Chapter 23: Two Sides
Wang Ming sat cross-legged in his quiet room, the wooden floor beneath him cool to the touch. A soft breeze passed through the open window, rustling the edge of the formation manual in his hands. Moonlight spilled across the pages, casting faint shadows over the carefully drawn diagrams.
He looked down at the manual and nodded slightly.
He had fully memorized the Dance of the Sword Qi formation given by the clan. Alongside it lay two other formation scrolls higher-grade formations he had acquired in the cave weeks ago. One of them, the Three Phantom Sword Formation, had already been practiced.
"To learn a formation is one thing... to integrate it is another," he thought silently. "Anyone can memorize the patterns and execute it with spiritual energy. Even a mortal could do it,barely. But its power would be shallow."
His gaze remained fixed on the formation mark drawn on the page.
"To truly use a formation—to make it yours,you need to integrate it into your Sea of Consciousness. That requires comprehension... and something more."
He let out a quiet breath.
"Will. A factor not known to many."
His fingers slowly traced the diagram.