C92 Formation Grandmaster(1)

After spending six hours navigating the Hundred Twist Thousand Return Palace, Woo Zhengyang stood before a Light Door. This door marked the exit of the palace's illusion maze. Stepping through, he found himself in a grand, ornate palace, truly entering the heart of the Hundred Twist Thousand Return Palace.

Despite its splendor, the palace was quite empty inside, with just a Light Door, a stone table, and a jade slip resting on the table.

"A jade slip? Could it be a map of the array?"

Drawing from his experience at Profound Heavy Mountain, Woo Zhengyang knew that the final reward of these trials was linked to the participant's performance. In the maze of the Hundred Twist Thousand Return Palace, he had relied on his skills in the art of arrays to succeed.

"In ancient times, jade slips were used to record extremely important techniques and secrets. Whatever's inside, it's bound to be of high caliber!" With this thought, Woo Zhengyang approached the stone table and picked up the jade slip.

Just like at Profound Heavy Mountain, as soon as he held the jade slip, a stream of information flowed into his mind.

Completion time for the Hundred Twist Thousand Return Palace illusion maze: six hours. Array skill level determined as: Master of Arrays. Reward: "True Explanation of Array Art."

"True Explanation of Array Art" contains three thousand array diagrams, evolving from simple to complex. Mastery of this can elevate one to the level of a Grandmaster in the art of arrays.

Woo Zhengyang couldn't quite decide how to feel about discovering it was indeed a formation diagram. Its value was undeniable, yet he leaned more towards acquiring some potent elixirs. Even if it wasn't a Dragon Saliva Pill, anything that could temporarily ease Uncle Fu's injuries would suffice.

As for studying the formation diagram to concoct his own elixirs, Woo Zhengyang had considered it. However, mastering formations was even more demanding than martial arts, and the path of alchemy was equally challenging. He simply didn't have the time.

But soon, Woo Zhengyang's perspective shifted dramatically. His journey had been marked by constant battles and schemes, leaving him mentally exhausted. Entering the Light Door would mean encountering other disciples who had previously entered the Hundred Twist Thousand Return Palace, including those from the Heavenly Martial Academy who had vowed to kill him, as well as those bought off by Yue Liqing.

With two hours left before being sent out of the palace, Woo Zhengyang wasn't eager to dive back into conflict so soon. He decided to rest a bit before stepping through the Light Door. Having obtained the "True Explanation of Formation," he figured he might as well study it during his break to uncover the mysteries of its three thousand formations.

As he channeled his energy into the jade slip, lines of text and formation diagrams filled his mind. Woo Zhengyang's consciousness delved deeper into the knowledge...

Half an hour later, Woo Zhengyang emerged from his trance, his usually calm demeanor now visibly moved. That state of complete absorption had happened again!

The three thousand array diagrams flashed through Woo Zhengyang’s mind in an instant, but in that brief moment, he grasped their intricacies. With enough materials and the Array Origin Bead, setting them up would be a breeze for him now.

According to the insights he just received, Woo Zhengyang had stepped into the realm of an Array Grandmaster!

The ancient classifications of array mastery remain unchanged today: Array Master, Array Grandmaster, King Rank Array Master, Emperor Rank Array Master, and finally, the Supreme Rank Array Master. There's no concept of an apprentice in the path of arrays.

An entry-level Array Master is akin to a martial artist at the Reality Condensing Stage. An Array Grandmaster is comparable to a Shape Gathering Stage martial arts master. An Array Grandmaster is equivalent to a Reality Condensing Stage martial arts grandmaster!

A martial arts grandmaster possesses the power to establish their own sect. Even in the Profound Heaven Sect, the highest level of cultivation is that of a grandmaster, and there are only a handful in the entire Dongjue Country.

Woo Zhengyang wasn't sure of the exact status of an Array Grandmaster in today’s world, but he was certain it was far more valuable than a martial arts grandmaster. Even a novice Array Master is rare in Dongjue Country; you wouldn't find one, at least not openly. All potions and magical artifacts are imported, which is why they are extremely precious.

The realm of array mastery is closely tied to the arts of alchemy and crafting. An Array Master can create ordinary pills and artifacts. An Array Grandmaster can craft treasure pills or treasure artifacts, while an Array Sage can produce spirit pills and spirit artifacts, and so on.

In other words, with Woo Zhengyang's current expertise in array mastery, he already has the foundation to craft spirit pills and spirit artifacts. If he truly can't find the Dragon Saliva Pill, making one himself within six months might actually be possible.

That feeling of losing himself, which Woo Zhengyang had unsuccessfully tried to achieve many times before, had now occurred twice in a row, much to his surprise.

"What exactly is that mysterious vortex? What triggers this feeling of losing oneself?" Woo Zhengyang wondered as he stepped through the Light Door. Whatever he had to face, he knew he couldn't avoid it.

"Ha ha... another one got transported out!" Before he could see what was happening, a teasing voice reached him.

"Hey... it's one of our Profound Heaven Sect disciples... Woo Zhengyang..." The voice, upon recognizing who had appeared, shifted from teasing to a more complex tone.