NFBE Chapter 179 The Formation Master Conference Ends
Chapter 179 The Formation Master Conference Ends
There were countless cultivators participating in the formation master competition on the field, and because Lin Xia quickly withdrew his spiritual consciousness from the ancient formation diagram, even Shangguan Xiong, the head of the Shangguan family, whose cultivation level was at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, was unable to track that person's position in the first place, and was unable to discover the identity of the cultivator who lit up the complete ancient formation diagram.
Seeing that no cultivator had come forward to claim his identity, Shangguan Xiong asked again, "Which fellow Taoist lit up the complete ancient formation diagram?"
A silence spread among the cultivators, who were momentarily bewildered. Lighting up the entire ancient formation diagram was such an extraordinary feat, so why didn't this fellow Daoist step forward? Perhaps he could ascend to heaven overnight, becoming a direct descendant of the Shangguan family, with all the benefits.
Lin Xia knew this, but the first bird to stick its head out gets shot, and Lin Xia didn't want to be a sitting duck. What's more, Lin Xia hadn't made up her mind whether to enter the Shangguan family or not.
Everyone knows that cultivators have escaped from their mortal bodies due to the nourishment of spiritual power and have photographic memories. At this moment, as long as Lin Xia thinks about it, the formation diagram that looks like a bronze bell will reappear in Lin Xia's sea of consciousness.
What does this mean? It means that Lin Xia has completely mastered the arrangement and application of an ancient formation.
An ancient formation diagram is enough to attract the covetousness of other cultivators. Lin Xia does not dare to test human nature easily, especially when he has no backing.
If any monk has evil intentions, he will be the chicken to be slaughtered.
You know, even in a high-level cultivation continent like Tianyan Continent, ancient formations are rare treasures. If any force can possess a complete ancient formation map, it is equivalent to having the strength to dominate a region.
Didn't the Shangguan family rely on the inheritance of ancient formations to survive? Of course, the Shangguan family's ability to survive for so many years wasn't solely due to formations; there were also many old monsters with profound cultivation in the family.
Since no monk took the initiative to step forward, all the monks participating in the competition in the martial arts arena became objects of suspicion.
In addition, the sudden change just now interrupted the competition of the monks, so everyone on the field was asked to restart the competition.
This time, not only Shangguan Xiong and several elders of the Shangguan family, but also the formation masters from other invited forces were concentrating, with their spiritual consciousness fixed on the ancient formation diagram above their heads, for fear of missing out on a good seedling that could light up the complete formation diagram.
The game started soon.
Lin Xia continued to probe his spiritual sense into the vast ocean of ancient array diagrams, but this time, Lin Xia did not connect to any fragments of the diagram. He just probed his spiritual sense in and then quietly closed his eyes to rest.
After a long time, the competition ended within the specified time, and no cultivator lit up the complete formation diagram again.
The top 100 cultivators were soon announced. Of course, some second-generation cultivators were excluded. In the world of cultivation, it was rare to change one's sect halfway through. If it happened occasionally, that person would be despised.
"People go to high places, and water flows to low places." This is true, but it does not mean that cultivators can betray their masters and families without reason. If so, they will have inner demons when they advance in the future.
Most of those on the list are independent cultivators with no background. Lin Xia, who did not light up any map, is not among them.
At this point, everyone couldn't understand why the cultivator who had just lit up the complete ancient formation diagram didn't want to reveal his identity at all.
In an instant, some second-generation cultivators from other forces and dozens of independent cultivators with outstanding performance quickly became the focus of everyone's attention.
As for independent cultivators like Lin Xia who had no special skills, they were completely ignored.
Lin Xia couldn't help but start to speculate. It seemed that the fragments of the ancient formation map were very complicated, and even the Shangguan family didn't fully grasp them.
Moreover, it is very likely that the diagram of the ancient blockade formation that he had lit up before was not in the hands of the Shangguan family. Therefore, the Shangguan family attaches so much importance to the cultivator who lit up the complete diagram.
Yes, the formation diagram that Lin Xia lit up, which looked like a bronze bell, was exactly the formation diagram of the ancient blockade formation. The trapping formations in the current cultivation world evolved from the ancient blockade formations.
Since the gods and demons died out ten thousand years ago, many things from ancient times have been lost. What remains are just simplified versions, which are far less powerful than the ancient versions.
Lin Xia was not wrong in his guess. The Shangguan family did not have the diagram of the ancient blockade formation. However, with just a quick glance, it was clear what kind of formation the diagram that Lin Xia had lit up before was.
The Shangguan family would definitely not let such a big thing go unnoticed. It is impossible for them to let other cultivators take away their own things for free while their family does not even get a penny.
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The formation master conference held by the Shangguan family was over, but the cultivators in the martial arts field were not allowed to leave.
The monks discussed the matter, but did not dare to express any other opinions.
A cultivator who was familiar with Lin Xia came over and started chatting with her, "I don't know which fellow Daoist is so patient, yet he's unwilling to enter the Shangguan family. He's truly unlucky."
Lin Xia: "..." Such a blessing is given to you, do you want it? !
Lin Xia smiled at the visitor and agreed casually: "Yeah, he is so unlucky!" Haha, if he enters the Shangguan family with such an excuse, I am afraid that it will not be long before the Shangguan family takes away the complete ancient blockade array diagram, and he will lose his usefulness. Who knows, in the end he won't even know how he died.
The cultivator spoke again, "I wonder when we, the independent cultivators, can leave? Although the Shangguan family provides spiritual food and spiritual wine, it's really not right to be trapped like this."
Lin Xia was also a little anxious. He frowned and said, "Who said it wasn't?! But it should be soon. If we can't find out the truth, the Shangguan family will have no reason to hold us captive for a long time. After all, there are so many of us."
The cultivator thought about it, felt that it made sense, nodded, and invited Lin Xia to have a few drinks together. It must be said that when it comes to food, the Shangguan family is still willing to spend spirit stones. All the cultivators, including Lin Xia, ate without saying a word.
After waiting for another two days, cultivators from the Shangguan family came to let them pass. For example, cultivators like Lin Xia, who had no background and whose cultivation was not high enough, were the first to be cleared of suspicion and the first to be allowed to leave the martial arts field.
Lin Xia looked in the direction of the rostrum, then looked at where Shangguan Yanxi was, then turned around and followed the pace of the other cultivators, walking out of the martial arts field.
Just as Lin Xia was about to leave the martial arts arena, a gentle voice suddenly came from behind her, "Wait a minute!"