Since he had decided to establish an Immortal Cultivation Sect on the Black Earth Plains, Zhang Yang had thrown himself into the task with all his might.
His starting situation was practically a case of barren mountains and vicious locals, but it wasn't without its advantages. For example, there was greater room for development, and he wouldn't encounter any competitors—or suppression from other Immortal Cultivation Sects—during the early stages.
Finally, if he had started somewhere else, there absolutely wouldn't have been a village that, facing a crisis of life and death, would bind the fate of the entire village to an Immortal Cultivation Sect.
Unless he made a name for himself, forget towns—even the smallest villages wouldn't give him the time of day.
First was the location of the sect gate. For now, he could only choose Black Ox Village. The Sleepless Night crisis that was just around the corner would appear in thirty-two days, and building the sect gate outside would be tantamount to courting death.
But Zhang Yang was also worried that Black Ox Village would overshadow the sect in the future. So he thoroughly circled the area around Black Ox Village again and again, and studied the effective ranges of the Ancient Village Protection Array, the Warning Array, and the Three Yin Drum.
"Who set up this Ancient Village Protection Array back then?"
After studying it for a while, Zhang Yang asked. This ancient array was incredibly powerful. According to Niu Dou, it could basically withstand at least two-thirds of the attacks during the Sleepless Night crisis. Its contribution was immense.
This could also be confirmed through Zhang Yang's Formless Heart Sword. His Formless Heart Sword possessed a certain ability to break through Formation Restrictions, but it was completely ineffective before this Ancient Village Protection Array.
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