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Chapter 631: Breaking the Formation
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The Human Clan army camped by the river for a day, dispatching several batches of cultivators to explore the river.
They discovered indeed a large formation hidden within the river, looming before them.
Even flying over the river would bring them within the attack range of the formation.
It seemed that to cross this river, they must first break this large formation.
The Human Clan lacked as many cannon fodder cultivators as the Demon Clan to brute force their way through the large formation, but overall, the Human Clan was stronger in formations compared to the Demon Clan.
To this end, the Human Clan organized a group of cultivators skilled in formations to study the methods of breaking the formation.
Moreover, they must break the formation quickly to pass through the river; otherwise, if time dragged on, the Demon Clan would be prepared in the rear, making the attack much more difficult.
Sloppy Old Daoist, as the most proficient cultivator in formations after Wang Hong in the Great Chu Immortal Nation, had learned a lot of new formation knowledge from the Fengwu Continent in recent years, and his level had improved significantly.
This time, he naturally participated in the team to break the formation.
A group of five Nascent Soul cultivators had all sneaked into the river at the moment to observe the large formation nearby.
As they approached, ice arrows shot out from the formation, hitting them, but only causing ripples.
It wasn't until the fourth-tier Demon Clan members arrived within the formation and attacked them that the five retreated.
Once out of the river, the Demon Clan inside didn't pursue them.
"I wonder if fellow daoists have any method to break this formation?" a formation master from the Southern Region asked his peers.
"Regrettably, I've studied formations for many years but couldn't decipher this formation. Given more time, perhaps I could discern some clues," one replied.
"I've noticed some clues, but for the moment, I haven't thought of a way to break it," another said apologetically. "Xing Fellow Daoist is the foremost formation expert in our Southern Region. Do you have any ideas?"
The three Nascent Soul cultivators from the Southern Region had yet to think of an effective way to break the formation and could only throw the problem back.
Xing, the formation master with the surname Xing, said, "I have some immature ideas, not sure if they'll work."
Seeing Sloppy Old Daoist lost in thought, he asked, "Has Fellow Daoist Chu already figured out a way to break the formation?"
Sloppy Old Daoist snapped out of his reverie, "We're currently pondering the method. This formation stands in the water, driven by Water Element Spiritual Energy. It has thirty-six main spiritual energy channels, one hundred and eight formation eyes, and nine thousand four hundred spiritual energy support points. To break the formation, we can either block the spiritual energy channels, destroy the formation eyes, or ruin the spiritual energy support points. These three methods can all achieve the effect of breaking the formation."
Hearing this, Xing, the formation master, was glad he hadn't spoken earlier. He had only understood a small part of this formation. He hadn't expected this formation master from the Great Chu Immortal Nation to completely decipher this complex formation in such a short time.
"With Fellow Daoist Chu's insights, how should we best break it?" Sloppy Old Daoist wasn't modest either. He began sketching on the ground, quickly reproducing the diagram of the formation in the river.
The formation masters from the Southern Region quietly took out a jade scroll and recorded the formation diagram. This was akin to learning a new formation.
"Though this formation seems complex, there are many flaws in its arrangement and structure of spiritual energy. We only need to block this spiritual energy channel, then remove these three formation eyes, and finally destroy these fifteen spiritual energy support points. With that, the formation will collapse without resistance!" Sloppy Old Daoist explained, pointing out the flaws in the Demon Clan's large formation one by one and marking the dozen or so points that needed to be broken.
"Is it... really that simple?" a formation master exclaimed in astonishment. What he couldn't understand at all in the formation seemed to have countless loopholes in the eyes of others.
"Marvelous! Just by breaking a dozen or so points, the entire large formation collapses. It's like lifting a feather to move a thousand pounds. Fellow Daoist Chu's level in formations is something I can't match." After listening to Sloppy Old Daoist's explanation, the formation master with the surname Xing was completely convinced.
The solution proposed by Sloppy Old Daoist was extremely simple and highly operational. Since no one had the ability to come up with a better plan, they settled on Sloppy Old Daoist's proposal.
The top command of the Human Clan consisted of several generals led by Zhang Chunfeng, along with representatives from the five major sects of the Southern Region.
After receiving the plan to break the formation, the senior cultivators only had a brief discussion. With unanimous support from the members of the Great Chu Immortal Nation, they organized manpower to prepare for the breakthrough.
On that day, the entire Human Clan army was fully armed and lined up before the river.
At this moment, nineteen squads emerged from the Human Clan army, each consisting of five individuals, with a Nascent Soul Cultivator as the captain, leading four Golden Core Cultivators.
After the nineteen squads emerged, they quickly moved forward and then, with a splash, all jumped into the river.
Wu Tingchang was fortunate enough to be one of the nineteen Nascent Soul Cultivators. Leading four Golden Core Cultivators from the Great Chu Immortal Nation, as soon as they jumped into the water, the Demonic Beasts hiding in the Large Formation had already spotted them.
Fortunately, there were nineteen teams entering the water simultaneously, and the Demon Clan couldn't fully focus their attacks on them. All these attacks were easily blocked by Wu Tingchang.
The positions they needed to attack were extremely tricky, seeming to be blind spots in the formation. It was difficult for the Demon Clan within the formation to launch a large-scale attack against them.
This allowed all nineteen squads to reach their designated positions without much effort.
At this moment, all nineteen squads received a transmission. Each squad's five members took out a triangular flag and consecrated it, then sent the flags out.
The triangular flags conjured by Wu Tingchang and the four Golden Core cultivators emitted a five-colored light, with Wu Tingchang's yellow flag being the most dazzling.
The yellow flag first drilled into a position in the formation, followed closely by the other four flags, all penetrating into the Large Formation at the same time.
At this point, cracks began to appear in the formation where they were positioned, spreading outward.
"Go!"
Glancing at the cracks, Wu Tingchang knew the mission was accomplished. With a loud shout, he swiftly flew away with the four others.
Behind them, the Demon Clan's Large Formation resembled a glacier on the verge of collapse, emitting cracking sounds.
The nineteen squads successfully completed the task of breaking the formation. Just as they emerged from the water, they saw the Cultivator army lined up on the riverbank, rushing into the river with full force.
The Demon Clan hidden in the Large Formation in the river had not yet reacted. The Human Clan Cultivator army had already reached them.
In haste, they could only fight back in a hurry. Most of the Demon Clan inside the Large Formation were remnants from the previous battles, and their overall strength was not very strong.
These Demonic Beasts, who had just been defeated once, had long lost their will to fight, let alone the courage to continue.
At this moment, those among the Demon Clan in the river who could escape fled, while those who couldn't escape tried to find ways to flee. None of them had much fighting spirit left.
Soon, the Demon Clan in the river was swept away, leaving behind a portion to gather the spoils of war, while the rest prepared to cross the river.
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