Chapter 154: Beidou Formation

“That’s only the first reason?”

Qingxiao frowned upon hearing this.

One must know that back then, when those great demons joined forces, intending to slaughter all living beings, all the elites of Biluo Temple were dispatched.

They battled those great demons for several centuries, causing a direct generational gap among the Disciples of Biluo Temple, who were killed off.

And all the Seniors of Biluo Temple also ascended as a result.

Thereafter, Biluo Temple never recovered.

He had always thought this was the reason for Biluo Temple’s decline…

“Yes, that’s only the first reason.”

“What’s the second reason?”

Qingxiao perked up and quickly pressed for an answer.

If it could be resolved, perhaps his Senior Brother could live for a few more years.

Qing Yunzi looked towards the mountain gate upon hearing this.

“The Disciples of our Biluo Temple have found Cultivating increasingly difficult recently. Do you know why?”

Qing Yunzi looked at the mountain gate, speaking helplessly.

“Isn’t it because their comprehension of the Dao is somewhat lacking?”

Qingxiao asked, puzzled, upon hearing this.

Qing Yunzi shook his head, “That’s only one aspect. Another aspect is that the Spiritual Qi in my Biluo Temple is becoming increasingly thin.”

“In earlier years, the Spiritual Qi in my Biluo Temple was very dense, so Cultivating in the mountains allowed the Disciples’ Dao Foundation to increase more quickly.”

Qingxiao was stunned upon hearing this.

“Then why is that so?”

According to his Senior Brother, if the Spiritual Qi within the mountain gate were denser, it would indeed allow the Disciples’ Dao Foundation to increase more quickly during Cultivation.

Thinking of this, he quickly pressed for an answer.

“Beneath our mountain gate lies the Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation. Our ancestors set up this Big Dipper Grand Formation back then to draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into Biluo Temple, which is why the Spiritual Qi in Biluo Temple was so dense.”

“In the battle with that great demon back then, my Biluo Temple actually lost.”

Lost?

Qingxiao, hearing this news for the first time, couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

He had always thought that Biluo Temple had won back then.

Probably guessing his Junior Brother’s thoughts, Qing Yunzi said helplessly, “If we hadn’t lost back then, why do you think so many Disciples of my sect would have died and been injured?”

“Moreover, that great battle back then didn’t just involve those great demons; there were also shadows of those things behind it.”

Qingxiao’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, “There were also shadows of those things?”

If that were the case, it wouldn’t be strange.

Those things had been secretly observing them for who knows how many years.

Over the years, the constant ascension of Cultivators had their mischief behind it.

Yet, each of these fellows had extremely high Dao Foundation, and Cultivators were all suppressed by them.

The number of those great demons back then was already extremely large, and their Dao Foundation was high.

With those fellows also present, Biluo Temple seemed to have only one path: defeat.

“Later, Biluo Temple was forced to a point of no retreat, luring those great demons and those things to the front of Biluo Temple, where they were all slain using the Big Dipper Grand Formation in front of the mountain gate.”

“However, this also caused the Big Dipper Grand Formation to shift its position. Now, the Big Dipper Grand Formation in front of Biluo Temple no longer intersects with the Big Dipper in the night sky.”

“The Spiritual Qi within Biluo Temple then escaped completely, as if it had deflated.”

Qing Yunzi’s eyes dimmed as he spoke, letting out a long sigh.

“After this battle, the heavily injured thirty-second Sect Leader, after several deliberations, discovered that the matter of activating the Grand Formation was a trap set by the opposing side to lure my Biluo Temple.”

“Their goal was to break Biluo Temple’s Grand Formation and destroy my Foundation.”

“This way, Biluo Temple would no longer be a threat in the future.”

After the great battle back then, Biluo Temple was already severely weakened, and with the destruction of this Grand Formation, Cultivation became even more difficult.

Coupled with the later incident at Qiuyun Valley.

Under this layered suppression, Biluo Temple had almost no hope of rising again.

Under such circumstances, when those things truly arrived in the Mortal Realm in the future, Biluo Temple would be powerless.

It was said that the situation at other Daoist temples wasn’t very good either.

When that day truly came, all Cultivators would likely be slaughtered clean.

“Senior Brother, is there no way to repair this Grand Formation?”

Since the Grand Formation only shifted its position, if it could just be moved back, wouldn’t that solve it?

Qingxiao was thinking simply at this moment.

The Grand Formation was still there; it wasn’t destroyed.

If that was the case, then restoring the Grand Formation would suffice.

Qing Yunzi smiled bitterly upon hearing this, “How could it be that simple?”

“The Big Dipper Grand Formation corresponds to the Big Dipper stars in the sky. This matter touches upon a taboo.”

“Back then, this Grand Formation was only completed after countless Expert recited Dao scriptures and essays for ten years.”

“Now, to restore this Grand Formation to its original position, it must be done in the same way as back then.”

“Besides that, only by using the decree method can the Big Dipper Stone be moved.”

Qing Yunzi shook his head.

He had been poring over ancient texts for years, hoping to find a way to restore the Grand Formation.

But after researching, he consistently found that no method worked.

The only two methods he could find were these.

“decree? Although this method is a bit difficult to learn, if one practices diligently for several decades, it should be achievable, right?”

Qingxiao asked, puzzled, upon hearing this.

“This decree is the decree that commands the Heavenly Dao. Such a decree method, commanding the Heavenly Dao, will incur Heavenly Punishment!”

“Moreover, this decree is inherently difficult to learn, let alone master.”

“If one understands this decree method, one could indeed move the Big Dipper Stone after casting the spell.”

“But Senior Brother, in all these years, I have never seen anyone who could learn this decree method.”

Qing Yunzi said, shaking his head.

Qingxiao’s face turned pale upon hearing this.

He had only thought it was a decree just now, but he hadn’t expected it to be *the* decree.

The two were vastly different, and the difficulty of Cultivating the decree method was famously high.

Furthermore, even if one learned it, whether one could use it was another matter entirely.

No matter how high a Cultivator’s Dao Foundation, using this decree method would likely result in being struck by heavenly lightning until nothing remained.

“Don’t worry, you don’t need to fret about this. Senior Brother is here.”

Seeing Qingxiao’s disheartened look, Qing Yunzi smiled and patted his shoulder.

He was already prepared. No matter what, he would reclaim a glimmer of hope for Biluo Temple and pave the way for his Junior Brother.

Qingxiao felt somewhat lost upon hearing this.

He had originally thought he could find a way to save his Senior Brother, but he hadn’t expected that after understanding everything, all he felt was a sense of powerlessness.

He had no solution for this matter and could not play any role.