# Chapter 1582: Shaken
Spirit Controlling Heaven and Earth, the ultimate realm of array dao, a single thought's power, a single thought's interval, carving out a grand array encompassing all directions—what kind of might was this?
One must understand that every powerful array was formed by the condensation of countless runes. The General Outline of Array Dao stated that sacred marks were formed from array patterns. As the saying went, when a saint wields the brush, one stroke creates a world—this was a sacred mark. Lin Feng had also cultivated sacred marks before, but at this moment, he understood how shallow his own depictions of sacred marks truly were. Relying on his extraordinary comprehension and his innate talent for seeing through all origins, he realized that every stroke of a sacred mark seemed to contain many wondrous pattern fluctuations. Only now did he understand that these patterns were all the foundation of array carving—array patterns. The reason sacred mark attack techniques were so powerful was because the attack integrated an array within it, stacking its might.
To truly carve a powerful sacred mark and unleash its divine ability, one had to genuinely understand the composition of every single thread of that sacred mark's pattern and clearly know what kind of power was most suitable for carving that pattern. If one made a mistake in carving, although it could still form the power of a sacred mark, it would be deformed, its might insufficiently strong. When combined to form an array, the array's power would be greatly diminished.
Every strong practitioner was skilled in arrays because they could all carve sacred marks and unleash array might. But in Lin Feng's eyes at this moment, that could not be called array carving; it could only be called copying. Wuji Heavenly Emperor's array dao was true arrays—profound and extensive, demanding precision in every stroke and every line. The grand arrays encompassing all directions were derived from the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao, while the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao were formed from one hundred and eight thousand small array dao. The one hundred and eight thousand small array dao were in turn carved from patterns, and every thread of pattern was copied from the most basic movements like shaking, hooking, pressing, and dotting.
Of course, true array dao was far from limited to just the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao and the one hundred and eight thousand small array dao. This was merely a statement from Wuji Heavenly Emperor. When one truly entered the realm of array dao and could carve arrays with sacred marks, there were actually countless possibilities for combination. Of course, the prerequisite was that one had the insight to combine them. The one hundred and eight thousand small array dao could also combine into countless grand arrays, but Wuji Heavenly Emperor only carved the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao. When one truly mastered step by step the one hundred and eight thousand small array dao and the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao, everything could be done as one pleased. One's understanding of array dao would already transcend the mundane, and when deriving grand arrays encompassing all directions, there was no need to be limited by numbers. In one's eyes, array dao would have no end.
Lin Feng familiarized himself with the memories that Wuji Heavenly Emperor had poured into his mind and couldn't help but deeply feel the vastness of array dao. Array dao was like an ocean. What he needed to do now was to start cultivating from a single drop of water in the ocean, eventually condensing into waves, then into ocean swells, and finally gathering into a tidal wave capable of sweeping through heaven and earth.
Moreover, the General Outline of Array Dao recorded that because the power each person controlled was different, array dao power was also divided by essence and law. Whatever essence or law you used to carve array patterns determined what kind of power you achieved. Using different essences or laws to carve the same array would result in completely different might. For example, if you wanted to carve a prison array, using Earth Essence or Earth Law would naturally be most suitable. If you wanted to carve a trapping array, using Illusion Essence and Law to carve it would be the strongest. For a killing array, too many kinds of power could be used to carve it. The true might depended on which power was most suitable for that particular array.
"It seems that to become a true grandmaster of array dao, one needs to control multiple kinds of essence or law power. Wuji Heavenly Emperor might have been someone who controlled multiple kinds of power." Lin Feng speculated in his heart. Controlling multiple kinds of power allowed one to carve arrays of various systems. He guessed that Wuji Heavenly Emperor might have been someone similar to himself, or of course, it was possible that Wuji Heavenly Emperor only used a single kind of power to carve arrays.
"To break open this cave, I must be able to carve a 'Ruin' array dao!" Lin Feng's gaze congealed. 'Ruin' meant breaking through everything. This Ruin array dao was one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao. Carving it with Earth Essence or Earth Law power would have the strongest effect. Only by carving out the array and then imprinting it on that light screen stone door could the cave dwelling be opened, allowing him to step out from within.
This made the corners of Lin Feng's mouth twitch slightly. To control one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao just to get out—wasn't this condition too harsh? Could it be that on the stone walls sealing the space around him, there were three thousand cave dwellings, each containing one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao? If so, how many people would be permanently imprisoned within these cave dwellings?
Thinking of this, Lin Feng's heart trembled. Wasn't Wuji Heavenly Emperor being too ruthless? If you couldn't carve a grand array dao, you couldn't get out. And to want to carve one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao—how easy was that? For people with weaker comprehension, they might not be able to carve it even in ten or a hundred years. Probably many people who had entered the cave dwellings were already regretting it.
Of course, this was also a form of motivation. If you couldn't control one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao, you would never get out. Placing people in a desperate situation stimulated their potential, forcing them to focus all their mind and spirit on comprehending array dao power with undivided attention.
"One of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao—I wonder how long I'll be trapped this time." Lin Feng smiled bitterly. He was a bit worried that if his comprehension was slow, his cultivation would fall behind. However, the might of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao was formidable. Even without this stone door trapping him, could he really give it up?
The Ruin array dao, breaking through everything, was probably far more terrifying than his strongest attack. If he could integrate it into his attacks, he would be unstoppable.
Moreover, the path of array dao could also be used in cultivation, artifact refining, and alchemy, and even in healing and saving people, array dao had its uses.
In the past, Yan Di had carved sacred mark arrays at Heavenly Lake Snow Mountain, causing essence power to flow endlessly and heaven and earth origin energy to condense madly, turning Heavenly Lake into a cultivation holy land. As for artifact refining, arrays were an indispensable part. Every powerful artifact refiner was an expert in array dao. Without arrays carved into the artifact, how could the artifact's power be unleashed? Even successfully refined weapons could have their power enhanced by carving arrays onto them.
As for alchemy and healing, array dao also had its uses.
Lin Feng still closed his eyes and sat, beginning to immerse himself in those characters and patterns. Although his eyes were closed, his hands would move from time to time, hooking and stabbing in the void, or shaking and flicking, outlining stroke by stroke. These simply formed strokes, once condensed, seemed to carry a wondrous power. Moreover, Lin Feng used the power of Immortal Essence to carve them, allowing them to remain in the void, constantly correcting and perfecting them.
To cultivate array dao, one had to start from the most basic, step by step, and ultimately achieve the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao. Moreover, one had to be single-minded, casting aside all distracting thoughts. That fellow Yan Di was already proficient in array dao, but he said he had been here for a year. Lin Feng wondered how many cave dwellings he had walked out of. If it was just this one cave dwelling, that would be somewhat terrifying. Even Yan Di had spent a year comprehending one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao—the difficulty could be imagined.
A month later, in the void, Lin Feng's fingers carved pattern after pattern, already able to gather array patterns together and condense them into sacred mark power. This was already very fast, but Lin Feng dared not be careless. Sacred mark power was the foundation for forming the one hundred and eight thousand small array dao, and grand array dao were formed from many small array dao. For him now, it was still too early. That fellow Yan Di, in the very early days, could already achieve one stroke, one sacred mark. In that simple stroke, there were various subtle movements carving patterns, but they were completed in an instant—this was the result of a thousand temperings and a hundred refinements. As for himself, he had also achieved this before, but that was a deformed sacred mark array.
As the saying goes, cultivation knows no time, and carving arrays even less so. In the past, there were powerful array masters who, once in seclusion, would let a thousand years pass in the blink of an eye. They didn't have Lin Feng's conditions, with Wuji Heavenly Emperor guiding them to carve and comprehend, but relied entirely on themselves, making the difficulty even greater. Wuji Heavenly Emperor's Three Thousand Grand Array Dao—each array dao was a priceless treasure to the outside world.
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. Lin Feng was still single-minded. In his heart, in his mind, in the movements of his hands, there was only the array, accommodating nothing else. This was his path of cultivation—once he sank into it, he would go all out. At this moment, before Lin Feng, a small array dao had vaguely taken shape. If others knew that Lin Feng, an outsider, could carve a small array dao in half a year, they would surely marvel at his talent in array dao.
In the great world, there was once an array master who accidentally obtained one of Wuji Heavenly Emperor's Three Thousand Grand Array Dao. He exhausted all his power to comprehend and carve it, but after ten years of bitter cultivation, he came out of seclusion and sighed, saying he could only carve the rudimentary form of the grand array dao, unleashing less than one-tenth of its power, causing countless people to marvel at the terror of Wuji Heavenly Emperor's Three Thousand Grand Array Dao.
A year had passed. Lin Feng's hand dropped from mid-air, and his eyes opened, revealing a look of disappointment.
"One year!" he murmured softly. In this past year, he had done nothing else but carve arrays. He had concentrated all his energy on it, without any distracting thoughts. But the further he went, the more he discovered the complexity of this Ruin array dao. It was too difficult. He had no idea how much time it would take to comprehend it. This couldn't help but make Lin Feng waver a little. Now, he was still stuck at the stage of carving small array dao.
In fact, Lin Feng had already done well enough. If others knew the extent of his comprehension, they would surely be shocked in their hearts. Not everyone was like Yan Di, who was already proficient in arrays. In another cave dwelling at this moment, Lu Yao had completely given up. He no longer continued to comprehend that one of the Three Thousand Grand Array Dao but began to cultivate instead. He felt that, based on his progress, he might not be able to comprehend it even in ten or a hundred years. This made him feel dejected, so he simply bitterly cultivated his power, hoping to break through to the Martial Emperor realm and forcibly break open this light screen stone door!