He was a layman when it came to formations, unable to even set up the most basic ones, let alone the more powerful forbidden arrays. However, the world of cultivation was full of talented individuals, and formation masters were born for this very purpose. This cultivation skill was an even rarer profession than alchemy and talisman-making. Studying formations required a certain level of talent; even without aptitude for alchemy or talisman-making, one could create an alchemist or talisman-maker through sheer volume of materials. But the art of formations was as vast as the sea, with a massive amount of knowledge, and it would take at least ten to twenty years to achieve even minor success, and that was for cultivators with decent talent. Learning this art would greatly delay one's own cultivation, which was something he couldn't afford. Although Foundation Establishment cultivators had a lifespan of over two hundred years, one couldn't waste too much time in this area if they wanted to advance to the Golden Core stage. There were many examples in the cultivation world of people who became obsessed with various cultivation arts, delaying their own cultivation, and these talented individuals often regretted it deeply as their lifespans approached their end. However, there were all kinds of people in the cultivation world, including geniuses who deeply studied formations and even used formations to enter the Dao, boosting their own cultivation. Thanks to the research of these geniuses, formations had evolved over the years, and there were now formation flags and formation plates, which were easy-to-carry and easy-to-set-up formation-related items. His goal was these kinds of formation deployment tools.
Three months later, Zhang Ling had catalyzed the growth of several rare Rank Two spiritual herbs that were over three hundred years old. Then, he took the herbs and flew towards the sect's marketplace. He arrived at the sect's marketplace half a day later, and spent the next few hours searching for formations to protect his cave dwelling. To his disappointment, although there were several shops selling formations, they were all low-level formations that didn't meet his requirements. At this time, Zhang Ling frowned as he exited a shop. Although there were still some shops he hadn't visited, he didn't hold much hope. "Oh, isn't this Junior Brother Zhang?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind him. He turned around and saw a white-clothed man looking at him with a smile. After looking at this person for a few moments, he recognized him as Wu Minghan. "Senior Brother Wu." "Haha, I knew Junior Brother Zhang would definitely enter the Foundation Establishment stage. Congratulations." Wu Minghan walked towards him with an air of familiarity. Zhang Ling also smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped fist. "Senior Brother Wu also succeeded in advancing, congratulations to you too." "It was extremely fortunate. It was thanks to the Foundation Establishment Pill I exchanged from you, Junior Brother. Without this pill, I'm afraid I would still be lingering in the Qi Refining stage." Wu Minghan waved his hand with a smile, saying with gratitude in his eyes. Zhang Ling also sighed inwardly, wondering if this person had really succeeded in establishing his foundation using the Foundation Establishment Pill he had obtained from him. Otherwise, why would this person be so enthusiastic? It seemed that everyone had their own opportunities and good fortune. The talisman treasure he had obtained from this person had played a significant role in the previous battle against Wei Shen. In the end, it was a mutually beneficial exchange. "Junior Brother, if you have time, let's go to the teahouse ahead and have a seat." Then, Wu Minghan invited him to a teahouse called Qingfeng Residence, and the two sat in a private room and chatted. Two hours later, Zhang Ling and Wu Minghan said goodbye and left, heading in different directions. The two had a pleasant conversation, not only chatting about interesting anecdotes but also exchanging insights on cultivation. This person's insights and perspectives were unique, which gave Zhang Ling a lot of gains, and he also had some confirmation on his own cultivation problems.
Finally, he also inquired about formation-related matters to this person, unexpectedly, Wu Minghan knew a lot about this, and gave him a clear path. …… A few days later, he left the sect and flew in another direction. He was going to a White Cloud Marketplace. This was a marketplace established by a cultivation family surnamed Bai. In the Cangyun Kingdom, besides the Qingyun Sect, White Crane Mountain, and Haoyuan Sect, the cultivation families were the most powerful forces. The existence of cultivation families began because there was a time when there were very few cultivators with spiritual roots in the cultivation world, and the sects and other forces did not recruit enough disciples, and many smaller forces had their inheritance cut off. It should be known that the probability of mortals appearing with spiritual roots is extremely low, only one person with spiritual roots appears in ten thousand people, of which the four spiritual roots and five spiritual roots qualifications still account for the majority. The appearance of good qualifications is as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns. Spiritual roots are innate, and basically cannot be changed the day after tomorrow. However, some cultivators have discovered that if both parents have spiritual roots, the probability of their offspring appearing with spiritual roots greatly increases. The significance of the existence of cultivation families is to breed cultivators with superior qualifications and send talents to major sects. And the cultivation family that can have Golden Core cultivators sitting in town is the strongest force under the sect. Of course, there are also families with Nascent Soul cultivators sitting in town. The power of this kind of super family is not weaker than ordinary sects. But this kind of family is very rare, and all of them are forces with a long inheritance. Taking the Cangyun Kingdom as an example, these families mostly depend on the three major sects, and there are many families with Golden Core cultivators. Although they depend on the sects, they have great autonomy. The sect rarely interferes with them. The Bai family of Baiyu Mountain is the first cultivation family in the Cangyun Kingdom. According to the news he inquired about, the Bai family now has two high-level Golden Core cultivators. One of them is also an elder of the Qingyun Sect. Baiyu Mountain is the old nest of the Bai family. The Bai family can become the first cultivation family in the Cangyun Kingdom. In addition to having two Golden Core cultivators, it also relies on the inherited formation skills to firmly hold the title of number one. The Bai family also made a name for themselves by relying on formations. Not to mention in the Cangyun Kingdom, including the two neighboring countries, the Bai family's name is also very big. Many cultivators come here admiringly, so a Baiyunfang City has gradually formed under Baiyu Mountain. With a clear goal, Zhang Ling went straight to this place. After all, the protection of the cave is a major event. If you can find a strong formation, it is worth spending more time. …… Half a month later, Zhang Ling flew to Baiyu Mountain. At this moment, the aura in his eyes flickered a few times, looking at the scenery in front of him. The surroundings are a deserted deep mountain and old forest, shrouded in a large area of mist, and you can't see the end at a glance. But in his eyes, there is no mist a few miles ahead, but a thousand-foot-high mountain peak appears. The upper half of the mountain peak is surrounded by clouds and mist, and it is not clear, but many houses and buildings can be vaguely seen at the waist of the mountain. This is Baiyu Mountain, Zhang Ling licked his lips. He patted the storage bag and took out a black cloak and put it on his head. At the same time, he suppressed his cultivation to the ninth level of Qi refining, and then used the transformation technique to turn himself into a fat body. He drove the flying boat towards this mountain. Now he is in the early stage of Foundation Establishment, as long as he does not fight with monks, the blood refining transformation technique can last for three or four days. When he flew to a distance of one mile from Baiyu Mountain, the magic weapon under his feet suddenly shook and suddenly sank downwards, as if he had lost the effect of flying in an instant.
Zhang Ling quickly controlled the magic weapon to chase down to the ground below. This is an air ban restriction. Not only was he not surprised, but he showed a hint of joy. Landing on the ground, looking at the large group of buildings not far away, he walked briskly towards them. This group of buildings, which is half the size of Haoyuanzong's fang city, seems to be quite prosperous here. It is said that Baiyu Mountain is arranged by the Bai family with a powerful formation called "Four Elephants Four Directions Array." This is a powerful guardian formation, which is said to be able to resist the attacks of Nascent Soul monks. It seems that the Bai family has some things. The protection of this formation is catching up with some sects' mountain protection formations. This fang city is completely controlled by the Bai family. A quarter of an hour later, Zhang Ling entered Baiyunfang City. Standing on a wide street, he felt that this fang city was very peculiar. These streets seemed to be built according to some rules. Looking at the shops next to him, most of these shops were established by some loose cultivators or business alliances. It seems that this fang city has also attracted many foreign monks. Seeing this, he also had more confidence in this trip. Zhang Ling strolled slowly in the fang city. Don't say it, he observed for a while, there are really a few shops here that opened his eyes. In front of a small shop called Weapon Pavilion, there are many magic weapons. He saw several small flags of the same appearance in it. There is also a triangular stone plate next to it. It looks like a set of formations. There is also a sign in front of this store, which says that it can accept refining materials at any time, and refine various magic weapons according to the requirements of the material owner. And the tone is not small, claiming that it can refine everything from low-grade magic weapons to top-grade magic weapons. And if the refining fails, the original price will be returned according to the value of the material. Of course, if you don't have the materials and want to order magic weapons, the price will definitely not be cheap. There is also a facade called Mengshuwu, which specializes in selling tamed monsters of various kinds. These spirit beasts are mostly cute and pleasing. Attracted the attention of many female monks. Zhang Ling even saw a fire fox monster with the strength of the late stage of the first level. This beast is surrounded by traces of fire, and a small flower of flame flies out with a flick of its big tail. Suddenly, a beautiful female cultivator next to it called out a high price of one thousand spirit stones. Then several monks appeared and participated in it, and started auctioning directly at the door of the store. Zhang Ling recognized this fire fox at a glance. This is the first-order monster Flame Fox. Although its strength has reached the late stage of the first order, the Flame Fox's strength is not strong. Not only does it not have strong attack power, but it is also timid by nature. Once it encounters other monsters, it will only escape. Even monks who specialize in raising spirit beasts cannot change the habits of the Flame Fox. It can't be used in actual combat when you buy it, it can only be used as a pet. But looking at this fire fox, it seems to be well tamed, and it is not easy to be able to condense flame flowers with its own demon fire. Even monks who are proficient in the fire attribute have to put in a lot of hard work to practice this step. Not to mention the monsters with low intelligence. It can be seen that this monster is smart, if it weren't for its timid personality, it would be chosen by many people who cultivate spirit beasts. Although monsters are ordinary and have low intelligence, generally speaking, they can only open their intelligence after cultivating to the eighth level and passing the transformation thunder tribulation. However, there are many types of monsters, and some of them are born cunning and psychic. Foxes are such monsters. They are much smarter than ordinary monsters. In the next hour, Zhang Ling roughly wandered around this Baiyunfang City, and had a general understanding of this place. Through his observation, although there are not many monks here, their cultivation is really not weak. During the time he was wandering on the street, he discovered three or four Foundation Establishment monks. This is similar to the inner city environment of Falling Star City. And most of these people went in and out of a tall building called Baiyulou. This is a seven-story pavilion, built in a quaint style, and it doesn't look like an ordinary shop. Without thinking, just looking at the name on the plaque, you can know that this is the Bai family's shop.
Only half of the gate of the pavilion is open. There are few monks coming in and out, and most of them are high-level monks. After a little thought, Zhang Ling understood. These people are the same as him, they are all here for the formation. Zhang Ling then turned around on other streets, and in a hidden place, he removed the aura gathering technique on his body, restored his Foundation Establishment cultivation, and then walked towards Baiyulou. Doing so was naturally a decision he made after careful consideration. After all, he came here to buy a formation. Now that he saw the situation of Baiyulou, his own strength was too low, and taking out rare spiritual medicine might attract the attention of interested people. After all, this is different from the sect's fang city, and it is also different from Falling Star City. This is completely controlled by the Bai family. Although his aura gathering technique is exquisite, this kind of secret technique is not something that some means can see through in the cultivation world. Suppressing cultivation is the most dangerous thing if it is seen through. However, he also has some preparations. Not to mention his own strength, during this period of time, he also refined the white bone beast claws and top-quality flying magic weapons he got from Wei Shen. He also carries the corpse bear with strength comparable to the early stage of Foundation Establishment. In addition, the Huang Mingzhu talisman treasure can still be used, so he doesn't have to worry too much. Zhang Ling walked into Baiyulou, and scanned the arrangement inside with his spiritual sense. On the first floor, there were some red wood shelves placed around, forming a semicircle, and there was a counter in the center. Looking at the things on the shelves, there were talismans, pills, and magic weapons that looked quite complete. He also saw two top-quality magic weapons on it. At this moment, there were only two monks at the eleventh level of Qi refining picking treasures. "The little girl has seen the senior." A girl in red clothes and a red skirt walked up to him and bowed to him. Zhang Ling glanced at her casually, and this woman also had the cultivation of the ninth level of Qi refining. "I don't know what treasures the senior needs, the little girl can introduce them to the senior." The girl asked respectfully, as if she had observed his cultivation. "Formation." Zhang Ling didn't care, just glanced around and said two words. "So the senior is here for this, then please come this way, senior." The girl smiled and pointed the direction with one finger. Looking in the direction of the girl's finger, he saw a staircase leading up on the left. Zhang Ling didn't speak, just nodded, and the girl led the way for him. Then the girl took him directly to the third floor and came to a small room. And there was already a monk in the room. As soon as this person saw him coming in, he greeted him with a smile. It seemed that he had been waiting for a while. This is a clean-faced man in his thirties, with an elegant appearance and a figure eight mustache under his nose, looking quite graceful. "This is Bai Yufei, please come this way, fellow Taoist." Zhang Ling swept over this person and found that this person was also in the Foundation Establishment stage, so he naturally did not dare to neglect, and quickly returned the salute. After sitting down, Zhang Ling was puzzled, wondering how this person knew he was coming. He didn't see the red-skirted girl sending a sound transmission talisman just now. "I don't know your honorable surname, fellow Taoist." The elegant man Bai Yufei observed Zhang Ling up and down a few times, and asked with a smile. "Fellow Taoist is polite, my surname is Wang." After a few pleasantries, the man got straight to the point, discussing matters related to formations. "This is your first time at White Jade Tower, Fellow Daoist Wang, isn't it? I heard you need a formation. Do you have any specific requirements? There are many types of formations, such as trapping formations, killing formations, illusion formations, each with different functions."
"I need a formation that can protect my cave dwelling, the stronger the defense, the better," Zhang Ling said after listening to the man's introduction to formations, pausing slightly before speaking. "So, you're looking for this type of formation. It just so happens that we have a few newly refined formations of this type in the last couple of days." Seeing that he had made his request, Bai Yufei stroked his beard, not at all surprised. Then, with a wave of his hand, he took out three black wooden boxes and placed them on the table. "Please take a look, Fellow Daoist."