Jiang Chen had obtained a formation disc for the Minor Formless Array, which was tantamount to gaining a Minor Formless Array in its own right. For Jiang Chen, this was undoubtedly an enormous harvest.
With a formation disc, even a complete formation novice could activate a formation by powering the disc with spirit stones, then use it against an enemy.
Jiang Chen naturally understood the benefits of a formation disc.
Manufacturing a formation disc was an exceedingly complicated process. To compress a vast formation into a tiny disc was even more complex than deploying the formation itself. Moreover, the materials required for crafting a formation disc were incredibly rare — not every formation could have a corresponding disc made for it.
Once a formation could be condensed into a disc, its effectiveness in combat would increase manifold when pitted against opponents.
Setting aside everything else, the sheer advantage of instantaneous activation alone was enough to completely outclass formations without discs.
Although there were also techniques for rapid deployment, no matter how fast the setup, it couldn't compare to simply activating a disc on the spot.
Jiang Chen had studied formation discs extensively in his previous life and had inscribed many of them, though his attainments in formations ultimately fell short of his prowess in alchemy.
Having broken the Minor Formless Array, Jiang Chen wasn't greedy for more glory.
To reach the Inheritance Tower, he needed to break through three formations. The Minor Formless Array was only the first.
The second and third formations would undoubtedly be far more difficult.
Though Jiang Chen was eager to get out, he understood the principle that haste makes waste. If he charged in blindly, and ended up trapped in a formation, that would be disastrous.
The first trial tested the realm of spiritual consciousness.
The second was a pure combat formation.
Jiang Chen estimated that before reaching the ninth level of the Yuan Realm, challenging this combat formation would give him no guarantee of certain victory.
Fortunately, the cultivation environment within this cave abode was superb. Cultivating here with a focused mind, Jiang Chen could achieve twice the result with half the effort.
He was no longer lacking in resources.
After entering the seventh level of the Yuan Realm, Jiang Chen decided to absorb the dragon crystals. Although he possessed many high-grade Essence Nurturing Pills, the spiritual energy contained within them simply couldn't compare to dragon crystals, no matter how you looked at it.
The spiritual energy within a single dragon crystal was worth at least a thousand Essence Nurturing Pills.
And the quantity of dragon crystals Long Xiaoxuan had gifted him was quite generous.
Jiang Chen took out a dragon crystal and began absorbing it. The spiritual energy within was extraordinarily dense — it took him a full ten days to refine a single crystal. Layer upon layer of rich spiritual energy was drawn by Jiang Chen into his dantian sea of qi, tempering his entire body.
The dragon crystal's potency was truly remarkable. Not only could it supply the spiritual energy needed for cultivation, but it also tempered Jiang Chen's physical body.
Jiang Chen cultivated the "Nine Transformations of Gods and Demons," and this dragon body-tempering from the crystals proved infinitely beneficial.
Beyond his daily absorption of spiritual energy, Jiang Chen hadn't neglected his martial techniques and divine abilities either.
After entering the Celestial Yuan Realm, the advantages of fusing the Golden Cicada bloodline finally manifested. The Golden Cicada Wings, which had been on the verge of emerging, were finally condensed by Jiang Chen.
These Golden Cicada Wings were transparent and formless — utterly invisible to the naked eye.
Though the newly condensed wings weren't yet particularly powerful, once Jiang Chen grew accustomed to them, he would absolutely not fall behind in aerial contests with Saint Realm powerhouses.
Moreover, the Golden Cicada Wings were capable of growing.
Once they reached maturity, in terms of pure speed they would absolutely surpass warriors of the same level. And in terms of agility, maneuvering, and short-range sprints, the advantage would be absolute.
With the Golden Cicada Wings as a major new asset, Jiang Chen's spirits soared.
Now that he had reached the seventh level of the Yuan Realm, the Primordial Magnetism Golden Mountain — which had remained dormant all this time — could finally be put to preliminary use.
Jiang Chen had long since refined the Heart of Primordial Magnetism, making the Golden Mountain one of his bonded treasures. However, he had never made full use of it.
Now, at the seventh level of the Yuan Realm, Jiang Chen intended to summon the Primordial Magnetism Golden Mountain, integrating its physical form into combat as a suppressing treasure.
The Primordial Magnetism Golden Mountain was not merely a mountain. Its true power lay in its formidable Primordial Magnetism Force and Metal Source Force.
Once summoned, a weaker opponent could simply be crushed to death by it as if it were a literal mountain.
Against stronger, more resilient foes, the mountain's powerful Primordial Magnetism Force served as an excellent binding tool. Combined with the grinding force of the Metal Source Force, the resulting devastation would be truly fearsome.
Though Jiang Chen was only at the seventh level of the Yuan Realm, his true combat strength was by no means inferior to the peak of the Yuan Realm. So when Jiang Chen summoned the Primordial Magnetism Golden Mountain for the first time, its form was somewhat larger and more imposing than he had imagined.
Compared to the mountain at its peak, however, this was less than a thousandth of its full stature.
Of course, Jiang Chen was not discouraged.
He believed that as his strength continued to grow, the Primordial Magnetism Golden Mountain's power would be unlocked step by step.
Even at less than a thousandth of its peak form, having a small mountain suddenly crash down from above was more than enough to send any warrior of the same rank scrambling in terror.