Chapter 340: The Stone Books

"Alright, since that's the case, come with me." Wei Xiao said, leading the way out of the study.

Stepping out of the room, Ye Yuan's eyes suddenly brightened, as if he had arrived at a paradise.

Small bridges over flowing water, pavilions and towers, and beside them a blooming peach blossom forest.

The exquisite scenery gave one a feeling of ease and joy.

Ye Yuan couldn't help but marvel that Lu Linfeng already possessed such strength before his ascension, no wonder he could attain the Dao as Dayan Divine King.

Not far from the door was an open space, on which three stone scrolls were placed.

"Are these the 'Three Volumes of Formations'?" Ye Yuan asked doubtfully.

Wei Xiao nodded. "Indeed. Sink your divine sense into one of them, and you will understand."

Ye Yuan nodded and, as instructed, probed his divine sense into the stone scroll on the left.

Suddenly, a pulling force came, sucking Ye Yuan's entire divine sense into the scroll.

When he came to his senses, Ye Yuan found himself in infinite darkness.

But Ye Yuan was not alarmed. With his experience, he could naturally tell that this was akin to a space of consciousness.

It seemed that Lu Linfeng's attainment in the Dao of Formations at the time of his ascension had already far exceeded this realm.

Ye Yuan did not have to wait long before a glimmer of light appeared in the darkness—a speck of light.

Then, more and more specks of light began to appear, dotting the space like stars, making Ye Yuan feel as if he were in a vast starry sky.

Ye Yuan's eyes narrowed, but he shook his head with a smile. "Who would have thought that picking one at random, I'd pick the Small Ninefold Linked Formation."

If one were not versed in formations, one would naturally not understand the meaning of these specks of light.

But Ye Yuan was a Ninth-Grade Formation Emperor; understanding them posed no difficulty at all.

The formation appeared profoundly mysterious, but any great Dao progresses from simplicity to complexity, from easy to difficult.

No matter how complex a formation, it can be broken down into individual small units.

These small units are called formation elements in the Dao of Formations.

And the meaning represented by these specks of light is each formation element of the Small Ninefold Linked Formation.

The Dao of Formations, like a martial artist comprehending intent, is something that can only be grasped intuitively, not conveyed in words, and cannot be described with language.

Thus, Lu Linfeng had set up this 'Three Volumes of Formations' space of consciousness for later disciples to enter and comprehend.

However, Ye Yuan had already fully comprehended the Small Ninefold Linked Formation, so naturally, there was no need to waste time.

But the Small Ninefold Linked Formation here was much more profound than the one Ye Yuan had comprehended.

Clearly, Lu Linfeng's understanding of it at the time of his ascension had reached a higher level.

It took Ye Yuan half an hour to thoroughly comprehend the evolved Small Ninefold Linked Formation.

With a thought, he withdrew from this space of consciousness.

Seeing Ye Yuan exit, Wei Xiao smiled and asked, "Young man, how do you feel? Comprehending formations is extremely time-consuming and cannot be achieved overnight. You should stay here, cultivate diligently, and comprehend slowly!"

Ye Yuan beamed. "It feels very simple! Elder Wei, I'm going to comprehend the next formation!"

With that, Ye Yuan went straight to the second stone scroll and again sank his divine sense into it, leaving Wei Xiao dumbfounded.

Wei Xiao's mouth twitched twice, and his expression turned strange.

Simple?

Was this kid putting up a brave front?

He had initially thought the kid was reliable, but the more he looked, the more unreliable he seemed.

Could something left by the Ancestral Master, a figure of such extraordinary talent, be simple?

After all, when the Ancestral Master ascended, he was only at the Divine Travel realm, yet he had already created the Six Extremities Sealing Formation, a sixth-grade formation!

A look of deep disappointment appeared on Wei Xiao's face. It seemed that to make this kid earnestly comprehend the 'Three Volumes of the Dao of Formations,' he would need to use some methods!

But he had already spent thousands of years in the Dayan Space, so there was no rush.

Entering the second formation, Ye Yuan felt significantly more pressure.

Of course, that was relative to the first formation.

Comprehending formations in this space of consciousness was vastly different from comprehending the Small Ninefold Linked Formation earlier.

Back then, the sword puppets had put immense pressure on Ye Yuan, forcing him to focus most of his energy on dealing with them.

Here, not only was there no threat from sword puppets, but Lu Linfeng had also broken down the formation into the most basic formation elements, making comprehension twice as effective with half the effort.

This second formation was none other than the Six Extremities Sealing Formation!

Capable of sealing the passage between two realms, the Six Extremities Sealing Formation was naturally immensely powerful and extremely profound and complex!

Ye Yuan spent a full half day thoroughly comprehending it.

For comparison, comprehending the Small Ninefold Linked Formation had taken Ye Yuan only two hours.

For others, this would be a highly commendable achievement, but for Ye Yuan, it was nothing to boast about.

After all, these were only formations left by Lu Linfeng before his ascension. Although they were extremely powerful in the lower realm, for Ye Yuan, a Ninth-Grade Formation Master, the difficulty was not that great.

If Ye Yuan were to comprehend the 'Nine Scrolls of the Dao of Formations,' it would likely take no less than ten or twenty years to achieve even minor success.

Dayan Divine King's current strength was more than a hundred or a thousand times greater than at the time of his ascension!

The complexity of the 'Nine Scrolls of the Dao of Formations' was incomparable to that of the 'Three Volumes of Formations.'

Ye Yuan's divine sense withdrew again, and he noticed that Wei Xiao's gaze had changed, carrying a look of frustration.

"What? Was the Six Extremities Sealing Formation also simple? This time it took a bit longer."

Wei Xiao's words were laced with obvious displeasure, which Ye Yuan could naturally detect.

Ye Yuan laughed heartily. "Mm-hmm, not too difficult. Let me finish comprehending the third formation first, then we'll talk!"

Wei Xiao's eyes widened. "You're not saying you've already fully comprehended the first two formations, are you?"

"Heh, yes."

With that, Ye Yuan's divine sense sank into the third stone scroll...

Wei Xiao was so angry he nearly grabbed Ye Yuan by the ear. "An unteachable child! If the 'Three Volumes of Formations' were so easy to comprehend, wouldn't my Dayan True Sect be a laughingstock!"

But Ye Yuan's divine sense had already sunk into the stone scroll, and he couldn't hear him.

The third formation took Ye Yuan an entire day!

This was an illusion formation called the Asura Illusion Formation.

The Asura Illusion Formation was only a fifth-grade formation, but its difficulty of comprehension was even higher than that of the Six Extremities Sealing Formation!

After comprehending this formation, Ye Yuan felt utterly drained.

Although this formation was an illusion formation, its danger level was definitely greater than that of the Small Ninefold Linked Formation!

However, with his current strength, Ye Yuan was unable to deploy it.

But after comprehending these three formations, Ye Yuan had gained a clear understanding of Lu Linfeng's system of the Dao of Formations.

His 'Nine Scrolls of the Dao of Formations' likely evolved gradually from these three formations.

Seeing Ye Yuan's exhausted state, Wei Xiao showed no sympathy and said coldly, "Young man, now you know how formidable it is, don't you? Don't aim too high. These 'Three Volumes of Formations' are enough for you to digest for a lifetime!"