In the end, Long Xiangtian beat Lu Jia up, then clapped his hands in satisfaction and returned to his own residence.
In the next few days, Long Xiangtian did not go out, but studied the formation by himself in his own little house.
Bai Lao is worthy of being a master of formations. He gave Long Xiangtian the secret book in a simple and easy-to-understand way and introduced all the basic knowledge about formations.
Long Xiangtian also knew that formation masters were divided into nine levels, from first to ninth grade, and Bai Lao was a genuine fifth-grade formation master.
Don’t think that the fifth rank is not high. You should know that Bai Lao can possess the combat power of the Tongxuan realm just by relying on the formation, and it is even more terrifying when combined with his own combat power.
Not only that, formation masters are also very popular among major families. Which family doesn’t want more formations to protect their family
For example, Bai Lao's fifth-grade formation master can not only enjoy the same treatment as Du Chun in the martial arts academy, but also does not need to travel or have any obligations every day. He only needs to help guard Baidong Mountain leisurely.
As for the sixth-grade formation masters, they are even rarer. People of this level are generally heroes who have been famous in the continent for many years.
As for the seventh and eighth rank, none of the elders had ever seen one. After all, people of that level were often recruited by the most powerful forces in the entire continent.
For the ninth-grade formation master, Bai Lao simply wrote two words, which were: legend.
The grade of a formation master corresponds to the level of the formation he can cast. No matter it is an illusion formation, a trapping formation, a killing formation, or a protective formation, as long as he can cast a formation of the corresponding level, the formation master has reached the same level.
So theoretically, the strength of a formation master is not related to his own strength. However, if his own strength is not enough, then even if he has a deep understanding of the formation map, he will not have enough mystical power and mental power to maintain the formation.
If one tries to use a formation forcefully without having the necessary strength, the biggest possibility is that the formation will backfire on him.
The formation diagram that Bai Lao gave to Long Xiangtian included the formations that could be used by formation masters from the first to third rank, which also showed that Bai Lao had great trust in Long Xiangtian's talent in formations.
In fact, it is a little late for Long Xiangtian to start learning formations now. People like Bai Lao started to understand formations and kept company with formation flags since he was very young, and only then did he cultivate to become a fifth-grade formation flag master.
Of course, Bai Lao knew that Long Xiangtian's talent in both cultivation and formation was much stronger than his own back then. Moreover, because Long Xiangtian became a formation master relatively late, he would not have the intention of insufficient cultivation in the first three levels.
In addition, most formation masters do not have the help of mental power in the first three levels, but Long Xiangtian has it, which makes his journey as a formation master easier.
Even so, Bai Lao prepared formation diagrams of the first to third grades for Long Xiangtian, and he felt that Long Xiangtian would need a year.
Even though the time seems a bit long, you have to know that it took Bai Lao three full years to be promoted from the first rank to the third rank.
Long Xiangtian was not in a hurry to practice the formation, but kept reading theoretical knowledge. He read all the elders' insights and understanding of various formations, and formed his own system of formations in his mind.
That day, when he was about to start practicing the formation, he was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door.
The first thing Long Xiangtian thought of was the Ice Sea. After all, few people in the academy knew that he was here.
However, when Long Xiangtian opened the door, he found a strange man with a strong figure and heroic manners. The strange thing was that although Long Xiangtian did not recognize this face, he felt that the figure was somewhat familiar.
Seeing that there was no malice in the man's eyes, Long Xiangtian asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Lei Gu. We have met before on Baidong Mountain." The man then introduced himself.
Long Xiangtian was even more surprised when he heard the man say that he had met him before on Baidong Mountain, but he could not remember seeing this man on Baidong Mountain at all.
Lei Gu saw Long Xiangtian's confusion and explained, "You were still at the Guanli realm at that time. I said I would wait for you in the inner courtyard."
Upon hearing this, Long Xiangtian suddenly understood. No wonder he felt that Lei Gu's figure was somewhat familiar. It turned out that he was the guy he met when he used Baidong Mountain to temper his physical strength.
At that time, Long Xiangtian had blurred vision and did not see Lei Gu's face clearly. Now he realized that it was him.
"Brother Lei, do you have something to ask me?"
"I thought you would definitely be able to enter the inner courtyard. Now it seems that what I thought was right. You are a strong person."
"As for the purpose of my coming, it is to fight with you."
"I have things to do now. Brother Lei, please come back another day." Long Xiangtian still wanted to practice the formation, so how could he waste time here with Lei Gu.
"Don't refuse. I know you are physically strong. Let's compete on this alone."
When Lei Gu saw that Long Xiangtian refused, he immediately panicked. He was a martial arts fanatic, but he was no match for those who were ranked higher than him, and it was no fun to fight those who were ranked lower than him. He finally met an opponent like Long Xiangtian, and he didn't want to give up.
"Moreover, as long as you defeat me, and we both go through the process of fairness, you can take my place on the Tianying Ranking."
"You must be dissatisfied with your 100th place. I am only 10th. If you beat me, you will be in the top 10, which is a great honor."
Lei Gu put forward a condition that he thought Long Xiangtian would not refuse. After all, freshmen were more arrogant, so how could they be willing to be ranked 100th
Long Xiangtian was slightly stunned, not because he was surprised by Lei Gu's ranking, but because he didn't know that defeating an opponent had to be notarized for it to count. Then didn't he have to beat Lu Jia in vain a few days ago
No wonder my ranking hasn't changed in all these days. Speaking of which, Binghai didn't explain it to me clearly. At that time, Binghai just said that he would fight his way up, and didn't ask for notarization.
It seems that it was Binghai's silence that harmed Lu Jia, not himself.
Long Xiangtian nodded, feeling that he had done nothing wrong.
However, Lei Gu's strength is really impressive. He is ranked tenth. To be able to rank in the top ten in the inner courtyard of this martial arts academy with so many talented people, each of them should be a great genius if they were placed outside.
Although Lei Gu is only the last one in the top ten, he must be a tough character.
"Okay, I accept your challenge, but we'd better find an open area to compete."
In the end, Long Xiangtian agreed to Lei Gu's request, not only because he didn't want Lu Jia, his defeated opponent, to rank above him, but also because he wanted to rely on Lei Gu to challenge himself.