Although the Yunlong Heavenly Palace prohibits killing, it does not forbid private duels.
Therefore, Tan Yingping has made up his mind to make Lin Chen pay a heavy price.
Since killing is not allowed, he would cripple Lin Chen instead. Although Lin Chen has some decent insights into the Mysteries Spirit Array, his cultivation is merely at the Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer.
So, dealing with such an ant, Tan Yingping, being one of the Top Ten Heroes, felt that it would be an exceedingly easy task.
At this moment, Qiu Yue's expression was also unpleasant. Her senior's breakthrough and gratitude to Lin Chen were undoubtedly a severe slap in her face.
However, regarding Zhuang Xiaoqin's actions, Qiu Yue found nothing wrong.
After all, her senior did comprehend and breakthrough her formation mastery because of Lin Chen's explanation.
Even so, Qiu Yue still harbored hostility towards Lin Chen.
After all, theory is always just theory; no matter how much one understands the mysteries of the Great Dao, so what?
When it comes to practical matters, she didn't believe Lin Chen could really inscribe arrays and set up spiritual formations.
"Ah... Teacher Zhuang, you overpraise me. I was just talking nonsense just now, and it accidentally led to the teacher's breakthrough. How could I deserve such a grand gesture?"
Lin Chen pretended to look flustered and said, overwhelmed with surprise.
He certainly wouldn't admit his accomplishments in spiritual formations because Lin Chen didn't want to expose his true strength.
"Young sir, there's no need for such humility. Your insights just now benefited me greatly. If it weren't for your explanation, I wouldn't know how long I would have been stuck at the bottleneck. Accepting a bow from me is only natural. May I ask for your esteemed name?"
Zhuang Xiaoqin looked at Lin Chen and spoke with immense respect.
She was now a Seventh Rank initial formation master and clearly understood the profound meaning of Lin Chen's discourse.
Such deep insights into the mysteries of spiritual formations couldn't be found in any book but could only be comprehended from one's heart.
If the kind of tome Lin Chen mentioned truly existed, Zhuang Xiaoqin believed it would be a powerful entity beyond her reach.
"Disciple Lin Chen, here to learn at the Spirit Formation Hall, Teacher Zhuang, there's no need for such formality. My earlier actions were inadvertent, and if they brought significant benefit to Teacher, I am deeply honored. But I am genuinely just an ordinary student and cannot accept such a grand gesture from Teacher."
Lin Chen looked at Zhuang Xiaoqin and spoke with a helpless smile, thinking how the woman in front of him and Qiu Yue truly were a pair of bizarre sisters.
Both were extremely extreme existences, one being exceedingly kind and respectful towards him.
While the other acted as if she had eaten gunpowder, wishing to think of every possible way to bring him down.
"I understand your point, young sir."
Zhuang Xiaoqin glanced deeply at Lin Chen, nodding immediately.
She then proceeded to the lecture platform behind her.
Seeing Zhuang Xiaoqin's respectful attitude towards Lin Chen, many disciples in the class, although many shared Qiu Yue's view thinking that Lin Chen was just putting on a show and had coincidentally repeated some words he read from books, leading Zhuang Xiaoqin to a breakthrough.
At this moment, Lin Chen himself admitted that his earlier words were mere nonsense.
After all, with Lin Chen's cultivation only at the Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer, it was difficult for them to acknowledge that Lin Chen was stronger than them.
However, there were quite a few disciples who believed Lin Chen might truly be extraordinary.
The fat dude in front of Lin Chen, even after Zhuang Xiaoqin showed such respect towards him, didn't change his feelings towards Lin Chen, becoming even more envious instead.
In his opinion, Lin Chen was not only trying to compete with him for women but had also stolen all his spotlight, making his hatred for Lin Chen reach its peak.
The fat guy decided that once class was over, he must give Lin Chen a good beating.
Initially, the fat guy didn't think much of Lin Chen, believing that as someone at the Nirvana Realm Sixth Layer, he posed no threat.
But Lin Chen's handsome appearance, coupled with his deliberately assumed insights, allowed Zhuang Xiaoqin to breakthrough in the Mysteries Spirit Array.
As a result, the way others viewed Lin Chen had begun to change.
Similarly, the girl he liked, Yang Wenshan, also looked at Lin Chen with a newfound curiosity.
Thus, the fat guy had secretly decided that after class, he would surely give Lin Chen a brutal beating, and every time he saw him, he would do the same, making Lin Chen tremble at the sight of him, eventually not daring to attend classes at the Spirit Formation Hall anymore.
"Since everyone has some understanding of spiritual formation theory, let's move on to the actual setup and inscription of formations and talismans."
Zhuang Xiaoqin walked to the lecture platform and addressed everyone in the class.
"As everyone knows, talisman inscriptions are the most common way spiritual formations are manifested, with a wide range of applications including offense, defense, and formation setup.
Different talismans have different quality grades and classes.
To speak of all talismans, they are categorized into nine tiers, from First Tier to Ninth Tier.
Within each tier, there are lower, middle, upper, and supreme grades.
Even talismans of the same rank can demonstrate varying powers due to different quality grades.
Moreover, the same talisman in different martial artists' hands will exhibit the same power, as the talisman's rank and grade become unchangeable the moment it is refined, thus its power is fixed.
However, the same talisman used against different targets can have different effects.
For example, the commonly seen Strength Talisman, if it is a First Tier Talisman, its effect on our current cultivation is almost negligible. Whereas the more advanced the quality, similar to our realm, the greater its influence.
Simply put, the higher the tier and quality of the talisman, the greater the power it can wield.
But this is not absolute, as some talismans enhance our own strength, and too much power can cause a burden, making it impossible to unleash the strongest force."
Zhuang Xiaoqin looked at everyone, explaining various knowledge about talismans and their applications.