Chapter 6: First involvement in formations
Lu Feng was a little flattered. He took a small step back, stretched slightly, bowed and apologized: "It is difficult for one son to learn from two masters. Although I deeply feel the grace of saving my life, I have already become a master, so I can no longer become a master."
How could Mr. Bai not know what Mr. Hei was worried about? He had already thought about ten thousand possibilities for the future, but what he never expected was that Lu Feng would refuse. He was suddenly in the same place, looking a little embarrassed.
"Hahaha...Old Turtle was rejected when he accepted a disciple." Hei Lao laughed as if adding fuel to the fire, and patted his bulging belly a few times. Seeing Bai Lao deflated was the happiest thing for him.
Bai Lao glared at Hei Lao. Then he looked at Lu Feng with great dissatisfaction and pretended to be a vicious threat: "Do you know that I can take away the Seven Soul Formation in your body at any time? If so, you still don't want to worship me as your teacher?"
"I don't want to!"
Lu Feng spread his hands and said resolutely: "Don't talk about Qi Po, you saved my life. If you want it, you can take it away at any time."
The tone was very firm, without any hesitation.
"Hahaha, what a good boy, your temper is as bad as that of an old stubborn donkey." Bai Lao laughed angrily and looked at Lu Feng again with some admiration.
The old man Hei was also shocked by Lu Feng's arrogance, and secretly compared him with Tassel. Although there was no comparison between the two at present, the old man found that he would compare subconsciously, apparently unconsciously. He actually placed it in the same position as the tassel. Then, the look in Lu Feng's eyes changed a little, and he couldn't help but think to himself: "If the old turtle really accepts this boy as his disciple, in the future, there may be a few chances to meet him." A battle with tassels."
"Forget it, since you don't want to and I won't force you, just follow me and learn the formation from now on. You won't accept disciples, you will only teach, just like those mentors in the mortal world."
Bai Lao seemed to have compromised, but he was secretly happy in his heart: "In the future, I will accept another disciple, and if Lu Feng can defeat Liusu, doesn't it mean that a random student can defeat the old stubborn donkey's disciple." Thinking of this, he was happy. Laughed loudly.
Lu Feng was stunned. He might have been overjoyed before, but after experiencing this calamity, he became much more mature and thought more comprehensively before being overjoyed.
After all, there is nothing about him that is worthy of Bai Lao's fancy.
"Don't hesitate any more. You are a crippled Seven Souls. Soul cultivation is only suitable for you. If you still want to practice martial arts like before, I'm afraid you won't survive seven months." This time he spoke. It was Mr. Hei, and after seeing Mr. Bai's serious look, he stopped joking and started to help persuade.
According to Lu Feng's memory and knowledge, soul masters who practice formations are generally very weak, and most of them are women. They are basically not able to fight head-on, and most of them are timid and timid.
In the past, Lu Feng was the most disgusted with this kind of people, but now that he was about to become one of them, he couldn't help but feel that it was really a trick of fate.
Helpless, if he wants to become stronger, there is no other way. Lu Feng, who knows the way of survival, knows very well that in this world, the weak are like ants.
After thinking about it, Lu Feng slowly bent over, knelt down and kowtowed twice to Bai Lao.
It is a tradition to pray three times as a teacher, but it is not a tradition for a teacher to pay two obeisances to a teacher. The teacher only teaches people knowledge without much etiquette.
Of these two bows, the first bow was to kneel down to thank him for saving his life, and the second bow was to kneel down to thank him for teaching him the Taoism. The two elders naturally understood the meaning.
Seeing this sensational scene, Hei Lao walked away with a smile while stroking his big white beard, leaving Bai Lao alone.
"Mentor" Lu Feng slowly stood up.
In this world, all those who teach skills without accepting disciples are respected as teachers.
Bai Lao couldn't help but feel a little emotional after hearing this. He hadn't felt this way for a long time, and since then there was another person closely related to him in the world.
After calming down, Bai Lao took Lu Feng back to the bamboo house, pointed to the dark red stone bed and explained: "This stone bed is made of Qihong warm jade, and the effect of your cultivation on it will be much better. You will meditate and practice here from now on."
Lu Feng has known the mystery of the stone bed for more than three months. Not only is the speed of practicing on it several times faster than usual, but also he feels very comfortable after practicing. A warm feeling spreads all over the meridians of the body. The spiritual energy gained from practicing is actually It can all be absorbed and integrated by itself.
Mr. Bai rarely taught others. He lacked experience and simply poured all the theoretical knowledge he knew into Lu Feng. Fortunately, Lu Feng had a good memory and a good understanding.
"This is where the sect is. Our sect is called Linglong Valley. It specializes in formations. The valley is divided into two gates, one for breaking formations and one for setting up formations. Hei Lao is the master of the breaking formations, and I am the leader of the formations. "Array Sect Master" Bai Lao introduced Lu Feng on the spot.
"Which one is better, setting up or breaking the formation?" Lu Feng asked casually subconsciously.
"In the way of formation, the superior can win steadily, the inferior can win narrowly. There is no distinction between who is strong and who is weak." Bai Lao stated seriously. Based on his character, Lu Feng originally thought that he would brag that his skills in setting up formations were better than Lao Hei's in breaking formations. There were so many, but Bai Lao actually said seriously that there was no difference between strong and weak, which made Lu Feng a little surprised.
"Which one is more powerful, the practice of array formation or the ordinary practice of martial arts?" Lu Feng asked again, although he already knew in his heart that martial arts must be the most powerful, otherwise martial arts practice would not become the mainstream in this world.
"Whether it's the formation path, the martial arts path, the medical path, or the heretical path, they are all paths of soul cultivation. Whoever's path goes far and goes well will be powerful." Bai Lao stroked his beard and continued to explain: "Three thousand avenues, but they have different origins. That’s all, the so-called great ways lead to the same destination, and they will be equally powerful in the end of their cultivation.”
"Array Dao and martial arts are basically the same at the beginning. They both penetrate the seven souls of a person to gain strength. Let's talk about martial arts first. Those who practice martial arts are called martial soul masters, which is what ordinary people often refer to as martial arts masters. I think you know it best. , this is the way you have cultivated before."
"The same is true for formations. Soul masters who practice formations are called formation soul masters. The only difference from martial arts masters is the method of using spiritual energy during practice. The spiritual energy required by an formation master to engrave and set up an formation is greater than that consumed by a martial arts master in battle. There are much less, and the smaller the formation power of the formation master is, the easier it is to control it, so under the same strength, the spiritual energy possessed by the formation master and the power displayed are much less than that of the martial arts master."
Although Lu Feng was mentally prepared, he was still a little depressed after hearing this: "Doesn't it mean that with the same strength, the formation master has only a little bit of the strength of the martial arts master? Isn't this too weak?"
Bai Lao nodded and continued: "In a head-on battle, even if you have penetrated all seven souls, you may still lose to those martial arts masters with two souls and three souls. But if it is in a formation, even if you only have two souls and three souls, With the power of soul, relying on powerful formations, one can also kill the all-powerful disciples of the Seven Souls."
Bai Lao warned earnestly: "There is no absolute strength or weakness in this world. No matter who you meet in the future, you must not take it lightly."
Lu Feng nodded and remembered it. As Bai Lao continued to speak, his impression of the Tao in his heart began to change slightly, and he no longer looked at it in a different light.
Bai Lao continued: "In addition to being famous for its formations, Linglong Valley also has a mysterious body technique called 'Linglong Step'."
"Our formation masters have poor survivability when encountering danger, so in the days to come, in addition to learning formation techniques, you must also learn body skills well. You must always remember that you can only continue to fight if you are alive."
Lu Feng nodded and kept Bai Lao's words in mind. In the past, he had learned good movement skills in the Qinghe Sect, but there were certain limitations in the use of the movement skills he learned. For an array master, his self-protection ability was poor and it was not suitable for an array master to use.
So now that you have decided to follow the formation path in the future, you should learn the body techniques suitable for formation masters.
"Teacher, tell me how to set up a formation," Lu Feng asked. Although he had entered the formation before, he always escaped by luck and brute force, so he only had a partial understanding of the formation.
Bai Lao explained seriously: "To set up the formation, you must first understand the formation. The so-called formation is inseparable from Yin and Yang, and it is inseparable from the nature of heaven and earth. The formation relies on the power of heaven and earth to resist the enemy. Once you fall into it, it is equivalent to the entire world. Natural fights." Bai Lao said, shaking his hands, he took out a book out of thin air and wrote the words "Essence of Formation Dao" on it. He handed it to Lu Feng and asked him to study it.
"A complete formation consists of the following parts: the formation diagram, which is the basis for the formation. Only with the formation diagram can you know how to arrange the formation;"
"The core of the formation, sometimes also called the eye of the formation, is the core of an formation, the place that provides energy for the formation;"
"Array jade, the carrier on which the formation inscriptions are engraved, can be said to be the limbs of a formation;"
"In addition, some advanced formations also have formation soldiers, formation souls, etc. All in all, the art of formations is broad and profound, and the secrets can only be known by oneself slowly comprehending them."
Lu Feng nodded and murmured while understanding: "Array diagram, array heart, array jade, array patterns, array soldiers, array soul..."
"Next, I will tell you about my best way to set up a formation. If you want to set up a formation, you first need to prepare all the materials required for the formation according to the formation diagram."
As he spoke, Mr. Bai took out some palm-sized jade pieces, a piece of dark yellow ancient paper, and a knife that was no bigger than a palm. He looked at Lu Feng and said, "Look carefully, and I will show you the simplest dilemma." Array".
After finishing speaking, Mr. Bai picked up a piece of jade in his left hand, held a knife in his right hand, and began to carve a special pattern. At the same time, he said to Lu Feng: "Pick up the piece of paper. There is an introduction to the 'Lock Soul Pattern' on the paper. I am carving it now." It’s the spirit-locking pattern.”
With his sword raised and lowered, Bai Lao carved the formation extremely quickly, but this speed was just to allow Lu Feng to see and learn clearly. Otherwise, with his strength, there would be no need to carve, and the formation could be formed with just a wave of his hand.
Soon, the three jade pieces in front of Bai Lao were all engraved.
"Carefully understand the trajectory of the sword and the trend of the lines. This is the first step in setting up the formation, engraving, that is, carving the formation inscription pattern."
