Chapter 252: Chapter 172 Fang Market_2
Li Shiming was very clear in his heart that it was best not to go to either side at this ti.
In the face of unclear circumstances, the best choice was to find a place to hide first.
His figure arrived at the valley wall, which was enveloped by a formation, preventing any cultivator from approaching.
Yet, he stepped out in a strange sequence, entering the formation by following the direction of the Spiritual Power Pattern.
Afterward, he took out several formation flags and planted them on the valley wall, forming a small isolation formation around himself.
With the Wei family’s formation as a cover, it wasn’t so easy to discover this small isolation formation.
“Does this count as watching from the wall?” Li Shiming said, chuckling to himself.
He wasn’t too worried. He had seen Foundation Establishnt cultivators before, and even in the worst-case scenario, he could rely on Sword Escape and his control over formations to escape.
At this mont, the formation at the valley entrance was broken, and three Foundation Establishnt cultivators led more than thirty Qi Refining cultivators into the market.
“The Tie Family is on official business; no cultivator is to move, violators will be killed!” A group of Qi Refining cultivators shouted at the panicked cultivators at the valley entrance.
There were only about a dozen cultivators at the valley entrance, and not even a single Foundation Establishnt cultivator among them. Faced with the formidable Tie Family, they were all scared stiff, not daring to resist.
A group of Qi Refining cultivators from the Tie Family easily subdued these cultivators without a fight occurring.
The doors of permanent shops were tightly shut but, after a warning from the group of Qi Refining cultivators from the Tie Family, one by one, they reopened the doors, and the cultivators inside ca out, obediently allowing themselves to be tied up.
The Wei family encampnt was very quiet; even the dozen or so cultivators who had fled there were blocked outside the encampnt, with no Wei family cultivators coming out to et them.
The Tie Family cultivators acted quickly, subduing all the cultivators, and as long as there was no resistance, there was no killing.
This reassured the cultivators who had been drawn into the dispute sowhat, but the loss of their belongings this ti was inevitable.
The storage bags and personal items of each cultivator were confiscated, leaving them with nothing but their clothes.
It wasn’t long before the Tie Family cultivators arrived outside the Wei family encampnt, with three Foundation Establishnt cultivators standing at three different positions.
“Wei Lin, don’t think about waiting for other Wei family cultivators anymore. Before coming here, the Hu family had already started encircling and attacking them!” said the Foundation Establishnt cultivator in the center, amplifying his Spiritual Energy.
“The Tie and Hu families have tead up, huh? This formation of the Wei family was built by a high-level Array Master. If you have the energy, keep attacking!” Wei Lin suppressed his anger and responded from within the encampnt.
“Your Wei family occupies the market and even covets the spirit ore. Isn’t the Wei family’s ambition a bit too great? You brought this on yourselves. Do you think this formation can stop us?” shouted the Foundation Establishnt cultivator from the Tie Family.
After speaking, the three Foundation Establishnt cultivators from the Tie Family simultaneously used Super-grade Magical Artifacts to attack the Wei family encampnt formation. Every attack made the formation shake, but even after dozens of continuous strikes, they were still unable to break through the formation.
Li Shiming, who was watching from the wall, saw the intricacies; the formation was very cleverly laid out, and its core was likely the Spirit Veins.
The Wei family encampnt must have a Top-grade Spirit Vein. A defensive array centered around a Top-grade Spirit Vein is difficult to break as long as the attack power does not exceed the might of a peak Foundation Establishnt.
The formation did not fear prolonged attacks; as long as the Spiritual Energy within the formation wasn’t exhausted in one go, the Top-grade Spirit Veins would continuously replenish the formation’s Spiritual Energy.
No wonder this cultivator nad Wei Lin, upon hearing that other mbers of his family were besieged, could still remain calm with this formation’s protection.
Li Shiming beca sowhat interested, mainly because there wasn’t a great danger. Among the three Foundation Establishnt cultivators, only one was at the mid-stage, while the strength of the other two was rely at the early stage.
And all three Foundation Establishnt cultivators specialized in ordinary cultivation techniques, as could be judged by the power of their attacks.
Since none of these cultivators specialized in formations, he might have a chance to sneak into the Wei family encampnt for a look.
No sooner had he thought than done; he collected the formation flags and moved along the valley wall towards the Wei family encampnt.
He had arrived at the intersection between the Wei family’s residence and the valley wall, and just ahead was the Defensive Array of the Wei family’s residence.
Li Shiming carefully extended a wisp of Spiritual Thought and made contact with the Defensive Array, fortunately, there were three Foundation Establishnt Cultivators from the Tie Clan constantly assaulting the formation, preventing the operator from noticing any anomalies, which gave him an opportunity.
The IBMz15 analyzed the information perceived by the Spiritual Thought, and based upon formation knowledge, began to calculate.
In Li Shiming’s Spiritual Thought, he soon received data support provided by the IBMz15, and the Spiritual Power Pattern routes beca visible one by one under his perception.
This formation was laid out by a High-level Array Master, and its level was extrely high; it would cause quite so trouble for a normal High-level Array Master to break through.
Especially without alarming the cultivators inside, the difficulty multiplied exponentially.
However, for Li Shiming it was simple; as the three Foundation Establishnt Cultivators from the Tie Clan launched another attack, he stepped into the interior of the Defensive Array.
Countless Spiritual Power Pattern routes intertwined within the formation, and any rash interference would result in attack from the formation.
He used his Spiritual Thought to continually guide the Spiritual Power Pattern routes to bypass his body, a process that required exceedingly complex calculations to support. Otherwise, the slightest conflict with the overall formation would be detected by the operator of the formation.
For a short distance of one ter, Li Shiming and the IBMz15 perford a vast number of calculations to quietly enter the interior of the residence.
Once through the strictest defensive layer, the Spiritual Power Pattern routes inside were not as complex, allowing him to move through them, thereby significantly increasing his speed.
The Wei family’s residence had hired a formation expert for its construction, with every building built according to the layout of the formations, each one serving as a node.
Li Shiming was unaware of how the Wei family had managed to enlist such a High-level Array Master to work on these formations, which he found to be astonishing.
The cultivators of the Wei family’s residence were all gathered at one spot, right at the entrance of the residence, where a defensive layer of the formation stood against the cultivators from the Tie Clan.
This gave Li Shiming more opportunities and spared him the worry of detection.
The Spiritual Energy within the residence was incredibly dense, which ant there would be no ordinary people present.
His figure flickered between buildings, his Spiritual Thought carefully stretching out, sweeping over each area.
The Defensive Array of the Wei family’s residence had already been sketched in a general blueprint within the IBMz15 and was continuously being refined as he extended his Spiritual Thought throughout the residence.
Li Shiming now had a clear target, unlike his previous random search.
He moved closer to the mountain at the rear of the Wei family’s residence, becoming more cautious the closer he got.
His Spiritual Thought sensed a fluctuation of breath near the spirit vein within the Wei family’s residence—there were cultivators stationed there.
After a brief hesitation, he imdiately made up his mind.
He threw out seventy-two array flags from his hands, each flag rging into the Defensive Array of the residence upon touching the ground and disappearing from sight.
Soon, all seventy-two array flags vanished, the formation at the mountain position was completely under his control, and he also severed the connection with the operator of the formation, as the seventy-two array flags continuously sent out fabricated information to the operator.
After doing all this, he approached the back mountain wall where a concealed door, hidden by the formation, offered no resistance, allowing him passage.
This was a cave mansion; the spirit vein was right at the center of the main hall, where a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator at the early-stage Foundation Establishnt sat cross-legged.
“Who are you?” The cultivator, startled, raised his head and looked toward Li Shiming, who wore a hooded cloak and a veil to mask his face, and asked in a deep voice.
He recognized Li Shiming as a Qi Refining Cultivator, soone within his control, which is why he didn’t attack imdiately, choosing instead to question him.
But Li Shiming saw that this early-stage Foundation Establishnt Cultivator appeared aged. Under normal circumstances, a cultivator’s facial aging process is very slow, and generally, cultivators don’t place too much importance on appearances, so they rarely practice techniques to preserve their looks, which would waste their own Spiritual Energy.
The aging of this early-stage Foundation Establishnt Cultivator was not just in appearance but in vitality, heading towards the end of his life span.
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