Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 136: Formation and Filling the Ground

Of course, such a luxurious spiritual object is far beyond what Tong Bingfeng, at his current stage, can even glimpse. If there were a second-tier queen bee in the beehive in front of him, he, a mere eighth-level Qi Refining cultivator, would not dare to approach it at all, let alone subdue the queen bee and refine it into his spiritual imprint.

Owning a hive of bees and a queen bee is just the most basic beginning, and it won't affect his grand vision in any way.

Once they achieve Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, they will naturally try their best to find some special spiritual objects to help the Queen Bee advance to the second stage.

After all, once they successfully advance, the royal jelly they produce can not only be exchanged for a large number of second-tier spiritual items to aid their cultivation, but it will also become an indispensable stepping stone in many situations, allowing them to integrate into one seemingly unattainable circle after another.

"These are just beautiful descriptions and imaginations of the future. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. What we need now is to lay a solid foundation."

Whether it's a second-tier queen bee or royal jelly, it's all based on the premise that he can successfully forge his Dao foundation and become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Since his own cultivation level could not be improved, everything else was just a mirage. Therefore, what lay before him was still the struggle to establish his cave dwelling.

"This is the location of the hive, so the most important thing is to hide and protect it. The best course of action is to set up the array flags first to completely cover the entire ice forest."

Tong Bingfeng's efficiency has always been outstanding. After surveying the area of ​​the ice forest in front of him, he began to take out array flags with different array patterns carved on them from his storage bag. There were a total of twenty-four of them.

This set of array flags is called the Water Element Ice Domain Array. It is a typical first-grade high-quality array flag, but its quality has reached the peak level among first-grade high-quality array flags.

A typical first-tier high-grade array usually has between twelve and twenty array flags, but this water and ice dual-attribute array has a full twenty-four array flags.

Ten of the array flags are water-attribute, ten are ice-attribute, and the remaining four are in the center. These flags can be freely manipulated by the cultivator to allow the two types of spiritual energy to interact and merge.

Even without a cultivator in charge, this set of array flags can keep a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator out of the gate when it operates automatically. If he were in charge, he would be able to withstand the attacks of four cultivators of the same level and two cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, remaining as stable as Mount Tai.

This banner was not purchased; banners of this quality are quite expensive and are not usually sold openly in ordinary shops.

This was something Tong Bingfeng picked up from the storage bag of a deceased cultivator during his journey to the Bitter Sea Ice Domain.

He didn't know anything about the cultivator's origins; he only knew that he had seen a man whose body had been eaten away by a demon beast, leaving less than half of his original body.

Apart from this set of array flags, there were no other miscellaneous items in the storage bag. Before taking the array flags away, the remains of the cultivator were buried under the ice as a form of repayment.

Besides this Water Element Ice Domain Grand Array, there is also a first-grade superior-quality Concealing Breath and Gathering Yuan Grand Array, composed of twelve array flags, which has certain defensive and concealing effects. This is what he traded from Liu Zong before leaving, using the Canglan Overturning Mountain Array in exchange for his half of the share.

This set of array flags barely falls into the category of a first-tier high-grade array. It lacks effective offense and can only be used for passive defense, so its price is naturally not high.

At this time, the two sets of flags did not have any direct conflict in attributes. They complemented each other and were arranged together, which naturally achieved a synergistic effect greater than the sum of its parts.

The arrangement of the array flags is relatively simple. Cultivators only need to place them in the designated positions according to the established diagrams and use their magic power to connect all the array flags and activate them simultaneously.

"The battle flags lock the spirit, by imperial decree."

Tong Bing silently repeated the four words over and over, his dantian surging with abundant magical power. He took the steps of the Seven Stars and accurately placed each array flag in its corresponding position according to its number.

Each array flag is naturally a small, complete cycle. Any magical power that enters it can be effectively locked within it. Only when a cultivator outside uses their magical power to guide it will they all converge at the same time.

The magical power released by each array flag is an essential component for activating the entire array. After the combined power is activated, it forms an array light shield, and only then can the entire array be considered to be officially activated.

After the twenty-four array flags were set up, Tong Bingfeng was already panting, but his eyes shot out even more determined glints.

He stood in the center of all the array flags, his mana swirling wildly in his dantian, forming a cross-shaped mark beneath his feet. The instant it took shape, all the array flags that had already returned to their positions vibrated simultaneously, each shooting out a beam of azure light that connected to the cross-shaped mark beneath the cultivator's feet.

"With array flags linked together and a great array of light forming a barrier, if we don't act now, when will we?"

Tong Bingfeng closed his eyes slightly, and with his hands as if carrying a thousand-pound weight, he slowly rose upwards, and the Water Element Ice Domain Formation began to take shape.

He couldn't afford to rest or catch his breath. The second set of twelve array flags for the Concealing Breath and Gathering Yuan Array were then placed in positions that did not conflict with each other, and the array was reactivated according to the established steps.

The second light shield was slightly smaller in shape. Just as the first array light screen was about to fall, the two re-fitted at a certain angle in a certain area. After they successfully merged together, an even brighter array light screen rose again, and the coverage area rapidly expanded, enveloping the entire ice forest.

"Bang"

Once the array's light curtain had fully merged and its height and range had reached their respective limits, the entire light curtain suddenly shattered, turning into fist-sized pieces of light that fell between heaven and earth.

With the Water Element Ice Domain Array and the Concealing Qi and Gathering Yuan Array working simultaneously, the original ice forest instantly vanished without a trace under the cover of the arrays, returning to a boundless ice domain.

From a distance, all traces had vanished, and in the vast environment of the Northern Frontier Ice Region, it was the least likely place to attract the attention of cultivators.

If a cultivator wants to discover the specific situation here, the only way is to personally approach and accurately enter the core area of ​​the two great formations. Only then will they have a chance to discover even the slightest disturbance or anomaly. This requires the cultivator to specifically search for the exact location. Exploration in the usual sense is unlikely to reveal anything.

"With the two sets of first-grade high-level arrays set up, the ice forest has been effectively concealed, the spirit bees have disappeared, and this area has regained its stability. The next step is to prepare to fill in the soil and build the cave dwelling."

Tong Bingfeng murmured softly, his eyes blazing with hope. He knew that if they followed the established steps, one by one, this place would one day become a pure land, a fundamental place to nourish the comprehensive improvement of cultivators' cultivation.

Of course, this soil is not just ordinary soil, but spiritual soil containing varying degrees of spiritual power.