The path of wisdom, the path of benevolence, the path of killing...
Although the trials encountered on different roads are completely different, these three roads are all part of the road to heaven. Only by constantly rushing along the road in front of you can you finally find out what lies on the road to heaven. What is there at the end of the road
Let's talk about Kong Ming. After he ended the "military chess" dispute with the white-browed monkey, he soon appeared on the lower floor of the Babel Tower.
This floor is actually the 332nd floor of the Babel Tower, and it is also an independent space!
However, this independent space is not large. It looks like a maze as a whole, but in fact it is composed of five formation restrictions!
The art of formations is not prosperous in Tianyuan Continent, but that does not mean that no one studies formations. At least the Five Elements Trap Formation that appears on the 332nd floor of the Babel Tower can be regarded as representing the most advanced form in Tianyuan Continent. The top formation method!
This five-element trap formation is based on the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. The complexity of a single trap array is hundreds of times greater than the most complex maze in the world. The trap formations are connected together and can communicate with each other, so that the variations of the Five Elements Trap Array can be endless. It definitely represents the most advanced enemy trapping method on Tianyuan Continent!
The Five Elements Trap Formation has no lethality. Its only function is to trap the enemy in it. It is not an easy task to escape the various difficulties in the formation and finally break out of the trap safely!
However, this so-called difficulty is for people on Tianyuan Continent, not including Kong Ming!
Kong Ming has devoted his life to studying the eight formation diagrams, and there are really not many people who can surpass him in the way of formation. Although this Five Elements Trap Formation represents the most advanced way of formation in Tianyuan Continent, it only touches on a little bit. The principle of the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements is far from perfect!
The Five Elements Trap Formation may seem extremely complex to ordinary people, but for Kong Ming, as long as he puts in a little effort, he can deduce all the changes in it!
In this way, the so-called Five Elements Trap Formation was like a broad road to Kong Ming. He easily passed through the Five Elements Trap Formation and came to the eye of the formation.
And just as Kong Ming expected, the formation eye was the way out of this level, because the location of the formation eye was shrouded in a layer of earthy yellow light.
However, there was an old man with white beard and hair guarding the formation. He was originally holding a branch in his hand and gesticulating on the ground, calculating something. But when he saw Kong Ming, he was stunned, and even the branch in his hand fell on the ground. It seemed as if nothing was noticed on the ground.
"You...how did you get out of the Five Elements Trap Formation so quickly? Even if I walked there myself, it wouldn't be possible so quickly! How did you do it?"
The white-haired old man looked like he had seen a ghost. He obviously couldn't understand why the Five Elements Trap Formation failed to trap the enemy at all for Kong Ming.
Kong Ming smiled slightly, bowed his hands and said, "Junior, it's just a fluke, it's really nothing."
The white-haired old man shook his head and said: "A fluke? How is this possible? There are as many as 625 basic changes in this Five Elements Trap Formation, and then the mutual influence is enough to evolve into countless changes! I After studying this formation for more than a hundred years, I have only understood more than 10,000 variations of the formation. But even so, it will take at least three hours to pass through the Five Elements Trap Formation. How can it be possible in half a stick of incense like you do? Not even there?"
At this point, the white-haired old man scratched his head, looking puzzled, and murmured to himself: "If you want to pass through the Five Elements Trap, you only need to master the six hundred and twenty-five basic changes. But. , if you want to wait until the formation evolves into a basic change before breaking through the formation, the waiting time alone will be at least ten days, not to mention the time spent on research! It only takes half a stick of incense to break through the formation. , this cannot be explained clearly by luck!”
Kong Ming smiled slightly and did not continue to explain. Instead, he took a step forward and looked at the pictures that the white-haired old man had drawn on the ground with tree branches.
This white-haired old man is obviously a master of formations. The pattern drawn on the ground is indeed a transformation diagram derived from the five elements. And indeed, as he said, its transformations have been derived into more than ten thousand kinds, which is considered very rare in Tianyuan Continent. It’s rare.
However, the method used by the white-haired old man to calculate the changes in the formation was very primitive in Kong Ming's opinion. Many of the calculations were made using a patchwork method, which could not be regarded as a sure trick. No wonder he studied it carefully. In more than a hundred years, he has only mastered more than 10,000 formation changes!
But no matter what, this white-haired old man can be regarded as the first formation master Kong Ming has seen on Tianyuan Continent, and Kong Ming feels it is necessary to "discuss" with him.
Of course, Kong Ming's so-called "discussion" is more like giving advice, but out of concern for the white-haired old man's face, Kong Ming would not say it so openly.
So Kong Ming pointed to the picture on the ground and said: "Senior, is this your secret to studying formations? I am not very talented, but I have some experience in this area. Let's take this opportunity to discuss it with my senior."
As Kong Ming spoke, he casually picked up the branches that the white-haired old man dropped on the ground, and then started making gestures on the ground.
Kong Ming explained while rowing: "Everything in the world starts from nothing. Although the way of formations changes in thousands of ways, it is inseparable from it, and the changes in formations can be regarded as coming from nothing, and then One becomes two, two becomes three... and finally reaches the realm of infinity!"
"The juniors are very interested in formations. They have learned a little bit about the formations since they were young. So I will show my shame here and take this opportunity to tell the seniors about the formations that I understand. In fact, when it comes to any complex formations, they are all composed of It starts with a simple change, and the simplest formation change is the one-word formation."
When Kong Ming said this, he stretched out the branch in his hand and drew a straight line of more than a foot on the ground, and then continued: "The change of the one-word formation lies in the two ends. It can advance or retreat, or it can encircle front and rear. The changes of coming and going. There are only three types. However, based on this, changes in the Yin-Yang Formation can be evolved."
Speaking of the Yin-Yang Formation, Kong Ming casually drew two intersecting straight lines and said: "When the formation evolves into the Yin-Yang Formation, there will be many more changes, at least there will be more changes that can be divided and combined. Once the formation evolves into the Yin-Yang Formation, there will be many more changes. Spread out, there are two one-word formations, and together, there are more than ten variations, whether it is offensive, defensive or trapped. What if we go one step further on this basis?"
As he spoke, Kong Ming drew a triangle on the ground and explained: "If the Yin-Yang Formation changes upward, it can evolve into the Three Talents Formation. According to the research of the younger generation, at least three points are needed to form a stable surface. When the formation changes to the Three Talents Formation, it already has the most basic spatial changes, and its complexity far exceeds the Yin-Yang Formation. Seniors, let’s see, although three points form one side, as the points move between Different distances can form countless different faces. The changes alone are enough to make people unpredictable... "
Kong Ming continued to explain all the way, from the Three Talents Formation to the Four Symbol Formation, and then from the Four Symbol Formation to the Five Elements Formation, before always stopping his explanation of the formation.
What Kong Ming explained to the white-haired old man at this time was just the basis of the formation changes. The principles were very simple and easy to understand. It did not involve deeper changes. It was considered an introductory teaching on the formation!
On the way to get started with this formation, the white-haired old man knew many changes. Even if he didn't know it, he could quickly understand it. But what surprised him was that no one had ever been able to carry out the formation in such a systematic way. Organize and explain!
If the method of formations is taught in Kong Ming's way, then the deduction of formations will no longer be boring, but can rise to the level of a science!
As long as what Kong Ming said today is carefully organized and promoted, it will definitely have epoch-making significance for the development of the formation method!
Moreover, the white-haired old man has studied formations all his life. His vision is not comparable to that of ordinary people. He knows that in the theory of the system mentioned by Kong Ming, he can continue to dig deeper and deduce the ways of formations to a more advanced level. !
In fact, the white-haired old man's guess was not wrong. On the basis of the Five Elements Formation, it can continue to evolve into the Six Flower Formation, the Seven Star Formation, the Bagua Formation, and the Nine Palaces Formation!
Reaching the stage of the Nine Palace Formation is equivalent to reaching the limit of the basic formation. Just as the number is nine, if it continues to evolve, it will be the independent expression of the formation masters of the past dynasties.
For example, Kong Ming's "Eight Formations" is a masterpiece that far exceeds the basic formations. However, even if Kong Ming explains the principles of such a complex formation evolution, no one in Tianyuan Continent can understand it. Most of them just follow the same example and practice the changes in the formations taught by Kong Ming.
The reason why the Yulin Army led by Kong Ming is invincible on the battlefield is that it incorporates the power of the "Eight Formations" into it. The changes in the "Eight Formations" that the Yulin Army was able to display were far from complete, but even so, their complexity was not comparable to the Five Elements Trap Formation in front of them!
What Kong Ming said casually was just the basis of formation theory, but to the white-haired old man, it was like seeing a book from heaven! He finally suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, took out a crystal, and reflected the various basic formation patterns drawn by Kong Ming on the ground into the crystal for permanent preservation. Then he bowed respectfully to Kong Ming and said He said respectfully: "Your Excellency is a great talent, rarely seen in the world! After hearing your words today, the formation method on Tianyuan Continent will definitely undergo earth-shaking changes. I am the master of the Za family, and I would like to represent you here. All my colleagues in the world would like to extend a great gift to you to thank you for your contribution to the way of fighting!"
(End of chapter)