He planned to go to the library and borrow the "Encyclopedia of Formation Terminology" mentioned by Zhang Heng. If he went to class without any preparation like today, he probably wouldn't learn much.
Although in the technological age, many things can be viewed from personal terminals, physical books have not been completely eliminated. There are a variety of books on cultivation in libraries.
Xiang Shang searched for a long time before he found the "Encyclopedia of Formation Terminology". The thick book was like a big brick. He didn't borrow it back to read, but started flipping through it quickly.
At the beginning, Xiang Shang only scanned a page in two or three seconds, but after waiting for a few minutes, Xiang Shang's flipping speed began to become faster. With one glance, he quickly flipped through the second page, one second.
Within the clock, five or six pages passed...
In the end, Xiang Shang didn't feel like he was reading a book at all, but rather like he was flipping through a book.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, thirty minutes...
Half an hour later, Xiang Shang read through all the books and then put them on the bookshelf again.
Soon, Xiang Shang found several more books related to formations: "Explanation of Formation Nodes", "The Difference between Three-Section Formation and Four-Section Formation", "Interaction between Spiritual Qi Recovery and Formation"...
By the time Xiang Shang walked out of the library again, three or four hours had passed.
Returning to the wooden house, he felt the much richer spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Xiang Shang took a deep breath, and then with a thought in his mind, a purple bead suddenly flew out of his body.
"Enlightenment Pearl, activate!" Xiang Shang muttered silently, and then Xiang Shang felt that his thinking became extremely fast.
There was no surprise, Xiang Shang directly 'checked' his memory. The books he had flipped through before appeared clearly in his mind.
Originally it was just a glance with his eyes and no memory at all, but with the activation of the Enlightenment Bead, these things that he had just glanced at were now all under his control, and every word could be extracted from the memory and used by him.
This is the reappearance function of the Enlightenment Bead. As long as Xiang Shang has 'seen' things, he can recall them through the Enlightenment Bead, and finally everything becomes his own.
In the blink of an eye, he learned the knowledge about formations that originally took tens to hundreds of days to memorize in a short period of time.
Moreover, Xiang Shang also understood it through the Enlightenment Pearl, so that the knowledge could truly be integrated with him, just like he was practicing martial arts, forming an instinct.
Until then, Xiang Shang recalled today's course explanation by his instructor Huang Rixin, and suddenly found that it was very simple. It only took Xiang Shang two seconds to understand it all, and he could also draw inferences from one example to other cases.
After closing the Enlightenment Bead, Xiang Shang took a deep breath and a smile appeared on his face.
"Fortunately, I have the Enlightenment Bead, otherwise I might not be able to learn such a complicated formation method."
The next day, when Xiang Shang entered the classroom again, he immediately noticed that at least half of the people were missing.
The remaining students also had solemn expressions on their faces, as if they were full of ambivalence about the upcoming course.
Soon the instructor Huang Rixin entered the classroom again. He glanced at the classroom and said without surprise:
"Formation is the most difficult and profound knowledge among all cultivation techniques. It requires a lifetime of study. If you don't plan to devote the rest of your life to the study of formation, I advise you not to waste it here.
Time. If you want to leave while classes are not starting, you can leave and I will return the credits to you later."
After saying that, he looked at the students who were sitting again with a calm expression.
"Teacher, I want to leave. I feel like I don't have the talent to learn formations."
"The instructor still has me, the formation is too difficult, I still want to learn alchemy..."
"I……"
In the blink of an eye, the already half-empty teacher once again lost a dozen students. In the end, only a dozen or so students were left in the entire teacher, and they did not leave.
Although the formation is difficult, if you successfully learn it, your status will be extremely high, so there are still some people who do not intend to give up easily.
Xiang Shang sat there with a calm expression.
If it had been before, he might have been as confused as many students, but after remembering the Dao Enlightenment Pearl yesterday, he had a better understanding of the formation. He also understood more and more that this was a profound knowledge, and there were also some implications for cultivation.
plays an indispensable role.
Naturally, he would not give up, and he even developed a strong interest in formations.
"Okay, let's continue the class." Huang Rixin's face showed no expression at all. He was as calm as ever. He started teaching again and did not say anything to the students who were leaving.
Two hours later, the class ended normally, and Huang Rixin walked out of the classroom directly.
Some students also left the classroom in twos and threes.
Xiang Shang also followed the flow of people and walked out of the classroom.
However, he did not leave the teaching building directly. Instead, he came to another classroom and found a seat to sit down.
This is the alchemy lecture hall, which mainly teaches knowledge about alchemy.
Originally, although Xiang Shang was somewhat interested in alchemy because of the medicinal diet and meatballs, he had no intention of spending time in this area because he had to study formations at the same time.
At least that's the case for a short time.
However, when he saw that the instructor of the alchemy class was Qin Qing, he decided to learn alchemy and advance his original plan.
This is of course not because Teacher Qin Qing is beautiful, although she is indeed very beautiful and admirable like a delicate flower.
But what really made Xiang Shang make this decision was the gratitude from the bottom of his heart.
It was precisely because of instructor Qin Qing's persistence that he was able to enter the First Martial Arts Academy to study, which gave him a goal to strive for.
That's why Xiang Shang wanted to be her student.
Of course, the magic of alchemy also makes Xiang Shang yearn for it. Spiritual elixirs are always indispensable in martial arts practice, and he also has to make plans for his future.
What's more, the alchemist's status in the outside world is extremely respected. At this point, it is enough to attract countless people to it like moths to a flame, and Xiang Shang is one of them.
It's just that he is more confident.
Perhaps it was because the alchemist had a high status in the outside world, or perhaps because Qin Qing's tutor was famous, so the classroom was full of students, and they were discussing with each other, making it a lively scene.
Xiang Shang sat in a corner, secretly looking forward to it.
Soon, as time passed, there was the sound of neither light nor heavy footsteps outside the door.
Immediately afterwards, everyone saw an unusually beautiful woman wearing a purple robe, with long shawl hair blowing in the wind, and a face as fair as snow, walking in from the door.
"Teacher Qin Qing..." Xiang Shang's heart suddenly fluctuated. There was a trace of gratitude in his eyes, and there was an indescribable situation.
Instructor Qin Qing glanced at the students. When he saw Xiang Shang, he paused slightly, then quickly passed by, and then said: "My name is Qin Qing, and I am an alchemy instructor."