While the two men fought, Huo Hai turned his attention to the Spirit Formation beside them. "Just as I thought. Once people reach the Spirit God Realm, most know at least a little about Spirit Formations."
This was not simply because Spirit Gods lived long enough to study Spirit Formations. Rather, it was much as Huo Hai had first suspected. Back then, he had believed that Spirit Formations imitated Law Patterns. In fact, most formations below the Spirit God Realm did indeed imitate Law Patterns. After reaching the Spirit God Realm, however, things became entirely different.
Spirit Formations at the Spirit God level split into two extremes. On one side, some people continued their research, using formations to imitate and integrate the various laws between heaven and earth, drawing upon as much origin power as possible.
This approach to Spirit Formations was the true path of advancement for Spirit Formation Masters, and the direction Huo Hai had always pursued in his research.
The other approach was used by other Spirit Gods, who employed their own laws to directly arrange something resembling their own Law Patterns. This made for a simple Spirit Formation. With a little research and a few methods, they could deploy one.
The formation before him, bristling with evil aura, was precisely this kind. Although very simple, it could briefly trap someone whose cultivation was close to its creator's, and even protect the surroundings from suffering too much damage. However, because it was so crude, quite a few precious materials had been added to achieve this effect.
It was precisely with this formation's support that the man bristling with evil aura could fight the already injured elder of the Three-Aspect Sect to a standstill. As time passed, however, the elder's condition grew increasingly worse.
By the time Huo