Somewhere on Surging Lake stood a solitary island. Unlike anywhere else here, there were no flowers, no waterbirds, no insects, or beasts. The barren land felt utterly lifeless. And indeed, the only inhabitant here was, technically, not a living being. 0

Han Zhan had received Luo Chen's message a few days back and agreed to meet him, and today was the day of the visit.0

"There's something I've been meaning to tell you for a while now. The way you practice formations is too rigid. Or rather… you've gone a bit off track. I used to think you were really talented at formations. You could pick up low-tier ones almost instantly, and once you got started, your progress was incredible. Some of the formations you set up were even better than mine; I found that hard to believe, but that was how things were. But later, I realized something. You're too fixated on copying things and perfecting each bit step by step. You focus on the...1