Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 49: Arms Race
Yuan Hongying laughed and said, "Master Chen is really biased. He said that you can only practice formations after reaching the third level of Qi Refining, but in the end he not only lent you the book, but also gave you the formation diagram."

"Among us, no, among all the registered disciples, I'm afraid only the eldest brother has this privilege."

Zhou Qing asked doubtfully, "What formation diagram?"

Yuan Hongying took out the paper crane and pointed at the intricate pattern made up of many runes on it. She said, "This is the formation diagram. Only with the formation diagram can there be a formation."

"This."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "It wasn't given to me by Uncle Chen. I figured it out on my own."

Yuan Hongying was shocked and cried out in disbelief, "How is this possible?!"

Zhou Qing said: "How is it impossible?"

Yuan Hongying smiled bitterly and said, "Big Brother, I will only tell you if you promise that you are not joking with me."

Zhou Qing said: "Okay, I promise I'm not teasing you."

Yuan Hongying said, "You don't know how much effort it takes for the Qimen Hall Formation Court to train a formation master. Those who practice this art must first memorize the basic runes and be proficient in the formation structure and materials. This requires at least two years of hard work. With this foundation, they can try to imitate the formations created by senior formation masters and understand the operating logic of the formation."

"It takes at least three years for a formation master to even begin to claim to have mastered the basics. Only then can they begin to develop their skills, perhaps by analyzing new runes, testing the effects of different materials, or making minor modifications to their predecessors' formations."

"But when it comes to creating a new formation from scratch, it probably takes more than a decade of immersion in this art."

"Big Brother, it's only been ten days since you got the book on formation symbolism, and you've already figured out this flying crane message formation on your own. If the Formation Court gets wind of this, they'll have to bring you to the Court immediately."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "So that's what you meant."

"That's the right way to train formation masters. Talents trained this way have a solid foundation and can go a long way."

"I simply selected runes for a specific purpose and constructed a simple formation. Because it's so simple, it doesn't require any special materials or much attention to the structure, so it's easy to succeed."

"If I want to construct a complex formation, I must go through the same training process as the formation masters in the Formation Court to lay a solid foundation."

This is the significance of professional training.

You can have a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the knowledge within the subject.

Zhou Qing understood that if he wanted to achieve some accomplishments in formation, be able to use formations freely, and enhance his abilities, he must also go through such comprehensive learning.

He was not arrogant and thought that he could immediately understand all the mysteries of the formation just because he mastered the magnetic field ability.

Yuan Hongying said, "This is already very impressive. If the disciples of the Formation Court knew about this, they would definitely feel ashamed."

"However, I guess even if the Formation Court wanted to take you away, Uncle Chen wouldn't let you go."

Zhou Qing was surprised and said, "You seem to know a lot about the court."

Yuan Hongying glanced at him resentfully and said, "Brother, you're really forgetful. My previous mission was at the Formation Court, and it was you who informed me yourself."

Zhou Qing thought about it and remembered that this was indeed the case. He smiled and said, "Why didn't Master Chen let me go?"

Yuan Hongying said: "After all, the foundation of a cultivator is cultivation. As long as a disciple's cultivation is still improving, the sect will not easily allow him to study Qimen."

"Only when a disciple has not improved for a long time, and their potential is exhausted, and the end of their immortal path is in sight, will the sect choose to send them out to work for the sect, or transfer them to Qimen Hall to practice Qimen techniques, based on their comprehension."

Zhou Qing nodded secretly as he listened.

The Qingyun Sect's training program is quite humane, not blindly treating disciples as tools, but focusing on their personal growth. However, this is also related to the nature of the world of immortal cultivation.

After all, in the world of cultivating immortals, the realm of cultivation is king. The higher the overall realm of the disciples, the stronger the sect's strength will be.

Yuan Hongying fiddled with the paper crane in her hand and asked curiously, "Brother, why did you think of making a paper crane like this?"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "For convenience, every time I receive a mission, I have to notify you one by one. It's really inconvenient, so I thought of making an object that can notify you on my behalf."

"Afterwards, you will notify the others on my behalf and ask them to send over a few strands of their hair. I will make a few more paper cranes. When I see someone with a mission, I will put a note on the crane to notify them. Once you receive it, you can go on your own."

"But the paper cranes need to be returned afterwards, otherwise I'll have to make new ones every time, which is too much trouble."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and motioned for her to return the paper crane.

Yuan Hongying subconsciously hid her hands behind her back and said with a smile, "Brother, can I keep this paper crane?"

Zhou Qing said: "This paper crane can only search for your own aura, what's the point of keeping it?"

Yuan Hongying smiled and said, "This is the first formation that Senior Brother constructed. Junior Sister, please keep it as a souvenir."

Zhou Qing said, "If you like it, keep it. But if you want to pull out a few more hairs for me, I'll make another paper crane."

Yuan Hongying pulled out a few strands of hair and gave them to Zhou Qing without hesitation.

She then took out a handkerchief, carefully wrapped the paper crane in her hand, and kept it close to her body. Then she said, "This paper crane is your reward, Senior Brother. I will go and inform the other brothers for you."

After saying that, she said goodbye to Zhou Qing.

After Yuan Hongying left, Zhou Qing turned his attention back to the paper crane.

He was wondering if this formation could be modified to have other uses.

This formation, after all, is nothing more than a combination of spiritual energy wave positioning and the ability to fly in the air.

Among them, the runes that condense fire aura to generate heat seem to have the potential to develop into offensive means.

However, in order to use runes to generate enough heat to be harmful to humans, a large number of runes need to be combined, which must be an extremely complex formation. Such a formation requires a unique carrier and cannot be carried by a piece of kraft paper. It also requires more precious writing materials.

This is definitely not something he can handle now.

Another rune might be more useful.

That is the rune that vibrates the spiritual energy and generates spiritual energy waves.

He might have the hope of developing the ability to use aura waves to explore his surroundings, something like sonar.

The world of immortal cultivation naturally has spells to explore the surrounding environment, including the immortal cultivator's own super-strong sensitivity, which can also achieve this purpose.

But the devil is always one step ahead of you. You have the means to explore the environment, while others have the ability to hide their breath and appearance.

This is like an "arms race" in the world of immortal cultivation, where everyone is trying to develop new methods.

If he could develop a unique detection method of his own, it would undoubtedly be of great significance to his survival ability.

(End of this chapter)