540: Chapter 88 Setting Up the Formation!_2 540: Chapter 88 Setting Up the Formation!_2 “Yuanzhou is very large, yet also very small.”
Chen Chong, with hands clasped behind his back, chuckled lightly: “The rebellion in Pingzhi City just occurred, these refugees won’t be able to escape far…
I’m curious, for whom did Chen Jingxuan set this dazzling and long-prepared plot?
The hour is almost up, Meng Kejian, tidy up the Yuzi Camp’s Iron Cavalry and prepare to chase after Xie Zhen.
If Xie Zhen has already made contact with ‘that person’, we might be able to catch them all in one go.”
“Yes!”
Meng Kejian took a deep breath and said, “Great General, if the situation is not as optimistic… Should we capture Xie Zhen alive, or…?”
If we can’t find out, then let it be, it’s just a casual attempt, we don’t necessarily need a result.”
Chen Chong said emotionlessly: “I already gave Xie Zhen one chance, when you meet him again, there’s no need to hold back.”
…
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Run!
Run!
In Xie Xuanyi’s mind, there was only this one thought as the cold wind at Qixia Mountain was as sharp as knives.
For a moment, he felt as though he had returned to the great disaster of ten years ago.
The flying sword skimmed over the mountain ridge through the thick fog, clearing a path of tranquility…
With the identity of the blue-robed scholar figured out the moment Xie Xuanyi sat down to drink, only the master of Yuanzhou Iron Cavalry, Chen Chong, could sit there drinking leisurely amid today’s lethal trap at Qixia Mountain!
Chen Chong was very trustworthy.
After drinking six cups of Drunken Immortal Brew, he indeed withdrew the hidden troops of the Iron Cavalry from Qixia Mountain.
But Xie Xuanyi wasn’t “naive” enough to think that Chen Chong felt an instant connection and was specially granting him mercy…
“My benefactor, are you alright?”
The worried voice of Mi Yun came from beside his ear.
Xie Xuanyi was currently standing on the flying sword, his hands carrying two figures.
His Vajra Body made carrying two people effortless, but because the potency of the Drunken Immortal Brew was so strong, the route of the flying sword was slightly unstable, causing some turbulence.
“Getting out of Qixia Mountain should not be a big problem.”
Xie Xuanyi’s voice was hoarse, he shifted his head to glance the other side: “…After drinking, did I talk any nonsense?”
Until the fifth cup of Drunken Immortal Brew, Xie Xuanyi’s condition was still quite good.
This sixth cup was truly beyond expectations.
He wasn’t sure what he had said or done while in the state of “memory recall.”
“Nonsense?”
Deng Baiyi shook her head gently and softly said, “After finishing the sixth cup, you sat still for a long time, and closed your eyes.
That blue-robed scholar kept staring at you, he seemed to be waiting for you to speak…
But in the end, you said nothing, and this time you paused longer than any previous ones.”
“…Good.”
With that response, Xie Xuanyi felt somewhat relieved.
“Can we still escape?”
Deng Baiyi’s voice was very soft: “If we can’t, then leave me…”
“Don’t mention this matter again.”
Xie Xuanyi shook his head decisively and said: “I won’t leave either of you behind.”
Deng Baiyi opened her mouth to speak, but then hesitated.
Mi Yun was on the verge of tears, clutching her sleeves tightly in silence.
“The reason I left ‘Jun Mountain’ behind…”
Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath and said: “Is not because I am heartless, but because I really couldn’t take a third person.
His identity is the most special, and if only one person can survive this massacre at Qixia Mountain, it should be him.”
“Benefactor, you don’t need to feel guilty…”
Mi Yun spoke softly: “Before leaving, I had a look at his face.
He will be alright.”
The little monk, his forehead glowing with hot golden brilliance, slowly condensed.
It seemed to form a tiny vertical pupil.
The Tanluan Buddha Bones fused with him.
The more he utilized “Karma Principle,” the more it showed that the Buddha Bones were merging with his body.
“Are you trying to comfort me?”
Xie Xuanyi smiled, “Take a look at my face, what do you think my future holds?”
“…”
Mi Yun looked for a while, and after a long silence, he could not hide the sadness in his voice and mournfully said: “Benefactor is a good person, my uncle said good people will turn disaster into fortune.”
It turns out that monks don’t lie.
This little fellow seems he will never learn how to lie in his life.
“Looks like my situation is indeed very bad.”
Xie Xuanyi gave a self-deprecating smile.
The powerful energy of Drunken Immortal Brew, or as otherwise known as “Intestine Piercing Powder,” was continuously absorbed by the Undying Spring, dissipating gradually by about seventy percent…
The sense of dizziness slowly faded.
However, the sense of crisis in Xie Xuanyi’s Heart Lake only grew stronger.
One hour.
The time promised by Chen Chong seemed long, but in reality, it was not enough.
Qixia Mountain was filled with grand arrays set up by Nalan Xuance.
Riding on the flying sword, taking many detours and circling around, half of the time was spent finally leaving the mist-enshrouded majestic mountains.
Looking back, layers of thick fog were left behind by the sword light.
The first thing Xie Xuanyi did was to take out the Ruyi Order, and as expected, this killing game was not over yet—communication through the Ruyi Order was directly cut off.
He couldn’t contact Chen Jingxuan at all.
The entire Qixia Mountain, covering dozens of miles, was blocked off, similar to the historical “Ban of Qing State”!
Yuanzhou Iron Cavalry intended to Destroy Buddha; this mountain would be their hunting ground!
“Now, we can only take a gamble.”
Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath.
He controlled his flying sword and sped in the direction away from Qixia Mountain, ultimately landing on a hill of Little Desolate Mountain.
“We…
are not running anymore?”
Mi Yun and Deng Baiyi landed on the mountain peak, both looking somewhat perplexed.
This Little Desolate Mountain was already far from Qixia Mountain…
But the divine soul connection of the Ruyi Order was already in a “cut-off” state.
Xie Xuanyi no longer tried to escape; he silently watched the far-off wilderness outside the desolate hill, where fires were lit within the evening forest, guarded by the Iron Cavalry of Yuanzhou.
The defenses set by Chen Chong were extremely strict; within one hour, regardless of how he fled with Sword Control, it was essentially within the palm range of the opponent.
To capture him, they just needed to close their hand.
If not mistaken, after one hour, Meng Kejian would lead the Iron Cavalry to close in and encircle.
“Not running anymore.”
“No matter how we run, it’s futile.
Now there is only one way.”
Xie Xuanyi looked at Deng Baiyi, “Array Talisman, Tang Fengshu should have taught you…
do you still remember it?”
“Yes.”
Deng Baiyi responded nervously, “The Pavilion Master indeed taught me the ‘Transmission Array Talisman’.
It requires the precise coordinates of two locations, preferably assisted by the Observing Qi Skill…
using talismanic technique to open a void gateway, such Array Talismans often require a huge amount of Primordial Energy and carry great risks.”
To breach the void, how dangerous is it?
Generally, only Yang God Realm cultivators at the mountain peak could ignore the Void Gang Qi and shuttle through with their physical body.
A very few Vajra Body cultivators at the Yin God Realm could also achieve it.
In specific circumstances…
there is one very special example.
That is the Array Talisman Master who knows the coordinates of both points.
The farther the transmission distance, the greater the difficulty in constructing the talisman gate, and the more time it takes.
“Wait, you aren’t thinking of ‘transmitting’ to escape, are you?”
Deng Baiyi vaguely guessed Xie Zhen’s thought.
“Quite accurate.”
Xie Xuanyi took a deep breath and smiled, “From now on, we probably have around fifteen minutes to set up the array…
If Chen Chong arrives here, then we most likely won’t be able to escape.
If it’s Meng Kejian, then I might be able to delay a bit longer.”
“Are you mad?!”
Deng Baiyi’s expression turned extremely grim as she quickly shook her head, “Fifteen minutes, how is that enough to set up a Transmission Array Talisman?
Even retracting ten thousand steps, Li Kingdom is so vast, I’ve never been here before, where should we transmit to without precise ‘transmission coordinates’?
Rashly setting up an array might lead to death!”
Xie Xuanyi was silent for a few moments, then said, “You’re right…”
This indeed was an extremely crazy idea.
Even Xie Xuanyi himself did not know where this transmission array would lead if it were set up.
Given Deng Baiyi’s capability and the remaining time, the possibility of setting up an array to escape from Yuan Province was very slim.
“However, now we can only ‘bet’ on this, right?”
Xie Xuanyi looked towards Mi Yun.
He calmly said, “The endpoint of the Transmission Array Talisman will be drawn by you.”
“???”
The little monk was stunned; he stretched out a finger and pointed at himself, “Me?”
“Benefactor…”
Mi Yun’s face turned pale, his eyes filled with confusion, “But I don’t even know how to ‘engrave talismans’; and you’re asking me to draw the endpoint for the Transmission Array Talisman?”