In the evening, Elder Zheng returned to Qiandao City, and several Taoist friends with whom he had known each other came to bid farewell to him.

Everyone at the banquet was filled with emotion. Some felt sorry for Elder Zheng, while others were reluctant to let him go and invited Elder Zheng to serve as a guest guest in their aristocratic family or sect.

Elder Zheng declined them all.

After the banquet, everyone said goodbye.

Elder Zheng returned to his residence, closed his eyes and rested for a while.

When the time came, he packed up all the treasures, formation books, and formation diagrams, and left the cave where he had lived for decades without looking back, heading out of the city.

After riding out of the city, about an hour later, we arrived at Yundu Port on the border of Qianxue Prefecture.

After boarding this Yundu and transferring three times, you can reach Zhenzhou in about a month.

Elder Zheng had no nostalgia at all, but when he walked away, for some reason, he suddenly felt worried in his heart.

The little brother I met during the day, his face and voice came to mind again.

Elder Zheng was filled with emotion.

In the prosperous Qianxue state, where people are striving for fame and wealth, there is actually such a child who was born into poverty, is sincere, and has extraordinary understanding.

My previous judgment was still biased.

The whistle of Yundu sounded, and the journey was about to begin.

Elder Zheng took a step forward, but suddenly stopped.

"Step on the deck and leave Qianzhou. I'm afraid I won't come back again in this life..."

Elder Zheng's steps were hesitant, and he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart, as if he would miss something important after leaving.

He frowned, hesitated for a long time, and finally sighed:

"That's all, let's stay a few more days and leave after watching this debate. Zhenzhou is a long way away, so I don't care about these few days anyway..."

Elder Zheng felt much more relaxed when he thought about this.

He raised his head and saw a bright moon hanging in the sky, its clear light filling the earth. Occasionally, a breeze blew by, accompanying the clear light.

…

Time passed and another day passed.

Tomorrow is the Array Discussion Conference.

At this time, in Lundao Mountain, there was a closed grand hall.

A group of formation elders gathered together and were preparing for tomorrow's "Array Discussion Conference".

The elders present here are all third- and fourth-grade formation masters from the major sects in the Qianxue Prefecture who have extraordinary attainments in formations.

Although there are overt and covert conflicts among various sects, there are many discords.

However, the status of the formation master is relatively transcendent, and it is also a unique circle in itself. Sometimes it is not too constrained by sectarian opinions.

Moreover, at this time, we were setting up a proposition for the Array Conference.

This is a big deal, and no one dares to slack off, let alone put personal grudges on the table.

Therefore, the atmosphere in the hall is quite harmonious.

Everyone discussed with each other and selected the appropriate formation method as the "examination questions" for this formation discussion conference.

In order to avoid suspicion, the examiner this time was an Ascension Realm Formation Master from Daoting Tianshu Pavilion, known as "Master Wen".

Although Tianshu Pavilion is subordinate to the Taoist Court, it only governs formation matters and is relatively neutral compared to the power structure of the central Taoist Court.

Master Wen himself also came from the Qianxue Prefecture, and his attainments in formation techniques were obvious to all, so he was not taboo but also convincing as the examiner.

At this time, the matter of discussing formation propositions was also led by Master Wen and was proceeding in an orderly manner...

"This "Yimugen Mountain Formation" is good, you can give it a try..."

"Several types of "Lihuo Formation" with sixteen patterns and above are too heavy-handed and should not be encouraged. Moreover, once the drawing is wrong, it is easy to go wrong and cause riots at the formation discussion conference."

"Yes, they are all still disciples of the sect, and they still pay attention to self-cultivation, focusing on understanding the way of heaven, benefiting production, or taking some defensive formations..."

"That's wrong. You still need to take a test on the killing formation. Formation masters are already bad at actual combat, so they don't take many tests on the killing formation. I'm afraid that if they enter the world of cultivation in the future and their methods are too weak, they will suffer a big loss."

"That's a small battle, one on one. It takes time and effort to set up the formation. It's too troublesome, and the formation master will naturally suffer."

"But big battles are different. All big battles require overall planning, forging armor, forging guns, and arranging troops. This is the real stage for the formation master."

"Hundreds of people, thousands of people, or even ten thousand people, with the support of the formation, are mighty and powerful, killing all directions, and are invincible..."

"It's too early for you to say this. We are still just young disciples. How can we order hundreds of thousands of people to kill?"

"That's right. Besides, these disciples are all the treasures of aristocratic families. I'm afraid not many of them will be able to fight on the battlefield in the future."

"Then what do they do with the formation? Do they use it to show off?"

"You are too extreme..."

"How can this be called extreme?"

"Okay, okay, everyone, let's get down to business." Someone advised.

"Yes, there is no point in arguing about these. Now we still have to consider the proposition..."

"In my opinion, half and half..." An elder said with a bowl of water, "Test half of the killing formations and half of the industrial formations."

Some people shook their heads: "More, I think four to five is better, 40% for the killing formation and trapped formation, 50% for the industrial formation test, and the remaining 10% for some formations with difficult theoretical elements."

"Then... what are the specific exams? These array diagrams have been tested over and over again, and they all failed."

"Naturally, we have failed to read all the propositions all year round, but you have to consider that those disciples have just learned many formations."

"That's right..."

"However, I am indeed a little tired of taking the exam."

"Would you like to try something new?" an elder suggested.

"What new trick? It's not good to go too far. If those disciples are nervous for a moment and can't draw it, we, the proposition elders, will be scolded by them in our hearts, and the ancestors of the aristocratic sects may also be very angry. There are criticisms..."

"That's true..."

"Add a dot matrix variation?"

"I don't see it very well..." one of the elders said, "We are all old guys. We have studied for so many years and have a lot of experience. We have dabbled in various formation variations."

"Those disciples are different. They are all little kids. They have not lived for a fraction of our age. They have not practiced formations for many years. They only know one or two basic formations. Examine the formation variations. It’s so difficult for them.”

"But the sects have all restructured. We can't just change a little bit in this formation discussion conference. We can just change it a little and test one or two formation variations."

"Anyway, this competition is error-tolerant. If you can't draw three pictures, you will lose. If you can't draw one or two pictures, it doesn't matter."

"I still think it's too difficult."

"You are overthinking, but don't forget that this is the Qianxue State, and the most indispensable thing in the Qianxue State is genius."

"If you want to win in the Array Discussion Conference, you have to have some real skills."

"Then let's do it like this. Let's pick some first, and then let Master Wen take a look at it and let him make a decision..."

"So good."

…

They themselves are just expressing their own opinions.

But opinions are opinions, and the final decision rests with Master Wen as the examiner.

After that, everyone chose topics one by one according to the charter of the proposition, as well as the ideas and directions just discussed.

Starting from the sixteen lines.

In the Array Discussion Conference, the test starts from the sixteen patterns.

This is a threshold, used for elimination.

If you can't even reach the sixteenth line, you won't be qualified to continue competing with the formation geniuses of various sects.

And after passing sixteen lines, you can get a certain ranking.

Although it is not high, it is indeed a contribution to the sect.

After sixteen lines, each line becomes more difficult than the last.

Every line is a big threshold that can screen out a large number of people.

Especially at the end, from the eighteenth to the nineteenth lines, the difference between these lines is even more profound.

There are basically very few disciples who can draw nineteen patterns.

In the Dao Discussion Hall, a group of formation elders were either meditating, reading, struggling, or thinking hard, picking up formations one by one.

According to the rules, they listed them first, then screened them, and finally submitted them to the examiner.

Master Wen came back to finalize the title and sealed it in a jade slip.

In this way, the topic is selected by a group of elders, and the topic is decided by Master Wen.
To be continued...