A daily divination, from family tortoise shells to immortal clans.

Chen Minglu stopped what he was doing and took out a formation diagram.

"This is it, take a look."

He knew that Chen Qingmo was quite skilled in array formations, and had caught up with the family's fifth elder, Chen Kaixiang.

"The Golden Stone Shattering Peak Formation..."

Chen Qingmo took the array diagram and discovered that he also had this array in the Tingyun Array Explanation he had obtained in Annan Prefecture.

"Eleventh Uncle, whose array diagram is this? It only shows how to set up the array flags, and all the materials and other details have been erased."

Chen Minglu had just finished recording the merits and put down his pen, saying, "It was given by the Sun family."

"But don't think they're holding back. This is a top-tier, third-grade array diagram. How many of these are there in the entire Lin Yuan County?"

"Besides, the Sun family has already prepared the array flags, which will be distributed to each team soon. They spent a lot of spirit stones on them, so don't covet their things."

He thought Chen Qingmo wanted to learn this formation and tried to persuade him.

"Um."

Chen Qingmo smiled and said nothing more.

There are four types of third-grade formations in the Listening Cloud Formation, including the Golden Stone Shattering Peak Formation. If he wanted to learn it, he wouldn't need to ask the Sun family for it.

However, he hadn't collected any materials on array formations, and he rarely studied array solutions.

Having cleared up his doubts, he bid farewell to Chen Minglu and returned to his own tent.

"I wonder where Master Tingyun is now, and whether he will come looking for me to retrieve the solution to this formation?"

Chen Qingmo then thought of the ancient cave dwelling at Shuangyang Ridge a few years ago.

From then on, he would read any ancient books he came across about possession.

He learned that only by breaking through the Foundation Establishment stage could one seize a body; as Zhang Hao had said before, in the late Qi Refining stage, the divine consciousness could not possibly leave the body.

It must be that the remnant soul of the Foundation Establishment stage had waited too long, greatly weakening its divine sense and causing this illusion.

Moreover, the risk of failing to possess another body is extremely high, and cultivators will not attempt this method unless absolutely necessary.

Even if possession is successful, it will create hidden inner demons, making subsequent breakthroughs extremely difficult.

"Then Master Tingyun probably wouldn't dare to show himself easily. Possession is a major taboo in the righteous path, and if he were discovered, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold within the Yuanjian Sect."

"As long as he doesn't return to the Foundation Establishment stage, I'm not afraid."

Chen Qingmo was very confident in his ability to escape. He had used the Xunfeng Talisman several times in An'nan Prefecture, and the effect was good.

"There's no need to think about that for now. Let's focus on cultivation and prepare to deal with the Barbarian Witch Alliance."

He stopped thinking and began to circulate the Green Mountain Sword Technique to condense his spiritual power.

The following day, the heads of the various families retrieved the battle flags from the main tent and distributed them to the squad leaders.

Apart from a few people like Chen Qingmo who practiced formations, the rest of the commanders were listening to Sun Tianying explain how to set up formations.

Everyone needs to familiarize themselves with the procedures to ensure that no mistakes will occur during wartime.

Two days later, the scouts brought back news that Shuangyang Ridge was unusually quiet, with only demonic beasts active and no sign of the Barbarian-Witch Alliance.

"If they're still hiding, then let's see who can hold out the longest! Gentlemen, I've ordered one team to stay behind, and the rest of you will head straight into the ridge."

Sun Tianying snorted coldly and issued orders.

A massive alliance of cultivators entered Shuangyang Ridge, consisting of 70% family cultivators and 30% independent cultivators.

On the first day, the team marched forty li, and many small teams dispersed to set up battle flags.

They were about a mile apart, and the support could arrive in a matter of moments.

After the Golden Stone Shattering Peak Formation was set up, the cultivator alliance hid themselves, sending only a few people to gather intelligence.

They all have cultivation levels of mid-stage Qi Refining or above, so waiting for several months is not a problem.

On the twentieth day, the barbarians grew restless and sent out several small teams to search the mountain range, but they found no trace of the cultivator alliance.

Meanwhile, the cultivator alliance would send people in and out of Shuangyang Ridge every five days to deliver messages.

To their delight, the Foundation Establishment cultivators from the four major families had already arrived at their camp.

The masters had no objections to their tactical arrangements and let the younger generation carry them out, because the final outcome of the battle was still in their hands.

At the end of the first month, the barbarian army no longer hid and appeared directly in the mountains to search extensively.

Sun Tianying ordered everyone to remain still. Now that the barbarian shamans were in the open, they were in the shadows. They just needed to wait for the barbarian shaman alliance to take the bait.

Several more days passed, and the barbarian shaman army arrived at the battle formation set up by the cultivator alliance.

A sorcerer who appeared to be a commander stopped the crowd behind him and released several black snakes to scout ahead.

He sensed something unusual ahead, as if something was hidden there.

The black snake moved around intermittently, then suddenly darted off in one direction.

A group of scurrying rats came out, clearly terrified of the black snakes.

The leader of the witch clan unleashed a black wind that wiped out the rat swarm, and the surroundings returned to calm.

He released his divine sense again and found nothing unusual.

"Walk!"

The barbarian army continued its advance, with most of its members already inside the ranks.

"Buzz!"

A sharp, metallic aura instantly appeared, followed by several solid beams of light, as sharp as golden arrows.

The Wu tribe commander reacted extremely quickly, his black robe expanding to form a barrier that protected a ten-meter radius around him.

However, the Golden Stone Shattering Peak Formation was a top-tier third-grade formation, and under the surprise attack, even the Wu Clan commander could only barely resist it.

The black robe was pierced with several holes, and some of the barbarian shaman army behind him had begun to be injured.

"Forge the mountain!"

With a loud shout from the Wu tribe commander, the Wu tribe sorcerers in the army simultaneously cast spells, and several earthen walls rose up, blocking much of the broken mountain light.

His face was cold and gloomy, clearly not expecting that the other party was also lying in ambush.

After all, this place is only forty miles away from Dongze County, and they can get out in a few hours.

The cultivator alliance had already cast spells when the Golden Stone Shattering Peak Formation was activated, and brilliant light burst forth. The earthen wall held out for a moment before collapsing with a roar.

The barbarian commander's body was covered in crimson totems, and he grew to a height of two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters). His giant shield swelled in the wind, giving the army behind him a chance to catch their breath.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the barbarian army quickly withdrew from the range of the Golden Stone Shattering Peak Formation, waiting for the cultivators maintaining the formation to run out of spiritual energy.

Seeing this, Sun Tianying transmitted his voice to those who had set up the formation, telling them not to waste any more spiritual energy and to temporarily put away the formation flags and directly engage the barbarian shaman in battle.

Many of the barbarian shamans were injured in the battle, and they had gained the upper hand.

Sun Tianying was the first to charge out, heading straight for the barbarian commander whose aura was similar to his own.

Zheng Weijin, who was also at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, approached the leader of the Witch Clan. He had long wanted to avenge his people, and he brandished his long sword to vent his anger.

Chen Qingmo's group gathered with the other four teams, totaling over a hundred people.

Nearly a third of the barbarian warriors in front of them were killed or wounded, while more than a dozen sorcerers were protected and suffered little harm.

"This ratio indicates that the Wu tribe did not send too many people to participate in the war, but their methods are unpredictable and we cannot let our guard down."

Chen Qingmo reminded everyone before gripping his silver sword and engaging the barbarians in battle.

The enemy in front of him possessed a formidable aura, faintly approaching the Great Perfection of Qi Refining.

The silver-edged sword clashed with the opponent's battle axe, producing a metallic clang.

Chen Qingmo retreated more than ten steps, but the barbarian in front of him only swayed slightly before regaining his balance.

His body had been enhanced by the tortoise shell, but he was still no match for his opponent.

The barbarian grinned, and his battle axe, accompanied by howling winds, slashed down relentlessly.

Chen Qingmo did not continue to confront the opponent head-on, but instead used the Wind and Cloud Steps to maintain a certain distance from him.

This barbarian was far stronger than the two he had killed last time; he was not only incredibly strong but also extremely agile.

His Silver Edge Sword was merely a mid-grade magic weapon, and its inherent sharpness and toughness were somewhat inadequate.

If the Silver Edge Sword were to fight the barbarian's battle axes for a few more moments, it would likely develop cracks.

"I need to trap this barbarian first before I can hurt him. No matter how tough his body is, it's not invulnerable to swords and spears."

Chen Qingmo pondered his own methods and then remembered the Golden Silk Array that he had never used before.