Chapter 541: Background

The elder had already stood up in a hurry, his expression solemn, and hurried to the fourth floor.

Mr. Zhuang's eyes were slightly gloomy, and there were mathematical patterns in his pupils, mysterious and unpredictable. At the same time, he twisted the Dao formula with his hands and waved his sleeves, as if something was wiped out out of thin air...

The secret was broken, and the cause and effect were erased.

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

The elder also stopped suddenly, and was in a daze. After a moment, he was puzzled and muttered:

"What's going on?"

"I just seemed to... forget something?"

"I forgot something..."

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

It seemed that something had just happened that shocked him.

But it seemed... all this was his illusion?

It was like taking a nap in the afternoon and waking up at midnight. Everything was just a residual dream when waking up.

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

The elder looked at Mr. Zhuang suspiciously.

Mr. Zhuang was still drinking tea, his posture was leisurely, calm and elegant, with a fairy-like demeanor, as if nothing had happened.

Sensing the gaze of the elder, Mr. Zhuang raised his eyes and asked back as if nothing had happened:

"What's wrong?"

The elder was startled and began to doubt himself.

Did the surname Zhuang do something?

But it doesn't look like...

What could he do?

The elder looked around again, all the scenery, furnishings, tables and chairs, tea cups, screens, and formation towers were exactly the same as he remembered, without any change.

There was no trace of any external influence.

The elder shook his head slightly.

"It's an illusion..."

These days, he has been trying to get the skin of a tiger, guarding against the surname Zhuang, alerting the wooden old man, and also worrying that the inheritance of the Five Elements Sect has been stolen by someone.

He was too worried, so he had an illusion.

The inheritance has been learned by someone...

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

He wanted to go to the shrine to take a look, but just as he took a step, he stopped.

The elder turned his head and glanced at Mr. Zhuang, and said unhappily: "Mr. Zhuang, it has been overdue for more than an hour, it is almost time..."

Mr. Zhuang was embarrassed.

The elder glanced at Mr. Kui with fear, but dared to glance at him, then retracted his gaze and looked at Mr. Zhuang again, insisting:

"For more than an hour, my Five Elements Sect has already given in. Please, sir, stop..."

Mr. Zhuang pondered for a while and sighed:

"Well, whether they can or not, it is the children's own opportunity, and it cannot be forced."

The elder bowed and said: "Mr. Zhuang is very righteous..." Then he stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture:

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

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Okay."

The elder led the way and led Mr. Zhuang to the fourth floor of the Cangzhen Pavilion. He opened the door with a little trepidation and looked inside.

The position of the cushion did not move, and the shrine looked normal.

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

The three young monks, Mo Hua, were all inside.

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

Was his spiritual consciousness consumed too much?

"He didn't learn it?"

The elder was a little expectant.

Mo Hua looked up and saw Mr. Zhuang, hesitant to speak, not knowing what to say.

Mr. Zhuang sighed immediately:

"Forget it, if he didn't learn it, then he didn't learn it..."

Mo Hua was stunned, then looked "disappointed", drooping his head, "Master, I... disappoint you..."

Mr. Zhuang looked regretful and didn't speak.

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

Then he felt proud again, his old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum, with an irrepressible smile.

The elder laughed twice and pretended to comfort him:

"The Five Elements Spiritual Array is the formation of our Five Elements Sect. The first-grade thirteen patterns are as powerful as nature. If you want to comprehend it, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven..."

"Although your disciples are extremely talented and have a high level of comprehension, they are still young after all. They are still learning the advanced formations of our Five Elements Sect. It is normal that they cannot comprehend it. Don't take it too seriously."

"The journey of cultivation is long, and there is still a long way to go in the future..."

"Suffering some setbacks can temper your character."

The elder stroked his beard.

Mo Hua also imitated Mr. Zhuang, sighed, and bowed his hands, saying: "What the elder said is very true."

The elder raised his eyebrows and glanced at Mo Hua.

This talented little formation master, who was arrogant and killed the genius formation master of the Five Elements Sect, no, the entire Dalishan State, was now hit in front of the inheritance of their Five Elements Sect and looked lost.

The elder felt as if he had drunk honey.

He had rarely been so happy in his life.

The elder even said:

"If Mr. Zhuang doesn't mind, you can stay in my Five Elements Sect for a while longer, and let me do my part as a host..."

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

He waved his sleeves and left.

The three Mo Huas simply saluted, bowed to the elder, and followed Mr. Zhuang away.

The elder looked at the backs of the few people, the smile on his face faded, snorted, and sneered:

"You've suffered a lot, right?"

"The inheritance of my Five Elements Sect, how can anyone learn it?"

...

On the way back, there were no people from the Five Elements Sect.

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 to his sea of ​​consciousness and occupied the magpie's nest, and 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 of senior brother for 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 elder was away, 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 details.

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 can get twice the result with half the effort by drawing similar formations again;"

"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, devoting 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, 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 formation flow is the summary and understanding of the formation 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 is self-generating, self-spreading, capable of parasitism and control. 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. 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 was plotting to raise 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 formation 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 elaborate.

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 took another look at the "Five Elements Formation Diagram". His mind moved and he did a little calculation. 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 did not 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 knew nothing about the battle flow.

He didn't know what this source pattern was used for.

You can't use it as a "pathogen" to infect other people's sea of ​​consciousness...

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

"The first one, if you can't suppress the will of the 'source pattern', don't look at it, don't learn it, otherwise once you are parasitized by the 'source pattern', the sea of ​​consciousness will change, and the consequences will be unimaginable..."

"The second one..."

Mr. Zhuang glanced at Mo Hua, "If you have a way to suppress this 'source pattern', then you can try to reverse the calculation and disassemble the 'source pattern'..."

"Reverse the calculation, disassemble the source pattern?"

Mo Hua was stunned.

Mr. Zhuang nodded and continued:

"You have learned the method of derivation of the Five Elements Sect, which can summarize the array patterns and simplify the complex. Conversely, you can also simplify the complex and disassemble the summarized array patterns again..."

Mr. Zhuang sighed:

"This source pattern includes the Five Elements Sect and all the five elements array inheritance. After you disassemble it, you can get the array diagrams of these arrays..."

Five Elements Sect...all array inheritances...

Mo Hua nodded, then remembered something and trembled in his heart, "Isn't that..."

Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly and nodded:

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

"And it's not an ordinary inheritance..."

Mr. Zhuang couldn't hide his amazement:

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

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