Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Piles of innate spiritual materials were refined in the refining cauldron, eventually transforming into array flags and array plates, each imprinted with runes containing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, radiating brilliance.

These simple array materials are no problem for Huanglong to refine with his current level of crafting skills. It's just that there are a lot of them, so it will take a little time to refine them until the basic array base is initially completed.

After warming up, Huanglong brewed a pot of Enlightenment Tea, took a short breath to adjust his state to its best, and then began the most crucial step in refining the main array spirit treasure.

He took out all the essence of the five elements condensed in the Five Elements Pagoda, supplemented it with the top-grade Five Elements Spiritual Jade and Five Elements Spiritual Iron from the Five Elements Spiritual Vein, and drew upon the power of the stars in the heavens to infuse it.

Above the training ground, golden light shone, azure light flowed, water vapor swirled, fire spirit blazed, and earth spirit was heavy. The power of the five elements resonated with each other and finally condensed into five fist-sized beads in the refining cauldron, each containing a spiritual pearl containing one of the five elements.

At the same time, five spiritual treasures were forged. Since the materials were ordinary and each bead contained only one innate spiritual restriction, they had virtually no killing power. However, they were sufficient for setting up formations!

"go!"

Huang Long let out a low shout, and the newly refined array plates and array flags transformed into streams of light, flying out of the dojo. Some of them disappeared into the mountains and rivers within a radius of tens of thousands of miles, while others merged into the earth's spiritual veins.

Finally, he flicked his finger, and five spirit orbs shot downwards, landing precisely on the five mountain peaks beneath his feet, resonating with the underground spiritual veins.

"Charge!"

"Buzz—!"

The next moment, five dazzling beams of light shot into the sky, stirring up the clouds for thousands of miles. Then the beams of light spread out and transformed into a huge semi-transparent five-colored light shield, which enveloped the entire area within a radius of thousands of miles!

Above the light shield, the array patterns are like interlocking chains, with the power of the five elements circulating endlessly.

The already abundant innate spiritual energy became even more active, and the condensed spiritual mist would occasionally send down a spiritual rain, nourishing all things.

Above the nine heavens, there are specks of starlight, which, like silver sand, are drawn together by the grand formation and merge into the mountains, enhancing the essence of all living beings.

The functions of the rearranged formation are now fully revealed:

Spirit Gathering Amplification: The speed and range of gathering spiritual energy are increased several times over, while simultaneously drawing upon the power of the stars in the heavens, allowing the Daoist rhyme within the formation to contain the attributes of the stars in the heavens.

It also incorporates trapping formations, killing formations, and illusion formations.

Huanglong stood atop Wudao Peak, continuously unleashing the various powers of the grand formation. After a long while, the Five Elements Grand Formation, composed of countless arrays, was finally completed, and the Daoist temple now possessed a preliminary ability to protect itself.

Looking at this somewhat terrifying yet powerful formation, it could easily defend against Golden Immortals. However, since it couldn't defend against Taiyi Realm cultivators, someone would need to enter the formation to test it.

After a moment's thought, Huang Long took out a jade talisman, infused it with his divine sense, whispered a few words, and waved it out of the formation.

Before long, auspicious clouds descended from the sky, and on the clouds stood an old man with white hair and a youthful face, a large forehead, holding a dragon-patterned staff, with kind eyes and gentle features. He was none other than the old man from the South Pole, whom Huanglong had invited to test the formation.

"Junior Brother Huanglong, what brings you here? Hmm?"

As soon as the Antarctic Immortal arrived outside the grand formation, he let out a soft exclamation, his face showing surprise. He rode on auspicious clouds, circling the formation several times, carefully examining the five-colored light shield that covered a vast area and displayed ever-changing phenomena. "This formation... is extraordinary. It's incomparable to the mountain-protecting formation my junior brother encountered before!"

Huang Long approached Nanji, cupped his hands and smiled, "Junior brother has gained some insights from studying the array inheritance of Uncle Tongtian, so he rearranged this array. However, he doesn't know how powerful it is, so he specially invited senior brother to come and test the depth of this array, so that junior brother can know its shortcomings." As he spoke, he handed a jade box to Nanji.

"These few pieces of Enlightenment Tea may not be of much use to you, Senior Brother, but they taste quite good. I hope you won't find them unpleasant."

The Antarctic Immortal took the jade box and scanned it with his primordial spirit. Inside, there lay more than ten tea leaves with natural Dao patterns.

When the Antarctic Immortal saw the Enlightenment Tea, a glint flashed in his eyes. He chuckled and accepted the tea without hesitation, saying, "Junior Brother is so generous. In that case, I will help you examine it."

After speaking, the Antarctic Immortal entered the formation directly, his expression becoming more solemn. He didn't act immediately, but carefully observed the flow of the formation. After a moment, he praised, "The five elements cycle endlessly, drawing in the power of the stars to add even more variation. Junior Brother, in the art of formations, apart from our three masters, no one in Kunlun can compare to you!"

"You flatter me, senior brother."

Huanglong resided outside the formation, using his primordial spirit to envelop the entire formation, constantly monitoring the movements within.

The Antarctic Immortal took a general look at the formation, then gently paused with his coiled dragon staff. He did not use the power of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but instead unleashed the magic power of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal, which transformed into beams of solidified azure light and pointed at various nodes of the formation.

However, the power of the five elements suddenly shifted at those nodes, swallowing the azure light.

"Oh?" The Antarctic Immortal raised his white eyebrows, becoming slightly serious. His magical power increased to the late stage of the Taiyi Realm. He waved his Coiled Dragon Staff, and giant dragons flew out from the staff, bringing with them the force of wind and thunder, crashing into various parts of the great formation.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

The great formation trembled violently, and the five-colored light flowed rapidly, actually neutralizing most of the power of the Antarctic Immortal's attack. At the same time, the formation revealed rays of five-colored spiritual light that enveloped Antarctica, and countless divine lightning bolts flashed above Antarctica's head.

After dodging several bolts of lightning, Antarctica's expression deepened with astonishment: "What an excellent formation! It integrates offense and defense, forming a self-contained cycle! An ordinary Taiyi Realm cultivator would likely find it difficult to escape from this formation!"

With a soft shout, the Dragon Staff unleashed countless rays of light, transforming into a colossal azure dragon phantom. Its power had reached the Great Luo level, and it fiercely impacted the great formation!

With a single move, the world was shaken! The entire formation groaned under the strain, the five-colored light screen twisted violently, and just as it was about to shatter, Antarctica waved his coiled dragon staff, and the illusory azure dragon that filled the formation instantly vanished.

Huanglong also entered the formation at that moment, activating it with all his might. The five spirit pearls operated wildly, drawing power from the spiritual veins of thousands of miles to firmly stabilize the formation.

The Antarctic Immortal stroked his beard and exclaimed, "Wonderful! Wonderful indeed! Junior Brother, this formation is extraordinary! Even ordinary Taiyi cultivators would find it difficult to break. If you were to personally preside over it, you might even be able to trap and kill a Taiyi cultivator! In the entire primordial world, there are very few who can achieve this with formations! Congratulations, Junior Brother, on your mastery of formations!"

Huang Long appeared, his eyes filled with undisguised joy. He cupped his hands and said, "It's all thanks to Senior Brother's mercy and for pointing out the weaknesses in the formation." During Antarctica's attack just now, he had clearly noticed several places in the formation that were not functioning properly.

The Antarctic Immortal laughed, "Minor flaws, easily adjusted. With this formation, even a Great Luo Immortal would find it difficult to break." He paused, giving Huanglong a meaningful look, "It seems, Junior Brother, you don't trust the disciples of the Intercepting Sect."

Huang Long smiled without saying a word and thanked him again.

After seeing off the Antarctic Immortal, he immediately made slight adjustments to several nodes of the formation and the transformation of the five elements, making the formation operate more smoothly and harmoniously, with a more restrained radiance and increased power.