Mo Congxin's scheme

One day later.

At dawn that day, Ling Pengyun had just absorbed a breath of the First Sun Power in his wooden house and was about to go out to water the four fruit trees belonging to his Lineage in the valley with Spirit Rain when he saw a flying boat fall into the valley.

Standing atop the flying boat was a middle-aged man dressed in the robes of the Hundred Spirits Sect. This man exuded an extremely powerful Foundation Establishment aura.

Feeling the powerful pressure, Ling Pengyun was startled and sighed inwardly.

"Even the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Hundred Spirits Sect don't know what brings this person here."

Just as Ling Pengyun was wondering, the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the five families of Huai River County in the valley were all alerted and came out of their residences to greet the Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Hundred Spirits Sect who had come to visit.

The middle-aged Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Hundred Spirits Sect, upon seeing Ling Yunhong and the other five Foundation Establishment Cultivator from various Huai River County arrive, cupped his hands in greeting and then explained the purpose of his visit.

"Senior Brother Luo, fellow Daoists, I am Xiao Tian, a steward of the Spirit Array Hall of the Hundred Spirits Sect. I have come here to deliver a formation to you all for this purpose."

At this point, Xiao Tian took out eighteen array flags, an array plate, a magic shield, and a fist-sized seal from his Storage Bag and handed them to Luo Minghui, the leader of the five Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"Senior Brother Luo, this formation is Second Rank High Grade, Two Elements Vein Accumulation Grand Array. This magic shield is called the Rock Iron Shield, and the seal is called the Rock Earth Seal. These are the formation's artifacts. This formation can accumulate the power of the Earth Vein veins to launch attacks and defenses. Within the eighteen formation flags of this formation, enough Earth Vein power has been accumulated, which can generate up to nine strikes. Each strike weighs tens of thousands of catties, and even ordinary Early-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators would find it difficult to withstand."

"The Rock Iron Shield light barrier activated by the power of the formation is also extremely strong. Even ten Foundation Establishment Cultivator would need to attack it for half a day to break it."

"Senior brother, I still have several locations to set up formations. According to my scouts, numerous Demon Beast from hundreds of thousands of territories surrounding Serpent Dragon Lake Serpent Dragon Lake heading towards it. It seems that the two Golden Core Flood Dragons in Serpent Dragon Lake are gathering Demon Beast. I'm afraid another great battle will begin in less than half a month. Time is tight, and I'm afraid I won't have enough time to complete the tasks assigned to me by the sect, which would lead to the sect's wrath. Could you set up this formation for me, senior brother?"

The "Senior Brother Luo" mentioned by Xiao Tian is Luo Minghui, the Clan Head of the Falling Dusk Luo Clan. Luo Minghui and his wife are both disciples of the Hundred Spirits Sect. Because they have many offspring, all of whom have Spirit Root, they left the Hundred Spirits Sect eight years ago after the Hundred Spirits Sect successfully expanded into Huai River County and started their Lineage in Huai River County.

Upon hearing this, Luo Minghui raised an eyebrow and nodded. "Fellow Daoist Xiao, I have already left the sect, so please don't call me Senior Brother anymore. From now on, you can address me as Fellow Daoist. Fellow Daoist Xiao, is the sect confident in occupying this vast territory?"

Xiao Tian's expression hardened slightly, and he simply said, "Grandmaster Mo has set up the Third Rank Low Grade Blazing Sun Sky Sword Formation from Huai River Market Town in the Demon Python Mountain."

Luo Minghui's eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded gently.

After exchanging pleasantries, Xiao Tian gave a shout and then steered the flying boat beneath his feet away from the valley.

Ling Pengyun, watching all this from afar, frowned, feeling somewhat uneasy, and muttered to himself.

"According to the Foundation Establishment Cultivator named Xiao Tian, Demon Beast in the Serpent Dragon Lake area are about to launch a counterattack. Although this place is not the front line, it is one of the few Second Grade Middle Rank mountains within ten thousand miles occupied by the Hundred Spirits Sect. When Serpent Dragon Lake launches its counterattack, those two Golden Core Golden Core Dragons with greatly enhanced intelligence will definitely send Demon Beast to counterattack this place."

"Since they intend to counterattack this place, the strength of the Demon Beast horde attacking this place must be no weaker than the Rock Armor Ape that previously occupied this place."

"Another great battle is about to begin. I wonder if the five families of Huai River County can defend this place."

Ling Pengyun sighed softly, shook his head, and stopped thinking about it.

He took a step and walked to the Spirit Field where the Lineage planted the four spirit fruit trees. He made a hand Method Formula and watered the four spirit fruit trees with Spirit Rain to nourish their growth.

Luo Minghui, who obtained the Two Elements Vein Accumulation Grand Array, quickly set up the formation's flags in the valley.

In less than half a day, the valley was surrounded by a huge earthen-yellow light curtain.

Deep beneath the valley floor, this is the place where the Earth Vein and spiritual energy are most concentrated.

The shield and the seal, two Law Artifact, are constantly absorbing the power and spiritual energy of the surrounding Earth Vein.

With each absorption of energy, the patterns engraved on these two Law Artifact shone even brighter.

Three days later.

Several miles away from Demon Python Mountain, two enormous dragons with horns on their heads and a black wolf demon the size of a yellow ox, leading tens of thousands of Qi Training Demon Beast and hundreds of Foundation Establishment Demon Beast, rushed rapidly toward Demon Python Mountain, which was occupied by the main force of the Hundred Spirits Sect.

Where tens of thousands of Demon Beast charged, they kicked up clouds of dust.

This situation also attracted the attention of many cultivators in the Demon Python Mountain.

Among them were Mo Congxin, the Spirit Array True Person, who briefly resided on the mountaintop, and Wu Tian, Spirit Talisman True Person.

Both of them used their vision enhancement Law Technique, which allowed them to clearly see what was happening in the dust storm dozens of miles away.

Once he could see the situation of the Demon Beast within the dust, Mo Congxin's gaze fell on the black-haired wolf demon beside the two Golden Core dragons leading the vast Demon Beast horde. Sensing the powerful aura of the black-haired wolf demon, his pupils shrank, and he exclaimed in surprise.

"Black Wind Wolf Demon? How did this wolf demon come all the way from the White Cloud Mountain Range, hundreds of thousands of miles away?"

The black-haired wolf demon beside the two Golden Core dragons leading the massive herd of hundreds of thousands of Demon Beast Demon Beast was called the Black Wind Wolf Demon. It was a well-known Golden Core Demon Beast in the White Cloud Mountain Range, the largest Demon Beast Gathering Ground in the Yan Kingdom.

This Demon Beast is a mutated Demon Beast, the only one of its kind in the Yan Kingdom. It does not belong to any clan and travels alone. Although its strength is only at the Golden Core Initial Stage, this Black Wind Wolf Demon can exhale a Black Wind that can corrode Law Artifact and Law Treasure, which is why this demonic wolf has been blacklisted by the Golden Core cultivators of the Yan Kingdom.

Regardless of victory or defeat, Law Treasure will inevitably suffer significant damage in battle against this wolf demon.

Upon hearing this, Wu Tian glanced around and immediately spotted the Black Wind Wolf Demon that Mo Congxin mentioned. He was genuinely startled by what he saw, and at the same time, an idea popped into his head.

"Could it be that someone informed the two dragons in the Serpent Dragon Lake in advance?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Congxin turned cold, and he immediately became certain. "It must be so. Otherwise, how could news have reached the ears of those two Golden Core Flood Dragons so quickly in a mere four days, when most of the Demon Beast beasts in the area are still unaware of their own intelligence? Moreover, we have only occupied this place for four days, yet those two Golden Core Flood Dragons have already gathered tens of thousands of Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Demon Beast in the area to launch a counterattack, and even requested reinforcements from the Golden Core Black Wind Wolf Demon located dozens of miles away in the White Cloud Mountain Range."

"Damn it, if I find out who tipped me off, I'll skin them alive."

Wu Tian was equally furious.

The key to this battle is the fight between Golden Core level experts. Mo Congxin and Wu Tian, the two Golden Core experts on the Hundred Spirits Sect's side, are both at the Golden Core Initial Stage. Moreover, Wu Tian has only broken through to Golden Core a few years ago, so his strength is not strong.

The real reason the two were confident in defeating the two Golden Core Flood Dragons in the Serpent Dragon Lake area came from the Third Rank Low Grade Blazing Sun Sky Sword Formation they had set up in this mountain.

The Blazing Sun Sky Sword Formation was created by Mo Congxin using materials primarily from a Golden Core Late Stage Fire Element Demon Beast, along with several types of third-tier silkworm silk and spirit wood.

If it weren't for the Mo Congxin, who crafted this formation, was limited by the grade of formations, these precious materials would have allowed him to refine it to at least Third Rank High Grade.

Even though this formation is only of the Third Rank Low Grade after it is refined, its power is still considerable because of the excellent materials used in its refinement.

This formation can accumulate the power of the blazing sun and condense nine Blazing Sun Heavenly Sword. When all nine are unleashed at once, their power is immense. If used suddenly, it is not impossible to instantly kill a demon Demon Beast in the Golden Core Initial Stage.

However, it takes a long time to condense the Blazing Sun Heavenly Sword; it takes a year to accumulate enough power of the blazing sun to condense one Blazing Sun Heavenly Sword.

Although this grand formation had been used once eight years ago, with the help of Mo Congxin, a Third Rank Array Formation, using a secret technique of formation, it only took five years for the formation to absorb enough power of the blazing sun to unleash nine Blazing Sun Heavenly Sword.

Eight years ago, in the final battle in which the Hundred Spirits Sect occupied Huai River County, Mo Congxin relied on this formation to severely injure the Golden Core Initial Stage Water Flood Dragon in Serpent Dragon Lake, frightening away the Demon Beast and thus occupying Huai River County.

In this battle, Mo Congxin still planned to use the same trick, to severely injure another Golden Core Ice Dragon with this formation, and to have Wu Tian block the Water Flood Dragon that was already seriously injured and had not yet recovered, in order to scare away the Demon Beast horde.

However, this time, the Demon Beast suddenly had an additional Black Wind Wolf Demon with considerable strength Golden Core Initial Stage.

This put the Hundred Spirits Sect in a very passive position.

Wu Tian had only recently broken through to the Golden Core and was very clear about his own strength. He understood that this battle mainly relied on Mo Congxin, so he asked.

"Uncle Mo, with the addition of the Black Wind Wolf Demon, are you still confident you can repel the counterattacking army of Demon Beast outside?"

Mo Congxin gazed at the two Golden Core dragons outside the mountain, his eyes flashing with a glint of greed.

He glanced at Wu Tian beside him and saw a hint of panic on his face. To prevent Wu Tian from running away in fear of battle, he spoke up to calm Wu Tian down. "Yes, in my early years, I obtained nine drops of Earth Flame True Essence. Relying on the Earth Flame power within these nine drops of Earth Flame True Essence, it was enough to activate the Blazing Sun Sky Sword Formation to accumulate nine Blazing Sun Heavenly Sword once again."

"A total of eighteen Blazing Sun Sky Sword Formation will easily defeat these three Golden Core Initial Stage Demon Beast."

Upon hearing this, Wu Tian was startled.

Earth Flame True Essence is a precious spiritual item that only emerges once every hundred years from the magma of a thousand-year-old earth fire. This item can be used as Cultivation Resources for those who specialize in Fire Element Cultivation Method, or it can be added to magical Law Artifact. It is an indispensable Third Rank Low Grade spiritual item.

This item commands an extremely high price on the market, with a single drop worth at least tens of thousands of Spirit Stone. Moreover, it is extremely rare and has no market value.

Nine drops of Earth Flame True Essence are worth at least ten to two hundred thousand Spirit Stone.

Such Spirit Stone are not uncommon even for a Golden Core cultivator.

"The Earth Flame True Essence is extremely rare outside. It has not been auctioned in auction houses in surrounding countries recently. It seems that Uncle Mo has possessed these nine drops of Earth Flame True Essence for a long time. The fact that he did not use it in the final battle to seize Huai River County eight years ago, but instead used it to replenish the Flame Sun Blazing Sun Heavenly Sword in the Blazing Sun Sky Sword Formation and kill the Water Flood Dragon that was seriously injured by the formation, is probably because he was wary of the sect leader seizing the formation and killing the Water Flood Dragon after the battle."

"Now that our sect leader, who is at the Golden Core Middle Stage realm, is in White Cloud City, hundreds of thousands of miles away, Uncle Mo doesn't need to worry about anything." Wu Tian subtly noticed the greed flashing in Mo Congxin's eyes and made a guess.

"A clever plan."

"However, Uncle Mo's actions are underestimating me too much."

Wu Tian was very unhappy that Mo Congxin didn't take him seriously. Although he had only just entered the Golden Core, he was still Golden Core.

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