Living as a Mortal: Grinding Experience Starting from the Underworld

Chapter 93 Breaking the Formation (Second Update, Seeking First Subscription)

After spending time with the group, Zhang Feng realized that he had become more approachable.

"Fellow Daoist Han, I have observed this formation for a long time. It is a formation with both wind and earth attributes."

"I will break the formation first; Fellow Daoist Han, please do as you see fit!"

Stone Butterfly said somewhat arrogantly, then turned and flew into the air.

Seeing that Shi Die had begun to break the formation, Zhang Feng and the others stopped arguing, and Jin Qing removed the soundproofing formation.

"Brother Han, Fairy Stone Butterfly is like this to everyone, please don't mind her!"

Jin Qing saw it clearly and whispered to Han Li.

Zhang Feng stopped chatting and laughing with the others and focused on watching how Shi Die broke the formation.

A thick yellow fog blanketed the area, accompanied by rolling sandstorms.

It contains both wind and earth attributes, and the array's core has become sentient within the array and is constantly moving.

The only way is to attack quickly in the direction of spiritual energy flow to force the array's core to become visible, and then strike with all one's might to break the array.

Zhang Feng learned this from the array formation books left behind by the "Liver Stone Master" when he was young.

Now is the perfect time to see how Shi Die uses and inherits the formation that Master Shi has mastered.

Stone Butterfly flew excitedly above the array and took out several magical artifacts of various shapes from its storage bag.

Zhang Feng carefully examined these magical artifacts; some tested the attributes of spiritual energy, some tested the flow of spiritual energy, and others identified the types of array patterns.

As expected of the daughter of the master of formations, Master Shi, she has so many magical artifacts related to formations.

There were several magical artifacts, but Zhang Feng couldn't figure out their uses.

"go!"

Stone Butterfly controlled the various magical artifacts, cautiously testing each one.

Finally, they determined how to break the formation.

Stone Butterfly channeled its spiritual power into a red crystal ball, then suddenly struck the yellow magic circle.

The red ball flashed several times in the yellow smoke before suddenly disappearing.

The formation didn't react at all, and Shi Die felt a little embarrassed, so she took out dozens of magical artifacts and threw them one by one at the yellow mist.

The dozens of magical artifacts seemed to have some effect, dispersing the yellow mist somewhat, but it was instantly replenished.

A burst of yellow mist suddenly erupted.

Affected by the impact, Shi Die staggered backward, then turned around to try taking out her magic weapon again.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, how about letting me give it a try?"

Han Li spoke up at the opportune moment.

"Hmph, Fellow Daoist Han, feel free to try if you have the methods. I'm not stopping you!"

Shi Die's face flushed red, and she turned and retreated to the back.

Zhang Feng shook his head. Shi Die's practical skills in breaking formations were too weak; she lacked the demeanor of a master of formations.

He then began to look forward to how Han Li would break the formation with his own.

Although he knew that Han Li was forcibly applying Xin Ruyin's insights on breaking formations, Zhang Feng still lacked Xin Ruyin's insights.

"rise!"

More than a dozen array flags of different colors flew out of Han Li's storage bag and swirled around him.

"go!"

Han Li waved his hands, and more than a dozen array flags transformed into streaks of light, flying towards the sky above the yellow mist, faintly forming the Big Dipper formation.

"The Big Dipper Yin-Yang Array".

Stone Butterfly gasped softly in surprise.

Zhang Feng glanced at it, then focused his attention back on the array flags.

Zhang Feng could also set up the Big Dipper Yin-Yang Formation, and he could also think of ways to break a formation with another formation, but he couldn't do it.

"disease!"

Han Li activated several sets of spells and applied them to the array flags.

Wow!

More than a dozen white beams of light poured down, mingling with the yellow mist below.

In an instant, the yellow fog churned and rolled, slowly beginning to dissipate.

Zhang Feng's divine sense swept over and found a nimble leopard spirit trapped within the Big Dipper formation, constantly charging and crashing.

Once the yellow mist completely disappears, the core of the formation will be exposed to everyone.

Seeing that the Big Dipper Yin-Yang Formation was working, Han Li couldn't help but show his delight and continued to increase the intensity, wanting to dispel all the yellow mist. Zhang Feng held his abdomen with one hand and rubbed his clothes with his fingers.

He could now confirm that Han Li's array formation skills were indeed decent, but he had only superficially grasped Xin Ruyin's insights on breaking arrays.

However, even brute force can break the formation; Xin Ruyin is truly a genius of formations.

Zhang Feng was even more envious of the array formation insights left behind, but he wondered if Han Li would take the bait he had thrown out with spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist Han, let me lend you a hand!"

Seeing that Han Li was going to waste more time dispelling all the yellow mist, Zhang Feng decided to take action.

Aiming at the location of the Leopard Spirit Array's core, a streak of azure light shot out from Zhang Feng's hand.

"Brother Zhang, you mustn't! You don't understand formations, don't hurt yourself—"

Jin Qing and the others quickly spoke up, fearing that Zhang Feng, who did not understand formations, would insist on showing off.

"Please don't be anxious, everyone. Trust me this once."

Zhang Feng smiled slightly.

The azure rainbow of spiritual energy pierced straight into the still churning yellow mist.

Bang bang bang!

Several explosions rang out, followed by a beast's roar.

The yellow fog suddenly dispersed, unleashing a violent hurricane.

Everyone raised their protective spiritual light.

A moment later, everyone stopped and stared intently at the formation. The yellow mist had vanished, revealing the entire scene within the formation.

Jin Qing, Hu Yue, and the others were overjoyed. They walked up to Zhang Feng and punched him twice.

"Impressive, Brother Zhang, you can actually understand formations?"

"Is he just confused?"

Hu Yue sighed, still somewhat incredulous.

"No, Han can see it clearly. Fellow Daoist Zhang is extremely perceptive and can spot the location of the array's core at a glance, even through the obscuration of the yellow mist."

Zhang Feng's intervention to break the formation was exactly what Han Li wanted. He didn't want to reveal too much; it was enough for him to test himself.

Zhang Feng smiled slightly and turned to look at Han Li: "It's all thanks to Fellow Daoist Han. Using an array to break another array, Fellow Daoist Han's mastery of array formations is extremely profound. Zhang Feng just took a shortcut. I will definitely have a good exchange with Fellow Daoist Han in the future."

"That's right, it was indeed Fellow Daoist Han's achievement. Fellow Daoist Han's array formations are profound, but Fellow Daoist Zhang was able to find the array's core and destroy it in one fell swoop, which shows that he is also quite skilled."

"On the contrary, I, a woman, am narrow-minded and ignorant."

"I just hope that I can have a discussion with the two of you later."

Shi Die spoke calmly, completely unlike her previous arrogant demeanor.

"Of course, of course. My formation is newly completed, and I was just about to exchange ideas with you two."

Zhang Feng's face lit up with joy, for the array formations the two knew were exactly what he needed.

Even if you can't get the books on formations, you can still learn something by breaking formations with them.

Although Shi Die currently possesses only theory and lacks practical application, what Zhang Feng lacks is precisely the theory derived from Shi Zhenren's mastery of formation techniques.

Han Li nodded in agreement. He had only been using Xin Ruyin's formation by rote, so it was good to be able to exchange and discuss it with a fellow practitioner.

"Alright, alright, the three of you should hurry up and break the formation, or things might change."

Although Jin Qing and the other two were shocked by Zhang Feng's sudden move, they were secretly amazed that he was able to exchange formation techniques with the two formation masters they had invited.

This forced them to confront the fact that Zhang Feng, who had once been completely ignorant of formations, seemed to have truly mastered them after decades of not seeing him.

Not only did they learn it, but they also seemed to have achieved some mastery of it.

Damn it, he actually pulled it off! The three of them were secretly gritting their teeth.

Hu Yue, in particular, was known for her forthright and generous nature.

Zhang Feng could even imagine the inner monologues of the three people at that moment, and he felt a secret sense of satisfaction.

After his master passed away, he did not show such emotional behavior for a long time; he had become somewhat numb from the erosion of time.

Without further delay, the three of them worked together to break through the remaining formations one by one.

Shi Die was very knowledgeable and taught Zhang Feng and Han Li many rare formations.

Han Li occasionally revealed some of Xin Ruyin's techniques for breaking formations, which greatly benefited Zhang Feng and Shi Die.

As for Zhang Feng, his ability to observe the flow of spiritual energy and find the core of the formation impressed the two of them.

The more Shi Die learned about Zhang Feng's methods of breaking formations and his knowledge of formations, the more she felt a vague sense of familiarity.