Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 179: Fights (First Part)

In order to set up the formation, besides practicing with disciples, some props are needed for the formation. One commonly used prop is the formation flag.

Starting a few years ago, Meng Zhang began preparing in advance and commissioned the Earthfire Sect to refine some formation flags. His idea at the time was that the cultivation base of Taiyi Sect disciples was generally not high, so they needed to form a formation to enhance their combat power. Later, after Tian Li became an official tool refiner, the sect also assigned him the task of refining formation flags. Tian Li naturally took on the task happily as it allowed him to complete sect missions, gain contributions, and improve his own refining skills. Over the years, Taiyi Sect has accumulated a considerable number of formation flags.

For this battle, Meng Zhang used most of the flags and prepared a total of sixteen formation flags. Sixteen carefully selected disciples were responsible for handling the flags, serving as key nodes in the formation. Cultivators surpass ordinary people in both intelligence and physical fitness. Under Meng Zhang's supervision, the disciples, who were pushed to their limits, quickly familiarized themselves with the general operation of the formation. They also recorded all the intricate changes within the formation.

The group led by Yang Xueyi consisted mainly of elite Taiyi Sect disciples and served as the main force in this operation. The disciples led by Zhang Hantao were not entirely new to the sect; some of them had joined Taiyi Sect several years ago. Of course, Zhang Hantao was unaware that these old disciples were actually spies from surrounding forces such as Qiaoshou Sect and Golden Blade Sect, who had infiltrated Taiyi Sect.

Ironically, Twin Success Valley has already been destroyed, yet the spies from Twin Success Valley who infiltrated Taiyi Sect are still wholeheartedly playing their roles. After a month of training and multiple drills, both groups of disciples have gained a preliminary understanding of the Base Formation method, learned to cooperate, and adapted to the changes within the formation. At least they appeared decent and had some combat capability.

However, during this month, these cultivators were pushed to their limits by Meng Zhang's rigorous training. Even with the robust physique of cultivators, many of them found it difficult to keep up. After Meng Zhang publicly executed one disciple who was being deceitful, everyone finally became obedient. While Meng Zhang cursed at them, he intensified their training.

Three days before the battle, seeing that they had reached a passable level, Meng Zhang stopped the training and allowed everyone to rest and recuperate, making good use of the time to restore their energy and prepare for the upcoming major battle.

In addition to Taiyi Sect, the other three sects have also made their preparations. Three days later, the agreed-upon battlefield, located in the desert west of Singing Sand City, is where the decisive battle will take place.

The disciples from the four sects are divided into four groups, clearly separated from each other, with a certain distance in between. This was agreed upon by the representatives of the four sects in advance. Due to the lack of coordination and trust among the four sects, it was better to line up separately and fight individually.

In front of the four sects is the western gate of Singing Sand City. The protective great formation of Singing Sand City has already been activated, making it difficult for everyone to see what is happening inside. Choosing this location as the battlefield actually gives Liu Family and Green Bamboo Mountain a significant advantage. They rely on Singing Sand City as a stronghold, so as long as the situation becomes unfavorable, they can retreat into Singing Sand City to regroup. That's why they generously gave the other side a month's time to gather and consolidate their forces.Amidst the long-awaited gazes of everyone, the cultivators of Liu Family and Green Bamboo Mountain finally made their move. A group of cultivators dressed in Green Bamboo Mountain's standard robes surrounded two huge humped sand lizard beasts and slowly walked out of Singing Sand City. Following behind them were the cultivators of Liu Family, dressed in their standard robes.

After everyone had come out of Singing Sand City, the two groups of cultivators began to form their formations. The humped sand lizard beasts carried two huge stone tablets on their backs, emitting a yellowish light. Green Bamboo Mountain cultivators formed a formation centered around these two tablets. All Green Bamboo Mountain cultivators were covered by the light emitted from the tablets. The humped sand lizard beasts moved slowly but steadily, heading towards the direction of the four allied forces. Liu Family cultivators only formed a simple formation and followed behind the Green Bamboo Mountain cultivators, pushing forward.

Meng Zhang and the other Foundation Building cultivators from the four sects had already gathered at the front of their own camp, observing the changes ahead. Several Foundation Building cultivators had an unpleasant expression on their faces when they saw the commotion caused by the Green Bamboo Mountain cultivators.

"A powerful weapon like the Four Directions Subduing Mountain Formation, how could Flying Swan Sect bear to pass it on to Green Bamboo Mountain?" Ruan Dadao was puzzled.

"It's just a broken version of the Four Directions Subduing Mountain Formation, and its power may not even be 10% of the original. Green Bamboo Mountain has been a lapdog for Flying Swan Sect for many years, and this is all they're worth," Xu Yishan said disdainfully.

As the ruler of Endless Sea of Sand for many years, Flying Swan Sect's large-scale war formation, the Four Directions Subduing Mountain Formation, was famous and renowned. The formation consisted of four specially refined mountain-pressing tablets, divided into the four cardinal directions, and was jointly operated by many cultivators. When the four directions were combined, it had the power to suppress the sea and mountains.

Green Bamboo Mountain has always had a close relationship with Flying Swan Sect. Many years ago, they paid a high price to obtain two discarded mountain-pressing tablets from Flying Swan Sect. The mountain-pressing tablets were as heavy as mountains and could not be operated without special secret techniques. Flying Swan Sect would naturally not teach Green Bamboo Mountain the secret technique for refining the mountain-pressing tablets. As for the various changes in the Four Directions Subduing Mountain Formation, it was Flying Swan Sect's highly confidential information, and Green Bamboo Mountain did not even dare to think about it.

The founder of Green Bamboo Mountain was once an Inner-Sect Disciple of Flying Swan Sect, leaving behind many legacies and connections for future generations. The cultivation techniques inherited by Green Bamboo Mountain were also closely related to Flying Swan Sect, with many origins and connections.

The senior cultivators of Green Bamboo Mountain had been exploring for a long time and sought help from many friendly Flying Swan Sect cultivators. They finally managed to operate the two mountain-pressing tablets using some crude methods and even created a shoddy version of the Four Directions Subduing Mountain Formation, which only had two cardinal directions.

Meng Zhang was not intimidated by the formation created by Green Bamboo Mountain, unlike the other Foundation Building cultivators. He had already used his Divine Ability, Deception Breaking Eye, to carefully observe the opponent's formation. After reaching the Foundation Building stage, the ability of his Divine Ability, Deception Breaking Eye, had greatly improved. Compared to when he was in the Refining Qi stage, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Meng Zhang was not a professional Formation Master, and his knowledge of the formation path was not as good as that of Taiyi Sect's disciple, Wen Qiansun. However, his vision and experience were not inferior, and he quickly saw through the truth and falsehood of Green Bamboo Mountain's formation.

"It's just a strange-looking formation that doesn't resemble anything, and it's a far cry from the Four Directions Subduing Mountain Formation. Green Bamboo Mountain is really out of ideas to bring out such a thing," Meng Zhang said.

Everyone thought that Meng Zhang was belittling the opponent to boost the morale of their own side. However, they did not know that Meng Zhang was telling the truth.

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