The martial arts immortals in the modern world.

Chapter 177 Gathering Spirits
"A fifth-level formation master can only set up a fifth-level spirit formation."

Yaoguang said.

However, there is no need to underestimate it.

The complexity and extensiveness of the formation is one level higher than refining weapons and elixirs.

Their importance is equivalent to that of divine cultivators in the cultivation system. Their numbers are extremely rare, and it is extremely difficult to improve them.

The weight of a sixth-level formation master is probably equivalent to that of a weapon refining master.

As powerful as the Wuji Xing Palace is, it still does not have a single level nine formation master.

and……

"The smallest spirit gathering array is only a level 4 array."

Yaoguang said in his heart.

Now he has the ability to set up a spirit gathering array.

However, simply having the ability to set up a spirit gathering array is not enough.

In the next few days, he digested the information about the spirit gathering array in his mind.

Half a month later, he came to the office and threw a jade talisman on the workbench.

Soon, a spirit gathering formation appeared on it.

This is the most common spirit gathering formation in the Jiuding Sect.

Yaoguang looked around, checking the information he had digested in his mind, and soon...

“This can be improved.”

“This place can also be optimized.”

"No wonder the efficiency is so slow. They don't even understand some of the effects of earth resonance."

"This is also problematic. The materials used to set up the formation actually have some incompatibility."

Just an hour.

Yaoguang actually found more than a dozen flaws in this most common spirit gathering array on the market.

If he could make up for these shortcomings one by one, he could at least increase the operating efficiency of the formation by 50%.

He was somewhat surprised by this result. "The fourth-level spirit gathering array... has been researched to the third generation, right? The spirit gathering array I optimized can be improved by another 50% on the original basis. Doesn't it reach the level of the fourth-generation spirit gathering array?"

Moreover, he did not conduct any on-site inspection, but optimized the Spirit Gathering Array to this extent based on theory alone.

If you take a look at the actual site...

It is probably not an exaggeration to double the effect of the Spirit Gathering Array.

As soon as he thought of this, he clicked on the bracelet.

Soon, Zhao Siliang's figure appeared.

"Master Yaoguang?"

"I want to visit the core of the Energy Department's formation."

Yaoguang said directly.

The Department of Energy, the most important department directly under the Logistics Hall, is specifically responsible for condensing spirit stones. In any sect, the development level of the Department of Energy can almost represent the development speed and potential of the sect.

This kind of place has always been of utmost importance.

Only people like Zhao Siliang, the leader of a branch sect or the leader of a hall in the main hall, can enter to visit after personally asking for permission.

If it were people of the level of the War Hall Master Zhao He, the Deputy Hall Master Bai Lu, the Longxiong City Lord Luo Yunhai, and the branch sect elder Zhang Jianlin, they would probably not be qualified.

"Visiting the core formation of the Ministry of Energy..."

Zhao Siliang thought for only a moment and agreed: "Sure! Which one do you want to visit?"

"Ok?"

Yaoguang was a little surprised: "How many places are there in Jiuxiao Territory?"

"Two places, one in Longxiong City, and one in the suburbs of Jiuxiao City."

Zhao Siliang said, and explained: "However, the spiritual power node in Longxiong City can no longer be mined with our current technology. At present, most of the formations have stopped operating. Only some basic spirit gathering formations are running, producing three to five thousand spirit stones every year to maintain their own consumption. This is also the reason why the Ministry of Energy will move to Jiuxiao City."

Yaoguang nodded.

If the spiritual power nodes are likened to a kind of mineral deposit, the higher the level of the formation, the deeper you can dig and the higher the output will be.

However, higher-level formations require more manpower and greater costs.

In addition, the stability of the spiritual power nodes will also pose a severe test to the level of the formation.

With the same spiritual power nodes, some stable level 5 formations can produce millions of spiritual power.

If the nodes are unstable, the sixth-level formation may not be able to produce millions of spirit stones.

The node in Longxiong City had obviously reached a level that even a level 6 spirit gathering array could not condense, so they had to give up.

On the other hand, at the node in Jiuxiao City, a level six or even level five spirit gathering array might be able to produce spirit stones.

While thinking, Yaoguang asked, "How many spiritual power nodes are there in the sect that are closed like Longxiong City?"

"Shutting down nodes...will not be less than one hundred."

Zhao Siliang said, "We live in the original Qipai Sect. Qipai and formations are inseparable. Qipai Sect also has a strong attainment in formations. Therefore, the nodes of the fourth and fifth level spirit gathering formations that can condense spirit stones have long been exhausted. The reason why we still have 43 nodes that can be used now is that, on the one hand, some of them have not been exhausted, and on the other hand, the formations have also developed to a certain extent. For example, the sixth level spirit gathering formation has evolved into the third generation at Wuji Xinggong, and the seventh level spirit gathering formation seems to have evolved into the second generation."

"The seventh-level spirit gathering array evolved into the second generation?"

Yaoguang looked a little surprised.

Not too high, but too low.

Zhao Siliang seemed to have seen what Yaoguang was thinking, and said with a wry smile: "Formation is equivalent to the divine cultivation in the cultivation system... However, divine cultivation relies heavily on talent and emphasizes comprehension. With a large base, the number of such talents will gradually increase. But the cultivation of formation... if you know how to do it, you know how to do it, and if you don't know how to do it, you don't know how to do it. It has nothing to do with the base or experience."

After hearing this, Yaoguang suddenly understood.

The formation is not like refining equipment or alchemy, which can be improved by accumulating experience over a long period of time.

It is very good to be able to derive one or two generations based on the original foundation over several hundred years.

"What's the situation with the spiritual power nodes in Jiuxiao City?"

"The final plan is to stabilize the node with four level six formations, and then use a level six gathering spirit formation to drill into the depth of the node to make more void spirit power appear, and then set up six level five gathering spirit formations and thirty-six level four gathering spirit formations, as well as corresponding formations for stabilization, to achieve the standard of two million spirit stone production per year." Zhao Siliang said, "However, the Ministry of Energy moved here not long ago, and the three masters who can set up the level six gathering spirit formation are not available, and there are not many masters who can set up the level five gathering spirit formation. At present, two level five gathering spirit formations and twenty level four gathering spirit formations have been built."

"How many generations of spirit gathering array?"

"The fifth-level spirit gathering array is the second generation, and the fourth-level is the third generation."

"The fifth-level spirit gathering array has only evolved to the second generation? What about the sixth level? Does the sect not have a seventh-level array master?"

"There are formation masters who can set up a seventh-level defensive formation, but there are formation masters who can set up a seventh-level spirit gathering formation..."

Zhao Siliang shook his head: "No... not even the first generation formation."

Seeing this, Yaoguang stopped asking questions and just said, "Go to the Energy Department of Jiuxiao City."

"Okay, when are you coming? I'll pick you up."

"Let's go there now and take a flying boat. The two cities are not far apart and we will arrive in an hour or two."

Yaoguang and Zhao Siliang made an appointment, went out, and informed Tang Fenghua of their itinerary.

A few minutes later, Wang Feng, a third-level foundation-building sword cultivator who had ignited the true fire, drove a flying boat to the mountain where Yaoguang lived.

Also traveling with them were several great monks including Qin Yi, Bai Lu, and Tang Fenghua.

Since we are only heading to Jiuxiao City, there is no need to mobilize more than a dozen people to protect us at once.

An hour and a half later, Yaoguang met Zhao Siliang.

With him were Wu Xunzhen, who was in charge of the branch's logistics department, and Huang Wei, who was in charge of the formation arrangement.

The few of them met and headed straight for the Ministry of Energy.

The Ministry of Energy is not in the center of Jiuxiao City, but in a mountain range outside the city.

However, at this moment, the entire mountain range within a radius of a thousand miles was covered by the formation.

A series of fifth or sixth level defense formations guard it tightly.

Not far away there is a team of great monks who are specifically responsible for the safety of this area.

More than two million Ministry of Energy staff live in this Energy Department formation and building complex covering thousands of miles.

Each person is equivalent to a small node in a level four or five spirit gathering array. Through weak spiritual consciousness, they inject layer by layer into the designed array. They work together to make the array work, and continuously draw spiritual energy from the void nodes with rich spiritual energy to condense spirit stones.

Yaoguang stopped at a fourth-level spirit gathering formation, constantly looking around and observing.

Zhao Siliang, Wu Xunzhen, Huang Wei, and the Minister of Energy, who were accompanying them, didn't understand what was going on, but they still followed patiently.

This one took several hours.

Everyone in the field is basically the head of each department, and they are busy with all kinds of affairs.

Because Yaoguang was of noble status, he accompanied him throughout the whole process. But now seeing Yaoguang wandering around doing nothing for such a long time, Wu Xunzhen couldn't help but ask, "Master, what on earth is Master Yaoguang doing? Observing the spirit gathering array... Is he trying to find a way to reduce the spiritual energy consumption of the flying sword through observation of the spirit gathering array? Or, is he trying to let the flying sword automatically absorb spiritual energy from the void to replenish daily consumption?"

"I don't know either, but I think if there was nothing important, he wouldn't rush to Jiuxiao City."

Zhao thought about it.

At this time, Yaoguang suddenly asked, "Is there a level 4, third-generation spirit gathering array being set up?"

"Have."

The Minister of Energy stepped forward and asked: "Master Yaoguang, are you going to visit?"

"Well, take me there."

"Okay, please follow me."

As the minister spoke, he quickly brought Yaoguang to a valley a hundred miles away.

Here, there is a formation master who is leading his team to calibrate the power of mountains, rivers and veins, as well as the distorting influence of the sun, moon and stars on the void.

"This one is Master Feng Yugong, a level 4, 3 star who can set up a level 4, 3rd generation spirit gathering array."

The minister said, greeting.

Feng Yugong was stunned for a moment, but he quickly put down what he was doing and came forward: "Minister."

He nodded and turned his gaze to Zhao Siliang and the others: "Sect Master, Palace Master Wu, Palace Master Huang, why are you here too?"

Then his eyes fell on Yaoguang, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Is this Master Yaoguang? I have heard of you for a long time."

"Master Feng, you should know that weapons and formations are inseparable. Recently, I have had new ideas about the fourth-level third-generation spirit gathering formation. I have a few opinions. Could you please give me some reference?"

"Spirit Gathering Formation..."

Feng Yugong knew the importance of Yaoguang, so he nodded readily: "Please speak."

Huang Wei, the master of the Xuanzhen Peak Hall, saw this and came forward curiously: "I also know something about the fourth-level spirit gathering array. How about I listen to it too?"

She is also a level six, one-star formation master, but she is good at amplification and strengthening formations.

"of course."

Yaoguang nodded, and at the same time turned to Zhao Siliang, Tang Fenghua, Bai Lu, Wang Feng and others and said, "Those of you who are interested in the Spirit Gathering Array can also listen."

Zhao Siliang and others were not very interested in the spirit gathering array, but they were very interested in what Yaoguang wanted to do by mobilizing so many people to come to the Ministry of Energy.

As Yaoguang and Feng Yugong discussed the Spirit Gathering Array, he quickly gained unanimous recognition from Feng Yugong and Huang Wei through his solid knowledge of the Spirit Gathering Array.

It was at this point that he began to make suggestions.

When these suggestions were first made, Feng Yugong and Huang Wei were somewhat casual.

But as Yaoguang's speech went deeper and deeper, Feng Yugong and Huang Wei's expressions gradually became solemn.

Especially when Yaoguang was about to come up with some optimization projects, Feng Yugong couldn't help but take out the jade talisman to record them.

Zhao Siliang, Wu Xunzhen and others who had a little understanding of what the few people were communicating held their breath and dared not complain anymore.

Zhao Siliang even ordered the blockade of the area and asked the Minister of Energy to summon other formation masters to join the discussion.

This discussion lasted for three full days.

Three days later, a new spirit gathering formation was gradually perfected under Yaoguang's conscious guidance.

As the various properties of this new spirit gathering array are gradually combined and presented...

Be it Feng Yugong or Huang Wei, all the formation masters who participated in the discussion of this spirit gathering formation were stunned.

(End of this chapter)