Returning to Yu Liu Island after two months, all the demon races were somewhat stunned to see Yu Kewie, and even a little frightened. They hadn't forgotten Yu Kewie's thunderous methods.
"City Lord, you have returned. You have worked hard. Do you need me to arrange meals for you?" As Yu Kewie disembarked at the port from the shore, a fourth-tier horse demon shamelessly came forward to greet her.
"Get me some fried meatballs, and nothing else," Yu Kewie said as she walked, not wanting to return to the City Lord's mansion for the time being. She wanted to stroll through the city and properly measure Yu Liu City. Her true form, when fully extended, was sixty li long; she needed to plan carefully, gradually converting the entire Yu Liu City.
Yu Liu City's northern, southern, and western sides were walls built against the mountain range, reaching a height of two hundred zhang. The eastern side, being by the sea, was built most uniquely. First, there were scattered docks stretching for thirty li, the main external gateway of Yu Liu Island. Behind the docks was a rampart formed by mountains moved by magic, reaching three li high, arranged in a trapezoid and extending for ten li. This meant that after disembarking at the docks, one had to walk for another ten li to enter Yu Liu City and reach the true city.
Yu Liu City was eighty li wide from north to south and one hundred and twenty li long from east to west. Within the city, there were human constructions, but more so various cave dwellings built by demon races. Many demon races possessed innate magic for moving mountains and earth, making it simple to create mountains and build cave dwellings within the city. This architectural style was common on most islands in the Ten Thousand Demon Islands region, and Ju Ni Island also had this style.
However, this style caused Yu Kewie a lot of trouble. The method she had used before of unfolding her true form across two islands would no longer work. Although most demon cave dwellings were not protected by formations, some were.
"Formations! I'm so stupid, how could I not have thought of formations?" "Master has always planted spirit plants according to formations; I can also solve problems with formations." Eating the meatballs, Yu Kewie suddenly slapped her forehead, a method coming to mind.
"Little Horse, you can eat the rest." Yu Kewie tossed the meatballs in her hand to the horse demon beside her and flew directly into the sky, heading towards the City Lord's mansion.
"Lei Peng—Lei Peng King—Little Lei Peng!" As soon as she returned to the City Lord's mansion in the center of Yu Liu City, Yu Kewie started shouting loudly, almost causing Lei Peng King, who was cultivating, to suffer qi deviation.
"Damn it! This idiot is back, why didn't the idiots under me notify me?" Lei Peng King cursed, then took a few deep breaths to suppress his anger and flew into the air to meet Yu Kewie.
"City Lord, you have returned. I was just cultivating and did not greet the City Lord's return in a timely manner. I deserve death." Lei Peng King flew to Yu Kewie with a fawning expression to beg for forgiveness.
"Oh—you were cultivating? Then that's perfect. Teach me the formation of the City Protecting Grand Array, and you can go back to cultivating properly from now on." Yu Kewie's eyes lit up, and she directly opened her jade hand, asking for it.
"City Lord, I don't know formations either. I only know how to control it; I don't know how to set it up," Lei Peng King quickly lowered his head and said pitifully. He was afraid that if he looked up, his hatred would be evident.
"How could you not know how to set up formations? Yu Liu City is so powerful, it can prevent me from using遁术, and even in the city, my magic power is reduced by half. How could such a powerful formation not be learned by you?" Yu Kewie didn't believe it. Even as a novice, she knew that no cultivator would place their life in the hands of others. Such a formation could only be controlled by oneself. As the crucial point of the city, the City Protecting Grand Array must be controlled by the City Lord. This meant that Lei Peng King wanted to betray her, or perhaps he had never surrendered at all.
"City Lord, I truly don't know formations. This formation was set up by an expert from Ten Thousand Demon Island. I only have the control token and have learned how to control it, but I really don't know how to set it up. Here are the token and the control method. Please accept them, City Lord." Feeling Yu Kewie's killing intent, Lei Peng King immediately knelt and explained without a word, taking out a round token and a jade slip. He knew that if he hesitated even slightly, Yu Kewie would definitely kill him, utterly annihilating him.
"Are you telling the truth?" "Yes, absolutely true. Please investigate, City Lord." Yu Kewie took the token and the jade slip before retracting her aura and killing intent. Glancing at Lei Peng King still kneeling and trembling, Yu Kewie directly placed the jade slip on her forehead to read its contents.
"Huh—this formation is actually a fifth-grade formation?" After only reading a little, Yu Kewie couldn't help but be surprised. Having read many travelogues and legends, Yu Kewie knew the power and rarity of fifth-grade formations. First to third-grade formations were manageable; any cultivator could learn and set them up given time. Fourth-grade and above formations required comprehension of the way of formations to set up. As for demon races, their comprehension was generally problematic, making the cultivation of the way of formations extremely difficult. It was rumored that the most powerful formation master in the entire Ten Thousand Demon Islands region was only sixth-grade, possibly only one such demon. The next best fifth-grade formation masters numbered no more than ten.
A small Yu Liu Island having a fifth-grade formation—what great fortune and prestige!
"City Lord, my family has some connections, so I was able to invite a fifth-grade formation master," Lei Peng King said cautiously, worried that Yu Kewie might kill him out of fear of danger and then flee.
"Your family's connections are truly formidable! In the Ten Thousand Demon Islands region, a fifth-grade formation master is on par with a seventh-tier demon lord." Yu Kewie praised Lei Peng King with a hint of sarcasm and continued to examine the jade slip.
The City Protecting Grand Array of Yu Liu City was named the "Vast Sea Mist Array," a fifth-grade water-attribute grand array, an absolute top-tier formation for an island terrain. Once activated, it could withstand a hundred days of attack from a seventh-tier demon lord without breaking. She was very fortunate that Lei Peng King had left the city to fight her, and she had been decisive enough. Otherwise, she might have died here.
The jade slip indeed contained no method for setting up the formation, nor even a method for maintenance, only the method for activating and adjusting the grand array. As long as one had the control token, it was almost a plug-and-play operation. This made Yu Kewie believe Lei Peng King's words.
"Get up, you didn't lie to me. How about this, I'll give you an advanced cultivation technique, and you help me find some jade slips for studying formations. I want to learn formations." Since Lei Peng King couldn't set up formations, she would have to learn from scratch. She also knew how to win people over, taking out a jade slip and imparting the "Animal Transformation into Demon Art" to Lei Peng King, as a small compensation.
"Thank you for the City Lord's reward. I will go and collect formation jade slips for the City Lord now."
"Go." After taking Yu Kewie's jade slip, Lei Peng King immediately withdrew. Yu Kewie's killing intent was too obvious, making him tremble with fear.
Upon leaving the City Lord's mansion, Lei Peng King's back straightened up again. "Damn idiot, you wait. As soon as my ancestor arrives, I will tear you to pieces." He looked back at the City Lord's mansion, his eyes full of malice and hatred. He then looked down at the jade slip in his hand, his expression turning to deep disdain. "Idiot, I am the noble Lei Peng King, with the bloodline of the Golden Winged Great Peng. My inherited cultivation technique is a heaven-grade technique. What use is your trash cultivation technique?" Saying this, Lei Peng King tossed the jade slip far away and left without looking back.
Unfortunately, he had no idea what kind of monster this jade slip could create, nor what great changes it would bring to the entire Ten Thousand Demon Islands sea region.