Hanging Sky Cave.
A three-star School.
It occupied a mountain range with several Spirit Stone veins.
Its influence was strong, but its reputation was not so good.
—Because they were extremely protective of their own.
Or rather.
They used the reputation of being 'protective of their own' to extort other smaller Schools.
Although under the dominion of super-powers like the Holy Land and eight- or nine-star Schools,
conflicts between Schools were strictly limited.
The cultivation world had also enjoyed a long period of peace.
However.
Petty matters of blackmail and extortion were certainly not within the scope of those restrictions.
The major powers didn't want to manage them, and couldn't manage them all.
At this moment.
Outside the Hanging Sky Cave.
Forging Body Peak.
A sturdy, long-bearded Elder frowned slightly and muttered, "How many days has Feng Yanping been gone?"
Immediately, a young Disciple responded, "Reporting to Master, Junior Brother Feng has been away from the School for forty-five days."
"With that child's personality, I'm afraid he might have met with some misfortune, no?"
The long-bearded Elder said this, but the Disciple below him dared not reply.
After another moment.
The long-bearded Elder asked, "Where did that child Feng Yanping go for his experience?"
The Disciple immediately replied respectfully, "Reporting to Master, Junior Brother Feng went to the Cangmang Mountains in the southwest. There are no powerful Schools there, and the strongest is only a one-star School."
"Oh, a one-star School, huh? There shouldn't be any treasures there." The long-bearded Elder's tone seemed a bit disappointed.
Then.
As if remembering something, he asked, "Which other Schools went to the Cangmang Mountains for experience this time?"
"Reporting to Master, there are the two-star Schools Qingxi Sect, Yunming Sect, and… uh, Bi Xiao Palace, Wanqi Pavilion."
"Bi Xiao Palace… although it's a two-star School, its strength cannot be underestimated. Wanqi Pavilion is an Artifact Refining Sect; although its strength isn't great, it's on good terms with many major powers, so that's fine."
The long-bearded Elder raised his head, looked at the Disciple beside him, and said with a smile, "Send someone to Qingxi Sect and Yunming Sect to ask if they've seen Feng Yanping. Oh, and by the way, don't act arrogant just because we're a three-star School; be respectful to the Elders of those Sects!"
The Disciple named Zhou Rui's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed his hands in agreement.
This was a very lucrative task!
Everyone knew that Hanging Sky Cave was protective of its own.
As long as one went to those one- and two-star Schools with an attitude of demanding an explanation,
they would naturally gain something.
They might even get some treasures just by making a fuss.
What if they acquired a one-star spiritual item? Hehehe…
After chuckling for a while, Zhou Rui also knew this was a dream.
Not to mention himself, even his Master didn't possess a single one-star spiritual item of his own.
There were indeed many spiritual items in Hanging Sky Cave, but those were precious treasures.
Even an Elder could not use them without authorization.
Moreover.
Based solely on Feng Yanping, a mere Outer Sect Disciple in the Body Forging Realm,
how could they extort a one-star spiritual item?
If it were his Master who went missing, they would surely be able to extort even better treasures.
Hehe…
Cough, cough, cough!
Zhou Rui shook his head.
He cast out such rebellious thoughts.
He began to plan the distribution after extorting treasures.
At that time, he would give the largest share to his Master, and he himself would also be well-fed~
Happy~
Zhou Rui left with a joyful heart, taking his orders to go to Qingxi Sect and Yunming Sect.
He even.
wanted to go to Bi Xiao Palace to take a look.
To try and see if he could trick some treasures out of them.
Although this School was rumored to be powerful,
it was, after all, only a two-star School.
Even if they didn't want to give anything, what could they do to him?
A no-loss business deal~
Thinking of this.
Zhou Rui's mood improved even further.
At the same time.
He called over two Qi Refining Realm Junior Brothers: "The two of you go to the Cangmang Mountains to investigate and see if there are any clues."
The two Junior Brothers naturally bowed, "Yes!"
However, they grumbled inwardly.
This bastard Senior Brother took all the benefits for himself, yet made them do such a difficult task.
Truly a scoundrel.
He had long heard of the Cangmang Mountains.
It was quite barren, with nothing good there at all.
Sigh.
At that time, they would go to the Zhengyang Sect to see if they could get some benefits.
— — — —
Li Zhuo stroked Little Flower, Little Red, and Squirrel.
He found that their Ranks had all increased, and their respective attribute points had naturally also increased accordingly.
Their strength had greatly increased!
Li Zhuo was delighted: "No wonder everyone likes spiritual food; this is much easier than Cultivation."
However, he also knew.
Eating this level of food even once in a while was already a luxury.
Thinking of eating it every day was simply dreaming.
Li Zhuo looked at the lush green wheat field and said with a smile, "The earth spirit wheat's effect is also good, but unfortunately, it grows too slowly, and the yield isn't much~"
He murmured.
Li Zhuo then assigned today's tasks to Little Red and Little Flower.
Only then did he pick up a small booklet.
"Array Method Initial Decipher"!
The most Elementary Cultivation Technique concerning the Dao of Formations.
It recorded the most basic principles of Formations, including knowledge of Formation Flags, Formation patterns, Formation eyes, and so on.
It also included three most basic Formations.
Gathering Spirit Formation, Illusion Formation, and Defensive Formation.
Li Zhuo flipped through it briefly, and it was exactly as he expected.
He couldn't understand it.
Even though this "Array Method Initial Decipher" was already sufficiently simple and easy to understand.
But Li Zhuo clearly had no talent in the Dao of Formations whatsoever.
Even if he recognized all the characters, he was completely unable to construct a basic Formation system in his mind.
He sighed softly.
Li Zhuo smiled: "If talent isn't enough, use cheats to make up for it~"
He opened the 【All Things Modifier】 and checked his attributes.
【Individual Information: Cultivation Technique Type — Array Method Initial Decipher】
【Attributes】
Cultivation Technique Effect: 8
Comprehension Difficulty: 12
Cultivation Technique Flaws: 4
【Distributable Attribute Points】 0
"Add points~"
The booklet in his hand changed accordingly.
【Individual Information: Cultivation Technique Type — Dao of Formations Initial Decipher ★】
【Special Effects】
【Dao of Formations General Comprehension (White)】 : Cultivator's comprehension of the Dao of Formations +10%.
【Attributes】
Cultivation Technique Effect: 24
Looking at the "Dao of Formations Initial Decipher ★" in his hand, Li Zhuo chuckled.
"Not only is the Cultivation difficulty 0, but it also increased my talent in the Dao of Formations."
"Most importantly, this booklet records the Gathering Spirit Formation and the Defensive Formation, which are exactly the Formations I need most."
"Hehe~"
Similar to the Divine Bull Body.
This "Dao of Formations Initial Decipher" became much thicker after its difficulty was reduced to 0.
Li Zhuo sat cross-legged under the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan.
He studied it carefully.
It was completely different from the confused feeling he had just moments ago.
This time, he hadn't even turned a few pages.
Li Zhuo felt that a vast Formation system had been constructed in his mind.
Although this Formation system was extremely superficial and ridiculously simple.
It had no practical use whatsoever.
But it fundamentally built the foundation for Li Zhuo to learn the Dao of Formations.
Li Zhuo nodded as he read the Dao of Formations Initial Decipher.
"So the essence of Formations is to change the operating path of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to achieve various special effects."
"It is said that the most Advanced Formations can even activate the Heavenly Dao."
"If I could construct a defensive Formation of that Rank in Wanshou Mountain, then I would truly be able to rest easy."
"Unfortunately, that's just a dream."
Even constructing the most basic Formation requires a Formation eye.
The Formation eye is the core of the Formation.
Mysterious runes are engraved on it to activate Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to flow according to set rules.
Only in this way.
can the Formation truly take shape.
Li Zhuo couldn't imagine at all.
What Rank of treasure would be needed as the Formation eye to construct a Formation that could activate the Heavenly Dao?
Seven-star, eight-star?
Or even the legendary nine-star spiritual items?
He shook his head.
Li Zhuo gave up on those unrealistic fantasies.
He continued to study the Dao of Formations Initial Decipher.
A full day passed.
Li Zhuo picked up a Spirit Stone.
He was going to use the Spirit Stone as the Formation eye to construct a Gathering Spirit Formation!