Chapter 214: Qiankun Formation Flags

“Looking for us? Why are they looking for us?” Shen Xu asked in an innocent voice.

The servant almost choked in frustration.

Even thinking with his toes, he knew Alchemist Yuan was messing with him.

After all, Formation Xu and Alchemist Yuan had cultivated to the peak of the nascent soul realm.

How could they be stupid people?

No matter what, the two could not be ignorant that they had offended the Guan family by crushing master Wang in the hall of stones and the Tan family because of Tan Xiaoqing’s affairs.

However, since they were pretending not to know anything, the servant didn’t know how to proceed.

At a loss, the servant decided to shift directions.

“Formation master Xu, Alchemist Yuan, you have been in seclusion for one hundred years and don’t know what’s been happening on the Formation Tower City.”

“Did something happen?” Shen Xu asked in a curious voice.

“Manager Li is more suitable to tell you these things. Do you want me to take you to him?”

Hearing this, Shen Xu and Zhen Yuan looked at each other and almost burst into laughter.

’Whoever finds the other will lose the initiative. How can we look for manager Li? Most importantly, do we need to look for him?’ Shen Xu almost sneered but forcibly suppressed himself.

“Won’t it be the same if we go to a restaurant to listen to gossip?”

The servant almost fainted when he heard this.

’Why is it so difficult to deal with these two? Don’t they understand that the Myriad Treasures Pavillion is extending an olive branch?’ The servant thought, narrowing his eyes into slits.

At the same time, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu were tired of playing.

They knew the Myriad Treasures Pavillion just coveted their alchemy and formations talent.

Since the two didn’t intend to join the Myriad Treasures Pavillion, why should they waste their time talking to a little servant?

After figuring it out, the two subtly looked at each other and nodded.

“We will take our leave if there is nothing else.” Zhen Yuan said, took Shen Xu’s hand and walked towards the exit.

Seeing this, the servant hesitated but eventually gave up.

’Maybe it’s better this way. They will be back after encountering difficulties.’ He thought and a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes.

On the other side, Shen Xu looked at Zhen Yuan with a meaningful expression.

[The Myriad Treasures Pavillion is very good at spotting talents but they always want to get everything at the cheapest price. Whether in the Canglan continent or here in the Tianqi continent, the Myriad Treasures Pavillion covets our talent and inheritance, but they want something for nothing. It’s despicable.] He said.

[Xiaoxu, there is a little less than twelve years before the opening of the Yunshan secret realm. We should be careful during this time.] Zhen Yuan reminded and Shen Xu nodded in agreement before he continued.

[It’s too bad we didn’t find a token when we went out for my promotion.]

[There is still time to find one. Otherwise, we will plan a way to enter the tiger’s mouth without being chewed and swallowed.]

[I know…] Shen Xu started but a voice interrupted him.

“If it isn’t Formation master Xu and Alchemist Yuan.” A female voice resounded.

’It’s that damned girl, Guan Ying!’ Shen Xu thought but his expression didn’t change.

“What a coincidence!” He said in a pleasant voice.

’What coincidence?’ Guan Ying almost rolled her eyes.

She had bribed someone in the Myriad Treasures Pavillion and rushed over when she heard the two were out of seclusion.

Thinking that their current cultivation was obtained from tricking her, Guan Ying couldn’t help but be angry.

However, she forcibly suppressed her anger and smiled at the two.

“It’s said Formation master Xu and Alchemist Yuan are very lucky and got many treasures from the stones they bought. Do the two have a secret of identifying gambling stones?”

Shen Xu sighed when he heard this.

During the one hundred years they were in seclusion, Guan Ying seemed to have gotten smarter.

Instead of confronting them head on, she portrayed them as fat sheep.

This way, their life would not be easy even if they didn’t leave the Formation Tower City.

Unfortunately, Zhen Yuan and Shen Xu were dead pigs who were not afraid of boiling water.

After all, they currently had so many problems that it didn’t matter whether they had one more or one less.

“Isn’t the Guan family capable of accepting a loss? Could it be that other people can’t be more skilled than your people? Who do you think you are?” Shen Xu sneered, pulling Zhen Yuan to walk away from Guan Ying.

[Fortunately, we are wearing masks and no one knows our true names. We can cause as much trouble as we want.] Shen Xu snickered and Zhen Yuan looked at the double with a doting expression.

[I will arrange a level seven formation when we return to the courtyard.]

[Won’t robbers and fat sheep be discouraged if there is a level seven formation around our courtyard? I am still counting on them to deliver more supplies for us to take the secret realm.] Shen Xu couldn’t help but frown.

[Don’t worry. No one will be able to tell it’s a level seven formation.] Zhen Yuan smiled and quickly continued.

[Do you remember the formation flags I got in the gambling stones?]

[I remember them.]

[They are called Qiankun formation flags. Each of the one hundred and eight flags is inscribed with one rune but this rune seems to contain all runes.]

[What’s the significance of this?]

[The Qianqun formation flags can be used to arrange any formation, regardless of level.]

Shen Xu was shocked when he heard this.

He often refined formation flags for Zhen Yuan.

From his understanding, each type of formation required a specific set of flags.

Because of this, the set of formation flags used to arrange a defensive formation could not be used to arrange a rebound formation.

That said, there were specially refined formation flags that could be used to arrange more than one type of formation.

However, the subsequent formations were weaker than those arranged with specialised flags. Also, these kinds of formation flags were less durable and easily broken.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu turned to Zhen Yuan.

[What about the power of the ensuing formations and the durability of the array flags?] He asked.

[The rune engraved on the formation flags is extremely powerful and the power of the subsequent formations won’t be affected. In fact, the formations arranged with the Qiankun flags are more powerful than those arranged with ordinary flags.]

[Are they so awesome?] Shen Xu couldn’t help but be surprised.

[Mmh.] Zhen Yuan nodded and quickly continued.

[I have tried to comprehend the rune but I haven’t gotten anywhere. The world turns blurry and I feel dizzy if I look at the rune for more than half a breath.]

Shen Xu was shocked when he heard this and he looked at Zhen Yuan with a worried expression.

[Are you okay?] He asked.

[Don’t worry.] Zhen Yuan said, rubbing his wife’s hair.

[I have already figured it out and won’t look at the rune again until my cultivation reaches a certain level.]

[That’s the way to go.] The double nodded in approval.

Although the rune was powerful, Zhen Yuan was clearly not qualified to comprehend it.

If he insisted, Shen Xu didn’t know what kind of terrible things would happen.

[It’s good that you have figured it out.] He said and quickly continued.

[Won’t the formation flags break?]

[I don’t know about this but I get the feeling that they can’t be broken. I don’t know what kind of materials was used to refine them.]

[The weapon refiner who made them must be amazing.] Shen Xu said with a yearning look.

[My Xiaoxu is also amazing. You will be able to make such flags in the future.]

[Wait for me.] Shen Xu said and proudly raised his chin.

[Always.]

If others heard what Zhen Yuan said, they would think he was just comforting his wife.

However, Zhen Yuan had utmost confidence in Shen Xu.

He believed the double would walk side by side with him and their achievements would reach an unprecedented level.

[Brother Yuan, how do you know our ’visitors’ won’t notice a level seven formation around our courtyard?]

[Unless I want to reveal it, no one can notice a formation arranged using the Qiankun formation flags. However, there is a drawback.]

[Drawback? Is it spirit stones?] Shen Xu asked in a knowing voice.

[Exactly. A formation arranged with the qiankun formation flags requires a lot of resources to maintain. It’s more than one hundred times that of a similar formation arranged with ordinary flags.]

[That’s a lot.] Shen Xu shuddered.

[It’s indeed a lot.] Zhen Yuan nodded and quickly continued.

[Unless absolutely necessary, it’s not cost effective to arrange a formation using the qiankun flags.]

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