Chapter 225 Selection
The Upper Observer Formation is somewhat similar to the painting formation used by Yun Po, both involving the concepts of "intake" and "world".
Yun Po Hua Zhen uses the painting to absorb the world and confuse concepts, thus trapping the enemy in the painting and killing them. The world is taken from the real world, so the cultivators cannot see any flaws.
The Observer Formation, on the other hand, creates a fictitious world, trapping the cultivator within it and directly tampering with their sense of self. The cultivator is like a chess piece, the formation is like a chessboard, and the person setting the formation is like the chess player, observing the cultivator's struggle within the chessboard. The person setting the formation cannot kill the cultivator, but can manipulate other parts of the world besides the cultivator. The more the cultivator adapts to life in this false world, the more emotionally unstable he becomes, and the more he merges with it, ultimately either collapsing and committing suicide, or becoming absorbed into the formation, his soul and body obliterated.
If one escapes before becoming a member of the formation, the longer the cultivator stays in the formation, the more his mind will be influenced by the world woven by the person who sets up the formation, and he may even confuse the false and real worlds.
The Observer Array, as the name suggests, is a formation where the person who plays the role is the high and mighty Heaven who controls the trajectory of life and observes the joys and sorrows of the people involved.
However, the upper limit of this upper observer formation is extremely high, which also means that the lower limit is extremely low. The power of this formation depends entirely on the person who sets up the formation. Moreover, it is impossible to tamper with the will of others or even create a virtual world without a price.
Just as the painting array is slow to deploy, requiring loopholes to be left open, or the poison array has a time limit, the cost of the observer array is even greater. The person setting the array is acting in the will of heaven, which is a great rebellion. Therefore, every time the array is deployed, a "bad luck" will be forced to be engraved on the person as a punishment from heaven.
The Mark of Misfortune is indelible, invisible and insoluble, a law of karma. Carrying misfortune, from the smallest details like missing an item to the most momentous, life-threatening mishaps, while perhaps less terrifying than the visible threat of heavenly thunder, nonetheless carries the undeniable threat of death. Wei Ruli, the cultivator who created the Upper Observer Formation, is also the only one to have cultivated this dao. Therefore, unlike other Dao Mark records, what Luo Xuanyi witnessed while grasping the Dao Mark reflects his entire life.
Wei Ruli, a righteous array cultivator of the righteous path, had never committed a single evil deed in his life. He created the Upper Observer Array solely to liberate the souls of evil spirits and vengeful ghosts, wishing them to dispel their lingering hatred and return to reincarnation. He was a cultivator who wouldn't even kill a ghost cultivator.
As a result, because he had been burdened with too much misfortune, when he was about to enter the Spirit Transformation Stage after completing the Great Perfection of the Void Refinement Stage, he was choked to death after accidentally eating a waste pill, shocking the entire world of cultivation.
A cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm, who was only one step away from reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm and was already a rare talent among men, died in such a miserable way.
Wei Ruli successfully became the first cultivator to be choked to death, and his Shangguanzhe Formation was forever recorded in history. From then on, all formation practitioners would stay away from the Shangguanzhe Formation and would never practice this method, making the Shangguanzhe Formation a forbidden formation.
Logically speaking, Luo Xuanyi was originally a strange cultivator and should be more afraid of heavenly punishment, but she was still interested in this formation.
Her confidence lies in her little magical power, stealing lives and causing evil.
Stealing a ray of luck from others, leaving them to suffer the consequences. This minor auxiliary magical power, Stealing Life and Evil, was created simply to divert the cost of the Upper Observer Formation. After Luo Xuanyi fully mastered the body of a treacherous cultivator, she was able to switch Stealing Life and Evil to a passive state. As long as someone was nearby, their luck would be taken away by Luo Xuanyi, and Luo Xuanyi's misfortune would naturally be transferred to them.
If Luo Xuanyi chooses the Upper Observer Formation as the first Dao Mark, as the number of doom marks increases, Luo Xuanyi will become a real walking disaster, randomly casting doom on anyone at any time and place.
But Luo Xuanyi no longer considered the consequences, or rather, she was happy to see it happen. The more chaotic the world was, the better it would be to fish in troubled waters.
By the time she peeled off the thirteenth trace of the Upper Observer Formation, Luo Xuanyi still had 142 moon pattern pieces left in her hand that sealed the essence of the formation. She looked at the two traces of the Upper Observer Formation and the Poison Formation in front of her and hesitated slightly.
Counting the numbers, she had already comprehended the essence of one hundred and fifty-eight formations. Her foundation was as solid as a rock. The bronze disc in her body was thick and deep, and it stopped changing after she took the one hundred and fiftieth piece of Moon Pattern Piece.
Luo Xuanyi didn't know if her comprehension could only consume so much Formation Dao Essence at once, or if she had already reached the maximum limit of Dao Essence a cultivator could obtain. What she understood at the moment was that if she continued to consume Formation Dao Essence, perhaps Luo Xuanyi could find more suitable Dao Traces, but the Formation Dao Essence would be almost wasted.
While there's virtually no way to acquire Dao Essence later on, it's incredibly beneficial for cultivation. It allows one to enter the Dao realm during cultivation, allowing them to comprehend the Dao of Formation within an absolutely pure state of mind, gaining a hundredfold increase in Dao enlightenment and virtually eliminating any bottlenecks in their cultivation. For formation practitioners cultivating their minds, this essence is even more precious than any elixir that increases their cultivation.
The Upper Observer Formation was tailor-made for Luo Xuanyi. She already had her own physical world, the "Youdu Realm", and her understanding of world construction was higher than that of ordinary space cultivators. If it really didn't work out, she still had a lot of materials to experiment with, and it didn't cost her anything anyway.
Moreover, the characteristics of Luo Xuanyi's main flag will also be imparted to the formation. She has already thought of many expanded uses and is eager to try them out.
Thinking of this, she no longer hesitated, grabbed the Dao Mark, and pressed it against her body.
The golden light shines brightly, illuminating the entire shell!
“Boom!”
Countless golden walls shattered and fell, floating into Luo Xuanyi's body. Luo Xuanyi looked down and saw that all the fragments had sunk into the Dao Mark, flashing on her body like wounds dripping with golden blood.
But she no longer had the time to read. A flood of information flooded her mind, like a surging wave, swallowing up her thoughts.
Various formations and auras rippled out, rushing to spread along her soul, and pouring down along the messy traces carved by the death energy.
First update~ Let’s take it step by step~
(P.S. I’m a little happy because I’m recommended by Hongxiu! It’s my first time being recommended! Happy~)
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