61: Ghostly Movements in the Canyon

Sixty miles southeast of Xiao Huang Village.

A young man quietly appeared outside the canyon, his gaze sharp as he looked in the direction of the canyon.

This person was none other than Chu Yuan!

After staying in the primal origin space for a month, Chu Yuan had finally emerged.

During this time, the Black-Robed Figure had returned once again, which left Chu Yuan slightly speechless.

Leaving that aside.

Over the past month, Chu Yuan had barely Cultivated, instead immersing himself completely in study.

This was because Duanmu Shenfeng had not lied.

Inside that silver-white sumeru ring was his Legacy regarding the Dao of Formations.

This included the identification and use of Formation materials, Entry-Level Formations, detailed explanations of Formations, and so on.

It could be said that the silver-white sumeru ring contained various classics on the Dao of Formations, ranging from the Entry-Level to the Great Master level.

Furthermore, the arrangement of the classics had been specially set up by Duanmu Shenfeng, with content progressing from simple to profound.

Even a novice who understood nothing, upon reading through the layers of classics he prepared, could at minimum become a Formation Great Master!

The so-called Formation Dao Great Master was an honorific title for a Seventh-Rank Formations Master!

It was mentioned in Entry-Level Formations: On the Cangyuan Continent, various skills exist, among which Alchemy, Formation arrangement, and Talisman drawing all have ranks.

The ranking division and the skill division for all three are identical.

Taking Formation arrangement as an example, Formation ranks are divided from First to Ninth Rank, with Ninth Rank being the highest!

The skill ranks are also divided in the same manner.

On the Cangyuan Continent, a Seventh-Rank Formations Master is a Formation Dao Great Master, and an Eighth-Rank Formations Master is a Formation Dao Grandmaster.

A Ninth-Rank Formations Master is a Formation Dao Legend!

Similarly, the divisions for Alchemy and Talisman drawing are exactly the same as for Formation arrangement.

From this, it can be seen that Duanmu Shenfeng put a great deal of effort into preparing this Formation Dao Legacy.

Crucially, for every rank, besides detailed explanations of Formations, there were classics on arrangement, breaking Formations, rune techniques, and other subjects.

Duanmu Shenfeng also prepared one Formation diagram each for various types, such as attack, defense, and enemy confinement.

Unfortunately, aside from the Dao of Formations, he prepared absolutely nothing else.

There wasn't even a single Cultivation Technique or Spirit Skill, which left Chu Yuan feeling quite helpless.

However, having a Formation Dao Legacy that enhances his methods and strength, Chu Yuan was happy to study it.

Furthermore, most of the classics contained Duanmu Shenfeng's notes, and many key classics were even written by him personally.

Therefore, with the assistance of the primal divine crystal, Chu Yuan only studied for a month and had already become a Fourth-Rank Formations Master!

Hmm!

And he was a genuine Fourth-Rank Formations Master, capable of arranging Fourth-Rank Formations!

After all, his spiritual energy and Soul strength were much higher than those of his peers, so arranging a Fourth-Rank Formation while in the Spirit Vortex Realm was certainly not a problem.

Moreover, besides preparing various classics, Duanmu Shenfeng prepared two copies of the necessary spiritual materials for every Formation for which he provided a diagram.

Under these circumstances, Chu Yuan naturally put his learning into practice and arranged all of them.

Currently, excluding those below the Fourth Rank, he had mastered five Fourth-Rank Formations: attack, defense, enemy confinement, illusion, and spirit gathering.

Coupled with combat power far exceeding the Spirit Vortex Realm, he naturally needed to find a place to practice.

This place was perfect!

Chu Yuan glanced at the sky; there was still about an hour until nightfall.

"Xiao Huang Village is currently normal, so I will nip this danger in the bud!"

Chu Yuan murmured softly.

Before coming here, he had looked outside Xiao Huang Village and everything seemed normal; he could even see children playing within the village.

Seeing that everything inside was fine, he simply chose not to enter.

Goodbyes were unpleasant!

Chu Yuan had already decided that once he resolved the situation here, he would set off on his own journey.

A long journey, to search for a Cultivation Technique!

Of course, if he couldn't resolve the matter here, he wouldn't try to stubbornly resist if his life was in danger.

When it's time to leave, he will leave!

At worst, he would avenge them later.

In any case, he would not put himself in danger for the sake of a minor favor.

Moreover, hadn't he already done enough for Xiao Huang Village? How much more gratitude did he owe?

All in all, his life was important.

Of course, there were two exceptions.

One was if the woman or relative he deeply loved, and who deeply loved him, was right behind him.

The second was danger encountered on the path to becoming stronger, which he had no choice but to face.

In these two situations, he would face the danger head-on, just trying his best not to die!

Chu Yuan shook his head slightly, and the look in his eyes towards the canyon grew even sharper.

"Time to set up the Formation!"

Chu Yuan's gaze was sharp, his aura extremely restrained, as he began moving around the canyon.

The Fourth-Rank Formation he planned to set up was the Thunder Fire Ghost Trapping Array!

The Thunder Fire Ghost Trapping Array is a Formation that integrates killing and enemy confinement, with confinement merely being auxiliary.

It has a decent trapping effect against Fourth-Tier Ghostly Creatures, and its killing effect is even better!

As long as the spiritual materials are suitable, the coverage can reach several kilometers in radius. Only four Formations arranged in a line are needed to envelop the canyon before him.

It was perfectly suited for the current situation.

As for the spiritual materials, he had copied six or seven sets, and all of them had been enhanced!

What he didn't lack were spiritual materials!

Time passed minute by minute, and Chu Yuan intensified his arrangement efforts, working feverishly.

Midnight had just arrived.

The Ghost Qi throughout the canyon became denser, extremely eerie, and the Yin Fiend Qi suddenly surged, becoming more than five times stronger than it was at noon.

At this moment, Chu Yuan had only the final step remaining in the arrangement of the fourth Thunder Fire Ghost Trapping Array.

Just then, a sinister long howl suddenly echoed from the canyon, causing countless streams of Ghost Qi to riot.

In the blink of an eye, hundreds of Ghostly Creatures flew into the sky, appearing strange and grotesque.

There were humanoid Ghostly Creatures, beast-shaped Ghostly Creatures, and even half-human, half-beast Ghostly Creatures!

Seeing this, Chu Yuan's heart tightened, but his movements didn't stop, instead speeding up slightly.

After all, judging by the situation, weren't the Ghostly Creatures making a major move?

If he let them leave, what kind of disaster would that be?

As Chu Yuan sped up his arrangement, he saw those Ghostly Creatures slowly part, creating a passage.

Subsequently, a figure radiating a powerful aura appeared and slowly floated up into the sky.

That was a Ghostly Creature resembling a middle-aged man, tall and slender, with handsome features, and his entire body was enveloped in eerie Ghost Qi.

Chu Yuan's pupils contracted, and his mind was shaken.

If he could feel danger from it, even if it wasn't a Fifth-Tier Ghostly Creature, it was at least a Ghostly Creature at the Peak of the Fourth Tier or above!

How could such a Ghostly Creature appear here?

Chu Yuan's expression turned slightly grim, his heart filled with shock and uncertainty.

If such a Ghostly Creature existed, how could Xiao Huang Village have survived until now?

What exactly was going on?

While speeding up his arrangement, he quickly scanned the Ghostly Creatures in the canyon.

Soon, he discovered a problem!

Besides that one Ghostly Creature, there were three others that were Third-Tier Ghostly Creatures.

There were only six Second-Tier Ghostly Creatures.

All the rest were First-Tier Ghostly Creatures!

Noticing this, Chu Yuan narrowed his eyes, deep in thought.

Could it be... that middle-aged Ghostly Creature was an outsider?

Just at this moment, the middle-aged Ghostly Creature's pressure swept across the entire scene, and his voice drifted out eerily.