Chapter 1885: Inter-Province Transportation Formation
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Li was not the only one who felt disappointed. Even Duan Ling Tian and Zhu Lu Qi could not help but feel a hint of disappointment and confusion when they saw the entrance to the cave. In fact, it was not only Gu Li who was disappointed.
This was the pa.s.sage that connected the Lower Province to the Upper Province? It was completely different from what they had expected.
Although they did not think it would be fancy, they thought it would be at least better than this shabby state.
‘Perhaps, there’s a different world inside,’ Duan Ling Tian thought to himself.
Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+ Whoos.h.!.+
The Watcher, Elder Liu, did not notice Duan Ling Tian and the other two’s disappointment. After removing the snow to the entrance of the cave, he continued to make his move. In just a blink of an eye, eight cave entrances appeared before Duan Ling Tian and his two companions’ eyes.
In total, there were nine cave entrances at the waist of the towering snowy mountain. If one were to look at it from a distance, one would be able to see the entrances formed a circle.
“Elder Liu, which one of these entrances lead to the Upper Province?” Gu Li asked Elder Liu as he looked at him after he regained his senses.
He could roughly guess things were not as he had a.s.sumed.
“These nine cave entrances have Saint Stones that support the Inter-Province Transportation Formation. Each of these nine caves has a standalone secondary Formation. Once the Transportation Formation is activated, the nine secondary Formations will be activated as well. They will then deplete the Saint Stones and turn into the Inter-Province Transformation Formation. After that, you’ll be able to enter the pa.s.sage that leads to the Upper Province,” Elder Liu answered Gu Li’s question indifferently.
Meanwhile, he began to make his move again.
Whoos.h.!.+
A solidified beam of light shot out from his fingertip like an electrical snake that soared across the sky.
“How fast!” Duan Ling Tian could only catch the faint trace in the wake of the beam of light. In just a blink of an eye, it had disappeared.
When Zhu Lu Qi sensed the energy from this beam of light, chills ran up his spine. He could sense this beam of light was consolidated by a terrifying energy.
If it was not aimed at the towering mountain, but at him, he would not have been able to stop it at all despite the fact that his cultivation base was close to breaking through to the Mastery Exemplary Saint Stage!
‘Quintessential Saint Stage! Is this the energy of a Quintessential Saint Stage powerhouse?’ Although Zhu Lu Qi felt wary, a hint of feverish pa.s.sion could be seen in his eyes as well.
He had heard that Watchers of the Dao Martial Saint Land were Quintessential Saint Stage powerhouses.
Currently, he was no longer the same as he was previously. Although he did not plan to cultivate the Devouring Dark Devil Technique by absorbing young women’s vital blood and essence, he was 100% confident he would be able to catch up to the Watcher and break through to the Quintessential Saint Stage in the future.
Unlike Duan Ling Tian and Zhu Lu Qi who was stunned, due to his weaker cultivation base, Gu Li did not notice the beam of light at all. Due to this reason, he was not confused nor stunned.
Boom!
When Zhu Lu Qi and Duan Ling Tian’s eyes s.h.i.+fted to the heart of the circle formed by the nine caves where the beam of light landed, the snow which lay above it exploded. Subsequently, the nine caves that were pitch-black inside began to light up immediately.
Nine waves of powerful aura swept out of the nine caves, pressuring Duan Ling Tian and his two companions.
“What a powerful energy! The Saint Stones inside must be higher than third-grade Saint Stones!” In the Lower Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land, the quasi third-rate forces monopolized the quasi third-grade Saint Stone reserves. The quasi third-grade Saint Stone reserves were the best in the Lower Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land.
The best Saint Stones that were produced by these reserves were only third-grade Saint Stones. Moreover, it did not produce many third-grade Saint Stones as well.
Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+ Swis.h.!.+
Soon after, Duan Ling Tian and his two companions saw something flashed across their eyes. They discovered it was nine beams of light of different colors shooting out from the nine caves into the sky at a very fast speed.
Among the nine colors, seven of them were the colors of the rainbow. It was red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The remaining two colors were white and black.
Boom!
Under Duan Ling Tian and his two companions’ watchful eyes, the nine energies collided and set off a thunderous noise. Then, the nine waves of energy began to fuse together.
In the end, the black and white energies were the most prominent. They formed a pattern that Duan Ling Tian was familiar with.
Taichii!
The Yin Yang Diagram!
The Yin Yang Diagram hovered in the air. A translucent and mysterious energy gathered above it.
From afar, with the Yin Yang Diagram as the background, one could see the translucent energy seemed to have formed into a cylindrical shape.
“This is the Inter-Province Transportation Formation… Once you step inside, you’ll be able to enter the pa.s.sage that connects the Lower Province to the Upper Province!” At the same time, Elder Liu’s voice resonated, “The pa.s.sage is neither long nor short. However, there are dangers lurking in there. It’ll only be dangerous to those who are below the Eminent Saint Stage. An Eminent Saint Stage powerhouse would be able to protect himself, but those with a higher cultivation base can protect himself and his companions if he chooses to.”
Duan Ling Tian and his two companions instantly s.h.i.+fted their attention to the Inter-Province Transportation Formation.
As for the things Elder Liu mentioned like how those who were at the Eminent Saint Stage and above could rely on their strength to cross the pa.s.sage leading to the Upper Province, they had all heard it before so it did not surprise them. They were more interested in the Transportation Formation!
‘Apart from energy from the Saint Inscription, there seems to be energy from Dao Talisman as well in the Transportation Formation!’ Although the Formation was quite a distance away, Duan Ling Tian could feel the aura of the Transportation Formation. Moreover, after he had secretly activated his Strange Pupil, he could also see the partly-hidden amulet inside the Transportation Formation. It was a Dao Talisman.
One could say that this Inter-Province Transportation Formation was formed from a combination of energies of the Saint Inscription and the Dao Talisman.
“Elder Liu!” Taking a deep breath, Duan Ling Tian looked at Elder Liu and voiced out the question in his heart, “Who was the one who built this Transportation Formation? Moreover, the Saint Stones in the nine caves are not third-grade Saint Stones, right?”
As soon as Duan Ling Tian spoke, he instantly voiced out the two biggest questions he had in his mind. He was very curious about the person who built this Transportation Formation. Apart from that, he was also curious about how many Saint Stones and what grade they were to support the Transportation Formation.
He had a feeling the Saint Stones supporting the Transportation Formation did not come from the Lower Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land.
Just a mere third-grade and quasi third-grade Saint Stones would not be able to support this Transportation Formation.
“This Transportation Formation has been here ever since the Dao Martial Saint Land split into two. At that time, this Transportation Formation was built under the leaders.h.i.+p of a reclusive senior who was at the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage. Those who were involved were above the Seventh Form of the Saint Celestial Stage. Not only that, but there were more than ten of them as well.” When Elder Liu spoke, his voice was filled with veneration.
“The Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage?” Whether it was Duan Ling Tian, Gu Li or Zhu Lu Qi, they could not help but gasp when they heard his words.
What was the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage? Such a powerhouse already had one of his feet in the Devata Realm!
In the Dao Martial Saint Land, those who were at the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage were also known as Half-Celestial by the commoners because they already had one foot in the Devata Realm.
It was said that once the powerhouses at the Ninth Form of the Saint Celestial Stage managed to survive the Celestial Ascension Calamity and ascended to the Devata Realm, they would become a true Celestial being and overlook the commoners!
Just by hearing about the people involved in the building of the Inter-Province Transportation Formation from Elder Liu, Duan Ling Tian and his two companions could just imagine how huge the scale of the project was.
It was due to the combined hard work of the predecessors that brought about the convenience for the later generations.
Just as the saying went, ‘A generation plants a tree where the later generations would be able to rest under.’
For this reason, Duan Ling Tian was filled with great admiration when he thought about those powerhouses.
“As for the Saint Stones needed to support the Inter-Province Transportation Formation, all of them are the responsibility of all first-rate forces in the Upper Province, including the first-rate force I’m from. 90% of the Saint Stones inside are first-grade Saint Stones while the remaining 10% are quasi Celestial-grade Saint Stones!” Elder Liu continued to add.
“90% of them are first-grade Saint Stones?” Duan Ling Tian gasped.
Gu Li and Zhu Lu Qi were stunned as well.
“Elder Liu, are the quasi Celestial-grade Saint Stones more valuable than the first-grade Saint Stones?” Duan Ling Tian asked solemnly.
“Yes.” Elder Liu nodded before continuing to say, “The quasi Celestial-grade Saint Stones usually comes from quasi Celestial-grade Saint Stone reserves. Naturally, first-grade Saint Stone reserves would sometimes produce some of them. The first-rate forces in the Upper Province usually control one to two first-grade Saint Stone reserves.”
“How about the three great sects then?” Duan Ling Tian asked as his eyes flashed.
In the Dao Martial Saint Land, the three great sects stood above the first-rate forces. They were the strongest forces in the Upper Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land.
“The three great sects?” Upon hearing Duan Ling Tian’s question, a hint of anger momentarily flashed across Elder Liu’s eyes. “The three great sects have already monopolized the only three quasi Celestial-grade Saint Stone reserves in the Upper Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land. Moreover, they even monopolize no fewer than twenty first-grade Saint Stone reserves! Although that’s the case, they still demand first-rate forces to supply the Saint Stones needed to support the Inter-Province Transportation Formation. They refuse to contribute even a single Saint Stone!” Elder Liu became angrier and angrier as he spoke.
This could also be considered as his true thoughts as a member of a first-rate force in the Upper Province of the Dao Martial Saint Land! It was only natural for him to be angry.
The three great sects had been exploiting others all these while, but people from the first-rate forces did not dare to speak up and show their anger at all.
As a member of a first-rate force, Elder Liu took this chance and vented the acc.u.mulated anger in his heart!
Duan Ling Tian, Gu Li, and Zhu Lu Qi frowned upon hearing his words.
“The three great sects have gone too far! They have so many first-grade Saint Stone reserves and even the quasi Celestial-grade Saint Stone reserves, but to think they’re not even willing to part with a single Saint Stone to support the Inter-Province Transportation Formation. What? Do they want to keep their Saint Stones so that it can be buried with them when they die?” Gu Li was burning with righteous indignant.
Duan Ling Tian and Zhu Lu Qi, on the other hand, remained calm.
Although they also felt the three great sects had gone too far, who could they blame since the great sects were stronger than the first-rate forces? This was a world where the strong ruled.
If those first-rate forces were in the great sects’ shoes, they would also exploit those weaker than them.