The Wind Comes to the Youshan Clan

[You dismantled the thirty-six formations, and following the changes of the Earthly Fiends, expanded them all the way to the number seventy-two.]

[Then, you applied the method of transforming the Earthly Heavenly Gang into Heavenly Dippers from the Cloud Restriction, turning the entire Nine-Bend Blood-Transforming Formation of seventy-two formations into a single Heavenly Gang Formation Technique unit.]

[The units are connected by Cloud Restriction Array Patterns, allowing them to seamlessly merge and theoretically extend outwards indefinitely.]

[This layered approach is actually somewhat similar to your "Star River Myriad Blades" technique.]

[Once you fall into the area covered by the Formation Technique, whether you're a Transformation demon general or Core Condensation demon in the Core Formation stage, you'll all become Qi and Blood and resources within the formation's core.]

[After your re-analysis, this grand formation can be called the Great Nine-Bend Blood-Transforming Formation.]

[You think you're a naming genius. What's with all this "Small Taiyi Origin-Returning Pill," "Great Five Elements Heaven-Trapping Formation," and this "Great Nine-Bend Blood-Transforming Formation"?]

[This is already at an advanced level for first graders...]

Lu Ping: "..."

System, are you messing with me again?!

Besides, these names are clearly very charming!

The greatest skill lies in its simplicity; this is the essence of it all!

What kind of refined knowledge do you, a system, have!

[You calculated that although Windbreath Ravine is thousands of miles long, its core settlement can be encompassed entirely by combining two Heavenly Gang- level Nine-Bend Blood-Transforming Formation.]

[Setting up such a massive array required an enormous amount of rare and precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures.]

[Fortunately, you were already quite wealthy, and with the added resources of the Great Wind Clan, you actually have just enough spirit materials and mineral crystals.]

[You summon the Moon Palace Fire-Devouring Furnace, throw various high-grade treasures into it, and begin refining the Formation Flags.]

[Cost Reduction and Efficiency Improvement, effective.]

[Overtime, effective.]

[Workaholic, effective.]

[...]

[In the days that followed, you simultaneously crafted Formation Flags, refined elixirs, and cultivated your powers by consuming medicine.]

[Poor Little Toad, once again forced to take on multiple roles.]

[The Little Toad will not only serve as your Artifact Refining furnace and Pill Furnace, but it will also have to grow spirit medicine inside its belly for you.]

Even if you recently fed her the Azure Spirit Crystal of Yi Wood, it can't heal the wounds in her heart.

[And just like that, half a year passed in the blink of an eye.]

[The Youshan Clan has remained inactive for some time, and Windbreath Ravine remains calm.]

[You don't find this strange at all.]

[The Youshan Clan and the Great Wind Clan are both powerful clans with hundreds of generals, and their conflict is not something that can be resolved overnight.]

[Moreover, even if a high-level evil vein declines, it can still last for at least another hundred years or so.]

[This is just like when Qi Huailin said his lifespan was nearing its end; Nascent Soul Cultivator might cry foul about dying, but who knows how many more decades he could live on.]

[Even the rumors of the Youshan Clan's inauspicious energy veins drying up are still uncertain, whether they are true or false.]

[On this day, the voice of the Grand Elder Feng Yi, requesting an audience was heard outside the stone hall.]

[Feng Yi strode into the hall and bowed respectfully.]

"Reporting to the Clan Leader, a Gray Vulture Tribe, numbering approximately two hundred, fled from outside the valley today."

"The tribal Clan Leader was only at the Core Condensation Perfection, and it was said that he originally belonged to the Youshan Clan."

"Because the evil energy there is gradually thinning, and the exploitation from above is too harsh, they simply cannot survive there, so they fled to our Windbreath Ravine to beg for food."

[As Feng Yi finished speaking, a fierce look appeared on his face, and he gestured with his hand across his neck.]

"Clan Leader, the Youshan Clan has been acting suspiciously lately, and these gray vultures are most likely spies they sent."

"I'll take my men out right now and slaughter these creatures to feed the tribe's men."

[You sit in the main seat, your fingers tapping the armrest of the stone chair.]

[A self-inflicted injury ruse? Or a test of the waters?]

[This script looks familiar.]

[Options pop up.]

[A: Feng Yi, cut down this flock of gray vultures as a sacrifice to the flag.]

[B: Take them in, and use this as an excuse to make a scene.]

[C: You slam your fist on the table and righteously reprimand Feng Yi: "How dare you talk like that? Once they're here, they're Windbreath Ravine people! Immediately issue them temporary residence permits, arrange for them to work in an electronics factory tightening screws, thirteen hours a day, zero work injuries, zero complaints, train them into excellent corporate slaves!"]

Haha, Little A, you're useless.

Now that Lu Ping is the Clan Leader, how can he easily let his subordinates guess the intentions of their superior?

Lu Ping chose B.

[You chose B.]

You raised your eyelids and glanced at Feng Yi indifferently.

"Why kill them? They've traveled thousands of miles to seek refuge with us; how can our Great Wind Clan discourage the demons of the world?"

Feng Yi stood there, completely stunned.

[Our Clan Leader is usually extremely tyrannical and bloodthirsty. In the past, he would tear apart not only vassals of rival forces, but even incompetent lesser demons within our own tribe without hesitation.]

Why the sudden change of heart today, suddenly talking about morality?

Feng Yi swallowed hard and cautiously began to offer his advice.

"Clan Leader, these gray vultures are of unknown origin. If we let them into the valley, they might collude with those inside..."

You waved your hand, interrupting him.

"I have my own plan; I will settle them on the outskirts of Eastern Valley."

[You stand up, walk to the temple entrance, and look out at the layers upon layers of cliffside grottoes.]

"However, you are right about one thing: the Youshan Clan wolfish ambitions, and we must be wary of them."

"By my decree, from this day forward, conscript men from the clan. I will personally set up a Mountain-Protection Grand Formation at Windbreath Ravine!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Yi's mouth gaped open, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

[It should be noted that, apart from the Sacred Ground royal courts ruled by the Nine Great Demon Emperors, the underground evil veins of the Myriad Demon Domain have remained unchanged for tens of thousands of years.]

[Other large tribes like the Great Wind Clan are essentially nomadic, following the natural order of the spirits.]

[Although the Gale Sha Vein in Windbreath Ravine is abundant, it will inevitably face depletion and cycle of decay in a few hundred years.]

[For Great Demon in the Transformation Stage, several hundred years is merely the time it takes to go into seclusion a few times. Who would bother to build Mountain-Protection Grand Formation for a temporary residence?]

[Moreover, there aren't many Demon Race in the Myriad Demon Domain who understand high-level Formation Technique.]

[You flipped your hand and took out a stack of pre-made Formation Flags, tossing them to Feng Yi.]

"What are you standing there for? Take your men and set up the array base according to the directions I've marked!"

[Feng Yi looked down at the Formation Flags shimmering with spiritual light, sensing the profound aura emanating from them, his heart filled with excitement.]

[Feng Yi was able to cultivate into Transformation Great Demon, so he naturally possessed considerable knowledge.]

[The grand formation that the Clan Leader unleashed appears to be Mountain-Protection Grand Formation commonly used by Great Sects Human Race sects.]

[This is a highly sought-after item in the Myriad Demon Domain.]

Who wouldn't want to add a sturdy door to their own hideout?

[Back then, we neither had the skill nor the resources.]

[I never imagined that our Lineage, who usually keeps a low profile, would secretly acquire such a high-level Mountain-Protection Grand Formation for the safety of the clan!]

[This is an intention to ensure the Great Wind Clan's lineage continues for thousands of generations.]

[Could it be that the Clan Leader is about to take that step? Is he about to establish his own royal court?!]