89: By harnessing the power of heaven and earth, the art of formations has been perfected!

"Two good-for-nothings!" The Female Yan Emperor's golden eyes flashed with a hint of disgust, and she found Shen Nian more and more pleasing to the eye.

Although his personality was a bit cold, he was far, far better in comparison, at least his mind wasn't filled with all sorts of messy things.

It's just... why did he suddenly want to learn Formation?

Because he was bored?

Hearing the Female Yan Emperor's voice, Xiao Qinger looked back in confusion, but then fell into thought after hearing the conversation over there.

Beside her, Xia Youyue had been gazing into the distance, her ears already blocking out the outside world.

Murong Chen was hooking arms with Lin Qingyue, chatting happily, when he suddenly asked.

"Ah, it can even be inverted? Brother Lin has learned quite a lot..."

"As expected of the Gentleman's Sword, truly a gentleman is open and upright, with a small head controlling the big one with a single thought!" Murong Chen's expression grew more surprised as he listened, then he showed admiration.

Lin Qingyue smiled slightly, took a sip of gourd wine, and said casually, "A gentleman loves beauty, but takes it with Dao. I only watch, I don't learn."

"I understand, I understand!" Murong Chen showed an expression of understanding, then cautiously asked, "Brother Lin, have you ever heard of 'Daoist Lustful Pool'?"

Lin Qingyue nodded slightly and whispered, "Determining wealth and poverty, calculating life and death, Yin and Yang without limits, slaying demons. I've always been a fan of Oral Daoist."

"What a coincidence, me too!" Murong Chen immediately grinned.

"Alas~" Lin Qingyue couldn't help but sigh when he brought it up, and then showed a somewhat pained expression, saying, "I once had an autographed biography of his, which I treasured, but later it was snatched by that old scoundrel in my family..."

"No matter!"

"I have two, I'll give them to you later!" Murong Chen said very generously, and Lin Qingyue opened his mouth excitedly, but before he could say thanks, he saw Shen Nian approaching.

Murong Chen also sensed someone approaching beside him, then looked at Shen Nian beside him and grinned, "Brother Shen, do you also want one?"

"..." Shen Nian.

These two guys were quite normal at first, but how did they change once they got together?

Immediately, Shen Nian said, "Do you have a method to break Formations?"

"Breaking Formations?" Murong Chen was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "I wonder what kind of Formation Brother Shen is talking about, is it the 'Conquering Women Formation'?"

"..." Shen Nian's mouth twitched slightly, and he gave him a cold glance.

"Just kidding..." Murong Chen shrugged, then took out a thick ancient scroll from his spatial ring and handed it to Shen Nian, saying, "This is our Sunset Valley's General Record of Breaking Formations, only Core Disciples can possess it. Brother Shen, feel free to read it..."

Although his Formation Dao talent was poor, he was still the Young Valley Master, so he naturally had many good things.

Shen Nian also thought of this, which was why he decided to ask him.

After receiving the ancient scroll named "Sunset Valley's General Record of Breaking Formations," Shen Nian softly asked, "What do you want?"

He never liked owing favors to others. For example, Guo Dewu gave him a flying boat and helped him with Li Jing from Xuan Guang Cave, so he repaid them with the Dao of Reversion to Void.

"Don't be polite with your little brother, Brother Shen, just read it," Murong Chen said very generously.

Actually, he probably wouldn't understand it anyway; this thing depends on talent.

And without guidance, it's impossible to learn. Setting up Formations and breaking Formations, learning one leads to understanding the Formation Dao, but it's really difficult!

"Is Junior Brother Shen bored waiting and developed some interest in Formations?" Lin Qingyue couldn't help but ask.

Shen Nian turned and casually replied, "Something like that."

Immediately after, he found a slightly quiet place, sat cross-legged, and began to read the ancient scroll in front of him.

This scene was noticed by Liu Huihui, who was breaking the Formation above, and her eyebrows immediately raised slightly.

The Sunset Valley's General Record of Breaking Formations was a secret not passed down in the Valley. Even she only began to learn it after demonstrating her Formation Dao talent and receiving permission from the Valley's Formation Dao Sect Master, the Second Valley Master.

However, after a second thought, Liu Huihui sighed and said, "Alas, never mind. He won't understand it anyway, so it doesn't count as leaking it..."

At this moment, Shen Nian's simulation had already begun.

[Simulation Target: "Sunset Valley's General Record of Breaking Formations"]

[Simulation Begins]

[Year One, you flipped through the General Record of Breaking Formations. It recorded the insights of past Formation Grandmasters in Sunset Valley on breaking Formations. Looking at the complex, winding text and the difficult Formation-breaking problems left behind, you showed a hint of disgust. Remembering your childhood memories, you felt even more displeased. You casually flipped through it and disdainfully cursed, "Trash! A waste of time!" In this year, you only occasionally flipped through it when you were in a good mood, never taking it seriously...]

"..." Shen Nian's face darkened. To be honest, he couldn't stand it.

Why did this damn System simulate the personality of the original host, that idiot?

Isn't this just purely sick?

Trash?

If you're so capable, then learn it for me!

Damn it!

Don't waste my simulation time, I worked hard to earn it!

[Year Two, you learned the basics of Formation core breaking and comprehended the basics of setting up Formations, but your face was still very displeased, as if you were born with a strong aversion to such things as Formations...]

[Formation Dao: Beginner (Foundation Establishment-level)]

"????" Shen Nian was completely stunned.

Huh?

Am I that amazing?

Good, good, good!

I take back what I just said... The next second, a vast amount of knowledge surged into Shen Nian's mind.

What is a Formation? Simply put, it is using some special Materials such as Spirit Stones, Formation Flags, Talismans, and specific Heaven And Earth Treasures as the Formation's core, then arranging them according to a Formation diagram to form a spatial area, serving purposes such as killing, trapping, defending, attacking, illusion, and Cultivation. There are usually two ways to break a Formation: first, by finding and destroying the Formation's core; second, by forcefully breaking it with strength far exceeding that of the Formation, which may carry some risks... [Year Five, even though you worked intermittently, your Comprehension Ability in the Formation Dao was extremely fast. The reason was your profound understanding of the Talisman Dao in your childhood, and the Talisman Dao and Formation Dao share many similarities. Coupled with your own talent, you achieved Minor Achievement in the Formation Dao and could easily break Golden Core-level Formations.]

[Year Ten, you have studied the Formation Dao for a certain period. You were trapped by a Peak Nascent Soul Formation and pondered how to break it. Although unwilling, your pride dictated that you couldn't be trapped by such trash. You calmed down and thoroughly researched it for a while before breaking it. After this, Nascent Soul Formations held no difficulty in your eyes. In ten years, you broke three thousand two hundred and nineteen Nascent Soul Formations.]

[Year Twenty, you began to research how to break the nineteen Soul Transformation Formations recorded in the ancient scroll. Formations at this Realm could already mobilize the power of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and their might was terrifying. However, for you, who had already been contending with this ancient scroll, it wasn't too difficult. After all, you felt that you had been carving Reversion to Void Talismans since childhood, and to have wasted twenty years on this was a disgrace. The nineteen Soul Transformation Formations were broken by you one by one. This year, you became a Formation Grandmaster. The problems that had bothered you since childhood seemed to have found a solution. You stood up and looked at this world with a different perception. Mountains, rivers, heaven, and earth, sun and moon were all a kind of ' momentum' (power/momentum), all could be Formation cores. You were no longer limited by objects, and it seemed you understood what the Old Ancestor once said: 'The Dao is right beneath your feet'...]

[Ding, Heart Eye has awakened, capable of seeing through illusions, condensing the power of Heaven and Earth, Formation Dao has reached Major Achievement!]

Gradually, Shen Nian regained his senses and immediately stopped the simulation. When he looked at the cliff ahead again, invisible lines outlined a grand Formation, and he was instantly shocked as he thought of something.

"So my talent isn't in the Sword Dao. No wonder my first simulations of the Great Sun Indestructible Sword Art and the Great Sun Indestructible Body Refining Method were so brain-burning..." Shen Nian showed a thoughtful expression.

He seemed to understand why his talent and Comprehension Ability were a bit lacking. He had been puzzled for a long time, thinking that the Comprehension Ability of an Immortal Ascension talent in this world was just like this.

He didn't expect that he had been going in the wrong direction all along!

Let's just say, how could a Prodigy of the Formation and Talisman Dao not be slow when he insisted on cultivating Body Refining and Sword Dao, and comprehending across Realms?

Of course, even so, he was still considered a Genius in the Heavenly Sword Sect; that's what a Prodigy is!

No wonder the Old Ancestor forced him to carve Talismans every day in his childhood, but he detested it. As for the reason for his detestation... never mind!

It's better not to mention it!

Immediately after, Shen Nian slowly stood up. Only an incense stick's worth of time had passed.

"Done." Shen Nian flicked the ancient scroll with an imaginary finger, and it transformed into a golden light, landing in Murong Chen's hand.

Murong Chen put away the ancient scroll and laughed, "Brother Shen, don't worry about it. It's normal not to understand it. It's fine, it's fine. With Brother Shen's monstrous Sword Body talent, why bother studying a minor path like Formations...?"

He thought Shen Nian had looked at it for a long time, found he couldn't understand it, and so deliberately said that.

Of course, he wouldn't dare to say that Formations were a minor path in Sunset Valley, otherwise, the Second Valley Master, who was almost obsessed with the Formation Dao, would probably beat him to death, and his father wouldn't be able to stop him.

Xiao Qinger frowned as she listened to these words and asked in her heart.

"Is Formation really that difficult?"

The Female Yan Emperor sneered, "Heh, do you really think your Senior Brother is omnipotent?"