Each Takes What He Needs

A formation master encountering a formation spell he had never seen before was no different from a lecher suddenly spotting an unparalleled beauty in some desolate, hidden place.

When Venerable Tianquan obtained that formation scroll, he merely glanced over it. Yet he was instantly captivated by it. With his cultivation as a Nascent Soul cultivator, he had nearly lost control of himself.

The formation recorded on the scroll was simply too profound. With Venerable Tianquan's experience, he could tell at a glance that the formation scroll was extraordinarily precious. If it were auctioned at a Marketplace, it would definitely fetch an unimaginably astronomical price.

Without having time to examine it carefully, Venerable Tianquan hurriedly put the scroll away.

Although that small cultivator Lineage had taken out the scroll of its own accord to thank Venerable Tianquan, he knew just how immense its value was. It could hardly be measured against such a small favor.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator, Venerable Tianquan naturally would not take advantage of them. To compensate that small cultivator Lineage, he personally arranged a great protective formation for them. Only then did he leave with his mind at ease.

Afterward, Venerable Tianquan naturally studied the scroll in detail. Although the scroll was extraordinarily profound, what greatly disappointed him was that it contained only the lower half of the formation. Even the formation's name was not clearly marked on the scroll.

Even so, relying on his astonishing talent, Venerable Tianquan stubbornly managed to arrange half of the formation using that partial scroll. Because the upper half of the formation scroll was missing, however, he was unable to complete the formation.

Looking at the incomparably profound half-formation before him, Venerable Tianquan felt as if countless claws were scratching at his heart.

He returned to that small cultivator Lineage