Chapter 25 Teaching


    Mo Hua returned to the monastery room and sat down, and a group of disciples stretched their heads and surrounded them.


    "Ink painting, what have the teachings asked you to do?"


    "Did the teacher punish you?"


    Mo Hua said truthfully: "The teacher asked me to go to him every day after class."


    A disciple said, "It must be because you are lazy in the formation, so the teacher is angry. Let you practice the formation every day so that you will not retreat in the formation."


    Some disciples also felt very sympathetic: "Then you are so miserable. You have to draw formations under your nose every day."


    "Yes, it''s so miserable. The teacher was so nervous when he looked at me. Don''t say he was staring at me and drawing the formation..."


    Mo Hua also sighed.


    Seeing this, all the disciples comforted the ink painting.


    Mo Hua sighed, it was not because he wanted to draw the formation under the teaching of the eyelids, but because he went there every day, so he didn''t have much time to draw the formation for the formation pavilion to earn spirit stones.


    However, since the teacher asks Mo Hua whether he wants to become a formation master, he should give some advice on Mo Hua, which is also a good thing to think about it like this.


    After class the next day, Mo Hua arrived at Tongmingfeng Yan’s room on time.


    Teacher Yan straight to the point and put a volume of "The First Interpretation of the Formation Code" in front of the Mo picture.


    "If you want to go long-term, the foundation must be solid. This foundation not only includes grasping the basic array patterns, proficiency in the brushwork, and solid spiritual consciousness, but also the classical theory of the study of formations in the Taoist world."


    "The so-called formation code theory is the experience and theoretical summary of countless formations of the Taoist world, and what they are looking for is the unchanging truth in the ever-changing formation."


    "Some monks have good formations, but they know nothing about the classics. Once they learn the depths, they will be a fog, and it will be difficult to make progress in the way of formations."


    "I am one step away from the first-grade formation master. Most of the sect inheritances are missing. You cannot teach your very advanced formation code theory. It is naturally incomparable to the teachings of some major sects, but in terms of your current formation level, it should be enough."


    Mo Hua sat upright, looking more respectful, "Please give me some advice."


    Teacher Yan nodded, opened the "First Interpretation of the Formation Code" and said:


    "This classic theory records some basic principles of formations in the initial interpretation, such as the round and earth of the sky, the eight trigrams, the five elements of generation and restraint, and the composition of single formation, complex formation and large formation..."


    "The formation is the manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth. The circle outside and the convenience inside are symbolic of the earth. The arrangement of different array patterns follows the Bagua theorem. Different attribute array patterns generate and resist each other. A single formation is a single formation, and multiple single formations are compounded by the complex formation, and a large formation is connected by a large number of single formations and complex formations..."


    "The great formation is extremely powerful. The commonly known formation of protecting the sect is this type of formation. The formation contains hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of formations, and is composed of dozens or hundreds of formation masters. Only formation masters with extremely high attainments can serve as the main formation master of the formation and dominate the design and portrayal of the formation..."


    "Being able to become the main formation master and design and build a large formation is the lifelong expectation of many formation masters."


    Teacher Yan sighed a little, and then said, "But it''s too far to say this. Even if you become an ordinary first-grade formation master, it will be no longer easy."


    Mo Hua was a little fascinated when she heard it. Even a single formation was already very mysterious. What kind of scene would it look like if the formation containing thousands of formations were opened.


    Teacher Yan hesitated a little, and solemnly handed the "First Interpretation of the Formation Code" to Mo Hua, saying:


    "You can take this formation first and take a look at it carefully. Remember not to spread it out, nor can you tell anyone else."


    Later, Teacher Yan explained some basic theories in the formation and let Mo Hua go back. Mo Hua returned to the disciple''s residence, holding a thin volume of "The First Interpretation of the Dictation" in his hand, but felt heavy. I also realized the importance of the Taoist tradition for the first time. If no one taught me, these things would be enough for me to explore for the rest of my life.


    And I am just an ordinary disciple, and I feel more grateful that Yan Xueshi can be so attentive.


    Mo Hua calmed down and read the "First Interpretation of the Dictation" word by word. If you don''t understand, please write it down and prepare to ask for advice tomorrow.


    Before going to bed, I took out the "Golden Stone Array" again, remembered the formation patterns in the formation map, closed my eyes and entered the sea of ??consciousness, and practiced the Golden Stone Array on the stone tablet.


    There are only four array patterns in the Stone Formation, which is not too difficult, but you have to spend time familiarizing yourself with the array patterns and practice them.


    Thanks to "The First Explanation of Formation", I painted the Diagram of the Stone Formation and felt that my thoughts were much clearer.


    Why are the four formation patterns in the west? Because the West belongs to metal and is consistent with the properties of the metal and stone formation diagram, there are many specific hexagrams to draw.


    Ink paintings used to only know how to draw them according to the array diagram, but for some reason, I now have a deeper understanding.


    On the second day, the ink painting went to Tongming Peak.


    Teacher Yan took some questions from the "Formation Theory" to ask about the ink painting, and answered the ink painting one by one, confirming that the ink painting had carefully finished reading the "Formation Code" and Teacher Yan couldn''t help but nodded.


    Later, Mo Hua raised some of the questions he had recorded and asked Yan Xue for advice. Teacher Yan also answered it one by one, and his expression was obviously more comforting.


    When Ink Painting went again on the third day, Teacher Yan took specific formations as examples to analyze Ink Painting, so that Ink Painting can understand some basic theories in formations.


    Teacher Yan first talks about several formations with a formation pattern, including the open fire formation that Mo Hua has painted, and several formations that Mo Hua has never learned. Then there are formations containing two formation patterns, which are all formations that Mo Hua has never seen. Mo Hua listened very seriously.


    Among the four formation patterns, the first one of the teachers mentioned the Soil Formation. This was what I asked for before. Although Ink Painting was already skillful, I found that I only knew the truth before, but I didn’t know why. My understanding of formation was much worse.


    After talking about the Mutu Formation, Teacher Yan mentioned the Golden Stone Formation:


    "The functions of the Golden Stone Formation are similar to the Solid Earth Formation. Among the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, earth can produce gold. Therefore, when a monk builds a cave, he will use the Solid Earth Formation to consolidate the foundation, and at the same time use the Solid Earth Formation to strengthen the building. Due to the fact that the Solid Earth Formation, the effect of the formation will be better. These two formations can be understood by each other..."


    The ink painting suddenly became clear when he listened.


    Teacher Yan explained for an hour, then assigned several homework, asking Mo Hua to find some examples of formations to overcome difficulties, and then asked Mo Hua to go back.


    Mo Hua returned to the disciple''s residence, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt strange.


    In the examples given by Teacher Yan, many of the formations were drawn by himself.


    Needless to mention the open fire formation and the solid earth formation, the Golden Stone Formation was drawn by Fat Manager. Today, the teacher also explained the Diagram of the Stone Formation for himself. Although it was to explain the relationship between the five elements of birth and restraint, it was still a coincidence.


    "Does the teacher have any friendship with the fat manager? Could it be that the teacher already knows that the formations of Youyuanzhai were all drawn by me?"


    Mo Hua was thinking in her heart.


    (This chapter ends)