Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2190 Chapter 1024: Minor Collapse (Part 3)

Defeating the assailants assaulting the city obviously ensured the city's protection.

Securing victory in this sword discussion would naturally come next.

Particularly for Mo Hua...

A sharp flicker appeared in Shen Cangfeng's gaze.

The Shen family held deep grudges against Mo Hua as well; if the chance arose,

he definitely wished to slay Mo Hua beneath his blade.

So, while others guarded the city with true defensive purposes,

Shen Cangfeng's goal was pure slaughter.

He aimed to fortify the city gate, treating it like tempting bait to drain the power of Taixu Gate.

Taixu Gate presented two major dangers.

One came from Linghu Xiao's exceptional sword skills, the other from Mo Hua's array expertise. The city gate stood firm already, bolstered by five second-grade mid-tier arrays. Breaking through it by force demanded that Linghu Xiao unleash a powerful lethal

technique...

Or Mo Hua must deploy every one of his arrays.

Or perhaps a combination of the two.

Should Linghu Xiao release a lethal technique, he would pose no danger briefly, unable to regain his composure quickly.

Should Mo Hua use up his arrays, he would become practically useless.

At that point, Shen Cangfeng could hold back his own lethal strikes, preserving his energy to deliver a devastating blow once Taixu Gate forced the gate open.

In that way, the instant Taixu Gate shattered the gate would mark their total destruction.

Shen Cangfeng's stare turned icy.

Beyond the city gate, Mo Hua observed the array ahead, detected the murderous aura lurking inside, and felt a thought arise as he vaguely discerned Shen Cangfeng's scheme, letting out a quiet sigh.

He figured that in a head-on clash, their small group couldn't overcome this Shen Cangfeng.

Although Shen Linsu from the Qian Taoist Sect possessed great strength,

This Shen Cangfeng matched her level without question.

The Four Great Sects in the Qianxue State Boundary proved truly troublesome here.

Talented geniuses cropped up like endless insects, plentiful and tough.

Besides, given the present situation, Shen Cangfeng's strategy seemed solid indeed.

Shattering the city gate required substantial exertion.

Either Xiaoxiao had to launch mighty techniques, or he needed to exhaust his arrays.

Like that, even after breaching the gate, confronting the sword Qi assaults from the Qian Taoist Sect would prove impossible.

It made sense to grind them down gradually, avoiding major techniques and arrays.

Yet the problem lay in the sword discussion's strict time constraint. They had to seize the city swiftly, or the timer would expire and declare them defeated automatically.

"This Shen Cangfeng possesses quite a cunning mind..."

Mo Hua pondered to himself.

Regrettably, these folks remained unaware of how profound his knowledge of arrays truly was.

Second-grade arrays with nineteen patterns didn't represent the peak of second-grade arrays.

Beyond those nineteen patterns existed numerous deep-seated array secrets.

"Protect me briefly,"

Mo Hua directed at Cheng Mo and the rest.

Cheng Mo and his companions gave affirmative nods.

Next, Linghu Xiao summoned sword Qi, unleashing it against the city gate to exert force on the Qian Taoist Sect disciples.

Ouyang Xuan joined the assault from the flank.

Situ Jian stayed vigilant, blocking any sneaky strikes from Qian

Taoist Sect disciples.

Cheng Mo, gripping a massive axe, positioned himself to shield Mo Hua.

Thanks to the teamwork from his sect mates, Mo Hua commenced inscribing arrays along the city walls.

The initial array became the Earth Stone Formation.

This array served not for breaching defenses but for "sealing off the city," confining every Qian Taoist Sect disciple within and barring their escape. Following that, Mo Hua arranged three sets of second-grade nineteen-pattern superior killing arrays.

One belonged to the metal attribute, the Golden Light Killing Formation; another to the wood attribute, the Wood Burial Killing Formation; and the third to the fire attribute, the Earth Fire Killing Formation.

These three killing arrays cleverly wove together the Five Elements Cycle and Mutual Restraint, supporting one another to elevate their destructive force to

an entirely higher realm.

Furthermore, these killing arrays focused on specific objectives.

However, they avoided the arrays set by the Qian Taoist Sect disciples.

Not targeting the city gate either.

Instead, they aimed at the advanced second-grade arrays inscribed into the "city walls" by Mount of Tao elders prior to the assault.

The assault focused on the city gate.

For it marked the most vulnerable spot.

Flanking the gate extended lengthy and incredibly robust "walls."

These walls marked the perimeter, originally off-limits for disciple attacks.

This fell under an implicit agreement.

Such walls, broad and solid, bore personal inscriptions of second-grade superior arrays from Mount of Tao elders to safeguard the city.

The choice of second-grade superior arrays stemmed from Foundation Establishment disciple combats rarely escalating to Golden Core might, which surpasses third-grade scale.

In most cases, second-grade superior arrays proved adequate.

No rational disciple would bypass the frailer "city gate" to hammer the stout and

unyielding "walls," inviting unnecessary hardship.

That held true before.

Alas, these walls now faced Mo Hua.

During the previous sword discussion, as Mo Hua hid behind the wall sketching arrays, he accidentally spotted the array of superior arrays carved into the wall by Mount of Tao elders.

Mo Hua felt a surge of excitement.

His hands grew "eager to act."

By his reckoning, it had been far too long since he last broke down arrays.

His previous array breakdown likely occurred in Tongxian City,

where he dismantled a massive array to eliminate the great demon Feng Xi.

Naturally, Mo Hua refrained from attempting full-scale "breakdown."

For one, he lacked mastery of the authentic second-grade Reversed

Spirit Formation.

For another, this Sword Discussion Conference drew countless observers. He avoided stirring major uproar and drawing eyes.

Mo Hua's method stayed simple.

Trigger blasts from the three superior killing arrays, leveraging five elements force to disrupt the superior arrays in the wall, destabilizing their spiritual energy framework.

Within these killing arrays, Mo Hua hid a "Reversed Spirit Pattern."

This Reversed Spirit Pattern remained incomplete.

Yet it acted as an initiator, a "fuse" to "spark" the unstable spiritual energy, provoking reversal and thus sparking chain reaction blasts across the superior arrays in the wall.

Alone, these three killing arrays couldn't demolish the walls.

Mo Hua never anticipated they would.

The trio of killing arrays merely lured, forging a breach to slip the Reversed Spirit Pattern's fuse into the powder keg, igniting consecutive

array detonations...

Mo Hua had carefully computed this whole reversal scheme.

When the blast erupted, flames flying everywhere, it would self-erase the traces.

No one would detect his clever interference inside.

Regarding its strength...

As it avoided real "breakdown," instead employing "breakdown" merely as a trigger for the arrays' self-destruction,

Its might hinged on the superior arrays' own power. The exact force relied on the number of wall-embedded superior arrays the Reversed Spirit Pattern could unsettle.

Theory differed from execution. The result stayed somewhat uncertain. Still, Mo Hua believed it wouldn't fall short.

Furthermore, this emerged as their sole path to triumph.

Should they opt for a straightforward assault on the Qian Taoist Sect disciples, defeat seemed probable.

In short order, Mo Hua completed all array setups and then announced: "All of you, step back some."

After Linghu Xiao and the others retreated, Mo Hua proceeded to "light the

flame."

Within the walls, the Qian Taoist Sect disciples detected a trace of oddness. One tried exiting to investigate but discovered the gate blocked by Mo Hua's

array.

Escape proved impossible.

Shen Cangfeng along with the Qian Taoist Sect disciples exchanged glances, their faces somewhat darkened.

Right then, they had no inkling of the impending event.

Not just them—the observing cultivators also remained oblivious to what approached.

Mo Hua's array setup looked somewhat elaborate,

The sword discussion opponents hadn't clashed directly

yet.

The majority of spectators lingered in a fairly casual state.

In the Sword Observation Pavilion, the Three Mountains Sect Leader sipped tea at ease.

Suddenly, like thunder from clear skies—a abrupt "boom"

echoed.

All present sensed sharp pain in their eardrums.

Blinding radiance filled their vision.

Then, over the sky murals, flames erupted rapidly, the blast's blaze mimicking thick fireworks blanketing the whole scene, forming a sea of brilliance that nearly seared their sight.