Chapter 290 Rock Formation
Behind the Monkey King, there are eight demon monkeys that have entered the ranks, including two second-rank demon monkeys and six first-rank demon monkeys. The one that Qin Ruyan had beaten back before was among them. The rest are ordinary demon monkeys that have not entered the ranks. Hundreds of them gathered together, which makes people's scalps numb.
The third-rank demon monkey is equivalent to a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining. The Monkey King alone can make it difficult for Qingyang and his group to deal with it. If they add the two second-rank demon monkeys equivalent to the middle stage of Qi Refining and the six first-rank demon monkeys equivalent to the early stage of Qi Refining, Qingyang and his group can only escape. What's more, there are countless ordinary demon monkeys around to help. Fortunately, everyone didn't follow Qin Ruyan's idea just now, otherwise they would probably be wiped out at this time.
It is impossible to fight hard. Everyone has discussed the strategy before. When the group of demon monkeys appeared, everyone quickly moved aside and hid in a hidden place. At this time, Qin Ruyan took out a jade talisman from her body, and when her true qi was activated, a light mist emanated from the jade talisman, gradually enveloping everyone.
In the blink of an eye, a magical change occurred nearby, and seven or eight figures suddenly disappeared from the sight, leaving only a faint mist around.
This jade talisman was a self-defense treasure given to Qin Ruyan by her grandfather, Qingjing Sanren. It has the effect of hiding whereabouts and is extremely precious. After the jade talisman is activated, it will release a light mist, hiding everything within a range of one or two feet around it. Not only can it avoid the observation of the eyes, but it can also block the spiritual thoughts of monks and monsters. It is extremely magical.
This jade talisman certainly has its shortcomings, that is, after being activated, the hidden people and objects cannot make any sound or make any movements, otherwise they will still be noticed by the opponent, so it is okay for a short time, but no one can hold on for a long time.
A group of demon monkeys came aggressively, but when they got close, they found nothing. Although the monkey king was puzzled, he searched nearby for a long time and could not find the whereabouts of the enemy. He thought that the enemy had escaped, so he vented his anger at the monkeys behind him and turned back to the cave.
After all, the wisdom of demon beasts is limited. If other cultivators encounter such a strange thing, they may search around or even send people to guard here to get to the bottom of it. The demon beasts are not like that. They are simple-minded and can't think so deeply. Moreover, after the monkey king came out, the guards on the cave were weak. It would be bad if someone took advantage of the loophole, so they hurried back.
However, after such a long delay, it was enough for Deng Changting to set up a formation near the demon monkey cave. Seeing the monkeys leave, Qin Ruyan collected the jade talisman in his hand, and the faint mist around him dissipated, and the figures of the people also emerged from the original place.
The plan that everyone had originally discussed was that Qin Ruyan and others would attract a large group of demon monkeys, and Deng Changting would take this opportunity to set up a formation near the demon monkey cave and then light the demon-attracting incense. When the monkeys could not find Qin Ruyan and others and went back, they would smell the demon-attracting incense and would definitely be attracted and trapped in the formation.
The Monkey King would certainly not surrender obediently. He would definitely destroy the formation inside and even mobilize the monkeys to break the formation together. During this period, Deng Changting was under great pressure, and everyone had to rush over to help as soon as possible. However, the timing at this time was very important. If you go too early, the Monkey King may not have fallen into the trap. If you go too late, if the formation is broken, everything will fail, and even Deng Changting may be in danger.
After appearing, everyone walked forward cautiously, fearing that the noise made would be too loud and the monkeys that had already left would be called back, causing the plan to fail.
After walking forward for several hundred feet, suddenly, a long howl came from the front. It was Deng Changting's voice. This was the signal he agreed with everyone, indicating that the Monkey King had been seduced by the demon incense and was trapped in the formation. Everyone needed to rush over to help as soon as possible.
Hearing the howl, Qin Ruyan took the lead and rushed in the direction of the sound. Her two maids were no exception and closely protected Qin Ruyan. Qingyang, Hou Jiangong and others also followed them quickly.
At this time, everyone was less than a hundred feet away from the top of the mountain that Hou Jiangong mentioned. With just a rush, they came to the top of the mountain. Then, they looked to the side and saw a huge demon monkey cave on the side of the mountain wall, which was only more than a mile away from everyone.
On the west side of the cave, less than a hundred feet away, hundreds of demon monkeys were besieging a formation. However, because the range of the formation was too small, most of the demon monkeys could not get close. In addition, the demon monkeys did not understand the formation and could only rely on violence to break it. The formation was temporarily worry-free.
Inside the formation, three demon monkeys were turning around anxiously, attacking the formation from time to time, but without any rules. People outside could see inside the formation, but the demon monkeys inside the formation could not see outside. This was the first time the Monkey King encountered such a situation. It seemed that the world had suddenly changed. The demon monkeys were helpless and could only attack randomly like headless flies.
Behind a huge rock not far from the formation, Deng Changting was sitting cross-legged, holding a small command flag in his hand, mobilizing his whole body's true energy and constantly infusing it into the formation flag. Deng Changzhu was standing by, carefully guarding the surroundings to prevent Deng Changting from being attacked by other demon monkeys while he was presiding over the formation.
Deng Changting's formation was called the Rock Formation, which was a purely defensive formation. It was said that after the formation was activated, it was as solid as a rock. Whether inside or outside, it was difficult to break it with violence, and the effect of trapping the enemy was excellent. However, the disadvantage was also obvious, that was that it consumed a lot of energy and true energy.
Low-level formations must be controlled by someone. As the master of the formation, Deng Changting must input true energy into the formation flag from time to time to offset the energy consumed by the formation when the demon monkey attacks.
The power of the rock formation is amazing. Before setting up the formation, Deng Changting felt that his rock formation was enough to trap the Monkey King for a long time, but when it was actually implemented, he realized that he underestimated the consumption of true energy by the rock formation. Under the crazy attacks of the demon monkeys inside and outside, it was only a cup of tea, and the true energy in Deng Changting's body had dropped by 20%.
In fact, this can't be completely blamed on him. Originally, he only planned to trap the Monkey King. Who knew that the demon incense was too powerful. Not only did it attract the Monkey King, but the two second-level demon monkeys around him also rushed over regardless of the Monkey King's warning. So when the formation was activated, they were all trapped inside. Three demon monkeys attacked at the same time, and the consumption can be imagined.
Of course, things turned out like this, which is also good. If more demon monkeys are trapped, there will be less interference from the outside, and it will be much easier to deal with six first-level demon monkeys. As long as everyone acts quickly, they should be able to complete the task before the Monkey King breaks the formation.