm here." Zhang Feng replied, "Little Hao, you're back. Come in." Zhang Hao nodded and then pushed the door before walking in.

After entering the room, Zhang Hao gave Zhang Feng a salute. Zhang Feng waved his hand and said, "Don't be too polite. How is Little Hai?"

Zhang Hao replied, "Reporting to First Senior Brother. Little Hai is currently in seclusion. He only has an Undead guarding his cave residence. The Undead also handed me this." After he said that, he took out a spatial bag.

Zhang Feng took the spatial bag and took a look inside. There were several times more materials and pills inside. He took away the spatial bag and then said, "Why did Little Hai suddenly seclude himself? You've been seeing him, did he mention it to you?"

Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "He didn't say anything. However, in my past few visits, I felt that he has been absent-minded. But after I asked him about it, he said that he was alright. Moreover, I asked Elder Huo. Nobody has been there since Jin Zhengyin, so there shouldn't be a problem. But this time, he suddenly went into seclusion. I really don't know what happened."

Zhang Feng frowned and said, "I found someone to ask about Little Hai. It seems like he's a cultivation fanatic and he secludes himself often. It should be the same this time."

Zhang Hao thought for a moment and said, "First Senior Brother. Do you think Little Hai ate some pills in the valley? This might be the reason he closed up."

Hearing Zhang Hao, Zhang Feng stared. Then he said, "That's possible. Little Hai cultivates a lot. It might be related to him. Alright, let's leave him be. Pay attention to him and don't let anyone come to disturb his seclusion. That Sima Yin Long might still be interested in Zhao Hai. Pay close attention." Zhang Hao nodded and then said his goodbyes before leaving.

When Zhang Hao left, Zhang Feng took out a jade sword message and then sent word to a trusted subordinate. He ordered his people to people pay attention to the matters involving the Ignored Valley. He wanted them to act as Zhao Hai's protectors.

Zhao Hai was unaware of these things. He was now currently reinforcing the faith power gathering formation in his body. But no matter how much he improves it, the flow of faith power still maxes out. This caused Zhao Hai to be helpless.

Any formation has its limit and Zhao Hai has pushed the gathering formation to its maximum potential. Currently, the nodes of the formation were a hundred times more than the original two-dimensional formation. The amount of faith power he receives is much larger than before, but he still maxes out. From this point, one could see how much faith power Zhao Hai currently has.

After enhancing his faith power gathering formation to its limits. Zhao Hai slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath. He could feel the abundance of faith power in his body. Moreover, the flow was more convenient. This caused him to be very happy.

Now that the faith power gathering formation has been improved, Zhao Hai shifted his focus on the Stellar Transformations Formation. This formation contained stars that constantly shifted. It was a very strange formation that was constantly changing.

The Stellar Transformation Great Formation was also two-dimensional. Although he can shift the stars, it lacked cosmic effect. After all, the stellar cosmos wasn't a two-dimensional plane. The positions of the stars themselves were three-dimensional.

Upgrading the Stellar Transformations Great Formation to a three-dimensional formation was even more difficult. The formation was currently on the cube on top of Zhao Hai's avatar. Zhao Hai was now trying to turn the formation into a three-dimensional one.

The Stellar Transformations Great Formation was more complicated compared to the Faith Power Gathering Formation, so it has more nodes. Expanding this formation would result in much more nodes.

This was a colossal project. Fortunately, Zhao Hai actively used the Stellar Transformations Great Formation for a long time, so he was more familiar with it. After a period of time, Zhao Hai finally let out a long breath. The Stellar Transformation Great Formation has finally been upgraded. Moreover, Zhao Hai maximized the formation to its limit. It took Zhao Hai around two months to complete it.

After dealing with the Stellar Transformations Great Formation, Zhao Hai shifted his attention once more to the Five-element Killing Formation. It must be said that the Five-element Killing Formation was as complicated as the Stellar Transformation Great Formation. There were even aspects of the Five-element Killing Formation that were more complex than the Stellar Transformation Great Formation.

Zhao Hai enhanced the Five-element Killing Formation non-stop. Unknowingly, another two months passed and Zhao Hai finished upgrading the formation. With the Five-element Killing Formation finished, Zhao Hai's seclusion was also finished. All in all, his seclusion lasted for half a year.