The spiritual energy within it, under the effect of the Spirit Gathering Formation, would not be lacking in the slightest.
In such a situation, even if other Golden Core True Lords were to come knocking on their door, with these grand arrays in place, He Song would have no need to worry.
Even, once the attack grand array was activated, if anyone dared to enter the array, they would likely lose a layer of skin even if they didn't die.
Such a cave dwelling, equipped with both offense and defense, and with a continuous supply of spiritual energy, like a hedgehog hidden in the shadows, was the superior cave dwelling He Song had always dreamed of.
With such a cave dwelling, He Song could perhaps live here without worry in the future.
Even if powerful enemies were to discover the location of his cave dwelling.
With a cave dwelling possessing such defensive and offensive capabilities, it would at least buy him a good amount of time to escape.
Such thoughts flashed through his mind as He Song's gaze turned to the north.
The north.
The great war between the One Yang Sect and the God Locking Sect had already begun.
But currently, it would still take a considerable amount of time for him to fully comprehend the Spirit Gathering Formation and the Spirit Origin Formation, and to completely perfect his cave dwelling.
According to He Song's estimation, because he had previously comprehended several Golden Core grand arrays, he had developed his own unique insights into the Dao of Formations.
Therefore, with the Spirit Affinity Array Collection, the time he would need to comprehend the Spirit Gathering Formation would be correspondingly reduced.
However, even with this reduction, it would probably still take seven or eight years to completely comprehend the complete Spirit Gathering Formation recorded in the Spirit Affinity Array Collection.
Seven or eight years would only be enough to completely comprehend the Spirit Gathering Formation.
Following that, there were still the Spirit Origin Formation, the Profound Spirit Restriction Spell, and the attack grand arrays that needed to be comprehended.
To achieve the perfect cave dwelling he envisioned, it would probably take at least another twenty years, or even longer.
Such a long period of time meant that there were simply too many variables.
By then.
Perhaps the One Yang Sect would already be in full retreat, having lost several Immortal Prefectures.
It was even highly possible that Bi Yue Immortal Prefecture, where He Song was currently located, would be captured by the God Locking Sect.
Once such a thing truly happened.
He Song, whose cave dwelling was far from perfected and could still be discovered by demon cultivators, would naturally find himself in a dangerous situation.
The scene of him silently comprehending formations in his cave dwelling, while the outside world was already surrounded by demon cultivators, flashed through his mind.
He Song's heart stirred.
It seemed.
His approach of venturing out to prepare a backup plan for himself when he was in the Mid-Foundation Establishment stage was now time to be repeated once more.
This place, although it was the location of his cave dwelling.
But a crafty rabbit has three burrows, and Bi Yue Immortal Prefecture had already become less safe than before.
He Song naturally also needed to prepare a few backup plans for himself, in case of emergencies.
However, although such thoughts flashed through his mind, He Song did not feel too worried yet.
Currently, the One Yang Sect and the God Locking Sect were in a standoff at their borders, and the first great battle had not yet begun. Whether it would be a victory or a defeat was still unknown.
Although according to True Lord Luo Jing's information, the One Yang Sect would probably suffer more defeats than victories this time.
But since the battle had not yet begun, He Song was naturally not in a hurry.
After all, the cultivation world was vast, and traveling from one Immortal City to another would probably require crossing tens of thousands of miles.
And within Cloud Prefecture, there were more than twenty Immortal Cities standing tall, under the jurisdiction of a Prefecture Lord.
Such a vast territory, with so many Immortal Cities and prefectures, could not be easily occupied.
Even if the One Yang Sect suffered a defeat in the first battle, it would probably still take a considerable amount of time for the God Locking Sect to occupy Cloud Prefecture.
And if the One Yang Sect really suffered a defeat in the first battle, this time would naturally be sufficient for He Song to take action.
He could take advantage of the time it took for the God Locking Sect to occupy Cloud Prefecture to leave Bi Yue Prefecture overnight, and open up hidden cave dwellings one after another, to serve as his backup plans.
Thinking of this.
He Song sighed slightly in his heart.
He also lost the mood to continue comprehending the Spirit Gathering Formation, so he left the quiet room and came to the cave dwelling, under the Mixed Gold Spirit Fruit Tree.
As wisps of tea fragrance began to spread throughout He Song's cave dwelling, He Song frowned slightly, but his mind began to ponder where he should go if he were to prepare several backup plans.
Compared to when his cultivation was still in the Mid-Foundation Establishment stage.
He Song's current strength was no longer comparable to what it was back then.
Naturally, the areas he could go to were no longer limited to the few Golden Core sects surrounding the Earth Sect, and the border areas of Cloud Prefecture.
Now that He Song's cultivation had reached the initial stage of Golden Core, the areas he could go to had also expanded greatly.
At least, the several Nascent Soul Upper Sects surrounding the One Yang Sect were all places he could come and go freely.
In other words.
Even if the One Yang Sect were to completely fail in this battle, and the entire sect were to be occupied by the God Locking Sect, He Song would still be able to live well in other Nascent Soul Upper Sects.
For example, the Purple Cloud Sect in the east, or the Golden Snake Sect in the south.
When He Song considered his backup plans, the names of these two Nascent Soul Upper Sects immediately flashed through his mind.
Golden Snake Sect.
He Song had been there before.
That time, He Song had gone to deliver Golden Core Pills to Meng Guan and Wei Fan.
Unfortunately, when He Song was searching for the two of them within the Golden Snake Sect's territory, he did not gain too much understanding of the Golden Snake Sect.
Back then, He Song's mind was solely focused on finding the two of them, and he did not pay too much attention to the situation within the Golden Snake Sect.
However, even if it was only a rough understanding.
He Song had still almost traveled throughout a large area of the Golden Snake Sect, and he still had quite a bit of understanding of the Golden Snake Sect overall.
At least, he wouldn't get lost.
A cultivator's memory was excellent, and He Song still had some grasp of the map of the Golden Snake Sect.
In this way, the location of the Golden Snake Sect naturally became one of He Song's candidate retreat routes.
He Song had even already thought of the best place within the Golden Snake Sect's territory to open up a hidden cave dwelling.
As for the Purple Cloud Sect.
He Song had also been there before.
That time, it was when He Song sent An Ning to the Wind Snow Palace, and he had stayed within the sphere of influence of the Purple Cloud Sect for a period of time.
The Wind Snow Palace was a Golden Core sect within the sphere of influence of the Purple Cloud Sect, and it was the sect that True Lord Star Rock had belonged to in the past.
The period of time that He Song had stayed there was not considered long, and he only had a rough understanding of the Purple Cloud Sect.
Compared to the Golden Snake Sect, He Song's understanding of the Purple Cloud Sect was naturally even more limited.
However, He Song did not care too much about this.
As a Golden Core True Lord.
It was relatively simple to understand a Nascent Soul Upper Sect.
For He Song, he only needed to hide his cultivation and identity, go directly to an Immortal Prefecture, and purchase a detailed map.
Once the map was in hand, He Song would naturally be able to find a place in the Purple Cloud Sect that could be used to open up a hidden cave dwelling.
In addition to this.
It had only been five years since An Ning joined the Wind Snow Palace.
Although in these five years, An Ning had been constantly sending messages to He Song, informing He Song of her current situation.
However, because she had only just broken through to the initial stage of Foundation Establishment five years ago, and was still in a crucial period of improving her strength, she was naturally unable to leave the Wind Snow Palace to inquire about outside news.
In this way, in the messages that An Ning had sent to He Song in these five years, most of them were always about what she had learned today, and what interesting things she had heard in the Wind Snow Palace.
As for other things, An Ning was also powerless to help.
Perhaps, only after waiting a few more years, when An Ning was sent out by the Wind Snow Palace to guard an Immortal Market, would she be able to bring He Song more, more detailed news.
Currently, An Ning could still only inform He Song every month about what she had experienced in the Wind Snow Palace.
Regarding this, He Song also understood her situation, and naturally would not think of asking her to pass on other news for him.
Apart from the Golden Snake Sect, and the Purple Cloud Sect.
He Song had no thoughts whatsoever about the Nether Blade Sect to the west of the One Yang Sect.
The Nether Blade Sect was located to the west of the One Yang Sect, and it was adjacent to the Ten Thousand Demon Realm.
The danger within the Nether Blade Sect was probably even greater than that of the One Yang Sect today.
He Song had always kept such places at a respectful distance.
After all, the reason why he wanted to open up hidden cave dwellings in the Nascent Soul Upper Sects surrounding the One Yang Sect was mainly because danger had appeared in the One Yang Sect.
If other places were more dangerous than the One Yang Sect's location, he naturally would not go there himself.
In this way.
He Song quickly only had two places left in his mind that could be used to open up hidden cave dwellings.
Purple Cloud Sect, Golden Snake Sect.
In these two Nascent Soul Upper Sects, He Song's safety could be best guaranteed.
Especially the Golden Snake Sect.
The Golden Snake Sect had two Nascent Soul Ancestors.
Although one of them was a spirit beast, it was still considered Nascent Soul combat power.
Such combat power, probably even if the God Locking Sect completely defeated the One Yang Sect, they would not dare to provoke them.
Two Nascent Soul cultivators besieging them, even if the God Locking Sect's Nascent Soul cultivators were stronger, they probably wouldn't gain any advantage.
As for the Purple Cloud Sect.
Although He Song did not know what the cultivation level of the Purple Cloud Sect's Nascent Soul Ancestor was, it was likely that the God Locking Sect would not immediately launch an attack on the Purple Cloud Sect after the great war with the One Yang Sect.
In this way, He Song only needed to open up two hidden cave dwellings within the spheres of influence of the Purple Cloud Sect and the Golden Snake Sect.
Then, even if something unpredictable really happened to the One Yang Sect in the future, he would be able to ensure his own safety.
Sitting under the Mixed Gold Spirit Fruit Tree, He Song carefully considered the feasibility of this plan.
After confirming that by doing so, he would definitely not be inexplicably drawn into any life-or-death crisis.
He Song then calmed down and returned to the quiet room to continue comprehending the Spirit Gathering Formation.
As for the subsequent war between the One Yang Sect and the God Locking Sect.
True Lord Luo Jing would naturally inform him of the news.
He Song knew this very well.
Therefore, he did not pay too much attention to this matter and directly entered closed-door cultivation.
Thus.
In the blink of an eye, another month passed quietly.
One month later.
One day.
He Song, who was comprehending the Spirit Gathering Formation, was suddenly awakened by the vibration of his sound transmission talisman.
Seeing this scene, He Song's heart stirred, and he naturally knew that the initial battle between the One Yang Sect and the God Locking Sect must have had a result.
However, he didn't know what the result was.
Would it end with the One Yang Sect's defeat as True Lord Luo Jing had initially predicted?
A guess flashed through his mind, but He Song's hands were not slow. He quickly opened the sound transmission talisman and took out a thin piece of paper from it.
"An Ning greets Senior."
"May Senior live long and prosper."
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Looking at the paper, An Ning carefully and cautiously chose to tell him all kinds of interesting things she had heard this month, as well as her own experiences.
He Song looked helpless, but after thinking about it, he finally sighed and chose to put the thin paper filled with delicate handwriting into his storage pouch.
An Ning had just reached Foundation Establishment when he sent her to the Wind Snow Palace.
And she had stayed in the Wind Snow Palace for as long as five years, unable to leave the sect.
In such a situation, she probably couldn't even find someone to talk to.
This monthly communication with him could be considered her only opportunity to communicate with the outside world.
In this way, it was probably out of necessity that she mentioned these things in her letter.
After all, the Wind Snow Palace was only a Golden Core sect, and there probably weren't many secrets within it.
Asking her to dig out some secrets every month to tell He Song was indeed asking too much of her.
Naturally, An Ning could only talk to He Song about these things every month to continue maintaining this monthly communication.
He Song understood this kind of behavior.
Therefore, after putting the thin paper into his storage pouch, He Song quickly replied to her, telling her to cultivate in peace.
After doing all this, He Song sighed again and continued to comprehend the Spirit Gathering Formation.
This time.
He Song had originally thought that it was True Lord Luo Jing sending him a message.
To tell him that the great war between the One Yang Sect and the God Locking Sect had already had a result.
But unexpectedly, it was An Ning.
Regarding this, He Song naturally felt a little helpless.
However.
Just as He Song, feeling a little helpless, chose to continue comprehending the Spirit Gathering Formation.
The sound transmission talisman that he had just put away vibrated again at this moment.
Upon noticing this, He Song immediately gave up comprehending the Spirit Gathering Formation, opened the sound transmission talisman, and took out a thin piece of paper from it.
This time, from the very first sentence, He Song knew the identity of the messenger, it was True Lord Luo Jing.
"Fellow Daoist, the One Yang Sect and the God Locking Sect have been in a standoff for a month."
"In this month, both sides have been on the verge of war, but they have never directly clashed, only doing some small actions in secret."
"However, when the small actions became more and more frequent, the probing behavior of both sides naturally reached its limit."
"Now, a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the great war between the One Yang Sect and the God Locking Sect also broke out yesterday."
"Originally, I had planned to tell Daoist the news of the two sects starting war yesterday, but after thinking about it, I decided to wait until both sides had determined a victor before telling Daoist about this matter."
"Now, after a day of bloody battle, many cultivators fought together."
"Although many cultivators have not yet fought, after True Lord Heavenly Doom brazenly took action and firmly suppressed two Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators from the One Yang Sect."
"Although this great war has not yet ended, its result has already quietly emerged."
"Unfortunately, if it were not for True Lord Heavenly Doom, the outcome of the battle would probably still be unknown."
"But with True Lord Heavenly Doom's achievement of suppressing two Golden Core Great Perfection cultivators placed here, this battle's victory or defeat has already been decided."
(End of Chapter)