Definition
A formation technique named after Fuxi, the legendary first of the Three Sovereigns in Chinese myth who invented the trigrams. The staffs are used to ‘pin’ space and harmonize with or disrupt enemy arrays.
Fuxi Staff Formation
A formation technique named after Fuxi, the legendary first of the Three Sovereigns in Chinese myth who invented the trigrams. The staffs are used to ‘pin’ space and harmonize with or disrupt enemy arrays.
Story context
Our young Sword Immortal is finally leaving the nest! After three years of study and battle inside the Black-White College, Ji Ning is stepping out into the wider world—and he’s taking his best friend Mu Northson and his godbeast uncle Whitewater Hound along for the ride. But before they go hunting for adventure, fortune, and glory, there’s one essential pit stop: the Heavenly Treasures Mountain! This chapter is a classic Xianxia “gearing up” montage, as Ji Ning liquidates his hoard of looted treasures and converts them into an absolutely *terrifying* arsenal of seven hundred twenty flying swords, plus the legendary Fuxi Staff Formation. Witness the birth of a long-range combat monster. Get ready, fellow Daoists—Ji Ning’s training arc is over, and the real journey begins.
Why it matters
**Ji Ning’s Operational Tempo.** Notice the calm, businesslike precision with which Ji Ning handles his affairs: delegating peak management, evaluating his inventory, calculating his budget, and prioritizing purchases. This is the *Pragmatic Sword Immortal* in his element. He is not wistful about leaving, nor anxious about danger. He treats preparation as a solvable equation. This is a man who trusts his Dao Heart and his calculations.
Quick facts
Source novel
Desolate Era
First appearance
Gearing Up for the Road Ahead
Chapter references
8
Type hints
Ji Ning leaves Black-White College, Heavenly Treasures Mountain shopping, Lesser Thousand Sword Formation setup
Guide tags
geop up chapter, world building, training arc end
Appears in chapters
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Chapter 187
Gearing Up for the Road Ahead
Ji Ning leaves the Black-White College for his first real training journey! He sells loot, buys 720 flying swords and a Fuxi Staff Formation, then decides to join the Yinglong Guard. The adventure begins!
Chapter 261
The Breaking Point
Xue Hongyi flees, ten death warriors die in seconds, and Shaoyan Gongzi unleashes his true power—but can the Whitewater Hound break a Celestial Immortal’s formation before it’s too late?
Chapter 262
The Treasure Hall Revealed
The ice formation collapses as Uncle White’s Fuxi Staffs shine. Xiangliu Fang arrives, bags 18 Qiongqi puppets, and the real prize—Treasure Hall—is revealed. But the demon tribes still wait outside.
Chapter 331
The Deadliest Hunt
The final month of the Immortal Fortunes Assembly begins! Ji Ning and Yu Wei face a super-squad with two first-place contenders—Ninefate Recluse and Blackstone Recluse. Can they survive?
Chapter 338
The Blade Servant Emerges
Ji Ning collects his Immortal-ranked treasure and cruises through Round One, but a barefoot formation master and a silent blade-wielding wanderer shock everyone in Round Two. Lu Dongbin sets up Ji Ning vs. Daonu!
Chapter 344
The Top Six
The pressure of the Immortal Fortunes Assembly cracks Shaoyan Xuan's composure, leading to a swift and brutal defeat at Ji Ning's hands. Witness the final six contenders emerge in this intense chapter of Desolate Era.
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