Chapter 589: Middle-Grade Astra
After repairing the two Yan Luo Banners of Ten Directions, Qin Sang’s strength received a considerable boost.
The full formation of the Yan Luo Banners of Ten Directions required ten complete banners, but it could also be arranged in formations of three, six, or nine.
A set of three banners formed the simplest banner array, capable of unleashing power equivalent to a middle-grade astra.
With six banners, the array could contend with high-grade astras.
And nine banners equaled the might of the most formidable high-grade astras.
For a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, refining one’s life-bound astra to the level of a middle-grade astra was already quite an achievement. Yi Tianye, being the leader of a sect and inheritor of Founder Kuiyin’s legacy, naturally didn’t lack middle-grade astras.
But high-grade astras were another matter entirely. Even some Spiritual Infant cultivators didn’t possess them; acquiring one during the Core Formation Realm required extraordinary fortune.
As for top-grade astras, they were rarities across the entire cultivation world.
After Founder Kuiyin’s death, he had only left behind five Yan Luo Banners of Ten Directions. Had there been even one more, Yi Tianye might not have been defeated so miserably in the battle against Yuanzhao Sect.
The uniqueness of the Yan Luo Banners of Ten Directions wasn’t due to the refinement method itself but stemmed from their inherent nature.
This brought up the most crucial component of the banners, the third and foundational element: the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells.
Without the Devilish Flames of Nine Hells, the Yan Luo Banners of Ten Directions were just ten ordinary flags with no real force.