Domain Formations
“Huh, I missed this domain part of the manual. Why does it have to be so thick?! I don’t know when I’ll ever finish reading it. Anyway, let’s see… Each individual will have their own interpretation of domains in formation arts. Everyone can find the domain best suited for them. By casting it around oneself, one can seize the initiative in combat and even use it as a suppressive tactic.
“One must have ascended to Apotheosis Realm in order to grasp the concept of domains for an Apotheosis Realm cultivator has already begun to challenge nature’s laws. Ascend to a high realm in order to learn one’s personal domain, such as my ‘Realm of Despair’.”
“Within ‘Realm of Despair’, nothing can survive as all my formation lines will carry a lethal poison that can penetrate anything to corrode its spiritual energy.
“It is a pity a damn runt has the ability to control wood, so he has the ability to counter my domain’s rule, which is the reason I never showed my domain. He will eventually read this section, yes, you. You stole my book before I could finish writing, you damn brat, always making fun of my stuttering. If you were an unscrupulous brat, I’d crush your skull.”
“Haha, I can see Dad huffing his beard when he wrote that. How long has it been since he scolded me? Now I know what he didn’t life me. That’s not what an author should do, Dad. I guess Bai Jie feared Dad because he already figured out how to create domains when he had yet to reach Apotheosis Realm. Ku Mu Valley wouldn’t be a place people feared but an actual forbidden zone if he cast ‘Realm of Despair’ on it.”
“Since Dad detailed how he came up with his domain, how about you give it a try. You might end up being able to cast two domains,” Xiaoshuai recommended with his eyes glittering.
“Two? I don’t even have one yet.”
“What are you on? Life and Death in the Blink of an Eye is your domain!”
Mu Yu started blinking spastically. “Life and Death in the Blink of an Eye is a domain?”
“Yeah, the five spirit lords’ abilities are a type of domain, insanely advanced domains, for that matter. Unless they were really gifted, not even Apotheosis Realm cultivators would be able to realise those domains. Their domains are nothing in comparison to what the five spirit lords have.”
“What’s Shifu’s domain?”
“Uh… I forgot. Probably a sword domain? I think it has something to do with me. Why do you even care?”
“What do you have to do with it?”
“Focus! See if you can use Dad’s pointers to come up with your own domain formation. You might even be able to use a domain to get through the formation without crossing through the imperial city’s main doors.”
“All right, all right. Since my cultivation isn’t up to par, I suppose I could try experimenting with formations and swordplay, two of my most proficient fields? I guess not since I’m not a master in either department?”
Xiaoshuai turned the page and read aloud, “Domains aren’t peerless things. If you haven’t created your own domain and happen to set foot into someone else’s domain, follow my instructions to dismantle it. Every domain’s weakness lies in its nature. Your first pecking order is to determine what its function is. For instance, if you find yourself in my domain, you will die from poisoning. I create my domain using formation lines, which means you need to discern the structure of my lines to dismantle it. Once one knows the flaw of a domain, even a Qi Condensation Realm cultivator can dismantle it.”
“Since Reverend Xuan Jizi is also a formation caster, I suppose I have to figure out the function and reasoning. Thank heavens deduction is my forte. Since Reverend Xuan Jizi’s Fiend-Sealing Pagoda heals all damaged bones, that means his domain is equipped with a healing ability. Now I’m stuck…”
Mu Yu stared at the pagoda all night until dawn broke, yet nothing came to mind. A surge of noise snapped and light Mu Yu out of his thoughts. Xiaoshuai was raring for another round of fights first thing in the morning.
“Elder He, what is that all about?” inquired Mu Yu, figuring only those on the island were aware of the alarm, since he didn’t see or hear it upon arrival.
“That is the alarm system Fiend King Yujiang installed on the island. It goes off whenever humans land on the island. In other words, someone or people have arrived on the island. It’s strange that everyone who’s coming arrives on our shore. Anyway, let’s go see who it is.”
Gui Yuzi glanced Mu Yu’s way and curved his lips up into a grin as he headed to the source of the light.
If it’s set to go off whenever humans arrive, only one group comes to mind, and that grin is telling me it’s who I think it is. It’s going to be harder to sneak into the city now, damn it, Mu Yu cursed in his mind.
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