Asking about longevity

The great elder had already stood up hastily, with a solemn look on his face, and hurriedly walked towards the fourth floor.

Mr. Zhuang's eyes darkened slightly, and there were mysterious and unpredictable calculation patterns in his pupils. At the same time, he twisted the Taoist formula with his hand and waved his sleeves, seeming to erase something out of thin air...

Once the heavenly secret is broken, the cause and effect are wiped out.

The heads and elders of the Five Elements Sect were suddenly stunned.

The great elder also suddenly stopped and was lost in thought. After a moment, he was confused and murmured:

"what happened?"

"I seemed to have...forgot something just now?"

"I forgot something..."

The great elder's mind went blank. He frowned and thought hard, but he couldn't figure it out.

It seemed as if something shocking had just happened to him.

But it seems...all this is his illusion?

Just like taking a nap in the afternoon and waking up at midnight, everything is just a residual dream when you wake up.

The rain passed without leaving a trace, hazy and without a trace.

The great elder looked at Mr. Zhuang suspiciously.

Mr. Zhuang was still drinking tea, his posture was leisurely, calm and elegant, and he had an air of immortality, as if nothing had happened.

Sensing the great elder's gaze, Mr. Zhuang raised his eyes and asked like a normal person:

"What's wrong?"

The great elder was startled and began to doubt himself.

Did the man surnamed Zhuang do anything?

But it doesn’t look like...

What can he do?

The great elder looked around again. All the scenery, furnishings, tables, chairs, teacups, screens, and formations were exactly the same as in his memory, without any change.

There is no trace of any external influence.

The great elder shook his head slightly.

"Illusion..."

In the past few days, I have been fighting for my skin. I have been wary of this man named Zhuang, and I have been wary of the old man who is as old as wood. I am also worried that the inheritance of the Five Elements Sect has been stolen.

Worrying too much leads to misunderstandings.

The inheritance has been learned...

When he thought of this, the great elder's heart trembled.

He wanted to take a look in front of the shrine, but as soon as he took a step, he stopped.

The great elder turned his head, glanced at Mr. Zhuang, and said rather displeasedly: "Mr. Zhuang, it's been overdue for more than an hour, so it's almost over..."

It is difficult for Mr. Zhuang to do what he did.

The First Elder glanced at the Puppet Elder fearfully, but he only dared to take a glance, then withdrew his gaze, looked at Mr. Zhuang again, and insisted:

"For more than an hour, our Five Elements Sect has given in. Please sir, this is enough..."

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment and sighed:

"Whether they know it or not, it's all the children's own opportunity. They can't force it."

The great elder cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Zhuang understands the righteousness..." Then he stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture:

"Please Mr. Zhuang, come with me to have a look."

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Okay."

The Great Elder led the way and led Mr. Zhuang to the fourth floor of the Zangzhen Pavilion. He opened the door with some anxiety and looked inside.

The futon position remained unchanged, and at first glance, there was nothing unusual about the shrine.

The incense in the incense burner had long since burned out, leaving only the cold ashes.

Mo Hua's three young monks were all inside.

Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi were fine, but Mo Hua covered his head and frowned, looking a little painful, as if...

Excessive consumption of spiritual consciousness?

"He didn't learn?"

The great elder had some expectations.

Mo Hua raised his head and saw Mr. Zhuang. He hesitated and didn't know what to say.

Mr. Zhuang immediately sighed and said:

"That's all, if you haven't learned it, you haven't learned it..."

Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, then looked "lost" and drooped his head, "Master, I...let you down..."

Mr. Zhuang looked regretful and said nothing.

Seeing Mr. Zhuang's expression, the elder was startled, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief.

After that, I suddenly felt elated again, my old face was like a chrysanthemum in full bloom, with an uncontrollable smile.

The great elder laughed twice and pretended to be relieved:

"The Five Elements Spiritual Formation is the formation of our Five Elements Sect. It has thirteen lines in one grade and is a reference to creation. If you want to understand it, it will be as difficult as ascending to heaven..."

"Although your disciples are extremely talented and have high understanding, they are still young after all. They are still learning the advanced formations of my Five Elements Sect. If you cannot understand them, it is normal. Don't take it too seriously."

"Cultivation is a long journey, and there is still a long road ahead..."

"Suffering some setbacks can temper your character."

The great elder stroked his beard.

Mo Hua also followed Mr. Zhuang's example, sighed, cupped his hands and said, "What the Great Elder said is true."

The great elder raised his eyebrows and glanced at the ink painting.

This genius, with an arrogant look on his face, killed the talented formation masters of the Five Elements Sect, no, the entire Dali Mountain State Realm. The little formation master, now faced with the inheritance of their Five Elements Sect, suffered a blow, with a look on his face. Lost.

The great elder felt as if he had drunk honey.

He has rarely been so happy in his life.

The great elder even said:

"If Mr. Zhuang doesn't dislike it, you can stay in our Five Elements Sect for a little longer, and let us, the Five Elements Sect, do more of our friendship as a landlord..."

Mr. Zhuang was a little disinterested, "Let's talk about it later."

He waved his sleeves and left.

The three Mo Hua people simply saluted, bowed their hands to the elder, and followed Mr. Zhuang away.

The great elder looked at the backs of several people, the smile on his face faded, he snorted, and sneered to himself:

"Did you suffer a lot?"

"How can anyone learn the inheritance of my Five Elements Sect?"

…

On the way back, there was no one from the Five Elements Sect around.

Mo Hua changed his disappointment and couldn't help but smile.

Smiling, Mo Hua frowned again, rubbed the back of his head, and said strangely:

"Why does my head hurt?"

Bai Zixi paused for a moment, her cheeks turned slightly red and she said:

"I did it..."

"ah……"

Mo Hua was stunned.

Bai Zixi apologized slightly and whispered: "You woke up before, but something didn't look right, so I knocked you out..."

Mo Hua thought about it and understood.

When he was trapped in the shrine and dojo before, the Five Elements Imp escaped into his own sea of ​​consciousness and occupied the magpie's nest. He must have wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to escape.

Fortunately, the little senior sister was smart and knocked herself unconscious...

Mo Hua nodded and said, "It's okay."

But he still couldn't help but rub his head and muttered in his heart:

It hurts so much when little senior sister hits someone...

While she is practicing magic, she must also be refining her body...

Seeing Mo Hua keep rubbing the back of his head, Bai Zixi realized that he might have hit him a little too hard, so he felt a little distressed and said:

"Does it still hurt?"

Mo Hua shook his head, "It doesn't hurt anymore..."

Bai Zixi thought for a while and said softly: "Let me rub it for you."

Mo Hua's face turned slightly red, "No need..."

But before he finished speaking, he felt the little senior sister's fingers rubbing his forehead. It was cool, soft and soft, and the pain disappeared in an instant.

Mo Hua's heart couldn't help but tremble, and his face turned even redder.

After a while, Mo Hua found that there was another hand on his head. He turned around and saw Bai Zisheng rubbing it there.

Mo Hua was stunned, "What are you doing?"

Bai Zisheng said, "I'll rub it for you too."

Mo Hua refused: "No need!"

Bai Zisheng's hair was frizzy, either mild or severe, and his hair was messed up.

Bai Zisheng said displeasedly: "This is the care that senior brother shows to junior brother!"

"No……"

"You don't know how blessed you are when you are in the midst of blessings! You actually dislike it?"

"..."

The two were noisy.

Mr. Zhuang walked behind and looked at the three apprentices with gentle eyes and slightly raised corners of his mouth.

As the breeze blew by, Mr. Zhuang raised his head slightly and glanced at the Five Elements Sect's mountain-protecting formation. The smile in his eyes gradually faded away.

After a moment, his eyes became gentle again.

But in this gentleness, there is both regret and sadness.

…

After the group returned to the guest room and took a short rest, Mr. Zhuang asked Mo Hua:

"Have you learned the Five Elements Spiritual Array?"

"Um!"

When the great elder was not here, Mo Hua no longer concealed anything and nodded with a smile.

"Not only that, I also saw something else in the shrine..."

Mo Hua told Mr. Zhuang everything he saw and heard in the shrine, down to the smallest detail.

Mr. Zhuang was also quite surprised:

"Origin pattern?"

"Yes." Mo Hua nodded, and then asked:

"Master, is this source pattern the Five Elements Array? Do all arrays have 'source patterns'?"

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting and sighed slightly:

"Logically speaking, I shouldn't tell you about Jinliu now..."

"But since you have seen it and learned the calculation method, I will briefly tell you..."

Mo Hua sat upright and listened carefully.

Mr. Zhuang said: "The so-called formation flow, the full name is 'formation source flow', what we are looking for is the commonality and essence of a certain type of formation."

"The forms of arrays are diverse."

"Yes, it is a set of general-purpose formations. This formation is like a skeleton. Once you learn it, you will get twice the result with half the effort if you then draw similar formations;"

"Yes, it is a kind of Dao Yun. After understanding this Dao Yun, similar formations can be understood by analogy;"

"Others use physical objects as carriers: there are swords, pictures, sculptures, and even mountains and rivers..."

"Of course, there is also, as you said, a formation pattern."

"Turn complexity into simplicity, turn the masses into one, and condense thousands of formations to form a "source pattern."

"This kind of formation inheritance is more difficult and complex, and the calculation consumes the most spiritual consciousness."

When Mr. Zhuang said this, he shook his head and expressed emotion:

"I also didn't expect that the ancestors of the Five Elements Sect would have such great courage to devote all their efforts to calculate the 'source pattern' and create the formation flow, in order to make the Five Elements Sect's formations flourish and become a giant of formations... …”

Mo Hua couldn't help but ask:

"Master, is there any difference between the Five Elements Array and the Immortal Array?"

"Does our sect's Immortal Formation Style include the Five Elements Formation Style?"

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment, then slowly spoke and explained:

"Array flow means the source of the formation."

“But the so-called ‘origin’ may not be the real ‘origin’.”

Mo Hua was startled, frowned, and suddenly his eyes lit up:

"The source of the flow is what people understand. Even if it is close to the avenue, it may not be the real avenue?"

Mr. Zhuang looked pleased, nodded and said:

"Yes, so the so-called origin of the formation does not necessarily mean the real origin, but should be the formation master's understanding and summary of the 'origin' of the formation."

"The Immortal Formation is like this, and the Five Elements Formation is the same."

"In other words, the Five Elements Sect calculates the Five Elements Formation, and the formation formed is called the 'Five Elements Formation'."

"The origin of the Five Elements Formation that other sects have understood can also be called the 'Five Elements Formation Flow'."

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting again and said meaningfully:

"One day, if you understand the origin of the Five Elements and create your own formation, it can also be called the 'Five Elements Formation'."

Mo Hua suddenly realized:

"So, the Immortal Formation Flow includes the sources of all heavenly formations. These sources, even if they include the Five Elements Formation, may be different from or even completely different from the Five Elements Sect's Five Elements Formation Flow?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded and said:

"Arrays have their own advantages and disadvantages, but they also have disadvantages."

"The Immortal Formation Flow contains extremely profound understanding of formations, and is even enough to be regarded as a standard by ordinary formation masters."

"But no matter how profound it is, it's just a family opinion."

"It's better not to believe everything."

"That's why I ask you not to rush to learn the formation flow, but to understand and learn the world's formations step by step, apply what you have learned, and integrate it to form your own formation flow in the future, and use the formation flow to pursue The true avenue.”

Mr. Zhuang said meaningfully:

"Learning from the Dharma."

“All things are like rafts.”

"The formation flow is the 'Dharma' and the 'raft', not the 'Tao'."

Mo Hua felt that he understood a little bit, but not completely, so he carefully remembered Mr. Zhuang's words in his heart. Later, when he had a clear understanding, he would confirm it and slowly understand it.

But after listening to Mr. Zhuang's words, Mo Hua also had a general understanding of "array flow".

The array flow is the summary and understanding of the array source flow.

All the formations in the world, including the Immortal Formation and the Five Elements Formation, all involve the origin of the formation. On the one hand, it is extremely profound and mysterious. On the other hand, they may each have their own strengths, and at the same time, it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

You must learn and use it yourself.

Unite knowledge and action, apply what you have learned, identify them one by one in practice, and turn them into your own use.

If you blindly respect the "Jin Liu", you will become the "puppet" of the Jin Liu, regard the "raft" as the "Tao", remain stubborn and self-sufficient, and seek the Tao without hope.

Mo Hua's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Mr. Zhuang couldn't help but nodded.

Mo Hua figured something out, then suddenly frowned and asked another thing:

"Master, does the 'Origin Pattern' have its own will?"

Mr. Zhuang's eyes narrowed and his tone was low, "My own will?"

"Hmm." Mo Hua thought for a while and said, "It grows on its own, spreads on its own, can be parasitic, and can dominate. Although it cannot speak, the formation patterns are like eyes, with human-like emotions..."

Mr. Zhuang looked solemn, "Are you talking about the 'Five Elements Origin Pattern'?"

Mo Hua nodded.

Mr. Zhuang's face was as dark as water, and he pointed at the table with his fingers. His mind was fluctuating for a while. After a long time, he said:

"General source patterns don't exist..."

"Inheritance is inheritance. This is the monk's cognition and understanding. It is a method and has no will."

"Those who have the will are the ones who control the inheritance."

"The 'Origin Pattern' is abnormal..."

Mr. Zhuang frowned and said thoughtfully:

"Did something go wrong in the Five Elements Sect back then, and the calculations were wrong, which caused the source pattern to change?"

"Or are you encountering disaster and evil spirits invading?"

"Or maybe someone calculated it and raised something..."

"Could it be that the decline of the Five Elements Sect is because of this 'Origin Pattern'..."

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly.

He thought so too.

I am worthy of being Master’s disciple, and I want to go with Master!

Mr. Zhuang's eyes darkened and he asked Mo Hua: "What about the Dao Origin Pattern?"

"I'm hiding in the painting."

"painting?"

Mo Hua took out the visualization picture.

The previous visualization diagram was the diagram of the zombie ancestor of the Zhang family. Now that there are no zombies, there are source patterns, and the inheritance of the formation is imprinted, and it has become the "Five Elements Formation Flow Diagram".

Mr. Zhuang took out a few copper coins, placed them on the table, and arranged them into a pattern that was incomprehensible to the ink painting. Then he placed the picture in the pattern and slowly opened it.

On the picture, there is a five-color formation pattern.

The array pattern is confined, the luster is restrained, but the atmosphere is simple.

"Master, be careful, it will open its eyes."

Mo Hua reminded in a low voice.

Open your eyes?

Mr. Zhuang was slightly startled. He glanced at the Five Elements Formation Diagram, only to find that the formations were motionless, with no signs of "eyes opening". They were very quiet, and could even be said to be...

honest?

Mr. Zhuang asked doubtfully: "What's wrong with it?"

"I guess I moved away from the shrine and my strength was damaged, so I don't dare to show my face anymore."

How the vitality was damaged was related to the Taoist monument, Mo Hua did not go into details.

Mr. Zhuang probably understood and didn't go into details, but he still looked at the ink paintings silently, thinking that although his little apprentice looked harmless to humans and animals, he never seemed to be lenient when bullying "people"...

This puts him at ease.

Mr. Zhuang looked at the "Five Elements Array Diagram" again. His mind moved and he did some calculations. The more he calculated, the more surprised he became. He said with some disbelief:

"This is really... the foundation of the Five Elements Sect..."

"Old Ben?" Mo Hua was confused.

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting with a complicated expression and said helplessly:

"Thousands of years of heritage...isn't it the 'old foundation'..."

Mo Hua opened his mouth, a little incredulous.

Thousands of years of heritage...

He pointed at the Five Elements Origin Pattern and said incomprehensibly:

"Is that all?"

The Five Elements Origin Pattern was so angry that it trembled, but in the end, it still didn't dare to "open its eyes".

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Make everyone into one and calculate the source texture. In order to calculate the formation flow, the Five Elements Sect "compiled" all the formations of the sect into this source texture..."

"In other words, this source pattern contains all the formation inheritance of the Five Elements Sect for thousands of years..."

Mo Hua was stunned.

Although he knew that this source pattern was the evolution of the array and should be extraordinary, he never expected that it would be so "extraordinary"!

"But..." Mo Hua was a little confused, "How to use this 'source pattern'?"

He actually knows nothing about currents.

He wasn't sure what the purpose of this source pattern was.

You can't treat it as a "pathogen" to infect other people's consciousness...

Mr. Zhuang said: "There are two situations..."

"First, if you cannot suppress the will of the 'Origin Pattern', don't look at it or learn it. Otherwise, once you are parasitized by the 'Origin Pattern' and the sea of ​​consciousness changes owners, the consequences will be disastrous..."

"The second kind..."

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting and said, "If you have a way to suppress this "source pattern", then you can try to calculate in reverse and dismantle the "source pattern"..."

"Reverse calculation and dismantle the source pattern?"

Mo Hua was startled.

Mr. Zhuang nodded and continued:

"You have learned the calculation method of the Five Elements Sect. You can summarize the formation patterns and turn the complex into simplicity. In turn, you can also simplify the formation into the complexity and re-disassemble the summarized formation patterns..."

Mr. Zhuang sighed:

"This source pattern includes the Five Elements Sect and all the inheritance of the Five Elements formations. After you dismantle them, you can get the formation diagrams of these formations..."

Five Elements Sect...all formation inheritance...

Mo Hua nodded, then thought of something, and his heart trembled suddenly, "Isn't that..."

Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly, nodded and said:

"Yes, this naturally also includes... the inheritance of the Five Elements Spiritual Array!"

"Moreover, it's not an ordinary inheritance..."

Mr. Zhuang couldn’t contain his surprise:

"It is very likely that it is from the first grade, to the second grade, even to the third grade, and above the third grade, a whole set of extremely precious, almost lost, ancient absolute formation inheritance!"

"This is the true foundation of the Five Elements Sect for thousands of years!"