Chapter 365: Carving the Formation for Ran Bing

Are they in seclusion?

After returning to the capital, Lu Xun sent messages to Chu Youqing and Murong Wan, and received a reply from the intelligent butler saying they were in seclusion.

Seeing this, Lu Xun did not disturb them and went straight to the Lu Clan Building.

This time regarding the Fu family matter, Lu Xun still didn't know how to tell Chu Youqing about it.

Let Fu Yue say it herself.

Boss is awesome!

When Lu Xun appeared, Xie Yuyan gave him a thumbs up.

What does that mean?

The boss even took down the Fu family's two beauties; isn't that impressive?

Xie Yuyan already knew what had happened to the Fu family.

Upon asking, Lu Xun learned that the Xie family had also sent someone to attend Old Master Fu's birthday, and Xie Yuyan apparently found out that way.

Besides that, the news has not yet spread on the surface of Lan Xing.

Ordinary people cannot attend Old Master Fu's birthday.

Apart from the major forces, it is basically mainly the Seven Realms families.

If it is a Six Realms family, unless they have some connection with the Fu family, they will not receive an invitation.

Therefore, among ordinary people and ordinary cultivators, not many know about this.

But within the major forces and some large families, it is no longer a secret.

At the societal level, even if the news spreads, many people probably won't believe it and will think it's a rumor.

Yuyan, how are the things I asked you to collect?

Lu Xun didn't try to explain but changed the subject.

Everything else is fine, but Dragon Blood Sand is hard to get; recently, no dragons have been found at the Ancient Road Nodes, so I had Xiliya purchase some in the West, but only got some of average quality.

Xie Yuyan took out the purchased items.

These are all the materials needed to set up the Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation.

The materials for the formation, Lu Xun had already been collecting them after setting foot on the Ancient Road Nodes of Lan Xing.

By now, many materials are complete, but the quantity is still insufficient.

Especially Dragon Blood Sand.

The so-called Dragon Blood Sand is a mixture of dragon blood and a special kind of star sand; its function is to use dragon blood to suppress the demon beast bloodline of the Gu Yao.

This requires sufficiently good dragon blood.

Unfortunately, no dragons of this exotic beast have been found at the recent Ancient Road Nodes.

The dragon blood from before has already been almost exhausted.

With the Soul Power Resonance Technique, even if the dragon blood is a bit lacking, the problem shouldn't be too big.

After some consideration, Lu Xun decided to act.

The Gu Yao is getting stronger and stronger.

The Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation, naturally, the earlier it is set up, the better the effect.

Otherwise, once the Gu Yao becomes strong enough, it might become impossible to suppress it.

Thinking of this, he went to the 28th floor of the Lu Clan Building and found Ran Bing.

Junior fellow student, can you set up the Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation?

When Ran Bing heard that Lu Xun could already set up the Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation, she was somewhat surprised.

She is still far from being able to set up the Nine Tribulations Lock Demon Formation, but Lu Xun already knows how.

Ran Bing didn't know that Lu Xun's ability to do this so quickly was also thanks to her.

Yes, senior fellow student, take these pills first, one every three days; after finishing, circulate your energy to guide the medicinal power through your meridians all over your body, and then I will help you.

Lu Xun handed over some pills.

The main purpose of these pills is to strengthen the meridians and spiritual meridians throughout the body.

Ran Bing is an Immortal Cultivator.

She has opened a total of nine major spiritual meridians and twenty-seven minor spiritual meridians, making the total number of spiritual meridians thirty-six.

In quantity, it is comparable to Chu Youqing, who possesses an Ancient Spiritual Root.

This is sufficient to show Ran Bing's special nature.

Okay, senior fellow student.

Ran Bing took the pills and immediately swallowed one.

Lu Xun then proceeded with other preparations.

The preparations that needed to be done, he had actually already done most of them.

But there are still some things to do.

For example, strengthening the formation on the 28th floor once more.

The formation on this floor was originally seventh-grade; after Lu Xun strengthened it, it reached upper seventh-grade.

Wanting to reach eighth-grade is still difficult; it requires eighth-grade formation implements.

A seventh-grade upper formation is sufficient.

The Gu Yao is currently only at the Six Realms; even if its will launches a frenzied counterattack, with Lu Xun's strength combined with this composite formation, it is enough to suppress it.

Lu Brother, this is the starspace alien species you wanted.

Thank you, Commander Xu.

Lu Brother, why be so polite?

The next day, Xu Tongling specially sent some star space exotic beasts for Lu Xun.

These star space exotic beasts basically have the strength of the Five Realms, and their form is that of rabbits.

They were tightly bound by a seal, unable to complete their transformation, appearing extremely docile.

Lu Xun grabbed one, and with a thought, a star-pattern brush entered the rabbit's body.

The star-pattern brush is made of meteoric dark iron, a nanometer‑scale brush invisible to the naked eye.

Such a brush is costly to make, hard to define by a specific grade, and ordinary artifact refiners cannot forge the one Lu Xun needs.

For safety, Lu Xun had Master Ge make it for him.

He controlled the star-pattern brush with his divine sense, inscribing spirit patterns inside the rabbit.

Exactly,

Before formally setting up a formation for Ran Bing, Lu Xun wanted to practice with these star space exotic beasts.

Although his formation theory had broken through, Lu Xun lacked practical experience; he needed to get his hands skilled first.

"Chirp~"

As he inscribed, the first rabbit cried out in pain and lunged to bite Lu Xun.

Lu Xun moved his finger, tightly binding it, and continued inscribing.

"Dead?"

After a few hours, this rabbit‑formed star space exotic beast had no aura and lay motionless.

Lu Xun released its seal.

Just as the seal was undone, it suddenly swelled up and lunged to bite.

Lu Xun flicked his finger, sending it off to the west.

Then he tried again with the second one.

The first one had clearly failed.

If it were not a star space exotic beast but a human, all his meridians would be ruined, turning him into a cripple.

"Boom~"

After a few hours, the second star space exotic beast grew larger.

Lu Xun frowned, flicked his finger, and sent this exotic beast on its way.

The second attempt failed.

The third, fourth, fifth... all still failed.

Although the vessels inside star space exotic beasts differ from those of humans, Lu Xun was practicing the inscription of spirit patterns.

Failing to inscribe inside a star space exotic beast means the probability of failure is just as high inside a human body.

He did not lose heart.

Xu Tongling brought him an enormous number of star space exotic beasts—enough for a hundred.

Lu Xun simply tested them one by one.

Finally, when he had tested thirty‑nine of them, after Lu Xun released the seal on one star space exotic beast, it did not swell up.

The destructive power inside that star space exotic beast was controlled by the spirit pattern Lu Xun inscribed within it.

Actually, these exotic beasts in the city would likewise have their destructive power suppressed by the city's formations.

But the formation in Lu Xun's cultivation chamber can dispel that suppression.

Thus this exotic beast was restrained by Lu Xun from within its own body.

"Try again."

Lu Xun continued trying.

Until he had used up all the star space exotic beasts, Lu Xun clapped his hands.

"That's enough!"

In just over ten days, he went from novice to adept.

He could now proceed to practical operation.

"Senior sister, how is it?"

"Junior brother, the elixirs are all gone."

When Lu Xun arrived at the 28th floor where Ran Bing was, she had already consumed most of the elixirs.

"That's perfect, senior sister; please give me some of your essence blood, about ten drops."

"All right, junior brother."

Ran Bing spat out a few drops of essence blood.

This essence blood resides deep in the heart, equivalent to heart's blood.

After obtaining it, Lu Xun placed it in the inkstone, then took out a small jade bottle and poured in some exceptionally clear water.

This is purifying soul dew.

That is, dew.

But it must be dew from a specific spiritual plant.

What Lu Xun bought was the dew that condenses on the stamens when the heavenly heart lotus blooms.

Mixing it with Ran Bing's essence blood and adjusting it into spirit‑blood inkstone yields excellent ink.

Only thus can he inscribe a formation inside Ran Bing without causing rejection.

At the same time, with purifying soul dew present, it can also cleanse the ferocity and killing intent in Gu Yao's memories.

"All right."

The spirit‑blood inkstone was quickly ready.

"Senior sister, hold this Mirage Tower Pill in your mouth; if you can't suppress her will, just swallow it."

"Okay."

Lu Xun took out another pill and handed it to Ran Bing.

This pill is a backup.

If Gu Yao's will goes berserk and even using Soul Power Resonance Technique cannot suppress it, Ran Bing can swallow it before losing control.

At that moment, the Gu Yao will that just seized dominance will fall into an illusion under the effect of the Mirage Tower Pill.

Lu Xun would then have more operating time.

"Senior sister, are you ready? I'm about to start!"

After everything was ready, Lu Xun said in a deep voice.

Ran Bing took a deep breath, closed her eyes: "Come on."

"During the process there may be some offenses; please do not resist."

"Mm, I will not resist."

Ran Bing lowered all defenses.

"I'm coming!"

Lu Xun finished speaking, and his divine sense fully entered Ran Bing's body.

He first wanted to conduct a comprehensive observation of Ran Bing's body.

Feeling the intrusion of Lu Xun's divine sense, Ran Bing's whole body involuntarily trembled slightly.

Her whole body also involuntarily flushed crimson.

Thus, being observed by a man's divine sense is even more thorough than being stripped naked and seen by Lu Xun.

At this moment, she had no secrets before Lu Xun.

Inside and out, everything was laid bare before Lu Xun.

Ran Bing strove to control her own divine thought, not interfering with Lu Xun.

Lu Xun did not take advantage; his divine sense swept over her acupoints, spirit vessels, and the Meridians of her whole body.

He observed very meticulously.

Only then could there be an overall plan.

After observing for a full half day, finally Lu Xun decided to begin.

The first step of setting up the formation is actually cleansing and strengthening the whole body's meridians; this step has already been completed.

Now is the second step, spirit vessel foundation.

That is, constructing the carrier of the formation.

Formations need formation eyes, foundations, patterns, and some hubs, i. e., important nodes.

If some formations use heaven and earth as carrier, they also need formation momentum, i. e., borrowing natural momentum to increase formation power.

Moreover, some rare formations may possess a formation spirit.

This is equivalent to giving birth to a sentient formation consciousness; such is extremely rare, requiring formation implements with artifact spirits or natural spiritual bodies.

The Nine Tribulations Demon-Sealing Formation uses the flesh as the formation; although set up inside the human body, it still maintains consistency in basic elements.

Still need formation eye.

After observing for nearly a day, Lu Xun decided to select Ran Bing's nine major acupoints as formation eyes.

That is, Baihui, Tanzhong, Shenque, Mingmen, Laogong, Yongquan, Dazhui, Yuzhen, and Dantian—these nine acupoints.

Here, Dantian refers to the Dantian acupoint.

As for the formation foundation, Lu Xun prepares to use bone as the base, inscribing formation patterns deep in the marrow with soul-carving technique to ensure permanent fusion with the flesh.

Throughout the process, a single mistake could cause damage to Ran Bing's body.

That is why Lu Xun trained with over a hundred star-space alien species.

Now, we can begin.

He started from the Baihui acupoint on the head, controlling the star-pattern brush to inscribe within it.