The Quest for Immortality

The remnants of the Zhang Family ancestors’ souls dwelt within the Ancestral Master Picture, and they would rarely venture out unless they were seeking sustenance.

The Ancestral Master Picture was last in my hands, completely intact.

After it was stolen by Mo Hua and later retrieved, several of the Zhang Family ancestors had already disappeared...

They must have sought sustenance in this kid’s Sea of Consciousness and then been ”eaten” by him...

Just like what they’re doing now...

Zhang Quan’s face turned deathly pale.

Elder Song also showed a look of horror.

After all this trouble, this kid isn’t the feast.

They are!!

Mo Hua was momentarily startled, then smiled, revealing gleaming white teeth, ”You’ve guessed it...”

Zhang Quan and Elder Song shuddered. Enjoy exclusive chapters from empire

Elder Song said harshly, ”Offending our Zhang Family won’t do you any good!”

Yet there was a hint of bluster in his tone.

Zhang Quan also spat out hatefully, ”The ancestors won’t let you off!”

Mo Hua remained unfazed.

Moreover, he even licked his lips, his gaze somewhat intriguing.

Zhang Quan was taken aback, followed by a horrified look in his eyes.

No... It can’t be...

This kid... he wouldn’t even think of ”eating” the Zhang Family’s ancestor, would he?!

Elder Song realized it too.

In an instant, a great fear rose in their hearts.

That was their Zhang Family’s Ancestral Master!

Somebody actually had the audacity, the sheer gall, to contemplate their Ancestral Master.

What frightened them even more was that.

This young Cultivator, with profound Divine Sense, was unfathomable.

And with deep strategies, his methods were terrifying.

Facing the calculated without being aware, it was truly possible to endanger their Zhang Family’s Ancestral Master!

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Mo Hua sighed:

”You know too much...”

Then, under the terrified gazes of Zhang Quan and Elder Song, he flicked his finger, and a fireball burst into existence, Spiritual Power surging, blasting the two of them until only their specters remained, on the brink of dissolution...

The Sea of Consciousness cleared up significantly in an instant.

Mo Hua exhaled in relief, sat down cross-legged, and began to ponder a question:

”Should I ’eat’ them or not?”

Havię them, his Divine Sense would strengthen, but it likely wouldn’t reach Thirteen Stripes.

From twelve to thirteen, a bottleneck exists in Divine Sense, not so easy to break through.

Besides, after ”eating” them, it would take time to assimilate.

He didn’t have this time now.

In the Ancestral Master Picture, there were still many Zhang Family ancestors, and if they broke in while he was assimilating, it would be bad news.

He was alone, while the entire lineage of the Zhang Family was in that picture.

It meant he was facing the collective might of the Zhang Family’s ancestral Zombies.

Mo Hua shook his head.

One or two, or even three or four, he was not afraid, but once the numbers increased, it would become harder to manage, with no room for error.

If he showed a weakness and got injured, and was then besieged, the trouble would be immense.

This was happening in the Corpse Mine, not in his master and fellow disciples’ cave residence, without his master’s watchful eye, nor the help of junior brothers and sisters, having no one to back him up in case of danger.

So he needed to be cautious, ever more cautious.

Especially since, on the other side, there was the old Ancestral Master.

Mo Hua didn’t know what trump cards this ancestor Zhang Quan held, nor had he ever fought him.

But it goes without saying, having lived so long and eaten so many Cultivators, this Ancestral Master’s Divine Thought was surely strong, his scheming undoubtedly profound, his methods numerous.

Going on like this, not only was he outnumbered, but he was also beset by formidable opponents.

Adding difficulty upon difficulty.

And the danger was substantial...

”What should I do?”

Mo Hua rested his chin on his hand, pondering for a moment, then his eyes suddenly brightened.

Zombies!

Corpse control!

The Zhang Family ancestors across generations were Zombies.

And since they were Zombies, they could be controlled!

In his possession, he had a highly advanced, top-secret corpse control technique—the Soul Pivot Ultimate Formation!

Mo Hua thought to himself:

”Using the Soul Pivot Ultimate Formation, take control of the Zhang Family’s Zombie Elders and Zombie Disciples, making them attack the Zhang Family’s Ancestral Zombie...”

”I’ll sit back and watch the drama, pick up the pieces, and deliver the final blow...”

”It poses little risk and saves effort.”

”In this scenario, the outnumbered one would be the Zhang Family’s ancestor, the one surrounded by formidable opponents, still him...”

The tables turned, and with that, the dynamics of offense and defense changed!

Mo Hua’s eyes gleamed with light, and he nodded in approval.

He then began his preparations.

First, he needed to test whether the Spirit Pivot truly worked within the Sea of Consciousness.

Mo Hua glanced around, seeing three figures.

Elder Song, Elder Si, and Zhang Quan.

They were all Thought Bodies, zombie-like, trapped by Mo Hua’s Formation and Spell, their Divine Thought grievously injured, their forms dim, collapsed and unable to arise.

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, picked Zhang Quan and Elder Song, and with his Divine Thought, manifested Formation Patterns, drawing a Spiritual Pivot Formation on the core meridian of each.

The Spiritual Pivot Formation, once completed, flashed a bright blue and submerged into their bodies.

After that, the Formation Patterns turned into filament-like strands, like blood vessels, tendrils, or threads, wandering, stitching, and merging within them, gaining full control.

Mo Hua suddenly realized.

So this is how the Spiritual Pivot Formation takes effect...

He had only used the Spiritual Pivot Formation on a wooden puppet, Little Tiger.

Being an inanimate object with a simple structure, the puppet was simpler to control.

He had also used it on Zombies, one being a lesser Zombie, the other the Corpse King, but neither was complete.

On the lesser Zombie, he had merely tampered with the Sequential Formation Patterns, not fully crafting the Spirit Pivot Formation anew.

On the Corpse King, he had merely overlaid it, covering up Lu Chengyun’s Evil Spiritual Pivot Formation, stealing his control, without really constructing it from scratch.

Now, within the Sea of Consciousness, manifesting Formation Patterns with Divine Thought, taking control of an Iron Corpse’s evil thoughts, thread by thread, his Divine Thought was vividly displayed.

Only now could Mo Hua thoroughly observe the effects and construction of the Spiritual Pivot Formation and deeply understand the formation principles of the Spiritual Pivot Formation.