Li Yuanba changed the direction and the fifth formation was one hundred miles away from the main checkpoint.
The large formation at the Jieshan Pass is composed of a series of formations connected together, and the fifth formation is the name of a single formation here.
He cast a spell, and Ying Hou, who was in charge of the formation, should have received it.
Ying Hou let him pass through the fifth formation to reassure him.
If he passed through the Zhengdao Boundary Mountain Checkpoint, if Ying Hou and the others really betrayed Li Yuanba, or if he was discovered by the Great Arhat of Qianye Temple, then given the defense of the Zhengdao Boundary Mountain Checkpoint, it would be difficult for Li Yuanba to escape.
But the situation is different in the fifth formation. If Li Yuanba feels the crisis, he can use any means to escape at any time.
Just three breaths after he uttered the spell, a passage opened in the fifth formation in front of him.
Without hesitation, he used his sword to fly towards the fifth formation.
This is a trust in Ying Hou and the others, as well as a trust in the level of his own formation.
Although Li Yuanba is not a master of formations and does not have an IBMz15 with him, he can call upon the resources of his original body, Li Shiming, at any time. Whether it is the formation of the Starlight Sea or the computing power of his natal magic weapon, IBMz15, they can all provide him with assistance.
If the righteous side really wants to use a large formation to deal with him, they will definitely be extremely disappointed.
Not to mention that he had already conducted extremely in-depth research on the great formation of the righteous side, even without much research, with the formation ability he could mobilize, it would not take long for him to forcibly break through the formation.
He passed through the formation without encountering any trouble, which made him feel relieved.
This was not because he could safely leave the righteous forces, but because Ying Hou and the other three righteous Jindan elders were his friends.
Although there are reasons for interest involved, it is difficult to make friends with each other when they reach the Jindan stage without any interest.
Even if they are cultivators from the same sect, if there is no conflict of interest, no Jindan cultivator would waste precious time making friends with them.
Just like Li Shiming's master, Elder Su, Elder Su has a good relationship with a group of Jindan elders. That is based on the fact that they are Jindan elders from the same lineage in the sect. Just look at whether Elder Su has made friends with Jindan elders from other lineages in the sect.
Elder Su usually doesn’t even have enough time to practice, and his relationship with other Jindan elders in the sect who have no vested interest in him is mediocre.
He quickly passed through the 200-mile buffer zone, greeted the Jindan elder guarding the Jieshan checkpoint of the Senluo Sect, and returned to Jieshan City.
He took out the storage bag and knew what was inside without opening it.
The most precious thing in the storage bag is the fourth-grade 'Tianluo Fairy Milk'. It is precisely because of the preciousness of the 'Tianluo Fairy Milk' that he has to go and retrieve it in person.
The second most precious thing is the 'Sumeru Mustard Seed Array Plate', which is a fourth-grade array plate. As long as you don't encounter a formation master, you can use the 'Sumeru Mustard Seed Array Plate' to block any attack from the Jindan period.
There are also a bunch of resources. The ten jade bottles are all filled with third-grade elixirs. With this batch of third-grade elixirs for cultivation, he will not need to transport third-grade elixirs through the channels of the Boundary Mountain Checkpoint for a long time.
In fact, the number of third-grade elixirs transported in recent times is quite large, which is why the six elders guarding the golden elixir from both the righteous and the evil came to him.
Since Li Yuanba was able to obtain a large number of third-grade elixirs refined by Master Li Shiming, he must have some connection with Master Li Shiming.
This time, I received ten jade bottles of third-grade elixirs, which will provide me with resources for cultivation for a long period of time, and can reduce the impact of the third-grade elixirs.
The rest are the third-grade spiritual tea, which is the third-grade spiritual tea roasted by Li Shiming himself, as well as some products that combine technology and cultivation.
The third-grade spiritual tea roasted by Li Shiming himself is no less famous in the Northern Shu Continent than the third-grade spiritual pills he refines.
Moreover, since Li Shiming seldom stir-fried the third-grade spiritual tea, only a small amount appeared within Shushan Sect and Beishu Trading Company, the value of this third-grade spiritual tea far exceeded the actual value of the third-grade spiritual tea itself.
Li Yuanba took a part of the third-grade spiritual tea and divided it into six portions. This was a gift to the six Jindan elders on both the righteous and evil sides.
He personally delivered it to the Senluo Sect, while the shopkeeper Xin Shun delivered it to the Zhengdao checkpoint through channels.
There are also some corpse refining resources in the storage bag. In order to improve the strength of the silver corpse, it is also necessary to consume third-grade corpse refining materials. Relying solely on Li Yuanba's ability, he can only accumulate third-grade corpse refining materials slowly.
"Yue Xing, call Manager Xin Shun over!" Li Yuanba sent a message to Deacon Yue Xing.
Not long after, Deacon Yue Xing came outside with Shopkeeper Xin Shun.
Li Yuanba walked outside. These two men were his direct subordinates, so there was no need to be polite and there was no need to invite them in. They could just talk outside.
"Manager Xin Shun, please give these three gifts to fellow Taoists Ying Hou, Xin Tong and Mu Peng respectively!" He took out three sealed jade boxes and gave the order.
"Yes, Elder!" Shopkeeper Xin Shun bowed and took the three sealed jade boxes and replied.
He had been in Jieshan City for a long time, so he knew the relationship between the Jindan elders on both sides of the Jieshan checkpoint. Many resources for private transactions were still conducted through his business.
"Also, ask someone to find out whether the two Arhats from Qianye Temple stayed or left when they arrived at the checkpoint, and which direction they left in. Try to find out!" Li Yuanba continued to order.
"It is difficult for my men to track the whereabouts of the two Arhats, and we may not be able to get accurate information. Please forgive me, Elder!" Shopkeeper Xin Shun did not make any promises, but bowed and said.
Most of his men were Qi-refining cultivators, quite far away from the circle of Arhats, not to mention that they had no authority to look around once they reached the checkpoint over there.
"Don't tell me that you have no source of intelligence over there for all these years!" Li Yuanba said in a deep voice.
He also knew some things, but they didn't have much impact, so he just turned a blind eye.
Shopkeeper Xin Shun was in charge of the Senluo Sect's business in Jieshan City, and he also made some profits from the circulation of goods.
Li Yuanba did not object to the fact that Shopkeeper Xin Shun had gained some benefits, but he indulged Shopkeeper Xin Shun in gaining benefits. When things needed to be done, they had to be done well, otherwise he did not mind changing a shopkeeper.
At least in recent times, no one in Senluo Sect dared to provoke him, because his grandmaster, Ancestor Lu, was guarding the mountain gate.
Otherwise, why would Great Elder Situ give him the lucrative position in Jieshan City? It was because of Patriarch Lu's concern for him.
"Elder, I'll do it right away!" Shopkeeper Xin Shun was frightened by Li Yuanba's threatening tone and agreed without further argument.
After so many years of cooperation with the other side, how could there not be some relationships? Moreover, these relationships are very solid. They were established through interests and continued through interests.
"Yue Xing, ask someone to deliver this gift back to the sect and to the hands of Great Elder Situ!" Li Yuanba instructed Deacon Yue Xing after Shopkeeper Xin Shun left.
Although Patriarch Lu is there, he still has to maintain the relationship himself.
If he wants to keep his current position guarding Jieshan City, he needs the support of Great Elder Situ.
In fact, if Li Yuanba wanted to find out the whereabouts of the two great arhats of Qianye Temple, it would be more direct and faster to find Ying Hou and the three Jindan elders.
But he did not want to make things difficult for Ying Hou and the other three Jindan elders, and he needed to consider the three Jindan elders.
The purpose of giving him the news was to prevent him from accidentally encountering the two great Arhats and thus avoiding danger.
But if they leaked the itinerary of the two great Arhats to him, it would be a betrayal. As elders of the righteous path, they could not do anything to betray the righteous path.
Shopkeeper Xin Shun didn't let Li Yuanba wait long, and delivered the news an hour later.
The two great Arhats were not seen leaving from the rear, and it was impossible to be sure whether they were still staying in the Zhengdao Boundary Mountain Checkpoint, because the two great Arhats had not appeared since they arrived.
When Li Yuanba received the news, his heart sank slightly.
It is impossible that the two great arhats came to the Boundary Mountain Checkpoint to practice. The spiritual energy at the Boundary Mountain Checkpoint is not a very good practice environment for the great arhats.
They left Chiba Temple because of something important.
Li Yuanba felt that it was probably for him, and he needed to be prepared to deal with possible attacks.
He did not inform Jiang Pu and the other three Jindan elders. Although they and Li Yuanba had a relationship of mutual assistance, if it was really an attack by the two great arhats, Jiang Pu and the other three Jindan elders would not be able to cope with it.
He took out the heart hoop and put it on, then took out a few second-grade formation flags and set up a qi storage formation, which is a formation that can preserve a certain qi for a long time.
This formation has a single function, and it was obtained by the original body Li Shiming from a cultivator who was seeking the golden elixir.
The function of the formation is to allow a breath to exist for a long time, and the formation will continuously nourish this breath with spiritual energy.
Li Yuanba didn't know what method the two great Arhats would use to determine his location, and he didn't want to be found by the two great Arhats.
After setting up the energy storage formation, he sent a stream of his own energy into the formation.
Then, without telling anyone, he used the "Heaven-Covering and Concealing Secrets Technique" to conceal his presence and left Jieshan City when it was getting dark.
As for the responsibility of guarding Jieshan City, I believe that when the sect learns that it was the attack by the two great Arhats, they will not hold him accountable.
When a monk encounters an enemy that he cannot resist, he has the option of fleeing immediately.
Even the sect would not let a Jindan elder fight against an unmatched enemy just for a city.
Li Yuanba left Jieshan City and released the fourth-grade 'Sumeru Mustard Seed Array Plate' ten miles outside Jieshan City. The interior of the Sumeru Mustard Seed Array was a self-contained space. Unless a Nascent Soul ancestor scanned it nearby, he would not be able to find him hiding in the Sumeru Mustard Seed Array.
He also released a drone, which was powered by a spirit stone motor. This was the latest research result of the original owner Li Shiming. The spirit stone was converted into stable electricity through a small thunder array, which could enable the drone to fly for a long time.
In addition, the Lingshi motor also provides energy for various equipment on the drone, allowing the drone to stay in the air for up to one hundred days.
This is still an early stage product. Once Li Shiming masters the technology of automatic replacement of spirit stones, it will be possible for the drone to stay in the air for several years.
This drone is a reconnaissance type and can fly up to 10,000 meters. It is engraved with formation patterns by the formation master Li Shiming himself, giving the drone a built-in stealth function that makes it impossible for monks to detect it.
Of course, the concealment function is relative. If a cultivator knows that there are drones in a certain area, he can still find them by searching with his divine sense.
But this possibility is too low. The drone uses a method that combines cultivation with technology. The spiritual energy reaction of the cultivation part is extremely weak, mainly because the energy required by the drone itself is not high.
Most of the energy consumed is in the form of electricity. This kind of earthly energy will not be noticed by the monks at all. In addition, the existence of the concealment formation makes the drone very safe.
In the past, drones were all used by Li Shiming, the original owner. This meeting finally allowed Li Yuanba to get technical help.
The drone flies into the sky, and its high-precision camera and micron-level chip allow all conditions in an area to be displayed on the goggles.
Li Yuanba was certain that Qianye Temple definitely had a special channel to pass through the Jieshan checkpoint, as many Arhats had smuggled into the Shiwan Mountains before.
He had no idea through what channels the two great Arhats would smuggle themselves. Even though he had stayed in Jieshan City for some time, he still could not fully grasp the situation at the Jieshan checkpoint.
In addition to the six Jindan elders guarding the Jieshan Checkpoint from both sides, there are several other forces, such as the trading companies of various sects, the forces of the alliance of medium-sized sects, etc. These forces have their own channels.
The drone switched to night vision and turned on infrared thermal imaging.
Li Yuanba controlled the drone through the eye mask to narrow the monitoring range to an area of fifty miles around Jieshan City. All life within this range would be marked.
At three o'clock in the morning, two figures appeared outside the formation of the Jieshan Town Defense House.
The appearance of these two figures was extremely abrupt. If Li Yuanba had not been focusing on the garrison, he would have missed the appearance of these two figures.
The drone did not detect the two figures in advance. Neither infrared thermal imaging nor night vision could detect the two figures until the two figures appeared on their own initiative.
This discovery surprised Li Yuanba. The night vision and infrared thermal imaging of the drone can only be effective when the monks have no protection against such means.
It was obvious that the two figures were very careful. Not only did they manage to remain invisible, they also concealed their body heat.
Li Yuanba saw two bald heads through the drone's night vision.
These two bald heads are particularly noticeable when looking down from the sky.
He was 100% sure that these two bald men were the two great arhats of Chiba Temple.
He immediately took out his identity jade disc and reported to the sect that he had discovered two great arhats from Qianye Temple sneaking into Jieshan City.
The early discovery of the two great arhats made it possible for Li Yuanba to fulfill his mission of guarding Jieshan City. It was impossible to let Li Yuanba, an early Jindan cultivator, fight against the two great arhats.
As for how these two great Arhats will respond, it depends on what the sect says.