After receiving his orders, Qing Chen swiftly selected ten Foundation Establishment cultivators: Xu Jiuling, Hall Master of the General Affairs Hall; Gu Jianchun, a true disciple; Xue Qingxia, Deputy Hall Master of the Pill Hall; Miao Long, Deputy Hall Master of the Battle Hall; Gao Yuliang; Deng Ziyue; Li Feiyu; Xue Yubing; Di Huaiyi; and Xu Xiake.
The vast majority of them were either his trusted followers or people he had ties with.
Most of the three hundred Qi Refining Stage disciples came from the Battle Hall and the Inspector's Manor, with Gao Yuliang, Deng Ziyue, and Miao Long responsible for selecting them.
At that moment, blood marks suddenly spread across the primary formation command token in Qing Chen's palm, and ten restrictive talisman seals formed a phantom formation diagram of the Condensed Jade Treasure Ship in the center of the deck.
"Everyone, keep that Blackwood Treasure Ship firmly in your sights! Don't let its attacks land on the formation barrier!"
"At the same time, seize your chances and pound it hard! Unleash all your Dharma Artifacts, Spirit Artifacts, and Dharma Artifacts on it!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than Qing Chen swept his gaze over the group, and Xu Jiuling was already deftly forming the hand seals for the Spirit-Guiding Art.
The secondary formation command token at his waist flew up in response, forming the formation talisman for the Low-Grade Third Tier defensive formation, the Mystic Ice Silkworm Formation, within the ship.
With a flick of his sleeve, the old hand instantly released a thousand low-grade spirit stones, embedding them precisely into the grooves along the gunwales. The entire treasure ship immediately began to glow with azure-gold spiritual light.
"Activate the formation!"
Xue Qingxia and Xue Yubing jointly cast out nine strands of mystic ice silkworm silk to