Penglai Affairs Concluded

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The matters of Penglai Island's inner island had been settled, but the outside still needed some arrangements. Once that was done, Yuan Tian could set off for the Primordial Continent he had long yearned for. As for the Innate Five-Element Fruit Tree, Yuan Tian did not intend to concern himself with it for the time being, nor did he want to move it. He would leave it on Penglai Island; after all, no one could compete with him for it. With a flash, Yuan Tian left Penglai Island without even greeting the two Little Green Willows.

Yuan Tian did not leave immediately. He wanted to set up two more formations outside Penglai Island. One was to protect the two Little Green Willows on the island; Yuan Tian still valued them greatly. The other was that Penglai Island could be considered his "home base" from now on. He could not possibly return one day to find someone else had taken over his home base. Wouldn't that make him ridiculous, pitiful, and utterly speechless? Thus, Yuan Tian planned to set up two formations around Penglai Island to prevent any mishaps. Caution came first in all things.

Yuan Tian planned to set up two formations on Penglai Island: the Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation and the Chaos Wutu Formation. That was right—they were the two great formations contained within Yuan Tian's Life-bound Spirit Treasures, the Nine Heavens Chart and the Mountains and Rivers State Chart. The Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation specialized in offense. In terms of pure single-target power, it could at least rank among the top ten formations in the Primordial Wilderness. The Chaos Wutu Formation specialized in defense and trapping enemies. As long as one's cultivation was lower than Yuan Tian's current cultivation, then sorry—you could obediently remain inside the formation and forget about getting out.

As for the Chaos Star Formation contained within the Chaos Star Chart, Yuan Tian would not use it now. He had a feeling that this trip to the Primordial Continent would bring unexpected benefits through the Chaos Star Chart. Cultivators usually had an extremely strong "sixth sense," even stronger than a woman's sixth sense. Therefore, Yuan Tian did not intend to use the Chaos Star Chart to set up a formation this time. He planned to take it with him as he ventured through the Primordial Wilderness. Besides, Yuan Tian himself needed a Spirit Treasure for protection. With the Chaos Star Chart, he would at least have one more life-saving treasure.

In Yuan Tian's eyes, the Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation and the Chaos Wutu Formation combined were practically invincible. With the power of both formations joined together, even an expert at the peak of the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm would likely need ten thousand years to break them. And ten thousand years was more than enough time for Yuan Tian to rush back from anywhere in the Primordial Wilderness. At that point, it would be anyone's game.

Yuan Tian stretched out both hands, and the Nine Heavens Chart and the Mountains and Rivers State Chart appeared in them. He lightly tossed the two treasure charts toward Penglai Island, the Nine Heavens Chart in front and the Mountains and Rivers State Chart behind it. Yuan Tian made no other movement. In an instant, the two great formations were complete. This was the advantage of Yuan Tian's three formation-chart Spirit Treasures. Unlike other formations, which required a long time to arrange, Yuan Tian only needed to toss out his three charts and silently recite the incantation in his heart.

The moment Yuan Tian threw the formation charts toward Penglai, Penglai Island was instantly enveloped by the formations. First came a violet radiance, dazzling and dreamlike, making everything seem so beautiful. Yet behind that beauty lay boundless danger. This was the phenomenon that appeared when the Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation was completed. Then Penglai Island was shrouded in an earthy yellow glow, giving off a steady, reassuring feeling, as though the formation could provide endless safety. In truth, it could indeed provide safety—but that depended on who entered it. Allies would naturally be safe. Enemies, however—sorry, they could stay properly within this reassuring formation and be trapped to death. This was the glow produced when the Chaos Wutu Formation was completed. Then the violet and earthy yellow lights vanished, as though they had never appeared at all. Once the formations were complete, they automatically concealed their unusual radiance. Otherwise, wouldn't they be showing everyone the way? There are good things here, come and seize them! Yuan Tian would be annoyed to death.

When the two rays of light lit up in succession and then disappeared, Yuan Tian knew that the two great formations had been successfully arranged.

Although Yuan Tian had never set them up before, he could still confirm that the formations had been completed. Even so, Yuan Tian wanted to test their power. Without personally testing them, he could not help feeling a trace of unease. Practice was the sole criterion for testing truth, so Yuan Tian intended to personally verify the formations' strength.

Without controlling the formation, Yuan Tian flashed directly into the Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation. The moment he entered, the formation immediately attacked him. Innate Sword Qi filled the sky, while all kinds of heavenly lightning struck at him without pause. Combined, such attacks possessed at least the power of an ordinary Zenith Heaven True Immortal going all out. The attacks continued for ten years. The assaults filling the sky seemed endless, as though the entire Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation had taken some kind of stimulant and simply would not stop. From beginning to end, Yuan Tian did not feel the attacks weaken; instead, they faintly grew stronger. Even with magical power a hundred times greater than an ordinary Zenith Heaven True Immortal's, and a body as strong as a Mid-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, Yuan Tian was starting to struggle. Inside the formation, he could not absorb spiritual energy at all, while the formation could slowly absorb spiritual energy from outside to strengthen its attacks. With one side weakening and the other strengthening, how could Yuan Tian possibly endure it? Even a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal would be finished under such attacks. Thus, Yuan Tian made a glorious retreat. After all, it was his own formation. With a single thought, every attack within it disappeared, and Yuan Tian was safe once more. His conclusion was that the Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation's offensive power was extremely strong.

After experiencing the Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation, Yuan Tian did not dare relax in the slightest regarding the Chaos Wutu Formation. He first recuperated for a hundred years. Although he had not been injured in the Nine Heavens Annihilation Formation, he had consumed a great deal of spiritual energy. Ten years of expenditure had actually required a hundred years for him to fully recover.

Once Yuan Tian's condition had completely returned to its peak, he came before the Chaos Wutu Formation again. He needed to test its strength. The Chaos Wutu Formation was the strongest defensive formation under Yuan Tian's command, so its defensive power was extremely important to him.

Yuan Tian first struck the Chaos Wutu Formation with the power of a peak Zenith Heaven True Immortal, but the formation showed no reaction whatsoever. Over the following year, Yuan Tian continuously attacked it with peak Zenith Heaven True Immortal power, yet there was still no response. He then began increasing his strength: twice the power, three times, five times, ten times, twenty times—still there was no reaction. This was already equivalent to the full-force strike of an ordinary mid-stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Yuan Tian continued increasing his attack power, and only when he reached twenty-five times his strength did the formation produce a slight ripple. Of course, it was only a slight ripple.

Seeing the formation ripple, Yuan Tian continued raising his attack power: thirty times, fifty times, eighty times, until finally he attacked with all his strength. Yet the formation remained the same, producing only a slight ripple and showing no sign of breaking at all. Yuan Tian felt as though he was being toyed with. Wasn't this just playing with him? Who played like this? Giving him hope, yet refusing to let it come true? But overall, Yuan Tian was quite pleased. His goal had never been to break the formation, but to test its defensive power. He was extremely satisfied with the result. Though he did not know its defensive limit, even an attack a hundred times stronger than that of an ordinary Zenith Heaven True Immortal—roughly equal to a peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal's full-force attack—had done nothing to it. Its defensive power was more than enough to satisfy Yuan Tian.

As for the Chaos Wutu Formation's ability to trap people, Yuan Tian did not plan to test that further. These two formations were more or less enough. Yuan Tian did not believe the Primordial Wilderness already had Quasi-Sage-level experts. If he truly encountered one, then relying on two unattended formations would still be rather unreliable.

With the two great formations completed and satisfactory test results obtained, Yuan Tian was finally at ease. He could now travel to the Primordial Continent without worry. Oh, no—he should call it training and tempering himself instead.

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