For Lin Chen, what he needs to know most now is the knowledge about formation patterns, which is a prerequisite for learning to refine weapons. If he can't even master the basic knowledge, let alone learn to refine weapons.
Strictly speaking, the weapon refiner is not a real formation master. What the weapon refiner is good at is carving formation patterns. It is a small magic circle, which is only used to assist the weapon refining. There is no essential difference between the magic circle and the formation.
The arrays used by weapon refiners are mostly composed of formation patterns, which refer to runes composed of many lines.
The application of formations is more extensive and more complex. The formation of some huge magic formations requires professional formation masters. You can also use foreign objects, such as a magic weapon or designate some things as the center of the formation.
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There are specializations in the arts. If both the Array Master and the Weapon Refiner can do it, then there will be no need for the Array Master profession.
Having said that, if you master the basics of formations, you can become an formation master even if you cannot become a weapon refiner. The basics are interoperable, but the focus of the two is different.
After roughly understanding the process of refining weapons, Luo Yu gave Lin Chen a book on formations and the Fire Control Technique of the Refining Sect for him to study first.
Even mastering the weapon refining process is useless without a foundation, so Lin Chen can't help much now in terms of weapon refining. As for his sword, Luo Yu has to complete it alone.
Lin Chen took the formation book and the fire control technique as if he had found a treasure, and immediately took them back to study, leaving Luo Yu alone to work in the weapon refining room.
The name of this formation book is "Basic Structure and Analysis of Formations." Lin Chen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw the title. It was really basic knowledge. He thought it was some kind of treasure that couldn't give him a profound secret book on formations.
However, this fire control technique is a good thing, because the mental method of cultivating true fire is extremely rare.
After thinking about it again and again, Lin Chen thought it would be better to study the formation first. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and everything must be done step by step.
This book is a relatively comprehensive introduction. After browsing through it roughly, it contains the basics of formation patterns and the methods of characterization. According to Luo Yu, if you can study this part thoroughly, it will be enough for refining weapons, but Lin Chen
He is not limited to this. His original intention is to learn more skills, not just weapon refining.
Although it only talked about some basic knowledge, Lin Chen was quickly attracted by the content in the book. Gradually, he found that the concepts described in the book could be applied inferences. The composition of all formations actually originated from these foundations.
Starting from the root, it can be extended infinitely, which is not a problem at all for him who has been exposed to the Mathematical Olympiad since elementary school.
After learning this, Lin Chen suddenly realized that he was born to be an array mage.
The practice of formations and exercises are different. The quality of the exercises can limit a person's growth rate and the final achievements that can be achieved. Different exercises are two completely different ways of practice.
The formation laws are not the same. Everything comes from these foundations. The achievements that a formation master can achieve completely depend on one's understanding of the formations. In other words, there are no so-called profound secrets about the formations. Even if there are, they only tell you how to set up the formations.
method, whether you can successfully set up a formation depends entirely on a person's attainments in formations. As long as your knowledge of formations is deep enough, you can create your own formations even if you don't have a method for setting up formations. In addition, it also depends on a person's cultivation level.
Relatedly, the higher your cultivation level and the deeper your knowledge of formations, the more powerful the formations you deploy will be.
This is why some formations that everyone randomly arranges are difficult to break.
Gradually, Lin Chen became completely immersed in the content of the book and his own consciousness.
He is like a soaring and vast universe. The stars in the sky are countless points. There is a subtle connection between each point. Countless points are connected into countless lines. The lines are becoming more and more complex.
, his mind was completely immersed in those lines, but as the lines became more and more numerous, until his mind could no longer bear it.
There was a sudden buzzing in his mind, and Lin Chen suddenly woke up. His face was a little pale, big drops of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his head felt dizzy.
Lin Chen gasped for breath.
"What's wrong with me?"
He shook his head, but his brain did not become clear. He was like a person who was extremely sleep-deprived, physically and mentally exhausted.
A figure appeared in his sight, a little blurry at first, and then gradually became clear.
It's Xingtong.
Xingtong came over and saw Lin Chen's face was very ugly. She was startled and asked hurriedly: "Lin Chen, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Chen looked at Xingtong's beautiful face, with concern and a hint of uneasiness in his clear eyes. He squeezed out a smile and said, "I'm fine, I'm just a little tired."
Xing Tong saw Lin Chen holding a book in his hand, and her eyebrows wrinkled slightly. How could she be so tired from reading a book?
And as a monk, he rarely gets sick unless there are special circumstances, but Lin Chen's current condition is obviously not very good.
"Give me your hand."
"what?"
Lin Chen was a little confused, but he still stretched out his right hand honestly.
Xing Tong put her hand on Lin Chen's wrist.
"Can you still see a doctor?"
Lin Chen asked a little surprised.
"be honest."
Xing Tong glared at Lin Chen.
Even though Lin Chendang stopped moving, he felt a warm current flowing into his body after a while.
It turns out that it is not a pulse check. Xingtong does this to feel the condition of his body through this warm current. This is similar to a doctor's pulse diagnosis, but it is still different, because Xingtong can only feel whether his body is injured, and
Skilled pulse diagnosis techniques can provide comprehensive diagnosis.
The warm current flowed all over Lin Chen's body. Finally, Xingtong withdrew his hand, with a puzzled look on his face. There was nothing wrong with Lin Chen's body, but his face did not look right. Was he really too tired?
When Lin Chen looked at Xingtong like this, he knew that there was nothing wrong with her. He had already expected this result because there was nothing wrong with his body. His problem was mental, not physical.
"I told you I'm fine, don't worry now."
Xingtong was still a little worried, but couldn't find anything wrong, so he had no choice but to give up, as long as there was nothing wrong with his body.
"By the way, I saw Lu Li today."
Xing Tong told Lin Chen what she saw Lu Li challenging the barbarian warriors.
Lin Chen was stunned. He was also present at that time, but there were too many people at the scene. He did not see Xingtong and Xiaoman, nor did he see the result of that battle.
"Then who won?"
Lin Chen asked.
Xingtong said: "The barbarian warrior won. They were all injured, but the barbarian warrior seized the opportunity and used brute force to knock Lu Li off the ring. In terms of strength alone, the two of them should be between equals."
In fact, Xingtong also recognized Lu Li's sword in the end. She hesitated and did not tell Lin Chen about it. How did she know that Lin Chen was also present at the time.
Lin Chen was stunned. He was a little surprised. He had not expected this result. Lu Li was at the peak of the Five Realms, and he also had the Hanlu Sword in his hand. He originally thought that Lu Li could win, but he did not expect that it would be like this.
result.
That barbarian warrior was really that powerful. Even Lu Li, who was holding the Cold Dew Sword, was defeated! Doesn't that mean that it is difficult for anyone to defeat him in the Sixth Realm? Are we going to let the barbarians continue to show off their power here?