145: Level 10 Void Formation, Level 1 Immortal Formation Master

Nanzhou and Donghuang are separated by the Haiyun Dream Marsh, which is the collective name for Yunmeng Marsh and Yunmeng Sea.

For other Cultivators in Donghuang, crossing the Haiyun Dream Marsh would be almost impossible, but for Long Aotian now, it was effortless.

With the Tai Xu Divine Steps, Long Aotian could reach Nanzhou in less than ten days.

This makes it seem like Nanzhou isn't very far from Donghuang, doesn't it?

Actually, no. It's mainly because Long Aotian's speed is simply too Heaven-Defying; with one step covering a hundred thousand miles, he could arrive in less than five days if he traveled day and night.

If Long Aotian's speed were to advance by another minor Realm, he could probably cross the Yunmeng Sea in a single day.

It's not that Donghuang isn't far enough from Nanzhou, but rather that Long Aotian's speed is too Heaven-Defying, and this is only the Elementary Stage speed of the seventh level of Tai Xu Divine Steps.

If Long Aotian were to Breakthrough the Tai Xu Divine Steps to a speed of a hundred million miles per step, flying from Donghuang to Nanzhou might not even take half an hour.

This speed is truly terrifying!

Currently in seclusion, and wanting to find a unique flame in Nanzhou, Long Aotian wasn't in a hurry for this moment.

After his Dao of Alchemy, Dao of Crafting, Dao of Talismans, and other auxiliary Cultivation methods all reached the Lower Realm's ceiling, Long Aotian then began to fully tackle the Dao of Formations, raising it to the Lower Realm's ceiling level as well.

Ordinary Formations are easy to Breakthrough.

In the sixteenth year of his seclusion, Long Aotian had already elevated ordinary Formations to the level of a Rank Ten Quasi-Immortal Formation Revered Master, reaching the ceiling of the Lower Realm's Dao of Formations.

Of course, these sixteen years were sixteen years accumulated by multiple split Soul bodies; the actual time Long Aotian spent learning the Dao of Formations exceeded one hundred years.

Formations seem easy to learn and quick to Breakthrough, but in reality, they are also very difficult.

And this is only for ordinary Formations.

In comparison, raising Void Formations to the Lower Realm's ceiling level is undoubtedly more difficult.

For Long Aotian, the time he spent learning Void Formations was very fast, but Void Formations themselves require a great deal of time and effort to learn. By the eighteenth year of his seclusion, Long Aotian still hadn't raised Void Formations to the ceiling level.

Afterward, Long Aotian began to mobilize one hundred and eight split Soul bodies to learn Void Formations simultaneously, finally succeeding in Breakthrough Void Formations to the Rank Ten Quasi-Immortal Formation level in the nineteenth year of his seclusion.

The power of Void Formations is at least one Rank greater than that of ordinary Formations. Void Formations Breakthrough to Rank Ten Quasi-Immortal Formation is equivalent to ordinary Formations Breakthrough to Rank One Immortal Formation.

In other words, Long Aotian's current Formation Dao strength is comparable to a Rank One Immortal Formation Revered Master, not a Quasi-Immortal Formation Revered Master.

Who among the Cultivators of the Lower Realm can break a Rank One Immortal Formation?

With just Void Formations, Long Aotian could be invincible under heaven.

To make his Dao of Formations a true trump card in battle, even after Void Formations Breakthrough to Rank Ten Quasi-Immortal Formation, Long Aotian still didn't stop learning. Instead, he continuously practiced how to deploy Formations faster, ideally being able to deploy a Formation with a single thought.

This high-intensity, day-and-night learning continued for over a hundred years. This hundred-plus years, of course, refers to the time when one hundred and eight split Soul bodies were learning simultaneously, which gave Long Aotian a qualitative leap in the Dao of Formations, and this leap was on the foundation of Rank Ten Quasi-Immortal Formations.

From deploying a Void Formation covering a one-mile radius in a few breaths, he later managed to do it in just 0.1 seconds.

Next, deploying a Void Formation covering a ten-mile radius also reached 0.1 seconds.

And that wasn't all; deploying a Void Formation covering a hundred-mile radius took only one second.

Long Aotian truly achieved what he envisioned in the Dao of Formations:

Ordinary Formations formed with a wave of the hand.

Void Formations formed with a single thought.

Moreover, the Formation Rank reached the Quasi-Immortal Rank, and the Formation's scale reached at least a hundred miles.

"Currently, on the Sky Ruins Continent, if I dare claim to be second in the Dao of Formations, no one would dare claim to be first.

There is still one year left until the end of the twenty-year grand seclusion.

The results of my seclusion so far are truly immense:

The most gratifying achievement is naturally the simultaneous elevation of both ordinary Formations and Void Formations to the Lower Realm's ceiling level.

They say it's better to provoke the King of Hell than the King of Formations.

With my unparalleled Cultivation in the Dao of Formations, I am now truly a terrifying God of Slaughter, worse than the King of Hell, to anyone who provokes me... Besides the abundant harvest in the Dao of Formations, the second most gratifying achievement is naturally my Cultivation Breakthrough to the Ninth Revolution Peak of the Mahayana Realm, just one step away from the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

Judging by my ability to fight across a major Realm, my current combat power can truly rival, or even surpass, a powerhouse of the Ascension Realm.

However, in terms of Cultivation combat power, I still cannot achieve the strongest or invincible status, because there are still Prodigies who can fight across Ranks.

Judging by Senior Sister, she is Revered Master's daughter reincarnated as a human, personally taught by Revered Master, and her ability to fight across Ranks is five minor Realms.

It is evident that even if other Prodigies are formidable, it is difficult for them to be more powerful than Senior Sister.

Assuming other Prodigies can fight across a maximum of five minor Realms, I, who can defeat a powerhouse of the Ascension Realm, would find it very difficult to defeat the strongest cross-Rank Prodigies at the Tribulation Transcendence Realm's seventh, eighth, ninth Revolutions, or even the Ascension level, purely in terms of Cultivation strength..."

Long Aotian conducted an in-depth assessment of his current combat power.

In the Dao of Formations, he could be invincible under heaven, but in terms of Cultivation Realm, he, currently at the Ninth Revolution Peak of the Mahayana Realm, could not yet achieve that.

Unless his Cultivation Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, he would have absolute confidence that even when facing the strongest cross-Rank Prodigies of the Ascension Realm, he could defeat them purely with his Cultivation combat power.

Of course.

This is only a pure Cultivation strength assessment. If other methods are included, Long Aotian, even when facing the strongest cross-Rank Prodigies, could easily defeat them with his current Cultivation.

There's no need to mention Formation methods. The second style of the Divine Dragon Five Styles, Dragon Palm, can instantly amplify his power tenfold in battle. Can those Prodigies withstand such terrifying Martial Skill attacks?

Furthermore, this doesn't even include Divine Sense attack methods, Swordplay Technique, and other overbearing combat Martial Skills.

In terms of pure Cultivation combat strength, Long Aotian indeed cannot be invincible under heaven, but in terms of comprehensive combat strength, Long Aotian can absolutely crush all invading enemies in the Lower Realm.

"There is still one year left until the Cloud Palace's Centennial Grand Competition. Currently, I have adjusted my state to the optimal Ninth Revolution Peak of the Mahayana Realm, and my Dao of Formations, Dao of Crafting, Dao of Talismans, and Dao of Alchemy have all reached the Lower Realm's ceiling level.

Combat Martial Skills like Divine Killing Art, Swordplay Technique, and Divine Dragon Five Styles have all received significant improvements.

My Physical Body is even more formidable; having achieved Immortal Ascension, even if someone were to attack me with an Immortal Rank Magic Treasure, it would be extremely difficult to harm my Physical Body in the slightest... What I most want to improve now is my speed!

And also to go to Nanzhou to find a unique flame.

But clearly, I cannot leave Dragon Peak right now.

Once I leave, Dragon Peak's seven-times time flow rate will instantly revert to its original speed, which would be detrimental to my family members who are racing against time to become stronger.

Especially since, during this grand seclusion, I hope some family members can Breakthrough to the Mahayana Realm.

In that case, I can take them with me.

The Tribulation Dao Secret Realm will be open for three years. If I continue to provide them with a seven-times time flow rate for secluded Cultivation during those three years, that would be twenty-one years of secluded Cultivation time.

As long as they enter the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm with me, I refuse to believe they won't Breakthrough to the Tribulation Transcendence Realm within the Tribulation Dao Secret Realm..."