Chapter Thirty-Six: Improved Array Formation Technique

  Time and again, Xu Qing remembered that his grandfather had mentioned it to him a few times when he was young, but at the time, he thought it was just a legendary divine technique that didn't exist. He never expected to hear it come out of his own grandson's mouth now.

  He can be sure that in modern society, people who know this forbidden array are almost non-existent. Ordinary people, let alone knowing it, have not even heard of it. Unless they are those old immortals who have been hiding in the mountains for many years, they may have some knowledge of it.

  Thinking of this, Xuan Qing's heart was filled with excitement and anticipation, and he asked: "Can you set up such a forbidden array?"

  "Grandfather, I just learned it too. Before this, I had never set one up. But I've been preparing for a long time, the main difficulty lies in the small array inside the jade stone, its structure is somewhat complex."

  Xuan Qi had practiced with other jade stones many times before, and although he had basically mastered the method, his success rate was not very high. Other attribute jade stones were fine, there were plenty of spare ones, but the red jade only had one piece, that is to say, there was only one chance.

  Xuan Qing thought for a moment and said, "You're right, setting up an array inside the jade stone requires the practitioner to have very strong control, it's not easy to set up. So, you can draw out the internal structure of the spiritual stone and mark the coordinates, that way when you're casting the spell, you'll be able to do it with a clear mind."

  "This is a good point to note, thinking in one's mind doesn't always have such a clear image. Relying solely on imagination may lead to some deviation. Drawing it out on paper makes it much better."

  Xuan Qi was also a high school student, and he had already learned about solid geometry and spatial coordinates. He studied very hard and grasped these knowledge points very well, so drawing this diagram wasn't an obstacle for him at all.

  Upon hearing his grandfather's suggestion, Xuan Qi quickly fetched paper and pen, and began to construct coordinates and positions on the drawing, starting to draw.

  It started with a coordinate system, and then it was roughly outlined. As the lines gradually increased, an extremely precise and complex pattern gradually unfolded before Xu Qing's eyes.

  "Huh? Good kid, you're actually able to draw this formation on paper with such precision!" Old Turtle was clearly shocked by this as well.

  He had previously consumed a certain amount of energy, which then unfolded the small array structure in the jade stone before Xuan Qi's mind, and then let him observe and practice repeatedly.

  This is actually a kind of alternative meditation method, where the practitioner imagines specific patterns in their mind and then influences themselves with it.

  However, such a graph is usually extremely complex and can only be recognized by the brain's sensory function. Lao Ding has never seen it before. Who can draw such a complex thing on paper with pen and paper?

  Of course, there are also some stunning talents who can reach this point to a limited extent, and thus derive the talisman from the forbidden array. They use special materials and techniques to engrave the formation method on the talisman paper, making it have similar effects to those caused by the formation method.

  But in Lao Ding's view, this is not the right way, it belongs to the side door and left path. The Xuanmen orthodox abandoned the orthodox forbidden array and came up with a simplified version, which is simply a desecration of the Xuanmen orthodoxy.

  The diagram that Xuan Qi drew out now actually completely revealed the internal structure of the jade stone's formation, which couldn't help but make Lao Ding feel astonished.

  "This little guy doesn't seem as stupid as I thought!" Old Turtle muttered.

  At this moment, the picture looked vivid on paper, as if it was about to jump out of the paper. Xuan Qi seemed to be able to feel that there was a faint spiritual energy moving inside.

  "This formation is indeed extraordinary!"

  Xuan Qing and Xuan Qi looked at the picture drawn by Xuan Qi, only to feel exceptionally complex. Although they couldn't understand it, they could also sense its extraordinariness. He discovered that his grandson had a natural talent for mysticism that far surpassed his own.

  "It seems that I delayed him. If I had taught him the mysteries earlier, perhaps his achievements today would have been boundless." At this time, Xuan Qing felt some regret for not letting Xuan Qi come into contact with the mysteries earlier.

  If he had been allowed to come into contact with the mysteries of the universe from the very beginning, perhaps the Mystical Gate would have truly flourished in his hands.

  Xuan Qi drew the diagram again, and his grasp of its structure became even clearer. Some previously vague parts were completely clarified, and he also gained a new idea from the process of drawing the diagram just now.

  He said, "Alright, I've got it figured out. Grandfather, next I'm going to seal the forbidden array in the jade stone. During this process, no one can disturb me, so please help me keep watch outside. Once the spiritual energy array is set up, a spiritual eye will form in this bedroom, slowly absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. This way, when you sleep here, the spiritual energy will nourish your body."

  Xuan Qing sighed and said, "Little Qi, you shouldn't be too reckless either. Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are in the hands of heaven. I'm old, I've lived long enough, it's time for me to go. On the other hand, you're still young, don't be too reckless, or you might hurt your foundation."

  For Xuan Qing and Cheng, it doesn't matter if he dies or not, as long as Xuan Qi is healthy and happy, he will die without regret. He wouldn't want his grandson to be in any danger to save him.

  However, Xuan Qinghe's words obviously could not change Xuan Qi's decision. In the end, Xuan Qinghe had no choice but to listen to Sun Er's words and leave the bedroom, standing guard outside to prevent anyone from rushing in while he was setting up his formation and causing him harm.

  After Xuan Qing and others left, Xuan Qi said: "Old Turtle, I have an idea that may be able to increase the success rate of the formation."

  Lao Ding said: "Speak up."

  Xuan Qi thought for a moment and said, "According to your previous method, setting up a three-dimensional structure in the air without any deviation is really too difficult. It's like an artist drawing a complete object with one stroke, because there's no reference object, it's easy to cause line deformation and ultimately lead to overall misplacement."

  "You want to establish a reference object first, just like drawing a picture before?" Lao Ding was originally an extremely intelligent person, and as soon as he heard Xuan Qi's words, he understood his meaning.

  Xuan Qi nodded: "Yes. First establish an accurate coordinate, and then build according to the relative position of this coordinate, it will be much simpler."

  The old tortoise thought for a moment and finally said, "Let's find a spiritual stone to try first."

  Xuan Qi was overjoyed at his approval and immediately took out a spare jade stone, placing it in front of him as he began to manipulate the true energy according to Lao Ding's teachings.

  As he pinched his hand seal, the spiritual energy in the air began to slowly gather around him. Now, his hands kept waving in the air, slow and solemn, like a person practicing Tai Chi.

  If someone who knows how to discern the aura were to see him, they would certainly discover that in his hands there was a dense and unyielding spiritual energy. This ball of spiritual energy was like a lump of dough, being kneaded and manipulated by him.

  "Sticky!"

  Now Xuan Qi began to follow Lao Ding's teachings and started to condense the spiritual energy in the air. On the surface, this action seemed very simple, but it was actually very exhausting.

  If it weren't for Xuan Qi already being at the Foundation Establishment stage, this back-and-forth swing would be enough to exhaust him.

  Those spiritual energies, although invisible and intangible, are not like dough that can be manipulated at will. On the contrary, they flow like water in all directions, and if your actions are slow, you may lose them.

  If they are allowed to slip away, all the work done by Xuandi in the early period will be wasted and have to start over from scratch.

  The spiritual energy ball in Xuán Qí's hand, back and forth kneaded, continuously refined and purified compressed, forming a dense, unbreakable large sphere.

  At first, the spiritual energy ball may disperse. However, as time passes, this spiritual energy ball becomes more and more solid, and the spiritual energy also becomes more stable, no longer drifting away in all directions.

  Even if Xuan Qi puts this spiritual energy ball on the table, it won't disperse for a while.

  "Alright. No need to stick with them anymore." Lao Ding looked at the spiritual energy balls and said, "Next, follow the movements I taught you and start pulling these spiritual energies..."

  "Pull!"

  Xuan Qi took a deep breath, his fingers rapidly changing as he hooked onto a strand of spiritual energy and began to continuously change his hand techniques, starting to extract the spiritual energy from it.

  Xuan Qi originally thought that those hand seals were too difficult and complicated, seemingly hard to remember. However, when he actually used these hand seals, he found them easy to distinguish.

  On the surface, they are very different from each other. In fact, it's just a difference in techniques. When encountering something, you will automatically think of using which technique.

  This choice is basically an automatic adjustment of the body, without careful memory.

  Xuan Qi found that all the work he had done before seemed to be of no use. Now, he only needed to follow his body's instructions and make hand seals.

  The entire spiritual energy ball is like a big ball of yarn, and what he needs to do is to use his handprints to comb out the yarn in the spiritual energy ball and arrange it along the route.

  Lao Ding seemed to sense Xuan Qi's thoughts and said, "Don't think that remembering these hand seals is useless. If you don't remember these hand seals, how can you use them as naturally as your body's instincts? This is the unity of form and meaning. Next, carefully learn the Bu Zhen Shou Fa, step by step."

  Xuan Qi understood Lao Ding's warning, which was to not be too proud. Upon hearing this, he nodded and said: "Alright, I understand, I will continue to work hard."

  As he spoke, he continued to guide the spiritual energy to flow around the jade stone, and then began to make hand seals, striking a thread of spiritual energy into the jade stone.

  Like threading a needle, that wisp of spiritual energy quickly traversed the jade stone.

  "Ding!" Along with Xuan Qi's low shout, his hand seal paused, and the wisp of spiritual energy in the jade stone suddenly seemed to be fixed in place by a immobilization technique, solidly secured within the jade stone.

  This process seems simple on the surface but is actually very difficult.

  If it weren't for Xuan Qi's solid foundation, these movements alone would be enough to exhaust him. Fortunately, he is now at the peak of his physical and mental strength.

  After going through a fierce struggle, the anger in Xuán Qí's heart had almost disappeared. Now he was calm and patient.

  Next, Xuan Qi quickly set up a three-dimensional coordinate system inside the jade stone according to his previous method, and then began to slowly build the three-dimensional structure needed for the forbidden array with this coordinate system as a reference.

  The whole process was very orderly, doing what first and then what, everything was under Xuan Qi's control.

  He is an architect, carefully constructing the building structure he envisioned in his mind.

  With his extremely strong concentration, he began to continuously infuse the spiritual energy into the jade stone. The originally unimpressive spirit stones, after being infused with spiritual energy, gradually became radiant and dazzlingly beautiful.

  "It's done!" Xuan Qi looked at the jade stone floating in front of him with joy.

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