They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 212 A Thorough Observation of the Binding and Evil-Repelling Array

Dan Lei was the first Dragon Lord of the Chiming Clan, and now he was deeply afraid that other Dragon Masters who were involved with Tao Ran, Xue Pu, and Feng Huan would not dare to disobey him.

Anyway, spending a week in seclusion in the council hall to reflect on one's mistakes is not a big deal. As long as one is not afraid of the destruction of Luofu in one's sleep and being directly annihilated, it's just a matter of taking a nap.

Seeing that the Dragon Master Council had been subdued and would not cause trouble for at least a short time, Dan Lei left behind more than a hundred magical puppets and a fake body to surround the council hall with the guardians of the pearl.

Then, they took Tao Ran, Xue Pu, and Feng Huan out and had Han Ya secretly send them to the Youju Prison.

In fact, Dan Lei had considered directly and openly sending the three Dragon Masters to the Prison of Darkness to deter the three die-hard supporters hidden among the common people.

However, considering that Jingyuan has not yet made a move against Juemie Dajun, openly eliminating their collaborators might provoke them.

So Danlei finally decided to secretly send the three away and use illusion magic to transform a magical puppet into his own likeness as a fake body.

In this way, they can fool the people outside and the spies of Suiyang, making them think that Danlei is still in the council hall arguing with the Dragon Masters.

Of course, Dan Lei himself also went to the Prison of Imprisonment, because Jing Yuan should already be waiting there.

The temporary wartime amnesty for Kagami Ryu and Rin was originally intended to be approved by Kagemoto.

The battle between Dan Lei and Jing Liu had destroyed Liuyun Ferry for a whole day, so Huanlong and Xingxiao couldn't possibly be unaware of what had happened in this area.

If the two Great Lords of Extinction didn't even have this much information gathering ability, Jing Yuan would be laughing in his dreams.

This assumes that the Great Lords of Annihilation know about the battle between Dan Lei and Jing Liu, and that Dan Lei wins.

From their perspective, it's perfectly reasonable that Jing Liu later appeared in the Prison of Imprisonment and that Jing Yuan went to interrogate him.

Therefore, Dan Lei didn't need to make any agreements with Jing Yuan. The two "foxes," one old and one young, naturally realized that the Prison of Imprisonment was the best opportunity for them to meet.

However, the first thing Dan Lei did upon arriving at the Netherworld Prison was to throw the three Dragon Masters into the temporary detention cell for suspects on the first floor of the Netherworld Prison.

There were two people inside who desperately needed to vent their frustrations with punching bags. If we arrived late, Danlei was really worried that they might not be able to resist sparring with each other.

In short, after throwing the three inside, Dan Lei immediately closed the door, and then he could faintly hear something coming from behind the door.

"Awoooo ...

Such is the scream of "Talking Tom".

Dan Lei, satisfied with what he heard, turned to go find Jing Yuan, only to find him there instead, and muttered something unintentionally.
"Dan Lei, why are you putting these three Dragon Masters through all this trouble? Do you have a grudge against them?"

Does Danlei have a grudge against the three Dragon Masters?

In reality, that's not the case. Before Danlei became wealthy, he was just a lowly Karami on the fringes of the Vidyadhara clan, and had no access to the Dragon Master level at all.

The Dragon Master wouldn't be so idle as to bother a marginal figure of the Vidyadhara clan who holds the status of one of the Ten Kings.

Once Dan Lei obtains the Skarakabaz Soul and takes off, the Dragon Masters will no longer dare to resort to underhanded tactics.

After that, Dan Lei did not return to Luofu for nearly thirty years, so naturally no conflict arose between the two sides.

However, the blame lies with these three for their reckless actions in the game.

Although the oldest member, Tao Ran, ultimately took the blame, in reality, Dan Lei, combining the plot with the storyline, could easily conclude that Xue Pu and Feng Huan were also heavily involved in several events in the game.

Therefore, Dan Lei strongly suspects that it was Xue Pu and Feng Huan who instigated Huan Long to send two Jue Mie Da Jun.

They may have exaggerated their combat strength, leading Huanlong to believe that Luofu had at least two Commander-level combatants, which is why they made such a big show of it.

Dan Lei replied with a cold expression.
"They've already sold Luofu. Once you learn from me what those three did, you'll understand why I did it."

If it weren't for the fact that we couldn't set a precedent by having the Ten Kings torture the Vidyadharas, I would have loved to download all the torture methods used by the Interstellar Peace Corporation and try them on those three one by one.

Upon hearing that the three Dragon Masters had betrayed Luofu, Jing Yuan's expression immediately turned serious. He pulled Dan Lei into the nearest interrogation room and asked...
"You said they sold Luofu three times, how much did they get for it? What were the terms?"

Dan Lei is telling the truth here.

"They must have sold everything they knew about."

Moreover, they must have assisted Huanlong and Xingxiao in their undercover work in Luofu.

To be honest, I'm starting to suspect that Xingxiao is mixed up among the Vidyadharas.

As for the price, they actually believed Huanlong's promise to spare Luofu Chiming after the war.

Jing Yuan was speechless upon hearing this. In this day and age, who would believe the promise of the Great Lord of Annihilation not to kill?

It's better to believe that the madman who believes in destruction promises to cause differentiated destruction than to believe that the God of Abundance will be shot to pieces by a hunter's arrow tomorrow.

At this moment, Jingyuan could only sigh speechlessly.

"No wonder the enemy knows us so well, and easily stirred up Luofu into a mess."

If you hadn't returned in time, and if the three Great Lords of Annihilation hadn't joined forces to scheme against me, I probably would have been led by the nose the whole way.

After all, without proper intelligence support, I would only make wrong judgments.

Dan Lei completely ignored Jing Yuan's self-deprecating remarks and instead changed the subject, asking directly...
"Alright, stop lamenting. I've brought back the intelligence, caught the mole, and found you some outside help."

I've managed to gather all five of the Five Heroes of Lianyungang who are still alive for you.

If you, the Divine Strategy General, don't produce any more Divine Strategies, I suggest you change your title to the Divine Toilet General, the "toilet" one.

Upon hearing that Dan Lei wanted to change his name from Shence to Toilet, Jing Yuan burst into laughter.
"Haha, that's a really nasty nickname."

But you're right, you've prepared so much, you've given me a god-tier hand.

If I still can't produce amazing results, I don't need your title, Dragon Lord; I'll go clean the biggest public toilet in Luofu myself.

Upon hearing Jing Yuan's words, Dan Lei immediately pressed for an answer.
"Alright, enough nonsense. Huanlong's rebirth of Jianmu is definitely not just for causing chaos."

She'll make her next move soon, what are you going to do?

To address this question, Jing Yuan simply pulled out a hand-drawn map from his pocket and spread it out in front of him.

Dan Lei peeked out and, used to looking at 3D maps, felt a little disoriented in 2D, so he asked uncertainly.

"Is this a plan view of the grotto-heavens of the Bureau of Crafts and the Bureau of Alchemy?"

Jing Yuan explained here

"Yes, this is a plan view of the Gongzao Division and Danding Division's grotto-heavens that I drew from memory."

Before I can drive the Iron Tomb out of Luofu, this is the only way I can deploy my army.

Fu Xuan also has a copy of this map.

The latest information you provided has filled in the gaps in my knowledge.

I also believe that Huanlong's ability to resurrect Jianmu is more than just causing chaos in Luofu.

I predict that Huanlong's next offensive will be launched against Dan Ding Si.

In her eyes, Luofu Chiming was no longer a threat due to the betrayal of the Dragon Master.

On the road to Jianmu Xuangen, only the Dan Ding Si blocked the way.

In the worst-case scenario, Huanlong has actually already infiltrated the Pill Refining Division using wounded soldiers, just waiting for a catalyst to instantly seize it.

Dan Lei agreed with Jing Yuan's assessment, stating that using wounded soldiers to occupy Dan Ding Si was a reasonable approach.

This also explains why so many demonic monsters suddenly appeared in the Alchemy Department of the game. It's important to know that the abundant spirit beasts in the game were cultivated beforehand, but they only constitute a small portion of the Medicine King's secret army.

As can be seen from the plot, the army of the Medicine King's secret lineage is basically composed of demonic monsters, with very few abundant spirit beasts.

Before Fu Xuan's attack, the Dan Ding Division did not have many Cloud Cavalry troops stationed there. Clearly, the number of so many Demon Yin Body monsters could not have been assembled by the limited number of people in the Medicine King's Secret Teachings. They must have taken advantage of the Cloud Cavalry wounded soldiers who filled the Dan Ding Division at that time.

This time, the secrets of the Medicine King have been eradicated by Dan Lei ahead of time. Even if the Dragon Masters continue to cultivate abundant spirit beasts, their numbers will definitely be much fewer than in the game.

Now, Huanlong is even less likely to let go of the wounded soldiers in the Dan Ding Division.

So, Dan Lei frowned and asked...
“Jingyuan, since you have already foreseen this, why don’t you try to evacuate the wounded soldiers from the Pill Cauldron Division? Instead of watching them become someone else’s source of manpower?”

Faced with this question, Jing Yuan clenched his fists, but his expression remained unchanged as he spoke.
"Because it's too late."

If I had known about the enemy Luo Fu was facing two days earlier, I would never have allowed the wounded soldiers to crowd the Dan Ding Division.

But now, after the Jianmu tree has been regenerated, the Dan Ding Si has lost contact.

I always take a detour through other grottoes to get here.

I think it's very possible that Xingxiao is mixed in with the Ming people.

Moreover, they are most likely among the enlightened physicians of the Dan Ding Si.

However, despite my secret investigation so far, I still haven't found any trace of Xingxiao.

But I had a feeling that Xingxiao was over there.

It's safe to say that neither of us can appear at the Dan Ding Division right now, otherwise we'll most likely face an ambush by Xing Xiao's army.

Therefore, those wounded soldiers can now only be used as bait to lure the enemy out.

Dan Lei sensed boundless anger and helplessness in Jing Yuan's last words. But a merciful man cannot command an army. With things having come to this point, facing a terrifying enemy, Jing Yuan could only use everything he could.

Dan Lei believed that if Jing Yuan needed to risk his life as bait, he would do so without hesitation.

So Dan Lei directly changed the subject, not talking about Dan Ding Si and Xing Xiao, and instead asked...

"Okay, I understand the situation with the Pill Refining Division."

Tell me, how are you going to deal with Huanlong?

I bet you're letting the fake cloud continue to follow the Starry Sky train crew.

You certainly wouldn't watch Huanlong go to Dan Ding Si to meet up with Xingxiao.

Here's a map of the Gongzao Si Grotto-heaven. You should have set up your ambush point there.

Dan Lei's guess was correct, Jing Yuan nodded and said.
“That’s right. Before you came back, I had already retrieved the array materials that I wrote to you to get before I returned.

The company has nothing else but metallic nanomaterials and energy circuits spread throughout the ground.

Over there, the array can be set up simply by slightly modifying the operation of the underground energy circuit.

Fu Xuan had already set up the formation ahead of time, based on my needs.

The materials that Kagami brought were also delivered to Yuki by Kagami.

By the way, the formation I prepared for Huanlong is called the Qiong Guan Shu Xing Que Xie Formation. It's a formation specifically used by the Ten Kings to bind energy creatures, and it's incredibly effective against Sui Yang.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei slowly typed out a question mark.

"Qiong Guan Shu Xing Que Xie Zhen"? Is that what this formation is called? I don't remember the words "Qiong Guan" in it.

In the game, the Ten Kings once set up this formation in Suiyuan to trap Suiyang, who had escaped from the Furnace of Creation.

However, this formation didn't perform very well in the game. It couldn't even restrain the floating smoke; it only trapped it and didn't even affect its absorption of other yang energy.

Jing Yuan clearly noticed Dan Lei's confusion, so he added...
"This formation was improved by Fu Xuan. The book on the Feng Hou Qi Men that you gave her greatly enhanced her understanding of formations."

Therefore, when she was recreating this magical technique, she used many immortal boat formations as references.

After completing the research, I also made some improvements.

As you know, she takes great pride in the Qiong Guan Formation, so any formations she modified, whenever she was too lazy to give them a new name, simply had "Qiong Guan" added to their names.

After Jingyuan explained it this way, Danlei immediately understood.

Adding the words "Qiong Guan" before the name of the formation is similar to writing "xxx was here"—the purpose is simply to let others know that he modified the formation.

Dan Lei believes that the combined effects of the Feng Hou Qi Men principles and the Luo Fu formation are still worth looking forward to.

However, Dan Lei reminded him of this.

“Jingyuan, you should know that there is a huge risk in placing the ambush site for Huanlong at the Gongzao Division.”

We still don't know where Huanlong gathered so many Suiyang, but you know that the Creation Furnace of the Craftsmanship Bureau contains a large amount of Suiyang.

It can be said that all these years are Huanlong's reserve force.

Although I can also devour the Year Sun, my devouring speed is far slower than that of a true Year Sun like Huanlong.

If I had to make a comparison, I'm like a lion eating meat, while Huanlong is like a whale swallowing its prey whole.

The result will definitely be that 99% of the year's energy will be absorbed by Huanlong.

Jing Yuan was aware of Dan Lei's reminder, but nothing in this world is perfect.

To set up an array several hours in advance without alerting Huanlong, one must either go to the Taibu Si or the Gongzao Si.

The Taipusi formation is clearly unsuitable; its structure is too intricate and not very sturdy, making it easy for intense battles to destroy.

In contrast, the construction of the workshops was much more robust. Although Luofu did not have as many craftsmen as Zhu Ming, experimental explosions were still a regular feature.

Moreover, the Qiong Guan Formation is extremely important. Compared to the shutdown which only affects the production efficiency of the Creation Furnace, ten Creation Furnaces are not as good as one Qiong Guan Formation.

Furthermore, the vast majority of the primordial energy in the Creation Furnace comes from the Great Primordial Energy [Liaoyuan].

[Liaoyuan] At its peak, its combat power reached the level of Commander, but it was among the weakest.

Right now, even with all our strength combined, we can't stop Jing Yuan from using his two fingers after he uses the power of the Commander.

Therefore, faced with a dilemma, Jing Yuan chose the lesser of two options and could only set a trap in the Ministry of Works.

Therefore, Jingyuan explained here.
"I naturally understand that the furnace of creation may transform into the power of illusion."

But for this encirclement, I plan to directly use most of my forces, setting up the Four Phases based on you, me, Mirror Flow, and Blade.

Furthermore, the nameless passengers on the Star Train are no ordinary individuals. Even if Huanlong absorbs the scorching sun from the Creation Furnace, we can still defeat him in a single battle.

With Jingyuan saying that, Danlei had nothing more to say in his advice.

You asked why we didn't warn them that the tree's root system could spread to the construction site?

How could Danlei dare to predict something like this?

Mentioning this matter would mean that Dan Lei had already studied the Jianmu Xuan Gen, which would definitely arouse Jing Yuan's vigilance.

At that time, the difficulty of stealing Jianmu fruits will increase exponentially, and hiding the fruits will become extremely difficult.

(End of this chapter)