Chapter 127: Fate in a previous life
Chapter 127: A Fate in a Past Life
“Master Gong, then with your cultivation in the Dao of Formation, I’m sure it shouldn’t be too difficult to set up this [Seven-Colored Falling Immortal Formation].”
“That goes without saying, Master Gong is one of the top array masters within our Cong Yun Sea.”
“That’s right, don’t you see that every year, the maintenance of the formation has to be done by Master Gong himself.”
The group of young cultivators chattered and bickered.
Grandmaster Gong, however, was on the sidelines with a winning face, stroking his beard and smiling.
“A formation master.” Li Fan’s heart stirred when he saw this scene.
Rather, he had almost forgotten someone’s dying wish.
At that moment, his face straightened and he asked in a faraway voice, “Senior is Master Gong?”
That long bearded cultivator was slightly stunned and turned his head to look at Li Fan.
There was some surprise in his eyes, which only flashed by and was well concealed.
He smiled and said, “My name is Gong Bo Yu, I don’t know who my little friend is?”
Li Fan had an excited face, “I am Li Fan. Master Gong, I can finally find you. It’s so hard to see you!”
Gong Bo Yu was a little embarrassed, but he still patiently asked, “I wonder what my young friend is looking for me for?”
Li Fan sighed, his face full of emotion, “Just entrusted by someone!”
“My friend, He Zheng Hao, had a volume of ‘Hundred Veins Formation Diagram Detailed Explanation’ before his death ……”
Li Fan was halfway through his sentence when he was interrupted by Gong Bo Yu’s intense emotions.
“What, you are a friend of Daoist He? He still has formation writings left behind with you?” Gong Bo Yu looked a little strange, seemingly a little disbelieving, seemingly a little surprised.
His figure flickered and appeared beside Li Fan.
Li Fan only felt that he was grabbed by his shoulders in a flash, and then the scenery in his vision changed.
When he reacted again, he had already arrived in front of a slanted square building.
This square building seemed to be made of some kind of metal throughout, and under the sunlight, it glowed with a cold, clear light.
“Follow me.” Gong Bo Yu said to Li Fan and then walked into the interior of the building.
Li Fan followed and entered it.
The surroundings were dark, and what appeared to be a tall building on the outside was just a cramped little space on the inside.
Just as Li Fan felt strange, he felt a sudden tremor under his feet, and the square space he was in seemed to move.
And then the walls and floor became transparent, and Li Fan realized that the space inside seemed to have been cut into countless small independent squares.
Each square was moving rapidly according to a certain trajectory, and the busy figures of the cultivators could be vaguely seen inside.
After some time, as if it had hit something, the small square in which it was in stopped.
Seamless docking was completed all of a sudden, and the surrounding scenery changed dramatically.
The space became several times larger, and there were a few tables and chairs placed inside, which seemed to be a place to receive guests.
Greeting Li Fan as he took his seat, Gong Bo Yu asked with a smile on his face, “I wonder if the volume of the Hundred Veins Formation Diagram Detailed Explanation that my young friend mentioned can be lent to me for a look?”
Li Fan could not help himself.
The message in the jade sketch left behind by He Zhenghao had long been deleted by him, and then he had made several copies for backup. At this moment, Li Fan took out a copy from his storage ring and handed it over.
He said with some emotion, “Before Daoist He set out to explore the cave, he was afraid that something bad would happen to him, and his life’s work would be buried from then on. Therefore, he handed over the Hundred Veins Formation Diagram Detailed Explanation to me, explaining that if he were to die, he would hand it over to you, Master Gong. I hope that you can complete this unfinished formation diagram for him.”
Gong Bo Yu carefully read the jade slip, the look on his face sometimes marveling, sometimes puzzled.
It was only after a long time that he carefully put away the jade slip and said to Li Fan, “Ai, although Fellow Daoist He’s cultivation level is a bit lower, but his talent in the Dao of Formation is really marvelous. It is only a pity that ……”
“Heaven envies a talented person!”
Then, he solemnly said to Li Fan, “Don’t worry, I will definitely do my best to complete it. It will not cause the pearl of Fellow Daoist He’s writings to become dusty.”
Then, he handed Li Fan a communication talisman, “I will notify you the first time after it is completed. When the time comes, a copy will also be handed over to you.”
After pondering for a moment, Gong Bo Yu added, “This Hundred Veins Formation Diagram Detailed Explanation is of great help to our Cursive Formation Hall. Some of the novel insights in it, even when I saw it, I benefited a lot.”
“You’ve worked hard to hand it over to me, so it’s considered a credit. I will transfer twenty thousand contribution points to you later.”
Li Fan didn’t expect to have an unexpected gain and hastily thanked him. Watching Gong Bo Yu immersed in He Zheng Hao’s writings again, Li Fan was about to leave when he realized something embarrassing.
He did not know how to leave.
At that moment, he could only re-disturb Gong Bo Yu as well.
“You don’t know anything about the way of formations?”
Gong Bo Yu was surprised.
He then took out a jade slip, “This is the basic course for the introduction to formations in our Cursive Formation Hall, so you can study it while you are practicing. In the future, when Daoist He’s writings are supplemented, you won’t be clueless.”
“Remember, do not spread it out.”
“Go ahead!”
After saying that, he waved his hand.
Li Fan only felt his feet vibrate, and the space around him detached and reformed into a small three-dimensional square.
It moved quickly in the direction it came from.
Soon, it sent him back to the entrance of the Ceremonial Formation Hall.
Walking out of this building with an extremely distinctive appearance, Li Fan looked up again.
“There are still more than ten years to go, I hope you can make it up in time.”
Returning to the Ten Thousand Xuan Mirror, he took out the jade slip gifted by Gong Bo Yu and looked at it.
Compared to the various books on the market that were introductory to formations, the content taught in this jade slip went from shallow to deep and layer by layer.
Moreover, it was clearly organized and detailed.
From the basic theory to the practice of laying formations, it was as if they were being taught by hand.
In his last life on Tai’an Island, Li Fan had also learned to set up a seawater purification spell formation.
But even with such a rudimentary formation that couldn’t be any more rudimentary, Li Fan had spent almost half a month.
It was really a formation that was too complicated.
It was really difficult to get started just by self-learning.
However, with this jade slip, it would be much easier.
When placed in the ancient Immortal Cultivation World, it would at least be considered half of a true biography.
After all, the contents of this jade slip could not be bought by spending contribution degrees.
“Good, good, good! Fellow Daoist He, you are truly still glowing after death!”
Li Fan’s mind was invigorated and he said three good things in a row.
At that moment, his mind settled down and studied like a hunger.
Enraptured in the wonders of formations, he did not realize that time had passed.
I don’t know how much time passed before I was awakened by a vague spiritual sense in my heart.
Checking the time, it was now 18 years since the anchoring.
“Delving into formations can be even more time-consuming than practicing cultivation.” Li Fan could not help but smack his lips secretly.
In his perception, it was simply just a mere few days that had passed.
“However, why did you suddenly wake up?”
Li Fan frowned as past events crossed his mind one by one.
……
“Three years ago, my sister was then taken away by a passing Immortal Master who took a liking to her. In the beginning she would still send someone to send us a message to report that she was safe. But then, we never heard from her again.”
So it was this matter!
Li Fan was instantly enlightened.
(End of chapter)