Formation Sect’s Decline
Generally, Greater Heaven Stage formation foundations could handle several Greater Heaven Stage formations’ casts. Therefore, quality of formation foundations was a deal breaker when formation casters competed. There was no way Formation Sect only ever worked for others and never affronted anyone. Being able to cast offensive formations, consequently, was imperative.
Mu Yu had mastered the art of carving Heaven Stage formations onto Heaven Stage formation foundations and never failed before. Lesser Heaven Stage and Heaven Stage formations could reasonably fit on formation foundations once the carver resized the formation. Regarding Greater Heaven Stage formations, he failed to carve them on dozens of times as the formation foundation’s surface area was too small for formations consisting of so many lines. There was a specific way of carving Greater Heaven Stage formations. Alas, Greater Heaven Caster Lu didn’t teach it.
Greater Heaven Caster Lu deliberately left out the important information to force the person he was searching for to approach him for help. Speaking of which, he was saddened to learn the youth he was looking for wasn’t among the forty-five who went out on a job. And so, it became a war of attrition between him and Mu Yu; Mu Yu required Greater Heaven Stage formation foundations, after all. Greater Heaven Caster Lu was bound to lose for Mu Yu didn’t need to learn such advanced formations yet.
For the following month since Mu Yu broke the formation tablet, Greater Heaven Caster Lu gathered the Heaven Stage disciples and tried all sorts of means to force Mu Yu out from hiding.
“Last month, Million Company decided to end their partnership with us, including no longer asking us to maintain Floating Celestial Island’s protective formation and communication formations. Talisman Sect took all of our business! Million Company claims our tracking abilities don’t impress as much as Talisman Sect, leading to them losing out on a big deal. When we sent a representative to discuss with them, Talisman Sect humiliated us. They used our representative as a stepping stone to gloat. Because they were prepared, we lost to them again. Can you put it up with it?”
“No!”
“Greater Heaven Caster Lu, we have always got along with Million Company in business. What mistake did we make that led to their loss?” inquired Luo Feilong.
Greater Heaven Caster Lu gyrated his lips. “… Our core principle has always been to protect our customer’s confidentiality, but you’re our elites, so I don’t believe this goes against our non-disclosure agreement. This is a good reminder to you all that there is always somebody better than you…
“They requested we create a batch of jadeite pieces when Ultimate Immortals Ranking was published. The jade pieces are called Ultimate Immortal Records, which contain every ultimate immortals’ detailed profile. They then asked us to tamper with the jade pieces. I was in charge of overwatching their production. I invented a Heaven Stage formation to track down those listed in the jade piece. They went and sold the pieces for spirit stones. In other words, buying them was the equivalent of carrying a tracking bug, so Million Company could successfully double dip.”
“Did someone detect the formation?” Ji Wenkai inquired.
Greater Heaven Caster Lu sighed. “Yes, one of the ultimate immortals saw through it. Million Company didn’t tell me who it was, but I’ve been deliberating which ultimate immortal is so proficient with formations. Mu Chenghong is our only disciple ranked on Ultimate Immortals’ Ranking, while Talisman Sect have three ranked. I’m not convinced Talisman Sect’s disciples are capable of detecting the formation. After thorough analysis, I can only think of one individual who could’ve seen through it.”
“Who might that be?” asked Luo Feilong.
“True God and Poison King’s disciple – Mu Yu.”
Mu Yu almost cracked a smile hearing all the comments about him.
“Eternally Youthful Ku Mu and Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s formation skills are on par with our ancestor, Chen Tiandao’s. I pressed Huai Baiwan for answers. Though he tried to dodge the question, I am positive I erred. That’s not what’s important, though. What’s important is Talisman Sect has developed a talisman that functions similarly. They found a way to conceal it so well that not even I can notice it. That’s the reason Million Company stopped doing business with us,” reported Greater Heaven Caster Lu, feeling disgraced even though he chose to reveal it on his own accord for everyone’s benefit.
“The point of sharing this news with you is to warn you that Talisman Sect have continued to progress and surpassed us. If we don’t pick up the slack, we will fall from grace. We are short on able disciples. Whoever broke the formation tablet, I implore you to speak up. As a member of Formation Sect, we are beholden to fight for the sect’s future. We need you. If we lose in this year’s tournament again, we will have fallen down another rung. I will do my best to pass on everything I know to you so that we don’t suffer another bitter defeat.”
Greater Heaven Caster Lu’s eyes brimmed with tears. He genuinely cared for Formation Sect’s future and wanted to do something for it. He hoped to touch Mu Yu with reason, and he would’ve been glad to know Mu Yu wavered. The reason Mu Yu still didn’t budge was because Greater Heaven Caster Lu was the one who designed the jade pieces. If it wasn’t for Ku Mu exposing the trick to the jade piece, good grief, Mu Yu would’ve ran into more trouble. In all fairness, Formation Sect would’ve suffered even worse losses if Greater Heaven Caster Lu turned down the job offer.
Greater Heaven Caster Lu heaved a heavy breath and continued, “Please reflect after this. Luo Feilong, gather a few reliable Heaven Stage disciples to make a trip to Celestial Star Sect with me. We need to do maintenance work on their mountain-protection formation tomorrow.”
While many disciples were hopeful they’d be chosen and have a chance to learn from Greater Heaven Caster Lu, only one thing reverberated in Mu Yu’s head – Tian Budai!
By stipulation, new disciples had to join a Greater Heaven Stage formation caster on a job one month after their enrolment for learning experience. Accordingly, Mu Yu was on the list.
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