The Quest for Immortality

Chapter 806 -593 Foundation Laying_2

”In this world, everything is diverse, and the Great Dao contained within each thing is complex, varied, and ever-changing

”These Daos manifest as Formation Patterns and are classified into Formation systems, giving rise to many entirely different Formation Systems

”Chaos, Eryi, Three Talents, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, Six Harmonies, Seven Stars

”These are eight categories, deeply rooted and long inherited, with clear contexts and evident Formation principles

”I will explain them one by one

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”Chaos Eryi, these two types of Formations are Ancient Formations, initially derived from the Dao of Heaven and Earth by Ancient Cultivators.”

”These Formations are quite ancient; their structures are simple, yet they contain extremely complex Formation principles, aligning with the Dao that is simplest yet deepest.”

”Because of their simple form, being even crude, they are obscure, and current Cultivators find it difficult to comprehend.”

”The simpler their form, the more Divine Sense they consume during comprehension, and despite the painstaking contemplation, one might not grasp anything

”Because of this obscurity, they are hard to learn, harder to solve, even harder to pass on; thus, Chaos Eryi-type Formations have gradually been lost.”

”The existing Formations are just a little, cherished and studied by the Taoist Courts or Noble Clans, but it’s hard to systematically learn them

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”Three Talents Formation

”Some disciples, when they first study Formation, might have learned ‘Three Talents Formation,’ but that is only for enlightenment, quite rudimentary, not even scratching the surface.”

”In other words, it’s a kind of basic Formation enlightenment ‘fixed pattern’ of the Taoist Court

”The true Three Talents Formation involves ‘Heaven,’ ‘Earth,’ and ‘Humanity,’ with a vast layout and wide derivations.”

”But your experiences are limited, at your young age, you might not realize the boundlessness of Qian Dao, the deep virtue of Kun Dao, and the unpredictability of Human Dao

”Not to mention the unification of Three Talents.”

”From this, you should understand that Heaven, Earth, and Humanity Three Talents are not something ordinary Cultivators can consider; this is the knowledge that controls the world under the Taoist Court

”Therefore, the core inheritance of the Three Talents Formation is strictly held by the Taoist Court and is not taught externally.”

”Unless in the future you enter the Taoist Court or Taoist State, and get in touch with the high ranks of the Taoist Court, otherwise, you won’t be able to learn the true essence of the Three Talents Formation

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”Four Symbols Formation

”Quite special, it is an inherited Formation method among the Savage tribe cultivators in the lands south of the Nine State.”

”This type of Formation is related to some Monster Beasts with special bloodlines.”

”Their Formation Patterns also resemble Beast Patterns.”

”Beast-like, close to Monster. Before one deeply and thoroughly learns the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, it’s better not to learn the Four Symbols, as it can easily skew one’s nature and lose humanity

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”Five Elements Formation, no need to say much.”

”Five Elements is the most common and most applicable type of Formation in the Cultivation World.”

”In ancient times, there were origins of the Five Elements Formation, but initially, they were of humble origins. As generations of Cultivators researched and developed, nowadays, there is such a large scale and so many varieties of the Five Elements Formation.”

”The greatest contribution to the development of the Five Elements Formation was by the once Five Elements Sect.”

”Unfortunately, the sudden decline of the Five Elements Sect left only a few remnants secluded away, unambitious, living out their days lackluster, hardly as glorious as before

”Even though the Five Elements Sect declined almost to obscurity, the Five Elements Formation has spread widely across the Nine State, broadly used in various Tao Cultivation disciplines

”It’s just that some core inheritances are probably extinct

Elder Master Xun felt some regret.

Mo Hua blinked his eyes, pretending he knew nothing.

The secret of the Five Elements Sect, that “Five Elements Source Pattern,” is now on his body.

He had also learned the Five Elements Ultimate Formation.

But he definitely couldn’t say it out loud.

”Make a fortune in silence

Mo Hua silently admonished himself.

After expressing regret, Elder Master Xun continued:

”Six Harmonies Formations

”This Formation system is somewhat special; it can be simply divided into two types, one focuses on metaphysics, emphasizing Yin and Yang Mutual Agreement, connecting the Heavenly Stems; the other type is the Six Yao Formation, Three Yin and Three Yang, mutually generating Hexagrams

”Six Harmonies Formations are somewhat of a Cold subject, especially the Six Yao, which if mistakenly handled, it’s very easy to lose one’s composure, and be seeded with Demon Thought by an unknown Heavenly Demon Evil God, thus falling into the Demon Path.”

”Lightly, don’t study Six Harmonies Formations

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”Next is Seven Stars Formation

”Seven Stars Formation bases on the structure of Big Dipper Heaven Shu, Tianxuan, Heavenly secret, Tianquan, Yuhen, Kaiyang, Yaoguang seven stars, refining the stellar patterns, thus constructing the Formation.”

”The Taoist Court Seven Pavilions is named after the Big Dipper seven stars.”

”Hence, the orthodox inheritance of the Seven Stars Formation is held within the central Seven Pavilions of the Taoist Court and the coexistent Heavenly Observatory.”

”This type of Formation, by perceiving celestial phenomena and Calculating heavenly secrets, mastered deeply, can control the power of the stars

”But like the Three Talents Formation, this kind belongs to the secret Formations of the Taoist Court. You are unlikely to have a chance to learn them in this lifetime, and even if you do learn, you probably won’t master it

”Moreover, the Seven Stars Formation, involving celestial phenomena and Calculation, is extremely profound, which is fundamentally not something ordinary Cultivators, let alone ordinary Formation Masters, can comprehend.”

”Of course, there’s no need to worry. Although the Seven Stars Formation is important, it is also niche; ordinary Formation Masters can’t learn it, so it’s also not within the scope of Formation Master Grading.”

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”Lastly, is the Eight Trigrams Array.”

”Five Elements and Eight Trigrams are particularly important, widely applicable, effective, and powerful, and are the necessary two types of Formations tested in Formation.ASCII: Master Grading.”