An hour later, across a radius of ten thousand kilometers, under Xia Ping's guidance, the disciples of the five major sects swiftly located all one hundred and eight energy-vein nodes. They then dug pits and placed the array foundations within.
The moment these jade stones appeared inside the energy-vein nodes, they immediately melted, transforming into mysterious runes that filled the sky before merging into the earth veins.
"You may withdraw."
Xia Ping gave the order, and the disciples of the five major sects swiftly retreated.
At this moment, he stood at the very center of the array. Forming hand seals with both hands, he spread out his divine consciousness, covering an area of ten thousand kilometers and sensing the one hundred and eight earth veins within.
Deep within the earth veins, one hundred and eight points of light flickered in response to one another. They seemed to merge with the earth veins, becoming spirits of the earth veins—like ownerless magical treasures that had suddenly gained artifact spirits.
These earth veins had originally been unconscious, but after gaining a trace of spirituality, they could now control the flow of the earth veins.
Rumble!
Under Xia Ping's divine consciousness, all one hundred and eight earth veins began to move, remaking heaven and earth with deafening roars, like massive dragons turning over. Within several breaths, they formed an ancient and profound array.
Deep underground, endless magma energy and the fire energy that existed everywhere between heaven and earth were rapidly drawn by the array toward its very center.
Faintly, array patterns appeared deep beneath the earth, like imprints of the Great Dao. As those traces intertwined, it was as if a Vermilion Bird were being born.
"So formidable. Is this what setting up an array is like? I can feel the earth veins