To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

Half a year has passed, and the Yang family disciples have all felt the reduction in the production of Yellow Dragon Stones. Although the family has not reduced its cultivation resources, everyone is still full of worries.

As is well known, the Yang family was not wealthy.

Even if we can hold out for a while, if we keep reducing production, we will eventually be unable to sustain it.

Gu Fan didn't know how the Yang family planned to deal with it, but he was quite satisfied that no one was disturbing him as he condensed his essence.

In his spare time, he would also go out for a walk and bask in the sun.

As they spent more time together, the Yang family disciples discovered that Gu Fan was easygoing and less fearful. Some even mustered up the courage to ask Gu Fan for advice on cultivation.

Gu Fan had intended to make it up to everyone, so he did not refuse.

As the head of Wendao Peak, countless Lingxiao Sect disciples have received his guidance. Although their lineages differ, he can easily instruct Qi Refining cultivators from the high-level perspective of a Golden Core cultivator.

As the Yang family disciples became familiar with Gu Fan, Gu Fan also gained a deeper understanding of the Yang family.

Most of those mining here are actually surnamed Mao.

The so-called disciples with the surname Mao were born in Stone Forest City, but were not cultivators with the surname Yang.

Their parents were mostly ordinary people who were trained by the Yang family after their spiritual roots were discovered. They would serve the Yang family for the rest of their lives.

In order to integrate them into the Yang family, they were given the surname Yang.

The Yang family treats the disciples surnamed Mao fairly most of the time, but when assigning tasks, there are inevitably differences in favoritism and closeness.

For example, tasks such as guarding the formation in Shilin City and going out to trade are carried out by disciples of the main family.

Mining, smelting, and other menial tasks were mostly undertaken by disciples surnamed Mao.

From the words of the crowd, Gu Fan could sense how much these disciples with the false surname longed to truly integrate into the Yang family, which meant not only a change in identity but also an increase in cultivation resources.

Marriage is one of the best ways to achieve this.

This is why Yang Mengyun is always surrounded by a group of male cultivators.

This day.

Gu Fan finished his cultivation and left the stone chamber, heading towards the mine.

Passing by Yang Mengyun's stone chamber, one could see her squatting on the ground, holding a carving knife in her hand, seemingly carving something.

Curious, Gu Fan raised an eyebrow after a brief investigation.

Yang Mengyun was carving runes, and these runes clearly formed an array pattern.

Yang Mengyun naturally noticed Gu Fan's appearance. Her eyelashes trembled slightly, but she did not stop there. Instead, she continued to carve meticulously, seemingly very engrossed.

Gu Fan wasn't in a hurry to leave; instead, he took two steps toward Yang Mengyun.

Half an hour later, Yang Mengyun stopped carving, placed several spirit stones at the four corners of the ground, and then placed her hands on the array patterns, pouring in her magic power.

The magic circle suddenly emitted a light, but it disappeared after only a moment.

Seeing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Yang Mengyun's expectant eyes.

"You engraved it wrong here."

Suddenly, Gu Fan's voice rang out.

As if waking from a dream, Yang Mengyu quickly stood up, bowed, and said, "Greetings, Senior."

Gu Fan found it amusing.

Yang Mengyun had already spotted him and was even carving array patterns in front of the door, clearly figuring out when Gu Fan would move and deliberately waiting there.

But Gu Fan didn't point it out.

Just as the Yang family never mentioned the reduced production at the Huanglong Stone Mine.

Gu Fan waved his hand to acknowledge Yang Mengyun's greeting, then touched a rune with his toes.

"These runes are combined incorrectly, causing a conflict in their compatibility, which makes it difficult for spiritual energy to flow. If they are replaced with these other runes, it will be appropriate."

After speaking, Gu Fan stretched out his finger and carved a few runes on the side.

Yang Mengyun squatted down in surprise, examined it carefully, and suddenly realized, "So that's it! I carved this wrong!"

Yang Mengyun then took out another stone slab and carved the array patterns again, carving the runes according to the positions pointed out by Gu Fan.

After the infusion of magical power, a stream of water vapor immediately gathered at the center of the magic array and grew at a visible speed.

Yang Mengyun gazed at the water vapor, took a deep breath, concealed her excitement, and turned to bow deeply to Gu Fan.

"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

"No need for formalities," Gu Fan chuckled.

He continued, "Being able to inscribe this formation on your own shows that you have some talent in formations. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me."

Yang Mengyun could no longer hide the joy in her eyes. She immediately bowed and said excitedly, "Thank you, Senior! If you don't mind, this disciple is willing to..."

"No need," Gu Fan suddenly interrupted.

Yang Mengyun froze on the spot, the words she was about to say.

Gu Fan said softly, "Our lineages are different, and I have no intention of taking on disciples."

Yang Mengyun nodded and said softly, "It was my greed that caused you trouble, senior."

Gu Fan chuckled twice, said nothing more, and turned to walk towards the mine.

After Gu Fan left, Yang Mengyun waved her hand to erase the array on the stone slab and then leaped to the stone palace in the mountain.

As soon as Yang Mengyun stepped inside, Yang Yi stood up and asked, "How did it go?"

"Senior Meng has agreed to instruct me in formations." Yang Mengyun smiled with relief, then frowned slightly: "But..."

"But?" Yang Yi's smile faltered.

"However... Senior Meng's mastery of array formations seems to exceed expectations."

As she spoke, Yang Mengyun took out a jade slip and gestured, "I deliberately drew the array diagram of the Spirit Water Array incorrectly, just to test Senior Meng's wishes. As long as you are willing to give me guidance, that's fine."

"But Senior Meng not only pointed out the errors in the engraving, but also provided a solution, especially since this solution is different from the original diagram of the Spirit Water Array."

Yang Yi exclaimed in shock, "So... Senior Meng's mastery of array formations has reached the point where he can modify array diagrams at will?"

Yang Mengyun nodded solemnly.

......

The next day.

Gu Fan was meditating in the stone chamber when his divine sense detected Yang Mengyun coming outside.

He casually dispelled the formation and said softly, "Come in."

Upon hearing the sound, Yang Mengyun entered the stone chamber, bowed, and said, "I am ashamed to have disturbed your cultivation, senior."

"It's alright." Gu Fan shook his head and asked, "Is something the matter?"

Yang Mengyun took out a jade slip and placed it on the table, saying, "Senior, this jade slip records the Yang family's array formation inheritance. There are many things I don't understand, and I hope you can give me some guidance."

Gu Fan raised an eyebrow, surprised, "You actually showed the Yang family's array formation heritage to an outsider like me?"

Yang Mengyun gave a helpless bitter smile: "To be honest, senior, although our ancestors left behind a legacy, few of our descendants have the talent for array formations. To this day, I am the only one in the Yang family who understands array formations."

"The formations in Shilin City and Huanglong Mountain were set up by our ancestors. They operate on their own by relying on the earth element spiritual energy underground. All that the younger generation can do is maintain the formations. It is already very difficult to set up formations elsewhere."

Gu Fan understood after hearing this.

The art of formations requires not only talent, but also guidance from a master.

If Gu Fan hadn't become a disciple of Master Xuanji, he could at most have used his Myriad Manifestations Eye to complete the incomplete array and simply copy the layout, but he would have been completely clueless about the true meaning of the Dao, let alone become a fourth-order array master.

The ancestors of the Yang family knew about formations, but few of their descendants had such talent.

Even with a lineage, it is difficult to cultivate outstanding array masters without guidance after the ancestors have passed away.

Unlike Wei, Chu did not have sectarian barriers in the transmission of Taoist teachings; any disciple of the Lingxiao Sect could comprehend them. However, the family-style management of Chu was clearly different.

Other families would not easily pass on their knowledge.

Yang Mengyun's ability to comprehend the Dao of Arrays on her own is already quite remarkable; even some Lingxiao Sect disciples who have studied the Dao of Arrays are no more than this.

After figuring it out, Gu Fan picked up the jade slip on the table and pressed it against his forehead to examine it.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the jade slip contained not only formations, or rather, formations only constituted a part of it, and the emphasis was not on setting up formations, but on breaking formations.

The most extensive section is dedicated to the techniques of finding spiritual veins and observing the terrain, and is known as the "Mysterious Ruins Earth Vein Map".

Gu Fan put down the jade slip, his expression somewhat strange. After hesitating for a moment, he asked, "May I ask what the Yang family's ancestor did in the past?"

Yang Mengyun was taken aback, then her expression seemed a little embarrassed as she said softly, "The deeds of our ancestors... are not widely known nowadays. It is said that the opportunity for them to rise to prominence came from finding a cave dwelling of someone who had lived there before."

Gu Fan immediately understood.