Savage Sect, Formation Old Man

Savage Sect, Formation Old Man

"Hahaha, the younger generation is truly formidable! I never thought that while I still lived, I would be able to pass down all my knowledge. Heaven has treated me well indeed!"

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At this point, Formation Old Man burst into hearty laughter.

It made sense. Having lost his physical body and been reduced to a soul, trapped within this Formation Pavilion for countless years, he had finally encountered a junior with talent in the art of formations. How could he not be overjoyed?

For this, he had even spared no expense, consuming a portion of his already meager soul power to forcibly activate one of the Formation Pavilion's special abilities, allowing Xiao Lin to master the Nine Fundamental Formations in merely a few days outside!

"Senior Formation, you mean the path of formations, right?"

Xiao Lin found it easy enough to guess.

"That's right. I devoted my entire life to this art. In the field of formations, while I may not have reached the pinnacle of the Dou Qi Continent in my time, I was certainly someone whose name carried weight. It's just a pity..."

At first, Formation Old Man had looked immensely proud, but by the end, his face was filled with loneliness.

As for what exactly he found regrettable, perhaps only he himself knew.

Xiao Lin did not know how to comfort this old man whose soul was about to dissipate.

That was right. Xiao Lin could tell that Formation Old Man's soul was already at death's door.

Unless one possessed a heaven-defying method, no one could save him.

And with Xiao Lin's current strength, there was no way he could offer the other party any help.

"Senior Formation, are you sighing over the destruction of your sect?"

That was all Xiao Lin could guess at this point.

After all, this sect had now become a Secret Realm for descendants like them to explore. Didn't that mean it had already been utterly destroyed?

"Hm? Who said this was the sect I belonged to?"

Hearing Xiao Lin bring it up, Formation Old Man put away his melancholy and asked with a strange expression.

"Huh?"

At that moment, Xiao Lin was genuinely dumbfounded.

This wasn't your sect?

Are you sure you're not messing with me?

Xiao Lin really wanted to ask that aloud, but when he saw Formation Old Man looking at him as though he were an idiot, he silently darkened his face and chose to remain quiet.

Since he did not know the real situation, he had better keep his mouth shut.

"The place beneath your feet was a sect called the Savage Sect in our era. I was merely invited by the Savage Sect to build a Formation Pavilion within their sect.

"But who would have thought that just after I finished building this Formation Pavilion, before the Savage Sect could even put it to use, disaster would descend.

"In the end, I was buried in this land alongside the Savage Sect."

After explaining his circumstances, Formation Old Man wore a thoroughly gloomy expression.

His relationship with the Savage Sect had merely been one of employment. They had never been close enough for that.

Under such circumstances, being dragged down with the Savage Sect naturally left him feeling depressed.

Had he known, he would not have been tempted by the generous terms the Savage Sect had offered. But now, it was too late for everything.

After hearing Formation Old Man's account, Xiao Lin finally revealed an enlightened expression.

"No wonder. A place like the Formation Pavilion wasn't built near the Central Hall, and a force that was merely Dou Zong-level, at most Dou Venerable-level, possessed a Formation Pavilion capable of helping people comprehend the Nine Fundamental Formations!

"So Formation Old Man didn't actually belong to this force!

"It seems that being able to enter the Formation Pavilion within this Secret Realm was truly an absurd stroke of luck for me!"

After figuring it all out, Xiao Lin could not help wondering whether he really was the protagonist.

After all, wasn't this sort of treatment usually reserved for protagonists?

Moreover, precisely because the Formation Pavilion had not been put into use after its construction, it had retained enough power to preserve itself when the Savage Sect faced the crisis of destruction.

A portion of Formation Old Man's soul had been preserved as well.

If the Formation Pavilion had been used early on, it might not have survived when disaster struck.

In the end, Formation Old Man had consumed a portion of his remaining soul power to activate the Formation Pavilion's ability to distort the difference in time between inside and outside, allowing Xiao Lin to master in just five days the Nine Fundamental Formations that others would need years, perhaps even over a decade, to learn.

It could be said that all these coincidences had given Xiao Lin the chance to fulfill his dream of becoming a Formation Master!

"Alright, little fellow. I do not have much time left. Before my soul completely disperses between heaven and earth, how much of my knowledge you can learn will depend on your own fortune.

"I presume you have already thoroughly studied that Basic Formation Annotations?

"I must say, this is truly a kind of fate beyond words!

"The book I wrote somehow ended up in your hands.

"And you just happened to come to this Formation Pavilion and meet me for the last time!

"Heaven played jokes on me my entire life, yet in the end, it gave me an opportunity to pass down all my knowledge to someone who came after me."

At this moment, Formation Old Man's face was plainly filled with wistfulness.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lin was first stunned. Then, he subconsciously took out the Basic Formation Annotations that he had won at an auction.

This book had first interested him, then seemed useless to him, and later helped him master the Nine Fundamental Formations during this Formation Pavilion trial. Who would have thought it had been written by this old man before him?

Xiao Lin was truly shocked this time.

Could fate really be so wondrous?

Now, even Xiao Lin had no choice but to believe in the existence of destiny.

"Senior Formation, you wrote this Basic Formation Annotations too?"

As he spoke, Xiao Lin handed the Basic Formation Annotations to Formation Old Man.

The latter casually accepted it, then stroked the cover with a complicated expression.

"That's right. I gave this book to the Savage Sect before I completed the Formation Pavilion, so that they could more easily enter this Formation Pavilion and learn the Nine Fundamental Formations in the future.

"Who would have thought that after all these twists and turns, it would return to my hands..."

Memories flashed through Formation Old Man's mind, and his aged face was full of emotion.

At this point, Xiao Lin also understood that when the Mite'er Family had first gained control of this Secret Realm, they had obtained the Basic Formation Annotations by chance from within it.

However, the art of formations had declined in the present-day Dou Qi Continent, so no one had paid much attention to it.

Who would have thought that this book would ultimately end up in Xiao Lin's hands?

When Xiao Lin entered the Formation Pavilion, Formation Old Man had awakened at once and begun silently observing him.

In truth, Formation Old Man had not initially intended to directly give his inheritance to Xiao Lin.

At that time, before activating the Formation Pavilion's ability to distort the difference in time between inside and outside, his soul had still been relatively intact.

Though it would eventually dissipate as well, as long as he did not recklessly waste soul power, he could still remain in this world for around ten years.

He could use those ten years to test everyone who entered the Formation Pavilion, then select an inheritor who satisfied him.

After all, now that the Savage Sect Secret Realm had appeared in the world, later generations would naturally continue entering the Formation Pavilion without end.

That way, he would have room to choose an inheritor.

Yet who could have expected that after Xiao Lin entered the Formation Pavilion, he would immediately take out the Basic Formation Annotations?

Formation Old Man, who had been silently watching Xiao Lin—the first person to enter the Formation Pavilion—was instantly shaken to the core.

Therefore, following the will of Heaven.

From that moment onward, Formation Old Man had no longer intended to test and select other inheritors. Instead, he directly chose Xiao Lin as his inheritor.

That was why, afterward, he had not hesitated to expend a great amount of soul power to activate the Formation Pavilion's ability to distort the difference in time between inside and outside, helping Xiao Lin master the Nine Fundamental Formations within five days!

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