Chapter Fifty-One: Repairing the Formation

  Meta's enthusiasm made Chen Luo feel unbearable, always feeling that this charming and beautiful woman was like those hungry old witches in the legend, pulling him to ask east and west, as if she would strip off his clothes at any time and then execute him on the spot. Of course, this is a bit exaggerated, and he really can't understand why Meta is so enthusiastic about himself.

  He really didn't know that if he were familiar with the old butcher, Master Maitreya, who was here, he would definitely tell Chen Luo that Master Maitreya was so enthusiastic because he saw his extraordinary talent in the field of arrays, just like the old butcher saw his talent back then, and wanted to take him as a disciple, which is why he was so enthusiastic.

  Unfortunately, Chen Luo was made uncomfortable by her enthusiasm and insisted on repairing the formation before leaving. Seeing his determination, Meta Master could only agree for now.

  At this moment, in a closed hall of the Changhong Array Tower, Chen Luo was concentrating on several arrays on the ground, with six in total, one at each of the four corners, one in the center and another beside it.

  This is a combined array method, called 'Cloud Rush Gathering Water Combination Array', which consists of one Cloud Rush Gathering Array and four small water element arrays. Its effect is to gather the water elements between heaven and earth, as for what to do with the gathered water elements, there are many uses, such as irrigating spiritual fields, regulating weather, artificial rainfall, etc., etc. However, setting up this array method in the Long Hong Array Tower is obviously not for irrigation or other purposes, but rather for researching water elements.

  As for another array, it was a six-harmony pulling array set up by Chen three years ago to repair the cloud-gathering water combination array.

  Generally speaking, if an array is damaged, for small arrays, everyone will choose to redeploy a new one. For large-scale arrays, everyone will find an array master to repair them. After all, the spirit stones required to deploy a large-scale array are extremely expensive. Take this Cloud Surge Gathering Water Combination Array as an example. Among the four small water element arrays, the value is not high, and if it's damaged, redeploying it is no big deal. The valuable part is the central Cloud Surge Gathering Array. Just the resources required for the array eye alone are as high as 37 kinds, with each item priced highly, including a few that are often hard to come by. This is just the resources needed for the array eye. Even after completing the array eye, it's only the first step. Then, you still need to find an array master who is proficient in this array to deploy it. For example, this Cloud Surge Gathering Array requires condensing 46,000 talismans and over 2,000 seals to complete the deployment.

  What is this concept?

  To know, a beginner array master who is proficient in this array method has limited spiritual power. Each time, at most 70 symbols can be activated, and after the spiritual power is exhausted, meditation is used to recover. At most, only two activations can be performed in one day, totaling 150 symbols. It takes ten days to activate 1,500 symbols, 100 days to activate 15,000 symbols, and a full year to activate 46,000 symbols. This is only the case when the symbol accuracy rate is high. If the symbols are incorrect, it will take even longer. In other words, a beginner array master needs a year to complete the deployment of this Cloud Rush Gathering Array. A mid-level array master may need half a year, and a high-level array master may need one or two months. The key is that there are not many high-level array masters, and those who are proficient in the Cloud Rush Gathering Array are even fewer. Because for high-level array masters, researching combat arrays is the king's way. Who has nothing to do with studying this? Take Jinshui Domain as an example. There are only four or five high-level array masters, and Mei Taizhu is one of them. Those who are proficient in the Cloud Rush Gathering Array are almost non-existent. If there were any, three years ago, when the array was damaged, she would not have gone to find Tuzi Lao.

  The difficulty of setting up the Yun Chong Gathering Array is great, and the difficulty of repairing it is not small. It was because Chen Luo helped her repair the Yun Chong Gathering Array three years ago that Mei Ta Zhu wanted to take him as a disciple with all his heart.

  "Mei Ni, I've already checked it out. The problem lies with the Liu He Qi Yin formation you set up. This is your formation, so it should be easy for you to repair, right?"

  Chen Luo's gaze fell on the array, silent and unresponsive. Meta was puzzled in her heart. Three years ago, the Cloud Gathering Array was damaged, but Xiu Xiu Zi, that little guy, used the Six Harmony Pulling Array to repair it. Now that the Six Harmony Pulling Array is broken, as long as this array is repaired, the Cloud Gathering Array can function normally again. This was an array he had set up himself, and repairing it shouldn't be too difficult.

  "Is there anything wrong with your eyes?" Chen Luo asked casually.

  "There's nothing wrong with your eyes." Meta said with a smile: "Or would you like Auntie Mei to take you for an examination?"

  The array eye is the core of an array, just like a person's heart. The six-harmony pulling array set up by Chen Luo also relies on the cloud-gathering array's array eye layout. This thing is usually hidden in a very secret place, because if others find out, once the array eye is damaged, the array will lose its effect. Chen Luo didn't think that Metta would trust him so much, and he felt uncomfortable looking at Metta's smiling face. He smiled and said: "No need, as long as the array eye isn't damaged, I'll start repairing it now."

  "Hehe, you're such a sensible and good kid! You go ahead and fix it up first, Aunt Mei will go prepare some food for you."

  Meita's voice came over, Chen Luo couldn't help but shiver, shook his head, let out a bitter laugh, and began to repair.

  No matter whether it's setting up the formation or repairing the consumption, it's all spiritual power. The more consumed, the more tired people are. Meita Master prepared top-grade supplements to reward Chen Luo. Holding a plate and just about to pass by, the urgent knocking sound came, Meita Master immediately felt displeased, angrily saying: "Damn guy, didn't I tell you? Don't disturb me if there's nothing going on, don't bother me even if there is something, hurry up and get out."

  "Master, it's me, Xiangyun."

  "Xu Xiangyun?" Meta Zhu was still quite fond of her good disciple, and when she opened the door to see Xu Xiangyun, she smiled: "Treasured disciple, what's the hurry in finding me? Is there something on your mind?"

  "Master, I heard...I heard that Xiang Youzi has arrived?" Xue Yawen's face was filled with urgency as she walked in and looked around, but there was no one else in the room except for Master.

  "Hehe, you little girl's news is quite up-to-date, indeed the Vagabond has arrived and is currently repairing the array in the Sixth Array Hall."

  The Sixth Array Hall? Xue Tianwen had studied array techniques here for several years, so he naturally knew where the Sixth Array Hall was. Without saying a word, he opened the door and ran over, passing through the corridor. Seeing the stone gate of the Sixth Array Hall, his heart beat even more violently. It had been three years, and finally, he would see that damned guy again. Just as he was about to push open the stone gate, he was stopped by his master.

  "Stinky girl, what are you doing? Someone is in the middle of repairing their formation. How can you go and disturb them?"

  "Well, I'll just take a look then?" Xue Yiwen was almost driven mad with anxiety.

  "Take a look? Alright, you should have taken a look at how Wandering Child condensed the talismans, learn from it properly."

  Here it comes again.

  Xue Xiangyun was on the verge of tears, but had none to shed. She had heard those words countless times over the past three years. Suppressing her complicated thoughts, she nodded slightly, and only then did Meita push open the stone door a crack.

  "Look, don't make a sound and disturb, did you hear?"

  Mei Ta-zhu repeatedly reminded, Xue Qian-wen couldn't help but take a deep breath, and Mei Ta-zhu joked beside her: "Even if Xiao You-zi is your idol, you don't have to be so excited."

  "Idol? When did he become my idol?" Xue Yiwen couldn't understand, for three years she had been thinking of seeing Xiao Youzi all the time, not because she admired him, but because she hated him, with a grudge accumulated over three years, hating to strip his tendons and peel off his skin.

  Mei Ta gave her a glance, seemingly too lazy to bother, while Xue Qian was now in no mood to argue with his master. Through the gap of the stone gate, he finally saw that guy who made him resentful, looking very weak. As for the others, there were none, because they couldn't be seen clearly, only a blurry figure could be seen. What's going on? Xue Qian rubbed his eyes again and looked over, but still couldn't see clearly, and it became even more blurred after rubbing them again. With anxiety and depression in his heart, he muttered: "Damn, why can't I see things clearly?"

  "Alas..." Meta sighed, shaking her head in disappointment. "You silly girl, he's cast a small illusionary fog around himself. It's a wonder you can see him clearly at all. What am I supposed to say to you?"

  Perhaps due to the complexity of her inner world, Xue Yuxuan's mind was a bit confused. After coming to her senses, she secretly scolded herself for being too stupid, not even noticing the small misty illusion array. She said angrily: "This guy is so cunning, giving himself an illusion array, hiding his head and showing his tail, not daring to show his true face, he must be up to no good."

  "Alright, put away your envy and jealousy." Meta Zhu gave her a white eye and said: "Others are because of the experimental formation of a toxic element, so they added the illusion formation."

  "Master, I don't have any envy or jealousy." Xue Yi stomped her foot in anger.

  "How could there not be? Otherwise, why would you say such things about others? Do you think when you infuse your experimental formation with toxic elements, you haven't added an illusionary formation to protect yourself? Rarely seen and overly suspicious, is it not envy, jealousy, and hatred?"

  "Master, how can you......" Xue Yi suddenly felt indignant.

  "Take a closer look and see how others condense their words."

  Xue Yaowen really wanted to see what this guy was capable of, and after a closer look, she became more and more astonished and perplexed. What astonished her was that the guy's hand movements were incredibly fast, so fast that they were almost indistinguishable. How did he do it? How could he be so fast? Had his control over spiritual energy already reached an extraordinary level? Could his soul resonance keep up with it?

  What made Xue Yiwen feel bewildered was that the guy's condensed runes actually made her somewhat unable to understand, too many, too many obscure, complex and complicated runes.

  Xue Ya felt astonished, and Meta Master was no exception. At this moment, she looked strange and excited, even mixed with incredulity, muttering to herself: "Three years ago when this guy came here to repair the formation, I was chatting with Butcher Old Man, didn't see it then, now I know that this little guy is really unthinkable, whether it's the use of spiritual power or the coordination of soul resonance, and the condensation technique... At this moment, Meta Master couldn't find words to describe her inner shock. If she hadn't seen this young man three years ago, she would have suspected that the person repairing the formation now was not a young man but an old man who had studied formations for decades.

  "Master, I see he has condensed many talismans, but hasn't formed a symbol seal. What's going on?"

  "We set up the formation, first condensing the talisman script, and then condensing the talisman script into a talisman seal. After that, we can derive the formation image. However, wandering formation masters are different. After they condense the talisman script, they won't condense it into a talisman seal, but will directly derive the formation image."

  "I've also seen many wandering array masters setting up arrays, and many of them seem to be condensing symbol seals too."

  "Silly girl, those you've seen are only half-rogue array masters. They discovered the subtlety of the symbol seals and naturally began to lean towards our orthodox school. True rogue array masters, however, value spiritual freedom, and the condensed symbol texts should also be free. Therefore, when they set up their arrays, they fundamentally won't condense symbol seals."

  "Is it better for us to be legitimate or vagrant?"

  "It should be that each has its pros and cons, but in the heart of a teacher, it is still more inclined towards the orthodox way. After all, times are progressing, and array methods are also evolving. The vagrant school system is too cumbersome and consumes spiritual energy excessively. Our orthodox school is simple and saves spiritual energy. For example, for a structural equation, the vagrant school may need to condense thirty-six characters to complete this equation, while our orthodox school only needs to condense more than ten characters, and then condense a character seal to complete it."

  "Since being a vagabond is so complicated and exhausting mentally, why are there still so many people insisting on it."

  "Who says it's not? You say a genius with such excellent innate talent as the Wandering Child would end up on this path of wandering?" The more he looked, the more shocked and incredulous he became. By the time he finished reading, Master Metta was furious: "Which damned vagabond led a talented array master astray?! Unacceptable! I must guide him back to the right path!"

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