Chapter 1934: 珍藏版 (Limited Edition)

Ren Wang saw Ye Chen looking lost, so he sat up straight. He first stretched lazily and yawned, then looked at Ye Chen with great interest. "How is it? Can't break it?"

"Teach me the method to crack it," Ye Chen said.

"You understand the ways of all things, yet you don't grasp the principles of Ba Gua," Ren Wang said slowly. "Ren Huang used Ba Gua to derive all things in the world, so everything can serve as the foundation of a formation. Though the formation is an inanimate object, it gains a spirit through all things. By creating formations from all things and nurturing their spirit with Ba Gua, that is the essence of the Di Dao Fu Xi Zhen. The way to break it lies not in the foundations, but in the spirit of the formation."

"The spirit of the formation," Ye Chen murmured softly, a glimmer of realization in his eyes.

As he spoke, he gently closed his eyes, quietly sensing and listening, trying to capture the spirit of the formation.

Vaguely, he could perceive fluctuations of a spirit within the formation, elusive and ethereal.

The formation rearranged and evolved on its own due to its spirit. The so-called foundations were constantly changing, and as they changed, so did the formation. It wasn't random chaos, but followed some profound rule—that rule was Ba Gua. The spirit used Ba Gua to control the foundations, drawing in all things to produce endless variations and thus endless formations.

Enlightenment shone even brighter in Ye Chen's eyes, but so did his shock. A formation with such infinite changes, if its true essence wasn't understood, could trap someone to death without any way to break it. Even if one could keep up with the changes, it might still be impossible to crack, for it was always transforming.

"Do you understand now?" Ren Wang asked with a smile, looking at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen said nothing. He suddenly stood up and used his divine sense to connect with the spirit of the formation, hoping it would stop changing and let him out. This was the most direct method—if the spirit opened the way, the formation could be broken.

However, the spirit did not respond to his call, and the countless foundations continued to arrange and evolve.

Ye Chen closed his eyes again, standing still like a statue.

After three or five seconds, he abruptly opened his eyes and raised his hand, grasping at the void. Since the spirit wouldn't release him, he would destroy it. If the spirit was extinguished, there would be no more changes, and he could break it by force.

He precisely located the spirit's position—it was an illusory existence—and crushed it into nothingness.

With the spirit destroyed, the formation stopped evolving. The world around Ye Chen peeled away like layers of clothing, leaving only the bare skeleton of the formation, with each foundation clearly visible.

Because the spirit was destroyed, that mysterious force in the void also weakened and posed no further threat to him.

"Break!" Ye Chen shouted lightly and punched through the Qian Kun foundation, leaping out like a soaring dragon. Once out, he turned and delivered a palm strike that covered the sky, obliterating the remnants of the formation.

"Your talent is truly exceptional," Ren Wang clicked his tongue in admiration, sighing endlessly. "You cultivate the ways of all things and can find the spirit of the formation so accurately. If it were anyone else, even if they knew the essence, they wouldn't locate the spirit so easily, let alone break the formation as quickly as you did."

"Can all formations in the world be broken this way?" Ye Chen asked.

"Not at all," Ren Wang waved his hand. "Not every formation has a spirit like the Di Dao Fu Xi Zhen. For those with a spirit, follow what I taught you—strike directly at the vital point and destroy the spirit. As for formations without a spirit, there are other ways to break them. Their essence can still be viewed through Ba Gua; analyze them with Ba Gua to find which foundation doesn't change—that will be the weak point."

With that, Ren Wang flicked his sleeve and produced an ancient scroll, handing it to Ye Chen. "This details the true principles of Ba Gua. Since you cultivate the Hun Dun Dao and already know all things, learning Ba Gua should be easy for you. Start with the methods to break formations. In the coming days, I'll have you try the ninety-nine eighty-one Di Dao Fu Xi Zhens one by one. Afterward, I'll teach you how to create and set up formations."

Ye Chen nodded and opened the ancient scroll.

As soon as he looked at it, he saw a profound Ba Gua diagram. He immersed his mind into it, entering its realm.

In that realm, there was a whole world, and Ye Chen sat cross-legged within it.

Just as Ren Wang had said, because he cultivated the Hun Dun Dao and understood all things, he comprehended the Ba Gua diagram at a glance.

The saying "Tai Ji gives birth to the two principles, the two principles to the four symbols, and the four symbols to Ba Gua" was something he had already grasped when he forged the Hun Dun Ding in the past. He knew the broad meaning of the Ba Gua within it but not its true essence. The scroll from Ren Wang explained the origins and evolutions of Ba Gua in detail.

Ye Chen entered a state of deep focus, his physical body sitting motionless like a statue.

Ren Wang was quite relaxed. He pulled out a wine flask from his robe and drank leisurely, occasionally glancing at Ye Chen and muttering to himself, "If I weren't worried you couldn't handle the Hun Dun Ti, I wouldn't be teaching you this."

After finishing the flask, Ren Wang lay down but didn't sleep. Instead, he took out another ancient scroll.

This scroll didn't have text; it was a picture, and a very sensual one at that: a newlywed couple in their wedding chamber, passionately entwined on the bed.

It was like live footage—real-time live footage.

That was just how Ren Wang was. He might not be great at fighting, but he excelled at divination. Whether someone was getting married or being intimate, he knew it all. If he wanted to see it, there was nothing he couldn't watch.

This was a divine skill—a skill for peeping.

That's why the quasi-emperors of Tian Xuan Men couldn't stand him. Who wanted to worry about this guy peeping while they were being intimate? And they couldn't even stop him—it was incredibly mood-killing.

Imagine doing that on the bed with a pair of eyes watching—not awkward at all.

"Hmm, not bad," Ren Wang chuckled to himself as he watched, his eyes gleaming. It got his blood pumping, and he kept thinking about finding a beautiful woman to let off some steam.

Then he flipped to another page.

This one was even more sensual, and the person in it looked familiar: Yue Huang.

Yes, it was Yue Huang, currently bathing.

This was something Ren Wang had divined long ago—a treasured version he'd never deleted, always pulling it out in the dead of night to sneak a peek.

Because of this, some of the lecherous quasi-emperors loved dropping by in the middle of the night for drinks, claiming it was to chat about ideals, but really to watch the live footage, especially the treasured versions.

"So white, so big," Ren Wang chuckled again, staring until drool pooled on the ground.

Who knows if Qian Shang Yue would be scared to tears if she were here.

Who knows if Yue Huang would slap him to death on the spot if she were here.

Who knows if Ren Huang, resting in his grave, would crawl out of his coffin and yell, "You've ruined my reputation completely, carrying the weight of the heavens while doing such shameless things."

Hehehe!

Under the moonlight, his expression turned extremely sleazy.

Ren Wang had quite a collection of treasures, not just Yue Huang—there were also Yao Chi Xian Mu, Feng Huang, Dong Huang Tai Xin, Di Ji, and more. Each one was a renowned empress of the realms.

Ye Chen, of course, had no idea about Ren Wang's shameless antics; he was fully focused on his comprehension.

Ye Chen might not know, but others did.

For instance, the two supreme beings of the Ming Realm could see everything clearly across the boundary between the human and Ming worlds.

Especially Ming Di, who sighed endlessly. He thought he was shameless enough, but Ren Huang's remnant soul had outdone him, surpassing even a supreme being.

This kind of peeping was truly top-tier, impressive, and over-the-top.

When the three realms merged, he would definitely find Ren Wang for a good chat!

Ming Di stroked his chin meaningfully. Ren Wang had his treasures, and so did he—ones featuring Dong Hua Nu Di and Di Huang. He spent his life enjoying those scenes.

As for Di Huang, though he said nothing, he stared intently at the scroll in Ren Wang's hand. If it had Zi Xuan in it, he would smash through the passage without hesitation and kick that guy to death.

It was fine to peek at others, but Zi Xuan was Dong Hua Nu Di's remnant soul.

Fortunately, Ren Wang's scroll didn't have Zi Xuan, or he would have met an ugly end.

After withdrawing their gazes from the realms, Di Huang turned to look at Ming Di, his supreme face covered in dark lines.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ming Di asked, feeling uncomfortable but trying to act composed.

Di Huang didn't speak, but his eyes said it all: If I become an emperor, you're the first one I'll deal with.

Meanwhile, on the desolate star, Ye Chen awoke from his trance.

But as soon as his mind emerged from the realm, Ren Wang shoved him back in. "Comprehend it properly."

This senior was quite something—just afraid Ye Chen would interrupt him, so he was being so considerate.

Ye Chen was straightforward. He had already grasped most of it and didn't need to stay in the realm, but he misunderstood Ren Wang's intention, thinking it meant to continue delving into the true principles.

Because of that, he ended up staying in the realm for ten days or half a month.

When he finally emerged, Ren Wang was sprawled on a rock, asleep like a toad, hands and feet dangling, drool dripping steadily, and his snoring louder than thunder.

Ye Chen approached and gave him a push.

Ren Wang woke up, reluctantly sitting up with a dark expression.

It was worth noting that there was a hole in the rock, as if poked by an iron rod.

Ye Chen glanced at the hole, then at Ren Wang.

His look was like gazing at a marvel: You can poke a hole in stone—impressive!

"Don't worry about those details," Ren Wang coughed awkwardly and shifted his backside to cover the hole.

As he spoke, he lightly brushed his sleeve, manifesting another formation. "This one has no spirit. Use the Ba Gua insights you've comprehended to break it."

With that, he pushed Ye Chen into it.

Once inside, storm clouds gathered in the formation, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and beams of destructive immortal light shot across. In just one or two breaths, Ye Chen's sacred body was pierced with over a dozen bloody holes, showing how advanced and powerful this formation was.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen stepped through the Tai Xu steps, darting through the formation while scanning all directions.

Ba Gua symbols appeared in his eyes as he matched the formation's foundations to Ba Gua and analyzed them.

After the analysis, he discovered that one foundation in the northeast didn't change—that was the weak point. Breaking it would shatter the formation.

Without delay, he punched toward it.

A loud boom erupted, the foundation shattered instantly, and the operating formation became highly unstable. Its power weakened, and the other foundations began to hum and tremble.

Seizing the moment, Ye Chen shot out like a divine ray from the northeast, escaping the formation.

He had broken it.