The Quest for Immortality

”Every event, every instance, is part of the cycle of cause and effect,”

”Without your initial adherence to principles, the transmission of Formation knowledge, and planting good causes, none of this would have happened. The Corpse Mine incident wouldn’t have the outcome it has today...”

Instructor Yan looked somewhat dazed, lost in contemplation for a long time.

Good causes, good effects...

After a while, he couldn’t help but laugh and say,

”You, child, have always had a way with words.”

And the thing was, his words made sense, leaving him unable to refute.

When he thought about it, it was indeed because he had valued Mo Hua as a child, taught him about Formations, and given him an opportunity that Mo was able to help him so much today, settling the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect’s longstanding grievances.

Thinking about it that way, did he not also accomplish something worthwhile?

Instructor Yan felt a sense of poignancy, his eyes filled with satisfaction as he looked at the earnest Mo Hua.

Perhaps not letting Mo Hua’s talents go to waste was the most correct thing he had done in his life...

Instructor Yan felt the knot in his heart slowly start to unravel.

His brow unfurled.

But what followed was an empty sense of loss.

Lu Chengyun was dead, the vendetta was avenged, and his wishes fulfilled.

Suddenly, he didn’t know what to do anymore.

Revenge had been his obsession, the driving force behind his will to live all these years, and with the great vendetta settled, he suddenly felt adrift.

Mo Hua seemed to understand, his eyes shimmering slightly, he asked in a low voice,

”Instructor, how would you like to handle the ashes of the predecessors from the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect?”

Instructor Yan was taken aback, then after a moment of contemplation, he sighed,

”The Minor Hidden Spirit Sect is no more, and the gates have been sold off; we can’t go back... I plan to find a place to build a mausoleum, to lay the predecessors to rest properly, and sweep their graves during festivals...”

And for himself, to live out the rest of his life in peace and quiet.

Mo Hua then asked,

”Where will the burial be?”

”That...”

Instructor Yan hesitated, not having decided on a specific location for the burial.

These days, finding a good piece of land wasn’t easy, and it would cost quite a few Spirit Stones.

”Why not bury them in Tongxian City?” Mo Hua suggested.

”Tongxian City?” Instructor Yan was a bit astonished.

”Yes.” Mo Hua nodded, patted his chest confidently, and said,

”I’m very familiar with Tongxian City. Court Leader Zhou, Elder Yu, Old Master An, and Master Luo… I have some connection with all the notable Cultivators there...”

”I’ll write a letter for you to bring back. Explain the situation, and they will help you.”

”When the time comes, you can bury the predecessors of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect wherever you wish.”

Instructor Yan was stunned.

A single letter could help him?

Your connections aren’t just ’some’, they’re ironclad…but that’s not right.

If he remembered correctly, Cultivators like Court Leader Zhou, Elder Yu, and Old Master An weren’t just Foundation Building Cultivators, they also held high statuses in Tongxian City.

And Master Luo was an even more senior first-grade Formation Master...

How did Mo Hua get so close to them?

Even if he was a young and promising first-grade Formation Master, his network shouldn’t be this extensive...

Instructor Yan was somewhat dazed.

What exactly had happened in Tongxian City during the two or three years he was gone?

Had Mo Hua’s influence grown so powerful?

”Instructor?” Mo Hua called out.

Instructor Yan snapped back to the present.

”What do you think?” Mo Hua asked.

Instructor Yan hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, ”Tongxian City’s mountaintops aren’t that affluent, this…”

Mo Hua played coy,

”Don’t worry, Tongxian City has changed a lot since then, you’ll see when you get back.”

Instructor Yan was puzzled, but didn’t press for details.

Under the current circumstances, burying the predecessors of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect in Tongxian City was the best option.

”Alright,” Instructor Yan nodded.

Mo Hua’s expression brightened, then he continued to ask, ”Instructor, do you want to rebuild the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect?”

Rebuild… the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect?

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Instructor Yan’s heart quivered; he turned, looking incredulously at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua said, ”Of course, this isn’t something that can be rushed, but can be done step by step…”

”You can start by teaching Loose Cultivator about Formations in Tongxian City, and when there are more Disciples learning Formations, then gradually start rebuilding the Sect...”

”Elder Yu would definitely be willing to help you with this.”

”Taoist Court will be no problem either.”

”As for Formation Masters, Master Luo and Elder Qian will also support you...”

”It will take time, of course - rebuilding a Sect is not something that can be achieved overnight. It requires long-term perseverance, perhaps even the effort of several generations...”

”...”

Mo Hua laid it all out plainly.

For a while, Instructor Yan felt a wave of emotion, yet he was still somewhat indecisive, clearly burdened with many concerns and uncertain about his decision.

Mo Hua spoke earnestly,

”By rebuilding the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect and carrying forward the legacy of Formation knowledge, more and more disciples will come to pay homage to these predecessors from the Sect...”

Carrying forward the legacy of Formation knowledge and having more disciples pay homage...

Instructor Yan’s heart throbbed intensely.

In his eyes, the uncertainty dissipated, giving way to hope and yearning.

Mo Hua said no more.

He knew that Instructor Yan had made his decision; there was nothing more for him to say.

Instructor Yan, who held teacher-disciple relationships and the transmission of Formation knowledge in high regard, had never given up pursuing the traitor Lu Chengyun for all these years. Now that the chance to revive the Sect and pass on the Formation knowledge lay before him, he wouldn’t let it slip by.

No matter how difficult the endeavour might be, he would find a way to overcome it.