readytorunbook Chapter 131 Countless Flaws
Chapter 131 Countless Flaws
Since Zhang Liang did not forbid others from watching and did not mind keeping the secret, early the next morning, when Zhang Liang was preparing to set up the formation, Bei Mingzi, Chi Songzi, six elders, and even some young disciples all rushed over.
"Good morning, everyone!" Zhang Liang greeted everyone with a smile on his face.
"Elder Zhang!" Chisongzi and several other elders saluted, although they still maintained a somewhat polite distance.
Only Bei Mingzi said without disguising, "It's about to start. We have been waiting for you for a few days. It's a good opportunity to see what tricks your formation has."
"As for formations, isn't it just about leveraging the power of heaven and earth? I remember that your Tian Sect also has many formations. Using people to set up formations and using formation talismans to set up formations should not be much different in essence." Zhang Liang responded with a smile.
"You are right. It is indeed possible to set up the formation with human power, but if you want to reach the level of being able to borrow the power of heaven and earth, you not only need profound cultivation, but also extremely tacit cooperation. Without decades of joint practice, I'm afraid it will not be of much use." Bei Mingzi shook his head and said.
"Is that so?" Zhang Liang couldn't help but ponder. He once taught the Four Symbols Formation to the four people in his family, namely earth, wind, water and fire. Now, after several years of joint training, the four of them were able to mobilize a small amount of power of heaven and earth. It was no problem for the four of them to work together to fight against a master-level opponent. It was not as difficult as Bei Mingzi said.
"After you finish setting up the formation, I will let my disciples demonstrate our Tianzong's sword formation, and you will see it when you see it." Bei Mingzi said directly.
"Okay then!" Zhang Liang smiled and nodded, showing great interest in this.
Bei Mingzi certainly didn't say everything. Which of the hundreds of families didn't have a hidden formation? The sword formation set up by ordinary disciples might not work, but those masters who guarded the inheritance land must have practiced for decades, so how could they not be powerful?
Zhang Liang did not explore the Tianzong's formation for the time being. He had already made thirty-six formation talismans these days, so it was easy for him to set up a Three Talents Spirit Gathering Formation.
Zhang Liang was seen walking straight towards a hilltop and starting to bury array talismans randomly there. Ordinary people could not see the pattern at all.
However, Bei Mingzi's eyes lit up slightly, as if he had figured out some tricks, while Chi Songzi frowned slightly, as if he also understood something.
But Zhang Liang did not care too much about other people's thoughts. Setting up the battle array was a meticulous job. Even though he was completely confident, he still did not dare to be careless during the actual operation. He was always focused, with nothing else in his eyes except the battle array.
After about an hour, Zhang Liang finally completed the arrangement of twelve formation talismans on the first hill.
Then he turned to another hill. This time it took him an hour and a half to set up fifteen formation talismans. On the third hill, Zhang Liang spent two hours.
After a short rest, Zhang Liang felt a little tired. Setting up the battle formation was indeed very exhausting.
"How is it?" Bei Mingzi couldn't help but ask.
"All the formation talismans have been placed. The next step is to condense the formation. Success or failure depends on this step." Zhang Liang replied with a smile.
"What if it doesn't work?" Bei Mingzi asked.
"If it doesn't work, we can slowly adjust it!" Zhang Liang said with a smile, "Okay, please don't ask any more questions. I will start to try to see if I can successfully form a formation!"
Although he was 80% sure, Zhang Liang did not dare to take it lightly until the result was clear.
Zhang Liang stood up, and with a thought, thirty-six formation talismans instantly flashed with light, like stars.
"Congeal!"
Following Zhang Liang's low shout, the thirty-six originally independent array talismans suddenly became connected, slowly connecting and vibrating with each other, and finally merging into one, forming a whole.
At this moment, the thirty-six formation talismans began to draw on the power of heaven and earth and began to gather the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
"Is it successful now?" Chi Songzi asked in surprise.
"It's not completely successful yet!" Zhang Liang's face was solemn, his eyes were focused, and he shouted loudly: "Gather the spirits of heaven and earth, and raise the Three Talents Formation!"
In an instant, the thirty-six formation talismans changed again. The twelve formation talismans on each mountain top each formed a small formation, drawing the spiritual energy in the mountains.
"This is truly completed!" Zhang Liang couldn't help but smile.
At this time, the people of Tianzong had not yet fully reacted and were carefully experiencing the changes in the surrounding environment.
Since the formation was formed, the spiritual energy within Tianzong has clearly begun to increase.
Originally, the spiritual energy of Tianzong was about three times that of the outside world, and now it has reached four times.
Zhang Liang knew very well that as time went by, when the spiritual energy in Tianzong became stable, it would be about six times that of the outside world, almost the same as his Taoist temple.
Zhang Liang's Taoist temple only gathered ten times the density of spiritual energy from heaven and earth as that from the outside world, and this was all thanks to a spiritual tree there that gathered the spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
"It is indeed extremely magical and ingenious. The formation is also a kind of great way of heaven and earth!" Bei Mingzi suddenly laughed.
"There are three thousand great ways, but they all lead to the same destination. There is no essential difference between formations and swordsmanship." Zhang Liang responded with a faint smile.
At this moment, several elders of Tianzong who had been envious of Zhang Liang's formation suddenly came to their senses and felt ashamed.
To be honest, after seeing Zhang Liang's formation, their inner cultivation was not stable enough, so they were a little tempted. But now after listening to Zhang Liang's words, they all woke up and realized that they had not even mastered the Tianzong's own skills, so what else did they want to covet?
Tianzong has a long history and is directly descended from the authentic bloodline of the saint Laozi. There are countless miraculous skills and techniques in the sect. It is said that if someone can practice all the skills of Tianzong to the extreme, then this person will be invincible in the contemporary world.
However, other schools and sects also have extremely powerful martial arts inheritance, but the young people today lack the strength to practice those skills to the peak state.
"With this great formation, the strength of our Tianzong has become even stronger. This is a good opportunity. Zifang, you can instruct our Tianzong disciples on the sword formation." Bei Mingzi suggested with a smile.
"Then I'd better obey your command. I also want to see what's so unique about the Tianzong sword formation." Zhang Liang smiled, and was eager to try. Although he couldn't say that he knew everything about formations, he had a deep understanding of them, so he knew the power of formations.
The formations are roughly divided into three categories: heaven, earth, and human. The sword formation of the Tianzong was set up by humans, so it naturally belongs to the human formation category; while the spirit gathering formation set up by Zhang Liang is an earth formation. As for the heavenly formation, it is mysterious and unpredictable, requiring the help of the power of the stars in the sky. At Zhang Liang's current level, he has not yet been able to reach it.
On the training ground, thirty-six young disciples of Tianzong formed a battle formation and stood with swords in hand.
"Activate the Tiangang Sword Formation!" Following a command from the leading disciple Qingxu, everyone changed positions one after another, their auras connected as if they had merged into one.
Each of these thirty-six people has reached the peak of the small Zhoutian realm. The combined strength of four people is enough to fight against a large Zhoutian master, and the combined strength of twelve people is enough to contend against a half-step grandmaster. Now that the thirty-six people have gathered together to perform a complete Tiangang Sword Formation, even a grandmaster-level expert cannot cope with it easily. If one does not have the ability to break the formation, he or she will probably be exhausted to death in the formation.
"What a great Tiangang Sword Formation! It draws upon the power of the thirty-six stars in the Tiangang, and the qi of the three stars is interconnected and attracted to each other. It can not only gather the strength of thirty-six people for continuous attack, but also form an indestructible overall defense. It is indeed a brilliant formation!" Zhang Liang exclaimed in admiration.
Bei Mingzi stroked his beard, smiled and nodded. Chi Songzi and others were also proud of their own sword formations.
"But too many people has become a problem. The reason why the human formation is powerful is because it uses people to set up the formation, but its biggest weakness lies in the people themselves. If the thirty-six people have different minds and intentions, then countless flaws will be exposed!" Zhang Liang pointed out.
In fact, during this short period of time, he had already discovered seven or eight loopholes in the Tiangang Sword Formation. It was not that the formation itself was not good, but that the person who set up the formation had not yet reached the corresponding level of tacit understanding.
"Old man, don't say harsh words. Come in and try it, and you'll know!" Bei Mingzi raised his beard and his eyes widened, completely lacking the calm temperament that a Taoist should have.
"Okay!" Zhang Liang smiled and was about to draw out his sword to fight, but suddenly he remembered something and only pulled out half of the sword before retracting it.
"Let me borrow your sword!" Zhang Liang's figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye he came to an ordinary disciple. Before the other party could react, he took away his sword.
Then, Zhang Liang rushed into the Tiangang Sword Formation like a stream of light.
"Just watch carefully!" Zhang Liang shouted softly and stabbed out with his sword.
This sword seemed ordinary, but it made the person who set up the formation feel very uncomfortable. The disciple attacked by Zhang Liang was about to raise his sword to resist, but Zhang Liang suddenly changed his sword move and turned around to stab.
In an instant, several disciples who were attacking Zhang Liang felt extremely troubled because this sword completely disrupted the rhythm of their attack.
“Come again!” Zhang Liang waved his sword. The seemingly chaotic attack actually skillfully destroyed the Tiangang Sword Formation into pieces. In the end, the thirty-six disciples could hardly find their position.
At this moment, if Zhang Liang had been interested, most of his disciples would have died under his sword.
"How can he be so weak?" Chisongzi stroked his beard and frowned.
"It's not that there's something wrong with these disciples' sword formations, but that they met someone who knows how to use the Tiangang Sword Formation better." Bei Mingzi said with emotion.
"Do you mean that Elder Zifang knows the Tiangang Sword Formation better than these disciples?" Chisongzi asked in surprise.
"What's so strange about this? That kid is extremely talented. No matter what he learns, his speed is ten or a hundred times faster than others. I think he has already comprehended 70% to 80% of the Tiangang Sword Formation!" Bei Mingzi said with a smile.
Chisongzi couldn't help but be stunned. It's not like he had never seen a genius before. He was also regarded as a genius when he was young.
"Boy, don't you want to give me some advice?" Bei Mingzi turned to Zhang Liang who was walking over and asked.
"No need for guidance. Each of my sword strikes just now targeted their lack of coordination. This battle is enough for them to learn for a few days. From now on, during my stay in Tianzong, I will fight with them every few days. It will be much more effective than any guidance."
Zhang Liang's calm smile allows others to find his weaknesses and attack them every time, which is the best way of teaching.
"Okay!" Bei Mingzi agreed with a smile.
Although the cultivation base of these thirty-six disciples is not high and is only at the peak of the Small Zhoutian level, they are the best among the younger generation of Tianzong. Most of them are expected to be promoted to the Big Zhoutian level within one or two years. It is very likely that one or two master-level figures will emerge among this group of disciples in the future.
Once they are able to master the Tiangang Sword Formation and gain a deeper understanding of it, it will mean that in the next few decades, they will have an extra layer of security when traveling around the world.
Ensuring that these elite disciples survive and grow up is actually an indirect improvement to the overall strength of the Tianzong.