The Four Great Hunyuan Formations

Time flows like a river, years passing like a shuttle—a hundred thousand years have come and gone in a flash.

Li Fan set up a Hongmen Banquet for the Three Heavens; Goddess Wangshu and Empress Ziguang arrived at the Solar Star early on.

The cool and noble Goddess Wangshu looked at Li Fan. "You're not doing a bad job as this Solar Star God."

"Of course I am," Li Fan said with a smug look on his face. Zhuzhao stumbled, and Li Fan ate his fill.

The surface of the Solar Star blazed with fierce golden flames, radiating the scorching power of Solar True Fire. Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian had already arrived; as they drew near, they felt the soul-crushing pressure and waves of blistering heat.

Under Li Fan's arrangements, the Star God came early to greet the Three Heavens.

This Star God spoke with utmost respect. "Three Great Gods, please follow me. Our Solar Star God has been waiting for some time."

The Star God led the Three Heavens to their seats at the banquet and then withdrew. Once the three starry sky figures were all present, they began serving the various spirit fruits Li Fan had gathered and the spirit wine he had brewed.

This spirit wine was crafted by Li Fan using the "Innate Spirit Fruit Huangzhong Plum" as the core ingredient, blended with other spirit fruits.

When Empress Ziguang drank this spirit wine, the moment the tip of her tongue touched that cool clarity and the liquid slid down her throat, she instantly fell in love with it.

In Li Fan's eyes, the slightly tipsy Empress Ziguang was utterly adorable. After many rounds of refinement, the spirit wine's fragrance wafted far and wide; the liquid was amber-colored, so clear it showed not a trace of impurity, shimmering like flowing glass in the faint light.

Li Fan looked at Empress Ziguang. "If you like this wine, I'll send you two jars later."

Empress Ziguang nodded, then turned to the Three Heavens. "Cang Tian, Qing Tian, Huang Tian, if you three want this spirit wine, I'll have the Solar Star God send you a few jars too. Don't be shy."

Huang Tian quickly cupped his hands in thanks. "Many thanks for Doumu Yuanjun's kindness."

Empress Ziguang looked at the Three Heavens. "Three of you, what do you think of our starry sky?"

Cang Tian replied with a smile. "The Primordial Starry Sky is naturally excellent. The Three Great Supreme Stars protect the starry sky, earning our Three Heavens' admiration."

Wangshu cut straight to the chase. "So, are the three of you willing to join the starry sky? Let us build it together. If you have any concerns, speak up, and I'll help resolve them."

Cang Tian glanced at Qing Tian and Huang Tian; the three exchanged looks.

Qing Tian spoke slowly. "We three have just left the Nine Heavens. We wouldn't want to trouble the Taiyin Star Lord any further. We've already decided to establish our own faction."

Seeing this, Li Fan sighed inwardly. What a pity. If the Three Heavens joined, Li Fan could have set up the prototype of his Zhou Tian Starry Sky Formation. The more people setting up the Zhou Tian Starry Sky Formation, the better, and the Three Heavens were the most suitable candidates.

The Great Tribulation of Heaven and Earth in this God-Demon Era was about to descend. Just thinking about the five Demon God Dao Fruit Avatars that fled from the last battle made Li Fan's scalp tingle.

The worst-case scenario would be five Half-step Hunyuan Grand Unity cultivators appearing. The Chaos Demon Gods would surely recover faster than the Primordial World's gods could cultivate; time was not on their side.

The great formations of the Primordial World were the best choice for challenging higher realms, but Li Fan recalled that the final fates of those who used Hunyuan Grand Formations were never good.

In later ages, Demon Ancestor Luohu's Immortal Slaying Sword Formation was broken and obtained by Hongjun. The Twelve Dutian Divine Fiend Formation and Zhou Tian Star Array of the Witch-Demon Era were destroyed.

The Investiture of the Gods Era was even more extraordinary. Shangqing, one of Pangu's direct lineage Three Pure Ones and Jie Sect's Saint, Sect Leader Tongtian.

First, he set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation passed down from Great God Hongjun, which was broken. Unwilling to accept it, he then set up the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, only to have his sect directly annihilated. He had to accept it whether he liked it or not.

All Four Great Hunyuan Formations of the Primordial World were wiped out, each meeting a worse fate than the last. This outcome truly made Li Fan's heart ache!

Empress Ziguang looked regretful. "Very well then. The evolution of the Primordial Starry Sky is of utmost importance. The Starlight Great Formation you possess draws power from the Three Great Supreme Stars; you must not use it recklessly, or don't blame me for being ruthless."

Wangshu took over the conversation, her tone stern. "Ziguang is right. During the last War of the Nine Heavens, we did not cut off your summoning of the Supreme Stars' Law power."

"The Supreme Stars consumed a great deal of Star Law power. From now on, without my permission, you are not to summon the power of the Taiyin Star."

Li Fan watched Empress Ziguang and Goddess Wangshu. "These two talk more domineeringly than the other, but I like it, hehehe."

As soon as Doumu Yuanjun and the Taiyin Star Lord said this, Huang Tian's face blazed with fury. This was going too far.

Cang Tian saw the calm yet terrifying look in the Taiyin Star Lord's eyes. When under someone else's roof, one had to lower one's head.

The Taiyin Star Lord was no solitary Cangli; at Grand Unity Eleventh Heaven with the Innate Supreme Treasure "Taiyin Jade Forbidden Pearl" in hand, and with Doumu Yuanjun watching menacingly at the side, Solar Star God Li Fan was no pushover either.

The three of them had only two ways to increase their Law power: one was through the blessing of the Great Thousand World's power, but that had range limitations—they couldn't carry the Great Thousand World everywhere they went.

The other was the Starlight Great Formation, but before the Three Great Supreme Stars, it was as good as useless. Damn it, Cang Tian's heart burned with rage.

Yet Cang Tian still wore a smile as he looked at Li Fan. "Solar Star God, what do you think of the Starlight Great Formation?"

Li Fan's expression was calm as he spoke bluntly. "The Solar Star is very important to the evolution of the Primordial Starry Sky. My requirement is simple: after the War of the Nine Heavens, you must restore the Law power the Solar Star lost before you can continue to have the right to use it afterward. Here is the list for you."

Cang Tian looked at the list, flames practically leaping from his eyes. This was robbery! The Law power the Solar Star had lost would recover slowly on its own. Damn Solar Star God, asking for the moon.

Li Fan thought to himself, robbery? Not that fast. Ten times the profit—that's how you get rich!

The banquet suddenly fell into an awkward silence. Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian stared coldly at the Three Great Supreme Stars, their auras bursting forth.

Li Fan wasn't nervous at all. On the Solar Star, even a Great Divine Power at Grand Unity Ninth Heaven he could take on. This was called leaving nothing to chance. Empress Ziguang and Goddess Wangshu drank and chatted on the side, completely ignoring the Three Heavens.

Moreover, once a conflict started, when it ended would no longer be up to the Three Heavens to decide.

Li Fan's gaze swept over the three. "Are the three of you drunk? Overindulging isn't good."

The Three Heavens saw Li Fan's utterly fearless demeanor, and their momentum instantly weakened. At this moment, they still needed the power of the Starlight Great Formation to guard against Heavenly Emperor Cangli.

Li Fan already knew that Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian had made their decision. Though he coveted the Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Three Heavens' hands, now was not the time.

A person's ambition grows with time. The Three-in-One, with their interconnected origins, sped up their cultivation—a benefit, but also a huge flaw.

Hunyuan Grand Unity was difficult to achieve unless two of them willingly sacrificed themselves. Moreover, as the Pure Qi Origin of Heaven, from the moment the Three Heavens left the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World, a unique kind of Dao struggle had begun between them and Heavenly Emperor Cangli.

Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian needed the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World, especially Heavenly Emperor Cangli's Grand Unity Heaven, which possessed the Pure Qi Origin of Heaven.

Even if Heavenly Emperor Cangli completed the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World and let the Three Heavens off, Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian would still oppose Heavenly Emperor Cangli. The Pure Qi Origin stirred hearts.

As part of Heavenly Emperor Cangli's Dao Fruit Avatar and the base of his Divine Kingdom, without Grand Unity Heaven, he couldn't be called Heavenly Emperor. How could someone cultivating the Law of Destiny be called Heavenly Emperor? The divine names of the Primordial World were not chosen at random.

This banquet ended on a sour note. Li Fan watched Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian disappear into the distance, hoping they wouldn't get tangled up with Heavenly Emperor Cangli's Dao Enemy, the Destiny Demon God!