The prehistoric infrastructure maniac

Chapter 177 Boundary-Stabilizing Array
Outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, inside the Nebula Palace, as the faint tremors of the entire primordial world spread, the Chaos Bell also seemed to sense it and trembled slightly.

Within the boundless starry sky formed by the surging stellar power inside the Chaos Bell, the Nebula Daoist, seated cross-legged in mid-air, was bathed in starlight, his entire being seemingly merging with the endless starry sky.

"Hmm?" Xingyun Daoist, his brows furrowing and eyes wide open, sensed the changes in the entire primordial world through the Chaos Bell, and his eyes lit up:
"The gathering of saints across the heavens, has this day finally come? My boundary-fixing formation should be put to the test soon. It's about time."

Immediately after, Xingyun Daoist, with his eyes closed, moved his mind, and mysterious light patterns appeared on the Chaos Bell outside, and a large number of stars in the primordial starry sky also shone brightly.
Those stars were like the foundation of an array. As they lit up, the power of the stars swept out like a tide throughout the Thirty-Three Heavens, alarming countless immortals and gods.

The Jade Emperor, who was trembling with fear at the power of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation on the mortal continent, felt the power of the star energy. While his expression was moved, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

At the same time, the earth and water forces of the primordial continent and the four seas surged and boiled, transforming into a powerful energy shield that converged towards the location of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.
High above, as starlight descended, beams of starlight fell upon the nebula cities. In an instant, the vast and mysterious star array and earth vein array complemented each other, swirling and converging around the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Array, subtly drawing upon the power of the entire primordial world.
Inside the Zhuxian Sword Formation, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin were already engaged in a fierce battle with Tongtian Jiaozhu. Their moves seemed as casual as children fighting, but their power was surging and terrifying, causing the Zhuxian Sword Formation to tremble violently, as if it could not withstand it.

The invisible power spread outwards, being neutralized by the power of the star array and the earth vein array, which had formed a massive vortex through their probing rotation and fusion. At the same time, it also caused the fusion of power between the two arrays to become even more chaotic and antagonistic.
In an instant, it was as if the power of the three great formations was colliding with each other, and the power of the formation in the huge energy vortex outside the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation became increasingly chaotic and terrifying.
"It seems I underestimated the fusion of the two great formations," Shi Mo thought to himself, his brow furrowed as he sensed the changes outside the Zhuxian Sword Formation. He could no longer care about the battle between Tongtian and Laozi, and hurriedly closed his eyes to sense and ponder some of the problems that had arisen in the fusion of the two great formations outside, and how to better adjust and integrate them.

"Shi Mo, what are you doing? Why aren't you coming to help?" Yuan Shi shouted anxiously. He had underestimated Tong Tian after all. He hadn't expected that even though the Zhuxian Sword Formation had been suppressed and weakened by the Four Sages, Tong Tian could still unleash such powerful strength, forcing him to use the Pangu Banner.

Laozi's expression also changed, clearly sensing the changes outside. He dared not be negligent and, with a thought, unleashed the technique of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, intending to defeat Tongtian as soon as possible and break the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation.

"This is..." As they watched the three streams of light fly out from Laozi's body and transform into three avatars of saintly aura, Yuanshi, Tongtian, and Jieyin couldn't help but change their expressions.

"Brother, what a brilliant move! What a brilliant move!" Tongtian said, as if he had just realized something, and then burst into laughter: "Haha. Brother, I understand now, we are indeed inferior to you, and even to Shi Mo! Now that things have come to this, since you are so ruthless, don't blame me!"

Instantly, as the aura of the Tongtian Sect Master became violent, the power of the entire Zhuxian Sword Formation also increased to a higher level. Endless sword light converged, as if to cleave through the chaos, and swept towards Laozi, Yuanshi, and Jieyin.
"No!" The three of them changed their expressions. Laozi took the lead and summoned the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda to meet the attack. Yuanshi also gritted his teeth and waved the Pangu Banner. Jieyin even showed his radiant and powerful Dharma body with a look of fear.

In an instant, the entire Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was turned into a mess by the violent and terrifying energy.

Boom! The fifteenth-grade Refining World Lotus Platform trembled. Shi Mo, jolted back to his senses, felt the entire Immortal Execution Sword Formation teetering on the brink of collapse and his expression changed drastically: "Not good!"

A humming sound filled the air as the Earth Vein Array trembled violently, causing the stellar power gathered in the heavens to surge and the energy of the entire primordial world to surge violently.
At this moment, not only was the Zhuxian Sword Formation teetering on the brink of collapse, but the entire prehistoric world was also violently shaking, and the entire prehistoric continent was cracking, like a cookie about to break.

The seas surged, and enormous abyssal fissures appeared on the seabed. The thirty-three heavens above were also in turmoil, with the Lingxiao Palace teetering on the brink of collapse. The Netherworld was in chaos, and the distorted space behind Yin Mountain grew increasingly twisted and chaotic.
The Zhuxian Sword Formation was expanding rapidly, like a balloon about to burst.
"Not good." Realizing the danger, Zhen Yuanzi hurriedly summoned the Earth Book, using the power of the Earth Vein Array to try his best to protect the soldiers and civilians around the Displacement Boundary Pass and even further away.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, as Daoist Zhunti took the first step and retrieved the Immortal-Slaying Sword, Binglian, Xuandu, and Nanji also bravely and decisively took the other four immortal swords among the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying, only to be sent flying backward by the surging energy that spread like a tide.
Fortunately, their cultivation levels were all quite high, and they all had top-grade innate spiritual treasures or even innate supreme treasures protecting them. Otherwise, in the aftershocks of the battle between saints and the collapse of the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, even quasi-saints would probably perish.

However, the trouble had only just begun. The vortex formed by the intertwined power of the Star Array and the Earth Vein Array was impacted by the aftershocks of that energy, and it rapidly expanded, seemingly becoming uncontrollable.
Buzz. At the center of that terrifying energy storm, a dazzling golden light shone, and a golden bridge faintly appeared, suppressing the explosive and violent energy.

At the same time, space suddenly distorted, as if collapsing into a black hole, drawing in the terrifying, wildly spreading energy, even attracting the power of the Star Array and the Earth Vein Array.
Laozi, Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Tongtian, all looking disheveled and shaken, and even Tongtian who seemed to be going crazy, all panicked and retreated in the face of this unexpected turn of events.

Shi Mo seemed to have vanished without a trace. The rapidly expanding black hole-like vortex, surrounded by the endless power of stars and earth veins, was rising and growing larger, unleashing an increasingly terrifying suction force, as if it were trying to drain all the spiritual energy of the entire primordial world.
At the same time, the entire primordial world was trembling violently, as if it could breathe, with every membrane wall thirstily absorbing the surging energy from the endless chaos outside.
However, just as this energy was transformed into the spiritual energy of the primordial world, it was swallowed up by that terrifying black hole vortex. It seemed as if it wanted to devour the entire primordial world, causing Laozi and the other sages, as well as Nuwa and many quasi-sages who appeared from afar, to change their expressions drastically.
"What's going on?" Nuwa asked Laozi and the others in a somewhat panicked and nervous manner.

"I don't know! It seems to have been created by Shi Mo. He's probably in the center of that vortex," Yuanshi Tianzun said, his heart filled with panic as he looked at the terrifying vortex black hole with some bewilderment.

"A formation? How could this be?" Nuwa, sensing the power of the Star Formation and the Earth Vein Formation, still couldn't believe it: "What kind of formation is this? How can it have the power to shake the entire primordial world?"

At that moment, Hongjun, who suddenly appeared in the heavens, frowned and looked at the black hole vortex surrounded by the power of the Star Array and the Earth Vein Array.

"Teacher (Dao Ancestor)!" Upon seeing Hongjun appear, all the saints and the quasi-saints in the distance immediately bowed respectfully.

Yuanshi immediately asked impatiently, "Teacher, what exactly is this?"

"It is a great formation, a great formation that Shi Mo has spent many years comprehending and pondering, and now it is finally about to be perfected," Hongjun said in a deep and powerful voice, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable light, before Yuanshi could finish speaking.

A grand formation? Upon hearing this, all the saints fell silent. Just what level of grand formation was this?

“Teacher, if this continues, and Junior Brother Shi Mo really sets up this great formation, I’m afraid the entire prehistoric world will be unable to withstand it,” Laozi couldn’t help but say.

"If you hadn't impulsively fought and caused such a commotion, Shi Mo wouldn't have so easily set up such a large formation," Hongjun sighed irritably.
"Once the formation is complete, it can't be stopped. However, Shi Mo will know his limits and shouldn't destroy the primordial world."

"A sense of proportion?" Feeling the rapidly decreasing concentration of spiritual energy in the entire primordial world, the saints were speechless. Even at this point, Dao Ancestor Hongjun still showed such favoritism and belief in Shi Mo.

If he really destroys the primordial world, can he just create a new one?
At the same time, feeling the entire primordial world frantically devouring the chaotic energy from the outside world to supply the black hole-like vortex, the saints found it even more difficult to remain calm. Even the primordial world was helping Shi Mo.

Or is it that Shi Mo has already gained control of the primordial world through this formation? That would be too incredible!

"Hmm? That is..." Soon, the saints noticed a star-like sphere that was faintly visible and constantly growing in the black hole vortex.

Sensing the mysterious and powerful energy emanating from the planet surrounded by surging, rich energy, the saints' expressions became even more complex, their hearts filled with astonishment and doubt:
"This is... a Primordial Treasure? No, why does its aura seem even more terrifying than that Primordial Treasure?"

However, what they didn't know was that within the rapidly expanding boundary-fixing bead, it was as if Pangu had created the world, and a world was already being conceived and born. With the perfect enhancement of the boundary-fixing array and the infusion of massive amounts of energy, a vast world had already evolved and taken shape.
In the vast and boundless new world, filled with the rich aura of innate nature, Shi Mo, standing on the fifteenth-grade Refining World Lotus Platform, watched the distant figure of the World-Stabilizing Daoist disappear as if melting and fading away, and the Primordial Measuring Ruler that stretched across the void, trembling and wailing. His expression was both excited and somewhat complicated.

(End of this chapter)