louisehourcade 162. Chapter 162 Guarding The Immortal City, The Array Is Just Completed! (Two In One For Subscripti
162. Chapter 162 Guarding The Immortal City, The Array Is Just Completed! (Two In One For Subscripti
Chapter 162: Guarding the Immortal City, Formation Artifact Takes Shape! (Two-in-One Subscription Request)
Su Ping walked all the way.
After leaving the Golden Word Domain, he found that most other areas were even more miserable than the Golden Word Domain.
Especially the areas near the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
Not to mention the big cities in the mortal world, even the marketplaces and the residences of cultivation families no longer existed.
Many spiritual veins and spiritual fields were left vacant there, and it seemed that they had been abandoned for at least several years.
From this, it can be seen that the danger level of this area is not only high but also frequent.
Otherwise, even if there is only a one-tenth chance of obtaining a harvest, these barren spiritual fields will definitely attract Rogue Cultivators who will come to cultivate.
"In that case, besides guarding the Immortal City, there may be no other places where people are still alive."
Su Ping came to a collapsed scripture pavilion. After scanning it with his Divine Sense, he waved his hand and his Supernatural Power arm appeared, helping him take out a large number of books from inside.
These books were left behind for various reasons and were not taken away or of interest to cultivators. Su Ping felt sorry for them, as they might be destroyed by snakes, insects, rats, and ants at any time.
So he decided to find them a new home.
Su Ping had done this kind of good deed several times in the past few days.
With the assistance of his storage Spiritual Weapon, it didn't take too much time.
"Hmm?"
Su Ping noticed a thin black book and let it fly in front of him.
This book had no name, but it was well-preserved and had a faint fragrance.
After confirming that there was no evil aura, Su Ping curiously used his Supernatural Power to open the book.
He found that it was a notebook studying the Dao of Incense and Fire.
There were many theoretical studies and bold speculations inside, which made Su Ping's eyes light up.
He felt that this person might be a related talent?
After reading it, Su Ping learned that the owner of this notebook was a Rogue Cultivator with inferior Spiritual Roots. Through hard work and a bit of opportunity, he obtained the inheritance of the Dao of Incense and Fire.
Later, he married into the owner of this spiritual vein and obtained many resources for research.
This notebook was left by him when he was young. If he hadn't died, he should have followed the family to guard the Immortal City or other areas.
Su Ping remembered the name of the owner of this notebook: Kuiming.
Unfortunately, there was no portrait of him, so he could only guess from other records that he was from the Mu family in Tulin City.
After putting this black notebook specifically into the storage bag in his sleeve, Su Ping left this already deserted ruin.
Several hours later, he had already entered the guarding range of the Immortal City.
Su Ping saw circles of colorful halos appearing in the sky on the horizon, as if the ripples caused by a lake were constantly spreading, disappearing, and then reappearing...
This was caused by the first generation Scarlet Kite Immortal suppressing billions of Demonic Beasts, forcing those Demon Kings to hide in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
Directly casting thirty-six guardian cities, thus setting up this Heaven's Net Formation that covers the entire hundred thousand mountains.
Relying on this formation, the hundred thousand mountains from Thousand Years ago were nothing more than a hunting ground left by the Red Kite Immortal Sect for inner disciples.
And the powerful Demonic Beasts above the Demon King, as long as they leave the forbidden area in the mountains, they will be restricted by the formation and be quickly targeted and captured by the strong cultivators of the Immortal City, becoming their spirit beasts or various precious spiritual materials.
But after Thousand Years, with the problems in the Red Kite Immortal Sect, the Demonic Beasts have become dominant and started actively attacking the guardian cities.
There are even groups of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Demonic Beasts breaking through the defense lines and causing suffering to the mortal beings!
Seeing the anomalies of heaven and earth and walking for a while, Su Ping finally saw fellow cultivators.
It was a large post station on the official road, where dozens of merchant caravans were gathered, confronting a group of evil wolf Demonic Beasts ahead.
These were all teams heading to the guardian cities, mainly consisting of Rogue Cultivators and Practitioners.
They mainly transported daily necessities. If these supplies were transported by immortal boats, the cost would be too high. Therefore, after a few shipments, the merchants found a significant difference in profit and chose to continue maintaining the land transportation route.
Of course, thanks to the blessings of the Elder of the Red Kite Immortal Sect, the warehouses for land transportation were also filled with storage bags on a wooden shelf.
This allowed dozens of merchant caravans to meet the needs of the middle and lower-class residents of the entire Immortal City every month.
Their service objects naturally included the middle and lower-class residents of the Immortal City, who were mainly Rogue Cultivators and Practitioners who had been reproducing for generations in the Immortal City.
Therefore, they received the Immortal City's tokens, which allowed them to obtain the support of the formation for a short period of time after encountering danger, thus giving them the opportunity to be prioritized for rescue by the patrol teams in the city.
As a result, over the past few years, the danger and rewards have been manageable, and these merchant caravans have been able to survive.
This allowed Su Ping to see the scene before him.
The leader of the merchant caravan was an old man with white hair and a youthful appearance at the Qi Refining stage, Returned to Origin realm.
He held a token in his left hand that could summon the power of the formation to descend, and with a wave of his right hand, he had several big men throw out pieces of frozen meat.
It seemed that he hoped to bribe those wolf demons with the meat to avoid this conflict.
From the expressions of those big men and other members of the caravan, it seemed that this was not the first time they had avoided direct conflict with these Demonic Beasts in this way.
However, this time, a white wolf appeared among those Demonic Beasts.
The white wolf glanced at the piles of meat weighing nearly a few thousand kilograms and shook its head slightly, unexpectedly speaking human words:
"Put down all the supplies, and you can leave safely."
Upon hearing this request, the leader of the merchant caravan's face turned serious and he retreated back into the caravan.
Then, without saying a word, he activated the token.
Suddenly, a colorful light enveloped the post station where the merchant caravan was located.
The white wolf was slightly surprised. It didn't expect that the humans who had just been humble and afraid of them would suddenly cut off their last retreat decisively.
After a wolf howl, the white wolf and dozens of giant wolves around it surrounded the post station.
After assuming an attacking posture and accumulating power, these wolf demons did not attack. It seemed that they knew long ago that their attacks would have little effect on the protective barrier in front of them.
It was better to wait for the protection barrier to dissipate on its own when the time was up.
As for the rescue team...
Su Ping and the leader of the merchant group both looked in the direction of the city guarded by immortals.
From that direction, there suddenly came a loud noise, accompanied by a strong gust of wind.
It's not hard to imagine that a fierce battle has broken out over there again.
From this perspective, these demon wolves were clearly sent out at this specific time to deal with their merchant group.
Naturally, their goal is the supplies behind these merchant groups.
Obviously, there are also beings among the Demonic Beasts who understand military strategy.
Although these supplies only affect the morale and military spirit of the lower ranks, under this long-lasting and unpredictable war, any variable has the chance to accumulate and cause a qualitative change!
After Su Ping understood the situation ahead, he no longer hid and immediately took action!
He didn't summon the memory illusion to help.
As the disciple of White Crane True Immortal, Su Ping directly took out a crimson iron spirit sword and killed his way forward.
Because there were merchant groups present, Su Ping didn't use the firearms to clear out the small fry.
But now, he can be considered a Daoist with many treasures.
Coupled with his Divine Sense far surpassing the average Foundation Establishment, he can easily use multiple high-quality magical items without any burden.
And so, the sword flew out and pierced the white wolf at the same time.
A small square seal turned into the size of a millstone and knocked down more than ten demon wolves along the way.
Another red command flag floated in mid-air, releasing red fire snakes that wrapped around several demon wolves and turned them into roasted meat.
"A Foundation Establishment cultivator?"
A slender eye appeared in the white wolf's brow.
Completely different from its true appearance.
It seems to be a trump card given by its elders.
Su Ping was already prepared for this.
Seeing that one sword didn't kill the opponent.
His Supernatural Power Dharma Phase immediately appeared.
Immediately, a giant golden palm descended from the sky.
It directly smashed the white wolf into minced meat with a loud bang!
Not giving the white wolf any time to respond.
By the time the giant hand disappeared, the surrounding wolf pack had already been wiped out by the magical items released by Su Ping.
The demon wolves that could threaten hundreds of people in the merchant group were suppressed by Su Ping in the blink of an eye.
The leader of the merchant group was stunned.
He keenly realized the strength of this Foundation Establishment cultivator, which far surpassed the other Foundation Establishment cultivators he knew!
In fact, this is normal. The powerful Divine Sense that Su Ping possesses can easily drive high-quality magical items.
These Qi Refining stage Demonic Beasts are nothing more than chickens and dogs in front of him.
The Qi Refining Returned to Origin white wolf was a little more troublesome, but it had a life-saving trump card.
So Su Ping immediately went all out. Under the effect of Supernatural Power, he directly crushed the opponent's trump card and didn't give the opponent any time to use other means.
He directly determined the outcome!
The light barrier slowly dissipated over time.
The people of the merchant group saw Su Ping, this Foundation Establishment cultivator, and all greeted him respectfully.
The leader of the merchant group even respectfully presented a generous gift to Su Ping.
Seeing Su Ping nod slightly and accept it, they finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, they invited Su Ping to travel with them.
The leader also expressed his own value, as he still had some connections in the Immortal City.
He was very willing to serve his lifesaver.
The sound that appeared at the city guarded by immortals lasted for about ten minutes before gradually subsiding.
The merchant group also set off and, after about an hour, they met the patrol team from the city guarded by immortals. Then, under the escort of the patrol team, Su Ping finally saw the city guarded by immortals.
Or rather, a country within a city!
The entire city guarded by immortals is extremely large, at least as big as the entire territory of the Golden Sparrow City!
In the ancient times of the Blue Water Star, it would have been enough to establish a small country.
The city is circular in shape and is divided into inner and outer circles and thirty-six domains.
The domains, as well as the walls between the inner and outer circles, are all built with white stones engraved with immortal texts, forming a hundred-meter-high city wall that separates them from each other.
All the city walls, along with the white stone floor of the inner circle, together form the foundation of this city guarded by immortals.
At the same time, Su Ping, who saw the magnificent city guarded by immortals with his own eyes, was amazed at its size!
The Red Kite Immortal Gate actually built thirty-six of them in one go!
It must be said that the Red Kite Immortal of a thousand years ago was incredibly wealthy and had the power to dominate the world, suppressing the ages!
Approaching the city gate.
Su Ping saw the battle scars at the city gate.
At the same time, he also noticed several Foundation Establishment cultivators standing on the city tower, their faces quite haggard.
And they looked worriedly towards the direction of the Ten Thousand Mountains.
It seems that they are worried about something.
After getting closer.
At the city gate, there suddenly appeared faint ripples, and then two hundred-meter-tall golden puppets stood tall as if they had come out of thin air, revealing their figures.
They were even taller and more powerful than the puppet Su Ping had seen last time, and their aura was even stronger.
And they were more agile and had a sense of spirituality.
As if they had gained wisdom.
After the two golden puppets scanned the area with their golden eyes, it seemed that they confirmed that no Demonic Cultivators had infiltrated, and the two puppets stepped aside, opening a passage.
This allowed the merchant group to enter the city smoothly.
Upon entering the outer city, Su Ping immediately felt as if he had arrived in another world.
It was different from what he had imagined.
The outer city was actually dominated by lush gardens.
Within the gardens, Su Ping could see small spirit beasts roaming around, and there seemed to be areas dedicated to cultivating spiritual herbs.
These places were all equipped with various formations, gathering spiritual veins and surrounding spiritual qi for nourishment.
On the spacious roads, more and more people could be seen, including practitioners, rogue cultivators, and Qi Refining cultivators, coming and going.
The leader of the merchant group noticed that Su Ping might be visiting for the first time and quietly introduced the owners of those gardens.
Every one of them was a talented individual who had once been pillars of the Immortal City, and every family was now a prominent figure in the city!
If not for this, how could they have accumulated such wealth to develop gardens and breed spirit beasts using the spiritual qi in the Immortal City?
Amidst laughter and conversation, the merchant group arrived at the warehouse.
The leader of the merchant group then accompanied Su Ping to the district where only Qi Refining late-stage cultivators were qualified to enter.
Here, Su Ping found a bit of the feeling of the bustling markets in Yunshan City.
After browsing around, Su Ping discovered that the prices here were at least one and a half times higher than in Yunshan City.
However, there was also an advantage here, which was that cultivators never had to worry about not finding paid work in Spirit Stones.
Whether it was working in the spiritual gardens or farming and mining in the small Grotto-Heaven secret realms of the major families, the pay was higher than what Outer Sect disciples of the Immortal Sect offered.
Even some potentially dangerous tasks, such as investigating the traces of Demonic Beasts in the hundred thousand mountains outside the city or being responsible for waving flags on the city walls at the magic power nodes, also offered decent prices, attracting cultivators to sign up from time to time.
Su Ping quickly found the temple of the Great Golden Light Temple and the Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion.
The Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion was an old establishment that specialized in customizing magical items and even spiritual weapons for cultivators who had helped in the Immortal World.
It had a profound background of its own.
It was rumored to be a top power on par with the Great Golden Light Temple.
Even during the time when the first generation of the Scarlet Kite Immortal was at its strongest, it was able to maintain a certain level of independence, which showed its profound heritage.
Therefore, Su Ping believed that an organization like this would never be driven by its own interests to covet the few precious ancient cold crystals he had collected with great difficulty.
Even if he encountered unexpected situations, the people he would meet would only be those who relied on bluffing, and they would have concerns and would not dare to actively tarnish their own reputation.
In front of the Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion, as soon as Su Ping entered, a young and beautiful female receptionist's eyes lit up as she welcomed him.
Warmly introduced the various businesses of Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion to Su Ping.
After listening, Su Ping hesitated for a moment before asking about customized formation tools.
Hearing the mention of formation tools, the female shopkeeper became even more enthusiastic.
Generally speaking, the price of formation tools is higher than that of similar items.
Naturally, she can also earn more Spirit Stones from it.
So she quickly apologized and went to the backyard, not knowing who she was arguing with, and ran back with a scroll of illustrations.
Opened the scroll.
Inside were images and brief introductions of various master craftsmen.
After carefully examining it, Su Ping turned to the female shopkeeper and asked, "Are these all the masters?"
"I came this time to customize a formation tool that is slightly more difficult..." Su Ping said.
"Oh? A difficult formation tool?" the female shopkeeper asked.
Suddenly, a tall, bearded, bald old man walked in from behind the door curtain.
The old man glanced at the illustration in Su Ping's hand and smiled, "The only one who can surpass the master craftsmen in that illustration is me, the boss."
"The boss?" Su Ping was slightly surprised to encounter the person in charge of Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion, and it turned out that he was also a master craftsman!
"I became the boss thanks to my achievements in crafting," the boss said with a grin, emitting an aura.
Surprisingly, he was at the Foundation Establishment late stage of Cultivation Base!
At the same time, he raised his left hand slightly, and a lotus flower formed by a blue flame appeared in the palm of his hand.
Judging from the fluctuation of Magic power, this was already a kind of fire-based Supernatural Power!
The female shopkeeper quickly approached Su Ping and described the legendary boss she knew.
It is said that one of the main reasons why this master became the boss is that he successfully crafted a Spiritual Treasure for an Elder in Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion!
Above Spiritual Weapons are Spiritual Treasures, and even those with Gold Core Power may not have a few Spiritual Treasures in their possession.
With this level of strength, it should be almost certain to craft the formation tool he needs!
Su Ping thanked the female shopkeeper and took out a high-quality cold crystal.
Without good materials, this level of master would not simply craft for Spirit Stones.
As master craftsmen, constantly having good materials to practice with is their righteous path of cultivation.
Seeing the ancient cold crystal, the boss transformed into a master once again and picked up several mirror-like Spiritual Weapons to examine them.
While looking, he nodded slightly, "Not bad, top-quality. How lucky you are to have such good goods!"
"If I see something this good outside of Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion, I will pester you until I get it!"
"Now, for the sake of these ancient cold crystals, I'll take this order from you!"
"Tell me your requirements."
Master Niu and Su Ping entered the secret room and activated the formation.
Inside, a simulated model appeared that could be adjusted and communicated through Divine Sense.
Under the enhancement of the formation, Su Ping felt that it was no worse than high-tech equipment, and even more convenient to operate.
The only difference was that the threshold was a bit higher, requiring the possession of Divine Sense.
"Hmm? You still have such good materials like Qingyu!"
"Did you bring the treasure trove of which family?"
Master Niu and Su Ping discussed, and soon saw another rare material that Su Ping took out for better strength.
Once again, he was amazed by the jade stone he obtained from the underground of the Sakura Palace.
Although the Immortal World is vast, with countless cultivators searching generation after generation, these Heavenly and Mortal Treasures that can only be formed naturally are becoming increasingly rare.
He couldn't help but look carefully at this guest, vaguely suspecting that his identity was not simple. Perhaps he was a genius from another sect?
In order to prevent competitors from knowing the information, did he change his identity and come all the way to find him to create a trump card?
Master Niu had encountered such characters before he became the shopkeeper.
He suppressed his curiosity and began to calculate the steps of refining, giving a rough price.
Then, seeing Su Ping's wealth, he directly nodded and agreed to the huge amount of Spirit Stones.
He hesitated and asked, "Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion will auction a Moon Sea Stone next month."
"If you can get that stone, this formation has a chance to become a Spiritual Weapon!"
"Moon Sea Stone?"
Su Ping was somewhat tempted. With so many unowned storage bags he had picked up, he had plenty of Spirit Stones.
But Su Ping quickly thought of the origin of the Moon Sea Stone.
"That is one of the auxiliary materials for refining breakthrough Gold Core Medicine Pills!"
"Not to mention its high value, it has attracted the attention of countless cultivators!"
Su Ping shook his head slightly and declined Master Niu's kindness.
At the same time, he didn't tell Master Niu that he was cautious and that a high-quality Magical Item-level formation was just right for him.
As for Spiritual Weapons, he still had better options like the Cold Ice Heavy Water.
Using formations with ancient cold crystals as the core could also be upgraded to Spiritual Weapons with more profound effects.
Master Niu felt a bit regretful. He still hoped to create one more Spiritual Weapon in his career.
"Well, as you wish."
Master Niu sighed and handed the plan to Su Ping for review.
After accepting this order, he began to create it in the secret room.
He had a special fire-based Supernatural Power, so he no longer needed the cooperation of a furnace fire, saving a lot of effort.
After Su Ping spent three days exploring several interesting places in the Immortal City and enjoying the unique scenery, he once again saw Master Niu, who looked a bit haggard, at Qianqi Wanfa Pavilion.
And he received the completed formation:
A scroll depicting a cold and snowy sealed mountain!
In several key positions in the painting, the stars depicted were transformed from Su Ping's ancient cold crystals.
Su Ping looked at this unexpectedly profound formation.
He couldn't help but sincerely thank Master Niu, giving him an extra layer of Spirit Stones and expressing his sincere gratitude for owing him a favor!
Master Niu waved his hand, not caring about it.
Although the other party seemed to be a genius, he was only at the Foundation Establishment early stage.
After a hundred years, when the other party grew up, he would already be a pile of yellow soil.
Moreover, Master Niu had read history and remembered that geniuses like to take advantage of others.
He didn't care much, and even had no intention of informing future generations...
Su Ping received the scroll and easily entered it with his Divine Sense, gaining its recognition.
Soon, in the snowy mountains depicted in the scroll, the head of a somewhat illusory Greedy Wolf appeared.
At the same time, in the upper right sky, the pattern of the Northern Dipper appeared.
After bidding farewell and leaving, Su Ping went to the temple of the Great Golden Light Monastery.
This time, he was already familiar with it.
He went directly to the merit monument and exchanged the purified sealed Magical Item for merits.
Formation knowledge involving the third rank, which was kept secret by major immortal sects and even small and medium-sized sects, was exchanged.
Then, it turned into a golden light and fell into Su Ping's mind, turning into mysterious immortal texts.
The third rank formation corresponded to the Gold Core level.
If he could master it proficiently, Su Ping felt that he might truly become an unparalleled genius who could challenge higher-level opponents!
(End of this chapter)