Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master - Chapter 1277 - 496: Nine Curves Corridor

Chapter 1277: Chapter 496: Nine Curves Corridor

Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Array Creation, and Talisman Making are the Four Great Skills of Cultivation.

Why are they called the Four Great Skills?

On one hand, these skills are extremely broad in scope. Any cultivator, without exception, frequently encounters them in their practice.

On the other hand, if a cultivator masters any one of them to a relatively profound level, they can earn resources through the skill, supporting their cultivation.

Even if they haven’t dedicated specific time and energy to study and explore them, as cultivators age, they naturally accumulate considerable experience in these four skills.

The reason for this is simple—living long means more interactions with the Four Great Skills, naturally enhancing understanding in these areas.

For example, when consuming elixir pills, if a cultivator buys fake ones and suffers losses, they will naturally remember this deeply. Even if they don’t study diligently, they will surely pay considerable attention in the future.

Ning Zhuo feels this quite deeply.

So far, he has absorbed three waves of Demon Souls, gaining extensive life experiences from numerous cultivators.

To varying degrees, these individuals have some understanding related to the Four Great Skills.

But Demon Cultivators, who are good at fighting and killing, rarely delve deep into these areas.

Of course, this is also related to the low quality of the Demon Souls Ning Zhuo purchased.

Most of the understanding is superficial and repetitive, resulting in Ning Zhuo’s realm in these Four Great Skills not being particularly outstanding.

“In the realms of Alchemy, Array Creation, and Talisman Making, I’m only at the craftsman level. Only in Artifact Refining have I reached the Master Level.”

He owes this to Qingwu Langjun’s True Intent nurturing.

“Next, to solve the Luoshu Water Array, I must boost my strength in Array Creation!”

Ning Zhuo calmed down and analyzed the information at hand.

The Xingyun Trial has seen countless minor trials related to Array Creation, emerging one after another.

This is the aura of the Four Great Skills of Cultivation.

Jingyue Abyss Formation.

The location is at the side of the thousand-year ancient pond, Chenyuan Pond. Participants in the trial must, by the pond, use the pond water as a mirror, and their own mental state as the Array Heart, to arrange a simplified version of the “Jingyue Abyss Formation.”

If Nascent Soul Cultivator Zheng Yue approves, the cultivator will have passed the trial.

Back then, Zheng Yue fell into the trough of life, secluded himself near Chenyuan Pond, and built a hut to reside. The pond was bottomless, and its waters remained still as a mirror year-round.

Zheng Yue meditated by the pond for seven years, his Divine Sense drifting, communicating with the remains of an ancient Profound Turtle at the pond’s bottom, using this to achieve enlightenment and create the Jingyue Abyss Formation.

The Jingyue Abyss Formation uses stillness to control movement, responding to infinite changes with constancy, highlighting the advantages of the Static Formation to a great degree.

However, to arrange this formation, one must use their own mental state as the Array Heart, which demands an extraordinary requirement from cultivators.

It is said that when Zheng Yue achieved enlightenment by Chenyuan Pond, he meditated without moving for three consecutive years. After three years, he opened his eyes, and a Profound Turtle phantasm flew out from the pond, entering the formation and instantly transforming into the Array Spirit.

“I possess Self-Talent and also have the Buddha Heart Demon Seal, can this ensure a stable mental state? Do I hold a unique advantage for participating in this trial?” Ning Zhuo fell into contemplation.

Wind Thunder Formation.

This formation is arranged on the peak of Heavenly Phenomenon Peak, where the wind howls and thunderclouds roll day and night.

The Wind Thunder Formation incorporates constantly changing weather conditions, jointly arranged by Nascent Soul cultivators Lei Dongtian and Feng Jingyun.

Participating cultivators must endure within the formation for 30 minutes. During this time, the wind and thunder constantly change—sometimes a gale, sometimes a thunderclap, sometimes a mix of both.

As it is a Dynamic Formation, this Array is almost traceless, even the Array Eyes move freely.

Ning Zhuo pondered: “My realm in Wind Element and Thunder Movement is very low. To endure successfully, I must use Divine Sense to explore the Array and strive to lock onto the Array Eye to have hope.”

“Maybe better not to.”

Ning Zhuo continued to browse.

Five Elements Rotation Grand Array!

Five Elements Peak specializes in researching the Dao of the Five Elements. Within the peak lies the “Reincarnation Hall,” where the “Five Elements Rotation Grand Array” is set—this formation is based on the Five Elements, mutually generating and restraining, endlessly revolving. It is said this formation was left by the founding ancestor of Five Elements Peak and has been operating for three thousand years without cessation.

Participating cultivators need to enter the Reincarnation Hall and comprehend the “Five Elements Rotation Grand Array” within for two hours. Then, answer questions in the exam field beside the hall. Answering ten questions correctly will pass the trial.

Ning Zhuo has had this trial in mind for a long time.

“With my Five Elements Realm, taking the top spot is almost a sure thing.”

Ning Zhuo did not choose to participate primarily because he felt the reward for this trial was quite low.

The top position cultivator will receive a “Five Elements Reincarnation Order.” The holder can enter the Five Elements Peak’s Scripture Pavilion to borrow all the classical texts on Five Elements Skills. If they join Five Elements Peak, they will initially hold a Middle Level position.

Five-layered Gate.

This is one of the trials established by Heavy Array Peak, a classic representation of multi-layer array stacking techniques within Array Dao.

Once, a Golden Core Cultivator from Myriad Images Sect single-handedly set the “Five-layered Gate Formation,” suppressing a peak Nascent Soul Demon Cultivator for an entire month.

The formidable aspect of this formation lies in: five-layer arrays mutually stack, breaking through one layer reveals another, and each layer borrows the force of breaking the previous layer, growing stronger with each break.

Ning Zhuo thought: “This formation involves the technique of stacked arrays, which is not my specialty.”

Mountain River Society Map.

Strictly speaking, this is also a trial related to Array Dao.

Mountain River Society Map is stored in the Scripture Pavilion of Myriad Images Sect. Left by an ancient Great Power, it seals a complete “Boundary Array” within. This formation is based on mountains and rivers, with society as its heart, capable of forming its own realm, isolated from the outside world.

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