"To be safe, Providence needs protection as well."
Layer upon layer, no matter what, once Lu Qing had done this, he felt fully satisfied.
One reason was the added measure of security. Another was the wondrous insight he had gained while setting up the formation just now—the smooth, unrestrained feeling of clouds drifting and water flowing, without the slightest pause.
And more importantly, I have set up a formation of my own this time.
"It may be rough now, but who can say what it will become in the future?"
He had made further progress in formations. Previously, Lu Qing had still been at the stage of broadly studying countless books.
His Formation Dao Heart had already stepped into a higher world, but his actual skill in setting formations remained constrained by cultivation realm, Spiritual Power, aptitude, comprehension, and many other factors.
Perhaps while laying a formation, a gust of wind, a drop of rain, or a fallen leaf could disrupt the formation's smooth flow.
Yin and yang, the five elements, the flow of trajectories—when such complex things, profound in their mysteries, came together, the formation setter needed to immerse his entire will and mind within them. The Dao Heart built the steps; one walked upward step by step, climbing the stairway while guiding it with the mind. Cultivation was like this, and formation setting was no different.
Lu Qing already had those steps. How he lifted his foot and climbed them depended on his own aptitude and comprehension. Having his horizons broadened did not mean his ability would immediately enter that dazzling world.
"Formation Dao." Lu Qing lowered his eyes to look at his palm. That faint sense of unreality seemed to linger there still.
This experience of mind and spirit becoming one, as though he had entered a