To comprehend all laws and attain immortality

The value of array formation inheritance is even greater than that of talisman inheritance.

In the world of cultivation, array masters are even rarer than alchemists. At least alchemists can rely on consuming large amounts of spiritual materials and accumulating experience to achieve their goals.

Formations are different; if you don't know them, you simply don't know them. If you lack the talent, you're just wasting your time.

The array flags and array plates required to set up an array are both magical artifacts, and magical artifacts need to be inscribed with restrictions, which are composed of runes. In terms of the relationship between them, the way of runes can be called the foundation of array formations.

This is why Gu Fan did not hesitate to be the first to exchange for the Talisman Dao Inheritance.

But at this moment, a formation diagram was placed right in front of him, just like those most basic spells, and Gu Fan looked surprised.

After a moment's thought, Gu Fan focused his attention and looked at the array diagram again, having already activated his Myriad Manifestations Divine Eye.

Two nodes on the array diagram transformed into two beams of starlight. The lines representing the flow of spiritual energy passed through the nodes but did not form a cycle; instead, they abruptly stopped.

After Gu Fan closed his Myriad Manifestations Eye and carefully examined the array diagram, he discovered that it seemed to be missing a corner.

Gu Fan casually put the jade slip down and then picked up a new one.

A new diagram appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness, named "Mini Cloud Mist Array".

After examining the "Minor Cloud Mist Array" with his All-Seeing Eye, Gu Fan picked up a new jade slip, titled "Minor Maze Array".

After examining several jade slips, Gu Fan finally confirmed that all of these array diagrams were incomplete.

Although he didn't understand formations, he could see through his Myriad Manifestations Eye that the spiritual energy stopped abruptly after passing through a certain node.

Among them, "Little Maze" is even more severely damaged, with almost half of the lines missing.

No wonder it was left here so casually.

Gu Fan shook his head, finally understanding. After putting the jade slip back, he turned and walked out of Chenxing Pavilion.

"Uncle-Master Zhou, please make a copy of this jade slip." Gu Fan respectfully handed the jade slip containing "An Introduction to the Way of Talismans" to Zhou Furui.

Zhou Furui nodded, took the jade slip, and then took out a blank jade slip from his sleeve to begin the copying process.

A moment later, Zhou Furui tossed the replicated jade slip to Gu Fan and watched him reaffirm his Dao Heart Oath. He thought Gu Fan would leave, but he saw that Gu Fan was still standing there.

Zhou Furui glanced at Gu Fan with surprise and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"May I ask, Master Uncle, what are those jade slips placed at the bottom of the black stone wooden shelf?" Gu Fan asked knowingly.

Zhou Furui chuckled upon hearing this and replied, "Those jade slips contain incomplete array diagrams. Because they are broken and incomplete, they can only be left there. Perhaps one day we will meet a disciple with expertise in array formations who can complete them."

"The inheritance of array formations is precious, but these incomplete array diagrams are different. As long as the sect disciples do not pass them on, they can exchange each array diagram for just one point of merit. If they can complete the array diagram, it will be considered as making a contribution to the sect, and they will also receive some rewards."

At this point, Zhou Furui held up one finger and gestured, "Just by completing a first-order array diagram, you can get one hundred merit points."

"I see." Gu Fan nodded in understanding.

Zhou Furui looked at Gu Fan with an inscrutable expression and whispered, "What, are you interested in the Dao of Formations?"

"Of course I am interested in the Dao of Formations," Gu Fan said without denying it. He continued, "But I haven't even entered the Dao of Talismans yet, so I dare not hope to pursue the Dao of Formations."

"Heh, you do have some self-awareness." Zhou Furui nodded slightly, indicating his understanding.

"This disciple takes his leave. I will come to pay my respects to my master again in the future." Gu Fan bowed and then left.

Zhou Furui waved his hand and picked up the book of secular stories again.

Above the clouds, Gu Fan piloted his white jade boat toward Dan Ding Peak, recalling the array diagram in Chenxing Pavilion in his mind.

"I didn't expect this trip to yield such unexpected gains. Perhaps I can earn some merit by repairing those damaged array diagrams after I exchange for the array inheritance."

For a disciple without family support, every bit of good deeds is precious, and he doesn't want to miss this opportunity to earn a large amount of good deeds.

A moment later, the white jade boat landed in front of Danxia Pavilion.

When Gu Fan entered Danxia Pavilion, he did not see Long Ying and guessed that she had probably gone into seclusion.

A year has passed, and Meng Wei still hasn't found the King of Beef, making the refinement of the Youth Preservation Pill seem a long way off.

Since Long Ying was not there, Gu Fan was received by Li Cangzhu, the alchemist he had met once before.

With his remaining ten merit points, Gu Fan exchanged them for two Qi Gathering Pills. Without chatting with Li Cangzhu for long, he returned to Lingxi Peak.

After gathering Qi in the evening, Gu Fan felt his magical power increase slightly. He took out a jade bottle from his storage bag and poured out a white pill the size of a broad bean, which was the Qi Gathering Pill.

The Qi-Gathering Pill exudes a rich, refreshing herbal fragrance that is invigorating.

Gu Fan tilted his head back and swallowed the pill. The Qi Gathering Pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, transforming into pure spiritual energy that sank down the twelve-story building.

Gu Fan concentrated intently, activating the "Yin Yang Fire Separation Technique," circulating spiritual energy along the Qi Circulation Diagram. The abundant spiritual energy caused his meridians to swell slightly with pain.

Two hours later, the spiritual energy was finally refined into magical power and entered the dantian.

Gu Fan looked inward at his dantian and saw that within the fiery red vortex of magical energy, one-tenth of the magical energy was of a lighter color, which was the magical energy increased by taking the Qi Gathering Pill.

The magical power refined from a single Qi Gathering Pill is equivalent to a month of arduous cultivation.

Looking at the faint magical power, Gu Fan focused his mind again and began to circulate his cultivation technique, guiding the original magical power to assimilate the excess magical power.

As is widely known, in the cultivation world, besides practicing cultivation techniques by absorbing spiritual energy, one can also consume elixirs to enhance one's cultivation level.

However, taking pills is not entirely harmless.

As the saying goes, every medicine has some toxicity. The magical power refined with elixirs is much less potent than the magical power obtained through cultivation, and it is not as easy to control.

Therefore, after consuming the elixir, one needs to rely on the magical power gained through cultivation to assimilate it.

From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, one needs to compress magical power from a gaseous state to a liquid state. If the magical power is not pure enough, the difficulty of Foundation Establishment will increase significantly.

This is what is known as "erysipelas".

The more pills you consume, the more difficult it becomes to refine them. When the magical power provided by the pills exceeds the magical power gained through cultivation, it becomes extremely difficult to remove the poison from the pills.

It took Gu Fan two days to fully digest the magical power provided by the Qi Gathering Pill.

Two days later, Gu Fan took another Qi Gathering Pill, and his magical power increased by another ten percent.

At this point, Gu Fan's hard-earned savings from the past year were completely depleted.

There were still fifty-nine low-grade spirit stones in the storage bag, which was the sect's salary for the year.

Without merit, the only way to obtain Qi Gathering Pills is to buy them at the market outside the mountain gate. According to Meng Wei, a Qi Gathering Pill can be sold for eighty low-grade spirit stones at the market.

Within the sect, merit points can be exchanged for spirit stones, but one merit point can only be exchanged for ten low-grade spirit stones. In comparison, five merit points equal one Qi Gathering Pill, which seems more like a benefit within the sect.

Gu Fan took two deep breaths, feeling the surging magical power, and felt that a year's hard work was worthwhile.

"It's simply exchanging cold good deeds for warm magic."

After offering himself a word of comfort, Gu Fan picked up the jade slip inscribed with "An Introduction to the Dao of Talismans" and examined it carefully.