Chapter 441

"Moving the formation?"

Ke Liu Chuan looked at Li Rui, who had come to his door to ask about formations, and was suddenly speechless: "Lord Li truly has whimsical ideas."

Ever since he agreed to teach Li Rui formations last time.

Li Rui hadn't come to his door even once.

This also made Ke Liu Chuan breathe a sigh of relief.

After all, Li Rui was not his disciple, so he naturally didn't want to teach him wholeheartedly; but if he were too perfunctory, he would offend Li Rui, such a hot future official.

It was truly difficult.

Visiting suddenly today, Ke Liu Chuan had originally made full preparations.

Unexpectedly, Li Rui actually asked if the formation could move.

'Sure enough, he hasn't even entered the door.'

The reason a formation is a formation is first, of course, that it must have formation feet.

Only when the formation feet draw power from the earth can a formation be formed.

This is something that every person who practices formations is told by their master when they first start.

Of course.

There are exceptions.

Some great beings can form a formation with a wave of their hand, borrowing the power of heaven and earth from the void, but such means are not something ordinary formation masters can achieve; even he, a Third-Rank formation master, finds it very difficult.

Ke Liu Chuan immediately explained in a friendly manner: "Lord Li, it is not impossible to make the formation move."

Since Li Rui asked, he just went along with it.

Anyway, idle chatter was better than really teaching him formations.

"Oh?"

Li Rui became interested.

Ke Liu Chuan: "The best way to move the formation feet is of course like those masters, directly forming the formation in the void; naturally, there is no need to move; if the person is there, the formation is there."

Li Rui nodded.

He naturally knew this.

Ke Liu Chuan continued: "It's laughable to say, but I actually asked my master the same question back then."

Li Rui was surprised.

He knew that Ke Liu Chuan's master was the number one person in the Yu Kingdom's formation Dao who had passed away fifty years ago.

"What did the master say?"

Ke Liu Chuan: "There is a method; since you cannot form a formation in the void, you can also move the formation feet with the technique of transportation."

As he spoke, Ke Liu Chuan laughed to himself: "Actually, it's just using the spiritual energy of the Below Tongxuan Realm to move the grand formation; although it can move, the speed is greatly reduced; my master once jokingly called it the Turtle Formation."

For formations that require movement, generally speaking, they are for fighting others.

No one's mountain-protecting grand formation has a need to move.

But the fighting between cultivators and martial artists is a matter of an instant over a hundred miles; if the speed is too slow, then even if the formation can move, it is useless.

That's why it was jokingly called the Turtle Formation by Ke Liu Chuan's master.

Ke Liu Chuan originally thought Li Rui would give up after hearing about the Turtle Formation, but he didn't expect Li Rui to say: "Mr. Ke, did the master leave behind the method?"

Being asked this.

Ke Liu Chuan was stunned instead.

He originally thought Li Rui would give up the idea after hearing about the Turtle Formation, but he didn't expect him to become even more interested.

He had to explain patiently:

"Lord Li, my master did indeed create the method himself back then, but practicing this method consumes an extreme amount of time and energy, and its practicality is really not great; why waste good time on such minor paths?"

Ke Liu Chuan's words were completely sincere.

Although he didn't intend to teach Li Rui real skills, he didn't want to lead Li Rui onto a crooked path either.

The hatred of misleading someone's Dao is a great hatred.

Ke Liu Chuan had no intention of forming a feud with Li Rui.

But no matter how he explained, the Lord Li before him seemed determined to get that method, pestering him endlessly.

Seeing that he had said all the good words he could.

And Li Rui also patted his chest saying he just wanted to see something new and wouldn't really practice it, Ke Liu Chuan then passed the method to Li Rui.

Just as he said just now, it was just a little trick his master had come up with casually.

There was nothing precious about it.

Li Rui was overjoyed; he had truly taken the right path.

Talented people emerge in every generation; he didn't expect that the number one formation expert of the former Yu Kingdom would have the same idea as him.

That was a super ruthless person who ascended to the top twenty in the world with formation Dao.

Even a small method created casually was incomparably mysterious.

Li Rui obtained the method.

After a happy chat with Ke Liu Chuan, he returned satisfied.

"The universe is the plate, the stars are the talismans, the earth veins become the network, follow my steps—"

On Mount Changqing Peak.

Li Rui was practicing the formation-moving method Ke Liu Chuan had taught him.

Ever since he got the method from Ke Liu Chuan, he had buried himself in Mount Changqing Peak, retreating for a month.

Hard work pays off.

Relying on the powerful talent bestowed by the Eastern Heavenly Gate, the method that an ordinary Fourth-Rank formation master would need several years to comprehend was understood by him in one month.

Li Rui finally understood.

Why Ke Liu Chuan kept trying to persuade him.

Although the lifespan of cultivators and martial artists is long, they are also fighting against heaven and dare not waste it casually.

A useless method that takes nearly ten years to practice.

It is simply wasting time.

It is a major event of misleading the Dao.

But for him, such trouble did not exist.

Li Rui formed seals with both hands, and the evergreen energy around his body began to connect with the power of heaven and earth.

The next instant.

He felt the formation flags of the Lotus Heart Formation inserted into the ground begin to loosen.

Afterward, they floated up slowly.

Although the formation flags moved, the Lotus Heart Formation was not affected at all.

Li Rui's eyes lit up.

It worked!

He stood up slowly and then began to try moving.

Just as Ke Liu Chuan said, the speed of moving the formation was extremely slow; at most, it could only walk a hundred miles a day; this speed might be considered not bad among mortals.

But for cultivators and martial artists, it really wasn't much different from a turtle.

No wonder it was jokingly called the Turtle Formation by that master.

But this was of great use to the current Li Rui.

Li Rui took out several talismans from his bosom and hid the formation flags.

In this way.

It was equivalent to an energy-hiding technique, at most the speed was slower.

It was already enough.

Anyway, Li Rui was mostly in closed-door cultivation, and the furthest he went was to Qinghe and the spirit mine.

Now, even if he were to see True Person Qing Ding, he would have plenty of confidence.

Li Rui nodded with satisfaction.

A major worry in his heart was considered mostly eliminated.

This day.

Sang Kong came to Mount Changqing Peak.

He said with a smile: "Brother Li, are you really going to become that immortal who reaches enlightenment in a hundred years?"

Although immortal cultivators don't like to go out, it's not very common for someone like Li Rui to retreat for a year.

And looking at it.

Li Rui had no intention of leaving Mount Changqing Peak at all.

Li Rui: "I have had some realizations and want to grasp the spiritual wisdom; doesn't that require more thinking?"

Hearing this.

Sang Kong was envious: "Brother Li is still amazing; practicing martial arts is amazing, and cultivating immortality is also so talented."

He came to the Qingwei Sect, although he also tried to practice immortal arts.

But in the end, he found that it was not as smooth as practicing martial arts, so he slowly gave up, at most using it for reference.

Unlike Li Rui, who was like a great immortal cultivator.

Naturally envious.

Li Rui: "Brother Sang is joking; it's nothing more than Qi refining; all paths lead to the same destination."

The two exchanged pleasantries.

Sang Kong then spoke: "Old Brother Li, I heard that your country obtained high-grade spirit stones in the Northern Plains; can you help ask if my Wu Kingdom is willing to buy them?"

Li Rui blinked.

High-grade spirit stones were discovered, and a great battle broke out between the Yu Kingdom and the Beiji Demon Sect.

In the end, it ended with the Yu Kingdom's victory.

It is said that the high-grade spirit stones have already been sent to the capital by the Northern Garrison Army.

The Emperor was overjoyed.

And rewarded the three armies.

High-grade spirit stones might appear again in the future, but the Yu Kingdom took this opportunity to greatly boost its national prestige, which was what the Lord of the Dragon Court was happy about.

Now that immortal sects are standing tall, it will not be easy for the Yu Kingdom to be as strong as before.

Li Rui shook his head without even thinking: "Brother Sang, you think too highly of me; I am just a Third-Rank local official, just trying to make a living."

The symbolic significance of high-grade spirit stones is very high.

It is reasonable for the Wu Kingdom to want to buy them.

But asking Li Rui to be this middleman is undoubtedly asking for trouble.

Not to mention whether the Yu Kingdom's imperial court is willing to sell.

Everyone knows that Li Rui is close to the Wu Kingdom.

The relationship between the Yu and Wu Kingdoms is now close, so naturally, no one will say anything more, but if Li Rui does something too biased toward the Wu Kingdom, even if the Emperor doesn't say anything, he will definitely feel resentment.

This is a big deal.

Li Rui naturally wouldn't let such a thing happen.

So now, regarding the Wu Kingdom, he has always cooperated on small matters and kept a low profile on big ones.

High-grade spirit stones are a big matter.

Although he refused, Li Rui still pointed out a path for Sang Kong.

Sang Kong was overjoyed after getting Li Rui's hint.

"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Li."

Although Li Rui didn't help directly, he told him who to go to, so he could be considered to have finished his task.

The two were familiar.

Sang Kong also knew Li Rui's difficulties; Li Rui being able to speak up and give a hint was already out of consideration for their years of getting along.

Just after sending Sang Kong away.

A noble-looking youth snuck up to Mount Changqing Peak.

"Master."

Yuan An said with a smile.

Li Rui: "I heard that the Prince has entered the inner sect; congratulations."

"I was just thinking of giving Master a surprise; it's all thanks to Master's teaching."

Yuan An said.

Li Rui waved his hand: "Prince, don't say that; it's thanks to the two teachers in the Marquis's residence, and thanks to the Marquis's teaching."

He wasn't being humble.

Because Yuan An came to the Qingwei Sect, he hadn't actually taught Yuan An a single move.

A few days ago.

Qingwei Sect assessment.

Yuan An successfully promoted to an inner sect disciple; at such a young age, he had already broken into the Fifth-Rank.

As expected of the son of the Military Saint Yuan Yuan Dingting.

Saying "like father, like son" is completely correct.

Yuan An: "By the way, I came today to tell Master that I plan to go down the mountain to the Wu Kingdom for training in a few days; I estimate it will take at least half a year to return."

Hearing this, Li Rui's expression became solemn:

"Have you told the Marquis about this?"

The Wu Kingdom is not the Yu Kingdom.

Over there, the status of a Prince might not necessarily be useful.

It's truly risky.

So he asked if Yuan Yuan Dingting knew.

To put it lightly, if something happened to Yuan An, he, as Yuan Yuan Dingting's tacit protector, would definitely be implicated; to put it heavily, if Yuan An died in the Wu Kingdom, it would be a huge matter, and Yuan Yuan Dingting might do something unimaginable to the world after his son died.

Yuan An: "I have already told my father and mother, and they both agreed."

Li Rui was somewhat surprised.

Yuan Yuan Dingting and his wife were quite open-minded, actually daring to let their only son go out to roam in another country.

This requires great courage.

It also represents the high expectations the couple had for Yuan An.

Yuan An: "Father said I should listen to Master's teachings before I leave and remember them well."

Li Rui pondered:

"Walking in the world, Prince, you only need to remember one thing."

"Just one thing?"

"Yes, one thing: if the situation doesn't look right, run immediately."

(End of chapter)