News that the Liu Lineage had broken away from the Purple Sky Sect swept like a sudden storm through the upper ranks of the various clans on Hundred Spirits Star, stirring considerable turmoil.
Everyone was talking, with speculation and doubts rising one after another.
To Liu Changxu, however, all this clamor was little more than indistinct noise in the distance, utterly meaningless.
With his current strength, outside influences seemed as insignificant as ants to him, not worth a moment's concern.
What mattered most to Liu Changxu now was how to develop Azure Cloud Mountain.
One bright, sunny morning, Liu Changxu stood quietly atop Colorful Cloud Peak, dressed in a simple yet dignified robe.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his broad silhouette seeming to merge with the mountain. Raising his head slightly, he surveyed every corner of Azure Cloud Mountain with a gaze as deep and keen as a hawk's.
His gaze seemed capable of piercing the layers of mountains and discerning the contours of every stone and plant.
At the same time, he kept considering how to lay out the Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation to give Azure Cloud Mountain the strongest possible protection.
Liu Changxu had a grand plan in mind. He was determined to turn Azure Cloud Mountain into the sturdiest fortress the Liu Lineage could rely on.
To that end, he resolutely prepared to establish a seventh-tier supreme-grade Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation on Azure Cloud Mountain.
However, the highest-grade spirit vein on Azure Cloud Mountain was only seventh-tier middle-grade. Like a somewhat frail framework being asked to support a magnificent palace, the difficulty of establishing a seventh-tier supreme-grade Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation was easy to imagine.
Within the entire Liu Lineage, Liu Changxu was the only one whose formation skills had reached the seventh tier, so the heavy