After parting with Xiya again, he went directly to find his master. After all, he had not finished learning the inscriptions completely, and he still had to learn the basics of formations.
Carrying two pots of the fine wine he bought from Zuixian Tower, he headed straight to Bixiao Peak. Soon after he arrived at the back mountain, smoke curled up from the kitchen.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I have to say that the moonlit night in Zuixian Tower has its own unique refreshing feeling, but the stamina is a bit too strong. It cost you money."
Li Dongshan drank the wine brought back by Ye Bai and enjoyed the wind blowing in the mountains.
"Master, just drink happily." Ye Bai raised his glass and smiled.
The two of them did not talk about spiritual practice, they simply enjoyed the pleasure.
Time also passed slowly, and I saw Li Dongshan spit out a breath of arrows, and the smell of alcohol dissipated from his body: "It's time for us to get down to business."
Ye Bai's body regained clarity for a while, and he followed Li Dongshan to the practice room.
"Let me see what other inscriptions you haven't figured out yet." Li Dongshan picked up the talisman pen and handed it to Ye Bai to indicate for him to write the inscriptions.
Ye Bai took the talisman pen and began to write on the talisman paper. Every inscription was smooth and smooth without any obstruction.
This is also a good habit of his, so that he can write every inscription in one go.
Every time he successfully wrote a new inscription, he would write it again with what he had learned before.
Li Dongshan nodded with satisfaction. This apprentice really made him worry a lot, both in terms of his attitude towards learning and his understanding. Unfortunately, his talent was only 30% innate, but he was already very satisfied.
It didn't take long for Ye Bai to finish writing. Li Dongshan took the talisman paper and took a look at it and said: "You are still more than 100 short of the 3,650 inscriptions. I will help you deepen your foundation in the past two days."
Ye Bai nodded, and the two of them began to devote their energy without any nonsense. Li Dongshan wanted Ye Bai to not only be able to write but also understand its meaning, otherwise the path to the final formation would not be far away.
Under Li Dongshan's guidance, Ye Bai gained a deep understanding of these basic inscriptions, and the two stayed up all night to practice until noon the next day.
At this time, they were surrounded by scattered talisman papers, and two talisman pens were used up, but fortunately they were all low-level talisman pens.
Looking at the rewritten inscription, Ye Bai let out a long sigh of relief. The mental exhaustion suddenly hit him and made him drowsy. He fell directly into Li Dongshan's arms and fell asleep without any scruples.
Li Dongshan also nodded with satisfaction when he saw Ye Bai's talisman paper filled with inscriptions. Compared to the previous smooth writing, it was now written with a bit more verve.
His apprentice was good at everything else, but he was too strong. In order to write every inscription well, he had to force himself through it. Too much energy and energy were used up, and exhaustion came like a tide after I breathed my last breath.
………
The cold moonlight shone on his forehead. Ye Bai shook his eyes and slowly woke up. He rubbed his still stinging head, lifted up the quilt and got up to find his master.
Li Dongshan was resting in his room with his eyes closed, when a knock on the door came.
"Come in." He knew Ye Bai was coming.
"Master." Ye Bai saluted respectfully as he came in.
"How's it going? Are you recovering well? If it's not good, I have the Ningshen Pill here, you can just take it." Li Dongshan smiled and threw a bottle of pill to Ye Bai.
"Thank you, Master. I'm embarrassed that you care so much about your disciples." Ye Bai said with a smile.
"Why are you embarrassed by me? I only have you as my disciple. If I don't give it to you, who will I give it to?" Li Dongshan looked at him kindly.
Ye Bai didn't say anything anymore. He could clearly feel the master's care and enjoyed the warm feeling.
Ye Bai stepped forward and made the tea for the master himself. Although he was not very good at it, Li Dongshan still happily raised his teacup and tasted it carefully.
"Your foundation of inscriptions has been solidified, and I'm going to start teaching you how to arrange formation patterns."
"Array pattern? Ye Bai looked at Li Dongshan with confusion.
"Yes, the formation pattern is composed of innate inscriptions. The formation path is broad and profound, and the formation pattern appears to carry the formation path." Li Dongshan explained earnestly.
"Master, does that mean that you can create a new magic circle just by creating a new formation pattern?"
"Yes, the formation patterns are endless. You must know that all things in the Tao are ever-changing, and the formation path cannot be underestimated. In addition to the various formation patterns arranged by our ancestors with inscriptions, some modern masters have also created many new formation patterns. "
Speaking of this, Li Dongshan looked proud. Ye Bai chuckled secretly after seeing it, and immediately asked, Master, has our sect created a new person with the formation pattern? "
"There are currently two people in our sect who have innovated new formations. One is our sect leader, Taoist Yuan Jun. Even though he is usually careless, he is one of the top five in the entire Yunzhou in terms of cultivation and formations. Lie, if it weren’t for the sect’s series of messy problems, he should be able to stand higher.”
Seeing the sad expression on his master's face, Ye Bai immediately changed the subject: "Who is the other person?"
"Hehe, this last person is naturally my master." At this point, Li Dongshan's expression became extremely proud.
However, this matter will happen to anyone, and it will affect the entire world of immortality.
"Master, what kind of formation pattern did you create? What kind of formation can be formed?" Ye Bai asked with interest.
"Don't worry, let me tell you the basic formations and patterns first." Li Dongshan ignored it and continued to explain.
"The formations are divided into levels one to nine from low to high. The formations are composed of 3,650 inscriptions through various arrangements and combinations. Each first-level formation only requires a few formations. A complex formation Even hundreds are needed.”
Li Dongshan picked up the talisman pen and started writing on the talisman paper. After a while, several formations with inscriptions appeared. Some were formed in a triangle, and some were formed in four directions...
"This is the formation pattern, the core of every formation."
Li Dongshan pointed to what he had written, and then talked about the types of formation patterns.
"The formation patterns are further subdivided into five types: spirit gathering, illusion, killing, defense, and siege. Current formations basically revolve around these."
"Each type of formation patterns can be matched with each other, or can be superimposed on the same type, but the formation patterns can not be superimposed casually. Every time you add a type of formation pattern, you have to look at their mutual repulsion, and they must be matched with each other reasonably, just like the five elements that are mutually reinforcing each other, infinite. Endless."
"So that's it. The more complex the formations are, the more complex the formations will be. The nature of each formation should be taken into consideration when superimposing formations." Ye Bai thought thoughtfully.
"Yes, so the deeper you understand the inscriptions, there will be differences even in the same formation. It depends on the changes in the methods of the person setting up the formation."
Li Dongshan looked at his apprentice with joy, no matter how satisfied he looked.
"It does feel a bit complicated. I thought I could form a magic circle just by relying on the inscriptions." Ye Bai scratched his head.
"What are you thinking about? Do you think the formation can be generated by throwing a few spiritual stones and writing some inscriptions?"
"If it were so easy to form a formation of your own, there would be people everywhere who would become immortals and ancestors."
"Speaking of which, the star diagrams Cheng Qing gave you are extremely useful for the formation. Anyone who wants to become a formation master will eventually develop his own formation pattern."
"There are even some people who have achieved enlightenment through formations. They use the formation as the eye of the body and have formation tattoos engraved on their bodies. The advantage is that wherever they go, they are formations. The disadvantage is that they may face the danger of the formation collapsing at any time."
After listening to the master's explanation, Ye Bai realized the breadth and depth of the formation.
"Then Master, Teacher Zhao is in the art of refining weapons. Is he trying to refine himself into a magical weapon?"
Ye Bai suddenly thought of Zhao Cheng, and Li Dongshan smiled, "You kid also knows how to draw inferences from one instance to another. He is indeed following the Weapon Path, and he uses the Internal Refining Method to build himself into an invincible artifact. Because you have already come from my lineage. What he taught you was only external training."
"What's the difference between internal refining and external refining?" Ye Bai wondered.
"Internal refining uses oneself as the furnace, producing spiritual fire within the body, refining the body day and night, and tempering the spirit. Once refined, the body will have the power of a divine weapon. External refining is just like making a magical weapon now."
"Isn't internal refining the same as the formation method, which is extremely dangerous once the body cannot bear it?" Ye Bai said solemnly.
"There are three thousand avenues, different paths leading to the same destination. No matter which path it takes, there is no absolute safety." Li Dongshan shook his head and sighed at the helplessness of the immortal cultivators.
"I will teach you the five basic formation patterns first. After you figure out the combination and arrangement of the basic formation patterns, it will be much easier to deal with complex superimposed formation patterns."
Li Dongshan did not continue the conversation, but explained the basic formation patterns step by step. He wanted Ye Bai to clearly understand the meaning of each step.
Looking at the time, Li Dongshan patted Ye Bai, who was still studying the formation patterns, and said, "We have to fulfill our agreement tonight, let's go."
He also came back to his senses and looked out the window. It was already night. Time passed too fast. He packed up his things and went to Yuanchen Peak with his master.
