The Starshatter Islands are a large group of fragmented islands arranged in a crescent shape, facing the northern open sea.
There are eight large islands among them, with mountains and dense forests. There is no human habitation on the islands, except for some low-level monsters.
The other dozen or so small islands vary in size, with the smallest being no more than ten miles long and wide, while the largest also has hills and forests.
The ship sailed into the Crescent Bay and stopped at the largest island in the center.
It was a dark night, the Milky Way in the sky was shining, and the Big Dipper was sparkling.
More than one hundred disciples from Tiangang Peak got off the boat and gathered on the beach.
Crabs spitting bubbles passed by everyone's feet. In the distance, the coconut trees were full of coconuts as big as human heads. There were monkeys hiding among the leaves, secretly watching everyone.
Jiang Yuebai stood at the back of the crowd, his eyes lighting up when he saw the huge coconut leaves.
She turned her head to look towards the dark and stormy sea. Her master came over as soon as he got off the boat and gave her the demon-hunting pill.
What a diligent master!
Zhao Fuyi, Li Shenzhi, Lingjun Zhenren, Heshan Zhenren, and two female Zhenren, Fu Yu and Zi Lan, stood in front of the crowd.
Zhao Fuyi stepped forward and said, "You are all the best of Tiangang Peak, and the future backbone of Tianyan Sect. From today on, for the next five years, these Broken Star Islands will be your place of practice and residence."
"I have three purposes for coming here. First, as you all know, I am not far from becoming a god, so I need to go to the deep sea to prepare a place for transcendence. Second, I want to help Master Lingjun to form a baby. After he forms a baby, he will take over the position of the head of Tiangang Peak temporarily."
"Third, it is to train you. Look at this picture."
Zhao Fuyi waved her hand in the air, and a phantom of light appeared in the air. The entire map of the Broken Star Islands appeared in the air. She pointed her fingers at the virtual dots, lighting up several islands one by one.
"You are all disciples of the Dao of Formation, so you can use the Dao of Formation to open up wasteland and build houses on these seven islands and set up formations on your own. I hope you will not bring the intrigues and calculations of the sect here. This place is only 7,700 miles away from the border of the outer sea, so it would not be unusual even if a Nascent Soul stage monster appeared here."
"Several Jindan Zhenren are also going to the outer sea to hunt monsters. Usually, only two people will be left to guard the place, and they will not easily help you. You need to find ways to protect yourself and hunt monsters in exchange for cultivation resources."
"This is the formation diagram of the Big Dipper. All disciples are divided into seven groups. Each of them occupies an island and sets up 49 formations. Finally, the formation groups are combined to form the Big Dipper. If you cooperate with each other to set up this formation, you can resist the beasts in the early stage of the Nascent Soul for a while."
Jiang Yuebai looked up at the sky and found that the position of the Big Dipper did indeed vaguely coincide with the seven large islands here.
"Shenzhi, send the formation diagram to everyone. You brothers and sisters, take your men to guard one island each."
Zhao Fuyi gave an order, and Li Shenzhi immediately took out a bag of jade slips and distributed them to the disciples present one by one.
When he got in front of Jiang Yuebai, Li Shenzhi walked right past her.
Jiang Yuebai looked puzzled. Wasn't it said that she was also half a disciple of Tiangang Peak
Zhao Fuyi glanced at Jiang Yuebai and said, "Your current cultivation is not high and your knowledge is limited, so in the foundation-building stage, you only need to practice setting up the formation according to the formation diagram. There is no need to delve into the fundamental principles behind it. This requires reading a lot of books, understanding a lot of rules, and calculating a lot of numbers to do it."
"People have different talents and understandings. You don't have to compare yourself with others blindly. Just do your best within your current capabilities and then make a small breakthrough. When you have achieved Dan formation and have a long life, it will not be too late even if you spend a hundred years to cram the basic rules of the Dao of Arrays."
Jiang Yuebai chuckled. It was obvious that Master Fuyi was praising her for her extraordinary talent and excellent comprehension.
"If you have any questions, ask them now."
Everyone looked at each other and felt that there was nothing wrong.
"I have it," Jiang Yuebai said, "I want to ask, can I grow crops on the island? I found that the spiritual soil here is rich in water and spiritual energy, which is very suitable for growing some spiritual fruits and medicinal herbs that love water. It would be a waste to leave it alone."
Hearing this, He Wangchen laughed, "Senior Sister Jiang, you are indeed a spiritual farmer. You always want to farm wherever you go, haha..."
When Zhao Fuyi glanced at him, He Wangchen's laughter stopped abruptly, and he hurriedly lowered his head to pinch the corner of his clothes.
"You, guard this island alone."
Zhao Fuyi raised his hand and pointed at a location slightly further behind the crescent-shaped islands. That was the eighth largest island in the entire Starshattered Islands. It was surrounded by several very small islands, like a small sun.
"This is everyone's back. If anyone wants to sneak attack these main islands, they must pass this island first. You must know what kind of danger you will face. Originally, I wanted Shen Zhi to guard here..."
Li Shenzhi shook his head secretly beside him, and Jiang Yuebai hurriedly said, "Then you should find me another place. It doesn't matter if it's a little smaller, as long as it's safe."
Zhao Fuyi's hand paused in mid-air. After a while, he snorted coldly and flicked his sleeves.
"It's settled! Go to Shenzhi and Fuyu for all the supplies and purchases. I'll give you three days to cut down trees and build houses. It's less than two months before Xunfeng arrives next time, so you can do whatever you want."
As soon as the words fell, everyone felt the pressure and immediately started to act, pushing and shoving each other, and heading to the surrounding large islands according to Li Shenzhi's grouping.
Surveying the array’s core, marking the array points, selecting the residence, felling trees and building houses were truly the beginning of land reclamation.
Many of them have been practicing until now, and have not done anything else except studying formations.
Although the jade slip given by Li Shenzhi contained blueprints for building a house, there were still many mistakes and omissions in the actual operation.
True Man Fu Yu and Li Shenzhi stayed behind to take charge, while True Man Ling Jun, True Man He Shan and True Man Zi Lan went to the open sea first to find a suitable place for True Man Ling Jun to transcend the tribulation.
The Nascent Soul thunder tribulation is extremely powerful and can easily harm innocent people inland, so most of the Golden Core Perfection cultivators will go to the major sea areas in advance to arrange the tribulation sites.
Li Shenzhi gave Jiang Yuebai a look that told him to fend for himself, and called on Master Fu Yu to go to various islands to distribute basic supplies and formation tools to the disciples of Tiangang Peak.
"Come with me."
A cloth belt covered with runes flew out from Zhao Fu's sleeve, wrapped around Jiang Yuebai, and suddenly pulled her into the air.
Following Zhao Fuyi, he flew over the big island behind.
"What do that island and the surrounding islands look like?" Zhao Fuyi asked.
Jiang Yuebai looked at it carefully, "Gossip?"
The central island is almost circular, with a mountain range winding from northeast to southwest. Doesn't it look like the line in the middle of Tai Chi? If the scattered islands around are slightly modified, and the mountains are moved and the sea is filled, it can completely form the Bagua hexagram.
Without Zhao Fuyi's words, Jiang Yuebai had already looked up at the stars, and his hands hanging by his sides were quickly calculating.
Although Jiang Yuebai seldom used formations in recent years, in her free time, she would take out the formation jade slips and books that Zhao Fuyi gave her to read, just to relax.
Especially the 'Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams Formation Diagram' inherited from the ancestors that he got from the top of the Tianyan Sect's library. With the help of Zhao Fuyi, Jiang Yuebai has already understood most of it.
Zhao Fuyi said, "You are not a cultivator who specializes in formations. You will definitely follow the path of the ancestors in the future, so you don't need to spend too much effort on formations. As long as you can recognize the formations and know where to attack to break the formations with force, just like your master broke the 99 chain formations of my Tiangang Peak, it will be enough."
"If you have the energy to spare, learn one or two major formations as your ultimate moves. More than that will only become a burden to you. The Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams formation is profound and extensive, and it corresponds to the Eight Formation Plate I modified for you. If you study this formation thoroughly, it will be enough for you to benefit from for the rest of your life."
Jiang Yuebai nodded slowly, feeling that what Zhao Fuyi said made sense.
"The stars are ever-changing. Compared to the Big Dipper Formation, the Four Symbols and Eight Diagrams Formation is all-encompassing, more difficult and more powerful. You must constantly adjust the formation according to the changes in the stars. This island is the best place for you to study this formation."
"As long as you can maintain the Four Symbols and Eight Diagrams Formation for three years without breaking it, you can reach the Great Perfection Realm of this formation. By then, one man can block the way for ten thousand men. This is not just empty talk. This is all I can teach you before I transform into a spirit and leave."
Jiang Yuebai was deeply moved, looking at the isolated island below, eager to try.
"Okay, from today on I am the owner of this Bagua Island!"
(End of this chapter)