Hearing the voice, Luo Qiqi's eyes reddened. Unbeknownst to her, Zhang Xuan was already standing not too far away. Driving his zhenqi in his palm, he halted her retreat.
Hurriedly turning around, she saw more than a hundred formation flags planted neatly in the surroundings. Even though they were arranged in a unique position, for some reason, they weren't moving at all.
"Teacher, are you done setting up the formation?"
"Just a little more!"
With a smile, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and a formation plate flew out.
Weng!
The formation plate opened up in midair, and the surrounding spiritual energy was immediately sucked in, forming a massive spiritual energy vortex.
"This is … a Spirit Gathering Formation?"
Luo Qiqi was taken aback.
Wasn't there a formation set up in the surroundings? What was the point of using a Spirit Gathering Formation?
Besides, this formation was meant for cultivation. She had never heard of it being able to fend off a Saint realm puppet.
Roar!
The puppet was also taken aback upon seeing Zhang Xuan toss out the formation plate. However, after realizing that it wasn't going to attack, it immediately charged toward the duo like a frenzied beast, emanating a ferocious aura.
Seeing that the puppet was getting closer and closer, Luo Qiqi was so nervous that she didn't know what to do. At that moment, the young man harrumphed coldly.
Following which, he stomped his feet on the ground, and the surroundings blurred. The puppet disappeared, and silence returned to the room.
It was as if everything that had just happened was a dream, something that didn't exist at all.
"What's going on?"
Luo Qiqi hurriedly scanned her surroundings, only to see that the Crimson Blaze Cauldron and the books were still there. However, the area where the puppet was previously at seemed to have disappeared.
It was as if the young man's stomp had pulled both her and the cauldron out of this space and into another world.
"Concealment … formation?"
Luo Qiqi suddenly thought of something.
There was only one way to achieve such a feat … and that was a concealment formation!
Such a formation was capable of concealing a specific area, making it impossible for others to discover it. For example, back in the valley, they were unable to find the entrance to the underground chamber no matter how hard they tried.
If not for them deciphering the formation, they would have been unable to find the entrance even if they dug through the ground for another three years.
Luo Qiqi had no idea what kind of formation Zhang Shi was setting up, but after seeing the formation flags and the bizarre sight before her, she suddenly recalled the matter.
"However … the Concealment Formation consumes a lot of spiritual energy, and it requires at least a 6-star Formation Master to activate it. How did teacher activate it?"
Even though he had confirmed it, he still found it hard to believe.
A grade-6 formation, and one of such a profound concealment formation on top of that, required one to be at least a Saint realm expert to activate it. On the other hand, Zhang Shi was only at Consonant Spirit realm … The gap between them was simply too huge!
"Could it be … the Spirit Gathering Formation from before?"
Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
Previously, when Zhang Shi threw out a Spirit Gathering Formation Plate, he didn't know what it was for. But now that he saw the formation, he immediately understood.
He must have used the Five Star Spirit Gathering Array as the driving force to completely activate this hidden array formation.
To make use of another formation to activate another one, the legendary Compound Formation, was a feat that even 6-star pinnacle formation masters would find difficult to pull off!
Not only did Zhang Shi do it, he did it with such confidence and ease …
Luo Qiqi's eyes widened.
Formations made use of the magnetic field in the surroundings to amplify their strength. Under normal circumstances, when two formations were placed together, it was very easy for them to affect one another, thus rendering them useless.
To use a Spirit Gathering Array as the driving force to activate a Concealment Formation … Even though she was witnessing it with her own eyes, she still found it hard to believe.
Just how deep must one's understanding and control of formations be to be able to pull off such a feat?
"Alright, now that we have concealed ourselves, the other party won't be able to notice us. Let's hurry up and forge the weapon so that we can obtain Elder Wu Yangzi's heritage!"
Oblivious to Luo Qiqi's shock, Zhang Xuan walked up to her.
Even if he could set up a grade-6 Concealment Formation with his current strength, he wouldn't be able to activate it. In fact, even if he could activate it, he wouldn't be able to sustain it.
It was just like a snail pulling a carriage. Even though his zhenqi was abundant, it wasn't enough to sustain a grade-6 formation.
Left with no choice, he could only take out the grade-5 Spirit Gathering Formation.
He still had several hundred middle-tier spirit stones with him, and with the spiritual energy provided by the grade-5 Spirit Gathering Formation, he should be able to drive the formation easily.
As for how to fuse the Spirit Gathering Formation with the Concealment Formation so that it wouldn't clash with one another, with the Library of Heaven's Path in hand, it wasn't too difficult.
And he did succeed.
"Indeed. The most important thing now is to forge the weapon, satisfy Elder Wu Yangzi's conditions, and find a way to find the exit …"
Recovering from her shock, Luo Qiqi nodded. At the same time, she asked doubtfully, "Teacher, are you going to forge the weapon personally?"
Even though the teacher before her wasn't as old as she was, he had given her far too many surprises.
It wouldn't be surprising for him to be able to forge a Spirit high-tier weapon that only 5-star pinnacle blacksmiths were capable of.
"Me?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head.
Even if he wanted to forge the weapon, he would have to know how to do it first!
Blacksmiths were one of the occupations of the Upper Nine Paths. Just like pill forging, one's foundation was extremely important, and it required many years of hard work and study. Given that he knew nothing about smithing, how could he possibly forge the weapon?
Putting aside that, even in pill forging, he had studied innumerable books, but he was still unable to forge the weapon himself.
"Teacher, you aren't going to do it?" Luo Qiqi was taken aback.
"I won't be doing it. You will be the one forging the weapon!"
Zhang Xuan.
"Me?" Luo Qiqi was taken aback.
"Un. My teacher is someone else, and I won't be able to acknowledge him as my disciple. If he were to acknowledge me as his disciple, I wouldn't be able to turn him down! "
Zhang Xuan said impassively.
"This … Teacher, you are talking about Yang shi, right? He … imparted you smithing as well? "Luo Qiqi was taken aback.
Back then, at the Cleansing Lake, Yang shi had managed to resolve the crisis with just a single shoe, and she was filled with admiration for him.
She had thought that he was only Zhang Shi's cultivation teacher, but to think that he would be imparting smithing skills to him as well.
"That's right!" Zhang Xuan nodded.
"But …"
Hearing the other party admit to it, Luo Qiqi couldn't help but feel envious. Then, with a bitter smile, she frowned and said, "I am only a 5-star primary blacksmith. Even if I were to forge the weapon, I might not be able to satisfy him …"
"Don't worry, I will guide you …"
Zhang Xuan.
"Thank you …" Hearing that the other party was going to guide her, Luo Qiqi's face lit up in agitation.
This Zhang Shi was the one who had guided her to forge a grade-6 medicinal solution!
"Un. Hurry up and recuperate from your injuries. Otherwise, I fear that you won't be able to hold on once I start forging …" Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
"Alright!"
Knowing that she wouldn't be able to forge a weapon even with the other party's guidance, Luo Qiqi immediately sat down cross-legged, took out a recovery pill, and swallowed it.
Gugugu!
As the medicinal energy spread into her body, a warm sensation spread across her body, and her wounds began to heal.
Hu!
Seeing that Luo Qiqi was recuperating, Zhang Xuan knew that there was no time to waste. Thus, he turned around and walked over to the bookshelf by the side.
To be honest, he was only an amateur at the moment. He only knew a little about smithing, but he didn't know much about it.
Tianxuan Kingdom, Tianwu Kingdom … Even though he had read some books on smithing, they weren't systematic, and he hadn't taken the blacksmith examination either. It was still possible for him to guide others in forging ordinary weapons, but to forge a Spirit high-tier weapon … he was still far from being able to do so.
Thus, he could only make use of this period of time to study.
The Spirit Gathering Formation had sufficient middle-tier spirit stones to sustain the Concealment Formation. However, this wasn't the outside world, and it was able to gather spiritual energy from a radius of several thousand kilometers …
Once the several hundred middle-tier spirit stones were used up, the Concealment Formation would lose its effectiveness.
At that time, the puppets would charge in, and there would be nothing he could do!
Walking up to the bookshelf, Zhang Xuan saw that it was indeed filled with secret books on smithing.
They were either collected by Elder Wu Yangzi back then, or they were left behind by the person who had captured him.
Regardless of the reason, it was a good thing for him to have these books. Without thinking too much into it, Zhang Xuan placed his finger on the books and began running.
In a tea's time, he had collected all of the several hundred thousand books on the bookshelf into the Library of Heaven's Path.
"Compile!"
With a thought, several books appeared before Zhang Xuan.
They were the Heaven's Path Forging Method for blacksmiths from 1-star to 6-star.
This was also known as [Heaven's Path Smithing]. As long as he learned it, his understanding of smithing would be on par with a true 6-star blacksmith.
Zhang Xuan casually flipped it open.
"Smithing is a term for tools. Smithing is to forge tools suitable for humans. The best weapon is the human body, and using the human body as the foundation to forge a weapon is the true Heaven's Path Forging Method … "
The principles of the books flowed into Zhang Xuan's mind, and he felt refreshed.
Regardless of whether it was smithing or pill forging, regardless of the tier, there was a core principle to it, and this Heaven's Path Forging Method was a record of it.
As long as he could master it, he would have a complete grasp of the 'principles', and forging other weapons would be a walk in the park.
Closing his eyes, Zhang Xuan began to study the books one by one.
Two hours, four hours, six hours, eight hours …
Twelve hours later …
He had already finished learning all six Heaven's Path Forging Method.
At the same time, Zhang Xuan had turned from a complete stranger to a true blacksmith.
Even if Wu Yangzi were to come back to life, he would still be far from a match for Zhang Xuan in smithing.
But of course, even though he had learned the Heaven's Path Forging Method and had a deep understanding of smithing, it was still difficult for him to forge a weapon, just like pill forging.
This was because unlike painting and formations, it could only be considered theoretical knowledge. Putting everything aside, just the tempering of the [Weapon Core] would require a long time before he could succeed.
It was impossible for him to master it in a single go.
If he wanted to become a true blacksmith, he would have to spend a long time practicing.
"It seems like … there aren't any physical body cultivation techniques here!"
After learning the Heaven's Path Forging Method, Zhang Xuan browsed through the books he had just collected, and he couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment.
The main reason he was here was to obtain Wu Yangzi's physical body cultivation technique, but from the looks of it, there wasn't any on the bookshelf.
Shaking his head, Zhang Xuan stood up and looked at Luo Qiqi, and a frown immediately appeared on his forehead.
"Your … injuries haven't healed yet?"
At this moment, Luo Qiqi was still seated cross-legged on the spot, recuperating from her injuries. Even though her aura was much stronger than before, her internal injuries hadn't fully healed yet. From her breathing, one could tell that she was still in discomfort.
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