Immortal Martial Saint, something's wrong with my entry.

After a moment of silence, Li Youan spoke.

"How is it? Have you finished eating?"

Bai Ze did not reply and disappeared on the spot. Li Youan searched around and found him standing on the water.

Seeing Li Youan looking over, Bai Ze shook his head.

Li Youan also flashed and appeared a dozen feet away from Bai Ze.

"Please." Li Youan bowed to Bai Ze and summoned the array plate and array flags.

As Li Youan rapidly waved his hands, the array plates and array flags quickly combined in the air.

Bai Ze simply stood there, watching Li Youan operate the equipment, without making any move.

"Trapping and Killing Formation, activate."

In just a moment, an array was activated, and Bai Ze was at the center of the array.

Feeling the binding force on his body, Bai Ze did not move, waiting for the subsequent changes. Gradually, Bai Ze felt the binding force on his body getting stronger and stronger, definitely strong enough to bind a cultivator at the fourth or fifth level of the Kaiyuan Realm.

"Hmm, it's alright."

Bai Ze gave a soft assessment, and then a white light flashed from the two horns on his head. Li Youan then realized that the trapping and killing formation had lost control and had been directly broken.

Li Youan was not discouraged, but continued with the next formation. With his mediocre skills, it would be unbelievable if he could actually trap Bai Ze.

Without hesitation, Li Youan continued to manipulate the array plates and flags, rapidly shifting their positions in the air.

"Vine Binding Formation, activate."

Looking at the vines surrounding him, Bai Ze closed his eyes and sensed the formation. He had only been an observer before, but now that he was actually experiencing it, he realized that Li Youan had made adjustments to the formation.

Previously, Li Youan had combined the [Longevity Seed] in his body with this vine binding array to increase the absorption effect. Now, Bai Ze is in the array, looking at the thorns and blood grooves on the vines.

Bai Ze believed that unless it was a demon beast at the fifth level of the Kaiyuan Realm, it would have no chance of escaping under the absorption of the [Longevity Seed].

After breaking the formation using the same method, Bai Ze signaled Li Youan to continue.

"Golden Sword Formation, activate!"

"Quicksand Formation, activate!"

……

"Alright, I'll give you time. Go straight to your strongest formation."

Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Li Youan did not pause and controlled the array plate to fly in all directions.

"The five formations unite as one, the Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formation, activate."

Li Youan controlled the range of the formation, simply covering the entire water surface.

The water surface, shrouded in multicolored light, was instantly covered by white mist, and the powerful suction force kept Bai Ze on the surface.

"Hmm, this is interesting. I didn't notice it had this effect at the time."

When fighting the flock of eagles, Bai Ze only attached a portion of his power to Li Youan and did not control Li Youan in the battle. Otherwise, Li Youan would not have only noticed this situation after Bai Ze pointed it out.

Looking at the pale white vines that were binding him and the golden light sword that appeared in mid-air, Bai Ze was certain that Li Youan had reduced the power of this formation.

"Tch, who do you think you are, kid? You can control the range, but don't weaken the power."

Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Li Youan no longer held back and unleashed the full power of the Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formation. Only then did Li Youan realize that Bai Ze had indeed helped him a great deal when he fought the eagle flock that day.

Because the current Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formation is nowhere near as powerful as the one from that day.

"Okay, I understand."

As Bai Ze's voice came, the multicolored light disappeared, the white mist quickly receded, and everything returned to its original state.

"Your mastery of basic formations is no longer a problem. What remains is practice and adding your own understanding to a certain aspect of the formation, such as the dryness and dehydration of your quicksand formation."

"I won't go into details about these; it all depends on individual comprehension. Teaching is useless. Next, I'll explain the Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formation to you."

Hearing this, Li Youan nodded thoughtfully. It seemed that there was still room for improvement in his basic formations.

"Your Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formation is a simplified version inspired by the Six Spirits Trapping and Killing Formation at the Outpost, isn't it?"

Seeing that Li Youan nodded, Bai Ze continued.

"However, your idea for this complex formation, and its application in battle, is too crude. But the concept itself is indeed good."

Li Youan had expected that after this "but" would come only criticism and shortcomings, but unexpectedly there was also affirmation.

"That day, when we fought the flock of eagles, time was indeed of the essence. There was no time to think things through carefully, so we had to fight head-on. In the face of life and death, the speed of formation was the most crucial factor. Especially since there were so many enemies, and they were high-speed flying monsters."

Li Youan did not argue; his current level was indeed like this, and there was no need to be stubborn for the sake of saving face.

"This is all thanks to Lord Bai Ze's guidance."

"No, no, no, when you call me that, it's never a good thing."

Bai Ze paused, and Li Youan continued.

"The formation you set up at the bottom of that river was quite ingenious!"

"You don't need to praise me. My 'Flowing Light Array Technique' is something I figured out myself. Don't make that face. You can't learn it even if you want to. It's a unique technique that belongs to every array master. It can't be taught. It all depends on personal understanding."

Li Youan was somewhat disappointed, as he had originally hoped to learn some advanced techniques.

"Don't be sad. I'll share some of my insights with you. How much you understand is up to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Youan immediately stepped in front of Bai Ze and lifted him up.

"Although my 'Flowing Light Array Technique' looks extremely mysterious, it is actually just the ultimate micro-management of vital energy, as well as the ultimate understanding and application of the fundamentals of array formation."

Bai Ze considered his words for a moment before continuing.

"The fact that you were able to come up with a simple combination of five formations to trap and kill so many eagle demons in that haste shows that you actually have a good understanding of formations. What you lack is the time to calm down and slowly comprehend them, as well as some practice in the techniques."

"I can teach you the techniques, but you can only gain the understanding of them yourself."

Li Youan seemed to be deep in thought, but felt that something was missing and couldn't figure it out no matter what.

Seeing Li Youan scratching his head in confusion, unable to figure out the reason, Bai Ze offered a hint.

"Although you say you value the basics, you forget them when it comes to actual application. I'll just give you one hint: do you remember how your trapping and killing formation came about?"

"If you still can't figure it out, then the time just hasn't come yet."

Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Li Youan fell into deep thought.

"How did the Trapping and Killing Formation come about?"

"How did you get here?"

……

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Li Youan's mind, "That's right."

"Isn't my own Trapping Killing Formation the first fusion formation? Back then, I didn't have this strength, nor did I have the deep understanding of formations that I have now. I relied entirely on a reckless spirit, some ingenious ideas, and the ultimate application of the basics of formations."

"That's right, my Trapping Killing Array is a fusion of the Spirit Trapping Array and the Strangulation Array."

These words were spoken by Li Youan to Bai Ze.

"You remember now? Do you understand now?"

"I understand, I understand. This isn't called the Five Elements Trapping and Killing Formation at all. It's just five formations combined together. I get it now."

At this point, Li Youan looked at Bai Ze with a serious expression.

"Thank you so much. I'll bring you to barbecue again tomorrow."

Bai Ze readily accepted the offer and then made new requests.

"I'm going to try some new things tomorrow."

"no problem."

"I want more..."

"Whatever you say goes."

"Then I want more..."