Chapter 606: Jade Chime Sound-True Formation

The Yin soldiers marched in silence.

On a war chariot in the ranks, Sun Lingtong's head was full of questions: "What was I arrogant about?"

The person who mocked him continued: "You were at odds with Lord Silent from the moment you came up, and that is only because Lord Silent has the capacity and stature not to haggle with a mere Foundation Establishment ghost cultivator like you!"

Sun Lingtong immediately understood: "So that's it. I deliberately boarded this war chariot, probably wanting to probe the enemy's reality for Little Zhuo."

"Therefore, relying on having Luo Si's token, I deliberately provoked them, which is why the relationship is so bad."

"But just now, because of my memory loss, I lost my composure and broke my cover. Provoking them for half a day, only to suddenly lose my memory and ask the target of my provocation for advice—this is too ridiculous, it's like a clown character."

Sun Lingtong had crawled out from the bottom of the marketplace and felt no shame or anger.

Making a fool of himself was better than losing his life.

And losing his life was not a big deal to Sun Lingtong; it mainly depended on who he was losing it for.

For Unlike Ning Zhuo, he was absolutely willing!

"Little Zhuo, Little Zhuo..." Sun Lingtong called out secretly, but there was no response from the life-thread.

Sun Lingtong's heart sank as he secretly pondered his current predicament: "The Wangchuan river water rolled over me, but it didn't wear away my memory, yet Luo Si did it with ease. His methods suppressed the 'Empty' mark, and he is even more powerful than I imagined!"

"Now that I can't contact Little Zhuo, I fear the Yin soldiers are marching and have already employed powerful secretive methods. The connection between Little Zhuo and me has also been restrained by the military marching method."

This was very normal.

The current cultivation world was flourishing, with various methods and schools blooming like a hundred flowers. Military marching was the same, and the level of technique could reach a very high standard. Secretive marching was the mainstream, while powerful marching strategies like 'Iron Flow Across the Plains' were the exception.

The Wangchuan Underworld was analogous to a cultivation kingdom in the mortal world; if such a national military march could be easily seen through by Sun and Ning, it would be too unreasonable.

After all, Sun and Ning's cultivation was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, making it difficult to exert the level of divine abilities.

Sun Lingtong's thoughts flashed like lightning, and in just a few breaths, he had figured everything out.

He let out a cold laugh and continued to provoke: "You laugh quite nicely; I hope you can laugh just as nicely in the future. This time you are assaulting the city, will you be able to come back?"

"Since you are all people who are going to perish, I won't haggle with you!"

Even if he had provoked them just now and learned any intelligence, Sun Lingtong had forgotten it.

In all likelihood, there was no gain.

Because Sun Lingtong scanned his whole body with his spiritual sense and found no jade slips or similar recording items.

In order to probe for intelligence, Sun Lingtong took the risk again, stimulating Golden Core-level existences with his Foundation Establishment status, and provoking six of them at once!

Of course, he wasn't purely taking a risk.

Sun Lingtong looked outside the war chariot and found that the Yin soldiers' marching formation was extremely neat and the discipline was strict. At a glance, one could tell these were the elite troops of the Wangchuan Underworld.

Just as a gentleman can be deceived by what is proper, Sun Lingtong also inferred that with a great battle imminent, internal fighting among comrades in the army must be strictly forbidden; once someone offended, they would surely be severely punished.

Sure enough, as he provoked them like this, three Golden Core ghost generals could not sit still.

Among them, a Bone-Club Ghost General growled: "What great dog guts! A mere little Foundation Establishment, and still so arrogant. Hmph!"

He took out a bone club and pointed it at Sun Lingtong.

Bang, bang, bang.

With three consecutive muffled sounds, Sun Lingtong immediately knelt on the floor of the war chariot.

Sun Lingtong wanted to struggle but could not move, and his joints were in excruciating pain!

The Bone-Club Ghost General laughed coldly: "My bone club specifically hits joints, little Foundation Establishment, does it hurt?"

"If it hurts..."

As he spoke, he pointed with the bone club again.

Bang, bang, bang.

Three more muffled sounds, and Sun Lingtong was struck again, beaten until breathing was difficult and the pain reached his bones, nearly fainting.

Sun Lingtong stubbornly did not let out a single groan, instead widening his eyes and shouting: "Come, come, come, do your best to beat me to death!"

The Bone-Club Ghost General was so angry his eyes widened, and he raised the bone club high, only to be stopped by the Red-Haired Ghost General beside him.

The Red-Haired Ghost General shouted loudly: "Old Bone, I know you are thinking of the junior and want to loosen his muscles and bones, but you ended up doing a bad thing with good intentions; the person doesn't appreciate it."

"Look at my methods."

Saying this, the Red-Haired Ghost General spat out a breath of fire, igniting Sun Lingtong's whole body.

The burning reached Sun Lingtong's soul, shaking his whole body and causing him unbearable pain, but he stubbornly gritted his teeth and endured.

The Red-Haired Ghost General narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Does it feel good? My Nether Ghost Fire can directly burn the soul, bringing you warmth."

Another Green-Faced Ghost General then took action, causing streaks of corpse moss to appear on Sun Lingtong's body.

The third type of pain was inflicted on Sun Lingtong, breaking his limit of endurance.

He could not resist and could only activate the 'Empty' mark at the bottom of his soul. He poured all his unbearable feelings into the mark, allowing these feelings to dissipate significantly.

Although the pain was intense and vast, having a channel to dissipate it naturally made it much better than before.

Sun Lingtong was able to persist.

Seeing that he never let out a single cry of pain, the ghost generals who had taken action looked at each other, feeling a bit unable to step down.

The fourth ghost general was about to take action when he saw the Silent Ghost General slowly raise his palm.

The Silent Ghost General was the leader of this trip; although they were all Golden Cores, there was no doubt his combat strength was the highest and his prestige the greatest.

Therefore, as soon as he raised his hand, the other ghost generals immediately restrained their methods.

No longer suffering torture, Sun Lingtong caught his breath, nearly fainting on the spot because the pressure had suddenly decreased and his breath had relaxed.

Sun Lingtong felt as if his whole body had fallen apart, lying on the ground without moving.

The Silent Ghost General looked down at him quietly.

Beside him, the Peanut Ghost General, wearing a white paper flower, spoke for the Silent Ghost General: "Little Foundation Establishment, my Lord asks, how do you feel now?"

"You must know, just now when we took action against you, there wasn't the slightest movement that reached outside the chariot."

"This is precisely my method."

"With such a method, going to attack inside the White Paper City, even if we fought for half an hour, no one might notice."

"Do you still think we are going to our deaths?"

Sun Lingtong wanted to retort, but he had no strength to open his mouth, and he couldn't even roll his eyes.

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In just over a dozen breaths, he felt like a year, suffering torture and paying the price for his insubordination.

But at the same time, he had bet correctly.

These Golden Core ghost generals clearly had the strength to crush Sun Lingtong, but they all chose to endure it, unwilling to trigger military regulations because of a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The Yin soldier army crossed the Yin and Yang, finally arriving at the Yin Tide Black Swamp.

The six Golden Core ghost cultivators left silently.

Sun Lingtong, with sore limbs, walked off the war chariot and stayed with the main force, waiting quietly to launch the attack on the city walls.

Taking advantage of this time, he tried to contact Unlike Ning Zhuo again, but still failed, which made him feel anxious.

Fortunately, not long after, the main general gave an order, and the entire army rose to attack the North Gate of the White Paper Immortal City.

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At this time, the military strategy of the march could no longer be concealed.

Sun Lingtong immediately contacted Unlike Ning Zhuo and informed him of the intelligence he had gathered.

Unlike Ning Zhuo had also been anxious because he could not contact Sun Lingtong for a long time. Upon receiving his reply, he was pleasantly surprised and comforted the latter: "Boss, don't worry, I already asked for reinforcements earlier, and everything is ready now."

Sun Lingtong let out a hehe laugh: "Fight well, it's best not to let these six ghost generals go, and prepare them well for me!"

Unlike Ning Zhuo knew that his boss's anger was not without reason. His gaze suddenly became sharp, and he gritted his teeth: "Understood."

Inside the White Paper City, in an alley near the Nanmen.

The Peanut Ghost General's two ears had turned into blooming flowers, and he listened intently: "The battle at the North Gate is intense; as soon as our army started fighting, they used war chariots to charge the city."

The Silent Ghost General nodded immediately, raised his hand, and walked at the very front.

The other five followed closely behind.

The Silent Ghost General pushed his innate talent to the maximum, bestowing it upon everyone around him, so that they ran at full speed, even crashing through walls, without causing the slightest sound.

They broke through in a straight line and soon killed their way to the paper doll statue at the Nanmen.

Just as they were about to take action and destroy the giant paper doll statue, they heard a young boy's voice: "Raise the formation!"

The next moment, twenty-eight musical law prohibitions suddenly appeared on the ground, and deep underground, twelve already-buried Green Underworld Jade Marrow Nails shone brightly.

Four thick Green Luan Bell-Holding Pillars rose from the ground. These bronze pillars were carved with statues of Luan birds spreading their wings, and the protruding bird beaks held golden threads, from which seven-treasure golden bells hung. On the bells were countless dense talismans, and on the small bells, the entire "Dongxuan Spiritual Sound Extinguishing Demon Curse" was inscribed!

The six Golden Core ghost generals rushed to the giant paper doll statue, as if they had actively plunged into a formation, and in the blink of an eye, they fell into the formation space.

The six Golden Cores looked around and saw a blue sky and jade ground, the sky clear and transparent. Four giant bronze pillars occupied the four directions, and countless Luan birds flew around the pillars.

On the horizon stood a giant mountain of a human standing straight, with a large mass of white clouds at the top of the mountain, replacing the position of a head.

"Terrible!"

"There is a trap here!!"

The Golden Core ghost generals were somewhat panicked.

The Silent Ghost General raised a hand, and the Peanut Ghost General beside him immediately spoke for him: "Silent Boss says, don't panic. Our army failed in the previous attack, and the enemy set up a formation here; didn't we already anticipate this?"

The Golden Core ghost generals were immediately pacified.

"Silent Boss is right."

"If there is a formation, break it; what is there to panic about?"

"First, probe and see what kind of formation this is!"

The ghost generals tried to break the formation.

They did not immediately charge at the most conspicuous giant bronze pillars, but instead rushed toward the giant mountain directly in front.

As a result, no matter how far they ran, the distance to the giant mountain did not shorten.

Some ghost generals tried to turn away from the giant mountain and pull back, but after running for a long time, they turned their heads and saw the giant mountain appearing behind them!

The ghost generals suddenly had a new realization: "This formation has the power of spatial disorder; it cannot be broken by pulling back alone."

They used several rounds of magic treasures and spells, bombarding everywhere, but the sky was high and the jade ground was tough, with no effect.

They finally gave up all luck and bit the bullet to attack the four giant bronze pillars.

Around the bronze pillars, Luan birds flew and fought with them, and for a time, the battle was intense.

The ghost generals were under great psychological pressure, knowing they had to race against time, so their attacks were all heavy blows.

Soon, most of the bronze Luan birds were eliminated.

The ghost generals' attacks made the bronze pillars tremble.

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The Peanut Ghost General shouted in surprise: "Measured it, these four bronze pillars are the formation eyes; breaking them will reveal the formation heart and formation feet."

Unlike Ning Zhuo was at the formation heart, sitting cross-legged and controlling the formation.

Suddenly, two Golden Core ghost generals appeared behind him.

The leader was none other than the Silent Ghost General!

As soon as the two Golden Cores took action, they used their full strength, shattering Unlike Ning Zhuo into countless paper pieces and scraps.

"It's a fake!" The two ghost generals' hearts sank.

"It's a fake!" Unlike Ning Zhuo and Wen Ruanyu, hidden in the dark, also felt their hearts sink, realizing that the Silent Ghost General and the other one in the formation were illusions.

This group of Golden Core ghost generals had high tactical literacy and had long seen that the formation heart was the giant mountain and the formation eyes were the four giant bronze pillars, yet they had been engaging in tactical deception.

Their tactics were executed very well, but Unlike Ning Zhuo was also fully prepared; the "Unlike Ning Zhuo" at the formation heart was just a portrait avatar of Wen Ruanyu.

"What a 'No Sound' innate talent!" Unlike Ning Zhuo sighed in admiration.

He saw clearly that it was the other ghost general who carried out the sneak attack and assassination, but what truly allowed this operation to succeed was the Silent Ghost General's innate talent.

"Senior Wen, take action." Unlike Ning Zhuo reminded.

The person truly presiding over this formation was Wen Ruanyu.

Wen Ruanyu immediately infused magic power, activating the Jade Chime magic treasure guarding the formation heart.

The Jade Chime rang out on its own, stimulated by spiritual power, and immediately erupted with waves of sound.

The sound waves turned into pale green ripples that spread layer by layer, quickly covering the formation space.

All the Golden Core ghost generals' magic power boiled like boiling water, their whole bodies emitting a pale green light, forced to manifest semi-transparent outlines.

This green light did not interfere with their magic power, but the Silent Ghost General's heart sank violently!

He cried out in his heart that it was bad, shocked to find that his innate talent was being severely countered. It might still be effective outside the formation, but inside the formation, it was impossible to be 'no sound' anymore.

In this way, they could only attack the formation head-on.

Wen Ruanyu sneered and activated another layer of the formation's changes.

The golden bells hanging from the Luan bird mouths suddenly rang out, the sound crisp and extremely dense, like rain hitting tiles.

The four giant bronze pillars emitted intense bronze radiance. In the radiance, they quickly recovered.

The Golden Core ghost generals wanted to take action, but their five senses were inverted by the bell sounds; they heard the neighing of ten thousand horses, saw countless Luan bird phantoms, and their magic power felt like it was stuck in a quagmire, making it extremely difficult to mobilize.

"This is the Jade Chime Sound-True Formation!" The formation exerted its two layers of power, finally allowing the ghost generals to see through its origin.

"Watch your feet!!" A ghost general shouted loudly.

But it was already too late.

Wen Ruanyu activated the third layer of the formation's changes, and the twelve jade marrow nails suppressing the formation feet triggered the Jade Chime Thunder Method, piercing into the Yongquan acupoints on the assassins' soles.

Boom, boom, boom!

Immediately, several ghost generals had their legs blown off.

"Retreat quickly, retreat quickly!" A ghost general shouted in panic.

But the formation space isolated the inside from the outside; at this time, wanting to retreat was easier said than done? ===== CHAPTER 607 =====