After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

What can you do if they don't forgive you? Fight them?
Wen Ningqing handed the storage bag containing spirit stones to her disciple. Just as she was about to leave, she saw her disciple holding a notebook and looking at her with bright eyes.

She sensed something was wrong, but she stayed to answer her apprentice's questions anyway.

The apprentice said he had read all the secret manuals she gave him and wrote down all the parts he didn't understand. As he wrote, he accumulated so many questions because he didn't have much time to prepare for the competition. He plans to digest all the questions in the next two days.

My disciple has a great talent for formations, but his foundation is not up to par. He wasted ten years in the Xuan Tian Sect!

Wen Ningqing stayed in the courtyard for two whole days, during which time she didn't even have a chance to see her friends when they came to visit.

Her disciple had so many questions that she was exhausted from talking. Luckily, her disciple was quick to understand, or she would have been driven crazy!

After getting her questions answered, she fled the courtyard as if escaping, deciding to stay indoors for the next few days.

Lin Yan scratched her head, puzzled as to why her master looked so strange! Don't teachers usually like students who ask questions? Why did her master seem unhappy despite her numerous questions?
She took out the spirit stone and digested the content of her master's forgiveness! The most memorable and quickest way to get started is to practice it herself.

The spirit stones moved according to her will and were quickly placed in the positions she had set. Under the impetus of spiritual power, they formed a small illusion array.

This was her first attempt to create a mid-level illusion array using only spirit stones without the aid of an array plate. It looked simple, and her success was beyond her expectations.

Having never tested the power of this illusion array, she decided to capture a spirit beast and try it out.

Lin Yan's gaze fell on the three little ones who were sleeping. In terms of intelligence, Amit was the most intelligent of the three, but in terms of current strength, he was the weakest...

We've decided to let Amit give it a try!
The white crocodile felt a chill on its back before being picked up.

"Little Crocodile, help me test the power of the illusion array."

Amit initially refused, but its owner said it was intelligent and that it was reassuring to have it conduct experiments.

After being praised, it had no choice but to go for it!

Once Amit entered the formation, Lin Yan gestured a few times with her hands, and a light screen appeared, showing the scene of Amit inside the formation.

Regardless of the formation, there are only a few ways to break it at the most basic level.

The first method: In the face of absolute power, all other means are just clowns. Just bombard them with power. This method is the simplest and most brutal, and is suitable for powerful big shots, such as those who are infinitely close to or at the Nascent Soul stage.

The second method is to find the weak points of the formation, that is, the nodes of the formation.

No matter what kind of formation it is, there will always be at least one node to finish it off. There is no such thing as a perfect formation, just as no living being in this world is invincible and will always have weaknesses.

The third method: Find the core of the formation, destroy it to stop the formation from functioning, and then break the weak points of the formation to achieve the effect of breaking the formation.

The array eye is not the key to breaking the array; it is a hub for the operation of the array, which can transform the power input from the outside into the place that maintains the operation of the array.

If we compare the formation to a small world, then the formation's core is the pivot that maintains the operation of that small world, which is also known as the Heavenly Dao.

Breaking the Heavenly Dao will not cause the small world to collapse, but it will expose its weaknesses.

Of the above-mentioned basic methods of breaking formations, if one encounters a formation set up by a master of formations, such as her master, the third method is undoubtedly the most effective.

If you encounter a formation-setting cultivator like yourself who isn't particularly skilled, you can choose either option.

This array, built using only a few spirit stones, would tear a seventh-tier Crimson Demon to shreds in no time if you put it inside! So, after looking around, she decided that the White Crocodile was the most suitable.

It was weak but intelligent, making it the perfect choice for testing the formation. Amit looked around, then grew larger, flicked its tail, and shattered the formation before emerging. One of the spirit stones was knocked askew and cracked in the middle.

She was also looking forward to the intermediate-level illusion array she had set up with spirit stones. She deliberately didn't put anything in the array, just to see how long her array could trap it without interference...

The result was utterly insurmountable!
Amit walked up to Lin Yan with an arrogant air, his eyes filled with "I'm strong" and "You little brat!"

That's incredible!
Although there are only a few underlying logics for breaking a formation, one can use various methods to assist in doing so.

For example, some people are gifted at finding the weak points of a formation; their eyes are different from others, allowing them to see the weak points of the formation or even the weaknesses of others...

For example, a white crocodile with special abilities can grow larger and strike its weakest point with its tail.

She realized that she still had many shortcomings in her formation and needed to improve.

"Sigh, I thought I could at least keep you under control for a while," Lin Yan murmured.

Amit was speechless: "Master, have you forgotten that I am not a demon beast? I am a beast that serves God and has eyes that can see the truth."

"What do you mean?"

"It means that my eyes can see through all illusions. The master's illusion array is actually a way of concealing weaknesses."

Many spells are actually common and share the same derivation formula.

"..."

Amit's power is almost gone, yet he still has this hanging on his body! Doesn't this mean that all disguise and concealment spells are like being stripped naked in front of Amit?

For the past two days, Lin Yan has been trying to make better use of existing materials as carriers in the courtyard to create a more realistic and stable illusion array.

She didn't require the formation to be indestructible; she just wanted it to hold off the enemy for a moment. A few moments could bring about many changes.

She didn't come out of the courtyard until the day of the rematch.

Today's competition will eliminate six of the remaining thirteen cultivators, with one receiving a bye. Cultivators who received a bye last time cannot receive one again.

The fact that cultivators who received a bye were able to advance directly might seem unfair to other cultivators who advanced through competition, but none of the participating cultivators raised any objections.

There's no way around it; cultivating immortality is inherently a combination of opportunity and strength. Luck is sometimes a part of strength, and man-made luck counts too...

When she checked the competition schedule, good heavens, she had a bye. This meant she didn't have to participate in any of the competitions for the next day and could only watch.

Lin Yan didn't go back to cultivate since she didn't have to go to the competition stage; instead, she went to the audience to watch the competition.

The remaining people are all quite strong; they are basically the prodigies of the younger generation. She needs to stay and see who her next opponent will be, and prepare accordingly.

As soon as she arrived at the audience seats, she saw a familiar-looking monk waving at her.

"Hey, come here! This is a great spot!"

She looked left and right, and finally walked over.

Seeing Wen Ya's smiling face, (End of Chapter)