Bringing The Farm To Live In Another World - Chapter 16197

Chapter 16195. Speculation

Tang Yi was right. There really were Blood Slaughter Sect disciples at Qingfeng Mountain. The Blood Slaughter Sect’s formations were different from the formations they knew. The Blood Slaughter Sect’s formations were more powerful, and they didn’t need to be operated from the outside. Their formations had projections, so they could operate them from anywhere. Right now, they were operating the formations in a cave in Qingfeng Mountain. There was a newly built cave dwelling there, and the Blood Slaughter Sect disciples were in that cave dwelling.

Xu Ying also knew about the attack on Qingfeng Mountain. Their thoughts differed from Tang Yi’s; they weren’t indifferent to the situation at Qingfeng Mountain, but rather fully aware of it. They had seen the situation there via projection while in Qingyu City. Upon seeing Bishop Liu’s attack, Xu Ying and his group felt relieved. They knew perfectly well that such an attack would have little effect on the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, as the Blood Slaughter Sect’s formations possessed ample energy due to their Yin-Yang Thunder Pool.

In fact, not only in the Divine Kingdom, but anywhere, setting up a large-scale formation is difficult. Besides the challenges of crafting formation plates, runes, and flags, and the difficulty of setting up the formation itself, another factor limiting the development of large-scale formations is their energy source.

Large-scale formations require enormous amounts of energy. Maintaining their operation requires vast amounts of energy. If relying entirely on crystals, a single large-scale formation would bankrupt a major sect, rendering them obsolete.

Therefore, the large-scale magic arrays set up by most sects generally use the power of the earth’s veins as their energy source. However, this power can only ensure the normal operation of the large-scale magic array. If a large-scale magic array is to play a greater role during intense battles, a new energy source must be found. In this regard, each force uses its own methods. If it is located in a river, it will use the power of the water veins; if it is in the mountains, it will use the power of the mountain range; if there is earth fire, it will use the power of earth fire. In any case, very few people will directly use crystals as an energy source, as the consumption would be too great, and ordinary people simply cannot afford it.

It is precisely for this reason that most sects are located in the mountains. If a sect is built in the mountains and a defensive array is set up there, the defensive array can use the power of the earth’s veins and the power of the mountain range as its energy source, allowing their magic array to maintain normal operation even during intense battles and not stop due to insufficient energy.

Of course, this makes setting up a large-scale magic array even more difficult. Therefore, it generally takes a long time to complete the protective array of a sect, because those setting up the array must consider its energy source. In the history of the Divine Kingdom, there have even been instances where the location of a sect’s main hall had to be reselected due to insufficient earth vein power.

Some might say, “That’s not right. If that’s true, then why do all those cities also have defensive arrays? What is the energy source for those city defensive arrays?”

The answer is actually quite simple. In the Divine Kingdom continent, all cities, both outside and within their borders, have large rivers or streams. Furthermore, the locations of these cities are all carefully chosen, resulting in locations with immense earth vein power. Combined with the power of the rivers and streams, this power is sufficient to power the city’s defensive arrays.

The main reason the Blood Slaughter Sect could quickly set up defensive formations anytime, anywhere was their Yin-Yang Thunder Pool. This formation was arguably the Blood Slaughter Sect’s greatest invention to date, as it eliminated their energy worries. The Yin-Yang Thunder Pool was their most significant creation. The

earth veins of Qingfeng Mountain weren’t strong, and the mountain’s energy had been damaged by mining. Therefore, in the eyes of the people of the Divine Kingdom, Qingfeng Mountain was unsuitable for setting up large formations due to the lack of energy sources.

However, this posed no problem for the Blood Slaughter Sect, as they didn’t need those energy sources; the Yin-Yang Thunder Pool was sufficient.

Therefore, Xu Ying and his group weren’t worried about Qingfeng Mountain at all. The Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation was the best defensive formation; Bishop Liu and his men couldn’t possibly break through it. However, after Bishop

Liu and his group retreated, Xu Ying still summoned several managing elders to his room. Once they arrived, Xu Ying looked at them and asked, “Gentlemen, what are your thoughts on today’s events?”

An elder spoke up, “You can tell from the clothing of the people attacking Qingfeng Mountain that they are from the Creation God Sect. Just as I said before, the Creation God Sect has indeed begun attacking the properties outside the city; they won’t retreat easily.”

The others all nodded. They had already anticipated that the Creation God Sect might attack the properties they had seized, but they hadn’t expected the attack to come so quickly.

At this moment, another elder spoke up, “I suspect that this attack is actually a test. Everyone, look here. This is the radar footage from Qingfeng Mountain during the day. Do you see this person? Although he’s dressed as a rogue cultivator, his demeanor definitely doesn’t suggest he’s one. And there’s something else you should also note. I just checked with the Heavenly Sphere. See this? This person also came to Qingyu City during the day, and he went to the Creation God Temple. However, seeing that the temple gates were closed, he didn’t enter.” He left immediately, exited the city, and soon appeared not far from Qingfeng Mountain. He didn’t get too close, probably afraid of being discovered, so he only glanced at Qingfeng Mountain from afar before leaving. That night, someone launched an attack on Qingfeng Mountain. Don’t you think there’s something fishy about this? So that person is definitely from the Creation God Sect, and perhaps not even of low status.”

As he spoke, he kept bringing up projections. Xu Ying and the others looked at the projections and realized that so many things had happened that day. The Creation God Sect had been monitoring them all along.

The elder continued, “That person didn’t participate in tonight’s attack on Qingfeng Mountain. I’ve checked all the people who attacked Qingfeng Mountain, and that person isn’t there. But everyone, pay attention, look here.” After saying that, he brought up another projection. The projection showed Tang Yi, who was looking in the direction of Qingfeng Mountain, only about a hundred miles away.

The elder spoke up: “Although he didn’t participate in the attack tonight, he’s been keeping an eye on the situation at Qingfeng Mountain. Also, everyone, pay attention to this person. This is the person who led the attack on Qingfeng Mountain today. Notice that before attacking Qingfeng Mountain, he sent a letter to someone, and right after he sent it, that person received it. That means that person’s letter was sent to the person we’re watching. They’re in cahoots. They’re in cahoots. But the person we’re watching didn’t join the attack, which proves he has other tasks. And the fact that the person attacking us sent him a letter shows that the person we’re watching might have a higher status than the person leading the attack.”

“If the person of high status didn’t participate in the attack, there’s only one possibility: they didn’t go all out. Also, everyone, pay attention here. After leaving Qingyu City today, that person entered this mountainous area and then disappeared. Those who attacked Qingfeng Mountain also came from that mountainous region. That means they must have a base in that area. Their attack today was actually a test. They observed Qingfeng Mountain during the day and found nothing, so they planned to attack tonight to test its defenses. If I’m not mistaken, they definitely have a backup plan, and they might even attack Qingfeng Mountain again tomorrow, and it will be even more intense.”

Xu Ying and the others all nodded, indicating their agreement. Judging from all the signs, the Creation God Sect indeed didn’t go all out this time; they were just testing the waters. So, a full-scale attack tomorrow would be normal.

The elder spoke up, “If the enemy had any sense, they would definitely have someone watching us when they attack Qingfeng Mountain tomorrow to prevent us from attacking them from behind. But they don’t realize that we don’t even need to start our attack from Qingyu City, so even if they are watching us, it’s useless.”

Xu Ying said in a deep voice, “I think we don’t need to defend Qingfeng Mountain to the death. We can use the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation to block them and see how far they can advance. If they can really break through the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, we can see what methods they use, and then we can take Qingfeng Mountain back.”

Everyone was stunned for a moment when they heard him say this, and then they all… Nodding, an elder spoke up, “I think Elder Xu’s method is excellent. We really don’t need to defend Qingfeng Mountain to the death. Even if they take it back, we can just take it back ourselves. We can use this opportunity to see how powerful the Creation God Sect is.”

Xu Ying smiled slightly and continued, “That’s exactly what I mean. We’ll be fighting the Creation God Sect for a long time to come, so figuring out their strength as soon as possible is crucial. We can use this opportunity to see just how strong they are and what methods they have that we don’t know about. This will make it much easier for us to attack them later. What do you all think?”