The Quest for Immortality

"In this way, you’ll not only look impressive but also dashing."

"Who knows, you might even find yourself a dao companion."

Bai Zisheng had planned thoroughly.

Mo Hua was speechless, "Why are you always thinking about such things..."

"I don’t need these thoughts..."

Bai Zisheng patted Mo Hua’s shoulder, "This is your elder brother’s painstaking efforts, planning for your future!"

Mo Hua still didn’t want to learn.

Bai Zisheng was unhappy, "You’re my disciple, so I teach you. Others wish to learn, but I won’t teach them..."

Mo Hua remained adamant about not learning, so Bai Zisheng nagged and cajoled.

Ultimately, Mo Hua couldn’t stand up to Bai Zisheng and reluctantly agreed to learn.

The move was called Dragon Soaring in the Sky.

But in fact, it had nothing to do with dragons and wasn’t very powerful; aside from jumping up into the sky and being an "eye-catching target," it had no other significance…

Mo Hua wasn’t a body cultivator, so the power of this technique was mediocre when used by him.

However, he didn’t want to ignore his elder brother’s kindness and studied seriously, not as a Tao cultivation martial art, but purely to refine his movement technique.

Executing the Water Passing Step, he leaped into the air, then descended holding the spear.

Thus, when Mo Hua and Bai Zisheng used it, it looked completely different.

Bai Zisheng was imposing and heroic, with broad and sweeping movements, like an Azure Dragon raising its head.

Mo Hua, on the other hand, moved with a light and graceful body technique, as elegant as a startled swan and as nimble as a swimming dragon.

On the beautifully scenic grassland.

Bai Zixi took out a book and read quietly, occasionally lifting her head to watch the two of them, imprinting the twin figures in her eyes…

…

Time, like a breeze through the mountains, neither fast nor slow, gently flowed by.

Several days later, Mo Hua had visited all the accessible places within the Five Elements Sect.

The remaining places were either the residences of the Inner Sect Disciples, the elders’ caves, the Book Pavilion, the Pill Pavilion, the Formation Pavilion—these places not open to the public.

Or they were the sect’s critical forbidden areas, locked and heavily guarded by cultivators.

Other than these, there were the formations of the Five Elements Sect.

If Mo Hua wasn’t mistaken, within the Five Elements Sect lay a Large Formation!

Moreover, this Large Formation was ancient, with a profound aura and meticulously arranged Formation Patterns.

Mo Hua had tried to perform calculations, but he couldn’t deduce anything at all.

Mo Hua then went to inquire with Mr. Zhuang:

"Master, is there a Large Formation within the Five Elements Sect?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "There is." Continue your adventure at

"Isn’t it First-grade?"

Mr. Zhuang’s gaze flickered slightly, "It’s Second-grade."

Second-Grade Large Formation!

Mo Hua was shocked.

Up until now, he had rarely seen Second-Grade formations, and here he encountered a Second-Grade Large Formation!

The ability to construct a Second-Grade Large Formation showed the profound legacy and deep knowledge of the Five Elements Sect’s ancestors in formation study.

"Master, what’s the name of the Five Elements Sect’s Large Formation?"

Mo Hua asked curiously.

Mr. Zhuang’s gaze became more serious, "Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation."

"Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation…"

Five Elements…

Mo Hua felt a chill in his heart, "Master, is this formation related to the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation?"

Mr. Zhuang was surprised at first, then chuckled, "To say they are related wouldn’t be wrong…"

"The Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation is focused on offense, while the Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation is focused on defense. Both formations rely on the Five Elements, and both have some origins with the Five Elements Sect…"

"The ancestors of the Five Elements Sect also once laid out the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation, completely exterminating a Demon Path’s Monster Gate, and vanquishing the monster cultivators within."

"However, the current Five Elements Sect might not have this capability."

"When a sect is flourishing, it can focus on offense, but when it’s in decline, it can only maintain defense…"

Mr. Zhuang sighed softly, "This Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation is also a legacy left by the ancestors of the Five Elements Sect…"

"In a Third-Grade state boundary, constructing this Second-Grade Large Formation, basically, it can ensure that the Five Elements Sect remains unassailable amid the turbulent winds of the cultivation world."

Of course, that is generally the case.

No matter how impregnable the Large Formation is to outsiders, if it rots from the inside, then there’s nothing that can be done…

Mr. Zhuang’s thoughts stirred, and his gaze became profound.

Mo Hua also reflected on this.

"Mo Hua, I’ll test you," Mr. Zhuang suddenly said.

Mo Hua nodded, "Master, please say."

"Spend some time, try to deduce the structure of the Formation Pivot of the Large Formation..."

Mo Hua was startled, "Master, this is a Second-Grade Formation, isn’t it?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly, "You can start trying to work with Second-Grade Formations."

Mo Hua was stunned.

Contact with Second-Grade Formations…starting with a Second-Grade Large Formation?

Is it like trying to fly before learning how to walk?

Does Master…think too highly of me…

Mr. Zhuang saw Mo Hua’s thoughts and smiled gently, "Second-Grade Formations, compared to First-grade Formations, will have fundamental changes in Patterns, but their Formation Pivot structures do share similarities."

"You don’t need to deduce the Patterns, just observe the structure and grasp the overall context."

Mo Hua had an epiphany, "Alright, Master!"

After Mr. Zhuang finished instructing, Mo Hua excitedly ran off, dragging his elder brother and sister to study the Second-Grade Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation of the Five Elements Sect.

The house was quiet for a moment.

Old Kui appeared, frowning, "You really are in no hurry."

Mr. Zhuang’s eyes were clear, looking at the distant undulating mountains, the towering caves, and the Large Formation hidden within, and he spoke calmly,

"Wait for it, I’ll wait until the preparations I need to make are all in place…"

Mr. Zhuang then glanced at Mo Hua, who was walking away, and fell silent in his heart.

"Let me spend a little more time with these children..."