"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Explosions echoed incessantly on the square. Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng, having just comprehended their palm techniques, were engaged in a battle that seemed difficult to unravel for a moment.
With the divine sense of heaven and earth, Li Fan carefully sensed the palm techniques of the two.
Combining it with the previous insights into the Dao Rhyme, Li Fan suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
So, it can be understood like this!
Although Li Fan couldn't directly comprehend divine abilities from the Dao Rhyme due to his intermediate-level talent, he could still understand the palm techniques used by Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng, both in the early Foundation Building stage.
Unable to solve a problem, why not learn from them?
He could borrow from their understanding, learn their palm techniques, and then gradually incorporate his own insights to create a unique palm technique.
During the observation, Li Fan also noticed the differences in their palm techniques.
Even though both were derived from observing a strand of Dao Rhyme, Xiao Heng's palm technique had a ethereal and elusive quality, like the Great Dao itself, unpredictable.
On the other hand, Su Xiaomei's palm technique contained an unmatched domineering intent. It seemed as though with one palm strike, everything in heaven and earth would submit.
It wasn't a matter of superiority or inferiority, just a reflection of the diverse aspects within that overwhelming palm strike.
The palm techniques of both were a combination of their own insights and the inherent ideas within that overwhelming palm strike.
...
The battle between Xiao Heng and Su Xiaomei continued for a whole day.
It only came to an end when Li Fan called a stop.
"Not bad, it seems like you've gained a lot. However, remember not to be complacent. This Dao Rhyme still hasn't been fully comprehended by you."
"Next, continue your cultivation, seek enlightenment, and spar with each other."
Li Fan instructed, and both Xiao Heng and Su Xiaomei nodded in agreement.
With the help of these two outstanding talents, Li Fan's understanding of the overwhelming palm strike continued to grow.
However, it was regrettable that as time passed, Xiao Heng and Su Xiaomei had almost perfected their respective palm techniques.
Li Fan, on the other hand, felt that something was still missing.
The palm technique he used was still within the realm of techniques and had not yet reached the level of divine abilities.
But Li Fan wasn't in a hurry. He patiently optimized and improved this palm technique.
Two months later, in the underground seclusion chamber.
As the little black box lit up with silver lines, the seal on it was finally broken.
Several items appeared in Li Fan's clone's field of view.
One of them looked familiar—it was the golden-jade slip with corners embedded in gold. However, the contents within were definitely not He Zhenghao's "Diagram of Hundred Veins of Mountains and Rivers."
Li Fan's divine sense entered the jade slip to read the content.
After a while, Li Fan felt dizzy, and his spiritual awareness withdrew from the jade slip.
He pressed his temples, relieving the stabbing pain in his consciousness.
But excitement flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
The contents recorded in this jade slip were the lifelong teachings of Zhang Zhiliang, the number one formation master in the Sea of Clouds.
"Infinite Formation."
The insights into formations from both He Zhenghao and Zhang Zhiliang were now in Li Fan's hands.
It seemed that his clone would be busy for quite some time.
Diving into the study, Li Fan's future in the Dao of formations was bound to be bright.
Li Fan was particularly looking forward to the reaction of He Zhenghao when he discussed the Dao with him in the next life.
With his mood settled, Li Fan checked the other items.
A white pouch contained silver fragrances, a substance Li Fan frequently used during his arduous studies under Zhang Zhiliang to eliminate mental fatigue.
A black sphere—a spirit-recognizing ball used to test one's proficiency in formations.
A golden foil and an ordinary jade slip.
Li Fan first read the jade slip.
Inside, He Zhenghao's testament was recorded.
He Zhenghao didn't mention the conspiracy of the myriad Nascent Soul cultivators on Wansen Island.
Instead, he introduced Li Fan to his "Infinite Formation" and the purpose of the golden foil.
The "Infinite Formation" was He Zhenghao's lifelong effort. Although his formation skills were extraordinary, creating a true "Infinite Formation" was still a distant goal.
The crux of the matter was the lack of a core.
A central hub that could provide computational support for the endless evolution of the formation.
He Zhenghao had tried various things to serve as this core—worldly treasures, the consciousness of cultivators, ancient artifacts.
All ended in failure.
The "Infinite Formation" demanded a terrifying amount of computational power, even beyond He Zhenghao's understanding.
Beyond computational power, the core must possess its own intelligence.
The evolution of the "Infinite Formation" had countless directions. If it relied solely on exhaustive enumeration, the speed of evolution would be greatly reduced.
However, if the core possessed its own intelligence, it could constantly coordinate computational power, adjust the optimal direction of evolution, and even optimize based on the attempts of formation masters to decipher it.
Only then could the "Infinite Formation" truly be an "Infinite Formation."
He Zhenghao didn't hold much hope that Li Fan could achieve the "Infinite Formation."
His wish was merely that Li Fan would inherit his current mantle and pass it on to future generations.
He hoped that one day, a true genius in the Dao of formations would appear, realizing the grand ambition of the "Infinite Formation."
As for the golden foil, it was meant to motivate Li Fan in his study of formations.
Its name was "Legacy Exchange."
Essentially, it was an inheritance containing a vast amount of contributions.
Only after a cultivator's death and meeting certain conditions could this legacy be claimed.
The one left by He Zhenghao contained a total of 400,000 contribution points.
It could be claimed in ten installments, with each installment requiring a test of formation knowledge using the spirit-recognizing ball.
Ten levels of tests.
If one truly inherited He Zhenghao's "Infinite Formation," then all 400,000 contribution points could be obtained.
If one couldn't pass even the first test, then all this wealth would remain out of reach.
(End of this chapter)