What kind of pattern is this?
The question popped into Chen Zhou's mind: the pattern was made up of a fist with three small hammers on top of it. Chen Zhou had never seen this pattern before.
"This is the pattern of the Soul Weapon Forger," Elder Ren said slowly. Elder Ren was originally a sword spirit created by a Soul Weapon, so he was naturally very familiar with it.
It can be said that the Ren Lao (a type of Taoist priest) was born from their hands.
"Then..." Chen Zhou stared blankly at Elder Ren.
“That’s right, I was also born from them, but it seems that there are no decent soul weapon blacksmiths on the Tianyun Continent now,” Elder Ren said.
"This pattern looks simpler than the previous ones, so why is it still the third one?" Chen Zhou asked, puzzled. The pattern looked very simple, with only three elements, and connecting them with true qi was not particularly complicated.
Chen Zhou could say with certainty that he could completely use his true energy to draw this pattern!
"Don't underestimate this pattern. It's not simple. With your current level of mastery of true qi, trying to draw it in one go is simply a pipe dream!" Elder Ren said something that shocked Chen Zhou.
Old Ren actually said he couldn't sketch this pattern?!
Such a simple pattern?
Chen Zhou didn't take the pattern seriously, so he said directly, "Then I'll draw it out for you."
As he spoke, Chen Zhou began to use his true energy to outline the design.
Streams of true energy appeared in front of Chen Zhou, slowly connecting and gradually forming the pattern. Chen Zhou was so engrossed in drawing the pattern that he didn't hear the strange noise coming from outside.
When Chen Zhou actually started sketching the pattern, he discovered that, as Ren Lao had said, it was not so easy to sketch.
To connect the lines of those patterns, one had to make a huge loop.
Moreover, this large circle requires Chen Zhou to have a very high level of control over his true energy, because there are other lines in the middle of this large circle that Chen Zhou needs to use his true energy to outline, which slows down Chen Zhou's progress. Chen Zhou must complete the lines inside the large circle first.
This pattern looks simple, but the lines inside are actually extremely complex. If you're not careful, the two lines will intertwine. Once they intertwine, the formation will fail. Chen Zhou doesn't want to fail like this. He just said he wanted to outline it, and he can't back down now.
Golden-white true energy slowly emerged from Chen Zhou's fingertips and extended along the lines of the pattern. Just as one of Chen Zhou's lines was about to intersect with another, Chen Zhou immediately stopped controlling the true energy. The true energy remained there; if Chen Zhou did not stop, the two lines would intersect.
Once the intersection occurred, all of Chen Zhou's previous efforts were wasted.
"I told you, your control over true qi is still not very good. For example, just now, you were too hasty, so your true qi was in a restless state, which made your speed too fast. If you deviated even slightly in one place, you wouldn't be able to complete the pattern. Also, you didn't observe the pattern carefully at all. Tell me, what's the difference between this pattern and the dragon and turtle you drew before?"
Seeing that Chen Zhou had been humiliated, Ren Lao did not rush to criticize Chen Zhou, but instead pointed out Chen Zhou's problem first.
Upon hearing Elder Ren's question, Chen Zhou immediately began to carefully examine the pattern before him. This pattern did indeed look much simpler, so why couldn't he draw it? What was the difference? Wasn't the difference simply that the lines were more likely to intersect? The distance between each line in this pattern was very close, making it very easy for them to intersect.
“The distance between its lines is very short, so it is very easy for them to cross,” Chen Zhou said.
"No, that's not the point. You're still wrong; you haven't grasped the essence of the lines in this pattern at all." Elder Ren bluntly pointed out Chen Zhou's mistake, which made Chen Zhou feel somewhat uncomfortable, but he accepted it because he was indeed wrong.
"Then what exactly is the difference?" Chen Zhou asked, puzzled. He looked at the formation from left to right, but still couldn't find any obvious difference.
At this point, Elder Ren slowly said, "It's not that I did this on purpose. Some things are only meaningful when you see them for yourself. If I told you directly, even if you eventually sketched out the pattern, your progress would be minimal."
Chen Zhou agreed with what Master Ren said. In fact, he had heard similar words many times in his previous life, all from his teachers. At first, he didn't take them seriously, but later he realized that his teachers were right.
For example, when you solve a problem, if the teacher tells you the steps and the answer, you only absorb about 50% of the information. If you solve the problem on your own, then you have truly mastered it.
Ren Lao clearly had the same idea. He had the demeanor of a teacher, after all, he had already guided countless hosts to the peak of their abilities.
If we're just talking about teaching disciples, most of the elders in the Sword Cloud Sect are probably not as good as Elder Ren. Elder Ren has a wealth of experience, while none of the elders in the Sword Cloud Sect have experience teaching powerful individuals. Elder Ren, on the other hand, has taught several generations of powerful individuals.
Suddenly remembering this, Elder Ren felt a pang of nostalgia. Perhaps he could teach Chen Zhou to become a powerful figure once again, but Chen Zhou would eventually leave, while he himself would always exist. Perhaps after teaching Chen Zhou, his own life would end.
The Heavy Sword that Elder Ren is currently in is already in a broken state, especially the sword spirit. Previously, he could easily use the power without needing to meet any requirements for his mental strength, but now he has to make demands on Chen Zhou's mental strength before he can use the power. This is already a very high threshold.
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