"With your current points, you can't enter the core area yet. You can only do some auxiliary work on the lowest level. However, disciples in Langya Palace will receive more immortal power when they ascend in the future, so you've already progressed further than other disciples," Senior Brother Lin said.
Langya Palace has three levels in total.
The higher the level, the greater its importance.
The lowest level has the most disciples.
There are over a hundred disciples busy at work.
Some are refining materials.
Some are preparing elixirs.
More are diligently maintaining the operation of the formation at the bottom, following blueprints.
"The massive formation at the bottom is the outer area of the Ascension Grand Formation. The task of most disciples is to maintain this formation and, during ascension, operate it as instructed by the high-ranking officials."
"Since you have refining capabilities, you don't need to manage this formation. Just stay here and, with these refiners, keep refining this material."
Senior Brother Lin led Li Shuang to a refining station.
Li Shuang looked up and saw mountains of ore. A group of refiners were continuously busy, striking these ores and then refining them with intense fire. The ore would then turn into a liquid form, flowing through grooves on the ground towards the central formation.
These refined liquids flowed ceaselessly, looking like winding giant snakes from a distance.
"This is Flowing Flame Crystal. After certain processing, the spiritual marrow inside can be extracted. These flowing spiritual marrows will follow the array patterns, pour into the Ascension Grand Formation, and become the cornerstone that stabilizes it. This spiritual marrow is the best adhesive. Maintaining the Ascension Grand Formation requires a massive amount of spiritual marrow to fill the gaps," Senior Brother Lin explained. "And this is your next task."
Li Shuang nodded obediently.
This was her first reincarnation, and just being able to enter the Ascension Grand Formation was already a victory for her. To do more, it seemed, was impossible.
Under Senior Brother Lin's watchful gaze, Li Shuang quickly learned how to refine spiritual marrow. She took a Flowing Flame Crystal and began working.
Senior Brother Lin observed for a while. Seeing that Li Shuang made no mistakes, he left with satisfaction.
Refining spiritual marrow was not difficult for Li Shuang.
She was multitasking, her hands working nonstop, but her eyes observing everything around her.
First.
Li Shuang noticed.
The Flowing Flame Crystal in her hands was real.
But.
The Flowing Flame Crystals in the hands of other refiners were not physical objects.
Everything before her seemed more like a re-enactment of past events, all illusory.
Li Shuang observed for a while and finally discovered that the spiritual marrow she refined didn't actually need to be poured into the Ascension Grand Formation. As long as she extracted the spiritual marrow, it directly belonged to her.
This was another gift from the mystic realm to the participants.
Li Shuang's eyes flickered.
That is to say.
If she could participate in more important parts and come into contact with more precious materials, these materials would also be rewarded to her as part of her gains!
Li Shuang's eyes lit up immediately.
Just now.
The Heaven and Earth Smelter had already calculated.
One spiritual marrow was worth about 100 value points.
Not a lot.
However.
The refining process wasn't difficult, and the quantity was almost endless!
Anyway, as soon as Li Shuang took one block, the small mountain of Flowing Flame Crystals would immediately replenish itself.
Coincidentally.
Li Shuang was a little short on value points right now.
This was an opportunity delivered right to her doorstep to earn value points!
Li Shuang's actions quickened, but her eyes were also busy.
On this lowest level, besides the numerous refiners working tirelessly, the Ascension Grand Formation was also densely dotted with 108 nodes. On each node, a disciple of the Langya Sect was standing. They were silently forming hand seals that Li Shuang couldn't understand. The hand seals from the 108 people converged, forming streaks of golden light that maintained the operation of the formation.
However.
Even with elixir supplies, these people still needed regular rests.
According to Li Shuang's observations, a batch of people would be replaced about every half an hour.
After another half an hour, another batch would be replaced.
There were three batches of people responsible for the operation of the formation.
In addition, many people were walking back and forth on the lower level, checking every part of Langya Palace to ensure that no accidents would occur during ascension.
This was all she could investigate for now.
To investigate more, she would undoubtedly need more points to go to the next higher level of Langya Palace.
Li Shuang did not make any small movements; she quietly forged the spiritual marrow.
When the value points she gained from spiritual marrow exceeded ten thousand.
The entire Langya Palace suddenly shook.
Li Shuang's eyes flickered slightly.
The moment of ascension!
Had it arrived?!
She was currently on the opposing side. Should she do something at this moment?
As Li Shuang was contemplating.
Lin An's voice rang in her mind.
"This time, just watch carefully and do nothing."
Li Shuang immediately decided to follow the advice.
In her first reincarnation, she just needed to watch the show.
Lin An's voice had just faded from her mind.
Above, an extremely authoritative voice resonated.
"What do you intend to do? I've said it, the most important thing for the Langya Sect now is ascension. Anyone who obstructs ascension will only meet a dead end!"
"Even if that person was once my most esteemed senior disciple!"
"Lin An! Put down your sword, and I can still pardon you this time!"
The lower level immediately stirred.
"What's going on? Is Senior Brother Lin An forcing his way into Langya Palace?"
"Has Senior Brother gone mad? This is clearly a great opportunity for everyone to become immortal, why does he insist on destroying it!"
"Is he trying to become a sinner for eternity?"
"Sinner for eternity! Sinner for eternity!"
Everyone roared in anger.
Li Shuang felt nothing; she was still seizing every moment to extract spiritual marrow.
"You don't need to panic. I've experienced this scene countless times." Lin An's voice resonated in Li Shuang's mind again.
"I'm not panicked," Li Shuang said honestly.
The next moment.
Langya Palace's main gate was violently split open.
Lin An and a group of dissidents forcibly broke in.
Lin An subconsciously glanced in Li Shuang's direction.
Then.
He fell silent for a moment.
He thought Li Shuang's calmness was just a facade, but it turned out she was genuinely calm!
The plot had already reached its final climax, yet she was still trying to extract spiritual marrow against the clock!
Even now, Li Shuang's movements didn't stop. She took a moment to glance at Lin An's situation.
There wasn't much time left until ascension.
Lin An and the other dissidents had finally launched their last attack.
Some of these dissidents were mere wisps of true spirit, while others were just phantoms.
Those who only had their true spirit left had died in this catastrophe.
Only those who participated as phantoms were the ones who survived the calamity.
Li Shuang subconsciously searched for the Ice Frost Dragon's figure. The Ice Frost Dragon had lived from fifty thousand years ago until now; she was undeniably a dissident back then.
However... among these phantoms, there was no trace of her.
Where was she?
As Li Shuang pondered, Lin An and the others had already rushed to the second level.
Li Shuang really wanted to watch the commotion.
But in this round of her!
She couldn't go!
Then... she should just quickly continue earning value points!
I'll make up for it tomorrow, need to sort out the second playthrough.