Lu Xiaotian stayed in the bald old man's courtyard for a few days. A few days was nothing to a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If it wasn't for Elder Chen's injuries not fully healed, Lu Xiaotian would have stayed for a few more days. However, it didn't matter. Elder Chen's family wouldn't leave Full Moon City for the time being. After all, the situation was getting more and more tense. The outside of Full Moon City was also very chaotic. Their enemies weren't small, so it would be risky to go out rashly.
Through Elder Chen's explanation, Lu Xiaotian had a general understanding of formations. After returning to his small courtyard, apart from giving Little Fire Crow some fire-attribute Beast Spirit Pills, Lu Xiaotian wholeheartedly threw himself into the Five Elements Formation Encyclopedia. According to Elder Chen, the Dao of Formations was vast and broad. Even if one spent their entire life, it would still be difficult to see the whole picture. But in the final analysis, it was the use of various kinds of power. Using the power of the Five Elements, as well as the power of wind, thunder, and ice, as well as the methods of Formation Masters, one could use the natural power of the cultivation world to attack, defend, and trap the enemy.
Those brilliant formation masters could even use their amazing means to mobilize the power of the five elements of heaven and earth. They had unfathomable magical powers. The great formations of ancient times could even kill Nascent Soul cultivators easily. Closer to Full Moon City's great defensive formation, dozens of Jin Dan cultivators couldn't break it in a short time even if they joined forces. The power that a formation could achieve was far beyond the strength of an individual.
Lu Xiaotian didn't completely agree with this. No matter how strong a formation was, except for a few naturally formed formations, the others were still refined by people. The inability to break the formation was only because one's strength wasn't enough. However, it was undeniable that a formation was indeed an excellent means for the weak to defeat the strong. Elder Chen's son was besieged by the short and fat man's six subordinates. With an incomplete Seven Stars Formation, he was able to block several times his enemies and still had the upper hand. It could be seen how powerful the formation was.
As for the real Seven Stars Formation, even the opponent's Jindan magic weapon couldn't break it. Even a first level Foundation Establishment cultivator could easily kill a powerful late stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. The incomplete Seven Star Formation was made by Elder Chen after he exchanged the real Seven Star Formation for Soul Nurturing Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills. In order to protect himself, he spent a lot of effort to refine it. It was precisely because of this that Lu Xiaotian valued this family's attainments in formations. Reality proved that his choice was correct.
According to Elder Chen, because everyone's energy was limited, most Array Masters would choose to focus on one type of Array Formation after they had a preliminary understanding of the principles of the Five Elements. Even if it was a genius in Array Formation and had a deeper understanding, they would still choose to study two or three of the Five Elements. Biting off more than one could chew.
After learning about formations, Lu Xiaotian realized that Elder Chen was not bluffing him. The same formation, in the hands of different formation masters, would have different power and magnitude. This was because every formation master had a different level of understanding towards formations. In order to study some powerful Spirit Arrays, one's Spirit Sense had to be repeatedly deduced and calculated. This kind of deduction consumed a lot of Spirit Sense.
After learning about the high requirements of Array Formation Masters, Lu Xiaotian had some thoughts of retreating. Elder Chen's worries were not unreasonable. Studying Array Formation really did take up a lot of a person's time. It was much more complicated than he originally thought. However, in order to have more options for Core Formation, Lu Xiaotian could only grit his teeth and persevere for the time being. Fortunately, he consumed a lot of Spirit Sense. With the Soul Nurturing Pills, he didn't need to stop and rest like other Array Formation Masters. Or rather, the time he stopped and rested was much shorter. Moreover, using the secondary Primordial Spirit to deduce Array Formation wouldn't delay his ordinary affairs. Perhaps when he cultivated a third or even a fourth Primordial Spirit using the Rending God Secret Technique, he would be able to spare even more energy. After all, he usually only needed one Primordial Spirit for cultivation. The other Primordial Spirits would be free.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaotian couldn't help but feel a little excited. If this was the case, wouldn't it mean that after a few decades or a hundred years, his attainments in Array Formation would gradually improve?
Lu Xiaotian opened the "Encyclopedia of Five Elements Array Formation". Starting from the Earth Element Array Formation, there were many types of Array Formation. However, Lu Xiaotian especially emphasized that he wanted to learn the Five Elements Array Formation, so Elder Chen directly gave this Array Formation book to him.
Without other concerns, and in Full Moon City, if there was anything he didn't understand about Array Formation, he could ask Elder Chen at any time. Lu Xiaotian didn't plan to return to the Spirit Firmament Palace for the time being. Every day, in addition to consolidating his cultivation, he took a certain amount of time to study the gray stone. The rest of the time was spent on alchemy and studying Array Formation with Elder Chen.
His days were very fulfilling. One day, Lu Xiaotian was sitting in the small courtyard as usual when a Voice-transmitting Talisman flew over. "Lu Daoyou, there will be a large auction in Full Moon City tomorrow. Are you interested in attending? If you are, I will send someone to send the invitation card."
The Voice-transmitting Talisman was sent by Wang Defeng. These days, he had sent several Voice-transmitting Talismans in succession. However, since the incident with the scholar surnamed Fan, Lu Xiaotian didn't reply to Wang Defeng for the time being out of caution. Since it was called a large auction by Wang Defeng, the participants must be at least cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage. Maybe there would be something he wanted. Moreover, although Wang Defeng and he had a relationship mostly based on interests, Wang Defeng had helped him sell some elixirs. If he went to find another partner, it might not be more suitable than Wang Defeng. The warning given to him this time was enough.
After pondering for a moment, he replied to Wang Defeng with a Voice-transmitting Talisman.
Two hours later, in a small independent building in the Jade Night Inn on the main road of Full Moon City, Lu Xiaotian sat inside and asked the waitress in charge of serving the spirit tea to leave after putting down the spirit tea. He sat here alone and drank the tea. In the past, he was either cultivating or seeking survival in dangerous places. It was rare for him to have such a refreshing time.
Not long after, a familiar figure walked in quickly from the entrance. When he saw Lu Xiaotian, he heaved a sigh of relief. "Lu Daoyou, I was rash last time. Lu Daoyou, please forgive me and let bygones be bygones."
"Let's not talk about this. Speaking of which, I haven't heard from you for the past few years. It's understandable that Fellow Daoist Wang is anxious. It's just that this kind of thing must not happen a second time in the future. The alchemists behind me don't want to be disturbed by worldly affairs, "Lu Xiaotian said.
"Of course. Speaking of which, Lu Daoyou, you have been away for too long. When the Gold Condensing Fruit appeared, I was also a little rash and directly took over someone else's matter. I didn't expect that Lu Daoyou would lose contact with your side. Not only did I have to compensate someone with a sum of spirit stones, but I also ruined your reputation. If not for this, I definitely wouldn't have been so rash this time," Wang Defeng said with a wry smile.
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