The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 181 Entering the battle
No matter how much of a headache it is, we still have to do our work.

"Senior sister, making talismans requires quiet time. Go talk to Miaomiao first."

Lin Bai was exhausted.

"I really miss Miaomiao. That girl likes me so much." Gu Yao left with a smile.

Lin Bai didn't say anything, thinking to himself, with Miaomiao's eyesight, it would be strange if she didn't like you! If you pull Aunt Gu over, Miaomiao will like her more.

Peace returned to the cave, and Lin Bai first refined a furnace of Tiger and Wolf Pills.

After calming down, he took out the talisman paper and paintbrush and concentrated on making the talisman.

Looking inward into the sea of ​​consciousness, the divine consciousness fell on the brush, wandering like a dragon. As the spiritual pattern was drawn, a trace of the life mist was absorbed into it.

Make three in a row, take a short break, and then continue working.

The ten blinding talismans were completed and Lin Bai carefully put them away.

"I will give you whatever you ask for, Aunt Gu, no more."

He closed his eyes and came to the stone plate. After a brief rest, he lowered his head and pondered.

Aunt Gu is a Nascent Soul cultivator and her demands are insatiable. She must be doing something secretly.

However, Lin Bai and Zhu Jianyang had discussed that this Aunt Gu was not a scheming person, and based on her previous behavior, she should not be good at scheming.

Judging from this, it was probably the ancestor of the Yang family who was planning it, or there was another military advisor.

After thinking for a long time, I still can't figure it out. Aunt Gu only knows how to take, but doesn't share her heart. How can this last long? It's really shameful.

When I opened my eyes and drank some tea, Gu Yao had returned.

She held Miaomiao in her left hand and Jiang Yu in her right hand, looking like an elder sister.

"You stay at home and study the formation carefully." After delivering the goods, Gu Yao did not check them, but just said: "I will take them back to the mountains to live for a few days. You can come to me in a month."

At this point, she chuckled and said, "You'll need to offer sacrifices when the time comes."

After saying this, he led his people out.

Miaomiao was held by her hand, and she turned to Lin Bai and blinked, giving a look that said "trust me in the hands of others".

"..." Lin Bai sat in the cave for a while and then lay down on the ground.

"Mrs. Gu wants ten tickets once a month! Do you think they're enough to feed me? Sooner or later, I'll be squeezed dry..."

Before I could finish expressing my feelings, Jiang Xiaobai also arrived.

Seeing that Lin Bai looked weak, she hurried forward, knelt down, and let Lin Bai rest his head on her legs.

Just after being exploited by Aunt Gu, now comes Little Sister Jiang to exploit her.

"But have you been bullied?" Jiang Xiaobai asked with concern.

"Nothing." Lin Bai leaned towards her, his fruit more visible, and then he pounced on her.

"You're like someone who has taken tiger and wolf pills today, just bullying others." After eating and drinking, the two chatted for a while, and Jiang Xiaobai left with satisfaction.

After sitting quietly for a while, Lin Bai took out the outline of the formation that Gu Yao brought.

Lin Bai had come into contact with formations before, especially the Feiyun Flag Formation, which was often used in killing and robbing.

However, the Flying Cloud Flag Formation is simple after all, because the seven flags are all made of Sky Cloud Beast Bones, and are made from one piece, so they are interconnected, so it is much simpler. You only need to put the flags in their proper positions and focus on yourself, and you can control it.

Of course, the advantage is that it is easy to deploy; the disadvantage is that the flag array is too small and easily destroyed.

Lin Bai's method is to kill quickly, so there is no need to maintain the Feiyun Flag Formation for too long.

"Learn the things of Yuanying family carefully."

Lin Bai opened the Essentials of Formations and read it word by word.

At the beginning of the book, it elaborated on the principle of formation. It was to use the formation flags and formation hubs, borrow the spiritual energy of the place, or even the spiritual veins, and use one's own abilities to form a formation.

According to the effect of the formation, it is divided into dozens of categories, such as concealment, protection, concealment, illusion, etc.

Lin Bai's Feiyun Flag Formation is a portable formation that has the effect of concealing and hiding.

The summary of the formation is long-winded and full of craftsmanship. But when it comes to the last two pages, the text suddenly changes to a detailed and easy-to-understand description of the formation, with extremely profound insights into the formation.

It not only talks about formations, but also extends to alchemy, talisman making, and weapon refining, and also contains unique insights.

Lin Bai had some knowledge of alchemy and talismans, and after studying them, he suddenly felt as if the clouds had been cleared and the light had been shining.

"Use heaven and earth as the furnace, nature as the craftsman; yin and yang as the fire, and all things as the copper, to achieve the way of refining tools."

"The way to make elixirs is to use the power of the five elements and the herbs, and to transform oneself."

"Talismans make one's own energy manifest, and then make the energy of heaven and earth manifest."

"The formation is to transform the five elements, connect the mechanism of heaven and earth, and borrow the power of the great way. Use its power for your own benefit."

Lin Bai didn't know who wrote this book, but after reading it carefully, he felt that every word was a gem.

Especially at the end, it seems like the principle of the Tao, the laws of heaven and earth can be refined for the method of refining equipment and can be contained for the power of the magic array.

"The person who created this book is no longer talking about ordinary equipment refining and array formations. There is already some meaning of Tao in it."

“When you see a mountain, it’s a mountain; when you see water, it’s water. Although the mountains and waters have not changed, your vision, knowledge, and state of mind have changed.”

"This person's cultivation is probably far superior to mine, even higher than Aunt Gu."

Lin Bai read it carefully several times and memorized it silently in his heart.

Regardless of whether he can turn it into his own use, at least he can talk about some truths in front of his disciples in the future, which is enough to fool people.

Among all the arts of cultivating immortality, alchemy makes the most money. But the most difficult one is the art of formation. It is difficult to get started, and it is also difficult to master.

"This summary of formations doesn't explain the specific formations at all, nor does it explain how to set up the formations. Apparently there is a second half, and it's clear that they want me to go and ask for it myself!"

"Auntie Gu knows how to manipulate people!"

Lin Bai pondered for a long time and realized that he could only be manipulated and could not manipulate Aunt Gu in return.

Even though he has a unique destiny and magical talismans, he is still someone else's pawn in the end.

"I'm still not strong enough!" Lin Bai closed his eyes, came to the stone plate, and carefully recalled the key points of the formation.

"Transform the changes of the five elements, understand the mechanism of heaven and earth, and borrow the power of the great way."

"In the future, can I perform a magic to make the fog last for several miles, dozens of miles, or even wider? If I can do it, wouldn't it be like adding wings to a tiger when I am in the formation? If I can set up another formation, and there is a formation within the formation, wouldn't it be even more extraordinary?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Lin Bai went into meditation again.

The abundant spiritual energy poured in from the mist, absorbed into his body, passed through the three spiritual orifices, and returned to the sea of ​​qi, becoming a spiritual liquid. It then circulated throughout the body, slowly strengthening itself.

Now that he has built the third level of foundation, the spiritual power contained in the sea of ​​qi is getting more and more. Although the aptitude of the three spiritual orifices is poor, he has the stone plate on him and there is no bottleneck, so he has made rapid progress.

According to Lin Bai's idea, he usually needs to practice the method of Hunyuan body tempering, cultivate himself and practice flying knives, make talismans and refine pills, and he has to be exploited by Aunt Gu from time to time. It takes two years to break through one level of the small realm.

Of course, the premise is that there is no bottleneck blocking the way. Moreover, as the level of cultivation increases, each step forward becomes more difficult.

Now Jiang Yatou is also at the third level of foundation building, and Lin Bai has made great strides towards the fourth level of foundation building.

I had communicated with Qu Ruyi before. Although she had been imprisoned by Qu Chengjia for a long time, her cultivation had not fallen behind and she had just reached the third level of foundation building.

Sister Pei had only been building her foundation for a short time and had just reached the second level.

As for the best and most considerate sister Huanhuan, she started building her foundation very early and is now only at the fifth level.

As for Xiuxiu, it is unknown. Fox talks too much, but because Lin Bai has a bad character, he rarely talks about Xiuxiu.

Lin Bai felt that among all the women around him, Jiang Xiaobai was the fastest.

"She spends the whole day in the Black Tower practicing. If she goes out, she will come to practice dual cultivation with me... I didn't benefit from her dual cultivation method at all. Instead, she took advantage of me."

"I won't give it to her next time! Unless she's like Sister Huanhuan!"

Lin Bai was depressed for a long time and then closed his eyes to practice.

A month passed in a flash, Lin Bai prepared his things and went up Qingyun Mountain.

I found Gu Yao and handed over the things to her. I also handed over the essentials of the formation.

"How's your study going?" Gu Yao asked.

"There is no specific formation on it, it's just an introductory outline. Before I can even taste its flavor, it's gone." Lin Bai said honestly.

Seeing Lin Bai's curious and unsatisfied look, Gu Yao smiled and took out a tattered book.

Judging from the material, it should be made of some kind of animal skin. There are two small words on it: Enter the formation.

"There are few formation masters and even fewer who inherit the knowledge. You must cherish it." Gu Yao looked serious.

"Of course I treasure it!" Lin Bai immediately patted his chest and looked eagerly, "Senior Sister, who wrote this?"

"That was what the ancestor got when he was still alive." Gu Yao sighed, "Do you know about that incident?"

Lin Bai understood, it was the time when the Zhu family suffered. It seems that Gu Qingshan has gained something, but not much. Moreover, wherever Gu Qingshan went, there must be some formation.

"There are also secret methods! The ancestor must have some rewards." Lin Bai asked expectantly. "The ancestor said you are greedy, let's talk about it later." Gu Yao smiled.

"In the future?" Lin Bai was exhausted. How could Gu Qingshui have the same temper as Jiang Yatou? She would never give out more things unless she was served well? But Jiang Yatou at least slept with him!
After a sigh, he felt that it was not unacceptable. It would be good to learn some advanced formations, which might be useful in the future.

"Then I'll take it back and study it." Lin Bai said weakly.

"No, just watch here." Gu Yao was very serious, "Someone needs to watch over you, otherwise you might get into trouble. Besides, if you don't have a talent for formations, it's useless to watch, so stay at my house for a few more days."

Lin Bai looked at her little cave and said, "In your cave?"

"Of course." Gu Yao chuckled and said softly, "Would you like me to sleep with you? Come to think of it, I really want to try the dual cultivation method."

Lin Bai looked into her eyes and said, "I am devoted to the Tao, I don't covet external things, and I don't like women. Sister, don't make such jokes in the future. If the ancestor..." After saying this, Lin Bai remembered that Gu Qingshui had reminded him not to indulge in women...

The Gu family is so domineering that they even control the crotch of pants.

"I don't care." Gu Yao smiled, "But I didn't realize that you are such a gentleman. I wanted to knock that bitch Yang Bing unconscious and make you feel good."

"Don't mention it again. I have no idea about the girl from the Yang family." Lin Bai rubbed his aching brow and waved his hand. "That kind of thing is meaningless." After making it clear, he said, "Since I'm going to stay for a long time, I'll go to the Yang family first, drink and talk about Taoism, and cultivate my temperament."

"You go by yourself, I'll wait for you here." Gu Yao didn't doubt it, "Also, Miaomiao and Jiangyu are at Zhu Jianyang's place, go find them by yourself."

After leaving Qingyun Mountain, Lin Bai went to look for Sister Huanhuan.

Linger for a long time and dispel the depression in your heart.

"Sister Huanhuan, you are so nice." Lin Bai was upset by Aunt Gu, and only Sister Huanhuan could comfort him.

After the commotion, Lin Bai went to look for Zhu Jianyang again.

"After going through hardships, I finally gained something. The road to the great road is not broken, there is always a glimmer of hope." Zhu Jianyang's face had a red glow and his breath was slightly unstable. It was because he had just broken through a small realm and reached the seventh level of foundation building.

"Grandpa Yang will definitely be able to go further!" Miaomiao flattered him.

"Miaomiao has become more sensible." Zhu Jianyang likes Miaomiao very much and praises her endlessly.

After talking for a while, Lin Bai went to look for Gu Yao, and Miaomiao followed him.

"Master," Miaomiao grabbed Lin Bai's sleeve and said in a low voice, "When are you going back? I miss Master's wife."

This must be because she was tired of waiting, so she brought Pei Ning out. Although Miaomiao was young, she knew the principle of using the opponent's force to counter the opponent, and she also knew who had more face in front of the master.

"After a few days." Lin Bai touched her head and comforted her: "You can practice here with peace of mind. When you feel tired, take Xiaoyuer and go find Yuhuan to play."

"Okay." Miaomiao nodded obediently, and whispered: "Senior Feixue is so beautiful, Master..." When she saw Lin Bai staring, she smiled again and said: "Master, Senior Yang Huan also asked me to go to her courtyard to play, she said she likes me."

"Then you should go find her from time to time and talk to her." Lin Bai smiled.

"Master, she loves to drink. If she gets drunk..." Miaomiao didn't dare to say anything more and left in a flash.

Lin Bai returned to Gu Yao's cave, and the two of them just nodded slightly without saying anything.

Coming to the small pool in the cave, Lin Bai looked up and realized that he was under Aunt Gu's thumb. He didn't dare to say anything, but just picked up the book and read it carefully.

The array book is made of animal skin, slightly thicker than ordinary paper, extremely tough, and has about a dozen pages.

After reading a few pages, I realized that the last few pages of the previous summary of formations were taken from this book.

"It's bait, I'm hooked again."

Lin Bai complained in his mind and then looked at it carefully again.

The essence of the formation is not obscure. It is to borrow spiritual energy, observe the geography, and use the original momentum to produce other effects.

For example, the clouds in Lin Bai's sleeves could not last long, but the Flying Cloud Flag Formation could make up for the flaw, not only gathering clouds but also blocking wind and rain, and lasting for a long time.

The first two pages of this animal skin explain the outline, and the rest are detailed explanations of the formation.

From the simplest spirit gathering array, to the maze, to the more advanced five elements array, hallucination array, or even the extremely extensive mountain protection array.

But after ten pages, the formations became mysterious. I knew all the words, but the method of setting up the formations and even the mysteries within were difficult to comprehend. It was not something that a foundation-building cultivator could learn.

After briefly reading it, Lin Bai began to carefully study the Spirit Gathering Array.

This is a very simple formation that can be large or small.

It can be as small as that of an ordinary cultivator and can be arranged according to directions, or as large as that of an entire mountain or area.

Lin Bai studied it carefully, pondering the truth. Before long, he had a splitting headache and felt lost.

"Don't stare for too long." Gu Yao smiled. "I didn't expect you to be so capable. An ordinary foundation-building cultivator would be exhausted after two quarters of an hour at most, but you stared blankly for two hours."

"I have the protection of my ancestors!" Lin Bai said.

Gu Yao was stunned when she heard this and looked above her head, as if she suspected that Lin Bai was lying.

"Do you want to try it?" Gu Yao smiled and took out the formation flag and formation plate.

Lin Bai took it, examined it carefully, and listened to Gu Yao explain the materials and patterns of the formation flags and plates.

"This place has abundant water spiritual energy, so the formation flags and formation plates are made of hydrophilic materials. Of course, if the formation is successful, there is no need to worry about the choice of materials. Since you are a beginner, you need to keep it simple." Gu Yao introduced with a smile.

"Let me do some more study."

Lin Bai closed his eyes and walked to the stone plate.

Recover first to calm the pain in your sea of ​​consciousness.

"The material of the animal's hide is different. If you look at it for a long time, your sea of ​​consciousness will feel stinging, and you will feel lost. I'm afraid it was taken from some kind of monster that is good at deceiving people's consciousness, or even has spiritual powers."

"Let's study the formation. It will be very useful in the future, whether you are teaching apprentices, serving Aunt Gu, or ambush someone. After all, what you learn is yours, so it's worth it."

Lin Bai sat quietly for a moment and looked around. He saw spiritual energy pouring in from outside the mist, turning into a dark black color, which was a sign of water-attributed spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy penetrated the mist and dissipated on the stone plate. In the past, as long as the mind moved slightly, the spiritual energy would gather.

This time, Lin Bai was not so worry-free. Instead, he summoned mist and turned it into small flags.

The so-called spirit gathering array is to gather spiritual energy, which is a common array. It is mostly used by independent cultivators in the wild, or by sects and families with low-grade and scattered spiritual veins.

It doesn't cost much, and the effect depends on the person. Anyway, it's suitable for people of all ages, and everyone likes it.

The principle of the spirit gathering array is not complicated. You need to observe the direction of the spiritual energy first, and then use the array flags to block or release, or guide or direct it according to its flow, so that it gathers in one place.

Because the geography of each place is different, the amount of spiritual energy and the nature of the spiritual energy are different, so we need to adapt to local conditions and not apply them rigidly.

The way of formation is all like this.

The spiritual energy in the stone plate dissipates evenly, so the situation where the formation is set up is not complicated.

Throw out the flags one by one, use yourself as the pivot, connect the flags to yourself, and then observe the direction of the spiritual energy, and adjust it from time to time.

"Move the flag two inches to the left." Lin Bai gave the order with a snap of his fingers.

After working for a long time, the effect is minimal. It is a difficult task to use formations to accomplish something that can be accomplished with just a thought.

"It seems that my talent is not good enough..."

Lin Bai was not discouraged and just practiced silently.

After practicing on the stone plate for a month, he finally gathered the spiritual energy in one place, but he couldn't collect all of it. Anyway, the spirit gathering array was barely successful.

Lin Bai opened his eyes, gave Miao Miao a lecture, and assigned her the task of making talismans, asking Jiang Yu to supervise. He then went to find Sister Huan Huan, and after receiving much comfort, he returned to learn the formation.

After becoming familiar with the use of this formation, Lin Bai changed it again, and the spiritual energy on the stone plate immediately became chaotic and no longer as peaceful as before.

This is increasing the difficulty. The way of formation, use one's mind, need to adapt to the local conditions.

As he practiced the formation so calmly, the spiritual energy in the stone plate changed from time to time, sometimes like a turbulent torrent, sometimes like thick sand, sometimes like unbridled chaos.

I have been quietly working on this in the ship, for two and a half years, while ten days have passed in the outside world.

Lin Bai was confident that he had mastered the use of the Spirit Gathering Array. He was not as good as everyone else, but he had definitely gotten started and had made some progress.

With this skill, it's easy to make a living.

"The spiritual energy of a house or courtyard changes, and the spiritual energy of a mountain or a piece of land changes. If you want to gather the spiritual energy of a continuous mountain range, it is not easy to open a large river."

"Then the way of formation is to not be unrefined, yet nothing is unrefined."

"The formation book says that we can transform the five elements, connect with the heaven and earth, and borrow the power of the great way."

"Now I have taken the first step. The road ahead is long and difficult. When will I be able to set up a formation to trap Aunt Gu in the Water Curtain Cave?"

When he opened his eyes, Lin Bai was full of evil thoughts.

"What are you laughing at?" Gu Yao asked.

"I'm laughing, ahem..." Lin Bai said seriously, "I am a casual cultivator, but I have received such great love from the ancestor. How lucky I am, but also how scared I am. That's why I am full of gratitude, and I feel that the road ahead is smooth, so I am laughing."

"Then don't laugh yet." Gu Yao took out the formation flag and formation plate again, "Let's test your ability and see how talented you are."

Lin Bai took it and stroked it carefully.

"The magic of formations lies in one's heart. Study its principles, develop its form, and use it for your own benefit."

After a long time, Lin Bai tried the formation, "It can clear the snow to find spring, and it can also light lanterns to prolong the day."

(End of this chapter)