Chapter 435: Innate Eight Trigrams and Acquired Eight Trigrams

"Do the positions of these ghosts contain the Primordial Eight Trigrams, arranged with the Kun position as the core?"

"The Primordial Eight Trigrams encompass all phenomena of the world, using ghosts and monsters to represent the scenes of all existence. Look, this position is a drowned ghost; a drowned ghost dies in water, representing water. This position is an unjustly slain ghost, buried in the soil, representing earth. This position is a seductive ghost; a seductive ghost is the incarnation of the fire of desire, representing fire. This position is a painted-skin ghost... well, it should just be making up the numbers."

"No, I think this great formation shows signs of the Manifested Eight Trigrams. It should be arranged according to the principles of the Manifested Eight Trigrams, with the formation eye at the Zhen position."

"How on earth did you all learn formations? Could it be that the nodes of the formation are only ghosts and monsters? Can buildings not serve as formation nodes?"

"Look, Hanshui City has the Yin Corpse Mountain Range of the Corpse-Driving Sect on one side, which is the symbol of extreme Yin. The other side is the brothel and other bustling areas, heavy with human vitality, which is the symbol of extreme Yang. With the State Governor's mansion as the center, Yin and Yang are balanced, promoting the prosperity of Hanshui City. This was the original intention when Hanshui City was established."

"Now someone has placed fierce ghosts in Hanshui City, breaking the balance of Yin and Yang. Can you not see such a simple truth?"

"Bullshit theory! The rumor of the Yin-Yang balance in Hanshui City has been passed down for tens of thousands of years, and people still believe it!"

"It's not that I believe it; I call this rational analysis!"

"What rational analysis? We are all cultivators of the immortal path, where the strong are revered. Those with ability should show their true capabilities with their hands!"

The formation masters bickered and clamored, growing more anxious and furious as they argued, on the verge of coming to blows.

Lu Yang wanted to step forward to stop them, but his words carried little weight and he could not stop this bunch of old scholars.

In fact, there was a way to stop the old scholars from arguing; as long as he said he was the disciple of Daoist Buyu, Lu Yang believed that the focus of the old scholars would quickly shift from the formation to himself.

It was just that the risk factor of this method was too high; even the Fairy would find it hard to protect him.

Though even if the risk factor were not high, the Fairy still would not be able to protect him.

"Grandmasters, may I ask how the research on the formation is going?" Governor Lyu emerged from the stone secret chamber and came straight here, concerned about the progress of the masters.

Qiu Jin'an and Meng Jingzhou had expressions of immense relief, feeling as if heaven and earth had suddenly opened up.

"Rest assured, I said I would pass down a secret technique of our sect to you, and when this matter is over, I will teach you!"

When Qiu Jin'an controlled Meng Jingzhou to punch Old Man Ba, he had promised to impart a secret technique to Meng Jingzhou.

He had always been a man of his word.

"Everything is fine now?" Lu Yang asked knowingly, unable to expose the fact that he had been peeking.

"Brother Meng's curse has been lifted?" Mangu was truly concerned about Meng Jingzhou, and Zhao Po followed behind, also very concerned about Meng Jingzhou's condition.

"It's fine, it's all fine. After so long, it's finally settled. This young master is free again!"

"If we had followed this Immortal's method and committed suicide once, the curse would have been lifted long ago," the Immortal Fairy muttered, finding the efficiency of this curse-breaking far too low.

"How was Brother Meng's curse lifted again?" Mangu suddenly asked, somewhat dazed, feeling that he had remembered it just a moment ago but now forgot.

Zhao Po was in the exact same situation.

This was the characteristic of an Immortal at work.

Meng Jingzhou gave a hollow laugh and did not answer.

Otherwise, it was highly likely that after answering once, Mangu would ask again in a brief moment, and he would have to answer again, and ask again, on and on without end.

"It's a pity the Eldest Senior Sister isn't here, otherwise we wouldn't have had to make a trip to the Desolate Province." Meng Jingzhou deeply missed the days when the Eldest Senior Sister was around.

Qiu Jin'an was momentarily surprised, not understanding why Meng Jingzhou made such a comment: "Are you talking about Yun Zhi? She's at the Askoi Sect. When I went to inquire where you two went, I even saw her."

"When did Eldest Senior Sister return to the sect?"

"The day after you two set off for the Desolate Province."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Lu Yang: "..."

"Why were you in such a hurry to come to the Desolate Province!" Lu Yang took the initiative to attack, striking first to gain the upper hand.

"What do you mean I was in a hurry to come to the Desolate Province? How could I know Eldest Senior Sister would return so quickly? On the contrary, you follow Eldest Senior Sister every day, how could you not even know where she went!" Meng Jingzhou skillfully shifted the blame to Lu Yang.

"Who dares to inquire about Eldest Senior Sister's whereabouts? Do you dare?"

"I don't dare!" Meng Jingzhou said with righteous confidence.

"If you two are asking what Yun Zhi went to do, I actually know that," Qiu Jin'an said.

"She went to handle the prison release procedures for that old scoundrel Buyu."

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Lu Yang: "..."

"The Sect Master got into trouble and went in again?" Mangu was utterly astonished.

Governor Lyu was currently listening to the opinions of the formation masters.

"Listen to me, the principle of this formation is definitely the Primordial Eight Trigrams!"

"What Primordial Eight Trigrams? This is clearly the Manifested Eight Trigrams!"

Hearing this, Qiu Jin'an sighed, feeling quite a headache: "It's the dispute between the Primordial Eight Trigrams and the Manifested Eight Trigrams again, what a troublesome matter."

"The dispute between the Primordial Eight Trigrams and the Manifested Eight Trigrams?" Lu Yang and the others had never heard of this debate.

"This involves the profound theories of formations; it's normal that you haven't heard of it."

"The Primordial Eight Trigrams and the Manifested Eight Trigrams originated in antiquity. It is rumored that an ancient immortal looked up at the astronomical phenomena and looked down at the geography to obtain them, so they must conform to the laws of heaven and earth."

"This ancient immortal proposed the theory of the Eight Trigrams, but the ancient civilization was lost too severely. What has been passed down to the present day are only the Primordial Eight Trigrams and the Manifested Eight Trigrams, which leads the two sides to frequently debate who is the orthodox one."

"If the theory of the Eight Trigrams could be fully restored, this dispute between the Primordial and the Manifested would come to an rest."

"The theory of the Eight Trigrams, ah, I know about this." The Immortal Fairy once again displayed her rich experience; she was a personal witness or even a behind-the-scenes planner of many major events in ancient legends.

"You know?"

"What a way to put it, is there anything this Immortal doesn't know? The birth of this set of Eight Trigrams theory is closely related to me."

"Is this a theory proposed by you, Fairy?" Lu Yang looked at her as if she were a celestial being, suddenly feeling that the Immortal Fairy was much more intelligent.

The Immortal Fairy waved her hand, not taking credit for herself: "That's not quite the case. This is a theory deduced by the Immortal of Time. When he was deducing it, I was right beside him waving flags and shouting, cheering him on."

Lu Yang thought to himself, was there also a punishment segment? If the Immortal of Time couldn't deduce it within the specified time, would he have to eat your cooking, old senior?

The Immortal Fairy did not know Lu Yang was complaining in his mind, and continued to recall the experience of that time: "He looked up to count the stars, squatted on the ground to look at the mud, and then pinched his fingers to make a calculation, coming up with a set of theories."

"According to him, his set of Eight Trigrams theory encompasses all phenomena in the world and can serve as the foundation of formations. Formations arranged with the Eight Trigrams theory are profound and unpredictable; it is very difficult for cultivators of the same rank to deduce and crack them. It is a first-rate formation theory!"

"The complete theory of the Eight Trigrams is divided into four parts, namely the Primordial Eight Trigrams, the Present Eight Trigrams, the Tomorrow Eight Trigrams, and the Manifested Eight Trigrams. I don't know how it was passed down, but today only the Primordial Eight Trigrams and the Manifested Eight Trigrams are left."