Chapter 1023

Chapter 1023: Great River and Mountain Formation (Part Two)

On the third day of the third month, the dragons lifted their heads.

On the outskirts of Hanhai City, a new palace stood.

In the center of the palace, Wang Chen stood atop a high altar, holding a legal sword and gazing up at the sky.

He wore a pure white Daoist robe woven with countless threads and a Black Jade Crown, exuding an ethereal aura.

The time had come.

As the sun rose to the zenith, Wang Chen focused his gaze, quickly forming a spell and channeling the magic within his body.

In the next moment, an invisible wind quietly appeared around Wang Chen, swirling around him and expanding outward at an astonishing speed in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, the entire palace was enveloped.

And this was just the beginning!

Almost simultaneously, the Seventy-two Columns of Mountains and Rivers scattered across Hanhai began to tremble, illuminating the runes engraved on their surfaces one by one, as if sending a signal for alarms, instantly spreading throughout the entire county.

The earth emitted a deep rumble.

Flocks of startled birds took flight, beasts anxiously fled their dens, and countless stones rolled down from the peaks.

Above in the sky, the winds and clouds howled!

In that moment, the people living within Hanhai County looked up at the sky in astonishment.

They felt something was happening but couldn’t grasp what it was, sensing that a momentous event was unfolding.

Especially in Hanhai City, where hundreds of thousands of residents were filled with fear, some even knelt on the streets praying to the deities!

At that moment, on the altar of the new palace, Wang Chen was at the most critical juncture of his spellcasting.

By his own strength, he activated the Seventy-two Columns of Mountains and Rivers, a feat that exceeded his limits.

Although Wang Chen was harnessing the power of heaven and earth to activate the Great River and Mountain Formation, the sprawling range of the Seventy-two Columns quickly drained the magic he had painstakingly accumulated.

Wang Chen had prepared for this, swiftly choosing to burn his fortune without hesitation.

[Fortune -100], [Fortune -100], [Fortune -100]…

Each hundred-point expenditure flooded his vision like a waterfall, the speed of depletion sending chills down his spine.

The most terrifying part was that as each Column of Mountains and Rivers was activated, the returning power from heaven and earth coalesced on the altar, making Wang Chen feel as if he were sitting on a barrel of gunpowder.

If there were the slightest mistake in his spellcasting, being shattered to bits would be a light fate!

However, Wang Chen remained calm and composed, guiding the power of heaven and earth into the altar beneath his feet, which was the core of the Great River and Mountain Formation, in order to gather spiritual energy for the massive formation.

Until all the runes on the Surface of the Altar lit up completely and trembled at that moment, Wang Chen suddenly exhaled and spoke aloud.

"Rise!"

In an instant, dragons and serpents surged forth, and the world transformed, resounding with a roar.

"Subdue!"

Wang Chen pressed his palms down, forcibly suppressing the violent energy emanating from the formation.

"Open!"

A sharp crack echoed as the brass mirror that Wang Chen held tightly in his left hand shattered instantly.

At that moment, the world fell silent!

Then, strands of spiritual energy surged in from all directions, flowing into Wang Chen’s within (one’s body).

Every hair on his body stood on end, and he felt as if he could fly.

How long had it been since he experienced such a sensation?

One of the functions of the Great River and Mountain Formation is to gather spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

It is similar to a spirit gathering formation.

However, unlike the spirit gathering formations in the Haotian Realm, this formation also possesses the powerful destructive power to suppress the earth’s veins!

In the Haotian Realm, not to mention someone like Wang Chen, a mere Golden Core cultivator—even after attaining Yuan Ying or transforming into a spirit, it would be impossible to construct such a formation.

This is because the causal connections involved in such formations are vast and would never be permitted by the realm’s consciousness.

Anyone who dared to attempt such a feat would certainly face heavenly retribution!

But Cangqing is different. This world belongs to small worlds, and the heavenly consciousness is still in a state of chaos, allowing even Exiled Celestial Demons to enter.

That is why Wang Chen successfully constructed the Great River and Mountain Formation!

Pure spiritual energy poured into Wang Chen’s every part of the body and five organs, permeating every inch of his muscles and bones, reaching deep into his meridians, ultimately converging in his energy field.

Wang Chen’s cultivation level instantly soared to the peak of this world!

He immediately sealed off his Qi Sea.

Above the altar, storm clouds began to gather, and the faint sound of thunder rumbled through the layers of clouds.

If Wang Chen were to break through his limits at this moment, he would attract a heavenly tribulation. If he passed through it, he could ascend to the upper realm!

The problem is that he came to explore from the lower realm, and using this mortal body to ascend would be like having his head kicked by a donkey.

All his previous efforts would have been in vain.

With the sealing of the Qi Sea, Wang Chen’s cultivation level immediately reverted to that of a seventh-tier martial artist, causing the storm clouds above him to dissipate instantly.

Wang Chen let out a long breath and flicked his hand to release a letter symbol.

With a flash of fire, the flying talisman vanished in an instant.

Before he activated the Great River and Mountain Formation, he couldn’t use such means to send messages.

Now it felt effortless.

Moreover, no matter how much magic power he consumed, Wang Chen could obtain it from the Great River and Mountain Formation. As long as this world didn’t collapse, he could draw upon it endlessly!

Wang Chen could even remain at the altar, controlling the Great River and Mountain Formation to cast many powerful spells.

In this regard, he essentially possessed an unmatched weapon in this world!

Wang Chen’s strategy for conquering Cangqing took a huge step forward.

He faintly sensed the pulse of this world.

"Master!"

Not long after, Princess Qingyun appeared beside the altar.

She came alone, without guards or maidservants accompanying her—that was Wang Chen’s request.

In fact, this newly constructed palace currently had no one else inside.

"Come,"

Wang Chen beckoned, and Princess Qingyun was involuntarily lifted into the air, landing on the altar.

However, she felt no fear; instead, she found it quite amusing and interesting: "Hehe."

Wang Chen couldn’t help but ruffle the girl’s hair and asked, "What do you think of this place?"

"Huh?"

Princess Qingyun snapped back to her senses, a lightly blush appearing on her pretty face.

Being born with a Dao seed, she immediately sensed the unusualness of the place under Wang Chen’s guidance: "How strange…"

Wang Chen smiled slightly: "This is the core of the Great River and Mountain Formation. In the future, when you Practice methods here, you will achieve results with half the effort."

In truth, it was more than just achieving results with half the effort; a day’s work here could equal ten years of hard practice for ordinary cultivators!

But the limit of this world was indeed not high.

Wang Chen took Princess Qingyun’s delicate hand, and as his fingernail brushed against her fingertip, bright red blood surged forth, dripping onto the altar below.

"With the river and mountain as witness, the Empress shall be known as Wu Zhao!"

Wang Chen spoke in a deep voice. "From now on, your name will be Wu Zhao, subduing the world and shining like the sun and moon!"

Beneath his and Princess Qingyun’s feet, the freshly fallen blood coalesced into the large characters for "Wu Zhao."

Then it fused into the altar and disappeared!

The Great River and Mountain Formation roared in response.