Chapter 2861 - 2837: It’s Up to You!

Chapter 2861: Chapter 2837: It’s Up to You!

Chapter 2837: It’s Up to You!

Walking out of the hall, Lin Feng turned and asked Zhu Tao, "Old Zhu, where do you think the puppet legion should be placed within the sect?"

"Young Master, this... I’m not very familiar with the sect yet, but I think the more hidden, the better. After all, the puppet legion is also our trump card. It’s best used for ambushes to catch the enemy off guard. The puppet legion should be placed at the forefront of the sect because they feel no pain and can withstand a portion of the enemy. They can also buy some time for other ascenders. However, I’ve only managed to create over a hundred puppets, and I’m a bit embarrassed," Zhu Tao said, lowering his head apologetically. His limited aptitude couldn’t compare to Lin Feng’s, so despite his efforts, this was all he had accomplished. He hoped Lin Feng wouldn’t blame him.

Lin Feng found Zhu Tao’s words very reasonable. He then pushed open a door of the hall and saw it filled densely with hundreds of mechanism puppets. He nodded in satisfaction. The previously devastated giant mechanism puppet had also been repaired. It seemed Zhu Tao had put considerable effort into the mechanism puppets over the years. Considering the limited resources in Rong City, Zhu Tao’s achievements were commendable. These mechanism puppets were quite enough to support the sect’s defense system.

He had some ideas in mind, remembering the book left by the Machine Spirit Venerable. He really didn’t have the time to study it. If he did, he might uncover deeper mysteries. But for now, this was all he could do. He then looked at Zhu Tao and said, "You’ve done very well."

"Young Master, please don’t praise me; it makes me embarrassed. Among these hundred or so puppets, I’ve embedded some attack runes. When you have the time, test them to see if they’re operational. If they are, these mechanism puppets should lead the charge for the sect," Zhu Tao said, touching his head bashfully.

"Hmm, I’ll leave this puppet legion entirely to you. Find a way to move them to the front hall at the sect’s entrance. As for that giant puppet, I’ll think about where to place it. Get to it," Lin Feng instructed Zhu Tao. Lin Feng truly couldn’t handle all these tasks himself, so he assigned trusted individuals to manage them. Zhu Tao had been researching mechanism puppets all along, making him the perfect choice to take over. When the sect faces a grand battle, Lin Feng plans to let Zhu Tao control the giant puppet. The sect has too many challenges to deal with, and he needs to arrange everything responsibly as much as he can.

"Yes, Young Master," Zhu Tao replied, then began to carry out Lin Feng’s instructions.

Seeing the matters in Rong City coming to an end, Lin Feng planned to set up a barrier under Rong City so that no one would discover it before the sect faced any attacks. He then took Ding Wan’er and flew back to the sect.

Upon returning to the sect, Lin Feng asked Ding Wan’er to rest and then went alone to find Yuan Su, who was setting up formations at the sect’s entrance. Yuan Su was deeply immersed in conceptualizing formations, eyes closed, in deep thought. Not wanting to disturb, Lin Feng walked straight to the sect’s exterior to study the offensive formation Yuan Su had mentioned.

Looking at the dense forest covering hundreds of miles, lush with greenery, Lin Feng knew that unless viewed from above, the Thunder Valley hidden deep within wouldn’t be discovered. Thus, setting up a maze formation in the forest was ideal. In addition, an illusion array should be set up parallel to the forest in the sky. Then, a brilliant idea struck him, one he was sure no enemy would foresee.

With no hesitation, Lin Feng closed his eyes and started forming ideas in his mind. Setting up maze formations and illusion arrays was incredibly easy for an Array Master’s expertise like his. However, they were to face Myriad Heavens Divine Realm’s supreme powerhouses, and low-tier formations couldn’t hold them off, so he pondered how to craft the maze formation subtly.

Considering the forest’s terrain before him, Lin Feng understood the key to the maze formation was its constant change, ever shifting, allowing no pattern for the enemy to deduce. Thus, breaking it would require significant effort. By integrating a killing array within the maze formation, the enemy would receive a two-fold blow.

With this realization, Lin Feng immediately summoned countless formation flags and placed them on fixed points within the forest. Then, with divine sense control, he activated the formations. The setup took mere moments, and as Lin Feng opened his eyes, the trees within the forest started to move continuously, making him nod in satisfaction. He then placed a transparent barrier over the formation, leaving several spots open—these he had plans for. If enemies attempted a direct assault on the maze formation, Yuangang touching these spots would naturally trigger the killing array.

He then flew to the sky, closed his eyes, and conceived plans again. He intended to set an illusion array in the parallel space above the maze formation. During assaults from Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, precautions would be taken, with scouts dispatched both on the ground and in the sky. Normally, Divine King powerhouses entering the illusion array would quickly lose control and succumb to madness if their divine sense wasn’t strong enough. Even Divine Venerable powerhouses’ divine sense would be suppressed, lessening their forces significantly.

Lin Feng smiled faintly, then spread his divine sense far and wide, soon laying countless invisible formation flags above the forest’s parallel space. After the formation flags were activated, a faint mist seemed to fall over the entire area. He collected the formation control center into a small dharma treasure, then closed the formation, flying towards Yuan Su’s direction.

Flying to Yuan Su’s side, he discovered that the formation at the entrance of Thunder Valley was basically completed. Lin Feng didn’t ask much and handed the peripheral formation’s central dharma treasure to Yuan Su, seriously saying: "When other sects from the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm invade, all formations will be under your control."

"This... Sect Master, thank you for your trust." Yuan Su looked at the central dharma treasure in front of him excitedly. He knew how important this task was; the formation could be said to be the sect’s most critical protective barrier. Lin Feng entrusting this to him was like entrusting the task of guarding the sect to him, and he certainly wouldn’t let Lin Feng down.

With a calm smile, Lin Feng looked at Yuan Su and said: "The formation center is only for the Maze Formation and Illusion Array within the front range. As for the formations you set at the gate, you naturally have the ability to control them. Also, there’s the Sect Grand Formation I arranged before; you also know the position of the center. I’ll have to rely on you then. Oh, there’s one more thing, come with me."

Yuan Su followed Lin Feng’s figure, not knowing where Lin Feng was leading him. All the way, he followed Lin Feng to an open space. Lin Feng clenched his right fist, and a downward passage suddenly appeared on the ground. He felt very surprised but didn’t ask much, following Lin Feng down the passage.

All the way, Lin Feng did not tell him what this place was. Neither of them spoke until they passed through the tunnel, and the scene before them left Yuan Su stunned. A vast underground palace stretching hundreds of miles appeared in front of them, and Yuan Su opened his mouth wide in shock at the sight. It turned out that Thunder Valley had such a secret realm, but it seemed this palace had been there for countless years, definitely not built by Lin Feng but left by the previous master of Thunder Valley.

Seeing Yuan Su’s surprised expression, Lin Feng turned to him and said: "This is Lei Yan Emperor’s residence, the previous master of Thunder Valley. I have never brought anyone to this secret realm before. The reason I brought you here is for an important task."

He thought if the sect were truly breached, Lei Yan Emperor’s Thunder Array would certainly come into play since even a Divine Emperor couldn’t endure the 108 bolts of thunder. He realized that if that day really came, he would have no time to spare and could only tell Yuan Su the position of the formation center.

"Sect Master, please speak." Yuan Su looked at Lin Feng, then looked around. He could feel the powerful aura of formations, guessing there might be some hidden formations in this palace, but he felt Lin Feng bringing him here was certainly not for a mere tour.

Avoiding the main hall in front, Lin Feng led Yuan Su directly to the right-side hall, where the formation center controlling the entire Thunder Array was located. He gently pushed the door open, and the scene before them left Yuan Su speechless.

In front of him were countless formation flags that, although static, clearly had an inherent trajectory. The array master able to set up such a formation center was beyond his imagination. He stared at the scene in amazement, then turned to Lin Feng, asking: "Why is the control center so peculiar?"

He could feel that although the formation had stopped, its formation eye was still active, which was impossible. He closed his eyes, trying to control the formation with divine sense, but found he couldn’t touch it at all. He had never encountered such a situation before, and even after carefully examining the side hall with no isolation barrier present, he couldn’t understand why he couldn’t control it.

Lin Feng saw Yuan Su’s expression, smiled, and then took out the Lei Yan Formation Order from the space and handed it to Yuan Su, saying: "This is the brilliance of Lei Yan Emperor’s formation placement. Without this, no one can control this absolute formation."

Accepting the scroll Lin Feng handed over, Yuan Su carefully looked at the words on it, each word entering his mind. He closed his eyes, and the cultivation technique on it began to run quickly within his body. He discovered changes happening slowly within himself. After about half an incense stick’s time, he had already comprehended the cultivation technique’s essence. He then opened his eyes and excitedly said to Lin Feng: "It’s marvelous!"

After saying this, Yuan Su attached his divine sense to the formation eye, finding that he could actually get close to it, truly an incredible experience.

"Wait!" Lin Feng saw Yuan Su’s excitement and immediately stopped him. He knew this old guy was almost obsessed with formations, but if he inadvertently activated the formation center at this critical moment, Thunder Valley would be completely covered by lightning, and the sect’s ascenders would be doomed.