Chapter 470: Breaking the Realm Formation
Chapter 470: Breaking the Realm Formation
The rest were just gossip. What attracted Chen Yunhao the most was one sentence from Master Liu's words.
"Master Liu is saying that your sect once had connections with the lower realms?"
"Yes, but we lost contact thousands of years ago..."
This kind of thing is very common. Either the sect below disappears, or the sect in the upper realm disappears. Only in this way will the connection be completely cut off.
There are at least tens of thousands of small worlds below the three realms: the spirit world, the demon world, and the underworld.
The total population of monks in the lower realm exceeds that of the upper realm, so the ascended monks in the lower realm are a great expansion and development for the upper realm.
There are countless sects in the spiritual world, and any sect that has the conditions will try to reach out to the lower world.
"Does the boundary-breaking formation still exist?"
Chen Yunhao asked impatiently.
"The formation is well-preserved, but the inheritance has been cut off in the lower realm, so it's useless to keep it..."
Master Liu shook his head.
"Master Liu, please forgive my intrusion, but may I have a look at this great world-shattering formation?"
"Why not, please...!"
The Great World-Breaking Formation is considered a secret in every sect and will not be shown to others easily.
However, the Five Thunder Sect’s boundary-breaking formation had not been activated for a thousand years and had long since become a decoration, no longer valued by anyone in the sect.
Besides, Chen Yunhao was his apprentice's savior, so it was difficult to refuse.
The Five Thunder Sect's boundary-breaking formation is hidden in the belly of the mountain, and can only be entered and exited by a small teleportation array. There is no passage at all.
If the master didn't lead the way personally, not to mention an outsider like Chen Yunhao, even the fat boy Deng Yiming couldn't get in.
The belly of the mountain was artificially hollowed out to an area of about three hundred feet, appearing extremely wide, with a height of more than twenty feet. It must have been a huge project back then.
In the empty mountain belly, there are two formations set up in the east and west.
Each formation is more than fifty feet in size, which is considered a medium to large formation.
In the middle of one of the formations, there is a two-meter-high stone platform with various complex runes carved on it. Although it has not been activated, it looks extremely mysterious.
"This is a formation that breaks through boundaries. Each activation requires one hundred and eight high-grade spirit crystals. Now, in my Five Thunder Mountain's treasure house, even low-grade spirit crystals are almost gone!
After Master Liu brought Chen Yunhao into the mountain, he pointed at one of the formations.
Chen Yunhao is also a formation master. The world-breaking formation in front of him is a standard level five formation. He can recognize it, but he cannot comprehend it. After all, he is still one level lower.
According to this scale, it is a medium to large formation that can allow the cultivator's physical body to directly descend to the mortal world. This configuration can only be afforded by large sects.
The key is that the formation master who can set up this kind of fifth-level formation must be at least in the late stage of fusion or even the early stage of Mahayana. This is enough to show that the Five Thunder Sect's previous foundation was at least one of the second-rate sects in the Spirit Realm Continent.
Each startup requires one hundred and eight high-quality spirit crystals, which is a very high cost.
Chen Yunhao is considered a wealthy man, but he has never seen what a top-grade spirit crystal looks like.
But for well-known reasons, it is very difficult to break through the spiritual world and go to the lower world, because the spatial barriers of the spiritual world are very solid.
This boundary-breaking formation is not just about breaking through spatial barriers. If there is a corresponding formation in the lower realm, a person can quickly reach the lower realm from the spiritual world, similar to a cross-boundary teleportation formation.
If there is no corresponding formation in the lower realm, the whole person will appear in the void between the upper and lower realms. As for whether you can find the lower realm you want to go to, it depends on your ability.
As long as he had the Boundary Breaking Formation, Chen Yunhao wouldn't worry about not being able to find his way back.
But things are not as simple as he thought. Since he can return to the lower world, he must set up a corresponding formation there.
He was still confused about this formation and didn't know how to set it up. He would have to find a way to learn it later.
So even if Chen Yunhao wanted to go down to the mortal world now, it would be unrealistic because he lacked everything.
"This formation is a reception platform. If there are any ascending monks from the lower realm, they will be directly received here...!"
Master Liu pointed to another formation, which was the one with a stone platform in the middle.
Chen Yunhao had guessed it just now. Generally speaking, large sects attach great importance to the competition for talents.
The cultivators who ascended from the lower realm had to connect directly with the sect, so they could not ascend freely like Chen Yunhao.
However, maintaining the normal operation of the ascension platform is not an easy task, and a huge amount of spirit crystals is consumed every year.
As for the construction of this ascension platform, it also consumed a lot of resources, and the key was that someone had to know how to build it.
Seeing these two complete formations, Chen Yunhao was greatly moved. Isn’t this the feeling of searching for someone among a thousand people and suddenly seeing him again?
Although Chen Yunhao looked at the formation carefully, he was actually absent-minded.
The Five Thunder Sect is an opportunity for him. Should he stay and help the Five Thunder Sect overcome this difficulty?
This is what he was worried about. If he missed it, it would be difficult for him to find such an opportunity again.
So after thinking for a long time, Chen Yunhao decided to stay. Although there were risks, he did not have the confidence to build these two formations on his own in the future.
Since it is already available, why not use it?
"Master Liu, if I stay and join the Five Thunder Sect in fighting against the Zheng family, can I borrow these two formations from your sect afterwards?"
"Fellow Daoist Chen, if my Five Thunder Sect can truly overcome this difficulty, let alone borrowing two formations, I'd be willing to give you the position of Sect Leader!"
Master Liu's eyes lit up. As long as Chen Yunhao was willing to stay, there would be a 50% chance that his Wu Lei Men would survive this crisis.
"I'm not qualified to be the headmaster, but I have some fellow disciples in the lower realm whose inheritance has been cut off in the upper realm. I also need to find a way for them to ascend..."
The premise of cooperation between the two parties is trust. Chen Yunhao always has to make his purpose clear to avoid confusion later, which would leave a knot in the hearts of both parties and would be even more troublesome.
Finally, Chen Yunhao was hired as a guest elder of the Wu Lei Sect, with power equivalent to that of the sect leader.
Of course, even if the real position of the leader was given to Chen Yunhao, he would not be willing to do it. Wouldn't that be putting shackles on himself again?
The current task is to help the Wu Lei Sect overcome the disaster. We need to plan for the future matters in the long run. Going to the lower realm cannot be accomplished in a short time, so there is no need to rush.
Master Liu and Chen Yunhao returned to the quiet room. They had already talked it out. Chen Yunhao was now a member of the Five Thunder Sect, and the relationship between the two of them became much closer.
"Fellow Daoist Liu, could you please tell me more about the Zheng family's situation?"
To overcome this difficulty is both easy and simple, but it is also difficult. However, the prerequisite is to know yourself and your enemy.
"The Zheng family is also an outsider, having moved here about four thousand years ago. Currently, there are three members of the sect who have reached the Void Refining stage..."
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