parentshiftbook Chapter 2026 Immortal Killing Sword Formation
Chapter 2026 Immortal Killing Sword Formation
Chapter 2026 Immortal Killing Sword Formation
Chen Fei summoned the Night Demon Warriors with the aim of creating array puppets.
The core principle of the so-called array puppet is indeed similar to that of the array plate commonly used by array cultivators.
An array plate is a special magical artifact that solidifies and miniaturizes a pre-arranged complete or partial array. When activated in battle, it can instantly deploy the preset array, saving the trouble and risk of setting up an array on the spot.
The array puppet takes this concept a step further, directly "engraving" and "refining" the array into a puppet body with a certain degree of intelligence and mobility. This makes the puppet itself a living, mobile array base.
In daily life, the array puppets can act as guards, following the array cultivators. In the event of an enemy, the array cultivator only needs to think once, and the core attack or defense array refined within the array puppet can be activated instantly.
Without the need for array cultivators to focus on manipulating array flags and array eyes, the power of the array is released directly through the puppet's body. The reaction speed far exceeds that of manually setting up an array, and because the array and the puppet's material and structure are perfectly combined, the stability and power may even be superior.
Compared to array plates, array puppets have advantages not only in their mobility and instantaneous casting.
More importantly, a well-designed and sufficiently intelligent array puppet can automatically fine-tune the array runes and energy circuits engraved within its body according to the specific environment it is in, such as the direction of the earth's veins, the attributes of spiritual energy, and the rules of the surrounding world, so that the power, stability, and compatibility of the array with the rules of the world reach the optimal state under the current environment.
Array masters often give the impression of being relatively weak in combat because the arrays they set up are often hastily and cannot reach their full potential. Skilled array masters can somewhat compensate for this deficiency, and array puppets are one such solution.
Back in the Xuan Yu Realm, Chen Fei already knew about the legendary array technique of array puppets.
However, knowing something is one thing, doing it is another.
First and foremost, the material is the natural barrier.
To forge a puppet capable of supporting a fifteenth-order array and moving freely, adjusting itself according to the conditions of heaven and earth, the core spiritual materials required are all rare treasures of heaven and earth, even among fifteenth-order arrays.
For example, Void Mica is used to stabilize the internal spatial structure and array connections, Star Core Gold Essence provides unparalleled hardness and energy conductivity, and the fragments of the Yi Wood Dao Embryo endow it with a trace of life spirit and self-repair potential...
These materials were extremely rare and hard to come by in the Xuan Yu Realm, which was relatively resource-poor and tightly controlled by various forces. Given Chen Fei's strength at the time, he simply couldn't obtain them.
Of course, while in the Xuan Yu Realm, although Chen Fei dabbled in array formations, he did not use them as his primary means of combat.
He focused more on improving his own cultivation, using formations primarily to break opponents' formations. Therefore, despite knowing the wonders of formation puppets, he never considered spending a great deal of effort to create one.
But now, the situation is completely different.
In the eyes of Tianhai City and even Heisha City, Chen Fei is now seen as a cultivator who establishes his Dao through array formations.
Therefore, having a powerful array puppet as an aid is a logical step.
This not only greatly enhances his visible combat power and deterrent effect, but also better conceals other trump cards that are not convenient to show.
Under normal circumstances, to create a puppet, not only does a formation master need to design the formation, but also a highly skilled puppeteer is needed to refine the puppet's body, imbue it with spirituality, and construct its joints and energy core, etc.
But Chen Fei himself was an expert in puppetry.
This saved him the trouble of finding, trusting, and cooperating with a puppeteer, allowing him to create a unique array puppet that perfectly matches his own array system, entirely according to his own wishes.
Chen Fei nodded to the Night Demon Warrior, who then formed a series of complex and ancient hand seals in front of his chest.
"boom!"
A strange, intensely blazing flame rose from between his palms.
This is not ordinary alchemical fire or earth fire, but Dao Yuan True Fire transformed by the Night Demon Warriors using Daoist principles. It is specifically designed to smelt high-grade spiritual materials, purify and remove impurities, and can pre-imprint a trace of Daoist foundation that is compatible with the array on the materials.
The next moment, the numerous spiritual materials floating around were orderly thrown into the ball of Dao Yuan True Fire under the precise control of the Night Demon Warrior.
"Chi Chi..."
The incredibly hard Nine Nether Profound Iron slowly melted in the flames, expelling wisps of black impurities and transforming into a pool of flowing, jet-black molten iron that exuded a chilling and solid Daoist aura.
The massive, mountain-like star core burst forth with starlight, softening under the intense heat, further stimulating the stellar essence within.
The elusive and unpredictable Void Mica transformed into a constantly shifting, silvery-white mist, which was carefully bound and purified by the flames…
Meanwhile, another part of the Night Demon Warrior's mind controlled the molten material, causing it to initially solidify and take shape in the void.
Then, using divine thought as a pen and Dao Yuan True Fire as ink, he meticulously engraved some of the most basic array characters and spiritual runes used to stabilize the structure, connect energy, and carry subsequent arrays into those materials that had not yet fully solidified.
Just as the Night Demon Warrior was concentrating on forging the puppet's shell, Chen Fei himself had already sat cross-legged on the other side of the Ruins of Return.
In his hand, he held the pale gray inheritance stone that recorded the "Heavenly Origin Technique," and his divine sense, as smooth as water, gently probed into the inheritance stone.
The most direct purpose of exchanging for the "Heavenly Origin Technique" was indeed to provide a reasonable explanation to the outside world, explaining the speed of his future cultivation improvement.
In order to make the disguise more convincing and prevent those with more expertise from spotting the flaws, Chen Fei did not intend to merely lend his name.
He will genuinely put in the effort to cultivate this "Heavenly Origin Technique." When he does so, it will naturally exude the unique aura of the "Heavenly Origin Technique" during daily practice, along with a natural affinity and resonance with the primordial energy of heaven and earth.
Only in this way can the Heavenly Origin Technique label on him stand up to scrutiny and prevent him from giving himself away when facing a true powerhouse.
Several hours passed, and the void of the Guixu Realm remained as tranquil as ever, with only the faint, rhythmic sounds of material melting and rune engraving coming from the Night Demon Warriors.
Chen Fei slowly withdrew his divine sense from the inheritance stone, which had completely lost its luster. He did not open his eyes immediately, but sat quietly with his gaze lowered.
"This Heavenly Origin Technique is absolutely exquisite!"
Yes, absolutely brilliant!
Despite its abysmal performance in combat, Chen Fei was amazed by its thought process when he truly immersed himself in reading it.
Its conception is extremely profound, and can even be said to be another ultimate manifestation of the principle of simplicity. It pursues the goal of conforming to the basic rules of heaven and earth with minimal resistance, thereby achieving a leap in spiritual realm.
To achieve this goal, the Tianyuan Manual is full of ingenious designs.
For example, it will actively dilute the cultivated Yuan energy, reducing its condensation and control difficulty, in order to achieve a faster accumulation speed.
It establishes an extremely crude yet vast resonance field, passively attracting the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) to converge, rather than actively and meticulously guiding it…
Moreover, Mr. Chen felt that there should be another version of the Heavenly Origin Technique.
A complete version with powerful combat capabilities, similar to a real Tianyuan Daoji.
Or rather, the current weak version is just a compromised version of that technique, a huge sacrifice made to accommodate those with insufficient aptitude.
Temporarily setting aside his thoughts on the Heavenly Origin Technique, Chen Fei picked up the first array inheritance stone, the "Fragment of the Zhou Tian Star Array Diagram," and immersed his divine sense into it once again.
Time slipped away quietly as Chen Fei read and comprehended. Within the void of the Guixu Realm, there was no day or night, only the constantly changing inheritance stones beside him.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Fei put down the last inheritance stone, "The Time-Space Distortion Corridor Array (Incomplete)". He had now finished reading all ten array inheritances from different schools and with different focuses, but all of them were the essence of the art.
He slowly closed his eyes, and in an instant, it was as if an endless starry sky exploded in his sea of consciousness. The Heavenly Origin Technique and countless profound array runes, Dao patterns, array principles, layouts, and changes... streaked across the sky like a meteor shower.
All the knowledge began to collide, merge, and recombine with Chen Fei's original cultivation techniques.
"Fusion!"
"A new cultivation technique has been discovered: the Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law!"
The proficiency level of the new technique has dropped back to 60% of the Perfect Realm, which shows that the new technique has indeed made a significant improvement.
"simplify!"
"Simplification of the Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law...Simplification successful...Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law → Ten Thousand Dao Judgment Heavenly Decree!"
A sudden inspiration enveloped Chen Fei, and a large number of insights into the Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law appeared in his sea of consciousness, which Chen Fei absorbed one by one.
While Chen Fei was immersed in the cultivation and comprehension of the Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law, the Night Demon Warriors on the other side also did not stop.
After a long process of smelting, shaping, and engraving basic runes, a puppet about nine feet tall, with its body flowing with a dark gold and silver-white luster, appeared before the Night Demon Warrior.
At this moment, a large number of basic runes are mainly used to stabilize the body and support the subsequent core formations. As for the real core killing formations used for offense and defense, they will need to be inscribed after Chen Fei cultivates the Dao Formation Heavenly Pivot Law to the Great Perfection Realm and has a completely new understanding of the newly integrated formation system.
Time continues to flow.
Within the Realm of Return to Nothingness, Chen Fei's aura grew increasingly profound, with countless miniature, ever-changing array phantoms constantly appearing and disappearing around him.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Suddenly, a deafening roar, as if the heavens and earth were splitting apart, exploded in every corner of the entire Guixu Realm.
The earth trembled violently, and countless streams of Daoist light descended from the sky like colorful ribbons, causing the concentration of spiritual energy within the realm to surge at a visible rate.
After refining so many spiritual materials, the Guixu Realm finally officially advanced from a mid-grade fifteenth-order plane to a high-grade fifteenth-order plane.
Almost at the same time, Chen Fei suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed for who knows how long.
The illusory arrays that appeared and disappeared around him suddenly contracted, transforming into an ancient and strange rune that flashed and vanished from his forehead.
Dao Array Heavenly Pivot Law, Great Perfection Realm!
Chen Fei turned to look at the array puppet whose basic structure had been completed. The plan in his mind on how to design and inscribe the core array was now crystal clear.
With the Earth Vein Rooting Array as its core, it integrates the sealing and absorption properties of the Nine Netherworld Demon Suppressing Array, as well as the highly efficient spirit gathering and life force transformation capabilities of the Myriad Spirits Vitality Gathering Array.
This formation will serve as the earth's foundation for the formation puppets, providing them with almost inexhaustible energy support and endowing them with the characteristics of being firmly rooted in the earth and unshakeable.
By integrating the essence of the Earth Vein Void Array, the Qiankun Bagua Sumeru Array, and the fragments of the Zhou Tian Star Array Diagram involving spatial folding and star mazes, the Universal Zhou Tian Sumeru Realm is formed.
Once activated, it can form an infinitely folded, chaotic spatial domain containing galaxies around the puppet.
Those who enter the formation will be trapped in an endless labyrinth, seemingly close at hand, but in reality separated by billions of stars.
It combines the ultimate killing intent of the Immortal Slaughtering God Sword Formation (imitation), the power of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint in the Five Elements Grand Formation, and the power of Yin-Yang reversal and collapse in the Yin-Yang Transformation Formation to form the Immortal Slaughtering Dao Yin-Yang Sword.
This is a purely offensive formation. Once activated, it can unleash a destructive sword aura that combines the power of the five elements and yin and yang, unparalleled in slaughter and capable of breaking all laws.
Based on the Nine Luminaries Protecting Spirit Array, it integrates the energy control and transformation characteristics of the Myriad Phenomena Returning to the Origin Array, and adds the principles of star protection and array resonance from the fragments of the Zhou Tian Star Array Diagram, thus forming the Zhou Tian Myriad Phenomena Returning to the Origin Instrument.
This array not only provides a powerful stellar shield, but also controls, harmonizes, and amplifies the energy of the other three major array base systems within the body, making their operation more efficient and stable, achieving true invulnerability to all magic, and leaving room for further nested arrays in the future.
Countless complex array patterns, shimmering with various Daoist radiances, began to be deeply engraved, extended, and intertwined within the dark gold and silver puppet's body, like growing nerves and blood vessels...
Within the Realm of Return to Nothingness, time seemed to lose its meaning, leaving only the flow of the Daoist rhythm of the array and the subtle sounds of materials fusing together.
As the creation of the array puppet entered its final stage, Chen Fei began working with the Night Demon Warriors to refine the key elements of the array puppet.
As more and more complex array patterns, shimmering with various Daoist radiance, were perfectly engraved, activated, and connected, the aura emanating from the array puppet standing silently in the void began to rise steadily at an astonishing speed.
At the final moment, the aura emanating from the puppet was so strong that it completely overwhelmed the peak aura of the late stage of the fifteenth rank emanating from Chen Fei himself.
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, it would be hard to believe that this is the imposing presence of a puppet.
Nine days later, when the last mark used to connect Chen Fei's soul imprint with the puppet's innate array control pattern was solemnly placed between the puppet's eyebrows by Chen Fei using the Daoist rhythm of the Heavenly Pivot Law of the Daoist Array.
"Boom!"
An invisible yet clearly visible ripple of chaotic color spread outwards from the array puppet, instantly rippling across every inch of the void of the Guixu Realm.
Wherever the ripples passed, space seemed to be cleansed, becoming more stable and clear; spiritual energy seemed to be combed, flowing more smoothly and orderly; even the rules at the edge of the realm, which were not yet fully stable, became more solidified. This was the congratulations from heaven and earth and the resonance of the rules triggered by the birth of a supreme creation.
The ripples gradually subsided.
Deep within the void of the Guixu Realm, a nine-foot-tall figure stood silently.
Two faint, dark golden lights, like newly risen stars, slowly lit up on his face, and he looked at Chen Fei in front of him. In that gaze, there was no emotion, only absolute obedience, and a trace of closeness connected to Chen Fei's very essence.
The puppet formation is complete.
Chen Fei looked at the puppet in front of him that perfectly matched his wishes and a smile appeared on his face.
After admiring it for a moment, Chen Fei calmed himself down. At the same time, the dark golden starlight in the puppet's eyes dimmed instantly, and the terrifying aura and pressure around him receded rapidly like a tide.
Next, Chen Fei began to channel the vast, ocean-like late-stage peak Yuan Power of the fifteenth rank within his body, as well as the immense blood energy contained within his late-stage peak Dominator Realm physique, into the spatial grid, like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.
The aura emanating from Chen Fei's true form began to decline rapidly at a visible rate. Soon, it plummeted to a very ordinary level at the peak of the late fifteenth rank.
Chen Fei assessed his own condition, nodded in satisfaction, and with a flick of his sleeve, recalled the Night Demon Warrior.
At the same time, the standing puppet silently stepped forward and came to a position one step behind Chen Fei, like a silent and loyal shadow.
The next moment, Chen Fei and the puppet's figures faded and disappeared into the Void Realm.
Barracks, personal barracks.
As light and shadow shifted, Chen Fei and the puppet's figures solidified once more.
Chen Fei didn't linger; he pushed open the door and went straight out, followed closely by the array of puppets.
As they walked once again along the wide passage leading to the Department of Merit, many cultivators noticed Chen Fei.
"It is Fellow Daoist Chen Fei."
"Those behind him are... puppets?"
"A puppet made by an array cultivator? It's an array puppet? Aren't they said to be extremely difficult to forge? How did he create one so quickly?"
The cultivators along the way almost involuntarily stopped what they were doing when they saw Chen Fei and the array puppets behind him.
They could sense that the puppet was extraordinary. In contrast, the aura emanating from Chen Fei himself seemed rather ordinary, even slightly weak, creating a stark contrast with the power of the puppet behind him.
Chen Fei remained calm in the face of these gazes and discussions, only occasionally nodding slightly to familiar faces or cultivators who offered their respects. The array puppet remained completely silent, following suit.
This duo of man and puppet, under the watchful eyes of countless people, passed through the barracks and arrived once again before the magnificent Hall of Merit.
As Chen Fei stepped onto the star-studded iron steps in front of the Hall of Merit, the jade pendant of his identity at his waist flashed with a soft, clear light once again, almost imperceptibly.
Almost at the same moment the light flashed, the void in front of Chen Fei rippled slightly, and that familiar figure reappeared out of thin air—it was Fifth Yue of the Merit Department.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, how have you been?"
Fifth Yue wore a warm smile. His gaze first fell on Chen Fei, but then it was drawn to the static array puppet behind Chen Fei.
"This is…"
A clear look of surprise appeared in Fifth Yue's eyes. With his keen eyesight, he could naturally tell at a glance that this puppet was extraordinary.
Not only are the materials top-notch, but more importantly, the puppet possesses a complex, profound, and seamless array of Daoist principles that subtly flow within its body.
The words "array puppet" instantly came to mind.
What surprised him even more was that Chen Fei had refined it so quickly? How long had it been since the last time he exchanged materials?
Fifth Yue's gaze returned to Chen Fei, and upon seeing him, the surprise in his eyes deepened.
The late-stage peak of the fifteenth level?
He could clearly sense the fluctuations in Chen Fei's cultivation level at this moment, which was significantly higher than when they last met.
But immediately, Fifth Yue sensed something unusual about Chen Fei's aura; his Yuan Power seemed somewhat weak and had an affinity with the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth…
"The Heavenly Origin Technique?" Fifth Yue raised an eyebrow, looking at Chen Fei with a hint of inquiry. He remembered that Chen Fei had exchanged for this technique last time, but he didn't expect that the other party would actually cultivate it, and with such remarkable results.
"Your insight is truly remarkable!"
Chen Fei smiled and said, "After returning, I studied it and found that this technique was indeed profound. So I tried to convert some of the foundation I had accumulated from cultivating other techniques. I didn't expect my cultivation to improve so much all at once."
"I see. Fellow Daoist Chen is exceptionally talented, truly admirable."
Fifth Yue smiled and did not press the matter further. "This is not the place to talk. Please follow me to the quiet room. May I ask what brings you here that I may be of service?"
They returned to the elegant and tranquil room and took their seats as host and guest. The puppet stood silently behind Chen Fei like a sculpture, its very presence making the air in the room feel heavier.
"To be honest, senior..."
Chen Fei got straight to the point, "I feel that my cultivation has reached the peak of the late stage of the fifteenth level, and a bottleneck has appeared. It is time to prepare to break through to the next level. So I came here today to synthesize a rank-level spiritual material."
"Synthesize spiritual materials of a higher level?" Fifth Yue nodded. This was a crucial step that every peak cultivator at the late stage of the fifteenth level would face.
"Fellow Daoist, please follow me!"
As Wu Yue spoke, he stood up and formed a hand seal in front of his chest. The next moment, the space in the quiet room suddenly rippled violently.
(End of this chapter)