Bamboo Mound

"Just like the Five Elements Dragon Trapping Formation you learned in this competition, it is a comprehensive formation that is considered top-tier in the entire Huayu Sect!"

You may not have a concept of this: a comprehensive formation refers to a formation with multiple functions, covering at least two of the following: attack, defense, control, status effects, etc.

The Five Elements Dragon-Trapping Formation can also attack, absorb spirit, and gather spirit, functions that I think you have already studied.

Your first direct encounter with array formations was with a comprehensive array formation, so you wouldn't think that some array formations are only offensive while others are only defensive.

But regardless, all of this has consumed countless hours of effort from others, and you, unaware of your own exceptional talent, easily learn these things and naturally assume it's simple.

As he was speaking, he paused for a moment, then looked at the field.

The group had already assembled, so the master paused his sermon to Ning Chang, drew a sword, and the three sect elders worked together to transfer all the disciples onto the sword.

The greatsword then chose a direction and began to move forward.

At this moment, fifty inner disciples gathered in the center of the giant sword, with elders and personal disciples from the Huayu Sect and Xuanshan Sect standing in front, while Ning Chang and the others were still near the hilt of the sword.

After the giant sword was activated, the master turned around again.

"Although I have talked too much just now, what I mean is that you should not think of cultivation as too difficult. Many times, the answer is right on the surface."

However, you must remember not to become arrogant because it's simple; you need humility to grow.

Ning Chang had had enough after listening to him talk for so long. His original intention was just to ask about the method of positioning, but he didn't expect his master to ramble on like this.

Seeing that he seemed to pause, she quickly nodded and said, "Yes, Master, I understand. Thank you for clearing up my doubts!"

Seeing Ning Chang's humility, the master slowly nodded, then flashed to the front of the giant sword, leaving Ning Chang and the other three behind.

Ning Chang also breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know what had gotten into Old Deng, who suddenly started spouting a bunch of useless stuff.

With a resentful look, he glanced around, took a few steps, and then sat cross-legged against the hilt of the greatsword, closing his eyes to rest.

Wang Yan and the other two, who were standing nearby, naturally listened to the whole thing, and each of them had a strange expression on their face.

Although they learned something from these words, they would rather not listen to a lecture like this again if they could.

After hearing the elder's explanation of the Five Elements Dragon-Trapping Formation, all three wanted to learn this powerful formation to enhance their combat abilities.

They exchanged glances and realized that they shared the same thoughts in each other's eyes.

The three of them stepped forward and surrounded Ning Chang.

After exchanging glances for a while, Wang Yan finally spoke first:

"Brother Ning Chang?"

Upon hearing Wang Yan's voice, Ning Chang opened his eyes and saw three people sitting cross-legged in front of him, staring at him with strange expressions.

"...What are you doing?"

Ning Chang paused for a moment before tentatively asking.

Wang Yan scratched his head and said, "Well... Brother Ning Chang, the Five Elements Dragon Trapping Formation that the Grand Elder just described is truly profound..."

Therefore, we would like to learn from you, Brother Ning Chang, and we would be grateful for your guidance...

Of course! We won't let Brother Ning Chang teach us for nothing; we'll pay our tuition!

After saying that, he looked at Ning Chang's reaction with great anticipation.

When Wang Yan mentioned the Five Elements Dragon Trapping Formation, Ning Chang guessed what the three were thinking.

For him, this formation was nothing to keep a secret, and it was perfectly reasonable to teach it to his fellow disciples, since the three of them were not the type he disliked.

However, he did not intend to accept the "tuition fee" that Wang Yan mentioned. They were all his personal disciples, and all they could offer were spirit stones, pills, or cultivation techniques that were not suitable for him.

"Alright, but you'd better learn quickly. I don't want to repeat something so simple several times. As for the tuition, forget about it."

The three were overjoyed when Ning Chang agreed, but when they heard Ning Chang say that the tuition would be waived, they weren't stupid and guessed the reason.

Fang Nanyi spoke up at the right moment: "In that case, we can't just take advantage of Brother Ning Chang. If Brother Ning Chang needs anything in the future, I, Fang Nanyi, will definitely do my best to help!"

“We’re the same,” Wang Yan and Yue Mingyu echoed.

"Sigh... alright, but let me just say beforehand that my understanding of formations isn't very deep either."

"You all know how to project spiritual energy, right?"

The three nodded.

"That's simple then, how should I put it...."

In fact, formations are simply using spiritual power to draw certain lines outside the body... and perhaps they can also be done inside the body.

These lines are then called array patterns, and activating array patterns using specific methods is called an array.

As for the principles and meanings, I don't think you need to know those; just knowing how to use it is enough.

As he spoke, he stretched out his left hand.

"Use your spiritual energy to draw along with me, on your palm."

The three of them quickly reached out their hands, sensing the path of Ning Chang's spiritual energy, and mimicking how to draw out spiritual energy.

However, from Ning Chang's perspective, the array patterns drawn by the three of them were crooked from the beginning. Although they were roughly similar, they were only roughly similar.

So he quickly called a halt.

"Your drawing is too awkward. All the lines are straight, except for the five circles."

How come you can't even properly shape spiritual energy?

Ning Chang then had them each release a ball of spiritual energy, which he then used to draw array patterns. He placed these patterns back into their hands, allowing them to feel them and maintain their shape.

But despite the good intentions, as soon as the three array patterns returned to the three people's hands, they began to twist and diverge again, unable to remain fixed.

The three were surprised that Ning Chang could control his spiritual power, while also being drawn to the array in his hand.

"Brother Ning Chang, is it ready to use now?"

Upon seeing this, Ning Chang couldn't help but rub his forehead.

"It's unusable... It's already ineffective as soon as you got it. Can't you see? The lines of the array need to be solid, not some thick and some thin!"

He had tried it in his spare time these past two days. Even if a small part of the array pattern was different from the rest, it could not stabilize and would most likely explode the moment it was activated!

Upon hearing Ning Chang's question, the three of them looked puzzled.

"Brother Ning Chang, aren't spiritual power invisible before it transforms into elements and attacks?"

"It's probably because we don't often use spiritual energy to project our power, so we're not very skilled yet. Brother Ning, please give us some time."

Hearing Wang Yan say this, Ning Chang was also stunned for a moment, and then fell silent as he looked at the four formations in front of him.

"I can't see spiritual energy? Then what am I seeing?"

"Since Wang Yan said so, it means that the fact that spiritual power cannot be directly seen is common knowledge in everyone's mind. The only way for everyone to know the state of spiritual power is to actively sense it and wait for it to be transformed into elements."