The Quest for Immortality

That day, Mo Hua was cultivating as usual when suddenly his Qi Sea trembled and filled up on its own.

Mo Hua’s expression brightened with joy.

The ninth layer had reached perfection, and spiritual power overflowed.

He had touched the threshold of Foundation Establishment!

The abundant spiritual power began to condense within the Qi Sea and circulate, gradually solidifying like a layer of mist, damp and moist.

This was a precursor to spiritual power becoming as quicksilver, as well as a prerequisite for Foundation Establishment.

Spiritual power like quicksilver, ascending to Foundation Establishment.

But before spiritual power could be refined to that quicksilver state, a bottleneck had to be overcome.

This bottleneck varied from person to person, mainly depending on the cultivation technique and the cultivator’s spiritual root.

Mo Hua’s cultivation technique was the Tianyan Jue.

So, according to the Tianyan Jue, the bottleneck for Foundation Establishment resided within the Sea of Consciousness.

Sure enough, moments later, that overflowing spiritual power turned into gossamer threads of spiritual silk, flowing out from the Qi Sea, following the meridians to converge at Baihui, then seeping inward at the Heavenly Gate, entering Mo Hua’s Sea of Consciousness.

The spiritual power entering the Sea of Consciousness transformed into filaments and began to weave into Formation Patterns.

This scene was not unfamiliar to Mo Hua.

He had experienced this when breaking through from the early phase to the middle phase of Qi Refinement, and again, from the middle phase to the late phase of Qi Refinement.

This time was no different.

The spiritual threads outlined patterns and drew Mystery Formations, covering the Sea of Consciousness.

The one thing Mo Hua worried about was whether this Mystery Formation would exceed a first-grade nine-patterned, turning into a ten-patterned or even higher pattern that Mo Hua had never seen or learned before—the Ultimate Formation.

Overcoming this bottleneck by solving the formation would then be extremely difficult.

His attempt at Foundation Establishment would also become much more challenging.

Mo Hua watched the spiritual threads somewhat nervously, observing as they wove Mystery Formations like weaving flowers. After a short while, he let out a sigh of relief...

It was only a Compound Formation, and they were all fairly simple.

With his current level of Formation mastery, breaking the Compound Formation was still well within his capabilities.

He was also fortunate that his master had taught him many advanced Formation theories and instructed him to establish himself with Formations, and to Prove the Dao with Divine Sense. His knowledge of Formations far surpassed that of an average first-grade Formation Master.

Otherwise, even just breaking a Compound Formation would be quite troublesome.

Now, to establish his Foundation smoothly, it seemed he would face many more difficulties.

Hard work always yields rewards.

Mo Hua celebrated in his heart.

However, after a while, his expression froze, and his face grew more and more solemn.

Something was wrong...

The Mystery Formations continued to appear...

And there was no sign of stopping.

One Compound Formation after another slowly came into existence and connected together.

As more Mystery Formations accumulated, like snowflakes in the depths of winter, layer upon layer, they covered the entire Sea of Consciousness.

When the creation of the Mystery Formations was complete.

Mo Hua’s mouth dropped open, his eyes filled with disbelief.

What was...this?

The spiritual power, dense like silk threads, wove an entire world of Formations, like an enormous cocoon that completely and thoroughly enshrouded his Sea of Consciousness. 𝙍ἁꞐo͍𝐛Ě𝙎

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This was...a Large Formation composed of Mystery Formations?!

Mo Hua was profoundly shaken.

A Large Formation like a cocoon, concealing the Sea of Consciousness.

Would he end up trapped, or would he break free like a butterfly from its cocoon?

Mo Hua fell silent for a long time and was at a loss for words.

This was...too outrageous...

How could there be such a bottleneck for Foundation Establishment?

Mo Hua glanced over the enormous Mystery Formation again, his Divine Sense sweeping across it, roughly counting the formations, his gaze shaking.

The entire Large Formation contained tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of Mystery Formations!

Was he supposed to solve each and every one of them?

Would that take until the end of time?

Mo Hua frowned and tried to solve a few Mystery Formations.

The Mystery Formations were not difficult to solve.

It was just the sheer number of them that was overwhelming!

Mo Hua made an estimate.

Solving ten formations a day, it would take about ten to twenty years to completely dismantle this Mystery Formation that had entrapped him like a cocoon.

After solving a few more Mystery Formations and looking up again, Mo Hua sighed deeply, overcome with a sense of powerlessness.

Before him was an endlessly vast sea of formations.

And the few Mystery Formations he had just solved were nothing but a drop in the ocean.

Just thinking about all the Mystery Formations left to solve made Mo Hua’s scalp tingle.

And this wasn’t even the most troublesome part.

If these Mystery Formations made up a Large Formation, then the most difficult aspect would lie in its Formation Pivot.

What structure could the Formation Pivot of a Mystery Formation have?

And how should it be solved?

Mo Hua was completely clueless.

This was not a problem one person could solve on their own.

Constructing a Large Formation required an immense amount of manpower, and solving it would demand an even greater amount of Divine Sense computation—breaking a Formation was much more troublesome than constructing one...

What should he do?

Mo Hua furrowed his brow.

Aside from solving, the only other method he could think of was ”disintegration.”

The Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation had been completely disintegrated by his use of the Reversed Spirit Formation, leaving nothing behind.

But the problem was that this was happening in his own Sea of Consciousness.

If he disintegrated the Large Formation, he would likely be destroyed along with it.

Mo Hua sighed again.

”I can only ask my master for guidance...”

...

The next day, Mo Hua hurried to find Mr. Zhuang without delay.

Mr. Zhuang was drinking tea when he heard the news, his action paused, and he slowly looked up, ”A Large Formation?”

”Yes,” Mo Hua nodded and said, ”Many, many of them, all covering my Sea of Consciousness, with intricate patterns and densely woven spiritual silk, like a pale blue cocoon...”

Mr. Zhuang’s pupils constricted, ”A cocoon...”

”Yes.” Mo Hua nodded again, then asked with concern:

”Master, will I still be able to establish my Foundation?”

Mr. Zhuang’s gaze became focused, and then he smiled faintly, saying warmly:

”When was Foundation Establishment ever easy?”

”Bottlenecks are bottlenecks because they are hindered by the Great Dao and are difficult to surpass; otherwise, everyone in this world would face no impediments in Tao Cultivation.”

”Since you are a cultivator, aspiring to seek the Heavenly Dao, whether it is difficult or not, it should not hinder your Taoist Heart.”