Chapter 53 ·Nine Luminaries Star Pivot Mountain-Suppressing Grand Formation!

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Time ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍flowed swiftly. It had already been ten years since Gu Yan began his seclusion to break through to the Transformation Spirit realm.

For ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Transformation Spirit cultivators whose lifespans spanned thousands of years, ten years was but the blink of an eye.

And ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Gu Yan had naturally crossed that threshold as if water flowing into place.

【Gu ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yan】

【Lifespan: ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍278/6750】

【Realm: Transformation Spirit · First Layer】

【Entries: “Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red”, “Traceless Dao Concealment · Gold”, “Five Elements Spiritual Body · Orange”, “Life Is Like a Dream · Purple”】【Cultivation Technique：《Grand Five Elements Reincarnation Scripture》……】

【Techniques: “Five Elements Escape Technique”, “Five Elements Protective Spell”, “Little Five Elements Annihilation Divine Light”, “Little Five Elements Yin-Yang Primordial Magnetic Divine Light”......】

【Divine Ability: “External Incarnation”】【Magic Treasures: “Sumeru Star Ring · High-Grade”, “Lihuo Heaven-Burning Cauldron · Supreme-Grade”, “Nine Heavens Thunder Pattern Evil-Slaying Sword · Supreme-Grade”, “Eight Desolations Suppressing Mountain Tower · Supreme-Grade”......】

After stabilizing his Transformation Spirit First Layer cultivation, Gu Yan did not rush to leave seclusion.

On this day, as he was meditating and breathing within his cave dwelling, he suddenly felt a stir in his mind.

【Entry “Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red” effect triggered, you have obtained the “Nine Luminaries Star Pivot Mountain-Suppressing Grand Formation Diagram” and the complete set of arrangement materials.】

【Nine Luminaries Star Pivot Mountain-Suppressing Grand Formation: Draws upon the power of the stars across the heavens, combined with the spiritual energy of the earth veins, to establish a triple-layer composite grand formation.

Outer layer: Star Mist Illusion Realm, possessing the effects of illusion, warning, and slowing intruders.

Middle layer: Earth Vein Spiritual Shield, greatly enhances defensive strength and can autonomously absorb earth energy to repair itself.

Inner layer: Nine Luminaries Spirit-Gathering Pivot, serving as the core region, providing optimal effects for spirit gathering, mental focus, and cultivation assistance, while also possessing powerful ability to conceal heavenly secrets.

The formation can withstand ordinary attacks from Integration Realm cultivators. Unless one is highly proficient in formations or vastly stronger, it is difficult to perceive through.】

Gu Yan’s heart filled with joy. “The Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord is indeed reliable!”

This time, instead of a single magic treasure, he had directly received a full sect infrastructure package!

This formation had come at just the right time. The Taiyi Dao Sect now had an increasing number of disciples, and the demand for spiritual energy was growing daily.

Moreover, he had already reached the Transformation Spirit realm—the sect’s defenses and concealment also needed upgrading.

In an instant, vast and profound formation knowledge surged into his sea of consciousness.

At the same time, the empty ground before him flickered with light as a large number of formation materials appeared.

Rare jade stones engraved with star patterns, essence crystals capable of bearing earth vein power, Nine Luminaries star sand serving as the formation core—

Along with various auxiliary spiritual materials and high-quality spirit stones.

After digesting the knowledge, Gu Yan wasted no time. With a flicker, he appeared above Longevity Peak.

First, he used his divine sense to carefully survey the terrain of the entire Taiyi Dao Sect mountain range, then began his work.

He started by embedding spirit stones at nine specific positions in the outer mountain ranges, outlining the foundation of the Star Mist Illusion Realm.

Next, in the middle layer, he buried essence crystals along the nodes of the earth veins, constructing the network of the Earth Vein Spiritual Shield.

Finally, at the core—Longevity Peak and several nearby main peaks—he used Nine Luminaries star sand as the core, along with other precious materials, to set up the most intricate Nine Luminaries Spirit-Gathering Pivot.

As he cast one incantation after another, materials fell into place.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth across the entire Taiyi Dao Sect began to be drawn, regulated, and gathered.

Gradually, faint mist shimmering with starlight rose around the outer perimeter of the sect, making the mountain gates appear hazy and indistinct.

Within the middle layer, earth energy surged, as though an invisible barrier was strengthening.

At the core region of Longevity Peak, the density of spiritual energy increased at a visible rate.

Faint points of starlight even began to appear and fall from thin air.

Such a massive disturbance naturally alarmed the entire sect.

Numerous disciples and elders stepped out of their cave dwellings and halls.

They looked at the heavenly phenomena in uncertainty, sensing the rapid changes in the spiritual energy around them.

“Do not panic.” Gu Yan’s steady voice echoed clearly in every disciple’s ears through divine sense.

“This is I, Daoist Longevity, setting up a mountain-protecting grand formation. Once completed, the sect’s cultivation environment will greatly improve, and its safety will be better ensured.”

Upon hearing this, the crowd was first stunned, then filled with heartfelt awe and joy.

Especially the elders originally from Cloud-Mist Peak, who had some understanding of formations—their minds were shaken.

“Th-this… is this the method of a True Lord?”

One elder stared at the flowing star patterns in the sky and the surging earth energy below, murmuring.

“In the past, we used internal force or jade stones to set formations, at most creating some maze-like illusions or slightly enhancing terrain advantages.”

“When have we ever seen a formation that can directly draw upon the power of the stars, regulate mountains and rivers, and cause spiritual energy to gather on its own?”

“This is already a near heaven-and-earth-altering great divine ability!”

Another elder sighed: “Indeed, the difference between immortal path formations and mundane formation techniques is like heaven and earth.”

“Only by using spiritual power to communicate with the laws of heaven and earth can such wondrous effects be achieved.”

“It seems our path in formation techniques is still long and arduous.”

Meanwhile, beside a spiritual spring shrouded in dense spiritual energy somewhere on Longevity Peak—

A small dragon, A Lan, now over two zhang long, with scales shimmering in pale blue light, lazily lifted its eyelids and glanced at the phenomenon in the sky.

Then it let out a yawn with faint sparks and spoke in human language: “Master’s renovating again… this time the commotion is pretty big.”

“But the spiritual energy’s denser now—sleeping feels more comfortable…”

It rolled over, buried its head into the mist of the spring, and continued its growth-through-sleep.

Gu Yan had long warned it not to leave the formation’s range or show itself outside before it had sufficient self-protection ability.

After all, true dragon beings were treasures capable of causing turmoil in any world.

Gu Yan ignored the discussions below and A Lan’s muttering.

He focused entirely on adjusting the final few formation nodes.

When the last grain of Nine Luminaries star sand was precisely set into place, fully connecting with the earth veins and celestial network—

Buzz!

A deep and vast hum resounded through heaven and earth, then quickly faded into nothingness.

The brilliance of the three-layer formation lit up simultaneously for an instant, then swiftly concealed itself, as if it had never appeared.

Yet the entire Taiyi Dao Sect was already different—overflowing with spiritual energy, its mountain gates enveloped in a hidden force field.

Connected yet disconnected from the outside world, naturally mysterious.

Gu Yan slowly descended, feeling the star-attributed spiritual energy at the peak—several times denser, yet especially pure and gentle—and nodded in satisfaction.

With this Nine Luminaries Star Pivot Mountain-Suppressing Grand Formation, the Taiyi Dao Sect could shield heavenly secrets and develop quietly with greater ease.

Even if people from the Azure Wave Sect came to this land of Great Qian again—

They would find it difficult to perceive the true changes here.

“The mountain gate is secured. Next…”

Gu Yan murmured, his voice calm.

“It is time to proceed steadily and wait for the right moment.”

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