The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 198 Taking advantage of the situation
It was late at night.

Meng Yuan brought Lin Bai down the mountain and whistled, which not only summoned Meng Bo and Song Jingxian, but also attracted many butterflies.

"Go, go, go!" Meng Yuan slapped away the butterflies that were trying to attract attention, and then pulled Lin Bai back, saying to Meng Bo and Song Jingxian, "He is Ruyi's lover, not an outsider. Now that he wants to wait for Ruyi here, he will join us in ambush the Nine Yin Mountain monster!"

"Okay!" Meng Bo, who was in his twenties, was excited. "With Brother Zhuanlun's help, we will definitely be able to get revenge!"

"Revenge?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

Meng Yuan sighed and briefly explained.

It turned out that after Meng Yuan came to this secret realm, he landed at the foot of this mountain. Soon, a fellow apprentice came to find him, and when the two were about to travel together, a female cultivator from Jiuyin Mountain showed up.

The female cultivator's methods were extremely cunning. She was proficient in all kinds of magic and had the ability to induce people into dreams.

Meng Yuan and her fellow apprentice were immediately hit, but Meng Yuan had a special destiny and soon escaped from the dream, while her fellow apprentice had already fallen into the poisonous hands.

By the time Meng Yuan reacted and took out Po Yunzi's talisman, the female cultivator from Jiuyin Mountain had already left.

Meng Yuan couldn't find anyone, so he thought that the female cultivator would definitely come again, so he decided to sit back and wait.

"That man was really decisive. He didn't go up the mountain to see, but came here just to kill people. After the job was done, he left without any desire to fight." Meng Yuan sighed.

No wonder they were ambushing here. It turned out that they were beaten up and had no chance to fight back.

"Senior sister, do you know the name and origin of that female cultivator?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"I don't know." Meng Yuan shook his head and explained, "My Yunxia Sect has been at odds with Jiuyin Mountain for many years. If there is any outstanding person in his family's foundation-building generation, I must know about it. But I have never seen that person. Her strength, intelligence, and fighting experience are all top-notch. She must not be underestimated. It would be difficult for an ordinary person who has built three or five foundations to defeat her."

Lin Bai nodded slightly and stopped asking.

Meng Yuan didn't say much, and briefly introduced the abilities of Meng Bo and Song Jingxian.

It turns out that Meng Bo is a sword cultivator, Song Jingxian has the ability to trap people, and with Meng Yuan's help, the three of them work together quite well.

Now with the addition of Lin Bai, it becomes even easier.

Meng Yuan made arrangements for her and Meng Bo to be on guard all around. Song Jingxian was familiar with formations, so she was asked to accompany Lin Bai to set up the formation calmly.

Once the formation is completed, everyone can use it to ambush others with half the effort.

"Junior Brother Zhuanlun, is my arrangement appropriate?" Meng Yuan asked with a smile.

"Of course it's appropriate." Lin Bai had no objection at all.

Not to mention that Lin Bai's original intention was to wait for someone here, and he had also received favors from Meng Yuan before, as she had helped him deliver messages many times.

Lin Bai is elegant and easy-going, grateful, and has a grudge against Jiuyin Mountain, so he is willing to help her get revenge.

After a brief discussion, Meng Yuan and Meng Bo hid and were on guard, while Lin Bai took Song Jingxian to survey the terrain.

Since entering the oasis, the terrain has been undulating, but there are few high mountains. Therefore, this mountain is very abrupt, more than a hundred feet high, and only five or six miles around.

After walking around the mountain, I carefully discerned the flow of spiritual energy and the changes in the earth's veins.

If you want to reach the top, you can either fly directly up or walk on the mountain road. However, this is a dangerous place, and flying will definitely reveal your whereabouts. Unless you are extremely confident and arrogant, most people will choose to climb the mountain on foot.

And if you walk, there are many routes and you can climb mountains in all directions.

If they wanted to set up a formation to intercept, they would probably have to set up a large formation around the mountain. Lin Bai thought he could do it, but it would be time-consuming and laborious.

Moreover, a large formation not only requires formation flags and formation plates, but also many other auxiliary items.

After thinking about it for a while, Lin Bai took Song Jingxian to find Meng Yuan.

Song Jingxian was as quiet as her name suggested. She just followed Lin Bai along the way, rarely speaking, and was extremely quiet.

"A large formation is too time-consuming and may make enemies. It is better to set up a small formation. If the person from Jiuyin Mountain comes, he can come. If not, then forget it." Meng Yuan thought a lot.

After discussing for a while, Lin Bai began to set up the formation.

This mountain is the only peak in the oasis. It has a lot of metal and wood energy, so we should use it to form a formation.

Two layers of formations were set up along the riverside at the foot of the mountain in the south. Using the power of soil and water, a heavy earth trap was formed; using the yellow leaves of the trees, a colorful falling leaf formation was formed. The two layers of formations covered an area of ​​a hundred feet.

Song Jingxian frowned. She could obviously understand the heavy earth trap array, but when it came to arrays within arrays, she was a little confused.

"As for the art of formation, you should use it with your heart, and avoid blindly copying it. You should adapt it to the local conditions." Lin Bai looked like a teacher.

"Senior Brother Zhuanlun is truly a talented person." Song Jingxian admired him immensely.

Lin Bai said a few humble words and went to the top of the mountain to set up the formation.

A maze was set up around the cobblestone bluestone, which borrowed the metal and stone energy on the top of the mountain and added the help of wind to form a flying sand magic array that covered the entire top of the mountain.

In fact, it could be made more complicated, with a killing array in the maze. But if it were to be like this, others would be unhappy when they came up to take a look, and it would ruin Lin Bai's reputation as a gentleman for no reason.

Song Jingxian, who was watching Lin Bai, didn't think much about it, but just calmly arranged the formation, as if he had practiced it before, so she wanted to ask for advice.

After asking a few questions, Song Jingxian found that this senior brother Zhuanlun was knowledgeable and had unique insights into the art of formations.

Song Jingxian asked more and more questions, and Lin Bai, for the sake of Song Qing and Qu Ruyi, also taught carefully.

In fact, even if the person is a stranger, as long as he is polite and sincerely wants to learn, Lin Bai is willing to give some advice.

It’s just that Song Jingxian’s talent in formations is average, and if you talk about something a little more in-depth, she will have to think for a long time.

Slightly inferior to Gu Yao.

"I've heard before that Mr. Zhuanlun is proficient in alchemy, but I didn't expect that he is also familiar with formations. I'm really impressed." Song Jingxian no longer called him Brother Zhuanlun, but called him Mr. instead.

"It's just a little news." Lin Bai was extremely humble.

The night ended and the day dawned, and the formation was completed. Lin Bai sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain. Song Jingxian saw dew on Lin Bai's body, and was embarrassed to ask any more questions, so she bowed deeply, and went down the mountain with a heavy heart to look for Meng Yuan.

When we got to the foot of the mountain, we saw Meng Yuan sitting cross-legged on a rock by the river.

Meng Yuan had received Lin Bai's instructions. Holding the formation plate in his hand, he could immediately activate the heavy earth trap as soon as the enemy entered the formation.

Song Jingxian walked forward, knelt down, and said softly, "Senior Sister."

"Is the formation completed?" Meng Yuan stared at Song Jingxian, then frowned and said, "You are worried about something. Did he seduce you?"

"Sister, why are you slandering me without any reason?" Song Jingxian sat up straight immediately. "Mr. Zhuanlun has a noble character, is kind and polite, and has never done anything that is beyond the rules, let alone said anything that is beyond the rules."

"Sir?" Meng Yuan smiled. She held Song Jingxian's hand and said, "Stay away from him! He is Ruyi's lover. Don't be disloyal or unrighteous."

"Sister, Mr. Zhuanlun is not that kind of person." Song Jingxian immediately retorted, "Besides, you are also flirting with him."

"I am the eldest sister, and an elder sister is like a mother." Meng Yuan actually took advantage of her and said, "Besides, my heart is as calm as water. Even if he has mountains of gold and silver, he can't deceive me with his sweet words."

"Sister, I'm not stupid." Song Jingxian smiled helplessly, "Mr. Zhuanlun knows a lot about the art of formations and has taught me a lot. I admire him very much." She held Meng Yuan's hand and whispered, "The art of formations is difficult, but Mr. Zhuanlun always goes from the simple to the complex and has many thought-provoking words. I want to ask for advice, but the art of formations is the most specialized and secretive, so I don't know how to ask. I haven't been with him for a long time, so I don't know his temperament."

"Just ask him. If he wants to tell you, he can tell you. If he doesn't, you can complain to Ruyi." Meng Yuan smiled. Seeing that Song Jingxian looked helpless, he said seriously, "He has a close relationship with Ruyi. If you ask him, he will definitely teach you. And..."

"And what?" Song Jingxian asked with her head tilted.

"I think he treats you a little differently." Meng Yuan smiled mischievously.

"This...Mr. Zhuanlun is not that kind of person." Song Jingxian lowered her head.

"What are you thinking of?" Meng Yuan pinched Song Jingxian's face and said, "When he first looked at you, he seemed to be looking at an old friend. When you asked him for advice, did you feel that he was like a kind elder?"

"Senior Sister, now that you mention it... it seems like that's what happened. I thought he was looking at me and thinking of his good disciple from the Zhu family." Song Jingxian actually knew Miaomiao.

"Maybe Ruyi mentioned you to him, or he knows your brother." Meng Yuan laughed.

"..." Song Jingxian whispered, "My brother has been dead for many years. How could any old friend come to visit? Besides, Mr. Zhuanlun never mentioned it."

"Don't mention Song Qing." Meng Yuan waved his hand and said, "Take a break and then go ask Mr. Zhuanlun for advice. I bet he is a good teacher." "Yeah." Song Jingxian responded obediently, and turned around to look at the mountain.

As the morning sun rose, Lin Baiku sat on the cobblestone on the top of the mountain, took out the book "Crossing the River" given by Li Xinghe, and studied it carefully.

This book begins with words about gaining enlightenment through stargazing, but it contains very little, and most of the content is about people and stars, people and astrological phenomena, and even about the stars.

Turning further to the back, there are various constellations, such as the Shen and Shang stars mentioned by Li Xinghe, and the commonly seen seven stars.

Its location and the place where it was moved were all recorded in detail.

It can be seen that the author of the book really does look up at the stars every day and gains a lot from it.

He rubbed his neck, closed his eyes, and walked to the stone plate.

After sitting quietly for a while, I began to think about the Crossing the River Sutra.

"Cross the river, cross the river, use the stars as a river, and cross the river. Brother Li is really courageous."

Lin Bai sighed slightly, and then carefully recalled the Crossing the River Sutra, wanting to engrave it all in his mind.

After a while, Lin Bai's mind moved, and a wisp of mist flew over and turned into a star.

"Yuheng, Tianquan, Yaoguang..."

After arranging the stars and observing them carefully for a while, Lin Bai opened his eyes again.

He took a branch and pointed at the cobblestone, trying to find the changes in the stars.

After a while, Song Jingxian came up again.

The two chatted briefly about what was happening down the mountain, and then fell silent again.

"After seeing you set up the battle formation today, I finally understand the wonders of the battle formation. Please teach me." After a long time, Song Jingxian seemed to have made up her mind. She knelt beside Lin Bai, looking as if asking for advice.

You have been pulling the wool of other people all day long, and now you are getting your retribution, and others are coming to pull the wool from you too.

“How can I preach the Word when I have not yet seen it?”

Lin Bai was very modest, but he also did not hide anything. He continued, "The way of formation is to follow the trend. From taking advantage of the lushness of trees to taking advantage of the vastness of mountains and rivers, and even taking advantage of the trend of heaven and earth."

Song Jingxian took out a booklet and wrote on it with a piece of charcoal.

As long as a cultivator has established his foundation, his memory is excellent. However, some mysterious words are often difficult to remember.

"People say there are thousands of innate powers and countless magical powers. In fact, the same is true for formations. There are similarities between innate powers, and the same is true for formations."

Lin Bai explained casually, "From the perspective of the Five Elements formation, if you understand one, you can understand all. Then you can make use of more of the Five Elements, not just borrow the power of one element. The Five Elements are mutually generated and restrained. Gold can help water, and gold and water form a formation; water restrains fire, but water and fire can also form a formation. This is how we set up the formation today. Remember, use one mind at a time, the formation borrows external power, and people borrow the power of the formation."

After talking for a long time, seeing that Song Jingxian looked thoughtful, Lin Bai snatched her book and wrote the formation on it, saying: "The foot of the mountain is close to the water and forms a swamp formation. It can trap people because of the water and soil. And because it is backed by trees, the lush trees form a colorful falling leaf formation, which blocks people's advance and retreat."

He threw the book back and said, "Go down the mountain and study it carefully. If there is anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."

"Thank you, sir." Song Jingxian bowed and slowly walked down the mountain.

"Miao Miao even knows to pour me a sip of water..." Lin Bai muttered softly.

In the evening, Song Jingxian came again, bringing three people with her.

There was also an acquaintance among them.

"Where did the wine gourd go?" Yang Chen's face looked tired and frosted, but he did not forget to joke.

"I calculated on my fingers and knew you were coming, so I hid early." Lin Bai smiled.

After finishing the nonsense, Yang Chen introduced two other people, one was Zhang Zhichu from Bishui Valley, and the other was He Wenyao from Qiaoshan School.

He Wenyao is one of the three direct descendants of Yue Fengshu, and now he is the only one left.

After everyone greeted each other, they began to exchange information.

It turned out that Yang Chen encountered a monster and was fleeing in a panic when she met Qu Ruyi. Seeing that Qu Ruyi was from the same sect as her, she quickly formed a team.

After walking with Qu Ruyi and others for a while, they met Zhang Zhichu and He Wenyao. The three of them got together, said goodbye to Qu Ruyi, and came here.

"Why doesn't Qu Ruyi come?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Senior Sister Qu said that since she won't get the chance anyway, she might as well take in the scenery along the way." Yang said with a smile.

"Senior Sister Qu also said that if we went a little later, maybe after the dogs had fought each other, we could get something for free like her junior sister." Zhang Zhichu also interjected.

"It's also said that you shouldn't get up too early and arrive late." He Wenyao also joined in the fun, "Junior Sister Qu said that this was learned from interviews in the mortal world, and it is the experience of countless people."

Song Jingxian had been silent at the side, but after hearing this, she couldn't help but laugh.

"What kind of experience is this? She is just timid and can't be helped." Lin Bai sighed.

Everyone laughed.

After talking for a long time, the moonlight became bright and the stars reappeared.

Lin Bai looked up and silently compared it with the Crossing the River Sutra.

After a while, you can see the light slowly falling, creating a beautiful sight here.

"You go first, I'll be there later." Lin Bai was very concerned about Yang Chen because of Sister Huanhuan. He patted Yang Chen on the shoulder and gave her some advice.

After saying a few more words, Yang Chen and the other two stepped forward one by one and all disappeared into the bluestone.

The stars are shining and the Milky Way is magnificent. The strange Milky Way descends from the sky, and looking up, it seems like a road to heaven.

The light is flowing under your feet, invisible and intangible.

"Mr. Zhuanlun, we are in the small world. Are the positions of the stars we see the same as those in the big world?" Song Jingxian asked curiously, in a gentle tone, as if a student was asking a teacher for advice.

"It should be the same here." Lin Bai had just entered the industry, so he could only evade the question: "According to what Brother Li said in his book, we are in the small world, just like being in a jar, but the big world is also in a jar. We are just watching the sky from the jar."

Song Jingxian nodded, not quite understanding.

"Protect me!" Seeing that she wanted to ask more, Lin Bai quickly threw the formation plate to her.

"Yes!" Song Jing took it quickly and stood guard beside him. He did not dare to be distracted by looking at the strange phenomena in the galaxy. He just carefully watched his surroundings.

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

Outside the mist, there was a very thin strand of emerald green hair, which was left by Aunt Gu's chain.

There is also a moon-white color, which means Xiuxiu is free again.

Then there are the tiny stars, which are extremely dim yet seem endless.

From outside the mist, strands of golden and wooden spiritual energy flowed in, extremely abundant, with faint filaments interspersed in between, each with its own color, gathering together to form a colorful stream of light.

With a thought, the light slowly gathered and came in front of him.

"The light outside the stone plate is unpredictable, but here it has a shape."

"I borrowed the spiritual energy of the five elements and used the idea of ​​mutual generation and mutual restraint to temper my body. If I use this method again to temper my body with the light of the nebula, what effect will it have?"

Lin Bai felt the flowing light carefully, and he felt that it seemed vast and boundless, and also like the flowing river.

"The Milky Way is boundless. If I swim freely in it, diving is hiding, and appearing is rising. Between rising and falling, wouldn't it be hiding and appearing? In this way, wouldn't it be using the Milky Way to achieve a method of escape?"

Lin Bai pondered for a long time, and suddenly felt a vague feeling in his heart, a mixture of good and bad.

Without thinking any more, the starry sky shines in from between my eyebrows.

(End of this chapter)