Chapter 778 - 723: Huaixi’s Analysis

Chapter 778: Chapter 723: Huaixi’s Analysis

Above, over a dozen Divinity Transformation True Demons hid within the Demon Cloud, watching menacingly, while countless Primordial Demon Generals led innumerable Magic Demons across the hills, driving everyone towards the forest like a great hunt.

"What do we do now?"

Lu Nanzhi unleashed the Cold Ice Sword Tide with a slash, layer by layer elevating and freezing to block the advancing torrent of Demon Fog from behind.

The others dispersed as well, forcibly keeping the Demon Clan at bay, preventing them from getting closer.

Yet any stragglers were eliminated by the Primordial Magnetic Ruler hovering above everyone’s heads.

As they retreated into the ruins of collapsed mountain rocks, Li Shen Zhi produced a turtle shell, scattering the Ancient Copper Coins it contained with a wave. The coins hovered in the air and in an instant formed a Great Array, concealing everyone’s presence within the ruins.

"I’m at a loss, a huge loss this time!" Li Shen Zhi lamented, clutching the now empty turtle shell with a pained expression, also glancing at Jiang Yuebai.

At some point, Jiang Yuebai had become the anchor for everyone, even Li Shen Zhi, who used to be her Martial Uncle, instinctively awaited her orders.

However, Jiang Yuebai looked towards Shen Huaxi, knowing that in such a scenario, Shen Huaxi would certainly have more strategic insight than she did.

Truthfully, the safest method for Jiang Yuebai now was to hide everyone within the Lotus Platform Small World and then find a relatively safe place for herself to enter as well.

The Lotus Platform would exist within an interface outside the void, even heavily concealing its presence from Divinity Transformation True Demons.

But Jiang Yuebai couldn’t risk that; what if this was all just a test by the Mahayana Immortal Monarchs? What if ’Weii’ was lurking in the shadows, watching?

Once the Lotus Platform Small World was opened, it might not only draw the Mahayana Immortal Monarchs’ attention, but also possibly ’Weii’s’ focus.

Until the very last moment, Jiang Yuebai dared not take such a risk.

Without waiting for Jiang Yuebai to speak, Shen Huaxi had already brought out the Mountain and River Chessboard, pacing back and forth within the array to assess the situation around.

"Senior Sister Jiang, could you help me scout the distribution and positioning of the Demon Clan forces around here? Just an approximate number will suffice." Shen Huaxi quickly approached Jiang Yuebai and requested.

Jiang Yuebai immediately complied, spreading her Divine Sense without reservation to survey the three hundred miles of terrain, marking points on the Mountain and River Chessboard one after another.

The realm was vast, and Jiang Yuebai could only clearly probe a small fragment, but even this small piece of force distribution made Shen Huaxi’s pupils tremble slightly.

"This is a method commonly used on Human Clan battlefields to encircle the enemy!" Shen Huaxi asserted confidently, yet questioned, "Could there be a demon proficient in Human Clan combat strategies among them?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuebai first thought of Shen Mingjing, but another possibility also crossed her mind, that everything here was merely a trial set by the Mahayana Immortal Monarchs.

"Everyone hold on a bit longer, just give me a moment." Shen Huaxi moved to the side with the chessboard.

Observing a massive swirl of Demon Fog lingering outside, seemingly detecting their hiding spot, Li Shen Zhi called out immediately, "Wushuang, come and help!"

Muh Wushuang went to assist, while others guarded their corners of the Great Array.

Tang Weimian, kneeling and lying down alone on the ground, was drawing and writing. Jiang Yuebai glances over and notices what she seemed to be sketching resembled the Demon Detection Array outside the Transmission Array when entering the Qingyun Realm.

Jiang Yuebai approached, and Tang Weimian, seeing Jiang Yuebai’s feet, explained, "As long as we can determine this Demon Detection Array is intact, it means the Demon Clan cannot possibly enter the Qingyun Realm; thus, everything would be a test by the Mahayana Immortal Monarchs. Damn it! What is this? I can’t recall!"

Tang Weimian, frustrated, smacked her own head. The Demon Detection Array only fully manifests when encountering the Demon Clan, so when coming over, Tang Weimian and the others hadn’t seen it activated; all they could do was guess and deduce from the remaining array patterns on the ground.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuebai squatted down and quickly completed the array diagram on the ground, also correcting a few mistakes Tang Weimian had made in the drawing.

She had happened to see the Demon Detection Array capture a demon before entering the Transmission Array, hence fortunate enough to witness its entirety.

Tang Weimian, seeing the array diagram completed, eyes gleamed, using stones to isolate each rune within the array.

"All these years in the Earth Spiritual Realm, Junior Brother Xiaowu and True Monarch Lingjun have been studying the relationship between Math Dao and arrays. True Monarch Lingjun discovered that for any properly functioning Great Array, all the separated runes have an inherent set of internal rules."

Tang Weimian, having just advanced to Nascent Soul Stage not long ago, still habitually regarded Golden Core Stage Shi Xiaowu as a junior brother instead of a junior nephew.

"These rules must inevitably lie within the basic grand rules of arraying such as the Five Elements, Four Symbols, Eight Diagrams, Yin Yang, and Heavenly Star Count. And Junior Brother Xiaowu excels at transforming these elements into numbers, verifying them with equations, so as long as I disassemble the runes of this array, if the equation holds, it means it’s intact."

"And if not, it suggests that there exists another set of rules within the array’s apparent rules..." Tang Weimian paused, glancing at Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai understood; if there were another set of rules, it would likely mean the Demon Clan had infiltrated through a fake Demon Detection Array.

The method of array verification that Tang Weimian currently grasped was something Jiang Yuebai did not, nor had Shi Xiaowu ever mentioned it to her, yet it was indeed a direction the Great Derivation Scripture could extend towards.

At present, Jiang Yuebai could do nothing but watch Tang Weimian continue verifying and calculating.

"Everyone, I’ve found a path of survival." Shen Huaxi announced loudly, immediately drawing everyone’s attention.

Tang Weimian only paused slightly before continuing her verification calculations.

Jiang Yuebai walked over, where Shen Huaxi squatted on the ground, pointing at the Mountain and River Chessboard, "Using the information Senior Sister Jiang gathered about the surroundings within three hundred miles, I’ve roughly estimated the likely distribution of forces in the entire area. According to my instincts, at present, the Demon Clan is employing a ’siege with one gap’ military strategy."

"It’s like encircling and leaving a void. Although the Demon Clan’s numbers greatly exceed ours, those participating in the Qingyun Conference are the elites among Nascent Soul Cultivators from various realms, so in terms of strength, the gap may not be as large, we might even be slightly stronger."

"This siege tactic suits the current situation, leading everyone in chaos, making them believe they are overwhelmed by the large Demon Clan forces, inducing a desire to flee, which would first result in a break in morale, followed by finding the weakest point of Demon Clan forces to escape."

"Look here, the forces are noticeably fewer than at the other nine positions. This is the opening the Demon Clan intentionally left."

Upon hearing, Yuu Qiuqi asked, "So, is this the Life Gate?"

On the side, Wenn Jian and Li Shen Zhi appeared contemplative. Jiang Yuebai exchanged a glance with Lu Nanzhi, also detecting something amiss.

Shen Huaxi observed everyone’s expressions, "As you all suspected, military strategies are never singular; they are a chain of interconnected tactics. Currently, most people attempting to escape head in this very direction, but if it were my design, this place could become the next trap, indicating the Demon Clan’s objective is to bury all Human Clan elites here."

"And this, here, might just be the Life Gate!"

Shen Huaxi directed everyone’s attention to a point of maximum force concentration on the Mountain and River Chessboard.

"I just roughly observed; the Demon Fog in mid-air gradually shifted in this direction after the exits on four sides were destroyed, forming a heavily fortified stance. In turn, this suggests that this is an area the Demon Clan is particularly guarding against our passage. So, isn’t there a possibility that there could be an escape route from that direction?"

Shen Huaxi’s analysis was logical and well-founded, and upon hearing, everyone nodded in agreement, feeling convinced. In any case, this possibility might be their only choice.

Jiang Yuebai stood up and declared, "Then let’s carve a bloody path in this direction!"

"Wait, wait!"

Li Shen Zhi suddenly raised a hand, interrupting Jiang Yuebai’s passionate resolve.

"Charging out by ourselves isn’t wise, are you sure we don’t need to gather more people? Just by looking at the intensity of the Demon Fog over there, there must be at least a thousand troops, not to mention more than a dozen Divinity Transformation True Demons up high that haven’t made a move. Who knows if they’ll suddenly deliver a fatal strike, and besides..."

Jiang Yuebai quickly interrupted Li Shen Zhi, "Instead of chattering here, we might as well set off immediately. The rest, we can discuss on the way!"