Chapter 1325: Elysium Defensive Formation

After weighing his considerations, Shang Xia decided to let Song Zhen leave.

Naturally, he had a way to keep Song Zhen under his control even after he left. He had many ways to do so… Otherwise, he wouldn’t allow Song Zhen to leave so easily. He even gave him 5 rank six talismans!

Even though he didn’t state it explicitly, Song Zhen understood that Shang Xia definitely placed some hidden measures in him to ensure there was no betrayal. It was just that he hadn’t found out what they were.

Song Zhen wasn’t surprised at all. He even felt that it was natural for Shang Xia to do so.

Without even mentioning how Shang Xia captured and placed him under control back then. In the Chaotic Sea of Stars, methods of controlling others are plentiful, and there are so many that made a captive unable to resist that he didn’t bother counting.

He might have been the Fourth Chief of the Piercing Cloud Bandits, a mighty second tier True Immortal, and possessed some sort of strange brand from Gao Takong, the Piercing Cloud Bandits Chief, he was sure that Shang Xia’s methods were even stronger.

Not only did Shang Xia not wipe away the brand from Gao Takong, but he even managed to conceal it well with multiple layers of restrictions so that the Piercing Cloud Bandits wouldn’t be able to track him.

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When Song Zhen left, he didn’t just take the 5 rank six talismans Shang Xia prepared. He also took more than 10 rank five talismans and even more rank four talismans. There were even 2 rank four Talisman Seals Shang Xia prepared.

He couldn’t help but praise Shang Xia’s amazing skills when he saw the Talisman Seals. With them, he would definitely be able to establish a faction of his own in the Chaotic Sea of Stars.

Not too long after he left, Shang Xia’s clone that took part in the meeting in the Spirit Luxuriant Hall returned and the memories of everything that happened entered his mind.

Interesting… Zhang Xuansheng actually took out a grand formation that has the ability to shield the entire world… Yin Jingxu is a real stingy bastard… He actually requested for the other great powers to donate resources to help establish the Heavenly Star Elysium… Lu Wuzi also followed behind him and made the same request. Oh? The Ice Essence Sect actually already has an Origin Holy Artifact. Right, I forgot, we got it for him.

Shang Xia thought to himself. If the Heavenly Star Palace and Ice Essence Sect establish their Elysiums, the Spirit Luxuriant World would possess 7 great Elysiums!

Right… As for why they had been calling themselves the 6 great powers before, Shang Xia completely forgot that there was a faction that didn’t possess an Elysium ranked among them. But he didn’t care too much either as it wasn’t too important.

Zhang Xuansheng’s grand formation actually required the foundations of 5 Elysiums, and they already had that many in the first place.

Of course, if they were able to add more Elysiums into the defensive formation, that would only greatly increase its power.

That was the exact excuse Yin Jingxu was using to get the other great powers to assist them in producing their Elysium.

The Heavenly Star Palace also possessed an Origin Holy Artifact, and their continent had reached the size of 9,000 miles. Because of their concentrated world origin, they were more than capable of supporting an Elysium.

What they lacked were the Heaven Supporting Jade Pillar and the Elysium Boundary Marker.

Those weren’t treasures they could easily get their hands on if they were alone, but if they gathered the power of the Spirit Luxuriant World, it wasn’t impossible to produce…

However, the true considerations came as an Elysium represented a True Immortal slot of the Spirit Luxuriant World. Even though they would only be able to produce an Elysium True Immortal, that would mean that there would be 1 fewer Elysium True Immortal left for the others! After all, a Spirit World could only produce 9 Elysium True Immortals!

Also, if the great powers assisted the Heavenly Star Palace, Yin Jingxu would be a powerful Free True Immortal who could move as he pleased. With another Elysium True Immortal, their inheritance would only become more solid.

It was something the other great powers were unwilling to see.

There was even less of a need to mention Lu Wuzi who was also trying his luck to get the other powers to help him establish the Ice Essence Elysium.

Yin Jingxu understood their considerations. Even though everyone wanted to strengthen the Spirit Luxuriant World, that didn’t mean that they would give up everything they had to others. If he really wanted to get their help, he would have to owe many favors.

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Thinking long and hard about the grand formation Zhang Xuansheng revealed, Shang Xia seemed to have thought of something and started to flip through the physical report his clone brought back.

Indeed… Kou Chongxue also noticed something similar and openly asked Zhang Xuansheng, “How strong is this grand formation anyway? Is it able to resist Seventh Order energy?”

“If we link 7 Elysiums, it should be able to resist Seventh Order energy. With 8 Elysiums, we would be able to resist the invasion of an expert at the Martial Emptiness Realm. The formation would be even stronger with 9 Elysiums…” Was Zhang Xuansheng’s reply.

Kou Chongxue could naturally differentiate between resisting Seventh Order energy and resisting an invasion of an expert at the Martial Emptiness Realm. However, he wanted to know more about the full might of the grand formation powered by 9 Elysiums, but Zhang Xuansheng said that he had no idea.

The Northern Sea Mystic Sect and Zhang Xuansheng were definitely still concealing the true extent of their knowledge and foundations.

However, they had to admit that his grand formation came at the perfect time. At the very least, it solved the problem of Shang Xia and Kou Chongxue leaving to take part in the operation to the Essence Ping World.

In the end, Yin Jingxu’s proposal to get everyone’s support to establish his Elysium was agreed upon, even though he would have to pay a considerable price.

Lu Wuzi’s request was held off for the time being, and the main opposing forces were the Northern Sea Mystic Sect, Divine Capital Sect, and Eternal Palace.

Everyone knew that the Ice Essence Sect was basically the Tongyou Institution’s fanboy as soon as it was established. They would follow the orders of the Tongyou Institution most of the time. Even so, Kou Chongxue had to consider the majority and he wisely maintained his silence on the matter for the time being.

Regardless… Be it Kou Chongxue or Shang Xia, they could see that the Northern Sea Mystic Sect, Eternal Palace, and Divine Capital Sect were standing together. They were intentionally pulling the Heavenly Star Palace to their side and at the very least, they didn’t wish for the Heavenly Star Palace to lean towards the institution. Their intentions were too obvious.

The Northern Sea Mystic Sect’s revelation of the grand formation came at the right time, and it was truly extraordinary. No one could deny their contributions. Even though it was clear what their plan was, Kou Chongxue couldn’t say anything about it.

From the meeting report, Shang Xia also learned that Kou Chongxue had already concluded that the Heavenly Star Palace was about to establish their Elysium soon. Mentioning it so that they could gain the support of the other factions was just the final part of their plan.

… Moreover, if the Northern Sea Mystic Sect could reveal such a powerful inheritance, how could the Eternal Palace and Divine Capital Sect not have known beforehand?

As for the Heavenly Star Palace…

Shang Xia mumbled to himself, but not a single trace of worry could be seen in his eyes. Instead, his gaze was locked onto the Variant Formation Talisman he just produced.

It looked slightly different from the other 6 beside it… That was right, he completed the 7th talisman!