About an hour had passed. Dongfang Yuliang, who had arrived at the Legacy ground ahead of time, had already successfully passed through several Inheritance Palaces and arrived before the final one.
At this moment, he only needed to overcome the final obstacle before him—perfecting an incomplete Valley Formation—to fulfill his wish and obtain the long-awaited Legacy.
Right then, at the previously deserted teleportation valley formation, the long-overdue Liu Chen finally arrived. Without a moment's rest, he immediately began repairing the damaged teleportation valley formation.
"Hey! What was your point in calling us back here? Don't tell me... you plan on using this teleportation valley formation?" Hei Lou Lan rushed back to the site of the teleportation valley formation, questioning Liu Chen with a face full of suspicion.
Following closely, Fairy Li Shan and Fang Yuan also returned one after another. Both were equally curious about Liu Chen's current actions, crowding around and staring intently at the movements of his hands.
Everyone looked closely and saw Liu Chen continuously summoning Valley Worms from the immortal aperture within his body. These Valley Worms swarmed like a tide toward the dilapidated teleportation valley formation, rapidly merging into it.
As the number of Valley Worms increased, the power of this teleportation valley formation actually climbed steadily, growing several times stronger than before in the blink of an eye. Regrettably, despite this, it was still unable to teleport a Valley Immortal.
They saw a formation spirit immortal valley suddenly emerge from Liu Chen's palm! This formation spirit immortal valley looked like a crystal-clear embryo carved from jade. It slowly drifted into the mobile Valley Formation, becoming the core of the Formation.
The moment the formation spirit immortal valley came into contact with the Valley Formation, a miracle occurred! The originally independent formation spirit immortal valley immediately fused with it, rapidly transforming into a lifelike, exquisitely carved child. It even bowed respectfully to Liu Chen with a standard formal salute: "Formation Spirit greets Master!"
With the successful integration of the formation spirit immortal valley, this already formidable mobile Valley Formation underwent a qualitative leap!
In the blink of an eye, it upgraded into a Dao-Grade super Formation! Now, it could directly teleport Valley Immortals.
Liu Chen gave the command to the Formation Spirit without hesitation: "Next, you shall control this teleportation valley formation and take us to the Legacy ground!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Formation Spirit immediately nodded obediently and replied: "As you command, Master!"
Subsequently, the entire mobile Valley Formation seemed to be injected with new life, beginning to operate automatically and rapidly... "This is!" Hei Lou Lan watched the Formation Spirit transformed from an immortal gu with some surprise, momentarily unsure how to describe it.
"This is a Formation Spirit formed from the formation spirit immortal valley, an immortal gu refined by imitating Heavenly Spirits and Earth Spirits. This teleportation valley formation now possesses Dao-Grade power as well. Everyone, please," Liu Chen said immediately to Fairy Li Shan and the other two.
Fang Yuan also looked at this Formation Spirit with wonder. Even he had never heard of this formation spirit immortal valley, and he marveled even more that this fellow before him had encountered yet another series of fortuitous opportunities, yet he still stepped into the teleportation valley formation.
Fairy Li Shan also stepped inside. Her estimation of this mysterious fellow Liu Chen rose several points, already placing him on an equal or even stronger level than herself as she entered the teleportation valley formation.
"Can this teleportation valley formation really teleport so many of us?" Hei Lou Lan asked with a face full of worry.
Beside her, Liu Chen seemed to see through her thoughts and quickly consoled her: "Rest assured, Fairy Hei Lou Lan. This teleportation valley formation was originally set up by Dongfang Changfan; its ingenuity is far beyond what ordinary people can imagine. The reason it appeared so weak was merely because the designer intended it to be so. Now, after my improvements and the addition of the incredibly precious formation spirit immortal valley, its power has arguably doubled. Let alone Rank Six Valley Immortals, even a powerful Rank Seven Valley Immortal like Fairy Li Shan could be easily accommodated!"
Hearing Liu Chen say this, Hei Lou Lan felt slightly relieved, but still followed up with some unease: "Then are you certain you can ensure everything goes without a hitch?"
Liu Chen smiled slightly and replied with full confidence: "Of course there's no problem! I have quite a bit of confidence in my own Formation attainment. As long as we operate according to the method I've stated, absolutely no accidents will occur. Alright, time is pressing, let's head in quickly!" Having said that, he stepped into the teleportation valley formation.
After entering the Valley Formation, Liu Chen immediately consumed another bead of green grape immortal essence to activate the Valley Formation.
The entire Valley Formation began to emit a dazzling light, as if a brilliant pearl was gradually awakening.
Immediately following, a strange burst of energy fluctuations erupted, sweeping across the surroundings.
In the blink of an eye, the figures of the four people, including Liu Chen, completely merged into it, vanishing together without a trace.
At the same time, the teleportation valley formation that had been on the spot also seemed to have completed its mission, quietly disappearing along with them without leaving the slightest clue.
The scene before their eyes suddenly underwent a world-shaking change! The familiar environment of the Earth Mound vanished instantly, replaced by a magnificent and grand palace standing before them.
Liu Chen first dismantled the mobile Valley Formation and stored it in his immortal aperture to avoid it being discovered or snatched away. After completing this action, they could finally calm their minds and carefully observe this mysterious palace.
This palace looked both real and illusory, as if it might disappear at any moment. Even more surprising was that from certain angles, one could vaguely see the outside scenery through the palace walls. They saw that in the distant valley, a group of Valley Immortals was fighting fiercely with void beasts, but they didn't seem to have successfully broken through the powerful Formation defense line surrounding the palace.
"Ah~"
A piercingly miserable scream echoed through the entire palace.
Everyone looked toward the sound, but because the distance was far and the light was dim, they couldn't see the specific situation clearly. They could only vaguely see a figure standing there, busy with something. Upon closer observation, they could see that the figure seemed to be perfecting and setting up a Valley Formation.
At this moment, Dongfang Yuliang was fully concentrated on his work, completely unaware of everything happening around him.
However, in stark contrast to him was an elderly Valley Immortal standing to the side. This old man's hands were constantly forming seals, and streaks of greenish-blue flames were coiled like venomous snakes around the bodies of two Mortals at his feet, causing them unbearable pain and continuous screams. These two pitiful people were actually two Elders of the Dongfang Tribe!
Clearly, the reason these people were suffering such torture was entirely because that elderly Valley Immortal wanted to prevent Dongfang Yuliang from perfecting the Valley Formation; since he couldn't strike him directly, he could only use this method to interfere.
Meanwhile, other Valley Immortals of the Dongfang Tribe had also arrived here through a secret passage. They maintained a high degree of alertness toward one another, on one hand continuing to search for hidden Family traitors, and on the other, keeping a constant eye on that mysterious Rank Seven Valley Immortal Elder.
"Someone has come here through the Valley Formation!" The Star Thoughts left behind by Dongfang Changfan had a face full of astonishment.
According to his original plan, any enemy attempting to break in would be blocked by troublesome void beasts outside the Valley Formation, making it impossible to easily break through the defense. But now, the sudden arrival of the four uninvited guests, including Liu Chen, had completely shattered his meticulously planned layout.