Three Major Formations

Just as Feng Yu was shouting for help, Li Yunfan also began to look around at the shop's furnishings.

Although the shop looks old and dilapidated on the outside, it is very clean inside. Apart from a long table in the center, there are only three-tiered wooden shelves on both sides.

On the wooden frame, there were a few array setup tools, with only two or three array plates and array flags on each layer.

Before long, an elderly man with gray hair and a wrinkled face came out from the back room.

"What are you shouting for? I'm not deaf!" the old man shouted loudly as soon as he came out.

Upon hearing this, Feng Yu's face flashed with embarrassment, and he then spoke softly.

"Elder Zhou, I've brought a guest. This senior wishes to purchase a top-quality array formation. Please, Elder Zhou, take out the formation so he can take a look!"

Although Old Zhou heard Feng Yu's words, he did not act immediately. Instead, he looked at Li Yunfan standing next to him.

"Hmm! This time it's more like it. At least it's a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Don't bring just anyone here in the future. Those Qi Refining cultivators don't know anything good!" After saying that, he turned around and went back to the inner room to get the array.

Li Yunfan's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched Old Zhou's retreating figure; the old man seemed to be no ordinary person.

After entering the shop, he did not reveal his cultivation level. His spiritual energy was concealed, and if it weren't for someone whose cultivation level far surpassed his, they wouldn't be able to tell at all. However, the old man saw through him at a glance.

However, he had just used his Qi Observation Technique to check the old man's cultivation level and found that the old man was only at the sixth level of Qi Refining, which was lower than Feng Yu's cultivation level. Logically speaking, it should have been impossible for him to see through the old man's cultivation level.

"That's interesting..."

Li Yunfan's lips curled up slightly, showing no sign of worry.

Regardless of whether the other party was hiding their true cultivation level or had some secret techniques, he was not worried that the other party would be detrimental to him. After all, this was the market of the Tianxing Sect, and there must be Core Formation cultivators in charge.

Moreover, he is now at the Foundation Establishment stage. Even if he is no match for the Heavenly Star Sect, as long as he can escape from here, the other party will naturally not dare to chase him down in front of the Heavenly Star Sect, otherwise it would be a slap in the face to the Heavenly Star Sect!

Just as Li Yunfan was thinking to himself, Old Zhou came out from the inner room, carrying three wooden boxes that were about five or six inches in size.

After placing them one by one on the long table, Old Zhou looked at Li Yunfan and said, "Senior, please take a look. These are the finest array formations in my shop!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan immediately stepped forward and opened the wooden box on the far right. Inside was a three-inch array plate, surrounded by six small array flags, each densely covered with array patterns.

"This formation is called the 'Soul-Locking Bewildering Formation.' It's a defensive bewildering formation that generates a large amount of mist when activated. It can not only confuse the eyes but also block the detection of divine sense. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator who gets caught in it cannot easily leave!" Old Zhou explained as he saw Li Yunfan examining the formation in the box.

After carefully examining the array plate, Li Yunfan put it back in the box. Then he opened the wooden box next to it, which also contained an array plate and several array flags.

"This is an offensive formation called the 'Ten Thousand Vines Strangling Formation.' Once activated, it creates countless vines within the formation to strangle enemies. Even Foundation Establishment cultivators who fall into it risk death!"

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"This formation is a trapping formation called the 'Spirit-Sealing and Foot-Binding Formation.' It has the effect of suppressing divine sense and spiritual power, and inhibiting flight. Once trapped by this formation, one's spiritual power will only be 70% of what it is. If one's cultivation level is too low, it can suppress nearly half of one's spiritual energy, and one will be completely unable to fly!"

After reviewing the three formations, Li Yunfan couldn't help but feel a little tempted. If Elder Zhou wasn't exaggerating, these three formations were indeed very powerful and could be considered masterpieces.

However, he didn't have many spirit stones on him. Apart from the three mid-grade spirit stones given to him by the sect leader, he only had a hundred or so low-grade spirit stones that he had brought from his family.

He was hardly a "rich" person; in fact, among Foundation Establishment cultivators, he was considered one of the poorer ones.

"What's the price of this formation?" After quickly thinking for a moment, Li Yunfan pointed to the "Soul-Locking Bewildering Formation" on the far right and asked.

"Since you were brought by Feng Yu, I'll give you a discount, let's say two thousand three hundred spirit stones!" the old man said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was already cursing loudly.

His entire net worth is only a little over four hundred spirit stones, while this old man's set of formations costs two thousand three.

"Two thousand three? Is the shopkeeper treating me like a sucker?" Li Yunfan narrowed his eyes, his spiritual energy suddenly bursting out, and his divine sense stared intently at Old Zhou, as if he was about to make a move at any moment.

Standing to the side, Feng Yu's legs trembled uncontrollably under the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, and he retreated backward with a look of terror on his face.

Under the pressure of Li Yunfan's Foundation Establishment cultivation, Old Zhou's face only turned slightly pale, but he did not show any fear.

"Senior... I did not have such thoughts, please calm down..." Old Zhou said intermittently, enduring the oppressive aura.

Li Yunfan stared at Elder Zhou for a moment before withdrawing his spiritual energy back into his body and asking calmly.

"It seems you truly don't have such intentions. But why is your formation so expensive? As far as I know, even the formations sold by Star Dust Pavilion only cost a few hundred spirit stones!"

What Li Yunfan said was true. Although he did not understand formations, he knew that the family's protective formation cost only a little over a thousand spirit stones, and its power was enough to withstand the attacks of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

All I need is a small protective array for my cave dwelling, and four or five hundred spirit stones will be more than enough.

After Li Yunfan withdrew his spiritual pressure, Elder Zhou took a deep breath and, after returning to normal, slowly explained.

"Senior, you may not know this, but the array formations I possess are far superior to those sold by Star Dust Pavilion. I suppose Feng Yu must have explained this to you, otherwise you wouldn't have come to my humble shop with him..."

After sighing, he continued, "To be honest, senior, these three formations are the only top-tier formations I have left. Now that my lifespan is nearing its end, I have no intention of crafting any more formations... But please rest assured, senior, although these three formations cannot compare to the core inheritance of the Heavenly Star Sect, they are not far off!"

"Did you create all these formations?" Upon hearing this, Li Yunfan's eyes showed a hint of surprise.

Old Zhou nodded, then his expression suddenly turned somewhat melancholy, as if he had just remembered something.

Seeing this, Li Yunfan didn't say anything more. He simply used his divine sense to quietly enter his storage bag and began to check all his items. He had already decided to buy one of the sets, but how to raise two thousand spirit stones was a problem.

"Looks like I'll have no choice but to sell those magical artifacts..."

Just as he was about to sell the magical artifacts he carried, he suddenly noticed a pile of strange stones in his storage bag.

"Does the shopkeeper recognize this item?"