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Chapter 1087 - Chapter 1087 Chapter 381 Employing a Stratagem

Chapter 1087: Chapter 381: Employing a Stratagem Chapter 1087: Chapter 381: Employing a Stratagem Brother Tian intended to rush back to the Lower City District through the Spirit World Passage, but stopped at the edge of the Upper City District.

“How could it be so fast!”

Looking at the formation’s light curtain that penetrated the Spirit World Passage, Brother Tian thought to himself that he had assumed the formation masters invited by the Xiang Family were just some common fellows. To set up a formation that enveloped the entire Upper City District should have taken at least two or three days, yet to his surprise, in just a short period of time, those masters had already implanted the Formation Stakes.

And he knew all too well, on the Chaochang land, the masters who could have such level of formation skills, could only come from one place–Yulin Pavilion.

Shaking his head as he spoke lightheartedly, if he had the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul in hand, Brother Tian could tear open a corner of the formation curtain without alerting the Formation Stakes. But now, without the Divine Artifact, he could only look for another method.

However, Yun Huan had already revealed the situation at the East Market alley. If he could not get back in time, Luo Tang would be in grave danger!

Brother Tian, burning with urgency, did not hesitate, he turned and headed towards another exit of a different Spirit World Passage!

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In the Upper City District of Chaochang, there are fifteen routes leading to the Middle and Lower City and beyond Seaside City, hence they are also known as the Outer Fifteen Roads.

Although the roads inside the Upper City District twist and turn, to leave on foot, one must pass through these fifteen main roads, which are collectively known as the ancient city of Chaochang and now called Chaochang Ancient City.

Now, on each of these fifteen roads, formation masters from Yulin Pavilion with their disciples are driving Formation Stakes into the ground. With each stake impaled, the formation’s light curtain slowly envelops the entire Chaochang Ancient City.

Under the coordination of Master Shaolin from Yulin Pavilion, this complex and tedious formation was being completed at an astonishing speed.

And it was not family loyalty that had brought a master from Yulin Pavilion, but an offer from the Xiang Family that he could not refuse.

Merely for setting up a “simple” formation, he would obtain the unique design of the Minor Spiritual Realm from the Yun Clan.

Through ancient and modern times, no mighty figure has ever had creativity like Yun Zu, capable of dividing a solidified Minor Spiritual Realm into two–the idea was fanciful, and every formation master wanted a glimpse of it, Lu Shaolin was no exception.

Between formation masters, there is a unique language, and this language is the formation diagram–or it could also be called the design diagram, either way.

This represents the initial conception of all miraculous formations. Through the lines of the Spirit Arts on the diagram, those with high comprehension of the formations can even empathize.

As if personally drawing, they feel the thoughts of the forebear formation designers, and Yun Zu’s accomplishments in formation arts, even when viewed a thousand years later, are still not outdated!

Perhaps in some technical aspects of Spirit Arts, Yun Zu’s methods have fallen behind the times or have been phased out, but no one can compare to the ingenuity of utilizing the solidified Spirit Realm.

After all, the enormous solidified Spirit Realm beneath Chaochang is a rare treasure, difficult to replicate even throughout Xiehe, barring the Chaochang Yun Clan, you cannot even find a reference.

Being able to pocket this great array formation just by setting it up was the most cost-effective deal there could be!

Feeling that all 1936 Formation Stakes underneath the ground had been placed, Lu Shaolin turned to Lu Liangliang, who stood respectfully at his side with hands clasped behind his back, and to the Yulin Pavilion disciples behind her, and said, “Liangliang, take your junior brothers and sisters and check the placement of the Formation Stakes one last time. Once you’re certain everything is correct, notify the Xiang Family Head that we can set the Formation Eye and forge the Formation Heart!”

A good formation has both eyes and a heart. The Formation Eye is the control center of the array, while the Formation Heart is the source of energy required by the array.

Generally, small arrays use the array master’s own eye as the eye and the array master’s Dantian Sea of Qi as the heart, while more sophisticated arrays can use the soul as the eye and the Heavenly and Earthly Qi as the heart.

But for these permanent arrays fixed within the city, not only do they consume massive amounts of energy, they also cover a wide range, so it would be counterproductive to use any array master as the heart and eye. Hence, it is necessary to design the heart and eye in advance to control the array and replenish the Spiritual Power needed by the array.

As long as the Xiang Family can activate the Formation Eye and Formation Heart, this transaction will be over, the Xiang Family can successfully capture that little thief skilled in earth evasion techniques, and he will obtain the Spirit Realm design map personally drawn by Yun Zu. Moreover, by observing the completion of such a grand array, his disciples could also make progress. Such a deal truly provided multiple benefits with one action!

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The speed with which the array was completed far exceeded Brother Tian’s expectations. He was trapped within the Upper City District, with all the Spirit World Passages already sealed by the array screen. If he dared to break through by force, the Formation Stakes would emit a warning response to report his location, and the fifteen main paths on the ground were all guarded by the Xiang Family Army. At the moment, there was only one way left to leave!

Disguised within the night, Brother Tian watched the Xiang Family Army guarding the main paths and the patrolling warriors at the time of their shift change. He selected a minor commander as his target and boldly struck.

When this patrol team turned into a dark alley, numerous Yun hands, accompanied by a dozen fierce Yun beasts, roared out. The sound of powerful Spirit Arts striking armor echoed far into the night.

With just one burst of attack, they suppressed the fully staffed patrol team. The Xiang Family Army soldiers, heavily injured by the Spirit Arts, were sent flying in all directions and were on the verge of losing consciousness.

Only the fellow who looked like the squad leader managed to protect his vitals at the critical moment. Even though he was hit by Spirit Arts, he didn’t lose consciousness and was about to sound the alarm when he found that the Yun hands attacking his team had actually turned back. After a fierce beating, he finally passed out.

Meanwhile, outside on the street, the powerful figure in charge of guarding South Third Road heard the alarm and rushed over at top speed, arriving just in time to see the Xiang Family Army soldiers scattered about and the patrol captain desperately struggling against numerous Yun hands. The one deploying the Yun hands was none other than a shadow in the night, faint as a thin veil.

The shadow seemed to notice the arrival of the powerful figure. The Yun hands dissipated into a mist, and the shadow itself merged into the darkness of night.

“Stop, thief!” Xiang Jinglun roared, transforming into a streak of Yun light as he plunged into the night, chasing the enemy. At the same time, he didn’t forget his duty as a commander. He ordered the patrol captain who had escaped danger, “Have the soldiers of the third company take the wounded back to camp for treatment, and notify South Fourth and South Second Roads to encircle, without fail!”

Shortly after Xiang Jinglun plunged into the night, the remaining patrol teams stationed on South Third Road had already closed in. Under the captain’s command, everyone helped each other to pick up the unconscious soldiers from the ground and sent them to the camp!

However, when passing through the defensive line, someone unexpectedly discovered that the patrol captain, who had first noticed the Ghost Assassin and directed the others despite his wounds, had disappeared without a trace!

At that moment, an infuriated Xiang Jinglun appeared above the wounded group. After landing, he began searching everywhere but could not find that “heroic” defense captain anywhere.

At the same time, Brother Tian, who had made his escape, had long since changed out of the Xiang Family Army uniform and transformed into a peddler, shouting his wares as he approached the Lower City District.