Xuantian Immortal Cultivation Record

#194 - Chapter 193: Changes in the Formation

"Fellow Daoists, as things stand, Wu can only forcibly enhance the power of the formation. If you can't withstand it, take the Blood Boiling Powder. This pill only overdrafts the physical body and has no other harm."

Wu Jixiong transmitted his voice to the three, paused for two breaths, and seeing that none of them responded, he immediately said again: "Involving two types of formation changes, the explanation is very complicated, so I'll simply explain it here, I hope the three Daoists won't mind. The first is the Four Symbols Shift, if the opponent strongly attacks one person, the formation can be used to make the four people take turns to share the attack.

"The second is the Four Symbols Gathering Power, which is to gather the power of the four people to deal with the enemy. Both of these methods require the formation plate to release greater formation power, which will forcibly extract the mana from our four bodies. The three Daoists must be prepared!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yuanjing felt a sense of urgency in his heart. Being forcibly extracted of mana by the formation is equivalent to entrusting one's cultivation and life to Wu Jixiong. If this person has evil intentions, he can completely use the mana of the three to defeat Qianjun and his companion, and then turn around and kill the three who have overdrawn their mana.

Even if Qianjun and his companion are indeed difficult to kill, Wu Jixiong can also use the three as cannon fodder, causing both sides to suffer, or even perish together. This is very likely, so he must be prepared.

Zhang Yuanjing followed the formation power and used his divine sense to observe the reactions of Qing Weihong and Lin Dushan. Qing Weihong was expressionless, seemingly not caring about this. Lin Dushan, however, showed a mocking expression, but did not object.

Zhang Yuanjing became more and more vigilant in his heart, and made up his mind that even if these two did not object, he would resist the changes in the formation himself, control his mana, and not let the great formation absorb it.

After thinking for a moment, he took another God-Nourishing Pill, drank a mouthful of Undying Flame, and kept his divine soul in its strongest state to deal with emergencies.

Wu Jixiong waited for several breaths, and seeing that the three were silent, he couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

He was originally most worried about Lin Dushan. This person was very secretive, and he couldn't see through him at all. He only invited him to join because he happened to bump into him, and he felt that his aura seemed to be weaker than that of a general Foundation Establishment Completion cultivator, making him easier to deal with, and he also happened to practice wood-attribute techniques. Who knew that after entering the Profound Yin Cave, this person's behavior became a bit strange, making him a little uneasy.

At this time, Qianjun and his companion also helped a lot, focusing on fighting this person, beating him so that he didn't even have a chance to breathe, let alone make small moves.

Immediately, he no longer hesitated, made a hand seal, and pointed at the formation plate in the center of the formation. The formation plate slowly rose into the air, stopping two zhang above the heads of the four.

Then, the formation plate cast four rays of light towards the four formation flags, which were gold, green, yellow, and white. As soon as the four-colored rays of light shot onto the formation flags, the formation flags unfolded and moved without wind.

Zhang Yuanjing immediately felt the mana in his body slowly leaking out, being drawn away by the great formation. He originally thought that as long as he didn't release his divine sense to control his mana, the mana could not be extracted. Unexpectedly, this formation was so overbearing that it directly forcibly extracted it, regardless of whether they were willing or not.

He immediately realized that this was because his aura had been locked by the great formation during the previous formation arrangement, activation, and operation, so even if he intentionally resisted, he could not stop the great formation from absorbing his mana.

This was obviously a very evil formation arrangement, definitely not used to deal with foreign enemies as Wu Jixiong said, but specifically aimed at the people who set up the formation together.

His mind raced, thinking about ways to deal with it, intending to close his meridians and control his mana, but this was useless. The formation flag in his hand seemed to be connected to his flesh and blood, and there was a surging force inside, rapidly flowing outward with his mana.

Moreover, this formation flag also bound him, making it impossible to escape, and he could only be controlled by the formation power to take turns changing positions.

After four or five breaths, the mana stopped leaking. However, this was only temporary. Whenever needed, the great formation could absorb more mana at any time, even completely draining him.

Because the formation flag had already formed an indescribable and inseparable connection with his body, he had been firmly locked into the formation.

He guessed that Qing Weihong and Lin Dushan must be the same. However, what made him feel bad was that these two did not have any excessive reactions.

At this time, Lin Dushan's Xuan Iron Steel Fork had its fork body cut off by Jun Mingzi's flying sword, lost its balance, and fell downward. And Qian Shanzi, who was peeking from the side, moved his magic, and the judge's brush that was wandering outside suddenly flew over, trying to kill him during this gap.

At this dangerous moment, suddenly there was a four-colored light swirling in the smoke, and Lin Dushan had disappeared. The judge's brush lost its target, stopped abruptly, and spun in place.

After a breath, the smoke stirred, and Qing Weihong's figure appeared in the formation position where Lin Dushan was.

Qian Shanzi let out a "Huh" and retracted the judge's brush, temporarily putting away his contempt and adding a bit of caution.

However, that was all. This kind of formation rotation was just a stubborn resistance. As long as the smoke could not be broken, they could not escape the fate of defeat. Of course, since there was this formation change, it still had to be broken, otherwise, if it was delayed, it was hard to guarantee that there would be no accidents.

Thinking of this, he looked up at the Yin Fire Bat nest on the top of the cave again, and felt even more suspicious in his heart. So he transmitted his voice to Jun Mingzi, telling him not to hold back and to attack Lin Dushan with all his strength, while he sacrificed another judge's brush to attack Wu Jixiong and Qing Weihong.

For a time, three of the four positions were attacked at the same time. Wu Jixiong had many more concerns when operating the formation.

This Four Symbols Rotation was not that any two people could switch positions. The positions of the Four Symbols were that he cultivated wood-attribute techniques, so he was in the east; Qing Weihong cultivated gold techniques, so he was in the west; Lin Dushan cultivated water techniques, so he was in the north; and none of the four cultivated fire techniques, so Zhang Yuanjing was placed in the south.

The Four Symbols Rotation was just a rotation in the forward and reverse directions plus the mutual generation of the five elements, so either Qing Weihong replaced Lin Dushan, or he Wu Jixiong replaced Lin Dushan. Therefore, once these three were attacked at the same time, they had to rotate twice to escape.

The opponent was not stupid either, and would naturally follow suit. In this way, Lin Dushan was always under attack.

Of course, when the Four Symbols Rotated, the cultivator's aura was temporarily hidden, and the opponent's spiritual weapon's attack would slow down due to suddenly losing its target, slightly gaining a chance to breathe.

However, this kind of formation operation consumed a lot of spiritual power. If you want to save the consumption of spirit stones in the formation plate, you need cultivators to constantly invest mana. In this way, after a long time, it is absolutely impossible to hold on.

Wu Jixiong did not dare to activate the Four Symbols Rotation method at all times, only when Lin Dushan was in danger did he change positions.

Fortunately, Qianjun and his companion also had to distract themselves to control the jade fan to create smoke, so under the formation rotation, the attack on Lin Dushan was not as sharp as before, and Lin Dushan was able to hold on for more than ten breaths each time, slightly reducing the consumption of the great formation.

Qian Shanzi observed from the side for dozens of breaths, and seeing that the formation change was only limited to this, he immediately had an idea, transmitted his voice to Jun Mingzi and said a few words, and then suddenly changed his move, manipulating two judge's brushes to point directly at Lin Dushan.

Jun Mingzi's two flying swords also surrounded him. Lin Dushan was in a panic, holding an iron fan in one hand and manipulating a large machete in the other, blocking three times in a row with "Dang, Dang, Dang", and Wu Jixiong had already rotated the formation, with Qing Weihong replacing his position.

Qianjun and his companion did not change their target, but instantly locked onto the newly appeared Qing Weihong and attacked together. Qing Weihong was a force under the Heavy Sword Sect, and his family's swordsmanship was very extraordinary. He immediately manipulated two flying swords, one thick and one thin, and the sword qi was interconnected, constructing a net of sword light, blocking the two brushes and two swords from the outside.

Wu Jixiong also reacted extremely quickly, and immediately transmitted his voice to Lin Dushan. The two sacrificed their spiritual weapons, found the approximate range where Qianjun and his companion's spiritual weapons appeared, and interfered and restrained them, accurately intercepting the two swords and two brushes, and entangled them for a while, allowing Qing Weihong to catch his breath.

Seeing this, Qianjun and his companion immediately changed their target and attacked Lin Dushan again. Lin Dushan couldn't resist, so Wu Jixiong had to operate the formation again to rotate.

After fighting fiercely for a quarter of an hour, rotating back and forth dozens of times, the four felt a great consumption, and knew that if they continued like this, they would fall before the enemy attacked.

Wu Jixiong used the formation to check the state of the other three, especially Lin Dushan's situation, and felt that the time was ripe, so he transmitted his voice over:

"Three Daoists, Wu is preparing to use the formation to gather the power of the four of us to forcibly disperse the smoke, and then strongly attack the opponent. If we can take it down, it will naturally be good. If we can't take it down, we can retreat calmly. As long as we retain our strength, we can still go elsewhere to find Profound Yin Grass."

Lin Dushan did not transmit his voice, but asked in a cold voice: "Daoist Wu, after gathering power, how much mana can an individual have left? If there is no mana left, wouldn't we be exhausted?"

Wu Jixiong said: "After the formation gathers power, most of the individual's mana will be gathered into the formation plate, and the formation plate will launch an attack. After defeating the enemy, the formation plate will return the remaining mana. How much is left depends on the abilities of Qianjun and his companion! But as things stand, we have no choice but to do so."

Lin Dushan smiled, but said nothing more.

Qing Weihong said: "It's so critical, what are you talking about? Daoist Wu, quickly activate the formation power!"

Zhang Yuanjing had been listening quietly, without speaking. Wu Jixiong's formation obviously had some ulterior motives. Even if it wasn't specifically used to harm the three of them, it would definitely be used to harm their cultivation to obtain benefits.

Since Wu Jixiong said these words so bluntly, it was obviously not asking for opinions, but just giving a notice to let them be prepared.

Zhang Yuanjing did not burst into curses, which would not help, but would only humiliate himself. The gate of life and death was right in front of him, and he forced himself to calm down and think about a way to break the situation.

Qing Weihong looked very much like he was with Wu Jixiong, turning a blind eye to Wu Jixiong's obviously malicious actions, and even supporting him. Lin Dushan always had a confident look, as if he had something to rely on.

He transmitted his voice to Lin Dushan and asked him what his plans were.

Lin Dushan only replied simply: "Just wait and watch the show!"

Hearing this, he felt a little relieved. Whether Lin Dushan was good or bad, let's not talk about it, at least this person was not with Wu Jixiong, and he had a backup plan.

The situation in the cave became more and more serious. Qianjun and his companion heard the conversation of several people and knew that there was something strange about this formation. Although they were not afraid, they did not want to spend too much effort to clean up the four.

Therefore, they stared at Lin Dushan, frequently using killing moves, causing him to suffer several injuries and be in danger.

Although the other three could distinguish the direction and help, they were greatly threatened by the interference of the smoke. On the contrary, Qianjun and his companion took advantage of the flaws exposed by the other three when they attacked, and suddenly launched cold arrows, which were difficult to defend against.

At this time, a grin appeared on the corner of Wu Jixiong's mouth. His hands quickly made a set of complicated magic formulas, urging the formation plate above his head to rotate rapidly. The four-colored light flashed into an arc-shaped light curtain. The four formation flags suddenly jumped and inserted into the backs of the four, frantically absorbing the mana of the four.

Zhang Yuanjing was startled. When he was about to struggle, he found that he had lost control of his meridians. He only felt that the mana in the meridians, like the water of a bursting river, was rapidly leaking out.

He did not dare to take the Blood Boiling Powder given by Wu Jixiong, but took out the mana-recovering pills from the storage bag and swallowed them, but it was just a drop in the bucket. He also took out a few God-Nourishing Pills, quickly refined them, and constantly replenished the power of his divine soul.

And Lin Dushan was still calm, with only a gloomy face, his eyes rolling around, wondering what he was thinking.

This sudden change also startled Qianjun and his companion. They looked at each other and still hit the spiritual weapon towards Lin Dushan's head.

The two swords and two brushes hit the four-colored light curtain, only making a soft "Poof" sound, and were bounced back, without causing any impact on the light curtain.

The two attacked twice again, without success, so they retracted their spiritual weapons, and jointly manipulated the jade fan to release more smoke, tightly covering the light curtain.

"Senior Brother, is this a change in the formation?" Jun Mingzi asked suspiciously.

"Hehe, I'm afraid it's not a change, it should be the person controlling the formation doing it on purpose." Qian Shanzi sneered twice, with a bit of vigilance in his eyes.

"Then what do we do? Should we stay or leave?" Jun Mingzi glanced greedily at the Yin Fire Bat nest above his head, without any intention of leaving.

Qian Shanzi also looked up, frowning tightly: "My golden magpie has been restless, as if there is a great threat hidden nearby. Looking around, the only place that can hide a great demon is this nest. It's a pity that the suppression of divine sense is too strong to go deep into the holes above to investigate.

"But, Junior Brother, you must not be careless. It doesn't matter whether we pick this Profound Yin Grass or not. Anyway, we have already beheaded four heads, and we have two middle-grade Enlightenment God Pills as a guarantee, so there is no need to be too anxious!"

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