Chen Yun has been studying formations for a long time.
From the very beginning of his learning Daoist law at the Daoist school, he saw various array layouts and countermeasures in a wide range of ancient texts. Later, he killed Yin Wuji, acquired the Dragon and Red Blood Array, and obtained "Tai Ping Qing Ling Shu" and "Dun Jia Tian Shu". His understanding of arrays was almost at the level of mastery.
Array formations often cannot be derived from the laws of heaven and earth, yin and yang, the five elements, the ten stems, and disasters.
These concepts are all involved in "Tai Ping Qing Ling Shu" and "Dun Jia Tian Shu".
Therefore, Chen Yun appears so confident.
Nayeh, yah and Zhouri Hunh saw the situation and all showed expressions of surprise, as if they hadn't expected that Chen Yun was still a grandmaster of array formations.
Nayeh slowly said: "If it were any other time, it might be difficult to guess what kind of array formations Gu Teng and Xie Wuyang would set up. But since they might attack you in the mortal world, we need to isolate all noise. In my opinion, it must be a magical array formation that evolves a spatial region. Such an array formation is almost unique, so it should be easy to guess."
Yah agreed: "Basically, it involves array formations related to two yins and yangs, three heavens and earths, four celestial beings and four seasons, and the five elements."
At this point, he turned his head to look at Zhouri Hunh, "Brother, you have a deep understanding of arrays. What do you think Xie Wuyang and Gu Teng, the two old scoundrels, would set up?"
Chen Yun also looked at Zhouri Hunh.
Zhouri Hunh pondered for a moment and said: "Xie Wuyang is a cultivator of yin gods, while Gu Teng is a practitioner of the spirit of elements..."
Chen Yun interrupted and added: "Gu Teng's "Xing Cheng Yuan Shen Gong" is not only for cultivating the spirit, but also for refining the physical body. It is not worse than ordinary body cultivation. In addition, Xie Wuyang should have also practiced my Xuanmen Zhongzheng's cultivation method for refining the body. According to my previous contacts with the Yin Mountain Sect and the Star Palace Sea, Xie Wuyang's cultivation method for refining the body may be from the Mao Mountain Sect...Yinyin Refining Form!"
Nayeh asked in confusion, "What is Yinyin Refining Form?"
Yah and Zhouri Hunh also looked at him with a curious expression.
Chen Yun slowly said: "You are not from my Xuanmen Zhongzheng, so you don't know the great Dhyana Refining Form. Let me explain to you..."
He carefully explained the Yinyin Refining Form.
There are a total of three methods in the Yinyin Refining Form.
For example, the Yinyin Refining Form passed down by Sun Buling, the Yuan Zhen of the Qianzhen Sect, is a shortcut for female cultivators.
Of course, Chen Yun knew this, but he did not tell Yah, Nayeh, and Zhouri Hunh the three.
There are also two other methods known as Yinyin Refining Form.
The first is the cultivation method for becoming immortal created by Wei Huacun's wife.
And the second is a "Great Migration Technique" similar to fictitious thinking of Tibetan Buddhism, which some evil demons and sects only obtain its form but not its spirit.
Sun Buhuan has not yet achieved enlightenment, so she cannot be the one who masters the female dan Yinyin Refining Form.
As for the Yinyin Refining Form of evil demons and outsiders, it is a kind of evil art that corresponds to the corpse-transformation immortals. It is said that the dead practice this technique by undergoing transformations in the ground, with their nails and hair growing long, and their bodies remaining lifelike.
It is obvious that Xie Wuyang learned the wonders of Mao Mountain Sect stealthily, and it would not be the transformative technique of evil demons and outsiders.
According to what Chen Yun knows, if one can master the Yinyin Refining Form of the Mao Mountain Sect, their physical body will transform into an indestructible immortal body. No matter how powerful the force used to destroy it, it can rapidly recover to its original state. The only way to destroy it is to annihilate the inherent spiritual essence within.
Regrettably, Xie Wuyang sought rapid progress and did not cultivate his true spiritual essence. Instead, he trained his yin spirit. Only reaching the realm of ground immortals can he transform his yin spirit into a true spiritual essence to practice.
Therefore, its Yinyin Refining Form still has loopholes.
After hearing this, Nayeh exclaimed in mild surprise: "The methods of the Xuanmen orthodox are indeed exquisite to the extreme. After my body perished and rotted into a skeleton in my early years, I accidentally opened up my spiritual intelligence when the essence of heaven and earth converged around me. Later, I obtained a method similar to the Yinyin Refining Form of evil demons and outsiders mentioned by Master Chen, and with the sacrifice of my clan, I barely managed to cultivate a divine body. My abilities are not even one-tenth as profound as those of the Mao Mountain Sect's Yinyin Refining Form. Xie Wuyang, that old scoundrel, is truly fortunate."
Yah and Zhouri Hunh also looked at him with envious expressions.
It is very normal for side paths, evil demons and outsiders to admire the wonders of the Xuanmen orthodox.
Chen Yun did not say much about this, and instead turned to ask Zhouri Hunh, "These are the details I know about Xie Wuyang and Gu Teng... Oh, by the way, there is a great array in the Star Palace Sea called the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Great Array. This array..."
He carefully explained the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Great Array.
At the end, Chen Yun said: "Can you guess what kind of array formations Xie Wuyang and Gu Teng might set up?"
Nayeh and Yah both looked towards Zhouri Hunh.
Zhouri Hunh said: "According to what you just said, they are very likely to set up a Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array."
Chen Yun has heard of the Li You Si Si Xiang Array.
The Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array, he truly knows nothing about it at all.
Chen Yun asked with no shame: "What is the Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array?"
Zhouri Hunh twisted his wine cup and said: "This is a transformation of the Li You Si Si Xiang Array. Two yins and four yin-yangs. The two yins refer to the concepts of yin and yang, while the four yin-yangs are young yang, old yang, young yin, and old yin. All of these represent changes in the laws of heaven and earth's yin and yang. Therefore, once the Li You Si Si Xiang Array is set up, it will immediately create a space similar to a universe for the array creator to use. In reality, a ground immortality realm can easily break it by exerting all their strength without any considerations. However, this Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array differs from the normal Li You Si Si Xiang Array in that it requires a powerful treasure or magical object to be placed at the array eye location to suppress it. Once this array is broken, this treasure or magical object will immediately release a huge amount of spiritual essence and re-coalesce into the Li You Si Si Xiang Array, generating endlessly and being unbreakable."
Chen Yun immediately understood. The Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array is somewhat like the concept in the Tao Te Ching, which says that 'the Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things.'
This array utilizes the changes of a square of heaven and earth, and is full of marvelous secrets. Furthermore, with the help of a magical treasure or spirit object placed at the array eye location that continuously supplements its energy, it can almost be "immortal and indestructible."
Nayeh frowned and said: "If it were just a Li You Si Si Xiang Array, I could still break it using brute force as I have ground immortality realm cultivation. However, this Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array may be beyond my power to destroy."
Yah also felt a headache and said, "This array sounds mysterious; it truly is a challenge that leaves one helpless."
Chen Yun smiled lightly and said, "I thought it was some kind of mysterious array. It turns out it's still the Li You Si Si Xiang Array."
Nayeh's eyes lit up and said, "Master Chen, do you have a clever way to break the array?"
Yah and Zhouri Hunh also quickly perked up their ears, as if eager to hear what method it was.
Chen Yun slowly said: "All changes come back to the same core. Whether it is the Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array or the Taijidou Li You Si Xiang Array, they are all derived from the Li You Si Si Xiang Array and cannot escape the principles of yin and yang, wood, fire, earth, and metal. The Yi Qi placed at the array eye is the reason why this array is immortal and can also be its key to breaking it. We just need to use our magical treasures or spiritual objects to set up a counter-Li You Si Si Xiang Array called the Jiugong Bagu Jiuwu Array. Once the opponent's Li You Si Si Xiang Array is activated, we will break it with the power of the nine palaces and nine stars, then seize that Yi Qi and control it so that we can use it ourselves. The array will naturally fall apart without any need for an attack."
Nayeh and Yah did not understand array laws, and they were confused and did not quite grasp the meaning.
Zhouri Hunh, who was an expert in array laws, stood up suddenly and exclaimed in awe after hearing Chen Yun's method of breaking the array: "Master Chen's technique for breaking the array is truly impressive. The nine palaces of Qian (Heaven), Kan (Water), Gen (Mountain), Zhen (Thunder), Zhong (Central), Xun (Wind), Li (Fire), Kun (Earth), and Dai (Lake) represent the power of all directions and realms. In the Bagua, Qian represents heaven, Kun represents earth, Xun represents wind, Zhen represents thunder, Kan represents water, Li represents fire, Gen represents mountains, and Dai represents lakes. These are all the forces in the world. When combined with each other, they harmonize the yin and yang and the five elements. This allows them to reverse heaven and earth in an instant and thus seize control of the Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array!"
After Zhouri Hunh's explanation, Nayeh and Yah also understood.
Nayeh sighed and said: "Master Chen truly deserves the title of an immortal of the Xuanmen orthodox. He quickly came up with a clever way to break the Yi Qi Li You Si Si Xiang Array, which is truly admirable."
Yah's spirit was greatly lifted as he exclaimed: "Since Master Chen has come up with a way to break the array, we should immediately make the magical tools that encompass the nine palaces and eight trigrams of the array. Then, if Xie Wuyang and Gu Teng do not come, fine. But if they do come, let them regret it too late!"
Chen Yun said, "Very well."
When he spoke, his eyes slightly narrowed, thinking that if Xie Wuyang and Gu Teng really dared to come trouble him, he would take the opportunity to kill them off.
After they finished their plan, they immediately began to set up an array using the Wutong method in a small piece of meteor iron the size of a palm. Finally, Chen Yun used a secret method to bless it and was waiting for Xie Wuyang and Gu Teng to come knocking on the door.
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Over the next two days, Chen Yun, Nayeh, Yah, Zhouri Hunh, and nearly a hundred others left Heyang and traveled while maintaining their alertness.
However, Xie Wuyang and Gu Teng never showed up to launch an attack.
Chen Yun even began to doubt whether the previous calculations and predictions he had made with Nayeh were incorrect.
This day, noon.
Chen Yun, Nayeh, Yah, and Zhouri Hunh led the funeral procession to a valley.
Chen Yun observed that the surrounding environment was beautiful, and riding on his horse, he couldn't help but ask, "Where are we?"
Following him, the peaceful scholar naturally replied, "This is near Tuanyu Gully, close to the Taixing Mountain Range."
Chen Yun nodded slightly and said, "Oh, Tuanyu Gully..."
Before he could finish his sentence, his expression changed slightly, and he suddenly remembered that Taixing Mountain was also known as Tianjing Guan.
Tianjing?
Just representing the place where heaven is surrounded by earth.
Chen Yun shouted loudly: "Everyone, be on your guard!"
The peaceful scholar, Li Ming, and other cultivators, as well as the commoners, were all puzzled and did not know what was happening.
Nayeh, Yah, and Zhouri Hunh's faces changed immediately, indicating that they realized what was about to happen next.
As expected, after Chen Yun shouted "Be on your guard," the formless and intangible flow of energy in the whole universe began to surge and coalesce into a misty sea.
The airflow converged towards the valley from all directions, accompanied by a sharp-sounding middle-aged man's voice, "Chen Pu, child, today at this very spot will be your final resting place!"
(Chapter complete)
