Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 72: The Mountains, the Water, the Clouds...

When the formation teacher said those grand and majestic words, everyone was excited and became very interested in the formation.

However, just when everyone in Yun Mo Xinhu was at their most excited, the girl named Mo Shuyu suddenly sneered.

"Formation techniques encompass a myriad of things, encompassing everything. They can use all things in the world as chess pieces, playing against the laws of nature. But to become a powerful formation master, you also need to understand a great deal: the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Yin and Yang, Feng Shui, the four seasons and the weather, the flow of mountains and rivers, the earth's veins and dragon veins, and the changes of the sun, moon, and stars... You must learn all of this, not to mention everything else. Just the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams alone have the principles of the mutual generation and mutual restraint of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, and the eight basic directions: Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui. Combining the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams allows for endless variations."

"If you want to enter the Dao of Formation, you have a lot to learn, a lot, more than the entire Dao of Talismans, weapon refining, alchemy, swordsmanship, magic cultivation... and so on."

"Therefore, the way of formations is not for those who are peerless geniuses. I do not recommend you to get started, and I will not accept fools."

As soon as these words came out, Zhong Cang's heart immediately sank.

Previously, alchemists and weapon refiners had boasted about the strength of their own lineages, and had said in a 'kind advice' manner that those without talent in weapon/alchemy would only waste time and energy if they rashly learned this method.

With this reason, they have every right to refuse the Taoist disciples' requests for advice - it's not that I don't want to teach you, it's that you don't have the talent. If you learn the art of alchemy/refining, it will only waste your time.

As for who is considered a talented person, it is naturally those who are willing to give gifts and are from wealthy families.

Now that Mo Shuyu said this, Zhong Cang thought that she was also using the same excuse to legitimately reject some people.

However, just when Zhong Cang felt disappointed, something unexpected happened.

After explaining the prospects and difficulties of the Path of Formation, she did not, like other teachers, talk about some mysterious fate or luck, but instead raised her hand and summoned a giant atlas.

It was a formation diagram with paintings of mountains, rivers, spiritual beasts, and covered with various patterns and special characters.

"boom!"

As her magic power surged, the formation diagram also unfolded violently.

The next moment, the mountains and rivers in the painting suddenly jumped out, and turned from virtual to real, appearing in the world.

Also appearing in the world were spiritual beasts from all directions and countless formation patterns.

"Buzz!"

Almost in the blink of an eye, Zhong Cang discovered that the world he was in had changed.

It changed from the Yunmo Heart Lake to the foot of a mountain. There was a big river beside the mountain, and there were spirit beasts in the river. Further away, there were other spirit beasts.

Even the sky above their heads had changed. Thick dark clouds replaced the clear daylight. When the dark clouds became thicker, Zhong Cang and the others could still see some fragments of a dragon, appearing from time to time in the clouds.

"???"

"!!!"

"..."

The sudden change in the world shocked everyone, and made all the students in Yunmo Xinhu tremble with fear and remain silent.

Zhong Cang, he is stronger and has higher perception.

But precisely because of his high perception, he was able to discover the complexity of this picture of mountains and rivers.

"There's great terror and danger between those mountains and rivers... You can't move here, or you'll be in danger..."

Just when Zhong Cang sensed the danger and dared not move, Mo Shuyu reappeared in front of everyone and snorted coldly, "This is my life-saving magic weapon - the Four Spirits Mountain and River Map. Within this map are all my understanding and insights into the art of formations."

"Now, I open all of this to you, allowing you to comprehend it."

"You only have this one chance, so work hard. Only if you comprehend something from this atlas will you be qualified to enter the Dao of Formations. If you can't comprehend anything, then get out as soon as possible."

"The art of formation does not accept mediocre people!"

Mo Shuyu at this moment is the same as when she first arrived, just as arrogant, and still refuses to accept mediocre people.

However, after hearing her words again, Zhong Cang's heart was no longer cold, but his eyes lit up.

'She's actually serious about this!' Other teachers said that refining weapons and pills required talent, just wanting to find a legitimate reason to charge money, but Mo Shuyu, she sincerely believed that the art of formation required talent, and that she really wanted to test everyone's talent for formations, and it was a fair and just assessment.

"If you want to play like this, then I won't be afraid."

Since the awakening of Daoyin Yuxiang, Zhong Cang has never been afraid of anyone in terms of understanding.

His heart was surging, but what the happy Zhong Cang didn't notice was that after hearing Teacher Mo Shuyu's instructions, a group of people in Yun Mo Xinhu turned their eyes to him.

Obviously, not only Zhong Cang recognized his talent for comprehension, but the others in Yun Mo's heart lake... also recognized it.

'This time, he will be in the spotlight again.'

'His understanding... is far beyond ours.'

"Do you think Zhong Cang can scare this new teacher?"

At this moment, none of the people in Yunmo Xinhu believed that Zhong Cang would fail the test. All they were thinking about was whether Zhong Cang could bring some surprises to Mo Shuyu.

And the teacher Mo Shuyu, who was discussed in the minds of the students, was also paying attention to Zhong Cang.

"That's Zhong Cang, whom Taoist Qin asked me to take care of. He looks quite ordinary. And that old fellow, Robende, he praised Zhong Cang as rare in the sky and unique on earth, saying that Zhong Cang's comprehension was better than mine back then... Humph, let me see what you have that made those two Taoists give you such high praise!"

……

Mo Shuyu was curious, and just as she was paying attention to Zhong Cang, something happened that made her raise her eyebrows.

Knowing that Mo Shuyu was serious about this class, and that this assessment was about comprehension, Qi Wei came to Zhong Cang's side without hesitation and said to him, "I...I want to practice with you."

Hearing this, Zhong Cang did not agree immediately, but said solemnly:

"This assessment is of great importance. It concerns the future of our cultivation of the Dao of Formation. And you just heard, right? Teacher Mo Shuyu clearly said that we should share our insights with others. This opportunity is truly unique..."

Hearing this, Qi Wei's expression darkened: "So, you don't want to agree."

Just when Qi Wei was feeling upset and was about to give up, something unexpected happened.

After hearing her words, Zhong Cang actually shook his head: "No, I can teach you, but it will cost you extra money."

"..."

"I'll give you fifty spirit stones...you money-hungry bastard!"

Qi Wei said the last sentence in a very low voice, and Zhong Cang didn't care. As long as you are willing to pay, everything will be fine.

After the two of them had reached an agreement, Zhong Cang immediately found a place, closed his eyes, turned on the echoing sound of Taoism, and listened carefully to the various changes in this world.

"jingle……"

The lingering sound of the Dao did not disappoint Zhong Cang.

As the sound of wind chimes rang out, accompanied by the voices of thousands of Taoist children chanting scriptures, Zhong Cang could really hear a different charm in the mountains, the water, the clouds, and the spiritual beasts.

He "heard" the majesty of the mountains and the "graceful" and ever-changing flow of the water.

"No, running water never stales... Teacher Mo Shuyu's arrangement is brilliant. She didn't simply place gold, wood, water, fire, and earth in the five directions, but rather integrated them. Among them, water, due to its ever-changing nature, was used as the link that connects everything, running through the four directions of this formation..."

"If that's the case, then the earth is the foundation that supports everything, and fire is the source of power..."

Zhong Cang closed his eyes, and slowly, he really heard the sound of the flames dancing...

"The flames were inside the hill..."

……

(End of this chapter)