Unrivaled Medicine God, page 167
Seeing Ye Yuan flowing with true sentiments, Wei Xiao lauded even more in his heart. It was hard to come by that this young man actually respected his master and teachings so much. He was surely an honorable person!
How could Wei Xiao know that Ye Yuan did not even have a sectarian bias in his heart at all?
He was fine with acknowledging anyone as master. Just so long as he did not have to call Lu Linfeng that old fellow 'Founding Father.'
At the thought of that proud look from Lu Linfeng, Ye Yuan would feel abhorrence in his heart.
Since Ye Yuan did not need to enter the Grand Yan True Sect, then he naturally did not need to call him founding father. Ye Yuan obviously flowed with true sentiments.
But Ye Yuan was not that kind of faithless person. Things that he promised Wei Xiao, he would naturally accomplish them.
Wei Xiao waved his hands and said, "No need to thank me with words. For you to be able to pass through the layer upon layer of trials to arrive here means you're the person selected by my Grand Yan True Sect. I waited for thousands of years here for your sake."
"En? Old Wei's meaning is that . . . the various types of array formations in this mystic realm was in order to select a successor?" Ye Yuan's mind was astute. When he recollected everything that happened along the way, he involuntarily produced a hint of understanding.
Wei Xiao nodded and said with a smile, "That is so, of course! After the Six Extreme Seals Grand Array was completed, the sect master set up this selection method before passing! One who is able to pass through the layers of tests to enter here will be my Grand Yan True Sect's successor!"
Ye Yuan could not help being filled with a vicissitude of emotions again. That generation's Grand Yan True Sect Sect Master was indeed a prodigious talent. The ingenuity of his mind, the might of his strength, were matched by few.
The entire mystic realm was enclosed by the Heavenly Thunder Essence Locking Grand Array. Firstly, it could prevent high-level martial artists from entering and destroying the seal. Secondly, it could lower the age and realm of the selected individual.
The Confounding Mist Forest was similarly extremely profound. Without exceedingly high array formation attainments, one would simply be unable to walk out of it. At the back, there was the even more powerful Absolute Blaze Barrier Grand Array, as well as seeking out the array formation for the third level's entrance. Each layer was interlinked.
Although this level of design was a little brutal, it could genuinely select the person that the Grand Yan True Sect needed.
"It's just that I never thought that the one who arrived here, in the end, would be a Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist!" Wei Xiao shook his head and said with a smile.
"Oh? Is Old Wei looking down on me, this Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist?" Ye Yuan also said with a smile.
"Haha! You, boy, are quite persistent. I like that! But some things, you got to accept it even if you don't want to. Your realm is too low. To be able to reach this place most likely has a large part to do with luck as well."
Ye Yuan asked with a smile, "How so?"
Wei Xiao ignored Ye Yuan's deriding look and continued, "Don't be unconvinced. I know that your attainments in the array formations path likely isn't shallow. But my Grand Yan True Sect's pinnacle inheritance is the Array Formations Three Volumes. Before Founding Father Grand Yan True Lord ascended to the Divine Realm, he left this within the Grand Yan Space. It's not some secret cultivation law, but it requires you to comprehend it yourself. Sect Master's talent back then was immensely high. But even with Ninth Level Divine Traversing Realm cultivation, he only comprehended 50% of it. At your young age, do you want to challenge Sect Master?"
Ye Yuan chuckled but did not dispute it.
Although he knew that the sect master was a prodigious talent, Ye Yuan himself was likewise a peerless genius. This point, he had never humbled himself unduly before!
One was a lower plane's pinnacle genius, while the other was a Divine Realm's pinnacle genius. The two people were not even on the same plane to begin with!
Even if Ye Yuan refuted, Wei Xiao naturally would not believe either.
But the name of this Array Formations Three Volumes drew Ye Yuan's attention.
He knew that Lu Linfeng's greatest asset was the Formations Path Nine Scripts. Presumably, it was derived from this Array Formations Three Volumes!
This Array Formations Three Volumes should be Lu Linfeng's pinnacle work before ascending.
It was just a pity that after he ascended, nobody else in the Grand Yan True Sect could reach his level anymore.
Of course, this was also a normal phenomenon.
After all, the Grand Yan Divine King, Lu Linfeng, was an existence that could laugh proudly and wander the Divine Realm as he pleased. How many people could measure up to his talent?
Seeing Ye Yuan's disapproving look, Wei Xing unwittingly shook his head inwardly.
This Ye Yuan indeed had exceptional composure. But he was still young and spirited after all, and did not know the immensity of heaven and earth!
But . . . who was not young before?
Even the sect master at that time, didn't he also fear nothing and no one?
Let this brat take a hit, then he will know and repent!
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"Alright then. Since that's the case, follow me," Wei Xiao said and exited the study room first.
Walking out of the door, Ye Yuan's eye suddenly lit up. It was as if he had arrived at an otherworldly paradise.
A small bridge over a flowing stream; Pavilions, terraces, and towers. There was even a peach blossom forest in full bloom right beside.
The stunning scenery gave people a completely relaxed and refreshing feeling.
Ye Yuan could not help sighing in admiration. Lu Linfeng actually already had such strength before ascending. No wonder he could affirm his Dao as the Grand Yan Divine King.
There was an open space not far from outside the door. Three stone book volumes were placed in that open space.
"This is the Array Formations Three Volumes?" Ye Yuan asked uncertainly.
Wei Xiao nodded and said, "That's right. Insert your divine sense into one of the volumes, and you'll naturally understand."
Ye Yuan nodded his head and sent his divine sense into the left-hand side stone book as told.
Suddenly, a suction force appeared. It actually sucked all of Ye Yuan's divine sense into the book volume.
By the time he recovered, Ye Yuan had already plunged into limitless darkness.
But Ye Yuan did not panic. With his experience and knowledge, he could obviously tell that this was a place that was the same as consciousness space.
Looked like Lu Linfeng's array formations realm before he ascended had already surpassed this plane by far too much.
Without making Ye Yuan wait for too long, a smidgeon of light started to appear within the darkness. That was a light mote.
Right after, more and more light motes begun appearing. The dots of light made Ye Yuan feel as though he was within a vast expanse of starry sky.
Ye Yuan's gaze turned intent, but he shook his head and said with a laugh, "I didn't think that a casual choice would hit the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation."
If one did not understand array formations, they would naturally be unable to comprehend the meaning of these light motes.
But Ye Yuan was a Tier 9 Formations Emperor. Comprehending it posed no difficulty at all.
The array formation looked unbelievably profound. But any great Dao would go from simple to complex, from easy to difficult.
Even more complicated array formations could be broken down into single individual small units.
This small unit was known as an array element in the array formations path.
And the meaning that these light motes represented was each array element of the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation.
Formations path was the same as martial artists comprehending concepts. They were all stuff that could only be sensed, but not explained in words. There was simply no way of using words to describe them.
Hence, Lu Linfeng set up such an Array Formations Three Volumes consciousness space to let descent disciples enter inside to comprehend.
But Ye Yuan already fully comprehended this Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation, so he naturally did not need to waste any more time.
But the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation here was quite a bit more profound than the one Ye Yuan comprehended.
Evidently, Lu Linfeng's comprehension of it before ascending went up another level.
Ye Yuan spent an hour's time to fully comprehend the improved Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation.
His divine sense willed and he withdrew out of this consciousness space.
When Wei Xiao saw Ye Yuan exit, he enquired with a smile, "How do you feel, young man? Comprehending formations is extremely time-consuming. There's simply no way to accomplish it at one stroke. You'd better stay here to cultivate diligently and slowly comprehend it!"
Ye Yuan flashed a brilliant beam and said, "Feels very simple! Old Wei, I'll go comprehend the next array formation!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan came directly in front of the second stone volume and sunk his divine sense into it once again, leaving Wei Xiao with a frozen look on his face.
The corner of Wei Xiao's mouth twitched twice, and his expression became odd.
Simple?
This boy is putting up a front in order to look impressive, right?
Originally, I still thought that this boy was rather reliable. Why does he look increasingly less trustworthy now?
Would the things left behind by a heaven-defying character like Founding Father be simple?
One had to know that Founding Father was only at the Divine Traversing Realm when he ascended. But he had already created a Tier 6 array formation like the Six Extreme Seals Grand Array!
Wei Xiao's face unwittingly showed thick disappointment. Seemed like he still needed to use some means to make this boy study the Array Formations Three Volumes in a down-to-earth manner.
But he had already stayed in the Grand Yan Space for thousands of year. There was no rush to do it now.
After entering the second array formation, Ye Yuan's pressure clearly became much greater.
Of course, that was with respect to the first array formation.
Comprehending the array formation in this consciousness space was vastly different from the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation comprehended previously.
At that time, the pressure that those sword puppets gave Ye Yuan was huge. Ye Yuan needed to place most of his energy on dealing with the sword puppets.
But in here, not only were there no threats from sword puppets, Lu Linfeng even broke down the array formation into each individual, most basic array element. Ye Yuan comprehending it was naturally twice the result with half the effort.
This second array formation was none other than the Six Extreme Seals Grand Array!
To be able to seal off the passageway between two worlds, this Six Extreme Seals Grand Array was obviously impossibly powerful, and also exceptionally profound and complex!
Ye Yuan spent a full half days' time to fully comprehend it as well.
One had to know that Ye Yuan only spent four hours on comprehending the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation.
This to others was a result to be extremely proud of. But to Ye Yuan, it was not something worth flaunting much.
After all, this was only the array formation that Lu Linfeng left behind before ascending. While it was already powerful to the extreme in the lower planes, to Ye Yuan this Tier 9 formations master, the difficulty was not that great.
If Ye Yuan was made to comprehend the Formations Path Nine Scripts, he reckoned that without one or two decades, it would be hard to have minor accomplishments in it.
The Grand Yan Divine King's present strength was far more than a hundred times, a thousand times stronger than when he ascended.
The degree of complexity of the Formations Path Nine Scripts was simply incomparable to this Array Formation Three Volumes.
Ye Yuan's divine sense withdrew again. He noticed that the eyes Wei Xiao looked at him with became somewhat different; an exasperated look like he failed to live up to expectations.
"What? The Six Extreme Seals Grand Array is also very simple? The time spent this time is a little longer eh?"
Ye Yuan could noticeably tell that Wei Xiao's words carried thick displeasure.
He laughed and said, "En, en, also not too difficult either. Let's talk again after I finish comprehending the third set of array formations first.
Wei Xiao's eyes opened wide as he said, "You're not saying that you've already fully comprehended the first two array formations, right?"
"Hur hur, yeah."
With that, Ye Yuan's divine sense sunk one more time into the third stone volume . . .
Wei Xiao was so angered that he nearly cuffed Ye Yuan's ears. He said huffily, "This child can't be taught! If the Array Formations Three Volumes are so easy to comprehend, then wouldn't my Grand Yan True Sect be a joke?!"
It was just that Ye Yuan's divine sense had already sunk into the stone book and could not hear his words.
The third set of array formation, Ye Yuan spent an entire day!
This was an illusionary array named Asura Confounding Formation.
This Asura Confounding Formation was only a Tier 5 array formation. But the comprehending difficulty was even greater than the Six Extreme Seals Grand Array!
When he finished comprehending this set of array formation, Ye Yuan also felt like collapsing.
Although this set of array formation was an illusionary array, the danger level was absolutely even greater than the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation!
It was just that with Ye Yuan's current strength, he was simply unable to set it up.
But having finished comprehending these three sets of array formations, Ye Yuan also had a clear understanding of Lu Linfeng's array formation system.
His Formations Path Nine Scripts should have been progressively developed and evolved from these three sets of array formations.
Wei Xiao saw Ye Yuan's dog-tired appearance, he did not have the slightest hint of pity. He said in an icy tone, "Young man, already know how daunting it is? Don't reach for what's beyond your grasp as a person. This Array Formations Three Volumes is enough for you to digest for the rest of your life!"
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Ye Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "But these three array formations really aren't hard!"
The disappointment on Wei Xiao's face grew even thicker. "Still being stubborn! These three array formations are where the essence of Founding Father's formation path lies. You, a tiny little Spirit Condensation Realm martial artist, actually dare to outrageously say that it's simple? Truly unaware of how high the sky is and how deep the earth is!"
Ye Yuan was helpless. He knew that no matter how he explained, this old fellow would not believe it either.
Nonchalantly taking out a pile of low-grade essence crystals, Ye Yuan said to Wei Xiao with a smile, "Old Wei, look closely!"
Finished talking, Ye Yuan casually struck out those low-grade essence crystals around the vicinity of a peach tree.
As the last piece of essence crystal got in position, those essence crystals suddenly lit up, and actually flew on their own, surrounding that peach tree as they spun.
Finally, the brilliant rays of light radiated by those essence crystals covered the peach tree.
After a few moments, the luster dissipated completely. That peach tree did not exist anymore. It was actually utterly obliterated already!
Wei Xiao's face was filled with astoundment!
His shock was obviously not because of the peach tree's annihilation but due to the array formation that Ye Yuan laid out!
"This is the simplified version of the Lesser Nine Revolutions Interlocking Formation," Ye Yuan said.
As he said, he took out another pile of low-grade essence crystals and casually struck them out.
A huge commotion of light like before, but it thoroughly isolated the peach tree.
"This is the simplified Six Extreme Seals Grand Array," Ye Yuan continued saying.
Ye Yuan was still waiting to lay out the Asura Confounding Formation when he was halted by Wei Xiao. "No need, no need anymore! I-I believe you! But, h-how is this possible?"
Wei Xiao's gaze when looking at Ye Yuan was like he had seen a ghost. Wei Xiao had stayed in this place for thousands of years and was all too familiar with these three sets of array formations.
Although the simplified array formations did not have such incredible might, the principle was the same.
Ye Yuan's technique when laying out the formation flowed smoothly and naturally. Clearly, he was already crystal clear with the array formations.
Wei Xiao only gradually digested this outcome after a long while. Except, the bewildered look on his face grew even thicker.
"Back then, the prodigious sect master took five hundred years to comprehend 50% - 60% of the Array Formations Three Volumes. You're only at the Spirit Condensation Realm. You . . . How did you do it?" Wei Xiao was even somewhat tongue-tied when speaking.
Ye Yuan put on an innocent face and said, "I don't know either. I just looked at it like that and understood it."
Ye Yuan was also not deliberately trying to anger Wei Xiao. He could not very well say that he was a Tier 9 array master in his previous life and understanding Tier 5 or Tier 6 array formations was not all that difficult, right?
But Wei Xiao was still riled. The expression on his face right now was fascinating to the extreme. If he was not a soul body currently, he would probably spew out three liters of blood, right?
What did he mean by just looked at it like that and understood it?
Something that others might not necessarily comprehend even if they spent hundreds and thousands of years, you understood after looking for less than two days. Do you still want people to live?
