Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 238: Promotion to Rank Four Formation Master, Grandmaster Level Magic

Ten years later.

Immortal Mist Sect, Xianxia Peak, a quiet room.

"I finally promoted to Rank Four Formation Master," Zhou Sui sat cross-legged on the ground, his face showing excitement.

Since ten years ago, with the help of Shangguan Xu, he placed the Formation Heart Gu in the Infinite Unity Alliance's Rank Four High Grade formation, the Infinite Unity Formation. After ten years, the Formation Heart Gu finally successfully assimilated into this Rank Four formation, becoming the spirit of this Rank Four formation.

The reason it took so long was unavoidable. After all, the Formation Heart Gu was only at the Rank Three High Grade level. To assimilate into a Rank Four High Grade formation was like an ant trying to eat an elephant, requiring a lot of time to possibly succeed.

But no matter what, from the results, he succeeded. It meant that with the help of the Formation Heart Gu's power, he stepped into the realm of a Rank Four Low Grade Formation Master.

At this moment, countless information about Rank Four formations surged into his consciousness, with sparks of wisdom flickering every second, as if countless formation knowledge were colliding.

"Rank Four formations are different from Rank Three formations; they belong to the category of dual-combination formations."

"In other words, the Integrated Union of two formations increases the power of the formation by more than ten times."

"Of course, the difficulty also increases by more than ten times."

"It's like going from two dimensions to three dimensions, a qualitative improvement."

"The Infinite Unity Formation is such a combined formation, combining the power of illusion formations and killing formations."

"Once you enter this Infinite Unity Formation, you will be confused by the spatial maze and unable to leave. It even integrates the power of spatial killing, capable of killing enemies in the void."

"So this Rank Four formation even makes Nascent Soul cultivators tremble in fear, and its grade has also been raised to Rank Four High Grade."

Zhou Sui praised with a click of his tongue.

After the Formation Heart Gu devoured the Infinite Unity Formation, he finally understood the power of this formation.

It was truly worthy of being the core formation of the Infinite Unity Alliance.

As long as this formation existed, enemies would find it almost impossible to break through the headquarters of the Infinite Unity Alliance.

Even when facing the siege of dozens of Nascent Soul cultivators, it would be difficult to break through this Rank Four formation.

"If I can place the Infinite Unity Formation in the Three Star Island Group, what do I have to fear from the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Sea Clan?"

"Even if they all come out, they won't be able to break my Mountain Protection Formation."

"It's a pity that building this Rank Four formation is too difficult. Even if the wealth of the three sects is combined, I'm afraid they still can't afford the materials for a Rank Four formation."

Zhou Sui felt a little regretful.

Even though he had the cultivation of a Rank Four Low Grade Formation Master, it didn't mean he could set up a Rank Four formation.

It's difficult to make a meal without rice.

Even building formations requires a large amount of formation materials.

For example, the Infinite Unity Formation, the core material is the Rank Four material, Qiankun Jade. It is this extremely precious Qiankun Jade that gives this formation the supreme power to reverse space.

But such Rank Four materials cannot be bought even with money; they are resources that are prohibited from being traded.

So it is almost impossible to replicate a Rank Four formation like this.

"However, the most important thing in arranging formations is to adapt to the local conditions."

"If the environment is suitable, then it will be twice the result with half the effort."

"Just because that island is suitable for the Infinite Universe formation doesn't mean the Three Stars Island group is suitable for it."

"The geographical environments of the two places are completely different. If you force the arrangement, it will be like drawing a dog instead of a tiger."

"It's like being in the desert, you can't arrange a water-based formation."

"If you're in the middle of a metal vein, you can't arrange a wood-based formation."

"The formations corresponding to different environments are different."

"Unless you reach the supreme realm of using formations to change the environment, you can ignore the influence of geographical environment on formations."

"I'm afraid that even in the mortal realm, there may not be such a formation master, and even a Rank Four formation master cannot reach this level."

"So for now, it's best to adapt to the local conditions."

"The most suitable Rank Four formation for the Three Stars Island group should be the Profound Yin Heavy Water formation."

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

This is one of the Rank Four High Grade formations he obtained from Venerable Peach Blossom's inheritance.

If successfully arranged, the power of this formation is no less than that of the Infinite Universe formation.

The reason for wanting to arrange this formation is naturally closely related to the Three Stars Island group.

Below the Three Stars Island group, there not only exists a Rank Four High Grade spiritual vein, but also a Rank Four Profound Yin spiritual vein, containing vast amounts of Profound Yin Qi.

It can be said that the geographical environment here is very suitable for arranging the Profound Yin Heavy Water formation.

This is a composite formation that combines defensive formations and killing formations.

Once successfully arranged, the area covered by the formation will instantly form a huge Heavy Water barrier.

Such a Heavy Water barrier can greatly weaken the enemy's attack power.

Even if faced with the siege of numerous sea beasts, they will be engulfed and submerged by boundless Heavy Water.

Once inside the formation, endless killing intent will erupt from the infinite Profound Yin Qi, forming countless Profound Yin sword qi, enough to tear the enemy apart.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators who enter it may be strangled by the power of the formation, with no escape or avoidance.

"The power of the Rank Four formation is not just as simple as the Integrated Union of the two formations."

"The most important thing is that the Rank Four formation will also form a dual barrier."

"Previously, the Rank Three formation only had one type of barrier."

"If the enemy launches a full-force attack, they can still break through the barrier and escape from the formation."

"But with the Rank Four formation, it forms a dual barrier."

"Even Nascent Soul cultivators will find it extremely difficult to escape from within the barrier."

"Especially with the assistance of the Rank Four spiritual vein, which has endless energy, the enemy will have no way to escape."

Zhou Sui couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

It's no wonder that Formation Masters have such a high status in the cultivation world. A Rank Four Formation Master is almost equivalent to a Nascent Soul Ancestor.

This is because even a Nascent Soul Ancestor wouldn't dare to contend with a Formation Master who has mastered a Rank Four Grand Formation.

If one steps into the formation, they will inevitably be worn down by the Rank Four Formation until they are completely destroyed.

Of course, Formation Masters also have a major weakness.

That is, they cannot leave the formation.

If they leave the formation, they lose most of their threat.

Basically, they are like a frog in a well.

But for Zhou Sui, it doesn't matter at all.

After all, he has nothing to do and will never leave his base.

Besides, he has a long lifespan and doesn't need to compete with other cultivators for resources.

Even if he cultivates step by step, he can still advance to the Nascent Soul stage, or even the Soul Formation stage.

Becoming a top cultivator in the mortal realm.

"To refine the Rank Four Grand Formation Xuan Yin Heavy Water Formation, it requires a large amount of resources."

"It seems that I need to discuss with my Dao companion."

"After all, I need the full support of Xianxia City to successfully set up this formation."

Zhou Sui narrowed his eyes.

But he wasn't in a hurry to go out. He opened his virtual panel to see how his cultivation progress was going.

[Host: Zhou Sui, Cultivation: Early Gold Core (70% progress), Lifespan: 64 (5500) years]

[Talent: Fifth Grade Spiritual Root (70%)]

[Sword Dao: Rank Three Middle Grade (20%)]

[Rune: Rank Three Lower Grade (10%)]

[Formation: Rank Four Lower Grade (50%)]

[Pill Master: Rank Three Middle Grade (60%)]

[Transformation Technique: Great Completion (90%)]

[Five Elements Alchemy Technique: Grandmaster (50%)]

[Seven Orifice Exquisite Book: Insight, Perception, Communication (85%)]

[Fireball Technique: Grandmaster, Wind Blade Technique: Grandmaster, Golden Light Technique: Grandmaster, Icy Wind Technique: Grandmaster, Spring Rain Technique: Grandmaster, Thunder Summoning Technique: Grandmaster...]

[Infatuation Gu: Rank Four Lower Grade, Clone Gu: Rank Three Lower Grade, Wine Gu: Rank Three Lower Grade, Gold Devouring Worm: Rank Three Lower Grade, Book Gu: Rank Three Lower Grade, Dream Soul Gu: Rank Three Middle Grade, Dragon Elephant Gu: Rank Three Lower Grade, Golden Light Myriad Poison Gu: Rank Three Lower Grade, Teleportation Gu: Rank Three Lower Grade, Formation Heart Gu: Rank Four Lower Grade, Item Seeking Gu: Rank Three Lower Grade.]

Suddenly, the magnificent data appeared before Zhou Sui's eyes.

"Sure enough, after advancing to the Gold Core stage, the progress of my cultivation has become slower."

Zhou Sui sighed.

He had been cultivating for a full ten years, and he had only made 70% progress in the early Gold Core stage.

And this was with the assistance of dual cultivation with his Dao companion and the help of pills.

It can be imagined how difficult it is for a Gold Core Perfected Being to cultivate.

Sometimes, Gold Core cultivators spend decades or even two hundred years without much progress.

The reason for this situation is not only because of insufficient pills, but also because of the issue of spiritual root talent.

A Fifth Grade Spiritual Root is barely sufficient during the Foundation Building stage.

But after reaching the Gold Core stage, such spiritual root talent becomes a burden.

This also leads to very slow progress in cultivation.

But there is no other way.

The improvement of spiritual root talent itself is a difficult task.

The fact that he can use the power of the Infatuation Gu to help improve his spiritual root talent is already quite extraordinary.

Even if the progress is slow, at least it is progressing.

And now, the Fifth Grade Spiritual Root has reached 70% progress, which is already quite good.

It is estimated that after some time, there will be a chance to advance to the Fourth Grade Spiritual Root talent.

By then, his cultivation efficiency will definitely improve significantly.

"Indeed, my Formation cultivation is only at the Rank Four Lower Grade."

"If I want to advance to the Rank Four High Grade realm, it will still take some time."

Zhou Sui rubbed his chin.

He comprehended the mysteries of a Rank Four Formation, but that doesn't mean he has truly advanced his Formation cultivation to the Rank Four High Grade.

If his Formation cultivation reaches the Rank Four High Grade, it means he has completely comprehended every Rank Four Formation.

No matter which Rank Four Formation it is, he can easily set it up.

To be honest, even as a Rank Four Lower Grade Formation Master, he is already considered top-notch in the Canglan Sea Region, a master of formations.

There are probably very few people who can match his Formation cultivation.

After all, he knows how difficult it is to comprehend Rank Four Formations.

The difference between Rank Three and Rank Four is like the difference between kindergarten and university.

The difficulty increases by more than ten times.

In the Canglan Sea Region, there are still quite a few Rank Three Formation Masters, but Rank Four Formation Masters are few and far between.

"It seems that the Communication ability of the Insight Gu is about to be refined."

"It seems that I need to find some time to completely refine this Insight Gu."

Zhou Sui is quite satisfied with the progress of his Insight ability.

After all, in these ten years, he hasn't paid too much attention to cultivating his Insight.

Because the ability of this Insight doesn't contribute much to his current cultivation progress and doesn't increase his combat power by much.

It is fundamentally inferior to formation cultivation.

Although he temporarily postponed the cultivation of this mindset, even so, he has raised his progress to 85%, and it is not far from truly forming.

Once successful, he will comprehend the language of all things.

This is a quite important ability.

Because in the Canglan Sea Region, there are countless creatures and species.

They all have their own languages that ordinary humans cannot understand.

But with the power of mind-reading communication, even without needing to learn the other party's writing and language, one can know what the other party is saying. This is equivalent to a universal translator.

"However, the most improved skill is still magic."

Zhou Sui saw on his virtual panel that almost every basic magic had been raised to the level of grandmaster.

The reason why his magic ability improved so quickly was all thanks to the power of the Rank Three Book Gu.

Entering the virtual library, he practiced various magic, and his comprehension increased threefold.

So his understanding of various magic progressed at an astonishing speed.

Moreover, they were at most basic magic.

So it was easy to cultivate to the grandmaster realm.

After all, he is now a Gold Core Perfected Being, and practicing this kind of basic magic is as easy as turning over one's hand.

It's like a college student going back to do kindergarten exercises.

"Fireball magic."

"Wind blade magic!"

"Ice magic!"

"Golden light magic!"

At this moment, Zhou Sui stood up and began to display one magic after another.

Boom~

Suddenly, a fireball smashed over like a cannonball, instantly hitting the wall in the quiet room, creating a huge hole, with flames splashing and infinite power.

A wind blade also flew out, like a sword aura, revealing its sharpness. With a thud, a crack several meters long appeared on the wall in front.

When using ice magic, the ground was instantly frozen, forming a thick layer of ice, and the temperature dropped by dozens of degrees.

The power of each magic was extraordinary.

"Indeed, even if it's basic magic, when cultivated to the grandmaster realm, it will have unimaginable power."

"Plus, with the activation of Gold Core mana, the power of magic is even more astonishing."

Zhou Sui also thought of the famous magic cultivators in the immortal cultivation world. They specialized in various magic and were skilled in many magic battles. Their combat power was no less than that of sword cultivators.

Every magic cultivator was like a mobile artillery in the immortal cultivation world, enjoying great fame.

Now he also had some of the aura of a magic cultivator.

It can be said that in the immortal cultivation world, every ability, when cultivated to the extreme, will produce immense power.

"With the abundant Gold Core mana in my body."

"Becoming a law cultivator is as easy as flipping one's hand."

"Other law cultivators would need to rest and recover their mana after using dozens of techniques."

"But when I use hundreds of techniques, there is a high probability that I won't encounter any problems."

"I am the mobile artillery of the cultivation world, able to control the power of techniques from a distance and blast enemies to death."

Zhou Sui was full of pride.

Half an hour later, he finished testing various abilities and walked out of the meditation room.

He had completed this closed-door cultivation.

"Husband, is the closed-door cultivation over?"

"Did you have a breakthrough in your cultivation?"

At this moment, Ji Bingyu, Xia Jingyan, Mu Ziyan, Leng Yuxi, Lin Yazhu, Shen Biqian, and other companions were in the living room, joyfully watching Zhou Sui walk out of the meditation room.

They knew that this closed-door cultivation of their Husband must have resulted in significant breakthroughs in his cultivation.

"How can cultivation breakthroughs be so easy?"

Zhou Sui waved his hand.

Although he had spent ten years in arduous cultivation, his cultivation level was still at the early stage of Gold Core realm.

After all, once one advanced to the Gold Core realm, the cultivation speed slowed down significantly.

It was normal for some cultivators to not have a breakthrough for decades or even hundreds of years.

Some were even trapped at the early stage of the Gold Core realm for their entire lives.

Of course, under his arduous cultivation, his cultivation level had made decent progress. He had advanced 70% into the early stage of the Gold Core realm, and with the remaining 30%, he could advance to the mid-stage of the Gold Core realm.

Such speed was already astonishing compared to ordinary Gold Core cultivators.

"Although my cultivation level hasn't had a breakthrough, my formation cultivation has."

"Now I am a Rank Four formation master."

Zhou Sui smiled slightly and shared this good news with his wives.

What?!

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of Leng Yuxi and the others immediately lit up, each of them extremely excited.

To be honest, this was more shocking and had greater benefits than a cultivation breakthrough.

After all, even if their Husband advanced to the mid-stage of the Gold Core realm, his combat power would only increase by one or two times at most.

But if his formation cultivation had a breakthrough and he became a Rank Four formation master, coupled with a Rank Four grand formation, his combat power would probably be comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

The benefits were unimaginable.

"Does this mean Husband can now set up a Rank Four grand formation?"

Lin Yazhu immediately thought of this possibility.

"Yes, this time I want to discuss with all of you about setting up a Rank Four grand formation in the Three Stars Island Group."

"Once the grand formation is successful, it will cover nearly 200,000 kilometers of the sea in the Three Stars Island Group."

"At that time, even if we encounter a beast tide, we won't need to worry about anything."

"Of course, the resources required to build a Rank Four formation are not insignificant. It's likely that our three major sects will be completely drained."

Zhou Sui also revealed his plan, which is to set up a Rank Four formation.

"Oh, I wonder how much resources and spirit stones it will require?"

Shen Biqian and the others asked curiously.

"Well, the main materials needed to build a Rank Four High Grade formation, Xuan Yin Crystal and Heavy Water Crystal."

"But these two materials are both Rank Four materials and quite valuable."

"Although there are many of them, they are not considered rare treasures."

"But it's likely that it will still require a complete depletion of resources to acquire them."

Zhou Sui also gave a rough estimate.

Upon hearing this, Shen Biqian and the others chuckled lightly, their expressions relaxing.

"So it's just this amount of money, I was really startled earlier, thinking it would require much more."

"With this amount of money, our Xianxia City could earn it back in five years."

"Husband, you may not know, but our Xianxia City is making a fortune now."

"You're right, our Xianxia City's population has exceeded five million, and just by collecting rent alone, we earn astronomical amounts every year."

Shen Biqian and the others chuckled, each showing a proud expression.

Xianxia City is no longer what it used to be.

"Really? Is it true that Xianxia City's population has grown so fast?"

"Is Xianxia City really making so much money now?"

Zhou Sui was a bit confused.

He didn't pay much attention to the management of Xianxia City, leaving it all to his companions.

After all, in his previous life, he was just a homebody and knew nothing about managing such things.

Even though he had been in the cultivation world for decades, most of the time was spent in cultivation.

As the saying goes, one should focus on their own expertise, so he didn't bother with these matters.

"Husband, the sea area of the Infinite Unity Alliance has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past ten years."

"Especially the attacks from the sea clans, they have become more and more intense."

"A large number of islands have been captured by the sea clans, resulting in countless human casualties."

"Even with the strength of the Infinite Unity Alliance, they can only protect some important islands."

"The ordinary islands have been abandoned."

"To survive, many cultivators have fled from the northern sea area."

"After all, our sea area is in the rear, not the main direction of the sea clans' attacks."

"So in the past ten years, our sea area has become a rare haven."

Ji Bingyu explained.

Because of the sea clans' attacks, this sea area has become increasingly chaotic.

And after losing the management of the Infinite Unity Alliance, there were also many rogue cultivators taking advantage of the situation to plunder and pillage.

The sea clans' attacks, the appearance of beast tides, and the rampage of rogue cultivators have made this sea area extremely brutal, with countless casualties.

As a result, the Three Star Island Group has become a paradise in the eyes of many cultivators.

In order to have a safe environment, many independent cultivators brought their families, and many cultivator families relocated to the Three Star Island Group.

After all, the Three Star Island Group is quite large in size.

Even the three main islands have a diameter of tens of thousands of kilometers, which can easily accommodate billions of people.

"But besides our Three Star Island Group, aren't there other Rank Three islands?"

"And they may not necessarily choose to live in our Xianxia City."

Zhou Sui asked in confusion.

Because the Three Star Island Group still has competitors, those fleeing cultivators may also choose to settle on other islands.

Normally, that would be the case.

"The problem is that several Gold Core families in our sea area have encountered major problems."

"For example, the Yu family, Dai family, Song family, and other Gold Core families have been unable to withstand the attacks of the beast tide in recent years."

"Their island protection formations have been breached by a large number of sea beasts."

"Combined with the chaos caused by many independent cultivators and rogue cultivators, they have been completely wiped out."

"Only a small number of their clan members managed to escape from the chaos."

"Unfortunately, without the protection of their Gold Core ancestors, they can no longer reproduce the glory of their Gold Core families. Only a few shrimp soldiers and crab generals are left."

Mu Ziyan said in a deep voice.

In the past ten years, almost all the surrounding Gold Core forces have been wiped out.

Except for the Xianxia City's power, the rest of the Gold Core forces couldn't survive and disappeared completely.

"That's it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sui's expression became very strange.

In the past, these Gold Core families, with many Gold Core Perfected Beings joining forces, wanted to exterminate Xianxia City.

They were full of momentum.

They were the dominant Gold Core force in this sea area, extremely arrogant.

But now, times have changed.

Xianxia City doesn't even need to take action. Just with the chaos caused by the beast tide and rogue cultivators, these Gold Core families naturally got wiped out and disappeared into the river of history.

It can be said that the power of time is incredibly terrifying, enough to erode countless enemies.

He hasn't even made a move yet, and all the enemies are already gone.

(End of this chapter)