This morning, Su Zimo woke up with two huge dark circles under his eyes. His face was filled with fatigue and his eyes were bloodshot – he was speechless compared to Linghu who was in the same state.
Under the torment of little crane, the man and tiger did not sleep for the entire night once more.
Suddenly, Su Zimo said, "We can't carry on like this. We've got to think of something."
Linghu was listless as his head drooped and he was about to fall asleep.
It was unrealistic to rely on Linghu to subdue little crane.
Linghu had an ordinary bloodline and it would take him a long time to become a spirit demon.
Even if Linghu could become a spirit demon, he would not be able to fly and would only be led by the nose by little crane.
Su Zimo's current methods were not enough to subdue little crane as well.
Neither man nor crane could hurt the other but Su Zimo could not afford to waste time.
It wasn't that Su Zimo had not thought of asking his sect seniors for help. However, little crane's status was extraordinary and his sect seniors might not be willing to help.
Furthermore, Su Zimo had a sense of pride as well.
How could he be defeated by a stupid bird?
After pondering for a long time, Su Zimo looked at Linghu who was not far away and said solemnly, "I'm going out for a while. Don't follow me. That stupid bird won't bother you while I'm not around. "
When Linghu heard that, he was instantly energized and almost teared up.
If Su Zimo had not left, Linghu was prepared to hide for a while.
Su Zimo patted Linghu on the head and left the cave abode. Summoning his flying sword, he sped towards Array Peak.
No matter how he thought about it, the only way to subdue the stupid bird was through formations.
If he could set up a formation at the entrance of the cave abode like the Sect Protecting Fog Formation, he would definitely be able to get rid of that stupid bird once and for all.
Su Zimo was completely clueless about formations and had to learn everything from scratch.
However, it was better than wasting time in the cave and not being able to do anything.
Before long, Su Zimo arrived at Array Peak.
It was early in the morning and there weren't many disciples on Array Peak. Most of them were cultivating in seclusion in their cave abodes to raise their cultivation realms.
It was only at noon when an inner sect array formation master came to give a lecture on array formations that many trial disciples would gather at Array Peak Square.
Formations, talismans, and pills were the same, and they were divided into nine levels.
Those who were able to set up and decipher more than half of a Grade 1 formation could be considered as Elementary Formation Master.
Rank Two Array Formation, Intermediate Array Formation Master.
Rank 3 Array Formation, Advanced Array Formation Master.
There were many types of formations, and they could be generally divided into four categories: killing formations, trapping formations, illusory formations, and auxiliary formations.
For example, the sect's Eight Distresses Formation was a type of illusory formation.
On the other hand, the Great Sect Protection Formation was a combination of a trapping formation and an illusion formation.
In layman's terms, the principle of a formation was to use all kinds of mysterious and complicated formation patterns to gather more Spirit Qi and thus stimulate all kinds of power.
There was a unique landmark on Array Peak that was different from the other four peaks.
It was the Ten Formations Pagoda that was located at the west of Array Peak, right beside the spirit arena.
There were a total of ten levels to the Ten Formations Pagoda and each level contained a set of formations. Once a cultivator entered, they would automatically step into the formation and they would only be able to ascend to the second level after deciphering the formation on the first level.
Following that, only cultivators who could clear the first five levels of the formation were qualified to be called Elementary Formation Masters.
Su Zimo's arrival did not cause much of a stir, but many Array Peak disciples were surprised.
There was only half a year left to the year end face-off and everyone knew that Su Zimo had to refine pills and weapons as well as compete with Feng Haoyu – there was no way he had enough time.
Now that Su Zimo had actually come to Array Peak to listen to a lecture, many disciples assumed that he had given up on his fight with Feng Haoyu and laughed it off.
How could the Array Peak disciples know that Su Zimo had no choice but to do so?
Naturally, he wanted to focus all his efforts on refining elixirs, raising his cultivation and learning sword kinesis techniques. But now that a stupid bird had arrived, his original plans were completely disrupted.
From that day forth, Su Zimo stayed in Array Peak temporarily.
Array Peak naturally would not provide Su Zimo with a cave abode. Therefore, Su Zimo spent his days in the Array Chamber, rarely showing himself as he flipped through the vast array of formations within.
He started from the most basic of formations, starting from scratch, exploring and researching continuously.
There was naturally no way little crane would let Su Zimo off so easily.
However, since Su Zimo was in the Array Chamber the entire time, it was not appropriate for little crane to create a ruckus there. It could only scoff internally, "Hmph, I don't believe that you'll just hide in there forever!"
For the next period of time, Su Zimo remained in Array Peak without leaving.
Not only did Su Zimo memorize all the Grade 1 formations in the Array Chamber, he did not neglect even the Grade 2 formations as he studied them continuously.
Little crane was a demon beast at the level of a spirit demon. If one wanted to use formations to restrain it, Grade 1 formations would be difficult – only Grade 2 formations would be possible.
Grade 1 formations could kill, trap and confuse spirit beasts.
However, spirit demons were far stronger than spirit beasts and could destroy Grade 1 formations with brute force!
Su Zimo took less than a month to memorize and comprehend Grade 1 formations.
The reason why he was so fast was because he had spent all his time and effort on formations.
In the cultivation world, there were very few people who would be so extreme.
As for Su Zimo, he was truly driven crazy by little crane and could only make use of every second to comprehend the Dao of formations.
While Grade 1 formations were relatively simple, Grade 2 formations were much more complicated.
Su Zimo spent more than two months to memorize and comprehend more than half of the Grade 2 formations.
Three months. Su Zimo stayed in Array Peak for an entire three months.
It had to be said that Su Zimo was smart and extremely talented. Back when he was cultivating The Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness, Die Yue had already noticed that.
Coupled with little crane's coercion, Su Zimo immersed himself wholeheartedly into the Dao of formations and gained quite a bit.
There were two levels to the Array Chamber. The second level was filled with Grade 2 formation scrolls and there was almost no one there.
Because Su Zimo spent the next two months on the second level of the Array Chamber, most of the Array Peak disciples thought that he had left long ago and gradually forgot about him.
This morning, Su Zimo walked out of the Array Chamber.
The long-awaited sunlight was a little blinding.
Su Zimo stood at the entrance of the Array Chamber for a while, going through everything he had learned in the past three months in his mind before heading to the Ten Formations Pagoda.
No matter how deep his understanding of formations was, he had to test it out.
The purpose of the Ten Formations Pagoda was to test Su Zimo's attainments in formations in the past three months.
To the left of the Ten Formations Pagoda was Array Peak's spirit arena. To the right was a tall stone stele with rows of words written on it.
The first row was the name, the middle row was the level of the Ten Formations Pagoda and the last row was the time taken.
Su Zimo took a quick glance and did not pay much attention to it.
Because it was early in the morning, there were no other trial disciples around the Ten Formations Pagoda. There was only an old man sitting at the entrance with a straight face, looking hale and hearty with bright eyes.
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