Li Yunjing slowly opened his eyes. The lightning patterns flowing through them gradually faded, and the thunderous aura filling the Quiet Room subsided with them.
The miniature formation patterns that had spontaneously gathered at his fingertips seemed to receive an invisible command, silently sinking into the void and disappearing.
"This array is profound. One person alone cannot master it quickly."
He murmured to himself, having already made his decision.
With a thought, an invisible ripple spread from the Divine Firmament Cloud Palace, reaching the minds of the sect's two hundred Grand Elders with perfect precision.
A quarter of an hour later, two hundred powerful yet restrained auras appeared outside the Cloud Palace.
Apart from the Nascent Soul True Persons stationed elsewhere, these Grand Elders represented the Divine Firmament Dao Sect's true foundations.
Li Yunjing sat upright on his cloud couch, his gaze sweeping over the crowded gathering of the sect's pillars below.
Every Grand Elder possessed profound cultivation. Even the weakest had reached the Nascent Soul Second Layer, while more than a dozen had attained Nascent Soul Great Perfection, standing only one step away from Spirit Transformation.
Of course, that final step was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
In Li Yunjing's view, although those dozen or so were infinitely close to Spirit Transformation, their chances remained slim!
"Everyone!"
He went straight to the point. "The Nine Heavens Demon-Defending Immortal Array bestowed by our patriarch is incomparably profound. Only by pooling our efforts can we comprehend it. I summoned you today to begin practicing this array."
He waved a hand, and a vast Star Chart instantly appeared within the Quiet Room, with phantom images of three hundred and sixty Zhou Tian Star Banners revolving within it.
"This array requires three hundred and sixty people, each holding a banner and taking