Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Barbaric Thunder Formation of Eight Directions

Li Yunfei was calculating silently in his heart. At present, his cultivation was at the initial stage of Spiritual Movement, while the Graveyard of the Restless Dead was clearly a dungeon suited for the mid to late stages of Spiritual Movement, all the way up to the early Yin Spirit stage.

However, his overall combat ability far exceeded his actual stage, especially now that he had condensed his Yin Spirit in advance, giving him an enormous boost in power.

A level-36 dungeon was not necessarily beyond his reach.

After all, he had already obtained all the items dropped from the Graveyard dungeon, so he no longer needed to rely on selling equipment to make money.

Given his current wealth, the world's richest person on Forbes' list would be nothing more than a child in front of him.

Since this was the case, there was no need for him to rigidly stick to dungeons matching his level.

He only had today to clear a dungeon, as tomorrow he would have to set out for Baling and make some necessary preparations.

The day after tomorrow was Zhang Ziying’s day off, and they had already agreed to meet up; he couldn't possibly miss their appointment just to grind a dungeon.

Clearing a dungeon three levels above his own would grant him extra experience that was not much less than running through four lower-level dungeons.

With this in mind, Li Yunfei made up his mind to go straight for the Graveyard of the Restless Dead.

Decision made, Li Yunfei called out to the little fox, then immediately began to prepare.

First, he set up the ritual altar, then took out the large talisman banner, ready to paint symbols on it.

The symbols he was about to draw on the large talisman banner were no longer the low-level talismans like evil-dispelling or ghost-warding charms, but array patterns known as the "Three Talents Demon-Breaking Array."

Once a series of these arrays were painted onto the banners, their power could rival even large-scale formations.

For ghosts and monsters, merely approaching within a certain distance would subject them to the overwhelming, crushing might of the demon-breaking force.

With these banners protecting the altar, even if the level-36 dungeon monsters were stronger, they would not be able to break through.

The large talisman banner was rather sizable, half a zhang in length and a chi in width—too large for a single table.

Li Yunfei placed several tables side by side, spread the banner across them, and weighed it down with a crescent moon blade as a paperweight.

After calculating the layout, Li Yunfei stood at the left side of the tables, dipped his brush in cinnabar liquid, and swept the brush with the vigor of a dragon and snake, quickly outlining an intricate array on the banner.

While painting the talisman, Li Yunfei chanted, "Heaven has three treasures: sun, moon, and stars; passing through heaven and earth, startling ghosts and gods. Earth has three treasures: water, fire, and wind; inscribed talismans are commanded to this banner. Man has three treasures: essence, energy, and spirit; when energy is full and spirit abundant, demons are suppressed. Should fierce gods or evil spirits approach, the local evil will flee endlessly..."

"Heaven is clear, earth is bright; by the command of the Three Mao Patriarchs, no spirit dares resist, no ghost dares oppose. By urgent command of the Mao Mountain Patriarchs, sweep away all ghostly evils and myriad monsters. By the order of the Supreme Elder Lord, drive out demons and cut down monsters without mercy. By urgent command of the Three Mao Patriarchs, let it be so!"

As soon as the chant was complete, the talisman array was finished. A golden light flashed and was instantly absorbed into the banner, and the cinnabar dried at once.

Li Yunfei sold it to the system shop, then bought a stack of blank banners once more.

A blank large talisman banner sold for just twenty yuan each, and could be purchased for seventy yuan.

But once Li Yunfei painted the "Three Talents Demon-Breaking Array" onto it, its value soared to five grams of spirit stone, and buying it would require sixteen grams—proof enough of the power of this array.

Even without that spirit stone mine, he could have made a fortune just selling these banners. He might not be as extravagantly rich, but he would still be wealthier than most cultivators.

Li Yunfei bought thirty large talisman banners, hung them with the wooden rods he had previously prepared, and arranged them in a U-shape behind the altar, enclosing it.

With his defenses in place, it was time to set up an attack formation.

This time, with ample materials, Li Yunfei no longer settled for simple formations, but decided to go big: he would lay an array covering the entire Graveyard of the Restless Dead.

He took out a triangular pennant, of which there were two types: one with a blue field and white border, and another with a yellow field and red border, representing the two aspects of yin and yang.

For this formation, only the yang pennants with yellow fields and red borders were needed.

"Thunder rumbles, tiger leaps, dragon soars, myriad changes, entering and leaving like clouds. The Mother of Lightning roars, the Lord of Thunder charges ahead, thunder cracks for ten thousand miles, shattering hidden ghosts and spirits—let it be done!"

Li Yunfei painted the Heavenly Thunder Talisman on the pennant, sold it to the system shop, and then bought sixty-four of them.

He placed his altar on the western side of the Graveyard, facing east.

Walking five zhang in front of the altar, he used red cord to mark out a sigil on the ground, then, with a wave of his hand, sent eight small pennants flying, planting them at the crucial points of the sigil in a specific pattern.

Forming the Thunder Seal with his hands, Li Yunfei chanted, "West is wondrous, the Wind-Chasing Great Spirit, emptiness to the extreme, mysterious and profound, able to drive away specters and sever ghostly spirits; wherever the divine talisman reaches, evil is cut down—let it be so!"

A surge of spiritual power shot into the sigil, and the eight pennants shone brightly, each casting a bolt of lightning that wove together above into a shining sigil of electricity.

The strokes of this glowing symbol twisted and flickered ceaselessly. Just looking at it made the little fox feel tingling all over, her fur standing on end.

She hurriedly circulated her inner fire-elemental energy outward to block the sensation, which was as if she had been shocked by electricity.

"Yiyi... (Master, what kind of talisman is this? It's amazing!)"

Li Yunfei smiled at her and said, "This is the Eightfold Savage Thunder Array, and the chant is the Western Savage Thunder Incantation. You don’t need to follow me; wait at the altar."

"Yiyi... (Alright, understood.)"

The light sigil blazed in the air for a few moments before vanishing.

Li Yunfei then walked north, reaching the northwestern corner of the Graveyard, where he again marked out a sigil with red cord and set eight Heavenly Thunder pennants.

Forming the Thunder Seal, he intoned, "In the boundless northwest, the Soul-Driving General rules, able to transform and change, commanding ghostly soldiers, expelling evil and slaying monsters, protecting the nation and securing the people. Upon seeing me, transform; never submit, let it be so!"

Another Savage Thunder light sigil appeared in the air, then disappeared as before. Li Yunfei proceeded to the northern side.

"To the north, Supreme Black, the Rain-Gathering Deity, penetrating heaven and earth, filling the universe, cutting down evil, severing the ghost gates. Wherever the divine sigil reaches, swiftly subdue ghostly spirits—let it be so!"

"To the northeast, the Celestial Crossing, the Primal Heaven General, coming and going unpredictably, spirit and Dao united, swiftly driving out fiends, severing their souls. Wherever the divine sigil reaches, let none remain—let it be so!"

"To the east, Jade Treasure, the Thunder Deity of Clouds, clad in golden armor, wielding a divine spear, subduing demons and driving out ghosts, sweeping away all evil. Wherever the divine sigil reaches, monsters are annihilated—let it be so!"

"To the southeast, the Good Life, the Fire-Burning General, mighty to the heavens, southernmost Black Profound, subduing evil spirits and eradicating monsters. By my use now, let radiant spirits shine—let it be so!"

"To the south, Profound Truth, the Lightning Deity, ever-changing, entering and leaving like clouds, clad in golden armor, wielding a fiery wheel. Wherever the divine sigil reaches, monsters are hidden—let it be so!"

"To the southwest, Supreme Spirit, the Demon-Devouring General, Lord of the Nine Heavens, radiance inside and out, stirring celestial truth, capturing evil and seizing ghosts, protecting all beings—go quickly, go quickly, let it be so!"

Li Yunfei circled the edge of the Graveyard of the Restless Dead, from the west through northwest, north, northeast, east, southeast, south, southwest, and finally back to the western altar, causing eight Savage Thunder light sigils to appear in succession and then vanish.