Time flew like a shuttle, and busy days passed even faster.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed. The founding day announced to the various powers by the Sky-Supporting Tribe arrived, and the atmosphere on Nine-Dragon Island grew tense to the extreme.
The only blessing was that, with restrictions imposed on Nine-Dragon Island's Teleportation Formations, the explosive influx of cultivators slowed considerably. Their numbers now stood at only around ten million, though that was still a full five times the Sky-Supporting Tribe's population. Fortunately, no large-scale riots had broken out on Nine-Dragon Island over the past few days. The cultivators from all sides had shown reasonable restraint, allowing Xiao Ying and the Sky-Supporting Tribe to breathe a great sigh of relief.
As the morning sun rose, light blossomed across Nine-Dragon Island. Formations activated one after another, like a hundred flowers blooming at once.
First came the Nine Tripods Ten Directions Formation, which used the nine dragon-shaped mountain ranges as its foundations and enveloped the entire island. Also known as the Pangu Grand Formation, it manifested as a transparent barrier visible to the naked eye, enclosing Nine-Dragon Island like an eggshell. Countless cultivators immediately broke into astonished discussion.
A formation covering such an enormous area had to be a Heaven Grade grand formation, though its precise grade was difficult to determine. Those with discerning eyes recognized the Pangu Grand Formation, further confirming the rumor that the Sky-Supporting High Priest was Pangu's successor.
Next came the Ten Directions Womb-Treasure Heaven-Hiding Formation, which enveloped Heaven-Supporting City at the center of Nine-Dragon Island. It formed a hazy barrier that seemed both real and illusory, like flowers glimpsed through mist. Its offensive and defensive capabilities were not outstanding; its chief functions were womb-treasure and heaven-hiding, vastly expanding the space within Heaven-Supporting City and