338: Deployment

Inside Yaoshi City!

At this moment, this majestic city forged from thousand-year-old Yaoshi stone had been blasted open with a huge hole, and the city's protective Formation had also been broken, leaving it in ruins.

On the ruined city tower, a spirited young woman stood proudly. She had a beautiful appearance, her long hair gently fluttering in the wind as she gazed into the vast mountains and rivers ahead. Behind her lay the vast, desolate land of the Demon Race Continent.

Two figures suddenly arrived, landing beside the young woman—they were two Young Masters waving folding fans. One of them smiled and said, 'Although there were constant twists and turns along the way, we finally managed to breach this majestic city.'

'Thanks to that Human Race member who knew what was good for him and secretly assisted from within, otherwise who knows how long it would have taken to break the city. Even the Demon Suppressing Tower over there has already been noticed by them.'

The man on the left, Jiu Ying, nodded and continued, 'Next, we just need to lead the army to sweep through and slaughter everything, completely occupying this Rain God Continent. Then we can consider our mission accomplished to Perfection.'

Gui Che beside him shook his head, his tone light, 'Actually, it's all the same.'

'Even without that trash betraying us at the last moment, this Rain God Continent was already in our grasp. It would have just taken a bit more effort.'

'Fellow Daoist speaks wisely!'

Jiu Ying changed the subject and sighed, 'I heard that Tianque Sect has a fine wine brewed from Nine Heavens cloud dew and thousand-year-old spiritual plants, called 'drunken flowing sunset.' I wonder what exquisite taste this wine has when it enters the mouth.'

Ghost Book looked into the distance and murmured, 'I'm not very interested in vulgar things like wine. The Human Race has always used the essence blood of our Yao Race to refine their bodies and even created something called the 'ten thousand demon blood quenching pool.' I'm curious, if I were to consume ten thousand Human Race Golden Cores, would it greatly benefit my cultivation base?'

The woman Qingli glanced at the two men beside her from the corner of her eye and said coldly, 'We've just won a battle, only occupied one city and one piece of land, and you're already here gloating and spouting nonsense?'

'What, do you want the army to hold a three-day and three-night victory banquet right here in Yaoshi City?'

'Don't forget, the Human Race also has heroes emerging in every generation. In times of desperation, there are always Cultivators who step forward to turn the tide. If the Human Race were truly so weak, ten thousand years ago, how could we have been driven to this desolate land by them?'

Ghost Book and Jiu Ying exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious.

Jiu Ying immediately put away his folding fan, wiped the frivolity from his face, and smiled slightly, 'We were just chatting casually, definitely not being careless.'

Ghost Book also quickly chimed in, 'Later, I'll lead the army to first clear out the remnants of Five Elders Gate, then turn around and take down Tianque Sect.'

'As for the other second-rate Sects, I'll trouble Fellow Daoist to send people to clear them out one by one.'

'Since Fellow Daoist has chosen Five Elders Gate and Tianque Sect, I'll take the remaining Demon Suppressing Towers for myself.'

Qingli coldly reminded, 'Don't go slaughtering cities on a large scale. Killing one-third as a warning is enough.'

...Inside Guiyan Inn!

'Fellow Daoist Chen, this is the Topographic Map of the entire Rain God Continent region. This item is only secretly stored by our Three Great Sects, and it also meticulously marks the locations of various second-rate forces' Sects.'

Chen Xuan ignored the latter part, took the Topographic Map, spread it out on the long table, and focused on browsing it.

He saw that the Rain God Continent region had a neat, roughly oval shape, like a flat jade pendant. Most importantly, the Eighteen Demon Suppressing Towers were scattered like stars, perfectly encompassing the entire territory in an extremely ingenious distribution.

'If we use nine Demon Suppressing Towers as the foundation to set up two Nine Luminaries God-Suppressing Formations...'

Chen Xuan lightly tapped the map with his fingertip, 'Then we can completely cut off the Yao Race army's invasion route, trapping them inside and catching them like turtles in a jar!'

Chu Haotian watched the silent Chen Xuan, waiting for about half an hour before carefully asking, 'Fellow Daoist, are you confident about this?'

Chen Xuan looked up and smiled faintly, 'I can only say, let's give it a try first.'

Master Qing Xuan beside them, unaware of their plan, looked back and forth between the two and the Topographic Map with a confused expression, full of doubt.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xuan's figure suddenly blurred, transforming into a stream of light that shot through the inn's roof and soared into the sky. He hovered in the Nine Heavens, his robes fluttering in the wind, looking down at the vast, boundless Rain God Continent below. Chu Haotian followed closely behind. Master Qing Xuan was stunned for a moment before realizing what was happening, hurriedly activating his spiritual power to catch up and land beside the two.

Chen Xuan raised his hand and pointed toward the northern sky, asking solemnly, 'Is that the direction where Yaoshi City is located?'

Master Qing Xuan's expression turned grave, and he nodded heavily, 'Now Yaoshi City has been occupied by those Yao Race scum. I just don't know how the surrounding cities are faring, whether they've also fallen victim to their schemes.'

Chu Haotian's face was serious as he asked solemnly, 'Fellow Daoist, what do you need the two of us to do for setting up the Formation?'

Chen Xuan thought for a moment and replied calmly, 'I'll start setting up the first Formation from the south. In the early stages, I don't expect much resistance. When I start setting up the second Formation, the Yao Race will definitely notice. At that time, I'll trouble you two Fellow Daoists to protect me and prevent them from interfering.'

'Fellow Daoist, rest assured!'

Chu Haotian immediately responded solemnly, his tone resolute, 'Even if it costs me my life, I won't let those beasts disturb Fellow Daoist in the slightest!'

Master Qing Xuan beside him, however, looked utterly bewildered, his eyes full of astonishment.

He never expected that this Fellow Daoist Chen's method to deal with the Yao Race army was actually to set up a Formation!

After all, Master Qing Xuan himself was an expert in Formations, but no matter how hard he searched his mind, he couldn't think of any Formation that could be used to resist such a massive Yao Race invasion.

How to set it up? How to arrange it?

And the Yao Race army was already at the gates, right at their doorstep. Thinking about setting up a Formation now—was it even in time?

Wasn't this just fooling around?

Master Qing Xuan's thoughts churned, and just as he was about to voice his doubts, a surge of immense spiritual power suddenly erupted beside him. The aura was so strong that it instinctively interrupted his train of thought, and he turned to look.

He saw the Man in White Robes raise his hand, and a simple bronze Token appeared in his palm. The Token was engraved with several mysterious and incomprehensible ancient runes—it was the Formation Core for activating the Nine Luminaries God-Suppressing Formation.

This Formation was created by ancient Cultivators imitating the Nine Heavens star tracks. Its core was based on the number 'nine,' requiring nine locations with immense Sha Suppressing Power as Formation Eyes to fully activate the Formation, unleashing its infinite power.

Chen Xuan's gaze swept over the southern region, and the details he had memorized from browsing the Topographic Map instantly flashed in his mind. The first, fourth, fifth... In just an instant, he had accurately selected the locations of nine Demon Suppressing Towers.

These nine Demon Suppressing Towers were inherently locations with immense Sha Suppressing Power, making them perfectly suited as Formation Eyes for the Nine Luminaries God-Suppressing Formation.

With his mind made up, Chen Xuan lightly flicked his fingertip, and the bronze Token transformed into a brilliant green light, shooting straight toward the southern sky.

'Hum—'

A clear hum echoed through heaven and earth. Immediately after, Chen Xuan's fingers quickly formed hand seals, and a condensed golden spiritual power slowly infused into the Token.

In the distant southern region, the first Demon Suppressing Tower first trembled slightly, then the shaking grew more intense, as if a giant beast that had slept for eons was about to awaken. The two Golden Core Cultivators responsible for guarding the tower looked at each other in confusion, completely unaware of what was happening.

At that very moment, in an instant—

The dormant Sha Suppressing Power deep within the earth's veins was abruptly awakened, transforming into a brilliant pillar of light that pierced through the Demon Suppressing Tower's dome and shot straight into the sky!