Chapter 296 1 (2/2)

How could this young man, Ning Fan, possess such startling level in the Dao of Formations if he didn’t go through the traditional learning of the Dao of Formations?

It would not be possible even if he had obtained an inheritance from some powerful beings! Formation techniques are different from other things. Even if one knows the methods of establishing the formations, it’s impossible for them to successfully establish them without calculations that demands great meticulousness and precision.

Having the ability to set up a Mortal Void Realm formation showed that Ning Fan’s level in the Dao of Formations was extraordinary.

However, having flaws on Spirit Realm formations showed that Ning Fan’s basics in formation techniques were just too weak.

“Fine. You are born in the mortal world after all. It isn’t strange that you haven’t heard of the nine main factions which practice the Dao of Formations. In the Four Heavens, the Dao of Formations is divided into nine styles. As for the family I am in, the Wei Clan, which resides in the He Luo[1] Star Domain, it is known as the origin of the He Luo Style. In our He Luo Style, the cultivation level of the Dao of Formations is categorized into ‘Pattern Formation’ and ‘Heart Formation’. Pattern Formation means that one has to arrange the formations beforehand and will need external things to support the power the formation. The three types of things include the ‘Human Formation’, ‘Earth Formation’ and ‘Heaven Formation’.”

“As its name suggests, the Human Formation uses men as formations, like the military formations of the mortal troops and the battle formations of the immortal armies. It emphasizes on the ‘unity of people’. The Earth Formation needs to borrow the help of the terrain. Any formations that need to be established with the help of the physical features of a place is categorized as an Earth Formation. It places importance on the ‘geographical advantages’. The Heaven Formation uses the astronomical phenomenon as the formations. If one reaches a certain level in the Dao of Formations, the arrangement of the sun, moon and stars or the changes of the clouds, wind, snow and rain can be turned into formations to kill enemies. It emphasizes on the ‘climate’. The Human, Earth and Heaven Formations all belong to the Pattern Formation. Regarding this type of formation, your foundations are weak. However, what’s special about you is your power of understanding. It’s rare to find someone with the level of shrewdness like yours. As for the Heart Formation, however, I find you have no knowledge in it at all.”

“Heart Formation is akin to magical techniques. A true master of Dao of Formations does not need the help of a formation compass during battles at all. A wave of the hand will be enough to create a formation. That’s how a Heart Formation is used, similar to Mental Seals as well as the Spirit Seals on your treasures. There’s no need to intentionally set up a formation and it can be used to attack enemies like any magical techniques. However, there is a limitation to the Heart Formation. In order to attain the level of Heart Formation, one would need the ‘Inheritance of Heart Blood’! In the He Luo Star Domain, the outstanding disciples will normally be granted the Ancestors Heart Blood by their sects or families. It will not only cause one’s potential in the Dao of Formation to improve by leaps and bounds but also greatly boost one’s spirit sense. The most important thing is that after obtaining the power from that inheritance, one could then start cultivating the Heart Formation!”

As Wei Xuan was patiently explaining, Ning Fan became more and more fascinated.

The difference between the Dao of Formations which he had been blindly exploring by himself from that of a true family that practices the Dao of Formations was not just a tiny bit.

The usefulness of Ancient Chaos’ memories is becoming more and more insignificant. I suppose after attaining the Void Fragmentation Realm, it will nearly have zero help to me.

Then, my Dao of Formations will be stagnant in the Immortal Void Realm. Comparing to the disciples of the Four Heavens, I lacked a systematic teaching about the fundamentals of the Dao of Formations from the beginning, let alone the Inheritance of Heart Blood.

Wei Xuan took a few more gulps of wine while his eyes were filled with hesitation, as if he were pondering something.

After quite a while, he gritted his teeth, flicked his sleeve suddenly and passed an exquisite jade bottle to Ning Fan.

Inside the bottle contained a drop of blood. It was a drop of silver-colored blood!

By just holding the bottle, Ning Fan could already feel an immense power that came rushing at his face, energizing the power of his spirit sense.

“This is…” Ning Fan’s eyes flashed with a hint of seriousness.

The value of this item must certainly be uncommon.

“This is a drop Heart Blood. It is left by one of the Life Immortal Realm ancestors of my Wei Family before he died using a secret art. Originally, I planned to use this blood to improve the cultivation level of my Dao of Formations once more. However, now it seems like it is much more useful to you.”

There was one thing that Wei Xuan did not tell Ning Fan. The Heart Blood of one’s own family must never be given to any outsider.

Although Wei Xuan did not see Ning Fan as an outsider, if the matter about him privately giving the Heart Blood to Ning Fan were to be known by his family, he might be exiled.

After all, the Heart Blood was just like the demon bloodline of the demon race. It held some kind of secret inheritance of formation techniques of the family which had practiced the Dao of Formations for generations!

Ning Fan was not a fool. Even though Wei Xuan did not tell him about it, he also understood that a precious item like the Heart Blood would certainly be strictly supervised by the members of the family.

“If I accept this item, I’m afraid I will get senior into trouble.”

“Just take it!” Wei Xuan’s words gave him no room to reject it. He had given Ning Fan all the benefits he could, regardless of any consequences. At first, it was because of his guilt towards the Old Devil. However, the more he looked at Ning Fan, the more he favored the latter.

As such, Ning Fan would not pretend to reject it anymore. The only thing he did was to secretly keep Wei Xuan’s help and generosity in his mind.

If Wei Xuan suffers from injustice in the Wei Family because of this matter, I will definitely help him regain his place in the family after I have improved my power in the future!

“You’ve gained the Heart Blood. Since I have already broken the rules of my family once, I might as well break it for one more time. Take this item with you as well!”

Wei Xuan patted his storage pouch and took out an ancient jade slip for Ning Fan.

When Ning Fan studied it with his spirit sense, his countenance changed greatly. It was because what recorded in the jade slip was actually the He Luo Style’s cultivation method and the records of its formations.

Its name was “He Luo Secret Formations”!