Tiger King Ridge, Hazelnut Grove.

Bear One and Bear Two lazily lay on the wide stone platform, surrounded by scattered chicken bones.

Bear Two patted his round belly, satisfied, and said to Bear One lying next to him: "Bear One, haha, that monkey is really a good monkey, specially brought food for us.

That monkey said these are delicacies from the human side, called 'Beggar's Chicken', and it sure tastes good, just too little of it. I haven't had enough yet."

"All you think about is food! That monkey just said these were an apology gift, I bet he got a big scolding from the Second King and had no choice but to do it."

Bear One was smacking his lips when he heard Bear Two's words. He first scolded without thinking, then voiced his guess.

"Really? If he sends me 'Beggar's Chicken' one more time, I'll forgive him."

Bear Two was a bit surprised, but thinking of the delicious taste, he couldn't help but say.

"So unambitious, once is not enough, best he sends several times..."

"..."

Ever since Fang Yuan became the Second King of Tiger King Ridge, his first step was naturally to take responsibility and help Jiang Che manage Tiger King Ridge.

Considering that the monster soldiers under the Vajra Giant Ape often incited conflicts by invading the territories of other Demon Generals, Fang Yuan summoned the Vajra and gave him a good scolding, making him monitor his subordinates to behave and not cause any more trouble.

When the leader speaks, the Vajra Giant Ape couldn't focus on cultivation but instead started working overtime to discipline and regulate the behavior of his subordinates, making the monster soldiers soon become obedient.

Also, with Fang Yuan being the legitimate Second King of Tiger King Ridge, the original Demon Generals and soldiers of Tiger King Ridge no longer rejected the Vajra Giant Ape and his subordinate monster soldiers, mending the rift between them.

Of course, the integration of those from Yin Yue Mountain would still take some time.

Peach Grove Valley.

Crash~

With a loud bang, the golden clouds in the sky instantly dispersed, the golden light faded, and Nangong Luo successfully dismantled the grand formation protecting Peach Grove Valley.

At this moment, Nangong Luo was standing on the mountainside, observing the changes on the ground after the grand formation was removed.

As the golden light and clouds dissipated, the entire Peach Grove Valley appeared in Nangong Luo's sight.

The reason why Nangong Luo dismantled the intact array was because the current formation could no longer keep up with the development of Tiger King Ridge.

Although this formation had strong defensive power, it was only effective against lower-level cultivators. For a strong figure like Nangong Luo at the sixth tier, one random strike could instantaneously break the grand formation.

The defensive power of this grand formation might not even be higher than that of sixth-tier Nangong Luo, so what's the use of having it?

Thus, just as she reached the sixth tier in her cultivation, Nangong Luo planned to lay down a new formation.

The entire array was not aimed to have high attack power; it solely needed strong enough defense, at least able to withstand the aftermath of battles among eighth-tier experts.

Previously, during the big brother's battle with the elder from Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, Nangong Luo worried that the clashes might impact the Peach Grove Valley below.

Thankfully, the big brother and his opponent fought at a high altitude and with intent guidance, which spared Peach Grove Valley from any casualties.

The big brother killed the elder from Ten Thousand Beasts Hall, and next, Ten Thousand Beasts Hall certainly wouldn't let it rest.

So whether another eighth-tier battle would happen at Tiger King Ridge in the future, no one knew, but just in case, the formation needed to be replaced.

"The geological structure of Peach Grove Valley indeed suits the Nine Bends Luo River Array the best!"

Standing still, Nangong Luo's eyes flashed as she inwardly confirmed that her previous decision was correct.

In her memory, there were many defense arrays capable of withstanding the aftermath of an eighth-tier battle, but the formations she could currently deploy were not many.

The most suitable being the Taiyue Cross Mountain Array, Guiyuan Thousand Mountains Array, and the Nine Bends Luo River Array.

After observing Peach Grove Valley's geological structure, Nangong Luo chose the most compatible Nine Bends Luo River Array.

Having determined the earth vein's path, next was the array's arrangement.

Nangong Luo slowly extended her tiger's paw, in the palm of which floated nine interlinked dark blue light dots.

If one observed these light dots closely, they would notice they were all peculiar metallic spikes radiating a brilliant blue light, just too tiny to be visible due to the overwhelming glow.

With a thought, Nangong Luo made the nine blue light dots fly into the sky, rapidly enlarging into nine one-zhang long blue metallic spikes, on which many golden runes flowed.

Swish, swish, swish~

In the next moment, the nine metallic spikes scattered above Peach Grove Valley, like nine blue streaks of light falling to various positions at the outskirts of Peach Grove Valley.

Boom~

Following a series of deafening roars, the nine dark blue metallic spikes pierced through the solid ground, delving beneath the earth, soon burrowing into the earth veins.

The earth shook violently, and at once, waves of blue light surged from all sides of Peach Grove Valley, finally converging high above.

In an instant, the entire Peach Grove Valley was enveloped by the dark blue grand formation, within which infinite waves evolved, rolling torrents emitting the sound of water crashing.

The entire Nine Bends Luo River Array shimmered with brilliant spiritual light, overwhelmingly magnificent, directly manifesting the imagery of the Nine Bends Luo River above Peach Grove Valley, endless blue light, tumultuous waves, guarding within.

Seeing the nascent formation, Nangong Luo was overjoyed.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Fang Yuan, attracted by the array fluctuations, approached and, upon viewing the formation, shook his head and commented: "The array choice isn't bad, but the foundational array at the Qian Position has some issues. It'd be best if you adjust it, moving three zhang southeast along the earth vein..."

"All you do is talk. If you're so capable, then you do it!"

At his words, Nangong Luo turned to see Fang Yuan and replied grumpily.

While speaking, she tossed the array plate, the core of the grand formation, to him.

"Hmph, I'll do it! This Demon Monarch, though somewhat familiar with arrays, excels far more than you."

Fang Yuan wasn't fazed; receiving the array plate, he began fine-tuning Nangong Luo's grand formation, slowly relocating the nine foundational arrays along the earth veins to the most precise location.

Upon completing the adjustment, the entire Nine Bends Luo River Array burst into vibrant, dark blue light, with the imagery of the Nine Bends Luo River becoming more solid, and its aura much more robust than before.

Seeing this, Nangong Luo was utterly amazed.

This second-in-command's mastery of arrays was unexpectedly profound!

Observing Nangong Luo's expression, Fang Yuan chuckled smugly and added, "By the way, your array isn't complete; the full formation is called the Nine Bends Celestial River Array..."

He then generously shared insights on the Nine Bends Celestial River Array with Nangong Luo.

After listening to Fang Yuan's explanation, Nangong Luo was silent for a long time, finally exhaling deeply, resigning to her defeat!

This second-in-command truly lived up to the name of the Ancient Demon Monarch!

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