These two hundred thousand Lu family yao soldiers usually hid in the Ten Thousand Sleeping Beast Moon Banner and slept in a daze, unaware of the passage of time.
In Zhao Nether Prefecture, every month, Zhang Yan would let them out to eat, train, and regulate their breathing. The Altar Master of the Formation Gate would also pass down pills to them to help them improve their cultivation.
After several years of training, this formation was already very familiar with it and no longer had many flaws like when they first started practicing.
But now that they had just come out of the banner, most of them were still sleepy and didn't know where they were.
Only Yao General Lu Changsu, because he was a Core Formation cultivator and the person who replaced Zhang Yan to control the formation, had some freedom and could meditate and cultivate as usual in the underwater palace.
Now that he had woken up, he immediately knew that he had encountered a great enemy. He hurriedly went up the altar and picked up the formation flag. With a wave, the two hundred thousand yao soldiers moved involuntarily under his command.
In just a moment, banners rose from all the altars in response. When Zhang Yan went up the altar, he had already been waiting for a long time with the formation flag in hand.
Zhang Yan nodded to him and said a few words of encouragement before going to the main seat.
This "Six Recursions Earth Coffin Formation" was not any weaker than the Heaven and Earth Sealing Technique of a Yuanying third layer cultivator. But to kill a Yuanying Spiritual Master with the protection of a treasure with just this formation, he still needed the energy of the mountains and rivers and the earth veins.
In reality, if the Mountain and River Diagram was used to suppress it, even if Zhou Qingyun's cultivation was a bit higher, she could still be easily killed.
Just like the Reef Manor Lord Lu Yuanxing, who was a Yuanying second layer cultivator, was instantly defeated by this formation without being able to resist at all.
Unfortunately, the disciples of the various sects in the Sword Competition Assembly were not allowed to use True Treasures. If Zhang Yan rashly used it, the elders of the Yuxiao school might come to intervene. They might even find an excuse to kill him, so he could only work on his own for once.
He took out the Painting of Mountains and Rivers from his sleeve and slowly unrolled it. Then, he cast a spell and in a flash, he extracted a portion of the Qi hidden in the Painting of Mountains and Rivers and sent it into each of the Formation Doors.
Following his incantation gesture, over a hundred rays of light flew out, and a majestic mountain range gradually emerged from the formation. Although it wasn't as powerful as the Mountain River Diagram, it was enough to deal with a Yuanying 1st layer cultivator.
When Zhou Qingyun first saw Zhang Yan release the banners, she thought that he was using some powerful Daoist technique, so her heart tightened.
In view of this person's previous two attacks, both of them were earth-shattering and shockingly powerful. Therefore, she was exceptionally cautious. She took out her two protective profound artifacts and gathered her magic cloud. She was on guard and did not dare to make any rash moves.
But when she came back to her senses, she was shocked to discover that … She had actually fallen into a formation, and her jade-like face turned pale.
She only knew that Qincang School's Luo Qingyu seemed to be good at setting up Formation Diagrams, but she had never heard that Zhang Yan was also good at it.
Zhang Yan had cultivated for less than a hundred years and had already entered the Yuanying State. He also had a good set of Dao techniques, so how would he have the time to play with Formation Diagrams? Therefore, she had never thought about it.
No matter how powerful a cultivator was. He would not be able to fight against a formation set up by a cultivator of the same generation.
Usually, the so-called breaking of a formation was actually to find the veins of the formation. Trying to escape or break the center of the formation to fight against the formation head-on, unless there was a huge difference in cultivation, it would be a dead end.
Thinking up to here, Zhou Qingyun gritted her teeth and used some kind of Divine Ability or Dao Technique. A cloud of smoke appeared beneath her feet, and her figure flickered. In a single step, she had already arrived at one side of the formation, and her figure flickered again before she went to another corner.
This technique was called "Heavenly Cycle Square Inch", which was somewhat similar to Qincang School's "Small Heavens Shifting Escape Technique". It was known as "one step on the stars, a hundred days around the sky".
If this technique was used, if one knew about the formation, they might be able to escape before the power of the formation was displayed.
But Zhou Qingyun, as a disciple of the Zhou Clan and a disciple of the Xuanmen Aristocratic Family, only knew how to cultivate Dao techniques. The restriction of the cave abode and the flying boat were all set up by someone. Like many cultivators in the clan, she had never studied the formation, so how would she know how to break it?
She took three steps and circled the formation, hoping to get out. But her luck was really bad, and she could not find the exit after a few tries.
At this moment, blood suddenly rushed up to her throat, and her feet stagnated. She had no choice but to stop. She covered her chest and gasped a few times. She secretly checked and found that the talisman in the Pearl of Life had been broken, and she could no longer use this magical power.
Zhang Yan, who was on the altar, saw her movements clearly. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile. In this formation, there were tens of thousands of doors and thousands of twists and turns. If he set up the formation, it was still possible for him to escape.
But this formation of his was a living formation, it was formed by the arrangement of demon soldiers and not by the geography and mountains. It could advance and retreat at will. As long as he did not withdraw the Vast Sky of One Breath, he could use the formation to expand outwards and slowly press forward. It was also unstoppable.
He was so confident because he knew at a glance that this Dao technique that could create a small world was not something that Zhou Qingyun could cultivate with her current cultivation. She must have borrowed it from her Pearl of Fate and could only release it but not retract it. She had to wait until her Dharma power was exhausted.
If it had been someone else, they might not have known the secret behind it, but Zhou Chongju had once been a direct descendant of the Zhou clan. Many of his divine abilities and Daoist techniques were no secret to him. In order to destroy the Zhou clan, he had given Zhang Yan a lot of information.
After Zhang Yan suppressed his essence, he nodded to Lu Changsu and said, "You can set up the formation first so that I can see if you are unfamiliar with it."
Lu Changsu was full of confidence and said, "Master, please sit down and watch me hold the formation."
He bowed with a Dao salute. When he straightened his body, his face was already solemn. He waved the formation flag downwards and shouted, "Rise!"
After Zhou Qingyun's initial panic had passed, she had calmed down. She was thinking about how to get out of the formation when she suddenly felt something was wrong. She looked sideways and saw countless Essence Qi flying over from all directions. They gathered in the air and formed huge stone pillars. There were tens of thousands of them, and they almost covered the sky.
At the same time, gusts of biting cold wind blew over and whistled around the stone pillars. It was like a knife rolling around the stone pillars, making a scratching sound. At this moment, thousands of vast smoke and fog rushed up from the ground and reached the sky. They crashed down again, causing dust to fly and the air to be filled with smoke.
She was shocked by this scene. He hurriedly pulled up the translucent ribbon that was as clear as water. She spread out a large piece of the Light Mist Fragments that were like ice crystals. However, she did not feel that it was safe. She drove the surrounding Dharma Clouds over and piled them up in front of her.
Lu Changsu took a look and waved the formation flag down heavily.
More than ten thousand stone pillars received his order. They rumbled and fell like hail. The black wind and gray fog were thrown over, easily scattering the Dharma Clouds and bombarding the crystal fog.
Zhou Qingyun's heart sank, and her body trembled slightly. She knew that she could not just defend, so she picked up the Five Yang Fixed Mirror. She waved the mirror toward the sky. This mirror was indeed worthy of being a profound artifact. Wherever the light shone, rubble would collapse and disappear. Whether it was the turbid stone pillars or the violent wind and dust, they could not touch her body at all.
Lu Changsu chuckled. He had been controlling the formation for a long time and knew how to play some tricks. These stone pillars and fog were actually real and fake. It wasn't as terrifying as it looked. If a cultivator didn't understand it, If a cultivator did not understand the principle, they would look like they were taking advantage of it on the surface, but in fact, they would fall into a trap without knowing it. Apart from wasting their Dharma powers, there was no other benefit.
He was eager to show off his formation skills in front of Zhang Yan, so he did not use the formation's greatest power to kill the enemy. Instead, he wanted to display the subtle changes in the formation.
Zhang Yan watched for a while and shook his head with a smile. If it was any other time, he would not object to Lu Changsu doing this. He might be able to exhaust Zhou Qingyun's Dharma powers and capture her alive. However, he did not have time to waste here, so he did not need to do this. He made a hand seal and slightly stabilized his Essence Qi. Then, he grabbed Lu Changsu's formation flag and said, "You can leave first."
Lu Changsu was startled. He did not know if he had done something wrong, so he anxiously retreated behind him.
Zhang Yan coldly took a few steps forward, raised the formation flag, and waved it a few times.
In an instant, it was as if the heavens and the earth were shaking. Countless illusions of mountains appeared in the sky. He didn't even look at them. He pointed the flag downwards, and the mountains pressed downwards.
Zhou Qingyun's face turned pale when she saw the mountains falling down. She had nowhere to run now, so she could only use her artifact and squeeze out the Dharma powers in her body to hold on with all her might.
However, Zhang Yan's formation was pressing down on her, and it was not something she could resist alone. After holding on for a dozen breaths, the Smoke Net first collapsed and turned into specks of light.
Zhou Qingyun took a deep breath and used the Five Yang Fixing Mirror. She took out a talisman from her pouch, bit her finger, and wiped it on her finger. In an instant, it was dyed red. She opened her lips and chanted an incantation. Immediately, a screen with mountains and rivers appeared from the ground.
Suddenly she heard a 'kacha' sound. The 'Five Yang Fixing Mirror' couldn't withstand the pressure and shattered into pieces, falling down. She didn't hesitate any longer and hid behind the screen. When the mountains fell, it was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree. The screen did not move at all.
A shadow flashed, and Mountain River Child came out. He pointed below and said, "Master, this is the illusion formed by the old man 'Nan Yang Shui Yan Ping' from Yuxiao school."
Zhang Yan's eyes lit up when he heard this. Instead of being angry, he was happy. He smiled and said, "Okay, since you used the True Artifact to protect yourself, you can't blame me. Mountain River Child, go to the main position to suppress it."
Mountain River Child responded and turned into a ray of light, rushing to the Mountain River Diagram.
Zhang Yan suddenly felt the flag in his hand sinking down. He quickly grabbed it and held the flag by the handle. He shook it slowly and gathered the essence of all the mountains, rivers, and earth veins in the formation. After a while, the aura gradually turned from illusory to solid, condensing into a towering mountain that supported the heavens and the earth. It was so tall that it seemed like it would be able to break the formation if it grew a few inches.
Zhang Yan felt that it was enough. He shouted and pointed the formation flag below the altar.
In an instant, it was as if the whole world had turned upside down. The sound of mountains collapsing and pillars collapsing rang in his ears. It rumbled into his eardrums and was about to burst.
Zhang Yan's expression did not change. He was calm as usual. After a while, the aura gradually disappeared. He shook his sleeve and dispersed the fog. He looked down and saw Zhou Qingyun lying in the formation. Her lips were red and her face was pale. Looking at the top of her, the clouds were scattered and almost faded. The jade bead also lost its luster and seemed to have lost its spirituality.
Zhang Yan took out a sword from his sleeve and went down the altar. He came in front of Zhou Qingyun and said calmly, "I promised Senior Brother Chong Ju that I would destroy your clan. Since you came knocking on my door today, I can't let you go."
Zhou Qingyun also knew that her time was up. She said hatefully, "Zhang Yan, don't be complacent. My master will definitely avenge me."
Zhang Yan smiled indifferently and didn't say anything else. He raised his hand and slashed. Where the sword light passed, Zhou Qingyun's head was already cut off.
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