Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master - Chapter 1285 - 499: Overwhelming Learning (Part 2)
Chapter 1285: Chapter 499: Overwhelming Learning (Part 2)
He seemed to have turned into a dried-up sponge, greedily absorbing all the moisture.
Time passed by unnoticed.
One watch.
Two watches.
Three watches.
Ning Zhuo was completely immersed in the ocean of learning, forgetting time, fatigue, and everything else.
“Nine Palace Calculation, using Nine Palaces as the board, Nine Stars as the pieces, and the Array Heart as the hand. The Nine Stars fall, the Array Heart deduces, one piece falls and the Nine Palaces move, one piece shifts and a myriad of phenomena arise…”
When he read this passage, a memory was triggered in Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sea.
This wasn’t his memory, but from a low-level Demon Cultivator studying formations.
The Demon Cultivator researched dynamic formations, borrowing theories from the Nine Palace Array. He arrays as he arrays soldiers, calculates as he arrays troops.
He considered the Nine Stars as “soldiers” to better understand the coordination among the Nine Stars; he considered the Array Heart as the “general” to better understand the commanding role of the Array Heart.
“Interesting. This interpretation, though biased, isn’t without merit.”
A small piece of memory allowed Ning Zhuo to understand the Nine Palace Array from another perspective, extending its application to battle formations and dynamic formations.
Even though the Demon Souls he absorbed had no strong accomplishments in formations, their life experiences were too diverse, always providing various triggers linked to other cultivation fields.
Such scenarios repeatedly occurred.
As Ning Zhuo learned from various ancient texts, the Demon Souls he absorbed also served as a richly informative textbook.
Ning Zhuo’s Divine Sense lingered on a formation map.
“Nine Palace Trapped Dragon Formation,” a variation of the Nine Palace Array.
Nine Palace Trapped Dragon Formation, using the Nine Palaces as the foundation, employing the Confining Array. Each Palace sets a trap, nine traps interlinking, mutually resonating. Those entering the array feel like falling into the nine layers of hell, ensnared and unable to escape…
Ning Zhuo frowned slightly, discovering a minor flaw in this formation map.
“Can it be improved?”
Ning Zhuo fell into contemplation.
Just a dozen breaths later, he found a way to improve it, consuming Divine Sense and Mana, and recorded the improvement method to the side.
Ning Zhuo opened another ancient text, titled “Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Combined Discussion.”
This book discusses the combination of Nine Palace Array and Eight Trigrams Array. It starts with: “Nine Palaces are primarily numerical, Eight Trigrams primarily positional. Numbers and positions combined, formations are born. Nine Palace Eight Trigrams Array, taking the numerical principles of Nine Palaces, matching the positions of Eight Trigrams, forming the trend of harmony between heaven and earth…”
He was immersed, a segment of memory was touched, emerging.
But this time, it was no longer Demon Soul memory, but various basics Ning Zhuo learned and memorized in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, including a segment on Buddhist Sect formations.
“Buddhist Sect formations emphasize ’Heart-Array Unity’—the array setter and the formation fuse into one, the formation is my heart, my heart is the formation. Therefore, Buddhist Sect formations are the quickest to set up.”
“This concept actually coincides with the Array Heart in the Nine Palaces.”
In reality, “Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams Combined Discussion” and Ning Zhuo’s enlightenment have little correlation. However, continuous, in-depth learning kept Ning Zhuo’s thoughts active, with ideas in his Divine Sea rising and falling, leading to more and more inspirations being triggered.
Mirror Stand Spirit Communication Technique!
Although this cultivation technique excels at communication and control, it’s specific to Mechanism Cultivators. However, it greatly deepened Ning Zhuo’s soul foundation, making it impossible for other cultivators who didn’t focus or also practiced Divine Sea to maintain Ning Zhuo’s level of consumption without other means.
Time continued to pass.
Scroll after scroll of ancient texts were opened by Ning Zhuo, page after page of content he absorbed. He was completely immersed, almost unable to extricate himself.
Sometimes, he frowned upon encountering a contradiction or discovering an error.
Sometimes, he suddenly smiled upon understanding a complex concept or solving a puzzle.
Sometimes, he suddenly stopped, closed his eyes in deep thought—he was deducing a formation in his mind or verifying an idea.
Sometimes, he suddenly opened his eyes, stretched out his hand to form an array in the air—that’s when he had a new inspiration, trying various new attempts.
By the time Ning Zhuo finished reading all the ancient texts borrowed by Shen Xi, Ning Zhuo was slightly dazed, just then realizing.
“Finished learning?”
He felt mentally fatigued, his eyes dim, his cheeks flushed from intense mental exertion, with waves of white mist seeping from his forehead.
As he released his hand, the blood-stained wooden cone fell onto the floor tiles. During his study, he also employed the Awl-Thorn Vigilance Art, enhancing himself.
He pushed open the door of the Cultivation Room, immediately drawing the attention of the Chef.
The latter, while serving Spirit Food, also informed Ning Zhuo: “Young master, you’ve been in seclusion for a day and two nights this time.”
Ning Zhuo nodded slightly, consumed the Spirit Food, and took a deep rest.
His physical body and soul foundation once again played a role, and when he awoke, his mind was agile again, eyes filled with divine light.
He closed his eyes, with countless knowledge related to Nine Palace Arrays emerging in his Divine Sea, along with various insights and numerous principles and understanding he summarized.
Even such a small retreat, the understanding of the young lad regarding Palace Arrays had dramatically transformed.
The knowledge from those ancient texts had all been absorbed, digested, and integrated into his own Array Dao system. Many memories from Demon Cultivators were also borrowed and fused, becoming his own foundation.
His understanding of the Nine Palace Array was now hardly inferior to Shen Xi. In some aspects, he might have already surpassed Shen Xi.
“As long as I gain higher-level knowledge, surpassing Shen Xi is certain.”
Ning Zhuo knew Shen Xi was stuck at the Sixth Song, indicating his Array Realm definitely did not reach Master Level.
Honestly, leveraging Sun Lingtong’s True Intent, Ning Zhuo achieving an instant leap to Master Level Array Realm was beyond his expectations.
“I didn’t expect the boss to have such abundant accumulation in the cultivation technique of forming arrays!”
Ning Zhuo decided to make a significant purchase, acquiring high-level classics related to Array Dao from the Commerce Hall.
Regarding the Nine Curves Corridor Array, Ning Zhuo had fully grasped all the mysteries of the first three Songs. He even had some conjectures about the subsequent ones.
“But for breaking the array, a few more Magic Artifacts and Magic Treasures are needed.”
Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo took out the Array Gap Traveling Shuttle.
This Magic Treasure, three inches and seven parts in length, with Green Jade as its bone, internally flowing with Star Sand. Its body carved with cloud and water motifs in running patterns, its head and tail inlaid with Chi Wen’s eyes, capable of emitting a bluish-white light. The handle wrapped in a circle of deep blue vine skin, the tail adorned with the Five Elements Breaking Forbidden Silk.
This had originally been Shen Xi’s Magic Treasure, but he had given it to Ning Zhuo. Sun Lingtong liked it, so Ning Zhuo gave it to him too.
However now, for the purpose of practicing array breaking, this Magic Treasure had returned to Ning Zhuo’s hands.
Sun Lingtong had once used the Array Gap Traveling Shuttle to break the Thousand Vine Drinking Cloud Formation, successfully infiltrating Shuyu Pavilion.
But just having the Array Gap Traveling Shuttle wasn’t enough.
This time, Ning Zhuo decided to personally go to Commerce Hall for procurement.
Eye-catching Talisman.
A Cultivation Talisman, capable of revealing the location of the Array Eye.
Array Fixing Stake.
The stake is inscribed with a Sealing Talisman, which, once nailed into the Array Base, can lock the formation’s operation at that point.
Source-breaking Axe.
One swing of the axe can sever the connection between the Array Eye and the Array Source.
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“True Understanding of Array”
Explains the common essence of formations: the principle of energy circulation, the reflection of Heaven and Earth Laws, etc., a must-read for Array Masters.
“Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend One Hundred and Eight Arrays”
Combines thirty-six Heavenly Spirits and seventy-two Earthly Fiends, detailing one hundred and eight basic array types and their variations.
“Essence of Dynamic Array”
Elaborates on the essence of dynamic formations—how to maintain formation stability in motion, and how to find regularities amidst changes.
“Soldier Formation Unity Theory”
Discusses how to integrate battle formations with Military Art, enabling the army to function as an extension of limbs, maximizing combat power.
“Ancient Natural Array Pattern Record”
Collects rubbings of naturally formed ancient array patterns, each imbued with some Dao resonance.
…
Ning Zhuo returned heavily laden.
After he left, cultivators who witnessed this scene murmured among themselves.
“Why is Ning Zhuo willing to spend so much to invest in formations, for what?”
“Despite being valued by Zhong Dao and Tuoba Huang, he turned to participate in formation trials, only to return defeated. What on earth is he thinking?”
“Each has its own strengths, and shortcomings are inevitable. Shouldn’t he understand that? Does he really think he can excel in all areas? Heh, how is that possible?!”
Source: Webnovel.com, updated by novlove.com
