From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 163 Witnessing the Miracle Step by Step
East Palace
In an empty side hall

The ground had been cleared, and inside the huge side hall, there was nothing except the pillars.

Li Chengqian held a brass compass in his left hand and kept counting with his right fingers. He walked back and forth in the hall, muttering to himself with a mysterious look. Every few steps, when he found the right direction, he would stop, take out a chopstick from the special bag on his waist with his right hand, and throw it to the calculated position on the ground. One by one, the bamboo chopsticks shot out from Li Chengqian's hand, as if they were made of steel, and as if after precise calculation, they sank into the bluestone ground for one-third of their length, and the remaining two-thirds remained above the ground.

Ye Ling'er stood in the hall, looking at Li Chengqian who was sticking chopsticks into the bluestone floor with a puzzled look on her face. Then she looked at Guo Baokun who was holding a squirming bag not far away with an extremely unnatural expression, and covered her nose with some disgust.

"Guo Baokun, I'm warning you. After today's incident, you are not allowed to come to the East Palace for a month."

Guo Baokun looked aggrieved and wanted to make some excuses, but when he looked up, he was met with Ye Ling'er's cold gaze that seemed to want to hit him. He could only smile and nod in agreement.

"call out!"

As the last chopstick sank into the ground, Ye Ling'er and Guo Baokun both felt that the space around them seemed to vibrate. When they looked at the ground again, their eyes widened.

They saw that a thin layer of mist rose from the area surrounded by bamboo chopsticks, covering the entire area.

This area occupies most of the side hall.

But perhaps because the chopsticks were too short, the mist only covered the upper part including the chopsticks, and the actual height was not even as high as a person's calf.

A thin layer of mist suddenly rose on the ground of most of the side hall. If Fan Xian saw it, he would definitely say that Li Chengqian was secretly releasing carbon dioxide, but the country bumpkin who had never seen carbon dioxide released was stunned as if he had seen a strange sight.

The most amazing thing was that the fog was very thin, so thin that both of them could clearly see what was happening in the fog, but they couldn't see a single chopstick. All they could see was the flat bluestone ground.

"Your Highness, this..."

Guo Baokun looked at Li Chengqian as if he was looking at a god.

"Stop talking nonsense and pour the stuff in."

Li Chengqian walked to Ye Ling'er impatiently and covered his nose.

“Oh, oh—”

Guo Baokun realized something and walked to the edge of the mist with the squirming cloth bag in his hand. He opened the bag and instantly, a squeaking sound was heard.

He flipped his hand, and dozens of mice of all sizes were poured from the cloth bag into the mist.

Ye Ling'er's face turned pale and she couldn't help but take a few steps back, glaring at Li Chengqian fiercely. She didn't know what was going on in his mind, catching so many mice.

"I tell you, if one of these mice escapes today, you can forget about getting into my bed!" After saying that, she pinched Li Chengqian.

"Run, you can't run away, just look!" Li Chengqian's mouth twitched.

As the last mouse fell into the fog, a strange thing happened. The fog seemed to flow with life, and the dozens of mice that should have been running around in the hall were like headless flies, running around randomly in the fog. Their running was very regular, as if they were going in circles, first big circles, then small circles. Gradually, these dozens of mice were crowded together, refusing to give in to each other.

Gradually, after a while, their eyes began to turn red and they started biting each other.

Half an hour later, with the death of the last mouse, the experiment ended.

"Not bad, but there are still a few places that need correction." Li Chengqian looked at the compass thoughtfully. He raised his hand, and an invisible force dissipated. The mist dissipated, and the chopsticks on the ground seemed to have been borne by some invisible force. At this moment, they all turned into powder.

"Bao Kun, clean up now. Thank you for your hard work."

"Baokun doesn't dare." Guo Baokun said hurriedly. Although cleaning up the dead rat was a hard job, it was worth it to be able to see with his own eyes the magical scene that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had just performed.

Formation!
Is such a thing actually possible?
Isn't this something that only gods can do? But today, he saw it with his own eyes.

Forty-nine chopsticks were stuck into the ground, creating a fog that trapped nearly a hundred mice, and then forced them to kill each other...

This……

What if it is used in the military?

This is not the kind of military formation that relies on officers and soldiers to fight, this is a magical method that uses the power of heaven and earth to destroy the opponent!
As long as we create a suitable battlefield and lure the enemy in, no matter how many people there are, they will not be enough to kill!

When he came to his senses, Li Chengqian and Ye Ling'er had disappeared.

"Are these the results of your research into that encyclopedia of Western magic?"

After leaving the side hall, Ye Ling'er fanned herself vigorously, as if to fan away the smell of the dead rat, but she couldn't help but ask curiously.

"That's just one aspect." Li Chengqian smiled.

The art of formations was more based on the information obtained by the second soul after searching the world in the world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, combined with the use of the natural forces of heaven and earth in the Western magic of this world.

The world of The Smiling, Proud Wanderer is in the same world as The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy. Although the early inheritance has been almost lost, his second soul, as the leader of the Five Mountains and the number one martial arts master, still managed to restore a lot of good things from the pile of old papers. For example, he found a part of the inheritance of Peach Blossom Island in the Southern Song Dynasty. Compared with the Tiangang Big Dipper Formation of Quanzhen Sect and the Zhenwu Seven-Section Formation of Wudang Sect, the Qimen Dunjia technique of Peach Blossom Island is more similar to the formation in the world of immortal heroes. Perhaps the effect is not as good as in the world of immortal heroes, but at least it is related.

And he had the Heaven's Reward for Hard Work Talisman in his hand, and relying on this slightly related formation, he forced himself to develop the skill of formation, and combined it with the Western magic of this world to create a finished product.

Then, he glanced at Ye Ling'er, whose eyes were filled with anticipation, and shook his head, "This isn't suitable for you. It's too complicated."

"You mean I'm stupid."

"Stupid? Haha, in my eyes, there's no such thing as stupid or smart. We're all just ordinary people anyway." Li Chengqian grinned. "As for you, don't be discouraged. Once I've completely perfected my martial arts system, not only will I become a Grandmaster, but even your IQ will be elevated. It's extraordinary, and it's not just a fantasy!"

"I..." Ye Ling'er wanted to hit him, but she knew that what he said was very likely true. Maybe in her lifetime, she could really rely on this arrogant guy to transcend the mundane world? After all, she was by his side, witnessing one miracle after another he created, and today, she saw another one with her own eyes.

Thinking that this guy looked down on my intelligence, and then thinking that this guy might lead me to immortality, the feeling can really be described as a mixture of five emotions.

"I see you've been going to Wan'er's place quite often recently. Is there something going on?"

"Nothing much, it's just that the situation in Kyoto has been unpredictable recently, and Wan'er is a little worried."

"Why should she be worried? I think she just misses Fan Xian. Just like a young girl missing him, don't worry. Fan Xian will be back soon."

"Of course I know she's thinking about that little thief, but her worry is genuine. Fan Xian is, after all, the Director of the Overwatch Council. This time, such a big incident has happened in the Overwatch Council, and he has such a close relationship with Dean Chen..."

"Did she hear any news?"

"Well, three days ago, a base of the Fifth Department was wiped out, and a director and several mid-level officials of the Sixth Department were purged. Add to that the turmoil within the Overwatch Council and Shadow's escape. It seems that Director Chen and the Overwatch Council aren't as close to His Majesty as rumors suggest. Wan'er is worried that Fan Xian will be implicated."

"Don't worry, she won't." Li Chengqian said, "He went to Northern Qi this time and brought back Yan Bingyun. His contribution is not small. When he returns, His Majesty will reward him. Let him prepare. The first block in the capital is just being built. It is currently hosted by Fei Jie. When the time comes, he will be asked to assist in the construction."

"Let him go to the First Quarter in the capital. Isn't this one of the three original places?"

"It's the same three places as before, but with some differences." Li Chengqian smiled and said, "The First Block in Kyoto will become the greatest miracle in the world."

(End of this chapter)