txolops Chapter 80 Late Foundation Establishment Stage
Chapter 80 Late Foundation Establishment Stage
The main purpose of a normal immortal city formation is external defense.
In addition, it also has the ability to suppress internal repression.
However, between the two, external defense is definitely more important.
After all, the Immortal City Grand Formation, also known as the Immortal City Defense Formation, was originally designed to defend against external attacks.
This is similar to the protective formations of many sects and forces.
However, why did True Immortal Biyue instruct the array masters of the Array Hall to enhance the internal suppression and sealing power of the great array?
What does this mean?
With the overall power of the formation remaining constant, enhancing internal suppression and blockade means reducing the level of external defense.
What does this mean?
[Is the enemy inside?]
You don't quite understand what Master Biyue did.
[They even started speculating in the most malicious direction.]
"Wang Lang... don't overthink it..." Shen Lingxiu gave you a reproachful look. "The reason the city lord did this is to prepare for the auction fifteen years from now."
"The auction fifteen years later?"
[You're looking at Shen Lingxiu]
"Fifteen years from now will mark the three-hundredth anniversary of the founding of Azure Moon Immortal City. At that time, the city lord will hold a grand auction, where numerous third-tier rare treasures will be put up for auction."
"It is said that there are quite a few spiritual items that can even form the Core Formation stage, and there is even a possibility that a Crystallization Core might appear..."
Shen Lingxiu blinked her beautiful eyes slightly and looked at you before saying...
"At that time, there will definitely be a large number of cultivators involved, and even some True Immortals. That's why the city lord increased the strength of the great formation to suppress and seal off the city, to prevent True Immortals from causing trouble within the city..."
[Shen Lingxiu said in a soft, sweet voice]
【"I see."】
You nodded slightly. That makes sense. Why would True Person Biyue want to increase the internal suppression and sealing power of the great formation?
Prevention is better than cure.
If a Crystallization Pill actually appears at the auction, it would be fine if a cultivator of the same level won the bid, but if a Foundation Establishment cultivator wins the bid, other cultivators will likely try to seize it the moment they leave.
[The Crystal Condensation Pill can increase the chances of Core Formation. Many elderly cultivators who have not yet nurtured a Core Formation successor are willing to risk their reputation to snatch it.]
With the skills of a Core Formation stage cultivator, a single, casual soul attack would be enough to kill a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
"The city lord is benevolent; he always considers the needs of the lower cultivators," Shen Lingxiu remarked with deep emotion.
Enhancing the Immortal City's internal suppression and blockade capabilities is indeed more beneficial for those seeking to cultivate downwards.
At least for those at the lower levels, if they acquire a valuable treasure, as long as they remain within the Immortal City, they don't need to worry about facing threats from those at the higher levels.
[Crystal Condensation Pill?]
If a Foundation Establishment cultivator actually manages to acquire the Crystal Condensation Pill, they can certainly break through to the Core Formation stage within the Immortal City.
The same applies to other valuable resources.
【"really......"】
You nodded slightly.
Whether it's establishing the Azure Moon Immortal City, standing up for the scattered cultivators of the world, or any of these actions, True Person Azure Moon can absolutely be described as benevolent.
[But...a strange sense of surprise welled up inside you.]
Are there truly selfless and good people in this cultivation world?
If Master Biyue is truly so selfless, how did she manage to cultivate to the Core Formation stage?
The path of cultivation is one that must be fought for.
[Struggle against Heaven, struggle against Earth, struggle against other cultivators]
Even for cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots who can advance to the Core Formation stage without encountering any bottlenecks, a vast amount of cultivation resources are still required.
Where do these cultivation resources come from?
"If that auction can be successfully held fifteen years later, the influence of the Immortal City will increase significantly, no longer limited to the Taiyuan Domain..."
[Shen Lingxiu said]
Listen quietly, lost in thought.
As far as you know, True Person Biyue has no children. As for disciples? She does have a few, but the one who has achieved the highest level is only True Person Jiadan.
[Why is True Immortal Biyue pushing for the development of the Immortal City so hard, even at her own expense, providing numerous Tier 3 resources, many Core Formation spiritual items, and even Crystal Condensation Pills...? What's her motive?]
Without a sufficiently powerful successor, once their lifespan ends, the Azure Moon Immortal City, painstakingly built, will only be plundered by other sects and forces...
"Perhaps True Person Biyue... has secretly cultivated a successor... but we are unaware of it..."
What you're guessing
[The character of True Person Biyue has always been of excellent quality, which is why you are willing to stay in Biyue Immortal City.]
......
After spending a few more days with Shen Lingxiu, this genius formation master hurriedly left.
You sit cross-legged on the second floor of the Danlou, take out a skill to be passed down, and begin to comprehend it.
This art is a highly obscure tradition of divination.
[This was purchased casually when you bought the Divine Soul Treasure.]
The tradition of divination is obscure and difficult to understand, but once you get the hang of it, its wonders are endless.
Predicting good or bad fortune and calculating destiny are abilities belonging to the art of divination.
Simply put, divination is not a means of direct confrontation, but rather suitable for manipulating events from behind the scenes.
Furthermore, divination is highly dependent on talent, and the mental and physical exertion required for its study is enormous.
The simplest way to quickly improve one's skills in divination is to shorten one's lifespan.
[By shortening one's lifespan, one can deeply integrate into the workings of celestial secrets, thereby obtaining accurate hexagrams and elevating the level of divination skills.]
"Shortening one's lifespan?"
Your eyes lit up.
This is too easy for you.
[Anyway, it's not like the lifespan of the physical body is being shortened.]
"If I encounter a life-or-death crisis in the future, I can dedicate all my lifespan to divination before I die, so that at least I won't die in vain..."
You have gained a new understanding of divination.
[In the second simulation, you self-destructed right after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, wasting over a hundred years of your lifespan.]
[If I had pursued divination back then, I could have completely wasted those hundred-plus years to improve my divination skills.]
......
In the sixty-seventh year, at the age of eighty-three, you finally cultivated to the peak of the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.
Next, you will need to overcome the bottleneck between the sixth and seventh levels of Foundation Establishment.
This is a bottleneck between the mid and late stages of Foundation Establishment, and you have no confidence that you can overcome it in a short time.
You directly took out the breakthrough pill you had prepared beforehand, intending to forcefully break through by burning your own potential.
One month later, you successfully entered the seventh level of Foundation Establishment.
[Seventh level of Foundation Establishment, belonging to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, you have joined the ranks of great cultivators in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.]
......
"Late stage of Foundation Establishment!"
You open your eyes and feel the 101 drops of liquid mountain and sea magic power deep within your dantian.
[One hundred and one drops of liquid mountain and sea magic power slowly rotated, faintly emanating a suffocating spiritual pressure.]
You feel that your strength has increased by at least 70-80% compared to when you were in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
After several more days of seclusion, having solidified your late-stage Foundation Establishment realm, you emerged from the second floor of the Pill Tower.
"Congratulations, Master, on your successful seclusion! Your magical power has greatly increased..."
The two beautiful maids standing guard outside immediately offered their congratulations.
【"Hahaha."】
Overjoyed, you waved your right hand and bestowed several low-grade spirit stones as a reward.
You then began to examine the letters.
[After more than a month of seclusion, there are many letters waiting for you to read.]
"Yu Rou's letter?"
[You should first open Yurou's letter.]
Over the years, you've had You Rou specifically collect information on major events that have occurred in the Taiyuan Domain and other surrounding major domains.
The purpose is to prepare for the simulations that follow.
For you, each simulation serves not only to improve your cultivation level as much as possible and inherit it into your main body, but also to gather more information and intelligence.
Even if this information isn't needed in this simulation, it will be useful in the next one, and the one after that.
【"Um?"】
Your expression shifted slightly, your gaze settling on the letter, on a crucial piece of information.