"Haha! I, the Old Ancestor, have been dealing with Mount Shu for a long time, and having been ill for so long has made me a good doctor. What's so special about Mount Shu's sword array? Even these flying swords are mostly owned by Mount Shu disciples who died at my hands back then. I look down on them, and since they weren't carried on their bodies back then, they weren't destroyed. Now, they've actually come in handy. This vengeful spirit is extremely formidable, unless it's your All-Heavenly Array, ordinary demonic array techniques won't work. Only the Daoist school's mysterious skills can suppress it!" Xuan Yuan Fa Wang sneered with a sly smile, knowing that Zhou Qing was about to ask him why he didn't use his own skills, but instead used stolen techniques, so he preemptively explained.
Wen Lanxin was a left-handed finger snap, and the bean-sized grains of golden light shot out in succession, transforming and expanding in mid-air to form a golden light screen. In the golden light, there were tiny golden armored gods flying around, each holding strange door weapons, including square sky painting halberds, iron whips, Luo umbrellas, and double hooks, all surrounding the light screen and spinning endlessly. Faintly, an immortal sound was transmitted, making people's ears clear and eyes bright. Wen Lanxin let out a soft shout, and the golden light screen was instantly superimposed on the sword array under Xuan Yuan Fa Wang!
"Is... is this still the Demon King's method?" Zhou Qing was stunned, as the two of them each unleashed their divine powers, transforming the entire dark, cold, and desolate Sima Road into a dazzling spectacle, it was as if they had transformed hell on earth into a heavenly paradise!
"The art of scattering beans to form an army! You actually have such a method!" Xuan Yuan Fa Wang couldn't help but be moved, "If I, the old ancestor, haven't guessed wrong, this magical technique should be the secret transmission of Yu Xu Kunlun's immortal art. Outsiders shouldn't be able to learn it! This is strange indeed!"
"Scattering beans to form soldiers! Is this the same divine battle from back then, where Yang Jian fought against the Plague God Lv Yue, and Zheng Lun's disciples used a secret technique of the immortal family?" Zhou Qing was greatly shocked and hastily asked. Looking at Wen Lanxin's majestic and upright magic, with an aura that surpassed ordinary people, he couldn't believe this was ancient immortal magic!
Since ancient times, the number of magic spells that can turn beans into soldiers is not many. Mount Qiang and Mount Longhu have such secret methods, but most of them are just illusionary techniques to confuse people's eyes. Occasionally, some real entities may appear, but they are only condensed true yuan, real treasure, or real objects. Even some demonic cultivators seal their living souls in soybeans and throw them out when facing enemies, also calling it "scattering beans to form soldiers". However, the authentic technique of scattering beans to form soldiers is unique to the Kunlun sect, with no other branches. It's said that if this immortal art is practiced to its highest level, one can summon heavenly soldiers and generals, as well as gods from all directions, with boundless power. But it's clear that Wen Lanxin has only mastered the surface of this technique, which he uses for self-protection but not against enemies.
Wen Lan Xing didn't respond, but instead jumped towards the Tianxing Temple. Xuan Yuan Fa Wang and Zhou Qing exchanged a glance and followed closely behind him. "The true body of this Tianxing Great Array is the Tiangou Disha Great Array. We won't touch the 36 Heavenly Gates for now, let's start with the Disha Great Array first. The array eye of the Disha Great Array is the Disha Star, which assists the Di Kui Star, Di Yong Star, Di Jie Star, and Di Xiong Star to form a Five Elements formation. It draws star power from above and absorbs the Five Elements from below. As long as we control these five star pillars and prevent them from being destroyed, this array won't be broken, and it won't trigger all the vengeful spirits, one after another, to break open the seals of the remaining star pillars." Xuan Yuan Fa Wang explained in detail. "This guy is actually an expert in arrays! I was blind to his abilities!" Zhou Qing couldn't help but admire Xuan Yuan Fa Wang's vast knowledge. The intricacies of this Tiangou Disha Great Array were no less impressive than the Two Instruments Micro Dust Array of the Daoist sect, each had its own uses. The purposes of array formations were nothing more than: confinement, sealing, killing, absorbing, gathering, collecting, condensing, and suppressing - eight methods in total. The wonders of their application lay in the fact that each had its own strengths and weaknesses. Whether it was a grand or minor use, it all depended on one's mindset.
"Hey! This Earthly Tomb Array's weakest point is the Dog Star, I suppose there aren't many vengeful spirits sealed within, and the resentment isn't heavy either. Let's blast open the Dog Star Pillar first!" Zhou Qing walked to the left side of the grand hall, where a tall star pillar stood, and carefully examined it. He infused his divine sense into it, analyzing the seal within. In an instant, he found the weak point of the seal. Clang! The Blood Slasher appeared in his hand! Zhou Qing didn't activate the knife's array power; instead, he used the knife's physical body to execute the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique. The originally ancient and dark knife body now displayed a faint golden color, completely devoid of the blood-red violent aura that usually accompanied its activation. On the contrary, it was surrounded by a gentle, holy light. With his divine sense controlling the knife, Zhou Qing's powerful spiritual force pressed down on the Dog Star Pillar, striking it repeatedly. A stream of starlight flowed from the top of the grand hall, winding around the Dog Star Pillar like a giant python, and coiling towards the Blood Slasher that had just come into contact with the star cloud pattern.
Zhou Qing closed his eyes, his body motionless, and merged with his primordial spirit. His powerful willpower dissolved into a single entity, and the Blood God Knife moved along a strange trajectory, dodging the entwining starlight. Occasionally, it would emerge to pierce the star cloud pattern, causing small clusters of star clouds to be stripped away, either falling to the ground and disappearing or directly melting into the void. Every time a cluster of starlight fell, the giant python-like beam of light dimmed significantly! Xuan Yuan Fa Wang nodded repeatedly, "This kid is also an expert in array techniques, surprisingly understanding the strengths and weaknesses of this Earthly Demise Great Array. He's using cleverness to break the array; relying solely on his cunning, I'm afraid even I wouldn't be able to do better!" Wen Lan Xin nodded, "Fortunately, Xu Fu didn't add any seals to this Heavenly Star Temple back then. If he had, we might have left empty-handed!" Finally, the last cluster of star clouds merged into the void, and the giant python-like beam of light transformed into a thin thread. Zhou Qing no longer held back, slicing it in two with his knife. The beam of light twisted in agony, then disappeared.
Zhou Qing let out a sigh, sheathing his long knife. Beads of sweat the size of beans fell from his face, but in his eyes flashed a glimmer of enlightenment. This time, he had gained an even deeper understanding of the way of array techniques. Although it couldn't compare to the methods of the old master Guang Jun, at least he had made great progress compared to before.
"Little one, why have you stopped? The last seal is just about to be opened!" Xuan Yuan Fa Wang had been observing the movements of the Earth Dog Star Pillar with his divine sense, so naturally he knew everything clearly.
"This last seal should be opened by Senior, I've consumed a lot of spiritual energy and need to go recover in the array!" Zhou Qing flashed into the Sima Dao Array. Once the final seal was opened, a thousand souls would emerge, and just the resentment alone would be enough to make Zhou Qing suffer. This kind of broth Zhou Qing naturally didn't want to taste; if not for his curiosity about this Earthly Homicide Great Array, he wouldn't even have moved.
Xuan Yuan Fa Wang and Wen Lan Xin nodded at each other. Two unmatched auras, one red and one black, accompanied by the momentum of ten thousand kilograms, fiercely bombarded the exposed and shining Earth Dog Star Pillar!
The star pillar collapsed with a loud crash, causing the entire grand hall to tremble. The massive roar shook even Zhou Qing's eardrums, making them ache! A deafening aura of resentment burst forth from where the star pillar had fallen, rapidly filling the entire hall with an inky blackness that seemed almost palpable. Only the remaining 107 star pillars continued to shine brightly within the darkness, which was unable to penetrate the partition. The temperature inside the grand hall plummeted, causing the blue stone floor to emit a series of sharp cracking sounds. Even Xuan Yuan and Fa Wang were forced to employ their respective techniques to protect themselves from the cold.
Dark smoke billows, and in the blink of an eye, it coalesces into countless dark spirits. Skulls fill the sky, dancing wildly, their faces twisted in a grotesque grimace. Among the flying skulls, some are half-fleshed and half-skeletal, with two streaks of blood dripping from their eyes. The aura of ferocity is so intense that even Mo Zhixu, the demon among demons, is shocked to his core.
Among these vengeful spirits, there was a team of armored soldiers, holding bronze spears, surrounded by a gloomy wind, with an aura of murder that filled the sky. Each one looked even more ferocious than those headless soldiers absorbed by Zhou Qing. These ghostly warriors would gather and disperse, but gradually took on their appearance at the moment of death: some had their heads cracked open, blood flowing out; others were missing limbs or brains; intestines spilled out from their abdomens, which had been pierced by weapons, wrapping around their waists in a terrifying sight. There were also over a hundred spirits with knives and swords stuck in their bodies, looking like porcupines, covered in sharp arrows.
