Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

Chapter 154 Earth Qi Surge

When Shi Jia saw Lu Lin looking over, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes, as if she hadn't expected Lu Lin to find the life-saving gate of the formation so quickly. She had carefully selected this formation, and she knew its intricacies. While someone at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage could break it, it wouldn't be easy.

At the same time, after Lu Lin discovered the life gate of this formation, a panel immediately appeared in front of him.

[You are in a formation and have discovered the opening to break it. Your proficiency in breaking formations has increased by 3, your Heart of Nature experience points have increased by 3, and your Divine Insight experience points have increased by 3.]

[As you continue this behavior, your proficiency and experience points will continue to increase.]

As the panel refreshed, Lu Lin suddenly felt that the scene in front of him had changed drastically. He could not only "see" the flow of spiritual energy, but also the surge of earth energy.

The construction of a formation relies on feng shui. The purpose of the formation patterns is to change or induce changes in the feng shui of the place, thereby achieving the so-called "effects desired by the formation".

Feng shui emphasizes the importance of timing and location. Timing refers to the flow of spiritual energy, while location refers to the earth's energy.

If one can see the flow of spiritual energy, one can try to find the gate of life and the core of the formation. If one can see the flow of earth energy, one can try to tamper with the formation and turn it into one's own.

Thinking of this, Lu Lin's lips curled up slightly. He abandoned his original plan to step towards the Gate of Life and instead began to try to modify some parts of the formation.

But Shi Jia Yi was completely unaware of this.

She only noticed that Lu Lin had looked away, and assumed that Lu Lin hadn't actually discovered the exit.

"Sure enough, I knew it. How could he possibly discover the location of the life gate of the formation so quickly?" Shi Jia thought to herself, a knowing smile appearing on her face.

Then she looked up at the long sword hanging in mid-air and couldn't help but remind her, "You don't have much time, hurry up and think of a way."

Hearing this, Lu Lin's lips curled up slightly. He did not have much time left, but it was enough to tamper with the formation.

After Shi Jiayi finished speaking, she immediately sensed that something was wrong. She looked around, but couldn't find anything wrong.

"Could it be an illusion?"

Shi Jia frowned slightly and began to search around.

Lu Lin watched Shi Jiayi's actions with a slight smile, silently manipulating his spiritual power to alter the flow of earth energy within the formation.

Shi Jia searched for a long time but couldn't find the problem. Then she turned her head and saw Lu Lin standing still. She couldn't help but say, "Are you sure you want to stay here? The sword above your head won't stop."

After hearing this, Lu Lin remained silent for a moment before a slight smile appeared on his lips as his gaze fell on the panel in front of him.

[You manipulated spiritual power to alter the array patterns on the ground and used the Thousand Transformations technique to conceal the changes. Thousand Transformations proficiency +3, Heart of Nature experience +3, Divine Intervention experience +3]

[You have completed the alteration of the array patterns, modified the array's core, and moved the array's life gate to your own feet.]

As the panel refreshed, Lu Lin immediately felt relaxed. Without needing to resist or mobilize his spiritual power, he could move freely within the formation.

Shi Jia was stunned when she saw this scene. Before she could react, she suddenly felt a great pressure on her body, which made her body almost fixed on the stone and unable to move.

"?!"

Shi Jia immediately realized it was a problem with the array. She immediately used her spiritual sense to perceive it and found that although the shape of the array pattern on the ground had not changed, the power of the array pattern had reversed.

The force that was originally suppressing Lu Lin was now being used on her, and the vital point that was originally beneath her was now beneath Lu Lin.

How could a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining silently alter the array patterns? — Shi Jiayi shook his body, and a surge of spiritual energy rippled outwards, causing the space to ripple like water droplets. The array patterns on the ground and the array power in the space crumbled under Shi Jiayi's power.

"You—can you see the earth's energy?" Shi Jia asked uncertainly.

Lu Lin nodded slightly: "At first I couldn't see it, but after a while of contemplation, I was able to see it. However, it seems I can only see the earth energy within the formation; I can't see it without the formation."

After Shi Jia broke the formation, the flow of earth energy in front of Lu Lin disappeared.

Upon hearing this, Shi Jia felt even more outrageous.

She knew that some powerful array masters in the world could see the earth's energy at any time, but she had never heard of anyone who could only see the earth's energy within an array.

After all, being able to see the earth's energy is essentially a passive ability, not a special skill.

As for what Lu Lin meant—we'll find out by verifying it. Shi Jia's eyes flashed, and she used her brush to inscribe patterns in the sky. These patterns then merged into the space, and in a short while, the scene before Lu Lin's eyes changed, and even the sound of the wind stopped.

The sun disappeared from the sky, replaced by a silent night sky.

This is the simplest formation. Its function is not to interfere with spacetime, but to construct a dome in the sky.

This formation is very simple; it's usually the first formation a beginner learns.

"Can you see the earth's energy now?"

Shi Jia asked as soon as she spoke.

Lu Lin looked around, but all he could see were traces of spiritual energy; there was no sign of earth energy at all.

Seeing Lu Lin's performance, Shi Jia knew that Lu Lin couldn't see anything at all. But Lu Lin had just said that he saw the earth's energy, and she believed that Lu Lin wouldn't lie to her about such a thing. Besides, it was a fact that Lu Lin had tampered with the power of the formation.

If Lu Lin had altered the formation without being able to see the earth's energy, he would only have become more outstanding and astonishing.

"Perhaps I can grasp it by just sensing it," Lu Lin said after a moment of silence. Then he released his spiritual power, feeling the changes in the spiritual energy within the formation, trying to replicate the feeling from before, but he was unable to get into the state for a long time.

This puzzled Lu Lin.

Does the Druid's Natural Perception have a cooldown period?

Lu Lin stared at the array patterns in mid-air, a thoughtful expression on his face, but he still couldn't figure out the reason.

Shi Jia said to Lu Lin, "The origin of earth energy is the earth vein. You can only indirectly feel earth energy by sensing the earth vein. The formation just now used earth energy to transform into pressure on you."

Lu Lin frowned slightly and looked down at the ground.

A possibility arose in his mind.

Could it be that he was able to see the earth's energy earlier not because of a druid's natural perception, but for some other reason?

Lu Lin thought to himself, then slowly closed his eyes. He relied on his senses to feel the flow of spiritual energy, and at the same time, he activated the Shennong Codex. After a short while, Lu Lin felt a warm current coming from the soles of his feet.

He opened his eyes again.

The scene before me had indeed changed.

The earth's energy surged before his eyes, intertwining together.

It turns out that he could see the earth's energy because of the combined effect of the Shennong Code and the Druid's natural perception.

"I see?" Lu Lin breathed a sigh of relief and said to Shi Jia, "I see it."