White Wolf Mountain's spirit vein was currently only seventh-tier superior-grade, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy it contained fell far short of the immense energy needed to operate a ninth-tier Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation.
Thus, the most crucial step in successfully upgrading the Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation was to raise White Wolf Mountain's spirit vein to the ninth tier. Without achieving this, every subsequent plan would amount to nothing more than warfare on paper.
To overcome this central difficulty, Liu Changxu specifically summoned every Formation Master in the lineage whose cultivation was at the fifth tier or above. More than thirty of them gathered under one roof, pooling their wisdom to tackle the problem.
Since this concerned the survival of the entire lineage, no one dared show the slightest negligence. Everyone participated enthusiastically in the discussion, and ingenious ideas emerged one after another.
Among them, a proposal from a sixth-tier Formation Master named Liu Jidong made Liu Changxu's eyes light up.
Liu Jidong was a blood descendant of his eldest son, Liu Han. As Liu Changxu watched this young descendant explain his ideas clearly and methodically, a trace of emotion stirred in his heart. Over the years, he had been so occupied with major lineage affairs and dealing with external enemies that he had somewhat neglected the careful nurturing of younger lineage members. He had never expected such an insightful young talent to emerge quietly within the lineage.
According to Liu Jidong's suggestion, the immediate priority was to arrange nine eighth-tier supreme-grade Spirit-Gathering Formations around White Wolf Mountain's main peak, following the positions of the Nine Palaces. Their combined power would first nourish and strengthen the spirit vein's source, gradually raising its grade to eighth-tier supreme-grade.
Once the spirit vein had stabilized at eighth-tier supreme-grade, they would use these nine eighth-tier