Chapter 1928: Nine Yang Gangri Absolute Formation

Volume Nine: A Hundred Races of the Spirit WorldVolume Ten: War of the Demon World

“The Five Suns Transforming into Moon! Calculating the time, it’s true that in two months, it should be the day of this rare spectacle that occurs once every hundred years. But how could this be connected to the city-protecting grand formation of Faguicheng?” Fairy Silverlight’s eyes shifted, and she looked somewhat surprised.

“On the day of Five Suns Transforming into Moon, the scorching solar power of heaven and earth will be greatly diminished. Could it be that your city’s grand formation is significantly linked to this solar power of heaven and earth?” Han Li, being proficient in the art of formations, asked, having gained a slight understanding.

“What Fellow Daoist Han said is true. Our four great sects have deployed a Nine Yang Adamant Sun Formation in Yitian City. The more solar power from heaven and earth this formation absorbs, the more astonishing its might becomes! In fact, at its peak, if all its power is activated, it is not impossible to kill a Demon Venerable. It is precisely with this formation that our city has forced the demon army to never dare to launch a full-scale assault. However, this grand formation not only requires being set up in a unique location possessing nine points of geo-fire energy and consumes nearly all the materials of our four great sects, but it also has a drawback: it requires constant absorption of a large amount of solar power from heaven and earth to be activated for battle. Under normal circumstances, this is not an issue, but if it encounters the day of Five Suns Transforming into Moon, when the solar power of heaven and earth is greatly diminished, it cannot function at all,” Fairy Lin Luan replied, her delicate brows tightly furrowed.

“Nine Yang Adamant Sun Formation? A formation with such great power, but why is its name so unfamiliar? I’ve never heard of it before,” Fairy Silverlight asked with some astonishment, her surprise not yet having faded.

“It’s not surprising that younger sister Silverlight doesn’t know,” Fairy Lin Luan explained with a smile, her words imbued with a touch of pride. “This grand formation was developed by our four great sects, pooling together over a dozen formation masters and taking a thousand years to research. Its immense power is certainly no less than that of the legendary ancient ultimate formations.”

Han Li’s expression remained normal upon hearing this, but he was indeed somewhat surprised in his heart. To be able to forcefully create such a terrifying new ultimate formation, it’s estimated that only major powers like these could gather so much manpower and resources to achieve it.

It seems these four great sects are also extraordinarily powerful, having begun preparations for this demon calamity long ago. Not only have they gathered four Body Integration stage cultivators, but they also possess such a marvelous formation as their reliance.

However, Han Li, after a change of thought, suddenly smiled and spoke:

“Fellow Daoists, although this Nine Yang Adamant Sun Formation has considerable power, given that the demon forces are elite and are led by four Demon Venerables, I fear this formation alone might not be enough to deter the demon army to such an extent.”

“Indeed, while the power of the formation is extraordinarily great, it is too slow to activate, making it somewhat inadequate for dealing with four Demon Venerables. Furthermore, among these high-level demon elites, there are even Demon Venerables at the peak of the late stage. I fear a single grand formation would be even less capable of forcing them to retreat,” Fairy Silverlight asked, pondering slightly, with a hint of concern.

“Apart from the Nine Yang Adamant Sun Ultimate Formation, our city did indeed originally possess some formidable methods capable of threatening Demon Venerables. However, these methods all have significant limitations and a finite number of uses. Currently, only a handful of them can still be utilized. Those Demon Venerables send a portion of their forces to attack almost every few days, also intending to completely deplete all of our city’s hidden trump cards. As for the specific details, a few of them will explain it to both of you Fellow Daoists later,” True Person Azure Dragon said with a bitter smile upon hearing this.

“That’s right. These Demon Venerables are utterly detestable. Each time they attack the city, they heavily deplete our city’s defensive measures. Several times, when the two of us were forced by critical circumstances to leave the city and face the enemy, they simultaneously appeared and besieged us. If we hadn’t used these trump cards, it’s highly probable that the two of us would have followed in the footsteps of the other two Fellow Daoists,” Fairy Lin Luan, perhaps recalling something, showed an expression of intense hatred on her face.

“It seems the situation in your city is indeed not very good. Then I, Han, shall first listen to what these Fellow Daoists have to say,” Han Li said calmly.

“Hmm, it’s good to understand the situation first,” Fairy Silverlight, standing by, saw that her friend had no intention of hiding anything from her, and her expression brightened considerably as she agreed.

“Fellow Daoist Shi, please briefly explain the general situation of our Yitian City to these two Fellow Daoists first,” True Person Azure Dragon nodded in agreement without hesitation upon hearing this, and immediately instructed someone nearby.

“Yes, Great Elder!” A gray-robed elder, who had been named, immediately stepped forward respectfully.

After bowing once more to Han Li and Fairy Silverlight, he solemnly began to explain:

“Reporting to both seniors, the situation in our Yitian City is indeed not very good. The tens of thousands of fortresses originally built to support our city were all completely leveled by the demons months ago. Of the thirteen layers of city-protecting enchantments set up in our city, more than five layers have been destroyed during the demon attacks in recent days. To repair these enchantments, at least a month of buffer time is needed. The Copper-Armored Puppet Army, which was our greatest aid in defending the city, has sharply decreased from its pre-war full strength of 100,000 to currently only 70,000. Moreover, these remaining puppets are heavily damaged and urgently require extensive repairs and re-nurturing. Otherwise, the rate of attrition will only increase more rapidly. Most critically, the treasured artifacts used as the formation cores for several of our city-protecting grand formations were recently destroyed when some Jia Lun Battle Demons unexpectedly infiltrated the formations. As a result, our city’s defensive capabilities immediately dropped by another third. The spirit beasts nurtured by Yitian Sect and Heavenly Emperor Sect…” The gray-robed elder had not even finished speaking when Fairy Silverlight’s expression turned even more grim.

Han Li’s brows also furrowed involuntarily as he listened. After listening for a moment longer, he suddenly spoke: “Why am I only hearing extremely bad news? Is there no slightly better news?”

“Reporting to Senior Han, there are indeed some good pieces of news! Our city’s personnel haven’t actually suffered significant losses during these days of attacks. Whether it’s low-to-mid-level cultivators or ordinary laborers, we’ve only lost about ten percent. However, after such prolonged continuous combat and the blow of two other seniors falling, morale is not particularly good. Additionally, our city’s reserves of spirit stones and various other supplies are extremely abundant; we could certainly last for several more decades…” The gray-robed elder changed his tone and indeed revealed some encouraging information.

“Hmm, since there are no issues with supplies and personnel, and with our assistance, there should still be a good chance of holding Yitian City,” Fairy Silverlight gently exhaled, feeling somewhat relieved.

“I also believe this,” True Person Azure Dragon said with a joyful expression. “With the help of both of you Fellow Daoists, if those Demon Venerables make a move again, the four of us won’t have to fear their combined power anymore. As for the Myriad Manifestation Demon Riders and Jia Lun Battle Demons, while they are equally troublesome, there will always be ways to deal with them. As long as we can demonstrate strength comparable to or even surpassing their high-tier forces once or twice, the recovery of morale will be just around the corner.”

“Indeed. Next time the demons come to attack the city, if the four of us manage to hold back those Demon Venerables, and then try to activate the power of the Nine Yang Adamant Sun Ultimate Formation, it might really be possible to severely injure one or two of the Demon Venerables,” Fairy Lin Luan also said softly, clearly moved by the idea.

“I’m afraid it won’t be that simple to succeed,” Han Li said, shaking his head. “Those two Demon Venerables have already seen the two of us enter Yitian City, so if they lead an attack again, how could they not guard against us doing this? They will most likely prepare other means to counter the Nine Yang Grand Formation, or simply suspend hostilities and wait until the day of Five Suns Transforming into Moon, when the grand formation becomes ineffective, before launching a full-scale assault on Yitian City.”

“Heh heh, these Demon Venerables might indeed do that,” True Person Azure Dragon said with a sneer, a glint flashing in his eyes. “But if so, our city will gain a period of respite. As long as we use this time to restore the city’s disabled enchantments, repair the Copper-Armored Puppet Army, and utilize several of our city’s powerful backup methods, even if the Nine Yang Adamant Sun Ultimate Formation fails, we might not truly be unable to defend Yitian City. However, at that time, we will still require strong assistance from both of you Fellow Daoists.”

“Hmm, it seems we can only proceed like this for now. As long as those Demon Venerables truly enter the battle, I, Han, will certainly lend both of you Fellow Daoists a hand,” Han Li pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded in reply.

“Sister Lin, please rest assured. Since I, your younger sister, have come here, I intend to help you overcome this difficulty,” Fairy Silverlight said with a charming smile.

“I thank both of you,” Fairy Lin Luan, seeing their official commitment, immediately thanked them with delight.

True Person Azure Dragon, standing by, also showed great joy on his face and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

For the remainder of the time, Han Li and Fairy Silverlight asked several other Void Refinement stage cultivators for more detailed information regarding Yitian City’s defenses. After receiving satisfactory answers, they took their leave and went to rest, guided by two attendants outside the hall. After all, having traveled for such a long time, both of them truly needed to rest well first, to be ready for the battle that could erupt at any moment. Of course, before they left, True Person Azure Dragon handed them each a jade slip containing information about the demon forces. This way, while resting, they could also first learn some detailed information about the enemy’s strengths and weaknesses.

After Han Li and Fairy Silverlight left, and the remaining Void Refinement stage cultivators respectfully exited the main hall, True Person Azure Dragon looked towards the hall entrance and suddenly let out a long sigh!

“What’s wrong, True Person? Are you still worried?” Fairy Lin Luan asked with a soft smile upon seeing this.

“How could I not be worried? Fairy, you weren’t there to witness the demise of Fellow Daoists Huang and Lie that day. The terrifying power of those two Demon Venerables far exceeds our imagination. I fear that even with the help of Fellow Daoists Han and Silver, there isn’t much chance of victory,” True Person Azure Dragon unconsciously clenched his hand into a fist within his sleeve, his voice growing deeper.

“But you and I haven’t deceived these two Fellow Daoists with false words. As long as we use *that thing*, we aren’t truly without a chance of victory,” Fairy Lin Luan’s expression first looked somewhat grim, but then she immediately scoffed.