The Black Bluestone Disk was only the prototype of an array disk. The core of the array disk was the spirit pattern. Without the spirit pattern, it was useless.
After the chief blacksmith finished forging the prototype, Lu Ye immediately stepped forward to take over.
A group of people watched from the side. No one knew what Lu Ye was going to forge, and Lu Ye didn't look like he had dabbled in this field before.
With a ding sound, the hammer fell and spirit power surged, and a small, almost imperceptible foundation element immediately appeared on the disk.
* Ding dang ding dang … *
Lu Ye's movements were extremely fast. The hammer in his hand hammered almost continuously without stopping. Every strike was precise, and a foundation element was born with each strike.
Spiritual tattoos were all about continuity. If there was even the slightest mistake during the process, all the previous efforts would be wasted.
Lu Ye had been able to forge them casually before because he had a huge amount of pure spirit power to rely on. But now, he could only use this stupid method of forging.
Zhou Ping and the others didn't see anything at first because the yin and yang foundation elements were too small. The only thing they could feel was that Lu Ye was lifting something heavy with ease. The ding dang dang dang sounds sounded like a special instrument.
But as time passed, everyone was shocked.
When the yin and yang foundation elements gradually merged and spread out, the appearance of the array pattern slowly appeared.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that someone in this world could forge such a fine and complicated pattern on a disk.
No one knew what this pattern represented. The level of the world was too low. Cultivators only had a rough understanding of cultivation and didn't have the concept of creating spirit patterns.
At this moment, Lu Ye was doing three things at once. He was forging the spirit pattern, paying attention to the consumption of his spirit power, and finally urging the power of the Talent Tree to replenish himself with the low-grade spirit stones under his feet.
After more than two hours, Lu Ye's hammer fell for the last time.
The onlookers vaguely saw a flash of brilliance from the disk, but because it was too fast, they didn't see it clearly. They all thought it was an illusion.
A formation disk, two hours … Lu Ye was a little speechless. In the past, he could easily forge this thing.
However, the result was not bad. Fortunately, he had the Talent Tree to devour spirit stones to replenish his consumption. Otherwise, with his current cultivation, he wouldn't be able to forge this thing successfully.
Throwing the completed array disc to the side, Lu Ye began to forge the second one.
As time passed, one formation plate after another was produced.
With the exception of Zhou Ping, the other two Patriarchs all showed distressed expressions. Lu Ye had consumed far too much Spirit Qi. Basket after basket of low-grade Spirit Stones were transported over and quickly consumed. No one saw how he had refined them, but without exception, none of the Spirit Qi left in the Spirit Stones that were transported away.
One had to know that a large portion of these Spirit Stones had been provided by the two families. They had originally thought that they were going to use them to fight the enemy. Who would have thought that they would be used in such a place?
"City Lord, what's the name of the item that mister created?" One of the family heads couldn't help but ask.
Zhou Ping shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. Glancing at the busy Lu Ye, he simply picked up a piece to investigate.
This thing was not a weapon. Obviously, it was not used to kill enemies. After all, it could not be thrown out to smash people. However, since Mister had spent so much effort to make it, it was definitely not useless.
With that thought in mind, Zhou Ping channeled a little of his spiritual power into it. Soon, he let out a soft cry of surprise and turned to look at one of the patriarchs beside him.
"What's wrong?" The Patriarch didn't understand.
Zhou Ping continued to look at him.
In the next moment, the Patriarch revealed an astonished expression. This was because he keenly sensed that Zhou Ping's Qi was attempting to fuse with his own. With a thought, he immediately interacted with it.
"Ah?" Both Zhou Ping and the Patriarch cried out in alarm. Unexpectedly, there was no hindrance to the fusion of their Qi. If that was all, it would have been fine. More importantly, the two of them could clearly sense that they could borrow each other's spiritual power!
"What's going on?" The other Patriarch revealed a suspicious expression.
Zhou Ping calmed his mind and guided the already fused Qi to extend toward him. Soon, the third Patriarch also revealed an astonished expression.
As time passed, one formation plate after another was created.
Two days later, a total of twenty formation plates had been created.
There was no need to continue creating them. The number of cultivators in Ding 'an City was limited. In total, there were less than three hundred people. Half of them had only opened one or two apertures, while the other half had opened three apertures or more.
Thus, twenty formation plates were definitely enough.
In the plaza, all of Ding 'an's cultivators with three apertures or more were gathered. According to Lu Ye's instructions, they were divided into twenty groups of seven.
Each group had at least one cultivator with five apertures or more, holding a formation plate.
Zhou Ping already had a rough idea of the formation plate's immense value. After a brief demonstration, the cultivators immediately understood. They each formed a formation and practiced in high spirits.
When had they ever encountered such a miraculous object before?
Lu Ye strode over. Zhou Ping immediately went to greet him and excitedly cupped his fists. "Sir."
The cultivators in the middle of practicing also stopped and looked toward him.
Lu Ye nodded and beckoned to the cultivators below. Immediately, a cultivator holding a disk array stepped forward and handed it to him.
Lu Ye raised the formation plate. "This is a Qi Linking Formation Plate. I believe everyone has a rough idea of its wondrous uses. With this formation plate as the core, the seven of you can link your Qi. The effects of this formation plate will be far greater than if the seven of you worked together."
Everyone nodded.
Lu Ye changed the topic. "Linking your Qi is only the simplest use of this formation plate. Its true use is to assist in forming a formation!"
"Forming a formation?" Zhou Ping looked puzzled.
"Just like …" As Lu Ye spoke, he took a few steps forward with the formation plate in his hand. He came to the side of several cultivators and activated the formation plate with his spiritual power.
Under the guidance of the Qi, six people were enveloped in the formation. Their Qi interacted with each other and their spiritual power converged.
The next moment, an illusory figure suddenly appeared and enveloped the seven people, including Lu Ye.
"This … this!"
"This is …" Zhou Ping couldn't help but widen his eyes. Before today, he had never seen such a bizarre scene. Although the figure was illusory, he could still see some traces of it if he looked carefully.
It was a big turtle!
How did this happen?
Not only was Zhou Ping shocked, but many cultivators also showed looks of disbelief. This was simply a miracle.
Lu Ye was very dissatisfied because the Black Tortoise's shadow was too illusory. The main reason was that his current cultivation was too low, so his spiritual power could only materialize to this extent. Even so, it was enough to shock everyone present.
"This is the Black Tortoise Formation. When you form a formation, your defense will greatly increase. It's most suitable for charging and killing enemies!" Lu Ye's voice rang out again. "Next, I will teach you how to form a formation!"
Everyone looked expectant.
With the formation plate's assistance, as long as they understood the various key points of forming a formation, it wouldn't be difficult to form one.
Three days later, the gates of Ding 'an City opened. Lu Ye led the way, accompanied by a hundred cavalry!
He had already figured out what his main mission was for this experiential learning. It was nothing more than dealing with the Black Scarf Army. Although the Black Scarf Army would definitely attack again if he waited, Lu Ye didn't want to be passive. He preferred to take the initiative.
In particular, he could obtain a large number of Asura Seals by killing the Black Scarf Army. He was somewhat impatient.
In an unknown place, the image of the cavalry moving forward was reflected in a mirror. At the center of the image was Lu Ye's figure.
"What a sin, what a sin!" The old patriarch thumped his chest and stamped his feet, his eyes filled with worry.
According to the normal course of events, the Black Scarf Army would indeed attack Ding 'an City again. However, that would be about ten days later. At that time, the Black Scarf Army would be exhausted after attacking another city for a long time. Although it would be difficult for Lu Ye to deal with it with his current cultivation, it wouldn't be too difficult.
This was the normal course of the experiential learning.
But now, Lu Ye had actually taken the initiative to attack!
This brat … why couldn't he be a little more stable?
"Patriarch, actually, it might be more advantageous for him to take the initiative to attack at this time." The woman who had been accompanying the old patriarch comforted him.
"What do you mean?" The old patriarch asked.
The woman said, "The Black Scarf Army is currently attacking Thousand Flow City with all their strength. If he rushes over at this time, he will be able to form a pincer attack with Thousand Flow City. As long as he achieves a certain result, Thousand Flow City will definitely see an opportunity. At that time, they will come out of the city to fight. Who knows, they might be able to eliminate the Black Scarf Army in one fell swoop and complete the experiential learning ahead of time."
The worried old patriarch pondered for a moment before nodding, "That's right, that's the truth!"
The woman said, "I've had contact with this Senior Brother. He isn't a reckless person. You see, before he set out, he even prepared a formation plate. This kind of small team can play a large role in a big battle. If he wasn't confident, he definitely wouldn't have acted like this."
The old patriarch slowly relaxed, "After this, when he comes out for experiential learning, we'll immediately bring him over!"
He hoped that there wouldn't be any more problems. His old body wouldn't be able to withstand too much torment.
The group of horses moved forward. Lu Ye took the lead and the twenty small teams closely followed behind him. Three days of training had allowed the Ding 'an cultivators to familiarize themselves with the use of formation plates. This way, even if there were casualties in battle, the small teams would be able to change their formation in time.
Zhou Ping didn't follow. He wanted to, but as the City Lord, he had to stay behind in Ding 'an no matter what.
This time, Lu Ye's target was Thousand Flow City, which was three hundred kilometers away. According to reliable information from Ding 'an, the Black Scarf Army was currently attacking Thousand Flow City with all their strength. The situation over there was unknown.
However, Thousand Flow City's overall strength was much stronger than Ding 'an's, so no matter what, they could hold on for a while.
Horses had the bloodline of strange beasts, so their endurance was much stronger than normal horses. Lu Ye and the others only spent three days to rush over the three hundred kilometers.
They didn't immediately enter the battle. Instead, they rested at a place fifty kilometers away from Thousand Flow City. At the same time, they spied on Thousand Flow City's situation.
Apart from him, the other people in the group didn't have much endurance. Every bit of spiritual power they used was a bit less. Thus, this surprise attack had to have a decisive result. Otherwise, when the Black Scarf Army recovered, a group of over a hundred people wouldn't be enough for them to kill. (End of Chapter)
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