At Mother Li's words, everyone hurriedly made room, watching with great curiosity to see what she would do next.
Mother Li slapped her Storage Pouch. Spiritual light flickered, and fiery-red Formation Flags shot out of it, arranging themselves in a distinctive formation in the air and forming a pattern like a golden flame.
"Huh? Isn't this just a Fire-Gathering Formation?" Blue Ice exclaimed in puzzlement. She was quite accomplished in the art of formations and had recognized it at a glance.
"Hehe! That's exactly what it is!" Mother Li replied with a smile. Her fingers formed seals in rapid succession, then jabbed toward the Formation Flags overhead. After a flash of red light, the fiery-red flags became streaks that shot toward the nearby ground. Thud! Thud! Thud! They plunged into the earth. Once all the flags were in place, red light flashed again. The flags trembled, sending countless red runes flying out to merge in midair. Before long, they formed an enormous, flaming whirlwind of runes. Only then did Mother Li stop forming seals and chanting.
"Uh! Mother! This formation doesn't seem all that powerful!" Li Xiaoya said, looking rather puzzled as he studied it. He was not the only one; everyone could sense how little spirit power it contained. It probably could not even trap an ordinary Core Condensation Stage cultivator.
"That's right! This is actually one of the most basic formations. Any cultivator who has studied a little formation theory can set it up!" Mother Li nodded. Seeing their questioning looks, she continued, "The greatest divine ability of this Fire-Gathering Formation is that it can convert other kinds of five elements magic power into fire element magic power! As I just said, the restriction before us contains powerful five elements energy. We need to upset its balance, so