Seven Great Peaks
Joining Mu Yu were Ai Xiao, Zhao Lianggong, Liu Yangze and Ding Bo. Ai Xiao’s name must’ve been a play on the character “love” in Chinese, but it was fair game if it was because she was all smiles and approachable. She was the only one close to his age; the others were over twenty. Ding Bo was also quite approachable during their self-introductions. As for Zhao Lianggong and Liu Yangze, they put on airs the moment they discerned Mu Yu was a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. They were, after all, Primordial Infant Realm cultivators.
“What’s your name? When did you join? Why is your cultivation so low at your age?” questioned Greater Heaven Caster Lu, displeased.
“My name is Feng Mu. I have been here for over a month,” Mu Yu answered formally.
“Over a month? How many hexagrams did you solve?”
“Four.”
Greater Heaven Caster Lu might’ve been disappointed, but he wasn’t a prejudice man. “You are not considered exceptional among Heaven Stage disciples, so be sure to study more diligently.”
“I will not let you down,” replied Mu Yu, thinking, And you’ve been looking for me for an entire month.
Greater Heaven Caster Lu cast spiritual energy over the five and propelled everyone into the sky with him. He made haste as it would’ve taken him half a day to fly there even at his level.
Formation Sect’s Greater Heaven Stage formation casters were, at least, at Spirit Severing Realm. Even so, their sect, like Pill Cauldron Sect, didn’t put emphasis on cultivation.
“Make sure you look alive when we arrive. Celestial Star Sect is one of our big customers, so there is no room for error. Show them respect, clear?”
“Yes, Greater Heaven Caster Lu,” Mu Yu reluctantly answered, thinking, I’d raze their sect to the ground if I could. Respect? I’ll spit on their graves.
“Feng Mu, stay by my side. If anyone asks why your cultivation is so low, tell them you’re my assistant, got it?”
“Yes, Greater Heaven Caster Lu.”
Assistant was a nice way of calling them servants. They weren’t required to have any cultivation. Thence, Mu Yu wouldn’t make Formation Sect look bad.
Celestial Star Sect was located at Celestial Star Mountains, a mountain range blessing them with an abundance of spiritual qi. Unlike other sects, their sect was built on seven huge floating mountains. Each of the seven mountains looked as though somebody chopped off the bottom and levitated the top half. The seven peaks were arranged in a Big Dipper Formation. The white edifices were located amidst lush greenery.
“Celestial Star Sect’s Seven Divine Peaks is our ancestor Chen Tiandao’s creation. He cut the seven mountains in half and made use of Celestial Star Mountain Range’s unique profile to cast a levitating formation. You could say he is as much of an artist as he is a formation expert.”
Mu Yu tried to hide his marvel for the seven peaks. Floating Celestial Island was one piece of land, while Seven Divine Peaks were seven mountains.
“Every mountain requires its defensive formation to be maintained. Watch how I do it. Levitating formations are brilliant but also incredibly complex. Only our ancestor has been able to cast them. Of course, we aren’t here purely for maintenance work on those. All of their buildings also have protective formations, anti-trespasser formations, spirit collection formations, calming formations and so forth. You need to be meticulous when conducting inspections. Feng Mu, you don’t know what’s what since you’re new. Come with me to the core of the levitation formation and learn what you can.”
It wouldn’t be a learning experience if all they did was watch. Hence, simple formations were left in the hands of Heaven Stage disciples, while Greater Heaven Caster Lu took care of the most important one. The disciples accompanying had seen the levitation formation before, and it went way over their heads.
“Patriarch was the one who set Celestial Star Sect’s flawless mountain-protection formation. It’s capable of keeping Ascension Realm invaders out, meaning not even he can trespass. Its formation core is in Celestial Star Sect’s members’ hands. As such, only those they grant entry to may enter.”
“Can it imitate intruders’ skills to attack them? For instance, will it slash me if I slash it?” Mu Yu queried.
“Is that something you saw in your dream? That would be an overpowered formation if it existed. Set it down, and let them kill themselves,” berated Zhao Lianggong.
“Too imaginative for his own good,” added Liu Yangze.
“What’s the issue with you two? He’s a new disciple. You should be helping him out. If he doesn’t know something, teach him, not make fun of him. We should be joining hands at this junction. Feng Mu’s idea is creative. It’s just not realistic. It would be more difficult to cast than a levitation formation because it would need to instantly learn techniques. That’s something only the human brain could do. As far as I’m aware, there are no formation cores that could achieve that. You shouldn’t only learn what’s taught; be willing to extrapolate and innovate if you want to excel. The future requires change and new ideas.”
Ai Xiao whispered to Mu Yu, “There’s no such thing as a perfect formation. Celestial Star Sect’s formation’s flaw is that the moon influences the flow of spiritual energy on full-moon nights. During that window, their mountain-protection formation doesn’t function. If you’re fast enough, you could sneak in during that window.”
Hearing what Ai Xiao shared, Greater Heaven Caster Lu asserted, “The fewer people who know that, the better. We can’t reveal formations’ flaws as formation casters, or we’ll be out of a job.”
“Feng Mu is one of us, so it should not be against the rules. We just need to keep it to ourselves,” Ai Xiao expostulated.
“Technically speaking, it’s not a flaw. Even if you manage to sneak in during that time frame, Celestial Star Sect will still pick up on your presence.”
An idea permeated in Mu Yu’s mind.
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