Chapter 204 New Training Ground

The formation in this secret realm is obviously more exquisite than Mo Juren's Canghe Cave.

Honglian pointed at the part of the formation that was in operation and said,
"This is the center of the formation of the entire secret realm. When Master was practicing here, he used a formation diagram as the center of the formation, which could support the operation of the entire formation."

"After Master left, the formation here lacked a formation center and spiritual source, so Honglian could only use spiritual stones to provide spiritual energy."

The formations in Mo Juren's cave were all running on their own, and there was no need to worry about them. This was very different from here, so he asked,
"Can't this formation absorb spiritual energy from the surroundings? Does it need cultivators to provide it with spiritual energy sources?"

Honglian explained,
"Of course, this formation also has the function of gathering spiritual energy, but the spiritual energy gathered is only used to provide for cultivation, and is not enough to support the operation of the entire formation."

So that's how it is. It seems that the higher the level of the formation, the more spiritual energy it requires. This is understandable.

Mrs. Xiang also said,

"If it is just a first-level cave formation that only provides simple protection, it can naturally be maintained by just the spirit gathering formation. But I see that the formation here, Sister Honglian, is probably not that simple?"

Mo Juren asked,

"I wonder what grade this formation of Sister Honglian is? What level of attack can it resist?"

Honglian thought,
"This formation was set up by Master himself. It is different from the formations that you usually buy. But Master once said that as long as the center of the formation can provide enough spiritual energy, no one below the Golden Core level can break into this formation."

Mo Juren was surprised.
"That is to say, it can completely resist attacks from the Foundation Establishment Stage! This formation is pretty good."

Mrs. Xiang analyzed,

"When I was in the Maoxiang Valley, I also set up a first-class fine formation. In addition to protection and gathering spirits, that formation also came with a maze and a trap, but it could only defend against a few attacks from foundation-building cultivators."

"From this point of view, Sister Honglian's formation is at least at the second level!"

When Mo Juren heard that this formation was at the second level or above, his mind became active, so he half-jokingly asked,

"Then this formation itself is worth a lot of money! Sister Honglian, when your master left, why didn't she take this formation with her? Did she say that outsiders couldn't come in?"

Honglian smiled slightly and said,

"Of course there is none, otherwise why would Honglian bring you guys in? When Master left, she said that she probably wouldn't come back, so this place is given to Honglian as a disciple to use as a temporary place to stay."

As Honglian's master, this Jinhua Granny's cultivation level is far beyond the foundation-building level as rumored by the outside world. Even she can practice here, so it is known that the level of this formation must be very high.

So Mo Juren asked curiously,

"Sister Honglian, I wonder what level of spiritual energy can be achieved if I practice in this secret realm?"

Honglian said,

"After Master took away the center of the formation, the effect of gathering spiritual energy here has been greatly reduced. If it is fully operational, the amount of spiritual energy gathered here can now be eight times that of the outside world. It can only be said that it is barely enough for cultivation."

Mo Juren couldn't help but laugh.
"Sister Honglian, please stop joking. Isn't eight times the spiritual energy enough? The effect in my cave is only four times."

Madam Xiang beside her also smiled.

"That's right. The exquisite formation I bought at the Maoxiang Valley for two thousand spirit stones only increases the spiritual power by about five times."

"Sister Honglian can easily gain eight times the spiritual energy here. No wonder you have such a high level of cultivation at such a young age!" Honglian said with a grin.

"Really? It's only four or five times. It seems that Honglian is greedy. Alas, after following Master for so long, I suddenly have to practice independently. There are many things that I haven't gotten used to yet."

Honglian then said with some regret,

"It's a pity that Master has taken care of me. The level of this formation is too high for Honglian's cultivation. Even the spiritual stones spent on maintaining the formation are difficult for Honglian to sustain."

"Master must have calculated Honglian's situation a long time ago and told us that if we really can't afford it later, we should temporarily seal it and open it again when we improve our cultivation and find a suitable array center."

Mo Juren took the opportunity to say,

"It would be a shame to seal off such a powerful formation. It's just a few spirit stones, we can still afford it."

"If Sister Honglian is not enough, will your spirit stones be missing? Please tell me in detail what is needed."

Honglian then introduced the details of the entire formation to Mo Juren one by one.

This formation has an eye, where spiritual sources or magical instruments can be placed to provide spiritual energy. If there is none, seventy-two spirit stones will be needed to activate the cave's protective formation at any time, and it needs to be replaced once a year.

Secondly, there is a killing formation that can attack monks who break into the range of the formation. It also requires personal input of mana when using it, or putting in spirit stones to activate it. The stronger the input spiritual energy, the more powerful the means of attack.

Other hidden arrays and illusion arrays are those that run all year round and require more than ten spirit stones to be placed in them every month.

Therefore, in a year, a total of more than two hundred spirit stones are needed to maintain the operation of the formation. If Honglian were a casual cultivator and had no channels to earn spirit stones, it would be difficult for him to come up with more than two hundred spirit stones every year.

After learning the details, Mo Juren said unceremoniously in a tone like an elder brother,

"Sister Honglian, you can practice here without any worries. I will take care of the spiritual stones. It's not easy to find a secret cave with eight times the spiritual energy everywhere."

"If sister Honglian has no objection, Madam Xiang and I will also stay here. What do you think?"

This cannot be blamed on Mo Juren's greed. Although he already has a cave, as the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. What's more, this sister Honglian has even devoted herself to her, let alone this mere place for training.

Honglian probably thought the same thing, and she said happily,

"Of course Honglian won't object. She is so happy. This secret realm is so big that Honglian can't live in it all by herself. With Madam Youxiang and Brother Zhang Tie as company, Honglian..."

Before he finished speaking, his face had already turned red, probably because he was thinking about the ridiculous and wonderful thing that happened before, when the three of them had been sleeping together and practicing dual cultivation together.

Mo Juren scratched her small and delicate nose and praised,
"What a good sister!"

Then he smiled mysteriously and said,

"We have finished looking at the formation. There must be a lot of houses down there, right? Take me to have a good look. Which one of these is Sister Honglian's boudoir?"

Another night of hitting both sides...

After making this arrangement, Mo Juren left the two girls here to practice, and returned to Canghe Cave to meet Zhang Qing...

(End of this chapter)