Incredible Sect Simulator

The Cloud-Stepping Beast is a Tier One Spirit Beast, with a traveling speed comparable to a Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivation Cultivator at full speed, capable of covering a thousand miles a day, with excellent endurance and strong stamina.

Since this group of spirit beasts is in the migration phase, they often stop to feed, play, and rest along the way, so their traveling speed is not fast.

They frequently move and stop intermittently.

Upon spotting the beast group from afar on the Flood Dragon Boat, Lu Changfeng slowly maneuvered the Flood Dragon Boat downward.

To avoid alarming the herd, they chose to collectively perform a 'Concealing Technique' to cover the Flying Ship, achieving an invisibility effect, and thus slowly approached the beast group.

Once they got close to the beast group, the Flying Ship quietly hovered over the Luo River Plain, less than five hundred meters away, allowing them to clearly see the size of the beast group.

This group of Cloud-Stepping Beasts amounted to a total of twenty-three heads.

There were eleven adult females, nine males, and three juvenile Cloud-Stepping Beasts.

Among them, it was faintly visible that the bellies of five female Cloud-Stepping Beasts were somewhat swollen, indicating that they were pregnant and had yet to give birth.

According to the system's calculation, the number of this Cloud-Stepping Beast group, including the unborn juveniles, was thirty-two.

The three cubs were currently running playfully around two female Cloud-Stepping Beasts, full of energy.

The remaining Cloud-Stepping Beasts were either resting, drinking water, or playfully interacting.

They were robust in build, with beautifully curved bodies, and eyes as transparent as blue sapphires, very attractive.

Lu Ping had already floated off the Flying Ship early, taking advantage of the consciousness body's advantage to carefully inspect the beast group and ascertain the strength of this beast group.

The most noticeable was the most robust Cloud-Stepping Beast King.

It was a full head taller than the average Cloud-Stepping Beast, with well-developed and muscular limbs, drinking water by the river elegantly.

Judging by its aura, the strength of this Cloud-Stepping Beast King had reached the Peak of Qi Cultivation Eighth Layer, making it quite challenging to handle.

The other Cloud-Stepping Beasts were manageable, with the highest cultivation level only at the Fifth Layer Qi Cultivation.

The few juveniles were very weak, not even reaching the First-Layer Qi Cultivation.

"Have the disciples form an array to first seal off this area, so that the Cloud-Stepping Beast group becomes trapped like turtles in a jar, and then capture them one by one."

After determining the exact strength of this Cloud-Stepping Beast group, Lu Ping communicated with Lu Changfeng, giving instructions for action.

It is worth mentioning that this outing was not an impromptu decision without any preparations.

Lu Changfeng had been learning array formations these past days and had made some progress, finding an entry-level array named 'Small Cage Array' from the Sect's Treasury.

Through a few days of exploration, he had become proficient in deploying this array and could perform it in collaboration with other disciples.

Upon receiving Lu Ping's directive, Lu Changfeng did not act recklessly and truly followed Lu Ping's instructions to call the disciples together for the array formation.

Since an array needed to be formed, hiding their figures wasn't possible.

The group directly used the Wind Manipulation Technique, leaping off the Flying Ship and scattering around the Cloud-Stepping Beast group.

The sudden appearance of Lu Changfeng and others, with their striking figures, immediately drew the attention of the Cloud-Stepping Beast group.

The Flying Ship, still concealed under the effect of the Concealing Technique, remained hidden in the void, difficult to discern in its true form.

However, the figures of Lu Changfeng and others were entirely unhidden, descending openly.

The alertness of the Cloud-Stepping Beast King was high, it reacted immediately.

With its neighing, the surrounding adult Cloud-Stepping Beasts quickly moved to enclose the three cubs in the center.

The few pregnant female Cloud-Stepping Beasts were also in the inner circle, being protected.

They did not choose to flee but instinctively entered a defensive state.

This scene was unexpected for Lu Changfeng.

He initially thought that their appearance would startle the beast group, causing them to scatter and flee.

So, to resolve this issue and assist in the capture, Lu Changfeng had not only prepared the Small Cage Array but also brought Blazing Fire Talismans and other fire attribute spirit talismans.

The Cloud-Stepping Beasts fear fire, which can be used to drive them.

All the disciples who accompanied them this time were each assigned three Blazing Fire Talismans and a dozen or so entry-level fire attribute talismans to use flames when needed to drive the Cloud-Stepping Beasts together.

This way, when the time comes, it will be easy to arrange the array for capture.

As a result, when they landed from the Flying Ship, they had already set up the positions beforehand, surrounding the area to form a surrounding formation, making it easier to act.

Lu Changfeng was even holding a Blazing Fire Talisman, ready to use it.

"Grand Elder, don't rush... don't rush..."

Beside Lu Changfeng, seeing him holding the Blazing Fire Talisman and prepared to use it, Lu Xuelian quickly stopped him.

"That will only frighten them more!"

The Cloud-Stepping Beast group hadn't run; they were already gathered together at this moment.

If flames were used now, it would only scare them into panic and disorder, disrupting their formation, which would be detrimental to the capture.

"Listen to her, no need for fire, just set the array."

Lu Xuelian's reminder was endorsed by Lu Ping.

Lu Changfeng nodded and loudly ordered the disciples: "Everyone, listen up!"

"No fire, form the array!"

Upon the command, except for Lu Xuelian, the other nine disciples began moving to their designated positions, following the drills at Cyan Lotus Mountain, and started setting up the array.

Lu Changfeng held the Array Banner, communicating with the array's glowing beams, converging them into the Array Banner under the collective array formation of the nine disciples.

This Small Cage Array is a rapid deployment array, with the most straightforward effect of trapping the enemy, exerting a gravity-like pressure that suppresses the mobility of the creatures within the array.

At the same time, it also has a paralyzing effect that can numb perception.

Everyone was clearly divided in their roles, and amidst the Cloud-Stepping Beasts' neighs, a prototype of the array was swiftly formed.

With Lu Changfeng wielding the Array Banner vigorously, a dazzling beam of array light shot up from the Array Banner, towering a hundred feet above Lu Changfeng's head.

This array beam spread out, transformed into a massive round ring, enveloping the surroundings.

The range where the nine disciples stood was precisely at the edge of the array.

Their position helped deter the Cloud-Stepping Beast group from easily stepping through, keeping them huddled together in defense.

Cloud-Stepping Beasts are inherently gentle in nature, not fond of fighting, now merely taking a defensive stance.

At this point, the array was already fully set.

The Small Cage Array delineated an independent space, enveloping Lu Changfeng, Lu Xuelian, and even the Cloud-Stepping Beast group within it.

The other nine disciples stood outside the array, infusing magical power to maintain its operation.

The task of capturing the Cloud-Stepping Beasts fell upon Lu Changfeng and Lu Xuelian.

And naturally, this array's effects couldn't affect Lu Changfeng and Lu Xuelian; they couldn't be trapped by themselves.

Before setting the array, the two of them carried 'Array Avoidance Beads,' which could isolate the trapping effects of the Small Cage Array, allowing them to move freely within it.

This stage now called for Lu Xuelian and Lu Changfeng to showcase their skills.