I Made The World Mutate

If I had mastered the Spiritual Array back when I was in Zhao Family's Ancestral Hall, I would have been able to lay a trap formation outside the hall. Even when facing that green-skinned evil ghost, I wouldn't have ended up as miserable as I did.

Having thought of this, I immediately put my thoughts into action.

I took the public bus and visited the small commodity market again, looking for old book stalls.

A book called "Qimen Dunjia" attracted Xiao Mu's attention.

Holding the book in his hand, he asked the stall owner, "How much is this book, boss?"

"Three hundred."

The boss gestured with three fingers.

I didn't expect that the price of books had risen again in just a few days.

Xiao Mu didn't haggle over the price and directly paid for the "Qimen Dunjia", took it and headed home.

I started to modify "Qimen Dunjia" and two options popped up.

1. Body Method.

2. Array Method.

I hadn't expected the Body Method option to appear, so when I saw it, I couldn't help but hesitate for a moment. But soon, I made a decision and chose the second option, Array Method.

For me right now, even though the Body Method has the advantage of saving my life, it really can't compare with the increase in combat power that Array Method offers.

Besides, when I do battle with enemies, I use Dao Talismans. Whether this form of attack has a Body Method or not, the difference isn't significant.

After consuming some energy points, a brand new book appeared - "Qimen Array Method" Part One.

Xiao Mu started studying directly. Pressing his palm on the book, he accepted the knowledge inheritance. After a moment, "Qimen Array Method" Part One turned into blank paper.

Placing "Qimen Array Method" Part One, which had turned into blank paper, together with the other two books, "Xuanmen Zhenggang" and "Heavenly Talisman Scripture", Xiao Mu began reviewing the contents of the books.

The "Qimen Array Method" records only two arrays - one is a trap formation and the other is a killing array.

The way to set up the array is by using the Dao Method Spiritual Energy to depict the array on the ground. This type of array has a special effect. One can be used to trap enemies, and the other to kill enemies. As one's cultivation level increases, the mastery of the array increases and some special effects could be derived within the array.

After familiarising myself with the depiction of the array, I demonstrated it. With my current Dao cultivation level, I could barely carve out a trap formation.

As for the killing array, I currently can't set it up. I need to further elevate my cultivation level to be able to do so.

I then started considering the issue of the Peach Wood Sword - how to obtain one and what kind of Peach Wood Sword to get.

For Xiao Mu, having a weapon like the Peach Wood Sword makes a huge difference. It would affect at least half of his strength.

The previous Peach Wood Sword was just something he had hastily crafted from a random peach tree branch, and the quality was really poor.

The strength of this kind of Peach Wood Sword or similar Magical Implements is greatly influenced by the age and quality of the peach wood.

Compared to a Peach Wood Sword made from ordinary peach wood, a Peach Wood Sword made from the core of hundred-year-old peach wood can increase the power by at least double.

So this time, Xiao Mu plans to find a good piece of peach wood to make the Peach Wood Sword, with century-old peach wood being his first choice.

So he posted several purchase information on various local websites, forums and online sales platforms. Soon, notifications started to ring.

Anxious, Xiao Mu quickly clicked on the webpage, entered the purchase page, and saw a message left for him by a netizen nick-named 'He Really Sank Last Night', "Friend, are you looking to buy Hundred-Year-Old Peach Wood?"

Xiao Mu replied, "Do you have it?"

Not long after, 'He Really Sank Last Night' replied, "I don't have hundred-year-old ones, but would you like one that is eighty years old?"

An eighty-year-old peach wood?

Xiao Mu pondered, peach wood not reaching a hundred years old will not produce qualitative change if made into magical implements.

But considering that wood materials of this age are really hard to find as most trees don't grow for twenty years before being cut down, and most peach trees are only about ten to fifteen years old, some even five to six years old.

After thinking about it, he felt that eighty years old is actually not bad. If he really couldn't find Hundred-Year-Old Peach Wood, it could be a replacement. So, he sent a message, "How much?"

'He Really Sank Last Night' replied, "Fifty thousand."

"Isn't that too expensive? my friend."

Xiao Mu was shocked by this price.

'He Really Sank Last Night' sent back a disparaging emoji, "Friend, the world has mutated, you are still living in the past? Who doesn't know that peach wood can be made into Peach Wood Swords, with the effect of suppressing ghosts. If you don't buy it, there are plenty of others eager to."

Xiao Mu stayed silent for a good while before finally sending a message, "Would you sell it for twenty thousand?"

The other party was absolutely blunt, "Goodbye!"

Xiao Mu was so furious he almost spat blood, instantly blocking the person.

There must be someone else who will sell it.

Soon after, another person inquired, a username Flame-Like Boy, "I have a hundred-year-old peachwood, it's one hundred and twenty years old to be exact."

"How much?"

Xiao Mu asked directly.

Flame-Like Boy: "A top-grade martial arts secret manual, but only the inner energy ones. 'Nine Yang Divine Art', 'Beiming Divine Arts', 'Yi Jin Jing' level ones."

Xiao Mu blocked him as well, fuming.

He wanted to exchange a non-mutant hundred-year-old peachwood for a top-level inner energy secret manual - he might as well drop dead!

He didn't even have any inner energy secret manuals.

Moreover, to mutate an inner energy secret manual using his Mutation Technique would require several energy points.

Two more people inquired after that, asking either for martial arts secret manuals or mutant/energy fruit. Xiao Mu blocked them all.

After blocking a bunch of people, Xiao Mu finally got tired. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, if I can't buy any old peachwood, I'll go find it myself."

If he was willing to spend the time, he would certainly find it eventually.

The world had already undergone mutation, and there were many deserted places that not everyone could access.

Who knows, there might be a mutant Peach Tree out there. The power of a Peach Wood Sword made from mutant peachwood would definitely be much stronger than one made from normal peachwood.

Once again, he posted a message online.

This time, rather than posting a purchase notice for peachwood, Xiao Mu posted an acquisition notice for information. As long as someone provided him with definitive information on the whereabouts of old peachwood, he would pay, starting at a thousand bucks.

Not long after, someone really did contact Xiao Mu.

Perry Little Flower, "I know where there's an old Peach Tree."

Xiao Mu asked, "Where?"

Perry Little Flower, "Pay first."

Xiao Mu said, "Are you sure you know?"

Perry Little Flower, "Yes!"

Xiao Mu said, "Let's transact through the trading site!"

Trading through a trading site had a guarantee. There was no need to worry about being scammed.

Perry Little Flower agreed. And so, they logged onto the trading site. After Xiao Mu paid, Perry Little Flower sent him a message, "There's an old Peach Tree that's definitely more than a hundred years old in Taolin Village, located on the outskirts of Nanke City, next to the Old Mountain. Go check it out."

"West side of Nanke City? Taolin Village next to the Outskirts Old Mountain?"

Xiao Mu searched the web and indeed found this village which was originally renowned for its peach plantations.

Although most of the peach trees had been cut down, an old peach tree next to the mountain was preserved.

This old Peach Tree was said to be over a hundred and fifty years old.

So, Xiao Mu set off and took a coach to Taolin Village.

Originally, Taolin Village was less than a few dozen kilometers away from downtown Nanke City and could be reached by a city bus, maybe with a few transfers. But after the World Mutation, the distance had increased to several hundred kilometers, forcing him to take the coach instead.

A few hours later, Xiao Mu got off the bus at the edge of the village and headed straight toward the mountain where the old Peach Tree was located.

A man in his thirties also disembarked from the bus and was heading in the same direction as Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu glanced back and was taken aback when he saw the man.

"Huh!"

The man was wearing a Taoist robe and a Bagua mirror hung from his chest - he was a Taoist monk. Spiritual light faintly radiated from the man's body, a clear sign that he had practiced some form of Taoist Law.