Chapter 75: Five Elements Formation
But with all this fog, how could anyone tell what kind of formation this was? Everyone looked at each other, all at a loss.
Compared to the people who were at a loss, Lian Qiao seemed to be very relaxed. Looking at the people who were at a loss, she smiled.
"No wonder. Most of the formations mentioned in cultivation are mysterious formations, weapon formations, and talisman formations. In addition to practicing these formations, demon hunters also practice another type, which is the dust formation." Lian Qiao said as he walked towards the big rock where Banxia had just sat.
"Dust Array? What is that?" Banxia wondered, feeling it was very interesting.
"The three types of formations I just mentioned are only the most common ones nowadays. In fact, the ancient technique of Bu Dou Tian Gang is also a kind of formation. Even the current talisman technique, although derived from ancient totems, is actually a manifestation of formation. For us demon hunters, it is a small formation." Yin Qiao said proudly with his arms folded across his chest.
"But what does this have to do with it?" Zhao Wuyang was confused.
"What I'm saying is that formations are mysterious and varied, so naturally they can be used in many ways. Take the present situation for example," Lian Qiao said, patting the stone. "Right now, we're in a situation where we have rocks and trees, light and fog, but there's just one thing missing."
One thing is missing? What does that mean? Everyone looked confused. Lian Qiao didn't keep them in suspense and explained directly:
"Stone represents earth, tree represents wood, light represents fire, and fog represents water. There are four of the Five Elements, but gold is missing. I think this is the Five Elements Dust Formation. This dust formation is different from other formations. The formation method uses common objects around us as metaphors, and their existence is a phase. Now that the Five Elements are missing gold, I think as long as we find the right place to fill this phase, we can break it."
Liu Xia frowned and asked, "Then where is this place?"
"This..." Lian Qiao's face was still full of pride, but when asked about this, her expression immediately fell. "I only heard these things from my elders at home, but I never knew how to set up the formation..."
"So, we can't escape from here unless this formation is broken?" Long Qi suddenly asked.
Lian Qiao nodded when she heard this: "I think so."
Seeing her like this, Long Qi quietly approached Xin Yi and whispered, "You have the highest cultivation level, and you come from a family of demon hunters. I imagine you understand this formation, right?"
But Xinyi shook her head. "Most demon-exorcists have their own unique skills, just like your Long family was famous for their swords, and the Qiao family was better than other families at divination and demon-sealing. The Lu family excels in the art of concealment and assassination. Although I've heard of battle formations, I only know the basics."
This was the first time that Long Qi had heard of all this. He glanced at Xin Yi doubtfully: This guy had seriously injured him before, and I thought he was so powerful, but he was still unreliable at the critical moment.
But Banxia suddenly asked Zhao Wuyang at this time: "I remember that when the master of Qingwei Peak was teaching the Five Elements Hand Seals, he mentioned some Five Elements Formations, right?" He could only blame himself for being so focused on the talismans at the time that he didn't listen carefully.
Zhao Wuyang thought for a moment and said, "I did hear some of it. It seems that the five elements array is either a five-legged star or a combination of four elements. It will definitely not be one of these two."
"In that case, why don't we try both methods and find out?" Banxia suggested.
"No need to try them all," Lian Qiao said, stopping them. "With all the fog spreading, it seems impossible for a Water Element to occupy a position in the Five-Legged Star Formation. So, it seems the only option is to combine all four elements into one."
"But..." Zhao Wuyang hesitated, "If the four phases are combined into one, the earth phase should be the main phase, but judging by the mist, it seems that the water phase is the main phase..."
"Hey~ Don't limit yourself to this, the earth is also soil." Lian Qiao said as he stamped his feet.
"If that's true, then there are two main ministers..." Banxia asked.
For a moment, everyone was at a loss as to what to do and was in a dilemma.
"Is it possible..." Liu Xia said, touching the illuminated stone beside him, "Is it the law of the five elements?"
But everyone didn't understand why.
"I remember that when Elder Zhang Yu was teaching, he once said that the five elements are mutually generated and restrained. In this case, why not try this?" As he said this, he drew out the sword in his hand, danced with it for a while, and inserted it into the crevice of the stone.
At first, nothing happened, but not long after, the water droplets on the sword actually flew away from the sword and floated up. Then they slowly gathered and grew larger, and even the surrounding fog gradually thinned.
Then the earth began to shake, and before everyone could be surprised, the beams of light moved and shone on several trees. In an instant, the trees were ignited, and scorched leaves fell from time to time, but a wind suddenly blew up and carried these scorched leaves and branches around Liu Xia's sword.
The scorching wind lingered for a long time, and the steel sword on the stone glowed red. In a moment, it turned into molten steel and flowed down from the stone. The molten steel seemed endless, and seemed to have life, twisting and winding, igniting the dead leaves and branches on the ground, and drawing a fire array under the feet of everyone.
When the open fire was extinguished, the flames on the formation were still there. At this time, the few rays of light just now suddenly shone on the formation, and the surrounding fog gathered in an instant. They kept pouring into the water droplets that had floated from the sword before. The water droplets became bigger and bigger. When the fog dissipated, they drilled into the ground and disappeared.
Only then did everyone realize that the so-called light was actually shot out from the eyes of a giant turtle. This giant turtle, which everyone thought was dead before, suddenly raised one leg and stomped on the ground. In an instant, the ground outside the formation cracked and the mountains collapsed, and then a large amount of water gushed out, as turbulent as a tide.
Several people were submerged before they could react, and sank to the bottom of the water with the whirlpool, but the misty forest seemed as if nothing had happened and returned to its previous state.
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Cheng Yu Shuzhu was puzzled and didn't know what went wrong, but since the giant dragon was like this now, it was enough to prove that his previous assumption was correct.
The two of them paced back and forth, racking their brains, but they saw Shan Huai exclaiming at the smoothness of the giant dragon's mane and praising the beauty of its scales, without seeming to feel any burden at all.
Could it be related to Shan Huai? Cheng Yu looked at Shu Zhu, whose eyes were also full of questions. Shan Huai was usually carefree, but he was unusually fierce. However, this was the first time he had seen him act like a child.
Fearing the giant dragon's mood swings, the two men cautiously walked behind Shan Huai. Cheng Qi pulled him back and whispered in his ear, "Have you figured out what's going on here? Why don't you seem nervous at all?"
Shan Huai, however, looked innocent. "Don't you all always say I never bring my brain with me when I go out? Now that I have you two, what else do I have to think about? My brain is too heavy to carry around. I'll leave it in the Bamboo Garden for today's martial arts practice."
This sentence left the two of them speechless.
"Now is a critical moment. We have been delayed here for a long time. How can you break through this martial arts exercise if you are so indifferent?" Shu Zhu hurriedly came forward and said after hearing this.
But even so, Shan Huai still didn't know what to do. Looking at the giant dragon in front of him, he immediately had a plan in his mind. Why not...
He walked past the two of them to the giant dragon, touched it, and said, "This situation is like this. Do you know how to break it?"
Seeing him like this, Cheng Yu Shuzhu felt that he was really missing some bones. This place was originally an illusion, and this giant dragon was naturally an illusory object, so how could it know all this?
But something unexpected happened. The giant dragon stood up and nodded towards Shan Huai. They were both very surprised. Shu Zhu swallowed back the words he was about to say and almost bit his tongue.
Seeing the giant dragon like this, Shan Huai asked directly, "Then can you lead us to solve the mystery and get out of the illusion?"
The giant dragon did not move after hearing this, and nodded after a long time. But before the three of them could breathe a sigh of relief, it suddenly took off into the air, wrapped its tail around the three of them and threw them into the air, then opened its mouth wide and swallowed the three of them into its stomach!
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