"It's fine if I offend him." Ji Yichuan's eyes flashed with cold light, "This is a matter of life and death for the Ji family, where would we still care about offending a mere garrison general?"

  "Hmm." Ji Ning, Ji Liuzhen, Shadow Granny and Old Servant Awu all nodded.

  The garrison general has great power, like the six major overlords of Yanshan who normally need to pay a large amount of taxes, all of which are handed over to the Daxia Dynasty and directly sent to Yanshan City! Apart from collecting tax rights, the garrison general is also responsible for supervising various parties and has the responsibility of supervising one place on behalf of the Daxia Dynasty.

  Regulatory responsibility, tax collection responsibility, really getting serious... can make Ji's future bitter.

  It's just a small hardship, and compared to the survival of our people, it can't be helped!

  "As long as we sign a contract with the Daxia dynasty, we will have their protection at that time. What can a garrison general do to us?" Ji Jiu Huo said, "Since everyone is here, I have also chosen the location where we will fight against Xue Long Shan. Let's set off."

  "Where did we fight against Xuelong Mountain?" Ji Ning asked.

  "Eight hundred miles away from Wan Jian City is Niujiao Mountain." Jiufei Huo said.

  "Niú Jiǎo Shān?"

  Ji Ning was of course very familiar with the terrain within the Ji clan's territory, and as soon as he heard Ji Jiu Huo speak, he immediately understood where it was. Niújiǎo Shān (Cow Horn Mountain) is approximately 800 li south of Wànjiàn City, a mountain in the middle of a desolate wilderness, named so because its peak forks out like cow horns.

  "I've sent a messenger," said Ji Jiu Huo, "riding a flying bird to Xue Long City. Tell Xue Long City directly that the Ji clan has set up a large formation at Niujiao Mountain and is waiting for it to come and break through. At the speed of the messenger, I'm afraid it will arrive at Xue Long City in just five more time periods."

  Ji Ning and others nodded.

  Five time periods?

  It will be noon by the time it arrives! That's right, the flying bird ridden by the messenger is just an ordinary domesticated flying bird, and it can't compare with the innate demon birds or the Zifu cultivators.

  "I'll withdraw the maze and set off immediately." Ji Jiu Huo was also afraid of being ambushed beforehand, so he laid out a maze first.

  Wow!

  A giant gourd above. Ji Shi and six others, along with two spiritual beasts, either stood or sat, swiftly breaking through the air and leaving.

  Niú Jiǎo Shān is just over 300 li from here. We'll arrive in a moment.

  "Look over there." Jiǔ Huǒ pointed to the twin-peaked mountain in the distance, resembling a pair of bull horns. "From atop Bull Horn Mountain, we can see everything at a glance. The surrounding area is all barren wilderness... nothing to obstruct our view. As soon as the Snow Dragon Mountain's Zǐ Fǔ cultivators arrive, we'll be able to spot them from afar with just one glance."

  Ji Ning and Ji Yichuan nodded one after another.

  Wow!

  After landing, after putting away the gourd, Jiǔ Huǒ and others fell on top of the mountain.

  "I have prepared six large arrays, exhausting my hundreds of years of hard work." Jiufei pointed around, "In just a short time, I can lay out all these large arrays. Even if Snow Dragon Mountain has an expert in array techniques to break the arrays, with six large arrays, it will take him a long time to break them. We can also use the benefits of the arrays during this process to launch sneak attacks and repeatedly attack, disrupting his array-breaking efforts! As long as we can make him waste a lot of time. According to my estimates, the Great Xia Dynasty's heavenly messenger will arrive in three days. If we can hold out for three days, we will win!"

  "Hmm, once the angel arrives, they won't dare move again." The Shadow Granny also nodded in agreement.

  "We must drag out their array-breaking time even if it kills us." Ji Liuzhen also nodded solemnly, "Just our own strength, if we clash head-on with the large group of Purple Mansion cultivators from Xue Long Shan... there's simply no way to win. We can only rely on the formation! The slower they break the formation, the greater our chances of winning. Best would be if we could get rid of the formation expert invited by Xue Long Shan."

  Jiǔ Huǒ shook his head: "They will definitely protect the formation masters well, and they're probably waiting for us to launch a strong attack. It's unlikely that we can directly take out the formation masters."

  Ji Yichuan also nodded: "Think of a way to drag it out!"

  Six Great Arrays!

  Every time they break through a large formation, it means the Ji family is in greater danger.

  "Clan leader." Ji Ning said calmly, "I have a large array, which is equivalent to seven large arrays combined."

  "Oh?" Everyone looked at Ji Ning.

  "Do you have a large array?" Jiufei Huo was also extremely surprised, "Is that Baizi Shan's? Baizi Shan is also from Xuelong Mountain, he should have some array methods." Although he said this, Jiufei Huo didn't expect much in his heart, because in his eyes, Baizi Shan was just an amateur, while he had carefully studied the array method and combined it with some of the Ji family's ancestral treasures to come up with six large arrays.

  "No." Ji Ning shook his head, "I once had a special encounter, and the most precious thing I got from it was this great array."

  "What's going on?" Everyone was shocked, and Ji Yichuan stared at Ji Ning. Ji Yichuan immediately thought of the time when Ji Ning suddenly disappeared in Winged Snake Lake, which had worried him and his wife for a long time.

  Ji Yichuan spoke up: "Ji Ning had a special encounter and narrowly escaped death, but I didn't know he also obtained a powerful treasure."

  Ji Ning nodded: "Tribe leader, look."

  Ji Ning flipped his hand, and instantly the dragon pearl with intricate patterns that emitted a black glow appeared, along with four black scales that seemed to produce a dark mist around them... Just taking it out, just this appearance, especially the dragon pearl's dragon-shaped shadow emitting a faint aura of pressure, made Ji Jiu Huo and others extremely shocked.

  "Dragon Ball?" Jiufei exclaimed, "Is this a Dragon Soul inside?"

  "Looking at this pattern, I've never seen such a beautiful pattern on a treasure in my life." Yīng Pó Pó rubbed the scales even more.

  "What a complex pattern." Jiǔ Huǒ was also shocked.

  Ji Ning said: "Once the Clan Leader has cultivated and transformed, he will understand."

  "How can I refine it? Such a treasure... My Ji family has been passed down for thousands of years and doesn't have such a treasure." Ji Jiu Huo shook his head repeatedly. Although the Ji family had a town-protecting treasure, they were just some one-time use talismans and the like. Where would they get something that could be used long-term and was precious at first glance? "Such a treasure is not something my Ji family can use. If it's used normally, I'm afraid it will attract people to rob us. However, now that my Ji family's survival is at stake, we don't need to be reserved anymore. But still, Ji Ning, you should refine this treasure."

  "Head of the clan, didn't you say that once we're in a dangerous situation, I should leave immediately?" Ji Ning said helplessly, "I'm leaving... do I have to bring the entire array with me?"

  "Oh..." Jiufei hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll refine it then, just temporarily use it!"

  At the critical moment of the rise and fall of a nation, Jiǔ Huǒ would never hesitate.

  But from the surface, just this array method's materials and talismans can be seen that this treasure is precious.

  "Hmm." Jiǔ Huǒ stretched out his right hand, and the surging yuan force immediately poured into the dragon bead and four scales. This treasure had no residual spiritual power left, so it was naturally refined in an instant.

  "Good baby, good baby." Ji Jiu Huo's eyes widened in understanding after just one glance, "It's really too... too..."

  Although it was expected, the Jiuyi fire still shocked everyone.

  "Tribe leader?"

  "Big brother?"

  Ying Popo, Ji Yichuan and others all looked at the clan leader.

  "What a great treasure!!" Ji Jiu Hu exclaimed with wide eyes, "My Ji family has hope now, has hope! We have a big grasp on it, a big grasp on it!"

  "What treasure are you talking about? Hurry up and say it, I'm getting anxious." Shadow Granny said urgently.

  Jiǔ Huǒ was extremely excited: "This large formation is divided into five parts, and I alone can control them all. Later, we will still need four more Zǐ Fǔ cultivators to assist me! The four Zǐ Fǔ cultivators will be positioned in different directions, one of whom can become the core of the 'Dragon Head Formation', one can become the core of the 'Dragon Body Formation', one can become the core of the 'Dragon Tail Formation', and the last one can become the core of the 'Dragon Claw Formation'! I will naturally sit at the center, grasping the Dragon Pearl."

  "When the five Zifu cultivators form an array, the first benefit is that they can connect and borrow each other's yuan force, just like a group of soldiers. Even if they are attacked, the force will be dispersed throughout the entire array, weakening it before dispersing to the five individuals."

  Ji Liuyu and others like Ying Popo were all excited.

  When single unit power unites and defense unites, it excites all parties, equivalent to a sharp increase in individual strength.

  "This is just one of the benefits." Jiǔ Huǒ said excitedly, "Its profundity, I also can't fully explore for a while, and we can summon this dragon soul alone... At that time, we don't even need to take action, directly summoning the dragon soul to attack. It's like that Dongzi Qi's Bagua Blood Dragon Array. But our big array is much more ingenious than that Bagua Blood Dragon Array."

  "Hurry up, I'll set up the formation immediately. Let's carefully comprehend and get familiar with its subtleties." Ji Jiu Huo was extremely excited.

  "Good, good, good." Each nodded in agreement.

  Ji Ning also nodded, he was very clear that this large array against the formation of people's array law requires a high level of attainment, and must have a very high level of attainment in order to better play the large array. The patriarch Ji Jiu Huo may not be as good as himself in terms of natural talent, but after all, he has studied array laws for hundreds of years, and his attainments in array laws are not much different from his own.

  "By the way, Ji Ning, what's the name of this formation?" Ji Yunxiao couldn't help but ask, "I've never seen such a wonderful formation. This one large formation is much stronger than my six large formations."

  "Minglong Locks the Heaven's Array." Ji Ning said.

  "Minglong Locks the Heaven Array." Ji Jiu Huo muttered to himself, and immediately transformed into a flowing light to set up the array. This Minglong Locks the Heaven Array required prior setup; the dragon pearl could be carried on one's person, but the four scale pieces needed to be laid out in advance.

  ……

  Time passed minute by minute, and Ji's family practiced the formation in the dark night on Ox Horn Mountain, familiarizing themselves with the Ming Dragon Lock Heaven Formation, which made everyone overjoyed.

  "So that's how it is, truly ingenious."

  "We can let the Dark Dragon attack, and we don't need to lift a finger. We can also... become the Dark Dragon's claws or tail to launch a proactive attack. By attacking personally, the entire Dark Dragon can exert even stronger power." Kiriya was extremely excited, he had never seen such a mysterious array before.

  "And the entire Dragon Sealing Heaven Array, sealing heaven and earth, all illusions! It's also the most mysterious maze. We can attack if we want to, or retreat immediately into the maze if we want to. Let Snow Dragon Mountain try to find us, they won't be able to." Ji Jiu Huo laughed loudly.

  Ji Ning was also excited.

  Although I had expected to try it out, I was only in the early stages of the Purple Mansion, but after the joint use of the Great Array's Yuanli... the Clan Leader and the others were already at the completion stage of the Purple Mansion! With the joint use of Yuanli, Ji Ning could also call upon Yuanli that surpassed the completion stage of the Purple Mansion. Using such Yuanli to deploy the Small Thousand Swords Array would make its power even more formidable!

  "Come on, Xuelong Mountain." Ji Ning was also full of confidence.