Chapter 641: Self-Contained Formation

To express his gratitude, Taoist Master Sanxi specially stayed with Princess Ankang to have a meal at Taiqing Temple.

During the dinner, Princess Ankang mentioned that she was learning formations.

Taoist Priest Sanxi said that there are many related books in their Taiqing Temple, and if Princess Ankang is interested, she can refer to them.

Princess Ankang was overjoyed when she heard this and immediately thanked Taoist Priest Sanxi.

It turns out that Taoist sects more or less practice some formations, which can be said to be their strengths.

Taiqingguan's restraint formation is very famous throughout the Taoist sect.

Seeing that Princess Ankang was indeed very interested, Taoist Master Sanxi asked them to stay after dinner and show them the formation of Taiqingguan.

After they finished eating, the sky had darkened.

Although it is already spring, the days are still short and the nights are still long.

But the weather is already getting warmer, and I'm afraid that in a few days, the sun will set later and later.

After eating, Taoist Master Sanxi took them to the backyard of Taiqingguan. There was a large open space here, paved with neat blue bricks.

The blue bricks are divided into black and white, and the shape of a yin and yang fish is also depicted in the center of the open space.

Everything in Taiqingguan does not appear luxurious, but is simple and low-key. Things that look ordinary contain historical details.

"To what extent has your Royal Highness the princess practiced the formation?"

Taoist priest Sanxi asked about Princess Ankang's progress.

"It's just talk on paper and has not been practiced." Princess Ankang answered honestly.

Ren Chunsheng stood silently and did not interrupt.

Although he is also good at formations, he has never seen Tai Qingguan's formations and wants to see them first.

This is his first day under Princess Ankang, and he must leave a good impression.

There is always nothing wrong with being cautious.

"I see."

After Taoist Priest Sanxi learned about Princess Ankang's formation learning progress, he nodded slightly.

"Your Highness, the formation method seems magical, but it also relies on the power of the yin and yang of heaven and earth and the five elements. It is the same as the cultivation of warriors."

"It's just that the formation does not rely on itself, but relies on external objects to induce this power."

Taoist Master Sanxi said, waving the fly whisk in his hand.

The next moment, the yin-yang fish pattern on the ground lit up.

The illuminated pattern began to rotate slowly, then became faster and faster, and kept flying.

"Your Highness, you can step into this formation and give it a try now."

Taoist Master Sanxi stood in the center of the formation and said.

At this time, the Yin Yang fish in the open space had turned into a black shadow.

But seeing Taoist Priest Sanxi standing there calmly, it didn't seem like there was much danger.

Li Xuan noticed the fluctuations in the formation.

The degree of fluctuation is not large, and it should not have any lethality.

Princess Ankang looked at Li Xuan in her arms, and when she saw Li Xuan nodding towards her, she immediately took a step towards the formation.

Priest Sanxi gently stroked his long beard and looked at Princess Ankang without saying a word.

Stepping into the formation, Li Xuan and Princess Ankang suddenly felt that the air had become thicker, making their every move laborious.

It felt like the clothes on my body were soaked with water. It was uncomfortable just standing there.

Princess Ankang couldn't help but frown.

Seeing the change in Princess Ankang's expression, Taoist Master Sanxi immediately laughed twice:

"Haha, Your Highness, this is Tai Qingguan's restraining formation. This formation is called Ning Yuan Forbidden Formation."

"The closer you get to the center of the formation, the stronger the restraining power becomes."

After hearing this, Princess Ankang couldn't help but look surprised.

This was the first time she was so close to the real formation.

She kept reaching out to touch the air around her, feeling the changes in the strength of the formation.

As for the air within the formation, as Taoist Master Sanxi said, the closer to the center of the formation, the thicker it becomes and the greater the resistance.

Li Xuan had seen the formation under the Sun and Moon Yin Yang Pond before, so the Ning Yuan Forbidden Formation in front of him was really just water to him.

But seeing the power of yin and yang and the five elements of heaven and earth being mobilized in this way was an eye-opener for him.

Just now, Taoist Master Sanxi just waved the whisk on his hand and directly activated the formation. It was really convenient.

Even though the formation was originally carved into the open space, the startup speed was quite good.

People who don't know what's going on will most likely fall for it.

Taoist Priest Sanxi looked at Princess Ankang's curious and groping appearance, and couldn't help but smile and said:

"Your Highness, this formation is here for the disciples in the temple to practice. Not only can they practice light kung fu, but they can also practice various moves in it. By using the formation to carry weight, they can temper their bodies and moves."

"Your Highness, you might as well try walking in and see how close you can get to the center."

"This formation does not have any lethality when moving from the outside in. When you encounter a place where you cannot move forward, it is the current limit."

Li Xuan didn't expect that this formation could be used in this way.

He immediately patted Princess Ankang's arm and encouraged Princess Ankang to walk inside.

Princess Ankang also nodded. She just felt a little pressure in her current position, and it was far from being unable to move forward.

Princess Ankang immediately stepped into the formation.

The pressure of restraining the formation was not a burden at all to Li Xuan.

In comparison, the bottom of the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Pond exerted greater pressure on him.

As Princess Ankang walked inside, her speed gradually slowed down.

But Taoist Priest Sanxi's expression had already changed.

He originally thought that one or two steps forward for Princess Ankang would be the limit.

But he never expected that Princess Ankang would take more than ten steps in succession and almost reach his side, reaching the core area of ​​the formation.

Even a seventh-grade disciple of Taiqingguan cannot do this while strolling in the Ning Yuan Forbidden Formation.

"Isn't Her Royal Highness frail and sickly?"

Since Princess Ankang came to visit Taiqing Temple yesterday and revealed her identity as a descendant of Concubine Xiao, Taoist Priest Sanxi also asked about Princess Ankang.

Before that, he was focused on cultivating Taoism in the temple and was not interested in external affairs, and he had not heard much about Princess Ankang's deeds.

As a result, after asking around, I found out that Princess Ankang had lived a very difficult life before. She had only become active outside the palace in the past few months, and she had a good reputation.

This made Taoist Master Sanxi sigh that Princess Ankang was worthy of being Concubine Xiao's daughter.

But now seeing Princess Ankang's relaxed posture in the Ningyuan Forbidden Formation, she felt that the rumors seemed not to be fully believed.

"call--"

Princess Ankang panted slightly and finally walked to Taoist Priest Sanxi.

Taoist Priest Sanxi looked at Princess Ankang blankly and couldn't help asking:

"Have you ever practiced martial arts, Princess?"

Princess Ankang shook her head: "I have been weak since I was a child, and I have just recovered a little recently. In martial arts, I have only been exposed to some body-building exercises."

"This..." Taoist Master Sanxi was dumbfounded when he heard Princess Ankang's answer.

Taoist Priest Sanxi waved his fly whisk to disperse the Ning Yuan Forbidden Formation. After some hesitation, he made a presumptuous request:

"Your Highness, can you punch Pindao with all your strength?"

Princess Ankang's eyes widened and she looked at Taoist Sanxi in surprise.

Taoist Master Sanxi hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me."

"I'm afraid it's not easy for you to have such a physique just after recovering from a serious illness."

"Maybe it's because of some hidden talent."

Only then did Princess Ankang understand what Taoist Master Sanxi meant and said:

"A lot of people do say that I am a bit strong."

"Then I'll give it a try, Chief Taoist."

Li Xuan watched the excitement and didn't mind the trouble. He climbed from Princess Ankang's arms to her shoulders so that she could punch harder.

Taoist Master Sanxi just nodded without making any preparations.

It's a joke. He is a third-level master. If he has to be prepared to receive a punch from Princess Ankang, it would be a shame to spread the news.

Even though Princess Ankang has no cultivation level, she has also learned several ninth-level exercises from Li Xuan, and she has practiced them to a perfect level.

So as soon as he opened his stance and punched, Taoist Master Sanxi was shocked.

"It's such a consistent effort without any loss."

Taoist Master Sanxi understood that Princess Ankang was being modest when she said that she had only practiced health-preserving exercises.

But it must be true that she has not developed any cultivation, because there is indeed no fluctuation of energy and blood in her body.

Taoist Priest Sanxi arrived first and stretched out his palm to block the path of Princess Ankang's fist.

Bang!

Princess Ankang's fist hit Taoist Priest Sanxi's palm.

Princess Ankang is now physically tough, but there is nothing wrong with her.

As Taoist Priest Sanxi is the master of Yiguan, there is nothing to worry about.

It's just that his expression was a little weird, one eyebrow was raised unconsciously, and he looked at Princess Ankang with a complicated look.

Priest Sanxi retracted his palm, looked at the slightly red palm, and murmured to himself:

"It doesn't make sense..."

Taoist Master Sanxi silently put his hands behind his back, and then asked Princess Ankang:

"Your Highness, do you know you are so strong?"

Princess Ankang nodded obediently.

Li Xuan stood on her shoulder and couldn't help grinning.

It seems that Princess Ankang's power really shocked Taoist Master Sanxi.

After all, Princess Ankang's current physical condition cannot be judged by common sense.

Taoist Master Sanxi thought for a while and then asked:

"Your Highness, there are many health-preserving exercises in Taiqing Temple. I wonder if you are interested in learning them?"

Upon hearing that there was such a good thing, Princess Ankang nodded quickly.

"Yes, of course I do."

"As long as the Taoist priest is not afraid of me coming to bother you often."

Taoist Priest Sanxi smiled: "What are you talking about, Your Highness the Princess? We haven't thanked you properly for helping Taiqingguan tide over the difficulties."

"It just so happens that you are interested in Tai Qing Guan's formations and body-building exercises, so you gave Pindao a chance to repay you."

"Her Royal Highness the Princess will come anytime from now on, and Pindao will be waiting for you at any time."

After Taoist Master Sanxi finished speaking, he took out a book from the sleeve of his wide Taoist robe and handed it to Princess Ankang.

"Your Highness, this is an introductory book on formations in Taiqing Temple. You can take it back and have a look. If you have anything you don't understand, you can ask me."

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

Princess Ankang took the book and quickly bowed.

Li Xuan glanced at the cover of the book from behind and saw a few large characters written on it: "Preliminary Explanation of Self-Contained Formation".

"Your Highness, read this book first. Once you have mastered it, you can start trying the restraint formation." Taoist Master Sanxi said.

…

It was getting dark, and it was inconvenient for the three little ones to stay in Taiqing Temple for a long time, so they embarked on their way back to the palace.

Princess Ankang looked at the self-contained formation she got from Taoist Master Sanxi with great interest.

Li Xuan thought what the self-contained formation meant.

It turns out that it refers to a simple formation that does not require formation materials and only requires the drawing of formation guidance.

This kind of formation is generally not very powerful, but because it is easy to set up, it is indeed suitable for beginners.

Because this formation does not require much expensive materials, you can try to set up the formation, allowing beginners to experience the fun of successful formation as soon as possible.

Ren Chunsheng, who was accompanying him, also spoke highly of this formation.

He said that the highest-level formation must not rely on the materials for setting up the formation, but on the special environment formed by the natural world.

In this way, the power of heaven and earth can be used to the maximum extent to bring the power of the formation to the extreme.

Ren Chunsheng was also glad that he did not act rashly before.

Books related to self-made formations are very rare, and even Ren Chunsheng himself has not read a few of them.

I didn't expect that there was an introductory book on self-made formations in Taiqing Temple.

For beginners of formations, if they can start from self-made formations, the formation learning in the future will be much simpler, and the macro pattern of formation will be much larger, and they will not limit themselves.

Ren Chunsheng had discovered that Princess Ankang was interested in formations before, and had prepared an introductory book, but now it seems that it is a bit embarrassing.

He was sitting next to Xu Lang, driving the carriage together, and couldn't help thinking about what to bring as a gift.

But before he could figure it out, he had already arrived.

Ren Chunsheng lived in Jinchangfang, not far from Ci'en Temple.

Although this place is a good place for ordinary people to live, it is really shabby for him as an official.

But Ren Chunsheng had no choice. He was just doing odd jobs in Taichang Temple, and it was good enough to make a living. After all, the consumption in the capital was not low.

He didn't care about dressing up, but he liked to eat and drink, and all his salary was spent on satisfying his appetite.

When they came out of Taiqing Temple just now, it was almost curfew.

After the curfew, Ren Chunsheng couldn't go home, so Princess Ankang sent him all the way.

When they arrived at Jinchangfang, Ren Chunsheng got off the carriage and bowed:

"Thank you, Your Highness, for seeing me off. I am very grateful."

Ren Chunsheng was also a man who could not stand seriousness. In less than a day, he began to lose his image.

At the beginning, he was very respectful and his words and deeds were a bit meticulous, but now he has begun to be a little casual.

Princess Ankang also saw this meaning and said to him directly:

"Ren Taizhu, I am not a pedantic person either. You can just do whatever you want."

"Of course, you also need to distinguish the time and occasion by yourself."

"As long as you are talented, I will naturally not treat you unfairly."

"You and I can get what we need, and then we can live in harmony."

"Isn't it?"

Although Princess Ankang's words were ordinary, they did make Ren Chunsheng restrain the smile on his face and bowed respectfully again:

"I understand, Your Highness's teachings will be remembered in my heart."

Ren Chunsheng has been in the officialdom for more than 20 years, so he can still understand the key points in his words.

But Princess Ankang's sophistication surprised him, and he quickly put away the slight contempt in his heart.

Princess Ankang nodded, lowered the curtain and ordered Xu Lang to drive directly back to the palace.

Ren Chunsheng bowed for a long time, and only stood up again until the carriage disappeared at the corner of the street.

"Should I say she is worthy of being the daughter of Concubine Xiao?"

Ren Chunsheng sighed and walked into the market, but after a few steps, his steps began to slack off again, with his hands behind his back.

"Well, she is also a straightforward master."