After receiving King Xi's approval, Old Daoist Lin didn't say anything else. He bowed to King Xi and retreated from the royal boat.
Advisor Song accompanied him out of the royal hall and asked, "Elder Lin, when will you begin? Do you need to prepare anything? If there is a need, I can prepare it in advance. If there are some things that are lacking, I can also get them from elsewhere. His Highness has a wide variety of things, so his treasures won't be lacking much compared to your sect's. "
Old Daoist Lin replied, "There's no need. This old Daoist has brought everything he needs. Since His Highness King Xi is so tolerant, this old Daoist won't delay and will go solve the formation now. However, when this old Daoist explores the formation, I will need to use a method of divination and can't make any mistakes. The Creation Sun and Stars must not shine on me, so as to avoid disturbing my divination."
Advisor Song replied, "This is easy. This Song will take care of it later." He called a follower over and gave a few instructions. Then, he turned around and said, "This matter has been properly arranged. However, Daoist Lin, I need to remind you that Mian Lu still has the strength to fight back. It might be a little dangerous ahead. Do you need me to send a flying boat to escort you? "
Old Daoist Lin flicked his sleeve and said, "There's no need." After rejecting Councilor Song's suggestion to send him off with a flying boat, he exited the royal boat. He released a faintly discernible brocade cloud from his sleeve and stepped into it. His figure naturally faded away and finally disappeared into it.
Although the flying boat had the power to defend and was sufficiently concealed, it was still a living thing. The spiritual power within would also disturb him. It was better that the aura of the magic tool he refined was compatible with it, so there wouldn't be any deviation in his deduction during the process of solving the formation. After carefully maneuvering the brocade cloud to slowly float above Mian Lu, he carefully observed it.
Zhang Yu was currently in the main hall. When Old Daoist Lin's gaze fell, he immediately sensed it. The intent of peeking was too straightforward. He thought about it and realized that someone was examining the formation.
King Xi had suffered such a great loss, so it was natural that he would look for an opportunity to break the formation. But to be honest, the foundation of Mian Lu's formation was actually very ordinary. It mainly relied on the earth veins that he had sorted out with his Dao changes.
This thing was still constantly rotating and changing according to his Qi. Although he hadn't perfected the transformations of the Dao to the true depths, his cultivation base was still there. His understanding and grasp of the Dao was not something that ordinary cultivators could compare to. It could be said that below the Upper Realm, in this world, only the "Upper Realm" could surpass it.
If the other party wanted to see through it, they would need to be at a higher cultivation level than him.
Besides, the reason why the formation could be so lucky was because there was a clone in the center of the formation. This was completely detached from the formation itself. Even if it was someone who was proficient in formations, they would not be able to make the same kind of formation as he did. If he wanted to find a way to break the formation through observation, it was destined to be useless.
Old Daoist Lin looked at it from the clouds for a while and frowned deeply. On the surface, this matrix looked different from the matrices set up by the various sects. It seemed to have come from a different source, but there was nothing overly complicated about it. Even so, it could not withstand the bombardment of tens of thousands of flying boats.
There was clearly something he didn't understand.
He muttered to himself for a moment and then took out a sphere. This thing was made up of countless rings. These rings were constantly expanding and shrinking, and they seemed to have some sort of unique pattern.
He let this thing float in front of him and then used a spell. A spiritual light appeared in his eyes as he tried to observe it again. But this time, he still couldn't see anything.
However, not only did he not find it troublesome, his expression was faintly excited.
After calming his mind, he took out a scroll painting from his sleeve and carefully opened it. The figure of a Daoist was revealed. This was the portrait of the sect's patriarch. It was also a unique treasure.
By using this treasure, he could borrow the patriarch's eyes to observe things that he didn't understand. After the patriarch saw it, he could integrate what he learned from the patriarch's portrait into his mind. This was equivalent to the patriarch personally teaching him.
It had to be known that the patriarch of Rong You Sect had reached the upper realm before the change in Dao. Later on, he painstakingly cultivated a higher level of Dao, and his achievements far surpassed those of today's cultivators. However, after more than a thousand years, after the Patriarch went into seclusion to meditate, he disappeared without a trace. No one knew where he went. It was as if he had disappeared without a trace. The only thing left on the scene was this painting.
He didn't care where the patriarch went, but this thing could help him see how mysterious it was.
Every time he saw a new unknown change, he would use this painting book to reflect it and ask it again. That was equivalent to the Patriarch personally giving him pointers. Once he understood it, his cultivation would improve once more. The formation before him was exactly what he needed. As for breaking the matrix, it was just a matter of convenience.
He picked up the painting book and shone it downwards for a moment. A moment later, he saw a ray of golden light emerge from the human figure. Then, the light became brighter and brighter.
Inside the royal boat, King Xi was flipping through a report. It said that there was an urgent military situation at the border. King Lie and the elders had sent troops to the border in an attempt to counterattack. Many other powers seemed to be restless. Even the clan relatives and nobles who were once his allies were beginning to become disobedient.
He sneered. He knew that these people had also received news about the Mianlu Formation. Otherwise, they would not be so agitated. He tossed the report to Councilor Song and asked, "Councilor Song, what do you think about this?"
Advisor Song took the report and read it. He raised his head and said, "This subordinate thinks that these people are just bluffing. If they really had the guts to go against Your Highness, then they would have already invaded Your Highness's territory. However, they didn't do so.
This is because they are afraid. They are afraid that Your Highness will turn around and deal with them. They want to use the Mianlu Matrix to tie down Your Highness, but they are unwilling to burn themselves. Therefore, at this moment, they only dare to howl like beasts in their lairs, but they don't dare to take a single step out.
King Xi laughed coldly and said, "You're right. They are all cowards." He shifted his gaze to the Mianlu Matrix below. "They are not as good as my grandnephew."
At this moment, Advisor Song said, "Your Highness, we will be able to take down the Mianlu Matrix sooner or later. Those Celestials are the real problem. How will Your Highness deal with those Celestials after we take down this place?"
King Xi said, "Li Jiao's previous idea was not bad. Build a wall around the Mianlu Matrix and seal all the Celestials here." He glanced at Advisor Song. "What, does Advisor Song have a different opinion?"
Advisor Song carefully suggested, "What the Celestials want is an alliance. If Your Highness can sign an alliance with them, then you can temporarily make use of them … Moreover, this person can come back from the dead. If we can learn the secret behind this and use them for our Hao Clan, then wouldn't Your Highness's foundation be able to last for thousands of years?"
King Xi glanced at him. These Celestials of unknown origins were naturally not worthy of being on equal footing with him. However, the last sentence did move his heart.
Very few of the Hao Clan's upper echelons had obtained the power of the upper echelons. Even if the armor technique was mature now, it still required a certain amount of spiritual tempering to be able to wear it. He knew that he couldn't do it.
Although there were many Creator Cultivators now, that was only because of the Hao Clan's huge population. Every one of them was actually carefully selected. Therefore, in the past thousand years, there were only a few Hao Clan relatives who had truly obtained the power of the upper echelons.
However, if they could come back from the dead, then Creator Cultivators were nothing. They could even use them to break free from the curse …
He looked down and revealed a regretful expression. It was a pity that he couldn't wait that long. Moreover, he already planned to use another method. Compared to this, there wasn't much difference.
After Old Daoist Lin asked the ancestral master's figure to observe for a long time, he put away the painting and returned to the royal boat. Advisor Song inquired and came out to welcome him. He said, "Has Elder Lin found a way to break the formation?"
Old Daoist Lin said, "This formation is exquisite. I won't be able to completely break it in a short period of time unless I'm given several decades to study it. However, I believe that King Xi won't be able to wait that long, so I've presented three plans.
The first plan is to forcefully attack. I've found many of the formation's key points, but I'll need to mobilize even more to break the formation's joints. I thought that three hundred thousand flying boats would be enough … "
Advisor Song shook his head and said, "Let's talk about the next plan." Although King Xi could also mobilize three hundred thousand flying boats, he knew how much it would cost. King Xi definitely wouldn't do that.
Old Daoist Lin continued, "The other plan is to use the formation to attack the formation. King Xi can follow my arrangements and build the formation outside. Then, he can use this formation to attack the formation's mechanism and break the earth veins. It'll be done in two or three years."
Advisor Song said, "Then what's the last plan?"
Old Daoist Lin stroked his beard and said, "I've heard that when the Hao Clan broke through the real 'Dual Truth Sect', their sect's treasure, the 'Jade Tablet Shifting', fell into your hands. If you can find this item and let me fiddle with it, I'll be able to see through the formation's flaws. Within a few months, you'll be able to find a way to break the formation."
Advisor Song thought for a moment and said, "Elder Lin, please wait here for a moment." He immediately turned into the inner hall and reported his words to King Xi.
After King Xi finished listening, he looked at Daoist Wei and said, "The 'Jade Tablet Shifting'? Is there such an item? "
Daoist Wei said, "There is such an item. If this item falls into the hands of a Daoist cultivator who's proficient in formations, it'll be of great use. It's likely that this person wants to use this opportunity to obtain this treasure."
King Xi said, "If this item is taken away by this person, won't it cause any problems?"
Sage Wei said indifferently, "This item is mostly used for formations. It doesn't matter if it falls into the hands of one person. Whenever King Xi wants it, you can take it back."
King Xi immediately understood. He said to Advisor Song, "Go and tell Elder Lin to set up the formation outside first. I'll order someone to bring that magic tool over for him."
Advisor Song bowed and complied. He went out to find Old Daoist Lin and passed on King Xi's words.
Old Daoist Lin was delighted. He immediately used the excuse of being tired from watching the formation to go into seclusion.
When he returned to the cloud he was refining, he impatiently took out the ancestral master's portrait. Then, his consciousness fell onto the golden light, trying to obtain the profound principles from the ancestral master.
In the past, he could easily understand this method. However, this time, just as his consciousness settled down, he suddenly felt a burst of qi flow in reverse. There was a boom in his head, like a sudden clap of thunder. A hole suddenly exploded in the ancestral aperture between his eyebrows. At the same time, he spat out a mouthful of golden blood and collapsed onto the table.
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