Chapter 181 Battle Formation
"A more brilliant method? Tell me about it."

Fang Chen looked at Lin Qingshan in surprise. He was not a boastful person, so he must be absolutely sure to say so.

"City Lord, do you remember what you mentioned to me before, that even without spiritual roots, one can still control spiritual energy?"

Lin Qingshan did not explain directly, but talked about what happened on the first day he arrived at the Jueling Swamp.

"Of course I remember this. Could it be that the method you mentioned to improve combat effectiveness is related to this matter?"

Fang Chen naturally didn't forget it either.

He remembered that he had said at the time that with Lin Qingshan's level of formation skills, even if he lost his spiritual roots, he should be able to develop a way to regain control of his spiritual energy.

However, he soon created the Blood Spirit Bone Vine, which solved Lin Qingshan's problem of spiritual energy affinity. He thought that Lin Qingshan had never studied this matter again after that.

Fang Chen didn't know that after living in symbiosis with the Blood Spirit Bone Vine, Lin Qingshan actually did not give up on researching this matter.

And there have already been some results.

But at that time, no one in Lin Qingshan or even the entire Yuehua Fairy City had any use for these things, so he kept the results hidden.

When he heard that Fang Chen was going to form an immortal army to defend the Immortal Dynasty, he immediately realized that his research could be put to good use.

"That's right. The method I researched is to refine a magic weapon that can absorb spiritual energy and store it on its own. I named it the Spirit Source Pearl."

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Lin Qingshan excitedly shared his research results.

"Is that all?"

Fang Chen touched his chin. The Spirit Source Pearl that could store spiritual energy was naturally a good magical weapon. It could increase the endurance of the immortal soldiers and indeed significantly improve their combat effectiveness.

However, it still only allows them to face enemies of the same level more easily.

If you encounter a high-level monk, you still cannot escape the fate of being killed instantly.

More importantly, Yuehua Fairy City has no shortage of Huiling Pills, which makes the position of Lingyuan Pearls even more embarrassing.

"Of course not. Various spell runes can be engraved on the Spirit Source Pearl. In this way, it is equivalent to a talisman that can be used infinitely. It also has both offensive and defensive auxiliary functions, and can be used at will in battle."

Lin Qingshan quickly went on to talk about another feature of the Lingyuan Pearl, which was the most important one.

After all, it is useless to store spiritual energy without being able to use it. The purpose of engraving spell runes is to use this spiritual energy.

"If this is the case, then it can indeed greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the immortal soldiers and generals."

Fang Chen then nodded. If it was a talisman that could be used infinitely, then as long as there were enough people releasing the spell at the same time, the power of the spell could indeed hurt cultivators with higher cultivation levels.

And since offensive, defensive and auxiliary spells can all be engraved, you can have a group of immortal soldiers responsible for defense, a group responsible for attack, and another group responsible for assistance, which can produce a stronger effect.

However, to achieve this, it also requires a long period of training.

"It's not over yet. This is just the Spirit Source Pearl I originally conceived. Its greatest function is to allow people without spiritual roots to cast spells and barely face Qi training monks alone. Now with the Blood Spirit Bone Vine and the Body Refining Blood Vine, even if you lose your spiritual roots, you can still become a monk. So I improved this Spirit Source Pearl into a Spell Source Pearl."

Fang Chen was satisfied to this extent. Lin Qingshan shook his head and continued to speak proudly.

He also paused deliberately to keep people in suspense.

"The Source of Magic Bead? From the name, it seems that it can transform absorbed spiritual energy into magic power?"

Fang Chen didn't intend to indulge him. He thought about the name and directly guessed its biggest change.

Then he looked at him, wanting to know if his guess was right.

"Indeed, City Lord, how did you come up with this?"

Having his true identity revealed, Lin Qingshan's smug expression froze instantly, and he asked in disbelief.

"The main reason is that Daoxuan just reported to me his improvements to the Yin-Yang Five Elements Art, which includes allowing the mana cyclone to absorb spiritual energy and convert it into mana. I thought your mana source beads also work on a similar principle."

Fang Chen laughed out loud. If it weren’t for Li Daoxuan’s improvement on the Yin-Yang and Five Elements Secret, he might not have thought of it.

He had never come into contact with the so-called high-level skills. Being able to absorb spiritual energy and convert it into magic power on its own seemed a bit far-fetched to him before.

"So Daoxuan has already told you that I actually improved the Spirit Source Pearl into the Law Source Pearl, and also referred to the improved Yin Yang Five Elements Formula."

After hearing what Fang Chen said, Lin Qingshan understood, and then admitted that the idea of ​​his Dharma Source Pearl was also based on the improved Yin-Yang and Five Elements Sutra.

"I see. It's just a change from spiritual energy to mana. It doesn't seem like a major change. Will the improvement be huge?"

Fang Chen raised a new question.

Whether this magic weapon stores spiritual energy or magic power, in his opinion, the result is just to save the process of converting spiritual energy into magic power, and there is no substantial change.

"Of course it is big. I wonder if the city lord has ever heard of the battle formation?"

Lin Qingshan nodded as a matter of course, but did not explain in detail. Instead, he asked Fang Chen in return.

"Battle formation?"

Fang Chen had naturally heard of this word, but he also understood that the specific meaning should be somewhat different from what he knew, so he cast a puzzled look at Lin Qingshan.

"The so-called battle formation is naturally the formation used by cultivators in war. Compared with ordinary formations, the position of the formation's core can be moved, so every cultivator is the formation's core. You only need to use mana to activate the battle formation, and your attack, defense, and speed will be greatly improved."

After Lin Qingshan finished speaking, Fang Chen also understood his thoughts.

Since the battle formation needs to be activated with magic power, the significance of the magic source bead becomes apparent - to maintain the battle formation.

Compared to the Lingyuan Pearl, it is indeed a leap forward.

More importantly, this is the ability that Fang Chen imagined to be similar to the ability of ghost cultivators to gather souls. He didn't expect that it could actually be realized.

You know, when he first talked about those standard magic weapons, he didn't dare to make this request, for fear that Lin Qingshan would say he was daydreaming.

Now it seems that I have little experience.

"If this battle formation is so useful, why is it so rare to hear about it now?"

Fang Chen used to live in Lianyunfang City, where independent cultivators gathered, so naturally there was no need for battle formations. However, even when there was a conflict between the two major Jindan sects, they had never used battle formations. Either they had lost their skills or they were not suitable for the current situation.

Considering that Lin Qingshan is in control of the battle formation, it should be the latter.

"City Lord, the battle formation is powerful, but to form it, at least a hundred cultivators are needed. Otherwise, their total mana is simply not enough to keep the battle formation running. Moreover, without long-term training, it is impossible to master the battle formation. It is inevitable that the battle formation will be ignored within the forces dominated by the Immortal Sect."

Lin Qingshan immediately pointed out the shortcomings of the battle formation.

The essence of a battle formation is still a formation. It requires a large amount of mana to operate. If there are few monks, the battle formation cannot operate.

This is common sense.

"Then why can't the battle formation be driven by spiritual energy? With instruments like the Spirit Source Pearl that can store spiritual energy, or even a formation plate that uses spiritual stones, wouldn't it be possible to reduce the number of cultivators required?"

After listening to Lin Qingshan's explanation, Fang Chen continued to ask questions.

"The main reason is that the position of the battle array's center is constantly changing. The monks who make up the battle array have to make adjustments all the time to ensure that the battle array does not dissipate. This kind of subtle adjustment all the time can only be perfect if the monks' own mana is used to maintain the battle array."

Lin Qingshan also gave a response.

"So that's how it is. The Law Source Pearl can reduce the number of cultivators needed to activate the battle formation. With the same number of cultivators, it can also increase the endurance of the battle formation. It is indeed much better than the Spirit Source Pearl."

After listening to these explanations, Fang Chen nodded, and at the same time he understood the connection between the Source of Law Pearl and the battle formation.

"City Lord, you are only partially right. More importantly, the battle array's formation patterns must also be engraved on the Law Source Pearl. Without the Law Source Pearl, there would be no battle array at all."

Lin Qingshan added another sentence.

"City Lord, and Deputy City Lord Lin, I also have a question about the Source of Law Beads and the battle formation."

Xu Qiyun, who had been listening to the two people's discussion without being able to get a word in, saw that they had finally finished the discussion, so he also spoke up.

"There are only three of us here. If you have any questions, just ask directly. There's no need to be secretive."

Lin Qingshan waved his hand, telling Xu Qiyun not to be so polite.

"Deputy City Lord Lin's idea of ​​the source of law bead is very good, but if you want to use the magic power in the source of law bead, it still takes time to absorb it, unless the source of law bead is in the dantian, but that is something that only magic weapons can do. How can this be solved?"

Xu Qiyun immediately told his problem.

After being a monk for so long, he is no longer the mortal who knew nothing.

He also understood a lot of common sense among monks.

For example, the Source of Magic Bead, although it stores magic power, it takes time to absorb it if you want to transfer it to the Dantian.

Things change rapidly on the battlefield, so how could they be given the time?
Hearing this question, Lin Qingshan and Fang Chen looked at each other and smiled.

"Speaking of which, Old Xu, you are determined, so I can entrust this Blood Devouring Divine Art to you and see if you can figure out something."

In the entire Yuehua Fairy City, only Lin Qingshan and Fang Chen knew about the Blood-sucking Divine Art. However, the Source of Law Pearl did require the use of the Soul Fusion Forging Method, so it was indeed necessary to conduct further research on the Blood-sucking Divine Art.

The Blood Demon Palace was able to become one of the top leaders in the Star-Moon Sea with the help of this secret technique, so it must have some merits.

If the Blood-sucking Divine Art in Fang Chen's hand was not just a bait of the Blood Demon Palace, he would have set up a blood donation center according to his original idea, specifically for practicing the Blood-sucking Divine Art.

"I understand."

Xu Qiyun solemnly took the black jade slip that Fang Chen handed to him. He understood that this meant that Fang Chen had further trusted him.

And he absolutely cannot let down this trust.

"That's not right. If we use the Soul Fusion Forging Method, then wouldn't the six hundred residents of the Immortal City who don't have spiritual roots be unable to use the Source of Law Beads?"

Fang Chen only noticed this after he handed the Blood-sucking Divine Art to Xu Qiyun.

"Don't worry, City Lord. I have my own way, but please allow me to keep it secret for a while."

Lin Qingshan then spoke with a mysterious smile on his face.

"Could it be the Body-Forging Blood Vine?"

Fang Chen made a guess, but unfortunately Lin Qingshan did not respond and still maintained his original smile.

Knowing that he wanted to act big again, Fang Chen let him go and turned to Xu Qiyun: "Then you should first select a hundred residents and give them some basic training."

"Yes, City Lord!"

After Xu Qiyun received the order, Fang Chen said to Lin Qingshan, "Practice the Source of Law Beads as soon as possible and let me see your skills."

"Yes, City Lord!"

Lin Qingshan did not refuse, and followed Xu Qiyun to say goodbye and leave.

After solving the problem of the immortal soldiers, Fang Chen prepared to start practicing again.

At this moment, his jade slip vibrated slightly a few times, which meant someone was contacting him.

Within the Immortal Dynasty, there are not many people who can contact him directly. Apart from the two deputy city lords Lin Qingshan and Xu Qiyun, there are only Zhao Qian, Ye Qingyang, and Zheng Pingkang.

Either the mayor of the market town, or the chief or deputy chief lord of the fairy city.

But when I picked up the jade slip and took a look, I found that the news did not come from these people.

It was Han Zhao.

As the current manager of Ghost Island, he can also contact Fang Chen directly.

The message he sent was also very simple, just one sentence.

"City Lord, I found something good on Ghost Island."

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