Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World-Chapter 1249 - 554: Circulation’s Function, Shifting Stars

"The complete All Heaven Stars Formation..." the Nine Nether Emperor glanced at the Heavenly Emperor Body, then turned to the Water Mother and asked, "Can it kill that Evil God?"

"You probably don’t know the origin of the All Heaven Stars Formation." The Water Mother smiled and shook her head, somewhat smug, "I obtained the array map and inquired everywhere, even consulting the Daoist Venerable of the Supreme Dao, only then did I understand the power of this formation."

As she spoke, everyone else naturally became more curious, exchanging glances and listening intently to the Water Mother’s explanation.

"Currently, this remnant of the All Heaven Stars Formation has only thirty-six stars, while a complete All Heaven Stars Formation should have three hundred and sixty-five stars."

"Not only is the number just a tenth of the complete array, in terms of power, this remnant array may not even reach one percent or even one ten-thousandth of the complete array."

This point was easily understood by everyone.

In formations, the system is what matters, and the difference between completeness and incompleteness is enormous. As for the All Heaven Stars Formation, the power difference between three hundred and sixty-five stars and three hundred and sixty-four stars could be like night and day.

"But even this fragmentary array is enough to suppress that Evil God." The Water Mother paused for a moment and stated a surprising view for everyone, "Actually, that Evil God is a bit stronger than I was back in the day."

The Nine Nether Emperor’s pupils contracted as if understanding something: "So, you’re saying a complete All Heaven Stars Formation is of the Daluo Rank?"

"No, it surpasses the Daluo Rank." A look of reminiscence flashed across the Water Mother’s face, "Back then, the Daoist Venerable told me that this formation at its peak should match the formations of a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal. Otherwise, why would I have forsaken everything for it..."

The term Primordial Daluo was not unfamiliar to the people of the Jiushan Sect. The saints Zheng Fa encountered in Nine Luminaries Heaven were also known as Chaotic Great Luo Golden Immortals.

Even though this was just the Daoist Venerable’s conjecture, matching a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal didn’t necessarily mean it was a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal, nor was it devoid of conditions like ’at its peak’. But everyone could understand the madness of the Water Mother—who wouldn’t be mad in her position?

They could outdo the Water Mother in madness.

This astonished the Nine Nether Emperor: "Water Mother, you managed to comprehend such a formation?"

"Lu Yao’s array map, indeed, was an ancient legacy, but it’s not complete."

Indeed, otherwise, how could it have deceived the Water Mother? 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"According to my calculations, as long as the number of stars reaches one hundred and eight, a small All Heaven, this grand array can match a Taiyi or Daluo Rank cultivator."

"As for the three hundred and sixty-five stars, I can’t say for sure. After all, it’s just a hypothesis; I don’t even know if my calculations are correct."

The Heavenly Emperor Body suddenly asked curiously, "What are the specific abilities of this All Heaven Stars Formation? From the perspective of my main body, this array doesn’t seem designed for killing enemies?"

"Oh? Then what do you think it’s for?"

The Water Mother flashed a glance and suddenly asked with a smile.

"From my perspective, this formation... resembles the infrastructure of the ancient Heavenly Court. What it aims to solve is actually the communication and transportation problems between the heavens. As for suppressing cultivators, that seems to be another application of its space-time power, but not its original design intention."

The Heavenly Emperor Body wasn’t sure if the original All Heaven Stars Formation of the Demon Race was like this, but from the current look of the remaining All Heaven Stars Formation, it wasn’t a formation designed solely for slaughter.

Regarding this, he had some thoughts of his own—at least for some period, the Heavenly Court actually had no external enemies; the All Heaven Stars Formation was not used to conquer the world but to govern it.

Cultivators find it difficult to navigate the chaos, and thus the All Heaven Stars Formation has the ability of chaotic transport. To distinguish orthodoxy from heresy, and even to spread the blessings of the Heavenly Court, there is the power of stars. Essentially, this is a monopoly on Taoist orthodoxy.

It could be said that the All Heaven Stars Formation is unlike the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation. The Slaying Immortal Sword Formation is obviously designed for killing, while the All Heaven Stars Formation is more like the infrastructure of the ancient Heavenly Court.

Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s unimportant. On the contrary, this aligns well with Zheng Fa’s taste—rather than fighting and killing, it’s better to build infrastructure.

"How long has it been since you saw that array map?"

The Water Mother’s expression turned rather peculiar.

"Almost a few decades?"

"I had the All Heaven Stars Formation for over twenty thousand years before fully understanding this point..."

The Water Mother didn’t continue, but one look at her expression made it clear—it hurt her pride.

She seemed to have lost interest as well, and said listlessly, "Although the All Heaven Stars Formation isn’t a specialized slaughter array, its control over space is extremely strong, so it also has some suppressive and slaughter abilities. If the array were more complete, that Evil God would naturally be of no concern."

"Unfortunately... perfecting such a formation requires too many resources. Forging a single star is extremely difficult." The Water Mother shook her head, "Even the Turquoise Pool back then couldn’t sustain such consumption."

At this point, the Water Mother’s expression turned slightly frustrated: "Now, your Master Zheng has already encountered that Evil God, so there’s even less time to forge stars to perfect the formation."

Her words made everyone’s expression fall; no matter how powerful the All Heaven Stars Formation was, now it was nothing more than an illusion, a castle in the air, offering little help to Zheng Fa.

According to the Water Mother, they needed to forge stars and send them into chaos—not to mention how to send them over, by the time they were done, Zheng Fa would be practically reborn.

"Wait a moment." The Heavenly Emperor Body suddenly asked, "Must it be stars?"

The Water Mother looked a bit confused: "This array is composed of stars..."

Beside her, Zhang’s eyes suddenly lit up, seeming to understand something, as the Heavenly Emperor Body shone brilliantly. Three hundred and sixty-five body spirits emerged from his body’s orifices and stood before the Water Mother.