The Formidable Purple Moon Army

On the Drill Ground, which was a thousand feet long and wide, one hundred spirited Yang Household Cultivators stood in neat formation, wearing armor, boots, and carrying Law Artifacts.

These monks could be vaguely divided into two groups.

The vanguard consists of fifty people, Law Artifact with shields, Long Spears, and longswords, accompanied by heavy War Beast Spirit Beasts such as oxen, elephants, bears, and turtles, primarily responsible for defense.

The rear group of fifty people wielded Law Artifact such as longbows, arrows, and long swords, accompanied by agile War Beast Spirit Beasts like tigers, leopards, wolves, and lions, primarily responsible for attack.

In addition, their Storage Rings contain various types of Law Artifacts, with a wide range of functions including binding, suppressing, and capturing.

Standing on the Command Platform, Yang Tianyou and his wife looked down at the Purple Moon Army below, whose every breath seemed to resonate with one person and Sha Qi overwhelming. A look of surprise flashed in their eyes.

A satisfied smile followed.

"Old Ancestor, it seems our Lineage's investment in the Purple Moon Army has not been in vain." Yang Tianyou chuckled.

"That's right. With them, the foundation of the Purple Moon Legion has been initially laid. As long as we allocate a portion of the new generation of clansmen to join the Purple Moon Army every year, this legion will naturally become stronger and stronger." Yang Haoyu said with a smile in his eyes and a slight nod.

Next, the Old Ancestor looked at the imposing young man standing at the very front of the formation. His name was Yang Yusheng, and he was the Commander of the Purple Moon Army.

"Yu Sheng, let's begin!"

"Yes!!"

Yang Yusheng respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute, the chainmail plates on his body clanging together with a resounding clang.

Immediately, he turned around and merged into the formation like a drop of water merging into a river or the sea.

In an instant, a powerful pressure swept out, no less than that of Golden Core Cultivator, and even comparable to that of Middle Golden Core cultivator.

"Attack!!"

Yang Yusheng's loud shout echoed across the Drill Ground.

Of course, in a real life-or-death battle, he wouldn't need to shout; he could simply relay the message to every soldier through the Battle Formation.

Boom!!

As soon as Yang Yusheng finished speaking, the formation of the Purple Moon Army suddenly changed.

The original square formation of ten horizontal and ten vertical lines was transformed into a cone-shaped Battle Formation.

Buzz!!

Array Mark intertwined like small dragons, and in the blink of an eye, a Third Tier Battle Formation descended.

Roar!!

The ferocious roar of the tiger was deafening, like the wrath of the heavens, a sound that shook the world.

Yang Tianyou looked up and saw a Winged White Tiger exuding Sha Qi standing in front of him.

The White Tiger extended its claws, and the violent Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered, condensing into three crescent-shaped claw marks, each several tens of feet long, in mid-air. These claw marks tore through the air and dust, striking the hard ground of the Drill Ground amidst bursts of sharp roars.

Tear!!

The ground cracked open, revealing three enormous fissures, each dozens of feet deep.

It's important to understand that this is no ordinary ground; it was specially created using Law Technique, making it as hard as pig iron.

Even so, they were utterly vulnerable under the claws of the White Tiger.

"This is the Purple Moon Army's attack formation, the White Tiger Roaring Sky Formation. Its killing power is comparable to that of the most elite Middle Golden Core cultivators," Yang Haoyu explained.

Upon hearing this, Yang Tianyou nodded slowly. He usually didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the Purple Moon Army, only occasionally asking about the progress of its formation.

In this regard, it has always been the Old Ancestors who have been in charge, so our familiarity with the Purple Moon Army is far less than that of the Old Ancestors.

The enormous White Tiger roamed and roared across the thousand-foot-wide Drill Ground, sometimes reaching out its claws to tear and scrape the earth.

At times, it would unleash a deafening tiger's roar, shattering the clouds for miles around.

Sometimes he would leap suddenly, crossing the entire Drill Ground in an instant, his speed in no way inferior to that of Golden Core Cultivator.

Their formidable killing ability was immediately revealed.

Fifteen minutes later, Yang Yusheng shouted again, "Change formation! Defend!!"

Drink!!

With a unified shout, the soldiers at the front, holding shields, raised them high, while the soldiers at the rear channeled their energy into their Cultivation Method, providing Spiritual Power and Blood Qi support.

Their War Beasts roared at the same time.

Amidst the roaring sound and billowing dust, the original cone-shaped Battle Formation slowly transformed.

This eventually formed a circular Battle Formation.

This Battle Formation is divided into four layers, with the number of people in each layer gradually decreasing from the inside out.

Roar!!

The Desolation and distant chant formed tangible sound waves that spread outwards.

If it weren't for the Formation outside the Drill Ground blocking the way, the sound could probably be heard throughout most of Purple Moon Mountain.

The Tortoise and Serpent Coiling, standing above the vast sea, with the Xuanming Qi forming a protective barrier that firmly blocked their path.

"Roar!!"

A voice filled with frenzied battle intent rang out. Yuan Ba, with his Scarlet Gold fur, wielding Blazing Flame Black Iron Staff, and whose body had swelled to a height of ten zhang, leaped down from the sky. Without any mercy, he ruthlessly cleaved down with his cudgel.

Thump!!

The violent Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, upon colliding with the two, transformed into powerful Gang Wind that blew the nearby Drill Grounds into a chaotic mess, with sand and stones flying everywhere – a truly spectacular sight.

Thirty years have passed, Yang Tianyou has progressed from the Early Golden Core to the Middle Golden Core.

His Bonded Spirit Beast has also made great progress. Although Yuan Ba has not advanced to the Third-Tier Middle-Grade, he has reached the peak of the Third-Tier Lower-Grade.

Relying on his incredibly solid foundation and abilities, his combat prowess is top-tier even among Middle Golden Core cultivators.

It's not so easy to catch that blow.

Great White Gold Eyes flickered slightly, his gaze lowered, piercing through layers of obstruction, and he saw the scene of the collision between the two.

The Scarlet Bright Demon Fire was eroding each other with the Xuanwu Divine Beast's Xuanming Qi, and destructive energy bursts out during their clash.

"This is the Purple Moon Army's defensive Battle Formation, the Xuanwu Suppressing Sea Formation. Its defensive power is extremely strong; even Late Golden Core cultivator would have to put in considerable effort to break through it," Yang Haoyu explained to Yang Tianyou again.

"This Formation must have been created by Tongming, right?" Yang Tianyou's eyes flickered as he discerned some traces of the Four Symbols Sect, and he said with a smile.

"It was designed by Tongming and Tianshi together, and Yunhua also offered suggestions," Yang Haoyu said.

Yunhua said, "Tongming and Tenth Brother did bring several Formations to ask for my opinion before, including this Xuanwu Suppressing Sea Formation."

"I see!" Yang Tianyou nodded slightly.

The battle continued, with the Flame-Blazing Ape launching frequent attacks around the phantom of the Xuanwu Divine Beast.

However, neither the Blazing Flame Black Iron Staff Scarlet Bright Demon Fire powerful enough to evaporate rivers could subdue this Xuanwu Divine Beast.

A quarter of an hour later, Yuan Ba somersaulted and tumbled away, disappearing into the Yun Hai above. He had come here to cooperate with the Purple Moon Army's military exercises.

Speaking of which, in recent years, the most common sparring partners for the Purple Moon Army have been Yuan Ba and Xuanyin.

Aside from their daily sparring, the two of them spent their remaining battles against the Purple Moon Army.

After demonstrating the defensive Battle Formation, Yang Yusheng shouted again, "Change formation! Bind!!"

"Ha!!"

As the unified shouts subsided, the Array Mark began to writhe rapidly, and the original circular formation quickly changed. In an instant, a brand-new Battle Formation appeared before everyone's eyes.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, eight imposing Portal, each thirty feet tall, were arranged in the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) formation. On each Portal, a phantom of a Divine Beast appeared and disappeared, radiating a unique and profound aura.

Inside the Battle Formation, a wondrous cycle unfolds along unpredictable trajectories. Chains formed from the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi connect the eight Portal, and the occasional clanging sound of them colliding can be heard.

"This is the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, which combines strength and gentleness, and the unexpected and the expected, making it unpredictable and endlessly cyclical. If a Golden Core Cultivator falls into the formation, let alone an Early Golden Core cultivator, even a mid-stage or Late Stage Golden Core cultivator will be severely injured, if not killed." Yang Haoyu's words were filled with confidence.

"Excellent! With the White Tiger Roaring Sky Formation for offense, the Xuanwu Suppressing Sea Formation for defense, and the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation for containment, the foundation of my Yang Household's Purple Moon Army is now solid!" Yang Tianyou said repeatedly, a hint of excitement flashing across his face.

"It's also thanks to the Lineage's abundant resources that these young men have at least the Qi Refining eighth layer, with eighteen of them being Foundation Establishment Cultivators. In addition, each of them is equipped with excellent Law Artifact, and they also have a hundred War Beasts of equal strength to assist them. Otherwise, how could they unleash such formidable combat power?" Yang Haoyu sighed.

Sixty years ago, who could have imagined that one day our Lineage would be able to build such a powerful army of cultivators?

Back then, there were only a handful of Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and Golden Core cultivators were an even greater dream...