At that moment, Xiao Yan had no idea that his rebellious disciples were approaching. He was still studying the Spiritual Array legacy left behind by the Heavenly Array Elder. Although he had successfully advanced to the Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign realm, his mastery of Spiritual Arrays remained at the master level, equivalent only to an Earth Supreme-far below his own strength.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Array Elder had been a Saint Grade Grandmaster during his lifetime. By diligently studying the legacy he had left behind, Xiao Yan could progress countless times faster than he could by fumbling around on his own. Previously, his insufficient strength had prevented him from comprehending the mysteries of the Grandmaster realm. Now that he, too, had become a Heavenly Sovereign, he could naturally raise his mastery of Spiritual Arrays another level.
For Xiao Yan, advancing through the realms too quickly was no small problem, either. After all, he had a staggering number of secondary professions. Although his strength had reached the Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereign realm, his Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Spiritual Array skills were all still at the master level. Only his abilities as a Battle Formation Master qualified him as a Grandmaster, thanks to his Soul Force, but his army was not sufficient to let him unleash his battle intent to its fullest.
Thus, during his time on the Dou Qi Continent, Xiao Yan had been consolidating his cultivation while devoting himself to studying these secondary professions, striving to bring them all up to a level matching his Spiritual Power. Still, he knew that such things could not be rushed. They had fallen too many realms behind this time, and he would have to advance slowly, one step at a time.
"Creak." Just as Xiao Yan was studying the formation diagram in his hands,