Song Wen flashed out of his cave abode and into the air, where he discovered that many Divine Blood Sect cultivators had already noticed the disturbance in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and were gathering in his direction.
"Everyone, retreat at least a thousand li from Cloud-Severing Peak. No one is to approach." Song Wen's voice rang like a great bell, rolling out in all directions.
Cloud-Severing Peak was the mountain where he and Ying Wu resided.
At his words, those gathering toward him withdrew.
Song Wen continued.
"Pass down the order: until the spiritual energy of heaven and earth returns to normal, everyone in the sect must cease attempting breakthroughs. Alchemy, artifact refining, formation inscription, and similar work must also be undertaken with caution."
Just as Song Wen finished speaking, he saw Xuan Li appear on the distant horizon.
"Sect Master, is Supreme Elder Ying Wu attempting to break through to Tribulation Transcendence?"
"Indeed," Song Wen said. "Assign an eighth-tier formation master to set up a Spirit-Gathering Formation at Cloud-Severing Peak."
A trace of envy immediately flashed through Xuan Li's eyes as she gazed toward Cloud-Severing Peak.
"Very well." Xuan Li agreed at once, but did not leave. She remained on the distant horizon, sending a ripple of divine sense into the distance.
Before long, a middle-aged man flew over. His cultivation was at the middle Mahayana stage.
Song Wen recognized him. His name was Dan Ran, and his mastery of formations could only be considered mediocre, far inferior to Fu Qing, whom Song Wen had killed. Still, he was more than capable of setting up a Spirit-Gathering Formation.
After bowing to Song Wen, Dan Ran began laying out the formation.
His formation covered the thousand-li expanse around Cloud-Severing Peak, but drew in spiritual energy from tens