Chapter 19 - Formation Mastery (1/2)
Tatsuya quietly took his time at venturing the whole New Moon City. He discovered different interesting facts that made him quite surprised, as he learned that the four respective major sects had built their own branch within the city, with the exception of the Frozen Cloud Asgard.
(It will only take a few months for Chu Xin to become wide-known within the whole country… Truthfully, with her talent, even the four major sects don't possess the rights to be her home. I already told her to not enroll into the Frozen Cloud Asgard, so she should be fine on her own.)
Tatsuya discovered that the Frozen Cloud Asgard actually makes its disciple use an incomplete technique that would deprive them of their own emotion. He was able to trace it from Xia Qingyue's abrupt change, when he last met her.
(Now that I think about it, when I first met her, she immediately attacked me, eh.)
Tatsuya recalled the scene when he had just waked up, and Xia Qingyue immediately attacked him for some reason. Even, he, himself, didn't know the reason for such atrocity, as he was pretty sure that he hadn't done anything to provoke her at all.
(Heart of Snow Glazed Glass, the key that allowed me to previously enter the Quintessence Realm last time, when I almost completely loss my sense of self.)
At the moment, Tatsuya is walking on a crowded street, packed with different people with different origins. Despite being immersed in his thought, Tatsuya was able to avoid collisions with the crowd. His innate ability, Elemental Sight, was always enabled, allowing him to sense anything.
(I only know that it exists because of my initial contact with it, but I can't sense it through my sight. I wonder if there exists a method to gain such rarity.)
Since the Heart of Snow Glazed Glass doesn't exist within Xia Qingyue's physical information, it could only exist on her quintessential information, in which Tatsuya had no methods of access to. Further imagining it, once he gains access into the Quintessential Dimension, he would be able to fully manipulate his ”self.”
(Even I can't imagine the result if I ever accessed that Dimension. It would be an understatement to call myself a ”God” at that point.)
The moment he gains access into that Dimension, not a single thing would escape his eyes and manipulation. It is like attaining the state of Omniscience whereas everything would be just mere knowledge to him.
(Either way, that state is currently impossible. There's no point in thinking about it now.)
Tatsuya thought that to himself, as he noticed that he was standing before an old-looking store with countless tattered furniture. He elevated his gaze, as he saw the cardboard displaying the store's name.
”Ancient Formation Shop?”
Once that name entered his mind, Tatsuya immediately recalled from his memory the different classification of mastery that exists within this universe. He just stood immobile before the store, while patiently searching his own memories.
”Look, an idiot is standing before that fraudulent shop.”
”What a pity, that young man will get scammed.”
The onlookers noticed Tatsuya, as they began murmuring to themselves. Tatsuya completely ignored them, as he just immersed himself into his current task. When the onlookers noticed how Tatsuya ignored them, they shook their heads in pity.
(Could this store really possess the knowledge for that mastery?)
Tatsuya finally found that classification he was finding, as he recalled the different information about the mastery over formations. It is an ancient way of controlling the profound energy in the surroundings, through a set of writings engraved on the object or designated place.
Knowing that there was only a small chance that this store really possesses the knowledge needed for such mastery, Tatsuya immediately covered the whole store with his Elemental Sight. Every nook and crooks were analyzed through his sight, as Tatsuya learned that this store is credible and an actual legitimate store.
(Right now, this world is lacking in the field of formation. Finding an actual individual who knows a little bit about formations is like finding a needle on a haystack.)
Usually, Tatsuya wouldn't even pour some of his attention on different kinds of thing, yet the Formation Mastery completely captured his attention. Creating a formation is like programming a CAD, and this is the reason why Tatsuya is currently interested in such thing.
Tatsuya took a step forward, as he ignored the different gazes directed unto him. He slowly and leisurely entered the old-looking store, without minding the attention that he was receiving.
After a few seconds, he had reached the interior of the store, as he was greeted by an old man with decent clothing. He didn't possess any special protruding qualities, as Tatsuya felt surprised.
”Young man, are you interested in buying one of our books about formations?”
”…”
”Seeing that you are not completely convinced, I'm going to show you this book.”
”Thank you, but I'm going to take a look myself.”
”I-I see…”
The old man felt startled, as he gazed at Tatsuya with different light. He thought that Tatsuya was nothing but a young man interested in formations, but that impression changed. He got the feeling that Tatsuya knew some things about the Formation Mastery.
”Hm…”
Tatsuya stood before a bookshelf, as he slowly grabbed a single book to read. His eyes swiftly read the pages, as his flipping speed completely surpassed the old man's expectation.