Inside the cave abode.
Fang Qing strolled about casually, consulting a jade slip from time to time as he planted sky-blue little flags throughout the cave abode.
Once he had finished everything and checked that nothing was amiss, he took a white jade formation disk from his storage pouch. Looking at the mid-grade spirit stone embedded in it, a flicker of pain crossed his face, but he still resolutely formed a hand seal. "Go!"
Crash!
Amid rippling water-light, the cave abode's walls seemed to gather countless waves before they swiftly vanished again.
"First-Order High Grade—Azure-Sky Formation!"
"This formation can withstand the attacks of several Late Qi Refinement cultivators for quite a while, and it has another marvelous use: it can ward off spiritual sense surveillance! Even if the other party's spiritual sense is exceptionally powerful, it will issue a warning. It is a fine product among First-Order High Grade formations, miles better than that Little Maze Formation."
This complete formation and its deployment method had all come from Qin Ruxue of Formation Island. Fang Qing had traded several Second-Order pills for them.
Of course, Qin Ruxue had also given him a considerable discount, as a gesture of sincerity for their earlier reconciliation.
"Now that I am... it is becoming very difficult for me to leave."
Here on Jade Island, Fang Qing feared that the moment he left Azure Sea Sect, a Foundation Establishment cultivator might conceal their identity and rob him.
After all, as a True Disciple, he was surely carrying a Prime Quality Foundation Establishment Pill!
One could not think too highly of cultivators' moral character.
Therefore, the best course was to remain in the sect until he had finished his attempt at Foundation Establishment.
That meant his old method of casually accepting a mission, running out of the