Xu Yang paid no mind to whatever Yu Ci was thinking, walking straight up to the low side table and sweeping a hand across it. The clay tablets on which Yu Ci had recorded the talisman fractals emerged from some storage Dharma artifact and were arranged in order upon the table.
There were four clay tablets in total, each depicting a primary fractal, and each fractal in turn representing a key function. In addition, there were sixty or seventy fractal structures, varying in simplicity and complexity, distributed around the corners of the four tablets.
From their arrangement alone, Yu Ci recognized Xu Yang's talisman arts mastery; that layout was precisely the overall structure Yu Ci had envisioned. Divided into the four corners and four directions, guarding the center, it was clear that the train of thought had already been grasped by Xu Yang.
"Little brother's concept is truly extraordinary. The four-part fractals: one for soul binding, one for smelting, one for sublimation, and one for anchoring. The four directions and four methods either correspond to heavenly stars or lurk within the spirit prefecture, ultimately converging into the sword intent to form a single entity. The structure is complete, yet it appears slightly skewed in complexity. Layered Aperture Form Integration will make it rather troublesome... Pity, it is hardly suitable for Yuanjun Pingzhi."
Xu Yang's insight was truly remarkable. No matter how the Furnace Heart Method was adjusted, what ultimately evolved from it remained sword intent and sword Qi, which was fundamentally incompatible with Xue Pingzhi, dooming it to be a stopgap measure.
Xu Yang did not dwell on the matter, instead asking about certain details within the talismanic fractals, especially the effects intended to be portrayed by the runes. Yu Ci answered casually, but gradually grew to feel that something