After Hua San’niang left, Shui Miao immediately returned to the Time Tower and began forging magical treasures using the Tianyuan stones.
Considering the difficulties of survival in the Immortal Realm, and for safety’s sake, Shui Miao decided to create another protective Time Spirit Bead. With the remaining Tianyuan stones and Helian’s help, he planned to forge a new Phantom Demon Mirror.
After many forging attempts, Shui Miao had become highly skilled and proficient in the craft.
Soon, the protective Time Spirit Bead took shape. Shui Miao used an ample amount of materials, and after quenching, he immediately began the activation ritual.
This time, he used dragon blood he had collected as the quenching material, the finest available.
As the protective Time Spirit Bead gave birth to a spirit, it emitted an extraordinary glow. Shui Miao’s second Supreme Treasure was born!
Overjoyed, Shui Miao immediately performed a blood-binding ritual and wore it on his body.
This protective Time Spirit Bead was more than twice as powerful as the previous one, and slightly faster.
At the same time, Shui Miao transferred large quantities of spirit stones and pills into the treasure to nourish its spirit and activate the protective Time Spirit Bead.
That the protective Time Spirit Bead had become a Supreme Treasure was no surprise to Shui Miao, given the top-quality materials and the dragon blood from an Immortal Emperor used in its forging. In a good mood, and since the Phantom Demon Mirror required more complex materials than he had available, Shui Miao decided to forge another protective Time Spirit Bead for Lian’er and Helian using the remaining Tianyuan stones. However, without the best quenching materials, these treasures only reached the level of Supreme Immortal Treasures. Still, when Lian’er and Helian received them, they were overjoyed—Supreme Immortal Treasures were already incredibly valuable treasures to them.
Hug Xianzun and Hua San’niang had not yet returned.
Shui Miao continued forging, using the remaining materials to create various weapons and magical treasures.
If he were to possess an immortal mountain, he would need protective formations.
Therefore, Shui Miao wanted to create many treasures and set up a miniature Tian Dou Si Xiang Formation to protect the immortal mountain.
Everything was proceeding smoothly.
When Shui Miao had forged thirty-six high-quality treasures, mostly Supreme Immortal Treasures, and set up the Tian Dou Si Xiang Formation, ready for activation, Hug Xianzun returned with a beaming smile.
“Brother, the immortal mountain is all set.”
As soon as Hug Xianzun reached the door, Shui Miao stepped out, “So fast?”
“Yes, I paid triple the price to have them work day and night. They mobilized over ten thousand Golden Body Laborers, following your instructions to make the surface look ordinary but filled with abundant spirit stones inside. Finally, the immortal energy is stabilized. Here is the jade token of the immortal mountain. Why don’t we go check it out now?”
Hug Xianzun handed Shui Miao a jade token the size of a pancake.
Shui Miao’s heart stirred as he immediately transferred the token into his treasure and mentally communicated to Lian’er, “Lian’er, we’ve got the token. Our Tianji Sect finally has a home.”
“Wonderful, Big Brother! You’re amazing!”
“This token is already so great, the immortal mountain must be even better!” Helian was also excited.
Shui Miao calmly nodded and flew with Hug Xianzun to a location three hundred miles away from Xian Du Mountain.
Three hundred miles sounded far, but in reality, it was quite close.
There was an immortal mountain in this area, but the sect that once occupied it had declined, and now it was perfect for Shui Miao to take over.
“This is it…”
Hug Xianzun pointed to a magnificent mountain ahead, with nine towering peaks. Thinking that young people like Shui Miao would appreciate grandeur, he chose a mountain even more imposing than the top sects in the Ninth Heaven.
However, Shui Miao frowned.
He wasn’t fond of ostentation. Without time to protect everyone here, drawing too much attention would only bring trouble.
“Something wrong, Brother?” Hug Xianzun was taken aback, not expecting Shui Miao to dislike it. “If you don’t like it, I can have it redesigned.”
With triple the payment, the after-sales service was top-notch.
Shui Miao nodded, “Please redesign it. Move the nine peaks to the side and arrange them in a circle. Move all the palaces to the broken platforms, and that should be fine.”
“This… this shape might look a bit odd?” Hug Xianzun was stunned, imagining the shape like a giant hand with extra fingers—an unusual design.
Shui Miao smiled slightly, “I like unique designs. Just follow my instructions.”
Shui Miao’s plan was to use the nine peaks to set up the Tian Dou Si Xiang Formation.
At this time, the immortal mountain was not yet completed, with many Golden Body Laborers still moving buildings and connecting the mountain veins to form a unified whole.
Undeniably, having money made things easier.
After a brief discussion with Hug Xianzun, a large group of Golden Body Laborers immediately sprang into action, moving an entire mountain peak in the blink of an eye!
Seeing how powerful the Golden Body Laborers were, Shui Miao couldn’t help but wonder how many of them his own cultivation could match.
“I’ll find out another time.”
After a moment’s thought, Shui Miao dismissed the idea. His strength was nothing in the vast Immortal Realm.
If Hug Xianzun found out how weak he was, it would be embarrassing.
Better to stay silent and keep pretending to be a master.
About an hour later, the immortal mountain was finally arranged.
After the responsible officials and Golden Body Laborers left, Shui Miao, accompanied by Hug Xianzun, entered the immortal mountain.
After a quick inspection and using his spiritual sense, Shui Miao discovered a hidden formation within the mountain, not yet activated. As for the scenery and layout of the palaces, everything was top-notch—immortal herb pavilions, pill rooms, spirit beast palaces, disciples’ quarters, elders’ mansions, and various storage yards—all arranged very reasonably.
“Xianzun Hug, how do I activate this mountain formation?”
After finishing the inspection and arriving at the main hall of the sect, Shui Miao couldn’t help but ask curiously.
Hug Xianzun immediately pointed to a huge stone pillar behind the sect leader’s throne. On the pillar was a dragon pattern. Upon closer inspection, the dragon lacked eyes. “Brother, you just need to perform a blood-binding ritual on the jade token and press it onto the dragon’s eyes, and the mountain formation will activate.”
“I see!”
Shui Miao willed the token to appear, performed the blood-binding ritual, and pressed it onto the dragon’s eyes.
Instantly, the mountain formation activated, releasing a surge of immortal energy that formed clouds over the mountain, giving it an authentic immortal aura.
“Ha! This mountain formation is quite interesting!”
Shui Miao, continuously observing with his spiritual sense, gained some inspiration from the mountain formation.
“Hmm? What’s this mountain? It looks so ugly, yet the immortal energy is so pure?”
“Look, fellow cultivators! Although this mountain looks a bit ugly, its spiritual energy is incredibly powerful—more potent than our Sansheng Sect’s immortal mountain!”
“Strange, who could this mysterious cultivator be, setting up an immortal mountain here without even notifying us? They clearly don’t respect us Kunyun Sect at all!”
“Exactly! They didn’t even consider us Cangtian Sect!”
“Unforgivable! Setting up an immortal mountain here without inviting us for a feast? They really look down on us!”
“Hmph! If we want to know who they are, it’s simple. We’ll pretend to visit and congratulate them, secretly absorbing and seizing some spiritual energy. If they’re a high-level cultivator, we’ll back off. But if they’re just a rich nobody, we’ll take the opportunity to profit!”
“Ha! Let’s go!”
The activation of Shui Miao’s immortal mountain attracted the attention of several elders from nearby sects.
Shui Miao, sensing with his spiritual awareness, realized these elders were merely Immortal Emperors.
“Haha, Brother, it seems you have some neighbors coming to visit. Since you’re not familiar with this place, would you like me to help receive them?” Hug Xianzun was acquainted with many sect leaders and elders.
Hug Xianzun had expected Shui Miao to be hospitable.
However, Shui Miao suddenly replied coldly, “I don’t care if they come to visit. Xianzun Hug, you know my identity. If too many people discover my whereabouts, the news might reach my master, and then I won’t be able to play around anymore, not to mention continue trading with you.”
As he spoke, Shui Miao summoned a miniature Tian Dou Si Xiang Formation mirror-like treasure he had forged but hadn’t yet activated.
“This is…”
Seeing Shui Miao suddenly summon a mirror-like treasure for activation, Hug Xianzun was momentarily stunned.
“This is a mountain protection formation I forged.”
Shui Miao began nurturing the treasure spirit with medicinal energy while preparing his blood for a blood-binding ritual.
The mirror-like miniature Tian Dou Si Xiang Formation vibrated and suddenly emitted a seven-colored radiance!
“It’s done!!”
A seven-colored radiance meant the treasure spirit had successfully formed.
Shui Miao hadn’t expected such a complex formation to produce a treasure spirit, which delighted him. Immediately, he performed the blood-binding ritual. To his surprise, this was another Supreme Immortal Treasure!
“What a treasure!”
Creating a Supreme Immortal Treasure from ordinary materials was a pleasant surprise.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Under Shui Miao’s mental command, the small Tian Dou Si Xiang Formation quickly connected with the mountain formation, expanding rapidly to envelop the entire immortal mountain. The thirty-six immortal treasures were distributed across the peaks, influencing each other with Yin-Yang and Five Elements energies, creating various magical effects.
Inside the immortal mountain, one could only sense the changes in the immortal energy.
Outside, the elders from other sects suddenly found the mountain completely shrouded in mist.
“What’s going on?”
“It seems like a powerful illusion formation!”
“What, an illusion formation!”
“Annoying! We came to congratulate them, but they’re using an illusion formation to keep us out?”
The elders noticed the formation activating, its power growing, and hesitated to proceed.
“Boom!”
One reckless elder attempted to test the formation, only to be struck by a bolt of lightning from within, leaving him charred and severely injured, his life hanging in the balance!
“Uh… Is this the lightning from the Thunder Division?”
“Ahhh! Retreat quickly!”
The elders, all Immortal Emperors, were terrified. A mere bolt of lightning capable of nearly killing an Immortal Emperor clearly indicated the involvement of a powerful Thunder Division expert!
“Brother, you’ve really caused a big problem now!”
Feeling the lightning from the formation, Hug Xianzun’s face paled dramatically.
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