Zhong Zhenyang and several other Lineages were established along the banks of the Nether King River, more than twenty thousand li north of Jade Spring Peak.
Should the Demon Race from the Extreme Cold Ice Plains move south, this place would become the first line of defense against them.
If they came under attack from Demon Beasts, Wang Daoyuan could ride Gray Peng to their aid within an hour.
However, Zhong Zhenyang had only just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm and had not even nurtured a fifth-order magical artifact yet.
If he encountered an attack by a fifth-tier Demon Beast, holding out for an hour would be exceedingly difficult.
Wang Daoyuan asked, "Can you set up a fifth-order formation? If the Nether King River comes under attack from Demon Beasts, it will take me an hour to get here. You must be able to hold them off by yourself for an hour.
"If you do not have a fifth-order formation, I fear you will find it difficult to deal with a fifth-order upper-grade Demon Beast."
Zhong Zhenyang cupped his hands and said, "Rest assured, Supreme Emperor. Over the years in the north of the mountains, this subject has often collected incomplete inheritances left behind from ancient times.
"Combined with the foundation left behind by the Netherworld Sect in those days, I have managed to piece together a fifth-order formation inheritance.
"Over these years, I have never dared slacken in the path of formations.
"I was already not far from becoming a fifth-order Formation Master. Now that I have broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm and my divine sense has greatly advanced, I should be able to set up fifth-order formations.
"With a fifth-order formation and this old subject's divine abilities, even if I encounter a siege by