56: Draw the Spirit Gathering Formation! Failed!

Wei Zhou arrived in front of a room and pushed open the wooden door made of wood!

"Creak—!"

The wooden door slowly opened!

Wei Zhou walked into the room with his hands behind his back, unhurriedly stepping forward!

After entering the room, his index and middle fingers, clasped behind his back, subtly hooked together!

The wooden door slowly closed!

Wei Zhou walked unhurriedly to a wall and stomped his foot!

"Rumble—!"

A rumbling sound came from the wall, which split in half down the middle and slowly opened!

It revealed a hidden passage, about ten feet wide, paved with bronze, its walls emitting a faint Fluorescence.

Wei Zhou looked up and stepped inside!

The moment he entered the hidden passage, the oil lamps hanging on its walls lit up automatically! At the top of the passage, a round bead spun rapidly!

It illuminated the hidden passage as bright as day!

Wei Zhou didn't pay much attention to it, walking down the hidden passage on his own!

In the spacious hidden passage, Wei Zhou's footsteps sounded unusually abrupt!

"Thump, thump, thump—!"

Not long after, Wei Zhou had already reached the bottom of the hidden passage!

Looking up ahead, a 10-zhang wide underground chamber appeared before him!

This was his secluded cultivation place!

In Wei Zhou's secluded cultivation place, there was only a single futon standing in the very center of the chamber!

A Formation Flag was inserted in each of the four directions: southeast, northwest!

The layout appeared very neat!

Wei Zhou stepped to the futon in the very center of the secluded cultivation place and sat down cross-legged!

He formed hand seals, and streams of pure magical power flowed from his body, surging towards the four Formation Flags in the southeast, northwest directions!

After receiving the magical power, the four Formation Flags lit up with a faint white light! They gradually formed an illusory barrier emitting a light greenish hue!

A moment later, Wei Zhou slowly rose!

He walked to each of the Formation Flags in the southeast, northwest directions, placing dozens of Spirit Stones in front of each!

Then he returned to the futon in the center, sat down cross-legged, and murmured to himself, propping his chin.

"The Spiritual Qi concentration is still a bit insufficient! It seems I need to set up a Spirit Gathering Formation!"

With that said,

Wei Zhou pulled out an ancient book from his Storage Pouch!

On it were written the words "Formation Compendium"!

These four characters!

He had accidentally obtained this Formation Compendium a few days ago in an ancient building!

It covered first-tier Formations for the lowest Qi Refinement Stage, all the way to fourth-tier Formations for the Nascent Soul Stage!

The Spirit Gathering Formation was categorized as a first-tier Formation within it!

However, although the Spirit Gathering Formation was only a first-tier Formation, it would have different effects when set up by people of different cultivation levels!

For example, a Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage who sets up this Formation! The Spiritual Qi gathered would be just enough for the Golden Core Stage Cultivator's daily Cultivation needs!

Thinking of this,

Wei Zhou immediately opened the "Formation Compendium"!

He meticulously studied the method for setting up the Spirit Gathering Formation!

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Two incense sticks later, Wei Zhou slowly closed the Formation Compendium and let out a long breath of turbid Qi!

He muttered softly to himself.

"Setting up a first-tier Formation is actually so complicated! Fortunately, I might have some Formation talent! I imagine I'll succeed after a few attempts!"

With that said,

Wei Zhou pulled out a piece of golden jade, 10 catties of spiritual iron Ore, and 50 catties of common Ore from his Storage Pouch!

Finally, he took out 20 Spirit Stones! At this point, all the Materials needed to set up the Spirit Gathering Formation were here!

Wei Zhou released his Divine Sense, which was at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, and placed the Materials in the required positions for the Formation!

Then he took out a carving knife from his Storage Pouch and controlled it with his Divine Sense!

He meticulously carved the Formation patterns of the Spirit Gathering Formation onto the floor of his secluded cultivation place!

In fact, setting up a Formation doesn't require items like Ore; it only requires the Formation setter or controller to carve the Formation patterns onto the ground with a carving knife!

However, after reaching the second-grade Formation Master, one doesn't need a carving knife to carve Formation patterns on the ground to set up a Formation! One only needs to draw the Formation in the air and embed it into the ground!

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A few breaths later, a "bang" sound came from Wei Zhou's underground secluded cultivation place!

"Bang—!"

A large cloud of dust erupted!

Wei Zhou quickly covered his mouth and nose, staring unblinkingly at the ground!

A few breaths later, the dust slowly dissipated!

Wei Zhou stared intently at the ground! He saw a small pit had been blasted into the previously flat ground!

He murmured softly to himself.

"This shouldn't be!"

"I followed the method in the Formation Compendium, carving the Formation patterns little by little with the carving knife!"

"Logically, it shouldn't have failed!"

Wei Zhou stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face!

He waved his hand, filling the small pit that had just been blasted with the surrounding earth and stones!

Then, unwilling to give up, he continued to control the carving knife with his Divine Sense, carving the Formation patterns onto the ground little by little!

A few breaths later, there was another familiar sound!

"Bang—!"

Dust filled Wei Zhou's entire secluded cultivation place!

Wei Zhou covered his mouth and nose, staring at the dust in front of him with disbelief, murmuring to himself.

"It failed again!"

The dust slowly dissipated, revealing a small pit on the ground that was much larger than the previous one!

Wei Zhou rolled up his sleeves, his sharp gaze fixed on the small pit on the ground! He spoke.

"Well—I'll be! I won't believe in bad luck! Continue! Today, I'm going to tackle this head-on! I will not take half a step out of this secluded cultivation place until I've successfully drawn the Spirit Gathering Formation!"

With that said,

Wei Zhou, full of confidence, controlled the carving knife with his Divine Sense, continuing to carve the Formation patterns onto the ground little by little!

A few breaths later, there was another familiar sound!

Wei Zhou looked at the dust in front of him in disbelief!

He flicked his sleeve, and the dust dissipated! He flicked it again, and the pit on the ground was filled again!

Then he continued to control the carving knife with his Divine Sense, carving the Formation patterns onto the ground little by little!

Once... twice... thrice... four times...!

After an unknown number of attempts, Wei Zhou slumped to the ground in despair!

His face was somewhat pale! Clearly, it was a sign of excessive depletion of his Divine Sense power and internal magical power!

He looked up at the ceiling and said dejectedly.

"A full 10 times! Not a single successful carving! Is my Formation talent really that bad?"

After sitting in a daze for a while,

Wei Zhou regained his confidence! He pulled out a jade bottle from his Storage Pouch!

"Pop—!"

He opened the jade bottle! A strange fragrance immediately emanated from within the jade bottle!

Wei Zhou brought the jade bottle close to his nose and sniffed the Medicinal Pill fragrance coming from inside!

He opened his mouth and swallowed it!

Immediately, he sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, refining the medicinal power within the Medicinal Pill!

The medicinal power within the Medicinal Pill transformed into streams of strange energy, flowing from his mouth into his limbs and bones!

Finally, a portion flowed into his mind, and another portion flowed into his Dantian!

The portion of medicinal power that flowed into his mind nourished his Divine Soul and Divine Sense power!

The portion of medicinal power that flowed into his Dantian, on the other hand, replenished the magical power he had consumed while carving the Formation patterns!

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