Chapter 263 How the fifth-order spiritual veins are generated
The jade tube in Li Changqing's hand was the reward for helping Xiong Keshan repair the fifth-level formation: the Five-pole Ten Thousand Thunder Formation.
Yu Yunzhen acted quickly. After Lian Chenglin left yesterday, he immediately steered the treasure ship away while handing over the previously promised rewards to everyone.
The storage bags given to Li Qingyang and Li Xuangang were nothing surprising, just a large amount of spiritual stones.
But the fifth uncle's reward not only included some third-level formation materials, but also a jade tube with a fourth-level formation diagram.
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When Li Xuangang saw that Fifth Uncle Li Changqing had a strange look on his face, he thought there was something wrong with the fourth-order formation, so he asked like this.
Although Li Qingyang sitting next to him didn't say anything, he also looked at Li Changqing. He probably had the same guess in his mind.
Being watched by the two people, Li Changqing played with the simple jade tube in his hand for a moment, and then said:
"There is nothing wrong with this formation diagram, but...for the time being, it is of no use?"
Li Qingyang let out a soft "Huh" after hearing this, feeling a little puzzled.
So Li Changqing continued:
"The jade tube that Yu Yunzhen gave me contains a fourth-level array called the Nine Spirits Panlong Formation. This is a defensive array, but if the range of the array is expanded...
It can also be used as a mountain defense formation."
Hearing this, Li Xuangang thought of the current mountain guarding formation in his family's Taiqiu Mountain. It was just a third-level magic formation.
If it is true as the fifth uncle said, it would undoubtedly be better to replace it with this fourth-level Nine Spirits Coiling Dragon Formation.
However, he thought of what Fifth Uncle said about the magic circle being temporarily useless, so he did not question it, but continued to wait for Li Changqing's answer.
Li Changqing turned over and put the ancient jade tube into his storage bag, and then said:
"Although this Nine Spirits Coiling Dragon Formation is better in quality and defense than the family's current mountain guarding formation,... the conditions for setting up the formation are a bit harsh."
"Well... to be precise, it requires too many resources."
Immediately, Li Changqing briefly explained to the two of them the conditions required to set up the Nine Spirits Coiling Dragon Formation.
After listening, Li Xuangang and Li Qingyang suddenly realized!
It turns out that the layout conditions of this fourth-level array are extremely stringent, that is, its nine formation bases must be built on nine spiritual veins of the same level.
As for the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain, although there are indeed nine side peaks around the main peak of Taiqiu Mountain that can be used as formation base placement points.
But among them, only the first side peak: "Dan Peak"; the second side peak: "Linghu Peak" each have a spiritual vein, while the remaining seven side peaks have no spiritual veins and are just wilderness.
This also means that if the Li family in Taiqiu Mountain wants to arrange this nine-spirit coiling dragon array with a grade as high as the fourth level, they must first find seven spiritual veins outside that are at least the second-level low-grade.
Then seven spirit transfer arrays were arranged to transfer these seven spiritual veins to the remaining seven side peaks.
Regardless of whether they can find at least seven second-level spiritual veins outside, the resources required to set up seven spirit-transferring arrays alone are a huge number.
Moreover, this does not include the resources required to arrange the Nine Spirit Pan Dragon Formation itself.
Although Li Changqing and the three of them obtained a total of more than 1.3 million spirit stones during this trip, they all have special uses and cannot be spent on setting up such a large formation.
Li Qingyang and Li Xuangang both fell silent. They carefully thought about the family's current situation and found that, as the patriarch Li Changqing said, this formation was of no practical use to Taiqiu Mountain for the time being.
However, it only took a moment for their low mood to disappear. This Nine Spirits Coiled Dragon Formation was just an unexpected surprise. Even if it cannot be arranged now, in a few years, when the family has a surplus of spiritual stones, maybe it can be done.
Start setting up the formation.
Besides, the existence of such a fourth-level magic array is itself an accumulation of heritage for the family.
Therefore, the three of them soon put aside the Nine Spirits Panlong Formation for the time being and started thinking about other matters.
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The first thing they discussed was their current situation.
The resources they received from this trip were numerous, which were extremely important for the family's future development. Therefore, how to return to Taiqiu Mountain was what the three of them were most concerned about now.
However, from what Lian Chenglin said, it seemed that there were still some unfinished plans before returning.
Li Xuangang then opened his mouth to express his doubts:
"On this trip to the Ten Thousand Stars Islands, Lian Chenglin must have not only killed the fifth-level mid-level three-headed dragon, but also had other plans. Otherwise, there was no need for him to bring so many low-level monks.
Come, and let our group of foundation-building monks freely explore the archipelago for half a year."
Li Qingyang nodded and agreed, and he also said:
"Then could he be coming for the fifth-level spiritual vessel?"
Li Changqing and Li Xuangang were both stunned for a moment, and they immediately realized this problem.
The value of a fifth-level spiritual vein is immeasurable. This is not a rare thing in the world that can be measured with spiritual stones.
This is especially true for Yuanying stage monks.
Because all spiritual veins below the fifth level can be obtained through the spiritual vein upgrading array, as long as there are enough spiritual stones, the spiritual vein upgrading will be successful.
But when the spiritual veins moved from the fourth level to the fifth level, something changed.
Even if you prepare enough spiritual stones and a complete spiritual vein upgrade formation, your spiritual veins may not be able to successfully enter the fifth level.
Once it fails, not only will the spiritual veins themselves be damaged, but the huge spiritual stone resources consumed will also be wiped out.
Judging from tens of thousands of years of experience, no force in the entire eastern part of the Chaoyang Continent has ever successfully advanced a fourth-level spiritual vein to the fifth level through the promotion formation.
However... according to rumors, there are successful examples in the central part of Chaoyang Continent.
And this shows that there is a certain chance of success for monks to artificially create a fifth-level spiritual vein, but the chance of success is extremely low, so low that no one dares to try it easily.
Because the cost of trying once is too high, the number of spiritual stones required to upgrade a fourth-level high-grade spiritual vein to a fifth-level low-grade spiritual vein is a very scary number.
Now that he had thought of this, Li Xuangang simply calculated it silently in his mind:
"Back then, it cost more than 113,000 spiritual stones to upgrade Taiqiu Mountain's spiritual veins from the second-level high-grade to the third-level low-grade."
"It costs about 220,000 spiritual stones to upgrade from the third-level low-level to the middle-level, and about 450,000 spiritual stones to upgrade to the upper-level..."
Although considering that the status of each spiritual vein is different, and the number of spiritual stones required for each upgrade will also fluctuate, he still calculated a rough estimate.
"If your family wants another chance to obtain a fifth-level spiritual vein, it will need to prepare at least 7.2 million spiritual stones on Mount Taiqiu, and even more for insurance purposes."
This is undoubtedly an astronomical figure. Even if the conditions of each spiritual vein are different, the number of spiritual stones required to advance to the fifth level will not differ much.
If the spiritual veins in other places reach the fifth level, the consumption will be around 7.2 million spiritual stones!
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This is because fifth-level spiritual veins are basically impossible to obtain through the spiritual vein upgrade formation. Therefore, if you want to obtain a fifth-level spiritual vein, you can only look for fifth-level spiritual veins that are naturally generated in the world.
It was precisely for this reason that the Corpse Ghost Sect couldn't wait to launch a war against the monsters in the Hengduan Mountains after the Great Elder Xun Jinyuan entered the Nascent Soul Realm.
Li Xuangang also learned later that the Corpse Ghost Sect had previously tried to upgrade the original fourth-level high-grade spiritual vein of their mountain gate to the fifth level, but as expected, they failed and lost at least 7.2 million pieces of spiritual veins.
Low grade spiritual stone.
Even a sect like the Corpse Ghost Sect could not bear such a loss again, so they planned for a long time and spent a huge price to snatch a fifth-level spiritual vein from the hands of a fifth-level demon king.
Thinking about it this way, it is normal for Lian Chenglin, who is also at the fifth level of cultivation, to launch this large-scale operation for the sake of such a fifth-level spiritual vein.
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Thinking of this, Li Xuangang looked at his fifth uncle, who, after listening to his second uncle Li Qingyang's story, thought about it and then said:
"What Qingyang said is not unreasonable. The attraction of a fifth-level spiritual vein is enough."
"But... there is still no explanation for the problem Xuan Gang mentioned before. There is no need for Lian Chenglin to bring so many monks here, and there is no need to let them explore freely for half a year."
"It should be... whether it is killing Ao San or obtaining the fifth-level spiritual vein, it is just a step in Lian Chenglin's plan. He should have a final plan."
The three of them were silent, thinking for a while, but couldn't figure out what Lian Chenglin wanted to do?
I just vaguely felt that it was related to the creation he mentioned before!
Amid the suspicion among the three of them, half a month passed quickly.
At this time, the treasure ship has approached the outermost edge of the Ten Thousand Stars Islands!