To be honest, there weren't many powerful or skilled formation masters in the current human territories. Jiang Chen had already steeled himself for this reality.
Obviously, he wasn't expecting a crop of exceptionally talented formation masters. What he wanted was a group with cultivation potential and sound character.
The art of formations was infinitely varied, and given the human territories' limited foundation, the absence of truly outstanding formation masters was perfectly understandable.
And so, Jiang Chen spoke again: "What I need now is a batch of formation masters — not necessarily high-level cultivators, but people with potential and integrity. These formation masters won't just help me restart the Myriad Spirits God-Locking Formation; they will also be designated as long-term cultivation projects. The future of the human territories demands formation masters, and this group will become the backbone of our civilization."
Formation masters were vitally important in every era. Among the human race, individual cultivators still couldn't match the demon race — or even many other races — in one-on-one combat.
But humanity had its own strengths. Besides their formidable reproductive capacity, humans were unmatched in their ability to harness external forces.
Humans excelled at leveraging every favorable factor — alchemy, talisman crafting, formation arrays. Across the myriad realms, humanity's mastery of these arts was virtually without equal.
One could say that human intellect more than compensated for their natural disadvantages.
When this news spread, every face in the crowd lit up. The entire human territories already understood the strategic significance of the Myriad Spirits God-Locking Formation.
Hearing that the formation would finally be restarted meant that humanity would gain a natural barrier — a shield against the demon race's first wave of attacks.
This was, without question, earth-shakingly good news for the human territories.
Mo Wushuang was an old friend of Jiang Chen's. Hearing this news, he was visibly thrilled: "Once the Myriad Spirits God-Locking Formation is activated, our human territories may not be entirely worry-free, but at least our rear will be secure. We won't bear the brunt of the demons' assault, and we'll have time to grow stronger."
Mo Wushuang's status in Glazed King City now far surpassed that of many former great emperors there. He had been among the first cultivators to pledge loyalty to Jiang Chen, serving as an honored guest elder of Peacock Sacred Mountain. His unwavering loyalty had earned him Jiang Chen's generous patronage.
Time and again, Jiang Chen had bestowed valuable resources upon Mo Wushuang, steadily elevating his strength. In this way, Mo Wushuang and those like him had become some of Jiang Chen's most die-hard supporters.
Jing Zhonghui also chimed in with a laugh: "Young Master Jiang Chen, this old man may not be a traditional formation master, but I do have some knowledge of the art. Might I sign up?"
Jiang Chen smiled: "Brother Jing, you're more than welcome to sign up."
"Pass my decree: any cultivator of the human territories with a clean background, clearly documented origins, and upright character may register."
Naturally, recruitment couldn't be limited to Glazed King City alone. It had to encompass the entire human territories — only then would the pool of candidates be sufficiently broad.
The old guard of Glazed King City had no objections, of course.
They understood that the Myriad Spirits God-Locking Formation concerned all of the human territories, not just their city's interests.
Moreover, the situation in the human territories had evolved to the point where Jiang Chen was, in all but name, its ruler.
The old balance of power had been completely upended. Of the great factions of the Eight Upper Realms, aside from Glazed King City, every other force combined still couldn't match a single divine-path follower Jiang Chen could dispatch on a whim.
To put it bluntly, with a mere flick of his finger, Jiang Chen could annihilate any other faction in the human territories in an instant.
Originally, Jiang Chen had intended to announce the spirit vein seal and the inheritance of the ancient Glazed Palace. But now, he decided to hold off for the time being.