People in Conferred Gods: Rising from humble beginnings, I am the God of Wealth

Chapter 394 Overpowering the Immortals of the Chan Sect, and Once Again Displaying the White Sign!
"How can they be so difficult to deal with..."

As the pressure within the formation gradually increased, Daoist Ran Deng frowned slightly.

In just a short while, the pressure from the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls began to overwhelm him.

The space created by each swing of the measuring rod becomes increasingly limited.

Zhao Gongming's method of instantly setting up an array truly exceeded the expectations of Daoist Ran Deng.

He knew that Zhao Gongming was highly skilled and experienced in combat. His actual combat strength was not much weaker than that of inner disciples such as Golden Light Holy Mother and Duobao Daoist, and might even be a few points stronger.

But he never expected that Zhao Gongming could, in the blink of an eye, use the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls as the base to set up this twenty-four-layered Sea-Suppressing Array, trapping him in the array and putting him in a passive position.

It's as if Zhao Gongming had pre-arranged the twenty-four layers of the Sea-Suppressing Formation on the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, so that he could set up the formation simply by using the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

But how could such a thing be possible?
The biggest drawback of formations is that setting them up takes time. If they are discovered, they may be ambushed, making it difficult to set them up.

If the formation is not set up, it will not be of any use.

Therefore, the purpose of formations is usually to set up in caves or to lay in advance when ambushing.

If you want to set up an array during a battle, you need fellow cultivators to provide cover; otherwise, it will be very difficult to set up an array.

However, Zhao Gongming's actions clearly shattered the understanding of Daoist Ran Deng, and even of all living beings in the primordial world, regarding the Dao.

Xiqi military camp.

The immortals of the Chan Sect stood on the city wall, watching as Daoist Ran Deng was already at a disadvantage, and the surrounding space was gradually compressed back by the One Yuan Heavy Water. All of them frowned slightly.

Even a Taiyi Golden Immortal could see that Randeng's current situation was extremely bad. If things continued like this, he might not even be able to escape.

"No, Vice Master Randeng must not be harmed!"

Yun Zhongzi took out the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi from his sleeve and, without saying a word, smashed it towards Zhao Gongming, who was in charge of the formation.

If the Daoist Ran Deng, the vice leader of the Chan Sect, were to fall at the hands of Zhao Gongming, the senior disciple of the Jie Sect, it would be a truly shameful loss, and even the Primordial Heavenly Lord would likely be displeased.

As long as the lamp can be kept safe, things like bullying the weak and lacking martial ethics become less important.

This Three Treasures Jade Ruyi was a spiritual treasure bestowed upon Yun Zhongzi by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable. Its power far surpasses that of ordinary Great Luo Immortals.

Back in the Ten Deadly Formations, Yun Zhongzi relied on the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to seize the gap in the formation's transformation, break through the barriers between the Ten Deadly Formations, and connect the Blazing Flame Formation and the Blood Transformation Formation, thus breaking the balance that had lasted for hundreds of years.

If it were any other magical treasure, even if it could seize this gap and break through the barrier between the Ten Absolute Formations, it would still take some effort.

Sensing the approaching Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, Zhao Gongming's expression changed slightly, and he roared angrily:
"To outnumber the enemy, what a wonderful True Immortal Fude! I have certainly broadened my horizons today!"

Faced with the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, a sacred treasure of a saint, Zhao Gongming dared not be careless. He hurriedly mobilized the power of the great formation, sending out twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to meet the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and entangle it.

call out--!
But at that moment, a streak of extremely fast rainbow light flew out from the Xiqi army camp, passed through the ocean composed of primordial heavy water, and sped toward Zhao Gongming's brow.

this moment.

A strong sense of crisis arose in Zhao Gongming's heart. He turned his head and saw a white throwing knife about seven inches long with a nose and eyes in the rainbow light.

The innate gourd vine produced a total of seven gourds, among which the red gourd was named the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd, which was obtained by the Old Ancestor Hongyun and is now missing.

The purplish-gold gourd, named the Purple-Gold Gourd, was obtained by the Sage of Taiqing and is now on Laozi's body, used to hold elixirs.

The blue gourd, named the Water and Fire Gourd, was obtained by Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun, also known as Tongtian Jiaozhu, and a Water and Fire Qilin was born inside it.

The golden gourd, named the Demon-Summoning Gourd, was obtained by the goddess Nuwa and is said to be able to command all the demons in the world.

The green gourd, named the Heavenly Emperor's Gourd, was originally obtained by Hongjun and later given to Haotian. It is said to have the mysterious power to repair and nurture spiritual objects.

The black gourd, named the Chaos Gourd, was also obtained by Hongjun and later given to Yang Xuan. When it truly matures, it can be used to create a complete world.

The white gourd, named the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, originally belonged to Donghuang Taiyi, but now belongs to Lu Ya. It contains the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, which can behead a Great Luo Primordial Spirit.

The flying knife within that rainbow light is the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife.

During the Lich Wars, Donghuang Taiyi used the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife to kill many Daluo Golden Immortals, further increasing his ferocity and power.

Even though Zhao Gongming was the eldest disciple of the outer sect of the Jie Sect and already possessed the cultivation level of a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, after listening to the Tongtian Sect Master's sermon a few years ago, his cultivation level improved further, and he was not far from reaching the perfection of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

However, his physical body is not particularly strong. If he were hit by the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, he would suffer severe injuries and damage to his primordial spirit.

"Ugh!"

Zhao Gongming glanced at the Daoist Ran Deng in the great formation, then at the Jie Sect immortals who were locked in battle with the Chan Sect's Grand Luo Golden Immortals, and sighed helplessly.

Without external intervention, he could at least destroy the physical body of the Burning Lamp Daoist, severely injuring him and forcing him to return to the Lingjiu Cave to recuperate, thus preventing him from participating in the subsequent Investiture of the Gods.

But now, with Yun Zhongzi wielding the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi and Lu Ya assisting him, if Zhao Gongming insists on suppressing Daoist Ran Deng, he will surely be severely injured by these two.

Moreover, he was not confident that he could severely injure Daoist Ran Deng first under the combined attack of these two deadly treasures, let alone kill him.

Left with no other choice, he could only manipulate the great formation, summoning six more Sea-Stabilizing Pearls and unleashing the Dragon-Binding Rope to block the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife.

As a result, only six of the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls that were originally used as the foundation to suppress Daoist Ran Deng remained.

The pressure on Daoist Ran Deng suddenly decreased, but he dared not take this opportunity to fight back. He hurriedly waved the Measuring Ruler in his hand and retreated outwards, successfully breaking out of the formation and joining the melee outside the formation.

Strictly speaking, the number of Great Luo Golden Immortals and the individual strength of the immortals of the Chan Sect in the Nine Provinces are stronger than those of the Jie Sect.

When Huanglong Zhenren arrived in Kyushu with healing elixirs, he also brought a group of immortals from Kunlun Mountain, including many Daluo Jinxian (Great Luo Golden Immortals).

Furthermore, after Guang Chengzi and the others took the Golden Elixir, their injuries improved significantly, allowing them to participate in the battle normally.

In contrast, although Shen Gongbao summoned another group of Jie Sect immortals with deep karmic burdens, the number of Great Luo Golden Immortals was only comparable to the group of immortals from Kunlun Mountain. The Golden Light Mother and Qin Wan, having suffered severe injuries, had returned to Heaven to recuperate and did not participate in the battle.

Shi Ji's injuries were less severe, but without healing pills, her condition was much worse than Guang Chengzi's and the others. She could only use the Divine Reflection of Myriad Realms technique to activate the Human Seed Bag and interfere from a distance.

Even if the Jie Sect immortals managed to arrange their formations on the spot and achieve a synergy greater than the sum of its parts, overall they were still considerably weaker than the Chan Sect immortals.

As time goes on, once the formation is broken, the immortals of the Jie Sect will only have the fate of escaping in a sorry state, and some of them will even have to be left behind.

After Zhao Gongming joined the fray, the situation began to change.

None of the immortals of the Chan Sect expected that Zhao Gongming, who was tall and burly with a righteous face, would use such dirty tricks when fighting.

At the beginning, Zhao Gongming seemed determined to fight Randeng Daoren to the death, and he used twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to chase after Randeng Daoren and beat him up.

But just when everyone present thought that Zhao Gongming was going to fight with the Taoist Ran Deng and didn't pay much attention,

Suddenly, Zhao Gongming pulled out six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls and threw them at Huanglong Zhenren, who was not far away. He was caught off guard and was eventually bound by Zhao Gongming with the Dragon-Binding Rope, stuck in the ground, and unable to move.

Having learned from this experience, the immortals of the Chan Sect all devoted a portion of their attention to Zhao Gongming, fearing that they too might be ambushed by him and impaled on the ground.

As a result, it took them a few more minutes to break the formation, greatly reducing the pressure on the Jie Sect immortals and even giving them a chance to counterattack.

However, even if they spared a sliver of their attention, it wouldn't make much of a difference. If Zhao Gongming was determined to launch a sneak attack, even Guang Chengzi and Yun Zhongzi would be at risk of falling into his trap.

Zhao Gongming's ability to become the top outer disciple of the Jie Sect was not solely due to his background and cultivation; his expertise in array formations was also a crucial factor.

If you lack the skill in array formations, it's ridiculous to want to be the outer disciple of the Jie Sect!
Moreover, the Three Immortals have the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation, and the Ten Heavenly Kings have the Ten Absolute Formations. How could Zhao Gongming not have his own signature formations?

The twenty-four-layered sea-suppressing formation that Zhao Gongming had previously set up was a formation he created using twenty-four sea-stabilizing pearls as its base.

This formation, which was not connected to the earth's veins and was only temporarily set up, was able to overwhelm Daoist Ran Deng. If it weren't for the help of Yun Zhongzi and Lu Ya, Ran Deng would probably have died here, which shows the power of this formation.

However, in the original timeline, his twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls were taken by Xiao Sheng with the Falling Treasure Coin, thus losing the foundation for setting up the formation, which is why he did not have the opportunity to set up this formation.

Now, not only have Zhao Gongming's twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls not been taken away, but the twenty-four layers of the Sea-Stabilizing Array have also incorporated the concept of a composite array.

Not only is the formation speed faster—as long as the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl is used, the formation can be set up in an instant—but the formation also has more variations.

You can use twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to set up a grand formation, or... you can use three or six!
Shortly after Zhao Gongming captured Huanglong Zhenren and imprisoned him in the ground, he found another opportunity and launched six Dinghai Divine Pearls in six different directions at Yun Zhongzi.

Having learned his lesson from Master Huanglong, Yun Zhongzi naturally wouldn't fall for his tricks so easily.

While using the withered pine giant sword to attack the Jie Sect immortals in front of him, he also summoned the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi to meet the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, intending to stop them one by one.

But just as the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi was about to block one of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, array patterns suddenly appeared on the surface of the six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, releasing dazzling divine light and forming a six-layered Sea-Suppressing Array, trapping it inside.

Although it is only a six-layered sea-suppressing formation made up of six sea-stabilizing pearls, its power is much weaker than that of a twenty-four-layered sea-suppressing formation.

However, Yun Zhongzi still felt immense pressure, and breaking out of the formation was not something that could be done in a short time.

In this way, it's as if Zhao Gongming alone has entangled Yun Zhongzi, Randeng Daoist, and Huanglong Zhenren.

This not only greatly reduced the pressure on the Jie Sect immortals, but also made the Chan Sect immortals wary, causing them to devote a great deal of their attention to him.

Since Zhao Gongming can use six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to set up a great formation in an instant, he can use six more Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to set up another formation.

If one or two more of them are entangled by Zhao Gongming, the Chan Sect's advantage will disappear, and they may even fall into a disadvantageous position and be suppressed by the Jie Sect immortals.

It should be noted that the Jie Sect immortals on the field have already formed a battle formation. Once the Chan Sect immortals fall into a disadvantageous position, these Jie Sect immortals can further improve their formation and further expand their advantage.

At that point, the immortals of the Chan Sect will not only be at a disadvantage, but may even perish within these great formations.

The most effective, and perhaps only, solution now is to eliminate Zhao Gongming, or at least prevent him from acting so recklessly.

The problem is that they have no way to deal with Zhao Gongming. The deputy leader of the Chan Sect, Randeng Daoren, was suppressed and beaten by Zhao Gongming from beginning to end, and had no room to fight back.

This was all before Zhao Gongming used the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl to set up the Sea-Suppressing Array.

This means that Zhao Gongming still has eighteen Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to use. Based on the calculation that six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls can be used to set up a Sea-Suppressing Formation, Zhao Gongming can at least entangle three Chan Sect Great Luo Immortals!
If Zhao Gongming were to hold off six Daluo Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect by himself, and they were all Daluo Golden Immortals of the same level as the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect, how could this battle be fought?
"Fellow Daoist Ran Deng, the situation is unfavorable to us. We should consider this matter carefully!"

As Lu Ya Dao Ren watched Zhao Gong Ming attack Ran Deng Dao Ren while approaching him, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly shouted loudly.

He wasn't a disciple of the Chan Sect. If he were trapped by Zhao Gongming using the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, the Chan Sect might not necessarily rescue him. They might even use him as a scapegoat to facilitate their own escape.

The Chan Sect prides itself on being a True Immortal of Fortune and Virtue, but its reputation in the prehistoric world is not very good. How could Daoist Lu Ya dare to gamble on such a thing?
The reason he voluntarily entered the tribulation was because he had always lacked an opportunity to achieve the goal of becoming the Lord of the Sun.

After years of deduction and with December's guidance, he finally understood why he had been unable to obtain the position of Sun Star Lord, and why he had not even found the Innate Fusang Wood.

It is because they lack merit and have done nothing for heaven and earth.

So he came to Kyushu, thinking of helping the Chan Sect complete the Investiture of the Gods and settle the karma of heaven and earth. This would be considered a contribution to heaven and earth, and in this way he could find the innate Fusang wood and become the Lord of the Sun Star.

Finally, just like in December, the good corpse is carried by the sun star to complete the severing of the corpse and achieve quasi-sainthood.

But now that Zhao Gongming, this unreasonable man, has appeared, he is overwhelming a group of Chan Sect immortals all by himself. If he is not careful, he may die here. Naturally, Lu Ya is unwilling to continue the fight.

He had already made up his mind that if these Chan Sect immortals were unwilling to retreat, he would not accompany them and would first protect himself.

Clearly, Lu Ya was overthinking things. Daoist Ran Deng had wanted to leave for a long time, but he hadn't come up with a reasonable excuse.

Now that Lu Ya had offered a way out, Daoist Ran Deng breathed a sigh of relief and immediately made a decision.

He first had Guang Chengzi help Yun Zhongzi break the formation, then he wielded the Measuring Ruler to force Zhao Gongming back.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, they lifted the Yellow Dragon Taoist who was stuck in the ground and led the group of Chan Sect immortals to retreat back to the Xiqi army camp.

(End of this chapter)