Immortality Cultivation

Fang Hao lay sprawled out in the ruins like a dead dog, finding even the act of breathing an arduous task.

That tenth floor was truly not meant for humans!

He didn’t know how long he had been grinding against that giant stone figure; it had nearly worn his skin raw.

If not for his agile movement techniques, sufficient supply of Medicinal Pill, and the fact that the stone figure seemed a bit dim-witted, allowing him to wear it down, it would be his corpse lying here right now.

"Damn it, a stone lump at the Nascent Soul Stage... they really dared to think of that..."

He groaned while feeling the changes brought about by that gray energy within his body.

His injuries were mostly healed, and his spiritual power had recovered by more than half. More importantly, it seemed like something indescribable had appeared in his mind, as if he had gained a tiny bit of insight into Concepts like "Nirvana" and "Stubborn Stone."

This stuff was mysterious, but he felt it would be beneficial for his future Cultivate.

He lay there for a while, and once his condition had mostly returned, he finally climbed up.

Looking around, the dead, silent ruins began to fade, eventually dissipating like smoke.

He returned to that empty stone room, where the stairwell leading to the eleventh floor had opened on the opposite wall, pitch-black and looking terrifying.

"The eleventh floor..." Fang Hao licked his somewhat dry lips.

The tenth floor had almost cost him his life; what kind of scene would this eleventh floor be?

He felt a bit nervous, but more than that, he felt a reckless excitement.

He had already come this far; if he chickened out now, wouldn’t all the suffering he had endured earlier be in vain?

He checked his storage ring; there weren’t many Medicinal Pill left, the Talisman were bottoming out, and the yitian sword had several nicks that needed nourishing.

His condition wasn’t optimal, but there was no time for him to adjust slowly.

"Wealth is sought in danger! Fight it!" He gritted his teeth and stepped onto the stairs.

Before his eyes, it went dark, and then bright.

He found himself standing in a... starry sky?

No, that wasn’t a real starry sky.

It was a huge, circular platform, and outside the platform was the deep, slowly rotating Universe Void Realm, with countless stars twinkling, so close that it felt as if he could reach out and pluck them.

The platform surface was as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the starlight, and in the center floated an incomparably complex, three-dimensional Formation model made of light, which was slowly rotating and emitting an arcane, unfathomable aura.

"This... testing Formation?" Fang Hao was stunned.

His Formation level was decent; he had studied it quite a bit when he was a Guest Elder at the Seventh Princes Mansion. The Clear Spring Spirit Eyes and the empty clarity mirror were helpful for breaking Formation, and he had even managed to break through the "Nine Luminaries Spirit Locking Formation" on the eighth floor.

But this Formation on the eleventh floor looked a hundred times more complex than the one on the eighth floor!

That three-dimensional model was nested layer upon layer, with runes flowing endlessly; he couldn’t understand it at all!

He cautiously approached the central Formation model.

As soon as he stepped into the center of the platform, the model suddenly shone brightly, projecting a line of starlight text:

"The Dao of Deriving Formation. Deduce the operation of this Formation, find the core Formation Eye, and inject a corresponding attribute spiritual power to pass. Time limit: three quarter-hours. Failure means the destruction of the Divine Soul."

Below the text, a phantom of an hourglass appeared, and the sand began to flow.

"Deduce the Formation? And inject spiritual power?" Fang Hao’s scalp tingled.

This was much harder than forcing his way through!

Forcing his way through could rely on brute force and luck, but deduction required real Formation attainments!

This Formation clearly looked like an ancient-level one; was his level enough to handle it?

The hourglass wouldn’t wait for anyone.

Fang Hao forced himself to calm down, operating the Ethereal Art to the limit to boost his Comprehension Ability; the Clear Spring Spirit Eyes fully analyzed the energy flow and rune changes of the Formation model.

Upon looking, he felt even more desperate.

This Formation was too complex! It contained Five Elements, Yin and Yang, stars, space... all sorts of Law he had never even heard of!

The energy flow was dazzlingly fast, and he couldn’t grasp the patterns at all!

It was just like asking an elementary school student to solve calculus!

Time ticked by, and nearly half the sand in the hourglass had flowed away. Fang Hao was still confused and broke out in a cold sweat from anxiety.

He tried several common deduction methods, but they were useless.

"No! I can’t just stare blankly like this!" Fang Hao gritted his teeth and thought of a solution that wasn’t really a solution—the Chaos Derivation Art!

Chaos Qi could give birth to all things and, theoretically, could simulate any attribute of spiritual power!

Could he... rely on the characteristics of Chaos Qi to "sense" the core of this Formation?

Better to treat a dead horse as a live one!

He sat cross-legged and fully operated the Chaos Derivation Art, carefully probing the Formation model with a trace of extremely weak Chaos Qi.

As soon as the Chaos Qi touched the model, Fang Hao’s whole body shook violently!

It felt like sticking his finger into a high-voltage power outlet!

Countless chaotic and violent pieces of information instantly rushed into his Sea of Consciousness!

The operation trajectory of the Formation, the conflict and Fusion of energy, the interweaving of various Law... the amount of information was too huge, almost bursting his brain!

"Ah!" He screamed, blood seeping from his seven orifices!

But he desperately held onto a glimmer of clarity in his mind, trying his best to digest this information!

The Ethereal Art operated at an unprecedented speed, helping him organize and understand it.

In this near-self-mutilating way, he actually managed to capture some patterns!

He discovered that this seemingly chaotic Formation appeared to have five relatively stable energy nodes inside, corresponding to the Five Elements, which were constantly circulating.

And in the center of these five nodes, there was an extremely obscure, almost motionless point, which seemed to be the "axis" of the entire Formation!

"That’s it! The Formation Eye!" Fang Hao was overjoyed!

But he immediately faced a second problem—injecting the corresponding attribute spiritual power?

What was the attribute of this Formation Eye?

He felt that point was ethereal, as if it wasn’t any attribute, yet also as if it contained all attributes!

The hourglass only had a tiny bit left!

Fang Hao was so anxious that his eyes turned red.

He had all the Five Elements spiritual power, but which one should he inject? If he guessed wrong, he was definitely finished!

Chaos Qi? Did Chaos Qi count as a corresponding attribute?

This Formation looked all-encompassing, so perhaps...

Gamble it! He suddenly opened his eyes, used his last bit of strength to force that precious trace of Chaos Qi in his body out of his fingertips, turning it into a gray airflow, and shot it toward the core Formation Eye he had sensed!

The Chaos Qi merged into the Formation Eye!

Hum—!!!

The entire three-dimensional Formation model shook violently! Then, all the light instantly converged, the model stopped operating, and finally, it turned into specks of starlight and dissipated into the air.

He passed!

Fang Hao collapsed to the ground, vomiting large mouthfuls of blood, his head aching as if it were exploding, but his heart was blooming with joy! He had bet correctly!

An incomparably pure energy, containing insights into the Law of stars, surged into his body, repairing his injuries and nourishing his Divine Soul.

His understanding of Formation instantly improved by a large margin!

He lay there for a long time before recovering, still feeling lingering fear.

This eleventh floor tested "Derivation," which was deduction and Comprehension Ability! He had almost failed!

He looked at the last staircase, leading to the twelfth floor, which was also the final floor.

What would be waiting for him there?

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[Massive mass release will start after a few hours. Hoping to get a castle before this month end to touch threshold of mgs so that this book can earn 60$ this month.]