Chapter 418: Skill Dao Enlightenment! Xuan Tian Guard!

Hmph, you speak lightly. Why don't your elite troops step forward to engage?

Instead, you want our troops to be cannon fodder?

Another commander snorted coldly, his face full of displeasure.

That's wrong, my troops may be brave, but their numbers are limited.

Now is precisely the time when everyone must unite; how can we each fight separately?

The middle-aged man in Daoist robes tried to ease the atmosphere.

United effort? I think you're just sending us to our deaths!

Who doesn't know what scheme you're plotting, wanting our troops to wear down the Cangzhou Army's vigor so your people can reap the benefit?

Yet another commander sneered.

The Taiping Sect commanders argued back and forth without end.

They guarded against each other, schemed against each other, all wanting to preserve their own strength while wanting others to be cannon fodder.

Such an atmosphere of intrigue and scheming was already commonplace in the Taiping Sect, but at this critical juncture it stood out especially glaringly.

Enough! What time is it, and you're still scheming here! If we don't unite, today's battle will surely end in our utter defeat!

An elder commander shouted angrily, his face full of anger and disappointment.

However, his angry shout did not quell the argument.

The Taiping Sect commanders still clung to their own views, trust between them having completely vanished.

Their scheming and vigilance were like an invisible wall, firmly separating them.

Just then, the situation ahead changed again.

The Cangzhou Army's offensive grew ever fiercer, the Iron Wall Guard and Xuanbiao Cavalry's defenses already perilous.

Although the Taiping Sect commanders continued to argue endlessly, a hint of panic flickered in their eyes.

I think arguing like this won't work.

I am willing to lead my elite troops into battle, but you all must also dispatch your forces to jointly resist the Cangzhou Army.

The middle-aged man in Daoist robes, that is Xuantong Daoist, seeing the situation unfavorable, finally spoke up.

His proposal, though somewhat reluctant, was not a bad compromise given the current circumstances.

The Taiping Sect commanders exchanged glances; although they still harbored grudges, they also knew this was not the time for internal strife.

Fine, just as you say. We will dispatch troops together to meet the Cangzhou Army!

The elder commander struck the final blow, finally putting an end to this debate.

Afterward, the commanders each issued orders, their troops began to ready themselves, preparing to enter battle.

Ding! Xuantong Daoist's skill Dao Insight activates!

Dao Insight: Daoist robes fluttering, immortal wind and Daoist bones, capable of communicating yin and yang, versed in the Eight Trigrams, often guiding people out of confusion, also able to strategize and win victories from afar. This is a commander skill that those versed in Daoist laws and formations in the Daoist sect have a chance to awaken.

Effect One: When deploying troops and forming battle lines, raises one's own Commander value by 2–3 points.

Effect Two: When strategizing in the tent, reduces the enemy's overall Commander value by 1–2 points.

Effect Three: When achieving victory with fewer forces, can enhance the actual activation of Effects One and Two.

Effect Four: When serving as a military advisor and achieving victory with fewer forces, can temporarily boost the morale and combat strength of the army one serves, making the whole force more valiant, the effect lasting a certain duration; the greater the disparity in military strength between the two sides, the stronger this effect's actual impact.

Xuantong Daoist's current base attributes are Commander 98, Martial 101, Intellect 99, Politics 90.

Xuantong Daoist's Dao Insight Effect One activates; currently deploying troops, Commander +2, Commander now rises to 100!

At this moment, Xuantong Daoist wears a blue-black Daoist robe, the robe adorned with yin-yang fish and Eight Trigrams patterns, floating like an immortal.

He stands on high ground, looking down upon that elite Daoist-styled force below.

This force is called the Xuan Tian Guard, the elite of the Taiping Sect, specializing in Daoist martial arts and formations, based on Daoist mysteries, merging martial arts and Daoist methods, forming a unique fighting force.

The Xuan Tian Guard wear specially crafted armor, this armor dark bluish in color, engraved with cloud patterns, as if containing the profound mysteries of heaven and earth.

Each plate of the armor is meticulously forged, its edges flowing with elegant lines, displaying ancient beauty while not lacking in protection.

Their weapons are likewise extraordinary, the spears engraved with cloud patterns, the spear tips cast with Eight Trigrams designs, every detail exuding a strong Daoist aura.

Xuantong Daoist begins to deploy the formation, his voice low and powerful, as if each word contains the mysteries of heaven and earth: 'Heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating all things as straw dogs; the sage is not benevolent, treating the common people as straw dogs.'

Yet the heavenly way is constant, not depending on Yao's survival nor Jie's downfall. In today's battle, following the heavenly timing, we shall surely win greatly!

With Xuantong Daoist's words, the Xuan Tian Guard began to move slowly, each step as if treading upon the beat of heaven and earth.

Their marching trajectories appear chaotic, yet actually conceal profound mysteries, as if following some ancient battle diagram.

At this moment, Xuantong Daoist is arranging a formation unique to the Daoist new army—the Taiji Wind Thunder Formation.

This formation takes the Taiji diagram as its foundation, integrating the principles of the Eight Trigrams, endlessly variable, inscrutable, forming an offensive-defensive battle array.

Within the formation, the Xuanjia Dao Soldiers are like individual chess pieces, Xuantong Daoist cleverly placing them at each key node of the formation.

Their coordination is flawless, as if each person is a part of the formation, together constituting an indestructible whole.

Soldiers in the formation advance following the trajectory of the yin-yang fish, sometimes gathering, sometimes dispersing, ever-changing, making it hard for the enemy to grasp.

'Heaven and earth set the position, mountains and marshes exchange breath, thunder and wind interact closely, water and fire do not oppose each other.'

Xuantong Daoist softly chants the principles of the Eight Trigrams, his fingers lightly waving, as if controlling the power of heaven and earth.

Though his voice is soft, it conveys an undeniable power, making everyone present feel awe.

The Xuan Tian Guard, following Xuantong Daoist's orders, swiftly adjusted their positions, forming a perfect Taiji Wind Thunder Formation.

The movements were swift and precise, as if each person were an indispensable part of the formation.

'Qian is Heaven, Kun is Earth, Zhen is Thunder, Xun is Wind, Kan is Water, Li is Fire, Gen is Mountain, Dui is Marsh.'

Xuantong Daoist continued chanting; each time he intoned a trigram, the corresponding Xuan Tian Guard would raise their weapons and let out a earth-shaking shout, as if resonating with heaven and earth.

As the formation's setup completed, a mysterious aura enveloped the entire battlefield.

The Taiji Wind Thunder Formation seemed to become an independent world, possessing the heaviness of heaven and earth, the swiftness of thunder and wind, and the turbulence of water and fire.

In this world, the Profound Heaven Guard seemed to have obtained boundless power, their eyes filled with resolve and faith.

This formation is the secret transmission of our Taiping Sect; being able to deploy it today is indeed fortunate.

Daoist Xuantong took a deep breath and slowly said, "I hope everyone works together, using this formation to defeat the enemy and exalt the might of our Taiping Sect!"

As soon as the words fell, the Profound Heaven Guard shouted in unison: "Exalt the might of our Taiping Sect!"

The sound shook the heavens and earth, as if it would shake the entire world.

(End of chapter)