Besides the Five Elements Escape Technique performed by cultivators, some naturally gifted demon beasts can also perform this type of spell, often consuming less energy and being easier to perform than when performed by cultivators.
Fortunately, they have the Golden Rock Sealing Spirit Formation, which can restrain the Earth Escape Divine Ability. Although this Earth Armor Beast is extraordinary, it is still just a demon beast. No matter how strong it is, its intelligence is inferior to that of the human race. As long as they are trapped in the formation, their chances of winning are very high.
Next, Huang Ying took out several jade slips, which recorded the habits of the Earth Armor Beast and its weaknesses, allowing Zhang Ling and others to learn more about this beast.
Thus, the group discussed and studied in place for more than an hour. Finally, Huang Ying also instructed everyone to explore the surrounding area to prevent other demon beasts from hiding.
After dispersing, Zhang Ling and the others explored the surrounding area within a radius of fifty to sixty *li* (里: a Chinese unit of distance, approximately 500 meters), eliminating some of the low-level demon beasts. There were not many demon beasts in this area, and most of them were Tier 1 demon beasts. On the way, Zhang Ling only killed a Tier 3 Fire- Pattern Rabbit before basically completing the exploration of one direction. When he returned to the foot of the stone mountain, the others had also mostly cleared the surrounding demon beasts.
With their strength, they would most likely win even against Tier 4 demon beasts, so naturally they were all safe and sound.
Next, Huang Ying set up a *Mizong* (迷踪: Bewildering) Formation in place to shield the six people's aura, and they sat down to rest and recuperate.
They safely passed the night, and the next day, as dawn was approaching, Huang Ying gathered everyone together to await news from Elder Chen.
Zhang Ling sat on a boulder, playing with the two formation flags in his hand, one golden yellow and one cyan black. At the same time, there was a square bronze disc at his feet, with two *ao cao* (凹槽: recesses) inlaid with two middle-grade spirit stones, one earth attribute and one gold attribute.
These were the formation flags they were going to set up the formation with, and the others also had the same formation discs and flags in their hands.
Although he didn't know much about formations, this kind of formation that could be used to trap enemies seemed to be more powerful than the Six Armor Bewildering Divine Formation in his hand.
The layout of the formation generally requires communicating with the earth's spiritual energy and checking the surrounding environment. This is the most correct way to arrange the formation, so that the formation can exert its greatest power.
The formations of some immortal cities or the sect's *huzong* (护宗: sect-protecting) grand formations are all based on the spiritual veins, and even if only a part of the formation's power is activated at ordinary times, it is constantly consuming spiritual energy.
The Golden Rock Sealing Spirit Formation they are setting up now is naturally not comparable to formations with the blessing of earth vein spiritual power.
According to this woman Huang Ying, most of the spiritual power driving this set of formations is provided by the middle-grade spirit stones on the formation disc, which is also a defect of this kind of temporary formation.
After all, the temporary formation is not limited by the region when it is set up, and the advantage is that it is simple and convenient to move. The remaining part of the spiritual power comes from these few *Zhuji* (筑基: Foundation Establishment) peak cultivators.
Speaking of which, this kind of formation is to arrange the cultivators as formation eyes.
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After waiting for a quarter of an hour, the distant sky revealed some white light, and the morning sun shone on the mountains and forests, rising a thin layer of purple mist.
This kind of mist is condensed and does not disperse. It soon covers this mountain forest. Zhang Ling and others did not move.
Although this purple mist is strange in color, it is not poisonous gas. Instead, it has a little effect of *ning shen* (凝神: focusing the mind). These mists are only on this Purple Mist Island, and only appear for a quarter of an hour when the morning sun first rises. This is also the origin of the name of Purple Mist Island.
Suddenly, Zhang Ling heard a strange noise coming from above in his ears. Turning his head, he saw a flash of green light shooting towards Huang Ying.
This woman, who was originally sitting cross-legged on the ground, stood up instantly. With a wave of her jade hand, she steadily grabbed the green light in her hand.
This attracted the attention of the other people.
"Everyone be careful, Elder Chen has already taken action. The Earth Armor Beast is coming soon! Once this demon enters the grand formation, we must seal the formation gate. Now let's start setting up the formation."
Huang Ying pinched the green light and took a few glances, apparently receiving some information, and said in a solemn voice. Then she released the green light and let it turn into a stream of light and rise into the sky again, disappearing without a trace.
Zhang Ling and the others also stood up, and everyone tightened their faces, looking like they were facing a formidable enemy. Then, under the command of Huang Ying, they flew to a pile of rocks at the foot of the mountain, and each stood in a circle around the four directions, and began to arrange the Golden Rock Sealing Spirit Formation.
Each of them stood in one direction with *fajue* (法诀: hand seals) in their hands, spiritual power surging in their bodies, and their hands changing continuously. A square formation disc and two formation flags of different colors floated in front of each of them.
As the people cast spells, the formation flags gradually became larger, and in a few breaths, they turned into formation flags about two or three *zhang* (丈: a Chinese unit of length, approximately meters) long, flashing various colors of spiritual light that were extremely dazzling.
Zhang Ling and the others looked solemn, each standing forty to fifty *zhang* apart. Huang Ying, who was standing in the most important position, only held a bronze formation disc in her hand, and with a delicate shout, dozens of spiritual lights hit the formation disc. Suddenly, a golden beam of light shot out from it and went straight into the sky.
Zhang Ling and the others also activated the formation discs, and beams of spiritual light shot into the sky.
After a few breaths, a layer of golden mist floated in the sky twenty *zhang* above the ground. These mists gathered and did not disperse.
Soon after, a golden light cloud was formed, covering the top of everyone's heads. For a time, nearly forty *zhang* of space around was illuminated in a layer of golden light.
Huang Ying looked at the golden light cloud above her head with a dignified expression, and her hand seals kept hitting the bronze formation disc, tapping it repeatedly.
If you are careful, you can find that the woman's lips are moving slightly, not knowing what she is saying, but there is no sound coming out. This is obviously using sound transmission to talk to someone.
But Zhang Ling and others did not notice these things.
Suddenly, the woman raised her hand and looked at the constantly expanding golden light cloud. A flash of spiritual light appeared in her hand, and a strange token carved from black stone appeared. This object was only an inch in size. Huang Ying's eyes turned a few shades colder, and she opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of essence blood, hitting the token.
The black light flashed on the token, and it suddenly shrank several times, becoming only the size of a thumb. The black light flashed on it and disappeared into the bronze formation disc.
This scene only happened in an instant, and Huang Ying's face instantly returned to calm, as if nothing had happened, and continued to urge the bronze formation disc.
After more than ten breaths of time, after the golden light cloud above everyone's heads continued to condense, golden beams of light descended. The golden light cloud above their heads disappeared, and the figures of Zhang Ling and others also disappeared without a trace.
But they were still in the same place.
Zhang Ling looked at the formation disc in his hand and the two formation flags inserted in front of him. His eyes flashed with spiritual light, and he saw that the surrounding ground was covered with a faint layer of golden light, and there was also a faint golden light flowing above his head.
He could see these because he had the formation disc in his hand. Outside, this was a pile of rocks with no strangeness at all.
"Fellow Taoists, the Golden Rock Sealing Spirit Formation has been completed. We must maintain our vigilance and not be careless."
