Chapter 1897: Repairing the Formation

"Of course I'm fine!"

Zhang Xuan smiled.

On the way over, he had taken the opportunity to wash with water and change clothes. Although he hadn't been injured in the battle just now, he had still sweated a lot, leaving him feeling sticky and uncomfortable.

He had always been someone who liked cleanliness.

It took a long time for the crowd to digest the fact that a deity had been killed by the man before them. When they looked at him again, their eyes were filled with awe.

To kill such a powerful person without injury, and still have time to bathe and change clothes... This was too incredible!

"Master Zhang, I know you have a unique understanding of formations. Would it trouble you to help us repair the seal?"

After the shock, Yan Qing Gu Sage was full of embarrassment.

With their strength, repairing this broken formation was extremely difficult, but this man might be able to accomplish it.

However... he was an outsider, and their relationship with him was not particularly harmonious. Not only had he appeared to help solve a major problem, but now they had to ask this of him—it was truly awkward.

"Alright, but... do you have the formation diagram and the method for repairing it?" Zhang Xuan asked.

This formation was his first time seeing it. Using the corpse of Ziyuan Gu Sage as the formation's core to seal a passage to another world—its complexity far exceeded any formation he had encountered before.

Even for him, without seeing the formation diagram, it would not be easy to set it up.

"Yes... This contains the structure of the formation diagram and the repair notes left by our ancestors!"

Yan Qing Gu Sage handed over a jade token.

Taking it casually, Zhang Xuan swept his spirit sense over it and immediately imprinted the contents into his mind.

Soon, he had a thorough understanding of the formation.

This formation was called the [Hanging Coffin Heaven-Mending Formation]. It was said to have been personally created by Confucius to seal weak spatial passages. Once successfully set, even a cultivator who had shattered the void would find it difficult to break through.

"Learning the formation on the spot and then attempting to repair it? Could it be that... in auxiliary studies, his talent is also like mine—learn once, master instantly?"

Seeing him ask for the formation diagram, Kong Shiyao was full of doubt.

She possessed the purest bloodline of Confucius's descendants. Any auxiliary profession, or even martial techniques, she could basically learn and master instantly without wasting too much time.

This man had never even seen the formation diagram, yet he agreed without hesitation. Could he have the same talent as her?

"But even with such talent, such a complex formation diagram would require at least two or three days to learn. Will there be enough time?"

Watching the mercury-like energy continuously pouring downward, Kong Shiyao felt a bit worried.

Since he was a Heaven-acknowledged master teacher, it wasn't strange for him to have the same ability as her. But... this formation diagram was extremely complex. It had taken her three full days to learn it from start to finish. Even if he was similar to her—even if he was twice as fast and finished reading in a day and a half—it would still be too late!

The mercury-like power surged like a river. For now, it had only submerged the platform. After a day, at least a third of the Kunxu Realm would be flooded. By then... all crops might die, the spiritual energy would undergo drastic changes, and the millennia-old foundation of the Hundred Schools of Thought would be completely destroyed.

At that point, even if they could seal it, it would be useless!

Moreover, even if he finished learning, whether he could seal it was still unknown.

Full of worry, she looked over and saw that Zhang Xuan had already returned the jade token. A confident smile reappeared on his face: "Alright, I have fully mastered this formation. Everyone, please step back!"

Kong Shiyao blinked.

In less than three breaths... mastered?

In her disbelieving gaze, he began to move. His five fingers spread open, and the power of his entire body surged into the sky like a great torrent, transforming into colorful rainbow bridges. Zhang Xuan stood at the center of these bridges, appearing like an immortal or a god.

Rising slowly, he plucked at these rainbow bridges with his fingers, like a master of music playing a moving melody, producing a sound like the wind's song. Anyone who saw or heard it would involuntarily become entranced.

"Is that... the Sound of Heaven's Way?"

Kong Shiyao trembled.

Legend had it that no matter the profession or skill, if one reached the level of aligning with the Heavenly Way, the Sound of Heaven's Way would appear. This man had only looked at the formation diagram for three breaths, and not only had he comprehended and learned it thoroughly, but he was also displaying such a technique...

Could it be that she was really so far behind him?

She possessed the bloodline of Confucius...

Full of unwillingness, she continued watching. Zhang Xuan in the sky moved his fingers faster and faster, soon creating afterimages. The rainbow bridges intertwined, dancing according to special steps.

"So fast—isn't he afraid of making mistakes?"

A chill ran through her body.

For such a complex and powerful formation, according to her thinking, even if he had learned it, he should have gathered everyone to help, first creating a rough outline to block the mercury-like power, then gradually repairing it, which would take about a month...

Now, his hand speed was so fast it was invisible. If he made a mistake, not only would all his efforts be wasted, but the backlash would also cause him great harm.

After waiting a few more breaths, his hand speed not only didn't slow down but seemed to be increasing. Kong Shiyao could no longer hold back. With a flick of her wrist, a mirror appeared in her palm. She gently shone it.

The family treasure [Profound Heaven Mirror] could detect the strength of a formation's power, thereby inferring whether there were errors. If correct, characters would appear and emit white light; if wrong, characters would appear and the mirror surface would turn black.

Buzz buzz buzz!

As soon as she shone it, the mirror surface began to flash continuously, lines of text flowing rapidly.

Correct!

Correct!

Correct...

The Profound Heaven Mirror in her hand was soon filled with the word "Correct." The characters were so numerous that they seemed to turn into a sun, shining in all directions with dazzling light.

"This..."

Her mouth twitched. Kong Shiyao was beginning to doubt life itself.

She had seen geniuses before—indeed, she herself was one of the best in the world. But... to learn a formation at a glance, set it up so quickly, and without a single mistake... Was he even human?

Whoosh!

Before her shock had subsided, she saw the young man in the sky retract his fingers and stop.

He clasped his hands behind his back, looked calmly at the sky, and stood motionless.

"What's wrong? This formation cannot be interrupted; otherwise, we'll have to start over..."

Her heart tightened, and she quickly called out.

This formation was not only complex but also could not be interrupted midway. Once interrupted, the mercury-like power would destroy everything that had been set up, rendering all efforts futile.

It was like building a dam: before it was completely finished, one could not let the water rush through; otherwise, no matter how much was built, it would be useless.

"It hasn't been interrupted..."

Hearing her words, Zhang Xuan turned around and smiled slightly: "It's already been repaired!"

"Repaired?"

Kong Shiyao was puzzled.

Ziyuan Gu Sage's corpse was still in place, and the mercury-like power was still flowing. How could it be repaired?

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly and looked up at the sky again. His voice suddenly rang out: "Formation, activate!"

Boom!

The coffin before them instantly plunged into the sky and disappeared. The surrounding space, which had been trembling, stabilized, as if nothing had happened.

The formation... had been fully activated with just a word from him!

"Words become law... The bloodline of Confucius?"

Kong Shiyao trembled.