Research-Style Cultivation, Starting by Refusing to Be a Furnace – Chapter 45

Ch 45: Method of Breaking the Formation

“The inheritance Ling Xiao passed on to me seems quite complete,” Wei Xing said, looking at the cultivation methods, spirit stones, materials, etc., that he had divided into several categories. “It’s a pity that there is no weapon refinement or beast control. It seems that the Secluded Dao Sect is not good at these two types of cultivation methods.”

Wei Xing was checking the formations, wanting to find a way to break the formation, open the scarlet storage bag, and then find out the secrets about the Myriad Desires Sect.

The method of breaking the formation described in this formation starts from the formation patterns, learning the formation patterns of different corresponding functions, and using the opposite formation diagrams to break it.

It is like using attack-type formation patterns to draw a formation diagram and integrate it into a defensive technique, changing the formation’s attributes, and suspending the formation’s spiritual power supply. The formation cannot operate, thereby achieving the purpose of breaking the formation. The same is true for other types of formations. This type of formation breaking method requires superb formation knowledge and does not require a very high level of cultivation.

“Isn’t it just turning the original formation diagram into a hodgepodge? This is not difficult, right?” Wei Xing said in a low voice.

Of course, another method of breaking the formation is to break it with brute force, using strong attacks that exceed the formation’s ability to withstand. The formation diagram will naturally be broken, and the formation will be defeated without attacking. This type of method is often used by high-level cultivators.

Wei Xing looked at the introduction in the formation and said, “It seems that it is roughly the same as the direction I thought. This Scarlet is in the Mid-Stage Qi Refining. Although the person is dead now, the formation in this storage bag must be a high probability of being a Qi Refining Stage formation. If you want to use spiritual power to forcibly break open her storage bag, you must at least refine a Dao Breath Great Perfection breaking formation to have a chance.”

“I have only just entered the Dao Breath, so it seems quite difficult. It is not advisable to rely on brute force to break it. Let’s learn the formation patterns. According to the classification, the formation of this storage bag should be a defensive type. As long as you draw an attack-type formation diagram and integrate it, you can break it,” Wei Xing analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

However, when he saw the complicated introduction of formation patterns in the book, Wei Xing’s head instantly grew bigger. After trying many times, he could only draw some simple formation diagrams. His spiritual power could not support this complex formation diagram at all, and he finally gave up helplessly: “It seems that if I want to draw at least a Dao Breath Great Perfection attack-type formation diagram, I must first reach the Dao Breath Early Stage or above. My spiritual power can at most engrave some simple formation diagrams of the Dao Breath Early and Mid-Stage.”

Wei Xing turned to look at the introduction of attack-type formation diagrams in the formation and found a type of formation that increased the power of objects.

Thinking that he had only killed a Late-Stage Dao Breath Talisman Corpse, and he had almost exhausted his 10,000 bullets, this was obviously unreasonable. Wei Xing repeatedly pondered for a long time before he suddenly understood that there might still be a problem with his thinking.

The cultivators in this world often use spiritual power as an energy source for cultivation and attack, and the most abundant thing in this world is spiritual energy. They can replenish spiritual power very well, and the recovery speed of the formation far exceeds the damage caused by ordinary bullets! After all, this is the home field of spiritual energy!

To put it bluntly, bullets are still mortal objects. Although they can break through the cultivator’s protective formation, they can only rely on saturated and sustained attacks like last time, so that the damage dealt is far higher than the recovery speed of spiritual weapons and formations, in order to defeat Scarlet’s spiritual weapons and formations! To put it bluntly, it is still the second method of breaking the formation with great force.

“This disadvantage is too great. Such a long period of saturated attacks gives the opponent enough time. If the opponent uses any trump cards during this period, I will definitely die! Moreover, I can’t always carry tens of millions of bullets with me! Not to mention anything else, even just refining these bullets will exhaust me!” Thinking of this, Wei Xing instantly petrified. It seemed that this weapon was not as invincible as he had imagined.

Even if more Glocks are refined, it seems that as long as the opponent takes out a higher-grade formation or spiritual weapon, he will still not be able to do anything to the opponent for the time being.

“Last time, Scarlet was seriously injured and was firmly restrained by Ling Xiao, which gave me an opportunity. If I face that purple-clothed evil woman in the future, I’m afraid I won’t have a chance!” Wei Xing understood that he had to change his gun-making methods.

“It is still necessary to adapt to local conditions! Simply copying the gun manufacturing methods on Earth is really not very effective against cultivators,” Wei Xing keenly noticed the key.

“Since the opponent wants to protect against bullets, most of them will throw out magical artifacts and formations for protection. After all, these people’s bodies can’t withstand bullets, otherwise they wouldn’t throw formations to protect themselves. Then the formation must be a defensive formation from the classification,” Wei Xing thought of the formation that Scarlet threw out that day, which should also belong to the defensive category.

“Since it is a defensive type, according to the principle of formation breaking, changing these formation diagrams and formation patterns and turning them into a hodgepodge will directly break the formation, right?”

“But my spiritual power is not enough to engrave this large formation diagram, and I can’t refine a large formation!”

“If you can’t engrave a large formation diagram, then engrave a small one, right?” Wei Xing said casually.

“Yes!” Wei Xing patted his head, and an idea arose in his heart.

Since these formations need to inject external formation patterns to change the original formation diagram attributes in order to achieve the purpose of breaking the formation.

He cannot refine the same large formation diagram to completely restrain the opponent’s formation.

Then there is no need to refine a large formation with opposite attributes to completely suppress the opposite formation! Just change the local part of the opponent’s formation diagram and change it into a hodgepodge? If the formation loses its spiritual power supply, can’t it also achieve the purpose?

Wei Xing combined the small formation diagrams he could draw and continued to think ━ if he refined a large number of small and simple formation diagrams and injected them into the enemy’s formation, wouldn’t it change the formation’s attributes and break the formation?

Wei Xing understood the principle and evaluated the feasibility and implementation methods.

Suddenly, he suddenly realized: “Then if I engrave attack-type formation diagrams on each bullet and let the bullets carry these formation diagrams into the formation, these external formation patterns with opposite attributes will change the local formation patterns of the original defensive formation, thereby changing the formation diagram attributes, so the corresponding spiritual power supply will be suspended! Then you won’t need too many bullets to break the formation defense!”

Following this line of thought, Wei Xing thought of a way to deal with magical artifacts. Since spiritual power is the source of supply for magical artifacts, if this supply is cut off, wouldn’t these magical artifacts become headless flies flying around?

“How to cut it off? Generally speaking, magical artifacts are related to cultivators, and they use the magic power input by the cultivators. I definitely can’t stop the cultivators from inputting magic power, so I can only cut off the magical artifacts from receiving this spiritual power,” Wei Xing continued to think along the line of thought.

“How to cut it off? Formation, formation…”

Wei Xing paced in the room until he thought of a possibility: “I have it! Since I can engrave attack-type formation diagrams on bullets and inject them into the enemy’s defensive formation.

“Then I will engrave formation diagrams that hinder and weaken spiritual energy on the bullets and hit them on the opponent’s spiritual weapon. Then, as the number of times the bullets hit increases, the opponent’s spiritual weapon will be filled with various hindering and weakening formations, just like wrapping a thick shell around the spiritual weapon, hindering the opponent’s spiritual power supply to the spiritual weapon! Without spiritual power, these spiritual weapons are just scrap metal!” Wei Xing thought of a way to deal with the enemy’s magical artifacts.

“My bullets are cheap and in large quantities, but refining a magical artifact or formation diagram requires a lot of spirit stones. The prices of formations and magical artifacts corresponding to different realms will only be higher! If I use cheap bullets and simple formation diagrams to replace these cultivators’ defensive and offensive methods, it’s a good deal no matter how you calculate it! Hehehe” Wei Xing laughed when he thought of this.

“Since bullets need to be produced in large quantities, they must be efficient, powerful, and the formation diagram engraving must be simple and effective.”

After clarifying his needs, Wei Xing really found several simple formation diagrams to engrave within the Dao Breath Early and Mid-Stage realms from the formation inheritance, and the effects were the formation diagrams he wanted.

Spirit Attachment Array, an enhancement-type formation, mainly used to increase the power of magical artifacts and objects, which can increase the original power by two-tenths.

“Not bad, not bad, this blessing on the Glock will definitely make it even more powerful!” Wei Xing said, clapping his hands, looking at the introduction of the Spirit Attachment Array diagram.

Spirit Sealing Array, an suppression-type formation, mainly used to seal and isolate spiritual energy, seal objects, and weaken the enemy’s spiritual power source.

“This is also not bad, not bad. Engrave this on the bullet and shoot it out to seal and pollute the opponent’s magical artifact, hehehe.” Wei Xing thought of the scene where he would encounter danger in the future and shoot out a round of bullets. Under the opponent’s dumbfounded gaze, he would laugh as he watched the magical artifact lose its effect.

Fire Spirit Array, an attack-type formation, mainly used for attack. When the formation is activated, it surrounds the enemy and is swallowed by flames, burning them to death.

Flying Sword Array, an attack-type formation, mainly used for attack, with constant sword Qi attacks that are impossible to defend against.

Wei Xing was quite satisfied with these two formations he had selected from the attack-type formations, and he was a little hesitant for a while: “Tsk tsk tsk, they are all very good, which one should I use?”

In the end, Wei Xing realized and patted his head and said, “Why do I have to choose? Only children make choices, of course I want them all!”

After selecting the formation diagrams, the next step was to engrave them on the bullets. Looking at the bullets he had already used up, Wei Xing began to re-manufacture the bullets according to the process.

A few days later, at the foot of Qingyuan Mountain.

Wei Xing was holding a pistol and aiming at a defensive formation, which belonged to Shou Er of the five dead people. It looked like it was a Late-Stage Dao Breath formation. It looked like he was only focused on escaping and was killed by Ling Xiao, and he didn’t have time to use it.

“Da da da”

After a burst of gunfire, the shield blocked all the bullets, and the surface was still flowing with formation light.

“Failed?” Wei Xing said dejectedly, looking at the experimental results in front of him.

Wei Xing took back the formation and held it in his hand. He saw that the Flying Sword Array diagram that had been brought into the formation due to the bullet impact was rapidly dissipating.

“That’s not right, it was clearly hit, why doesn’t it work?” Wei Xing looked at the formation diagram in front of him that was clearly hit but directly dissipated, and did not merge into the formation diagram.

Wei Xing considered the principle of breaking the formation, the implementation methods, and even the raw materials for refining the bullets, and found no problems. The only possibility was this formation.

After a long time, Wei Xing suddenly woke up: “Could it be because this is a Late-Stage Dao Breath formation! And the Flying Sword Array diagram engraved on my bullets is only at the Dao Breath Early Stage, and the difference in spiritual power contained in the formation patterns is too great! It can’t be integrated!”

Then Wei Xing took out several defensive formations he had engraved in the Dao Breath Early Stage and threw them forward.

“Da da da”

“Da da da”

……

After another burst of gunfire, these formations lost the light on the surface, and the formation was broken!

Wei Xing looked at the formation patterns of these Flying Sword Arrays covering these formations, merging into one, and the original formation diagram was already unrecognizable.

He knew he had succeeded!

“This method of breaking the formation is successful! It shows that this method is feasible! Haha” Wei Xing laughed excitedly, his heart faintly filled with some expectations.

Looking forward to opening Scarlet’s storage bag in the future, peeking into the secrets of the Myriad Desires Sect, revealing the secrets of the mastermind hidden behind it, and seeking more ways to survive for himself.