383: Understand the Dao of the formation and crack the formation

Below the lakebed.

It was a vast area, with colorful stone pillars, strangely shaped pebbles, and rugged hills.

A mysterious grand formation covered the top, its power permeating and light shimmering, isolating the vast expanse of lake water above. It was a natural marvel, crafted with divine skill.

“……”

Spring Autumn Cicada led Xie Weilou to a spot at the bottom of the lake.

Ahead, two blood-colored stone pillars stood opposite each other, forming an archway. Beyond the archway, light shimmered, and spiritual energy fluctuated intensely, with a grand formation laid out within it.

Spring Autumn Cicada looked at Xie Weilou and smiled faintly, “Beyond this archway, there are many formations I have laid out, various types of formations, reaching up to ninth-grade. For these three months, what you need to do is comprehend formations, decipher formations, and deploy formations!”

“……”

Xie Weilou gazed at the formation in front of him.

Spring Autumn Cicada explained, “Enter the grand formation, personally feel the might of the formations, comprehend the trends of heaven and earth, and then continuously break the formations. Only in this way can your formation mastery rapidly improve.”

As a qualified formation master, merely being able to deploy formations is naturally not enough; one must also be able to break and decipher them.

Otherwise, if you encounter a formation-based contest and cannot break the formation, wouldn't that be a deviation?

“Understood.”

Xie Weilou nodded slightly.

Spring Autumn Cicada smiled and said, “Now, enter the archway. Although you have entered the ranks of a third-grade formation master, you still need to start comprehending from basic formations. Even low-level formations have their wonders. I will gradually activate the formation levels as you comprehend and decipher them.”

“Good!”

Xie Weilou wasted no words and directly entered the archway.

“……”

Spring Autumn Cicada waved his hand casually.

Buzz!

Where Xie Weilou stood, flashes of light shimmered, and thousands of low-level formations appeared, all ranging from first to third grade, with various types.

Mysterious formation patterns, runes, and Restriction emerged, shimmering with peculiar light.

As the formations appeared, Xie Weilou immediately felt immense pressure. Although they were all low-level formations, their sheer number, and the fact that many of them could be combined, caused their might to surge, making the sense of oppression naturally terrifying.

“……”

Xie Weilou sat down cross-legged.

Spring Autumn Cicada said, “The path of formations is ever-changing, combining the right time, favorable location, and human harmony. You need to carefully feel the might of formations, the connection of the grand trends of heaven and earth, the effects of formation patterns, runes, and Restriction, and the combination of formations……”

After speaking, he activated some of the combined killing formations. The killing formations were more powerful, and comprehending them was most direct.

As the killing formations activated, Xie Weilou immediately felt his spirit stir, but he showed no unusual expression. Instead, he mobilized his Profound Manifestation.

Boom!

The blood-colored Other Shore Flower instantly appeared. The Profound Manifestation figure sat within the Other Shore Flower. He slowly opened his eyes, gazing at the surrounding formations, diligently comprehending.

“……”

Xie Weilou focused his mind, quickly comprehending the might of the formations and discerning their profound mysteries.

“An interesting Profound Manifestation, capable of self-comprehension and even possessing its own domain?”

Spring Autumn Cicada looked at Xie Weilou’s Profound Manifestation, his expression somewhat peculiar.

Those Other Shore Flowers were part of the Profound Manifestation, but more so, they were a domain. Currently, it was just a small area, but it would continuously grow stronger as Xie Weilou’s cultivation increased.

And that Profound Manifestation figure was also extremely extraordinary.

Normally, humanoid Profound Manifestations are quite common.

However, many people’s Profound Manifestations, at first, are just infants, like nascent souls. They will continuously grow as cultivation improves, eventually leaping over the Dragon Gate and directly undergoing Dragon Transformation.

After entering the Dragon Transformation Realm, the Profound Manifestation will not disappear. Instead, it will continue to grow, integrating the two energies of Xuanhuang, the power of yin and yang, the five elements of heaven and earth, and the power of the five gods, finally achieving a new round of growth.

When it grows to its peak, it will achieve the most perfect integration with the physical body and the spirit, then enhance the spirit and strengthen divine sense, and only then can one enter the Divine Court.

Xie Weilou’s humanoid Profound Manifestation could already comprehend on its own, as if it had already undergone Dragon Transformation, which was extremely peculiar.

——————

One month later.

Outside Tianqi City.

On the peak of a mountain.

Lin Qinghuang stood with her hands behind her back, silently gazing into the distance.

An old man in a black robe with white hair walked out of the space. The moment he saw Lin Qinghuang, he first froze for a second, then sighed with emotion, noting how much she had grown.

“Young Lady!”

The white-haired old man bowed to Lin Qinghuang.

Lin Qinghuang looked at the white-haired old man, her eyes showing no ripples. She said indifferently, “Why have you come here?”

The white-haired old man said, “Young Lady disappeared fifteen years ago, completely without a trace. Your use of the eastern wasteland tower this time allowed the patriarch to sense you. This old servant has specially come to bring Young Lady back.”

This was merely one of his dharma bodies. His true location was too far from here, so his main body could not come. He could only pierce through space and send a dharma body over.

Lin Qinghuang said indifferently, “I have my own plans for this matter!”

When she used the eastern wasteland tower on Phoenix Perch Mountain earlier, the tower’s power had pierced through space. At that moment, she understood that her clan must have sensed it.

That Xie Weilou fellow, he read quite a few storybooks, and some of them were actually correct!

The white-haired old man bowed and said, “This corner of the world is too remote, not conducive to Young Lady’s cultivation. Please return with me now, Young Lady. This is the task the patriarch gave me.”

“I said, I have my own plans for this matter. Are you deaf?”

Lin Qinghuang glared coldly at the white-haired old man.

The white-haired old man shook his head, “Please do not make things difficult for this old servant, Young Lady.”

“Hm?”

Lin Qinghuang’s expression darkened, and the pressure on her body permeated. Her three great Profound Manifestations instantly soared into the sky, and a fierce pressure instantly crushed towards the white-haired old man.

When the white-haired old man saw Lin Qinghuang’s three Profound Manifestations, his body trembled, and he said in horror, “eastern wasteland tower, Star Cauldron, Void Cauldron, Young Lady… you… you actually…”

The scene he witnessed at this moment was utterly astonishing to him, because he knew what Lin Qinghuang’s three Profound Manifestations represented.

Lin Qinghuang said coldly, “Just pretend you didn’t see me.”

The white-haired old man took a deep breath, gazing at Lin Qinghuang, “Young Lady is unwilling to return with this old servant, is it because of that Xie Weilou? During my time here, this old servant has also investigated some matters. If Young Lady is not returning because of him, this old servant might…”

Boom!

Lin Qinghuang’s face sank, and killing intent erupted in her eyes. She immediately conjured the eastern wasteland tower, staring fiercely at the white-haired old man, “Dare to harm him in the slightest, and I will grind you to dust.”

The white-haired old man’s pupils constricted, and he instinctively retreated three steps. He quickly cupped his fists and said, “This old servant would not dare.”

Lin Qinghuang said with a grim face, “Remember one thing: do not appear before Xie Weilou, otherwise, don’t blame me for turning ruthless.”

After speaking, she put away the eastern wasteland tower and her Profound Manifestations, then turned and left.

“……”

The white-haired old man looked at Lin Qinghuang’s retreating figure, his eyes filled with reverence.

Three Ultimate Profound Manifestations. If the Young Lady were to return to the family, those favored children of heaven would certainly pale in comparison.