Upon receiving Old Tang's invitation, Li Xingkong set off for the ceremony on the day of its completion.
The event was held on the coast of the Yellow Sea. Li Xingkong Luffy following the given address and saw the location of the ceremony from afar.
There was no way around it; the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation was incredibly powerful. Even before Li Xingkong saw the ocean, he had already spotted the enormous light curtain that separated heaven and earth, stretching out to both sides along the coastline of the Divine Land.
Within this enormous light screen, there is a very obvious gap. This gap is only a few kilometers long. Within such a massive formation, it is just an inconspicuous little opening. However, given the keen eyesight of cultivators, it would be difficult for them not to notice it.
The design of the grand formation would obviously not have such a flaw; this gap must be the most crucial element left behind during the final completion ceremony.
Flying towards the narrow opening, Li Xingkong saw that the area below was already packed with people. A large crowd had gathered there, bustling with activity.
Many cultivators were also flying back and forth in the air, maintaining order in the area.
The citizens of Divine Land were generally unfazed by cultivators; flying was nothing new to them. Besides, everyone here for the ceremony today possessed some level of cultivation.
But for visiting journalists and guests from other countries, the monks' behavior was utterly astonishing.
Although they knew that Divine Land had received help from the lunar people, and that there had been deliberate concealment and blocking in recent years' external propaganda, many foreigners were not very familiar with Divine Land's current situation.
As cultivation became more widespread, Divine Land made many adjustments to its foreign policies, which meant that other countries' understanding of Divine Land remained largely unchanged, even though many countries were envious of Divine Land's extraterrestrial technological support.
However, due to the technological explosion brought about by cultivation, almost all the spies and intelligence personnel from various countries were caught, and the traitors and "banana people" who were prevalent online also disappeared completely, making it impossible to carry out any plans to steal technology.
People who have already cultivated themselves spiritually still want to go abroad to become lower-class citizens; such people are extremely rare.
Of course, there are still such people, but after running away, they find that without the help of Spiritual Qi, their own cultivation is a problem, so naturally they all give up and usually return obediently after a few days.
Most importantly, many citizens have little understanding of how other countries have developed.
Even before the cultivation, Divine Land had already risen to the second position after the Eagle Country. In the minds of foreign netizens, most of our regions couldn't even afford electricity.
Therefore, this unusual ceremony Divine Land has drawn the attention of many foreigners who were not originally interested in Divine Land.
Foreigners don't have the concept of cultivating immortality. To them, the great arrays of Divine Land are just a more advanced technology. Considering that Divine Land only builds them on its own borders, their purpose is similar to that of the Great Wall.
This was their entire understanding of the Nation-Protecting Grand Formation. In their view, since the Divine Land People could create it, they could naturally steal it back once they acquired the technology. They never imagined that the technological gap between them and Divine Land would widen so much in just a few years.
After getting up close to the people of Divine Land, they realized that the current situation seemed to have exceeded their expectations.
The idea that high-ranking government officials could reverse aging and extend their lifespans was something they had anticipated. After all, they had already made contact with extraterrestrials; without some life-extending technology, that would be impossible.
However, this kind of flight, and even life-extending technology, has been widely adopted in the military and even among the general public, which is indeed something they cannot understand.
For foreigners, power is something only a few can possess; most people simply need to live obediently under rule. Immortality and power are not things that ordinary people should covet.
They simply cannot comprehend the immense courage and determination required for Divine Land to promote spiritual cultivation among all its citizens.
In their view, this was a thankless task.
This is a conflict between traditional cultures, and they naturally cannot change this mindset overnight.
However, this idea is secondary. The more important issue is that, judging from the current capabilities of the cultivators patrolling the venue, if Divine Land could build such a highly mobile army, it would be a devastating blow to other countries.
Facing such an army, there is virtually no chance of victory in a direct confrontation; the only way to defeat them is by using heavy firepower to cover and bombard them.
But here's the problem: when it comes to heavy firepower coverage, Divine Land is the most adept at it. How could they possibly overlook such strike tactics?
He arrived at the venue just as the ceremony was about to begin; Li Xingkong's arrival was perfectly timed.
He didn't greet anyone else. After landing, he simply showed his invitation, entered the venue, and found a corner to sit down.
Li Xingkong merely observed the exchanges in the meeting room and the surprise of many foreigners; he didn't care much about these things.
His attention remained focused on the large formation.
This was the first time he had observed this formation so closely.
Although the entire formation covers a wide area and looks magnificent, each individual formation point actually has a rather simple structure.
Each key point of the formation is simply composed of a few minor spells.
The first spell that left a deep impression on Li Xingkong was the first protective spell he learned, a variant of the Explosive Reactive Armor spell. This spell was easy to learn, and it was also relatively easy to transform it into an array to cast. However, this array version abandoned the process of pre-condensing the spell's shape and instead became this enlarged version of the light screen.
This light barrier only appears to be tangible; in reality, you can't touch it. It only starts operating when it detects a threat or a high-energy, high-speed object from another faction approaching. It then condenses armor in the calculated intersection area to intercept the incoming object.
The second spell is a simple identification array that can identify whether objects approaching the array carry Magic Power.
This formation is used to determine whether an attack is from one's own faction. After all, only the Divine Land Magic Power magic power, so the identification method is rather lazy. As long as an object carries Magic Power, it is definitely an ally.
The third formation is related to energy absorption and storage. This part was extracted from the Qi Refining Method and is used to supply energy to the large formation.
The key elements of the entire formation are these three types of spells; the other minor spells are used to assist in the formation's formation.
It can only be said that although this formation is grand in scale, when broken down, the difficulty of creating such a formation core is not much. Even a Qi Refining cultivator who has learned a little about Dharma Aspect can set it up.
But simple as it may be, their opponents don't have any Magic Power yet, so even if it's simple, it's enough to deal with any possible attacks on Earth Star right now.
Finally, there's the defensive capability of the array. Its primary objective is to defend against nuclear strikes from other countries. While it's wishful thinking to expect the array to completely block the power of a nuclear missile, it can intercept nuclear missiles outside the territory of Divine Land.
By intercepting and detonating the nuclear missiles at the periphery of the array, the impact on mainland Divine Land will be minimized.