Thunder Warning

What happened?

Many of those who had just joined the sect that day went out wearing their robes and met with their neighbors.

The attack didn't occur on the homestead where the newlyweds settled, but rather in the much more sparsely populated Lingtian District.

The attacker probably didn't want to immediately attract a bunch of talented people, so they specifically chose that spot.

It wasn't just one person who made the move, but a group of people.

This group was a well-known gang in the villages and towns surrounding Yuanling City.

It's not a legitimate gang; it's just a bunch of low-level cultivators who like to go around asking others for Spirit Stone and flowers. They've formed a small group that specializes in picking on the weak.

This small group had several hideouts, but no real assets. They used all the Spirit Stone they obtained to buy pills that could increase their cultivation.

I recently heard about a small sect around here, so I thought I'd come and see if there's anything I can gain from it.

At first, they saw that many of those responsible for guiding the way and maintaining order were from the Yuan Household, so they were relatively well-behaved and dared not make any rash moves.

However, by evening, most of the Yuan Household members who had come to help had returned home, leaving only a few stewards to continue managing the spirit fields.

Seeing this, the small group felt they had a chance.

After all, this place doesn't seem to have a deep connection with the Yuan Household, and it's quite far from Yuanling City, so trying it out won't have too many consequences.

So they gave it a try.

I'm really just trying it out.

They didn't plan to launch a full-scale attack on this defensive formation right from the start.

They only wanted to test the strength of the defensive formation and didn't really go all out.

Who would have thought that a few ordinary attack Law Technique casually cast by a few Qi Refining cultivators would cause such a loud explosion on this defensive array?

The commotion was so loud that it startled even themselves.

The men who were responsible for the operation were still standing there, staring at their own hands in disbelief. Could they really have caused such a commotion?

Could it be that the spirit wine we drank yesterday was truly as potent as the wine merchant claimed, with one sip being equivalent to ten years of someone else's internal energy?

On the distant mountaintop, Ling Hui looked up at Mo Yuanjiao, then gazed in the direction from which the explosion had originated.

"This formation can be modified to react to attacks like this?" he asked.

Mo Yuanjiao was in the tree, stood up on the branch and replied with a smug look on his face, "Normally, no formation is set up like this. This is something I designed specially. It's called ' Thunder Warning '!"

Since it's a large-scale defensive formation, it naturally needs to make a loud enough noise to serve as a warning when attacked. Otherwise, it would be too unreliable if only the person controlling the formation could receive the warning. Moreover, I specifically designed this sound so that everyone can hear it, but it won't be so loud that it will stun or terrify anyone. What do you think? Not bad, right?

"Impressive," Ling Hui exclaimed sincerely.

"There's something even more powerful," Mo Yuanjiao said mysteriously, pointing in the direction of the explosion.

Ling Hui listened intently for a few moments, holding her breath, but heard no further sound.

After the initial commotion subsided, no further sounds came from the direction of the explosion; it was completely quiet.

While Ling Hui was still puzzled, some people who were nearby had already arrived at the scene.

Zhang Xunye was one of them.

When he arrived at the location of the explosion, he found that there was no scene of a large-scale attack by outer cultivators as he had imagined.

Outside the defensive array, all that could be seen was a vast expanse of thick white fog, within which some figures appeared to be.

Unaware of the situation, none of the people inside the defensive formation dared to go out and investigate.

They can't get out either.

Entering or leaving the defensive array at the foot of the sect's mountain requires approval from the Yuan Household steward, who is specifically in charge of guarding the gate, and an entry/exit token must be obtained before one can leave.

The access token is for one-time use only; it is invalid once you enter or exit.

Of course, the Yuan Household steward was only responsible for managing the entry and exit of the formation at the foot of the mountain, while Bai Zhu was responsible for approving the entry and exit of the formation on the mountain.

None of the fifty new recruits who had just arrived at the puppet regime's garrison on the mountain, nor the families of the new recruits at the foot of the mountain, nor the unofficial Spirit Plant workers, had any objections to this arrangement.

Although this may seem to restrict your freedom, with your comings and goings being controlled, it brings a strong sense of security.

Moreover, they are generally not restricted from entering or leaving; as long as they have a legitimate reason, they will be given an entry and exit token.

At this moment, several newlyweds who had arrived nearby were observing and keeping watch over the large patch of thick fog outside through the defensive array.

Although their cultivation level was low, they were not particularly ignorant. After observing for a while, they realized that the thick fog was probably some kind of illusion array area.

But where did this illusion array come from?

Some observant people noticed that the source of the thick fog seemed to be the defensive array right in front of them.

So this illusion array is an extension of the defensive array?

This isn't just a single defensive formation; it also incorporates an illusion formation?

Their sect is so powerful! Not only do they have a large-scale defensive formation, but it's also a large formation that incorporates an illusion array!

It's important to understand that the strength of an array depends not only on its function but also on its range. The larger the range, the stronger the function, and the more powerful and higher the grade of the array. Consequently, the array masters who can create such arrays are also more powerful and rarer.

Such formations are not only expensive, but also very difficult for ordinary people to acquire even with Spirit Stone, similar to the situation with Alchemist.

High-level formation masters are basically monopolized by various influential forces, both large and small.

Now, the Lingxian Sect they've joined also has such a fusion formation, which means that this sect is either exceptionally well-established or has high-level formation masters within its ranks.

To be even bolder, perhaps it's a combination of both.

In an instant, the sense of security that the person who discovered this felt increased even more.

Their trust in the sect also increased rapidly.

Although it's still unclear how strong this defensive array is, or what level of attack it can withstand, it seems that defending against a group of low-level Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment cultivators together would be quite easy.

There was no pressure whatsoever; in fact, he could easily throw them all into the illusion array and trap them there for so long without them showing any signs of giving up and being released.

Ling Hui is only at the Foundation Establishment and cannot see what is happening that far away.

Mo Yuanjiao directly showed him the array plate.

The array plate displays a miniature view of the entire defensive array at the foot of the mountain after it has been deployed.

They can also manipulate the array disc to see the specific situation of those who are inside the illusion array.

Seeing the terrified expressions on everyone's faces, Ling Hui couldn't help but ask, "What's in your illusion array? Why do they all look like that?"

Mo Yuanjiao scratched his face. "I didn't do much. It was too troublesome, so I didn't create any personalized plans. I just used a few fixed templates."