Master and Disciple (Part Two)

Xu Chunniang gave her master an imperceptible once-over. With her cultivation, she saw the root of the problem at a glance: it lay in the formations.

The formations passed down within the sect were easy to learn but difficult to master. Entering the field was simple enough, but attaining true proficiency was no easy task. The deeper one studied, the more obscure and incomprehensible they became.

The formations inherited by the Zhou family, however, were exceedingly difficult to begin learning. Yet once their principles were understood, they became easier and easier to grasp.

When she had rebuilt her understanding of formations, Xu Chunniang herself had needed to summon no small measure of resolve. Her master had spent more than half her life upon the Dao of Formations; rebuilding it meant utterly denying all the effort she had poured into the first half of her life.

Could her master truly make that decision?

Besides, if her master ultimately failed to learn the Zhou family's formations, it would all be time wasted in vain.

"Master need not worry about that. The Nascent Soul Pill I brought back was meant as a token of filial respect for you. It is only that I have gained some new insights regarding formations."

At the mention of formations, Yue Yanru was indeed intrigued. "Oh? Let me hear it."

"I obtained a Jade Slip on the Dao of Formations. According to its records, formations can be set up without formation anchors, and their power is no weaker in the slightest."

A look of surprise appeared on Yue Yanru's face. "A formation without formation anchors? I have never heard of such a thing. Does such a formation truly exist in this world?"

Seeing that her master had not dismissed it outright, Xu Chunniang knew there was hope and