This piece of paper is covered in three different temperatures, which signifies doing as one pleases. What Lingfeng thought of was the hint above.
"Brother, what are you mumbling about to yourself?" After laughing, Wan Shitong noticed Lingfeng was lost in thought and couldn't help but ask.
Lingfeng turned to look at Wan Shitong, who was idly picking at his toes, and couldn't help but frown. He then said, "This is indeed the Fire Protection Formation!"
"What?" Wan Shitong immediately became interested and hurriedly walked over to Lingfeng barefoot without even putting on his shoes.
Lingfeng quickly stepped back a bit and said while holding his breath, "There's no change up there; stay away from me so I can explain!"
Wan Shitong knew that Lingfeng found him dirty, so he clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and sat back down, waiting for Lingfeng's analysis.
"Let me ask you first, what is the most important aspect of a formation?" Lingfeng didn't directly reveal the mystery but took a roundabout approach.
Wan Shitong chuckled and waved his hand, saying, "You asked the right person! Let me tell you, regardless of the formation, the biggest taboo is to always maintain a single form. The most important thing is to be unpredictable, containing endless mechanisms to catch the opponent off guard!"
Lingfeng nodded and said, "Exactly. The hint from this Fire Protection Formation is about being adaptable. That's why there are no specific arrangement methods up there, just three different temperatures. It wants to tell me how to cleverly arrange formations and confuse the enemy through them!"
Lingfeng was very clear about this, but Wan Shitong looked completely bewildered and didn't understand what Bai Lingfeng was talking about at all.
Unable to help himself, Lingfeng smiled lightly, feeling relieved. He thought that the Ancestor of the Divine Fork Yang State wasn't preventing them from practicing this formation but rather hoped they could improve it further. He wanted them to learn the basics of arranging formations early on through convenient means and then comprehend its mysteries themselves. However, none of his disciples could understand his intentions and had not been able to grasp its secrets.
"Moreover, it doesn't just hint at how to correctly use the Fire Protection Formation. The different temperatures indicate that other Five Elemental Spells can also be used simultaneously with it." As Lingfeng spoke, he felt his thoughts becoming clearer and gradually began to think of other Five Elemental Spells.
"Why think so much? I don't understand what you're talking about anyway. Since you already know the secret, shouldn't we continue on our way?" Wan Shitong had been waiting impatiently and couldn't help but interrupt Lingfeng, who seemed lost in his own world.
"Oh, hehe!" Only then did Lingfeng come back to his senses from the joy of discovering the Fire Protection Formation, realizing he had neglected Wan Shitong. He quickly smiled and said, "Oh, big brother, I'm really sorry! I got a bit too excited. Right, let's set off now!"
Wan Shitong pouted and snorted before throwing a dagger into the air and stepping onto the Flying Sword.
Lingfeng paid no attention, knowing that Wan Shitong would only be angry for a little while before calming down. However, Lingfeng stepped onto the Flying Sword, too preoccupied to admire the scenery, and sat cross-legged to Cultivate, subconsciously studying how to use the Five Elemental Spells to set up formations.
It was unclear how long they had been flying when Lingfeng slowly opened his eyes, discovering that the Flying Sword was soaring through the clouds, with vast plains stretching endlessly beneath them.
“Brother, where are we?” Lingfeng asked, looking at Wan Shitong's back.
Wan Shitong glanced down and hesitated before saying, “We have already crossed the Fuxu River, and we will soon reach the territory of the State Government!”
Lingfeng was surprised at how quickly they had traveled during his Cultivation. At this speed, they would reach Demon Suppression Mountain in about three hours. He said to Wan Shitong, “Big Brother, don’t stop at the State Government, go straight to Demon Suppression Mountain!”
This time, Wan Shitong was truly displeased. He glared at Lingfeng fiercely, neglecting the flight of the Flying Sword, and shouted at him, “Why are you being so demanding? You didn’t just come to the Demon Subduing Continent, why do you want to go to Demon Suppression Mountain now?”
Lingfeng couldn't help but chuckle inwardly. Initially, he had wanted to come to the Demon Subduing Continent, but he hadn’t specified a particular location. Now he saw an opportunity to clarify things for himself and innocently replied, “I never said I wanted to go anywhere specific in the Demon Subduing Continent. What I want to tell you now is that I want to go to Demon Suppression Mountain!”
“You, you, you…” Wan Shitong pointed at Lingfeng, stammering several times in disbelief, his face turning green with anger.
Lingfeng shrugged helplessly, still looking innocently at Wan Shitong. However, judging by Wan Shitong's expression, it seemed he had some grievances with the Demon Suppression Sect, otherwise why would he be so unwilling to go there?
“Do you even know what kind of place Demon Suppression Mountain is?” After a moment of stalemate, Wan Shitong suddenly asked.
“Of course I do!” Lingfeng replied without hesitation.
Wan Shitong looked at Lingfeng incredulously and asked curiously, “Then why are you so eager to go to Demon Suppression Mountain? Do you have relatives there?”
Wan Shitong merely wanted to dampen Lingfeng's enthusiasm but was taken aback when Lingfeng happily nodded and unexpectedly said, “Big Brother, you truly deserve to be the number one diviner in the Cultivation Realm. You’ve guessed my background!”
To Lingfeng, the Demon Suppression Sect felt like home, and its leader, the Peak Master, along with those disciples, were like family to him. Returning to the Demon Suppression Sect filled his heart with excitement.
Wan Shitong was stunned for a moment, looking at Lingfeng in surprise before murmuring in confusion, “That’s strange. Since your relatives are in the Demon Suppression Sect, why do you want to go to the Spirit Sect Demon Cultivation?”
Having spent such a long time with Lingfeng, Wanshitong always thought that Lingfeng was just a disciple of the Spirit Sect, completely unaware of Lingfeng's true identity.
"Um..." Lingfeng hesitated for a moment, glanced apologetically at Wanshitong, and then said, "Big Brother, wait a moment. I need to tell you some truths, but you can't get angry!"
Wanshitong had no idea what truth Lingfeng was referring to and nodded in agreement.
Lingfeng sighed lightly and said, "Big Brother, actually, I am a disciple of the Demon Suppression Sect!"
Wanshitong was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter as if he had heard a great joke. He pointed at Lingfeng and said, "You really can't lie! If you're a disciple of the Demon Suppression Sect, how could you have cultivated such Demonic Energy?"
"In fact, I am a dual practitioner of Celestial and Demonic arts. Choosing to cultivate in the Spirit Sect was out of necessity!" Lingfeng explained.
Wanshitong laughed while shaking his head, clearly still thinking that Lingfeng was joking.
Left with no choice, Lingfeng slowly released his own Spiritual Energy. Soon after, he saw Wanshitong's smile freeze on his face; he could no longer laugh.
"Big Brother, do you believe me now?" Lingfeng knew he was in the wrong. He anticipated that once Wanshitong learned he was a cultivator, he might be furious with him. So he put on an expression as if he had done something wrong.
Sure enough, Wanshitong was stunned for a moment before suddenly storming over to Lingfeng with the fury of a mountain flood. He shouted angrily, "If that's the case, why didn't you tell me sooner?"
Lingfeng grinned and lowered his head, trying to minimize the impact of Wanshitong's voice. However, his head still throbbed from the intensity. Once he felt slightly better, he timidly explained, "Actually, Big Brother, back in the Mandala Demon Realm, I couldn't let anyone know my true identity. But now in the Demon Subduing Continent, I need to return to the Demon Suppression Sect to hand over the Demon Relic to Qing Sect Leader for safekeeping. Only then can we ensure peace in the Cultivation Realm."
Wanshitong waved his hand in frustration and said irritably, "I don't care whether the Cultivation Realm is peaceful or not! I just want to ask you—did you ever truly consider me as your big brother? I thought of you as my own little brother all this time; I never expected you would treat me like this!"
Upon hearing this, Lingfeng realized that Wanshitong was angry not because of his true identity but because he hadn't revealed it sooner. Among friends, what could be more precious than trust?
"Big Brother," Lingfeng suddenly found himself at a loss for words—not because he had nothing to say but because he was moved by Wanshitong's sincere friendship and momentarily didn't know how to respond.
Moreover, although Wanshitong was at least a hundred years old, his heart had not been tainted by the corrupt thoughts of the world; this was truly rare.
Thinking of this, Lingfeng felt a surge of emotion and suddenly lost control, unexpectedly hugging the All-Knowing One.
The All-Knowing One's emotions were already unstable, and Lingfeng's embrace intensified his feelings. He did not expect that the Flying Sword would also react to the All-Knowing One's emotions, suddenly plunging downward toward the ground.
The All-Knowing One let out a startled cry upon seeing the Flying Sword lose control and quickly hugged Lingfeng. He then urgently performed the Cloud Riding Technique, hastily summoning a dagger in mid-air.
"Hahaha, big brother, this is so much fun!" Lingfeng took the opportunity to act cute, letting out a cold sweat before calling out to the All-Knowing One.
The All-Knowing One retracted the dagger and gave Lingfeng a light smack on the head, smiling with feigned anger as he said, "You really don't know what's good for you. At this height, if we don't cast the Spell in time, even if we survive, all our cultivation would be for nothing!"
Lingfeng stuck out his tongue, taking advantage of the situation to ask, "Big brother cares about me so much; you must not be angry anymore, right?"
The All-Knowing One shook his head and pondered for a moment before saying, "It's not that I'm angry at you; I just didn't expect this Cultivation Realm to be so vast yet still have such narrow paths."
"What do you mean by that?" The two of them stood on white clouds, slowly flying toward Demon Suppression Mountain.
The All-Knowing One sighed lightly, looking into the distance with a bitter smile. His gaze gradually became distant as he finally said after a while, "Old matters from years ago; I really don't want to bring them up. But I didn't expect that now you would remind me of them!"
Lingfeng did not understand what the Universal Sage was referring to, but seeing his expression seemed to indicate something serious. He wondered if he really had some past grievances with the Demon Suppression Sect. However, thinking about being a mediator in this situation gave him some confidence, so he comforted him, "Big brother, if you have any issues with the Demon Suppression Sect, I can help you resolve them!"
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