Chapter 133: Realization Brought by the Formation
Traces of the profound and complex formation flashed through Lin Xing's mind.
Following the pattern, wisps of transparent spiritual energy shot out from Lin Xing's fingertips, and he began to carve in the air. The small flag fluttering in the wind gradually calmed down as Lin Xing continued with his carving step by step.
The formation was very complicated, but for some reason, when he was carving it, it was surprisingly simple. Even at the most complex parts, with just a hook of his finger, he could get through it. Although he didn't fully understand the profound meanings, he could vaguely sense them in his heart.
It was like a poem written in one smooth flow, a perfect work of nature! There was no sense of awkwardness at all! Even if you were someone who didn't understand poetry, you would still find it catchy when reading it!
This formation was just like that!
The profound principles of heaven and earth were presented in the most concise and clear way. Traces of the formation surrounded the small yellow flag one by one, emitting a conspicuous light in the air. It was like a gentle breeze, blending seamlessly with heaven and earth. The wind, water, light, plants, the earth... everything seemed to merge with it!
A dazzling light suddenly flashed in Lin Xing's hand. His two fingers stopped abruptly, and the formation was completed. On the small yellow flag, an ancient and vigorous character appeared: "Tu" (you can consider this character as an oracle bone script...).
A thick aura of "earth" emanated from it! And on both sides of the formation, there were traces that ended abruptly, carrying a bit of the scorching and surging "fire" and the indestructible "metal" charm.
Lin Xing began to understand!
This one-twelfth of the formation was used to mobilize the energy of "earth" among the Five Elements!
By integrating heaven and earth into one and borrowing the power of heaven and earth, it could generate the power of "earth"! Once the formation was carved, what trapped the Asura would be the energy of the entire heaven and earth!
What a brilliant technique!
Lin Xing suddenly thought that if he used this method when perform Taoist magic,not using his own power but borrowing the infinite power between heaven and earth from the outside world. Then, wouldn't he be like a "perpetual motion machine"? No matter how many group battles there were, he couldn't be exhausted!
For the Zhuxian Sword Formation, the cultivation level of the user might not be extremely high, but when activated, by combining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and even the hostile energy, its power increased by countless times!
And the Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art also borrowed the might of the heavens!
Sometimes, one's own energy was limited, but by borrowing the power of heaven and earth, the momentum was endless!
However, how could one borrow the power of heaven and earth?
Relying on the formation alone wouldn't work! It was impossible to carve out such a complicated formation during a battle, and even the Celestial Emperor might not be able to do it. Otherwise, if he could form a great formation with a wave of his hand, how could he have been defeated by the Asura?
Lin Xing stood there dazedly,lost in thought again.
Borrowing the power of heaven and earth was definitely not that simple. It had to be done step by step.
Step by step...
Step by step...
Lin Xing's aura suddenly changed!
Sometimes it was like fire, sometimes like water, sometimes like thunder, and occasionally other messy artistic conceptions flashed by.
For the first time, all of Lin Xing's miscellaneous studies were considered together.
As his aura changed, Lin Xing would sometimes suddenly become extremely prominent, as if he were independent of this world; at other times, he would become ethereal and void, as if he had merged into heaven and earth.
However, whether he was independent of this world or merged into it, this illusory feeling only lasted for a moment. Every time Lin Xing broke away from this feeling, the aura on his body would change rapidly, gradually converging, step by step...
The combination of various phenomena such as water, fire, wind, and thunder was getting closer and closer to the artistic conception of the natural world. And Lin Xing's method was to explore the feeling of the natural world through the comprehension of various artistic conceptions.
As long as it was a thing in this world, whether it was the killing intent, the Daoist methods, or the artistic conception, they were all just a part of the Heavenly Dao. Only by showing the most content in an instant could Lin Xing get the closest to heaven and earth!
Closing the distance between himself and heaven and earth was the first step in Lin Xing's thinking: merging himself with heaven and earth!
Or, in a sense, this was the unity of man and nature!
In this state, I am heaven and earth, and heaven and earth are me. The comprehension and application of the Daoist methods, etc., have all become countless times stronger!
However, it was extremely difficult to enter this state!
What was heaven and earth?
This concept was really hard to define. It was neither water nor fire. It was the combination of all things, everywhere! It was such a vast concept that it was difficult to grasp!
Even if he was lucky enough to enter this state of comprehension, it would disappear the next second!
It was too difficult!
Of course, Lin Xing wasn't without any gains.
Lin Xing found that he could also enter that state of "non-ego"!
And this time, by comparing it with the state of the unity of man and nature, Lin Xing had a deeper understanding than before.
This was a realm that was completely opposite to the unity of man and nature. A realm where one was detached from oneself and heaven and earth, looking at everything with an indifferent gaze!
The unity of man and nature was the integration of the self and heaven and earth!
The realm of "non-ego" was the detachment from the self and heaven and earth!
Lin Xing couldn't help but suspect that this might be related to his time travel!!!
Both realms required repeated tempering to extend the time of entry. There was still a long way to go before reaching the highest level!
Opening his eyes, Lin Xing came back to his senses. This epiphany had taken up most of the day. The small flag in the air fluttered and swayed, and then it returned to Lin Xing's spiritual world.
It was a great pity that Lin Xing couldn't use that small flag for now. Either he had to gather all the treasures to form a complete formation, or he had to thoroughly understand the principle of this one-twelfth of the formation and activate it by himself. Otherwise, for Lin Xing now, this incomplete formation was just a decoration...
Lin Xing could only use the remaining time to comprehend his own Daoist methods. The will of the Celestial Emperor? Humph! Get out of the way!
The unity of man and nature required repeated tempering. Skills such as "Shrinking the Earth into an Inch", "Close as a Fingertip, Far as the Horizon", the escape technique, the art of divination, the Rising Dragon Sword technique... and many other miscellaneous studies also needed to be learned and improved. Lin Xing suddenly realized that he seemed to be very busy!
"Just practice slowly!"
Lin Xing looked at the distant sky. Dozens of streaks of light flashed by, and Daoxuan came back with a group of people, looking solemn. Beside him were the bald monks from Tianyin Temple and the old man pretending to be Shangguan Ce...
With a step, Lin Xing's figure seemed to penetrate the space, and he instantly hid in the grass in the dark. The clattering sword qi rushed over his head. Lin Xing could clearly see the furious gaze of the old man Daoxuan. He didn't know if it was because Zhang Xiaofan had leaked the cultivation methods of Tianyin Temple or because of being teased by Lin Xing...
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