Planting an immortal tree in the wizarding world

Chapter 170 Great Advancement in Formation Techniques!

"Fellow Daoist, have some tea, have some tea!"

Gu Lianyue's expression turned sour when he saw that Luo Nan had obtained the formation.

Even with Ronan's mastery of formations, he wouldn't be able to understand its contents.

Fearing that the man might turn on him and demand the return of the spirit stones, he kept inviting Ronan to have tea.

Although, as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, he could handle Ronan even if Ronan turned hostile.

But since everyone is in the same sect, we don't want to ruin the harmony.

After drinking the spiritual tea, Ronan still had a slightly furrowed brow and said to Gu Lianyue:

"To be honest, I don't quite understand this array formation method either. Fellow Daoist has been in the sect for much longer than I have. I would like to ask you, which cultivators in the sect are proficient in the Dao of Array Formations?"

Ronan's statement contained a slight lie. In fact, judging from the animal hide paper alone, combined with the knowledge he gained from the True Man Sect and the Wizarding World, he estimated that he understood about 40% of it.

Of the remaining 60%, he studied and deduced in detail, estimating that he could understand about 20%.

He'll need to continue learning to understand the remaining 40%.

Upon hearing this, Gu Lianyue knew that Luo Nan was not going to pester him to return the goods, and he felt much relieved. He then told Luo Nan about the cultivators in the Zhen Huan Sect who were proficient in formations.

After making a note of it, Ronan bid farewell to Gu Lianyue.

Next, he would go to the library of the True Realm Sect and record all the books on formations using the Primordial Chaos, and then use the functions of the Primordial Chaos to study and deduce them in detail.

Then, visit those cultivators who are proficient in formations, ask them for formation books, and learn their knowledge of formations.

However, he doesn't have many spirit stones left after buying that formation.

If he asks others about formations empty-handed, most people will probably ignore him.

However, he is skilled in drawing talismans and refining elixirs, and could easily help those people draw talismans and refine elixirs in exchange.

……

After leaving Gu Lianyue's cave, Ronan headed towards the pavilion where the mission was issued.

He found the True Soul Sect disciples who were doing odd jobs in the pavilion, and had them write down their needs on signs and hang them on the wall.

The sign stated that he was proficient in drawing talismans and refining pills, and could help other cultivators with this, asking them to exchange corresponding resources.

The address to find him is his cave dwelling, or the library of the True Man Sect.

For the next period of time, he planned to study formations at the True Path Sect and not return to the wizarding world.

After seeing his sign hung up, Ronan left the building.

He raised his hand on the platform and summoned a flying sword, which flew towards the mountain where the Zhen Huan Sect's library was located.

Its azure sword light traced a long arc through the sea of ​​clouds among the mountains of the Zhenhuan Sect before reaching the book pavilion.

The library is unguarded; anyone with a token can pass through its array and enter.

Ronan took out the True Sect token, held it in his hand, and went inside.

Once inside, they headed straight for the shelves containing the array formations.

He picked up the bamboo slips, scrolls, jade books, and other materials containing the formations, and began to record them using the Primordial Chaos.

These bamboo slips, scrolls, and jade books all contain a wealth of information about battle formations.

Once Hongmeng memorizes it, he will be able to use Hongmeng to translate the formation method of the "Inverted Eight Trigrams Formation".

After Ronan had been in the library for most of the day, a Foundation Establishment cultivator with white hair and beard walked into the library.

After entering the library, the cultivator scanned it with his divine sense.

They immediately realized that there were three Foundation Establishment cultivators in this library.

He first approached a Foundation Establishment cultivator and transmitted his voice, "Are you Fellow Daoist Nanluo?"

The monk shook his head.

Then, he went to another one and asked the same question.

After receiving a negative answer, he walked up to Ronan and asked, "You must be Fellow Daoist Nanluo?"

Ronan nodded: "You are..."

The white-haired cultivator bowed to Ronan and said, "I am Bai Meng. I saw your sign and went to your cave just now. I used several sound transmission spells, but no one answered, so I came here."

"I wonder how skilled you are at making talismans. I have a second-grade high-quality talisman that I need your help to make."

“A second-tier high-grade talisman, no problem,” Ronan said.

Although the highest-grade talisman he had ever drawn was a second-tier low-grade talisman, with the assistance of Hongmeng, he could quickly master even higher-grade talismans, let alone second-tier ones.

“Do you have the method to make talismans? If you let me study it, I can make one for you very quickly,” Ronan said.

“Of course I do, but this is not the place to talk. Fellow Daoist, please allow me a moment to speak,” Bai Meng said.

With that, he and Ronan walked out of the library.

Then, they arrived at Bai Meng's cave.

Bai Meng was a cultivator in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and the spiritual energy in his cave was slightly richer than that in Luo Nan's cave.

After the two entered the cave, Bai Meng said, "This talisman is very important to me. I hope that after you make it, you can use it yourself, but please do not reveal the method of making the talisman to others."

Ronan nodded: "I understand the rules."

In this world of cultivation, there are no great laws to restrain you.

There is no such thing as a vow; whether or not it is followed depends entirely on the person.

Of course, if a cultivator breaks his promise, not only will his reputation suffer, but he will also face retaliation from others.

After Ronan finished speaking, he immediately asked, "What do you have that you would like to exchange with me?"

"What do you need, sir?" Bai Meng asked.

"Do you have any books on formations?" Ronan asked.

Bai Meng said, "Indeed, there is, but this formation is closely related to my family, so I cannot give it away."

"Fellow Daoist understands formations?" Ronan's eyes lit up slightly.

Among the names Gu Lianyue gave him, there was no mention of the cultivator Bai Meng.

"I don't know much," Bai Meng said. "I only know how to set up the family's formations."

“I might encounter some problems with formations in the future, so I would appreciate your guidance, fellow Daoist,” Ronan said.

Although Bai Meng is not proficient in the art of formations, there are bound to be things he knows that other cultivators do not know or that are not found in books.

After being interrupted by Ronan, Bai Meng continued, "If you can create a talisman, I will exchange it with you using spirit stones."

"I will provide the materials for making the talismans. If you can make the talismans, I will pay you twenty mid-grade spirit stones for each talisman."

A talisman costs twenty mid-grade spirit stones… Ronan began to wonder what kind of talisman it was.

After Ronan agreed, Bai Meng handed Ronan a book on talismans and a storage bag.

"This storage bag contains the materials for making talismans," Bai Meng said.

After accepting the gift, Ronan returned to his cave.

……

There were no luminous pearls or other such things in the cave, but the walls were illuminated by light, giving the cave a soft glow.

After reading the talisman book given to him by Bai Meng, Ronan learned that the talisman was called the "Foundation Building Talisman," and it was actually a substitute for the Foundation Building Pill. After all, refining the Foundation Building Pill required too many rare and precious materials.

Given the scarcity of resources in the cultivation world today, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator would find it difficult to gather enough resources to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Therefore, many cultivators began to think of other ways.

This "Foundation Building Talisman" is one of the methods devised by cultivators.

Ronan read the talisman book and learned that this Foundation Establishment Talisman uses the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to increase the probability of foundation establishment.

Its effects are much worse than those of the Foundation Building Pill.

However, at the very least, using the Foundation Establishment Talisman means that even if the Foundation Establishment attempt fails, it won't harm the body, and one can wait for an opportunity to attempt the next attempt.

"That's right. Bai Meng often mentions his family, so he probably does have one, located within the True Realm Sect's Immortal Realm. This Foundation Establishment Talisman is for his family's descendants."

After thinking for a moment, Ronan took out the talisman brush, talisman paper, monster blood, and other items from his storage bag.

These items, though precious, are still far inferior to the materials used in Foundation Establishment Pills.

Before Ronan established his foundation, he refined a lot of Foundation Establishment Pills to be on the safe side.

After the foundation is established, much remains.

At this moment, he saw that a Foundation Establishment Talisman could be sold for twenty mid-grade spirit stones, and a Foundation Establishment Pill would probably be worth much more.

However, the remaining Foundation Establishment Pills he had were all made from magical beast materials and herbs from the Wizarding World.

Foundation Establishment Pills, made from materials from demonic beasts and herbs from the cultivation world, are vermilion in color.

His Foundation Building Pill was dark blue in color.

If he were to sell large quantities of these Foundation Establishment Pills in the cultivation world, he might attract the attention of upper-level cultivators.

When they arrived, they discovered that the materials for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill were not found in the cultivation world. After some investigation, they found him.

He could hardly predict what might happen.

Having thought of this, Ronan had no choice but to give up and focus all his attention on drawing the Foundation Establishment Talisman.

If Bai Meng's family prospers and produces several descendants with the potential to establish their foundation, then having these buyers for his Foundation Establishment Talisman will be enough.

……

Foundation Building Talisman (Proficiency 3%↑)
Two days later, Ronan had trained the Foundation Establishment Talisman to the [Proficient Level].

After a lot of practice, Bai Meng gave him the materials, which he had almost used up.

So he headed toward Bai Meng's cave.

Upon arriving at Bai Meng's cave, a sound transmission spell was cast, and Bai Meng came out to greet him.

Bai Meng returned two days after meeting Ronan, puzzled as he wondered what had happened.

Ronan immediately said, "I've used up all your materials, but there's been progress on the Foundation Establishment Talisman."

Ronan then took out all the Foundation Establishment talismans he had drawn over the past few days: "These talismans all have different levels of effectiveness. You can take a look and buy them."

Bai Meng was pleasantly surprised, but also somewhat skeptical, when he saw that Ronan had drawn the talisman so quickly.

He took one out of them, infused it with magic power, and the talisman spontaneously combusted without fire.

Immediately, he felt his energy and magical power expanding, similar to the feeling after consuming the Foundation Establishment Pill, and knew that what Ronan said was true.

"So your skill in talismans is this impressive, fellow Daoist." Bai Meng's smile deepened, and he quickly took out another storage bag:

"There are more materials here. Please practice your talisman making. I will take as many as you draw."

After pausing for a moment, Bai Meng took out another storage bag:

"There are ten mid-grade spirit stones inside. Please keep this a secret for me."

"We absolutely must not let other families or other cultivators know that our family possesses a Foundation Establishment Talisman."

"From now on, our family will trade exclusively with you, fellow Daoist. As long as our family survives, you will have no shortage of cultivation resources for the next hundreds or thousands of years."

“Okay.” Ronan said, taking Bai Meng’s storage bag.

……

Several days later, in addition to working on the Foundation Establishment Talisman, other cultivators also approached Ronan.

They asked him to make talismans and refine elixirs for them.

After Ronan accepted three more orders, he went to the pavilion and took down the sign.

After all, he doesn't have three heads and six arms; he can't possibly handle so many tasks.

Besides, with these three orders, he would have enough spirit stones.

This was enough for him to exchange knowledge about formations with those cultivators who were proficient in formations.

Ten days later, Ronan had mastered the "Foundation Building Talisman" skill to the "Perfect" level.

The old cultivator was very satisfied after Bai Meng tried it.

As Ronan got to know Bai Meng better, he also learned about Bai Meng's family.

It turns out that Bai Meng is already 189 years old, not far from the two-hundred-year lifespan limit of Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, Ronan knew that Bai Meng had been in the True Soul Sect for longer than Gu Lianyue.

However, Bai Meng's aptitude was not high, so after reaching the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, it was difficult for him to advance further.

Bai Meng's family is the Bai family of the North District of the Huanzhen Sect's residence.

The reason why the Bai family is the leading family in the northern part of the mansion is because he has been taking care of them all these years.

Perhaps it's because Bai Meng has been preoccupied with taking care of his family that he's been distracted, which is why his cultivation hasn't progressed.

He said that there are no Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family now, but there are three peak Qi Refining cultivators.

Because he didn't have any Foundation Establishment Pills and was afraid of damaging his body if he failed to establish his foundation, he never dared to attempt it.

Now that we have the Foundation Establishment Talisman, we can try to establish our foundation multiple times.

Bai Meng first bought ten [Perfect Level] Foundation Establishment Talismans from Ronan, saying that he would buy more from Ronan if needed in the future.

After completing the Foundation Establishment talisman, Ronan began working on the other three orders.

These three orders are: to make a second-tier high-grade attack talisman called "Mountain Opening Talisman," and to refine two second-tier pills that are beneficial to cultivation.

Through these three transactions, Ronan exchanged for more spirit stones and also gained some knowledge of formations.

Ten days later, Ronan recorded all the contents of the array books in the library using the Hongmeng technique.

After that, he spent the rest of his time in seclusion in his cave, conducting research.

After his research reached a certain level, he used the spirit stones he had to buy some cultivation resources and went to visit those cultivators who were proficient in formations.

Those cultivators, because the formation involved the defense of their cave dwellings, naturally could not teach it all.

However, Ronan presented them with generous gifts, and they had also heard that this newly arrived Foundation Establishment cultivator was highly skilled in talisman making and alchemy, so they would inevitably need his help in the future.

Therefore, they all taught Ronan some of their knowledge of formations.

Furthermore, Ronan obtained answers to some of the terms he didn't understand during his research from them.

From then on, Ronan's skill in formations improved day by day.

Every day, he would take out the ancient method of arranging the "Inverted Eight Trigrams Formation" to study, and he found that things he couldn't understand before gradually became clear.

(End of this chapter)