Please call me Huanxian

Chapter 293 Saving Others Is Saving Yourself
Without waiting for the tea to boil, old master Xi Yuelou could not wait to take out a huge sand table from the storage space, placed it on the wooden table in the main hall, took out the jade formation flags and jade needles, and inserted them at the nodes of the sand table in order.

As the old master made hand gestures to attract a thin line of starlight, the sand table array lit up one by one.

After a moment, the six slender jade needles surrounding the formation flag lit up, connecting with the main formation's aura as a whole.

The light is shining, and the flickers and echoes are balanced.

"Master Yuan, the concepts of 'repulsion' and 'attraction' that you pointed out have helped me a lot. From now on, when we occupy new territory, we can build formation fortresses, advance step by step, and advance quickly. We don't have to worry about the risk of being attacked by black spirit masters, so that the monks who defend the territory can get the greatest protection. Master Yuan's actions have great merits, and I have also benefited from it, hahahaha."

Xi Yuelou stroked his white beard and smiled happily.

He was very proud of promoting Xu Yuanchang to the position of elder of Tianzhen Mountain.

In front of outsiders, they are a family, and they will find a way to repay the favors they owe in the future.

Tianzhen Mountain will achieve a new glory in his hands. After he has the hope of ascending to heaven, he will consider leaving something for future generations.

The last time Xu Yuanchang demonstrated the "repulsion" and "exclusion" with the Yin-Yang Fire, he was deeply moved and his doubts were resolved. As a result, he constructed a new natal formation diagram for his spiritual space in one fell swoop, and was promoted to the sixth-level formation master in just half a month. How happy he was.

Xu Yuanchang smiled and said modestly: "It is because Mr. Xi has profound skills. Yuanchang dare not take credit for it."

He is a master of talking nonsense, with high expectations but poor skills. He uses some views from past lives to apply to seemingly plausible issues. Whether he can gain any insights depends on his luck.

Xi Yuelou pointed at the sand table formation diagram and said, "After my cultivation breakthrough, my perception of the formation became more acute. I went outside the city again and made some minor adjustments to the nodes. After a few attempts, the formation diagram was successfully arranged. I and several formation masters have completed the production of the official formation pillars. I would like to invite Yuanchang to come out of the city to witness the foundation of Lingyu City together."

As he spoke, he looked towards the west wing of the yard.

Xu Yuanchang smiled and agreed: "It is my honor. Elder Xi, please wait a moment. I will ask Yunzhu if she is interested in going out of the city to observe the layout of the 'Star Pulling' formation?"

He understood the old master's intention of asking Gu Yunzhu for help in a roundabout way. If he could get a few words of high-level advice, it would be better than groping for a hundred years.

Xu Shengtian leaned over the sand table, watching the formation diagram from left to right, and felt it was very powerful.

He could see that the micro-array's qi channels were flowing smoothly, and it had the ability to communicate with heaven and earth.

There are only a few battle flags and jade needles on the small sand table. I wonder how they did it?
He had not been exposed to cultivation for long and did not have much experience. Apart from cultivating the spirit, he was very curious about many things in the world of cultivation.

Xi Yuelou stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture, putting away the sand table. It was inconvenient for him to invite Fellow Daoist Gu directly. He heard that Fellow Daoist Gu did not give face to anyone, and even the old master of the Sitian Palace of the Daning Dynasty had been humiliated by him once.

Xu Yuanchang sent out the message, and after two cups of tea, the courtyard gate opened.

Liu Xianfeng and Gu Yunzhu walked in arm in arm, talking and laughing, followed by a dog and a toad carrying a fat worm.

Xu Yuanchang introduced Grandmaster Xi to Liu Xianfeng, said a few words to him, and then left Yuanbao and the other two to guard the house. The group went out of the city and flew out of the city. Xu Shengtian followed them to see what was going on.

It was only a hundred or eighty miles to the Lingyu City which had not yet been built. Along the way, there were eight teams of a thousand men patrolling constantly, ready for battle.

The old swordsman and Fu Xianzhi led most of the fifth-floor monks to various places to prevent the black spirit masters from coming to cause trouble.

Xi Yuelou took advantage of the time on the road to briefly introduce his ideas for setting up the formation. He did not expect to get a response from Fellow Daoist Gu, and when he flew over the Lingyu Mine, he did not get any response.

Following Xi Yuelou's order, starting from the Lingyu Mine, all the formation masters of Tianzhen Mountain carefully lifted up the main flagpole that was three meters high and as thick as a man's embrace, and placed it into the tunnel that had been dug in advance. This flagpole was made of a whole piece of Lingyu carved with runes and inlaid with crystal stones.

After confirming the direction was correct, the same method was used for the next formation node more than 20 miles away.

After all the main flagpoles at all nodes and the six surrounding array pillars were laid and checked for omissions and errors, Xi Yuelou flew into the sky, pinched his fingers and used his body as a guide to draw a ray of light from the stars in the sky and inject it into the main flagpole of Lingyu City.

The formation was activated, and the white light was transmitted in sequence, forming a cycle in a moment.

Communicating with the power of heaven and earth, the mountains and rocks vibrate.

As the jade pillars of the auxiliary array lit up one by one, the aura flowed through, and the Gem City array and the Spirit Jade City were connected as a whole, complementing each other and existing independently of each other.

Cheers came from far and near, and the formation masters of Tianzhen Mountain clapped their hands in celebration, excited and delighted.

Gu Yunzhu nodded in approval: "This is a very good idea. With 'stars as traction and spiritual minerals as energy', it can be extended from point to surface and in all directions in the future. The more formations and cities are connected, the stronger the defense will be."

He said to the old master who had a brilliant idea and succeeded, "If Master Xi doesn't mind, I can draw one more star stream to strengthen the communication between the base array and the heaven and earth."

Xi Yuelou couldn't help himself and quickly extended his hand, saying, "Please come in, please come in."

Gu Yunzhu pinched her fingers into the air, and the starlight she drew down was pure and gentle, instantly multiplying the power of the formation.

After receiving the reminder through voice transmission, Xu Shengtian pointed to the light closest to Lingyu City and said, "Master Xi, can you allow me to build a cave for cultivation on that dirt hill? Normally, I can help guard that formation fortress."

The junior sister told him that it was the root of the earth and the place where the earth's energy gathered.

It will benefit his practice in every way and will not cause any harm.

Furthermore, the formation fortress covers an area of ​​several miles and is always guarded by monks, so it is safe.

Seeing that Xu Yuan was smiling and not objecting, Xi Yuelou agreed, "With Fellow Daoist Shengtian guarding it, the formation fortress should be as solid as a rock."

He had heard along the way that Gu Yunzhu called Xu Shengtian "senior brother", Liu Xianfeng and Gu Yunzhu were sisters, and Xu Shengtian called Liu Xianfeng "Aunt Liu". He was sweating profusely when he heard this. The relationship was as complicated as a mess.

As far as he knew, Xu Yuanchang only had one physical training disciple.

After asking Gu Yunzhu, Liu Xianfeng asked Xi Yuelou for the formation fortress next to the Gem City to build the cave.

She had already met Grandma Jiao Teng and promised to help her to avoid the trouble of going out to fight.

The old master, who possessed great authority, readily agreed. To him, it was just a small matter of asking a favor.

The old sword master and Fu Xianzhi flew over, said a few words in a hurry, and then dispersed to guard against the enemy.

The construction of Lingyu City below has already begun, covering an area of ​​more than ten miles. The formation master of Tianzhen Mountain is directing countless monks to dig the foundation and build the city walls with magic. The Five Elements formation will be added later, and other formation fortresses are also being built at the same time.

Xu Yuanchang took the three of them and said goodbye and went back so as not to disturb Mr. Xi from his subsequent busy work.

He saw Zhao Jun, Meng Caiqin and Xue Chunni, each in charge of an area, and all of them were busy and exhausted.

He didn't go down to say hello, as it was obviously inappropriate at this time.

There was no fighting for the next half month.

Xu Yuanchang practiced at home with peace of mind, trying to figure out the "Liujia Qimen Incarnation Technique" taught to him by Taoist Master Yanshan. He had heard from Lao Li that it was actually called "Creation Magic Skill" through repeated attempts.

He finally succeeded in planting the "Yuan Yin" in the ring space, at the center of the former Creation Altar.

Establishing a secret connection with the summoning platform in the spiritual space is an important step.

A lot of time is spent every day using mana and spiritual awareness to stack and nourish the Yuan Seal.

He had experience in building an altar for summoning gods, and he followed the steps afterwards.

Compared with his own spiritual space, any progress in the ring space would waste several times his mana and spiritual space.

In order to practice smoothly in the future, you must grit your teeth and persevere, because others are ultimately unreliable.

With that bit of Yuan Yin seed, he can activate the divine light contained in the ring, which is still very thin at present.

There was a knock on the door. Xu Yuanchang put away the book in his hand. His nephew moved out two days ago and went to practice in the cave in the earthen mountain where the formation fortress was located. Liu Xianfeng and Gu Yunzhu ran away with the dog, worm and toad. He walked over and opened the gate.

"Brother Tang, how come you have time to come and visit me today?"

Xu Yuanchang smiled and greeted Tang Yijian, who had already advanced to the fourth level of sword cultivation. He heard that Taishu Zhuyue had also successfully broken through.

Tang Yijian poked his head in and took a quick look, but didn't see the woman in the green dress.

He did not enter the door, but smiled and said, "On the orders of Elder Yan, I respectfully invite Elder Xu to attend the meeting at the Gem Hall."

What the old sword master meant was that since he saw Gu Yunzhu was there, he wanted to invite her in. It was their business whether to come or not, but courtesy must be observed.

Xu Yuanchang walked out of the door. He guessed that the old sword master had something important to discuss, so he flew into the air.

The two men exchanged a few words in a low voice, and the ten-mile distance was reached in a flash.

Xu Yuanchang had walked into the hall several times before. There were more than twenty senior executives sitting inside.

Sitting side by side at the top were the Old Sword Saint, Fu Xianzhi and Xi Yuelou. The Old Sword Saint, who was in the middle, waved his hand and motioned Xu Yuanchang to sit in the first empty seat on the left, because Xu Yuanchang represented the fellow Taoists who were not attending the meeting, as a sign of respect.

After a while, all the monks attending the meeting arrived.

"I just received a distress message from the Juzhou Liuquan Holy Land. Their base in the dark world, Liuling City, was suddenly besieged by at least three black spirit armies. Two of the Sixth Floor Masters in Juzhou, the old master of the talisman art, Weng Zhang, unfortunately died. The outer perimeter of Liuling City was breached and the situation is serious. Wei Xiandeng requested that emergency rescue be provided for the sake of our close neighbors. There will be a generous reward."

The old sword master had a solemn expression on his face as he slowly stated the topic for today's discussion.

A stone stirs up a thousand waves. Someone with a hot temper shouted, "Boss Yan, when we were besieged by the Black Spirit army and invaded Dingzhou, wasn't the situation critical? City Lord Yu sent messages to the nearest Juzhou and Hezhou to ask for help. His words were so humble, but after we finished fighting, we didn't receive any reply from them. Why should we lend a hand to them when they are in danger?"

"Yeah, let's just pretend we didn't receive it and let them have a taste of what it feels like to be isolated and helpless."

"We have just established ourselves in the Dark Realm, and dangers are everywhere. We should not mobilize a large number of troops to rescue us at this moment. If we fall into the Black Spirit's conspiracy, we will not be able to return to defend in time."

"..."

There was a lot of opposition.

However, a few people suggested sending troops to help, the reason being nothing more than "If the Black Spirit Army were to defeat the Dark Realm strongholds of Juzhou and Hezhou one by one and destroy the main forces of the cultivators in other continents, they would definitely turn back to clean up the Dingzhou stronghold. Wouldn't that repeat the same mistake made ten thousand years ago?"

The two sides argued endlessly, and the hall was as noisy as a vegetable market.

Xu Yuanchang noticed that the fifth-floor monks from the lineage of the old swordsman, Fu Xianzhi and Xi Yuelou all supported sending troops.

In the current situation, saving others is saving oneself, and they must join forces to break the conspiracy of the Black Spirit Army.

The monks who were against it were certainly not fools, they had already seen the attitudes of the three elders. They were dissatisfied with what Juzhou had done in the past, but on what basis?

When the argument came to an end, the old sword master pressed his hands down to stop the noise.

He, Fu Xianzhi and Xi Yuelou had indeed discussed it in advance. They had to be rescued this time. Otherwise, the human race in the four continents of Qianfang Realm would be scattered like sand. There was still a long time to go. How could they survive?
"Yuanzhang, you can also speak up. Speakers are not guilty. If you have any ideas, just speak up now."

Suddenly all eyes were focused on the only Taoist priest in the fourth floor.

Xu Yuanchang secretly complained about the old sword master's dishonest behavior and put him on the fire.

He coughed and said slowly, "In fact, we can change our thinking. The armies of the Black Spirits are using the same old trick to attack the Six Ridges City of Juzhou because they know that the Qianfang Realm is weak and dare not send troops to rescue. We can find out the Black Spirit stronghold closest to the Jewel City and take advantage of their weakness to destroy it in one fell swoop. By the time they rush back to help, we will have already seized the resources and returned, and the crisis of Juzhou will be resolved without rescue."

He stepped out of the debate of whether to save or not and adopted the strategy of "besieging Wei to save Zhao".

As soon as this proposal was put forward, it immediately won the applause and approval of all the monks in the hall.

"This plan is brilliant. It not only avenges the previous great hatred, but also weakens the strength of one of the black spirits, so that they dare not do evil everywhere. It also resolves the disaster of Juzhou and does a favor. It kills three birds with one stone."

"It won't harm us, but it can help us grab resources. I second the motion!"

"Show us our power, I second the motion!"

"Seconded!"

The old sword master, Fu Xianzhi and Xi Yuelou all had a relaxed look on their faces.

They had already figured out the location of the Black Spirit Passage thousands of miles away, drew a simple feng shui map, captured several people alive for interrogation, and received news in advance that the Black Spirit army would attack Juzhou. They hurried back to the Gem City and went out of the passage to inform Juzhou, but they were still a step too late.

Xu Yuanchang's proposal coincided with the countermeasures they had discussed with the assistant of the Budai Mountain Military Guard and the great sorcerer Wu Bai of Wuyan Mountain.

We cannot let ourselves fall into the quagmire of being besieged, but we must also save Juzhou Liuling City from danger.

The best way is to fight each other separately, and with a thundering strike, completely destroy the opposite side's black spirit stronghold.

After the matter was settled, speed was of the essence and the old sword master immediately issued various orders.

All the monks in the hall took the order and went down to prepare, leaving Xu Yuanchang behind, giving him some instructions and requesting him to cooperate in defending the city.

Everyone knew that by leaving Xu Yuanchang in Baoshi City, the rear would be impregnable and they would have nothing to worry about.

An hour later, ten teams of a thousand men flew out of the city in a row, led by a group of experts, and headed southeast under the cover of night.

Leaving behind more than a dozen fifth-level masters, five thousand-man teams as backup, and tens of thousands of second-level teams.

They guard the Gem City and the Jade City respectively.

Xu Yuanchang was patrolling on the top of the city wall. His left eye was the dark world, and his right eye was the maze of darkness.

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(End of this chapter)