YM778.TV Chapter 58 Great Expansion Formation
Like marionettes on strings, consciousness was sealed within the bodies of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion\'s Qi Refining Cultivators.
They could only be spectators, watching the plot unfold with wide eyes, unable to choose.
In game terminology, this would be called a dungeon\'s cutscene, meant to elaborate the dungeon\'s storyline background.
During the time Lu Qingshan couldn\'t control his current body, he went over the relevant information of the Ruin Realm dungeon again in his mind.
After all, it was a game experience from a very long time ago.
The trial of the Ruin Realm was to reenact the entire process of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion\'s annihilation battle from those years.
And the role of the cultivators undergoing the trial was that of the Qi Refining Cultivators from the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
Their goal was to perform as well as possible from the beginning of this battle until their own death.
Once dead within the Ruin Realm, the trial would end.
After the trial ended, the Ruin Realm would give an evaluation based on each person\'s performance and assign inheritance rewards accordingly.
The evaluations from highest to lowest were Grade A, Grade B, Grade C, and Grade D.
The highest, Grade A evaluation, granted the inheritance reward of a Taoist Level Foundation Establishment Technique from the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
This reward was unique.
If someone obtained this unique reward, those who came later, no matter how well they performed, could at most receive a Grade B evaluation and could never obtain a Grade A again.
In his previous life, this Taoist Level Foundation Establishment Technique reward did not belong to any player.
——It was taken by an NPC.
Because an NPC obtained this unique reward, no player knew the exact steps to achieve the highest evaluation.
What the NPC did within the Ruin Realm was also unknown to Lu Qingshan.
However, as a top player, Lu Qingshan was different from those newbie players who could only follow guides or average players imitating expert strategies.
Often, he was the one writing the guides, the so-called expert.
Even by himself, he had the ability to perfectly clear a dungeon.
In his previous life, Lu Qingshan had entered the Ruin Realm dungeon more than a dozen times.
He had also come up with his own set of strategies for perfectly clearing this trial.
However, ultimately he was one step too slow to verify the viability of his own strategy.
This had always been something he greatly regretted.
But now, the highest evaluation in the Ruin Realm was still up for grabs.
He finally had the chance to test the ideas from his previous life.
See if following his own strategy could indeed earn the highest Grade A evaluation.
In Lu Qingshan\'s strategy,
to gain the highest evaluation possible,
one thing was very important.
Find a way to surpass the threshold of the Qi Refining Realm rank.
In this battle of annihilation, Qi Refining Cultivators weren\'t even cannon fodder.
Only Foundation Establishment Cultivators were fit to be called cannon fodder.
For these disciples of the Qi Refining Realm in the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, once the Demon Race broke into the pavilion, no place was safe.
Lu Qingshan was well aware that with the combat power of a Qi Refining Cultivator, no matter how well he did, the evaluation wouldn\'t be high.
He had to possess a higher combat power.
For a cultivator, the fastest shortcut to demonstrating strength far beyond one\'s own in a short period was inevitably...
Formation!
...
Finally, Lu Qingshan was in control of his body once again.
Looking up, the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion still stood hovering above the crowd.
Standing silently in the sky, the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion then raised his robe\'s long sleeves.
Spirit Stones appeared in the sky, matched by countless Array Plates and Array Flags.
The Sect Master swung his hand, and the Spirit Stones along with the Array Flags and Array Plates dispersed, flying towards all the Qi Refining Cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion on the field.
"This is our Mountain and Sea Pavilion\'s \'Great Expansion Formation\' Array Flag. Each person should take one, and thirty-six people can form one Great Expansion Formation. You may form your own teams."
"Under the power of the Great Expansion Formation, you\'ll be able to fight against low-rank demons."
An Array Flag and several dozen high-rank Spirit Stones flew towards Lu Qingshan.
Lu Qingshan reached out to receive them, and the information about the Array Flag appeared before his eyes:
[Great Expansion Formation]Formation Flag (1/36)
Description: Holding this formation flag, at least thirty-six people can form a Great Expansion Formation.
Formation Effect: The Great Expansion Formation can condense the spiritual power of all thirty-six cultivators into one force, and any damage sustained will be evenly distributed among these thirty-six cultivators.
This is a very strong battle formation.
Battle formations are special formations created specifically for combat.
Ordinary formations require a certain amount of time to be set up in advance.
Moreover, once a formation is established, its effective range is fixed and cannot be moved, which is extremely rigid.
But battle formations are different from those ordinary formations.
Cultivators only need to hold the formation flag to establish a formation at any time.
Furthermore, battle formations can move and are infinitely variable.
Even during ancient times, battle formations were extremely rare.
And only an ancient sect like the Mountain and Sea Pavilion could master such powerful formations.
Under the effect of this formation, thirty-six Qi Refining Cultivators will possess the combat power of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
They can barely fight against lower-grade members of the Demon Race rather than being completely at their mercy.
However, if things continue this way, it is impossible to receive a high evaluation.
Because the Great Expansion Formation only qualifies Qi Refining Cultivators as cannon fodder, and that\'s all.
And if it\'s just cannon fodder, no matter how well they perform, it\'s obviously impossible to receive a high evaluation.
Lu Qingshan shook his head as he looked at the formation flag in his hand.
The formation he was relying on in his heart was not the Great Expansion Formation.
His target was the Sect Protection Array of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
The Eighth Grade Formation [Mountains and Seas Formation].
The problem is that the controllers of the Mountains and Seas Formation are all Formation Masters of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion and high-rank cultivators.
How could he, a Qi Refining Cultivator, participate in it?
...
After the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion issued the formation flags and Spirit Stones to all the Qi Refining Cultivators, his figure transformed into a blue radiance and swiftly moved to the next peak.
As the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion, he needed to visit every peak of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion and see all its cultivators in one night.
Then he would resolutely meet his death.
The Qi Refining Cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion took the formation flags and quickly began to look for acquaintances to form teams.
And after seeing the Sect Master of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion leave, a sharp light flashed in Lu Qingshan\'s eyes as he quietly disappeared into the crowd.
...
The Mountains and Seas Formation, as an Eighth Grade Formation, nearly possesses the great power to reach the heavens.
Such a powerful formation cannot be simply established using so-called formation flags and Spirit Stones.
The Mountains and Seas Formation uses countless Spirit Mountains of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion as formation points, the boundless sea of mist as formation patterns, powered by the Spiritual Power provided by the Spirit Veins of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
Once the Mountains and Seas Formation is activated, it will call upon the full Power of the Mountains and Seas.
The giant peak where Lu Qingshan currently was, is known as Endless Peak.
The Spirit Vein of Endless Peak is a Fourth Grade Spirit Vein.
It is considered one of the middle to lower-grade Spirit Veins within the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
It\'s not surprising, after all, Endless Peak is just a cultivation ground for Qi Refining disciples of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion.
Although it is only a Fourth Grade Spirit Vein, when the Mountains and Seas Formation is fully activated, it will also be one of the sources of strength for the Mountains and Seas Formation.
Chapter Explore:
The Demon Race are not fools, they are even quite cunning.
In fact, the Spirit Veins will be the primary targets of the Demon Race\'s attacks.
The space of the Mountain and Sea Pavilion has been sealed by the Demon Race.
Without the ability to use the Teleportation Formation, all Qi Refining Cultivators on Endless Peak will not be able to leave the peak without the guidance of a powerful cultivator.
And on Endless Peak, the most important thing, obviously, is this Fourth Grade Spirit Vein that can provide Spiritual Power for the Mountains and Seas Formation.
So, to get a Grade A evaluation, in Lu Qingshan\'s view, depends on this Spirit Vein.
...
By the time Lu Qingshan arrived at the Spirit Vein point on Endless Peak.
The barrier that had sealed the Spirit Vein was already opened, and now a Void Refining Cultivator was leading many Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators, guarding the spot.
Void Refining is the realm just above Nascent Soul, the fifth rank of cultivation.