Chapter 551: Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams, Bringing the Wolf Into the House

"Is the area ahead Xuanyan Island?"

The sky was covered with clouds, and dark clouds were everywhere, with a storm coming.

A dark cloud was hiding in it.

Luo Chen stood on the cloud, and the shrunken Tianxuan Douou stood at his feet, nodding like a chicken pecking at rice.

A sea map fell into his hand, and Luo Chen looked at it carefully, pursing his lips thoughtfully.

The Xuanyan Sea is very large, and its area is even much larger than the Yuding Domain he is familiar with. If you really count it, it is as vast as two or three Yuding Domains.

But the Xuanyan Island, where the name comes from, is actually not very big.

As he looked down with his spiritual eyes, on the blue sea, islands were dotted around like stars.

He led the small island in the center.

The whole seemed to form a maze.

One, two, three...seventy-two!

After counting carefully, there were actually seventy-two islands of different sizes, lined up around Xuanyan Island.

Comparing the sea map with the real object, Luo Chen suddenly exclaimed.

"Formation?"

With his current attainments in formation, he can already see some clues.

These islands below, combined with water veins and reefs, have formed a natural formation.

However, Luo Chen can only see roughly.

Immediately, he took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and woke up Han Zhan.

After Luo Chen made his guess, Han Zhan looked at it carefully and finally gave the answer.

"It is indeed a formation, but it is not formed naturally. There are human factors in it, and at least a Taoist friend in the Nascent Soul stage arranged it by hand."

Yuanying Zhenren, infinite magic power.

It is a real existence that can move mountains and fill the sea, destroy cities and break mountains.

With this ability, it is not difficult to move islands and arrange a large formation with special terrain.

Luo Chen humbly asked for advice, "Senior, can you tell what kind of formation it is and what its effect is?"

"Eight trigrams..." Han Zhan shook his head, "No, it should be the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams formation, which coincides with the number 72. The effect..."

After pondering for a while, Han Zhan said leisurely: "Hidden wind and water, moving qi and absorbing spirits are the most common methods of gathering veins. Although the Xuanyan Sea is large, the spiritual veins are scattered. The owner of this place arranged a large formation to concentrate the spiritual energy of one area, forming a fourth-level spiritual vein here. After thousands of years of evolution, it is no different from a natural spiritual vein."

Speaking of this, he added: "In addition, this Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams formation has both offensive and defensive capabilities. The seventy-two islands are linked together, strong outside and weak inside. But if you ignore the islands outside and attack the inside directly, it will form a desperate counterattack."

"If I were the owner of this place, I would assign capable people to the outer islands and station one person in the central palace."

Hearing this, Luo Chen was a little confused.

"If we don't come, won't the center be empty, and someone will attack Huanglong and execute the strategy of beheading?"

Han Zhan smiled dumbly, "What if the strongest person is in the Central Palace?"

Luo Chen suddenly realized.

That's right, in this way, the so-called strong outside and weak inside will become a balanced trend.

If a strong enemy attacks Huanglong directly, he will not only be hit head-on by the strong people in the Central Palace, but also be surrounded by the 72 islands, forming an embarrassing situation where he can't move forward or backward.

If the one sitting in the Central Palace is a Yuanying, even if there are strong enemies of the same level, I'm afraid he can't break this Xuanyan Island without several times the number of enemies.

After such an analysis, he finally understood why the Ring-headed Turtle Clan can still be as stable as a mountain under the siege of the five royal crabs for several years.

"The Xuanyan Demon King is really meticulous and doesn't leave any loopholes!" Luo Chen sighed.

Han Zhan disagreed.

"The formation is dead, but people are alive. From what I can see, although there is the breath of the Demon King on Xuanyan Island, it is extremely thin and full of death."

Luo Chen was stunned.

"Is the Demon King of Xuanyan dead?"

"At least, he is not in this area. Otherwise, the death aura would not be released."

Luo Chen now understood why the five royal families of demon crabs dared to attack Xuanyan Island.

This is a case of a monkey wanting to be the king when there is no tiger in the mountain.

The demon crabs intend to defeat the strong and become the real overlord of Xuanyan Sea.

However, this gives him an opportunity!

The ring-headed turtle is a big family that has produced a demon king. Even if the demon king is gone, the foundation is still not comparable to that of ordinary demons.

There will be damage in the fierce fight between each other.

This gives Luo Chen the opportunity to benefit.

But for now, it is better to find a base to settle down.

Since Han Zhan has been called out, Luo Chen will naturally not let go of such a helper.

"Senior, your attainments in formations, vision and knowledge are all above mine. Why don't you find me a hidden and suitable place to stay."

Han Zhan smiled and said, "Why bother me with this? You have a powerful weapon in your hand and can solve it yourself."

Luo Chen was stunned.

Then he saw something floating out of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

It was the formation plate he had given to Han Zhan before.

He had planned to ask Han Zhan to modify it for him so that he could arrange some formations that suited him.

At this moment, he was a little puzzled when he saw the formation plate flying out.

Han Zhan immediately explained to him, "There are nine small formations and three large formations on it. In addition to the Kaifeng Sea Bagua Formation and the Lanyun Misty Formation, I have studied the last formation thoroughly."

"Oh, please give me some advice, senior." Luo Chen's eyes flashed, and he was moved.

"This formation is called Searching for the Soul and Seeking the Soul. It looks like a third-level formation, but it is actually as effective as an ordinary fourth-level formation."

"Searching for the Soul and Seeking the Soul?"

Hearing this name, Luo Chen couldn't help but mutter it again.

…

Above the clouds, a Taoist priest with a blurred figure sat with his eyes closed.

He held a compass in his hand, and the mechanism on it slowly turned.

Under his spiritual sense, the landforms of this area were all immersed in the compass.

Suddenly!

The Taoist priest pinched his fingers with one hand and slowly tapped on the compass.

In an instant, the compass needle condensed by mana began to rotate wildly, and the inexplicable aura was constantly pulled and radiated in all directions.

Finally, the mana needle slowed down and gradually pointed to a place.

Luo Chen opened his eyes and showed a hint of joy.

He moved his body and flew in that direction without leaking any breath.

After a while, Luo Chen bypassed the patrol of some monsters and sneaked into an unnamed deserted island.

On the deserted island, there was only a semi-abandoned first-level spiritual vein. Except for some beasts with little intelligence, there were almost no living creatures.

Luo Chen looked around and was extremely satisfied.

This island is in the formation, but it is not part of the formation, nor is it among the seventy-two islands.

No one patrols, and no one pays attention to it.

It is just right for him to settle down.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen couldn't help but carefully examine the formation plate he got from Zhu Qi.

What a good thing!

Not to mention the offensive and defensive capabilities, it is simply a sharp weapon for cultivators to go out for training!

The Lanyun Misty Formation is suitable for covering and hiding the cave.

The Shensuoling Formation is suitable for searching for treasures, spiritual veins and qi. Once activated, it will automatically explore the direction of the most prosperous qi nearby for the cultivator. Luo Chen did the opposite, so he found the place with the weakest qi as the base for the next action.

And the Fenghai Bagua Formation, in his opinion at this moment, may not be used for fighting. Its original function should be to seal the spiritual land and prevent the qi from overflowing.

The reason why Luo Chen was suppressed in the previous battle was that Zhu Qi transformed it and combined it with his own limbs to form the so-called suppression formation.

However, in that case, a natural flaw was formed, which was broken by Luo Chen in one fell swoop.

Now it seems.

This array plate integrates three functions, including covering the cave, searching for spiritual treasures, and blocking and suppressing. It is a perfect weapon for home travel, killing and arson!

"Good baby, I don't know what your name was before, so let's call it Fengshen Compass in the future!"

Inspired by the names of the three major arrays and their functions, Luo Chen gave this treasure a new name.

Then, he got busy on this deserted island.

...

In the depths of the ocean.

A colorful clam that is almost a hundred feet in size, slightly opened its shell.

A figure, riding the ocean current, came with a bang.

He looked up at the colorful clam and snorted: "Tsk, it's just a corpse of a colorful clam that failed to transform. Old guy Jin Hun carries it with him like a treasure wherever he goes."

Although he said so, the envy in his eyes could not be faked.

As if knowing that someone was coming, the colorful light on the colorful clam flashed, and the light curtain opened.

The man moved his eight legs and walked in.

As soon as he entered, a deep voice came from the warm hall.

"Daoyou Chiyan is here!"

Chiyan looked up and saw three figures, each sitting on one side.

One was golden all over, as if covered with golden armor, and was domineering.

One was surrounded by green, dotted with a few green algae, and vaguely beautiful.

The last monster left, although its body was reduced in size, but its pointed mouth was protruding, and with its eight-legged claws, it gave people a ferocious and terrifying feeling.

If a human cultivator who was proficient in the monster beast illustration came here, he could know their races through the appearance of these three monsters, which were the three tribes of the Overlord Crab, the Green Emperor Crab, and the Nine-clawed Poison King Crab.

"Jin Hun, Lu Xiu, and Jiu Zhua, you are not seen on weekdays, but you came so early this time!" Chi Yan sneered, with a bit of sarcasm in his words.

Jin Hun didn't say anything, but Jiu Zhua retorted.

"You old fellow usually live in a dead volcano under the sea, and you don't even want to go out to bask in the sun. You came out this time and you have the nerve to criticize us?"

Chi Yan was furious and was about to retort when a soft voice came out.

"Stop arguing. We are all gathered here for the future of our demon crab clan. Why are we making such a fuss?"

It was Lu Xiu, the only female crab patriarch among the five royal demon crabs.

Chi Yan snorted coldly when he heard this, and he didn't waste words with Jiu Zhua anymore.

Seeing that everyone was quiet, Jin Hun, who hosted the gathering, slowly said, "Just wait for Zhu Xiang to come."

The Zhu Xiang he was talking about was the patriarch of the demon spider crab clan.

Although Zhu Xiang had not come yet, Lu Xiu said softly: "Brother Jin, why don't you tell us the situation in detail first, and we will discuss it."

Jin Hun looked at the three monsters, "The matter is not complicated, it's just about attacking Xuanyan Island."

Chi Yan snorted coldly: "We can't even see Xuanyan Island, how can we attack it?"

"That's what I want to say." Jin Hun sighed, "No one expected that although the Xuanyan Monster King left, he also left a life-saving formation for the Ring-headed Turtle Clan. The formation... For our monster clan, it is simply a natural barrier that is difficult to cross."

This sigh went deep into everyone's heart.

Over the years, they have experienced countless battles of varying sizes in the battles with the Ring-headed Turtle Clan of Xuanyan Island.

The best one was only to capture twenty-seven islands.

However, after the opponent launched a formation to counterattack, sixty-seven out of ten of the twenty-seven islands were recaptured within a few days. Currently, only nine islands are in hand.

This kind of progress will make people laugh to death if I tell you about it.

Five royal clans of monster crabs?

That's it?

Chi Yan frowned, and then hummed: "If it doesn't work, I will use my clan's heritage to detonate the submarine volcano and wash away this sea area!"

Green sleeves quickly stopped and said: "This is not possible. If it affects the fourth-level spiritual veins here, how can we advance to the transformation stage in the future?"

Chi Yan was extremely irritated, "This won't work, and that won't work either. You want the black rock relics and you want to preserve the fourth-level spiritual veins. Don't you know that there is a saying in the human race that you can't have your cake and eat it too?"

Jiuzhao sneered and said: "Spiritual veins can be shared, and those who are destined to inherit the slough can get it. Why can't we have both?"

"You!" Chi Yan was furious.

"Okay, stop arguing."

Jin Hun said coldly: "Everyone is either trapped in the third level of perfection, or one step away from the transformation stage. We are all here for the opportunity to advance. No matter who gets the opportunity in the end, there is always a chance to advance to the transformation stage. , by then the remaining tribes will have a backer. At this time, they are working together with all their heart, but how can they act on their own initiative?"

Chi Yan was stunned, "You, the King Crab clan, are the most domineering and domineering people. When did you, Jin Hun, take the overall situation into consideration like this?"

Jin Hun glanced at him and said coldly: "Without the Demon Emperor in Xuanyan Sea, it will become a hunting area for humans sooner or later. In the past hundred years, the Holy Land of Humans has collapsed, giving us a chance to breathe. Even so, there are not immortal cultivators. After getting the news, come here to hunt. If there is no more demon king in the transformation stage among us in the next few hundred years, I am afraid that the name of this black rock sea area will be changed when the human race recovers!"

The long words came out of Lao Xia's mouth. Although his voice was cold and indifferent, he felt as heavy as a mountain of pressure.

The rest listened and were all silent.

They all knew that there was a monster hunting ship wandering around here.

That is to say, the hunting target of the immortal cultivators on the ship was the ring-headed turtle, otherwise they would have joined forces to destroy it long ago.

Even so, there were several close encounters.

There was even one time when Jin Zha, a powerful member of the Overlord Crab clan, brutally tore a Golden Elixir monk alive.

If both sides didn't have scruples, they would have exhausted all their strength and fought to the death.

Seeing that everyone understood the general trend, Jin Hun took a breath and continued: "The formation on Xuanyan Island is quite mysterious and complicated. Based on our experience, we cannot break it. The most we can do is attack with brute force."

"But the Ringed Turtle clan was once the largest clan on Xuanyan Island!"

"The number of third-level demon kings in it is far greater than any of our clans. Only the five clans can defeat them by joining forces."

"With the blessing of a formation, brute force cannot break it. Therefore, we still have to return to the aspect of how to cleverly break the formation."

Speaking of which, it seems to have become a dead end.

But Jin Hun changed the subject, "As far as I know, Prime Minister Zhu has a junior whom he values ​​​​very much. He has the inheritance of the human race and has some knowledge of formations."

Everyone was a little surprised that there were still demon crabs who could learn the inheritance of the human race?

Lu Xiu hesitated and said, "Could it be that little guy Zhu Qi?"

She knew that there was a genius in the Demon Spider Crab clan.

It is said that the younger generation was born with deficiencies, was quite thin, and was often bullied within the clan.

Later, one time, when the other party was wandering out, he accidentally entered a cave of a human race immortal cultivator, received a inheritance, and began to make a fortune.

Hundreds of years have passed, and he has become a third-level powerhouse!

For this reason, she once wanted to marry the other party and use a second-order Blue Emperor Crab to win over the other party.

"Exactly!" Jin Hun replied in the affirmative.

Luxiu suddenly realized: "If it were him, I think it might be somewhat feasible."

Jiuzhao said gloomily: "The question is, if the people on Zhu Xiang's side are allowed to break the formation, does it mean that more of the loot will be distributed to them?"

Jin Hun was puzzled, "Jiuzhao, don't you have the best relationship with Mr. Zhu?"

Jiuzhao sneered, "Friendship is friendship, and interests are interests. We just haven't transformed, and we're not ignorant beasts. I can still tell the difference between these things."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you get a little more, after all, what we want most..."

In the palace made of colorful clam corpses, when the heads of the four royal clans and demon crabs were discussing how to distribute the benefits, a light curtain flashed.

A figure walked in.

"There is no need to think about this matter. My Xiaoqi has died."

Everyone looked at the sound and saw that it was Zhu Xiang, the leader of the Demon Spider Crab clan!

As expected of the Demonic Spider Crab clan with the sharpest senses, they could actually hear every conversation inside the colorful clam while they were outside.

However, the information in his words is that Zhu Qi has fallen?

When they first heard this, everyone was shocked.

Jin Hun's whole body flashed with golden light, and he said angrily: "How could this be so!"

This time is the only chance for the Demon Crab clan to rise.

After all the hard work, success or failure can basically be said to depend on Zhu Qi.

Tell him now that Zhu Qi has fallen?

He couldn't accept it!

Zhu Xiang shook his head, with a sad look in his eyes.

Immediately, the details of Zhu Qi's death were given to everyone one by one.

A long while.

Jin Hun gritted his teeth and said, "It turned out to be the master behind that evil Skua, damn it! I felt something was wrong before, so I asked Jin Qiao, who was released from seclusion, to solve the matter. Unexpectedly, I still missed the mastermind behind it!"

Nine Claws was somewhat bewildered. In recent years, their Nine Claws Poison King Crab clan had been the only one that had not been attacked by Luo Chen.

So they did not feel deeply about this.

Green Sleeve was also somewhat angry at this moment: "If we had not focused our attention on Xuanyan Island, we would have sent out a large army to catch the mastermind behind the scenes and cut him into pieces!"

Her Green Emperor Crab clan had also lost many low-level members in recent years.

Chi Yan smiled and did not care much about these.

Their Red Rock Crab clan lived in an underwater volcano. They occasionally went ashore for activities, but they also moved in groups and were rarely attacked.

It was said that they once encountered a black-scaled dragon, but were almost killed by the Red Rock Crab elder who led the team.

At this moment, he was somewhat gloating when he heard about the tragic events of the other three clans.

However, if Zhu Qi died, how could this formation be broken?

His gloating also subsided.

Zhu Xiang looked at the scenes in the hall with cold eyes.

Suddenly.

"I have a way to break the Xuanyan Island formation. But I have a condition. After the success, you must help hunt down the mastermind!"

This condition is not important.

But the method he said caught everyone's attention.

For a moment, the four demons stared at him intently, wanting to know what the method was.

Zhu Xiang stamped his foot on the ground, making a crisp sound.

This sound, along with the transmission of the colorful clam shell, spread to the outside.

"Jin Hun, please open the door."

Jin Hun's face moved slightly, and he stared at Zhu Xiang seriously.

The mouth moved slightly.

"I hope you are not letting a wolf into the house."

The next moment, the light curtain trembled, and a tall figure came into view.

Dressed in gorgeous clothes and handsome face.

As soon as he entered, he clasped his fists and saluted.

"Gu Shaoshang of Feiyunjian, meet all Taoist friends!"

It is a human cultivator!