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When Li Shiyin and Zhuifeng found Qin Ran outside Daojian Gate, Qin Ran was standing on the ground, using the most primitive thumb measurement method to measure the various positions of the formation.
"Master!" Li Shiyin landed beside him and called softly.
Zhuifeng saw Qin Ran covered in mud and asked, "Wow! Dad, are you rolling in the mud too?"
Qin Ran turned around to look at him and asked calmly, "I have been teaching you formations for five years. How are you doing?"
"Sneezes..." Zhuifeng snorted when he heard that, looked off into the distance as if nothing had happened, and said vaguely, "You've learned well enough."
"I have studied formations for five years and have learned the basics of formations. If I have a formation manual, I can easily disassemble the basic formations and basic formation patterns, and set up formations even more easily." Qin Ran said, "Now you have also studied formations for five years. I want to see how well you have learned formations."
Zhuifeng seemed to have been slacking off for the entire school year, and suddenly heard that he was going to be assessed for an exam. He panicked, looked away, forced a smile, and asked, "Dad, can you not be so serious?"
Qin Ran ignored him, looked at Li Shiyin, and asked, "You just found this guy?"
"I found Senior Brother Dong Zhongyuan. He is very familiar with Qifeng and has already gone to Qifeng to look for someone. I believe he will be here soon." Li Shiyin replied.
She glanced at Zhuifeng and saw that he was hanging his head. Because he had no hope in his heart, he shrank his body little by little, hoping that Qin Ran would no longer see him. At the same time, he muttered, "It's over, it's all over, Daddy is serious, it's over, I'm going to die..."
“Yes! Dong Zhongyuan seems to know how to use formations.” Qin Ran nodded, and then arranged with Li Shiyin, “Go and call Wen Jin, Yao Qingke, Ye Qingxuan, Xiao Bufan, and Ximen Wushang, and find a disciple with earth spirit roots and a disciple with water spirit roots.”
"What are you calling them here for?" Li Shiyin agreed and asked casually.
"Due to time constraints, there is no time to set up a complete formation, so I changed my mind and decided to rely on the monks to set up the formation. People are needed to guard the formation. Because I set up eight life gates, I need eight strong enough monks to guard them." Qin Ran replied.
Li Shiyin counted with her fingers and asked, "Only seven?"
Qin Ran looked at her pretty face and asked, "What about you?"
"Oh...Okay!" Li Shiyin suddenly realized, then she stood up and flew into Daojianmen again.
Qin Ran looked at Zhuifeng, who had shrunk to the size of a kitten. The little white cat was shivering and mumbling something about formations.
What is Xunfeng Lihuo Tianlei Ze, what is looking for dragons and dividing gold to see Chanshan, what is the thunder in the sky stirring up the fire in the earth...
I'm already panicking.
"Come here!" Qin Ran was speechless and shouted.
This frightened Zhuifeng so much that he said in a trembling voice, "Dad... Dad... Dad..."
"I asked you to come over..." Qin Ran said again.
The little cat then moved towards him step by step. As it moved, the little white cat negotiated with him, "Dad... Dad, look, can you beat me up? Don't let me set up the formation."
Qin Ran looked at him without saying anything.
"Is it okay if I don't eat tonight?" The kitten gave in, "As long as you don't ask me to set up the formation."
Qin Ran still didn't say anything.
“I can stay at home for a month.”
"I...I've been studying in seclusion for half a year!"
"I...I...I don't want to set up a formation!" The little white cat couldn't hold it in any longer and cried out, "Dad! Forgive me! I don't know how to set up a formation!"
The little white cat moved to Qin Ran's side, and Qin Ran raised his foot and kicked him far away.
"You said it, remember it! A man should keep his word!"
Zhuifeng was instantly delighted when he heard this. He nodded repeatedly, "Okay! It's a deal."
Qin Ran called him back again, told him to grow bigger, and wanted him to be a means of transportation.
Being beaten, being a mount, anything is fine; as long as his homework is not checked, Zhuifeng is happy.
When Dong Zhongyuan came out of Daojianmen with seven formation masters, what he saw was
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Zhuifeng smiled tearfully as he flew Qin Ran up and down, helping Qin Ran calculate the formations everywhere.
You can tell at first glance that he is a child who was beaten and then coaxed into submission by candy.
“Uncle Master?” Dong Zhongyuan came over with a few formation masters and saluted Qin Ran. “What do you need us to do?”
Kieran rode on the white tiger's back, looked down at Dong Zhongyuan, and asked, "Can you understand the formation diagram?"
"Of course." Dong Zhongyuan said with a smile.
Are you kidding? Dong Zhongyuan's level of formation is definitely one of the best in Daojian Sect.
As for the formation masters behind him, were they just barely worthy of Dong Zhongyuan’s attention? Looking at their arrogant expressions, one could tell that they were angry that Qin Ran looked down on them.
But Qin Ran took a closer look at Dong Zhongyuan and felt that this guy's handsome face always gave people a frivolous feeling and he could not be trusted.
But time waits for no one now, and he has no choice.
"In that case, the eight of you are just right..." He said, taking out a thick stack of papers from his Qiankun bag and introducing them to the eight people, "This is the formation diagram of this formation. I divide it into eight parts..."
“Wait!” Dong Zhongyuan’s smile froze as he began to realize something was wrong. He pointed at the paper in Qin Ran’s hand and asked in surprise, “Uncle Master, what is this? A formation… a formation diagram? Not a formation book?”
A formation diagram, a blueprint, shouldn't it be just one picture? The diagram only contains the formation pattern, formation base, and formation center. How much of these things can be written, and how thick can it be?
Qin Ran sighed in his heart, he knew it!
He explained: "This formation was designed to deal with Zhishen Valley. I took the time to deduce it. It doesn't seek power or precision, but only to open up space and maximize defense..."
"Wait?!" Before he could finish, Dong Zhongyuan interrupted him again. This guy seemed to have heard something from heaven, and asked with wide eyes, "Master...Uncle Master? This...this formation, did you deduce it?"
He must have heard it wrong?
Qin Ran put down the formation diagram, looked at Dong Zhongyuan and asked seriously, "Do you understand the formation?"
"Uh..." Dong Zhongyuan originally thought that formations were his second profession and he knew a lot about them, but now, he was not sure about the direction of this topic. "Maybe, you understand?"
"Ah!" Qin Ran rubbed his brows, feeling exhausted. He didn't want to say anything more. He divided the formation diagram in his hand into eight parts, motioned Dong Zhongyuan to help him distribute them, and said, "This formation is constructed based on the eight trigrams. It will divide the area around Daojianmen into eight parts according to the attributes of the eight trigrams. You will each be responsible for an area based on the attributes of the formation you are good at."
Dong Zhongyuan took the formation diagram skeptically, and after consulting several formation masters, he distributed the formation diagrams one by one.
"I have already built the basic defense structure of the formation. As for the detailed carving of the formation patterns, leave it to me." Qin Ran looked at Dong Zhongyuan and the others who were looking at the formation diagram and introduced what they were going to do.
“What you need to do is to improve and amplify the effects of the attributes in each formation area according to the corresponding formation attributes.
"The periphery of this formation is mainly for defense, and the enemy cannot easily pass through; but the formation space will be mainly guarded by the cultivators.
"That is to say, the formation space that each of you is responsible for must have a corresponding increase in the combat power of your fellow disciples stationed there.
“This is what you need to do first.
“The next thing you need to do is the following.
"Lay out the Qiankun array to expand the space of each area, making it easier for fellow disciples to fight inside, and also to disperse the enemy's combat power;
“Lay out teleportation arrays to facilitate travel between various areas and concentrate our own strength;
“Laying down the illusion array pattern, when appropriate, can confuse the enemy and help fellow disciples fight or evacuate;
"Lay down the trap array to prevent the enemy from breaking the array from the inside."
"Uncle Master?" Dong Zhongyuan asked weakly, "Are you finished?"
Qin Ran looked at him, frowned and asked, "What?"
"Ahem..." Dong Zhongyuan looked back at the excellent formation masters of his school.
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They all looked confused, but they mustered up their courage and said to Qin Ran, "Your request is a little complicated."
“I’ve given you the formation diagram, you just need to follow and draw the formation pattern.” Qin Ran was puzzled. “Is it difficult?”
"Uncle Master..." Dong Zhongyuan's confidence was a little lacking, "Maybe, maybe, we don't seem to understand the formation diagram."
Qin Ran probably understood the problem. He sighed and couldn't help but say a few more words:
"None of you have ever learned about formation patterns... When you were learning formations, didn't you try to disassemble the formation patterns? When you were setting up the formations, were you curious about why this formation pattern had this effect? You didn't think about the principles of the combination of formation patterns..."
These excellent formation masters looked at each other in confusion. Who would learn those when learning formation?
When eating, you have to consider how the rice is grown, think about the composition, nutritional structure, and micromolecular basis of rice?
Are you crazy?!
Kieran sighed, "I know that human thinking is lazy, but I can't believe none of you have thought deeply about it."
...Is there a possibility that it’s not us who have the problem, but you.
Qin Ran said to a few people:
"The first few pages of the formation diagram are the detailed disassembly process of the formation, from the formation pattern to the basic formation to the completed formation; the middle pages are the detailed process of deriving the formation from the formation pattern; the last few pages are the complete diagram of the formation and the effect diagram of the formation, as well as the explanation of the expected effect of the formation.
"What you need is probably the complete diagram of the formation...that page."
The eight outstanding formation masters had some strange emotions in their hearts and the feelings were very complicated.
They flipped through the formation diagram in their hands and took out the complete diagram of the formation. They took a look at it. Although it was still very complicated, they were able to understand it in the end.
"Then, follow what I just said and arrange them in order of importance!" Qin Ran was speechless. If he really couldn't bear it anymore, he really didn't want to deal with these... people.
Although it was still very difficult for these formation masters, for example, they all set up complete formations and had never tried to split a complete formation into several formations, but when they saw that Qin Ran was already speechless, they were too embarrassed to speak out loud.
"I will always be here. If you have any questions, just ask me." Qin Ran finally said, "I hope you can understand the seriousness of the problem and don't pretend to understand."
"Yes!" Dong Zhongyuan responded with a few unconfident formation masters, and then they dispersed and went to the formation areas they were responsible for.
"Dad..." Zhuifeng, who was standing under Qin Ran, said, "You see, it's not that I'm stupid, it's that the formation is too difficult and they don't understand it."
Qin Ran slapped him directly and scolded, "You are too lazy!"
Zhuifeng felt aggrieved and didn't say anything.
He may not be able to chase the wind with his brain, but he has a lot of brute force.
He carried Qin Ran up and down to set up the formation, flying back and forth in front of Daojian Gate, and he didn't feel tired at all.
The cat steps are graceful.
In the evening, Li Shiyin brought out seven people from Daojian Sect, including Tian Wenjin, Yao Qingke, Ye Qingxuan, Xiao Bufan and Ximen Wushang, as well as two disciples Qin Ran did not recognize.
Li Shiyin came over to introduce Qin Ran: "Master, this is the main peak disciple Liu Tu, a cultivator with earth spirit roots, in the middle stage of the golden elixir. This is the sword peak disciple Sun Yao, a cultivator with water spirit roots, in the early stage of the golden elixir."
Qin Ran didn't say anything else. He pointed at the formation being set up and said to the eight people including Li Shiyin:
"The formation that is being set up here is called the God and Ghost Bagua Formation. Bagua represents eight positions, eight elements, and eight directions, so eight people are needed to guard the center of the formation.
"This formation will be set up mainly by the eight of you. You will guard the formation space and serve as Daojianmen's first line of defense against the invasion of Zhishen Valley.
"Any questions?"
After what happened just now, he didn't bother to explain it to them in detail and just told them what they needed to do.
The cultivators who are still staying in Daojian Sect are basically the ones who have no intention of escaping.
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The defense line was somewhat reluctant, but in the end no one said there was a problem.
Besides, Li Shiyin is also the first line of defense.
"Well, Li Shiyin will practice the Nine-turn Star Sword Technique, and you will guard the Qian position; Tian Wenjin, you are the thunder spirit root, and you will guard the Zhen position; Yao Qingke will be Dui; Xiao Bufan will be Li...
"On the one hand, you need to cooperate with their eight formation masters to set up the formation. On the other hand, you can find ten Jindan stage and twenty foundation building stage masters from Daojianmen to help you guard the formation space." Qin Ran arranged with them.
Finally, he added: "Although you are Daojianmen's first line of defense. However, you are only the first line of defense. When the time comes, you must fight mainly with formations. Remember, your lives are the most important. You must preserve your manpower as much as possible in preparation for the next battle."
He also emphasized, "Fight with the formation as the main focus. Once the formation is broken, evacuate immediately. Retreat to the mountain protection formation. Someone will be responsible for the second line of defense at that time."
He scanned the faces of these Daojian Sect members, whether they were friends or enemies, and finally asked, "Have I made myself clear?"
"Understood!" The eight people nodded.
"Now..." Qin Ran's eyes stayed on Li Shiyin's face and said, "Disband!"
Li Shiyin grinned at Qin Ran, clasped her fists and said loudly, "Yes! Master!!"
She whispered, "Master, don't worry. Shion is the best! Let's watch Shion's performance next!"
Qin Ran hardened his heart and nodded expressionlessly.
"Please...please...don't let anything happen!" he actually prayed in his heart.
The speed at which time passes is actually constant, but everyone's psychological time is very different.
For those who built Daojianmen’s first line of defense, two days seemed to pass in a flash.
They had just built up the general framework of the formation, arranged the formation elements and formation space, and had not yet arranged the teleportation formation, but the enemy had arrived!
At noon that day, outside Daojian Gate, a dark cloud suddenly appeared. It floated towards this side little by little from afar and covered Daojian Gate.
It blocked out the sky and the sun.
As the chief engineer of the formation, Qin Ran rode on a white tiger to command several formation masters to set up the formation. When he turned around, he saw a group of cultivators over there who were more depressing than the dark clouds.
A huge cloud boat slowly approached, with more than a thousand monks in front and behind it.
Even if they were replaced by mortals, they would be considered a regular army.
However, this was an army composed of cultivators, among whom there were nearly a thousand Jindan cultivators who seemed worthless.
The feeling of oppression is like a physical force pressing down on a person, threatening to overwhelm him or her.
The entire Daojianmen area was already empty of shadows and sounds. Even the mosquitoes in the forests dared not fly, and the earthworms deep underground dared not breathe.
Seeing this, Qin Ran patted Zhuifeng's cat head. Zhuifeng held him up and flew forward towards the army of cultivators and arrived in front of the God and Ghost Bagua Formation.
One man and one tiger, facing thousands of troops.
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