Chapter 2071: Getting Rich Again

It wasn't long before An Ying and Xuanwu also sent back information; on the mountains on both sides, they discovered Imperial Guard ambushes of the Eastern Dynasty. Each side had roughly ten thousand men.

These Imperial Guard had hollowed out the mountain, stationing themselves inside the Cave. An Ying and Xuanwu, having smelled the scent and heard the sounds, only then discovered them.

Moreover, these Imperial Guard also excavated many special stone chambers, placing some special weapons—crystal stone cannons taken from Warships.

This is equivalent to forging an immobile Warship. Inside each stone chamber, a large amount of Crystal Stone is stacked. In wartime, they can be used to attack the Death Legion, catching them off guard.

After another interval, Xuanwu and An Ying completed their reconnaissance of the mountains ahead and behind; around them, a total of forty thousand Imperial Guard were ambushed, ten thousand in each direction, all arranged identically.

"Continue probing farther, all the way into the surrounding cities, to see what arrangements they have," Ye Liuyun instructed them to keep scouting outward.

"The Eastern Dynasty is really pulling out all the stops this time! They're getting rich again!"

Ye Liuyun looked at the massive Bagua Formation before him and couldn't help but laugh. Each explosion point had amassed a large amount of Crystal Stone as detonation energy.

If he could harvest all that energy, he'd make a fortune.

Ye Liuyun immediately began discussing with Magic Vine how to collect those Crystal Stones.

As for the Crystal Stones in the mountain's stone chambers, Magic Vine would have a hard time entering; after a moment's thought, Ye Liuyun decided to use poison.

The caves excavated by the dynasty's Imperial Guard are relatively sealed, so a poison attack is the quickest and most effective method.

Ye Liuyun then had Liu Xing study ways to break the Bagua Formation.

"Is there any method to directly dismantle this Bagua Formation without being easily noticed?" Ye Liuyun asked.

Liu Xing thought for a moment and told Ye Liuyun: "The Bagua Formation is not easy to break. Every part of its Formation is linked end to end, and even if a connection at one spot is severed, it hardly affects the operation of other parts."

Even if one tries to break it, there are many nodes; at least sixty‑four small Formation eyes must be destroyed to render most of the Formation ineffective!

Unless one can locate where the central Formation eye is buried, preventing it from ever activating. Otherwise, once it's activated, finding the central eye later is useless.

"Then use Divine Sense to look at the outside situation; where do you think they'll place the central Formation eye?" Ye Liuyun asked Liu Xing to probe the city's condition with Divine Sense.

Because Ye Liuyun had previously inquired about the Bagua Formation, he could see the tent layout outside and understood that they were within the Formation.

"So the outside is the Bagua Formation?" Liu Xing confirmed with Ye Liuyun.

"Correct, and beneath each tent they have buried sulfur gunpowder and a large amount of energy, intending to blow us up as well!" Ye Liuyun confirmed.

He told Liu Xing out of concern that Liu might not put in effort.

"Ah!" Liu Xing was truly startled.

He glanced again at the Bagua Formation diagram before him, shrinking his neck in fright!

He sighed, "With a range this large, tens of thousands could be turned to ash!"

Ye Liuyun also laughed, "I don't know about the rest, but we're certainly doomed!"

Hearing that, Liu Xing immediately began searching for the Formation eye.

After pondering for a while, he suddenly said to Ye Liuyun, "The Formation eye should be placed in the Chengzhu Fu!"

"Think carefully! If we can't deal with the Formation eye later, we'll be blown sky‑high together!" Ye Liuyun warned him.

"Let me think again!" Liu Xing immediately sketched on the ground formation map, finding over ten suitable spots to install the Formation eye.

Occasionally he also projected Divine Sense to scout nearby, confirming the actual terrain.

Finally he told Ye Liuyun, "I still think placing the Formation eye in the Chengzhu Fu is the best plan!"

"Then let's go, go out and look! I think they let us stay in the Chengzhu Fu because the Formation eye has already been pre‑buried, just waiting to be linked by the Formation later! Perhaps we can find the Formation eye!"

Ye Liuyun immediately led Liu Xing and Li Xingrou, circling inside the Chengzhu Fu.

They were not allowed to leave, but moving around inside the Chengzhu Fu was permissible.

However, when they turned toward the rear courtyard's Library, they were stopped. The experts and guards of the Chengzhu Fu gathered there, preventing them from entering and disturbing.

Ye Liuyun activated his Golden Pupil, gazing at the Library. He saw that both the first floor and the underground level of the Library were almost entirely filled with Divine Crystals.

He made no sound, and with Li Xingrou and Liu Xing, returned to their quarters, informing Liu Xing of what he had just seen.

"Then that's correct; it must be there. Only a Formation eye of such a massive array requires that much energy to activate!"

Li Xingrou had been listening beside him, and only then interjected, "Damn, that Leader of the great army even dares to bomb the princess herself!"

Ye Liuyun replied disdainfully, "It's probably not that Leader who wants to kill you, but the Eastern Dynasty. With such a massive layout, could a single Leader muster that many resources?"

Li Xingrou fell completely silent upon hearing that. Ye Liuyun and Liu Xing looked at her sympathetically. Clearly the Eastern Dynasty had already abandoned her.

To avoid arousing suspicion from the Xuantian Sect, they didn't even inform Li Xingrou, preparing to discard her as well.

Li Xingrou produced a Transmission Talisman to inquire of the East Sea King, but Ye Liuyun stopped her: "If you ask, we'll be exposed!

Your father put in such great scheming to set up this massive plot; we've uncovered it, and the army will likely surround us immediately and kill us outright. Then our deaths would be too unjust!"

"Anyway, with me here, I guarantee you won't die. What are you afraid of? If you want to ask, waiting until later is the same. Some things can only be seen clearly after you've experienced them!"

Li Xingrou thought it over and agreed. Since she can't die, asking later is the same. She was curious to see how the Eastern Dynasty would actually treat her.

Ye Liuyun immediately ordered Li Xingrou to quietly fetch the Sword Elder, ensuring no one else discovers, lest the news leak.

When the Sword Elder arrived, Ye Liuyun briefed him on the situation.

The Sword Elder was also terrified, immediately losing his ideas.

Ye Liuyun told the Sword Elder: "From now on, focus all your attention on whether any Formation Master approaches the Library of the Chengzhu Fu. Other matters are unimportant; leave those to the other Elders."

"This information must remain secret; if it spreads, the stationed troops will immediately annihilate us, leaving us no chance to relay any messages!"

"What if we can't stop them from activating the Formation eye later…" the Sword Elder asked anxiously.

"I have two contingencies; rest assured, I'll lead everyone out safely. Only if the news leaks!" Ye Liuyun said, glancing at the few people in the room, all under his control, making that possibility slim.

Nevertheless, as the matter was of great importance, Ye Liuyun, to be safe, still forged a Divine Soul Contract with Li Xingrou and Liu Xing. It was limited to this incident, and the Divine Soul Contract would naturally become void afterward.