"Follow me to the Daming Palace, and you'll know everything." Mr. Dark Cloud glanced at Enlightened Master Hui Fang.
This time, not only Enlightened Master Hui Fang, but even the Sect Master of Xuan Yi Sect, Meng Shen's breathing quickened slightly.
Head to the Daming Palace …
Did that mean that this matter was personally ordered by His Majesty, and not by Mr. Dark Cloud and the others?
Such an opportunity was extremely rare for Ninth Realm experts like Enlightened Master Hui Fang and Meng Shen.
The two Taoist Perfected Masters felt a little uneasy at this moment.
They calmed down and followed behind Mister Dark Cloud, respectfully heading towards the Great Ming Palace.
When they arrived at the palace, the high and mighty figure seemed to be shrouded in a ball of light, and the two Taoist experts could not see his appearance clearly. They could only guess that it should be a man based on the rough outline.
They quickly lowered their gazes, not daring to look again.
They heard Mr. Dark Cloud say respectfully, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Enlightened Master Hui Fang and Meng Shen quickly followed suit. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Rise."
An ethereal and majestic voice came from above.
The two Taoist priests stood up respectfully.
Zhang Dongyun's gaze first fell on Meng Shen. "You've just reached the Ninth Realm, so you'll do some physical work. Go down and get the formation map from Dark Cloud, and set up formations all over the Eastern Border."
Meng Shen heard and quickly replied, "As you wish, Your Majesty."
Although it was physical work, he did not dislike it at this moment. Instead, he was overjoyed.
Formations were unique to Taoism.
To set up a great formation, one would need to be at least a Ninth Realm Taoist Perfected Master.
He was not the only Ninth Realm Taoist Perfected Master in Chang 'an, or rather, in the Tang Lands. There was also Taoist Perfected Master Zhi Chen of Fuzhen Guan.
Currently, in Chang 'an, Perfected Master Zhi Chen and Fuzhen Guan were ahead of Meng Shen and the Xuan Yi Sect.
In the long run, it would be difficult to shake their position.
But now, His Majesty had personally issued a decree. If he could properly complete it, then in the eyes of His Majesty, and even Mr. Dark Cloud and the others, the Xuan Yi Sect's position would rise.
At that time, surpassing Fuzhen Guan would only be a matter of time.
He had made a great contribution, so Chang 'an protected him and rewarded him handsomely.
When that time came, it would not be impossible for him to break through to the Primordial Spirit realm and reach the Primordial Spirit realm.
Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, Meng Shen calmed himself down and decided to grab hold of it.
Mr Dark Cloud might even come up with a strategy to balance the two Taoist sects of Tang and Di.
However, Meng Shen believed that His Majesty was far-sighted and would not pay attention to such trivial details.
Perhaps the reason this opportunity had fallen into his lap was purely because Zhenren Zhi Chen was already the Deputy Chief of the Tang Empire and had a job to do.
After all, according to His Majesty, this task was not limited to Tang Land, but the entire Eastern Border.
When he thought of this, Meng Shen's agitated heart calmed down and he began to ponder.
This was indeed a hard and physically demanding job …
The formation set up by a Daoist Perfected One of the Ninth Realm was not something that could be completed with just a wave of the hand.
Just a single formation would consume a lot of manpower and resources.
Meng Shen had just broken through to the Ninth Realm, and he hadn't even had the time to set up the mountain gate of his sect.
A huge formation covering the entire Eastern Border was something Meng Shen didn't even dare to think about before.
Now, he naturally believed that His Majesty and Mr Dark Cloud had the ability to do so.
However, as the one carrying out the task, he still felt the burden.
While Meng Shen was pondering, Zhenren Huifang took a deep breath.
Fellow Daoist Meng had just broken through to the Ninth Realm, and he was already given such a heavy responsibility.
Then, the task given to him would probably be even more difficult.
While Zhenren Huifang was thinking, he heard Zhang Dongyun say, "Your task is to carve a movable formation."
Zhenren Huifang was shocked when he heard this.
Even Meng Shen was secretly shocked when he heard this.
Taoist formations relied on the geographical advantage and borrowed the power of Heaven and Earth to possess great power.
The effectiveness of a formation was not only related to the attainment of the person who set it up, but also related to the geographical foundation.
Now, His Majesty was actually saying that he wanted to prepare a movable formation?
Zhenren Huifang and Meng Shen had heard some legends about those above the Ninth Realm of Taoism who had attained the Primordial Spirit. Those with even higher cultivation could create formations at will, regardless of the geographical environment.
But even so, in everyone's impression, it was still the formation of a formation, which also meant that it had taken root.
Was it really possible to create a movable formation?
Taoist artifact refinement could add seals and talisman arrays to Dharma artifacts and Dharma treasures, but that was a completely different concept from the Heaven and Earth Great Array.
After Zhenren Huifang recovered from his shock, he tried hard to calm down.
Since His Majesty said so, he should have some pointers.
For him, this was a good opportunity to learn and improve his Daoist techniques.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The old Daoist priest felt a little uneasy, but on the surface, he was respectful and hurriedly agreed.
Zhang Dongyun nodded. "Dark Cloud will give you a general plan. You can understand it while heading to the South Sea."
Hearing this, Zhenren Huifang's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, His Majesty was confident and ordered Mr Dark Cloud to give him pointers.
However, if it was the South Sea …
"Use the ship as the core of the formation and the sea as the formation. Wherever the ship goes, the sea area will be the geographical advantage."
Mr Dark Cloud said indifferently, "What's testing you is actually speed. Under the premise of ensuring quality, try to complete as much as possible as quickly as possible. Understand?"
"Sir, please guide me."
Zhenren Huifang immediately bowed. "I will do my best."
Mr Dark Cloud nodded and said to Meng Shen, "All of you, follow I."
After saying that, he bowed to Zhang Dongyun. "I'll take my leave."
Seeing this, Zhenren Huifang and Meng Shen hurriedly followed suit.
The two of them followed Mr Dark Cloud and left Daming Palace, returning to the City in the Sky.
The two of them looked at each other and could see the complicated look in each other's eyes.
Using the ship as the core of the formation and the sea as the geographical advantage.
Although a Daoist Ninth Realm Perfected Being set up a formation, it might not be used to help the boatman fish.
Of course, His Majesty loved the people, so it might really be like this in the future.
However, before it was used for civilian use, it might have other uses, right?
Zhenren Huifang and Meng Shen thought of a possibility at the same time.
Middle Earth.
This kind of ship that used the sea as its base was targeted at the storms and huge waves in the deep sea that even Seventh and Eighth Realm cultivators were afraid of.
Meng Shen and Zhenren Huifang's understanding of Middle Earth was limited, but they had heard of it.
That place was more prosperous than the Eastern Border.
At the same time, there were more powerful experts there.
Were they going to conquer Chang 'an as well?
Thinking of this, the two Daoist Ninth Realm experts felt their Qi and blood surging at the same time.
If they did not succeed, they would die trying. Naturally, there was nothing much to say.
But what if they succeeded?
At that time, Middle Earth would also be under the rule of Chang 'an. It would be impossible to say that it would not affect the Eastern Border.
Just like when Chang 'an was established, the Hanshan school, the Perak Dynasty, and other small sects could occupy a place in Chang' an.
However, when Chang 'an expanded rapidly, experts like Meng Shen and Zhenren Huifang, as well as the famous sects behind them, would naturally challenge the status of small sects like the Perak Dynasty and the Hanshan school.
Chang 'an cherished old friendships and would not mistreat those who followed them. However, sometimes, falling behind was an objective fact.
'Will we fall behind one day?'
The two Daoist Perfected Masters looked at each other. They could see the same worry in each other's eyes.
Would that be the day when Chang 'an conquered Middle Earth?
While the two of them were worried, Mr. Dark Cloud in front of them seemed to know what they were thinking. He suddenly said, "Those who are loyal to Chang 'an will always have a place in Chang' an. However, you have to fight for your own status."
Zhenren Huifang and Meng Shen both exhaled and answered, "Thank you for your guidance, Sir."
Right now was an opportunity to perform meritorious deeds. They had to seize it!
The two Daoist priests made up their minds at the same time.
They followed Mr. Dark Cloud back to the City in the Sky. Mr. Dark Cloud first handed a scroll to Meng Shen.
After Meng Shen thanked him, he opened the scroll. The scroll seemed to have a soul-sucking power that wanted to suck his spirit into it.
Even with Meng Shen's Ninth Realm cultivation, he almost could not control himself.
His heart skipped a beat, and he stopped resisting.
Then, his entire mind sank into it.
In the next moment, he found himself in a world completely formed by swords.
Flying swords flew past him. There were tens of thousands of them, as if there were countless of them.
What shocked him even more was that any one of the flying swords seemed to be able to take his life.
After Meng Shen's initial state of mind was shaken, he stabilized his mind and began to try to figure out these flying swords.
After an unknown period of time, his spirit suddenly withdrew from the scroll.
His body was already covered in sweat.
Meng Shen's breathing became rough. After taking a few deep breaths, he came back to his senses.
At this moment, he looked at Mr. Dark Cloud again. He saw that Mr. Dark Cloud was explaining Daoist techniques to Enlightened Master Hui Fang.
At this moment, Enlightened Master Hui Fang seemed to have returned to his youth when he first entered Daoism. He was completely immersed in the profound principles.
Without him noticing, vines appeared out of thin air around him. Then, they intertwined and vaguely formed a huge array.
The array pattern kept expanding, getting bigger and bigger.
The space in the quiet room where the three of them were seemed to be infinite. The array pattern that could accommodate them gradually expanded from a few meters to a dozen meters, or even bigger.
Meng Shen paid attention to the array pattern. He also felt that it was infinitely profound. For a moment, he even became slightly absent-minded.
Suddenly, his spirit felt a slight tingling. When he came back to his senses, he realized that Daoist sword intent was bursting out from the scroll in his hand.
Mr. Dark Cloud left Enlightened Master Hui Fang to slowly comprehend it. Then, he turned to look at Meng Shen and said calmly, "Don't bite off more than you can chew."
Meng Shen was alert. "Thank you for your guidance, Sir."
Mr. Dark Cloud asked, "What did you see?"
"A total of 6,561 large arrays," Meng Shen replied in a deep voice.
Mr. Dark Cloud nodded. "So, are you confident that you can take on this task?"
"I will do my best."
Meng Shen paused for a moment and continued, "Thank you, Your Majesty and Mr. Dark Cloud, for giving me such an opportunity."
Physical work was indeed physical work.
Setting up a large array already required a lot of effort, let alone more than 6,000 arrays.
Meng Shen was not even sure if he could complete all of them in the rest of his life.
But he was sure of one thing.
Although this was a difficult task, it gave him a chance to reach a higher level!
Mr. Dark Cloud looked at Meng Shen and said calmly, "Thank you, Your Majesty. This is Your Majesty's work. How would I dare to take the credit?"
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