The earth trembled not from war, but from awakening.
At the edge of the northern wilderness, where mortal maps fade into legend, the seal upon the Five Divine Beasts' Valley broke open. Roars thundered across the skies, each one echoing through the spirit veins of the continent.
The Azure Dragon, coiling through lightning clouds.
The Vermilion Bird, cloaked in crimson rebirth flames.
The White Tiger, with killing intent sharp enough to pierce dimensions.
The Black Tortoise, ancient and unmoving, its breath forming mountains.
And at the center, veiled in starlight, the Golden Qilin, beast of destiny.
Legends said these five beasts were born when the heavens first split from the earth. They guarded the Heaven-Splitting Formation, a creation beyond mortal comprehension—a formation that could separate realms, pause time, or even rewrite the order of cultivation.
And now... the formation was stirring.
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The Call of the Formation
The sect's formation masters gathered, led by a senior disciple named Fei Yun, a quiet genius whose understanding of spiritual geometry was so refined, it was said he once mapped a formation onto a falling leaf midair.
Fei Yun had been studying ancient carvings recently unearthed by the students during a mission. These weren't normal scripts—they pulsed with living qi. They hinted at the Coordinates of Heaven's First Cut, the very origin of the Heaven-Splitting Formation.
But to activate it, five anchors were required—each attuned to one of the Divine Beasts' unique laws.
Only one cultivator in the sect had studied all disciplines—only one could harmonize pill, weapon, talisman, formation, and martial intent into a single unified spiritual resonance:
The Main Character.
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Taming the Divine Spirits
The journey into the valley was not simple.
Each beast tested not strength—but understanding.
The Azure Dragon asked: "What do you seek when lightning strikes your path—power, or clarity?"
The Vermilion Bird asked: "Would you burn your old self, even if your ashes were scattered forever?"
The White Tiger asked: "What is the boundary between protection and destruction?"
The Black Tortoise asked: "Can you endure stillness so long, you become timeless?"
And the Golden Qilin remained silent… its test hidden.
Each trial was passed not by overwhelming force, but by demonstrating harmony—between the cultivator's internal energy and the laws of the world.
With each success, a beast soul seal embedded itself into the Main Character's spiritual sea. And slowly, the Five Anchors of the Formation began to converge.
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The Heaven-Splitting Formation Awakens
As the formation activated, the sky split.
Not literally—but in essence.
A line of energy so pure, it separated false from true, illusion from law, desire from purpose. It didn't destroy, it clarified. The air shimmered like crystal, and cultivators across the realm suddenly felt breakthroughs they had been chasing for decades.
Stagnant bottlenecks crumbled.
False techniques collapsed, revealing purer paths.
Students entered epiphanies.
Weapons previously sealed began to hum.
The Main Character didn't keep the formation to himself.
Instead, he inscribed its principles into a scroll, copied it for the sect, and taught each student how to understand their own inner beast—their core intent—through the Five Beasts' paths.
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A New Sect Pillar: The Beast Harmony Hall
A new hall was established in the sect: the Beast Harmony Hall, where students trained in divine beast laws, learned to balance destructive and nurturing energy, and cultivated unity between instinct and wisdom.
It became one of the sect's greatest contributions to the world—a method of cultivation that wasn't about domination, but evolution.
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End of Chapter
The Five Divine Beasts are not just legends—they are truths embodied. By uniting with their essence, the Heaven-Splitting Formation is revived, and the sect takes another step toward becoming the most complete, balanced force in the cultivation world.
Next: Chapter Twenty – Weapon Spirits' Rebellion and the Forging of the Soulbond Armory