Junior Sister must ascend this time!

Yun Qing called out softly, "Elder Ji?"

Elder Ji suddenly looked up and walked up to her in a few quick steps, clearly having waited for her for a long time.

"Girl, you've finally arrived. Tell me quickly, how do we break this formation?"

Although the formation was incomplete, he could tell at a glance that it was an excellent formation, but he couldn't solve it even after calculating it all night.

Yun Qing drew a few points on the array diagram, and Elder Ji immediately understood, "So that's how it is!"

He examined the array diagram again and again; the array was truly ingenious. His eyes shone as he looked at Yun Qing.

"Girl, where did you learn about this formation? You've really never studied formations?"

Yun Qing nodded without any hesitation, "I learned this formation from a manuscript by an elder in my family. I'm interested in formations, so I wrote it down."

She wasn't lying; Yun Qing's body truly hadn't learned any formations. The Qingyuan Ancestor was an elder in their family, so her words were absolutely correct.

The more disdain Elder Ji showed to Yun Qing yesterday, the more he wanted to teach her everything he had learned in his life today.

She was simply interested, yet she could draw the array from memory flawlessly. He had only explained the defensive array yesterday once, and she was able to apply what she had learned to other situations and perfect it.

With such talent, if one were to specialize in the art of array formations, one would surely reach the pinnacle and attain a height that others could not reach.

So he feigned modesty and said, "I can teach you, and it is all I have learned in my life."

Yun Qing blinked. "Really? Elder Ji is really willing to teach me?"

Elder Ji nodded, then cleared his throat twice and said, "However, I have a request... The person who set up this formation is extremely skilled. I wonder if you could introduce me to that senior? I have some questions I'd like to discuss with him."

Yun Qing was stunned.

Should we introduce the ancestor of Qingyuan? How? Should we dig him out of his grave?

She quickly shook her head. "Elder Ji, it's not that I'm unwilling to introduce you. It's just that... I found this book by chance at home, and I don't know which senior author it is. They might already be... deceased..."

Elder Ji was somewhat disappointed, but he didn't ask any further questions. He put away the array diagram and said to Yun Qing, "Since that's the case, then forget it. Come here, I'll teach you array formations."

Yun Qing's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Elder!"

Looking into her bright, sparkling eyes, Elder Ji suddenly realized he had been somewhat prejudiced against her yesterday. She wasn't trying to curry favor; she simply genuinely liked array formations.

His tone softened, "Then let's start with the basics."

He drew a pattern on the paper, saying, "Learn this first, and then learn the others."

Yun Qing nodded obediently and picked up the pen to draw seriously.

In order not to frighten Elder Ji, she deliberately slowed down her learning speed and drew in a conventional way, so that it wouldn't be too easy to expose her, nor too bad to be kicked out.

An hour like this was more tiring than setting up several formations.

Elder Ji was fairly satisfied with her performance today. "Let's call it a day. Come back tomorrow."

Yun Qing did not get up, but instead said to Elder Ji, "Elder, I really want to know what this formation you drew is for. Could you set one up for me to see? That would put my mind at ease."

Elder Ji remained silent for a moment before agreeing. He was also quite curious about what the formation would look like.

"Girl, watch carefully. I'm only going to use this once."

As he spoke, Elder Ji walked to the open space, seemed to be deep in thought, and then took out several spirit stones from his sleeve and placed them on the ground one by one.

He then began to set up the formation, while Yun Qing stood aside, seemingly observing attentively, but in reality imprinting every detail in his mind, such as his habits of spiritual energy flow, the way the formation patterns were connected, and which side to leave the air vents.

She didn't show it on her face, but she had the answer in her heart.

Half an hour later, the array was completed, and spiritual light flowed as the array patterns on the ground lit up one by one.

"It's done!" Elder Ji was a little out of breath, but his expression was very excited. "It really is a good formation!"

He explained to Yun Qing, "This is a mirror reflection formation that will reflect attacks from outside the formation back intact. The stronger the attack, the stronger the reflection."

Yun Qing looked surprised. "Elder, your array-setting technique is so skillful! You even managed to succeed on your first try with such a difficult array! You're amazing!"

Elder Ji couldn't help but smile, and he stood up with pride on his face. "If you study hard, you can become as proficient as me in another ten or eight years."

Yun Qing nodded vigorously, indicating her complete agreement. "Then isn't our sect's elders the most skilled at setting up formations? Do you think Hall Master Zhou could possibly set up this formation?"

She pretended to think for a second before continuing, "I think it should be fine, after all, he's the head of the Array Formation Hall. His skill level should be comparable to that of the elders."

Elder Ji was instantly displeased and snorted coldly, "Hmph! Zhou Ke thinks he can compare with me? I can set up a more stable array even with my eyes closed. He can only sit in the position of hall master because there are no other people in the array hall."

Now Yun Qing was even more certain that Elder Ji and Hall Master Zhou were at odds with each other.

So she added fuel to the fire, "Really? Luckily, I found an elder to teach me how to set up the formation first. It's funny to think about how Hall Master Zhou couldn't set up the formation even though he was looking at such a diagram. Elder Ji, don't you agree?"

Yun Qing's words ignited Elder Ji's desire to show off. "Of course! I'll go find him right now and let him look down on my formations every day. Today, I'll show him what a true master of formations looks like!"

Yun Qing quickly said with a grin, "Elder Ji, I'll go with you! I can help you mock him!"

Elder Ji was even more pleased with Yun Qing; he needed such a thoughtful disciple.

When the two rushed to the Array Hall, Hall Master Zhou was cultivating in his room.

Elder Ji knocked on his door. "Zhou Ke, open the door quickly. I know you're in there. Don't hide in there and keep quiet."

Master Zhou: ...Is he crazy?!

He opened the door irritably. "Ji Wuce?! Why aren't you teaching in the Array Teaching Hall? What are you doing here?"

At this moment, he noticed Yun Qing standing to the side. "Si Mingche's junior sister? What are you doing with him?"

Elder Ji slapped the array diagram onto Hall Master Zhou's chest. "She's learning from me because of my high level of array formation skills. Is there a problem?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I came here to challenge you to a formation contest. This formation is an ancient one I recently acquired. If you can set it up within an hour, I'll consider you the winner. How about it?"

Master Zhou took the array diagram, looked at it for a while, and found it to be very complicated. He really couldn't guarantee that he could set it up in one go, but the opponent was Ji Wuce, so he had to succeed even if he couldn't!

"Hmph! You think you can be afraid of me!"