Cheng Zhuo continued: "Zhen Fu Sect was co-founded by two founders, Zhen Xin and Fu Xin. However, the two founders later disagreed and looked down on each other, so Zhen Fu Sect split into two sects: Zhen Sect and Fu Sect.
.The power has been dispersed, and the strength of both the Formation Sect and Fu Sect can no longer be compared with the other eight sects, so now there are only eight sects left in the world of cultivation, and there is no longer the title of nine sects."
After the Formation and Talisman Sect was divided into the Formation Sect and the Fu Sect, both sects believed that the Formation Dao and Talismanism they practiced were unique, and no one was convinced by the other. So every year, the Formation Sect and the Fu Sect would hold an array talisman competition, and they would jeer at each other.
, to prove that their respective ways are superior.
"The Formation Sect has not recruited any more innate disciples for ten years. My family does not speak foreign languages. The Fu Sect is getting stronger and stronger, but the overall strength of our Formation Sect has been declining. In the formation competitions in the past few years, we have failed every time.
Not winning made the sect leader feel aggrieved, so he made a rule that as long as any disciple of the formation sect wins the talisman competition in the annual talisman competition, it will be equivalent to making a huge contribution to the sect.
You can enter the forbidden area of Zhenzong and be summoned by the founder of Zhentian Dao for guidance." Cheng Zhuo also felt helpless about the decline of Zhenzong.
Zhenfu was originally a family, but because of different concepts of practice, they parted ways and followed their own understandings. The disciples of the two sects were very jealous when they met each other, especially when the Fu sect began to rise in recent years.
, the Formation Sect has been suppressed by the Fu Sect, and the disciples of the two sects have reached the point of meeting each other in life and death.
In the understanding of battle methods in the cultivation world, in the past, only the formation masters were mentioned and not the talisman masters. The formation sect was much stronger than the talisman sect at the beginning. However, for some reason, the formation sect seems to have begun to decline in recent years, and the talisman sect has begun to decline.
There is a faint tendency to surpass the formation sect, which makes the formation sect feel an unprecedented crisis.
"The disciples of the Fu Sect bully others too much. Every year after defeating us in the talisman competition, they will laugh at us unscrupulously. Now when we go out and meet the disciples of the Fu Sect, we can't hold our heads up and start fighting if we disagree, but it's often us
Defeated." Cheng Zhuo said angrily, obviously he had encountered this kind of thing more than once or twice.
"How many disciples does our Formation Sect have now? Can't even the Xiantian disciples defeat Fu Zong?" Mu Yu knew that the Xiantian disciples were the elites of the Formation Sect and were the ones who would take up the great responsibility of the Formation Sect in the future. If all the Xiantian disciples were defeated
, then Zongke was really embarrassed.
"Actually, the titles of Xiantian, Zhongtian, and Houtian disciples are only relative to those of us disciples who have not fully learned the knowledge of formations. Those who pass the assessment are called Xiantian formation masters, Zhongtian formation masters, and Houtian formation masters. We
There are a lot of acquired disciples of the formation sect, followed by Zhongtian disciples, and there is only one innate disciple now, and the others have all become formation masters, so the annual formation talisman competition cannot gather enough innate disciples to participate in the competition." Cheng Zhuo explained.
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"One?" Mu Yu found it a bit unbelievable. Are innate disciples so rare?
Disciples of the Formation Sect have two paths to choose from after learning the basic formation course. For example, disciples the day after tomorrow can choose to take the assessment of the formation master and become the formation master the day after tomorrow, and start doing various things for the sect, including making layouts for various sects in the world of cultivation.
Maintain various formations and the like.
If you do not choose to become an array master, you can choose to take the advanced test. The day after tomorrow, disciples can pass the advanced test to become Zhongtian disciples and continue to learn intermediate array knowledge. Zhongtian disciples can also choose to become Zhongtian array masters or participate in
Take the advanced test and become an innate disciple. As for innate disciples, they can only choose the assessment of the innate formation master.
The formation master assessment is simpler than the advanced test. If many Houtian and Zhongtian disciples feel that they have no hope of advancement and are getting older, they will choose to become an formation master, work for the sect, and get more training resources. Some
People who have confidence in their talents and want to continue their studies will take difficult advanced tests, but not many people succeed.
As Cheng Zhuo said, the two Zhongtian disciples Luo Feilong and Ji Wenkai wanted to become Xiantian disciples wholeheartedly, so they did not take the formation master examination, but tried to take the advanced examination all the time. Unfortunately, they have failed for several years.
The Fu Sect is the same as the Formation Sect, and its disciples are also divided into Xiantian, Zhongtian, and Houtian disciples. In the formation competition between the Formation Sect and the Fu Sect, it is stipulated that the disciples must be sent out, not the formation master or the talisman master.
The array talisman competition includes competitions between innate disciples, Zhongtian disciples and acquired disciples. Each sect sends three innate disciples, three Zhongtian disciples, and three acquired disciples to compete with each other in various skills using the array path against the talisman path.
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"How many formation masters does our sect have now?" Mu Yu asked.
"Our sect has no shortage of Houtian formation masters and Zhongtian formation masters. There are more than 500 Houtian formation masters, more than 1,000 Houtian disciples, more than 100 Zhongtian formation masters, and more than 300 Zhongtian disciples. But Xiantian
There are only nineteen formation masters, including the only innate disciple, which is barely twenty."
There are only twenty innate formation masters? So few?
Mu Yu was dumbfounded, this Zhen Sect was really going downhill. If it did not recruit more innate disciples, I am afraid that in a few years it would really be suppressed by the Fu Sect forever.
The leader of the Formation Sect is also very anxious about the current situation, but he cannot modify the difficulty of the advanced test at will and increase the number of innate disciples of the sect. Because Zhongtian disciples who do not meet the requirements cannot learn the formation methods of the innate disciples at all.
Even if he made Luo Feilong and Ji Wenkai, the most talented Zhongtian disciples, become Xiantian disciples, they would not be able to keep up with the Xiantian disciples' learning courses.
Learning formations has a lot to do with talent!
"Are you planning to take the advanced test and become an innate disciple?" Mu Yu asked.
Cheng Zhuo shook his head: "I know that my talent is impossible to pass the advanced test. In a few years, I will honestly take the Zhongtian Formation Master assessment and become a Zhongtian Formation Master!"
The status of formation masters in the world of cultivation is not as high as that of alchemists, but no one dares to provoke formation masters easily. Many sects’ mountain-protecting formations, teleportation formations, etc. are designed and maintained by people from the formation sect and fu sect.
, people from the Formation Sect and Fu Sect rely on these to earn spiritual stones.
As for the difference between the Formation Dao and the Fu Dao, Cheng Zhuo couldn't explain this, and Mu Yu could only suppress this doubt in his heart for the time being. He had just come to the Formation Sect, and many things still needed to be done by himself.
Explore.
The next day, Mu Yu woke up early and followed Cheng Zhuo to the class where he was learning formations. There were currently more than 300 disciples in Zhongtian, and they were divided according to the different progress of each disciple's learning. Cheng Zhuo was a relatively enthusiastic person.
He and Mu Yu studied in a different place, but he still took Mu Yu to the novice class of Zhongtian disciples, and then left by himself.
Jin Zong is located among countless mountains, and mountains are the best places to set up formations. This is also the main place that Jin Zong focuses on when choosing a sect. Mu Yu's novice class is not in a house, but in an open space.
, there seemed to be nothing in this open space, surrounded only by white mist. But when Muyu stepped into the white mist, he was surprised to find that he had arrived in a spacious hall.
Many places in the Formation Sect are covered with various formations, most of which are used for camouflage. Maybe a lake in front of you might be a house. If you don't walk into the formation, you will never know what is in front of you.
what exactly is it.
At this moment, no one was seen in the hall, so Mu Yu began to look around. Various Bagua pictures were hung on the walls of the hall. Each Bagua picture had different annotations, explaining that each part of the Bagua should be drawn less or less.
What will happen if you draw one more vertical line? There are also some types of formation bases, including innate formation bases, mid-heaven formation bases and acquired formation bases. Different formation bases will have different impacts on the formation.
Mu Yu looked at the common sense of these formations, and didn't think it was that strange. These dead trees had already told him, and he understood them well. But he couldn't show it too obviously, and he couldn't let others see something.
Clues are coming.
"Are you the newly recruited Zhongtian disciple?" About a quarter of an hour later, a man who looked to be in his thirties walked into the formation.
Mu Yu bowed slightly and saluted: "I have seen the formation master."
The man stood with his hands behind his hands. His cultivation was at the Nascent Soul stage. He looked at Mu Yu and said, "How old are you?"
"Nineteen." Mu Yu didn't hide anything.
"Nineteen? You are considered very big among the new disciples. You only need to build a foundation through cultivation. You need to work hard in cultivation to catch up with other Zhongtian disciples. Let me introduce myself. My name is Song Qingyu. I am a middle school student.
The Heavenly Formation Master is responsible for teaching the new Zhongtian disciples about the introductory cultivation of the Formation. From now on, you will call me Master Song." Song Qingyu said.
The status of the formation masters in the formation sect is higher than that of the disciples. Even the acquired formation masters have the same status as the disciples of Zhongtian. Therefore, when a disciple becomes an formation master, other disciples will take the initiative to give the formation master the due
respect.
Mu Yu nodded and said, "Disciple, keep this in mind."
"How much do you know about formations before you get started? Let me tell you in detail so that I can specially arrange the next study for you. Last month Master Liu Zhen brought back a Zhongtian disciple from outside. He knew too little about formations.
You need to learn from scratch, and you must also tell your own situation, don't pretend to understand." Song Qingyu said seriously.
Song Qingyu is specifically responsible for guiding new Zhongtian disciples. There have been too few new Zhongtian disciples in recent years, so his job is relatively easy. He only needs to teach the simple basics, and then there will be other formation masters.
Teach Mu Yu.
Mu Yu's current understanding of battle tactics is probably similar to Song Qingyu's, but in order to deceive others, he deliberately pretends to only have a superficial understanding. After all, he can't show that he knows everything here, otherwise it will be too much to arouse suspicion.
Song Qingyu spent the whole morning teaching Mu Yu the common sense of Bagua. Mu Yu always pretended to suddenly realize it from time to time, and then casually thanked Song Qingyu for a few words, which made Song Qingyu very useful.
"This whole morning is wasted." Mu Yu shook his head, feeling helpless.
Song Qingyu has left. Mu Yu is a new disciple. He is not as busy as others in the afternoon because he only has the "Foundation Building Stage" cultivation level. In the afternoon, he must go to the Formation Sect to learn the formation from the formation master who is responsible for guiding the practice.
Zong’s spiritual cultivation method.
This made Mu Yu feel a bit ridiculous. He was in the out-of-body cultivation stage and had to pretend to be a rookie to get started. This was also a helpless move.
As soon as he left the hall, he found that there were already about ten people standing outside, divided into two groups, provoking each other.
"Luo Feilong, you're fine!" A young man said with a smile.
"Ji Wenkai, stop pretending. The new Zhongtian disciple who came last time belonged to you, and this one should belong to me." Another young man sneered.
"It depends on the person's choice." Luo Feilong picked his nails and said leisurely.
Then everyone focused on Mu Yu, who had just come out of the novice class.
Mu Yu understood what these two guys were here for, and Ganqing was planning to recruit him into the gang.