"Kill Array, Illusion Array, multiple Formation overlays," Su Changkong mastered them all with ease.
Su Changkong neglected sleep and food, completely immersed in the study of Formations, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed.
During these three years, Su Changkong had made no small improvements in terms of strength, mainly in his physical body.
Su Changkong had already thoroughly refined the core power of two Demon Monster Kings, which dramatically increased the strength of his Demon Monster physique.
It was no exaggeration to say that his Demon Monster body now belonged to the level of a Demon Monster King, and with his physical body alone, he was able to confront an average Demon Monster King in direct combat!
If he could chop down and consume the core power of more Demon Monster Kings, it was not impossible for his body to rival that of a Heavenly Demon.
Array Path (11th realm Shaking Ancestral Brilliance 70%)
Three years later, Su Changkong’s mastery of Formation had reached the 11th realm, and within the bounds of the Ancient Holy Country, aside from some top individuals in Array Path, there were not many who could match up to him.
"This Refining Sky Array is indeed profound; even though my Formation has reached the 11th realm, observing this Refining Sky Array still leaves me with only a superficial understanding."
Su Changkong silently marveled that the Refining Sky Array was absolutely the highest achievement in the area of Formation.
Even though the original Refining Sky Array had been destroyed, Su Changkong was able to project it using the Great Divine Power Mirror Heaven and Earth, but the projected Refining Sky Array had no practical effect, much like those Beast Emperors, which had exceeded the projection limit of the Mirror Heaven and Earth Divine Power.
However, Su Changkong could still use this to closely study and observe the Refining Sky Array.
Yet, after reaching the 11th realm, Su Changkong could feel his progress becoming slow, and so he sought Hua Shan’s counsel on issues related to Formation.
"His progress is too fast..." Hua Shan silently marveled at Su Changkong’s talent and comprehension.
While some people may have decent talent in one particular way, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re equally talented in others, but it seemed Su Changkong was a jack-of-all-trades, astonishingly talented in every path!
"If you want to advance further in Array Path... then go out to see the Ancient Holy Country, see this land. You’ve been here in the Ancient Holy Country for some time now, but it seems you haven’t truly seen this land."
Hua Shan hinted.
"Go out and see this land of the Ancient Holy Country?"
Contemplating Hua Shan’s words, Su Changkong finally nodded, deciding to follow Hua Shan’s suggestion and properly explore the Ancient Holy Country.
During his time in the Ancient Holy Country, Su Changkong had indeed barely explored, so he temporarily left the Red Medicine Valley to travel.
"It seems... it’s not far off."
Watching the somewhat gloomy sky, a look of worry crossed Hua Shan’s face. Recently, he could feel the subtle changes in this world, becoming chaotic, the five elements in disarray, heaven and earth inverted; he understood that it was the Heavenly Demons stealing and refining the power of Heavenly Dao, and once they produced fragments of the Heavenly Dao, the time for them to launch an active offensive wouldn’t be far, and that time would not be long.
Su Changkong left the Red Medicine Valley and traveled through various regions, sometimes wandering in bustling cities like an ordinary person, enjoying fine food and wine, and sometimes soaring through the skies.
"See the Ancient Holy Country, see this land..."
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Half a year passed, yet Su Changkong had no significant gains.
"Medicine Saint Senior told me to have a good look at the Ancient Holy Country and this land; it seems it wasn’t just to broaden my horizons and temper my temperament..."
Su Changkong pondered, having started from humble beginnings and reached his current point; he realized his experiences and temperament were far from lacking. Perhaps he was overthinking it. Hua Shan’s suggestion to look at the Ancient Holy Country and this land, could it really just be the literal meaning?
With that thought in mind, Su Changkong shot up into the sky, soaring tens of thousands of meters high to look down upon the land.
Su Changkong could see the mountains below him, rivers, cities, and crowds becoming smaller, getting a view that made all mountains seem small.
"Hm?"
Upon closer inspection, Su Changkong’s expression suddenly changed, and he immediately continued to ascend into the skies, entering the clouds, overlooking the land below with his extraordinary prowess.
If it had been before, Su Changkong might not have noticed anything, but now his skill in Formation was rare even in the Ancient Holy Country, and with Hua Shan’s previous reminder, this observation gradually led to a discovery.
"This land... does it resemble a corner of a Formation?"
And with this observation, Su Changkong was shocked to realize that the continuous mountains, Spirit Veins, and the cities which seemed disordered were actually following a certain pattern, faintly forming a picture!
It looked even more like a corner of a Formation!
"Could it be... the entire Ancient Holy Country is a Formation? A Grand Array?"
Su Changkong couldn’t help but be startled; he roughly understood why, after hitting a bottleneck in Formation, Hua Shan advised him to have a good look at the Ancient Holy Country and this land.
Because the entire Ancient Holy Country was a Grand Array!
"This truly is a grand move, was it one of the Grand Arrays laid down by the Nine Great Ancient Sages? Using a nation and boundless land as an array, Saint Qi... indeed was one of the highest-skilled Ancient Sages in Array Path of all time!"
Su Changkong was also shocked by the Nine Great Ancient Sages’ grandeur.
Previously Hua Shan had mentioned that in order to counter the threat of Demon Monsters, they too had left some fallbacks; likely, this Grand Array that covered the Ancient Holy Country was one of their countermeasures.
When the Nine Great Ancient Sages were constructing the Holy Country, they built the foundations according to the Array diagrams given by Saint Qi; this Grand Array was probably out of the ordinary, and to understand its specific effects, Su Changkong needed to take a closer look!