Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 2692: Chapter 83: Heaven, Earth, and Man_3

After all, no one ever taught him, so he could only "ponder blindly" with his own experience and intuition.

But the situation waits for no one.

These two days of Mo Hua’s "vain effort" yielded nothing.

In these two days, the Bi Fang Tribe launched another sneak attack, killing two Danque Tribe barbarian soldiers, and injuring seventeen.

The Danque Tribe was furious, but the situation had become deadlocked.

The valley where the Shugu Skill Department was located was remote and secluded, far from the main body of the Mountain Realm.

In a short period, neither side could have reinforcements, only to decide the winner here.

Now, the Bi Fang Tribe encircled, while the Danque Tribe was continually being gnawed away.

The only way was to abandon the storehouse of the Shugu Department, travel lightly, and retreat swiftly.

The Bi Fang Tribe, to seize the storehouse, would certainly not continue pursuing.

Surviving is what matters; as for this batch of Barbarian Armor, though it pains the heart, they can only be discarded.

Most importantly, it is to preserve the combat power of the barbarian soldiers and ensure the safety of Young Master Dan Zhu.

This decision was proposed by Elder Bachuan and agreed upon by Barbarian General Chi Feng.

As a barbarian general, Chi Feng naturally couldn’t bear to lose such a large batch of Barbarian Armor and raw materials for forging armor, but the safety of Young Master Dan Zhu was above everything else.

Dan Zhu cherished the lives of the barbarian soldiers and did not want this hundred-plus Danque Tribe barbarian soldiers to suffer more losses for the Barbarian Armor.

In comparison, Mo Hua was actually the one who least wanted to lose this batch of Shugu Department Barbarian Armor.

Mo Hua had no choice, deciding he could only be "harsher".

His Tao cultivation was eclectic, proficient in many techniques, but some had significant costs, which Mo Hua was not keen to use lightly.

The current situation, being somewhat crude, was to use "Divine Thought into Sword".

But Bi Jie was at the Golden Core Middle Stage, and his divine sense should be superior to his own.

Using Divine Thought into Sword against a cultivator whose divine sense was superior, the specific effect was unknown, but he himself would surely suffer backlash.

Mo Hua’s impression was very deep.

Back then, while encircling the Water Yama in the Dragon King Temple at the Qian Learning State Boundary, he had used the Soul-Shocking Sword against the "smiling tiger" Golden Core Realm Xiao Zhenhai.

Indeed, Xiao Zhenhai was "shocked" by his Soul-Shocking Sword.

But his own eyes also bled and he was even blind for a period.

That was with the "Soul-Shocking Sword", and if using the "Godslaying Sword" to slay a Golden Core Cultivator with stronger divine sense, the "backlash" might have been heavier.

Because his Divine Thought Out of the Body used the "eyes" as the "medium". This backlash would directly affect the eyes.

The Sea of Consciousness might not be injured, but the eyes were very likely to be ruined.

In the absence of sufficient divine sense, even if he could truly kill Bi Jie with Divine Thought, there was still the latent danger of triggering fateful evilness.

Apart from Divine Thought into Sword, there was using formations.

The Killing Formation couldn’t be used temporarily.

A Defensive Array only defends but doesn’t attack, so its significance isn’t as great.

Besides, there was the Yuan Magnetic Formation.

In the mountains and forests, laying a Small Yuan Magnetic Formation for early "warnings" to avoid Bi Fang Tribe’s ambush and find opportunities, to ambush Bi Fang Tribe.

This routine, Mo Hua had used before.

But this time Mo Hua also didn’t want to use it much because the valley outside the Shugu Department had complex terrain, and the mountain was too vast.

If each path were to be laid with a Small Yuan Magnetic Formation, the consumption of Spiritual Ink would be too much.

The Spiritual Ink used in the Small Yuan Magnetic Formation was quite special.

Currently in the Barbaric Wilderness, once it was used up, replenishing it wouldn’t be easy.

Mo Hua was reluctant to waste so much Spiritual Ink at once.

Moreover, he didn’t have so much of the "formation media" for the Small Yuan Magnetic Formation in hand, so he could only draw the formations on the ground.

This meant that this "Small Yuan Magnetic Formation" would be entirely disposable.

After use, they’d all have to be abandoned.

This pained Mo Hua even more.

But now, divination was ineffective, so he had to choose between Divine Thought into Sword and the Small Yuan Magnetic Formation.

Either lose a large amount of divine sense and bear the risk of backlash.

Or use up a large amount of Spiritual Ink.

Comparing the two, using the "Small Yuan Magnetic Formation" was obviously less risky.

Mo Hua sighed.

Having too many methods is troublesome; making a choice becomes difficult.

After making up his mind, he found Chi Feng and asked for a topographical map of the surroundings.

Chi Feng was puzzled, "Mr. Witch, this is..."

Mo Hua said, "I want to find a way to see if I can repel the Bi Fang Tribe and preserve this batch of Barbarian Armor."

Chi Feng immediately put on a solemn expression.

As a barbarian general, he naturally wanted to protect this batch of Barbarian Armor more than anyone.

Now that Mo Hua said so, Chi Feng didn’t dare to neglect and quickly handed the map in his hand to Mo Hua.

Mo Hua glanced at the map and shook his head lightly.

The terrain map Chi Feng provided was too rough.

It was fine for military maneuvers, but too simplistic for laying formations.

There was no choice but to figure it out himself.

Mo Hua had to leave the Stone Palace, go to the valley outside the Shugu Department, personally survey the terrain, create a map, and consider the layout of the Small Yuan Magnetic Formation.

Chi Feng, worried about Mo Hua’s safety, closely followed behind.

At the same time, he was keen to know what method this Mr. Witch could possibly have to withstand the Bi Fang Tribe’s attack.

Entering the mountain forest, Mo Hua spread out his divine sense, walking while observing the mountain terrain, contemplating the structure of the Compound Formation.

Chi Feng followed behind Mo Hua, faintly sensing a deep and obscure awareness, secretly shocked:

"This Mr. Witch’s divine sense is... so strong?"

He hadn’t noticed previously.

"Could this be... a sign of Divine Lord’s blessing?" Chi Feng gave Mo Hua a deep look, his gaze narrowing.

Mo Hua didn’t care about Chi Feng’s thoughts.

Before, his divine sense had been introverted, now to observe the terrain and construct formations, he had to fully release it.

Chi Feng was a Golden Core Middle Stage, not quite an outsider, and could be useful in the future.

Therefore, there was a need to reinforce in his mind the extraordinary image of himself as a "Shaman".

Let him know his "strength" on the path of Divine Thought.

Only then could he have a voice in front of Chi Feng.

Mo Hua glanced at Chi Feng, sensing his inner activity, nodded slightly, and then focused on studying the layout of the Small Yuan Magnetic Formation.

To lay a Small Yuan Magnetic Formation, one must understand the mountain terrain and have the entire mountain range’s topographical system in the mind.

Only then could the Small Yuan Magnetic Formation respond to each other and connect as one.

This was Mo Hua’s intention.

He was doing this survey personally for the sake of laying formations.

But as Mo Hua personally walked in the mountains, head to the sky, feet on the ground, a subtle feeling arose suddenly in his heart.

Moreover, this feeling grew deeper.

Mo Hua couldn’t help but look up at the sky, then down at the ground.

The sky was crimson, the mountains desolate, the terrain chaotic. Their group walked in the mountains. Cause and effect were fluctuating.

As he watched, Mo Hua’s heart was suddenly shocked.

He suddenly realized that his understanding of "heaven, earth, and man" was indeed wrong.

Even his comprehension of cause and effect had a fundamental fallacy.