With a flash of white light, the jade slip disappeared from the transmission formation. Zhao Hai and Ze Zhen stared at the transmission formation nervously. In the next moment, a white light flashed as 50 people appeared.
These 50 people were all wearing Buddhist robes, they were disciples of the Iron Buddha Temple. Upon seeing these disciples, Zhao Hai and Ze Zhen let out a long breath. Among these 50 disciples, Zhao Hai also saw an acquaintance, it was Nun Yu. Nun Yu was among them.
When Nuo Yu saw Zhao Hai, he couldn't help but stare. Then he immediately heard the sounds of fighting. Zhao Hai said, "Senior Brother Nuo Yu, there's a battle outside. Go and support them." Nuo Yu didn't ask anything, he just nodded and led the monk out of the cave.
Zhao Hai let out a long breath, then he turned to Ze Zhen and said, "Martial Uncle, it's a success. I'll go and support them."
Then he looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Jing Hai, you don't need to go out. Just stay here. You've worked hard these past two days. In any case, the sect's reinforcements have already arrived. You just need to wait here." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Jing Hai, don't go out.
When Zhao Hai heard this, he didn't insist and just nodded. At this time, the transmission formation flashed again as another 50 people appeared. This time, the leader was an Elder. When this Elder appeared, Ze Zhen immediately ordered him to go outside and support them. After they left, more people came from the transmission formation. Just like this, the Iron Buddha Temple's reinforcements continued to arrive.
When Zhao Hai saw that the Iron Buddha Temple's reinforcements had arrived, he felt relieved. He found a place and sat down to rest. This time, he rested for four hours before he stood up. At this time, the battle cries outside had already disappeared.
Zhao Hai stood up and walked out of the cave. He discovered that there were a lot of monks outside, they were cleaning up the battlefield. This time, the Iron Buddha Temple dispatched a lot of people, including several Elders. These Elders weren't from the Ze generation, they were from the Yu and Wu generations.
When Zhao Hai came out of the cave, someone saw him and immediately walked towards him. When Zhao Hai saw this person, he immediately gave Nuo Yu a salute and said, "Senior Brother Nuo Yu, what's the situation?"
Nuo Yu looked at Zhao Hai and smiled faintly, "Junior Brother Jing Hai, rest assured. Everything is normal. Those fellows have been repelled by us. Now that the sect's reinforcements have arrived, it's impossible for them to do anything to us...."
Zhao Hai let out a long breath, then he nodded and said, "That's good. How are the casualties?"
Nuo Yu sighed and said, "We lost more than a hundred people. Only a dozen of them were Inner Disciples while the rest were Outer Disciples. If it weren't for the arrival of the Elders, then the casualties would've been even greater."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "What about Senior Brother Nuo Yu? I saw that he was the first batch of reinforcements. How come I don't see him? "
Nuo Yu replied, "Senior Brother Nuo Yu was injured and is currently resting. Don't disturb him."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "It's good that we managed to hold on. I was afraid that the Transmission Formation would open too late. If there were too many casualties, then it would be troublesome."
Na Yuan shook his head and said, "Fortunately, the transmission formation was arranged in time. Otherwise, we would have been in danger. You don't know, but when Senior Brother Na Yu and the others arrived, the people from Silversand Island had already reached the cave. They came just in time." Na Yuan nodded and said, "That's right.
Zhao Hai let out a long breath and said, "It's good that they came in time. How long has it been since the people from Silversand Island retreated? Will they attack again? "
Nua Yuan replied, "The people from Silversand Island have already retreated for more than an hour. I don't think they're willing to give up. After all, if we occupy the island, then it would be the same as the Iron Buddha Temple planting a nail in the ground. They definitely won't be willing to give up, they'll certainly attack again." Nua Yuan replied.
At this time, a voice was heard, "Jing Hai, come here."
Zhao Hai looked towards the source of the voice and discovered that it was an Elder of the Sect. This Elder was from the Wu generation. Zhao Hai had seen this Wu generation Elder before, but only from a distance. He was called Wu Du. He wasn't a very famous Elder in the Wu generation, but his strength wasn't weak. He had already reached the peak of the Void Returning Realm.
Zhao Hai quickly went over. Although Wu Du wasn't very famous in the Iron Buddha Temple, he was still a Wu generation Elder. His status in the Iron Buddha Temple was very high. Nobody dared to be rude to him. Moreover, it was clear that Wu Du's seniority was the highest in the South Sea. He should be the commander of this operation.
Zhao Hai arrived in front of Wu Du and gave him a salute, "I've seen the Ancestor. Does the Ancestor have any instructions?"
Wu Du looked at Zhao Hai and smiled faintly, "Senior Brother Wu Du has mentioned you to me more than once. He said that you're very alert and adaptable. You're a rare talent. It seems like he wasn't wrong, you're very good."
Zhao Hai quickly said, "Ancestor, you flatter me. I'm just trying my best to do what I can."
Wu Du smiled and said, "Well said. Doing your best and doing what you can, that's the best performance. I've already heard about this operation. You're very good. But this time, I didn't call you here just to praise you. There's another matter, it's about the island's defense. Do you have any opinions?"
When Zhao Hai heard Wu Du, he stared, then he thought for a moment and said, "The island's defense can be divided into several aspects. First is the defensive formation. The defensive formation of Silversand Island has been completely damaged and can no longer be used. Therefore, we need a better defensive formation. Second, I think that it's necessary to arrange an illusion formation to prevent the enemy from seeing what's going on. Even if the enemy breaks through the defensive formation, they would still have to face the illusion formation after entering the island. It would be even better if the illusion formation was paired with a trap formation."
Wu Du nodded, then he smiled faintly and said, "Right, that's a good idea. We've also thought about this. We need to arrange a Water-type defensive formation as well as a Water-type illusion formation. That should be enough. As for the trap formation that you mentioned, it's a good idea. Ze Zhen, you'll be in charge of this matter. Make sure that the formation is ready as soon as possible."
Ze Zhen nodded, then he called Zhao Hai and left. Before long, the two arrived at the cave. The area inside the cave wasn't small. After arranging the transmission formation, there was still a lot of space left. Ze Zhen took out two formation disks and placed them on the ground. One was for the defensive formation while the other was for the illusion formation.
Illusory Formation and Illusory Killing Formation only differed by one word, but their meanings were completely different. Illusory Formations were used to trap the enemy, while Illusory Killing Formations were used to kill the enemy. Illusory Formations generally didn't have much lethality, they could only trap the enemy inside or make them hallucinate. However, the hallucinations of Illusory Killing Formations were very lethal.
Zhao Hai didn't think that the people of the Iron Buddha Temple would use an illusion formation. This was very good. With the illusion formation, the island would be much safer.
After placing the two formation disks, Ze Zhen turned to Zhao Hai and the others and said, "Take the formation flags and place them on the island. I think you all know where they should be placed. I don't need to teach you this, right?"
Everyone nodded and said, "Yes, Martial Uncle, we understand." This time, more than 20 people followed Ze Zhen and Zhao Hai to set up the formation. All of them were proficient in formations in the Iron Buddha Temple.
Zhao Hai and the others took the formation flags and went out. Actually, the formation flags were used to support the formation disks. Even if there were no formation flags, the formation disks could still be used. If there were no formation disks, then the formation flags could still be used. However, the power of the flags would be much smaller. If the formation disks were used together with the formation flags, then they would be able to display a lot of power. Moreover, the formation disks weren't easy to damage, so the consumption needed was also much smaller.
Different formation disks would have different formation flags. However, there were a lot of formation disks that didn't have formation flags. This was because the refining of formation flags wasn't as easy as the formation disks. The materials needed couldn't be too bad. Because of this, a lot of people wouldn't refine formation flags. Unless it was a high-grade formation disk, then they wouldn't refine formation flags.
As for Zhao Hai and the others who had some understanding of formations, they only needed to look at the formation disks to know where the formation flags should be placed. This was because all formations were inseparable from the five elements, eight trigrams, and nine palaces. Formation flags were often placed in these positions. Because of this, as long as the formation flags were placed in these positions, then it would be fine.
Zhao Hai and the others immediately went to the island and found the right position. After inserting the formation flags, everyone returned to the cave and began to make the final adjustments to the formation disks.
It didn't take long for the two formations to be adjusted. After adjusting the formations, Zhao Hai turned his head to the others and said, "Alright, go outside and set up the traps. Remember, make sure to mark the places where you set up the traps." Everyone nodded before they immediately turned around and left.
Zhao Hai went outside and called Na Yuan and the others to help him set up the traps. At the same time, they marked the places where the traps were set up.
Just like this, a day passed by. Zhao Hai and the others had set up dozens of traps outside. Altogether, there were hundreds of formations. Wu Du also decided that there was no need to set up more traps. In the following time, they would go all out to mine the crystals in the crystal mine.
Although the Iron Buddha Temple wasn't afraid of Silversand Island, they didn't need to fight to the death with them. Now wasn't the time to fight to the death. The Iron Buddha Temple was here for the crystal mine as well as to teach the Silversand Island a lesson. They didn't want to completely fall out with the Silversand Island. If they did, then it might cause a chain reaction. It might even lead to a war between the Buddhist Sects and the 72 Oceanic Islands. This wasn't something that the Iron Buddha Temple wanted to see.
However, not fighting to the death with the Silversand Island didn't mean that they would give up on the crystal mine. The crystal mine was discovered by them, so it should belong to the Iron Buddha Temple. At the same time, they wanted to teach the 72 Oceanic Islands a lesson. They wanted to make them collude with the Demon Sects.
After resting on the island for a day, the next morning, they prepared to mine the crystal mine. For any sect in the Sword Spirit Realm, a complete crystal mine was a resource that they couldn't give up. The Iron Buddha Temple couldn't give it up. Similarly, the Silversand Island couldn't give it up. Additionally, this was their territory. They would certainly attack again. And if they do, their attacks would be even more fierce.
This crystal stone mine wasn't hard to find. It was inside the cave, and there were many small caves inside. Among those small caves, there was one that led directly to the crystal stone mine.
The disciple of the Iron Buddha Temple who discovered the crystal stone mine had already disappeared. It was obvious that he was killed by the people of Silver Sand Island. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the people of Silver Sand Island to set up a trap on the island before Zhao Hai's group arrived. However, the disciple had already sent the exact location of the crystal stone mine to the Iron Buddha Temple. Because of this, it wasn't difficult for the Iron Buddha Temple to find the crystal stone mine. They just needed to follow the location left by the disciple.
This was exactly what the Iron Buddha Temple did. The next morning, an Elder with the surname 'Yu' led half of the disciples into the cave. They entered a small cave that led directly to the crystal mine.
However, Zhao Hai didn't go with them. He was part of the group that stayed behind to be on guard. There were a lot of people who stayed behind with him. They were responsible for guarding against the Silversand Island's attack.
About three hours after the disciples entered the cave, someone suddenly shouted. Everyone was stunned and turned their heads to look at the sky. Everyone couldn't help but be stunned because a dark cloud was floating in the sky.
Upon seeing the dark clouds, Zhao Hai couldn't help but stare. Then his expression turned serious as he stood up and shouted, "Alert, enemies are coming." When he shouted, all the outer sect disciples jumped up and slowly gathered around him.
Zhao Hai's name was already known among the inner disciples of the Great Ming Dynasty. They knew that he was very good at commanding and that following him would result in minimal casualties. Because of this, the outer disciples gathered around him. Zhao Hai looked at the outer disciples and didn't say anything. These people gathering around him showed their trust in him. At the same time, it also increased their fighting strength. This was a good thing.
At this time, Wu Du and the others came out of their wooden houses. They looked at the dark clouds in the sky with a dignified expression. Everyone knew that this wasn't a dark cloud at all, it was the Silversand Island's army. They didn't expect the Silversand Island's army to arrive this quickly and on such a large scale.
Before long, the dark clouds weren't far away from them. They could already see what was in the dark clouds. It was indeed the army of Silversand Island. However, it wasn't just the army of Silversand Island. There were also a lot of cultivators from other islands. This could be seen from their mounts. In the 72 islands of the South Sea, each island had its own signature beast. For example, Silversand Island's sea turtle and Spirit Crab Island's stone crab. These were all symbols of the islands. And this time, there were a lot of other island's signature beasts in the army.
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