44 Mountain Defensive Array (1/2)
Such a large Dharma Array required meticulous preparation; first, Chen Fan would need to create many small fragments of the array, then he would have to painstakingly piece all the fragments together. Much of the process also required a detailed survey of the topography of the mountain; it soon became clear to Chen Fan that in order to pull it off, he would need some help.
The first person Chen Fan thought of was The Third Lord of Wei.
Although the Third Lord of Wei knew nothing about cultivation, he had a wide network of contacts, which could be useful to Chen Fan.
When Chen Fan explained what he was trying to do, The Third Lord of Wei was taken aback. ”Master Chen, you mean you want to create a 'Dharma Array' in at the top of the Yun Wu Mountain?”
He was so confused yet intrigued that he had forgotten the fact that his father had re-gifted his present to him to Chen Fan.
”What the heck is a 'Dharma Array'?”
Third Lord of Wei was unfamiliar with the jargon of the cultivators, and the only thing he could relate to the Dharma Array was the military formation called the Eight Trigrams Array. That was described in the ”Romance of the Three Kingdoms.”
Before Chen Fan could explain what a Dharma Array was, Master Qi stormed into the room. He received a notice from Chen Fan, asking him to attend the meeting.
”Master Chen, you are planning to cast an array?”
”Indeed. I wanted to use the Yun Wu Mountain as the base and cast a large Dharma Array around it.” Chen Fan said.
Master Qi gaped at Chen Fan, his eyes wide open with disbelief. He had never heard of anyone casting a Dharma Array the size of a mountain.
Such a large scale array was only described in ancient legends, and it was given a name, ”Mountain Defensive Array.”
This was said to be the magnum opus of the most powerful cultivation families. It took hundreds if not thousands of years to complete, and the last time it happened was a few dozen thousand years ago, as stated by books that were half as old. In the present day, even a micro-sized array was rare, much less the large scale ones. Nonetheless, some people believed that there were still a couple of Mountain Defensive Array's that had survived the test of time and were kept as top secrets by the most ancient Dao sects.
However, without seeing it with his own eyes, Master Qi was convinced that those were just high tales.
After listening to Master Qi's explanation, the Third Lord of Wei was stunned by the magnitude of the work. A Dharma Array the size of a mountain. Was that even possible?
Chen Fan knotted his brows and said, ”It's not as big as you think.”
A Mountain Defensive Array was used to protect an entire mountain, but his spell would focus on just the house at the mountain peak. As for the rest of the area, he designed to patch it up with less demanding arrays such as the Spirit Gathering array, the Spirit Channeling Array and the Mist Array.
The real Mountain Defensive Array not only called for a tremendous amount of numinous treasures but also required the cultivator to reach the level of Divine Sea.
Since Chen Fan only need to focus on one area, the difficulty in creating the array decreased drastically.
Even though the array was only a fraction of the original version, Chen Fan still needed to take baby steps.
”Even if it's just a watered down version, it will still be an impressive feat!”
”Channeling the Spirit Qi around the Yan Gui Lake and the Yun Wu Mountain and then to reroute them into one reservoir. The scope and vision were unprecedented.” Master Qi exclaimed.
He suddenly thought of something and then asked curiously. ”Master Chen, there are not many people left in the world who are versed in the art of casting arrays. I wonder who you would ask to join you for the project?”
”Oh? no one else in the field of cultivation knew how to cast an array?” Chen Fan was staggered by the question.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Dharma Array, Talisman Inscription, Elixir Brewing and Artifact Crafting were all the basic training of a cultivator. Any Foundation Establishment Level fledging would recite at least one hundred different kinds of methods of the art.
”We don't even have many cultivators, much less, ones that could cast arrays.” Maser Qi gave Chen Fan a wry smile.
”Master Wu who you had defeated, was already considered one of the most powerful experts.”
”Even that snake oil salesman?” Chen Fan couldn't believe his ears.
”It seems like cultivation had fallen out of fashion in this world.” Chen Fan frowned slightly and then said, ”Doesn't matter, I will do it myself.”
”You will do it all by yourself?” Master Qi was stunned.
The sheer scale of the project made Master Qi believe that it was Chen Fan's teacher who had envisioned the array. However, when Chen Fan announced that he was going to build the array by himself, Master Qi realized that it was Chen Fan's idea all along.
”Yes. The reason I decided to meet up with you two was that I need you to buy something for me.” Chen Fan produced a list from his pocket.
The list included most of the material needed to cast the array.
The Qi on the earth is near depletion, and therefore, Chen Fan would have to be creative and use alternative materials.