Sun Moon Three Stars Great Array

Qing Ling called Han Xi and followed Xuan Qing's footsteps. A ripple flashed across the great array, and the three of them appeared outside Azure Nether Island.

There were no longer any dragons blocking the entrance to the great array. The array's power displayed last time could easily kill a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. The Dragon Clan was not that reckless, so they had withdrawn afterward.

"Hey, Master, is the Dragon Clan gone? Does that mean I can come out from now on?" Qing Ling immediately brightened up.

"If you want to run outside and get caught by the Dragon Clan so they can skin you, then go ahead. Just because they aren't blocking the entrance doesn't mean they have no designs on us. We killed a Grand Luo Golden Immortal last time, so we've already become enemies with the Dragon Clan."

Xuan Qing truly had no idea what was going through this girl's head. The Dragon Clan had come so aggressively last time, yet she had forgotten so quickly.

"Oh! I'd better listen to Master." Qing Ling pouted unhappily. The Dragon Clan was truly hateful.

The three of them slowly flew outward. After several thousand Kalpas had passed, the surrounding islands had grown increasingly large, and Innate Spiritual Qi was gradually spreading. This was no longer comparable to an ordinary blessed land, though there were no Innate Spiritual Roots in sight.

Xuan Qing and the others flew to the nearest island. The moment they landed, a group of Dragon Clan members emerged and stared at them warily.

"You killed an elder of our Dragon Clan, yet you still dare come out? This time, don't even think about going back!" A Dragon Clan member at the Later Stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal charged forward after speaking.

Crack!

Xuan Qing released his aura, and the entire group of Dragon Clan members was crushed flat against the ground, unable to move in the slightest.

"How is that possible? You broke through to Grand Luo Golden Immortal?"

Seeing that the situation had turned bad, the Dragon Clan member's heart sank to rock bottom. He was the strongest among those stationed on these islands, yet he was only at the Later Stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal. How could he possibly deal with this?

"You threatened me, tried to seize my Dao Field, and even blocked my entrance. Your Dragon Clan is truly overbearing and utterly unreasonable. Since you insist on letting strength do the talking, then I'll learn from the Dragon Clan."

After saying that, Xuan Qing circulated his Magic Power. Magic Power carrying the characteristics of the Law of Creation swept through the entire group, annihilating every Dragon Clan member's True Spirit and leaving corpses scattered across the ground.

"Qing Ling, hurry and collect them. We can save them for roasting later." After killing the Dragon Clan members, Xuan Qing had Qing Ling put away the dragon corpses.

After dealing with the battlefield, Xuan Qing took the two of them to explore the island. The Dragon Clan had thoroughly plundered the place. Not a single Spiritual Root remained, and even some Acquired Spiritual Roots had been dug away. The Dragon Clan truly stripped everything bare.

Everything his Dao Field had painstakingly evolved had been stolen by the Dragon Clan. Xuan Qing was furious. Although he did not care much for Low-Grade Innate Spiritual Roots, they were still his. How could anyone tolerate others stealing their belongings without saying a word?

Xuan Qing directly released the Divine Sense of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal and swept through the entire island chain. Sure enough, not a single Innate Spiritual Root remained. He had found several when he returned last time. It seemed he would not be at peace unless he taught the Dragon Clan a lesson.

Innate Spiritual Roots could gather Innate Spiritual Qi and purify heaven and earth. Some Innate Spiritual Roots could even transform Malicious Qi, Turbid Qi, and other harmful gases into Innate Spiritual Qi. They were the finest protectors of the Dao in the Prehistoric Era.

Xuan Qing fully unleashed the strength of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal and directly slaughtered every living being sent by the Dragon Clan. Those dragons had all been tearing up the roots of the islands; not one of them was any good.

Heaven and earth gave birth to all things to nurture Myriad Spirits, yet Myriad Spirits treated heaven and earth like this. No wonder the Heavenly Dao, upon its emergence, would seek to control the Prehistoric Era. Not one of these living beings revered heaven and earth.

Having lost all interest in sightseeing, the three of them returned to the Heart Nurturing Hall in low spirits.

"Brother, are you going to strike against the Dragon Clan? You only just broke through to Grand Luo Golden Immortal."

Han Xi looked at Xuan Qing with worry. She feared he would act on impulse and seek revenge against the Dragon Clan.

"Don't worry. Don't you know my strength? Although I only just broke through, with my current strength and Spiritual Treasures, I can even fight Candle Dragon."

Xuan Qing explained his situation to Han Xi, telling her not to worry about him. He would not take the initiative to deliver himself to their doorstep. He was not that foolish.

"I'll go study formations and set up some around the islands near Azure Nether Island, restoring the density of Innate Spiritual Qi a little. As for the more distant islands, there's nothing I can do." Xuan Qing had no choice but to get busy again.

After speaking, Xuan Qing came to the Formation Stele. Now that he had broken through to Grand Luo Golden Immortal, he could completely refine the great array. Before, he had merely left his mark on it and relied entirely on the array to operate itself.

More than ten Kalpas passed before Xuan Qing completely refined the great array and learned some methods of setting formations. The Innate Great Array was an excellent teacher. He was now capable of setting up ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortal-level formations.

After completely refining the great array, Xuan Qing discovered that its power had increased again. With him controlling it, it could now defend against attacks from a Complete Primordial Golden Immortal, while its offensive power had reached the Late Stage of Primordial Golden Immortal.

However, its weakness was also obvious: its attack range could not reach the outer island chains.

Xuan Qing began considering what kind of great array to set up on the outer islands. It needed the ability to transform Innate Spiritual Qi, strong defensive power, and the ability to trap enemies. As for offensive capabilities, forget it. He could not set up such a complicated formation.

Such a formation required Innate Spiritual Roots as Formation Eyes. He could not dig up the Innate Spiritual Roots in his own Dao Field, so he could only cultivate some offshoots.

Once he made up his mind, Xuan Qing immediately called Qing Ya out and had her cultivate Spiritual Roots with him. She could also learn along the way, and in the future, the task of cultivating Spiritual Roots could be handed over to her.

Arriving by the lake, Xuan Qing took some Three Lights Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breathing Soil. With Qing Ya, he wandered through the Dao Field in search of Spiritual Roots capable of transforming Innate Spiritual Qi.

After searching all of Azure Nether Island, they found more than ten Medium-Grade Innate Spiritual Roots and thirty Low-Grade Innate Spiritual Roots. Xuan Qing cut off portions of their trunks, left behind some Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, and watered them with Three Lights Divine Water to restore their Origin.

He did not dare touch the formation foundations of the High-Grade Innate Spiritual Roots. If it caused the great array to fluctuate and the Dragon Clan came looking for trouble again, the losses would outweigh the gains.

After returning to Xuan Qing Dao Palace, Xuan Qing opened up a spiritual field on an empty plot of land, spread Nine Heavens Breathing Soil over it, planted the trunk portions, and began cultivating them with Creation Holy Water. Three Lights Divine Water could not withstand such consumption.

Three Kalpas passed like this. The Innate Spiritual Roots had all successfully grown, though their effects were certainly inferior to the original plants. Two of the Medium-Grade Innate Spiritual Roots had even degraded into Low-Grade ones, though their effects had merely weakened.

After refining some formation foundations, Xuan Qing took the Spiritual Roots outside. This time, he could only arrange a formation over a small section of the island chain. The island chain was still continuously evolving, and as long as it had enough spiritual qi, it could one day evolve into a small continent.

Xuan Qing did not intend to arrange too many formations. Setting one up around the three small islands near the entrance to Azure Nether Island's great array would be enough. Any more would consume too much time and material, and he could not afford that.

Xuan Qing planned to set up a Sun Moon Star Three Talents Formation, naming it the Sun Moon Three Stars Great Array. Three Innate Spiritual Roots would stand at its center, while Acquired Spiritual Roots would be arranged elsewhere according to the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirits pattern, enclosing the three small islands perfectly.

Fifty thousand years passed like this. All the Innate Spiritual Roots had been successfully transplanted, and the formation foundations had been set up. All that remained was to invoke the Law of Creation and activate the formation.

This formation could absorb Star Power and transform it into Innate Spiritual Qi. All the Spiritual Roots had been planted atop Earth Veins, with some Nine Heavens Breathing Soil added as well.

Not only would this strengthen the Earth Veins, but it would also purify the Turbid Qi of the land and earn considerable Merit. No one would dare destroy this great array in the future, since doing so would damage their Merit.

Magic Power flowed into the Three Stars Great Array, and the formation began to operate. A radiance of starlight descended from the Nine Heavens as countless streams of Innate Spiritual Qi surged into the three small islands. The Earth Veins began to change, and the islands trembled as well.

A stream of Merit descended from the sky. This was another deed with Merit. Seventy percent of the Great Dao Merit fell into the great array, and the formation began to shift, becoming increasingly natural.

The spirituality of the Innate Spiritual Roots surged. The two degraded offshoots recovered to Medium-Grade, while the Low-Grade Innate Spiritual Roots gained the same effects as their original plants. The formation foundations fused directly with the islands, no longer needing to fear discovery.

Merit fell upon the Earth Vein Nodes, and the Earth Veins began to grow rapidly. The small islands expanded in area, and various spiritual objects began to take shape. Seeing this, Xuan Qing did not keep the Great Dao Merit for himself. Instead, he slapped it directly into the formation, accelerating the islands' evolution.

At that moment, Han Xi and the others flew over quickly.

"Brother/Master, did you do something big again?" They were puzzled. Xuan Qing was stirring things up again so soon, and he had earned Great Dao Merit without bringing them along.

"Um..."

Xuan Qing did not know how to explain it. He had merely wanted to test something and had not expected it to bring benefits.

"Next time, next time. This time, I only wanted to set up a formation to test an idea and restore the islands plundered by the Dragon Clan. I didn't expect there to be so many benefits."

Xuan Qing glanced at Qing Ling's unhappy little face. Ah, he had an idea. Next time, he could have them set up some simpler formations. While the Great Dao had not yet withdrawn, perhaps he could help them earn some Great Dao Merit.

Before they could react, Xuan Qing brought them all back to the Dao Field and spoke to them with a mysterious expression.

"I have a way to earn Merit. It's only an idea, and I don't know whether it will work. I'll tell you about it, and you can try it yourselves. I won't do it."

"Really?" Qing Ling and Qing Ya had never obtained Great Dao Merit before. They did not know whether anyone in the Prehistoric Era had obtained it yet.

"Really. But a great array like the one just now won't work. Only I can set up that formation, and it consumes too many Innate Spiritual Roots. We can't afford to cultivate that many."

After saying that, Xuan Qing began explaining his new idea. Innate Spiritual Roots were too difficult to cultivate, but they could cultivate special Acquired Spiritual Roots instead. They did not need to fear losses at all, since Creation Holy Water was more than sufficient, and Acquired Spiritual Roots were everywhere on Azure Nether Island.