Xianyun Sect Chapter 26: Formation Method

  Five hundred miles west of Chuiyun Peak, there is a mountain peak that is entirely fire-red in color, as if it were in a state of molten fusion with the surrounding mountains.

  This peak is precisely Huo Miao Peak, which is the cultivation mountain peak of Lian Qi Chang Zhe's ingenious practice.

  Qu Yu had just started cultivating at the beginning of the foundation stage, and immediately asked the artifact spirit to teach him his array methods and the way of refining artifacts, which was something that the artifact spirit had previously agreed to.

  The device spirit naturally kept its promise, but did not immediately impart its own formation method and alchemy to Qu Yi. Instead, it first let Qu Yi go to Huo Chao Peak to learn some internal array methods, and after having a direct impression, then came the transmission and explanation.

  At this moment, Qu Yi and Bai Man sat on a golden crowned crane, rushing towards Huo Miao Peak.

  "Qu Yi, have you already reached the early stage of foundation building?" asked Bai Man in a soft voice.

  Bai Man had already asked this question ten times, and although she knew that Qu Yi was hiding secrets, she was still surprised that he had reached the early stage of foundation building in less than two years.

  Qu Yun's face showed a look of worry and bitterness, and he forced a smile, saying: "Sister, my true cultivation is something I've only told one person, you don't need to ask again. Do you want me to perform in front of everyone in the sect before you'll believe me?"

  Because of the "Wu Xi Jue", Qu Yi at this time, suppressed his cultivation in the Qi Gong stage.

  Bai Mantu stuck out her tongue and let out a crisp, mocking laugh. She wasn't actually doubting Qu Y's abilities, but rather wanted to see the look on his face when he was wronged.

  One was amusing himself, the other was searching anxiously; neither of them knew that time had flown by. Before long, Huo Miao Peak was right in front of them.

  ……

  On Huo Miao Peak, there was a Blue Flame Temple, which was precisely where Huai Miao refined his equipment.

  Inside the Blue Flame Temple, there are separate halls such as the Flame Hall, Material Hall, Instrument Hall, Array Hall, and Display Hall. It can be said that the core of Xianyun Sect's equipment refining is all within this Blue Flame Temple.

  At this time, Elder Hua Miao was lying on the red jade bed with a worried face, muttering to himself.

  "Tragedy! The art of equipment refinement in the Xianyun Sect is going to be cut off in my hands?! I've poured my heart and soul into teaching, but none of my disciples have shown any promise. I'm truly sorry to our ancestors. Kang Qian, Kang Qian, you're my most promising disciple! I gave you the name 'Qian' with the character for '潜' (hidden) because I wanted you to tap into your hidden potential. But even refining a low-grade artifact has failed... as your master, I really want to die! I'm so sad, so pained, so sorrowful..."

  Originally, in these few days, Huai Miao's only Golden Elixir period disciple Kang Qian had been attempting to refine the inferior-grade Fire-Transferring Knife for the tenth time, but still hadn't succeeded. Because of this, Huai Miao had been disheartened and sighing incessantly for several days.

  Just as they were lamenting and sighing, a young-looking man with a dark complexion and a somewhat honest face flew in. This was Kang Qian.

  "Master, two people have arrived outside. One is Bai Man, your sister disciple, and the other is Qu Yi, the fifth disciple of Master Zhang. They have come to visit you together." Kang Qian said respectfully.

  Huai Miao stared at Kang Qian for a while, directly pressing Kang Qian's head down until it was almost touching his knees. Only then did he heavily reply: "Alright, you go to the Array Hall and continue learning about arrays. I'll go take a look at those two."

  Kang Qian's face turned red with shame and he immediately flew away at the sound.

  Next to the Blue Flame Temple, there was a reception hall where Qu Yi and Bai Man were waiting with smiles.

  "Ah, Uncle Miao Shi, Man Er has been thinking of you and came to see you today." Bai Man's eyes sparkled as she saw Hua Miao floating in lightly, and immediately broke into a charming smile.

  Qu Yu's eyes sparkled with a sudden burst of energy, but he looked at Bai Man with dissatisfaction, not daring to show it. He immediately shouted: "Hua Miao Shu Shu, I am Qu Yu, come to visit you!"

  Huai Miao had already changed into a spiritual outfit, with a sly smile on her face, happily sizing up Qu Yi and Bai Man, before sitting down first.

  "Man'er, judging from your expression, you seem to be in a good mood. By the way, Qu Yi, aren't you supposed to be cultivating at Chuiyun Peak? What brings you here? Are you thinking of learning how to refine equipment?" Huai Miao said lightly.

  Bai Man couldn't help but laugh, and Qu Yi had to speak up, saying: "Hua Miao Shifu, I heard Shifu say that the most formidable person in Xianyun Sect's artifact refinement is you. Recently, my disciple has been feeling restless and anxious during cultivation, so I thought of coming to learn from you, to see if I have any potential in this area."

  The matter of flattering the white horse, Qu Yi was still very good at it. After all, he had been living alone since childhood and relied on the villagers' charity to survive, so flattery came easily to him. At this moment, for Jin Dan's later period of Huai Miao, Qu Yi also did not spare praise.

  As expected, Huai Miao's face lit up with a smile as soon as Qu Yi mentioned his high level of equipment refinement, and he cast a look of approval at Qu Yi.

  "Alright, alright, since you want to learn alchemy, I'll naturally help you achieve your goal. How about this? I'll let your senior brother Kang Qian guide you first, and if you really have the potential for alchemy, I'll come and instruct you personally, what do you say?" Hua Miao smiled and said.

  "Yes, Master!"

  Soon, Kang Qian came in again and took Qu Yi away.

  As for Bai Man, he found an excuse and continued to stay at Huo Miao Peak.

  ……

  Kang Qian took Qu Yi and wandered around the Blue Fire Temple.

  Huoyan Hall, Materials Hall, Instrument Hall, Display Hall, after visiting each hall, Kang Qian finally brought Qu Yue to the Array Hall.

  "Quyi, my junior brother, I feel that you're quite interested in the formation methods. Alright, now I'll let you enter the Formation Hall alone, where you can browse through all sorts of treasures inside. However, you absolutely must not bring any private records out with you; otherwise, Master will blame me and even the Headmaster won't be able to protect you." Kang Qian warned.

  "Don't worry, Master Kang Qian. Am I that kind of person? By the way, Master Kang Qian, why did you leave me alone here and go do something?" Qu Yue asked with a smile.

  Kang Qian furrowed his brow slightly, thinking to himself why his junior brother would ask such a question, and what he was going to do that required reporting back to him.

  "I'm going to collect some materials to prepare for the refinement of the Transparent Fire Knife." After finishing speaking, Kang Qian's face turned somewhat awkward, even extremely embarrassed.

  He had already refined it ten times and still hadn't succeeded, he really felt a bit guilty about it.

  "Master Kang Qian, can I watch you forge the Fire-Transmitting Knife from the side?" Qu Yue asked directly, ignoring Master Kang's expression.

  "Ah......" Kang Qian was startled and looked at Qu Yi with some unease, but still bravely said: "Okay, welcome, junior brother, to visit."

  Qu Yun immediately laughed happily, with a grateful light in his eyes.

  ……

  Kang Qian walked away, and Qu Yi entered the Array Hall alone.

  Inside the Array Hall, it is specially used to store the array methods of the Xianyun Sect. The basic and common knowledge of array methods are recorded in books, while various established array methods are recorded on jade slips.

  Qu Yu was inside the Round Top Hall, looking around, except for a small area where there were books, all the other square frames on the walls had a jade slip hanging from them.

  "Formations are truly numerous!" Qu Yi sighed emotionally.

  "Go, that's enough. These trashy formations are only treasured by low-level sects like yours." The voice of the artifact spirit suddenly rang out.

  Qu Yizhen was enraged, but there was nothing he could do. The formation of the Xianyun Sect was compared to the formation of the Qishen, and it was said that it was trash, which was already an overstatement.

  "Alright, now what do you want me to do?" Qu Yi didn't refute and directly asked instead.

  According to Zijian's previous intention, it was to let Qu Yi get familiar with the formation first and have an intuitive impression before starting to impart his own way of formation.

  "Go take those few books and finish reading them before talking." The lazy tone of the device spirit said.

  Qu Yu didn't object either and immediately walked over, taking out the only five books in the hall and starting to scan them.

  Formation technique initial glimpse, formation technique elements, primary formation technique, low-level formation technique materials, equipment formation technique primary application, five books, a moment of time, completely scanned, Qu Yi also completely remembered.

  At the moment of recording, the instrument spirit in the inch boundary ball also clearly explained the contents of these five books to Qu Yi.

  It can be said that at this moment, Qu Yi has completely understood the content of the five books and has entered the Array Heaven and Earth.

  If people knew about this learning speed, they would probably be ashamed to death. Although these five books are only elementary array method knowledge, it's impossible to fully understand them in less than a year if studied seriously. But Qu Yi is extremely special, and just a moment is enough.

  "Quyi, how is it? After reading five books, what understanding do you have of the formation method?" The voice of the equipment spirit sounded in his soul.

  Without any hurry, Qu Yue put the five books back in their original place and then replied: "Qishen, I basically know some knowledge about array methods now. In my mind, I have a vague impression of array methods, that is, all things in the world can be demonstrated by array methods, as if array methods are also a way to use the five elements energy."

  The god of instruments laughed happily, but didn't say a word.

  Qu Yu's mind was understanding the knowledge of formation he had grasped.

  Heaven and earth, all things are divided into five major categories: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. They coexist in a cycle of mutual generation and restraint. An array is a way of arranging specific objects to utilize the energy of the Five Elements, transforming them into various forms. Attack arrays, defense arrays, siege arrays, illusion arrays, and so on, are all clever applications of the Five Elements' energy.

  To learn formation methods, formation elements, and formation materials, these basic things must be mastered. If the properties of various materials are not clear, it is impossible to arrange a correct formation. If the formation elements cannot be flexibly applied, the required patterns of the formation cannot be drawn, and the internal relationships of the formation cannot be clarified, it is also impossible to arrange a correct formation.

  Qu Yì fell into a state of contemplation, his mind constantly thinking about various battle formations.

  Qigod didn't go to disturb him either. Let Qu Yi have a understanding of the formation method first, and then come to teach it in person. That way, Qu Yi will pick it up faster.

  "Quyi Shidi, I've got all the materials ready. Want to come watch me refine the equipment?"

  Suddenly, Kang Qian returned to the Array Hall and shouted loudly.