"Not entirely so." Gu Canyang crossed his arms over his legs and pondered, "He didn't mention it, I truly hadn't thought about it. But right now our sect needs to be more on guard. I've sent messages to several nearby allied sects, it's better to be safe than sorry. However, the Wanmo Ridge is unlikely to attack our sect. Not to mention whether they could break through our stronghold, even if they did, so what? They wouldn't run away after losing, would they? Therefore, it's impossible for the Wanmo Ridge to use capturing our stronghold to deal with Brother Yiyè."


Weili couldn't help but smile wryly: "Then Zhao brother still said that if there was a situation, he would let his people come to the rescue in time."


"He didn't say this before, it only occurred to me when he brought it up. Tianduan Sect isn't close to here, what help could they possibly send? He was able to get here so quickly because he happened to be in the area for something else. If we had to wait for their people to arrive, it would be too late."

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"This Zhao brother… if there's something, just say it plainly, why go around and around?"


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"No need for that." Gu Canyang waved his hand. "Brother Yè never said he wanted to practice in our sect from the beginning to the end. He probably just passed by here. Besides, our sect has already received many favors from others. If Zhao Lì can get him to leave, it's his skill. Let's not talk about this, but we should still be prepared on our side. Send out more people to monitor the movements in all directions. If Wanmoling really launches a large-scale attack, we can also prepare early."


Yes!


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Zhu Jia recently found a great place to train, which is the practice room in Shenyin Palace.




Before he followed Sima Yang, he had never even stepped foot in another person's residence. He had never experienced the feeling of practicing under such a high concentration of heaven and earth spiritual energy. Ever since Lu Ye took him there once, he became utterly obsessed with that place. Besides coming back every night for a hearty meal, his figure was almost nowhere to be seen during the day.


Ju Jiao was a patient man, something Lu Ye couldn't quite match.




It's no surprise, really. If someone couldn't stomach Sima Yang's demands, they wouldn't have followed him for so long. His level of exploitation was unbearable for most.


But because he was grateful to Sima Yang for bringing him onto the path of cultivation, no matter how Sima Yang treated him, Ju Jia remained without complaint.


The cultivators from FengHua Yuan who killed Sima Yang had already died in XianYuan City, and even their base was occupied by Lu Ye using his means. Sima Yang's great revenge was avenged, and he should be able to rest in peace now.


In the attic, Lu Ye and Zhao Li sat facing each other, discussing matters related to formations.


Several days ago, the two of them unexpectedly "met," and slowly became acquainted. However, because Lu Ye spent most of his time in the training room, they didn't really say much to each other.


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>>>What he learned from Mistress Yun was primarily about spirit runes. His exposure to array paths mainly came from the books she brought with her. He could be said to have been self-taught, of course, primarily because array paths are a branch of spirit rune arts.

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Although he has gained some insights now, Lu Ye is unsure of his true mastery in the art of battle formations. After all, there's no benchmark for comparison.


The more ????? chatted with Zhao Liyue, the more speculative and superficial he became, completely oblivious to the cold sweat beading on Zhao Li's forehead.


At this moment, Zhao Li was lamenting in his heart. Lu Ye's ability to infiltrate or break through the defenses of other people's formations using special techniques indicated that he had made significant progress in the art of formation.


Through this discussion, Zhao Licai discovered that Lu Ye's talent in array formation was very high, but it was a bit strange.


There are two directions in formations: setting them up and breaking them down. These two directions generally complement each other. Someone who understands how to set up formations will definitely know how to break them down, and vice versa.


But Zhao Li discovered that Lu Ye's cultivation on the Dao of Formations was somewhat specialized...


To put it simply, Lu Ye's performance on the battlefield was impeccable, but in terms of setting up formations, he seemed a bit inexperienced.


Their interaction goes beyond mere words; they set up strategies and challenges for each other to decipher.


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Luckily, the formation set up by Lu Ye wasn't too difficult. Zhao Li spent some effort and was still able to crack it, which gave him a little more confidence.


Although Lu Ye's formation arrangement wasn't particularly impressive, the process itself shocked Zhao Li greatly. It was because he directly channeled his spiritual power, constructing a formation within an incredibly short span of time without relying on any conventional tools.


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Like cultivators of the Lingxi Realm, in order to set up an array, they would need to rely on some tools. The most commonly used are a number of small flags or array bases. Each flag and base has different properties. With the help of these flags and bases, spending some time and effort, one could successfully arrange an array formation.


So now Zhao Li just wants to figure one thing out.


"Yiye brother, where did you learn the techniques from the battleground?"


Lu Ye thought of Yun Fu Ren. Although Yun Fu Ren taught him about spirit patterns, array formation was a branch of spirit patterns. So it wasn't wrong to say that Yun Fu Ren had taught him this.


But Lady Yun had warned him before, never to mention her to anyone.


"The Bixue Sect has some books about formations, Zhao brother should have heard that I once received the inheritance of a spirit纹师. Spirit纹师 and formations are somewhat related, so when I have nothing to do, I just flip through those books."


"Brother Yiyue, are you self-taught?" Zhao Li's eyes twitched.


To achieve such success without any guidance, through self-study alone is remarkable. If he had a good teacher, what could he accomplish? He dared not even imagine.


<<< He used to hear the old people in his village say that there were some unparalleled geniuses in this world that ordinary people couldn't even compare to. He didn't take it seriously at first. In his opinion, even if those so-called geniuses were stronger than him, they wouldn't be much stronger. Zhao Li was also a genius. >>>

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Looking back, he seems to have been overconfident and naive.


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What shocked Zhao Li even more was that this self-taught Lu Yi actually used some special formation-breaking techniques to break through the opponent's protective formations.


"Yīyè Brother, have you ever heard of the Hundred Battle Tower!"


"What is that?" Lu Ye raised an eyebrow. Although he had never heard of it, the name sounded like it was related to formations.


"It can be considered a treasure passed down from the last era."


The era before the Lingxi battlefield is what's known as the previous epoch.




Lü Yè has some understanding of Kyushu, naturally knowing about the legends of the Age of Myths.


He had originally thought that in a world like Kyushu, where sects were numerous and strong cultivators plentiful, there should be a very ancient history.


<>But in reality, it's not like that. The situation is a little more complicated than he thought.




To put it simply, before the Battle of Lingxi, what the Kyushu situation was like is unknown. There's no historical record that describes it. All existing historical records only mention events after the Battle of Lingxi. The Battle of Lingxi should have occurred around two or three thousand years ago. After that, Kyushu had the Haotian Alliance and the Wanmo Ridge as its two major factions.


While it's uncertain what exactly ?????? means, it can be confirmed that the Lingxi Battlefield exists within a world known as the Nine Provinces (九州). It's highly likely that the Nine Provinces is an incredibly prosperous cultivation world due to the presence of many things clearly not belonging to this era, such as ruins and ancient legacies frequently appearing on the Lingxi Battlefield.


It's a pity that no records about this aspect could be found. Therefore, the area before the Lingxi Battlefield is collectively referred to as the previous era.


According to the existing records, we can only access information from around two or three thousand years ago. This makes no sense at all. For cultivators, two or three thousand years is not a long time. The lifespan of a Sea God Realm cultivator is generally around a thousand years without any accidents, while True Lake Realm cultivators live for about five hundred years, Cloud River Realm cultivators for two hundred years, and as for Spirit Creek Realm... These cultivators are like leeks, cut one batch and another grows back, endlessly.


Of course, these numbers are just theoretical. Cultivators often fight and compete with each other, so getting injured would definitely affect their lifespan.

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>>>Therefore, the current Kyushu cultivation world generally believes that something earth-shattering happened in the previous era's cultivation world, and this event was enough to sweep across the entire Kyushu. Otherwise, there is no reason why the history of Kyushu is only recorded up to two or three thousand years ago.




According to Zhao Li, the Bai Zhen Ta should be a relic from the previous era.


"The Bai Zhen Tower has one hundred layers, each with a different formation. One layer is more difficult than the next. Every time you pass a layer, you can get rewards from the heavens. Those rewards are all about formations. There's a saying among array cultivators: those who haven't passed the Bai Zhen Tower are not true array cultivators. Based on our current understanding of array cultivator's skill level, those who can pass the top ten layers are basically considered to have entered the world of formations. They are barely qualified as array cultivators. Passing twenty layers means being proficient in formations. If you can pass thirty-three layers, you can be called a master. And if you can pass sixty-six layers, then you are a master of formations..."


"Well, what if you pass through one hundred layers?"


<<<"Nobody has ever tried it." Zhao Lixin sighed, a hint of regret in his eyes. "Because now the Hundred Towers are incomplete, there are only sixty-six floors.">>>

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