Pilo's last words shocked everyone present.

To have a servant seal a deity!

Indeed, this sentence completely opened up the "pattern".

The one who mainly conveyed this sentence was Pilo, the mentor of the group today. Although he did not disclose his position, no one would doubt his status. His "intimate yet unfamiliar" friend mentioned by him must also have a high status.

The same words spoken by different people of different statuses give different impressions.

However, Karen's surprise was different from that of the people around him. He vaguely felt that the friend mentioned by Mentor Pilo might be Mr. Hofen.

No, Grandpa Hofen.

In his formation notes, Mr. Hofen divided the stages of formation practice into five levels: basic primary, intermediate application, advanced integration, top-level pattern.

The last level was blank, and Karen believed that it should represent Mr. Hofen's endless pursuit of formation.

Karen had just completed the basic primary level and was practicing the intermediate application level. But he didn't just leave the later parts untouched. He didn't go to Grandpa to ask for the next level after completing one level. He kept the notes with him, how could he resist the temptation of spoilers?

The opening quote of the top-level part of the notes was: The Essence of Formation - Pattern.

In terms of insights, it was not impossible for others to have the same views and theories. However, Mr. Hofen had already succeeded in practice.

His own dog had the most say in this matter.

A servant of the Principle God Sect had indeed sealed an evil god.

And the materials used and the help received were very limited.

The raw material was an ordinary golden retriever.

The helpers were a spiritual-type demon who could fight an ordinary judge to a draw and a judge.

This feeling was truly wonderful.

That old man who fell down almost being taken away when they first met had also had such a glorious past.

After he "awakened," he wrote down notes for himself, which almost required a large suitcase to contain... They were truly priceless treasures.

However, this also revealed the advantage of a person's choice. He had been seriously studying Mr. Hofen's notes from the beginning, earlier than himself, and was extremely obsessed. That person was Alfred.

He truly deserved to be a man with the charm demon eye. His vision was truly good.

Pilo raised his arm and said, "Of course, my 'pattern' may not necessarily be absolutely correct. The formation system has been passed down for a very long time, but it often repeats the cycle of loss, search, research, and loss again along with the turbulence of the sect and the change of eras.

But for you, I hope you can remember this answer because I think it is correct, and my friend also thinks it is correct.

There is no absolute eternity in this world, and we only need to acknowledge the correctness of this period of time."

As he spoke, sparks appeared at Pilo's fingertips.

In an instant, the huge ice pillars under everyone's feet turned red, and the sea below began to surge, as if an underwater volcano was about to erupt.

During this period, Karen saw a completely black building beneath the sea in the distance.

Pilo noticed Karen's gaze and smiled, "That is where you will need to go for your next lesson. It is not the topic of today's class. Come, let me show you around."

The ice pillars collapsed, sparks flew, but they did not bring any heat or burning sensation to the people. When they reached the people, they turned into red butterflies fluttering in the air, creating a dreamlike atmosphere.

At this moment, Mars, Dijat, and Pasio suddenly started to retreat and called out to their teammates at the same time:

"Quick, retreat!"

Karen also prepared to retreat but suddenly felt something was wrong.

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This feeling of something being wrong came from the familiarity in his mind:

After the opening of Mr. Hofen's formation notes introduced "pattern" as the preface of this volume, it then gave examples, mainly targeting blind optimism and overconfidence.

Mr. Hofen: Pattern is standing on the balcony of the castle you have painstakingly built, looking at the surrounding scenery, rather than lying on the muddy ground under the storm, shouting that you have seen everything.

So, Karen didn't move.

Because he felt that Teacher Pilo wanted to inject enthusiasm into the students and then pour cold water on them.

Karen didn't move, and Ventura, who had been standing behind him, didn't move either. He always followed whatever Karen did.

Seeing that Ventura didn't move, Aisley and Bart, who had already started to retreat, also stopped.

In the team, Mars and Blanche were still retreating, while the members of the Muri team were all retreating.

They knew that this mentor liked to tease people, and they trusted the judgment of the team's formation mage.

Then, a crack appeared under Karen's feet, and the crack continued to spread, spreading to Ventura, Bart, and Aisley's feet.

Mars shouted, "Captain, retreat, shift the coordinates to the cliff!"

Karen still didn't move.

Finally, the sea, waves, ice pillars, flames, butterflies, and everything else dissipated, and everyone appeared on the slope on the other side of the hotel.

Karen and the others were standing on solid ground, with a cliff behind Bart and Aisley.

"Ah!!!"

Everyone fell down, some turned into black mist, some got stuck on the cliff, and some took out scrolls or sacred artifacts from their side.

"Hey, hey!"At this moment, the familiar sound wave struck again, causing the person who had turned into black mist to retreat, the person stuck on the cliff to slip, and the person who took out the scroll and holy artifact to lose the sense of what they were holding.

"Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!..."

One by one, a total of eight people fell into the water.

Falling into the water from such a high distance would be very painful if the posture was not adjusted properly.

Karun turned his head and thought to himself: This mentor is teaching according to the process in Mr. Hofen's Formation Notes!

Of course, it can also be considered that Mr. Hofen and him communicated and came to a more familiar conclusion, and this process only appeared when he wrote it down.

Pilo walked up to Karun, he was not tall, and had to slightly raise his head to look at Karun:

"Did you see clearly?"

Karun shook his head and said, "I guessed."

"Guessed?" Pilo continued to ask, "How did you guess?"

"I guessed that after you told us about the boundlessness of the pattern, you would educate us about the reality beneath our feet."

"You're smart." Pilo took out a small bag and handed it to Karun.

Karun reached out and took it, then saw Pilo take out a pipe.

Karun was very familiar with this pipe because it was exactly the same as the one Old Suman had used.

In terms of style and shape, pipes were actually quite similar, but it would be impossible for the details and patterns to be exactly the same, especially since Old Suman's pipe was not bought from a store, but a spatial holy artifact he made himself.

"Well, isn't it beautiful?"

Pilo raised the pipe and placed it in front of Karun.

Karun was surprised that even though he had been concealing his emotions very well, this mentor in front of him still sensed it.

In the face of such a level of existence, there really couldn't be the slightest bit of relaxation.

"It's exquisite."

As Karun answered, he opened the small bag and used his fingers to pick up some tobacco and put it into the pipe.

This was the mentor's intention, to let his students lend a hand to themselves.

Pilo smiled and said, "Of course, it was given to me by a friend."

"Is it your intimate yet unfamiliar friend?" Karun deliberately made a wrong guess.

"No, it's someone else. I have quite a few friends, but they have been less active in recent years. Oh, do you have a lighter?"

Karun took out a lighter from his pocket. Although he had quit smoking, he habitually kept a pack of cigarettes and a lighter in his pocket.

"Snap!"

It was lit.

Pilo took a puff and pointed at Karun, saying, "You should also smoke, smoking is allowed in class."

"I don't smoke."

"You don't smoke but you still carry it?"

"I used to work in a funeral home, so I got used to it."

"Oh, that's good." Pilo blew out a smoke ring. "Next time, it's better to bring matches. Do you know why?"

"Because cigarettes lit with a lighter lack a sense of ceremony, they lack that bit of soul."

In his previous life, he didn't like using windproof lighters either.

Pilo's eyes lit up and he laughed, "Hehe."

Then, Pilo walked to the edge of the cliff, looked down, and raised the lit pipe, saying, "The teacher should reward students who answer correctly. So, if any of you can guess the attribute of this pipe as a holy artifact, I will give you a reward."

Bart spoke up, "It's a healing-type holy artifact."

He thought that "tobacco" was a special healing item that could heal the body through the transformation of the pipe.

Aisley said, "It's a spiritual-type holy artifact."

She believed that the smoke ring had hallucinogenic effects.

Wentura said, "It's... a defense-type holy artifact."

Generally, defense-type holy artifacts were things that could be carried without arousing suspicion.

No one guessed it was a spatial holy artifact because it was hard for normal people to imagine that a small pipe could be related to a spatial holy artifact.

Ordinary people would use disposable scroll to summon weapons or other things at close range, and rarely use physical objects because it was unnecessary.

Pilo looked at Karun, obviously waiting for Karun's answer.

Karun confidently replied, "It's an amplification-type holy artifact, it can enhance the effects of spells."

"Correct!"

"..." Karun.

Pilo took out a coin from his pocket and threw it to Karun.

"It's just a little trinket, it can purify for a period of time, a disposable item, use it wisely."

"Thank you, teacher."

Aisley, Bart, and Wentura looked at Karun with admiration. He was indeed their team captain, with a keen eye.

Karun could only smile bitterly in his heart. He deliberately chose the wrong answer, but it was just that this mentor wanted to reward him and only had a silver coin.

"Ah~"

Pilo stretched lazily, then cleared his throat and said to Karun, "Did you figure out my teaching method just now?"

"I dare not say so."

"In my classroom, freedom and casualness are emphasized. It's no big deal. Then let me ask you again, what do my previous addition and subtraction specifically mean?"

Karun pretended to ponder and came up with a well-reasoned wrong answer in his mind.

Pilo blew out another smoke ring and said, "You're wrong, so I'll throw you down. There should be rewards for correct answers, as well as punishments, right?"

Karun hesitated for a moment, then spoke up, "Addition is the initial accumulation, which is essential because only when its accumulation is sufficient can it trigger a qualitative change. Subtraction is not about reducing on the basis of addition, it's not about retreating when climbing a mountain or walking a road, but about moving forward lightly in a completely new way, representing a sublimation in the level of understanding."

Although Wintura and the others couldn't understand exactly what the captain was saying, they felt that what the captain said was very powerful.Pilo pursed his lips.

Karun remained calm.

In the end, he still didn't want to be thrown into the sea.

"What's your name?"

"Karun. Karun Silva."

"Which district are you from?"

"York City District."

"Who is your teacher?"

"I don't have a specific teacher, but I often study on my own."

"Is your main focus on formations?"

"No."

"What is your main focus then?"

Well... it's a bit complicated.

"I am the Whip of Order."

"The Whip of Order? That's a bit tricky," Pilo muttered to himself, because he clearly knew that the higher-ups would arrange reforms for these young people from various districts.

"How much do you know about formations?"

"I just passed the basics."

Pilo turned around and looked at Karun, smiling. "For the next two years, don't neglect your formation studies. Two years later, when you have this coin... well, forget it, you can use the coin. Come find me in the Ding District, and I will test your level of formations at that time."

"Yes, teacher."

At this time, the people who had fallen into the sea had climbed back up.

Pilo began to give a speech to these "drenched chickens" and poured cold water on them.

After this round of speeches, Pilo clapped his hands again, and everyone appeared in a dark cave, with a constant foul smell coming from all around.

"Hey!"

Inside the cave, the lights instantly lit up, and various demonic beasts lay in front of everyone. They had different forms, but their eyes were closed, as if they were asleep. However, they were all bound by threads.

"The basic application of formations requires differentiation based on the different situations of different objects. However, tonight, I brought you here not to tell you what formations to use against which demonic beasts, but to let you stand in the perspective of the demonic beasts and see what kind of formations have imprisoned them.

The Gate of Reincarnation has existed since the previous era. In this long period of time, even the Order of Reincarnation may not know how many formations they have set up inside and outside the Gate of Reincarnation.

Now, you have three hours to examine it yourselves. After you return to the hotel, the corresponding illustrations of each demonic beast will be distributed to your rooms, and you can compare them on your own.

Let's begin!"

"Yes, teacher."

"Yes, teacher."

In the following time, everyone started to observe and analyze the demonic beasts one by one in teams.

However, due to his previous experience of falling into the water, Mas appeared somewhat lacking in confidence. He constantly sought Karun's opinion and relied entirely on Karun's experience. There was no other way, Karun could only comfort him and encourage him to express his own opinions.

In the eyes of other team members, this was the captain demonstrating his magnanimity, affinity, and encouragement and trust in his subordinates.

With their full concentration, the three hours quickly passed.

Pilo, who had been leaning in the corner smoking his pipe, knocked on his pipe, stood up, and said, "It's almost time, gather."

Everyone returned to him and stood in front of him.

"You are all outstanding young people, and it is not an exaggeration to say that you are the future hope of our Order of Reincarnation. So I really hope to teach you more things, but... I'm lazy."

Pilo sighed deeply and continued, "There is a little more time, so I will take you to see the scenery."

Finished, with a wave of Pilo's arm, everyone appeared on a hillside again, with the hotel below.

"I used to be curious about the purpose of formations pursued by people in the distant past. At first, I thought it was for practical reasons.

Now, I still think it is for practical reasons.

There seems to be no change in this, but there are changes that cannot be erased.

For example,

I created several formations, not for practical use, but to amuse my grandson, to trick him into eating half a piece of bread and less candy that would ruin his teeth."

Pilo shook his divine robe and closed his eyes. Under his feet, a rainbow appeared, extending all the way to the sky.

He waved his hand, indicating everyone to follow.

One by one, they walked on the rainbow. When Karun stepped on it, he sensed that it was composed of several formations, although they were all basic formations, they formed a delicate balance.

Then, dark clouds appeared around them, but these dark clouds did not bring thunder and oppression. Instead, they began to transform into small animal shapes, running and playing. They even came to the side of the rainbow bridge and interacted with you.

The melody of music came into their ears, and the sound became the most natural and pure existence, lingering in their ears.

Pilo stopped and opened his arms.

In front of him was the sky.

Meteor showers fell from the sky, mysterious and splendid.

"Please remember the beauty of this scene.

Hey!"

Everyone was enveloped by a whirlwind, and their bodies began to shake. When the whirlwind disappeared, they found themselves back in the conference hall.

"Phew..."

Karun took a deep breath.

Muri, who was sitting next to Karun, turned to him and said, "That was an interesting lesson."

"Yes."

"If only we hadn't fallen into the water."

"Not good."

"Huh?"

"Because I didn't fall into the water."

"Hahaha, you really..."

"Where did all of you go?!"

At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a red-trimmed Order robe rushed in, followed by a group of hotel security personnel.Mu Li stood up and replied, "We just went to class."

"Class?" The middle-aged man looked as if he had seen a ghost, "Who taught you?"

"The teacher."

The middle-aged man pointed at his own face and shouted:

"I am your teacher for tonight's class!"

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