Half a month later.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, his eyes vacant, a jade slip cradled in his hands.
Before him, he had roughly laid out a Three Talents Array Pattern with stones.
Three stones were stacked together, and between them, it faintly seemed as if countless permutations and combinations were hidden.
Nearby lay a pile of abacus rods, equations he had listed himself, and various key points and notes...
"I've got it!"
Suddenly, a glint flashed through Fang Xi's eyes, and he began working through the problem.
A moment later, he slumped back down again. "No... None of it's right..."
Ever since obtaining that Array Dao Inheritance, he had begun reading and studying it day and night, forgetting food and sleep.
When thirsty, he drank mountain spring water. When hungry, he swallowed a Bigu Pill, madly tackling the first section of Introduction to Array Dao.
This section contained only the most basic Three Talents Array Pattern. The reader had to decipher it and use it to form a minor restriction; it was considered a small exercise.
At the same time, it was also a way to test a cultivator's aptitude and comprehension in the Array Dao.
It was mentioned afterward that a true array genius could decipher it at a glance.
Deciphering it within one day counted as excellent aptitude in the field of arrays.
Solving it within three days counted as an average level.
Solving it within seven days, while somewhat lacking, was still enough to barely enter the field.
And now... Fang Xi had already been studying it for fifteen days.
His expression was haggard, like an old scholar who had exhausted himself poring over the classics. Blood vessels had even begun to appear in his eyes.
"How is the character for 'array' supposed to be understood? No