Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 188 Seven Stars Microcosm Array: Great Misfortune? Great Fortune!
Upon arriving at this stone forest, the disciples of the Seven Stars Sect conducted a simple search but found no opportunity.

The young Taoist nun, Mingxing Che, was also somewhat puzzled. Although she was intelligent, she was still young and her Taoist skills were shallow.

Divination is a mysterious and unpredictable art, involving the laws of heaven and being a branch of the Great Dao. Although it can reveal heavenly secrets, predict the future, and bring good fortune and avoid misfortune, it is also accompanied by enormous risks and limitations.

The Way of Heaven is majestic, and fate is unpredictable. Let alone Mingxing Che being just a minor cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, even the top experts in the cultivation world cannot calculate everything.

Mingxing Che took out the star chart and tortoise shell, intending to observe the stars and make some more calculations, when suddenly his expression changed...

"Fellow senior brothers and sisters, quickly set up the Seven Star Micro-Celestial Array..." Mingxing Che's face showed obvious tension as he shouted in a crisp voice.

Although the Seven Star Microcosm Array is only a first-order array, it is the most fundamental array cultivation method of the Seven Star Sect, possessing profound and unpredictable power.

Seven people form an array, and the rest can enter the array, transforming into tiny stars to explore the mysteries of the celestial sphere. The array can be used for both offense and defense, and its power is far beyond that of ordinary first-order arrays.

Above that are the second-order Lesser Heavenly Cycle Array, the third-order Greater Heavenly Cycle Array, and even the sect's most powerful fourth-order Heavenly Cycle Star Array.

Among fourth-order grand formations, in terms of both offense and defense, even the Myriad Swords Returning to the Origin Grand Formation of the Hidden Edge Pavilion is slightly inferior.

After Mingxian Che issued the command, he quickly found a fan-shaped open area in the stone forest, leaned against the solid rock, and occupied the position of Tian Shu.

Upon hearing Ming Xingche's order, the Seven Stars Sect disciples were somewhat taken aback, but they remained calm and immediately sprang into action.

The six disciples, whose auras were clearly stronger, quickly took their positions and took out their array-setting artifacts.

The young Taoist priest, who occupied the Tianxuan position, took out a shuttle-shaped magic weapon called Xuanji Star Shuttle with natural star patterns, which brought about changes and agility in the main formation.

The one occupying the Tianji position was a young Taoist nun. She took out a small triangular command flag about the size of a palm, with fine stardust flowing on its surface. It was called the Stardust Spirit-Guiding Flag, which was mainly used for transmission and connection in the formation.

The young Taoist priest, who occupied the position of Tianquan, took out a Dingchen Ruler, which was engraved with star markings and served as the balance and benchmark for the main formation.

The Taoist priest occupying the Jade Balance position was very handsome, and the magical artifact he took out was also very beautiful. It was called the Jade Balance Star Mirror, and the mirror surface was as deep as the starry night. It seemed to be able to absorb and reflect attacks, and to amplify and harmonize the main formation.

The Taoist priest occupying the Kaiyang position had a majestic appearance. He took out a sharp, spear-like magical artifact called the Po Jun Star Cone, which was mainly used for attacking formations and breaking through strong points.

The one occupying the Yao Guang position was another beautiful young Taoist nun, but the magical artifact she took out was the heaviest. It was a shield called the Xuan Turtle Star Armor Shield, which looked extremely sturdy and was the main defensive element of the formation.

The Yao Guang position is the last line of defense in the formation. When attacked, it will bear the greatest pressure. The one holding the Star Armor Shield is the core of the defense. It is hard to imagine whether this little Taoist nun's thin body can handle this heavy responsibility.

Besides the seven people occupying the star positions in the formation, dozens of other disciples also entered the formation, each taking out their own magical artifacts, their energy merging with the formation.

Mingxing Che, who was located in the Tian Shu position, saw that all his senior brothers and sisters had returned to their places. He then pointed at the star chart and poured in his surging magic power. The stars in each position lit up one by one, and a semi-circular halo suddenly appeared, enveloping everyone in the Seven Stars Sect.

After doing all this, she finally let out a long sigh of relief and gazed intently beyond the stone forest.

She has no idea what dangers she might encounter, but the mysterious star core deep within her consciousness, representing her greatest secret and the stellar origin she relies on, is still sending out chilling tremors.

It was because of this star core that she was able to study and use divination techniques without any scruples, and without fear of any backlash.

In addition, the star nucleus can also emit different tremors when good fortune arises or when danger is encountered.

Just now, as she was about to activate the Star-Fixing Plate again to perform calculations, the star core in her sea of ​​consciousness suddenly trembled with a chill!

She had experienced that feeling before.

She nearly lost her life that time as well.

Therefore, when this feeling arose again, representing an undeniable warning of death, she immediately and without hesitation issued the order to form a battle array!
She didn't even have time to think about where the threat came from or in what form it would arrive; her body's instincts and absolute trust in the star core's warning had already driven her to make the fastest possible response.

The answer was quickly revealed.

Several miles away from the Stone Forest, violent tremors resounded, and a menacing aura gripped the minds of everyone in the Stone Forest.

Even with the protection of the Seven Star Microcosm Array, their hearts were still unsettled and their magical power unstable.

"It's a minotaur!"

A young Taoist nun exclaimed in surprise.

"Hiss~ Hiss!"

The disciples of the Seven Stars Sect gasped in astonishment.

His height of two or three zhang, his terrifying aura, and his ferocious face were far beyond what could be described in the few sentences of intelligence.

Although they were still several miles away, these young disciples were already intimidated by that iron-blooded, powerful, and ruthless aura.

Although they hadn't fought yet, these disciples already understood why Master Mu Yuan of the Beast Taming Sect had repeatedly instructed them to make sure all the disciples of the immortal sects gathered together to support and assist each other.

A hint of shock flashed in Mingxing Chexiu's beautiful eyes.

Seeing that the distance of several miles had vanished beneath the feet of these terrifying creatures in just a few breaths, he secretly rejoiced that he had acted decisively and without hesitation upon receiving the warning.

If one were to encounter these terrifying behemoths in a sudden encounter, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Indeed, this minotaur squad launched an attack without hesitation after spotting the Seven Stars Cult disciples.

The two sides are about to clash.

There was no hesitation or second-guessing whatsoever.

After all, in their eyes, humans were just food, and since they couldn't understand each other's languages, there was nothing to talk about.

Who actually comments about the food they're eating?!
It's not like we ran into a chef.

Leading the charge were the three leaders of the minotaur squad.

The three men formed a triangular shape, standing dozens of feet apart, and raised their giant axes and bone hammers.

"Ho!!"

With a loud shout, the minotaur's giant axe at its tip cleaved out a blood-red rainbow, slamming fiercely into the light shield formed by the Seven Star Micro-Celestial Array.

Before the Seven Stars Sect disciples could react, two more loud explosions followed...

Almost at the same moment, two enormous bone hammers also landed on the light shield!

The light shield suddenly emitted a huge burst of light, and the starlight could be vaguely seen flowing through it. The place where it collided with the giant axe and bone hammer was as bright as day.

Mingxing Che felt a tremendous tremor in his body, and his blood and qi surged.

Fortunately, the light shield was not broken.

However, the young nun at the Yaoguang position was deathly pale, as if she was about to vomit blood.

The young Taoist nun at the Tianji position was constantly casting incantations to smooth out the fluctuations in power...

Meanwhile, the young Taoist priest at the Jade Balance position directed the magical power of his fellow disciples behind him to the Opening Yang position, whereupon the imposing young Taoist priest immediately channeled his magical power into the Broken Army Star Cone.

"Buzz~!"

The giant axe-wielding minotaur leader, who had just been forced back by the recoil, had not yet regained his footing when a cone shimmering with starlight shot swiftly toward his chest.

It hurriedly blocked the massive axe, as large as a door panel, in front of its chest.

With a sharp, tearing sound, although most of the attack was neutralized by the giant axe, it still sliced ​​across its left chest, tearing a crack in its plate armor.

It retreated and stood with the other two minotaur leaders beside it, waiting for its companions and the outcome.

"Gri-guru~ Karachiri!"

Despite suffering a minor injury, the minotaur leader seemed unconcerned, muttering something under his breath. Ming Xingche's expression turned somewhat grave.

The attack from the Broken Army Star Cone just now seemed hasty, but in reality it was a fierce strike that gathered the magical power of dozens of people.

Unexpectedly, it only broke through the minotaur's plate armor, causing it a minor injury.

This makes the war much more difficult.

Behind them was a large group of minotaurs. Although they didn't seem as powerful as the three in front, the difference in strength was obviously not significant.

"Senior Sister Wei, are you alright?" Mingxing Che asked the petite young Daoist nun from the Yaoguang position.

Although the minotaur's attacks had been weakened by the Seven Stars Microcosm Array, the little Taoist nun still borne most of them.

Even if she has a late-stage first-order body refinement cultivation, she probably won't be feeling well.

"It's nothing!" the young nun said nonchalantly.

Her complexion has regained its rosy hue.

It seems that as long as she is not subjected to such a continuous and intense attack, it should still be within her tolerance range.

"Everyone, prepare your pills and talismans, don't be stingy," the imposing Taoist priest in the Kaiyang position said in a deep voice.

"Junior Sister Ming, send a distress message through the array!"

He is the oldest in line and is also the senior brother of everyone. Although the leader is Mingxing Che, his prestige is enough to give orders.

Although the Seven Stars Microcosm Formation is powerful, its weakness is also obvious: once the formation is set up, they cannot move.

However, judging from the situation in the recent battle, it is clear that they will have difficulty breaking through the enemy's defenses, so they can only hold their ground and wait for reinforcements.

"Senior Brother Jiang, don't worry, the message has been sent!"

Having withstood the Minotaur leader's attack, Mingxing Che had activated the communication array.

Now is not the time for arrogance and complacency.

However, they were unaware of this.

There was actually no need to call for help; powerful reinforcements were already on their way.

Once the array was activated, Chen Qian, who was not far away, was the first to receive the message.

Through Aka, he had learned about the situation of the Seven Stars Sect disciples.

At this moment, I sensed the unusual movement of the array plate. Without even thinking, I knew it must be a message from a disciple of the Seven Stars Sect. I didn't need to pay any attention to it.

He'll arrive in less than half an incense stick's time.

Chen Qian wasn't in a hurry, because he knew that the Seven Stars Sect could hold out for the time being.

They did not ride the Golden Bean, because the Golden Bean's aura was too terrifying, and there was no suitable demon cultivation method to conceal its aura.

Although it can instinctively try its best to control its aura, it is still like a small sun. As long as it is within a few miles, the keen intuition of cultivators and orcs cannot ignore it.

Therefore, Chen Qian let it stay in the Wheel of Fate for the time being, and then release it when needed, so as to achieve a surprise effect.

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The three minotaur leaders' probing attacks failed to break through the Seven Star Microcosm Formation, so they waited until the other squad members surrounded them before launching a second attack.

The disciples of the Three Stars Sect naturally wouldn't let them attack them. Under the protection of the formation, they used magical artifacts and talismans to defend and counterattack, and the battle quickly became open daylight.

The rumbling sounds were incessant.

Under Mingxing Che's command, the Seven Stars Cult occasionally launched strong counterattacks, injuring several minotaurs.

But they were all wounded but did not die.

The minotaurs have incredibly strong physical defenses and extremely high vitality.

After the seriously injured person was forced to retreat, he quickly recovered under the shaman's healing with beast blood.

Mingxing Che was unaware that the three minotaur leaders had already used the combined military formation technique once when they set up the base, and could not use it a second time in a short period of time.

Otherwise, even the powerful Seven Stars Micro-Celestial Formation would not be able to withstand the attack of the Minotaur's army formation.

Even so, their mana was depleted very quickly under the attack of hundreds of minotaurs.

The young nun in the Yao Guang position had already stepped down to take some medicine and rest, and a more physically strong Taoist priest had taken her place.

The pressure on this position is too great, so we have to rotate players; otherwise, if someone gets seriously injured, the situation will be even worse.

Mingxing Che could see that since their attacks could not kill the minotaur in one blow, and the minotaur had a shaman to heal him, the continued battle would be extremely disadvantageous for them.

However, the shaman was heavily protected by the minotaurs. They were trapped in the formation and could not even move, let alone pose a threat to him.

The only option now is to hold out and hope that other immortal sects can quickly reply to the array plate's message and come to our rescue.

Therefore, in order to conserve their magical energy, the Seven Stars Sect disciples even gave up on counterattacking.

The rest is up to fate.

The only thing that comforted Mingxing Che was that she took some time to consult the oracle again, and the divination result still showed great fortune, which was absolutely true.

This gave her a lot of confidence and also boosted the morale of her fellow students.

She firmly believes that as long as she perseveres, things will definitely turn around.

In this stalemate, Chen Qian had quietly arrived at the edge of the stone forest.

He and Xiao Yin observed the battlefield situation from a distance.

Since the distance is so close, there's no need for Aka to expend his spiritual energy.

"Young master, we must kill that shaman first."

Hidden within Chen Qian's figure, Xiao Yin transmitted her voice to him in a clear and crisp voice.

"Okay." Chen Qian nodded in agreement.

This shaman has strange abilities, and we don't know what other skills he has yet to use. Killing him is the best course of action.

Since we're going to take action, we certainly can't let any orc escape.

Otherwise, the decisive battle in the central region later on may encounter unexpected complications.

After all, they still have the powerful weapon of fourth-order divine sense within the array base.

Having made up his mind, Chen Qian cast the Kui Shui Tian Hua Mantra on himself, put on the Wu Tu Undying Armor, and took a step forward, rushing towards the Minotaur Shaman.

Under the cover of the Harmony with the World Technique, he transformed into a wisp of green smoke and within two or three breaths, he rushed to a spot not far from the Minotaur Shaman.

"Ah!" This slender shaman was only a little over ten feet tall, and his figure was almost completely hidden by the tall minotaur next to him.

However, Chen Qian had the cheat device, Aka, which had accurately pinpointed its location.

(End of this chapter)