"Xiaobao, watch your left side!
Tianxing, protect Xiaobao's left side! "
"Senior Brother Su, get out of the way and let the opponent's front and center formations in. Senior Brother He Zhu, you hold off the front and center formations!"
"Senior Tianjun, Senior Ouyang, you and Senior Su will block the puppets in the middle. Protect the left and right side of the middle formation!
As long as we hold the middle formation and break through the front and middle formation, the Twin Return Formation will be broken! "
Su Yuehan methodically commanded the team in the middle of the midfield, leaving Li Chengfeng to stare at the back and do nothing.
This formation was called the Twin Return Formation. Naturally, it meant mutual destruction. The secret of this formation was to concentrate all their forces and combat power in the front field, giving up on the middle and back fields. There was no room for maneuver. It was a clear message to the opponent that the eye of the formation was in the front field.
This was a ferocious formation that allowed one's combat power to explode to the maximum in a short period of time. If they did not kill the opponent in one blow, once they lost their drive and the formation's effect dissipated, the consequences would be unimaginable.
These nine Mechanical Puppets aggressively charged from the front. There were four on the left and right, and one in the middle. However, the one in the middle was not only the eye of the formation, but also the strongest point of attack. Although there was only one person, it was also the arrowhead of attack, and also the strongest point of defense.
Everyone knew that once they broke through this point, they would be able to break through the formation. All the bonuses and benefits of the formation would disappear.
However, if they focused all their forces on the arrowhead of the opponent, then the opponents from the left and right sides would easily surround them and form a pincer attack.
Because of this, the center of the formation was also the strongest point of attack and defense in the entire formation. Nearly half of the entire formation's power was concentrated in this point.
Yuehan knew that the best way to deal with this kind of arrowhead attack formation was to use a pocket formation to lure the opponent's middle formation eye in and block the enemies from both sides. Then, when the middle formation eye broke into their own formation and formed a bulge, they would then make use of the manpower that was temporarily released from the midfield, backfield, and frontfield to encircle and annihilate the isolated front formation eye.
Under Yuehan's command, Ouyang Nan and the rest easily broke through the array, especially when the mechanical puppets in the center of the array broke through and were surrounded. Everyone let out a cheer, then turned around and defeated the remaining eight mechanical puppets like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.
Li Chengfeng could not help but feel a tinge of envy when he saw them cheering. If he could, he wanted to fight with them, even leading them in battle like he did in the Profound Life Sect.
But now, if he was in the middle of the formation, the formation's power would not buff him. If he occupied an important position in the formation, he would damage the formation. It was difficult to satisfy both sides.
When Tianjun saw Li Chengfeng standing at the back of the array with a sad expression, he smiled and patted Li Chengfeng's shoulder. "Junior Brother Chengfeng, you don't have to be sad. You should know that arrays are the weapons that the weak rely on to survive.
You're destined to become a powerful cultivator, so you don't need to rely on formations like us. "
"You can see for yourself. Every powerful cultivator, whether it's Senior Brother Shanxue, Grand Senior Sister or the princess, which one of them relies on formations?"
Li Chengfeng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. That's right!
"But … didn't they say that spells, magical treasures and formations are the most powerful?" asked Li Chengfeng, who was new to the sect.
Tianjun smiled. "That's right. Although formations are powerful, they also have great limitations.
Because a formation's power does not depend on its upper limit, but its lower limit.
If a formation has its weakest link, and this link is found and attacked, the formation will shatter immediately. At the same time, it will backfire on the cultivator in the formation.
That's why those powerful cultivators will never trust those who are weaker than them, so they will never form a formation with them. "
"Even if they can't win, they can run!
But if you form a formation, you won't be able to run! "
Li Chengfeng was suddenly enlightened, the knot in his heart dissipating. "Thank you, Senior Brother Tianjun, for enlightening me!"
Tianjun smiled at Han Tianxing and Xiaobao. "We should be the ones thanking you. Because of you, we finally see hope!
Xiaobao and Tianxing may be new to the sect but after being cleansed in the Qiankun Marrow Cleansing Pool, they've improved tremendously! "
"Aren't we still unable to use magical treasures and spells?
What use do they have in battle? "asked Li Chengfeng with a smile.
Tianjun shook his head. "That's right, but spells and magical treasures can all be learned and used.
The hardest part is not how to use them, but how to be qualified to control them.
It's just like how a strongman lifts a thousand-pound hammer to display his moves. The hardest part isn't how to wield the thousand-pound hammer, but how to lift it! "
Tianjun smiled at Xiaobao and Han Tianxing. "Now, I've realised that their meridians have been widened by two times, their bones and flesh more than twice as strong. Junior Brother Tianjun, do you know what this means?"
Li Chengfeng nodded. "Mm, cultivation will be much easier in the future!"
Tianjun said enviously, "We've trained hard for decades, yet we only have bodies like this. But they … they had it without training!
With this kind of fleshly body cauldron, how could it be impossible to build a foundation? "
Li Chengfeng chuckled. "How can a golden carp leap through the dragon's gate without being cut a thousand times?"
Tian Jun repeated in a low voice, "How can a golden carp leap through the dragon's gate if one is not willing to be cut by a thousand knives … That's right, back then, weren't we also afraid of being cut by a thousand knives?
It's too late to regret now. "
Li Chengfeng smiled. "The Qiankun Marrow Cleansing Pool only boosts one's potential for a short period of time. Since Senior Brother Tianjun has come this far, there's no need to be envious of others."
Tian Jun also laughed, "Junior Brother Chengfeng is right, you're right. You've enlightened them well."
Li Chengfeng cupped his fists and smiled. "Same to you, same to you. We've been kind to each other and we've been kind to each other!"
Both of them looked at each other and laughed heartily.
Ouyang Nan was in a great mood too, waving at them. "Come, let's go have a drink or two!"
Su You laughed heartily. "Alright, let's go together!"
Tianjun immediately turned and glared. "You've just recovered, you're not allowed to go!"
Startled, Su You stammered, "Fine, I won't go …"
Everyone chatted and laughed as they left the arena. When they returned to the cultivators' dormitories on Eagle Mountain, Li Chengfeng suddenly saw two familiar figures standing in front of the dormitories.
The person in the lead had her hair combed into a maid's bun. She wore a grey snowy cape and a plain white winter coat underneath. The person standing behind her had her hair combed into a bun. She wore a snowy fox fur cloak and an indigo blue coat underneath. She had a noble air about her.