The Quest for Immortality

”Am I familiar with it?”

Yang Jishan couldn’t understand what level of ’familiar’ was being implied. He probed further, asking:

”Then, young brother, do you know how to break the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses?”

All the cultivators present turned their gaze towards Mo Hua.

After pondering for a moment and sizing up everyone, especially the strengths of the cultivators from the Taoist Court, Mo Hua nodded:

”There is one way.”

Yang Jishan was overjoyed, ”What method?”

Mo Hua asked, ”Do you still have the map of the Stone Palace?”

”Yes!”

Yang Jishan immediately ordered someone to spread the map on the stone table in the hall.

Mo Hua marked several spots on the map. These spots were located deep within the Stone Palace in areas that were slightly secluded and unremarkable, and the stone walls were solid with no special features.

A puzzled look crossed Yang Jishan’s face.

Mo Hua then explained:

”These places are sealed vaults, which contain many Spirit Stones...”

”Spirit Stones?” Yang Jishan frowned.

”Yes.” Mo Hua nodded.

”The Spirit Stones that Lu Chengyun made the zombies mine as slaves, a large portion of them, are hidden in these sealed vaults within the Corpse Mine.”

He had found this out the previous night after sneaking around invisibly and eavesdropping here and there.

”What then?” Yang Jishan asked once more.

”Destroy these Spirit Stones, and you can break the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses,” Mo Hua replied.

Yang Jishan fell silent.

The expressions of the others were also somewhat complicated.

Some even showed disappointment.

Mo Hua didn’t understand why.

On the contrary, a senior Formation Master, intending to be helpful, reminded:

”Young brother, you’re young and probably aren’t aware that Evil Formations differ from normal formations...”

”Normal formations refine Spirit Stones to convert Spiritual Power and drive the formation...”

”But Evil Formations, they’re powered by Blood Qi, flesh and bones, Divine Souls and lifeforce, resentment from living beings, and Filthy Qi from nature and other types of Evil Power.”

”That makes the formation strange and its power greatly enhanced. It also pollutes the flesh and Spiritual Power of cultivators to an even greater degree...”

”Lu Chengyun’s Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses is the same.”

”This formation isn’t driven by Spiritual Power, so even if you destroy the vault and the Spirit Stones, it won’t help. At most, it will only result in Lu Chengyun losing some of his Spirit Stone assets...”

Mo Hua shook his head, ”It’s not like that.”

The senior Formation Master was momentarily taken aback.

The other Formation Masters were also a bit astonished.

Mo Hua explained further:

”Lu Chengyun’s Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses evolved from the Large Formation of Corpses. It has the structure of a Large Formation but not its scale; thus it is a Compound Formation...”

”Even so, the required Evil Power is vast.”

”He couldn’t carry out a massacre in the city, and without being able to refine Evil Power from blood, resentment, and hatred, he resorted to a compromise.”

”He constructed the Compound Formation eye to refine Spirit Stones, using Spiritual Power to drive the formation, then polluted the Spiritual Power with Blood Qi, creating Evil Power to drive the entire Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses.”

The senior Formation Master’s expression was shaken, and the other Formation Masters looked at each other with surprise and uncertainty.

”So...”

Mo Hua continued:

”By destroying the vault and the Spirit Stones, you’re essentially cutting off the supply for the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses, rendering its Formation eye useless, and naturally breaking the formation.”

”And since the Formation eye has already been constructed, it cannot be modified in a short time.”

”Once the Spirit Stones are gone, even if Lu Chengyun wanted to resort to killing and plundering a city to use the blood and flesh for Evil Power to drive the formation, it would be impossible.”

After Mo Hua finished, everyone’s expressions changed, but they remained silent.

Ordinary cultivators, either not understanding formations or only having a rudimentary grasp, couldn’t fully comprehend.

The few Formation Masters who did understand, after Mo Hua’s explanation, felt that he made a lot of sense. Still, they were somewhat uncertain...

This matter concerned the orders of the Taoist Court, the suppressing of the Corpse Mine, the extermination of the Corpse King, and the eradication of the Taoist Demon.

Such matters were no trifling affair.

They dared not be careless.

The senior Formation Master carefully asked:

”Young brother... Gentleman, how do you know this?”

Because I drew the Formation eye...

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Of course, Mo Hua couldn’t say that out loud.

Instead, he vaguely responded, ”I was detained by Lu Chengyun in the Corpse Mine. By chance, I happened to see the Formation Diagram for the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses...”

Formation Diagram for the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses?

The senior Formation Master trembled inwardly, ”Really?”

Knowing the Formation Diagram would change everything.

Mo Hua considered briefly, then nodded, ”How about I draw it for you to see...”

The senior Formation Master was startled, ”Draw...”

You mean, after seeing it, you can replicate it?

Yang Jishan immediately commanded, ”Bring paper and ink.”

The senior Formation Master promptly said:

”I have it, I have it!”

After saying that, he personally took out paper and ink. Other Formation Masters helped, laying out the Formation Paper and mixing the Spiritual Ink on the table.

Everything was ready, and all eyes were eagerly on Mo Hua.

Mo Hua felt somewhat uncomfortable but still took the brush, dipped it in ink, and began to draw Formation Patterns on the paper.

His brushwork was refined and measured, each stroke and pattern drawn freely yet with an inherent order.

The Formation Masters seated there were taken aback, exchanging looks and whispering praises among themselves:

”Despite his young age, he already exudes the demeanor of a great master!”

”Without years of meticulous practice, one couldn’t possess such expert brush skills...”

”Most impressive, most impressive...”

Even Young Master Yun, observing Mo Hua, had a continuous glimmer of admiration in his clear eyes.

Of course, Mo Hua didn’t draw the entire Formation Diagram of Ten Thousand Corpses.

He merely outlined the movements of the Formation Pivot to make it easier for everyone to understand the flow of Spiritual Power.

He also sketched the core of the Formation eye so that everyone could see how Spiritual Power passed through the Formation eye, connected with the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses, and then mixed with Blood Qi and Filthy Qi to form Evil Power...

Before he finished, Mo Hua stopped drawing.

The group of Formation Masters, left wanting more, saw Mo Hua put down his brush and urged:

”Continue drawing, why have you stopped?”