Yanfu: Starting with the Six-Eared Macaque

The Shushan Scripture Pavilion houses various cultivation techniques, formation manuals, and cultivation notes collected by predecessors throughout the ages. It also contains many unfinished cultivation conjectures and formation deductions from predecessors. Chen Xing had long wanted to see it, but his knowledge was insufficient, so there was no point in looking at it more.

"Senior Brother!" Chen Xing walked to Du Ren's courtyard gate, gently knocked on the door, and called out loudly.

"Junior brother, what's wrong now?" Du Ren opened the door, a familiar smile on his face.

For the past six months, Chen Xing has been coming to his door with surprises every now and then, and over time, he has become somewhat numb to it.

Perhaps this is what a true genius is like.

Du Ren silently comforted himself.

"Well, I've finished learning the Yellow-Rank arrays in the array plate, and I've basically reached the threshold of Refining Essence into Qi. I'd like to borrow some notes from seniors on arrays from the Scripture Pavilion to enrich my foundation," Chen Xing said with a gentle smile.

"You're going to refine your essence into qi?" Du Ren raised an eyebrow, slightly startled.

"Yes, it feels like it's almost here." Chen Xing nodded.

Du Ren smacked his lips twice, suppressing his emotions, and said, "Then let's go. I'll take you to the Scripture Pavilion. The borrowing procedures for the Scripture Pavilion require my senior brother's assistance."

The Sutra Repository is located on Tian Shu Peak, which is quite a distance from Yu Heng Peak.

The two walked along the stone path in the mountains for about half an hour before finally arriving at their destination.

From afar, the Shushan Sutra Repository is magnificent and extremely spectacular.

It is constructed entirely of pure wood using mortise and tenon joints. The entire building has nine floors and is nearly 100 meters high. It is covered with brightly colored peacock blue glazed tiles. The octagonal tower body, which tapers in nine layers, stands steadily on a triple white marble altar.

The foundation is a three-tiered, white, circular stone platform with round eaves. Each tier is surrounded by exquisitely carved white marble railings. The balusters between the railings are carved with auspicious beast patterns, and the surrounding stone slabs are laid in a fan shape, forming a rigorous and rhythmic pattern.

The further Chen Xing walked, the more he could feel the profound heritage of the Sutra Repository, and a sense of awe arose in his heart.

A huge doorway, tens of meters high, stood before us. Inside, the light was abundant, and rows of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves were neatly arranged, piled high with an endless array of books.

A young disciple dressed in a blue Taoist robe was making a registration record at the stone table in front of the door. When he saw Du Ren approaching, he immediately stood up, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Senior Brother Du."

"Junior Brother Li," Du Ren returned the greeting with a smile, then explained his purpose, "I've brought my junior brother here today to complete the borrowing procedures, and I would appreciate your help with the registration."

"This is Junior Brother Li Mu from Yaoguang Peak, who is in charge of the daily registration and management of the Scripture Pavilion," Du Ren introduced to Chen Xing, then said to Li Mu, "This is my junior brother, Chen Xing, who recently joined Yuheng Peak and is here to borrow books related to formations."

"Junior Brother Chen, just write down your name, cultivation level, and master here," Li Mu said, handing over a smooth jade token. "After registering, you can enter the pavilion to borrow books."

"The rules of the Scripture Pavilion are that books must not be damaged or altered without authorization, and books must not be taken out of the pavilion," Li Mu said after Chen Xing finished registering the information.

"Thank you for reminding me, Senior Brother Li. I've got it." Chen Xing bowed and thanked him sincerely.

Li Mu nodded and pointed to the left side of the Scripture Pavilion, "That's the area with the yellow-character formation. The information you're looking for should be there."

Following Li Mu's guidance, Chen Xing walked to the array area. The bookshelves were filled with neatly arranged books and notes, exuding the mixed smell of old paper and wooden bookshelves.

He focused his attention and activated [A Glimpse of Splendor], his gaze sweeping across the bookshelf, where countless titles and key summaries of classic texts instantly filled his vision.

Research on Multi-Layer Nested Array Model Based on Node Resonance

[A Study on the Structural Stability and Spiritual Energy Topology of Composite Spirit Gathering Arrays—Taking the "Ten Directions Limitless Primordial Array" as an Example]

[Energy Topology Optimization and Combat Performance Simulation of Complex Killing Arrays]

[A cross-disciplinary technology that integrates formations and talismans: The theory and application of "talisman-formation integration"]

[Long-term observation of the effect of the Spirit Gathering Array on the mutation rate of surrounding spiritual herbs]

Miniaturization technology for portable array disks

[An Empirical Study on the Correlation between the Strength of a Cultivator's Spiritual Sense and the Duration of Main Array Position]

[Summary of Common Deployment Errors and Analysis of Their Failure Causes in "Basic Warning Array"]

[A Feasibility Study on Using Talismans as a Substitute for the Array Base: Taking the "Spirit Turtle Armor Protection Array" as an Example]

The educational significance of "Array Failure Retrospective Investigation" in preventing safety incidents for low-level cultivators

[Comparative Experimental Study on the Consumption Efficiency of Five Common Array Materials]

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Looking at the vast sea of ​​notes and manuscripts before him, Chen Xing, based on the core information filtered out by [A Glimpse of Beauty], prioritized the most basic one: "A Comparative Study on the Consumption Efficiency of Five Common Array Materials".

This notebook was written by an unknown senior from Mount Shu. It contains detailed records of the spiritual energy conduction efficiency and consumption rate of five commonly used materials, including peach wood, jade, and copper sheets, as well as the differences in loss under different environments. The data is detailed and the analysis is thorough.

Although the array formations Chen Xing had learned before were already the best optimized solutions, the theoretical derivations, rigorous research methods, in-depth mechanism analysis, and the bold conjectures put forward at the end of the notes still gave him great inspiration.

It's like a windowpane has been pierced; many questions that we only knew the facts of before but not the reasons behind them now have answers.

For the rest of the day, Chen Xing immersed himself in the experimental records and theoretical analysis of basic formations. These classic texts greatly expanded his theoretical knowledge and gave him a completely new understanding of formations.

If Chen Xing was merely a user of the formation before, only able to copy the formation patterns and structures prepared by his predecessors, then now he can adjust the position, angle, and spacing of the points according to the distribution of spiritual energy and the terrain, thereby reducing the consumption of spiritual energy and even increasing the power of the formation.

As evening approached, Chen Xing put down the file in his hand, rubbed his slightly sore eyes, and stretched.

The sky outside was already completely dark, but the lighting devices inside the Sutra Repository still emitted a steady, soft white light, bright enough to illuminate every corner without being glaring.

"Senior Brother Li, I'm leaving now." Chen Xing walked to the door, greeted Li Mu who was organizing the registration book, and then headed straight for the courtyard of Yuheng Peak.

Back at his residence, Chen Xing sat cross-legged again, focused his mind, and began to circulate the "Shushan Qi Refining Technique" to refine the insights he had accumulated throughout the day.

Until dawn, after completing his daily body-strengthening and qi-refining exercises, he hurriedly went to the Sutra Repository.

"Good morning, Senior Brother Li." Chen Xing greeted him with a smile, walked familiarly to the array area, took out a book titled "Correlation Analysis of Array Node Errors and Effectiveness", found a seat by the window, and began to study it intensively.