Zhao Ran stood up and carefully looked at the interior of the cave. The cave was sealed on three sides by mountain walls, with the cave entrance facing west and north, and the air flow was extremely difficult. Because the mountains here are oriented north to south, the south wind blows in midsummer.
After turning into the valley, I headed north quickly, but I happened to be unable to enter the cave.
Zhu Qigu asked Zhao Ran to set up the Five Elements Li Fire Golden Array. This array is based on fire. According to the five elements, fire is generated from wood, and there is no wood in the cave. Even if a fire can be made out of nothing with a magic weapon, the fire will not burn vigorously.
", because the fire borrowed the wind, but there is no wind here! As soon as he came, Zhongruo posed a difficult problem to Zhao Ran, and it was obvious that he wanted to take a test.
However, this did not trouble Zhao Ran. He immediately entered a state of concentration and opened his eyes to observe the flow of Qi. Then he keenly felt the vitality at the top of the east-facing mountain wall. He guessed that there must be a lush root system of a big tree above this place, otherwise it would not be possible.
Maybe so.
After finding the key, Zhao Ran immediately dug a small lateral hole here, placed the bottle of cinnabar in it, and set up the formation eye. He then inserted the golden sword on the ground between the entrance of the cave and the formation eye to separate it.
The fire refines the gold energy and points it directly at the entrance of the cave, making the killing severe and unstoppable.
If it were just like this, when there was no wind in the cave, the power of this array would be reduced by one level and it would not be able to achieve the maximum effect. Therefore, Zhao Ran made a small adjustment and buried the jade seal outside the cave.
Rather than the central position under the formation eye. The jade seal belongs to earth. Burying this magic weapon outside the cave entrance is equivalent to erecting an earth wall to intercept the wind direction here, which can introduce the wind into the cave. Of course, and
It's not that the jade seal can really change the wind direction. What he introduced into the cave with the jade seal was just the flowing qi machine, or it changed the operation of the qi machine at the entrance of the cave. The two mutually separated qi machine operation systems inside and outside the cave were passed through the jade seal.
They are connected together, allowing the closed air in the cave to flow - thus shaping the wind.
The remaining wooden rulers and water beads are arranged in the direction of the five elements. These two magical instruments are not important, but of course they are indispensable. They play a role in maintaining the balance and stability of the formation.
As soon as the deformed Five Elements Cremation Golden Array was set up, Zhu Qigu's expression suddenly changed. She remained silent for a while and asked, "You can actually detect the qi of heaven and earth?"
Zhao Ran admitted frankly: "Yes."
Zhu Qigu sighed: "God has treated you well. Although you have no foundation, your qualifications are good, and your eyes have been opened since birth. If you say you will leave, I don't know how many people in Taoism will envy you."
Zhao Ran couldn't explain that he had a golden finger skill bar, but it didn't stop him from making insinuations: "Sister, is the Heavenly Eye you mentioned difficult to practice?"
Zhu Qigu said: "You don't know that after transforming into the Yuan Shen, you have reached a big step on the road of cultivation. The monks will develop various magical powers on their own when they are trance-like. The Taoist scriptures explain that it is because the Yuan Shen can communicate with heaven.
Therefore, God will grant various blessings to the monks. These magical powers are called "talents" and have always been coveted by the monks, because they do not require mana to use such "talented powers". However, this requires cultivating to the realm of refining the gods.
There is only one person in a million who is gifted like you, let alone your gift of clairvoyance, it is even more difficult and really unbelievable!"
The words made Zhao Ran feel ashamed. What kind of innate magical power was he born with? It was completely a skill attribute brought by the golden finger cheating device, and had nothing to do with talent. Zhao Ran remembered that he had been considered incompetent in the past two years.
Qualifications have no basis, but today they are regarded as having good qualifications and talents. It is really ridiculous.
"Sister, what is your natural talent?"
"One is the Heavenly Eye, and the other is the Divine Breath." Zhu Qigu's answer was simple, but if an outsider were here, I'm afraid they could only sigh that God is unfair. Needless to say, the Heavenly Eye can observe the movement of the heaven and earth, and the Divine Breath.
It's not simple either. It is extremely sensitive to changes in the surrounding smells, and the range of perception will be greatly expanded as the cultivation level and magic power increase.
Looking at the Five Elements Cremation Golden Array set up by Zhao Ran again, Zhu Qigu said: "I have nothing to tell you about the arrangement of the array. After all, I am not good at it. Knowing how to set up the array is a must."
The level of being able to adjust the layout and transformation of formations according to the movement of heaven and earth has reached another level. In this regard, you have done a good job. However, I want to ask you, when you encounter an opponent, like
What would you do with the monster monk you met outside Jinghu Pass?"
Zhao Ran was about to blurt out the phrase "set up a formation to trap the enemy" when he suddenly realized a very serious question: Will the demon monk give himself time to calmly set up the formation? The answer was obvious, and Zhao Ran was immediately speechless.
Zhu Qigu said: "So, if you are facing an enemy, you must have someone by your side to protect you. This is one; second, it is difficult to set up a formation on the spot. The enemy is not a fool and will not sneak into the formation you set up.
Therefore, you must predict the enemy's whereabouts and prepare formations where they must pass. With these two limitations, it will be difficult for your ability to be effective."
Zhao Ran nodded silently. He remembered the battle where he assisted Da Zhuo and Uncle Xiao Zhuo to eliminate demons at Luo Guanhuan Manor. Such an experience is indeed difficult to repeat.
"You have been living in the jungle of the ten directions of the Tao Sect before, and you have no contact with the vastness of the outside world. If you want to stay behind closed doors, just hang out inside for the rest of your life. You can expect glory and wealth, and naturally you don't need to think so much.
The dangers in the world. But are you willing?"
Zhao Ran shook his head. Of course he was not willing to just eat and drink until he died. Now that he has come to this world, what is the meaning of his life if he does not try to enter that world?
"We can't protect you forever. There will always be times when we are not by your side. If you don't want to die in this world, you must have the ability to deal with danger alone. Don't think that danger only exists on the battlefield, except for the battle with Buddhism.
, for those who want to enter the door of Taoism, in fact, the world is not peaceful. Although the Ming Dynasty respects Taoism, not all Taoists are willing to accept the jurisdiction of Taoism. There are still many aristocratic families in the world.
Many monastic sects, as well as more casual cultivators..."
"Sister, it's like you and a few senior brothers?"
"Yes, although the few of us have become master's disciples, we are all registered disciples and do not belong to the Taoist sect. There are many monks like us in the Ming Dynasty. We can rely on the Taoist sect and not offend the Taoist sect, even
Accepting the orders of the Taoist sect at certain times does not mean that we will worship the Taoist sect above our heads and make cows and horses. Of course, the Taoist sect does not have such mandatory requirements. Therefore, if you don’t know,
In this place, there are conflicts all the time, maybe because of hatred, maybe because of treasures, maybe because of skills, maybe just because of quarrels, or even the fight itself is just for the sake of fighting..."
"Understand, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are fights."
"This is very well said... Therefore, you must learn how to use your formations well. The essence of formations is to take advantage of the situation. This is a truth that everyone who understands formations understands. One compass, several methods
Weapons may not seem like much, but when combined, they can exert magical effects beyond our imagination. The most fundamental reason is to use formations to mobilize and borrow 'power', such as the power of mountains and rivers, the power of vegetation, the power of stars and the moon, etc.
And so on. But what exactly is "potential"? Most people think they understand it very well, but in fact they don't understand that "potential" is not force. Force is a representation, not its origin. Force is an effect, not a cause. In reality
In the eyes of experts in formations, the qi movement of the heaven and earth is the real "power", and the power of the formation lies in changing or adapting to the qi movement, so as to mobilize the infinite power of nature... You understand what I say.
What?"
Zhao Ran understood very well that his first formation was completed by observing the qi of heaven and earth. If Zhu Qigu's words were correct, then for Zhao Ran, he had found the origin of the formation from the beginning. Of course he
I can understand Zhu Qigu’s explanation of the formation.
Zhu Qigu said with a smile: "It's unnecessary for me to ask you. Since you were born with heavenly eyes and can see the qi of heaven and earth, there must be no problem with this. Then I will continue to say, since the layout of the formation is to change or adapt to the qi of heaven and earth.
So, on the other hand, no matter how the formation is set up, as long as it can change or integrate the Qi of heaven and earth, will the formation be considered successful?"
Zhao Ran was stunned, and seemed to have some realization. After thinking hard for a long time, he couldn't help but ask: "In other words, when setting up the formation, you don't have to stick to the formation method, or you don't have to stick to the formation method specified in the formation diagram.
As long as it's useful, you can do whatever you want?"
Zhu Qigu asked back: "When you set up the Five Elements Cremation Golden Array just now, wasn't that what you did?"
Zhao Ran suddenly became enlightened and couldn't help but be filled with joy.