Immortal Road.

Chapter 219: Combat
"Report! The Lujiang League is invading in large numbers and has set up camp one mile outside the tribe."

In the main hall of the Dai family, all the Jindan-stage masters and clan elders were discussing matters. When they heard the report from the scouts, they were startled and hurriedly walked out of the hall and climbed onto the observation deck.

But ahead, we saw ship after ship landing, and teams of monks with clear flags jumping down from them. They took out their materials and tools and set up camp. In a short while, seventy-two camps had been established.

Looking at the square camp outside, with chariots everywhere, fighting instruments, arrows and cannons standing in rows, and nearly tens of thousands of cultivators, everyone in the Dai family was worried, not knowing what kind of battle would be next.

"How is the arrangement of Chongyang Tianzhu Formation going?" A Jindan-stage Zhenren from the Dai family asked behind him.

"Reporting to the ancestor, most of it has been completed." An elder stepped forward to report.

"Have the five fire pillars been successfully refined?"

"It has been produced and will be available soon." Another elder reported.

"Go and supervise the construction!"

The two took the order and left.

Another Jindan Zhenren of the Dai family asked again: "Where is the Xingyao Aurora Mirror?"

The head of the Dai family replied: "I have ordered someone to hang it on the bell tower at the inner courtyard gate."

"Oh?"

Everyone turned around at the same time and looked at a small bell tower hidden behind the tall courtyard wall. Under the plaque hung a bright mirror, which turned dark after a while. They couldn't help but nod their heads repeatedly.

Next, teams of Dai family members carried stone crossbows and arrows and delivered them to the walls and arrow towers of various courtyards. A deacon from the family examined the forbidden formations in various places to find out what was missing.

In the alliance camp outside the clan, various forces within the alliance worked together to build a giant command platform about five meters high.

On the stage for selecting generals, the leader of the alliance, the ancestor of the Yang family, sat in the center, with twelve Jindan-stage masters sitting on both sides, some important subordinates standing behind them to receive orders, and tens of thousands of cultivators distributed in various camps below the stage.

There is a special messenger who explains the various code words on the command flags to all the monks on the scene. After everyone has memorized them, they return to the command platform to report to the leader.

The ancestor of the Yang family nodded and looked at the deep trenches and high walls that stretched for dozens of miles in front of him. That was the old house that the Dai family had run for a thousand years. There were deep ancestral veins, spiritual hills everywhere, spiritual fields and iron mines. With this defense, they could be completely self-sufficient and could stay at home for years or even decades without any problem.

As for the various sacred mountains and blessed places in the outside world, the Lujiang League has not yet sent troops to attack them, but instead plans to concentrate its forces to attack Huanglong first.

As long as the Dai family is destroyed, it won't be too late to remove those resource points one by one afterwards. I don't think there is any blind force that dares to snatch food from the tiger's mouth at this juncture, so they can be put aside for the time being.

The Dai family's strict defense at the moment is nothing more than waiting for changes in the outside world, such as the return of the major Yuanying stage True Lords or the end of the mountain closure by the top forces, so that they can intervene and mediate. The ancestor of the Yang family is well aware of this.

Therefore, this battle must be fought and resolved quickly and must not be delayed. Delays will lead to changes, and it may even affect the Lujiang League's current booming reputation.

Thinking of this, he suddenly stood up and drew his sword.

"Keng~~~"

The ancestor of the Yang family pointed his sword forward, his red cloak fluttering behind him, and he gave orders loudly with full energy, which could be clearly heard by the seventy-two camps around him.

"Within seven days, destroy this place and kill everyone in sight!"

Tens of thousands of monks shouted in unison: "Destroy the Dai family, leaving no one alive!"

The sound was earth-shaking, the sound waves surged in all directions, and all the battle flags fluttered in the air under the murderous intent.

Everyone on the stage nodded with satisfaction. Morale was high. It was a good time to make a concerted effort!
But the slogans from the audience continued. It was okay at the beginning, but it was different at the end.

"Rob the rich to help the poor, eliminate violence and protect the good, raise an army to fight evil, and move forward courageously!"

"Kill them all!"

"Burn it all!"

“Grab them all!”

The ancestor of the Yang family was very upset. They were clearly an army of justice, so why did they sound like robbers? He suppressed his anger and questioned those around him.

"I only ordered the first sentence to be spread. What about the last three sentences?"

The herald was also confused. He didn't know what was going on. Which bastard spread this rumor?

The instigator was none other than Lin Shan's gang of East China Sea demon brothers. These people were vicious and had been influenced by the evil atmosphere of the demon world for decades, becoming rotten to the core.

When more than a dozen of them took the lead in making a commotion, it instantly aroused the enthusiasm of all the monks, and everyone couldn't help but shout out along.

But it doesn’t matter if tens of thousands of people are shouting. What’s scary is that the Dai family on the opposite side are frightened!
Before the allied forces attacked, they opened the clan protection formation.

"Shhhhh!"

Large light curtains rose up one after another, protecting the Dai family's area within a dozen miles, with all-round coverage without blind spots. It was unknown how many sets of chain restrictions were stacked up.

The ancestor of the Yang family turned his anger into joy. He hadn't even sent out his troops yet, but the other party had already opened the formation. He had originally planned to send a few teams of cannon fodder to investigate, but he didn't expect that he would save that effort now.

For this kind of person, face and substance are definitely more important, and he immediately looked around.

"The Dai family's protective formation is full of murderous intent and is as solid as a rock. It is a tough nut to crack. How can you teach me?"

The leader of Lingyun Sect clasped his fists and offered a suggestion: "Why not gather the formation masters of each sect and form another battalion to break the formation together, while the main army attacks fiercely to provide cover for them."

Everyone nodded: "Brother Lingyun is absolutely right."

The ancestor of the Yang family waved his hand, and the messenger waved the flag. Soon, about fifty people gathered below, consisting of formation masters from various families.

"The formation camp has just been completed, but it will be difficult to accomplish anything without someone to lead the way in breaking the formation. Who can take on this task?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord was slightly moved, and was about to step forward to take the job, but he didn't expect to be intercepted by someone.

"Don't worry, leader. We have specially spent a lot of money to invite the famous formation master, Master Zhankong!"

The ancestors of the four great families in Wangyue City spoke, and an old man in linen immediately walked out from the stage. He had a bun tied with a silver hairpin on his head, and his forehead was covered with wrinkles. He had the cultivation level of the late foundation building stage. He walked up the stairs step by step and came in front of the people.

"I am Zhankong, old man. Nice to meet you all."

The old man bowed slightly, neither humble nor arrogant, but with a hint of pride in his eyes, which was the confidence that his identity as a formation master over the years had given him.

"Master Zhankong, why are you being so polite? Please take a seat!"

The ancestor of the Yang family was courteous to the wise and ordered someone to bring a mat and place it under the Jindan stage masters, inviting the old man to sit down.

The Jindan stage cultivators present were not dissatisfied, because they had more or less heard of this man's fame. In the Lujiang area in the western part of Lu State, Master Zhankong's formation level was well-known in the industry, and he was often treated as a guest of honor by major forces, who customized and repaired various mountain gate formations.

At this moment, those who had some acquaintance with each other started to greet each other, and Master Zhankong responded one by one, and everyone felt that they were on equal terms.

However, one of them remained silent, and that was the Black Skull Demon Lord. He couldn't help but wonder, "You want to steal my job just for breaking the formation?" Are the four great families in Wangyue City planning to start a new business and steal the credit from this Demon Lord?
It couldn't help but have wild thoughts. After all, the distribution after the war would depend on how much contribution had been made. If it had not made any contribution, the 0.5% originally agreed upon for the Lin Chamber of Commerce might be reduced. This was not impossible.

The ancestor of the Yang family was very graceful. He waited until everyone had finished reminiscing about the past before he spoke to them, and his tone was very warm.

"Master Zhankong must have been exhausted from the journey. Do you need to rest for a while before breaking the formation?"

"Thank you for your concern, leader. There are tens of thousands of fellow Taoists waiting here. How dare I sit and watch? It is better to break the formation immediately."

"Very good, Master, where do you think we can break the Dai family's protective formation?"

Master Zhankong looked up, pondered for a long time, twirled his beard and frowned.

"This clan protection formation has been built by the Dai family for a long time. There are a total of 24 formations that are interlocked and connected inside and outside. They are unpredictable and interdependent. Even if I can get help from other formation masters, it will probably take a long time for me to complete it alone."

The Yang family ancestor smiled and said, "It's okay. This time, it's not just you who can break the formation. Brother Hei Ku, what do you think?"

Everyone turned their heads to look at a man in a gray robe and a hood sitting at the Jindan seat.

The Black Skull Demon Lord stood up at this time and thought to himself, you finally remembered me, I thought you were going to favor the people from Wangyue City and let them eat all the food alone.

"Don't worry, Alliance Leader. In my eyes, these messy splicing formations of the Dai family are full of flaws and loopholes!"

It was in a very arrogant tone at the moment, thinking that with its attainments in formations and the vision of its Nascent Soul stage body, breaking the formation should be a piece of cake?
The ancestor of the Yang family nodded repeatedly. He did not have too many selfish motives. He felt that the four great families of Wangyue City bypassed everyone and specially invited Master Zhankong. No matter how you look at it, it was just an extra layer of insurance. Taking precautions before they happen was also something that the leader would like to see.

"In that case, how about you two each lead a team of formation masters to break the formation together?"

"I dare not disobey your orders."

"No need!"

Master Zhan Kong was about to agree when the Black Skull Demon Lord directly rejected it.

"All those formation masters below the stage will be assigned to Fellow Daoist Zhankong. I can break the formation alone!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord has his own little plans. He feels that he is in the Jindan stage. If he needs help from others, firstly, he will lose face, and secondly, the benefits distributed at that time may be much less.

It takes significantly more effort to break the formation alone, which can better demonstrate one's own value and make it easier to take credit for it later.

And the four old dogs in Wangyue City dared to snatch food from this demon king. They are so greedy. If it were my original violent temper, I would have already
Seeing that it was so confident, the ancestor of the Yang family had no choice but to follow its words and assign all the formation masters in the army to Master Zhankong. Master Zhankong had no objection. After all, the other party was also a formation master, a Jindan stage cultivator, and an elder in the alliance. He was inherently inferior to him and had to obey its orders.

……

After a moment, everything was straightened out.

The ancestor of the Yang family gave the order, and the messenger waved the flag and beat the drum.

"Boom boom boom boom!~~~" The sounds of war drums rang out, hundreds of rune crossbows were fired, rows of popping fire rain poured down, creating layers of ripples on the Dai family's protective formation.

"kill!"

Half of the troops of the 72nd Battalion were dispatched and launched a charge under the cover of crossbow arrows. Magic smoke rose up all around, obscuring the trajectory of the army's attack.

The formation camp mixed in with it, quickly crossed the dangerous area, approached the Dai family's land, and came to the periphery of the formation.

"drink!"

The monks of Lujiang League squatted down before the battle and quickly took out their defensive equipment. Large shields were erected in front of them and round shields were raised above their heads. All of them combined their spiritual power through magic weapons to form an army formation to defend together. Light barriers appeared out of thin air.

At the same time, the Dai family monks in the formation also began to pour out firepower. The crossbows on the arrow towers shot out rune arrows in clusters, stringing some unlucky guys together like candied haws, and the stone cannons on the courtyard wall smashed the people and horses below to the ground.

The Black Skull Demon Lord and Master Zhankong were on the left and right, a hundred meters apart, and they broke the formation separately.

The former took out an abacus and started moving the beads. This seemed to be his special skill. He used the abacus to make rapid deductions.

The latter, Master Zhan Kong, took out abacus sticks, which seemed to be another kind of calculation. Behind him were more than a dozen disciples who were taught by him personally. They took out compasses, pointers, pendulums, chimes and other tools to assist him in the deduction, not to mention the more than fifty formation masters from various schools behind him.

As the two of them worked quickly to break the formation, teams of allied monks received instructions and rushed into the Dai family formation. The inside quickly became gloomy and cold, with gusts of wind. Then there was a sea of ​​fire, surging heat waves, and the sounds of shouting and killing were endless.

After a while, good news came from the command platform.

"Report, Master Hei Ku has broken the Flying Fish Formation!"

"Report, Master Zhankong has destroyed the Fire Python Formation!"

The Yang family's ancestors and others were overjoyed and hurriedly drove the scouts away: "Explore again!"

After a while, the murderous intent suddenly turned in the Dai family's protective formation in the distance. The fog was heavy and the water was rippling. The previous wave of exploratory monks were all killed. The Black Skull Demon Lord and Master Zhankong did not panic at all, and summoned another team of monks to kill them.

A cup of tea later, good news came again.

"Report, Master Hei Ku has broken through the Crazy Shark Formation!"

"Report, Master Zhankong has broken the water ghost formation!"

"Explore again!"

After this, the Dai family's protective formation was filled with light, ice and snow, lightning and thunder. The cultivators who entered were once again killed. The two formation masters seemed to be competing with each other and sent people in to kill again.

This time it took a full quarter of an hour, and the good news finally arrived.

"Report, Master Zhankong has broken the Ice Bird Formation!"

"Report, Master Hei Ku has broken the Thunder Snake Formation!"

The Yang family's ancestors and others frowned slightly, as if they had discovered that the battle in front was obstructed, and the formations behind were becoming more and more difficult. Master Hei Ku seemed to be lacking in stamina. As a master of formations in the Jindan stage, he fell behind Master Zhan Kong's team.

The light curtain in the Dai family's protective formation changed again, with wind blades, frost swords, and tornadoes hanging upside down. The troops that rushed in disappeared without a trace. The Black Skull Demon Lord and Master Zhankong remained calm and continued to send their cannon fodder to explore the way.

This time it took a full half hour, and even the troops providing cover outside the formation suffered heavy casualties, not to mention that several waves of teams that were sent in were all killed.

"Report, Master Zhankong has broken the Frost Rain Formation!"

"Report, Master Hei Ku has broken the hurricane formation!"

The gap began to widen. The Black Skull Demon Lord did not have enough computing power, so with the joint efforts of more than 70 people on Master Zhankong's side, they were able to escape the trap within two incense sticks of time.

Strange phenomena occurred one after another in the Dai family's protective formation. Earth dragons turned over, silver wolves howled at the moon, and they were vaguely visible in the fog. Waves of monks entered and disappeared like a stone sinking into the sea.

An hour passed and only one piece of good news came.

"Report, Master Zhankong has broken the Rock Rhino Formation!"

Three hours passed.
"Report, Master Zhankong has defeated the Moon Wolf Formation!"

Half a day passed in a flash
"Report, Master Zhankong has broken the mysterious pupa formation!"

……

The Black Skull Demon Lord was frantically swiping his little abacus. For the first time in his life, he discovered that he was not very proficient in arithmetic. After all, in the world of Hell back then, chaos, brutality, fighting and conquest were the mainstream, while the formation style was relatively rough and simple.

The human race, on the other hand, is very intelligent and has developed very sophisticated formations, which have become increasingly advanced over countless years. The world of Hell is really a bit behind in this regard.

In addition, the Dai family's protective formation is itself a master-level formation that is stacked layer by layer and complements each other. It becomes increasingly difficult to crack as time goes by. With its attainments, it seems that it has reached its limit and it has been unable to figure out where the flaw is for a long time.

Master Zhankong's school takes a precise approach, with the assistance of sixty or seventy people behind him. Although it takes longer, they can still break through the formation and advance steadily.

The Jindan-stage immortals on the command platform at the back were watching and couldn't help but secretly complaining, what the hell is this immortal Hei Ku doing? How come there has been no movement for such a long time? The formation was not broken, and he even killed seven or eight teams of cultivators.

The leaders of the other 62 forces also cursed in their hearts. These cannon fodders are their family assets. They can't be wasted like this! If you can't do it, just hand it over to Master Zhankong, or send your Lin's Chamber of Commerce to explore the way. Why do we have to pay for it?
A bunch of people from the Lin Chamber of Commerce in the audience were bragging and chatting under the banners and umbrellas of their own camp. None of the ten major forces had made a move yet, after all, the big players would be the last to appear, and it was not their turn yet.

Seeing that the Black Skull Demon Lord's progress was getting slower and slower, the leaders of other small forces could no longer sit still and quickly requested to transfer him back, otherwise their teams would be wiped out.

The Yang family's ancestor had no choice but to obey them as he could not stand the persuasion of the crowd.

The Black Skull Demon Lord was summoned back and couldn't help but ask questions.

"What do you mean, leader? I am in the process of breaking the formation, how can I give up halfway?"

The Yang family ancestor coughed dryly and said, "Elder Hei Ku has worked hard for half a day. Why don't you take a rest first and let Master Zhan Kong and the others take over your place?"

Everyone responded in unison: "Elder Hei Ku, please take a quick rest. Let Master Zhan Kong take care of breaking the formation!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord was furious, feeling that not only was he humiliated, but if he also lost the credit for breaking the formation, he would most likely lose all his reputation, so he immediately refused in a stern manner.

"Who do you think I am? How can I do a job without a diamond drill? Wait a moment and see how I break the formation!"

Everyone tried to persuade him: "The cannon fodder force is a bit stretched, Elder Hei Ku really shouldn't waste too much!"

The Black Skull Demon Lord pretended to be calm, and fiercely issued a military order: "If we fail to break the formation again this time, I will give up the shares of the Lin's Chamber of Commerce!"

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There was silence all around, and everyone was looking at it strangely, as if it had gone mad from anger.

The four Jindan Zhenren of Wangyue City smiled at each other and said in unison: "That's great, why don't you let Elder Hei Ku give it another try!"

The Yang family patriarch had no choice but to let it go.

The Black Skull Demon Lord walked down from the command platform, but this time he did not fly back to the front line. Instead, he came to the camp of the Lin Chamber of Commerce.

"Brother, help me quickly!"

Lin Shan was sitting on a rattan chair, instructing the two young men beside him. Mu Yan and Wu Hanqiao listened to him talking about the key points of breaking through the foundation-building period. They nodded repeatedly like chicks pecking at rice. They grew rapidly under the influence of the president and were ready to start breaking through the foundation-building period after returning.

Seeing that the boy was still standing there, he could not help but secretly send a message:
"Brother, I'm in trouble."

Lin Shan didn't even move his butt and replied lazily: "Aren't you a master of formations? Isn't it easy to break the formation on the front line?"

The Black Skull Demon Lord hesitated and said, "I've run into a tough guy."

"Then what do you want from me?"

"I need your virtual star disk to help me break the formation."

"impossible!"

Lin Shan refused outright. He believed that spiritual treasures could only be used secretly. Once they were exposed to the public, he would become the public enemy of the cultivation world. He would be hunted down by countless people and there would be no peace.

The Black Skull Demon Lord quickly sent a voice message and apologized with a smile: "Brother, you worry too much. I want you to be a mouthpiece, so that the weapon spirit Xiaoxin can use the main body to help me sense the flow of spiritual energy in the array and the abnormalities underground, so that I can determine the base of the array and break through it with a single point."

Its algorithm is not precise, so if it can't figure it out, it will resort to crooked tricks and seek external plug-ins to cheat.

Lin Shan glanced at the guy outside the camp speechlessly and nodded in agreement. Mu Yan and Wu Hanqiao beside him didn't know why the boss was daydreaming just now, but they still bowed and listened to his teachings.

After getting Lin Shan's approval, the Black Skull Demon Lord instantly became bolder. He waved the flag in his hand, and under Lin Shan's instructions, a team of cannon fodder was sent into the Dai family's protective formation.

In just a short while, the mountains in the front formation collapsed and the ground cracked, the clouds and fog dissipated, and the sky suddenly appeared.

"Crackle~~Boom~~"

Half of the formation collapsed in an instant, and the cannon fodder team quickly penetrated and moved like a snake, as if assisted by God, as if they were in an empty space!

Click on the table.

"Report, Master Hei Ku has broken the Flame Mountain Formation!"

"Report, Master Hei Ku has broken the poisonous cloud formation!"

"Report, Master Hei Ku has destroyed the miasma forest array!"

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The Jindan elders were horrified and shouted, "Elder Hei Ku is so terrifying!"

(End of this chapter)