Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15787 Test
"Sect Master, this is Mr. Zhang Hongliang. He is a magic array master, and his magic array techniques are extremely powerful," Chen Shizheng reported to Ning Chuci.

Ning Chuci looked at Zhang Hongliang, who had now returned to normal. His previous behavior was obviously an act. Now that he was back to normal, he bowed to Ning Chuci and said, "Greetings, Sect Master Ning."

Ning Chuci looked at Zhang Hongliang and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, you know what kind of place our Azure Dragon Sect is, and now you should know what we want you to do. So I won't stand on ceremony anymore. I will give you a few questions to test you. If you pass the test, then you can join our Azure Dragon Sect and become our disciple. If you fail the test, then I'm sorry, you can only return to the Taixu Sect. What do you say? Do you agree?"

Ning Chuci was well aware that joining the Azure Dragon Sect would be a great thing for the cultivators of the Taixu Sect, so he wasn't afraid that Zhang Hongliang wouldn't agree.

Zhang Hongliang didn't agree immediately. He looked at Ning Chuci and then asked, "Sect Master Ning, if I pass the test and join the Azure Dragon Sect, will I still be able to continue researching magic arrays?"

Ning Chuci was taken aback for a moment, then he laughed heartily, "Sure, of course! We can even create a special position for you and provide you with resources so you can research arrays to your heart's content." Ning Chuci liked people like Zhang Hongliang, people who were dedicated to their research, which was definitely a good thing for them.

Hearing Ning Chuci's words, Zhang Hongliang nodded and said, "Okay, when shall we begin the test?" Zhang Hongliang was currently playing the role of someone who only wanted to conduct research on the magic array and didn't want to care about anything else, which was why he reacted this way.

Ning Chuci said, "Let's begin now." After saying that, he led Zhang Hongliang and Chen Shi outside. The three of them came out of the room and immediately took to the air. In no time, they arrived at a small hill. Some preparations had already been made on the hill, with a protective shield covering it. Ning Chuci looked at Zhang Hongliang and said, "The first test is to break through the protective shield on this hill. You have twelve hours to complete it."

After speaking, Ning Chuci and Chen Shi stepped aside. Zhang Hongliang glanced at the protective shield, then waved his hand, sending a fireball straight towards it. The shield rippled slightly, blocking the fireball. He was simply testing the shield's strength. The shield wasn't very strong; frankly, he could easily break it with a single blow if he attacked directly. However, doing so would be embarrassing. The opponent wanted to see how he could break the formation without using force, so he had to break it. Using brute force would only make him look foolish.

At the same time, Zhang Hongliang's move was also a test of what kind of magic array this was. He had just tested it and found out that this magic array was actually just an ordinary earth-type magic array. Although there were some other elements of the five elements used to stabilize the array, the main body of the array was still an earth-type magic array. Earth-type magic arrays are known for their strongest defense, and of course, they are also the most difficult to break, because earth-type magic arrays are known for their stability. Under normal circumstances, earth-type magic arrays are very stable.

Zhang Hongliang glanced at the earth-elemental magic array. Although it was an earth-elemental magic array, there were so many earth-elemental defensive magic arrays of all kinds, and the methods of breaking them varied depending on the location. However, the earth-elemental magic array in front of him was set up in a conventional manner, without anything special about it. Even an ordinary disciple of the Blood Slaughter Sect could probably break such a magic array easily.

After Zhang Hongliang noticed this, he shook his head and sighed softly. This puzzled Ning Chuci and Chen Shi, who were watching him, as they didn't know what he meant. But the next moment, they understood what Zhang Hongliang meant. With a flick of his hand, a beam of green light struck a point on the magic array. The shield paused abruptly, then cracked with a sound. This sudden change left Ning Chuci and Chen Shi completely stunned.

In their view, this earth-elemental magic array was quite well-designed, and breaking it would have required considerable effort. Yet Zhang Hongliang broke it in a single, effortless strike, leaving them utterly astonished.

Ning Chuci and Chen Shi immediately came to Zhang Hongliang's side. Ning Chuci looked at Zhang Hongliang and said, "How did Fellow Daoist Zhang do that? He broke the formation in one go?"

Zhang Hongliang said in a deep voice, "The first magic array has its own energy nodes. As long as you find the energy node of the magic array, you can break the magic array in one go. Just like the energy node of this magic array, the energy node of this magic array is like this. Find the energy node of this magic array and attack the energy node, and you can break the magic array. Moreover, the level of the magic array is average. There are many energy nodes like this. Finding one is enough to break it, which is why it is so easy to break it."

Ning Chuci was speechless. This was a defensive formation that their sect's formation master had spent two days setting up. Although that formation master wasn't the most skilled in formations in the sect, his level was still quite good. Yet, the formation he had spent two days setting up was broken in an instant by the opponent, who even said the formation was mediocre. That was a polite way of putting it; to put it bluntly, it was trash. Ning Chuci understood the implication. Ning Chuci nodded, saying nothing more, but he already had a certain understanding of Zhang Hongliang's strength. He then continued, "Alright, then let's move on to the second test."

After saying that, Ning Chuci led Zhang Hongliang directly to another small hill. On this hill, there was a magic array, but this magic array was a bit special. Even before getting close to the hill, one could feel the chilling sword energy. It was actually a sword array.

Zhang Hongliang raised an eyebrow and then stopped some distance away. He glanced at the sword formation on the small hill. At the moment, the sword formation on the small hill was not discernible, except for a sinister aura.

This time, Zhang Hongliang did not attack the sword formation. Instead, he took out a compass and quickly tapped it a few times. The next moment, a larger energy compass projection appeared on the compass. Zhang Hongliang looked at the sword projection and tapped it a few more times. The compass projection began to rotate and then stopped. Then, one area of ​​it turned red.

Upon seeing the compass, Zhang Hongliang flew around the small hill, completing about half a circle before stopping. He carefully examined the hill, his gaze then falling on a rock on it. With a wave of his hand, a fireball shot straight towards the rock.

The magic array on the hill didn't react at all. When the fireball landed on the rock, there was a loud bang, and the rock was shattered. The hill shook slightly, and then the eerie feeling on the hill disappeared.

Ning Chuci and Chen Shi followed Zhang Hongliang closely, eager to see how he would break the sword formation. This sword formation was already the pride of one of their sect's formation masters. Unlike ordinary formations, the sword formation was highly offensive. If you entered its attack range, it would attack; if you attacked it, it would attack again. Therefore, the sword formation was extremely aggressive, and if not handled properly, the person trying to break it would be injured. Among all formations, it was considered one of the more troublesome.

Ning Chuci and Chen Shi both thought that it would take Zhang Hongliang some time to break the magic array, but to their utter surprise, Zhang Hongliang only turned halfway around and then used a fireball spell to break the magic array directly, which greatly astonished them.

Chen Shi looked at Zhang Hongliang in surprise and said, "You broke the magic array just like that?"

Zhang Hongliang laughed and said, "Yes, it's broken. To be honest, this sword formation is slightly stronger than that earth-type defensive formation, but not by much. The main problem is that the person who set up the formation didn't consider one thing: the influence of the terrain on the formation. What kind of terrain should a formation be placed on, and how much influence will that terrain have on the formation? These all need to be calculated. It's not enough to just place the formation symbols on the same horizontal plane. Take this sword formation, for example. Setting it up on this small hill was a mistake. Look at this small hill; it's actually just an earthen hill, and the rocks inside are all very rounded. To be honest, this kind of terrain is inherently unsuitable for setting up a sword formation. And when he set up the formation..." "We haven't even tested the terrain yet. There's a rather peculiar rock on this small hill—the one I just destroyed. It's sharp, looking like a spear. This rock is an anomaly on the hill, and its presence greatly affects the magic array. The array operates on energy, and because this rock is on the hill, it interferes with the flow of energy. You could say that this rock creates a blind spot for the sword array. And the person who set up the array has placed a key point behind that rock. This way, if I attack that rock, I won't be attacked by the sword array and can destroy it in one fell swoop. You could say this rock is the biggest flaw in this sword array."

Upon hearing his words, Ning Chuci and Chen Shi were both somewhat surprised. They really hadn't expected that there would be so many intricacies involved in setting up a magic array.

Ning Chuci took a deep breath and said, "Good, very good. There is one last test. If you pass this test, you will officially become a disciple of my Azure Dragon Sect."

Zhang Hongliang responded, and then Ning Chuci led Zhang Hongliang forward on the flying clouds. Before long, they arrived at a large lake, and in the middle of the lake was a small island. The island was not very big, probably only about an acre in size, and there was a small house built on it. Ning Chuci pointed to the island and said, "There are people on the island who can manipulate the magic array here. Your task is to break this magic array."