Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

Chapter 131 Greetings and Clashes

Song Chuan attached his divine sense to the Qianhuang Pearl, and with one hand he made the hand seal for the Meridian Analysis Technique. With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw a surge of spiritual energy traveling through the earth's veins.

With his other hand, he pointed at the array flag, and the surge of spiritual energy abruptly stopped, causing a stone to roll out.

His face lit up with joy, and with a flick of his fingers, the pulse-testing stone came into his hand.

These mandrills were quite polite, giving me a little something to say first.

The vein-measuring stone is a second-tier earth-elemental material and also a material for array formations, making it extremely valuable in the human race's market!

Outside the misty wood formation, dozens of tall mountain demons were craning their necks to look into the formation.

The leading second-tier mandrill suddenly slapped its head, its nostrils flared, and roared, "No response! What's going on?" Spit flew from its mouth.

"The Wood and Stone Tracking technique discovered the Pulse-Detecting Stone so quickly?" A mandrill next to him rolled his thick lips, revealing his fangs.

"How would I know!" The leader of the mandrills glared, slapped a leather pouch at his waist, and pulled out another pulse-testing stone.

"Maybe it's just a coincidence. It's only two yuan, and I was trying to save money, damn it!"

He gripped the pulse-measuring stone, weighed it in his hand, shook his head to find a direction, bent his muscular arm, and threw it forcefully into the formation.

After a long while, there was no movement in the formation, and the pulse-measuring stone had long since lost its ability to detect anything.

"Damn it! Could it be that old blond guy Bai Sanpi, who knows all about earth-type materials, is in charge of the formation?" the leading mandrill cursed.

"Wasn't Bai Sanpi nearing the end of his lifespan? Could it be that there's a Core Formation Wood Guest inside the formation?"

The mandrill beside him spoke again, its tone somewhat uneasy.

"The Core Formation Wood Invaders have all been sent away by our clan's adults. If there were really any in the formation, would they not have come out? They would have torn us to pieces long ago."

"Where's your brain?" the lead mandrill said impatiently.

At this moment, Song Chuan held the second pulse-testing stone in his hand, muttering to himself, "Isn't this a bit too kind?"

Meanwhile, Cui Wang and the others were unaware that Song Chuan, the main commander of the formation, had already secretly engaged in battle with the mountain demon. Only Dai Lingjun glanced at Song Chuan, seemingly casually, at the eye of the main formation.

Song Chuan carefully put away the pulse-testing stone, pondering to himself that he had used it to test the waters both times. It seemed that Bai Erhong hadn't tricked them; there really wasn't a third-tier mountain demon.

The leading mandrill outside the formation glanced at the mandrills around him and said, "The formation our team is responsible for is the Mistwood Formation, which is based on the earth element. We mandrills are proficient in the earth element. If we can't break through this formation, wouldn't we be laughed at?"

"What Zhuang Daren says is true! Who else understands the earth element better than us?" a mandrill chimed in.

"Exactly!"

The other mandrills chimed in.

Seeing this, the lead mountain demon extended a thick index finger and pointed at the two mountain demons: "I remember that you two are quite good at the Mountain Splitting Escape. Go and use Earth Escape to explore the array's core."

The two mandrills, who had just been flattering each other, paused. One of them whispered, "The adults leading the group explore on their own—"

"If you fart again, I'll slap you to death!" the leader of the mandrills shouted.

Upon hearing this, the two mandrills dared not resist. They straightened their hats, burrowed into the ground, and disappeared without a trace.

Song Chuan was intently examining every part of the formation, trying to figure out what other tricks the mountain demon might have up its sleeve before entering the formation.

Suddenly, his gaze fell on a ley line, and he hissed!

A mandrill has already entered through earth magic. This mandrill not only wears an invisibility hood, but its escape technique is also extremely sophisticated! Judging from its aura, it is at the early stage of the second tier.

These mountain demons and the wood spirits live together in the Emerald Mist Mountains. The wood spirits have superb and unique escape techniques, and so do they.

However, even with the invisibility hat and escape techniques, she still couldn't escape Song Chuan's eyes.

He turned to look at the other side and saw another mandrill! This mandrill was at the mid-stage of the second tier; he almost missed it if he hadn't searched with all his might.

Song Chuan's eyes flickered. He was about to send a telepathic message to the people in the formation, instructing them to deal with the two mountain demons, but he restrained himself.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to let them explore out first, and then lure them into the trap.

Otherwise, if we kill these two mountain demons, the other mountain demons will realize the danger of this formation and surround us without attacking, waiting for reinforcements instead, which would be troublesome.

Song Chuan watched the two mountain demons move underground for a while without making a sound, and then watched them leave the formation. He immediately began to cast a spell.

This incantation is a general incantation that I saw when studying formations in the sect. It can be used to change the earth element formation eye on a small scale.

He simply wrote it down; he never imagined that one day he would be able to preside over the formation and use it so quickly.

As he continued to perform hand seals and pointed to the earth's veins, many of the array's key points quietly changed their positions underground.

We're going to give these mandrills a big surprise later!

Hehe, my knowledge of formations wasn't for nothing. I knew that any mission outside the home was never a simple matter.

"Gentlemen, the mandrills are about to enter the fray. Prepare yourselves and follow my commands!"

Cui Wang and the others heard Song Chuan's voice transmission.

Dai Lingjun was looking down at this moment, her beautiful eyes flashing slightly. She thought to herself that Song Chuan, who had just established his foundation in Teng Hua Valley, was really becoming more and more impressive!

Cui Wang pursed his lips and muttered, "Can't you put 'follow my orders' in a different way?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his body move and he was in a different position. When he looked again, his expression changed slightly. Three mountain demons were standing three zhang away, looking around.

"Senior Brother Cui, the mountain demon has already entered. Don't panic. The one in front of you is only a first-tier mountain demon. Hurry up and make your move." Song Chuan's calm voice came again in my ears.

Cui Wang quickly made a hand seal and pointed, instantly killing the three first-tier mountain demons with several ice spikes. Strangely, after the three mountain demons died, a wisp of white aura drifted out of the formation.

Then, Cui Wang was moved to another location, where he found only a first-tier mountain demon. He made another hand seal and killed it.

He killed three waves of first-tier mountain demons in succession before Song Chuan was able to move him.

Cui Wang thought to himself, "Is this guy targeting me? I don't believe those three early Foundation Establishment cultivators are all fighting against a first-tier mountain demon like I am!"

Song Chuan looked at Cui Wang, who had been busy for a while, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then his expression turned serious. The mountain demon was so cunning; the pulse-detecting stone hadn't worked. So he sent a second-tier mountain demon to investigate underground.

Not satisfied with the earth vein array's core, they threw in a few more first-tier sacrificial lambs.

This is even more cautious than some humans, which is completely out of character for a mandrill. There must be a master among these mandrills!

He couldn't stop the aura that drifted out after the first-tier mountain demons died; it was probably a kind of innate energy of the spirits, and it likely returned to the hands of the mountain demons outside.

Sure enough, the leading mountain demon outside the formation held several wisps of white energy in its hand, seemingly discerning something from these wisps.

He brought his scarlet nose close and sniffed, and after a few breaths, he snorted coldly and said, "So there are only a few human cultivators inside!"

It seems they were coerced into coming to help by the Wood Clan.

"Great Leader, are there only a few human cultivators in the main formation? Let's swarm in and wipe them out. Human cultivators have quite a few treasures on them," said the mountain demon beside him.

"But be careful, they're all Foundation Establishment cultivators! The younger ones shouldn't go in anymore. Second-tier brothers, come with me into the formation. Everyone, use your vital energy to connect with each other, and be careful not to be forcibly separated!"

With that, he waved his hand, and twelve second-tier mountain demons followed him into the mist.

The remaining group of Tier 1 mandrills danced with joy: "Great Man is kind! Great Man is mighty! Great Man is victorious—"

Song Chuan, standing in the formation, raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself, "The main character has arrived!"

There were thirteen of them in total, and they were all at the second rank!

The leader was a peak second-tier cultivator. Even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like Cisong might not be his match if they met alone!