Seventy-Two Qi Origin-Holding Formation
Chen Lingxi put the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade into his Hongdong Bag, and then took out another item from the bag.
It was a talisman, about three inches wide and two fingers long, with a golden-purple color all over. Spiritual patterns flowed on the talisman, and a faint Daoist charm emanated from it.
It was the Killing Power that True Person Xiang Shu personally bestowed upon him when he went out to collect Great Luo Dark Qi and traveled through the Nine Palaces.
Chen Lingxi sensed this rune and felt that within this golden-purple rune body lay an extremely powerful Killing Power, dormant within the rune.
"With my current cultivation level, I should be able to injure Dao Foundation Late Stage cultivator by unleashing this Killing Power talisman."
He silently recited it in his heart.
"It's a pity there's only one of these runes; once it's used up, there won't be any more."
He put the talisman back into his Hongdong Bag, sat down at the foot of the cliff, and slowly closed his eyes.
"Moreover... even with the Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade and the Golden Purple Rune, the gap between me and the Dao Foundation Late Stage is still enormous."
He thought of Lord Xiuyun.
That cultivator at the Dao Foundation Middle Stage from Sandalwood-Cloud Peak possessed the combined great Divine Ability of the Sea Within Qi and the Illuminating Heaven-Illuminating Sect, along with three fourth-grade Spirit Artifact to aid him. If he hadn't used the Heavenly-Law Edict to block out the heavenly light and forcibly abolish the Heaven-Illuminating Sect's Divine Ability power, the outcome of that battle would have been uncertain.
The Dao Foundation Late Stage involves the simultaneous establishment of three Profound Root on the Dao Platform, and the depth of Dao Origin is incomparable to that of the Dao Foundation Middle Stage.
He was able to kill Lord Xiuyun, a cultivator at the Dao Foundation Early Stage, by relying on the full power of his five layers of foundation: Thunder-Prison Heaven, Jade Tiger Sea-Reversing Sword Light, Great Prison Furnace, Void-Return Sword Tower, and Heavenly-Law Edict, to gain a sliver of opportunity.
More importantly, Chen Lingxi had already cultivated two Divine Ability and formed a second Profound Root by then, and was only one step away from the Dao Foundation Middle Stage.
However, Chen Lingxi is only at the Dao Foundation Middle Stage, and his second Profound Root has not even grown into a wondrous tree. The difference in the depth of his Dao Origin compared to cultivators at the Dao Foundation Late Stage is simply too great.
Now, if someone at the Dao Foundation Middle Stage were to cross a realm and kill someone at the Dao Foundation Late Stage Enemy-Slaying Spirit Jade Wall and a Killing Power talisman, it would be far from enough to bridge the gap.
Chen Lingxi thought about this, slowly exhaled, and then tilted her head to think for a moment.
Then he flipped his palm and took out another item from the Hongdong Bag.
The object was about the size of a fist, with a dark gold color throughout. Its surface was covered with a layer of intricate and mysterious patterns, from which a very ancient and primordial aura was faintly revealed. Furthermore, a surging Killing Power slowly flowed from the fruit, as if it were a ferocious beast imprisoned in a small space, constantly trying to break free.
It was a Dao-Seizing Fruit that he had obtained from the ancient Dao-Seizing Ancient Tree but had never used.
Chen Lingxi will use the method of Qi Observation to focus on the Dao Dao-Seizing Fruit.
"This Dao-Seizing Fruit contains the immense power of a Slaying-Force Cauldron."
"However, to unleash that Killing Power, it requires the coordination of a Killing Power formation."
The Slaying-Force Cauldron of this Dao-Seizing Fruit is quite unique. If it is not guided by an array, its Killing Power is like a wild beast with its reins broken, not knowing where to go or how to choose its edge.
Only by using a Killing Power formation as a guide to draw the power out of the fruit, and then using the formation to solidify its shape, can the true power of that Slaying-Force Cauldron be released.
He had never cultivated the Killing Power formation.
Chen Lingxi sat at the foot of the cliff, gently pressing his fingertip against the fruit of the Dao-Seizing Fruit.
"Coincidentally, I have already Thorough Awakening Divine Ability are complete."
He raised his eyes and looked up at the sky.
A layer of spiritual mist, impenetrable from beyond the secret realm, shrouded the extremely high place, from which the sunlight shone down, illuminating his face with a clear light.
"But I wonder if 30,000 units of Great Luo Dark Qi can be exchanged for a Killing Power formation."
As he thought to himself, he put the Dao-Seizing Fruit into his bag, leaped off the cliff, and landed in a deeper forest.
Then he sat down cross-legged and simultaneously communicated with the Divine Chamber!
[Total Perception]!
In an instant, Chen Lingxi entered a state of Total Perception, and everything around him was illuminated by the two bright beams of light from the sky, making everything crystal clear.
Chen Lingxi stood up
With eyes slightly closed, he used his fingers as a brush to outline the Audience Talisman!
Until he made the last stroke.
The talisman formed from Dao Origin hung in the Void in front of him. Although it was simple and plain, and its energy was impure and mixed, it was perfectly accurate.
The talisman slowly unscrewed in the next instant.
A faint, eerie light emanated from the talisman's heart, engulfing the area within three feet of him.
All was silent.
When she opened her eyes again, Chen Lingxi was already in another place.
At the same time, an unimaginable ancient aura swept over us.
Chen Lingxi's consciousness bowed Subtle Insight in that void, slowly paying homage to the starlight falling from the farthest reaches.
As soon as the ceremony was completed, a glimmer of light appeared in the depths of that Void.
The radiance emanated from that point, slowly piecing together into several lines, hanging before Chen Lingxi's eyes.
Chen Lingxi stared intently at it.
Lines of Daoist text slowly settled from the starry sky. Above one line was his name; below that was another line indicating his current number of Great Luo Dark Qi— [over 29,300].
Chen Lingxi bowed again to the starry sky.
"I humbly request the Great Luo Heaven-Observing."
"Next, please cultivate a formation that does not require the use of spiritual objects!"
A few breaths passed.
The starlight in the void suddenly surged, and countless stars moved from the far distance one by one, and settled down one by one, each occupying a level, and transforming into Dao characters in turn.
[A total of 613 questions are included.]
Chen Lingxi's heart stirred, and she carefully read through the lines of Daoist texts, then selected two from them.
The first one was a Killing Power formation called the "Seventy-Two Qi Origin-Holding Formation".
The second one is a formation of overlapping Dark Qi...
The two formations each have their own strengths.
Chen Lingxi stared at the two lines of Daoist scripture, hesitated for a long time, and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
His consciousness focused on the first Dao inscription, and using Dao Origin as a guide, he gently touched it.
In the Void, the starlight suddenly dimmed.
A new line of Daoist script emerged from the depths of the mirror and landed before his eyes.
[To exchange for the Seventy-Two Qi Origin-Holding Formation, 19,800 strands of Great Luo Dark Qi are required.]
Chen Lingxi looked at that line of text and Subtle Insight relief.
Without the slightest hesitation, he made that decision.
In an instant, a Great Luo Dark Qi circulated out from the starry sky, like an extremely thin silver thread, flying out from in front of him and into the huge Void mirror suspended deep in the void.
The moment the silver line disappeared into the mirror, a ripple spread across its surface.
Ripples spread slowly from the center, and the Daoist inscriptions engraved on them flowed layer by layer.
Then, from the very center of the ripples, a point of light slowly emerged, then flew out from the depths of the mirror and landed in Chen Lingxi's Consciousness Sea.
This is a battle formation diagram.
Within the array diagram, a formation unfolded layer by layer from its inception to its conclusion, with the array's core and patterns clearly appearing deep within his Consciousness Sea.
Chen Lingxi carefully read through the array diagram and silently recited its name in his mind.
The Seventy-Two Qi Origin-Holding Formation!
Chen Lingxi slowly opened her eyes.
Within the secret realm, the light from the heavens remained clear, and the forest was utterly silent.
Twin Luminous Mirrors high!
With a wave of his hand, the Dao-Seizing Fruit returned to his palm, its Killing Power surging, faintly resonating with the array diagram in his Consciousness Sea.
Chen Lingxi looked down at the Dao-Seizing Fruit in his palm, and a light slowly shone in his eyes.
"It is currently undergoing Total Perception Evolution. Let me practice this Killing Power formation a little, meet Brother Lin, and then investigate that Dao Foundation Late Stage cultivator!"