"Hum..."
As the grand formation he inscribed gradually approached completion, the densely packed Divine Radiance Dao Talismans floating and combining outside his body erupted with countless rays of light, enveloping him.
Formation was an extremely profound realm. The stages defined for it-early, middle, late, and perfection-were actually only a range delineated for advancing to Venerable.
It was like advancing from Cave Heaven to Spirit Transformation. One did not necessarily need Ten Cave Heavens to break through; even just two or three Cave Heavens would suffice.
Normally, following the prescribed steps was actually enough for most people. After all, undergoing a sublimation and reaching a higher realm meant more possibilities.
As for stubbornly grinding away at this extremely profound realm, hoping to do as one did in the Cave Heaven realm and open ten Cave Heavens, or even eleven, twelve, and so on-that was highly irrational.
After all, by the time the vast majority reached this realm, their youth was already gone. The years had passed, and they were no longer young.
Thus, trying to keep expanding within this realm was simply like mortals moving mountains. It was not something beings in the Array Formation Realm could accomplish; they did not have such long lives to carry it out.
Of course, this only applied to the vast majority of beings. Someone like Di Yi had no such problem. Profound though this realm was, it was not without an end.
"Hmm, why do I feel as though I'm missing something..." When deducing the grand formation, Di Yi's thoughts had flowed freely at first. Yet just as he neared completion, he felt a sense of "failure," a persistent feeling that it was imperfect.
He simply could not say where the imperfection lay.
Had something gone wrong with the grand formation?
He shook his