No hope for eternal life

Chapter 172: Introduction to Formation

Mu Changsheng was no stranger to the formation school. From Bai Xuanyu to Bai Kunyu, both of them were from the formation school, especially Bai Xuanyu, whose superb formation method made it hard to guard against.

The secret art of the Three Thousand Great Dao Formations that Mu Changsheng obtained was actually more inclined to the carving formation school. The formation carved out was the formation plate that Mu Changsheng had used before. There was no doubt that Ying Eleven followed this school.

The carving array school is also the school that Mu Changsheng is more interested in, because he feels that the array plate and talismans have many similarities, and also have characteristics that talismans do not have, that is, the array plate and the formation can be released and retracted, and even repaired if damaged. So when Mu Changsheng was choosing the secret art, he deliberately chose this secret art that was more inclined towards the carving array school.

However, Mu Changsheng has not yet entered the door, so he will not carve a formation right away. Instead, he needs to set up an entry-level formation first before he can truly enter the door.

If you want to carve a formation, you must first know how to set up the formation, so the formation carving school is more difficult than the formation setting school.

Mu Changsheng immediately took out the things needed to set up the formation and began to try.

This entry-level formation is called the Lingdong Formation, which is a simplified version of the Spirit Gathering Formation and also has the function of gathering the spiritual power of heaven and earth.

What Mu Changsheng has to do can be roughly divided into three steps. The first step is to refine various things needed for setting up the formation. The second step is to place those spiritual materials in designated positions. The third step is to make those spiritual materials resonate and thus form a complete formation.

Among the three steps, the second step is relatively simple, while the other two steps are very demanding on the judgment of the person setting up the formation.

Just like the first step that Mu Changsheng is taking now, refining the eight spiritual objects needed to set up the formation. Each spiritual object has its own characteristics. The reason why the formation can be formed is to rely on the characteristics of those spiritual objects to work. Therefore, when Mu Changsheng is refining the spiritual objects, he must not only refine them fully, but also cannot lose the characteristics of the spiritual objects themselves. Not even a little more or less will do.

This first step alone blocked Mu Changsheng's progress. After all, he was a novice and unskilled, and he often over-refined the spiritual objects and lost their characteristics. Fortunately, Mu Changsheng bought a large number of the same spiritual objects and could make a lot of attempts.

After a long period of failure, Mu Changsheng finally finished refining the eight spiritual materials for the formation and began the second step, placing each spiritual material in a specific position. The more precise the distance between the spiritual materials, the better.

Mu Changsheng measured the direction many times, and finally placed the eight spiritual materials for the formation in position and started the third step.

This third step is also the most difficult step. It requires mobilizing one's own magic power to connect the eight spiritual materials, so that the eight spiritual materials can be connected to each other and combined into a formation.

However, it is uncertain how much magic power is needed to connect the spiritual materials. A little more or a little less will cause the formation to collapse. Mu Changsheng must try to grasp the accuracy.

The first time, too much magic power was used, causing the connection between the spiritual materials to be too strong, and the formation self-destructed. However, this was only the initial stage of the entry-level formation, and the power of the self-destruction was insignificant to Mu Changsheng.

The second time, there was too little magic power, and the formation collapsed automatically after only running for two breaths after it was formed.

The third time also failed, and the spiritual power of three of the eight spiritual materials was completely consumed. Mu Changsheng had to start from the first step and refine the three spiritual materials again to make up for the deficiencies.

Therefore, after failing again and again, Mu Changsheng had to continue to refine spiritual materials to replenish himself.

Mu Changsheng actually enjoyed this repetitive and boring process, and he summed up some rules. For example, the self-destruction of the formation would cause greater damage to the spirituality of the spiritual materials. Therefore, when using mana to connect with the spiritual materials, Mu Changsheng would pay extra attention to avoid using too much mana and causing the formation to self-destruct.

When the sky was bright, Mu Changsheng finally successfully set up the first spiritual formation.

"Out of the one hundred spiritual materials, I've used more than eighty of them. Finally, it succeeded." Mu Changsheng sighed.

Afterwards, Mu Changsheng struck while the iron was hot and used up all the remaining dozen or so spiritual materials, and obtained three more spiritual formations.

The four spiritual formations were running at full capacity in Mu Changsheng's house, adding a lot of spiritual power to the house. When the spiritual energy in the spiritual materials was exhausted, the formations would stop working.

However, Mu Changsheng did not intend to wait until the formation stopped automatically, but instead removed all the spiritual materials. This was also a major advantage of the formation. It could be removed at any time and used again in the future. Moreover, these spiritual materials had already been refined and did not need to be refined again, which could also save some time in setting up the formation.

However, dismantling an array is also a technical job. If you are not careful, the spiritual materials will be damaged. Mu Changsheng damaged several spiritual materials when he was dismantling four spiritual arrays.

"This is also because of my lack of experience. I think if I practice more in the future, I can avoid damaging the spiritual materials." Mu Changsheng said to himself.

After completing the introductory formation, Mu Changsheng began to try to set up a first-grade initial spirit gathering formation.

The number of spiritual materials required for the Spirit Gathering Array reaches thirteen. This is also the commonality between arrays and talismans. The higher the level of the array, the more complex it is.

By the evening of the next day, after practicing day and night, Mu Changsheng was able to set up a second-grade top-level spirit gathering formation. This speed of improvement was simply amazing.

"Well, it should be related to my cultivation. The higher the cultivation, the easier it is to arrange some low-level formations. The same is true for refining talismans. No wonder the master often says that cultivation is the foundation." Mu Changsheng guessed in his heart.

At the same time, Mu Changsheng had to stop practicing the formation because it was time to feed his moves again.

Mu Changsheng walked out of the room and saw his parents standing outside. He guessed that they must have been waiting for him for a long time, so he hurriedly asked, "Dad, Mom, is there anything wrong?"

Mu Yanggu said with concern: "You have been working non-stop for the past few months. Now you are already in the middle stage of the Golden Core. Remember to combine work and rest."

Chen Wanru, who was standing by, said distressedly, "You are almost nineteen, and it is time to get married. In the past few months, matchmakers have been knocking on our doorstep. You should think about it carefully."

"Don't worry, your son knows everything. As for marriage, there is no need to rush. Cultivators have a long lifespan, so it is never too late to get married." Mu Changsheng comforted the two elders. He knew that his parents were doing this for his own good, but after the attack by the monsters and the trial of the six nations, Mu Changsheng realized more deeply the impermanence of life. Only by becoming stronger could he be able to protect his family, and everything else had to be postponed.

Although Mu Qunxian and Mo Lianyue are now in charge of Qingliu Town, no one can guarantee that they will always stay in this tiny place. Although Mu Changsheng has no immediate worries, he has long-term concerns.

"It's good that you know what's going on." Mu Yanggu said with a smile, and at the same time pulled Chen Wanru who wanted to speak again.

"Then I'll go to Mr. Yang first." Mu Changsheng ran away as if escaping, fearing that his mother would continue to urge him to get married.

After Mu Changsheng left, Chen Wanru couldn't help but complain to Mu's father: "Why don't you help me persuade him that the outside world is so dangerous. What's wrong with staying in Qingliu Town to get married and have children?"

"Everyone has different ambitions. Changsheng is destined not to belong to this town. We must respect his choice. You must not think of tying him to your side." Mu Yanggu advised.

"What if he died outside?" Chen Wanru burst into tears. She couldn't accept the thought of that scene.

"That was the path he chose himself. It was worth dying for." Mu Yanggu said in a deep voice.

On the other side, Mu Changsheng came to Yang Wuque's house and without saying a word, started another battle.