Longzang

Chapter 1176 The Great Refining Array
With the core formation successfully activated, Wei Yuan saw hope and, together with Ji Liuli and Feng Tingyu who had rushed over, began to add more formations throughout the entire Lü Clan Ancestral Mountain.

The grand array was incredibly magnificent. The prosperity of all realms concentrated more than half of their computing power, and after more than a month of intensive calculations, they finally produced the array diagram of the core array. Countless difficulties were overcome by Ji Liuli during this period. When she couldn't solve a problem, she would go to Yan Shi. It was only through the combined efforts of two generations of geniuses from the Heavenly Mystery Hall that the Azure Netherworld version of the Refining World Array was finally completed.

The entire grand formation consists of one core, twelve central points, three hundred and sixty array eyes, and over ten thousand nodes. Such a massive project is unprecedented in the entire history of the Taichu Palace.

Fortunately, thanks to the prosperity of all realms, assigning tasks was a minor matter. Wei Yuan also mobilized a full 20,000 model Dao foundations from the army. The prosperity of all realms assigned tasks to each person and could then verify the locations they set up, so the progress was incredibly fast. That summer, the great formation was completed in less than four months.

During the setup, the already activated array core continued to operate, providing calibration coordinates and linking spiritual energy to the entire array.

This large-scale formation is only the most basic part after calculation; new formation areas can be continuously added to it in the future.

Normally, the core of a grand formation requires an immortal to preside over it. Currently, Wei Yuan, along with three other Imperial Realm cultivators from the Xu family, can barely function as a miscellaneous immortal. Despite Wei Yuan's ability to slay immortals, this kind of tedious work—operating the formation—reveals his weak nature as a mere Imperial Realm cultivator. His Dao power hasn't yet transformed into immortal power, requiring the assistance of the three Imperial Realm cultivators from the Xu family to keep the formation's core running.

All twelve central arrays require Yu Jing to oversee them, but Ji Liuli, with his genius design, transformed three of the least important arrays into a composite array of Dharma forms, which can be formed by thirty-six Golden Core Dharma forms and used as a Yu Jing early stage array.

There's not much to say about the 360 ​​array eyes; they're just 360 Dharma forms. Golden Core Dharma forms can also make up the number, but they can't last for more than a few hours. They need to be rotated in three shifts, with each shift lasting four hours.

Finally, there are over ten thousand nodes, which can be powered by template-based roadbeds.

According to the traditional formation setup in the cultivation world, only a thousand or so nodes are actually needed. However, where could Qingming possibly find a thousand or so normal Dao Foundations? The quantity was sufficient, but not all of them could be used to drive the grand formation. Therefore, Ji Liuli dispersed the nodes as much as possible, lowering the threshold so that template Dao Foundations could also handle it. Thus, this formation with ten thousand Dao Foundations present was created. Its scale may not be the largest ever, but it is certainly unprecedented.

With the grand formation complete, Wei Yuan stepped into its core. The core was located deep within the ancestral mountain, formed by tunnels and the hollowing out of the central mountain to create a large hall a thousand feet in diameter. Such a massive undertaking could only have been accomplished by Qingming, if not by an immortal.

Wei Yuan entered the core of the formation, sat cross-legged, and after several days he suddenly felt that the time was right. So he connected the core of the formation to the entire formation and activated the Refining World Formation.

Within the ancestral mountains of the Lü family, thousands of sparks lit up one after another, followed by three hundred and sixty brilliant lights that transformed into pillars of light that shot straight into the sky!
The twelve central points, on the other hand, only emitted a hazy light, with no visible halo.

In addition to the three nodes guarded by Dharma Images, the twelve central hubs require at least nine Imperial Viewers.

This reveals the true strength of the Taichu Palace. Xuan Yue Zhenjun was naturally present, followed by Zhu Yuanjin, Zhi Dan Sanren, and Chu He Laodao, each occupying a spot. Then, three more palace masters arrived, making a total of seven. The remaining two spots were filled by elders summoned from their families by Cui Yu and Bao Yun. However, Xiao Yu was a step too slow, and all the elders she had summoned from her family were already occupied.

At this moment, the ancestral mountain of the Lü family resembled an inverted Milky Way, radiant with light. The sky was dazzling, layered with countless clouds, and the entire ancestral mountain seemed to be ablaze, billowing with vibrant immortal energy. Several mountain peaks suddenly split open, bursting forth with emerald tides, while the southern horizon hung low, shrouded in a thick crimson mist. In an instant, the ancestral mountain of the Lü family underwent countless transformations, revealing its profound foundation. However, just as the great formation was activated, the heavens and earth suddenly trembled, and ten thousand miles of tribulation clouds appeared out of thin air, with bolts of lightning like celestial waterfalls crashing towards Wei Yuan at the heart of the formation!

Wei Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his pupils revealing a pure silver-white light. He then mobilized the immense power of the grand formation, adding the accumulated luck of millions of people during this period, transforming it into a beam of light a hundred feet thick, shooting straight into the sky!
The tribulation lightning dissipated layer by layer in the torrent of light, while the array of light surged upwards, crashing into the center of the heavenly tribulation! Countless tribulation clouds vanished upon contact with the array of light, and surrounding tribulation clouds automatically came to replenish them. As a result, the range of the tribulation clouds was rapidly shrinking, from ten thousand miles to nine thousand miles, eight thousand miles...

The light of the Refining World Array lasted for dozens of breaths before slowly receding. Wei Yuan had consumed a total of 20 million man-energy, leaving him with only 1 million man-energy. However, the tribulation clouds in the sky were less than a thousand miles long, and the lightning had changed from its original purplish-red to light white.

Wei Yuan swept his divine sense across the area and sneered. This level of tribulation was even weaker than the tribulation he had undergone when he was in his Dharma form. It seemed he had passed this test.

In fact, the power of the Heavenly Tribulation just now was extremely terrifying, comparable to the Ascension Tribulation, but it was dispersed head-on by Wei Yuan with the power of thousands of cultivators and the help of human luck. This may be the first time since the existence of immortals in this world.

For a moment, all over the world, many thoughts were pondering: indeed, by pooling the strength of the masses, one can overcome the heavens.

Wei Yuan wanted nothing more than to burst into three loud laughs, the kind that would shake the entire land. Unfortunately, he was currently inside the mountain, and the great formation, having just countered the heavenly tribulation, was unstable, making it impossible for him to leave. Otherwise, he would have certainly flown into the sky, stood directly at the heart of the tribulation cloud vortex, and left behind a memorable figure for posterity.

Just as he was feeling regretful, Wei Yuan suddenly sensed something was wrong. Why hadn't the remaining tribulation clouds in the sky dissipated?
The sky filled with tribulation clouds suddenly began to swirl, and the center of the vortex rapidly expanded, revealing a deep, dark eye. Wei Yuan recognized that eye!

When his spiritual palace was first formed, it was this Heavenly Eye that appeared in the world, bringing down various targeted heavenly tribulations, clearly possessing its own will. Seeing the Heavenly Eye again now, Wei Yuan felt a slight chill in his heart, but he was not afraid.

When his spiritual mansion was first formed, he managed to withstand the heavenly tribulation. Now, he is in the formation, protected by several elders of the Primordial Palace, with two palace masters watching over him in the Immortal Heaven, and with the combined efforts of ten thousand Dao Foundation cultivators and hundreds of Dharma Aspects. With such a lineup, it is no exaggeration to say that he can overcome ordinary ascension tribulations.

However, there was no further tribulation this time. The eye merely glanced coldly at Wei Yuan before slowly disappearing, and this tribulation ended.

Is it over just like that? Wei Yuan hadn't seen a tribulation so decisive and without endless upgrades in a long time, so much so that he was quite unaccustomed to it for a while.

In any case, the Heavenly Tribulation ended, and the World Refining Array began to operate normally. The pressure on Wei Yuan gradually increased, so he had no choice but to focus his mind and concentrate on promoting the operation of the array.

As soon as the formation moved, Wei Yuan's divine sense expanded with the formation, gradually covering the entire ancestral land. Only then did he realize that the underground part of the ancestral land was much larger than the mountains on the ground!
(End of this chapter)