Mystic Cultivation Master

Her grandfather, the old charlatan on his last legs, and her seriously ill mother both urged her to vie for affection and reclaim everything that rightfully belonged to her, because she was the leg...

Chapter 60

This "Formation Master" who suddenly landed in 18th place caused quite a stir on the metaphysics forum, and people started discussing whether anyone knew such a person.

After all, a 'Master of Formation' cannot be created in an instant. In the world of metaphysics, the cultivation of both weapon refining and formation is extremely time-consuming. By the time one has made some progress, one must be at least middle-aged or above. In this case, he should not be unknown.

But the strange thing is that after asking everyone around, no one knew of such a person, and the "Formation Masters" they knew were almost all ranked within the top 80, and all of them were severely overshadowed by the anonymous account that appeared out of nowhere.

However, the focus of the metaphysical forum was soon diverted. The reason was not for anything else, but because the Shen family's main house had already opened its doors to welcome guests. Due to the threshold restrictions, the metaphysical disciples who were unable to enter the Shen family's main house had been squatting on the forum early, waiting for the disciples who were lucky enough to be brought in by the master to broadcast.

The first words those disciples said in their broadcast were, "I think almost all of the most powerful metaphysical masters in the metaphysical world are here today, and... I'm so nervous I dare not speak."

No, or perhaps the word "tense" alone is not enough to describe it. Now, the entire Shen family's main residence is filled with an extremely tense atmosphere. Just by looking up, Wen He can recognize many well-known masters in the world of metaphysics. Even if he cannot recognize some of them or call out their names, their aura shows that they must be experienced masters of metaphysics.

Moreover, at this moment, these masters of metaphysics in front of him did not restrain their aura as Wen He had previously understood. On the contrary, almost every master of metaphysics released their aura, as if it would be ignited and exploded at once with just a little more friction. The smell of evil filled the entire Shen family's main residence, almost suffocating people.

Even Zhang Daxian, who is usually relatively gentle, was no exception today. Compared with usual, his expression today was a little too serious, so serious that Wen He was a little afraid to speak. It was not until Zhang Daxian and Master Xuanming and other good masters met in another room that he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems like there are a lot of people coming here with ulterior motives. When did the world of metaphysics become so mundane and corrupt?"

"That's wrong. We are all secular people. Compared to money and power, we are more obsessed with the method of cultivation and the path to immortality. We have always believed that it is like this. It's just that we have been suppressed by the Shen family in the past, so we have not had the opportunity to have any other thoughts. Now that the Shen family is about to fall, these other thoughts are naturally unable to be suppressed. And it seems that this time, the Wang family seems to be determined to win..."

Wen He happened to know the person who said this. It was none other than Elder Qian, whom he had met briefly during the Great Mountain Sealing Mission. Upon seeing Wen He, Elder Qian quickly recognized her and greeted her twice, "Young Friend Wen," seemingly unsurprised by her presence. On the contrary, the other masters of metaphysics, who were unfamiliar with Wen He, couldn't help but feel a bit curious at seeing Elder Qian being so proactive with a young girl.

However, before they could say anything, someone from the Shen family came out and directly announced the rules.

Because there were so many metaphysical masters coming this time, the Shen family was determined to wake up Shen Yan at all costs. However, due to limited space in the room, they could only invite three masters in at a time, and each time they could only stay for three hours, which meant an average of about an hour per master. If they failed, they would have to leave. It would probably take about a week to go through the rotation.

However, Shen Yan's condition seemed to be more serious than imagined. Almost every master went in with full confidence, but came out with frowns on their faces, saying "Impossible, this can't happen".

As more and more metaphysical masters returned empty-handed, the atmosphere in the air became even more solemn. According to them, Chen Yan's current state should mean that he was dead, not still breathing normally and alive.

Moreover, there seemed to be a seal on Chen Yan's body. It should be a self-protective seal cast by Chen Yan, or an extremely profound high-level seal. He had never seen it before, and he didn't know how to unlock it. In such a situation, let alone casting a spell to explore it, even if he wanted to touch Chen Yan, he couldn't touch him. He was beaten back one by one by the self-protective seal.

In this regard, the person who was most out of the matter was Wen He. After all, even if she did not come for the power of the Shen family, nor for those high-level magic tools, money or something like that, she just wanted to stay in the Shen family and see when Shen Yan would wake up so that she could return the jade token to its original owner.

There was also the situation of Chen Xiu. Wen He saw him from afar. As the most direct disciple of this generation of Shen family, Chen Xiu seemed to have been busy with the Shen family's head family. Although his face looked a little pale and a little tired, it seemed that there was nothing serious. He was just a little too busy. Seeing this, Wen He did not disturb him. He just told Ji Changhe, who was very worried, a few words about Chen Xiu's situation to reassure him.

About three days later, it was the turn of Zhang Daxian and Master Xuanming. These two masters were much more efficient than the others and came out soon, but the expressions on their faces were still full of confusion, as if there was something they couldn't understand. After a long time, they called Wen He over to see if she could analyze the situation: "He girl, do you remember Mr. Yi's soul leaving his body? I went in and took a closer look at the situation. I feel that Chen Yan's situation is also a kind of soul leaving his body. So he is still alive, but unable to wake up..."

Master Xuanming said this, but was quickly interrupted by Zhang Daxian, who shook his head and said bluntly, "No, Xuanming, your inference is wrong. It's not like you and I haven't seen souls leave the body before. First, a soul separated from the body basically can't survive for more than 21 days, and second, the body of the soul will soon die. If what the Shen family said is true and they brought Shen Yan back from the sealed area a year ago, then these two conditions don't quite meet. No matter how you look at these two, Shen Yan can't still be alive."

So this is why so many masters of metaphysics came out of Shen Yan's room with frowns and looks of disbelief?

However, having experienced a similar situation with Mr. Yi, Wen He actually had a deeper understanding of the soul leaving the body after returning. For example, Mr. Zhang's son 'Axun' should not have been able to stay in the mortal world for so long. He should have dissipated long ago, but he was forced to stay under Mr. Zhang's Fengyin Formation. Could it be that Chen Yan's situation is also possible?

Wen He expressed his thoughts, and Zhang Daxian and Master Xuanming felt that there seemed to be such a possibility.

"He girl, your idea is indeed possible, but the Yin Sealing Array is used to protect the immortality of the soul, and it is a soul after death. I wonder if a living person would use this kind of array. However, Shen Yan is a genius in metaphysics, and the seal he cast on himself must be special. It just so happens that Xuan Ming, didn't you take the time to draw the self-protection seal array that fell on Shen Yan? Take it out and let us take a look. Maybe with He girl's level of array skills, you can figure it out."

"It's not that I'm not letting you see it," Master Xuanming said. "I spent time describing this sealing formation so I could study it. But the problem is, it's too complex. Even someone like me who has studied formations can't even describe the entire formation completely."

Master Xuanming couldn't help but sigh like this, and as he spoke, he spread out the seal formation diagram he had drawn in front of him, and frowned as he studied it, not knowing how to use it. After a while, the noise attracted other masters of metaphysics who had entered the room before but also didn't know how to use it.

In this room, there are all masters of metaphysics who are relatively familiar with Zhang Daxian and Master Xuanming. It can even be said that they are all metaphysics disciples of almost the same generation. They want Shen Yan to wake up more than anyone else. They came to the Shen family for this purpose. Although the treatment given by the Shen family is rich enough, it is actually not very attractive to the masters of metaphysics who have already made up their minds in cultivation.

Even the jade token was the same. Although Zhang Daxian and his group of metaphysical masters were interested in it, they had no intention of fighting for it. On the contrary, they thought it would be better to destroy it. After all, it would be troublesome if it fell into the hands of someone with bad intentions.

So, after a while, many familiar masters of metaphysics gathered around and told what they knew and deduced. The masters of metaphysics who had some research on formations seemed to have done the same thing as Master Xuanming, and they all drew and studied the sealing formation.

But I don’t know whether it is because the formation is too complicated or because the masters’ eyesight is not very good, the sealing formations drawn by so many masters are actually not the same, and the difference is not that small. It seems that in each picture, there are some parts that appear completely different.

This immediately stunned many masters of metaphysics. After all, the masters who came here were all masters of metaphysics who had a certain level of confidence in their own level, especially in the research of formations. If they were not confident in their own level of formations, they would not have deliberately described the sealing formation. Because the formation was complicated, there would definitely be slight differences, but it was impossible for the difference to be as big as it is now.

Master Xuanming immediately frowned, his expression sullen as he spoke, "I'm telling you, have you been too relaxed in your array formation research lately? Or are you just getting old and your eyesight blurry? How come even the drawing of an array is so different, it's completely different? How can we continue to study it?"

"Old Xuanming, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. My eyesight is very good. You can't have made a mistake and drawn it like this? I saw it clearly. The sealing formation I saw is exactly like this! It's definitely not like yours. I'm not a young disciple who has just learned the formation. Don't I know whether I drew it wrong or not?"

"Hey, wait, wait, I'm not happy with what you're saying. What do you mean you absolutely didn't make any mistakes? Are you saying I made a mistake? How is that possible? I'm not a formation master, but my master is one. I've been exposed to formations since I was a kid. It's impossible that I could make a mistake with such a simple formation!"

Several formation masters, including Master Xuanming, couldn't help but start arguing, and each of them had their reasons. Zhang Daxian and others who didn't quite understand formations wanted to mediate, but they didn't know where to start. It was really a headache. After all, the levels of the metaphysical masters present were not much different, and no one could suppress anyone else. Moreover, once formations were involved, things would become even more serious.

But is it really that far apart?

Even Wen He couldn't help but feel puzzled. After all, according to common sense, if one were to draw the same thing, even if there were deviations, the difference shouldn't be that big, right?

With this in mind, Wen He couldn't help but look at the sealing formation diagrams drawn by the masters of metaphysics one by one. As he looked, he habitually grabbed whatever was at hand and started drawing. As he was drawing, Wen He seemed to have a flash of inspiration and realized something. He subconsciously raised his head and asked, "Master Xuanming, you are good at exorcism formations, right?"

"There are several other masters, specializing in defensive formations, spirit gathering formations, and Yin sealing formations, right?"

At the beginning, when Wen He asked what kind of formation Master Xuanming was good at, no one else took it to heart. After all, Master Xuanming and his men had not concealed these things. Anyone who knew Master Xuanming's fame basically knew that he was good at exorcism formation, and the same was true for several other well-known masters of metaphysics.

But after Wen He explained one by one the formations that the metaphysical masters present were good at, he felt something was not right. It was not because of anything else, but simply because some of the metaphysical masters did not even know what kind of formations they were good at. After Wen He's explanation, it seemed that they discovered that those were indeed the formations he was good at, or at least they were used frequently.

"That's right. If my speculation is correct, then... the sealing formations seen and depicted by the numerous masters of metaphysics should all be correct. There's no question of someone drawing it wrong or someone having poor eyesight."

"What does this mean? He girl, you mean that what Xuanming and the others drew are correct, but why is there such a big difference?" Zhang Daxian and others couldn't help but ask anxiously, and Wen He did not hide it and directly told her speculation.

"Actually, it's not because of anything else. It's because the many masters of metaphysics specialize in different areas of formations. When depicting formations, they subconsciously use what they've learned to make judgments. This is perfectly normal, so the seal formation diagrams drawn by each master have such large deviations. If you want to avoid being affected, you should let a master who doesn't know much about formations draw them. This may result in a more complete seal formation diagram."

Wen He's inference was actually a bit unfounded, but when those masters of metaphysics thought about it carefully, they actually realized that they might have really incorporated the formation thinking they had learned. After all, the formation inside was really too complicated. When they couldn't distinguish it clearly, they might subconsciously play it freely.

"How about, when I go in later, I try to describe the formation inside?"

Seeing this, Old Qian said this. He was the only master of metaphysics who had not entered the room yet, and he was a master who was more inclined towards refining equipment. He did not have a deep understanding of formations. In this way, he might be able to make some objective judgments.

"Wait, Master Qian, to save energy, I have a bold idea. This is just my speculation, so please wait a moment."

As he spoke, Wen He found a piece of white paper and a pen in the room. He looked at the seal formation diagrams of Master Xuan Ming and the others and started to draw. His movements were not smooth. Sometimes he had to stop to identify something before continuing. As the formation under Wen He's pen gradually took shape, the masters of metaphysics around him couldn't help but stare wide-eyed, their faces full of disbelief, and even their voices trembled. "This, this, this... exactly the same, this is exactly the same as the seal formation diagram inside. Girl, have you gone in to take a look?"

"No, but Master, haven't you already seen it and drawn it? Although it may seem different, there are actually traces that can be followed. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to draw it."

Wen He said this, and didn't seem to think there was anything magical about it. The old predecessors had drawn so many pictures of the sealing formation inside. Since they were all the same sealing formation, they could naturally find the relevant rules.

After that, Wen He deduced the entire formation in a short while and handed it to Master Qian. As for the rest, Master Qian only needed to compare the sealing formations above when he entered to see if there were any differences. If there were any differences, he could outline them. This would save a lot of energy.

It must be said that Wen He's inference was correct. Not long after, Master Qian came out. The result was still not ideal. Neither he nor the other two metaphysical masters of the same sex could wake Shen Yan up. But this time, it was not completely without gain.

That sealing formation was like a miracle, it matched perfectly without any error.

If they were not very sure that Wen He had not entered yet and that the sealing formation pattern was drawn under their noses, they would probably not believe that what they saw before their eyes was a perfect match.

At this moment, the eyes of the surrounding metaphysical masters looking at Wen He changed a little, and were full of shock and disbelief. Zhang Daxian and others who were somewhat familiar with Wen He were even more moved when they looked at Wen He, because they clearly felt that although they had not seen her for a while, this girl's strength in metaphysics was even more astonishing, especially in the art of formation.