BXBX NOVEL Chapter 141 - 141: 135 – Li Fan’s first pledge to his teacher [Seeking for the first order!]
Chapter 141 - 141: 135 – Li Fan’s first pledge to his teacher [Seeking for the first order!]
Even if Li Fan’s mental strength was somewhat stronger than ordinary cultivators, the outcome wouldn’t be much better.
So he collected his consciousness and solemnly stored it in the Storage Ring.
“How are your studies in Array Technique going?” Gong Boyu casually asked.
Li Fan pondered for a moment, “I have been studying for two years and gained some insights. However, how much I have truly mastered, I am not sure.”
Gong Boyu said, “That’s easy to solve!”
He then took out a completely black-turned small sphere and threw it over,
“You just need to extend a strand of your consciousness inside it.”
Li Fan examined this black sphere. It seemed to have Starlight flowing on its surface. Then he did as instructed.
In an instant, Li Fan felt as if he was in a pitch-black tunnel.
His thoughts, like a roller coaster, were racing through the tunnel at a high speed.
Suddenly, Array Technique questions hit him one by one, and Li Fan instinctively responded without thinking.
If he knew the answer and it was correct, the speed of his thought would accelerate again.
However, if he didn’t know or answered incorrectly, then his thought speed would slow down.
This feeling – a hundredfold magnification in thought speed – was somewhat similar to the Enlightenment in the Tianxuan Mirror.
But much more effective.
After a while, Li Fan felt his thoughts slowed down more and more until it finally stopped completely.
He was expelled from the Black Sphere.
Gong Boyu retrieved the Black Sphere. Looking at an almost invisible light dot on it, he stared at Li Fan incredulously, “Have you really been studying for two years?”
Li Fan seemed unperturbed, “Indeed.”
After a while, Gong Boyu comforted, “Array Technique indeed relies too much on talent. If your progress is slow, it’s normal. Don’t worry too much.”
Li Fan deeply agreed and nodded slightly.
However, Gong Boyu’s words enraged another cultivator present in the room.
“What a load of nonsense! The Way of Array lies in diligence and nothing else! Gong Boyu, you may have higher talent in Array, but do you dare claim that your understanding of Array surpasses mine?”
Li Fan glanced at the speaker and saw an old man with white hair but bright eyes that were hard to look directly into.
“Brother Zhi Liang, don’t be so irritable. I was just consoling the young one and spoke casually. Why are you taking it so seriously? Who on Ten Thousand
Immortals Island does not know that you, Zhang Zhiliang, are the best in Array Technique?” Gong Boyu seemed somewhat helpless.
“The Way of Array, diligent and honest, never lies!” Zhang Zhiliang snorted coldly, apparently dissatisfied with Gong Boyu’s words.
He then turned to Li Fan, looking serious, “Kid, you must not lose hope. You should know, when I first learned Array Technique for two years, my test result on the Knowledge Spirit Orb was even worse than yours!”
“Over five hundred years, I’ve spent almost all of my time studying Array Technique. Bit by bit, I progressively learned and improved. Only then did I reach today’s understanding of Array. Diligence can make up for deficiency, and this is especially true for Array Technique.”
“Although it is said that there are infinite variations in the world’s Array Techniques, the commonly used ones are limited and can be mastered by human effort.”
“If you study hard, never slack off, and never give up, who knows, hundreds of years later, you might become a grandmaster of Array Technique.”
Upon hearing this, Li Fan’s expression became serious, “Thank you for your guidance, senior. I will certainly remember your words.”
Having said his piece, Zhang Zhiliang gradually calmed down.
After assessing Li Fan for a while, he spoke slowly, “Even though diligence can make up for one’s deficiency, having a good mentor is also very important.” “I know how difficult it was when I taught myself Array Technique.”
Zhang Zhiliang pondered for a moment, “I see that you are calm and composed, neither arrogant nor impatient. Very similar to my younger self.”
“I also benefited greatly from He Zhenghao’s ‘Mountain and River Hundred Veins Formation Map’. You bringing the incomplete scroll here, I feel I owe you a favour.”
He slowly asked, “I wonder, would you like to follow me and study Array Technique?
Gong Boyu who was standing aside promptly reminded, “Doesn’t Li Fan thank
Array Master Zhang?”
Li Fan was also quite surprised and quickly rushed to bow in gratitude.
Zhang Zhiliang accepted Li Fan’s bow and then said, “Let’s make this clear first. I don’t want to take an apprentice. So there won’t be a master-disciple relationship between us.”
“I won’t teach you the unique Array Techniques that I created myself.”
“I’m only responsible for leading you to comprehend the Way of Array. I won’t hide any insights or experiences.”
“I can only guide you when I’m not busy.”
“I’m meticulous in my daily life and have high standards for others. If I find you slacking off, I will kick you out without mercy.”
Zhang Zhiliang stated all these seemingly harsh but reasonable conditions, one by one.
Finally, he asked again, “Given these terms, are you willing to follow me and study Array Technique?
Li Fan suppressed his excitement and became calm.
He bowed to Zhang Zhiliang again and slowly said, “I’m willing.”
Zhang Zhiliang looked at Li Fan’s behavior, stroked his beard in satisfaction.
“Good, diligence knows no time.”
“Your study in Array Technique starts today!”
Upon saying this, Zhang Zhiliang grabbed Li Fan, and in a flash, they disappeared from the conference room.
Gong Boyu and the other Array Masters exchanged glances and revealed bitter smiles.
In the blink of an eye, Li Fan, with Zhang Zhiliang, arrived amidst the Starry Sky.
He was surrounded by total darkness, with countless twinkling stars as the backdrop.
“Do you know what Array Technique is?” Zhang Zhiliang asked.
Li Fan was about to reply but thought for a moment, he eventually shook his head and said. “I do not know.”
“Array Technique is a standardized law.” Zhang Zhiliang uttered, word by word.
“Burning, Ice Formation, Lightning…”
“These are natural phenomena that exist in Heaven and Earth, and the various principles in the Heaven and Earth support their occurrence and operation.” “The principles are immutable… well, except for some special situations…”
“Cultivators often need to observe and realize the Heaven-Earth Principles during cultivation.”
“And Array Technique is the standardization, mechanization, and normalization of the application of these principles.”
Through Zhang Zhiliang’s narration, the door to the Way of Array Technique slowly opened for Li Fan.
Li Fan immersed himself deeply, losing track of time.
In the blink of an eye, he came to the Anchor for 20 years.
Misthaven Ocean.
Zhang Haobo stood in mid-air, looking up.
“So, your dying blow is coming.”
In his memory, a terrifying wind disaster happened not long after in his previous life.
Its power was so great that it changed the color of Heaven and Earth.
Over two hundred islands including Dayu Island were leveled, and countless mortals died.
Compared to this terrifying wind disaster, the storm he was currently manipulating was pitifully weak.
But …
He, Zhang Haobo, as the reborn one, the Son of Fate, the one favored by the Misthaven Ocean.
Was about to perform an act of swallowing an elephant, and then…
Wind Shepherd!
Ling Wanxian!