C7 Array Making Dao

The seventh chapter of the Array Making Dao.

Lu Feng examined the patterns on the jade slip in his hand. The patterns seemed to have no pattern to follow. Upon closer inspection, he felt a little dizzy.

The patterns were strange and heavy. They were condensed and ancient. They did not reveal any sharpness. No matter how he looked at them, they were as beautiful as a piece of art.

"The first step is the Engraving. What about the second step?" Lu Feng asked as he pondered.

"The second step is the Spirit Injection. There is no Spiritual Energy in these crude jade slips. They cannot be used as the heart of the array. We need to inject the Spiritual Energy to provide energy. If we use some Soul Beast's Beast Cores or crystals that contain the origin energy of heaven and earth, we can cross the Spirit Injection step," Elder Bai explained in detail. Then, he took out a round jade and injected some Spiritual Energy into it.

Three pieces of Engraving jade slips were neatly placed in front of Lu Feng. Looking at the flowing light on the jade, Lu Feng was secretly amazed.

"The third step is the Pattern Connecting. Engraving and Spirit Injection are not enough. You need to connect the two together. This step is the Pattern Connecting. You need to draw the patterns on the jade slips onto the Spirit Injected jade stone." Elder Bai arranged the jade slips in a triangular formation as he explained. The three Engraved jade slips were placed in a triangular formation with the Spirit Injected jade stone in the middle.

"Look carefully!" Elder Bai shouted. Then, Lu Feng saw the patterns on the three jade slips rush towards the middle jade stone as if they were alive. Finally, they connected with each other. The Spirit Locking Pattern was branded on the middle jade stone in a triangular shape.

"Tch…" A soft sound was heard.

Elder Bai explained, "This is the fourth step, the Array Roar. When the array is formed, it will usually emit a few roars. If it is a high-level array, the roars will be heard throughout the sky. Of course, through some special methods, it can be hidden."

When Lu Feng looked over again, the three jade slips and one jade stone were no longer at their original places. He did not know where they went.

"Don't think that just carving the array is enough. You have to set up the array quietly. If you let everyone know that there is an array here, then no matter how amazing your array is, it won't be able to trap anyone." After Elder Bai finished speaking, he walked out of the Bamboo House.

"If you want to set up the array, you have to learn how to break it first. Learn to comprehend it well. Leave this Trapping Array in six hours."

Lu Feng was still immersed in the mysteries of the array. He did not understand the meaning of Elder Bai's words, but in the next moment, Lu Feng felt that something was wrong.

Three jade slips suddenly appeared in midair, and then they revolved around Lu Feng in a triangular formation, forming three invisible barriers. As for the jade stone that acted as the Array Heart, it was still unknown where it was hidden.

Lu Feng tried to leave the triangular encirclement, but when he reached the edge, his entire body suddenly shook. It was as if he had been struck by a shock, and his chest felt heavy. It was difficult for him to overcome the barrier.

"The simplest Trapping Array can actually lock a Soul Master at the One-soul Stage?" Lu Feng's heart was filled with fear. Although he knew that Elder Bai was not an ordinary Array Master, he was still shocked by the Trapping Array.

After failing to solve the problem, Lu Feng started to study the books that Elder Bai had left for him. He carefully flipped through the detailed annotations and explanations in the books.

"Array Diagram, Array Heart, Array Jade, Array Pattern..."

"Engraving, Spirit Engraving, Pattern Connecting, Array Roar."

Lu Feng looked at the introductions in the books and recalled the methods Elder Bai used to set up the array.

After immersing himself in the mysteries of the books, more than two hours had passed. Lu Feng picked up the few jade slips and engraving knife that Elder Bai had left behind and walked towards the third piece of jade slip.

He waved the small knife and used the same Array Pattern on the jade slip in his hand. However, he failed after trying a few times.

Lu Feng originally thought that he could try again if he failed. Who would have thought that the jade slip could not bear the error of the Array Pattern and would explode, causing Lu Feng's hand to be slightly injured.

After trying four times in a row, Lu Feng finally successfully engraved a ninety percent similar Array Pattern. He referenced the Dao Of Formation recorded in the Essential of Array Dao and turned the jade slip around, placing it on the barrier wall.

"Bam!"

The moment the two made contact, Lu Feng was bounced away and crashed into the other side of the barrier behind him.

The blood in his chest churned.

Lu Feng exclaimed in shock, "Where did I make a mistake?"

Could it be that Elder Bai had intentionally written a wrong Array Breaking Technique?

Lu Feng quickly dismissed this thought, because it was meaningless.

Suddenly, a scene flashed across his mind. Lu Feng immediately flipped through the Essential again and found that there was a line of small words at the bottom of the page that recorded the method of breaking the array.

"Each array has its own unique array formation. The higher the Array Master's strength, the stronger the array formation. If one cannot break through the array formation, then the Array Breaking Technique will be useless. One must start from the foundation of the array formation."

Lu Feng almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He secretly cursed Elder Bai for writing the words so small.

There wasn't much time left for Elder Bai to give him. Lu Feng still couldn't think of an Array Breaking Technique. He had already read through it countless times, and he knew every word in it. However, he still had no idea.

Suddenly, Lu Feng caught a glimpse of the broken jade slip. Because of the angle, the jade slip was now facing the opposite direction. With a flash of inspiration and the force of the rebound, Lu Feng realized what was going on.

Lu Feng suddenly realized, "Reverse! Is it possible to get the jade slip out?" After saying that, his heart became even more certain of his guess. He started to activate the Engraving.

There were only two pieces left of the jade slip. If he failed again, there was no way out. Furthermore, engraving the Spirit Locking Pattern was much harder than normal Engraving. Lu Feng's hands could not help but break out in a cold sweat, and he looked a little nervous.

"Squeak …"

Sure enough, he failed the first time.

However, Lu Feng did not seem to be more anxious. After experiencing this failure, Lu Feng's confidence increased. He put down the carving knife in his hand and sat down cross-legged to meditate for a while. When he calmed down, he picked up the carving knife again.

Without any hesitation, Lu Feng used his knife to carve the last piece of jade slip. If Elder Bai was present, he would have been shocked by the speed of his progress and the strength of his comprehension.

When the last piece of jade slip was carved, Lu Feng let out a long sigh. Even though he had adjusted his mental state, he was still a little nervous when he finished carving the last piece of jade slip.

"I hope this time I can break the formation!" Lu Feng prayed in his heart and walked over.

After hesitating for a while, he finally pressed the two pieces of jade slip together again. The Spiritual Energy circulated and connected the two pieces of jade slip. His right hand instinctively made a defensive gesture, afraid that he would be sent flying again.

"Bam!"

With a loud sound, the bamboo gate in the distance was actually shattered into pieces. The jade slips in front of Lu Feng also shattered into pieces.

"I did it!" Lu Feng was overjoyed.

Lu Feng walked out from the broken bamboo and shattered pieces of jade slip on the ground. Then, he saw Elder Bai and Elder Hei drinking tea in the pavilion outside the Bamboo House.

"Hahaha!" Elder Bai laughed three times and said to Elder Hei with a face full of gratification, "Old Curmudgeon, you lost. Are you convinced now?"

Elder Hei stood up and looked at Lu Feng who was walking over. He was a little puzzled as he asked, "Why did you break the formation so quickly? Didn't you just start learning?" As he spoke, he took out an exquisite wrist guard and handed it to Elder Bai. He was willing to accept the loss.

"It was just luck." Lu Feng smiled modestly.

Elder Bai took the 'trophy' that Elder Hei handed over and tossed it to Lu Feng. He said, "This Qilin Ring has a pretty good Creature Space. Take it as a gift for me." This trick of borrowing a flower to present a Buddha was considered a win in front of Elder Hei.

It turned out that the Storage Tool was called the Qilin Ring. Lu Feng knew a little about the Creature Space. Usually, high-level Storage Tools would have a storage space that could store living beings for a short period of time. Low-level Storage Tools such as Storage Rings could only store dead things, and the space would not be too big.

Lu Feng took the Qilin Ring and looked at it. He had seen many Storage Tools before, but this was the first time he had seen such an exquisite Storage Tool. After taking a closer look, Lu Feng realized that there was an unknown beast carved on the wrist. It was lifelike, and the beast's eyes were inlaid with two extremely small red jades, causing the entire pattern to have a few traces of ferocity. There was also a circle of small, diamond-shaped jades on the outside, as if it was trapping the Vicious Beast.

Lu Feng's love for treasures exploded. When he thought about how many treasures there were in total, Elder Hei smiled and said, "There is no need to count. There are a total of ninety-nine treasures. This is also the wondrous part of this bracelet. There are a total of ninety-nine storage spaces, and each of them is much bigger than your Bamboo House. Apart from that, the long jade piece at the buckle of the bracelet is the essence of this bracelet. Even I have never been able to comprehend exactly how big it is."

Elder Hei was a little reluctant to part with it.

Hearing this, Lu Feng was a bit speechless. How could this be good? This was simply a rare treasure in the world. Lu Feng quickly calmed down. It might not be a good thing to have a strange treasure in his possession. If he did not handle it properly, it would cause him trouble.

After thinking for a while, Lu Feng decided to wear the Qilin Ring together with his original Storage Ring to conceal its brilliance until he had absolute strength.

"Quickly thank Elder Hei!" Elder Bai smiled as he ordered.

"Thank you, Mentor, thank Elder Hei!" Lu Feng smiled as he put the bracelet on his left wrist, which was connected to the tail ring on his little finger.

"Hiss ~"

A sharp pain came from his wrist. In that instant, Lu Feng felt that his soul had received a terrifying impact. The Heaven Rushing Soul that had been stabilized and reforged almost exploded uncontrollably. Fortunately, the two elders acted in time to ease the situation.

"Just now, I forgot to tell you that this bracelet is bonded to the owner. It will 'test' the owner's soul," Elder Hei said with a smile.

"Wouldn't it be more painful to take it off?" Lu Feng's forehead was still covered in cold sweat from the pain, but he could not help but ask curiously.

"No, it won't. If you need to take it off at any time, but every time you take it off, it will be so painful to wear it again. Moreover, the stronger the soul, the more painful it will be," Elder Hei explained. Although he was reluctant, since he had already taken it off, he would not bear the pain again. It was the best result for Lu Feng.

After Lu Feng had adapted to it, the three of them laughed at the same time. It had been a long time since they had seen such a lively scene in Exquisite Valley.