When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

After Zhu Chongjiu had dressed up again, he secretly made up his mind, "I must find a sturdy set of clothes to wear!"

At the victory banquet in the main hall, Zhu Chongjiu sat in the main seat. Not only did various princes and ministers shamelessly come to toast him, but some even brought their female direct descendants!

Each of them had a different appearance and wore sexy and provocative clothes. Led by their respective elders, they came one by one to greet Zhu Chongjiu!

This annoyed Zhu Chongjiu greatly!

In such a situation, one shouldn't hit a smiling face, and Zhu Chongjiu was too embarrassed to get angry.

In the end, he could only helplessly communicate with Shi Gang telepathically, asking them all to leave.

But Shi Gang, that old man, laughed heartily and was happy to see it happen.

He replied, "Ninth Brother, is there no one you like?"

Before Zhu Chongjiu could speak again, Shi Gang waved his hand and said, "Change the batch!"

This sentence almost made Zhu Chongjiu faint.

Zhu Chongjiu felt that this was actually arranged by Shi Gang!

Finally, Zhu Chongjiu had no choice but to use his trump card: "urinating escape"!

However, not long after Zhu Chongjiu returned to his residence, Shi Gang personally came to inquire about Zhu Chongjiu's intentions regarding the group of women he had just met.

Zhu Chongjiu was puzzled by Shi Gang's shameless and abnormal behavior.

He cut to the chase and asked directly, "Shi Gang, what exactly do you mean?"

Shi Gang noticed that Zhu Chongjiu's expression was becoming increasingly serious, and he knew that if things continued, it might displease Zhu Chongjiu.

He rubbed his hands together and said to Zhu Chongjiu with a grin, "Since Ninth Brother asked me, then I'll tell you!"

But let me make this clear first, Ninth Emperor, you can't get angry.

"Stop rambling and get to the point!" Zhu Chongjiu replied somewhat impatiently.

That's right. I have ruled the Houtu Continent for hundreds of years and have some knowledge of it.

However, no human has ever seen anyone with the appearance of the Nine Emperors. Regardless of their looks or skin color, there are always some differences.

Nine Emperors, as you know, I have inquired about you.

Although you are a king alongside the Flame Empire, you have absolutely no connection to the Flame Empire.

I'm not asking about your background, Nine Emperors!

I just want to say that, with your talent, I dare say that there is no one in the entire God-Forsaken Continent who can compare to you.

If they have offspring, they will certainly be excellent.

So…! Do you think you could leave a descendant for our Houtu Kingdom?

After Shi Gang finished speaking, seeing that Zhu Chongjiu was about to explode, he quickly said, "Ninth Emperor, please don't misunderstand."

I know that's not your thing.

They would never use your descendants to blackmail you into doing anything.

Furthermore, if your descendant is truly accomplished in both literature and martial arts, I will groom him to be my successor.

Looking at Shi Gang's obsequious expression, Zhu Chongjiu asked with a wicked smile, "Finished?"

Shi Gang replied with some doubt, "Are you finished?"

Suddenly, Shi Gang seemed to remember something!

He quickly added, "By the way, if the Nine Emperors have any other requests, please feel free to make them."

"As long as our Houtu Continent can satisfy our needs, we will never keep anything for ourselves!"

"Good, good, good," Zhu Chongjiu gritted his teeth and said three times after hearing Shi Gang's words.

He then said, "Not only have I helped your Houtu Kingdom, but you also want my seeds?"

You still want my children to work for your Houtu Kingdom? Do you really think my Zhu family is made to be beasts of burden?

Seeing Zhu Chongjiu's increasingly grim expression, Shi Gang thought to himself, "Damn it, run!"

Just as Shi Gang hurriedly bid farewell to Zhu Chongjiu and turned to run away, Zhu Chongjiu's voice rang out from behind him.

"Shi Gang, since I can't grant your request, how about I give you a different gift instead?"

Upon hearing Zhu Chongjiu's words, Shi Gang didn't pause for a moment. Just as he turned his head to reply with the word "no need," he felt as if a peak-level Emperor-level demonic beast had struck his back with all its might.

Then the person flew from the doorway into the distance of the sky!

In the instant he was struck hard, Shi Gang shouted, "After that, the person who came looking for me fell silent."

It wasn't that Shi Gang didn't want to say anything more, but that he had already fainted.

Upon hearing Shi Gang's cries for help, the Emperor-level guardians of the royal palace followed his aura and flew away!

A few dozen seconds later, at the city gate, a dark shadow crashed to the ground like a shooting star.

With a loud bang, dust flew everywhere!

After the smoke and dust cleared, Shi Gang lay quietly in a large pit about ten meters deep.

Just as the soldiers guarding the city and the surrounding civilians were stunned by this scene and were about to go forward to investigate, the imperial-level guardians of the royal palace finally arrived.

Upon arriving, the Emperor-level guardian, without saying a word, picked up the clueless Shi Gang, and with a flash, returned to the palace the way he came!

Xiao Hei looked at Zhu Chongjiu, who was gazing in the direction Shi Gang had flown off to, and said, "Brother Jiu, you didn't kill him, did you?"

"Is it really necessary to be this angry?"

After hearing Xiao Hei's words, Zhu Chongjiu turned around and went back to the bed, saying, "He wasn't killed, but he'll probably need to rest for a month or two before he can get out of bed!"

After Zhu Chongjiu finished speaking, he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes slightly, and began to meditate and cultivate.

Seeing this, Xiao Hei didn't say anything more.

Instead, it went behind the door and closed it for Zhu Chongjiu, while it lay down at the doorway to prevent anyone from disturbing Zhu Chongjiu's cultivation!

And so, three more days passed.

During these three days, Zhu Chongjiu mainly focused on analyzing and learning the formation used to create the fake sun in the sky.

When he saw the enormous object, hundreds of thousands of feet high, hanging in the sky up close, doubts arose in his heart!

How exactly was this fake sun meticulously crafted?

How did it manage to hang so magically high in the sky?

When these questions arose in Zhu Chongjiu's mind, he did not hesitate to use his powerful divine sense and profound internal strength to explore the reasons behind them.

Because Zhu Chongjiu had a profound understanding of the fire element and also possessed the power of the source of fire, he made some preliminary discoveries not long after he began to carefully examine the fake sun.

However, due to more urgent business to attend to, he had to temporarily put aside his in-depth research on this false sun and was unable to conduct a detailed analysis.

Now that all the important matters have been properly completed, Zhu Chongjiu can finally calm down and sort out all the clues about the fake sun.

He pondered to himself, hoping that through this meticulous investigation, he could learn some exquisite array formation techniques.

After all, as his own strength continued to increase, he realized more and more clearly that the study of formations was truly of paramount importance.

Sometimes, cleverly arranging a well-suited formation can easily resolve many seemingly thorny and insurmountable problems.

Just like the massive array located at the center of the Divine Void.

A massive array of boundary barriers separating the continents.

And the breathtaking Flaming Mountain Formation, among others, were all constructed using exquisite formation techniques.

The immense power and wondrous effects displayed by these formations amazed Zhu Chongjiu, who longed to make a name for himself in the field of formations.

After all, it's always good to have more skills; a person who doesn't plan for the future will have trouble in the present!

You never know when you might need it.

After three days of practicing the formation, Zhu Chongjiu had made some progress.

At first, Zhu Chongjiu knew that formations usually had specific incantations, such as the formation eye, the positions of various directions, and also required some power to enhance them.

Although Zhu Chongjiu had read some books on this subject, he did not specifically seek to understand it.

While Zhu Chongjiu was racking his brains trying to figure it out, the Divine Void Barrier suddenly came to mind.

After he used his great sword to cut open the Divine Void Barrier, the Divine Void King did not come in person before the barrier was repaired.

Following that, Zhu Chongjiu combined some of his knowledge of physics from his time on Earth with his knowledge of movies and novels, and came up with an idea.

In our great Chinese nation, the mysterious and ancient concept of "battle formations" can be said without exaggeration to be the root of everything.

It originated from the ancestors of the Chinese people, especially from the Taoist school of thought, which inherited and developed it.

In the past, when I was in my familiar homeland, I would often just laugh off these legendary and magical things without paying much attention to them or thinking about them much.

However, now that I am in this completely unfamiliar world and have experienced all sorts of unbelievable things, those ideas that were once considered absurd now seem trivial.

After all, there really are powerful individuals in this world who can freely soar through the sky and traverse the void.

If that's the case, then how exactly did all the things in the world come into being?

Some of them may have been invented and created by humankind through their own wisdom and creativity since the beginning of time.

Others may be the crystallization of valuable experience gained by people through their profound understanding of the laws governing the operation of heaven and earth.

Therefore, it can be inferred that the awe-inspiring formation must have existed since the beginning of time.

However, it was only through the test of time and the tireless efforts of generations that it was continuously improved and perfected by humankind, eventually forming the form we know today.

Since the formation has existed between heaven and earth from the very beginning, why must it rely on specific incantations to activate its power?

Isn't there a simpler and more direct way?

Without having to chant complicated incantations, you can easily control the operation of the formation. Wouldn't that be much more convenient and faster?

Despite thinking this way, Zhu Chongjiu knew very well that the sages of past generations who lived on this vast continent must have also considered similar questions.

Unfortunately, no conclusive information or method related to this has been passed down to this day.

One reason is that this kind of technique is extremely difficult to master, and its transmission to people is likely to cause harm to both oneself and others.

One reason is that the ancient sages of this continent only had a superficial understanding of this path and did not grasp its essence, so they were unable to leave behind a legacy.

However, after Zhu Chongjiu's deduction, knowing that such a thing could be realized, he has been meditating for the past few days.

As for any gains, aside from wanting to re-enter the Divine Void to consult the Divine Void King, that is the direction!

Zhu Chongjiu believed that as long as there is a direction, one day, the destination will surely be reached!