After she said that, she blushed and felt embarrassed.
The past few months of pursuit had really made her suffer. Every time, she was battered and exhausted. Every time she faced a desperate situation, she struggled to survive, but she was like a lamp that had run out of oil bit by bit. However, with the formation, it was different. She could replace the effort and even hide her tracks.
At this moment, she yearned to cultivate a formation so that she could come and go as she pleased. She did not have to run away anymore. The people from the Seven Seas Sect were getting stronger. If this continued, she would die before she could return to the Divine Church's headquarters.
Chu Li laughed in her mind. "It's not enough to be smart. No matter how smart you are, you need to study hard to get started. In my opinion, forget it."
"I will learn it!" Xu Jingyi said slowly.
Her voice was soft, but it was filled with determination.
Chu Li said, "There must be a lot of formation books. Go find one and see if you can understand it."
"This …" Xu Jingyi hesitated. "It's not easy to find formation books and there are many mistakes in the market."
"Go into a city and look for it." Chu Li said.
"Okay." Xu Jingyi agreed.
Chu Li said, "There's a small city a hundred miles to the east."
Xu Jingyi's vision blurred for a moment before her surroundings became clear once more. The stones that had been there were now dust, and she couldn't help but sigh regretfully. She'd wanted to take a closer look at these stones, perhaps she'd be able to discover some of their secrets.
Chu Li's voice sounded in her mind. "You won't understand these. You can't run before you learn how to walk."
"Yes." Xu Jingyi responded embarrassedly. Her body turned into a shadow and she flew past the scenery at an incredible speed.
In the blink of an eye, she arrived at a small city.
She changed her figure. She was no longer as elegant and graceful as before. She became ordinary and ordinary. She entered the city and found a bookstore under Chu Li's guidance.
There were many formation books in the bookstore. "Basic Formation", "Detailed Formation Explanation", "Heavenly Formation" … There were a total of thirteen books. They looked very thick. When she opened them, the densely packed symbols made her dizzy. It was placed in a corner and almost no one cared about it.
Under Chu Li's guidance, Xu Jingyi picked up the book titled "Detailed Formation Explanation". She opened it and immediately showed a bitter expression. Not to mention the dense symbols inside, she couldn't even recognize the few words inside. It was abnormally rare.
Chu Li was glad that the language here was the same as in the Outland and the Lower Realm.
Xu Jingyi left after buying the book. The Seven Seas Sect had many eyes and ears in this area. She would definitely be discovered if she stayed for too long. She went to a forest and started reading under the sun.
Chu Li used this book to explain the basics of formations to her, explaining the profound in simple terms. This Xu Jingyi was indeed talented, and she could be considered smart, possessing a photographic memory and the ability to not forget anything she saw or heard.
It was just that her comprehension was a little lacking. Chu Li was very thorough in his explanation and she could understand it, but it was extremely difficult for her to comprehend it. She could not enter the door of the formation. Even after explaining for a long time in one go, she was still confused.
Chu Li's sigh echoed in her mind. "The Art of Formations is something that only geniuses can learn. It's useless to study hard. Forget it."
"I'll learn it!" Xu Jingyi said softly.
Chu Li said, "The Art of Formations can only be learned through intelligence. There won't be many Formation Masters. It's also about feeling and understanding of Heaven and Earth. Without these, it's just rote memorization. Formations are dead, lifeless, and useless. Instead, they'll only harm the user."
Xu Jingyi frowned.
Although she had not learned the basics, she knew the basics. Formation was about borrowing the power of heaven and earth. It needed to be in harmony with heaven and earth. If it was lacking, not only would it not be able to borrow power, it would backfire. The person who set up the formation would be the unlucky one.
Therefore, it was dangerous to set up a formation. It could be life-threatening.
Chu Li said, "Since you don't have the talent, don't force it. You'll hurt yourself."
"I …" Xu Jingyi finally nodded and decided to let it go.
Chu Li said, "Now we have to think about the pursuers. They're here again. It seems like the Seven Seas Sect is really powerful."
He saw six middle-aged men appear again. They were wearing the Seven Seas Sect's blue robes. They could cross a hundred meters in a single step and were closing in on them. They had noticed Xu Jingyi again.
Xu Jingyi took a deep breath. "Although they're powerful, how did they notice me so quickly?"
The Seven Seas Sect was powerful in Ling Continent. They had eyes and ears everywhere. How did they notice her when she entered the city? She felt strange. No matter how powerful the Seven Seas Sect was, they could not be this powerful.
Chu Li saw the six middle-aged men in the distance. He used the Omniscient Mirror and said, "They're looking for you."
"That's impossible." Xu Jingyi said, "I've changed my appearance."
"They have a secret skill," Chu Li said. Chu Li said, "They can see through falsehoods. Your change in appearance attracted their attention, and they found you right away. … Let's head south."
"How many of them?" Xu Jingyi asked.
She was thinking about what secret skill the Seven Seas Sect had that could see through transformation.
However, no matter how he thought about it, the Seven Seas Sect didn't seem to have such a secret skill. On the other hand, the Linglong Valley had such a secret skill. They were best at the art of transformation, so the art of transformation was like a child's game to them. They could see through it at a glance.
"Six," Chu Li said.
Xu Jingyi let out a long sigh. "That's good."
If there were ten of them, she had no hope of escaping. If there were six, she could still fight and have a chance of survival. She turned into a shadow and floated away at lightning speed. However, she knew that she could not escape no matter how fast she was. She would have to fight them eventually.
Chu Li said, "It's a pity …"
"What's a pity?" Xu Jingyi asked.
Chu Li said, "It's a pity that I didn't buy some white jade earlier. Otherwise, I could've made a few jade talismans to last me for a while."
"Do you want to buy dinner now?" Xu Jingyi asked.
Chu Li said, "Sure."
Xu Jingyi turned around and left at an even faster speed. When she was outside the city, she immediately changed her appearance. She turned into an ugly and tall woman and went into a jade shop to buy four jade pendants.
As a disciple of the Tan Hua Divine Church, she was not well-off. However, after becoming a protector of the mayor, she had quite a lot of silver. She even stole from a few rich families. Now, she only wanted the best jade pendants and left quickly.
Chu Li suddenly said in her mind, "That guy in the southeast is the one who discovered your whereabouts."
Xu Jingyi turned around and saw a peddler who was carrying a load.
The peddler was only about thirty years old. He was thin and had a pair of bright eyes. He put down his load and sat on a rock by the road to rest. He squinted his eyes and looked lazy. His cultivation level was not high.
Chu Li had already noticed that almost everyone in this world cultivated. The only difference was the depth of their cultivation. Martial arts was equivalent to lifespan. No one dared to ignore it.
Xu Jingyi appeared in front of the peddler in a flash and stretched out her palm.
"Bang!" The peddler blocked it with his palm.
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