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Chapter 37: First-class low-grade formation master!!

Early in the morning, Chen Weimo came to Courtyard No. 77 with red eyes.

"Uncle Ning..."

She looked very pitiful.

"Chen Weimo."

Ning Daoran walked out of the living room and said, "Don't worry about the future. Old Deer and I will help take care of your spiritual field. Besides, just focus on your cultivation. I will teach you the basic techniques of the Changqing Jue. It's up to you to what extent you can cultivate in the future."

"Uncle, my cultivation aptitude is very poor, it's not worth your investment at all..."

Chen Weimo bit her red lips, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.

"Actually, this is a deal between me and my mother-in-law."

Ning Daoran said: "You don't have to feel that you owe me anything. After all, I have gained a lot of benefits from my mother-in-law. Just focus on your cultivation."

"Yes, uncle."

There was finally relief in the little girl's eyes.

So from then on, the No. 79 spiritual field was taken care of by Ning Daoran and Dabenlu, with Chen Weimo helping out.

……

As the days passed, a smile finally appeared on Chen Weimo's face again, and she came out of the haze of her mother-in-law's departure.

In addition to farming, Ning Daoran studied formations in the morning and alchemy in the afternoon.

At night, he practiced the Body Tempering Technique and the Evergreen Technique to hone his own skills, and his life was more fulfilling than ever before.

The formation inheritance left by my mother-in-law is not the inheritance of a single formation, but a complete set.

It includes a first-level medium-grade small cloud and mist formation, a first-level top-grade moon-reflecting water curtain formation, and a first-level top-grade five-element wandering formation.

Among them, the medium-grade small cloud and mist formation is an upgraded version of the small cloud and mist formation, adding a maze effect. The Moon-reflecting Water Curtain Formation is a defensive formation that integrates spirit gathering, isolation, illusion, maze, and defense. It can be said to be a fine first-level formation for protecting the house.

As for the Five Elements Wandering Formation, it is a killing formation. Once it is activated, the power of the five elements will continue to surge until anyone who enters the formation is strangled to death.

As a top-grade first-class formation master, my mother-in-law can fully arrange these three formations, which is quite powerful.

Ning Daoran began to concentrate on research.

A few days later, he discovered that his talent in formation was actually quite good.

To study formations, one must first study formation patterns and formation plates, and formation patterns are composed of spiritual patterns, so spiritual patterns are the basic component of formations.

When Ning Daoran injected his magic power into the carving knife and began to copy the spiritual patterns one by one, he actually felt that he understood it intuitively within a few days.

He discovered that each type of spiritual pattern followed certain rules. As long as he discovered these rules, he would be able to understand all the spiritual patterns and would no longer be stumped by those complicated and obscure spiritual patterns.

So, full of passion, he slowly shifted the focus of time toward the formation.

Because at a certain moment, he realized that he might not be too bad in alchemy and refining, but he could be a leader in formation.

Coupled with his own cultivation of the Changqing Jue, and with a long time to immerse himself in it, his achievement in the art of formations will surely be the highest!
……

A few months later.

Ning Daoran began to study the small cloud mist formation. The first step to becoming a formation master was to refine a new small cloud mist formation.

Once the refining is completed, it means that Ning Daoran will be promoted to a first-level lower-grade formation master!

Huanglongfang Market, Qingxiefang.

"Friend Daoist Ning, long time no see."

Chen Ping'er was wearing a plain dress, but she had a beauty like a lotus emerging from the water, and her whole temperament was quite refined.

"Friend Chen, long time no see."

Ning Daoran got straight to the point: "I want to buy some materials for a first-level formation, and some low-level spiritual medicines. Here is the list. Please take a look, fellow Daoist. I'll take as many as you can get in Qingxiefang."

"Oh?"

Chen Ping'er took the list, glanced at it, and said with a smile: "To be honest with you, Brother Ning, these materials are all available at Qingxiefang. I will take you to the shop that sells the materials."

"Thanks!"

Soon after, bags of materials were purchased. Although there were many of them, they were all quite cheap. After all, the Small Cloud and Mist Array was a very initial-stage array, and the materials used were not scarce.

"Fellow Daoist Ning, are you going to study the art of formations and the art of alchemy at the same time?" Chen Ping'er asked with a smile.

"Ah."

Ning Daoran is now in the late stage of Qi Refining, and he is confident. He said with a smile: "The Dao of Arrays and the Dao of Alchemy are so profound. I am just a layman and I am just studying them. I will just treat it as smashing some spirit stones to practice myself."

"Fellow Taoist, you are humble."

Chen Ping'er's eyes were full of tenderness: "Everyone knows that Fellow Daoist Ning is well-known in the outer mountains. He has long been a second-level spiritual plant husband. If he can make further achievements in the art of formation and the art of alchemy, he will definitely become famous in the outer sect of Chaos Sect."

"I accept your good words."

After Ning Daoran handed over forty spirit stones, he left with the big stupid deer.

……

Practicing the art of formations is a long-term endeavor and there is no need to rush.

Ning Daoran decided to start refining pills. The first-level intermediate-grade alchemy inheritance left by his mother-in-law contained several pill recipes. He planned to refine the simplest fasting pill first.

Even if the success rate is a little lower, it doesn’t matter. The materials for the Bigu Pill are quite cheap, so just treat it as a flower spirit stone for training.

Fifteen feet underground is the alchemy room.

There was a bronze alchemy furnace lying across the room. Ning Daoran was calm and composed, and decided to make the elixir.

"call--"

After putting several elixirs into the alchemy furnace, he gently opened his mouth and spit out a breath of Samadhi Fire. Immediately, that wisp of Samadhi Fire lingered around the alchemy furnace and began to burn continuously.

The herbs began to melt and turned into drops of liquid medicine, and suddenly the secret room was filled with the fragrant scent of plants and trees.

Ning Daoran put in the auxiliary medicine one by one in an orderly manner, and then exhaled a breath of Samadhi True Fire to raise the temperature so as to solidify the liquid medicine into a pill.

Soon after, a colorful and brilliant spiritual mist rose from the alchemy furnace.

"Pong!"

Turn on the furnace!
Two pills popped out, two small black lumps.

Failed!
The Samadhi True Fire was too strong and all the pills were burnt.

"I see……"

Ning Daoran frowned and started the second furnace.

Shortly after.

"Turn on the furnace!"

Along with brilliant spiritual mist, two more fasting pills jumped out, but the surface of the pills was grayish white with countless cracks.

Waste pill.

This time, it failed again because the heat was not high enough!

Come again!

Someone is so wealthy that he can make a hundred or a thousand batches of fasting pills without even breathing hard!
So, one furnace after another failed.

On the side, a big stupid deer knelt on the ground on its hind legs, supporting its body with its front legs, watching the fun.

The eldest brother was shaking the furnace with sweat all over his forehead. Did he have a grudge against this alchemy furnace?
It has to be said that Ning Daoran really has no talent when it comes to alchemy.

half a month later.

He walked out of the alchemy room with a dusty face, holding a silver fasting pill in his hand, which was an authentic one.

"Old Deer, I've made it! A first-class lower-grade alchemist!"

"Ow~~~"

The big stupid deer rushed over happily, pushing the eldest brother's arm desperately, and asked by the way, "Isn't the way of alchemy determined by the success rate? With your success rate, you have the nerve to call yourself a first-level lower-grade alchemist?"
Ning Daoran rubbed the big stupid deer's head affectionately and said, "I won't bother with you today!"
His routine began to return to normal.

Make elixirs in the morning and study formations in the afternoon.

Perhaps the amount of spirit stones and time thrown in were enough, the chance of the Bigu Pill becoming a success became higher and higher, eventually reaching more than 99%, with almost every furnace producing a pill.

Ning Daoran has already mastered the temperature for alchemy and the timing of adding medicinal materials.

Afterwards, he began to refine the blood-strengthening pill.

As the name suggests, Zhuangxue Dan is a kind of pill that can strengthen blood and enhance physical strength. Both Big Dumb Deer and Little Blackie can take it, and it is of certain benefit to their body training.

At the beginning, the success rate of refining the pill was extremely low, and not a single blood-strengthening pill was successfully refined within several days.

But later, Ning Daoran adjusted the temperature and produced pills continuously!
After a few more days, he began to refine the Yunling Pill. This kind of pill could improve the magic power in the early stage of Qi refining. The main ingredient was fifty-year-old Lingxi grass.

Ning Daoran was wealthy and powerful, and he wanted to be able to fly bricks with his might, so he used the 500-year-old Lingxi grass to make pills!

Half a month later, the Yunling Pill began to produce steadily.

First-level lower-grade alchemist, done!

……

In the early morning, the forest on Qiongbi Peak is lush and green, like a dot of emerald green.

The morning dew was splashing everywhere near the bamboo building, creating an indescribable tranquility.

Ning Daoran was wearing a light blue shirt, the uniform for outer disciples, but he managed to look like a hermit in it.

Beside the fish pond, he stamped his feet slowly.

"Little Heizi!"

"Squeak!"

The big black fish's head popped out of the water in an instant, and it was almost standing at attention facing its vicious and cruel master.

"For your reward."

Ning Daoran raised his hand slightly, and three blood-enhancing pills flew out in a row.

The big black fish suddenly jumped out of the water and accurately caught the three blood-enhancing pills with a "puff, puff, puff". After swallowing them, the blood in its body surged and it squeaked, showing great joy.

"I haven't even entered the late stage of the first stage yet. It's a bit slow..."

Ning Daoran frowned, turned around and left with his hands behind his back.

The big black fish was trembling with fear, and turned around to look fiercely at the group of spirit fish that were watching the fun.

The group of spirit fish were shocked, and countless splashes of water suddenly rose in the pond.

……

In the afternoon, Ning Daoran began to refine a new small cloud and mist formation.

The first time he refined an array formation, he did not aim too high and only refined a first-grade, low-quality array formation.

The flagpoles of the battle flags are all made of wrought iron, with a small amount of refined gold and silver added to increase toughness.

"Whoo~~~"

A breath of Samadhi True Fire was spit out, and the three flagpoles began to be refined, refining the impurities in the wrought iron bit by bit, and then engraved a few spiritual patterns containing magical powers.

Soon after, the three formation flags were refined.

Refining the array plate was not too difficult. The most difficult part was the composition of the spiritual patterns. The array pattern of the small cloud and mist array was composed of dozens of spiritual patterns. Fortunately, Ning Daoran had already memorized these spiritual patterns.

Not long after, three formation plates were refined and stored in the formation box along with three formation flags.

"Old Deer, prepare to deploy the formation!"

"Ouch~~~"

The big stupid deer was so excited that its tail swung away leaving only a shadow.

After a few breaths, the original small cloud and mist array plates and flags were taken out.

There was only the starry sky above the courtyard.

Fortunately, Ning Daoran chose the time late at night, so no one noticed the movement.

Three new formation plates were buried and the formation flags were planted one by one.

Ning Daoran raised his eyebrows slightly and cast three spells towards the three formation plates respectively.

"Om-"

A new small cloud array rose up, covering the entire courtyard and most of the fish pond.

After all, it is a small formation, not big enough.

It is naturally incomparable with the medium-sized second-level formations on the main peak that can easily cover an entire mountain.

But Ning Daoran was already quite satisfied.

At this time, the small cloud and mist formation was still of the lower grade of the first rank, with the effects of gathering spirits and isolating. Moreover, the formation extended downwards for dozens of feet, and people from the outside world could no longer use their spiritual sense to scan the underground!
After a while, when he has a deeper understanding of the way of formations, he can start working on upgrading the small cloud and mist formation.

By then, not only can the green bamboo rice in the courtyard be planted at will, but the spiritual medicines underground can also continue to be planted, and this time it will be safer!
"Whoo~~~"

Ning Daoran took a deep breath and became full of confidence.

"Old Deer, from today on, please call me a first-rank, lower-grade formation master!"

"Ow~~~"

The old deer was very excited, his eyes widened. "Big brother is a first-class low-grade formation master, then I am the follower of a first-class low-grade formation master!"

……

The next morning.

"Junior Brother Ning!"

Lin Sheng's voice came from outside.

Ning Daoran released the formation: "Brother Lin, is there anything wrong?"

"Bad news."

After Lin Sheng sat down, he looked around and found that Chen Weimo was not there. Then he said in a deep voice: "The inner sect just received news that the body of Grandma Yuncui, who was previously taking care of Spiritual Field No. 79, was found in a valley hundreds of miles away from the sect."

(End of this chapter)