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Chapter 532 The Qiankun Diagram Appears

"Okay, Qingyan and Su Xiao will be in charge of this. They will develop a detailed assembly plan and contingency plan to ensure that everyone knows what to do first and where to go after entering." Shen Mo nodded and continued, "Secondly, it's about area selection and initial objectives."

He pointed to the light and shadow: "The four regions each have their advantages. The Dark Forest has complex terrain, making it easy to hide, and is rich in wood resources, but it is teeming with monsters and poisonous insects, making it easy to get lost. The Putrid Swamp is the most directly dangerous, with poisonous traps that are hard to avoid, but it may produce special poisons and aquatic spiritual materials."

"It's easiest to get separated in a rocky, dense forest. Geomagnetic disturbances may affect perception and communication, but the complex terrain also makes it easier to set ambushes and evade tracking."

"Ancient ruins offer the greatest opportunities, but also carry the highest unknown risks, making them a prime target for top teams."

"Given our team's current situation, it's not advisable to rush into the Ancient Ruins and confront strong teams head-on in the early stages. I suggest that after gathering initially, depending on the location of the gathering point, we prioritize the Dark Forest or the Rocky Forest as our activity area."

"Qingyan's formations, Su Xiao's reconnaissance, Atu's geomantic senses, and Xiaocao's elixirs can all play a significant role in these environments."

"Shi Tie and Wang Hu are responsible for the frontal assault and protection. In the early stages, we will focus on exploration, resource gathering, hunting monsters to accumulate points, and searching for tokens."

"If we encounter other teams, we will assess their strength. If we can fight, we will fight; if we cannot fight, we will avoid them."

Everyone nodded in agreement, agreeing with their sect leader's analysis. Their overall strength wasn't top-tier, so a steady, cautious approach and accumulating resources in the early stages was the best strategy.

"Thirdly, there's the struggle for the token." Shen Mo's tone turned serious. "The token is key. Intelligence indicates that there's always a guardian nearby—whether it's a demonic beast, a formation, or a dangerous place. After obtaining the token, there will be a mark that can't be hidden for a period of time," easily attracting competition.

"Therefore, after obtaining the token, we need to move quickly, either by setting traps or seeking a safe zone to hide in. This matter requires Qingyan's array formation, Su Xiao's reconnaissance and early warning, and everyone's cooperation."

"In addition," Shen Mo looked at Li Xiaocao and Atu, "Xiaocao, you need to prepare enough pills that can quickly restore spiritual power, heal injuries, detoxify, and temporarily enhance stealth or speed, and distribute them to everyone."

"A-Tu, your geomantic senses are crucial for finding hidden resource points, avoiding natural traps, and exploring underground conditions. Once inside, you must remain vigilant throughout."

"Yes, Sect Leader!" Li Xiaocao and Atu solemnly replied.

"Finally, there's teamwork and crisis management." Shen Mo's gaze swept over everyone like lightning. "Within the Small Universe Realm, dangers lurk everywhere, and there are countless variables. Any plan can be disrupted."

"At that time, each of you will need to remain clear-headed amidst the chaos, trust your fellow disciples, and make judgments and actions that are most beneficial to the team. Remember, we are a whole; we rise and fall together!"

"Understood!" the crowd shouted in unison, their eyes filled with determination and fighting spirit.

For the next three days, Yunqi Garden entered an unprecedented state of intense preparation. Shi Tie, Wang Hu, Zhao Qingyan, and Su Xiao seized the last moments to conduct targeted drills and adjustments against their respective individual opponents.

Li Xiaocao practically lived in the alchemy room, refining pills and turning the medicinal herbs brought by Shen Mo and those purchased in Wanfa City into bottles of life-saving elixirs.

A-Tu held the book "Miscellaneous Talks on Earth Veins" given to him by the Mountain Elder of the Hou Tu Sect, and combined it with his own insights to try to improve his understanding and coping skills regarding the complex earth energy.

Disciples such as Zhao Ming and Sun Hai, under Shen Mo's guidance, also strengthened their coordination of combined attack techniques and basic battle formations.

Shen Mo himself was not idle either. He carefully studied the intelligence that Su Xiao had collected about several key strong teams that they might encounter in the Lesser Universe Realm.

In particular, the core members of the teams from the three holy lands, the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Blazing Sun Sect, the Spirit Beast Mountain, the Golden Wolf Tribe, and Star Luo Island, with their expertise in combat tactics and styles of action, silently deduced the possible conflicts and corresponding strategies in their minds.

Meanwhile, various news, speculations, and even more detailed information about certain areas obtained through private transactions by certain forces regarding the "Small Universe Realm" were quietly spreading in the undercurrents of Tianyuan City.

The entire city of Tianyuan was like a bowstring being drawn taut, filled with the suffocating silence and restlessness unique to the period before a great battle.

Individual combat is a test of skill and ability.

The "Small Universe Realm" is the truly cruel battlefield, a bloody grinder, where fate is decided.

The draw is complete, and the map of destiny is revealed. Inside Tianyuan City, the bowstring of the "Tianyuan Tournament" has been pulled to its limit, and the air is filled with an almost solidified tension and burning fighting spirit.

Individual battles, especially those at the Golden Core stage, are like drops of water thrown into boiling oil, instantly igniting the attention of the entire city.

Inside Yunqi Garden, the atmosphere of preparation for battle had reached its peak. Unlike the anticipation, trepidation, and rawness of new recruits before the Foundation Establishment battle, the preparations for the Golden Core battle were more composed, more targeted, and carried a hint of the cold, ruthless aura that could only be acquired through life-and-death trials.

In the courtyard, a space has been temporarily cleared out next to the small spring.

At this moment, Shen Mo was standing in the center of the open space. Shi Tie was shirtless, wearing only a pair of specially made leather shorts with reinforced runes. He held his giant axe, "Mountain Cleaver," which was as big as a door panel. The veins on his forehead were throbbing slightly, and his muscles were bulging. A yellowish-brown spiritual light flowed faintly under his skin, like a volcano about to erupt.

"The Crimson Sun True Fire Technique of the Blazing Sun Sect follows the path of extreme yang and strength, capable of incinerating all things. Its fire techniques not only reach extremely high temperatures but also contain an explosive force, possessing strong penetrating power and excelling at mid- to long-range suppression."

Shen Mo's voice was calm. He held no weapon, but used his fingers as a sword, drawing lines in the air and creating condensed, crimson trails with a hint of scorching heat. This was a simplified version of the true meaning of the Blazing Sun Sect's fire technique, which he simulated with his Nascent Soul cultivation.

"Your 'Thick Earth Mountain-Opening Technique' is based on earth, providing a heavy defense and the ability to summon earth fire, but when it comes to the refined control and explosive power against fire, you are inferior to him. If he creates distance and bombards you with fire magic from afar, no matter how strong your defense is, it will inevitably crumble in the long run."

Shi Tie stared intently at the trajectory traced by Shen Mo's fingertips, feeling the lingering heat and explosive sensation in the air, and nodded emphatically: "Sect Leader, what should I do?"

"It's simple." Shen Mo stopped what he was doing and looked at Shi Tie. "Don't give him a chance to create distance. You're a body cultivator; your advantage lies in close combat, in absolute strength and ferocity."

"Cultivators of the Blazing Sun Sect, especially those like Yan Zhuo who follow a fierce and aggressive path, are extremely confident in their fire-based defense and often use offense as a form of defense. Your opportunity lies in the moment when he launches a full-scale attack, when his old strength is exhausted and his new strength has not yet been generated."

Shen Mo moved slightly, taking a step forward without any spiritual power, yet as fast as a ghost, instantly closing the distance to within ten feet of Shi Tie. He simulated the posture of a potential preemptive attack from the Blazing Sun Sect cultivator: "If he launches a preemptive attack, his momentum will be at its strongest, but he will also be the most impatient. You must defend as if it were your offense, and withstand his first and most intense wave of attacks. 'Thick Earth Barrier' and 'Earthly Elemental Protection' must be activated to their fullest potential. Don't aim for no injury, just aim to avoid collapse."

As he spoke, he pointed his fingers like a sword, simulating a blazing crimson blade, and thrust it straight at Shi Tie's chest. Shi Tie let out a low roar, his giant axe held horizontally, its earthen-yellow surface radiating a powerful spiritual light that condensed into a thick shield of light.

"Clang!" A metallic clang seemed to echo in the void. Shi Tie's figure swayed slightly, but the light shield remained intact.