Novel Full Chapter 447
Chapter 447: Chapter 80 Repeatedly Capricious Chapter 447: Chapter 80 Repeatedly Capricious “`
There was still some time before Linghu Chu would visit Shushan, apparently waiting for a lull in the schedule when the inhabitants of Shushan were relatively free.
Shi Liuli watched the matches in the White Jade Capital Secret Realm, while Luo Yan cultivated peacefully at the Yuqing View residence in Mount Tianmu.
Now, Luo Yan had four aces up his sleeve:
The Huangting Kunwu Sword, for standard attacks.
The Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag, for specialized attacks.
The Heavenly Weaving God Shuttle, as a mobility supplement.
The Postnatal Five Elements Great Extermination Divine Light, as a trump card.
Of course, the very nature of a trump card is that it should be used sparingly, if at all.
Only by keeping abilities hidden could Luo Yan meet the standard of his persona of Falsehood-making it into the top twelve would suffice.
To vie for first place with Qiu Changtian?
Luo Yan wasn’t brainless.
Why would he do something as foolish as fighting against himself?
Thus, he had already strategized to rely primarily on the Huangting Kunwu Sword and the Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag as his offensive tools before making it into the top twelve.
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The former was chosen because, in this era, Sword Control Technique was extremely useful, comparable to the revolvers in Western cowboy films-both fast and accurate.
The latter was no secret within Yuqing View, since, as the heir to the Heavenly Craft Workshop, it was commonly known that the Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag had come into his possession.
Besides these two, the Five Elements Ultimate Extermination Divine Light would not be suitable to use before reaching the top twelve.
According to the future history observed through Ling Yunpo, he had won his first match against Guan Zhan but lost narrowly to Senior Sister An in the second.
That meant he would dominate his first battle with Junior Brother Guan, thereby establishing the renown of the Five Elements Divine Light and uplifting the reputation of Yuqing View.
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The narrow defeat to An Zhisu was certainly because he had held back…
In reality, with Chen Guanshui’s True Yuan at a level that was more than sufficient, the chances of successfully deploying the Five Elements Divine Light to besiege Senior Sister An were over eighty percent.
Without a powerful Magical Treasure that could counter the Five Elements Divine Light, Senior Sister An would be powerless the moment she was struck by it.
But as “Luo Yan,” given that he was practicing the Heavenly Craft Workshop’s inferior Qi Refining Technique “Three Flowers Gathering Spirit,” his True Yuan couldn’t sustain the Five Elements Divine Light for long, making it virtually impossible to trap the Unity of Body and Sword and the speed-racing Senior Sister An.
Once the True Yuan was “exhausted,” Luo Yan would have no choice but to resort to other methods, significantly increasing the difficulty of securing victory.
The Heavenly Weaving God Shuttle was definitely out of the question, even Elder Shi Ding didn’t know he had already unsealed its first layer, it had to be reserved as a trump card.
The Heavenly Craft Treasure Bag would certainly take a lead role, using the various Magical Treasures within to fend off Senior Sister An’s swordsmanship attacks.
However, the problem was that retrieving a Magical Treasure or activating one all required time, and given Senior Sister An’s sharp swordsmanship, it was unlikely she would allow such opportunity.
Given that he couldn’t use swordsmanship far superior to Luo Yan’s to vie for time against the swift swords ‘Flying Smoke’ and ‘Severe Cold,’ the only remaining viable option was…
Formation?
In the current Cultivation Realm, modern formations are constructed too bulky and massive, with each node, every line, and all Runic Scripts standardized, which reduces the learning curve and makes maintenance convenient, but the downside lies in the enormous workload during the setup phase, making it nearly impossible to use during combat.
Yet, Luo Yan had also studied ancient formations in the Gui Xu Pavilion.
Ancient formations, in contrast, are small and highly efficient, with all nodes, lines, and Runic Scripts intricately interconnected like delicate, complex works of art.
The advantage is that they’re compact enough to be integrated into Formation Cauldrons.
However, the downside is the exorbitantly high learning threshold and that, should the Formation Master not be present, no one else would be able to step in and maintain it.
Of course, Luo Yan had no intention of setting formations for others, thus ancient formations were his best choice for the defense against An Zhisu.
In theory, only Yuqing View cultivators with insufficient power would think of compensating their battle strength with Talisman Scripts, Formations, or Magical Treasures.
With Luo Yan’s level of swordsmanship and Daoist Magic…
an instant win against others at the same level, why would he need formations?
It can only be said that the guise of “Falsehood” that prefers to “show weakness to the enemy” is utterly contrary to notions of ‘invincibility’, ‘indomitability’, ‘mystery’ and the like.
After spending roughly a few days, Luo Yan finally crafted the “Thorny Concealment Formation,” etching it onto the Cauldron Vessel.
In battle, he would carry the Cauldron Vessel with him, and throwing the formation flags around him would immediately activate the formation.
As for the Thorny Concealment Formation, while it wasn’t known for its lethality among ancient formations, it was exceedingly suitable for dealing with Senior Sister An.
To borrow a term from gaming, the effect of this formation could be described as “reflective damage”…
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In summary, with the help of this formation, I should be able to ensure a fifty-fifty chance against Senior Sister An.
If I then suffer a narrow defeat with a slight disadvantage, I would still have made a name for myself, and I don’t think the sect would blame me for it.
Just as Luo Yan was making these careful calculations, Shi Liuli had returned with Linghu Chu.
“Oh, Senior Sister.” Seeing Shi Liuli enter the door, Luo Yan casually asked, “How did it go?
Did you remember anything after meeting that Shushan cultivator?”
“No.” Shi Liuli shook her head, “I was mistaken, I’ve never seen him before.”
“Is that so?” Luo Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
“It’s just that I thought he looked a bit like you, Junior Brother, so I mistook him for someone I had seen before.” Shi Liuli continued, leaning in to examine the cauldron vessel he had placed on the desk.
Luo Yan: ???!!!
Wait, how did it come back to looking similar to Ling Yunpo again?
So all my previous efforts to change the subject, to…
ahem, I mean to offer heartfelt consolation, were they all in vain?
“What is this cauldron vessel for?” Shi Liuli, making herself at home, picked up the small cauldron to examine it from different angles, “What formation is engraved on it?”
Considering her mastery of formations, it was normal that she couldn’t identify it.
Although feeling panicked inside, Luo Yan forced himself to remain calm on the surface, quickly thinking through his options.
He could certainly use the technique of changing the subject to gloss over the fact that he looked similar to Ling Yunpo.
However, since Shi Liuli had mentioned it twice, it indicated that the matter had made an impression on her memory.
If he didn’t resolve it now, it could spiral out of control whenever she remembered it again.
With this in mind, Luo Yan decided that he couldn’t delay it any further and had to dispel her suspicions here and now, even if just a little!
“Senior Sister, where do you think I look like that Shushan cultivator?” he complained feigning dejection, while narrowing his eyes even more, “It’s often said that Shushan is full of brutes, do you see me as a brute in your eyes?”
“That’s not it at all.” Shi Liuli waved her hand, “I can’t quite put my finger on it, just that the overall impression feels similar.”
Luo Yan then breathed a sigh of relief.
So it was just an impression, which wasn’t certain at all.
“But now that I think about it, such a coincidence is rather unlikely,” Shi Liuli said pensively, resting her chin on her hand.
Luo Yan’s anxiety instantly returned.
“Could it be that he’s your long-lost brother or something?” Shi Liuli teased with a giggly smile.
What the heck, she was just joking with me.
Luo Yan then forced a wry smile and said:
“Senior Sister, please don’t make fun of me.
I’m the only child in my family, where would I get a long-lost brother from?”
“Come to think of it,” Shi Liuli suddenly mused thoughtfully, “You two do look quite alike.”
Luo Yan’s smile froze on his face, while inside he cursed the Kunlun Mirror like mad.
You lousy mirror, what happened to the impeccable illusion?
“But his eyes are bigger than yours…
If you’re not brothers, it’s really interesting that there’s someone in the world who happens to look so much like you,” Shi Liuli laughed heartily.
“Look,” the Kunlun Mirror quickly interjected, “Even though you look similar, you have squinty eyes, right!
Plus, under the suggestive power of the Mirror Flower Water Moon’s illusion, she’ll still subconsciously treat you as two different people.”
“There’s absolutely nothing wrong with my illusion technique!”
“I think it might be better just to silence Miss Shi,” Luo Yan pondered seriously.
Such repeated panic and fright to me are utterly intolerable!