I became the demon of the female devil

Chapter 276 Breaking the Formation, Capturing the Dragon! The prosthetic eye, with its needle-like prowess, identifies him as a genius in the art of formations!

"Do you remember what I told you last time about the essence of the Eight Desolations Demon-Slaying Formation?" Sun Chongli asked, seeing that Chen Mo looked somewhat confused.

"Of course I remember," Chen Mo nodded.

In those days, demons ravaged the land, plagued the nine provinces, and strange occurrences spread throughout the capital.

In an effort to save the crumbling imperial court, the Ministry of Works, in conjunction with the Wuwang Temple, set up the Eight Desolations Demon-Slaying Formation, which covered the entire capital city.

As soon as a demon sets foot in it, it will be locked onto by the formation, and the demon-slaying crossbows set up on the star-gazing platform will be activated, killing it on the spot.

However, detecting demonic energy is only one of the most basic functions of this great formation.

In reality, the Eight Desolations Demon-Slaying Formation is composed of eight large formations, and its true purpose is to trap the dragon veins and ensure the stability of the Yuan Dynasty.

Over the years, the Demon Suppression Division has been trying to break this formation. On the one hand, the power of the formation is declining year by year and it is about to be unable to suppress the dragon vein. On the other hand, it is also to break free from the constraints of the Wuwang Temple.

However, this grand formation is so intricate and complex that only two of its elements have been deciphered so far.

This is the third formation, called the "Nine Luminaries Eclipse Formation," which is used to dispel the evil energy that confines the dragon vein.

“After the formation was completed, Wuwang Temple handed over the formation diagram and formation vehicle to the imperial court, but left only the formation guide.” Sun Chongli stroked his beard and said in a deep voice, “Without the formation guide to locate the position, it is very difficult to find the formation eye, which makes breaking the formation extremely difficult.”

Chen Mo suddenly realized, "So, to find the array's core, we must first find the dragon vein?"

“That’s right.” Sun Chongli nodded and said, “Since the Nine Luminaries Eclipse Formation is designed to neutralize the evil energy of the dragon vein, the core of the formation must be on the dragon vein. However, due to the changes in the earth’s veins over the years, it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact location.”

"I tried to use this Dragon-Trapping Pillar to lock the earth's veins, but the effect was minimal."

"Do we really have to conduct an on-site survey and dig three feet into the ground in Kyoto?"

At this point, Sun Chongli sighed helplessly.

The dozens of worshippers who were lying on the ground observing the great formation all looked dejected.

This problem has been troubling them for a long time, and they still haven't come up with a good solution.

Each of them, taken individually, could be considered a genius in the art of array formations. They joined the Demon Suppression Division to break the great array and devoted themselves to it almost entirely... but so far they have made no progress, which has made them question their existence.

If the third level is this difficult, what will it be like after that?

Is this formation truly something that can be broken by human power?
If everything is in vain, then what is the point of the Array Dao Department?

Yuan Junfeng put his hands behind his back and shook his head, saying, "If you ask me, why go through all this trouble? Why not just storm Wuwang Temple and take over the formation?"

Sun Chongli glared at him and said, "Do you really think the Cycle of Reincarnation is made of mud? Besides, we haven't even figured out this formation yet. Who knows if Wuwang Temple has any backup plans? If we completely break off relations, who knows what kind of chaos it will cause!"

"You overestimate those bald monks. If they don't hand over the battle token, they'll raze Little Western Paradise to the ground. I'd like to see how many of their eminent monks can be reincarnated."

"You know nothing..."

The two argued incessantly, but Chen Mo ignored them and carefully observed the great formation in front of him.

The sky is the canopy, the earth is the carriage, and the stars that flow on the wall are the array diagram, with each star corresponding to the array carriage below.

To get a better look, he stepped into the formation, but the moment he entered, his vision blurred and he saw the stars in the sky and the ground beneath his feet begin to spin.

"It turns out that this formation is not fixed, but changes every moment."

Chen Mo's eyes shone with a purple-gold light as he carefully observed the miniature version of Tiandu City beneath his feet.

The houses are neatly arranged, the streets and alleys are intertwined, and every detail is perfectly replicated without the slightest flaw.

He crouched down, reached out and touched the ground, and his vision suddenly plunged into darkness, as if he had gone deep into the earth.

The surrounding rock strata are engraved with intricate seal script, nested layer upon layer, with countless earth veins winding like tree roots, densely packed and innumerable.

"This array has replicated the direction of the earth's veins, but it has not shown the dragon veins..."

"Or rather, it's been hidden away..."

Finding the one with dragon energy among the countless branches of the earth's veins is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Chen Mo simply gave up observing and closed his eyes to carefully perceive.

Under the observation of the divine soul, countless earth-yellow Qi streams shuttled around his body, intertwined like a spider web. At the same time, the purple Qi swirling in his dantian seemed to sense something and gradually became more active.

"not enough……"

He immersed his soul into the miniature figure in his spiritual platform, instantly amplifying his perception several times over, and pushed his soul power to its limit.

Guided by the dragon's energy, the veins are constantly being sorted out.

Ten articles, fifty articles, three hundred articles...

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Mo's soul power was exhausted and he could no longer sustain high-intensity deduction.

Just as he was about to give up, he caught a fleeting glimpse of purple light in the vast expanse of yellow energy.

At this moment, the dragon energy within his body became exceptionally active, almost bursting out of his body!

"found it!"

Chen Mo suddenly opened his eyes and reached out to grab the ley line.

boom!
Just then, the formation suddenly activated!

Within the rock strata, the seal script glowed with a radiant light, its intricate veins twisting and turning as if they were alive, attempting to conceal the dragon vein.

Chen Mo instantly realized that this was the fourth layer of the Nine Luminaries Eclipse Formation. Although he didn't know its name, its function was obvious: to hide dragons!

He knew that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and that once he missed it, the difficulty of finding the dragon vein would increase exponentially!

"untie!"

In the space between his mind and body, an ancient book appeared out of thin air, with the words "Explanation of the Great Evolution Heavenly Origin Array" written on its cover.

As the pages of the book were turned, countless characters and graphics surged forth like waves, constantly arranging and reorganizing in the sea of ​​consciousness.

This ancient book records countless formations, including many ancient formations that have been lost for a long time!
There are countless paths to the same destination. Even the most profound formations are not without origin; they must have their own fundamental principles, ultimately inseparable from the eight characters "yin and yang give rise to each other, and the five elements rotate."

As long as a similar formation is found and applied, the optimal solution can be found in the fastest time!

Moreover, Chen Mo's goal was not to break the formation, but to find the pattern of the Hidden Dragon Formation and seize the dragon vein that was about to be buried!

"The Four Seasons Reversal Formation, the Universe Shifting Formation..."

Countless ancient formations flashed by before my eyes, finally settling on a formation called the "Nine Netherworlds and Ten Earths Formation".

This formation is similar to the Hidden Dragon Formation, capable of reversing the earth's veins and reshaping mountains and rivers. Chen Mo endured the throbbing pain caused by his depleted soul power, constantly dismantling the formation to find the optimal route...

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the other side.

Sun Chongli was still arguing with Yuan Junfeng.

Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out: "Look, what's that?!"

"Ok?"

The two turned around at the sound and saw an elder pointing to the center of the formation, stammering, "Dragon... Dragon..."

Following the direction of his finger, Sun Chongli and Yuan Junfeng's expressions froze, their faces filled with disbelief.

Chen Mo's figure was suspended in the air, his clothes fluttering in the wind. His eyes were slightly closed, and he slowly stretched out his right hand, which disappeared into the void, as if he had grasped something.

boom--

The next moment, the array suddenly trembled violently!

Houses collapsed, the ground subsided, and countless seal characters swirled and danced out, forming eight interlocking rings that together created a constantly changing sphere.

The two outermost rings were dim and lifeless, which were the two formations that had been broken.

As Chen Mo continued to pull out his right hand, the third ring began to gradually twist.

At the same time, the stars on the wall emitted a cool, clear light, casting a long, winding serpent-like reflection on the ground—

"It's a dragon vein! That's the location of a dragon vein!"

Sun Chongli's voice trembled slightly, "Chen Mo... he found the core of the formation?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mo pulled hard, and the third ring shattered with a bang, exploding into a sky full of light and dust!
The mark, resembling a long snake, was deeply imprinted on the array!

?

Yuan Junfeng's mouth was slightly open, and his eyes were somewhat blank.

He had thought Chen Mo had come to ask for advice on formations, but the kid had found the location of the dragon vein as soon as he arrived, and even cracked the third formation?!

"monster……"

Chen Mo was unaware of what was happening outside; his attention was entirely focused on the small print that appeared before his eyes:

[Breaking the "Nine Luminaries Eclipse Formation"]

[Event completion rate reached 50%.]

[Find the location of the dragon vein, fulfill hidden conditions, improve your rating, and unlock some rewards.]

[Obtained rare item: Celestial Evolution Array Disc.]

[Obtained special item: Dao Essence Crystal *2.]

"The event isn't even finished, yet you've already received a portion of the reward?"

"There were even hidden conditions..."

Before Chen Mo could even check the reward, excruciating pain surged like a tidal wave. The price of overdrawing his soul power began to show. His vision went black, and he plummeted down like a kite with a broken string.

In a daze, I heard a commotion, and then I completely lost consciousness.

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Linglan County.

Inside the restaurant, Huineng sat cross-legged, his eyes lowered, his figure like an iron tower, with white breaths coming out of his mouth and nose with each breath. The little monk leaned against the window, listening to the vendors' shouts, the sweet aroma of freshly baked pastries lingering around his nose, and couldn't help but swallow.

"Brother Huineng, I'm hungry. Could you go buy me something to eat?" The little monk turned his head and asked cautiously.

“You just ate a vegetarian meal, you shouldn’t be hungry so quickly. It’s just your appetite that’s getting the better of you.” Huineng said calmly with his eyes closed, “Every grain of rice and every bowl of porridge is made with the blood and sweat of all living beings. How can you be so greedy?”

"If one harbors a desire for delicious food, that is a demonic obstacle."

"Amitabha."

"Amitabha."

The young monk was dejected, but there was nothing he could do. He put his hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer.

He thought to himself, "Brother Shiyun was so much easier to talk to before. He always had a warm and friendly demeanor, unlike Brother Huineng, who always had a stern face and looked so fierce that people didn't dare to get close to him."

How could Senior Brother Shiyun, who is so strong, inexplicably turn into mud?
dong dong dong-

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Huineng said.

The door opened, and two waiters carried in food trays.

"Sir, your food is here."

More than a dozen dishes filled the table, their colors bright red and their aroma enticing, making one's mouth water just by smelling them.

"Enjoy your meal, sir."

Before leaving, the shop assistants gave Huineng a strange look.

Buddhist believers should be vegetarian, but this monk ordered all meat dishes, and he even prepared the ingredients himself, asking them to process them. These were all exotic beasts he had never seen before.

Besides, how could an adult and a child possibly eat that much?

"What a weirdo..."

After the two left, Huineng opened his eyes, got up and went to the table, where he sat down in a chair with an air of authority.

He murmured a Buddhist chant and then began to feast.

He ate with great gusto, opening his mouth wide and dumping the entire plate of leg meat into it, his cheeks bulging. He chewed the meat, bones, and skin together, swallowing it down with a gulp.

Plate after plate, and soon the empty plates in front of them were piled up into a small mountain.

"..."

Watching Huineng devour the food with gusto, the little monk swallowed hard.

Although Wuwang Temple had strict precepts, Huineng was a warrior monk and could eat "three pure meats," which meant "meat that was not seen being killed, not heard being killed, and not suspected of being killed by oneself." In this way, he could avoid accumulating the karma of killing.

but……

That's way too much to eat!
I just told him to restrain his appetite, but he ended up making a delicious and visually appealing meal himself...

In a short while, Huineng had devoured all the dishes, his belly bulging and his mouth glistening with oil, showing no signs of being a highly accomplished monk.

"Amitabha."

Seemingly sensing the young monk's dissatisfaction, Huineng raised his palm and said calmly, "How much you eat depends on how much you need. If you need less, you can't eat more; if I need more, I naturally can't eat less."

As she spoke, she gently pushed the prayer beads with her other hand, and her bloated belly quickly flattened.

It felt as if a tiger's roar and thunder rumbled within his body, his bulging muscles bulged high, stretching his monk's robes taut. Accompanied by the pounding of his heart, his blood and qi surged like a mighty river, and a faint white mist rose from his body.

Half an incense stick later, the energy of qi and blood was completely digested, and his body returned to normal.

"The improvement is limited; it's still not enough."

Huineng frowned slightly.

Thinking back to what happened last time, a shadow falls over my heart.

Although he survived, he lost a precious physical body. Shi Yun was born with Buddha bones, which were highly compatible with him, allowing him to unleash his power to the fullest extent.

However, he was killed by that woman with a single finger, and had no chance to fight back!
The current body of the martial monk is barely acceptable. Although his Buddhist nature is somewhat lacking, his physical constitution is not bad. In order to improve his strength as soon as possible, he can only focus on tempering his physical body first.

"There are still a few days left, which should be enough time to advance to the Venerable level."

"Although they still couldn't withstand a single finger strike from that woman, the others could manage to exchange blows..."

Huineng narrowed his eyes, a sharp glint in them.

This time he was better prepared, and as long as he didn't mess with the wrong people, he shouldn't be as embarrassed as last time.

Just then, Huineng sensed something and suddenly looked up.

? !
"This is……"

He strode to the window, gazing in the direction of Tiandu City, his expression grave.

"The third layer of the formation was broken so quickly?!"

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After an unknown amount of time, Chen Mo slowly woke up.

As soon as I opened my eyes, a wrinkled old face came into view, and my dazed mind instantly cleared up.

"Lord Chen, you're awake?" Sun Chongli asked with concern.

"Sun Diansi, how long have I been asleep?" Chen Mo rubbed his temples.

"It's only been two hours," Sun Chongli said with a smile. "I've already examined your body. It's just that your soul power was greatly depleted, but there's nothing serious. You'll recover in a few days."

"...Thank you, Magistrate Sun."

Chen Mo propped himself up on the bed and sat up.

Looking up, he was immediately startled to see that the room was crowded with people, more than twenty people in blue robes, all staring at him with eager eyes.

?

"What is this all about..." Chen Mo's voice trembled.

"Ahem." Sun Chongli coughed and said, "They are all retainers of the Array Dao Department. They heard that Lord Chen broke the Nine Luminaries Eclipse Array and were just curious... If your health permits, why don't you tell us how you found the location of the dragon vein?"

Everyone's eyes sparkled, like curious children.

This third major formation had troubled them for a long time, because without a formation guide, they could only use a clumsy method to slowly search for the earth's veins.

That's fine, although it's a bit troublesome, breaking the formation is only a matter of time. But once we get close to the dragon vein, we will trigger the fourth formation, which will hide the dragon vein again.

Without finding the dragon vein, there's no way to break the fourth formation, thus creating a vicious cycle.

This problem that had tormented them for two years was solved by Chen Mo in just a quarter of an hour!

Moreover, they also pinpointed the location of the dragon vein, laying a solid foundation for breaking the formation later!

Simply incredible!

"Well..."

Chen Mo pondered for a moment and said, "Actually, it's nothing much. I just sensed a certain energy, followed my intuition, and that's how I found the dragon vein..."

intuition?

Everyone looked at each other.

This claim is far too far-fetched.

Sun Chongli frowned slightly and pressed on, "What about the fourth layer of the formation? How did you break through the Hidden Dragon Formation?"

"It's quite a coincidence," Chen Mo said. "I once studied a formation called the 'Nine Netherworlds and Ten Earths Formation,' which is somewhat similar to the Hidden Dragon Formation. Based on this formation, I dissected it and successfully found the operating rules of the Hidden Dragon Formation..."

After all, this array was just a simulation, so there was no need to worry about backlash, which is why he dared to act so freely.

Surprisingly, it actually worked.

"Nine Netherworlds and Ten Earths Formation?"

Sun Chongli pinched his chin, racking his brains for a long time, but he had no recollection of it.

Could it be an ancient formation that has been lost to time?

"May I take a look at the structure of this formation?"

As soon as he said it, he realized that his request was somewhat presumptuous, since it was likely the other party's most prized possession... He quickly waved his hand and said, "I was just saying it casually. It's alright if it's inconvenient."

"It's just a formation, nothing to hide."

"Since everyone's here, let's take a look together."

Chen Mo stretched out his finger, his fingertip radiating primordial energy, which continuously traced patterns in the air, gradually forming intricate designs.

wow-

The members of the Array Dao Department swarmed around, observing carefully.

As a master of array formations, Sun Chongli naturally saw through the mystery.

Chen Mo was not lying; this formation had the effect of reversing the earth's veins, and it was indeed similar to the Hidden Dragon Formation.

But to be able to disassemble it in such a short time and apply it to another formation... such spiritual strength and deductive ability are truly astonishing!
"genius!"

"No, he's a monster!"

Sun Chongli gripped Chen Mo's hand tightly, his eyes shining, and said excitedly, "Lord Chen, please join our Array Dao Department!"

Chen Mo: "..."

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(End of this chapter)