Golden stars leaped and flickered across the vast sea, forming one irregular pattern after another.
Chen Sanshi lightly turned the compass, and the arrangement of the stars changed each time.
Yet he still could not make out its mysteries.
This tiny compass was at least a third-order formation.
Chen Sanshi's current attainments in formations were only at the second order. He truly had no way to comprehend it.
He judged that the compass might be the key to opening a secret realm, or it might serve to point the way.
But as for exactly how it worked, he would still need to find a way to decipher this formation.
Skill: Formations (Second Order) Progress: 51/1000
If he wanted to quickly raise his skill proficiency, the best method was to collect a large number of different high-grade formations.
There had not been many second-order formations collected from Beiyang Dao back then. Aside from the Spirit Gathering Formation and the second-order Mountain Protecting Formation, only some rather useless formations remained.
Fortunately, Qingxu Sect also allowed disciples to exchange merit for Formation Inheritance.
It seemed returning to his old trade of hunting was imperative.
After putting everything away, Chen Sanshi did not rush into it. Instead, he calmed his mind in his cave dwelling, took out the Dragon Gallant Bright Silver Spear, and began practicing the Dragon Scripture.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a year passed.
Time arrived at the twelfth month of the seventeenth year of Tianwu.
Over the past half year, the first thing Chen Sanshi did each morning was remotely attend court through a puppet and handle governmental affairs.
He then spent most of his time cultivating, and a small portion honing his skills.
``` Cultivation Art: Fire Swallowing Art. Foundation Establishment Mid Stage