"My God, the strength of this overseas cultivation world is too terrifying. Can't a few random medium-sized islands destroy the Northwest Continent?"
Huo Chunyan couldn't help but click her tongue. The strength of Xiaoyao Sect was already considered good in the Northwest Continent, but it was not good enough in the maritime cultivation world.
There was also disbelief in Lin Yuxuan's eyes. She once thought that a Jindan Zhenren was already very powerful, but in the overseas cultivation world, a Jindan Zhenren was not rare at all.
It is true that there is always someone better than you.
"Don't worry. The Northwest Continent and the ten overseas continents are separated by the Dead Sea. They don't interfere with each other, so the things you worry about won't happen."
"That's good. It seems that the Dead Sea isn't all bad after all."
Huo Chunyan breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask.
"So what happened after we left this secret realm?"
Xu Chunniang kept things simple and gave a brief account of her experiences over the years.
She couldn't help but exclaimed, "There are ten great families in the sea cultivation world. These families are rich in resources and can even give away fourth-level spiritual objects.
I only met the young master of the Zhu family once, and he generously gave me a bottle of Vermillion Bird Fire, and didn't let me refuse it."
After hearing the whole story, Huo Chunyan showed a strange look on her face.
"If someone shows kindness for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. Could he have tampered with the Suzaku Fire?"
Xu Chunniang shook her head. "I checked the Vermillion Bird Fire and confirmed that it was not tampered with before swallowing it."
"That must be my petty mind."
Huo Chunyan's eyes showed envy, "Why haven't I encountered such a good thing?"
"If you want a high-level spiritual object, I have one too!"
Xu Chunniang smiled slyly, took out two magnetic black stones from her small world, and threw one to each of them.
"The divine light of the Yuan magnetic in these two Yuan magnetic stones has been sealed. There is no danger in refining it. Whether you can refine it depends on you."
Huo Chunyan held the Yuanci black stone in her hand, feeling the strange power emanating from it, with a look of surprise and disbelief on her face.
"This thing is a fourth-level spiritual object, it's in high demand, are you really going to give it to me?"
Xu Chunniang waved her hand nonchalantly, "There are plenty of these in the Dead Sea, but it's a little troublesome to seal them up. If you don't want them, just give them back to me."
She only sealed a few of them in total, and it was only after learning the Zhou family's soul-locking formation and trying many times that she was able to seal them successfully.
"Yes! Only a fool would not want a level 4 spiritual item!"
Huo Chunyan immediately found the best wooden box and carefully put away the magnetic black stone.
Lin Yuxuan, who was standing by, originally thought that this item was too precious and was reluctant to accept it, but after hearing Xu Chunniang say that she had a lot more, she boldly accepted it.
"As for the method of refining the Magnetic Mystic Stone, I figured it out on my own, so it may not be suitable for you. You can go to the Sutra Library when you have time..."
At this point, Xu Chunniang came to her senses and found that the Sutra Repository had become a ruin.
Huo Chunyan and Lin Yuxuan both had sad looks on their faces. The years when the mountain gate was occupied by evil cultivators were an indelible pain in their hearts.
"The Sutra Library has been destroyed, so we just need to rebuild it. I will take back the ancient books that were stolen by the evil cultivators!"
After hearing Xu Chunniang's powerful words, the two suddenly realized that their former friend had already reached the Nascent Soul stage and was able to lead his fellow disciples to take revenge on the evil cultivators.
“I originally thought that with my talent and understanding, it would be great to be able to achieve the Golden Core level.
But in fact, when the sect is in trouble, this level of cultivation is simply not enough."
Huo Chunyan's eyes suddenly became firm. "It seems that I have to work harder in the future. Time waits for no one. If my cultivation is not good enough, I will just be bullied by others."
Lin Yuxuan nodded in agreement, "Only cultivation is the foundation of everything. Only by becoming stronger can we dominate our future destiny."
Xu Chunniang smiled slightly, "It should be so. As long as you are determined to follow the Tao and are not afraid of difficulties, you will eventually achieve something on the Tao."
After seeing off Huo Chunyan and Lin Yuxuan, she sat idly for a while, took out the jade slip of inheritance from the Zhou family, and planned to study it carefully.
At the speed of the flying boat, it would take twenty days to reach Hunyuan City.
During this period of time, it is a good opportunity to see what is so special about the Zhou family's formation.
Xu Chunniang's spiritual sense swept across the jade slip, taking in all its contents at a glance, and she felt a strange feeling in her heart.
The Zhou family's formation looked very simple, consisting mostly of some basic formation theories and formation spells, and looked unremarkable.
Xu Chunniang read on patiently, and sure enough, after the introduction of the formation theory, the highlight came.
The Zhou family's formation did not have any footholds, but only retained the eight gates, the core, the eyes and other important components, simplifying the formation.
According to Zhou Ling, the monk who passed down this jade slip, adding more formations to the formation is completely unnecessary.
Only cultivators who have not gained enough understanding of the battle will rely on the formation to set up the array.
According to Zhou Ling, only when one can remove the complicated and unnecessary formations in the formation and set up the formation based on the formation theory alone can one be considered to have truly understood the formation.
Seeing this, Xu Chunniang frowned.
When she first started learning formations, she was told that the formation footing was the foundation of a formation, and the formation theory was the source, and both were indispensable.
What was said in the Zhou family's inheritance jade slip was contrary to the formation she had learned since childhood.
Xu Chunniang recalled the Zhou family's soul-locking formation, which was indeed streamlined to the extreme.
However, the function of the Soul Locking Array is very simple, and its focus is on blocking. Some spiritual barriers can even achieve this.
Xu Chunniang couldn't figure it out, so she simply took out the materials for the formation and started setting up the formation.
Not long after trying, she shook her head and put down the half-refined formation in her hand.
The habits developed over the past hundred years have become deeply rooted.
As soon as she glanced at these spiritual materials, she would naturally put them in the most suitable position, using the same method as before.
If she abandons her position, she will be unable to start.
Without the foundation, can the formation be set up successfully
Xu Chunniang felt the situation was getting tricky. She was used to setting up a formation first and then deploying it based on the connections between the formations. There was no way for her to abandon the formation in such a short period of time.
Perhaps, she was too impatient.
The instinct is ingrained in our bones and there is no way to let it go.
Xu Chunniang exhaled lightly, put away the half-refined formation and the remaining spiritual materials, and continued to check the jade slip.
Later, Zhou Ling, who passed down this method, even proposed that the formations are ever-changing and do not have to be limited to the Nine Palaces and Eight Gates.
Only by constantly understanding the principles of formations can one remain true to their essence.
There was not much content in the jade slip, but in just ten days or so, Xu Chunniang had read it from beginning to end several times.
She put down the jade slip and an epiphany came into her mind.
Only by completely abandoning the formation techniques she usually uses can she learn the Zhou family's formation techniques.
Xu Chunniang showed hesitation on her face. The Zhou family's formation has been passed down for a long time.
Both the formation theory and formation tactics were completely different from the formation techniques she had mastered now.