The wind rises from the tips of the green duckweed; the waves start as gentle ripples.
At the very moment the Big Formation was activated.
Outside the Biyou Palace, a breeze stirred, spreading the eternal and ceaseless true intent of the Great Dao.
As the formation operated, the vast blue sky and the myriad scenes all faded in color, covered in shades of gray and black and white.
"Come!"
The world suddenly brightened, and the erratic Yuan Qi Sea abruptly appeared, turbulent and overflowing into the heavens with raging waves.
Within the Sword Pond of the Biyou Palace, seeds began to sprout, tiny green shoots melting into the undulating waves.
Daoist Lord Yu Chen waved his hand and a "clang" of resonant sound rose up, with specks of green light flying out from the Sword Pond, transforming into a long sword.
This sword, three feet six inches five minutes in length, had a jet-black blade and scabbard, wrapped with green lotus flowers.
It is named: Qingping!
"I have not had visitors in Biyou Heaven for a long time, and today several Daoist friends have come to discuss the Dao, which truly brings me joy!"
Daoist Lord Yu Chen laughed heartily as he wielded the Qingping Sword and aimed directly for the Ming River.
The expression of the River God became solemn: "Then I must offend!"
He stepped on the Karma Fire Red Lotus, holding two Killing Swords to meet the attack. As the swords rose and fell, boundless blood light spread out, with the Killing Swords whirling and slashing through.
The moment the two clashed, endless murderous intent tore through heaven and earth, trembling even space and time.
"Such wild and violent killing intent, indeed admirable!" Clad in a green robe, Daoist Lord Yu Chen stood aloof in the void, dignified and grand.
The River God spoke leisurely: "Kind words from the Daoist friend, my swords have not even touched the hem of your robe yet!"
"I haven't broken through the defenses of your Red Lotus either," Yu Chen Daoist Lord blinked, smiling.
Meeting a kindred spirit, he seemed much livelier.
"What's the name of this grand array constructed by our Daoist friend Li Ming?"
Xuanqing and Meng Wuyou fell into a grand array, which was constructed according to the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind, containing wind and fire, both of which were Innate Qi, fierce and unpredictable.
As the two traveled within, suddenly wind and fire intertwined, a thousand blades arrayed in unison.
A million blades burst forth, unending in their killing intent.
"This formation is called the Wind Roar Formation."
The voice of Daoist Lord Yu Chen came from outside, he trod upon the Cycle and nestled among the blood waves, moving with the wind, ethereal and unpredictable, letting nature take its course.
"Recently, having nothing else to do, I sat and observed the myriad phenomena of the Cycle, taking the real essence of wind and fire from the four elements, and pondered out this formation."
"Knowing it won't trap the two of you, just consider it an experience."
Daoist Lord Yu Chen explained his own formation while clashing with the River God.
From the name of the formation to its core, its layout, the materials required, and so on…
"Why do I feel like he's trying to teach us how to set up this Wind Roar Formation?"
Meng Wuyou felt strange, this Daoist friend Li Ming was truly deeply enamored with array formations.
"Learning a little more can't be a bad thing."
Xuanqing was enthusiastic; from his point of view, this Wind Roar Formation was too serious, with plenty of room for improvement.
For instance, the rules of the Great Dao could be changed completely. When the formation whips up a gale, those within must jump up and down, bellowing loudly!
And the fire can be changed too. There's no need for any Innate True Fire; replace it with "desire fire" instead.
Desire fire burning the body, isn't that more thrilling than any "thousand blades firing in unison"?
At that time, as wind and fire intersect, those within the formation would be tormented by uncontrollable desires, howling in their moans.
Just thinking about it is interesting.
When Xuanqing enthusiastically conveyed his suggestions for improvements on the Wind Roar Formation to Daoist Lord Yu Chen.
The Daoist Lord fell silent on the spot.
Lost in thought, he nearly got struck by the Yuan Tu Sword.
Daoist Lord Yu Chen didn't understand Xuanqing's quirky ideas, but he was thoroughly shocked.
"Following your method of changes… this Wind Roar Formation... um, yes, is it possible that its lethality is a bit lacking?" After pondering for a long time, Daoist Lord Yu Chen finally found a point to argue.
"Who says it lacks lethality? Its destructive power is enormous."
Xuanqing explained to Daoist Lord Yu Chen: "Just think, we are all Innate Divine Beings, not easily killed, and even if we die, we can crawl out from some corner."
"So you see, the lethality of a formation doesn't have to cause physical harm— it can destroy the spirit!"
Xuanqing elaborated enthusiastically: "You follow my modifications, trap an Innate Divine Being next time, and then wait for the... not the medicinal effects, I mean, wait for the formation to show its power, then extract that segment of time and space, loop it and play it in front of them.
"The lethality would be absolutely explosive!"
Xuanqing assured confidently: "I can even guarantee that even a Da Luo Supreme wouldn't want to enter your formation after that."
"After experiencing this formation once, any divine being who sees you would take a detour."
After listening, Daoist Lord Yu Chen fell into even deeper silence.
He opened his mouth several times, intending to defend the original merits of his formation.
But somehow, Xuanqing's theory that "destroying the body is not as effective as destroying the spirit" seemed to make sense.
According to Xuanqing's changes, even he, the creator of the Wind Roar Formation, felt chilled to the bone by its "destructiveness."
"Now we're in trouble, Daoist friend Li Ming seems to be seriously considering it!"
After hearing Xuanqing's suggested improvements, Meng Wuyou was unsurprised.
But when she saw that Daoist Lord Yu Chen truly seemed to be contemplating, she couldn't help but sigh: "From now on, the Primordial world will have one less serious divine being."
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Shouyang Mountain, Eight Sceneries Palace.
While Xuanqing was at Biyou Heaven, he was also in contact with Jing Yao Venerable.
When Jing Yao learned about the effects of the Cycle Enlightenment Pill, a brilliant smile appeared on his face.
"Truly worthy of myself, to be able to concoct such a heaven-defying pill!" Jing Yao was quite proud.
Who else in all of the Primordial realm could refine such a pill?
"Hmm, I need to record this first," Jing Yao took out a scroll of Dan Book and noted down the effects of the Cycle Enlightenment Pill.
He believed that with the help of Ming River, he would soon fill this scroll of Dan Book.
"However, how to solve this side effect is indeed a problem."
In fact, according to Jing Yao's calculations, the side effects of the Cycle Enlightenment Pill shouldn't be so severe.
Even with random teleportation, the frequency shouldn't be so great.
"The problem, it seems, is with the quantity."
Thinking over Xuanqing's description, Jing Yao felt rather touched and said, "Daoist Xuyao (Ming River) ate all ten elixirs at once, that's tremendous trust in me!"
"Just for your trust, I must get a grip on this side effect!"
Jing Yao Venerable felt that Ming River's trust was a complete affirmation of his own alchemy way.
Where else could one find such a good Daoist friend?
Absolutely must save him!
Moreover, since he made the elixirs, after-sales issues are still his responsibility to resolve.
"Well then, there's only one choice: to ask Daoist Xuyao to enter my Eight Diagrams Purple Gold Furnace again!"
Jing Yao Venerable picked up the Alchemy Furnace and headed straight into the Chaos.
Following the guidance provided by Xuanqing, it took only a short time for him to locate Biyou Heaven.
"Daoist friend, open the door, I'm here to rescue!"
"Hey, what's this, there's a big formation!"
"Wait a second, this formation... roar!"
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At Buzhou Mountain, Kirin Holy Cliff.
The Great Dao towers high, with auspicious clouds rolling.
The Qilin Drum sounded nine times in succession, as numerous shadows emerged from the void.
Thirty-six monarchs gathered, and Kirins of all sizes returned from All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds.
"Is there another big meeting?"
"Great, I love meetings the most."
"During the last meeting, Jin Lin'er and Silver Qilin were blessed by Guard Soldier God Monarch; I'm so envious of them."
The little Qilins gathered in small groups, sharing their experiences in All Heavens.
At this moment, a Water Element Qilin glanced towards the towering figures on Kirin Holy Cliff.
He murmured quietly, "I wonder what important matter this time will be about; our group hasn't finished designing our destiny system yet!"
"Our group hasn't finished designing our system either," several Fire Element Qilins nearby said dejectedly.
"The Elder said that little Qilins who can't create systems won't be able to graduate smoothly, let alone travel alone across All Heavens."
Hearing key phrases like "designing systems" and "unable to graduate," several other groups immediately bristled.
"Ah, you're so annoying, coming here so happily for a meeting, why bring this up!"
The young Gold Element Qilins scratched their pale gold hair irritably.
"Whoever came up with the brilliant idea to link system designing with graduation and travel ought to be beaten up by me!"
"Exactly, exactly!"
"Such great pressure at a young age, how are we supposed to grow up?"
The little Qilins who hadn't accomplished their tasks complained endlessly, gathering together to criticize the unknown genius.
"Dear all!"
On Kirin Holy Cliff, White Tiger God Monarch Guard Soldier stepped forward and simply opened with a short prelude, "Next, the Clan Leader will announce the purpose of this meeting."
As said in the previous meeting, they indeed abolished the pre-meeting speech.
"This meeting aims to deeply expound on the concept of 'Supporting Heaven and Earth,' and to continue promoting the expansion plans of our Qilin Clan."
"Inside our Elder Council, Wu Ji God Monarch has gained deeper insights into the path of 'Supporting Heaven and Earth.'"
"He suggests that the Thirty-Six Monarchs should not only 'Support Heaven and Earth' but also 'Create Heaven and Earth.'"
"As the Kirin Clan, the auspicious beasts of Heaven and Earth, we should not only be plunderers in All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds but also creators."
"With this, our Elder Council will introduce a grand creation plan based on this concept."
After Primordial Qilin finished speaking, he waited for the clan members to digest the information.
Then, Wu Ji God Monarch (Fu Xi) stepped forward to elaborate on the grand creation plan.
"In this plan, we will focus on 'creation' as the core, 'building Cave Heaven Blessed Lands' as the action guide, and 'Qi Fortune Merit' as the settlement system!"
After concisely introducing the plan, Wu Ji God Monarch continued, "As our Qilin Clan nurtures Sons of Qi Fortune across All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds, our lineage has indeed grown stronger. However, long term, the Qi Fortune of All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds becomes imbalanced."
"The growth of a Son of Qi Fortune consumes the essence of an entire realm; their Ascension inevitably takes away the creation of that realm."
"Taking much, compensating little, realm after realm gradually heads towards an end, approaching the Age of Dharma Decline."
"This is not conducive to our long-term development."
Under Kirin Holy Cliff, numerous clan members listened to Wu Ji God Monarch's words, nodding in agreement.
On the path of the Qilin Clan's expansion, they too had discovered this problem.
As generations of Sons of Qi Fortune grow and Ascend to the Upper Realm, their worlds inevitably fall into decline.
Such worlds find it challenging to nurture suitable Qi Fortune heirs anew.
If a world enters the Age of Dharma Decline and cannot recover after a lengthy period of recuperation, it will fall into the state of a Spiritless World.
In such a world, it's not just cultivation that's problematic; even the birth of intelligent life becomes doubtful.
"So, we need to renew our ideals, change our strategies, and promote new cultivation methods and new systems across All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds!"
"This system must revolve around 'creation!'"
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