Cheng Zhuo continued: "The Array Fu Gate was jointly founded by the two ancestors of the Array Heart and the Fu Xin, but later the two Patriarchs disagreed and looked down on each other, so the Array Fu Gate split into two sects, the Array Sect and the Fu Sect. The forces have been dispersed, and the strength of both the Array Sect and the Fu Sect can no longer be compared with the other eight sects, so now there are only eight sects left in the cultivation realm, and there is no longer the title of nine sects. ”

After the Array Sect was divided into the Array Sect and the Fu Sect, both sects believed that the Array Dao and the Fu Sect that they cultivated were unique, and no one was convinced by the other, so every year the Array Sect and the Fu Sect would hold a Formation Talisman Competition, sneering at each other, in order to prove that their respective Dao was superior.

"The Array Sect has not recruited any more innate disciples for ten years, and the strength of the Fu Sect is getting stronger and stronger, but the overall strength of our Array Sect has been declining. In the past few years, we have not won a single battle in the formation talisman competition, which made the sect master feel very aggrieved, so he set a rule that as long as he can win the talisman in the annual formation talisman competition, no matter which disciple of the array sect wins the rune gate, it is equivalent to making a great contribution to the formation sect, and he can enter the forbidden land of the array sect and be summoned and guided by the ancestor of the array heavenly dao. Cheng Zhuo also felt very helpless about the decline of the sect.

The array runes were originally a family, but because the concepts of cultivation were different, they parted ways and went on according to their respective understandings. When the disciples of the two sects meet each other, it is like an enemy meeting each other, especially in the past few years, the Fu Sect has begun to rise, and the Array Sect has been suppressed by the Fu Sect, and the disciples of the two sects have reached the point of life and death.

In the cultivation realm's cognition of the formation method, in the past, only the formation master was mentioned and not the rune master, and the formation sect was much stronger than the rune sect at the beginning. However, for some reason, in recent years, the Array Sect seems to have begun to decline, and the Fu Sect has faintly surpassed the Array Sect, making the Array Sect feel an unprecedented crisis.

"The disciples of the Fu Sect deceive people too much, and every year after defeating us, they will laugh at us unscrupulously. Now when we go out and meet the disciples of the Fu Sect, we can't raise our heads, and we fight when we don't agree with each other, but we often lose. Cheng Zhuo said angrily, obviously he hadn't encountered this kind of thing once or twice.

"How many disciples does our Array Sect have now? Can't even the Innate Disciples defeat the Fu Sect?" Mu Yu knew that the Innate Disciples were the elite of the Array Sect, and they were also the ones who would take on the great task of the Array Sect in the future, if the Innate Disciples were all defeated, then the Array Sect would be really embarrassed.

"In fact, the titles of congenital, middle heaven, and acquired disciples are only relative to those of us who have not fully learned the knowledge of the formation, and those who pass the assessment are called innate array masters, middle heaven array masters, and acquired formation masters. We have a large number of acquired disciples in the Formation Sect, followed by the Zhongtian disciples, there is only one innate disciple now, and the others have all become formation masters, so there are not enough innate disciples to participate in the annual formation talisman competition. Cheng Zhuo explained.

"One?" Mu Yu felt a little unbelievable, are innate disciples so rare?

After the disciples of the Array Sect have completed the Basic Formation Course, they have two paths to choose from. For example, the acquired disciple can choose to participate in the assessment of the formation master to become the acquired formation master, and start to do various things for the sect, including arranging and maintaining various formations for the various sects in the cultivation realm.

If you don't choose to become a formation master, then you can choose to take the advanced test, and the acquired disciple can become a Zhongtian disciple through the advanced test and continue to learn the intermediate formation knowledge. Zhongtian disciples can also choose to become Zhongtian Array Master or take advanced tests to become innate disciples. As for the innate disciples, they can only choose the assessment of the innate array master.

The formation master assessment is simpler than the advanced test, and if many acquired and mid-heaven disciples feel that they have no hope of advancement, and they are getting older, they will choose to become a formation master and do things for the sect, so that they can get more cultivation resources. Some people are confident in their talent and want to continue their education by taking difficult advanced tests, but not many succeed.

Like Cheng Zhuo said, Luo Feilong and Ji Wenkai, the two Zhongtian disciples, wanted to become innate disciples wholeheartedly, so they didn't participate in the formation master assessment, but tried to advance the assessment all the time, but unfortunately they had failed for several years.

The Fu Sect is the same as the Array Sect, and the disciples under the sect are also divided into congenital, middle and acquired disciples. In the battle between the Array Sect and the Fu Sect, it was stipulated that the disciples who were sent must be sent instead of the Formation Master or the Fu Master.

The formation talisman competition includes a competition between innate disciples, mid-heaven disciples and acquired disciples, each sect sends three innate disciples, three mid-heaven disciples, and three acquired disciples, using the formation path to compete with various skills.

"How many formation masters does our sect have now?" Mu Yu asked.

"There is no shortage of Heavenly Array Masters and Zhongtian Array Masters in our sect, there are more than 500 Acquired Array Divisions, more than 1,000 Acquired Disciples, more than 100 Zhongtian Array Divisions, and more than 300 Zhongtian Disciples, but there are only 19 Innate Formation Masters, including the only one Innate Disciple, barely 20 people. ”

There are only twenty innate array masters?so few?

Mu Yu was dumbfounded, this array sect was really going downhill, if he didn't recruit any more innate disciples, I am afraid that in a few years, he would really be suppressed by the Fu Sect forever.

In the current situation, the sect master of the Array Sect was also very anxious, but he could not arbitrarily modify the difficulty of the advanced test and increase the number of innate disciples of the sect. Because the Zhongtian disciples who did not meet the requirements could not learn the formation path of the innate disciples at all, even if he made the two most talented Zhongtian disciples, Luo Feilong and Ji Wenkai, become innate disciples, they would not be able to keep up with the innate disciples' learning courses.

Learning the formation has too much to do with talent!

"Are you going to take the advanced test and become an innate disciple?" Mu Yu asked.

Cheng Zhuo shook his head: "I know my talent, it is impossible to pass the advanced test, in a few years, I will honestly participate in the assessment of the Zhongtian Array Master, and be a Zhongtian Array Master!"

The status of the formation master in the cultivation realm is not as good as that of the alchemist, but everyone does not dare to provoke the formation master easily. Many sects' mountain protection arrays, teleportation arrays, and the like are designed and maintained by people from the Array Sect and the Fu Sect, and the people of the Array Sect and the Fu Sect rely on these to earn spirit stones.

As for the difference between the formation path and the rune path, Cheng Zhuo couldn't say why, and Mu Yu could only suppress this doubt in his heart for the time being. He had just come to the Array Sect, and there were still many things that he still needed to explore by himself.

The next day, Mu Yu woke up early and followed Cheng Zhuo to the class to learn the formation. There are currently more than 300 disciples in Zhongtian, and according to the different progress of each disciple's study, they are separated. Cheng Zhuo is a relatively warm-hearted person, he and Mu Yu studied in a different place, but he still took Mu Yu to the novice class of Zhongtian disciples, and then left by himself.

The Array Sect is among the countless mountain ranges, and the mountain range is the best place to set up the formation, which is also the place that the Array Sect mainly looked at when choosing the sect. Mu Yu's novice class was not in the house, but in a clearing lot, which seemed to have nothing but white mist, but when Mu Yu stepped into the white mist, he was surprised to find himself in a spacious hall.

Many places in the Array Sect are covered with all kinds of formations, most of which are used for camouflage, and perhaps a lake in front of you could be a house. If you don't walk into the formation, you never know what exactly is in front of you.

At this moment, there was no one in the hall, and Mu Yu began to look around. On the walls of the hall are a variety of Bagua diagrams, each with a different annotation explaining what happens if you draw less or more in each part of the Bagua. There are also some types of formation bases, including innate formation bases, mid-heaven formation bases and acquired formation bases, and what different formation bases will have different effects on the formation.

Mu Yu looked at the common sense of these formations, and didn't think it was so unusual, these dead trees had already told him, and he knew it well. It's just that he can't be too obvious, and he can't let people see some clues.

"You're the newly recruited Zhongtian disciple?" After about a quarter of an hour, a man who looked to be in his thirties walked into the formation.

Mu Yu bent down slightly: "I've seen the formation master." ”

The man stood with his hands in his hands, and when he was in the Yuan Infant Stage, he looked at Mu Yu and said, "How old are you?"

"Nineteen. "Mu Yu didn't hide it.

"Nineteen, among the new disciples, it is considered very large, you have to cultivate as a person to build a foundation, and you need to work hard in cultivation to catch up with other Zhongtian disciples. Let me introduce myself, my name is Song Qingyu, and I am a Zhongtian Formation Master, who is responsible for teaching new Zhongtian disciples about the introductory cultivation of the Formation Dao, and you will call me Song Zhongshi in the future. Song Qingyu said.

The status of the formation master in the formation sect is higher than that of the disciple, even if it is the acquired formation master, their status is the same as that of the middle heaven disciple, so when a disciple becomes a formation master, the other disciples will take the initiative to give the formation master the respect they deserve.

Mu Yu nodded and said, "Disciple remember." ”

"How much do you know about the formation before you get started, and in detail, I will arrange the next study for you. Last month, Master Liu Array brought back a Zhongtian disciple from outside, he understands that the knowledge of the formation is too little, and he needs to learn from scratch, you must also tell your own situation, don't pretend not to understand. Song Qingyu said solemnly.

Song Qingyu is specifically responsible for guiding the new Zhongtian disciples, there are too few new Zhongtian disciples in recent years, so his work is relatively easy, he only needs to teach the simple foundation, and then there will be another formation master to teach Mu Yu.

Mu Yu's current understanding of the formation is probably similar to that of Song Qingyu, but in order to hide people's eyes, he deliberately pretends to only understand the appearance of the fur. After all, he can't pretend to know everything when he comes here, otherwise it will be too much to say that he will arouse suspicion.

Song Qingyu spent a morning teaching Mu Yu the common sense of gossip, Mu Yu always looked like he suddenly realized it, and then casually thanked Song Qingyu for two sentences, which made Song Qingyu very useful.

"This morning was a waste. Mu Yu shook his head, a little helpless.

Song Qingyu had already left, Mu Yu was a new disciple, and he was not as fine as others in the afternoon, because he only had the cultivation of the "Foundation Building Period", and in the afternoon he had to go to the Formation Master who was responsible for guiding the cultivation of the Array Sect to learn the cultivation method of the Array Sect.

This made Mu Yu feel a little ridiculous, he had to pretend to be a rookie to get started when he was cultivating in the out-of-body period, which was also a helpless move.

As soon as he left the hall, he found that there were already a dozen or so people standing outside, divided into two groups, provoking each other.

"Luo Feilong, don't come unharmed!" said a young man with a smile.

"Ji Wenkai, don't pretend, the new Zhongtian disciple who came last time belonged to you, and this should belong to me. Another young man sneered.

"It's up to someone else's choice. Luo Feilong picked his nails and said leisurely.

Then everyone focused on Mu Yu, who had just come out of the novice class.

Mu Yu understood what these two guys were here to do, and he was planning to pull himself in.