"This talisman can help you find the Nine Nether Grass, and in a critical moment, it may save your life."

Chen Yi examined the talisman that emitted a purple light with a curious look in his eyes.

This talisman can even find the Nine Nether Grass? How amazing...

But he didn't ask any more questions and silently put it away.

However, he didn't dare to completely believe what the principal said.

Whether this talisman can save my life is still unknown; ultimately, it depends on myself.

Otherwise, if the talisman fails, wouldn't he be doomed?

"Dealing with smart students makes me feel younger," Principal Ma said with a smile.

Chen Yi asked in a low voice, "Then what about my leave slip?"

Principal Ma casually waved his hand and handed over a leave request form that had already been written.

He thought to himself, "There have been quite a few students asking for leave lately, mostly because they're here for that secret realm. It's definitely the right thing to prepare more."

Chen Yi took the leave slip and signed the agreement.

"Then, Principal Ma, I'll be going now."

"Okay, go ahead!"

After Chen Yi left, Principal Ma waved the soul banner, and a female figure appeared, massaging his shoulders and back.

Although she was dressed as a student, she was already over twenty-five years old and had repeated seven years in the Soul Banner.

Principal Ma leaned back on the sofa and muttered to himself:

"I wonder which of these students can bring me back a Nine Nether Grass?"

Now my old injuries have flared up again, and recently it seems that some demonic people have set their sights on my territory. They're nothing but maggots...

Fortunately, Chen Yi seems to have no problems; his background is clean, and he's quite capable.

The female soul cultivator thought to herself: How could the demonic path be as dark as yours?

Inside the Soul Banner, besides daily cultivation, we also have to complete the production quotas you set, including but not limited to drawing talismans, refining pills, and crafting weapons. The worst part is, we don't get a single penny! It's even more ruthless than the demonic path...

Of course, she only dared to say these words in her heart.

"Principal, so you sent Senior Brother Zhou with the Soul Talisman to follow him, also to find out if he is related to that group?" the female soul shadow asked.

"good."

Principal Ma comfortably squinted his eyes, casually pointed, and a pill flew out of the wooden box.

"Here is a Soul Nourishing Pill for you. Do not neglect your cultivation."

The female spirit's expression brightened with joy.

"Thank you, Principal Ma!"

"Well, let's go back to Fanli..." Principal Ma raised his hand.

......

After receiving the leave slip, Chen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

That way, I can leave school smoothly tomorrow.

Moreover, the leave period is very long, and even if you don't come back for ten days or half a month, it will not affect your graduation.

"This talisman..."

He looked at the talisman the principal had given him and felt something was off.

So he infused it with magic power to activate the talisman.

With his understanding of talismans, he quickly discovered the hidden clues.

The next second, a scraggly figure resembling Sha Wujing emerged from the crowd.

"Why is it a guy? I thought I could connect with a female student..." He shook his head, staring at Chen Yi with a wise look. "Hey, buddy, what's your name?"

Chen Yi's expression was somewhat strange.

A link? What link?

"Dude, you look about the same age as my dad..."

The man nodded: "That makes sense! After all, I've been repeating a grade for quite a long time, about twenty years in total."

He looked at Chen Yi and introduced himself: "My name is Zhou Lianfeng. Since you were able to bring me out of the talisman, could you help me get rid of it?"

Chen Yi shrugged: "Sorry, all I can do is make you appear."

He was telling the truth; the principal's expertise in talismans far surpassed his own.

This week, Lianfeng was put into a talisman, which was an imitation of the step of inviting a god into the talisman's core, something Chen Yi is currently unable to do.

"You've been repeating grades at the school for over twenty years, you must be used to it by now, right? Why do you still want to escape?" Chen Yi asked curiously.

Zhou Lianfeng said excitedly, "You think this is a good thing? If I could run, I would have run away long ago. That damned schoolmaster Ma doesn't treat us like human beings. He makes us do this and that all the time. We're not even living as well as we were before we joined the banner."

"So how did you get in there in the first place?"

"Ugh! Back then, I was devoted to the Joyful Union Sect and had affairs with too many girls, which ruined my health at a young age. In order to continue pursuing the path of immortality, I had no choice but to sign an agreement with Principal Ma and acquire the Soul-Entering Banner. At the time, I thought it was a good thing! After all, the principal was a Foundation Establishment expert, and I was sure to learn a lot from him. Now that I think about it, I really want to slap my past self!" Zhou Lianfeng said with a look of regret.

"So, the purpose of finding the Nine Nether Grass is to let you sense it?" Chen Yi blinked.

"Sigh! Pretty much! If you don't understand anything on the way, feel free to ask me. Although I haven't reached the Foundation Establishment stage for over twenty years, I definitely know more than you do. Nine Nether Grass, easy to find! Extremely easy to find!"

Chen Yi also had to go back to class, so they didn't chat any further.

He activated the talisman again, sending Brother Feng back into the talisman to rest.

......

Because of the schedule adjustment, he was able to continue studying the book on formations during the afternoon's "Body Tempering" and the evening's "Magic" sessions.

He didn't eat during the "dinner" break, but instead spent that half hour studying formations.

Moreover, in order to understand the array patterns engraved on the sword pellets, he focused mainly on the array patterns, and chose to put aside the other array bases, array flags, array eyes, etc. for the time being.

[Through your efforts, your formation skills have improved; proficiency +8!]

[Through effort...]

I spent about eight hours a day today working on formations.

After all, he didn't waste a single minute during the break between classes, making the most of every second to learn the formations.

The advantage of the term "calm mind" is that it allows for deep learning even during short breaks between classes.

As his understanding of formations deepened, the books on formations he read became increasingly obscure and difficult to comprehend.

However, for improving proficiency, it represents a qualitative leap.

It's no exaggeration to say that the improvement in formations today is equivalent to more than 10 days of improvement in the past.

"I have a thorough understanding of the array formation knowledge from high school."

Chen Yi opened the panel.

Formation lv.0 - Proficiency 78/100

"It seems that if I want to level up the array to level 1 today, I'll have to learn a thing or two about the more advanced array patterns."

Fortunately, among the books on formations he borrowed from the library, there were one or two that involved more advanced knowledge of formations.

With his previous foundation, he learned very smoothly.

Most importantly, proficiency increases much more rapidly!

[Through your efforts, your formation skills have improved; proficiency +10!]

This made Chen Yi even more certain that he could definitely raise the formation to level 1 before practicing the techniques!

Just before the next scheduled time slot arrived, a notification sound echoed in my mind.

Congratulations! After diligent practice, your "Formation" level has been raised to level 1.

You have obtained the entry "A Glance at the Array".

[Entry: A quick glance at the formation]

Effect: Instantly reveals the "core" of an unfamiliar formation, directly mastering the perfect method to break it. (Using this entry will consume a huge amount of mental energy, and it may not be effective if the formation is far beyond one's own level of formation mastery. Please use with caution.)