Chapter 503

Chapter 504: Prepare for War

Yang Jishan hung up several maps.

These maps included a map of the mine situation, the entrance to the Lu family Corpse Mine, a map of the stone hall structure within the Corpse Mine, and a simple mine shaft route map.

Many small characters were marked on the maps.

The small characters explained matters needing attention, including guarding Iron Corpses, mechanism positions, corpse poison traps, secret passages, secret rooms, and hidden doors, etc.

Above, even array structure maps were marked:

Defense arrays, early warning arrays, manifestation arrays, trap arrays, killing arrays, and trapping arrays... etc., all clearly and distinctly marked.

The detail of these maps surprised everyone greatly.

Commander Yang compared the maps and arranged tactics.

First, he divided teams. Based on their cultivation methods and the Dao methods they specialized in, he divided the Foundation Establishment cultivators into teams.

Each team's cultivators had different strengths and weaknesses in attack and defense, complementing each other.

Those specialized in killing, with sharp Dao methods, would be the main attackers; those with strong bodies, robust blood energy, would be the main defenders.

There were some cultivators whose Dao methods were obscure and effects unfamiliar, who could be used as surprise troops to achieve unexpected results.

After dividing the teams, Yang Jishan continued:

"The Dao Court has allocated a batch of pills. I will distribute them shortly..."

"These pills include Avoid Poison Pills, Restore Spirit Pills, Supplement Blood Pills, Blood Purification Pills, etc..."

"The others are common pills; everyone can take them according to their needs. I don't need to say more."

"But this Blood Purification Pill is different. It is specially used to restrain corpse poison and is not easily obtained. You must use it carefully, but at a critical moment, you must not save it."

"Once injured, if blood flows and is infected with corpse poison, especially the corpse poison of second-grade Iron Corpses, you must take it promptly. Otherwise, once the corpse poison attacks the heart, a living person will turn into a corpse. I can only regretfully execute them."

The expressions of the cultivators present were all somewhat solemn.

Yang Jishan's expression became stern, and he added:

"Of course, if I unfortunately turn into a corpse and become a living corpse puppet of the Corpse King, everyone must not show mercy. You must kill me, burn the corpse with fire, and leave my bones without remains!"

"My descendants of the Yang family can die in battle, but after death, they cannot degenerate into zombies and help the tyrant do evil..."

After speaking, Yang Jishan asked again:

"Among everyone, is there anyone who is a master of array methods?"

Everyone looked at each other, and then several cultivators stood up, their hair either half white or gray, and they were all quite old.

Yang Jishan nodded.

Among the crowd, the white-clothed youth hesitated for a moment and also stood up.

The middle-aged cultivator beside him tried to pull him back but failed and muttered discontentedly:

"What are you blindly joining in the fun for..."

The emaciated old man on the other side sighed and shook his head.

The white-clothed youth, however, had a face full of righteousness.

Seeing his youth, Yang Jishan was slightly surprised and asked:

"This young friend... is an array master?"

The white-clothed youth nodded and said, "I am a second-grade array master."

Second-grade array master!

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room was shocked.

"Second-grade array master, so young?"

"Impossible, right..."

"At a time like this, can they still lie?"

"What is his background?"

"Probably a descendant of a family clan..."

"Why would a descendant of a family clan come here?"

"Who knows..."

"He looks only twenty or thirty years old; this talent is truly terrifying..."

"I am over one hundred eighty years old and only a first-grade array master. Alas, I am truly ashamed..."

Everyone whispered and discussed in low voices.

Yang Jishan was also somewhat shocked. Afterward, his expression became solemn, and he asked:

"Young master's honorable surname."

The white-clothed youth cupped his hands and said, "Commander Yang is too polite. My surname is Yun."

"Yun... The young master of the Yun family, eh..."

Yang Jishan's heart stirred slightly. He nodded and said:

"Good. This time, I hope Young Master Yun can lend us a hand."

Young Master Yun, dressed in white, nodded, "Exterminating demons and guarding the Dao is my duty."

The youth's spirit made the middle-aged cultivator beside him feel a headache.

Yang Jishan, however, was full of appreciation. He then instructed a vice commander beside him:

"After the battle begins, you are to follow Young Master Yun closely and protect him. You must not let him have any mishaps."

"Yes!"

That vice commander received the order.

Yang Jishan spread out the mine array map and pointed out several arrays, all of which were defensive arrays used as door locks and checkpoints.

Yang Jishan asked:

"Young Master Yun, what do you think? How should these arrays be cracked?"

Young Master Yun shook his head and said, "I still don't know how to unravel them. I can only teach you how to break them..."

Yang Jishan was slightly startled.

Cracking arrays, what was the difference between "breaking" and "unraveling"?

Normally, when their Dao Soldiers said it, breaking and unraveling an array meant the same thing...

However, he was not good at asking for details to avoid appearing unprofessional, so he said vaguely:

"Alright."

Young Master Yun looked at the array map, pondered for a moment, and then pointed out the weak points of the arrays for them, telling them where the array eyes were, how the array hubs circulated, where the key array patterns were, and where the array medium was weakest...

As long as these points were forcibly destroyed with spirit power or martial force, the array could be broken.

Yang Jishan was greatly pleased and wrote all of this down. He then instructed several Dao Soldier captains:

"Remember what Young Master Yun said. At that time, there must not be the slightest error. Break all these arrays!"

"Yes, Commander!"

Afterward, Yang Jishan discussed with everyone again, checked for omissions and filled in gaps, pooled wisdom and efforts, and gradually perfected the plan to suppress the Corpse Mine...

After the discussion ended, someone suddenly asked:

"Commander, this intelligence is so detailed. Where exactly did it come from?"

Everyone was startled upon hearing this and all looked towards Yang Jishan.

Yang Jishan involuntarily looked towards Situ Fang.

Situ Fang then stood up and said, "Two descendants of family clans told me."

"Family clan descendants?"

"Which family clan?"

"How did they get it? Can it be believed?"

Situ Fang frowned and said loudly, "Our Situ family can guarantee it."

Someone sneered, "What use is your Situ family's guarantee?"

"It's not that we don't believe it, but this matter is very important and requires extreme caution..."

Situ Fang's brows furrowed tightly.

Yang Jishan thought for a moment and then said, "How about this? Please bring those two disciples over, and we can confirm..."

"This..." Situ Fang hesitated.

Yang Jishan asked, "Is there any inconvenience?"

"I can only go and invite them, but I cannot guarantee whether they will come or not..." Situ Fang said.

"No harm," Yang Jishan said, "Registrar Situ, please go and invite them then."

"Good."

Situ Fang nodded, cupped his hands, and then took his leave and left.

Yang Jishan looked at the maps and frowned in thought.

It was indeed too complete...

It was like intelligence leaked by an "inner ghost" inside the Corpse Mine...

No, even an "inner ghost" might not be able to know such details.

The mountain situation map and the stone hall pattern map were acceptable, but this array map was absolutely confidential. It was really not something ordinary cultivators could get their hands on.

It was estimated that only Lu Chengyun himself possessed it within the entire Corpse Mine...

Was this a scheme by Lu Chengyun to lure them into a trap?

Or, did the cultivators who probed the intelligence and were familiar with the internal arrays belong to Lu Chengyun's "confidants"?

Yang Jishan frowned in confusion. He turned his head and saw Young Master Yun also staring at the array map. He involuntarily asked:

"Young Master Yun, what do you think?"

Young Master Yun was slightly startled. He thought seriously for a moment and said:

"I'm not clear about other things, but at least this array map, with its complex array principles, self-consistent logic, and fit with the mountain situation pattern, cannot be fake."

Yang Jishan nodded and relaxed slightly in his heart.

As long as the array map was real, it was good.

The array map was the core.

Even if Lu Chengyun wanted to "lure them into a trap," he wouldn't lose his mind to the extent of exposing such confidential information...

As long as the array map was correct, even if other intelligence had some errors, they could adapt to changes, and the problem wouldn't be big.

Yang Jishan immediately became somewhat curious again.

Who exactly were the two family clan descendants that Situ Fang mentioned?

What was the identity of the cultivators who could obtain this intelligence?

Half an hour later, Situ Fang returned, leading two cultivators.

They were precisely Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi.

As soon as the two entered the door, everyone in the hall felt their eyes light up.

Bai Zisheng had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and an extraordinary bearing. Although he was only in the Qi Refining realm, his spirit power was thick, indicating an extremely deep foundation.

Bai Zixi had changed her appearance. Her appearance was only clear and beautiful, but her temperament was clear and cold, her eyes sparkling, brilliant like glazed glass, making people unforgettable.

Her entire body was surging with spirit power, not inferior to Bai Zisheng.

One look at the two of them revealed that they were descendants of a big family, with extraordinary spirit roots. But at the same time, their aura was somewhat obscure, preventing others from seeing the details.

Some cultivators secretly probed with their divine sense.

But as soon as their divine sense was released, they felt it being absorbed by something, entering an abyss without a trace.

The faces of the probing cultivators turned pale, and they felt awe in their hearts.

The identities of these two people were absolutely not something they could provoke.

Yang Jishan was stunned for a while before opening his mouth and asking:

"May I know where the two young friends are from?"

Bai Zisheng said, "Our surname is Bai."

Surname Bai?

Yang Jishan was slightly alert in his heart. Which Bai?

In the nine provinces of the cultivation world, there were several big families surnamed Bai...

However, the two people's identities were not ordinary, so he was not good at digging for the root cause. He then got to the main point:

"Two young friends, may I know where this information about the Corpse Mine came from?"

Bai Zisheng said, "My little junior brother inquired about it."

"Little junior brother?"

"Um," Bai Zisheng said, "My junior brother is proficient in arrays and was used by Lu Chengyun, captured and trapped in the Corpse Mine."

"Then this intelligence..."

Bai Zisheng nodded and said, "It was all inquired by him inside."

Yang Jishan frowned.

Proficient in arrays? How proficient?

Among this intelligence, there was an array map. Could this also be probed out?

Yang Jishan was half-believing, half-doubting.

He looked at Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi again, gradually dispelling his worries, and secretly thought:

"To be the junior brother of these two small cultivators of the Bai family, he must also have some extraordinary qualities. It is normal for him to do some things that ordinary people cannot do..."

On the other side, Bai Zixi, who had not said a word, secretly pulled Bai Zisheng's sleeve.

Bai Zisheng then said somewhat reluctantly:

"I still have one matter... I want to ask everyone to save my little junior brother..."

Bai Zisheng was always unwilling to beg others. If it weren't for Mo Hua, he would simply not be willing to open his mouth and ask these people for help.

But there were too many zombies in the Corpse Mine, and he was not good at forcing his way in. Mo Hua had not returned for a long time...

Yang Jishan said, "That is natural."

This little cultivator was the junior brother of these two Bai family descendants and was kidnapped and used by Lu Chengyun, so his identity and strength were obviously not ordinary.

Moreover, he also transmitted such important intelligence, helping them a great favor. No matter what, they had to save him.

Yang Jishan then asked:

"What does your little junior brother look like, what features does he have, and what is his name?"

Bai Zisheng said, "He is thirteen years old, knows arrays, has eyebrows and eyes like a painting, and his name is Mo Hua."

Thirteen years old?

So young?

Everyone present was somewhat astonished.

Yang Jishan was also startled.

Mo Hua?

This name, why was it so familiar? He seemed to have heard it somewhere...

It seemed someone had mentioned it to him?

Yang Jishan couldn't remember for a moment, so he temporarily put it aside and said solemnly: