Piles of innate spiritual materials were refined in the crafting cauldron, eventually becoming Formation Flags and formation discs. Runes imbued with the great Dao of heaven and earth were etched across them, shimmering with light.
With Yellow Dragon's current skill in artifact refining, these simple formation components posed no difficulty. There were merely a great many of them, so they took some time. At last, the foundation of the formation was complete.
His warm-up finished, Yellow Dragon brewed a pot of Dao Enlightenment Tea and rested briefly. Once he had brought himself to peak condition, he began refining the Spirit Treasures that would serve as the heart of the great formation.
He took out all the five-element essences condensed by the Five Elements Tower and added the finest Spirit Jade and spirit iron from the five-element Spirit Veins. Then he drew the Power of the Zhou Tian Stars into the materials.
Above his dwelling, golden light blazed, verdant radiance flowed, water Qi swirled, fire spirits burned, and earth's weight pressed down. The five elements answered one another, finally condensing within the crafting cauldron into five fist-sized pearls, each containing a five-element spiritual restriction.
He had refined five Spirit Treasures at once. Since their materials were ordinary, each pearl held only one innate spiritual restriction and possessed virtually no offensive power. But they were more than enough to anchor a formation!
"Go!"
At Yellow Dragon's low command, the newly refined formation discs and Formation Flags became streaks of light and flew beyond his dwelling. Some sank into the mountains and rivers within ten thousand li; the rest merged with the spiritual apertures of the Earth Veins.
Finally, he flicked a finger. The five pearls shot downward, landing precisely on the five peaks beneath him and resonating with the underground Spirit Veins.
"Formation, rise!"
Hum—!
Five dazzling pillars of light surged skyward, stirring the clouds for ten thousand li. Then they spread into a vast, translucent five-colored barrier that enveloped the entire region!
Formation patterns linked across the barrier like chains of the great Dao. The power of the five elements cycled endlessly, renewing itself without cease.
The already abundant Innate Spiritual Energy grew more active. The spirit mist it formed frequently condensed into rain that nourished all living things.
High in the heavens, specks of the Power of the Stars were drawn together by the formation like silver sand and absorbed into the mountains, strengthening the essence of the creatures within.
The functions of the newly arranged formation revealed themselves one by one:
Spiritual energy gathering and amplification: the speed and range at which it gathered spiritual energy had increased severalfold. It also drew in the Power of the Zhou Tian Stars, infusing the Dao resonance within with stellar properties.
Yellow Dragon had also woven trapping, killing, and illusion formations into it.
Standing atop Enlightenment Peak, Yellow Dragon tested the formation's abilities again and again. At length, the five-element formation, assembled from countless smaller formations, was fully tested. His dwelling finally had a measure of protection.
The formidable formation could repel a Golden Immortal with ease. Whether it could withstand someone in the Taiyi Realm, however, required a person to enter and test it.
After a moment's thought, Yellow Dragon took out a Jade Talisman. He sent his divine sense into it, spoke a few quiet words, then waved it beyond the formation.
Before long, an Auspicious Cloud arrived from the horizon. Upon it stood an old man with white hair, a youthful face, and a prominent forehead. Holding a Coiling Dragon Staff, he wore a kindly expression. He was South Pole Immortal Elder, whom Yellow Dragon had invited to test the formation.
"Junior Brother Yellow Dragon, why did you call me here? Hm?"
South Pole Immortal Elder had only just reached the formation when he gave a surprised murmur. He circled it several times on his Auspicious Cloud, carefully examining the magnificent five-colored barrier that covered ten thousand li. "This formation... is extraordinary. Your previous mountain-guarding formation cannot compare!"
Yellow Dragon approached him and said with a smile and cupped hands, "I gained a few insights from studying Martial Uncle Tongtian's formation teachings, so I rearranged this formation. But I don't know how powerful it is. I invited you here to test its limits and help me find its weaknesses." With that, he offered Nanji a jade box.
"These few leaves of Dao Enlightenment Tea may not do much for you, Senior Brother, but they taste quite good. I hope you'll accept them."
South Pole Immortal Elder took the jade box and swept his primordial spirit through it. More than ten tea leaves lay inside, each bearing natural Dao patterns.
His eyes lit up at the sight. Chuckling, he accepted the tea without demur. "How generous of you, Junior Brother. In that case, I'll put your formation to the test."
South Pole Immortal Elder went straight into the formation, his expression growing serious. Rather than act at once, he carefully observed its flow. After a moment, he praised it. "The five elements cycle and renew themselves without end, while the Power of the Stars adds another layer of variation. Apart from our three masters, no one in Kunlun can match you in the art of formations!"
"You flatter me, Senior Brother."
Yellow Dragon remained outside, spreading his primordial spirit across the entire formation to follow every movement within it.
Once South Pole Immortal Elder had grasped its general structure, he lightly tapped his Coiling Dragon Staff. He used none of his Great Luo Golden Immortal strength. Only Magic Power at the level of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal flowed out, becoming concentrated beams of green light that struck at several formation nodes.
But the power of the five elements surged through those nodes and swallowed the green light.
"Oh?" South Pole Immortal Elder raised a white brow. Growing more serious, he increased his Magic Power to the late Taiyi Realm and swung his staff. Dragons flew from it, riding wind and thunder as they crashed into the formation from all sides.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The formation shook violently. Five-colored light raced through it, dissipating most of his attack. At the same time, streams of multicolored Spirit Light appeared and surrounded him, while countless bolts of divine lightning flickered overhead.
After evading several bolts, his surprise deepened. "An excellent formation! Offense and defense in one, sustained by its own cycle! An ordinary Taiyi cultivator would struggle to escape after entering!"
With a sharp cry, South Pole Immortal Elder sent countless rays blazing from his Coiling Dragon Staff. They formed the phantom of an enormous Green Dragon. Its power had reached the Great Luo level, and it slammed into the formation!
Boom! That single strike shook heaven and earth. The entire formation groaned under the strain, its five-colored barrier twisting violently. Just as it was about to shatter, South Pole Immortal Elder waved his staff, and the Green Dragon phantom filling the formation vanished at once.
Yellow Dragon entered the formation in that same instant and drove it with all his strength. The five pearls spun furiously, drawing on the power of the Spirit Veins across ten thousand li to hold the formation firm.
Stroking his beard, South Pole Immortal Elder praised it. "Marvelous! Junior Brother, this formation is remarkable. An ordinary Taiyi cultivator could not break it, and with you controlling it, you might even trap and kill one! Few in the Primordial World can achieve that with a formation. Congratulations—you've mastered the art of formations!"
Yellow Dragon appeared, unable to hide the delight in his eyes. He cupped his hands. "Only because you held back, Senior Brother, and showed me its weak points." Nanji's attack had let him see clearly where the formation's operation fell short.
South Pole Immortal Elder smiled. "Minor flaws. A few adjustments will fix them. With this formation, none below Great Luo can break through." He paused and gave Yellow Dragon a meaningful look. "It seems you don't trust the Jie Sect Disciples, Junior Brother."
Yellow Dragon only smiled and thanked him again.
After seeing South Pole Immortal Elder off, he immediately made slight adjustments to several nodes and to the flow between the five elements. The formation ran more smoothly, its light receding inward even as its power grew.
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