The setup of the grand formation took several days, mainly because the location of the formation's core was difficult to determine.
Not only does the location need to be confirmed, but how to get to the location of the array's core is also a problem. Not all array cores are in a directly accessible location; in some places, Li Xingkong would have to personally dig a hole down.
Some of the array's focal points were even located in the middle of the ocean, neither reaching the sky nor the ground. These required additional smaller arrays to help fix their positions. After all that work, setting up this large array did indeed take a considerable amount of time.
Fortunately, these things are just a bit time-consuming, but not particularly difficult.
Even with all the key points of the formation set up, the preparations for this grand formation are not yet complete.
After all, formations are meant to be used by people. The location of the formation's core is far too remote compared to the Four Seas Heaven-Regulating Formation, making it somewhat inconvenient to use as the main control point for operating the formation.
In response, Li Xingkong with a better solution.
He wanted to forge a set of magical artifacts specifically for connecting with and controlling the grand formation.
As long as this magical artifact is in hand, even if the person is not at the core of the formation, they can still control the effect of the entire formation through this artifact.
The crafting of this magical artifact was simpler than expected.
After all, its functions are not complicated. Unlike the Luo Shu and flying sword, it does not need to perform many functions. It only needs to act as a remote control.
A remote control doesn't necessarily have a high level of technological sophistication, nor is it particularly difficult to manufacture.
In just half a day, he had crafted this rudimentary control artifact. However, to make it easier for the people of Divine Land to use, he did not craft it into a single unit. Instead, he divided the control artifact into several parts based on the original division of the continental plates.
Because of the previous factors, Li Xingkong also had some wicked tastes when refining magical artifacts, namely, he would subconsciously associate the things he refined with the Myth.
While they may have some functional similarities, Li Xingkong's deliberate imitation combined the magical artifact with traditional the Myth, turning the Myth into reality in today's flourishing cultivation world.
The control module of the grand formation is divided into nine parts. When Li Xingkong started refining it, he had already thought of the Myth prototype corresponding to this thing - the Nine Tripod Cauldrons.
Legend has it that the Nine Tripod Cauldrons were created by Yu the Great, symbolizing the nine provinces of the world. The Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties regarded them as national treasures symbolizing state power. However, in the subsequent wars and historical changes, the Nine Tripod Cauldrons gradually disappeared.
The Nine Tripod Cauldrons are national treasures, and their importance is self-evident.
Each controller of Li Xingkong's grand formation can control the changes of a large area. Whether it's the transformation of mountains and rivers or the vicissitudes of the sea, as long as you control the controller, you can achieve it.
The importance of the grand formation to Earth Star is obvious to everyone, and the Nine Tripod Cauldrons forged from this controller are indeed worthy of their name.
Mastering one of them means controlling an entire continent; this is no joke.
This thing might be just an ornament outside of Earth Star, but as long as it's on Earth Star, it's no exaggeration to call it a divine artifact.
As for the size, there's no need to be too precise. As long as the size is roughly the same, there's no need to nitpick about the appearance.
Even so, once the Nine Tripod Cauldrons were cast, they still occupied a considerable amount of space. Each tripod was about half a person's height and roughly the size of a table.
When Magic Power is used to activate the patterns inside the cauldron, the entire cauldron will project a model of the continent controlled by the corresponding array. On this model, the entire plate can be kneaded and shaped in various ways to create the desired shape.
After the formation and the accompanying Nine Tripod Cauldrons were completed, Li Xingkong finally breathed a sigh of relief, as this had taken him quite a bit of effort.
Now that the formation is mastered, the next step is self-evident.
Li Xingkong first found the cauldron representing the Asia continent and activated it.
A continental plate slowly appeared above the entire cauldron, but it was very different from the map modules we usually see. In addition to the surface, there were also a large number of underground structures on this model.
For this first experiment, let's choose something we're already familiar with.
Li Xingkong searched on the mainland map and found the approximate location of his home.
Actually, this place is quite easy to find. After all, there are very few places on Earth Star with fold-like terrain like Li Xingkong's hometown. Moreover, the Yangtze River and Yellow River can be used as auxiliary locations.
With just one glance, Li Xingkong found his hometown on the terrain.
Zooming in on the terrain revealed the entire landscape of my hometown, like a miniature model scene, with even the buildings clearly reproduced.
Li Xingkong reached out and gently smoothed a small hill next to his old home on the terrain model, filling the excess soil and rocks into the surrounding gullies, turning the area into a small plain.
After making these modifications to the model, Li Xingkong got up and put the Nine Tripod Cauldrons into his Space Bag. Then, he personally went to the area he had modified to see how the great formation would alter the terrain.
Li Xingkong chose a place he was familiar with, so finding this location in reality didn't take him much time.
However, when Li Xingkong arrived here, he discovered that the terrain had begun to change.
The ground was trembling slightly, as if an earthquake had occurred.
However, the tremors did not affect a very wide area; only the surrounding towns would feel them clearly.
Even so, after Li Xingkong had been observing the area for a while, more than a dozen cultivators arrived in flying vehicles.
This earthquake was unexpected by the seismological bureau; they had to come and see what was happening here.
Since they began cultivating, these uncontrollable disasters have become less and less frequent. Every time one occurs, they try to understand its mechanism.
When they were still some distance away, they saw Li Xingkong standing in the air, seemingly looking at something.
"Could this earthquake have been caused by a cultivator?"
On their way there, the geologists felt a sudden unease and a sense of panic.
The fact that this person could cause such a commotion clearly shows he's not someone they can handle. And after causing such a disturbance, he's still staying put; it's unclear how confident he is in his abilities.
With my meager resources, are they even enough to fight back...?
However, I still have to go there; there's no way around it, it's my duty.
Moreover, they didn't believe that any cultivator in Divine Land would dare to do such a thing.