The Final Preparations

"The spiritual energy here is so dense, and it matches our earlier deductions about the 'Heavenly Ruins Secret Realm.' This is very likely the entrance to that secret realm.

Li Yunjing swept his gaze across the valley and said solemnly, 'But from the looks of things, the time for it to open has not yet come.'"

"Indeed. If we act rashly, we might trigger some unknown danger. We must proceed with caution."

Liu Changsheng nodded in agreement.

The group gathered together, their expressions grave, and discussed their plans for what lay ahead.

In the end, everyone unanimously decided to settle in the valley and wait for the secret realm to open.

At once, everyone got busy.

The cultivators skilled in formations sprang into action, taking precious formation flags and Spirit Stones from their storage treasures.

Following the Eight Trigrams positions, they planted the flags at key locations around the valley. Each time a flag was planted, a faint glimmer flashed from it, resonating with the others.

At the same time, they embedded Spirit Stones in the grooves of the flags to provide energy for the formation.

As the spirit crystals were fitted into place, the formation gradually activated. Waves of spiritual power spread from the flags, forming an invisible defensive barrier around the valley.

Meanwhile, several cultivators proficient in restriction arts were busy as well.

Using their Forbidden Artifacts as catalysts, they inscribed complex runes at the valley entrance.

Before long, the entrance was covered in densely packed restriction runes. The entire valley was shrouded in mist, and even the spiritual energy was trapped inside, unable to escape.

With these two layers of preparation, they no longer had to worry about anyone discovering this place.

At the very least, with this Third-Tier formation, along with the Third-Tier Spirit Gathering Array