"Xueyi, refine these four Saintly Dao rules of the Manifestation Realm. After refining them, you should be able to advance one to two tiers."
Ling Fan pointed, and four streams of radiant light, though only the size of a human head, appeared to contain the profound mysteries of infinite worlds. These were Saintly Dao rules.
Outside.
These four complete Saintly Dao rules from Saint Realm powerhouses were enough to drive countless experts to madness.
Xueyi nodded and said, "The Hundred Flowers Ancient Saint inheritance within me has only been partially deciphered. She is at least a peak Saint of the eighth tier or above. If my cultivation advances one to two tiers, I should be able to unlock more of the inheritance and become even stronger."
As she spoke, countless crystal-clear void petals rained down, enveloping her and the four Saintly Dao rules. They finally transformed into a flower bud.
Seeing this, Ling Fan also began preparing to repair the second grand formation of the Samsara Divine Cauldron.
The Bridge of Helplessness.
Like the first grand formation, the Road of Yellow Springs, this second grand formation was composed of numerous ancient formations. The difference was that the second grand formation contained more ancient formations, which were more complex and profound.
The first was three hundred and sixty small formations.
This second grand formation, the Bridge of Helplessness, consisted of one thousand and twenty-eight formations.
Not only did the number increase dramatically, but its power was also more astonishing than the first grand formation.
With Ling Fan's current cultivation, the Road of Yellow Springs grand formation could at best suppress experts of the third tier of the Manifestation Realm. Against mid-tier Saints of the fourth tier of the Manifestation Realm and above, it could not suppress them, only weaken and restrain them.
However, once Ling Fan repaired the second grand formation, the Bridge of Helplessness, once unleashed, would leave few experts below the sixth tier of the Manifestation Realm with any ability to resist. Even high-tier Saints of the seventh tier of the Manifestation Realm and above would be greatly restricted.
But repairing this second grand formation was extremely difficult.
In addition to countless divine materials and sacred ores, the main material constituting the Bridge of Helplessness, the second grand formation, was the extremely rare and incomparably precious Saintly Dao Source Stone.
And not just a small amount.
A full one thousand and eighty pieces were needed.
Basically, each small formation required one Saintly Dao Source Stone as its foundation, supplemented by endless divine materials and treasures, to be re-refined and restored.
The final core formation required over sixty Saintly Dao Source Stones.
These Saintly Dao Source Stones could only be nurtured and born within the primordial Saint River of a world, and their numbers were extremely scarce.
Often, a powerful Saint Realm martial artist would consider themselves incredibly lucky if they could retrieve one Saintly Dao Source Stone from the primordial Saint River in their lifetime. It could be used to forge their core natal Saint artifact, imbuing it with infinite power.
Ling Fan felt a headache coming on when he thought about gathering over a thousand Saintly Dao Source Stones.
He wondered if the primordial Saint River of a small world like the Nine Flowers Realm even contained a thousand Saintly Dao Source Stones in total.
Despite the difficult and arduous conditions, Ling Fan had no better solution. The resources of this small world were simply too scarce, so he could only take it one step at a time.
The other materials were quite abundant. Ling Fan constructed the formations with these materials in advance. When he obtained the Saintly Dao Source Stones in the future, he could quickly restore them by simply refining and inserting the stones.
...
In the sleeping chambers.
Peace had returned.
Xueyi's figure was completely enveloped within the massive flower bud. The petals were crystal clear like jade, beautiful and magnificent, with countless sacred lights flickering, creating a dazzling spectacle.
Meanwhile, Ling Fan was completely immersed in the repair of the Samsara Divine Cauldron's second grand formation, losing track of time. Profound and complex formations took shape under his hands, each one capable of making the most powerful and renowned formation grandmasters of the Nine Flowers Realm feel ashamed.
...
More than ten days passed.
The materials in front of Ling Fan dwindled, replaced by formation after formation. Once basically formed, he stored them in his spatial spiritual artifact.
On Xueyi's side, the void crystal petals, seemingly carved from the finest mutton-fat jade, showed signs of blooming. Streams of powerful Saintly Dao aura permeated the air, as if an unparalleled Saint was about to emerge from within.
Just then.
Anxious voices of Toad and the Demon Horse could be heard from outside the sleeping chambers.
"Boss! Boss! Urgent matter, come out quickly."
Ling Fan frowned slightly, his voice traveling through the boundless space to the ears of the Demon Horse and Toad.
"What is it, causing such a panic?"
Toad exclaimed, "Boss, you've answered! There's movement from the Martial Continent!"
"Are the three great Holy Lands coming to deal with us?" Ling Fan asked.
"No! The three great Holy Lands are not attacking us. They are plotting a world-shattering event that concerns the entire pattern and future of the Martial Continent! We have accepted the intelligence network of countless forces from the Storm Sea Region and have been closely monitoring the movements of the three great Holy Lands as per your instructions. Recently, it seems that a tributary of the Martial River in the Martial Continent has revived, bringing opportunities. The three great Holy Lands are all planning to enter it to seek the greatest opportunities and fortunes!"
Toad explained.
"What Martial River tributary?"
"Uh, I don't quite understand. Anyway, it's related to the supreme martial arts of the Martial Continent. Oh, Demon Horse, you explain."
The Demon Horse said, "Let me explain. The Martial Continent Saint River! It is one of the three major tributaries of the Nine Flowers Realm's primordial Saintly Dao. Boss, you should know that the Nine Flowers Realm is divided into three continents: Star Continent, Demon Continent, and Martial Continent. The Martial Continent is the weakest. It has always been controlled by the three great Holy Lands, which have suppressed all potential stars that threaten them. This has caused the martial arts of the Martial Continent to become increasingly weak, with fewer and fewer achieving Sainthood. Eventually, even the Martial Continent Saint River fell silent. But recently, for some unknown reason, the Saint River in the Martial Continent is reviving. The powerhouses of the three great Holy Lands are accumulating strength, waiting for the moment the Saint River fully revives to rush into it and break through to higher realms!"
The Demon Horse clearly understood the Nine Flowers Realm and martial arts much better than Toad, concisely describing the general situation.
Ling Fan remained silent for a moment and said, "Perhaps it is because Xueyi inherited the Hundred Flowers Ancient Saint's legacy. The power of this Ancient Saint is so immense that it has caused the Martial Continent Saint River to revive."
After speaking, a thought flashed through Ling Fan's mind.
But he did not voice it.
This was merely a guess.
Perhaps a Saint Realm expert had also been born among the descendants of the Zhou family's Saint General in the Ten Thousand Burial Demon Abyss.
However, the specific reason remained to be observed.
The Demon Horse said, "Boss, this matter is too significant! Once the people of the three great Holy Lands seize the power of the Martial Continent Saint River and control it, the strength of the experts from the three great Holy Lands will rise to an extremely terrifying level, and it is even possible for them to advance to become top-tier Saints! We must stop them."
"How do we stop them?"
Toad also understood some of it and said, "We are still only quasi-Demon Saints, still a bit short of becoming Saints. Boss has not become a Saint either, and cannot even enter the Saint River. Currently, we only have Boss's wife who is in the Saint Realm. Are we going to let Boss's wife, a woman, stop the three great Holy Lands? Although the three great Holy Lands have lost three Saints, the number of Saint Realm experts who have not surfaced is likely no less than ten!"
"How about... we run first? Go to the Star Continent to see if there are opportunities, or go to the Demon Continent! If I eat tens of thousands of quasi-Demon Saints, the Demon Horse and I can become Saints." Toad was fixated on the Demon Continent, drooling at the thought.
"Can't you have a little ambition? Who is our Boss, to be scared away by those old geezers from the three great Holy Lands?"
The Demon Horse said.
"You can't enter, but my strength should be barely enough to enter. As for Boss, he can definitely enter!"
The Demon Horse possessed a blind admiration and confidence in Ling Fan's strength.
Ling Fan thought to himself, "Since the Martial Continent Saint River is reviving, we indeed cannot let the people of the three great Holy Lands monopolize it. It would be best to have Xueyi control this tributary of the Nine Flowers Realm Saint River. This way, her strength will advance by leaps and bounds, and she can also take this opportunity to overcome the fourth tribulation of her Nine Deaths Spirit Phoenix Body."
"You two, stand down. Continue to gather intelligence. I will act on the day the Martial Continent Saint River revives. Also, Toad, you personally go to the Ten Thousand Burial Demon Abyss at the border of the Heavenly Mountain Domain and the Heavenly Net Domain. There is a Demon Suppressing clan there, they are my friends. Contact them."
"Understood, leave it to me!" Toad accepted the order and scurried off.
"I also need to start attempting to break through to the Saint Realm." The Demon Horse felt a sense of urgency. Although its bloodline was transcendent, it could be said that there was no creature in the entire Nine Flowers Realm with a more powerful and noble bloodline than it. However, it now clearly felt that it was falling behind Ling Fan. If it did not become a Saint soon, let alone challenge Ling Fan, it would not even be able to see Ling Fan's back.
This was something the extremely proud and arrogant Demon Horse could not accept.
"Brother Fan, I feel it too!"
At this moment.
A voice came from behind Ling Fan.
It turned out that the flower bud formed from the void crystal had opened at some unknown time. Xueyi's tall and perfect figure, clad in an elegant long dress embroidered with a vibrant depiction of blooming flowers, exuded an even greater nobility, making her countless times more noble and graceful than the empresses and consorts in mortal dynasties.
Ling Fan was slightly surprised.
Because he discovered that Xueyi's cultivation had leaped directly to the third tier of the Manifestation Realm, not far from breaking through to the fourth tier. Her Saintly power was contained within, her strength incredibly condensed, displaying profound Saintly Dao attainments.
"What do you feel?"
Ling Fan smiled slightly, recounted what had just happened, and then asked.
"The existence of that Martial Continent Saint River, and the stirring of the Saint River, it will revive soon! At that time, the martial arts of the Martial Continent and all the martial artists of the Martial Continent will usher in an incredibly brilliant era of explosion, with a surge in strength. And the one who controls this Saint River will gain the most benefits, unimaginable benefits. We must control it before the three great Holy Lands do."