Lin Mu understood that there were more aspects to a formation array such as this and simple exploitation like that would only work up to a certain extent. Even now he was limited unto the 50% of the capacity of the limiter.
He had seen the full force of it which had knocked him away just by the density and amount of spirit Qi. Lin Mu knew for sure he wouldn't even be able to sleep before his body would be sent flying by the formation array.
He thought about this for a while before refocusing on his aim. Lin Mu restored his spirit Qi rapidly as it rose to its maximum capacity. This took him less than three hours when normally it would have taken him over ten hours with the help of basic Qi pills.
One could tell the difference it made by living in the sect and having their resources. This was the part that got Lin Mu interested in the spirit Qi gathering formation array. Neither he nor Xukong knew what was the exact name of spirit Qi gathering formation this was, but Xukong knew it was barely above the lowest grade.
Lin Mu had learned quite a bit about the Qi gathering formations from not only senior Xukong but also the memoirs of the lost immortal. Qi gathering formations were actually an entire subfield in the great field of formation masters.
There were many formation masters who dedicated their lives to making and studying Qi gathering formations. There were simply so many complexities and nuances to a Qi gathering formation that many formation masters that entered it would only be able to learn two or three such formations in their lifetime.
He knew there were five categories of the Qi gathering formation.
They were divided into:
1. Tool powering formation
2. City powering formation
3. Sect powering formation
4. Empire Powering formation
5. World powering formation
The one that the Tri Cauldron peony sect was using was barely on the level of a city powering formation. Even then they needed to combine multiple of those formations to make an entire network of arrays that spanned across the sect.
As for the Tool powering formations, they were the smallest Qi gathering formations that were used for powering sprint tools or even other formations. When Lin Mu had made the illusory formation on his house, Xukong had told him that if he had a Qi gathering formation, he would be able to make the formation work endlessly.
It was on the level of a tool powering formation. As for the higher level formations, Lin Mu had only ever read about the sect powering fomentations in the memoirs of the lost immortal. An actual one would be able to power a sect even if there were no spirit stone mines or spirit Qi springs in it.
Its efficiency of gathering spirit Qi from the environment would be so high that it would not need any additional sources. Xukong had estimated aback then that perhaps only the top sects like the Sky precepts sect would have something along the lines of a sect powering formation.
Time passed, and Lin Mu was now fully refreshed. He opened his eyes and reduced the limiter to the level it was on originally. He definitely did not want any random person from the sect stumbling upon this and then revealing it to the entire sect.
Once this was done, Lin Mu sank down into the ground using phase. He did not want others to know that he had entered and left a courtyard so fast and thus chose this. His next aim was a treasure pavilion that was not that far from his location.
When he actually got there, the treasure pavilion was closed and only some guard disciples could be seen around it. Lin Mu reckoned that it was a good opportunity and got closer. The disciples that were standing around were all at the Qi refining realm and there was no way they would even be able to detect his spirit sense.
Though one big difference that was between these Qi refining realm disciples and other non-sect Qi refining realm cultivators was the ability to use spirit sense. Even peak stage Qi refining realm cultivators that were not part of sects were often unable to use their spirit sense.
While here, most of them were able to do it. It was this very difference that made the greatest difference between the two types of cultivators. With spirit sense, they would be able to use spirit tool, enhance and expand their perception along with many more things.
Spirit sense was like an additional organ to a cultivator, thus having or not having it made substantial difference. The one who had it would be at an advantage over the one that did not.
Still among those that had it, the cultivator who had better spirit sense and cultivation base would come out on top. And in Lin Mu's case, he had both. There wasn't much risk left for him right now, except for the alarm formations that were integrated into the overall formation array of the treasure pavilion.
Lin Mu couldn't enter it, thus only observed it from the outside and checked some of the formations on it, before heading for the next one. There were a total of three that were on the main peak, along with three vaults. He had a lot of work left.
Heading up the peak, Lin Mu reached the second treasure pavilion. This one was of the same design as the previous one, except it had better security. It was evident that there were higher quality treasures kept here.
'Hmm… the formations are pretty much the same as before with the only difference in security.' Lin Mu thought before deciding to head further in.
About ten minutes later, Lin Mu reached the third and final treasure pavilion of the main peak. This was the pavilion that sold cultivation techniques and Qi skill, thus being very valuable to the sect overall.
But then he saw someone he had not expected here.
"Jiao Fang?"