Destiny is ashes

Chapter 398: Body Refining with Formation (23)

In the eyes of An Jing, a martial arts practitioner who has mastered the Huangtianhoutu method to perfection, Huo Qing's progress in martial arts is easy to see.

Last time, Huo Qing only made some progress in cultivating Qi at the edge of the abyss. He could only say that he knew Xuanbu and Guanjia Zhenjin in theory, but there were still many problems in their actual application.

But this time, in just a few days, in An Jing's eyes, Huo Qing's aura was seamlessly integrated, and he had obviously made great progress in the three physical cultivation methods of the Emperor's Heaven Method, almost reaching perfection!

This is really incredible, and An Jing is quite curious about it.

"It was actually a coincidence."

Huo Qing recalled with lingering fear: "If I hadn't been between life and death, I would never have been able to make this breakthrough."

After An Jing left last time, Chonggang Town was attacked by a group of monsters, and as usual, the Zifu formation easily dispersed the monsters, and Huo Qing continued his research on the formation.

But the next day, the beast attack came again, which caused people to be surprised, because unless two different beasts attacked in a staggered manner, no kind of monster could withstand the losses of failed sieges continuously.

But both attacks were carried out by Fire Crows, which either meant that these Fire Crows had gone crazy, or that the prosperity of this Fire Crow population had probably reached an extremely high level, enough for Xuan Ye City to send out suppression monks to destroy the nest.

On the third day, which was today, when the Purple Mansion Formation was being maintained, a group of Fire Crows far exceeding their numbers in the past raided Chonggang Town. There was even... a Fire Crow that was at the pinnacle of the Yangyan Bird Demon bloodline, the [Three-legged Golden Crow] at the level of Demon King, coming to attack the city!
"At that time, I was a little tired of studying the formation, and was practicing martial arts to change my mind."

Huo Qing confessed: "After seeing the monsters attacking the city and the Golden Crow appearing, the whole city was immediately put on martial law, and I was so scared that I immediately activated the hiding formation and hid in it."

"But it was useless. The Purple Palace Array was still under maintenance at that time, so it was activated urgently. Chonggang Town had no protection, and the charcoal meteorites fell from the sky and hit the city, killing many people."

"We were also hit by a meteorite. Even if I have a concealment formation, as long as the Fire Crows can sense that there were people here, they will continue to attack us."

"At this critical moment of life and death, I did my best to activate the concealment formation, intending to cover the entire warehouse - at the same time, I also used all my strength to activate Linyuan Yangqi and Xuanbu, trying to merge my aura with the surrounding world and make myself non-existent."

"It was at this moment that I suddenly realized how similar all this was to the formation."

"Isn't the cultivation of qi at the edge of the abyss just a spirit-storing and spirit-gathering formation?"

"And Xuanbu, isn't it just a multi-hiding formation?"

"As for the armor-piercing true energy that I can't control, to put it bluntly, isn't it just that I accumulate strength, conceal my intentions, and then explode at the critical moment, bursting out with explosive power beyond the enemy's imagination?"

As he said this, Huo Qing raised his hand. A gray-silver light appeared on his fingertips. As his fingers turned, a regular curve extended out to form a circle.

The silver line lit up slightly, and many lines intersected to form a complex and fine array pattern. "At that time, I thought, yes, this is the array. Then I incorporated the array I understood into the hidden array, and then used the true meaning of 'penetrating the mind without doubt' to activate it. In an instant, the hidden array spread and covered the entire warehouse!"

"While maintaining the formation, I found that my body was also being constantly tempered by the formation. Unconsciously, I actually grasped the true meaning!"

"Wow..." An Jing was stunned by what he heard. He subconsciously clapped his hands and said, "Incredible... You have learned all the techniques of physical training!" "It was just a flash of inspiration in a life-and-death crisis." Huo Qing said modestly, "And I have been practicing for more than half a year. I have also trained my body before, so I have a very good foundation. It's only now that I have achieved this. It's very ordinary."

Indeed. Huo Qing's progress was not the fastest among the Sons of Disaster, especially since he also had a diet method that strengthened his internal organs and stored his vital energy, which could speed up his martial arts training.

But An Jing knew very well that what Huo Qingzhu was learning was formation - practicing martial arts was just a way for him to exercise to strengthen his physical strength and energy, similar to fitness.

He suddenly realized it in an instant, and then he mastered the Huangtian Method and understood the means of body refining using formations!
and……

An Jing looked at the silver formation outlined by the other party with his true intention, and suddenly realized: "This feels... somewhat similar to the structure of Xuanming Manor?"

"If these formations were replaced with towers, manors, and mountains... Hmm, is this actually the case? The entire Xuanming Manor is actually a large formation that can speed up the learning speed of those living in it?"

"No wonder the Son of Disaster comprehended the Heavenly Emperor Law so quickly, and was able to master it in just a few months! And Huo Qing's slow progress at the beginning was not because he didn't concentrate on practicing martial arts, but because he didn't have the support of the formation, right?"

——It’s amazing! These secret manuals are really profound and meaningful. You can learn new things from them from time to time!
An Jing's heart was filled with emotion. He had never learned any formations, so naturally he could not comprehend the relevant formations from the Huang Tian Hou Tu Fa. And even in terms of body refining, if he had not comprehended the true meaning, it would have been impossible for him to achieve great success by deducing, studying, or even realizing the truth on his own.

If you learn the secret book of enlightenment in Huaixu Realm superficially, you will just be copying others and you won't be able to learn the real skills!
"You are really amazing."

Huo Qing comprehended the Emperor Heaven Formation by taking advantage of the great terror at the critical moment of life and death. An Jing felt that no matter how much he admired and praised him, it would not be too much: "If you can comprehend the Hou Tu Fa's formation, then the two formations will be combined into one. Even if you can't comprehend the essence like me, at least you can be regarded as a master of this practice!"

"Very difficult."

Huo Qing also said frankly: "The Imperial Heaven Method is outside, and can be obtained through formations, but the Earth Method is inside. I think it does not require the Way of Formations, but the Way of Alchemy. I really don't know how to do this."

"No, no, no... Alchemy? Huo Qing, you really are a genius!"

Hearing this, An Jing's eyes widened, and he suddenly understood: "Yes, the Hou Tu method expands the tendons and meridians, sharpens the mind, and concentrates the mind. Isn't it just to forge a pill of divine essence in the body? I am too talented, and I achieved results by practicing according to the method, but I forgot that this profound method covers everything, and I missed many details that I could have explored!"

"I don't think that's a miss... You already knew how to use it, you just didn't need to figure it out."

Huo Qing stroked his chin. Although An Jing had always praised him as a 'genius' who could find new ways to comprehend different things, in his opinion, people like An Jing who could walk the path of martial arts steadily and reach the highest level were geniuses who seemed ordinary but were actually extremely difficult to achieve.

Could it be that An Jing didn't know the Imperial Heaven Formation and the Hou Tu Pill? He just didn't know. As long as he told him a word, he would be able to quickly figure out all the tricks, comprehend the deeper meaning of the technique, and then take himself a step further.

Just like now, Huo Qing saw that An Jing could easily use the traditional method of holding the elixir, push forward with his bare hands, and launch a huge invisible wave. He exerted force through the air and directly blasted away the charcoal meteorite that smashed down the door of the warehouse!

Huo Qing felt that he would never be able to achieve this level of skill even if he practiced for a few more years, nor would he be able to use it - he just knew about it and had not actually verified it, but An Jing had already learned how to use it!

In the final analysis, finding a new path... is only an auxiliary path, not the correct path.

(End of this chapter)