The Meaning of the Mind's Eye
Bi Fan stared intently at the youth's face, a rare, stern look in his eyes. In a low voice, he asked, "What did you just say?"
Wang Shu seemed afraid to meet his eyes. He hurriedly lowered his head and dodged the question. "N-nothing..."
"I heard you." Bi Fan narrowed his eyes at him, his voice carrying an imposing edge. "Mind Method protection can delay a formation's collapse. Is that true?"
Seeing there was no hiding it, Wang Shu could only chastise himself inwardly for speaking out of turn. He nodded honestly. "As far as I know, yes."
"What is Mind Method protection?" Xi Jing furrowed his brow and asked curiously.
As a Formation Master, his talent was exceptional even among his peers. But after meeting Bi Fan and this youth, he had realized how much he still lacked. Naturally, he wasn't going to let an opportunity to improve his formation skills pass him by.
Wang Shu frowned slightly, seeming reluctant to explain. As he fell silent, a cold, glittering dagger had already crept soundlessly to his neck.
Every hair on his body stood on end. Only then did he belatedly sense that the handsome man who had been standing before him had somehow appeared behind him.
Bi Fan said coolly, "Talk, or you'll regret it."
His voice was utterly flat, yet Wang Shu's face turned deathly pale. His instincts told him this man wasn't bluffing.
After a moment's hesitation, he gritted his teeth and answered honestly. "Mind Method protection means entering the mind's eye state, then reinforcing and protecting the Formation Eye with Soul Power. That gives the formation more room to absorb the impact of spiritual energy, delaying the moment it's broken."
"The reason that formation was so quick to undo last