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"What?"

Monk Wukong was suddenly taken aback, looking at Qin Fang with a surprised expression. His lips trembled slightly, as if finding it difficult to accept Qin Fang's statement.

"Qin Fang, do you understand formations?"

Monk Wukong hailed from the Shaolin Temple. Although it is primarily a martial arts sect, many of the monks within the Inner Temple of Shaolin are exceptionally skilled.

Most are martial monks, but there are also a few monks proficient in other areas, including some who are highly knowledgeable in formations, even rivaling the experts in the Qimen Dunjia Sect of the Thousand Gate.

Monk Wukong had learned a bit from these high monks, so he could discern that there was an island-guarding great array here.

However, he only knew a little surface knowledge, and being able to identify a formation was already good enough. As for breaking it... he definitely couldn't do it.

If even he couldn't do it, then Ji Xiang and Song Qingshan were even less capable, as they couldn't even discern the formation, let alone hope to break it.

Yet, he didn't expect Qin Fang to say this, which clearly implied that Qin Fang knew a way to break this island-guarding great array, indicating his expertise in formations, at least much more than Monk Wukong.

"I know a bit..."

Qin Fang nodded, his expression radiating confidence.

Formations are actually one type of Thousand Skills, but they belong to the more advanced category, not something ordinary small cheaters could handle.

However, Qin Fang had previously raised his proficiency in Cheating Skills to an advanced level, nearing master level. Just earlier, he allocated the massive experience points gained from defeating Miyamoto Musashi, a master level peak strongman, to honing his proficiency, directly advancing his Cheating Skills to master level.

Moreover, Qin Fang was wearing the Thousand Mechanism Ring, a secret treasure of the Thousand Gate, which could elevate a skill by an entire tier.

The Thousand Mechanism Ring was extraordinary in this way; the higher the skill level, the more pronounced the advantage it exhibited. With Qin Fang's master level Cheating Skills, wearing it elevated them directly to grandmaster level.

At the grandmaster level, such proficiency in Cheating Skills is quite formidable even within the Thousand Gate, comparable to the likes of the Thousand Gate Chess Elder Song Qianqiu, whom Qin Fang knew.

Coincidentally, the Thousand Gate Chess Elder Song Qianqiu was also an elder in the Qimen Dunjia Sect, with profound understanding in formations. During his time in Hong Kong Island, Qin Fang had sparred with him for numerous days.

These sparring sessions were quite beneficial to Qin Fang's cultivation in formations, advantages that were manifesting at this very moment.

"The individual who set up this island-guarding great array is quite formidable... I should say extremely formidable! Definitely surpassing the great grandmaster level..."

Qin Fang meticulously studied this island-guarding great array, furrowing his brows and muttering to himself, evidently quite shocked.

Such an experience for Qin Fang had only been encountered once before, in the Sword Forest of the Fu Family in Korea, but he didn't expect the second encounter to be on the land of Japan.

Formations are said to be a legacy from the ancestors of the Dragon Country people, yet Qin Fang had never seen such a grand array in the Dragon Country, only witnessing them time after time abroad.

Of course, there is a reason for this.

Within the country, places with mountain-guarding great arrays are either remote wilderness areas or the headquarters of some ancient major sects, such as the Tang Sect, the Shaolin Temple, Kunlun, and even smaller sects like the Tianchi Sect, and the Eagle Claw Sect...

These are all places with owners, and Qin Fang hasn't had much interaction with them, naturally making them inaccessible!

In contrast, the two formations Qin Fang has encountered abroad are of exceptionally high grade and level; the one in Korea was set up by formation experts at the behest of Fu Cailin, a master of the world-renowned Chess Sword Formation, which is understandable, yet the level of this island-guarding great array was not much inferior to Fu Cailin's Chess Sword Formation...

"So powerful?"

Monk Wukong's expression changed instantly, looking slightly helpless.

Even though he knew Qin Fang had some research in formations, an array laid by a formation expert surpassing great grandmaster level, even those of the same level might not necessarily be able to break it, and with Qin Fang being so young, it seemed impossible for him to reach such a level, regardless of his prodigy...

If Qin Fang couldn't break it, then the rest of them absolutely wouldn't be able to, meaning they could only watch helplessly as Treasure Mountain lay before them, with nothing they could do.

"Indeed very powerful..."

Qin Fang nodded, acknowledging the formidable nature of this formation.

However, he didn't show any sign of dejection on his face; rather, he appeared a little excited, which made Wukong and the others a bit puzzled.

"Nevertheless, this island-guarding great array has been in existence for a very long time, and it seems it hasn't been maintained for ages, leading to significant damage..."

Though a formation can operate independently, it is not a perpetual motion machine and cannot operate perfectly indefinitely; it still needs human supervision and timely adjustments amidst discrepancies.

On close observation, Qin Fang noted that this formation hadn't been maintained for a long time, resulting in the gradual emergence of flaws, flaws that were growing increasingly larger.

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