MTL - Asking About Longevity-Chapter 541 foundation

Chapter 541 Background

The great elder had already stood up hastily, with a solemn look on his face, and hurriedly walked towards the fourth floor.

Mr. Zhuang’s eyes darkened slightly, and there were mysterious lines in his pupils. At the same time, he twisted the Taoist formula with his hand and waved his sleeves, as if he had erased something out of thin air...

Once the heavenly secret is broken, the cause and effect are wiped out.

 The heads and elders of the Five Elements Sect were suddenly stunned.

The great elder also suddenly stopped and was lost in thought. After a moment, he was puzzled and murmured:

"what happened?"

 “I seemed to have...forgot something just now?”

 “I forgot something…”

The great elder's mind went blank. He frowned and thought hard, but he couldn't figure it out.

 It was as if something shocking had just happened to him.

 But it seems...all this is his illusion?

 Just like taking a nap in the afternoon, waking up at midnight, everything is just a residual dream when you wake up.

 The rain passed without leaving a trace, hazy and without a trace.

 The great elder looked at Mr. Zhuang suspiciously.

Mr. Zhuang is still drinking tea, his posture is leisurely, calm and elegant, and he has an air of immortality, as if nothing has happened.

Aware of the great elder’s gaze, Mr. Zhuang raised his eyes and asked like a normal person:

"What's wrong?"

 The great elder was startled and began to doubt himself.

Did the person named Zhuang do anything?

 But it doesn’t look like...

What can he do?

The great elder looked around again. All the scenery, furnishings, tables, chairs, teacups, screens, and formations were exactly the same as in his memory, without any change.

  There is no trace of any external influence.

 The great elder shook his head slightly.

 “It’s an illusion…”

These days I have been fighting against the tiger, be wary of the man named Zhuang, be wary of the old man who is as old as wood, and also worry that the inheritance of the Five Elements Sect has been stolen.

 Worrying too much leads to misunderstandings.

 Inheritance has been learned...

 When he thought of this, the great elder's heart trembled.

He wanted to go to the shrine, but as soon as he took a step, he stopped.

The great elder turned his head, glanced at Mr. Zhuang, and said rather displeasedly: "Mr. Zhuang, it's been overdue for more than an hour, so that's about it..."

 Mr. Zhuang acted in a difficult manner.

The First Elder glanced at Mr. Puppet fearfully, but he only dared to take a glance, then withdrew his gaze, looked at Mr. Zhuang again, and insisted:

“For more than an hour, our Five Elements Sect has already given in. Please sir, this is enough…”

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment and sighed:

“Whether they know it or not, it’s all the children’s own opportunities and cannot be forced.”

The great elder cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Zhuang understands the righteousness..." Then he stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture:

“Mr. Zhuang, please come with me to have a look.”

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Okay."

The great elder then led the way and led Mr. Zhuang to the fourth floor of the Zangzhen Pavilion. He opened the door with some anxiety and looked inside.

The futon position has not been moved, and at first glance, there is nothing unusual about the shrine.

The incense in the incense burner has long since burned out, leaving only the cold ashes.

 Ink painting shows three young monks, all inside.

Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi were fine, but Mo Hua covered his head and frowned, looking a little painful, as if...

Has your spiritual consciousness been consumed too much?

 “He didn’t learn?”

 The Great Elder has some expectations.

Mo Hua raised his head and saw Mr. Zhuang. He hesitated and didn't know what to say.

Mr. Zhuang immediately sighed and said:

“That’s all, if you haven’t learned it, you haven’t learned it…”

Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, then looked "lost" and drooped his head, "Master, I...let you down..."

Mr. Zhuang looked regretful and said nothing.

 Seeing Mr. Zhuang's expression, the elder was startled, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.

 After that, I suddenly felt elated again, my old face was like a chrysanthemum in full bloom, with an uncontrollable smile.

The great elder laughed twice and pretended to be relieved:

“The Five Elements Spiritual Formation is the formation of our Five Elements Sect. It has thirteen patterns in one grade and is a reference to nature. If you want to understand it, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky..."

“Although you, these high-ranking disciples, are extremely talented and have high understanding, you are still young after all, and they are still learning the advanced formations of my Five Elements Sect. If you cannot understand them, it is normal. Don’t take it too seriously.”

“The road to cultivation is long, and there is still a long way to go…”

 “Suffering some setbacks can temper your mind.”

 The great elder stroked his beard.

Mo Hua also followed Mr. Zhuang's example, sighed, cupped his hands and said, "What the great elder said is true."

 The elder raised his eyebrows and looked at the ink painting.

This genius, with an arrogant look on his face, killed the talented formation masters of the Five Elements Sect, no, the entire Dali Mountain State Realm. The little formation master, now faced with the inheritance of their Five Elements Sect, suffered a blow, with a look on his face. Lost.

The great elder felt as if he had drunk honey.

 He has rarely been so happy in his life.

The great elder even said:

“Mr. Zhuang, if you don’t mind it, you can stay in our Five Elements Sect for a little longer, and let me, our Five Elements Sect, do our best to be a landlord…”

Mr. Zhuang was a little uninterested, "Let's talk about it later."

 He waved his sleeves and left.

The three of them in Mo Hua simply saluted, bowed their hands to the great elder, and followed Mr. Zhuang away.

The great elder looked at the backs of several people, the smile on his face faded, he snorted, and sneered to himself:

 “Have you suffered a lot?”

“How can anyone learn the inheritance of my Five Elements Sect?”

 …

On the way back, there were no people from the Five Elements Sect around.

Mo Hua changed his mood and couldn't help but smile.

Smiling, Mo Hua frowned again, rubbed the back of his head, and said strangely:

 “Why does my head hurt?”

Bai Zixi paused for a moment, her cheeks turned slightly red and she said:

 “It was me who beat me…”

"ah…"

Mo Hua was stunned.

Bai Zixi apologized slightly and whispered: "You woke up before, but something didn't look right, so I knocked you out..."

Mo Hua thought about it and understood.

 I was trapped in the shrine and dojo before, and the Five Elements Imp escaped to my sea of ​​consciousness and occupied the magpie's nest. He must have wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to escape.

 Fortunately, the little senior sister was smart and knocked herself unconscious...

Mo Hua nodded and said, "It's okay."

But I still couldn’t help but rub my head and muttered in my heart:

 Senior Sister, it hurts so much when I hit someone...

While she is practicing magic, she must also be practicing body training...

Seeing Mo Hua keep rubbing the back of his head, Bai Zixi realized that he might have hit him a little too hard, so he felt a little distressed and said:

 “Does it still hurt?”

Mo Hua shook his head, "It doesn't hurt anymore..."

Bai Zixi thought for a while and said softly: "Let me rub it for you."

Mo Hua’s face turned slightly red, “No need…”

 But before he finished speaking, he felt the little senior sister's fingers rubbing his forehead. It was cool, soft and soft, and the pain disappeared in an instant.

Mo Hua's heart couldn't help but tremble, and his face became even redder.

After a while, Mo Hua found that there was another hand on his head. He turned around and saw Bai Zisheng rubbing it there too.

Mo Hua was stunned, "What are you doing?"

 Bai Zisheng said: "I'll rub it for you too."

Mo Hua refused: "No need!"

Bai Zisheng's hair was frizzy, either light or heavy, and his hair was messed up.

Bai Zisheng said displeasedly: "This is the care that senior brother shows to his junior brother!"

"No…"

　　“I don’t know how blessed I am when I am in the midst of blessings! You actually dislike it?”

　　　…”

 The two of them were noisy.

Mr. Zhuang walked behind, looking at the three apprentices with gentle eyes and slightly raised corners of his mouth.

As the breeze blew by, Mr. Zhuang raised his head slightly and glanced at the Five Elements Sect's mountain-protecting formation. The smile in his eyes gradually faded away.

 After a moment, his eyes became gentle again.

 It’s just that in this gentleness, there is both regret and sadness.

 …

 After the group returned to the guest room and took a short rest, Mr. Zhuang asked Mo Hua:

“Have you learned the Five Elements Spirit Formation?”

"Um!"

Since the elder was not here, Mo Hua no longer concealed anything and nodded with a smile.

"Not only that, I also saw something else in the shrine..."

Mo Hua told Mr. Zhuang everything he saw and heard in the shrine, down to the smallest detail.

Mr. Zhuang was also quite surprised:

 “Origin Pattern?”

“Yes.” Mo Hua nodded, and then asked:

“Master, is this source pattern the Five Elements Array? Do all arrays have ‘source patterns’?”

Mr. Zhuang glanced at the ink painting and sighed slightly:

"Logically speaking, I shouldn't tell you about the array now..." "But since you have seen it and learned the calculation method, I will tell you briefly..."

Mo Hua sat upright and listened carefully.

Mr. Zhuang said: "The so-called formation flow, the full name is 'formation source flow', what we are looking for is the commonality and essence of a certain type of formation."

 “The forms of arrays are diverse.”

“Yes, it is a set of general-purpose formations. This formation is like a skeleton. Once you learn it, you can get twice the result with half the effort by drawing similar formations;”

“Yes, it is a kind of Dao Aggregation. After understanding this Dao Aggregation, similar formations can be understood by analogy;”

“There are also objects that are used as carriers: there are swords, pictures, sculptures, and even mountains and rivers…”

"Of course, there is also, as you said, a formation pattern."

 “Change the complex into simplicity, turn the many into one, condense thousands of formations, and form a “source pattern”.”

“This kind of formation inheritance is more difficult and complex, and the calculation consumes the most spiritual consciousness.”

When Mr. Zhuang said this, he shook his head and expressed emotion:

"I also didn't expect that the ancestors of the Five Elements Sect would have such great courage to devote all their efforts to calculate the 'source pattern' and create the formation flow, in order to make the Five Elements Sect's formations flourish and become a giant of formations... "

 Mo Hua couldn’t help but ask:

“Master, is there any difference between the Five Elements Formation and the Immortal Heaven Formation?”

“Does our sect’s Immortal Formation Flow include the Five Elements Formation Flow?”

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment, then slowly spoke and explained:

“Array flow means the source of formation flow.”

 “But the so-called ‘source’ is not necessarily the real ‘source’.”

Mo Hua was startled, frowned, and suddenly his eyes lit up:

“The origin is something people understand. Even if it is close to the great road, it may not be the true great road?”

Mr. Zhuang looked pleased, nodded and said:

"Yes, so the so-called origin of the formation does not necessarily mean the real origin, but should be the formation master's understanding and summary of the 'origin' of the formation."

"The Immortal Formation is like this, and the Five Elements Formation is the same."

“In other words, the Five Elements Sect calculates the Five Elements Formation, and the formation formed is called the ‘Five Elements Formation’.”

“The origin of the Five Elements Formation that other sects have understood can also be called the ‘Five Elements Formation Flow’.”

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting again and said meaningfully:

“One day, if you understand the origin of the Five Elements and create your own formation, it can also be called the ‘Five Elements Formation’.”

 Ink painting suddenly realized:

“So, the Immortal Formation Flow includes the sources of all heavenly formations. Even if these sources include the Five Elements Formation, they may be different from or even completely different from the Five Elements Formation of the Five Elements Sect?”

Mr. Zhuang nodded and said:

“The arrays have advantages and disadvantages, but they also have disadvantages.”

“The Immortal Formation Flow contains extremely profound understanding of formations, and is even enough to be regarded as a standard by ordinary formation masters.”

 “But no matter how profound it is, it’s just a family opinion.”

 “It is better not to believe it than to believe it fully.”

"That's why I ask you not to rush to learn the formation flow, but to understand and learn the world's formations step by step, apply what you have learned, and integrate it to form your own formation flow in the future, and use the formation flow to pursue The true avenue.”

Mr. Zhuang said meaningfully:

 “Learning from the Dharma.”

 “Everything is a raft.”

“Zhenliu is the ‘Dharma’ and the ‘raft’, not the ‘Tao’.”

Mo Hua felt that he understood a little bit, but not completely, so he carefully remembered Mr. Zhuang's words in his heart. Later, when he had a clear understanding, he would confirm it and slowly understand it.

 But after listening to Mr. Zhuang's words, Mo Hua also had a general understanding of "array flow".

 Zhen flow is the summary and understanding of the source flow of the battle method.

All formations in the world, including the Immortal Formation and the Five Elements Formation, all involve the origin of the formation. On the one hand, it is extremely profound and mysterious. On the other hand, they may each have their own strengths, and at the same time, it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

 You must learn and use it yourself.

 Unify knowledge and action, apply what you have learned, identify them one by one in practice, and turn them into your own use.

 If you blindly respect the "Jinliu", you will become the "puppet" of the Jinliu, regard the "raft" as the "Tao", remain stubborn and self-sufficient, and seek the Tao without hope.

Mo Hua’s eyes are getting brighter and brighter.

Mr. Zhuang could not help but nodded.

Mo Hua thought about it a bit, then suddenly frowned and asked another thing:

“Master, does the ‘source pattern’ have its own will?”

Mr. Zhuang’s eyes narrowed and his tone was deep, “My own will?”

"Hmm." Mo Hua thought for a while and said, "It can generate and spread on its own. It can be parasitic and can dominate. Although it cannot speak, its formation patterns are like eyes, with human-like emotions..."

Mr. Zhuang looked solemn, "What are you talking about, the 'Five Elements Origin Pattern'?"

Mo Hua nodded.

Mr. Zhuang's face was as dark as water. He pointed at the table with his fingers. His mind was fluctuating for a while. After a long time, he said:

“There is no general source pattern…”

“Inheritance is inheritance. This is the monk’s cognition and understanding. It is a method without will.”

 “The one with the will is the one who controls the inheritance.”

 “The ‘source pattern’ is abnormal…”

Mr. Zhuang frowned and said thoughtfully:

“Did something go wrong in the Five Elements Sect back then, and the calculations were wrong, which caused the source patterns to change?”

 “Or are you encountering disaster and evil spirits invading?”

 “Or maybe it was calculated by someone and something was raised...”

“Could it be that the decline of the Five Elements Sect is because of this ‘origin pattern’…”

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly.

 He thought so too.

 I am worthy of being Master’s disciple, and I want to go with Master!

Mr. Zhuang's eyes darkened and he asked Mo Hua: "What about the Daoyuan pattern?"

 “I’m hiding in the painting.”

"painting?"

 Ink Hua took out the visualization picture.

　　This visualization diagram before was the diagram of the zombie ancestor of the Zhang family. Now that there are no zombies, there are source patterns, and the inheritance of the formation is imprinted, and it has become the "Five Elements Formation Diagram".

Mr. Zhuang took out a few copper coins, placed them on the table, and arranged them into a pattern that was incomprehensible to the ink painting. Then he placed the picture in the pattern and slowly opened it.

 In the picture, there is a five-color formation pattern.

 The pattern is confined, the luster is restrained, but the atmosphere is simple.

 “Master, be careful, it will open its eyes.”

Mo Hua reminded in a low voice.

 Open your eyes?

Mr. Zhuang was slightly startled. He glanced at the Five Elements Formation Diagram, only to find that the formations were motionless, with no signs of "eyes opening". They were very quiet, and could even be said to be...

 Honest?

Mr. Zhuang wondered: "What's wrong with it?"

“I guess I moved away from the shrine and lost my strength, so I didn’t dare to show my head.”

 How the vitality was damaged is related to the monument, and the ink painting did not go into details.

Mr. Zhuang probably understood and did not go into details, but he still looked at the ink paintings silently, thinking that although his little apprentice looked harmless to humans and animals, he never seemed to be lenient when bullying "people"...

 That puts him at ease.

Mr. Zhuang looked at the "Five Elements Array Diagram" again. His mind moved and he did some calculations. The more he calculated, the more surprised he became. He said with some disbelief:

“This is really...the foundation of the Five Elements Sect...”

 “Old Ben?” Mo Hua was confused.

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting with a complicated expression and said helplessly:

“Thousands of years of heritage...isn’t it the ‘old foundation’...”

Mo Hua opened his mouth, a little unbelievable.

 Thousands of years of heritage…

 He pointed at the Five Elements Origin Pattern and said with difficulty:

 “Is that all?”

 The Five Elements Origin Pattern was so angry that it trembled, but in the end he still didn't dare to "open his eyes".

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Make everyone into one and calculate the source texture. In order to calculate the formation flow, the Five Elements Sect "compiled" all the sect's formations into this source texture..."

“In other words, this source pattern contains all the formation inheritance of the Five Elements Sect for thousands of years…”

Mo Hua was stunned.

Although he knew that this source pattern was derived from formations and should be extraordinary, he never expected that it would be so "extraordinary"!

"But..." Mo Hua was a little confused, "How to use this 'source pattern'?"

 He actually knows nothing about currents.

 The purpose of this source pattern is not clear to him.

 You can’t treat it as a “pathogen” and infect other people’s consciousness...

Mr. Zhuang said: "There are two situations..."

“The first one, if you can’t suppress the will of the ‘Origin Pattern’, don’t look at it or learn it. Otherwise, once you are parasitized by the ‘Origin Pattern’ and the sea of ​​consciousness changes owners, the consequences will be disastrous…”

 “The second kind…”

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting and said, "If you have a way to suppress this "source pattern", then you can try to calculate in reverse and dismantle the "source pattern"..."

“Reverse calculation and dismantle the source pattern?”

Mo Hua was startled.

Mr. Zhuang nodded and continued:

“You have learned the calculation method of the Five Elements Sect. You can summarize the formation patterns and turn the complex into simplicity. Conversely, you can also simplify the formation into the complexity and re-disassemble the summarized formation patterns…”

Mr. Zhuang sighed:

“This source pattern includes the Five Elements Sect and all the inheritance of the Five Elements formations. After you dismantle them, you can get the formation diagrams of these formations..."

 Five Elements Sect…all formation inheritance…

Mo Hua nodded, then thought of something, and his heart trembled suddenly, "Isn't that..."

Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly, nodded and said:

"Yes, this naturally also includes... the inheritance of the Five Elements Spiritual Array!"

 “And, it’s not a general inheritance…”

Mr. Zhuang could not hide his surprise:

"It is very possible that it is from the first grade, to the second grade, even to the third grade, and above the third grade, a whole set of extremely precious, almost lost, ancient and unique inheritance!"

“This is the true foundation of the Five Elements Sect for thousands of years!”

 (End of this chapter)