Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 271 Formation, Protecting the Clan

Xuan Li accepted the order and left.

She didn't go empty-handed this time; she brought a large amount of resources with her personal domain.

These resources, apart from some being accumulated and produced by the Fate Wheel Realm itself, mostly come from the low-level stockpiles within the Eternal Night Palace.

In addition, eliminating the Silver Hoof Old Bull, the Mysterious Robe Lord, as well as a large number of third-tier cultivators, demon kings, minotaur guards, and so on, naturally yielded huge rewards.

Chen Qian sorted out a large number of resources that were of low rank but suitable for the current family, and also had Xuan Li take them with her.

Xuan Li will handle the crisis facing the family in a very meticulous and systematic way.

Once successfully implemented, it can almost achieve a permanent solution.

Before setting off, Xuan Li collected a drop of Chen Yunxi's blood essence as a guide to locate the Chen family members.

Actually, Chen Qian's essence and blood could also be used, but the effect would likely be far less than that of Chen Yunxi.

Because Chen Qian came from a branch of his family, tracing back over a thousand years, a large proportion of his ancestors were not of the Chen clan, and the bloodline of his ancestor had been diluted repeatedly, becoming very thin.

Of these ancestors, apart from the granddaughter of the progenitor, no other cultivators emerged.

Chen Yunxi, on the other hand, is the legitimate daughter of the main branch, and her ancestral bloodline is much stronger.

Within the main lineage, a cultivator will inevitably emerge every two or three generations.

If it weren't for the Chen family's relatively complete systems and traditions, and the clear family genealogy records, Chen Qian might have already been lost and no longer counted among the family members.

……

As someone comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator, Xuan Li traveled at an extremely fast speed.

In less than half a day, she used the connection of the Chen family bloodline to gather Chen Ruiang and all the Qi Refining disciples of the Chen family who were scattered in various places into the Holy Judgment Realm and brought them back to Phoenix Forest Valley.

Chen Ruiang had just learned of the unusual situation on the Beast Extermination Ranking. He wasn't particularly happy, but he was genuinely terrified.

As a seasoned veteran, he was all too aware of the situation his family was about to face.

Given the Chen family's current strength, it's likely that it won't be long before they are scrutinized by high-level cultivators filled with "curiosity," who will come to investigate and uncover Chen Qian's secrets.

Just as she was in a daze, not knowing what to do, she was "captured" by Xuan Li and taken into the Holy Judgment Realm.

He felt like the sky had fallen.

With Xuan Li's abilities, she could capture him from hundreds of miles away; there's no need for them to meet face to face.

"How could it be so fast?" Chen Ruiang said dejectedly after struggling with all his might to no avail. "What should we do?"

The only hope is that Chen Qian can escape and continue the Chen family line.

Fortunately, before he could wallow in self-pity for long, a message that went straight to his soul entered his mind, giving him a general understanding of the situation.

"This unknown being was entrusted by Xiao Qian to help my Chen family resolve our current predicament?"

Chen Ruiang was completely stunned.

He wasn't highly skilled, but he was knowledgeable.

This method could never have come from a Core Formation cultivator.

As for the level of the person who made the move, he had neither met them nor knew them, so he dared not make a judgment.

They were all things he couldn't even imagine.

Soon, the family members who had gone to war with him, such as his grandson Chen Yunzheng, were all brought to his side.

This finally put his mind at ease.

But he soon discovered that some of the people who appeared were people he did not recognize, and they included men, women, and children of all ages.

Some of them were clearly a family, all looking shaken.

It's normal; these people are all poor people struggling to survive on the border of Lebanon.

Most of them lack spiritual roots and have no cultivation.

It would be strange not to panic if you were suddenly teleported here.

But... what's going on?

Didn't they say they would only bring back members of the Chen family?

Chen Ruiang, after all, was a Foundation Establishment cultivator and an elder with a powerful soul. He quickly calmed down and thought of a possibility.

Therefore, while reassuring everyone, he carefully inquired about the people who had unexpectedly arrived.

After some guidance, it was indeed discovered that these people's ancestors were indeed related to the Chen family, and most of them also knew the name Fenglin Valley.

Then the situation becomes clear.

These people should all be descendants of the Chen family who were separated from their family and lived elsewhere.

……

Before long, the space shifted rapidly, and Chen Ruiang found that they had returned to the entrance of Fenglin Valley.

The familiar scenes of his ancestral homeland made him feel as if he were in a dream.

How long has it been?!
Tianfeng Pass is over 100,000 miles away!
He could never have imagined that this was the result of Xuan Li's roundabout and circuitous journey to bring back these Chen family bloodline members who had been scattered abroad.

Of course, although Xuan Li was newly born, she would not act recklessly after being instilled with Chen Qian's knowledge.

She brought all the Chen family members who had been separated from their families, along with their relatives, so that no one was separated from their loved ones.

Anyway, the number isn't large; all of them together only number a few hundred.

Before they could even react in their stunned silence, the enormous figure of a phoenix appeared on the Fire Phoenix Formation, its expression filled with surprise and uncertainty.

At her level, she naturally couldn't see through how Chen Ruiang and his group appeared at the valley entrance.

After a thousand years of protection, what methods does the Chen family have that she is unaware of?
How could such a strange thing not astonish her?

"Is it Rui'ang who's back?" The phoenix's divine soul swept over Old Ancestor Chen and his group, focusing its attention on sensing their bloodlines.

As the contracted spirit beast of the progenitor Tu Yuan, she is able to identify the Chen family members through bloodline secret techniques.

Of course, these people are genuine and there are no problems whatsoever.

"Senior Flame Feather, it is I who have returned." Chen Ruiang gave a wry smile and explained the general situation to the phoenix.

Before the man and the bird could exchange any more words, the sky above Phoenix Forest Valley changed color.

High above in the void, six wings of light appeared, blotting out the sun and casting a holy glow among the flowing clouds.

Xuan Li lightly tapped her fingertip, and several streams of light separated from the illusory image of the Holy Judgment Boundary Wall, flying out in all directions with Phoenix Forest Valley as the center.

Even with the Phoenix Bird's third-tier limit of divine soul power, it couldn't see what it was. It could only vaguely sense that it seemed to be a few stones flowing with chaotic energy.

It was indeed a stone, but it was a "Void Realm Stone" that Xuan Li had refined using "Earth Core Molten Fire Marrow", "Nine Tribulations Thunder Pattern Crystal", "Mysterious Void Star Core", "Yi Wood Spirit Stem", "One Yuan Heavy Water" and "Tai Bai Geng Metal".

These are all spiritual materials that would cause Nascent Soul cultivators to fight over them like crazy. You can imagine how extraordinary the Void Boundary Stones refined from them would be.

This is a precious treasure that condenses the origin of the void and anchors the foundation of the realm!
Guided by Xuanli's divine sense, these void stones transformed into several dazzling streams of light, which stopped at several mysterious locations around Phoenix Forest Valley.

Then, they precisely disappeared into the depths of the earth's veins in these locations.

“Buzz—!” A deep whisper seemed to come from the depths of the earth. The entire Phoenix Forest Valley and even the mountains and rivers within a hundred miles around it were as if they were being moved by an invisible giant hand, gradually resonating with the Fire Phoenix Formation.

The air suddenly became thick and solid, yet it carried an indescribable rhythm.

The next moment, several beams of light, each over ten feet in diameter and of different colors, burst forth from the ground in those directions and shot straight into the sky!
These beams of light did not shine independently, but quickly intertwined and merged with each other in the sky. Countless dazzling chaotic runes flowed, combined, and derived rapidly between the beams of light, as if weaving a giant net of rules that covered the sky.

The entire Phoenix Forest Valley, whether cultivators or mortals, was alarmed.

They all looked up, but the light was so bright that they had to close their eyes involuntarily.

Even Chen Ruiang, who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, could not see clearly even when he covered his eyes with his magic power and divine sense.

They could only peek at the miraculous scene through their sleeves and between their fingers, concealing it from view.

At the top of the pillar of light, at the core of the interwoven runes, a huge, semi-transparent, dark-colored barrier slowly unfolded.

On the surface of the barrier, mountains, rivers, stars, sun, and moon could be faintly seen moving about, exuding an ancient, solid, and all-encompassing aura of power, echoing the phantom of the flaming phoenix in the Fire Phoenix Formation below, as if an ancient guardian and a newly born deity had reached a pact.

The strange phenomena of heaven and earth soon ended, and the light and shadow of the barrier disappeared into the void, vanishing into nothingness.

But Chen Ruiang and the Phoenix both knew that the barrier hadn't disappeared; they simply couldn't sense it anymore.

A soft, platinum-gold divine light condensed into a jade talisman, which shot out from Xuan Li's fingertip and instantly arrived in front of Chen Ruiang.

"Uh!" Chen Ruiang subconsciously took it and probed it with his divine sense, trying to figure out the information inside.

Within the jade talisman, eight ancient, silver runes floated silently.

They represent the eight basic array control commands: "Start," "Suppress," "Defend," "Hidden," "Gather," "Disperse," "Transmit," and "Set."

Each rune seemed to carry the primordial spirit of the beginning of time, heavily reflected on his soul.

Although Chen Ruiang couldn't understand the structure and operation of the runes, he inexplicably grasped their meaning.

He covered his consciousness with the character "启" (qi).

In the next instant, it felt as if billions of stars exploded simultaneously in my sea of ​​consciousness!

A massive amount of complex and incomprehensible array information, energy flow paths, and spatial node mysteries surged into his soul like a torrent!
The intense swelling and pain almost made him faint, as if his entire head was about to burst.

He immediately severed his divine sense connection; the information was too complex and contained the Daoist principles of rules, which he could not comprehend.

Just a moment later, only deep awe remained in his eyes.

What level of grand formation is this?!
It's simply impossible to fully understand or comprehend it.

At least, it's impossible at the Foundation Establishment level.

"This formation is called the 'Nine Luminaries Guardian Formation'." Xuan Li's clear, cold voice rang out directly in Chen Ruiang's soul.

"The various control runes in the jade talisman can be touched and immediately withdrawn with divine sense; do not overwrite the connection."

"The main person of the Chen family can use their bloodline and soul to activate and control the spirit talisman and control the various functions of the great formation."

"Once the array is activated, it forms its own boundary, isolating the inside from the outside;"
The formation of the town, internally regulating the earth's veins, suppresses external enemies;

The formation's defenses are unshakeable below the fifth rank;

The formation conceals its brilliance, guarding against the deduction of heavenly secrets;

The array gathers, the spiritual energy converges, and the spiritual source is collected;

It disperses stagnation, expels stagnant qi, and clears away blockages and astringency.

Array teleportation allows people and objects to be transported between members of the same array.

Set up the array, define the entrances and exits, and establish access permissions...

Before long, the phantom of the massive barrier in the sky slowly receded, merging into the earth's veins and the void like a receding tide.

The invisible force field covering a hundred miles has been completely stabilized. Although the radiance has disappeared, the profound and heavy feeling of it enveloping the surrounding area and isolating the secrets of heaven is still clearly discernible.

The phoenix on the Fire Phoenix Formation let out a clear and melodious cry.

She also received the rule runes that Xuan Li transmitted into her soul, and took control of the operation of the Nine Luminaries Guardian Array.

She possessed the ultimate third-order divine soul power, unlike Chen Ruiang who used jade talismans to indirectly control the array. Instead, she directly generated control runes in her sea of ​​consciousness.

During the process of receiving the runes, the phoenix seemed to have gained a great benefit. A faint layer of dark gold luster appeared on the edges of her fiery wings, and her aura became more refined and lingering.

Moreover, she clearly sensed that if these runes could be refined, they could even be used as a means of fighting enemies.

If one could comprehend even a fraction of the rules and principles contained within the runes, and perhaps even gain a preliminary glimpse of higher-level power, it would be an extraordinary opportunity...

It should be noted that although the phoenix is ​​a spirit of the dead, she has yet to use her peerless talent as a member of the phoenix clan—the divine skill "Nirvana Rebirth," which can only be used once in a lifetime.

If certain conditions are met, it's not impossible to live another life!
After giving her instructions, Xuan Li waved her hand, and a vast expanse of shimmering light gathered like a sea, drifting down in front of Chen Ruiang.

The light dimmed somewhat, but it still dazzled everyone's eyes!

What they saw was a vast expanse of spiritual materials, spiritual objects, and monster beast materials...

Includes:

A large quantity of first and second-tier spiritual materials, and a small quantity of third-tier spiritual materials;

A large quantity of spiritual grains, spiritual plants, and spiritual medicine seeds;
A large quantity of monster materials, dozens of types of monster eggs and monster cubs;
Large quantities of elixirs, magical artifacts, and spiritual weapons...

There are also array plates, talismans, storage bags, jade slips containing cultivation techniques and secret formulas, and so on...

……

The resources are simply enormous, with all sorts of cultivation items available...

This is... too amazing!
Did Chen Qian just plunder a major sect?
Did they empty the other party's treasure trove?

This mountain of resources was enough to overwhelm even the most naive Qi Refining juniors like Chen Yunzheng, who were barely daring to breathe. Even Chen Laozu, who boasted of being over a hundred years old and having seen his fair share of the world, was astonished by it.

They were instantly stunned!

Although he had extensive experience, he had spent most of his life among low-level cultivators and had never seen so many spiritual objects displayed before him!

Just like when Wang Duoyu and Zhuang Qiang first entered the bank vault and faced that mountain of banknotes.

No wonder Xiao Qianneng got so many points!

And yet, such a person can be "mobilized" to protect the family!
What exactly did he go through?!

Still reeling from the shock, a cold voice rang in my ears again:
"My Lord said that before his return, the clansmen should avoid going out as much as possible. These resources should be used to enhance the clansmen's strength and the family's foundation..."

"If I come across any family members who have been separated from their families, I will send them to me, and I will prepare to receive them and make proper arrangements for them..."

Chen Ruiang was startled and quickly cupped his hands, saying, "Senior, rest assured, please tell Chen Qian that I will definitely protect the family and discipline the clansmen."

Xuan Li nodded slightly, turned around and vanished into the void, disappearing without a trace like smoke.

"Huh?!" Chen Ruiang murmured belatedly, "What... what did this senior just say?"

"My Lord?!"

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(End of this chapter)