The study of formations is profound and vast. While Li Dai could not claim to be the absolute best, her level as a ninth-rank spiritual formation master placed her at the very top of the Cangyun Continent. She had also dabbled in various foundational immortal formations, giving her great confidence in her ability to crack this ancient formation.
When Li Dai swept her spiritual sense over it, she saw countless overlapping, flowing veins. These were the veins of the formation's grid. The higher the grade of a formation, the more numerous and complex its grid veins were. One careless step touching the wrong spot would trigger a powerful, crushing execution designed for intruders.
Judging by its unique and distinctive veins, this ancient formation differed greatly from the methods and structures used by contemporary cultivators. Had she not started her journey with *The Complete Compendium of Formation Fundamentals*, she would have been completely in the dark, unable to make head or tail of it.
Chapter 857