The Path to Immortality

However, the monk surnamed Sheng had two restrictions, which artificially increased the difficulty. This led to his delay in finding a suitable formation cultivator to help him, and he had to turn to his connections within the Dan Alliance.

The first requirement is that the method used to break the formation must be clever enough so as not to damage the incomplete formation and the cave itself.

If this request is fairly common, then the second request is the real problem.

Out of consideration for keeping the ancient monk's cave a secret, the monk surnamed Sheng was unwilling to bring outsiders in personally. Even the formation cultivator who tried to crack the formation could only rely on part of the formation information he provided and a picture of the formation's operation recorded with a photo stone.

As we all know, the most direct way to decipher a formation is to use spiritual consciousness, spiritual eyes and other detection methods to detect the movement patterns of the power of heaven and earth within the formation. Then, through different levels of attacks, test the changes in the formation in response to find out the rules.

At the moment, the formation cultivator has no way to go and investigate in person, which means he has banned the most useful method on his own.

As one of the best skills among the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, being able to become a second-level formation monk means you don't have to worry about food and drink at all. How could he be willing to accept such grievances and accept the commission from Monk Sheng?

Although the reward given by the monk surnamed Sheng was generous, it was obviously not to the level of "I didn't want to accept it, but he gave it too much."

Therefore, after many days of wandering, it is not surprising that the monk surnamed Sheng has never been able to find a second-level formation cultivator who can help.

"However, these two requirements are not difficult for me."

Looking at the reward for good deeds indicated at the end of the commission, Fang Ping couldn't help but feel a little moved.

With the help of Tianshu Formation Pan, he has unique advantages in deducing and deciphering formations. As for not going to the ancient monk's cave to explore in person...

Even if Brother Sheng wants him to go, Fang Ping doesn’t want to go!

After all, Jie Xiu who deceives people under similar names and then secretly harms them, whether it is Yunzhou or Xihuang, is a common routine and cannot be more common.

Even if Fang Ping is confident in his own strength, he doesn't want to take this risk.

"It seems that the previous rewards for good deeds were not that great. Thanks to the fact that other fellow cultivators were too lazy to accommodate, this cultivator Sheng had to increase his remuneration again."

With these thousands of extra good deeds, it shouldn’t be a problem to collect 100,000 in advance.

After making up his mind, he accepted the commission and tried to contact the monk.

………

One day later.

Fang Ping, who transformed into a skinny old man, arrived at the teahouse private room he had made an appointment with the monk surnamed Sheng.

The monk surnamed Sheng, who was in the late stage of foundation building, had never dealt with Fang Ping before, but he still knew the general situation.

Seeing that the person who came was a skinny old man, he was slightly startled at first, and then he guessed something: "Is Fellow Taoist the formation cultivator introduced by Master Liu Alchemy?"

Fang Ping said in his transformed old voice: "I, Yan Feng, was introduced by Master Liu."

After that, he explained: "Alchemist Liu wanted to accompany him, but something urgent happened and he had to break the appointment. Please don't blame me, Taoist friend Sheng. After the entrustment is completed, Taoist Sheng can directly give the agreed good deeds to Alchemist Liu." Can."

I see.

Brother Sheng just assumed that Fang Ping was really in an emergency and let the old man in front of him in without thinking too much.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Brother Sheng put down the tea cup and changed the topic to the more serious matter this time.

"It's like this. About a few years ago, Sheng accidentally obtained a relic of an ancient monk. With the help of clues obtained from it, after some investigation, he found the cave of the ancient monk."

"I thought I would be able to gain something, but I didn't expect that in addition to the restrictions outside the cave, there is also an formation inside, blocking Sheng's way."

"The cave has been in disrepair for a long time, and the incomplete second-order formation may be related to an object that Sheng is searching for, so the formation cannot be broken by force. Although there are parts about the second-order formation among the ancient monk's relics Records, but the content is not detailed enough, and it is impossible to directly control the formation disks and tokens of the formation. "

"As a last resort, Sheng sought help from fellow Taoists."

After that, he took out a jade slip from his storage bag that recorded information related to the formation, and took out a picture stone, placed it on the table, and looked at Fang Ping with a slightly expectant look.

Fang Ping naturally did not dare to make a hasty judgment before personally checking it out.

He took the jade slip and the shadow stone, penetrated them with his spiritual consciousness, and examined them carefully.

As the monk surnamed Sheng said, the information in the jade slip is limited, only mentioning that the formation was derived from a second-level low-grade formation originally named [Nine Flames Divine Fire Formation].

It seems that the incomplete second-order formation was modified from this formation.

On the contrary, the picture recorded in the image stone is detailed enough.

Judging from the above, although Brother Sheng is not an array cultivator, he still has a certain understanding of the array. In the picture of the shadow stone, he consciously used various means to try to attack the formation, and recorded the response and changes of the formation.

Other than that, there is no extraneous information in the screen.

Any place that might reveal the situation in the monk's cave was erased in advance.

"The caves of ordinary ancient monks should not have an additional second-level formation in addition to the formations that protect the caves, right? This monk Sheng is so cautious, lest others find out about the location of the cave. Is it possible? What good things are there in that ancient monk’s cave?”

This guess inevitably popped up in Fang Ping's mind.

He seemed to be exploring the picture inside the image stone, and glanced at the monk Sheng opposite.

Sometimes, too much is as bad as too little.

If the other party is so concerned and secretive, it may attract more suspicion and covetousness.

However, these have nothing to do with me...

Fang Ping has his own bottom line in doing things, and naturally he will not be greedy for the cave found by others because of a possible guess.

After weighing the pros and cons, he put down the photo stone and said to Monk Sheng: "From the information on the jade slip, the formation that needs to be cracked by me is derived from the [Nine Flames Divine Fire Formation]. Before, I have never heard of this formation, so I dare not make a hasty judgment."

Hearing this, Monk Sheng immediately said: "This is not difficult. Sheng has managed to get the formation diagram of the original Nine Flames Divine Fire Formation."

As he said, he took out another jade slip from the storage bag and handed it to Fang Ping.

This move made Fang Ping feel a little surprised.

Even if this commission cannot be completed in the end, it is definitely not a loss to get a second-level formation diagram for free.

Fang Ping probed into the jade slip with his spiritual sense for a quarter of an hour. After a brief investigation of the formation, he had an idea in his mind.

If it was a complete second-level low-grade formation, it would still be difficult to crack it without damaging the formation itself. But the formation in the cave was so incomplete that it would be much easier to deduce a way to crack it.

He spoke slowly and gave an answer that made Master Sheng overjoyed: "I may have some confidence that I can crack this formation. But I can't be sure that I can succeed in one go. Maybe I have to trouble Brother Sheng to make two more trips."