Taking a Disciple

Taking a Disciple

"Senior Formation..."

Seeing Formation Old Man lost in sorrow, Xiao Lin had no idea how to comfort him.

"It's fine. The fact that you obtained these Basic Formation Annotations is also a kind of fate to me. Likewise, this is the main reason I chose you to inherit all my skills!"

After casting the remaining thoughts from his mind, Formation Old Man regained his spirits.

To find a suitable successor during the final stretch of his life was a wonderful thing. Why should he dwell on a past that could no longer be changed?

"Senior Formation, I happen to have a question for you. Although I completely mastered the Nine Fundamental Formations not long ago, and I can slowly derive all sorts of formations on my own in the future, I always feel as though something is missing."

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Lin voiced the doubt in his heart.

How should he put it? Xiao Lin always felt that even if he derived all kinds of other formations from the Nine Fundamental Formations in the future, he still would not be able to casually deploy formations in battle to face his enemies.

Unless his opponent gave him enough time to set up the formation before fighting!

But was that even possible?

His opponent was not an idiot!

His opponent might even flee thousands of miles away the instant they saw him setting up a formation.

It could be said that, in Xiao Lin's view, formations still lacked flexibility!

"Of course! You must understand that mastering the Nine Fundamental Formations only proves that you are qualified to become a Formation Master and can independently derive all kinds of new formations. It does not mean they can become part of your combat strength!

"There were Formation Masters like that in our era as well.

"However, they could ultimately only arrange formations in fixed locations.

"At most, after creating Formation Disks, they gained a little more flexibility.

"But even after creating Formation Disks, Formation Masters of this kind still had their limitations.

"Think about it. If you faced a very powerful enemy or were ambushed, would you still have the chance to take out a Formation Disk?

"Before you could even move, you would probably already be dead.

"Therefore, mastering the Nine Fundamental Formations only proves that you are qualified to become a Formation Master, but not that you can become a Spirit Array Master!

"Only Spirit Array Masters stand at the pinnacle of the path of formations!"

Faced with Xiao Lin's confusion, Formation Old Man did not hide anything and directly revealed the core secret of the path of formations.

Since he had already decided that Xiao Lin would be his successor, there was naturally nothing to conceal.

However, when Formation Old Man mentioned the words "Spirit Array Master," Xiao Lin's eyes suddenly lit up.

That was right. According to some information he had learned in his previous life, those who mastered formations in the Greater World, a world more advanced than the Dou Qi Continent, were called Spirit Array Masters rather than Formation Masters as they were now called on the Dou Qi Continent!

Though the titles Formation Master and Spirit Array Master did not seem all that different, they were practically two different professions.

The core of a Spirit Array Master lay in the word "Spirit," which represented flexibility and adaptability.

A Formation Master, on the other hand, was merely a title for someone capable of setting up formations.

It could be said that Spirit Array Masters were Formation Masters, but Formation Masters were not Spirit Array Masters!

The power wielded by Spirit Array Masters was far beyond anything Formation Masters could compare to.

When Formation Masters set up formations, they needed to prepare them in advance. At the very least, they had to create a Formation Disk beforehand.

But Spirit Array Masters?

They were beings capable of deploying a terrifying grand formation with a single thought!

It was no exaggeration to say that as long as a Spirit Array Master possessed a powerful formation diagram, they would absolutely hold an overwhelming advantage in battles between opponents of the same level!

Furthermore, some powerful Spirit Array Masters could even strip others of their control over a certain formation.

For example, the Misty Cloud Sect's Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation was normally controlled by the Misty Cloud Sect.

However, once a Spirit Array Master's attainments reached a certain level, if there was no Spirit Array Master within the Misty Cloud Sect, they could strip the sect of its control over the Cloud Smoke Covering Sun Formation!

Just imagine it: a perfectly good sect-protecting formation becoming a sect-destroying formation. The very thought was enough to send chills down one's spine.

That was the ability of a Spirit Array Master!

Thus, after hearing Formation Old Man speak of Spirit Array Masters, even Xiao Lin's breathing became hurried.

"Phew... Senior Formation, then how can one become a Spirit Array Master?"

Xiao Lin took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart as he asked.

Formation Old Man merely smiled at this, finding nothing strange about it.

With such immense fortune right before him, who would not be excited?

"It's very simple. You need to learn how to condense Spirit Seals. As long as you can condense Spirit Seals, you can directly use them to deploy any formation you wish to set up!

"The reason Formation Masters need to prepare in advance is because setting up formations consumes all kinds of materials.

"But Spirit Array Masters do not need them!

"Because the Spirit Seals you condense can replace all the materials needed to set up a formation.

"Of course, the stronger the formation, the more Spirit Seals it consumes.

"Therefore, the greater the number of Spirit Seals you can condense, the higher your rank as a Spirit Array Master!"

As Formation Old Man explained, Xiao Lin gained an increasingly thorough understanding of the profession of Spirit Array Master.

At the same time, based on the memories of his previous life, Xiao Lin clearly understood that the Spirit Array Masters Formation Old Man spoke of were likely the same Spirit Array Masters of the Greater World.

Sure enough, even though the Dou Qi Continent is a Lower Plane, some things are still interconnected. Take alchemy, for example—the Greater World also has Alchemists.

After Formation Old Man finished speaking, Xiao Lin silently thought to himself.

At that thought, Xiao Lin made up his mind!

"Master, please teach me how to condense Spirit Seals!"

After saying that, Xiao Lin respectfully kowtowed to Formation Old Man.

Before a learned elder, taking a master on the spot was nothing shameful.

Especially since this man was very likely the last person on the Dou Qi Continent who knew how to condense Spirit Seals.

Besides, what was shameful about taking a master?

When Formation Old Man saw Xiao Lin's actions, he was stunned for a moment.

Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Lin to choose to become his disciple so directly.

After all, whether Xiao Lin chose to become his disciple or not, he had already decided to pass all his skills on to him.

Xiao Lin's decision to take him as his master was instead an unexpected delight for Formation Old Man.

After all, did that not mean his lifelong skills would be passed down to a disciple?

"Good! Good!! Good!!! To receive a disciple during the final stage of my life, Heaven has truly treated me well!

"Good child, quickly get up.

"Oh, right. Even now, I still don't know your name?"

Formation Old Man had originally not intended to ask Xiao Lin's name, but after Xiao Lin became his disciple, he immediately asked for it.

Formation Old Man's reaction was perfectly normal.

Earlier, he had merely hoped that his lifelong skills would not be lost, and he had also felt that Xiao Lin was quite fated with him, which was why he chose to pass everything on to him.

In that case, whether he knew Xiao Lin's name or not did not matter to Formation Old Man.

But now it was different!

He was now preparing to pass all his skills on to his own disciple!

Since that was the case, how could he not know his disciple's name?

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