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"Senior Zhen..."
Looking at Old Man Zhen who had fallen into a state of sentimental sorrow, Xiao Lin did not know how best to comfort him.
"It is fine. The fact that you could obtain those 'Guide to Elementary Formations' is a kind of fate between us. Similarly, that is the primary reason why I chose you to inherit my life's work!"
After tossing all other thoughts out of his mind, Old Man Zhen regained his spirit.
In the final journey of his life, being able to find a suitable successor for his mantle was a great and joyous matter; why should he dwell on a past that could no longer be redeemed?
"Senior Zhen, I actually have a question I've been meaning to ask you."
"Although I completely mastered the Nine Foundation Formations not long ago and can slowly deduce various formations on my own from now on, for some reason, I always feel like something is missing."
After a moment of hesitation, Xiao Lin voiced the doubt within his heart.
How should he put it?
Xiao Lin always felt that even if he deduced various other formations based on the Nine Foundation Formations in the future, it seemed he would still be unable to casually set up a formation to face an enemy during combat.
Unless the opponent gave him a certain amount of time to set the formation before starting the fight! But was that possible? The opponent wasn't a fool!
In fact, the moment the opponent saw him setting a formation, they would likely have already fled thousands of miles away. One could say that in Xiao Lin's view, the Dao of Formations still lacked flexibility!
"That is only natural!"
"You must know, mastering the Nine Foundation Formations only proves that you are qualified to become a Formation Master and can deduce various new formations on your own, but it does not mean they can form your combat strength!"
"Such Formation Masters existed in our era as well. However, they could ultimately only arrange formations in fixed locations. At most, after creating a formation disk, they would have slightly more flexibility."
"But even with a formation disk, this type of Formation Master still faces limitations. Think about it: when the enemy you face is very strong or when you are ambushed, will you still have the chance to pull out a formation disk?
"More likely than not, before you can even make a move, you'll already be gone."
"Therefore, mastering the Nine Foundation Formations only proves you are qualified to be a Formation Master, but you cannot yet become a Spiritual Array Master! Only a Spiritual Array Master stands at the pinnacle of the Dao of Formations!"
Facing Xiao Lin's confusion, Old Man Zhen had no intention of holding back and directly revealed the core secret of the Dao of Formations.
Since he had already identified Xiao Lin as his successor, he naturally wouldn't hide anything. However, when Old Man Zhen finally spoke the three words "Spiritual Array Master," Xiao Lin's eyes suddenly lit up.
Indeed, according to some information he understood from his previous life.
In the Great Thousand World—which was of a higher level than the Dou Qi Continent—those who mastered the Dao of Formations were called Spiritual Array Masters, rather than the "Formation Masters" everyone called them on the Dou Qi Continent today!
Don't look at the small difference between the titles of Formation Master and Spiritual Array Master; in reality, they were almost equivalent to two different professions.
The core of a Spiritual Array Master lay in the word "Spiritual," representing spirituality and adaptability. As for a Formation Master, it was simply a title for someone who knew how to set up formations.
One could say that a Spiritual Array Master is a Formation Master, but a Formation Master is not necessarily a Spiritual Array Master!
The power possessed by a Spiritual Array Master was far beyond what a Formation Master could compare to. When a Formation Master sets a formation, they need to prepare in advance, or at the very least, create a formation disk beforehand.
But what about a Spiritual Array Master? They were existences capable of arranging a terrifying grand formation within a single thought!
It was no exaggeration to say that as long as a Spiritual Array Master held a powerful formation diagram in their hands, they could occupy an absolute advantage in a battle between those of the same level!
Additionally, some powerful Spiritual Array Masters could even strip away another person's control over a specific formation. For example, the Yun Lan Sect's Cloud Covering Sun Cloud Formation is normally controlled by the Yun Lan Sect.
However, once a Spiritual Array Master's attainment reaches a certain level, provided no Spiritual Array Master exists within the Yun Lan Sect, he could strip the Yun Lan Sect of its control over the formation!
Think about it: a perfectly good sect-protecting formation ends up becoming a sect-destroying formation; the mere thought of it was enough to make one's blood run cold. This was the skill of a Spiritual Array Master!
Therefore, after hearing Old Man Zhen mention the Spiritual Array Master, even Xiao Lin's breathing became rapid.
"Phew~, Senior Zhen, then how can one become a Spiritual Array Master?"
Xiao Lin took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart as he asked.
Seeing this, Old Man Zhen only smiled, not finding it strange at all. With such overwhelming fortune right in front of him, who wouldn't be excited?
"It's very simple: that is to learn to condense Spiritual Seals. As long as you can learn to condense Spiritual Seals, then you can directly use those Spiritual Seals to arrange any formation you wish!"
"The reason a Formation Master needs to prepare in advance is that setting a formation requires consuming various materials. But a Spiritual Array Master does not need them!"
"Because the Spiritual Seals you condense can replace all the various materials needed for the formation. Of course, the more powerful a formation is, the more Spiritual Seals it will consume."
"Therefore, the more Spiritual Seals you can condense, the higher your rank as a Spiritual Array Master!"
Following Old Man Zhen's explanation, Xiao Lin's understanding of the Spiritual Array Master profession grew deeper and deeper.
At the same time, based on the memories of his previous life in his mind, he also clearly knew that the Spiritual Array Master Old Man Zhen spoke of should be the Spiritual Array Master of the Great Thousand World.
"As expected, even though the Dou Qi Continent is a lower plane, some things are still connected. Just like medicinal refinement; the Great Thousand World also has Alchemists."
"Since that's the case, it isn't strange at all that the Spiritual Array Masters of the ancient Dou Qi Continent and the Spiritual Array Masters of the Great Thousand World are the same profession."
After Old Man Zhen finished speaking, Xiao Lin thought silently to himself.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lin also made a firm decision!
"Teacher, please teach me the method to condense Spiritual Seals!"
After saying this, Xiao Lin respectfully gave Old Man Zhen a heavy kowtow.
Facing a knowledgeable senior, acknowledging him as a master on the spot was not an embarrassing act at all.
Especially since the other party was very likely the last person on the current Dou Qi Continent who mastered the method of condensing Spiritual Seals. Besides, was acknowledging a master such a shameful thing?
When Old Man Zhen saw Xiao Lin's actions, he was first stunned for a moment.
He clearly hadn't expected Xiao Lin to directly choose to acknowledge him as master. After all, regardless of whether Xiao Lin chose to do so, he had already decided to pass his life's skills to him.
Now, Xiao Lin's formal acknowledgement was an unexpected pleasant surprise for Old Man Zhen. Because in this way, wouldn't it mean that his skills were being passed into the hands of a disciple?
"Good! Good!! Good!!! To be able to take in a disciple in the final period of my life, the Heavens have truly treated me well! Good child, get up quickly. Right, until now, I still don't know your name?"
Old Man Zhen, who originally hadn't intended to ask for Xiao Lin's name, immediately asked for it after Xiao Lin acknowledged him as master.
It was normal for him to act this way.
You should know, earlier he simply didn't want his skills to be lost to history, plus he felt that there was quite a fate between him and Xiao Lin, so he chose to pass his skills to the other party.
In that case, whether he knew Xiao Lin's name or not didn't matter to him. But now it was different!
Now he was preparing to pass his skills to his own disciple!
Since that was the case, how could he not know his own disciple's name?
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