He had just said that Spirit Euphoria was extremely rare and that it would become a legend when the saber came right after him. Do you have to be so fast?
You are Spirit Weapons, you have your own pride and spirit. Arrogant and unyielding... When did you become so easy to talk to?
If you were really so easy to talk to, I would have accompanied you carefully for five years, wiping it daily and nourishing it with zhenqi... Why didn't you do anything at all?
Guild Leader Zheng felt light-headed. Just as he was about to continue speaking, Zhang Shi flicked his wrist and a surge of saber qi shot out from the saber. Following which, he brandished the saber and hacked it toward the formation plate.
"Be careful..."
Taken aback, Guild Leader Zheng fell silent before he could finish his words.
The brilliant saber qi didn't hack apart the formation plate. Instead, it came into contact with it, leaving behind inscriptions.
To think that he was using a saber... to inscribe formation marks!
Putting aside the fact that most Transcendent Mortal experts hadn't even comprehended a single True Intent, he had comprehended two...
Just the sight before him was enough to send him into a frenzy.
His swordsmanship was agile and fleeting. To be able to inscribe a formation plate in place of a carving knife, it meant that his control over the saber was strong.
But the saber was heavy, especially the nine-ringed saber. It was definitely several dozen kilograms heavy, and even an ordinary person would find it difficult to lift it. To use it to inscribe formation marks...
How in the world did he do it?
Formation marks could be inscribed in such a manner?
Guild Leader Zheng's eyes darkened and his body trembled.
Having studied formations for more than eighty years, he had always thought that he was talented and his ability to inscribe formation plates far surpassed others. However, upon seeing the other party's actions, he realized that this wasn't the case.
If one was talented, could one inscribe formation marks with a sword?
Could one hack out a formation plate with a saber?
Definitely not!
This was something he didn't even dare to think about.
Ding ding ding ding!
As the saber came into contact with the formation plate, more and more inscriptions appeared on the smooth surface of the formation plate.
Just when Guild Leader Zheng thought that the other party would succeed in inscribing the formation plate, he saw the other party toss aside the saber in his hand, wipe the sweat off his forehead, and look at them expectantly. "Who here has a spear?"
"..." Everyone.
A moment later, with a spear in hand, the young man stood four meters away and pierced the formation plate on the wall.
Peng peng peng!
The spear swept across, and just like the previous saber and sword, it left behind inscriptions...
Clutching their chests, Guild Leader Zheng and Wang Haoxun stared at one another.
Even when using a carving knife, they were afraid of making a mistake. Yet, this fellow was using a sword, a saber, and now, he was even using a spear … If he still couldn't carve it out, would he have to take out a hammer as well?
When others inscribe formation plates, they would treat it as a work of art or porcelain, afraid that it would shatter if they used too much force. Yet, he treated it as a blacksmith, daring to use any kind of weapon …
Seeing it with his own eyes, he felt like he was going crazy.
Everyone covered their chests and mouths. At this time, Zhang Xuan was highly concentrated.
After using three Weapon Intent consecutively, even though Zhang Xuan was on the verge of puking blood, the formation plate before him was about to be completed.
"The last one …"
With a gleam in his eyes, he flicked the spear in his hand and drew a beautiful arc in the air before stabbing right into the center of the formation plate.
Rumble!
The immense force of the spear struck the formation plate, and with a resounding boom, the wall behind the formation plate couldn't withstand the force anymore and collapsed, creating a huge hole.
He had fixed the formation plate on the wall. Due to its sturdiness, it wouldn't be damaged. However, the wall was different. Even if the Formation Master Guild used the best Greensteel Rock to construct the wall, it wouldn't be able to withstand the violent force of a saber and sword!
The long corridor used by the guild for the examination of formation masters collapsed, and a cloud of dust rose into the air, filling the entire room with dust.
"Cough cough …"
With a face covered in dust, Guild Leader Zheng's lips twitched as he looked at the rubble before him.
Are you here to take the formation master examination or to demolish a building?
First, you stopped the guild's formation, and now, you even went as far as to destroy the wall …
What in the world is this? What kind of grudge do you have with our Formation Master Guild …
"The formation plate isn't damaged, right?"
Master Sai walked forward.
Everyone turned to look at him as well.
Even a building could collapse from the sheer force exerted, so how could the formation plate be fine?
"I don't know either!"
Zhang Xuan scratched his head. Hurriedly, he walked forward and took out the round plate which was buried in the dust.
He wasn't being humble when he said that he didn't know. Rather, he really wasn't too sure.
Under normal circumstances, if he were to inscribe the final formation mark with the spear, he would be able to complete the formation perfectly. However … he didn't expect the wall to collapse.
This way, he wouldn't be able to exert the full might of the final spear strike, and it would be hard to say whether the formation would be able to achieve the desired effect.
Lowering his head, he took a look.
On the smooth surface of the formation plate, inscriptions of varying depths could be seen. They resembled the eight trigrams, but at the same time, they seemed to contain the essence of the world. Just a single look at them left one feeling dizzy.
"How is it?"
Guild Leader Zheng walked forward.
It was difficult to discern the quality of a formation plate without activating it. Even he couldn't tell if it was good or bad just from the inscriptions.
"Let's give it a try!" Zhang Xuan said.
Knowing this logic, he placed his palm on the plate and infused his zhenqi into it.
Hu hu!
There was no movement at all.
"It failed?"
Everyone's face paled.
As long as zhenqi was infused into the inscribed formation plate, it would be activated immediately. Since there was no movement from the one before them, it meant that … it was a failure!
The entire guild only had this blank grade-5 formation plate. Despite using swords, sabers, and spears for so long, it still didn't work …
Everyone looked at Zhang Xuan in sympathy.
"Sabers and swords are weapons, and their strength is too great. Even though you managed to suppress your strength, it's still inappropriate to use them to inscribe a formation plate …" Wang Haoxun couldn't help but say.
There was a certain method to inscribe a formation plate. Since everyone chose to use a carving knife, there must be a reason behind it. No matter how well one controlled one's strength, a spear or a sword was still a sharp weapon, and it would cause great damage to the formation plate. It was understandable that they failed.
Before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, Guild Leader Zheng shook his head.
"That's not right. If you didn't succeed, the formation plate should have shattered. However, this thing is perfectly round, and its aura is flowing smoothly. Clearly, it isn't damaged at all!"
"Ah?"
Wang Haoxun was taken aback.
The other party was right.
A formation plate was an inscription of a huge formation on a palm-sized round plate. The energy involved in it was immense, and a single mistake would cause the formation plate to shatter into pieces.
On the other hand, even though it was impossible to activate the formation plate, the inscriptions were clear. Zhenqi flowed within, and there wasn't the slightest sign of losing control. What was going on?
If it was a success, why couldn't it be activated?
If it was a failure, how could the formation plate be preserved perfectly without shattering?
"Could it be that the formation plate was inscribed incorrectly? That's why the formation plate was preserved perfectly without the Spirit Gathering effect? "
Wang Haoxun said.
"Inscribed incorrectly? That's impossible! "Zhang Xuan shook his head grimly.
He had followed the formation blueprint strictly, and he had even used the Heaven's Path Formation Art to inscribe it. Even if there was a slight mistake in the final stroke, it shouldn't be so far off, right?
Just as Zhang Xuan was about to use the Library of Heaven's Path to see what was going on, he saw Master Sai walking forward with quivering lips.
"Can I … take a look?"
"Here!"
Seeing him in such a state, Zhang Xuan was perplexed. Thus, he passed the formation plate over.
Even though he was a 5-star appraiser, he had the capability of the Library of Heaven's Path. In terms of understanding of artifacts, he really couldn't match up to the person before him.
Master Sai had immersed himself in appraising for several decades now. Even though he might not know much about the inscription of formations, he was still able to tell whether there was a problem with the formation plate or not.
The formation plate fell into the other party's hands.
Hu!
Before Master Sai could take a closer look, he suddenly felt his hands empty. With a light buzz, the formation plate flew back into Zhang Xuan's hands.
"As I expected … As I expected!"
With a flushed face, Master Sai's body trembled uncontrollably.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing the other party's attitude, Guild Leader Zheng seemed to have noticed something. Unable to hold himself back any longer, he asked anxiously.
"Did the formation plate fail?" Wang Haoxun asked.
"Failed?" Taking in a deep breath, Master Sai calmed himself down and shook his head. "How is that possible?"
"Then …" Everyone blinked their eyes in bewilderment. Even Zhang Xuan was perplexed.
If the formation plate succeeded, why couldn't it be activated with zhenqi?
"The formation plate left on its own the moment it came into my hands. Didn't you all notice it?"
Master Sai said agitatedly. "This … is clearly the manifestation of a spirit. It felt that I wasn't suitable, so it left on its own accord …"
"Spirit? You mean to say that … [Activated on its own, the formation plate possesses a spirit]? This, this, this … "
Only after saying 'this' three times did Guild Leader Zheng come to a realization. His eyes widened and his body stiffened, as though he had seen a ghost. He nearly died from shock. "This is … the ability of a grade-6 formation plate. This is only a grade-5 formation plate, how can it be done!"
"The formation plate possesses a spirit?" Wang Haoxun also trembled uncontrollably. He hurriedly turned to look at the round plate in Zhang Xuan's hands.
The more he looked, the paler his face became. It seemed as though he would go insane at any moment due to his disbelief.
"This … What's going on?"
Seeing the frenzied expressions on the faces of the others, Zhang Xuan turned to look at them in bewilderment.
Even though he had collected all of the books on the Formation Master Guild and learned the Heaven's Path Formation Art, he hadn't fully assimilated all of them yet. There were still many things that he was unclear of.
"This … The formation plate possesses a spirit!" Guild Leader Zheng said with a trembling voice.
"Spirit? It does possess a spirit, but what's the difference … "Zhang Xuan nodded his head.
He wouldn't have noticed it if Guild Leader Zheng hadn't mentioned it.
Just like the Imperial Jade Sword and saber from before, this formation plate possessed a spirit. It was just that he had just forged it, so he didn't pay much attention to it. As such, he didn't manage to get it to acknowledge him as its master.
"Due to the limitation of the surface area, ordinary formation plates aren't compatible with the environment. As a result, the might of a formation plate is only half of that of a normal formation. If the inscriber is weak, he might not even be able to bring out half of its might."
Seeing the confusion in Zhang Xuan's eyes, Guild Leader Zheng explained while trembling.
Zhang Xuan nodded his head.
From the books he had read previously, he had already learned of the unique trait of formation plates, so he wasn't too surprised by it.
"However … this is just an ordinary formation plate. There is another type of formation plate that possesses a spirit within it … It's completely different!"
With a pale face, Guild Leader Zheng said with a trembling voice, "A formation plate that possesses a spirit is not only able to bring out ninety percent of the might of a formation, it can also grow on its own with the passage of time, causing its might … to grow stronger and stronger!"
"In fact … it doesn't even need to be infused with zhenqi to activate it!"
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