Qiandao Lake is as its name suggests. The downstream dam blocked the upper reaches of a tributary of the Xin'an River and turned it into a huge lake.

The high mountains and ridges submerged into the lake and turned into islands, large and small, totaling 1,078, hence the name "Thousand Island Lake".

Qiandao Lake occupies a vast area. Cao Jinxing and Qin Xuanji left the Mayfly Residence, found a quiet island nearby, and began to study the newly obtained stone.

In a small cave on the island.

Cao Jinxing took out the strange-shaped jade in his arms and put it on the stone table, showing it to Qin Xuanji: "This thing looks like a hexagram divided into equal parts on the Bagua plate, but it's a little different. Do you recognize it?"

"It looks familiar..."

Qin Xuanji looked at it carefully. Except for the seal character "Qian", the remaining lines were either straight or curved, forming six weird shapes.

"Qian is the sky, these six figures..."

Suddenly, an idea flashed in Qin Xuanji's mind, and she thought of something. She exclaimed, her pretty face flushed slightly due to excessive excitement, and she sent a message to Cao Jinxing:

"Qian becomes the sky, and six formations transform into yarns. This is one of the [Heaven-Covering Formation] of the divine weapon [Eight Formation Diagrams]!"

"What?"

Cao Jinxing was stunned: "Zhuge Kongming's [Eight Formations]? Isn't that a military formation? At most it's Qimen Dunjia."

"More than that."

Qin Xuanji shook her head quickly and said, "Do you know [He's Bi]?"

Cao Jinxing thought for a while: "Returning the complete jade to Zhao? Will it be passed down as the national jade seal?"

"Yes, but not entirely."

Qin Xuanji said: "The Records of Foreign Objects in Shenzhou records: He's Bi was carved from a rare stone in the world excavated by Bian He, a famous craftsman from the Chu State, in the Baoyu Rock of Julong Mountain in the secret realm. It has very magical power. , can communicate, absorb, and store those eight natural powers.

Later, the First Emperor swept through the six kingdoms and obtained the He clan's jade. He ordered skilled craftsmen to make the national jade seal, but there were still some remnants, which passed through the Han Dynasty and fell into the hands of Wuhou, creating the "Eight Formations". It has its merits.”

Qin Xuanji looked at the jade stone and was very sure: "It can't be wrong! The inner circle of the array plate and the outer circle are square, and the picture on it is not only the arrangement of the military array, but also represents the six lines of the "Book of Changes", which correspond to the sixty-four hexagrams. Definitely [Heaven-Covering Formation]."

Cao Jinxing understood a little bit: "You mean...Zhuge Kongming made the remaining materials of He's Bi into the [Eight Formations]. With this stone, he can control the eight natural forces in the world?"

"right."

Qin Xuanji nodded and said: "The specific names of the eight kinds of qi were first divided by Mr. Wuhou. The [Eight Formations] in his hands were simply magical, especially after he climbed to the top of the Dharma Elephant and moved the world with his human body. , turn your hand to become clouds, turn your hand to become rain!”

What the hell!

Cao Jinxing took a deep breath.

He finally understood. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhuge Liang was just too wise and almost a monster. In this world of high martial arts, it was even more direct, and he became a "monster" directly.

He is no longer strong enough to be human!

He himself must have reached the state of "union between man and nature", and with the help of the communication, absorption, and storage characteristics of the [Eight Array Diagrams] to greatly strengthen this state, he can form an army with one man, control the heaven and earth, and control the wind and rain!

If a person can do this, what more can I ask for!

Needless to say, I was quite excited when I thought of that scene.

"Then this [Heaven Covering Formation] corresponds to the Heavenly Way, right?"

However, reality shattered Cao Jinxing's unrealistic fantasy - this formation was the most useless to him among the eight formations!

Grass!

Cao Jinxing was speechless. The artifact fragments he finally obtained turned out to be useless.

No wonder it went so smoothly.

"Uh, yes..."

Qin Xuanji then remembered that Cao Jinxing knew almost everything and could learn everything, but God did not provide him with food, and he was not lucky enough to learn celestial calculations. This [Tianfu Formation] seemed to be of no use if he got it in his hands.

…

Qin Xuanji suddenly felt sympathetic when she thought of his glorious deeds of fishing all afternoon without a single fish being hooked.

"No, I got everything, I have to try it!"

Cao Jinxing picked up the formation plate without believing in evil and asked: "Do you know how to use this thing?"

"It's not written in the book. You should just enter the zhenqi directly."

Qin Xuanji said uncertainly: "[Tianfu Array] is used for celestial calculations. Since it can communicate with the heavens, you might as well leave all the steps of the deduction to it and just think about what you want to calculate in your mind. Maybe it will

There will be a response...it's like treating a dead horse like a living horse."

The [Eight Formation Diagram] is a contemporary artifact with stronger deduction capabilities than the Xing Sect's treasure [Armillary Sphere], but it also has great requirements for its users - they must understand the realm of the unity of heaven and man in order to control the eight qi of heaven and earth.

Qin Xuanji understood this and tried to input internal energy just now, but unfortunately it could not be stimulated.

"Okay, I'll try."

Just do it if you think of it.

Cao Jinxing directed his internal energy towards the array.

The whole piece of jade first turns into ice blue, then the word "Qian" lights up, and the array plate automatically turns into sky blue - a color that symbolizes the "sky" type of true energy.

A mysterious feeling was established.

It feels very ethereal.

[Eight Array Diagrams] and [He's Bi] are in the same line. The stone itself can absorb and store the eight qi of heaven and earth. At this time, it is just borrowing the user's internal power to call out the existing power of heaven inside to complete the calculation.

Somewhere in the dark, Cao Jinxing's consciousness seemed to be in a void.

All he cares about is the treasures of heaven and earth to improve his realm...

The more precious the material, the better!

When this thought came to his mind, unexpectedly, [Tianfu Zhen] actually responded.

While the formation disk was frantically absorbing his inner energy, it was searching for answers in the void.

Cao Jinxing closed his eyes tightly, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and his internal energy was rapidly draining away!

Qin Xuanji was startled, and hurriedly took action, pressing down on his back, and activated the "Whale Breath Technique" with all her strength, continuously instilling true energy.

——[Changbaitian Pond, Phoenix Wings Liaoyuan.]

Eight big characters condensed in the void.

Cao Jinxing suddenly heard a clear phoenix cry in his ears, the sound shook the sky!

Cao Jinxing opened his eyes suddenly and broke away from the ethereal feeling. His face turned pale and he gasped for air. The [Sky Covering Formation] disk was gray in color and fell under the stone table.

"How are you?" Qin Xuanji hurriedly stretched out her hand to support him and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

"fine……"

Cao Jinxing waved his hand, his face looked ugly, big beads of sweat streaked across his cheeks, but his eyes were so bright that they seemed to be shining:

"Xuanji."

"Um?"

Cao Jinxing looked up at the cave wall, feeling that the whole world was opening up again, and said: "This world...there really are mythical beasts..."

…

It's noon in the blink of an eye.

When Cao Jinxing and Qin Xuanji returned to Chunfengping of Lanyue Tower, the luncheon was about to begin.

The two of them found an empty table and sat down. Immediately, the servants of Qi Jian Yue Mansion held up trays and presented delicious dishes one after another.

Full of color and flavor.

The two of them ate a little casually, their minds still immersed in the shock brought to them by the [Heavenly Covering Formation].

Cao Jinxing never expected that the treasure of heaven and earth it pointed out to him was actually the mythical beast "Fire Phoenix"!

Just the sound has the power to penetrate metal and break through the earth, which is not something he can kill at the moment!

Qin Xuanji also didn't expect that the mythical beasts in those stories actually existed. So, those stories... were they still stories?

The two of them ate some absentmindedly.

In the afternoon, the event officially started.

Celebrities from all over the world gathered.

All the tables and chairs on Chunfeng Ping were removed, and a high platform was erected in the middle. Hundreds of chairs and benches were lined up in Tainan.

Disciples from the Chess, Sword, and Yuefu who were responsible for welcoming guests took hundreds of guests to their seats to watch the ceremony.

In the first row are the three families of Chess, Sword, Yue and other high-ranking sects.

The three brothers Li Yuzhou, Li Yuchen, and Li Yufeng, Zhang Chong of the Zhang family, Pei Sheng of the Pei family, Taoist Priest Qianhe of Wudang, Master Mingchan of Wutai Mountain, Song Xian, the helmsman of the Dayi Branch of the Beggar Clan, and the newly arrived sword-wielding elder of the Shushan Sword Sect

, and Wan Heqing, the second largest gang leader in the world despite his young age but respected status.

In the second row are the younger generation leaders of the Nine Sects, such as the Shaogu Master of Yaowang Valley and Huang Fanling's senior brother, Zhou Qiluo, as well as celebrities from various sects outside the Nine Sects, such as Han Tang, Du Wei, Yang Linqian, etc.

Cao Jinxing and Qin Xuanji were also placed in this column.
To be continued...