Qing Yanjing Sets Up a Formation, the Second-Level Essence-Gathering Formation Is Complete!

Meng Chen returned to the central courtyard of the Meng Residence and saw Qing Yanjing sitting in the rain pavilion, leaning lightly against the railing as she gazed absentmindedly at the koi drifting through the pond.

"Aunt Qing, I'm back."

Hearing this, Qing Yanjing turned around. Seeing Meng Chen return safely, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"You didn't run into any danger, did you?" Qing Yanjing rose and walked over to Meng Chen, asking softly with concern.

Then, the delicate nose beneath her veil twitched slightly as she caught the lingering fragrance on Meng Chen. Her willow brows furrowed faintly, but she did not ask further.

Meng Chen did not notice the change. He shook his head. "Aunt Qing, you're worrying too much. I was only buying some things. What danger could there be? Aunt Qing, do you think these materials will work?"

As he spoke, Meng Chen took out the magic cores, the Cold Jade Iron Essence, and the bones of the third-tier Giant Rock Bull.

Qing Yanjing swept her gaze over them. Her full lips parted slightly beneath her veil. "I'll give it a try."

In truth, Qing Yanjing had a great deal of formation materials inside her Small Pagoda.

However, considering the environment and laws of this lower plane, she decided to first try using materials from the Dou Qi Continent.

If they did not work, it would not be too late to use the ones from the Small Pagoda.

Qing Yanjing found a quiet room, and Meng Chen did not follow her inside to observe.

His most urgent task now was cultivation and raising his strength. As for skills such as alchemy and formation crafting, it would not be too late to study them once his cultivation was sufficient.

Meng Chen returned to his bedroom, sat cross-legged on the bed, and closed his eyes to cultivate the Purple Sun Incinerating World Heavenly Technique.

As an Ancient Emperor Technique that surpassed the Heaven Tier, once it was activated and combined with the Divine King Physique, its speed of devouring the energy of heaven and earth was terrifying.

Meng Chen merely breathed in and out, yet it triggered a tide of energy. The energy of heaven and earth condensed into dragonlike streams and drilled into his mouth and nose.

The Heavenly Technique circulated, turning his body into a blazing sun that refined the energy of heaven and earth, burned away its impurities, and sent the remaining purest energy into his Dou Qi vortex, where it transformed into Dou Qi.

As an Emperor Tier technique, the Purple Sun Incinerating World Heavenly Technique produced Dou Qi whose quality surpassed even Heaven Tier techniques. With the additional traits of the Divine King Physique, it could be called the number one technique on the continent!

As for what an Emperor Tier technique was, one that did not exist in the original work?

Although the original work only divided techniques into the Yellow, Profound, Earth, and Heaven Tiers, after Xiao Yan became the Flame Emperor and the Flame Mantra devoured every Heavenly Flame, could it still have remained merely a Heaven Tier technique?

And why was the Purple Sun Incinerating World Heavenly Technique classified as Emperor Tier instead of being ranked according to the spiritual arts of the Great Thousand World?

It was because the Purple Sun Emperor's inheritance contained only methods for cultivating Dou Qi, not methods for cultivating spiritual energy. Moreover, it had been created by an ancient emperor and surpassed the Heaven Tier, so it was called Emperor Tier.

Elsewhere, in the Xiao Clan's courtyard.

Such a massive gathering of energy caught the attention of Yao Lao and the hidden Ling Ying. Xiao Xun'er also sensed something.

Yao Lao sensed the flow of the energy of heaven and earth and was rather surprised. That direction... seems to be where that boy named Meng Chen lives. Could he be the one causing this disturbance?

But that brat is only a Battle Practitioner. For him to cause such a massive flow of energy, the technique he cultivates must be extraordinary.

Normally, a Battle Practitioner can only cultivate a Profound Tier, High Grade technique at most. This commotion might not merely be from an Earth Tier technique—it could even be a Heaven Tier one. Can that boy's body withstand the impact of the energy of heaven and earth?

More than an hour later.

Meng Chen gradually finished cultivating. He had originally just entered the Three-Star Fighter realm, but he had now reached the peak of Three-Star Fighter, only one step away from Four-Star.

It was not that Meng Chen did not want to continue cultivating. Rather, the meridians in his body had already reached a certain level of saturation. Cultivation required moderation; after tension came relaxation, and he needed to rest for a while.

Meng Chen slowly opened his eyes, and a streak of golden-purple flame flashed past them.

After stretching his body, Meng Chen got out of bed.

When he stepped outside, he saw a tall, shapely figure standing gracefully in the courtyard. Meng Chen's eyes lit up, and he hurried over.

"Aunt Qing, did the Spirit-Gathering Formation succeed?"

"It was more or less successful."

Qing Yanjing turned around and took out an Imitation Spirit-Gathering Formation, using four first-tier water-attribute magic cores as auxiliary bases and one second-tier wood-attribute magic core as the main base. She placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.

It was called an Imitation Spirit-Gathering Formation because it could only draw in essence energy, not spiritual energy.

"This Spirit-Gathering... no, it should be called an Essence-Gathering Formation. It has barely reached the second level. I used water to nourish wood, forming a cycle..."

Qing Yanjing briefly explained the principles of the Second-Level Essence-Gathering Formation and had Meng Chen place the Cold Jade Iron Essence pieces engraved with spiritual seals around the Meng Residence as she instructed.

More than ten minutes later, Meng Chen had placed the spirit formation iron pieces, then set the four first-tier water-attribute magic cores at the four cardinal positions. Qing Yanjing held the second-tier wood-attribute magic core and began arranging the formation.

Golden spiritual energy spread from Qing Yanjing's fingertips. Her finger traced lightly through the air, and one spiritual seal after another appeared. She was actually drawing a formation in empty space, making Meng Chen's eyes shine.

As expected of an Immortal Grade Spirit Formation Grandmaster. Even with little spiritual energy, her formation-crafting methods remained transcendent!

The spiritual seals flowed like water into the four water-attribute magic cores, branding themselves onto their surfaces. Four blue lights flashed, reflecting one another.

At the same time, Qing Yanjing pressed a finger against the second-tier water-attribute magic core, turning it into the main formation base. It linked with the four auxiliary formation bases, then drew upon the spirit formation iron pieces placed throughout the Meng Residence, connecting them all together...

Buzz!!!

With a faint hum, a pale blue-green glow enveloped the Meng Residence. The Essence-Gathering Formation covering the Meng Residence was officially complete...