Chapter 12: Layer upon layer, large array hooked together
Wu Jie really didn't expect that Master Changsun's uncle would understand his true intention at this time and take the crucial step from condensing Yuan to returning Dan.
When his breath calmed down and he seemed to be in a deep sleep, Master Shaoguang used the power of the Sky Surveying Shenzhou to build a solid defensive formation around him to prevent possible accidents.
From condensing the essence to returning the elixir, one needs to go through the inner demon tribulation. The inner demon tribulation is not an external flame or thunder, but an phantom born from the heart. During the inner demon tribulation, the monk will face all kinds of thoughts of his own, each one
Thoughts will manifest into an illusion. Only by adhering to the original intention and passing through illusions one after another can we finally overcome the tribulation successfully.
The process of overcoming the inner demon tribulation seems very peaceful, and the monks who are overcoming the tribulation seem to be sleeping. However, throughout the ages, countless monks have fallen asleep and lost their lives in confusion. There are still some monks who are lucky enough to wake up.
Later, he was not able to successfully overcome the tribulation, but was influenced by the inner demons and fell into evil thoughts.
The personality of monks who have fallen into evil thoughts will change drastically, and they will become completely different from before. More commonly, they will be extremely violent, killing fellow disciples and friends - this is because when going through the inner demon tribulation, it is most common for them to become extremely violent.
One of his evil thoughts is "Everything you see in front of you is an illusion, just destroy them all...".
Once you fall into this kind of demonic thought, you will almost certainly fail. But if you don’t have a brave and determined heart, you will still not be able to survive the inner demonic calamity... The subtle difference between the demonic thought and the Taoist heart cannot be understood unless you experience it personally.
I will never understand.
I don’t know how many Huandan cultivators have left valuable experience based on the situation of the inner demon tribulation, but even with these experiences, the chances of surviving this tribulation have not been significantly improved - many casual cultivators are stepping into the Condensation Tribulation.
After reaching the peak of Yuan Dynasty, they will try their best to collect the experience of the senior monks in overcoming the tribulation, but with little success.
According to the predecessors of Qingyang Temple, if you want to successfully overcome the inner demons, you must persist in cultivating the mind. Only a strong mind can help fight against the inner demons
Tai Shang Zhen Lun is recognized as one of the best methods of cultivating the mind.
However...according to general rules, it is difficult for monsters to become elixirs. Because monsters have a relatively long lifespan - long lifespan is not necessarily a good thing, it can also be a bad thing.
A lifespan that is too long will give the demon monks a sense of detachment that is "independent of time." However, this sense of detachment is wrong, because it is not the result of Taoist cultivation at all, but is just a natural lifespan.
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When demon monks go through the inner demon tribulation, they most often encounter two situations:
The first is to find that your lifespan has become the same as that of a mortal, and you have lost that leisurely and comfortable demeanor, and have to rush for time like a human monk. If you cannot overcome this tense atmosphere, you will never wake up, and you will be in infinity forever.
Exhausting life in an endless nightmare.
The second is to find that you have successfully overcome the tribulation, but the situation has not changed, and you are still transcending the years. This will make the demon monks lose their determination to seek the Tao, and gradually give up the idea of seeking the Tao, so their cultivation slowly
Scattered away, turned back into ordinary animals and plants, and died.
In addition, there are many monster monks who will feel their beast instincts again when they go through the inner demon tribulation, especially those who are poisonous beasts, and will almost certainly be aroused to the evil spirit in their nature.
If you cannot overcome this level, you will revert to a ferocious monster - obviously, this is also a case of failure to overcome the tribulation.
The reason why Master Shao Guang set up that defensive formation was, on the one hand, to prevent others from disturbing Changsun Wu's tribulation, and on the other hand, to prevent him from turning into a monster if he failed to evade the tribulation.
Although... the possibility of the latter is very low.
"Do you have so much confidence in Master Changsun?" Wu Jie was stunned and asked curiously, "Does he belong to the type that is particularly easy to successfully overcome calamities?"
"How is that possible?" Master Shao Guang laughed, "The calamity of inner demons is uncertain, and you can only face it with your Taoist heart. I am not a roundworm in his belly, how can I know whether his Taoist heart is strong or not? I'm just saying, he
It is unlikely that he will fail to survive the tribulation and become a monster."
"Can you tell me why?"
"This... this is his personal privacy. You can ask it yourself after he successfully overcomes the tribulation." Master Shaoguang laughed and expressed that he wanted to keep it a secret. "If he can survive the inner demon tribulation, he will definitely not
He will take this matter to heart again - but if he fails, it means that he may take this matter very seriously..."
Wu Jie suddenly understood and stopped asking further questions.
Changsun Wu began to overcome the tribulation, so all the things he was responsible for naturally stopped. But how could the design work of the grand formation be stopped? So Master Zhenshi simply handed over the task of designing the grand formation to Wu Jie.
"Me? I'm afraid I can't!" Wu Jie was startled and hurriedly refused, "Wouldn't it be better for such a large-scale formation to be designed by the ancestors?"
"Among all the contemporary monks in our sect, except for Junior Brother Changsun, you are the only one who understands the Lingxiao Fire Department Zhengfa. So although your cultivation level is indeed a bit low, you are the only choice in front of you." Master Zhenshi doesn't have it either.
To save face for Wu Jie, he said with a smile, "Anyway, just work hard. If you don't have enough manpower, come to me and I will help you arrange help - even if you have to ask two junior uncles to help, it's no problem!"
With the guarantee from the leader, Wu Jie put down his worries and concentrated on thinking about how to design this formation.
According to Changsun Wu's conception, this formation is actually to connect the magic power of many monks in the Fudo Fire Realm, with Changsun Wu himself as the link, to continuously transform it into the power of the Fire Department Zhengfa and transmit it to Wu Jie, and then
Wu Jielai activated various true methods in the Fire Department's Zhengfa, and then Changsun Wu transformed the effects of these methods into types that each monk could move properly and fed back to them.
There are actually quite a few formations designed in this way, but those formations all have the shortcomings of monotonous functions and slow transmission. After all, it is very troublesome to convert different types of mana. The formation designed by Changsun Wu is ingenious in that it can not move
The Fire Realm serves as an auxiliary, and all kinds of mana will pass through the corresponding structure in the Fudo Fire Realm. When it is transmitted to him, it has already turned into the power of the fire system. When it is transmitted back, it is naturally the opposite.
The key to this design actually lies in how to complete the transformation method that can correspond to various mana. And this method has countless possibilities as the nature of the flames that make up the Immovable Fire Realm changes.
Changsun Wu had never been able to design a perfect formation before because he wanted to design a transformation process based on Red Lotus Fire or Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Fire, but this process was too advanced and far beyond the limit of what he could design——
Perhaps no one in the entire human world can design this process.
With the experience of Chang Sun Wu, Wu Jie will naturally not make the same mistake. Therefore, his first consideration is not the power or magical effect of the flame, but its "extensiveness" o
If most monks can understand and master this kind of flame, then the design of the process will become much simpler. Even Wu Jie, a monk who practices martial arts, can design it...
Therefore, after consideration, Wu Jie chose to use one of Taoist sect's most common magical powers, "Samadhi True Fire", as the raw material for constructing the Immovable Fire Realm this time.
The so-called Samadhi True Fire refers to the combination of "sky fire", "earth fire" and "human fire", and its sources are diverse. The power of Samadhi True Fire composed of different sources is also different, and even
It can be said that it is ever-changing.
But this is only for monks who have entered the Tao. When a monk enters the realm of refining Gang, as the Gang Qi continues to be tempered, the Samadhi True Fire in the body will be continuously purified, and it will naturally move towards a fixed state.
The direction of development - that is one of the most standard magical powers of Taoism, the real Samadhi True Fire.
Of course, Wu Jie has already tempered the true fire of Samadhi, and among the monks participating in this formation, his cultivation level and age are probably the lowest. Even if others have not switched to fire-based skills, they can rely on the years.
The advantages of accumulation and skill should have completed this transformation.
Therefore, the design based on the Samadhi True Fire should be able to adapt to almost all Taoist monks, and even many Taoist and even Buddhist monks.
After all... Samadhi True Fire is a very useful magical power. It has its own unique advantages in making weapons, refining elixirs, and fighting. Except for demonic monks who have different natures, almost all monks will consider refining it to prepare for emergencies.
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After determining the direction, the next step was targeted design. In this regard, Chang Sun Wu had already left a lot of information, and Wu Jie easily found several design plans that were of great reference value.
It is difficult to start from scratch, but it is much easier if you have a foundation. Using the plan left by Chang Sun Wu as a reference, Wu Jie designed the preliminary transformation process in only two or three days.
When he submitted his design to Master Shaoguang, who was good at formations, for review, Master Shaoguang took him to Patriarch Fang. Only then did Wu Jie know that Patriarch Fang was also a person who was good at formations - and his cultivation level was better than Shaoguang's.
Real people are deeper!
"This design is good." Patriarch Fang looked at Wu Jie's design carefully and nodded slightly, "The advantage is that it has a very wide range of applications. As long as they understand the Samadhi True Fire, almost anyone can join this formation without any obstacles.
The beneficial effects of the law are brought into full play.”
But when he changed the subject, he became stern: "But, I want to tell you, this design is very silly and naive!"
Wu Jie was stunned and didn't understand why he said that.
I just said that this design is good, but why is it so stupid and naive?
"Wu Jie, it seems that you are not mentally prepared for the harshness of our upcoming battle!" Seeing this sentence, Patriarch Fang shocked Wu Jie, sighed, and softened his tone a bit.
, "This is not a petty fight between you monks, but a fight in return."
A shocking battle in which Monk Dan was the main combat force! In this battle, even Monk Ning Yuan could only serve as an auxiliary, and the Monk Refining Monk could not help at all - if it were not for the huge effort required to intercept the comet.
We need you in the formation, and we won’t bring you here at all!”
"In this case, all designs should be considered around us, the main combat force. As long as we can increase our power more, it doesn't matter whether the monks at the Ning Yuan and Lian Gang levels can get gains? Even?
I can go to the extreme and say that as long as it can temporarily strengthen our combat effectiveness, even if it weakens the power of Ning Yuan and Refining Level monks, it is completely correct!"
"Your design is very good. If used in battles at the refining level or even the Yuan Condensation level, it can be called a perfect auxiliary formation. But you have to remember that the design concept of this formation is not to help those who
The level is about the same as you, or only one level higher than you
People in this realm, but to help us elixir-returning monks!" Patriarch Fang patted Wu Jie's shoulder and said gently, "Let's change our thinking again, and don't worry about whether we can adapt. The abilities of us old guys, but
It’s beyond your imagination!”
Only then did Wu Jie understand what he meant. He let out a long exclamation and nodded repeatedly.
He returned to his room and began to think about how he could devise a method that could enhance the combat effectiveness of the Huandan Masters.
This design was beyond his ability, but from this perspective, Chang Sunwu's poorly completed designs shone with admiration.
Obviously, Changsun Wu had already considered this situation.
This is not to say that Wu Jie is stupider than him, but because Wu Jie's cultivation level is not high enough and his vision is not high enough. Changsun Wu is a figure who has already stood on the threshold of the Dan Huan realm, and his way of thinking is naturally closer to that of the founders of Huan Dan.
And although Wu Jie has been making brave and diligent efforts, he is still a young practitioner after all, and has not even reached the late stage of Gang Refining so far.
Behind different cultivation levels are different accumulations. Compared with his predecessors who have practiced for hundreds, thousands or even thousands of years, Wu Jie still lacks a deep foundation after all!
Fortunately, although his background is not enough, there are two companions with profound knowledge in the world of heavenly books.
"Master, you should have asked me a long time ago!" When Wu Jie asked Jasmine for advice, she happily puffed up her chest and looked beaming, "Although I am not good at formations, this design is still very simple for me.
Yes, it can be done easily!”
She did what she said. It only took less than half a quarter of an hour to come up with a complete set of design plans. She even directly made a formation disk that could be used for simulation testing. As long as she inputted mana into the formation disk, it would be done.
It can deduce the changes in the formation, so that the monks participating in the formation can become familiar with it in advance.
Wu Jie happily took the array plate and started experimenting with enthusiasm.
But after only one or two experiments, his smile froze on his face.
According to Jasmine's design, this formation will wildly extract any energy around it during operation, whether it is fire or lightning, whether it is blood or soul, as long as it is energy, it will extract it without hesitation and then transform it into pure energy.
The true essence is instilled into the monks in the formation.
This design is not unpowerful, but Wu Jie feels that if he hands over this design, he is afraid that instead of receiving any praise, he will be immediately escorted back to the master's school and locked up for thirty to fifty years.
The master may even invite several eminent monks to chant sutras for themselves every day to wash away the demonic nature in their hearts.
"What kind of auxiliary formation is this? It's basically the magic gate formation!" He said helplessly to Jasmine, "Can't you change your thinking a little and design the formation according to the style of us righteous people?"
"Didn't I already design it according to your style?" Jasmine blinked her big ruby-like eyes, looking very innocent, "If I follow my usual style, if there is such a rare opportunity, I should combine the good and evil sides plus the comet.
The extraterrestrial demons inside have been refined together and directly turned into vitality supplements - with such a large additional harvest, master, you will be able to smoothly upgrade your cultivation to the golden elixir realm!"
Wu Jie couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead, deeply feeling that the level gap between himself and Jasmine was too big.
In his opinion, it was full of demonic energy, and it belonged to the level of the Demon Sect's mountain-suppressing formation. However, in Jasmine's opinion, it was deliberately designed in a good direction.
That guy, the Supreme God Lord, is so vicious!
With Jasmine unable to rely on him, he had no choice but to take the next best step and ask Du Xin for help.
"Well...if you don't mind, I would like to refer to the design concept of our formation." Du Xin read Sun Wu's design draft for a while, then listened carefully to Wu Jie's explanation of the concept of the formation, and pondered for a moment.
, whispered, "I think our original formation can be used here."
Wu Jie was stunned for a moment, and after recalling it for a moment, he understood what she meant.
Through the formation, the elixir-returning monks in the formation are connected so that each other's strength and thoughts can be directly communicated. This will of course maximize the efficiency of the battle.
The idea was indeed very tempting, but after careful consideration, he still rejected Du Xin's proposal.
Although tens of thousands of years have passed, the Great Light Sect incident must have caused a huge fuss, and there may be records in the secret materials of various sects. Suddenly taking out a similar thing... If his design
It’s okay to be shot directly. If this design can pass, but is exposed when it is actually used... I am afraid it will bring unnecessary trouble to Qingyang Temple!
He confessed his worries, and Du Xin naturally understood. So he had to take a step back and try to improve Changsun Wu's design.
While the two were discussing, Jasmine had also recovered from her disappointment and depression, and together with the curious Du Ruo, the four people from the Book of Heaven gathered together to discuss how to design this formation.
"This formation... is really a bit unexpected..." When Wu Jie showed the final design to Patriarch Fang for review, the Patriarch Huandan, who had been practicing for seven or eight hundred years, looked at it carefully several times and showed surprise.
With an expression of admiration, "Although I know that you are extremely talented in fighting and can be said to be a born warrior, I really didn't expect that you also have a talent for formations!"
Wu Jie immediately blushed and hurriedly became humble.
This humility comes from the bottom of my heart, because the main contributor to this design is Du Xin. He is only aware of many of the designs, but has not yet understood why. In addition, some of the suggestions provided by Jasmine are not very profound, but they are on key points.
The enlightening suggestion... To be honest, Wu Jie felt that his contribution to this design was less than 20%.
Even if Du Xin and Jasmine didn't mind taking credit from others, he couldn't help but blush.
Patriarch Fang didn't know this. He looked at the design over and over again and let out a sound of admiration again and again.
"That's great! With a few modifications, this can be used as the Mountain Gate Formation!"
On that design drawing, small-scale formations were layered one after another and connected with each other, forming a dazzling but beautiful huge composition.
This final design plan was named "Sky Fire Array".
