The Array Inscriptionist Old Taoist Priest!

As Yang Shan listened to Bai Su'an's self-introduction, he opened the official website of the "Taoist Association".

There are more than fifty Daoist temples on Wudang Mountain, and each temple has Daoist priests.

Bai Su'an's name is indeed on it.

Moreover, he is a senior Daoist priest with a "Taoist Name".

"So it's Taoist Bai An!"

"Oh, no, no, in the game, President Yang call me Bai An."

Yang Shan: "Alright, Taoist Bai An, could you please show me your Array Inscriptionist panel?"

Bai Su'an: "Um, President Yang, just call me Bai An."

Tie Yang looked at him with a disappointed expression. "You unfilial son! President Yang is giving you face, and you still dare to renege on his honor. I think you don't want to sign the contract!"

"Forehead"

Bai Su'an was indeed a little nervous.

After all, he knew very well that the handsome young man in his twenties standing in front of him was truly the number one player in Battle Through the Heavens at the moment! He was a tycoon who had earned nearly a small fortune just from playing the game!

Bai Su'an immediately shared his panel.

[Player: Bai An]

Rank: Eight Star Great Fighter Sub-Profession: Array Inscriptionist

Rank: Fourth Grade

The formations I learned: "Myriad Arrays Deciphered"

Spirit Hand Array Carving

A single word popped into Yang Shan's mind:

"Ah?"

The world is truly full of wonders, and there are countless geniuses among the many players.

Even a random old man could elicit this kind of question from the number one player of Battle Through the Heavens!

Yang Shan had not studied Array Inscriptionist in detail in his previous life.

After all, people have limited energy and time. Trying to do everything at once often results in being haphazard and not proficient.

Yang Shan: "Taoist Bai An, did you cultivate to the fourth rank using only these two array seal books?"

Bai Su'an laughed and said, "At first, I entered Battle Through the Heavens only because of Tian Yao Company's time-delay technology. I just wanted to travel around this world. I accidentally came across the secondary profession of Array Inscriptionist. I didn't expect Tian Yao Company to be so meticulous in this area. The ' Myriad Arrays Deciphered ' actually includes all the arrays in the existing ancient books. Even some incomplete arrays are filled in by AI. I was completely absorbed and read it with great enthusiasm!"

Tie Yang: "President Yang, don't listen to this old rascal's nonsense. His back just can't take it anymore, and he doesn't want to sit still every day, so he ran into the game. You don't know, this old rascal locks himself in the courtyard every day in the game, holding ' Myriad Arrays Deciphered,' seemingly reading a book, but actually the table is full of delicacies! He drinks wine and eats meat!"

Bai Su'an retorted, "Cultivation requires a clear and open mind! I'm already quite old, and I just want to enjoy myself! If I'm not allowed to enjoy myself, then I'll develop inner demons, which will be detrimental to my cultivation in every way!"

Yang Shan laughed and said, "Since Taoist Bai An wants to enjoy himself, why did you think of signing a contract with me? Although our company is relatively free, the workload is still very heavy."

Bai Su'an was somewhat embarrassed. "Mainly, there are many Daoist temples on Wudang Mountain that have been in disrepair for many years and are dilapidated. I want to earn some money to renovate those temples."

Wudang Mountain is one of the sacred sites of Daoism, with numerous Daoist temples, some large resembling palaces and others small like courtyards.

Large Daoist temples naturally attract a constant stream of visitors, but small ones are often deserted.

Lacking a source of income, they could only rely on receiving a small amount of money from large Daoist temples each month, but over time, the buildings inevitably deteriorated.

Yang Shan nodded:

"In that case, could Taoist Bai An please demonstrate how you differ from other Array Inscriptionist players?"

The role of the Array Inscriptionist in the game is difficult to estimate precisely.

First of all, it is the only secondary profession that can directly affect actual combat!

Because there are "formations" in the game.

Some formations are based on the terrain, while others are based on people.

For example, the "Five Elements Killing Array" on the fourth level of the Mystic Refinement Sect falls under the category of "arrays based on people".

Teaming up with friends and using formations to enhance combat power is one of the gameplay options in the mid-to-late game.

However, the formation is rigorous, and the layout and movement are quite sophisticated.

Tian Yao Company cannot expect players to practice a formation for one or two years to ensure that the formation remains effective in battle.

Array Inscriptionist can create corresponding array-shaped magical artifacts based on the array formations.

Take "Five Elements Killing Array" as an example.

If the five players make a mistake due to repositioning, the formation will become ineffective. In that case, the formation seal magic item can take effect, maintaining the formation while forcibly pulling the players who made the mistake back to their original positions.

This is to reduce the burden on main players.

Using the terrain as a formation requires a lot of rare and precious materials. And if it is an attack formation, once the formation is activated, it can even kill enemies of higher levels!

In the past, the rise of Array Inscriptionist was slow. It wasn't until after version 3.0, when Yi Qingyang, who was still Dou Emperor, led twenty-three Dou Wang from Shu Xian Lou to form the "Twenty-Four Great Swordstar Array" and killed a Five Star Dou Zong with Purple Word Seal, that Array Inscriptionist truly entered the players' field of vision.

The most crucial element of the "Twenty-Four Great Swordstar Array" is the formation itself, as well as the array seals and magical artifacts worn by the twenty-four individuals, which allow the formation's power to be unleashed at all times.

In the current version, players who delve into formations are either top guilds with enough resources to deliberately cultivate them, or only a very small number of players who are genuinely interested in formations.

Compared to the current development of the two secondary professions of alchemy and weapon crafting, a fourth-grade Array Inscriptionist seems to have fallen far behind.

But Yang Shan remembered that the Array Inscriptionist that the Hero King Manor was currently focusing on cultivating had only just reached the fourth rank!

The most crucial point! This old Daoist Old Taoist Priest Bai Su'an in front of us has only learned "Myriad Arrays Deciphered" and "Spirit Hand Array Carving"! The former is a book that any player will receive when they start learning array seals. It records as many as 128 basic array formations! These basic array formations are actually somewhat like the mini-games that Alchemist first encounter.

There are more than eighty types of potion-making mini-games.

Tian Yao Company uses the "success rate" to allow players to practice extensively at low cost, so that when players engage in "Advanced Alchemy Gameplay" in the future, they will have a wealth of experience regardless of what mini-game they randomly encounter.

The advanced formations of Array Inscriptionist are basically just various overlaps and combinations of the 128 basic formations in "Myriad Arrays Deciphered".

Of course, the experience points gained from the 128 formations in "One Myriad Arrays Deciphered" are very limited.

Bai Su'an actually managed to reach the rank of fourth- Array Inscriptionist by relying on "Myriad Arrays Deciphered".

That can only mean one thing! This Old Taoist Priest, who looks to be in his sixties or seventies, has incredibly steady hands! Just like a top-notch sculptor, he sculpted the formation exactly like the example, thus gaining double the experience points.

Although Yang Shan had some guesses, seeing is believing, so it would be best to let Bai Su'an demonstrate.

"Then this humble Daoist will make a fool of myself!"

Bai Su'an produced a Peach Wood Sword in his right hand and flicked his fingers four times with his left.

Four Spirit Stone are imprinted on the ground at the four corners.

The Peach Wood Sword sword was swung repeatedly, drawing six lines on the ground.

Four of the lines form a square, while the other two lines connect the opposite corners.

This is the "Four Directions Spirit Gathering Array" from "Myriad Arrays Deciphered".

It can increase the player's efficiency by 3% when AFK Cultivation.

The system will compare the actual formation with the original. If the completeness reaches 99%, it will be considered a "perfect formation".

If it is not a "perfect formation", then the actual effect will be reduced depending on the degree of completeness.

Yang Shan investigated.

Bai Su'an's formation this time was 100% complete!

And it only took about two seconds in total! This is not only because the hand is steady, but also because it has reached the point of "practice makes perfect".

No wonder he was able to reach the fourth Array Inscriptionist just by using the most basic "Myriad Arrays Deciphered"!

If Bai Su'an really masters all 128 array seals to this level, the "completeness" of his future elaborate array setups will be well guaranteed!

Yang Shan nodded:

"Taoist Bai An, you truly possess real skills!"

Bai Su'an said, "To be honest, apart from ' Myriad Arrays Deciphered,' the only other thing I have obtained is ' Spirit Hand Array Carving,' which I had the opportunity to trigger while collecting folk materials in the wild. This allows me to reduce the difficulty of making array seal magic treasures and increase my experience points. Of course, it also improves my ability to carve array seals inside puppets."

"I only dared to give it a try because I heard from my old friend that President Yang is interested in signing Array Inscriptionist."

Yang Shan nodded:

"In that case, I'll give you the same standard contract as Old Man Tie Yang for now. However, since your level is still relatively low, the initial investment for you will be less, only 500,000."

"Five hundred thousand?"

The Daoist priests of Wudang Mountain are not necessarily very wealthy.

The Old Taoist Priest of the various Daoist temples on Wudang Mountain actually use most of the incense money they receive from tourists, apart from maintaining basic expenses, to do charity.

They even regularly send young Daoist priests down the mountain every year to gain experience and do good deeds along the way.

Therefore, even Old Taoist Priest like Bai Su'an only had about 500,000 to 600,000 yuan in savings after 30 years.

Suddenly having an extra 500,000 yuan in "investment" was indeed a huge fortune for Bai Su'an!

Bai Su'an hesitated for a moment. "President Yang, aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Tie Yang angrily retorted, "Adopted son, are you questioning our President Yang's investment acumen? If you lose all 500,000 yuan, I'll give you an IOU!"

Old Man Tie Yang has now officially become Sixth Grade Refiner. Even with top-grade equipment, his success rate is basically 100%!

If you perform well, you can get Purple Word Seal, and if you're in top form, you can get Golden Word Seal! It's only because the production quantity is far less than that of pills that the market price of top-grade equipment would be driven down by Old Man Tie Yang! Even so, Old Man Tie Yang has finally made it big and is now making a fortune.

In just this month, he has 600,000 yuan in his hands! Of course, the contract stipulates a 30/70 split, so Yang Shan received 1.4 million yuan from Old Man Tie Yang this month!

Old Man Tie Yang certainly has the confidence to say this now.

Yang Shan smiled faintly:

"I know whether it's a profit or a loss, I just hope that Taoist Bai An work harder in the future."

Bai Su'an does indeed possess some skills, but how far he can go remains to be seen.

In any case, Yang Shan will decide the size of the investment based on Bai Su'an's situation.

Anyway, the contract only states 500,000 for one year.

For Mr. Yang, this 500,000 is really just "small change".

I'll use this as a gamble to acquire Array Inscriptionist who might truly shine in the future.

This is truly a case of achieving great things with minimal investment!

Furthermore, Bai Su'an is indeed a senior Daoist priest from Wudang Mountain.

In the Daoist culture that has been passed down from ancient times to the present in China, "battle formations" have played a significant role.

Perhaps Bai Su'an will indeed give Yang Shan some surprises in the future.

Imagine if he, Su Yitang, Chao Bafang, and Zhu Tianpeng formed a four-person formation in the future. Wouldn't fighting opponents of higher levels be as easy as eating and drinking? This was a game genre that Yang Shan hadn't really explored in his previous life, Yang Shan really looking forward to it!