From space to the world, it takes trillions of years

The handles of chicken feathers are thick and are more than enough to engrave these tiny patterns.

Chen Yu had tried it with the hair he had plucked from it and engraved a simple Three Elements formation pattern on it.

This is the smallest spirit gathering unit in the spirit gathering array, which can increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding area of ​​about one inch by one sixteenth.

Twenty-four such Three Elements Formations are connected together in a special way to form a basic spirit gathering pattern.

An array base needs to be engraved with thirty-six such basic spirit gathering patterns, and what is even more difficult is to connect these array patterns.

As for how many array bases are needed for a spirit gathering array, it depends on the required concentration of spiritual energy and coverage area, but it cannot be less than three array bases.

Chen Yu had not yet reached this step. He was simply using the Three Talents Formation to gather spiritual energy.

Chicken feathers contain a small amount of spiritual energy, and the material strength is much higher, which greatly extends the life of the array pattern.

Chen Yu estimated that without any external interference, this formation could exist for about three months.

In addition, he also had his eyes on carp scales.

This thing is probably more useful than chicken feathers, and the area where array patterns can be engraved is greatly increased.

In addition, the carp had been constantly consuming spiritual medicines in the space, and had broken through the first level of Qi Refining a few days ago. It became the second monster raised by Chen Yu after Ta Mei, and the scales on its body were even more valuable.

Unfortunately, for carp, fish scales are much more important than the feathers on a chicken.

Chen Yu couldn't pluck fish scales to test it, so he could only take advantage of the rooster's strong feather regeneration ability.

Things were going well, after all, this had been tried many times on plucked chicken feathers.

Chen Yu's fingertips moved slightly, and it looked like he was stroking a rooster's feathers.

Seeing that he was not going to pluck its feathers, the rooster slowly relaxed.

In the blink of an eye, a small three-talent formation was carved.

Just as Chen Yu was about to relax and prepare to engrave the next feather, the engraved array pattern suddenly collapsed, causing a small amount of spiritual energy to explode.

Suddenly, a piece of feather fragments flew in the air. The rooster was frightened by the sudden blow and tried to fly away.

Chen Yu immediately held it down, checked its wound and soothed it with his spiritual energy.

Fortunately, the rooster was already at the peak of his acquired strength, with thick skin and flesh. Although the spiritual energy had blasted a piece of his skin off, it was not a big deal.

Chen Yu thought for a moment and then checked the rooster's feathers.

The spiritual energy content of the feathers that have not been plucked is slightly higher than that of the plucked ones.

When I was carving the array pattern just now, I probably didn't control the strength of the spiritual power well, causing the spiritual energy inside and outside the array pattern to be unbalanced.

After its fear slowly dissipated, Chen Yu carved another small Three Elements Formation.

There was no problem this time, and because the materials were fresh, the life of the array was extended by about another month.

Good news, Chen Yu was encouraged and continued to carve the array pattern.

After two hours, Chen Yu felt that it was about time, so he took the rooster out of the space and prepared to go to bed.

But some people can't sleep tonight.

Xu Xiru has felt deeply guilty ever since the last time the imperial envoy came to investigate the case.

To some extent, this disaster was caused by him.

Of course, it was also related to my father's impulsiveness, but no matter what, it was a gratifying thing that my father killed the eunuch.

Although most people in the town had no complaints, he still felt bad.

My father has been training hard in the martial arts hall every day recently, hoping to break through to the eighth level of the acquired realm. Even if he can't break through in a short time, every increase in strength can be the difference between life and death.

Xu Xiru had no talent for martial arts and had been lazy in the past, so he had made no achievements in martial arts.

These two days he followed the townspeople in moving bricks to build the dock, and his body was covered with blisters.

Thinking back to when the results of the provincial examination were announced and he failed for the second time, he even had a fantasy of sailing his own boat.

It seems so ridiculous now that even the possible arrival of imperial troops made him feel suffocated.

Of course, as the only scholar in town, he naturally made some good suggestions.

It was he who first suggested letting women and children hide in Fengqi Mountain, choosing an old bandit stronghold as the location.

However, these things not only failed to alleviate his self-blame, but instead irritated his nerves all the time.

On the 29th day of the first lunar month, the 12,000 troops transferred from the provincial capital were less than 50 miles away from the town.

The scouts reported three times in a minute and got a clear picture of the comer's situation.

The commander was none other than the acquired martial artist who had escaped, named Yan Fangci.

Currently, the warrior with the highest level of cultivation in the state is to guard the state capital. The governor asked this question out of habit at the time, and there was no one else to choose from.

This time he led 12,000 men to attack, looking very majestic in armor. He did not look like a stray dog ​​fleeing from his home as he did then.

In his opinion, although the opponent is a warrior in the late stage of the acquired realm, he still has to avoid the might of an army of tens of thousands.

The other party is not stupid. He would have packed up his belongings and fled by now.

Although there is a high probability that we will return empty-handed this time, the rich families in the town, especially the one we saw when we first entered the town.

It seems that the plaque in front of the door says "Shan Family"? The big families in Bizhou City are naturally bumpkins, but a mosquito leg is still a piece of meat.

If the governor of the province had to give an explanation to the emperor, he would give an explanation to the governor of the province.

You can spend the imperial court's money and grain, take the looted wealth for yourself, and even get your hands on the military pay. Why not do it?

As for the town's resistance, it was not worth mentioning in his eyes. It was just a small town, what could they use to resist?

Relying on the hundreds of arrows shot from the houses that day? Although he was panicked that day, he estimated that there were no more than one hundred and fifty archers.

Among these seven thousand regular troops, there were one thousand elite cavalry, five thousand state troops, and two thousand county troops.

There have been chaos in various places in recent years, and many wars have been fought. Although I may not have been through hundreds of battles, I have at least seen a lot of blood.

Just as he was enjoying himself, he suddenly heard the logistics officer say that there was a water shortage in the army and it needed to be solved urgently.

It turned out that after more than 200 miles out of the state capital, we arrived at the arid area.

There had been no rain for three years and many rivers had dried up, so the army had to transport water from the rear for drinking.

Transporting water is much more difficult than transporting grain. It has to be put in buckets and pulled by horse-drawn carts.

If we ask the laborers to carry the garbage, it will probably spill out before we walk a few dozen miles.

It would be strange if there was enough drinking water for an army of 10,000 people transported across hundreds of miles.

Fortunately, it is not hot now, otherwise the soldiers would be dehydrated on a large scale.

Water shortage is a big problem. When Yan Fangci heard this, he realized the seriousness of the matter.

However, he soon remembered that there seemed to be water in that town. A ditch ran through the town and seemed to be connected to the Jishui River.

If not for this, the town would have become part of the refugees and disappeared into the wilderness.

At this time, the government army was less than 50 miles away from Baimu Town. He ordered his troops to speed up and reach Baimu Town before sunset.

On the other hand, He Qiao did not choose to lead his troops to hide in Fengqi Mountain.

Fengqi Mountain is neither big nor small. If the imperial army followed them into the mountain, it would be enough to lead them around everywhere.

But if this happens, the elderly, the weak, women and children in Fengqi Mountain will be in danger, and the imperial army will definitely take revenge on them.