The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3103 Reinforcing the Formation
Ouyang Nan and the other two were astonished when they saw Chen Mo take out a crystal-clear stone with a dazzling glow. They were even more surprised when the stone instantly flew up and disappeared into the thick fog. What happened?

Chen Mo's actions were completely unprecedented for the three of them, truly opening their eyes to a whole new world.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Chen Mo smiled slightly and said, "Aren't you surprised? You probably haven't seen that stone before either, have you?"

The three nodded immediately, awaiting his explanation. Women, regardless of age or personality, are always very curious about gossip. Even with the current perilous situation, with the threat of thick fog and stone golems all around, the three were still filled with curiosity and wanted to hear the reason.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Chen Mo couldn't help but smile. Sensing through the array that there was no movement in the distance, he figured Qian Ying and the other two hadn't encountered any danger yet. So he explained to the three of them, "That stone was an energy stone, capable of powering this mist mechanism. I obtained it from another place before. If the mist array dissipates, those mechanical puppets will activate due to the disturbance, so to be on the safe side, the mist mechanism needs a continuous energy supply."

Although the explanation wasn't very clear, and there were many hidden meanings, the three of them could roughly understand it. However, Ouyang Ruoxi sensed something was wrong and immediately stared into Chen Mo's eyes, asking, "Amo, what are you going to do later?"

Chen Mo's words just now hinted at leaving, so Ouyang Ruoxi asked somewhat nervously.

Chen Mo smiled, then patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. I just need to go check on Qian Ying and the other two later. I'm worried that there might be a lot of enemies attacking tonight, so I'll go check on them. If I can help them, I'll lend a hand. After all, we'll need them for the later adventures."

Ouyang Ruoxi shook her head and said, "Amo, everyone heard the roar of the beasts very clearly just now, so there must be a lot of them. If there are so many beasts, and their strength is comparable to that of the unicorn beast in the lake, wouldn't it be very dangerous for you to go over there?"

"Don't worry, I'll just stay hidden and observe. If things don't look right, I'll turn around and leave immediately. I won't stick my neck out. Besides, with Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing in the open, it should be very convenient for me to observe the beasts or retreat at any time. There won't be any danger," Chen Mo explained, tugging at Ouyang Ruoxi's soft sleeve.

"Do you have to go?"

"Yes, we must go and take a look, otherwise we won't have any confidence. If we don't understand the enemy's situation, we'll be acting blindly, whether we retreat or fight them."

Hearing Chen Mo's explanation, Ouyang Ruoxi felt relieved. Yes, Chen Mo did all this to protect the three of them. So, all she had to do was wait for Chen Mo to return.

"Then you must be careful and cautious, and don't try to stand out."

“Yes, I understand.” After Chen Mo finished speaking, he turned to Ouyang Nan again and said, “Aunt, the three of you stay here. The ‘dried cheese’ I gave Ruoxi earlier is a very good thing. You three should take advantage of the time to consume it and cultivate, so that you can improve your personal strength in a short period of time.”

“Okay, you still need to be careful when you go there,” Ouyang Nan nodded and advised.

She was more than willing to accept this niece's husband, so she really didn't want Chen Mo to encounter any danger.

At this moment, Chen Mo sensed the roars of strange beasts through the formation and knew that the beasts might be approaching. Time was of the essence, so he once again instructed, "The three of you must not leave here. Stay here and cultivate. I will be right back."

Without waiting for a response from the three, he flashed away from the core area of ​​the formation. As he cast hand seals, the formation opened a passage for him to leave quickly. Of course, as he left, he also released various talismans for the three of them, in case of any danger, these talismans could protect them in time.

What others saw as an obstacle, Chen Mo perceived as merely a fog. While the fog did obstruct his view, he could see through it entirely with the help of the array's perception, finding no obstruction whatsoever. Furthermore, as Chen Mo moved forward rapidly, the fog on both sides parted in front of him, revealing a path. Behind him, however, the fog surged again, covering the newly revealed passage.

In fact, if it weren't for the suppression of his divine sense throughout the valley, limiting his detection range to only three and a half meters, he wouldn't even need to use the array to sense the area; he could detect a range of over 1,600 meters using only his divine sense.

Ugh! Without divine sense, it's really, really inconvenient. Take attacking an enemy, for example. If he had divine sense, he could use the Soul-Chasing Nail to control a range of a thousand meters. But now, with a range of only three and a half meters, using the Soul-Chasing Nail feels incredibly awkward. The enemy is too close; it's much more efficient to use a longsword.

While mentally criticizing these things, he quickly moved towards the mountain gate.

As you walk along the passage toward the mountain gate, you soon encounter several martial artists standing or sitting in the passage.

These martial artists now have a variety of expressions, each with its own unique style of laughter, anger, and curses, but some have glazed eyes, while others have their eyes closed, showing no reaction to the outside world.

People walked past them without reacting. They were all controlled by the illusion array and were so immersed in the illusion that they couldn't extricate themselves. Naturally, they wouldn't react to anything that came near them.

Chen Mo ignored these people and just kept rushing forward.

In just a few breaths, they arrived at the mountain gate.

At this moment, the night remained dark, and the thick fog had dissipated at the mountain gate. Behind him, thick fog obscured everything.

To ensure the array's strength, another low-grade spirit stone was taken out of the storage bag. Although it was a bit of a waste, the array protected Ouyang Ruoxi and the others, so caution was paramount. The previous low-grade spirit stone was used to reinforce the control of the array's core and its energy supply.

This spirit stone is specifically used to reinforce the entire array's barrier. If an enemy attacks the array and the energy supply to the spirit-gathering array is insufficient, it can draw energy from the spirit stone.

After all, although the Spirit Gathering Array can continuously provide energy, it is only enough to maintain the operation of the entire array. Once the energy supply of the Spirit Gathering Array is exceeded, the entire array will collapse.

The other martial artists within the formation naturally benefited from the presence of Ouyang Ruoxi and her two companions. If it weren't for protecting Ruoxi and the others, Chen Mo would never have taken out the low-grade spirit stones.

He doesn't have many spirit stones left, and each one he uses reduces the remaining amount.

"Hopefully, no enemy will attack the formation, so we can save spirit stones." After saying that, he turned around and passed through the mountain gate, walking forward for several hundred meters until he arrived at the area where the entire martial arts team had rested. He then took out another set of 108 formation bases, preparing to set up another formation here.

(End of this chapter)