Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 425: The Eight Formations

Zhang Zhiwei bowed deeply to the warlocks who came to help him, because he knew very well that they were ready to die here.
"We old guys can brag to our old friends when we receive this gift from the next generation of Tianshi Mansion. Okay, Zhang Zhiwei, now tell me what you and Wang Yi are planning."

Faced with the inquiries of a group of old seniors, Zhang Zhiwei did not doubt him and directly told them everything he, Wang Yicheng and Jiangbei had done during this period.

"That is to say, once the city falls, the Japanese will surround it on three sides, and the only way out is the river in the north. If we hold on to this way out, we can save one, ten, or even a hundred more people."

"Yes, but the biggest problem now is not the Japanese troops on the east, south and west sides, but the Japanese fleet downstream. Once they have rested, they will move north along the river and block the river. The soldiers and civilians in the city will have no way to escape, and the people crossing the river will have a high risk of death."

Zhang Zhiwei was talking about the most critical issue at the moment, and a group of senior colleagues nodded frequently.

"You're right. We old guys have also come all the way from downstream. We old guys have seen the situation downstream. If we really let the Japanese fleet go north along the river, the consequences will be disastrous. So how do you two plan to stop the Japanese fleet?"

"At present, what we can think of is to use the power of Wang Yi and I to temporarily change the situation on the route that the Japanese fleet must take north along the river, delay the fleet for a while, so that when the city is broken, we can take as many civilians as possible out of the city. After that, I will split up with him, and I will go back to cover the civilians' retreat into the mountains with the disciples of Tianshi Mansion, Maoshan, and Sanyi Sect.

He returned to the city, evacuated the people in the city, and tried his best to avoid the Japanese butcher knife and the tragedy of massacre in the city. "

Zhang Zhiwei had just finished telling Wang Yiding about the plan he and Wang Yiding had come up with, when all the senior sorcerers were stunned. They nodded at first, but then shook their heads.

"It's a good idea, but do you two want to change the situation of the earth and create your own world with your strength? Don't even mention whether you can do it. Even if you can, how long can you two last? The Japanese are not fools. The water network here is dense, and large ships can't pass. So we can use small boats. With the firepower of the Japanese, as long as they can get there, your people are basically lambs to be slaughtered. There is no fight.

The most important thing is, if both of you fail here, what will happen in the future? Have you ever thought about it? Especially for people in our circle. "

Faced with the criticism from his predecessors, Zhang Zhiwei knew that he had no choice.

If the Japanese Navy's Third Fleet successfully reaches the designated waters and blocks the river, not only will Wang Yi's side be bombarded, but the Jiangbei side will also be bombarded if it does not evacuate in time.

It was a dilemma, so he could only gamble that such a big target as himself and Wang Yi could divert the Japanese's attention.

Conquering a capital city is a blow to the morale of the majority of ordinary people. Eliminating two people who will carry the flag for the Chinese alien circle for the next few decades is also a blow to the Chinese alien circle.

The two people who had the greatest chance and were recognized by everyone as being able to let everyone see the sight of ascending to heaven again died under the Japanese artillery fire. The blow to the entire alien circle was no less than the fall of the capital, and might even be greater.

After all, if the capital falls, we can fight back and take it back.

However, the number of people who have had the opportunity to experience the scene of ascending to heaven has only been about ten to twenty over the past thousands of years, and they can be counted.

If everything really fails here, how many disciples in the entire extraordinary circle will still dream of ascending to heaven as passed down by their elders?

It is no wonder that this group of veterans felt that it was inappropriate but did not reject the plan.

"I know you are worried about the people, but there is an old saying that goes, if you keep the green mountains, you will never run out of firewood. You two still have disciples from Longhu Mountain, Maoshan, and Sanyi Sect. They are the green mountains for us old guys. Don't do such an unwise thing. Even if you want to burn them, you have to wait until our old bones are burned out before it's your turn!"

"My dear seniors, although I also know the purpose of your coming here, I have to say something unpleasant. If Wang Yi and I work together, we can only temporarily change the world, but it cannot last long. If it were you, the seniors, the result should be the same, right? I know that you are all sorcerers, but when human power is limited, it is probably more difficult to change the world than if Wang Yi and I work together..."

The elder of the Zhuge family was not angry even though Zhang Zhiwei retorted with the same words he had just used to criticize him.

"Well, it's not pleasant to hear, but it's true. If we want to save people, we have to let the people in the city have a way out. The way out is here, but the problem before us is the Japanese's strong ships and powerful guns. Their fleet will not come for a day. This way out can save a group of more people from the city. The only option left now is to stop the Japanese fleet from going north along the river. If we arrange it as you did, we old guys will naturally be less useful than you two young people.

But everyone has their own specialty. Although you two young men are very talented, you are not magicians. The method is this method, but it depends on who uses it. Zhang Zhiwei, let me test you. The founder of your Tianshi Mansion is Zhang Daoling, who is also a famous ascended god in history. When people mention Zhang Daoling Tianshi and your Tianshi Mansion, they only have two impressions: the Golden Light Curse and the Five Thunders Law. These are the way of dual cultivation of sex and life and the art of suppressing the sect that he created.

Then what are the techniques and principles of our Wuhou Qimen and our lineage?"

Huh? Being asked this by the senior of the Zhuge family, Zhang Zhiwei opened his eyes as wide as possible. Looking at the smiling face of the old man in front of him, he couldn't figure out whether he was setting a trap for him or really wanted to test him.

For most people in the circle, the Wu Hou Qimen lineage is naturally an impression of magic. However, Zhang Daoling, the founder of Tianshi Mansion, and Zhuge Wu Hou can be said to be from almost the same era. Others may not know about it, but how could he, who came from Tianshi Mansion, not know about it?
"Samadhi Divine Fire?"

Hearing Zhang Zhiwei speak so directly about the secret weapon of Wu Hou Qi Men, these Zhuge family elders were not surprised, but they showed ambiguous expressions on their faces.

Obviously, what Zhang Zhiwei said was not the correct answer.

However, the couple, who were both masters of Qimen Dunjia, seemed to have guessed something.

"It is recorded in the Records of the Three Kingdoms that Zhuge Liang deduced the art of war and created the Eight Diagrams, which captured the essence of the art. Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, also mentioned in Li Weigong's Questions and Answers that Zhuge Wuhou used the Eight Diagrams to train his troops. There is also a poem that says, 'His achievements covered the three kingdoms, and his name was made by the Eight Diagrams.' Zhuge family, are you saying that Zhuge Wuhou's art and Taoism were this Samadhi Divine Fire and this legendary Eight Diagrams?"

After hearing the inferences of Qimen Dunjia and his wife, the elder of the Zhuge family also took out a few pieces of cloth from his arms and gave them to Qimen Dunjia and Zhang Zhiwei.

After just a quick glance, Zhang Zhiwei felt his mind being drawn into it. On the contrary, the two old masters of Qimen Dunjia, who were also sorcerers, did not react like Zhang Zhiwei. They actually saw the clue of the cloth in their hands at a glance.

"Is this the Eight Diagrams Formation that made Zhuge Wuhou famous? Isn't this the general outline of your Wuhou Qimen lineage? What happened to him? Did he get trapped?"

Seeing that Zhang Zhiwei was actually fascinated by the general principles of Wu Hou Qimen, the two elders of Qimen Dunjia were about to step forward and use their means to pull his mind away from the diagram, but they were stopped by a group of Zhuge family members.

"Brother has his reasons for doing this. If you two want to save people, Zhang Zhiwei will have to break through this barrier himself."

"This shouldn't be the case. The Tianshi Mansion has been passed down for thousands of years. Although their Qimen techniques are not as good as your Wuhou Qimen, Zhang Zhiwei should have dabbled in them. How could he be confused by a general outline? We, the Zhuge family, have fought with you many times before. Why is this happening?"

Listening to the questions raised by the two elders of Qimen Dunjia, the Zhuge family's elders, led by the Zhuge Wuhou lineage in Shu, also sighed and explained the reason.

"You two are right. The so-called Eight Diagrams is the general outline of our Wu Hou Qi Men lineage. Every disciple of the Zhuge family who is able to practice starts with this general outline to master the Four Plates and Eight Gates. If they can integrate the Four Plates and Eight Gates and have a solid foundation, they can try to study the most powerful method of Wu Hou Qi Men - Samadhi Divine Fire.

Over the past thousand years, our Zhuge Three Sects have produced some amazing talents who have mastered both Wuhou Qimen and Samadhi Divine Fire, and they are also recognized as patriarchs by our three sects. But why is it that even so, the status of Wuhou Qimen in the circle is still lower than that of major Xuanmen sects such as Tianshi Mansion and Shaolin?"

"Because they are not Zhuge Wuhou, and neither am I."

This question seemed to be asking the two old masters of Qimen Dunjia, and also to Zhang Zhiwei, whose mind was deeply trapped in the Eight Diagrams at this time. At this time, Zhang Zhiwei withdrew his mind trapped in the Eight Diagrams and gave the answer.

Seeing that Zhang Zhiwei had withdrawn his mind from the Eight Diagrams so quickly and did not fall into it, the Zhuge family elders were surprised, but they felt that there was nothing wrong, so they just smiled and nodded. The elder from the Wuhou lineage in Shu also asked Zhang Zhiwei, "How is it, what did you see in there?"

"Zhuge Wuhou is truly a god. I only regret that I did not live in the same era as him. Otherwise, I would really like to have a good fight with him and discuss the Dao."

"Haha, it's not so bad now. There is also a genius who lives in the same era as you, right? You should tell these two old guys what you saw."

"I am a world of my own, with four plates and eight gates that control changes. Good and bad, past, present and future are all in my mind. I am the direction, I am good and bad!"

Zhang Zhiwei summarized everything he had just seen and experienced in the Eight Diagrams in this sentence, which made the two old masters of Qimen Dunjia who were listening nearby show expressions of disbelief on their faces.

"That's a good summary, you two, what have you thought of?"

"A divine dragon carried a map out of Luoshui, and a colorful phoenix held a book in the blue clouds. Feng Hou was ordered to interpret it into a text, and the Dunjia Qimen began from then on. Are you trying to say that Zhuge Wuhou had reached that level back then?!"

"I knew you two old guys could figure it out. Yes, among all the sorcerers, our Wuhou Qimen lineage is the most amazing. We can fix the center of the palace with ourselves as the center, start a game by ourselves, and be invincible. But we, the descendants of Wuhou, have inherited our ancestors' unique skills for thousands of years, but compared with our ancestors, we can only look up to them.

How big can we sorcerers open a game? How far can we open it? But our ancestors pioneered a new way, using the army as a formation and the army as a game. Once the formation is opened, the right time, right place and right people are all up to our ancestors. If our ancestors had secluded themselves in Longzhong, perhaps this lineage of sorcerers would respect our Wuhou Qimen as the most respected, and you Qimen Dunjia would have nothing to do with it, and you would have to eat dust behind us!

But then again, if the ancestor had not left Longzhong, even if he could have made further progress, it is still unknown whether he could have realized this realm and passed it on to our descendants. It is really a matter of time and fate. Anyway, this kind of heaven-defying skill may not be ready for the world yet. Zhang Zhiwei, now you understand why the old guys of the three branches of our Zhuge family are here. "

Zhang Zhiwei nodded, but after thinking about it, he asked.

"I understand, but you yourself said that this is the embodiment of Zhuge Wuhou's Taoism, which is beyond our comprehension. That means you are the descendants of Wuhou, right..."

"Of course we can't form our own world with the army as our ancestors did, but we can still imitate a little. Don't underestimate the research of our Wuhou lineage for thousands of years. Besides, we have two old friends to help us find out the shortcomings. We just want to reproduce the story of our ancestors' Eight Diagrams. This game is still a little short of perfection."

"Which three points?"

"One flavor of fire, one army, and one person in charge of the formation. Without these three points of fire, the formation can be opened, but it will lack some changes and power. Alas, we descendants are incompetent. The Wuhou Qimen has been passed down to this day, and there is no one in the three Zhuge veins who can master the four plates and eight gates. Even us old guys are only proficient in one or two of them, let alone the Samadhi Divine Fire.

The master of the formation is also the key ingredient. We don’t have the heavenly cultivation of our ancestors. Once the Eight Formations are opened, if there is no master of the formation, it will consume a lot of energy for us old guys..."

"Samadhi Divine Fire? Senior, I wonder if this can be used as a substitute for the Samadhi Divine Fire."

When Zhang Zhiwei heard the Zhuge family talk about the Samadhi Divine Fire, he circulated his true Qi and spit out a fist-sized purple flame in front of the Zhuge family elders.
Seeing this ball of purple fire composed of soul energy, all the Zhuge family elders were shocked.

"True Soul Flame?! I didn't expect that you, kid, have learned the methods of Qinghe Cui family. Your attainments are quite profound. With the True Soul Flame, it can indeed fill the vacancy of the Samadhi Divine Fire. Then we still lack an army and a person to lead the formation..." Having said that, the elder of the Zhuge family also looked at Zhang Zhiwei and asked tentatively.

"Zhang Zhiwei, can you make the decision?"

"If you need troops, I can go back and discuss it with the commander of my unit, but I don't know how many people they need."

"Our goal is to trap and harass the enemy, not to kill them. Eight hundred men are enough. But they must be well-armed and disciplined. This is not the time of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms. Don't just come to help with red tassel spears and broadswords. It won't work if you don't have guns or cannons. You can't fool people."

"The younger generation naturally understands this truth."

"Well, as for the master of the formation, Zhang Zhiwei, how about we give you a chance? If you become successful in the future, don't forget the favor we have done for you, Wuhou Qimen."
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Zhang Zhiwei left and took the three Japanese pilots whose planes he shot down back to the Laoshan Mountains to discuss with Lao Chen how to set up the Eight Diagrams Formation to trap the enemy.

Qi Men Dun Jia and a group of Zhuge family predecessors did not follow, but chose to stay here, using the water network and the surface of the Yangtze River to find the most suitable place to set up the Eight Diagrams.

With the help of the two masters of Qimen Dunjia, they quickly chose a Feng Shui location to set up the Eight Diagrams.

"Zhuge family, how about the location chosen by us two old guys?"

"Well, it's surrounded by mountains and water, it's indeed a good place to bury bones, and the Qimen Dunjia is really well-deserved. But there is one thing we don't understand, can you ask?"

"It's already this critical moment, just ask whatever you want to ask."

"Your lineage is the same as our Wuhou Qimen, and it is inherited from the family. However, you want too much, so it is difficult to pass on the legacy. You come out at this time, are you not afraid that there will be no successors to your lineage?"

"Our grandson is more capable than us two old guys. He has mastered two skills and can protect the whole family even in this chaotic world. If it cannot be passed on, it will be the fate of our lineage. We two old guys have lived enough. This time we come out to repay a favor. But why did your Zhuge family come out with three branches at the same time?"

"Why else? Because our ancestor was Zhuge Wuhou. We inherited the legacy of our ancestor. Our three branches of Wuhou have stood for thousands of years and have been blessed by the Han Dynasty. Now the Han Dynasty is in trouble again. Foreigners have invaded the country, the mountains and rivers are broken, and the people are living in misery. If our Zhuge family sits back and does nothing and stays out of the world, how can we face our ancestors in the underworld a hundred years later?

In addition, you two also know that we in Wuhou Qimen have a method to pull others into the inner scene, right?"

"We are certainly aware of this."

"At the end of the 21st year of the Republic of China, the brothers of the Langya clan and the Tang Clan in Shuzhong went to the border areas at the invitation of Wang Yi. You all know about this, right?"

The two elders of Qimen Dunjia nodded.

"So many old brothers from our Zhuge Three Clan came out together this time because when the brothers from the Langya Clan came back, they called the heads of the other two clans to discuss matters and showed them what the Japanese did to their fellow Taoists and the people outside the pass. So, other fellow Taoists may be skeptical about Wang Yi's words about the day when the city was broken and the massacre was carried out, but we from the Zhuge Three Clan firmly believe it.

These beasts are worse than animals and treat the people outside the pass like this. How can the people inside the pass be spared? We can understand that the Tang Sect didn't come this time. They are killers. Some rules have been established for thousands of years and cannot be easily broken. It takes a chance. Our Zhuge family does not have these restrictions. In other words, our surname is Zhuge and we are descendants of Wu Hou. This is our rule. In this case, let us, the three Zhuge clans, take the lead and live up to our Zhuge surname."

"Haha, it is said that among the four famous families, the Gao family and the Lu family have been passed down for thousands of years with their family traditions. But the same is true for you Wuhou Qimen. Being the descendants of Zhuge Wuhou is your best family tradition."

"Haha, it's rare to hear the two masters of Qimen Dunjia speak well of our Zhuge Sanmai at a time like this. In this case, let's set up a formation here and give these inhumane Japanese beasts a good fight!"

"it is good!"

(End of this chapter)