In Thousand Families Town, inside and out, there was not the slightest record of it.
"Master, what is the name of this Formation?" Mo Hua couldn’t help asking.
Mr. Zhuang did not play coy and slowly began to speak:
"This Formation is called... the Thick Earth Formation."
"Thick Earth?"
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly.
Mo Hua was somewhat confused, "Why is it called that?"
Mr. Zhuang’s gaze grew serious, with profound meaning, "The Formation contains the ultimate truths of heaven and earth."
"Heaven’s way is strong, constantly striving to become stronger; Earth’s position is Kun, bearing all things with great virtue."
"This Formation is named the Thick Earth Formation, and it is derived from the word ’thick’ in ’bearing all things with great virtue.’
Mr. Zhuang looked at the distant, rolling Spirit Fields and the earing Spirit Rice, and said with emotion:
"Heaven creates all things, Earth nourishes all things."
"Heaven is the Dao, and so is the Earth "
"This Thick Earth Formation embodies ’Earth nourishes all things,’ the Dao of the Earth, which can enrich the soil, nourishing everything within."
Understanding dawned on Mo Hua, but then he furrowed his brow again:
"But what does this have to do with the Formation being ineffective?"
"Think about it again," Mr. Zhuang prompted but did not answer directly.
After pondering for a moment, Mo Hua slowly said, "Thick Earth Formation... does that mean it has to use ’earth’ as the Formation media?"
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly:
"More accurately, it’s ’ground’ as the Formation media."
"In a Formation, the media is the most easily overlooked element, even by Formation Masters who often fail to pay enough attention to it, thinking it is just a carrier for the Formation..."
"But a Formation is whole, and the media is an integral part of it, containing its own Formation principle."
"Especially when using ’ground’ as the media, which is a type of comprehension of the Great Dao, not all Formation Masters can grasp it."
"Heaven covers, Earth bears."
"Cultivators are born into this world, each one with the heavens above their heads and standing upon the earth."
"If you can learn the Thick Earth Formation and grasp the principle of ’bearing all things with great virtue,’ knowing how to use ’ground’ as the Formation media, then henceforth, whatever Formation you draw will have a bearing."
"Then the media of the Formation will no longer limit you," Mr. Zhuang said with an expectant look.
Mo Hua had a sudden epiphany, deeply moved in his heart.
He had thought that within the Spirit Fields, there was merely an Ultimate Formation for nurturing the land, but he had not expected the profound depth of Formation principle it contained.
Within all things lies Formation, and within Formation, the Great Dao is concealed.
Earth’s position is Kun, bearing all things with great virtue.
The Earth bears all things and can likewise bear Formations.
By comprehending the Thick Earth Formation and understanding its principles, the boundless earth can serve as the media.
Wherever the heavens stretch and the earth extends, Formation can be drawn!
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