Chapter 191

Since the Zhu Xian Formation diagram was complete, it was time to collect the materials as soon as possible and set up the Zhu Xian Formation.

A sharp light flashed in Long Xuan's eyes, and he immediately put away the array diagram and walked out quickly.

It took half a year to research the Zhu Xian Formation diagram. Counting it up, Black Stone City had been under siege for almost two years.

Shi Haojun had controlled the corpse swarm to besiege Black Stone City for two years without being able to take it down. The fact that the various clans in the city could hold out for two years under the siege of endless plague corpses shocked everyone and exceeded everyone's expectations.

Of course, except for the Long Clan itself, no one knew the reason.

The Long Clan secretly transported supplies into the city through space huts, dismantling Shi Haojun's war of attrition.

The City Lord Yan Pojun had been kept in the dark until now and had no suspicions, only thinking that Black Stone City was a large city and that every clan had resource reserves; even if supplies were scarce, they could still squeeze some out.

The Long Clan thus made a fortune from the war and became the biggest winner.

With such a large amount of wealth in hand, it was unknown how many Dragon Blood Battle Gu the Long Clan would refine because of this.

Long Xuan knew deeply that the Long Clan was not lacking in the main material for the Dragon Blood Battle Gu. After accumulating for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, the top-grade spirit insect, the Divine Dragon Insect, was as plentiful as one could want in the Long Clan.

Once there was no shortage of top-grade main insects and there was enough wealth to purchase materials, the Dragon Blood Battle Gu could be mass-produced.

Since the Extreme West Long Clan controlled the channels for transporting grain to Black Stone City, the water and food needed by the Western Lands Long Clan had to be purchased from the Extreme West Long Clan. The Extreme West Long Clan took the opportunity to raise prices and also made a fortune, so refining some Dragon Blood Battle Gu was not a problem at all.

Long Xuan was happy to see the two clans becoming increasingly powerful. The stronger the two clans were, the easier it would be for him to hug their thighs and protect the wealth that followed. Long Xuan walked toward the Family Head's attic with the Longevity Gu formula in his arms.

As expected, Long Wanli was excited again. The Long Clan was soon in an uproar, and the major clan elders were alarmed once again, rushing out of their residences in a hurry and running excitedly toward the council hall, not even having time to tidy their clothes.

Not long after, all the high-level members of the entire clan arrived. In the past, when these old guys held meetings, their legs were bad and they would dawdle, but this time, they all arrived instantly, as if they had flown over directly, and no one was absent.

"Using the method of increasing the lifespan of Gu worms to drive the improvement of Gu worm quality—what a god-like idea! Why didn't I think of it?"

"This is the first time I've heard that Gu worm quality can also be improved. This is simply a miracle in the Gu world! Can other Gu worms also improve their quality through this method of increasing lifespan?"

"What about improving the quality of top-grade Gu worms? Will there be any Saint-grade Gu worms or Divine-grade Gu worms in the future?"

The Second Elder looked at the small fat insect in the middle of the conference table, his eyes wide open, releasing raging flames, and he shouted like a madman, waving his claws.

"Hehe!" The Great Elder stroked his beard and laughed, "Don't even think about improving the quality of top-grade Gu worms. All Gu worms with a growth level of over ten thousand years are collectively called top-grade Gu worms. Regardless of strength or the gap between them, there will be no higher-quality Gu worms."

"Otherwise, do you really think the Plague Demon Gu is still a top-grade Gu worm? It has long since exceeded the scope of top-grade Gu worms and is abnormally strong."

"If there were really a quality classification after top-grade Gu worms, the Plague Demon Gu wouldn't be able to be blocked even if it were raised by another level or two."

"That's right!" Long Wanli interjected at this time, "This kind of idea is fine, but let's stop here for now. This kind of Longevity Gu is only useful for the Straw Gu and is useless for other Gu worms."

"If you want to realize what you have in mind, you can only create another Gu formula, which is too wasteful. You also know how resource-consuming it is to create a Gu formula."

"We have many channels to make money now, and many things to do, so there's no need to waste energy on other things."

"Our energy should now be focused on transforming the Straw Gu. Establishing teleportation gates in various places is the major event our clan must do first. Whether our clan moves toward glory depends on this one move."

A sharp light suddenly flashed in Long Wanli's eyes, and his expression became increasingly excited.

The Great Elder, who valued the Straw Gu the most, suddenly put away his smile, revealed a very solemn expression, and said in a deep voice, "Don't be too happy too soon."

"This is a great technology capable of phasing out teleportation arrays. The interests involved are simply too vast. If not handled well, I'm afraid it will lead to the disaster of clan extermination."

"Not to mention that we can't protect this wealth, even if we join forces with the Western Lands Long Clan, we still can't protect it."

"Our foundation is small. Even if we have more resources, it's impossible to cultivate a large group of Gu Kings in a short time. Finding a strong backer is our only choice."

"This is also what I mentioned a long time ago. Once we successfully research the Straw Gu's ability to carry living creatures for teleportation, we will contact our relatives in various places to jointly protect this wealth."

"Now this plan should also be launched."

All the clan elders nodded, put away their smiles, and revealed solemn expressions. Long Wanli also calmed down. After taking a deep breath, he sighed, "This is indeed the only way, but it is also dangerous."

"There are many people in this world with the surname Long, and many are of the same root and origin, but after all, we haven't been in contact for eight hundred years—no, it's been who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Except for the same surname, we are different forces."

"Although forces of the same root and origin are easier to trust, there is absolutely no one-hundred-percent guarantee that they don't harbor evil intentions."

"This matter is definitely risky, but it's certainly more reliable than forces with different surnames."

The Great Elder nodded and said, "I have the same concern. If one side is too strong and the other is too weak, then even if both sides have the same bloodline, it's difficult for the cooperative relationship to be equal."

"My idea is to first unite with the relatively weaker relatives to form an alliance, then keep rolling the alliance bigger, and finally, have this alliance come forward to contact the strongest Long Teng Empire in the Central Earth."

"With the strength of the Long Teng Empire, I think it's enough to protect this business." The Great Elder's eyes flickered.

Mentioning this force, all the clan elders' expressions changed, and their eyes revealed wariness.

Among the thirty-six lands of the Western Regions, the Central Earth is the strongest. The Central Earth is the most vast area among the thirty-six lands, with countless super forces and strong people like clouds.

And the Long Teng Empire is the hegemon of the Central Earth and one of the strongest forces in the Central Earth. A national-level force has countless Gu Kings, and strong people with combat power like Yan Pojun are everywhere.

It is no exaggeration to say that anyone from the Long Teng Empire could wipe out his Extreme West Long Clan. The gap between them is just that big.

"I think it's feasible." Long Wanli said with burning eyes, "Although risks cannot be completely avoided, if you want to achieve great things, it's impossible without any risks."

"A few days ago, the West Sea Long Clan was besieged by the Zhu and Song clans and sent a request for help to our clan."

"Originally, I didn't want to pay attention to it. Meddling in other people's business will definitely cause the clan's experts to suffer losses, and it's easy to create enemies and invite disaster."

"But now it seems that our clan needs to manage it. The West Sea Long Clan is not weak. Once our clan takes action to save them and forms a life-saving grace, it will be enough to become our first stable cooperative partner."

All the clan elders nodded together. The Second Elder said, "Last time when the beast tide broke out in the Extreme West, the forces in the West Sea provided rescue, including the West Sea Long Clan."

"It is reasonable and appropriate for us to take action on the grounds of repaying kindness. This matter can be done."

Everyone nodded again, and no one raised any objections. This major event of sending troops to the West Sea was finalized at this meeting.

Half a month later, Ziwei Peak.

The Zhu Xian Great Formation is special and doesn't require a large footprint, so setting up the Zhu Xian Great Formation won't take much time. Joining forces with his five clones, in just half a month, Long Xuan successfully set up the Zhu Xian Great Formation.

Once the Zhu Xian Great Formation was formed, Long Xuan couldn't wait to call Long Ziyan over.

"Long Po, go in. Remember your promise."

Long Xuan made a gesture of invitation and looked at her with a wicked smile.

Long Ziyan frowned slightly and looked at him suspiciously.

Was it really made by him? How is this possible? He must be bluffing.

A person who has never touched a sword can actually create an array that simulates Sword Intent—what a joke. She wouldn't believe it even if she died.

Long Ziyan looked at the eighteen white pillars in the center of the field, and her brows furrowed even deeper.

Not only was the area of the array Long Xuan fiddled with small, but he also strangely erected eighteen pillars.

The pillars couldn't be redundant. According to her understanding of arrays, this should be a formation base for depicting array patterns. Depicting array patterns horizontally could be considered a wild imagination.

The combination of horizontal array patterns and vertical array patterns would form more complex functions, enough to make people dizzy. Even if she didn't have a deep understanding of the Dao of arrays, she knew that such an array was extremely difficult to deal with, and without understanding this wild imagination, basically no one could break it.

In the past, no one would depict array patterns horizontally. Otherwise, if such pillars were erected, wouldn't all the array patterns be seen by others? Wouldn't it be easy to break the array?

No array master would do such a stupid thing. How could Long Xuan make such a low-level mistake? Such a wild imagination is impossible to realize in this world. Long Ziyan revealed a look of doubt.

However, when her Evil Dragon Emperor Eye scanned the pillars, she scanned carefully for a long time but couldn't see a single array pattern. She didn't know where he had hidden the array patterns.

She was even more confused in her heart.

"Are you sure this is an array? Are you sure such a large-area array can be deployed?" Long Ziyan asked in surprise.

"Actually, the array can be larger, but the larger Zhu Xian Great Formation is for defending against enemies. If it's just to assist people in comprehending Sword Intent, there's no need for such a large range. These places are enough."

"You must not underestimate such a large array. The array patterns in it are far more than you can imagine."

"Looking at it from the outside, it looks small, but when you walk in, you will find that the world inside is infinitely large and you can't reach the edge at all."

"Once lost inside, even if you aren't killed by Sword Intent, it's very difficult to walk out, and you will eventually be trapped to death."

"It's not that I'm boasting, but this array is already worthy of being a world-class famous array, and it even ranks at the forefront." Long Xuan revealed a triumphant smile.

"This is the array token. Whenever you want to come out, just activate the array token."

"Go in and feel it now. I guarantee you'll be surprised by the world inside."

After Long Xuan stuffed a sword-shaped token into Long Ziyan's jade hand, he pushed her without saying a word and pushed her into the Zhu Xian Great Formation, which was the center of the eighteen pillars.

When Long Ziyan entered the Zhu Xian Great Formation, the eighteen pillars immediately flashed with light and released a brilliant, strong light.

Not long after, the eighteen pillars and Long Ziyan inside disappeared into thin air together...

(End of chapter)