fifth form

Chapter 3448 Reverse Five Elements and Ordinary Five Elements

The construction of Mount Tai is not yet finished.

Rong Tianding, who took over the management of the construction affairs of Mount Tai from Zhang Xuezhou, already had two more sets of array materials in his bag.

One formation is the Orthodox Five Elements Formation, and the other is the Reverse Five Elements Formation. These are two small formations, but as long as they are combined and linked together, they can become the Yin-Yang Two Elements Formation.

The imperial court collected and spent enormous amounts of resources year after year, but the return on investment was very low. The return on investment for the Taishan project was also slim, but because the new emperor had seen the relevant projects and trusted Zhang Xuezhou and others, he gave them more authority to invest.

Zhang Xuezhou was examining the array formation materials that Rong Tianding had obtained, gesturing and pointing them out as he waited at Mount Tai.

If he is not mistaken, the Yin of Candle Nine may return again.

“Cousin, those people in the imperial court say that the difficulty of setting up formations is as high as ascending to heaven, and that being able to set up just one formation in a lifetime is enough to bring glory to one’s ancestors. But I feel like things don’t seem that difficult.”

In the Taoist temple of the Lord of Mount Tai, Rong Tianding watched Zhang Xuezhou fill in array stones and array artifacts everywhere, feeling that Zhang Xuezhou was setting up the array too fast.

With Zhang Xuezhou's method of setting up the pits, the two sets of array materials can only last for one hour.

“Formations are not difficult,” Zhang Xuezhou said. “As long as we can clearly survey the size of this secret place and understand how the power of the mountains and rivers works, we can then make initial arrangements!”

"I know that flying high in the sky can be used to explore secret places, but how did you know so quickly about the operation of the power of the mountains and rivers?" Rong Tianding asked, puzzled.

“We can refer to other formations created in the secret realm. For example, we referenced the Eternal Mountain and River Formation of the Yin-Yang Secret Realm when we created our formation. We can also go underground and use the squeezing force of mountains and rivers to sense and observe. We can also sense the flow of the Yellow Springs in this secret realm of the Taishan Prefecture Lord,” Zhang Xuezhou said. “As long as we combine two of them, the final effect will be similar. As for burying formation devices, it’s nothing more than parallel and series connections. There’s nothing mysterious about it!”

"That's too easy to say!"

"But that's exactly how he created it!"

Zhang Xuezhou and Rong Tianding discussed the matter, while Emperor Jing and Shi Wudao, who were crawling in the secret place and dared not show their faces, whispered among themselves.

Shi Wudao had long felt that he was outdated and thus became disheartened; Emperor Jing was in a similar state of mind at this moment.

For a mage, this is a lifelong endeavor, but for Zhang Xuezhou and his group, it was indeed easy and simple.

There are very few formation masters who can fly, and even fewer who can withstand the attacks of the Eternal Mountain and River Formation. In fact, it is extremely rare for a formation master to withstand the pressure of mountains and rivers or to walk into the Yellow Springs. It is not difficult for Zhang Xuezhou to speak, but no formation master can meet the other party's basic conditions.

The slightest error in setting up an array can lead to disastrous consequences. Even if these basic conditions are met, the ability to fully integrate and arrange the array in one's mind is extremely challenging, requiring exceptional memory and analytical skills.

In some areas, the earth's veins are deep, so the placement of array devices needs to be deep. In other areas, the earth's veins are closer to the surface, so the placement needs to be shallow. Finding the right balance between depth and shallowness requires extremely comprehensive thinking.

When Emperor Jing heard Zhang Xuezhou explaining a kind of 'solid geometry' to Rong Tianding, which later involved the construction of circuits, he felt as if he were listening to a book written in heaven.

"It's actually working!"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou point the array weapon, causing a gust of yin wind to rise within the Reverse Five Elements Array set up at the Mount Tai Lord's Daoist Temple, and frost to cover several yin creatures that couldn't dodge in time, Shi Wudao couldn't help but exclaim in amazement once again.

"Do you think Dongfang Shuo might use the formation to cause trouble?" Shi Wudao asked.

"What could he possibly be up to? Who would come to such a dilapidated place to be hit by a formation?" Emperor Jing shook his head and said.

"Wouldn't Dongfang Shuo have lied to Zhu Jiuyin to come here?"

"You underestimate Zhu Jiuyin. If he were so easy to kill, how could he have survived until now!"

Regardless of whether Zhang Xuezhou sets up a standard Five Elements formation, a reverse Five Elements formation, or a Yin-Yang Two Elements formation, the formation's power can only be activated when the opponent enters the formation.

Few cultivators would be so foolish as to rush into a formation, and some cultivators are not afraid of formations at all. Zhu Jiuyin is one of them. If Zhang Xuezhou attempts to use a formation to restrain Zhu Jiuyin, such a thought is nothing short of delusional.

In the past, there were many cultivators who targeted Zhu Jiuyin, and emperors who wanted to kill him could form an entire army. However, these people disappeared one after another, while Zhu Jiuyin lived on and on.

“An official said that the scale of the Xiong Kingdom’s invasion this time is unprecedented. Henan has already fallen. If it weren’t for the Yellow River blocking the way, the Xiong Kingdom’s army could have almost reached Chang’an. If we don’t remove these thorns like Zhu Jiuyin, I’m afraid your Han Dynasty will end with this generation,” Shi Wudao said.

There will be an opportunity!

"You're incredibly patient!"

Shi Wudao sneered at Emperor Jing, but Emperor Jing did not respond.

Only those who truly understand Zhu Jiuyin know how troublesome this old dragon is. Not to mention the countless incarnations of Zhu Jiuyin that appear one after another after one dies, the opponent's body can move between reality and illusion, making it extremely difficult to kill.

The only threat the Han Dynasty posed to Zhujiuyin was the Heaven-Shaking Arrow, which could penetrate both solid and illusory objects, thus enabling it to strike Zhujiuyin.

The Heaven-Shaking Arrow has no matching bow, which means that very few cultivators are qualified to use it. If one's cultivation level is not at the True Self Realm, one does not even have the ability to refine and shoot it.

The Crimson Sky Sword, which Emperor Jing used at the cost of his life, could not even kill the Nine-Headed Lion, let alone the Candle Nine Yin.

He knew the dire situation the Han Dynasty was facing, but he was powerless to do anything about it.

Even when Zhu Jiuyin arrived, Emperor Jing could only prostrate himself and hide in a secret place.

Emperor Jing could only awkwardly accept the ridicule from Shi Wudao.

"I'm just a dead man; I have nothing to do with what happened before I died!"

After muttering a response, Emperor Jing fell silent, letting Shi Wudao command the flying zombies to leave the secret place and watch the spectacle.

"You're not a human being!"

Only after Shi Wudao complained did Emperor Jing snap out of his reverie, lost in his calculations about condensing the body of the flying zombie.

"Who has stopped being a human being?"

Emperor Jing asked a question, and his thoughts began to share the perspective of Shi Wudao. He saw a five-colored hazy light appear in Mount Tai. Another positive five-element formation had obviously been successfully constructed, and it even complemented the reverse five-element formation.

Shi Wudao was somewhat out of control, and Emperor Jing felt that he was in the same boat.

Having witnessed countless grand array masters spend their entire lives setting up the same array, they found it difficult to adapt to Zhang Xuezhou's unconventional approach.

Originally, it was thought that Zhang Xuezhou's speed in setting up the formation in the secret place of the Lord of Mount Tai was already very fast, and the other party's various conditions were sufficient for the formation to be set up. However, Zhang Xuezhou's speed in setting up the formation in another secret place was even more astonishing.

More importantly, the other party's arrangements were perfect; at least Emperor Jing could not find any fault with them.

Emperor Jing did not make any achievements in military formations, but he had eaten pork even though he had never seen a pig run, so he was quite experienced.

Looking at the colorful mist rising near Jade Emperor Peak, he couldn't help but be somewhat lost in thought for a moment.

"No wonder he was so focused on speed in creating the formation; that old devil is back again!"

As Shi Wudao shrank his body and stepped into the Yellow Springs, Emperor Jing saw a whirlwind sweep down, and a demonic crane appeared on the Jade Emperor Peak. On the crane's back, an old man with a strange expression lightly landed on the ground.

As his gaze swept downwards, Shi Wudao had already manipulated the flying zombie's body to retreat explosively, directly shrinking into the area of ​​the Reverse Five Elements Array created by Zhang Xuezhou.