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Chapter 150: The formation is vast and deep, and you encounter enemies when you break through the mountains

"The idiots from the Heaven-Mending Alliance have all arrived. Looks like they really intend to merge with us."

"Are you really going to force your way in like this? Do you really think our protective mountain formation is just for show?"

"They probably think they can crush us by building strongholds and fighting a protracted war."

"Hmph, then we'll have to see how much they're worth. Fellow Daoists, who will come with me to the foot of the mountain to confront these idiots?"

"Huh? Why aren't you saying anything? Are you chickening out?"

"Why wouldn't I dare? I'll go with you."

A demonic wind whipped up the chaotic plum blossoms, and layers of mist and haze rose and fell erratically, like the buzzing of a toad. Righteous players pointed out the direction from afar and began planting array flags at the foot of the mountain. Each flag served as a key point in the array, controlled by a designated flag bearer.

Once the formation was in place, some people began to challenge the enemy. Curses also drifted from the miasma of Luanmei Mountain. The tension between the two sides grew increasingly intense, but neither side dared to launch an attack rashly.

Lin Zhuo was in the back row of the team. Because he was a newbie, he hadn't been assigned any tasks. The veterans around him were all looking out for him, noticing that his eyes were fixed on the array flags made of spiritual materials, with intricately carved poles, complex mechanisms, and cloth surfaces painted with talismans, exuding the vastness of the Dharma.

So some people jokingly asked Lin Zhuo if he wanted to learn formations, whether he had any foundation in this area, and whether he had diligently studied professional knowledge.

They laughed and joked, like a group of uncles and aunts teasing a child.

"I do have that idea, but I've only scratched the surface so far," Lin Zhuo frankly admitted.

This immediately energized the experienced veterans around them, who began to talk at length about their experiences and insights into the Dao of combat. This was purely a topic of conversation to pass the time before the battle.

The art of formations is a vast and complex field, encompassing countless schools of thought. Broadly speaking, formations are all methods of guiding power. From this perspective, everything from circuit boards to architectural design can be considered a formation.

In the world of "The Legend of Fallen Immortals", formations are prevalent because the cultivators here are in constant contact with spiritual energy. Just like mortals trying to control flowing water, they gradually learn to guide spiritual energy to specific spatial and temporal ranges through practice.

From basic applications like the Spirit Gathering Array and the Spirit Severing Array, to defensive arrays, illusion arrays, killing arrays, and so on, the fundamental principle remains the same: how to guide and transform spiritual energy.

Therefore, the array formations in "The Legend of the Fallen Immortal" are actually quite similar to the electrical technology on the science and technology side, except that it also incorporates knowledge of mountains and rivers, geography, architecture and decoration.

Once upon a time, the mainstream array formation knowledge on the internet followed a similar approach, requiring the use of extraordinary resources, whether it be spiritual energy, magical energy, demonic energy, or demonic aura; it was all inseparable from an energy source.

With the current popularity of the new version of the talisman system, even the formation system has adopted a different approach.

The power of talismans directly connects with all things in heaven and earth, altering all phenomena in the world without the need for spiritual energy. For example, to make a river flow backward, traditional formations would require injecting spiritual energy into the formation to create a force that pushes the water upstream. However, talisman formations directly alter the laws of nature, causing the river to no longer flow downhill but instead converge at higher elevations.

Similar formations existed before, their principle being to communicate with the gods and deities of heaven and earth, indirectly altering the laws of nature. In particular, various natural deities are the holders of the power over primordial energy and laws, and they can easily command mountains, rivers, plants, and trees. Miracles such as waterfalls flowing backward, mountains floating in the air, and flowers and grasses never withering can be easily accomplished as long as one has sufficient divine power.

Lin Zhuo listened to the Taoist professional players in the team recount that array formation was once one of their most proficient skills, because they possessed the professional ability to confer titles on gods. They could cultivate deities who could control mountains and rivers from scratch. Although the process was tedious and difficult, once successful, they could manipulate the timing and location of the heavens and the earth. Their level of Taoist cultivation was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

"You Qigong Masters are lucky to have caught a good time. The group of martial arts barbarians and Qi-chanting lunatics from back then have now learned the way of talismans and can pretend to set up formations and cast spells." The Taoist player joked with a grin. There are stereotypes among professions in the game, and each circle has its own disdain for other professions.

"What are you talking about? You're a shady old man who raises corpses and ghosts, a tomb raider." Sure enough, other Qigong masters immediately retorted.

The two sides were hurling insults at each other when the Zen monk stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Please, gentlemen, stop arguing. If you ask me, both the Qigong master and the Taoist priest are mentally ill! One is crazy himself, and the other leads a bunch of crazy people. What's the difference?"

"Go to hell! Don't think you can get away with anything just because you're a wet nurse!" "I hate bald monks like you who're always babbling on and on."

The Zen monk chuckled, "Yes, yes, we're all idiots and morons, so let's be one world!"

"Tch, boring. Never mind, let's get back to business."

The current array method aims to control primordial energy. True talismans and supernatural restrictions are inscribed on array flags and array plates, just like an external supernatural qigong. Through the mind control of the flag bearer, primordial energy can manifest various supernatural powers.

The more array eyes a spell array has, the more types of primordial energy it can control, and the more supernatural powers it can unleash simultaneously.

Different elements can be combined and linked, like wind fueling a fire. The same element can also have subtle and powerful combinations, just like a martial art whose power increases dramatically after incorporating several supernatural abilities.

However, with the addition of more array points, in order to avoid conflicts of magical power, a more reasonable spatial orientation needs to be planned, and the cooperation between the flag bearers also needs to be more tacit.

The deployment, operation, and maintenance of large-scale formations are akin to managing an army; ensuring that orders are obeyed is extremely difficult.

Lin Zhuo looked around. The great formation set up by the righteous players only had eighteen array flags in total. In terms of complexity, it was not very high. They were just incantations that manipulated the six elements of wind, water, earth, stone, grass, and wood in the mortal world. The focus was on defense and protection. The plan was to slowly advance into the enemy's lair and win steadily.

There are numerous formations on Luanmei Mountain, a mixture of talisman formations and spirit formations. The former are smaller in scale and are managed by demonic players, while the latter are larger in scale and are centered around the spiritual springs in the mountain's interior.

From a tactical perspective, this clash between good and evil is essentially a battle of flags.

If the righteous path breaks through the enemy's formation, the demons of Luanmei Mountain will lose their advantageous terrain and have nowhere to hide, so they will have no choice but to come out in full force to fight to the death.

Conversely, if the demonic forces break through the formation, the heroes will be surrounded and in grave danger, facing imminent annihilation.

"These bastards seem determined to back down. Since they're not coming, we'll charge in." The righteous leader of this battle was Tao Hengzhen, a level 9 Qi Gong master from the Heaven-Mending Alliance, nicknamed "[Super Lucky Spearman]" online, carrying a long spear as he walked...

He was the one who cursed the most eloquently, but unfortunately, he failed to provoke the enemy into jumping out.

He called out to everyone, and they all prepared to venture into the mountains. The scattered battle flags regrouped, because once they started moving, they would need to look out for each other to avoid creating openings that the enemy could exploit.

"You three little guys, hide well in the formation. If you can, protect the flag bearer. Don't be reckless. If things go wrong, run away. There's nothing shameful about it, understand?" The veteran player became excited and stopped talking. He gave the player some more instructions before they left.

Lin Zhuo naturally agreed.

As soon as the entire group stepped onto the mountain path, the surrounding dense, grayish-white miasma swallowed them up. Fortunately, there was a protective formation that created a clear and bright realm within the mist, protecting the heroes from the toxins in the air. Although their vision was limited to the area of ​​the formation, it was still quite bright, making it difficult for evil spirits to hide.

The rugged mountain path ahead, winding like flowing water, was transformed into a series of spacious steps by the array power manipulated by the flag bearer.

The withered and desolate plum trees, like widowed women wearing spiderweb veils, were driven away by magic, their roots uprooted and moved to the sides.

The little monsters that were hiding in the tree canopy were bound by the suddenly contracting canopy before they could jump down to launch a sneak attack. Branches pierced through them like iron thorns, strangling the beast-like monsters. There were only splattering sounds, and red, green, and blue blood splattered, staining the spider silk in the canopy into a filthy mess.

So relaxed and carefree, it felt like a leisurely hike in the mountains. However, no one seemed truly relaxed; they remained vigilant and cautious at all times.

Before long, a series of pale arrows of energy suddenly flew out of the mist, rushing into the Dharma Realm and stirring up layers of strong winds to retaliate and bite. However, their momentum did not diminish, and they continued to pierce towards a key point of the array until they were shattered by a Qi Master player with a sword, and then dissipated.

"They've arrived." The heroes stared intently in that direction.

In the thick fog ahead, several dark, demonic figures could be vaguely seen. Some were humanoid with four arms, while others resembled lions or tigers standing upright. They were strange, cunning, and filled with menacing aura.