Embers of Sword

Chapter 83: Array Masters
"What do you mean?"

A sinister look appeared on King You Hai's calm face.

He looked back towards Lichao City.

At this moment Chu Lin realized something.

This time when the Bai Ze Secret Realm appeared, the three major forces came out together, but the Jiang family was the only one who sent one "Xie Zhen" into the river.

Most of the cultivators of the Jiang family did not show up!

"Is the tide festival magic you place so much hope on really so unsolvable?"

Tang Fengshu said quietly, "If this tide is not enough to submerge Lichao City, what will you do?"

Boom!
The long-accumulated tide arrived at Lichao City and "landed" on the east bank. The rolling waves piled up nearly a hundred feet, with a magnificent momentum.

Corresponding to it, there are rays of blood light shooting up into the sky!

But when the tide was falling, dozens or even a hundred rays of green light rose up in the far east, forming a tall curtain of light, which forcibly held back the first wave of huge waves!
“It’s hard to say about the rest, but the Taoist sect still knows a little about the art of talismans.”

Tang Fengshu said coldly: "Want to refine living beings with blood to ascend to Yang God? Ask me if I agree!"

This time, she came out of seclusion to Lichao City to keep an appointment, although she was alone.

But there is one good thing about Taoism.

He has many disciples.

After receiving the news from Chen Jingxuan, Tang Fengshu gathered the disciples of the Taoist sect and passed down the art of array patterns and talismans.

The large formation used by King You Hai this time covers the entire Lichao City.

This level of formation has a special feature: it is easy to engrave the formation patterns. Even the lowest level Qi Refiner can do it!

But the disadvantage is that it is a lot of work and difficult to shape, so it requires the cooperation of a large number of array masters...

Therefore, Chu Lin mobilized a large number of demon cultivators to distract attention, and at the same time sent the Chu family cultivators to engrave on the array center prepared in advance in Lichao City!

Many Chu family cultivators did not know the meaning of the ancient patterns they were ordered to carve until the great tide arrived.

In other words.

Many of them are not formation masters!

This is exactly the way to break the impasse of the "Tide Sacrifice Demon Formation", remove the eye of the demon formation, and set up a defensive formation of the same level to fight against the tide!
"Hehehe..."

The ship echoed with the laughter of the Poseidon King.

The man looked back at the riverside city that was swaying in the wind and rain, and whispered, "Tang Fengshu, if you stayed in Lichao City to set up the formation, you might be able to withstand the tide... But you chose to board the ship. Do you think you can set up a shocking formation with just a few 'scumbags' from the Taoist sect?"

He saw the first round of confrontation very clearly.

The seemingly solid Qingcan formation could only barely withstand the first wave of water.

Once the tide festival begins, the tide will become more and more fierce! Next, one wave will be higher than the other!
The moment the 800-mile ban on Qingzhou began, King You Hai sent out all his spies.

Only great practitioners like Tianxia Zhaizhu could escape his "supervision".

But this also means one thing, that Tang Fengshu did not bring other disciples with him when he came to Lichao City.

"..."

Tang Fengshu's hand holding the whisk slowly dropped, and she said expressionlessly, "There is another way to break the impasse."

"Kill me before the Tide Festival begins."

You Haiwang smiled and said, "Why don't you try and see if you can do it."

Thunder rumbled in the sky and formed a dragon above Tang Fengshu's head.

Thunder method is superior.

The Taoist master pointed his whisk at the man in the python robe from a distance.

Chu Lin closed his eyes and spread his arms.

The Qilin carrying the big ship jumped out and opened its bloody mouth towards the woman in green!
……

……

"Boom!"

A flash of lightning flashed across the sky above Lichao City, which was in chaos.

The world was silent for a moment, then returned to normal.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the city, streaks of sword light shuttled back and forth.

The Jiang family, the Imperial City Bureau, and the Taoist sect are all taking action!

Jiang Qihu's backup plan came in handy at this moment...

The Jiang Family and the Imperial City Bureau are responsible for hunting down and killing the remnants of the Chu Family. Any cultivator from the Chu Family who participated in the engraving of the array pattern will be killed without mercy if they meet!

The Taoist sect is responsible for removing the demon formation and engraving new formations!
Seeing the first wave of the world-destroying power being blocked by the Taoist formation, the hope in the hearts of all the desperate people was ignited... The monks in the Lord's Mansion of Lichao City were calming people's hearts, and the previously broken order was reestablished. But the crisis did not end there.

Because all this happened too suddenly.

Although Chen Jingxuan was in the imperial city, controlling destiny through the [Hunyuan Instrument]... he was unable to truly "predict the future" after all.

He can only respond to each move.

Tang Fengshu distributed forty-one "Eternal Spring Formation" talismans and handed them to fourteen Taoist disciples.

Unfortunately, the realms of these fourteen Taoist disciples are not high.

The highest one is only at the peak of foundation building...

All they could do was to rush to the east bank of Lichao City as soon as possible, lay down the Changchun Formation Talisman, and then withstand this first wave of the tide!
Afterwards, he accelerated the copying of the array pattern.

The Jiang family, the Imperial City Bureau, the City Lord's Mansion, and all the formation masters came to the east coast.

The second wave is coming.

This year's North Sea tide was indeed more spectacular than any previous year, but this was not good news.

The second high tide was almost twice as high as the first.

The City Lord's Mansion is doing its best to evacuate the crowd——

But if the second wave of the tide is captured, it means that the third and fourth waves will come. How many people in this city will suffer?

Green talismans were suspended in the air in front of the river bank. In just half an incense stick of time, these formation masters worked at full speed and copied hundreds of Changchun formation talismans. Under the effect of the talismans, the weeping willows growing along the river bank grew thick and long vines, and green light hung down and covered the area into a wall.

Along the coast of Lichao City, in the direction of the pagoda, this majestic formation was finally completed and looked very spectacular.

But right now.

A young woman wearing a conical hat and veil, carrying a cheap basket on her back, came to the river bank alone.

She looked at the seemingly solid Qingcan formation, and then at the sky-high tide that was getting closer and closer.

The look under the bamboo hat was three parts anxious and seven parts apprehensive.

"Hey--"

"No outsiders allowed to approach!"

A Taoist disciple discovered this desperate woman.

Now the tide is coming.

If they didn't carry such heavy burdens, who would want to come to this river?
Just when he was about to be expelled.

"I am a formation master!"

Deng Baiyi took a step back, took out a talisman and threw it out. The talisman was ignited in the air by the Yuanli, and her voice also spread, transmitting across the entire bank of the Lichao River.

"Array Master?"

The Taoist disciple was delighted when he heard this and waved, "Come on! You've come just in time. We're in need of help right now!"

The more patterns on the Changchun Formation Talisman, the better!
"Everyone..."

Deng Baiyi hurriedly said anxiously: "This formation won't last long!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the looks that several formation masters gave Deng Baiyi became strange!
"You're crazy! What nonsense are you talking about?"

The Taoist disciple said angrily, "Do you know who passed down this talisman?!"

The master of vegetarianism in the world!
What a transcendent, divine figure he is!
If the talismans bestowed by the master cannot save Lichao City, then who else can save it?
Are they going to believe a little girl who looks like she is only at the Qi Refining stage?
Besides...the first wave of the flood has been successfully stopped.

"not like this."

Deng Baiyi took a deep breath and said, "The formation you are engraving now is called the 'Eternal Spring Formation', right?"

The Taoist disciple was stunned for a moment.

"The Changchun Formation, which brings life to trees wherever they encounter it, can awaken the spirits of plants and trees... I don't know the identity of the person who bestowed this talisman, but I know her intentions. She knew that we, the Formation Masters, wouldn't be able to set up a large formation in time to resist the massive tide, so she passed down this simplest 'Changchun Formation'! As long as we can replicate enough 'Changchun Formation' talismans, we can use the vegetation along the coast of Lichao City to effectively block the tide!"

Deng Baiyi said quickly: "Didn't you realize that the Changchun Formation has already catalyzed the spirits of the plants and trees in Lichao River to the limit!"

Everyone looked up.

Indeed... with the help of the formation, the spirit of plants and trees grew dozens of times taller, forming a emerald green barrier that covered the sky.

If more talismans are added, the power of the formation will certainly increase.

But at this moment, the formation has reached its limit! The further we go, the slower it gets!
In this case, the effort, time, and rewards received... are no longer proportional.

"The one who gave us the talisman wants us to delay for a while."

Deng Baiyi gritted his teeth and said, "But the time we can delay with the 'Eternal Spring Formation' is really limited. If there's a high tide, or even a higher tide if we're unlucky... the formation will be washed away! Once the formation is broken, at least half of Lichao City will be submerged!"

After hearing this, these formation masters all looked unhappy.

Although they already knew that Lichao City had been locked down and they could not escape——

But after coming here, I still hold out hope!

Deng Baiyi's words revealed the cruel truth. The tide was getting closer and closer, and the atmosphere on the river bank was more depressing than ever before.

"I have an ancient formation."

Deng Baiyi gritted his teeth and said, "It won't take up too much time. I just need you to free up your hands and help me place the talisman paper at the key point of the formation along the river bank... Maybe I can help everyone hold out for a while longer."

As soon as these words came out.

The banks of the Lichao River fell into complete silence.

boom!
The second thunder roared between heaven and earth.

The tide has arrived!

The Taoist disciple who scolded first stared at Deng Baiyi. He had been hesitating, but now he made a decision. He quickly stepped forward, took the stack of talismans from Deng Baiyi's hand, and then distributed them to other Taoist disciples.

"Quick! Everyone, move!"

At a moment like this, no explanation is needed.

As long as there is one person taking the lead.

Others will follow suit!
The talismans prepared by Deng Baiyi were quickly divided up.

She stood at the center of the formation, directing dozens of formation masters to insert talisman papers and arrange formation flags.

All the sounds from the outside world gradually faded away.

The sound of the tide and the sound of thunder, along with the formation of the formation, seemed as if the noise of the entire world had nothing to do with her.

The last voice Deng Baiyi heard -

It was from the basket behind him that Jiang Huang asked weakly.

"Sister Bai Yi, are we going to die?"

Deng Baiyi took a deep breath.

She grasped the key talisman that controlled the formation, then looked up at the approaching tide, her eyes full of determination.

"no, I can not."

"I will keep us alive."

"Everyone, everyone survived."

(End of this chapter)