After the banquet, everyone tacitly agreed not to mention Lin Ze's departure. Xuan Ming personally sent Lin Ze back to the independent courtyard previously arranged, and took the initiative to move to the room next to Lin Ze.
Lin Ze was dumbfounded and couldn't help but ask: "What does Elder Xuanming mean by this?"
Xuan Ming said confidently: "In order to prevent the sages from being wronged again in the Tao Palace, Pindao plans to protect the sages closely and not allow anyone with evil intentions to approach."
Lin Ze was stunned for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Elder, there is no need to be like this, the Dao Palace is quite safe."
Xuan Ming shook his head and said: "No, Pindao trusted his fellow disciples too much before, so he was not careful for a moment, and they almost forced the sage away. Please rest assured, sage, this kind of thing will never happen again."
Lin Ze had no choice but to say: "Elder, please do it yourself. Oh, by the way, when the formation diagram arrives, elders will remind me about repairing the formation. In the extra time, I will practice martial arts in the room."
Xuan Ming patted his chest and said: "Senior, even if you go to practice martial arts, there will be a poor Taoist who can arrange the formations and repairs for the sage. If the sage needs anything at that time, just ask the poor Taoist to do it."
Lin Ze smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll take my leave now."
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At night, Xuan Xin took several Taoist boys and carried two large boxes of formation diagrams to Lin Ze's room.
Xuan Xin bowed to Lin Ze and said: "For the sages, these are the formation diagrams of the Herb Garden and the Treasure Garden of the Tao Palace. I hope the sages will deduce them carefully and repair the formations of these two places first.
, after these two formations are repaired, they will be sent to the sages."
Lin Ze couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly. Is this because he was afraid that his formation cultivation was not enough, so he sent a part to test it first?
For Lin Ze, as long as you send the formation diagram over, there is no difference between sending it all together or in batches.
Therefore, Lin Ze nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
Xuan Xin bowed to Lin Ze again and said: "In order to repair the formation as soon as possible and protect the safety of the sages, Pindao will have to live in the sages' courtyard these days. Please forgive me."
Lin Ze couldn't help but chuckled. We are all civilized people. Even if we don't worry, we can say hello, but it doesn't matter. He said calmly: "Elder Xuanming has already chosen the room on the right. Elder Xuanxin should choose the left."
Now, it’s getting late, so I’ll take a rest first, and Elder Xuanxin can do his own thing.”
Afterwards, the door of the room was closed tightly. Lin Ze moved the array diagram to the bedside, gave Xiao Jin an order to scan and analyze, and fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, Lin Ze stayed in his room practicing martial arts, but placed array diagrams everywhere and pretended to study them.
Except for eating and occasionally coming out for some air, Lin Ze didn't leave the room for almost the whole day.
Xuan Ming looked at it several times in a row and felt even more guilty. He couldn't help but go up and persuade him: "Sage, don't be so impatient. Just do it appropriately. Don't be tired."
Lin Ze smiled and replied: "It's okay." He entered the room again.
Xuan Xin had been looking nervously at Lin Ze's closed door. Whenever Lin Ze came out, he looked like he wanted to ask but didn't dare.
To him, Lin Ze was the last hope for the Dao Palace to repair the formation. If Lin Ze failed, the Dao Palace would really be doomed.
Lin Ze saw it but didn't bother to pay attention. No matter what, it was always good to temper their tempers.
After three days in a row, even Shouzheng couldn't hold back any longer and came over specifically to find out what was going on.
Due to the quietness of the Dao Palace, the original maintenance of the formations was completely handed over to the elders who specialized in the formations. He only knew that the formations had been deteriorating all year round, resulting in a reduction in the production of some rare resources in the Dao Palace.
It wasn't until Tongde exposed all the problems in the past few days and Shouzheng took a serious look at it that he realized how serious the formation was.
After Shouzheng read it, he even considered killing the elders of Tongde. In order to maintain the formation, the Dao Palace spent a lot of resources every year.
But even though they paid such a high price, Tongde and the other elders failed to maintain the formation well, and they deserved to die.
After Shouzheng arrived, he asked Xuanxin sternly: "How is the progress of this matter? Does the sage have a solution?"
Xuan Xin said aggrievedly: "The sages have been studying in seclusion for three days. I don't know anything and I don't dare to ask anything."
Shouzheng suppressed his anger and said: "You ask what's wrong? Could it be that the sage will do something to you? Go knock on the door and say that I want to see you."
Xuan Xin ran over and knocked on Lin Ze's door "dong dong dong".
Lin Ze opened the door with a bad look on his face and asked, "Why is Elder Xuanxin disturbing me?"
Before Xuanxin could reply, Shouzheng's angry voice came over: "Elder Xuanxin, I asked you to help the sages find ways to repair the formation. Instead of contributing, you bothered the sages to understand the formation diagram. You are simply a bastard.
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Xuan Xin... weren't you the one who asked me to knock on the door?
Before Xuan Xin could react, Shouzheng stepped forward, pushed him away, and said to Lin Ze with a smile on his face: "I wonder how your understanding of the sages' formations went?"
Lin Ze saw that it was Shouzheng who was facing him, and after a little calculation, he realized that he had almost finished grinding, so it was time to give him some sweetness, and then he said:
"I've almost finished studying the formation diagram. The Palace Master is here just in time. Why don't you and I go together to see how dilapidated the formation is?"
Shouzheng fully agreed and said, "It's true that I have my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear."
Then Shouzheng shouted to Xuanxin: "Why don't you hurry up and lead the way?"
Xuan Xin finally reacted quickly and quickly walked in front to lead the way.
Shouzheng made a gesture of invitation to Lin Ze and said, "Sir, please."
Lin Ze strode up without giving in, and Xuan Ming followed Lin Ze at the right moment, just in time to separate Shouzheng and Lin Ze.
Shouzheng couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw this. Xuanming might have some opinions on him regarding his treatment of Lin Ze.
Lin Ze and others followed Xuan Xin to the herb garden. From a distance, the entire herb garden, protected by the formation, looked like spring, full of green.
Lin Ze first walked around in a circle, squatted down from time to time, rubbed the mud with his hands, then lay down and looked from east to west, and from south to north.
After struggling for half an hour, Lin Ze patted the dust on his body and said to Shouzheng: "This formation is hopeless. We have to build a new one and pull out the old one."
Xuan Xin couldn't help but said: "How is this possible? It would be nice if it was this simple. We have calculated that the new formation is useless."
Lin Ze said calmly: "What do you plan to rearrange? Is it the original formation?"
Xuan Xin said matter-of-factly: "Of course it is arranged according to the original formation diagram."
Lin Ze couldn't help but shook his head and said: "No wonder you can't repair the formation. Originally you only knew how to set up the formation according to the diagram. Don't you know that when setting up the formation, you need to consider the right time and place?"
"The weather refers to the changes in the celestial phenomena in the four seasons, and the geographical advantage refers to the direction and changes of the earth's veins. If you do not combine the two, even if the formation you arrange according to the formation diagram is accurate, it may not be effective in the end."
Xuan Xin looked at Lin Ze in confusion. Aren't the formations all arranged according to the formation diagram?
Lin Ze said to Shouzheng: "Please ask the palace master to bring over the paper and pen. I will draw a new formation diagram based on the current terrain and celestial phenomena of the herb garden, and then you will arrange for people to arrange the new formation according to the formation diagram."
Just make a formation."
"After the new formation is deployed and has taken effect, the original formation will be dismantled."
Xuan Xin muttered: "If the new array deployed has no effect, then this herb garden will be completely destroyed. That's easy for you to say. Can you afford to pay for the damage?"
Lin Ze said calmly: "If the palace master doesn't believe me, I will turn around and leave immediately."
Xuanxin was still about to speak, but Shouzheng couldn't help scolding him: "Xuanxin, if you don't understand, don't talk nonsense. Even if I don't understand the formation, I think what the sages said is reasonable. You just need to do it."
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Immediately Shouzheng looked at Lin Ze and asked: "May I ask the sages, how many days will it take to set up the new formation? Are there any difficulties?"
Lin Ze thought for a few breaths and said: "With the formation diagram and the assistance of Elder Xuanxin and other people who are familiar with the formation, the prototype can be completed in three days."
"But they may not be able to arrange it exactly according to the formation diagram I drew. When the time comes, I will still need half a day to adjust."
Shouzheng bowed to Lin Ze and said, "I'd like to thank our ancestors for this."
Lin Ze just smiled and nodded.
After getting the pen and paper, Lin Ze followed Xiao Jin's prompts and handed a new and improved formation chart to Shou Zheng.
After Shouzheng took it, he handed it to Xuan Xin and said in a deep voice: "Since the sages said that with your level, you can set up the formation within three days, then no matter what, I will see it in three days."
The new formation is absolutely correct, otherwise, I will definitely summon the Council of Elders and depose you as elders."
Xuan Xin was suddenly startled and took the formation chart.