The Quest for Immortality

”Master!”

Mo Hua and the other two were startled.

Aunt Xue’s expression also changed, she said hurriedly, ”Mr. Zhuang...”

Mr. Zhuang shook his head, ”I have taught you everything I should, this place is a land of disputes, you can no longer stay.”

”But...”

Mr. Zhuang had a cold expression and a decisive look in his eyes.

This was the look of a mind made up.

Everyone knew that Mr. Zhuang was unfathomable, and he had his own judgment in his actions; there was nothing they could do to interfere.

Aunt Xue, feeling helpless, sighed and asked:

”Gentleman, when should I take them to leave?”

Mr. Zhuang had anticipated this, ”Tomorrow, I’d say.”

Aunt Xue bowed and agreed.

Mo Hua had eyes full of reluctance, she wanted to say more, but seeing Mr. Zhuang shake his head, he spoke softly:

”I’m a bit tired and would like to rest for a while. You and your senior brother and sister should start packing, and leave tomorrow.”

Mo Hua felt somewhat heartbroken, but still sensibly nodded, ”Yes, Master.”

The three returned to their room, each with a somewhat dejected expression.

Bai Zisheng said in confusion, ”Why is Master suddenly sending us away?”

”It’s not sudden...” Mo Hua said with a dejected look, shaking her head, ”Master must have been planning this for a long time.”

The Five Elements Sect was the final destination of their wandering journey this time.

Bai Zixi also lowered her gaze, her stunningly beautiful eyes flashed a hint of dejection; then she lifted her head to look at Aunt Xue and asked:

”Aunt Xue, did mother send you?”

Aunt Xue was momentarily taken aback.

Bai Zisheng said, ”Zixi, Aunt Xue is here following mother’s orders to protect us, isn’t she?”

Bai Zixi shook her head, ”It’s different. I mean... is mother also coming? Are you following Master’s orders on behalf of mother, leading the way for her?” ᚱäɴồ₿Е𐌔

Aunt Xue looked into Bai Zixi’s beautiful eyes and realized something for a moment.

Miss Zixi... bears such a resemblance to the lady...

Equally beautiful, equally intelligent, and also, equally sharp-minded and decisive.

Perhaps even more so.

Aunt Xue did not want to hide it and nodded, ”Yes, the lady will come.”

Bai Zixi’s expression paled slightly.

Bai Zisheng still did not understand, ”So what if mother comes?”

Bai Zixi pursed her lips tightly, her gaze darkening, ”Master and mother are disciples of the same sect, close as siblings; but for so many years, Master has been unwilling to see mother.”

”Why?” Bai Zisheng asked, puzzled.

”Because...” Bai Zixi paused for a moment, then said gravely, ”Mother... is plotting against Master.”

”Plotting?”

Bai Zisheng jumped in shock.

The siblings were close, and Bai Zisheng, being open-minded, had not noticed certain things, but the delicate-minded Bai Zixi was fully aware.

”Previously, mother couldn’t plot against him, so she dared not meet Master, but now that she’s coming, it means that Master can’t leave...”

Bai Zisheng said, ”Even if mother comes, it doesn’t matter, right? Is she really going to harm Master?”

”Master has many enemies...” Bai Zixi looked down and sighed, ”If mother can foresee it, so can his enemies. If Master can’t leave, that naturally means he’ll have to face many adversaries...”

Mo Hua frowned, ”Does Master have that many enemies?”

”Yes,” Bai Zixi nodded, looking at Mo Hua, ”Quite a lot. Some have old grievances, while others simply covet what they shouldn’t...”

Mo Hua was taken aback, ”Does Master have something on him that others covet?”

Bai Zixi frowned and looked at Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue hesitated for a moment, then sighed:

”Mr. Zhuang bears a great secret. The Taoist Court’s great cultivators know it, the ancestors of the Demon Gate know it...”

Aunt Xue gave a wry laugh, ”But it isn’t something that I am privy to.”

These cultivators and powers were too far out of Mo Hua’s league. As a Qi-refining loose cultivator, Mo Hua had little concept of such conflicts; he was only concerned for Mr. Zhuang.

Mo Hua asked, ”Aunt Xue, can’t Master free himself?”

Aunt Xue looked into Mo Hua’s eyes, feeling a bit too sympathetic to be blunt, yet she had to say:

”If it wasn’t for a dire situation, Mr. Zhuang probably wouldn’t ask me to take you all away...”

The three of them lowered their heads in disappointment.

Mo Hua’s mind raced, but no matter how he thought about it, he realized that he was utterly powerless.

He was only in the Qi Refinement stage.

Merely a first-grade Formation Master.

Even if he could set up an Ultimate Formation, it was only a first-grade one.

His Divine Sense might be at the Foundation Establishment level, but it was just that, Foundation Establishment.

He knew Calculation, but he couldn’t see through the causal chains or calculate the Heavenly Secrets like his Master.

He could set up Large Formations, but he couldn’t rely on his own strength to construct them to turn the tide...

He could neither help nor protect his master...

Mo Hua let out a disheartened sigh.

As he furrowed his brow, racking his brain but still at a loss, he suddenly looked up, his expression abruptly changing.

Seeing Mo Hua’s unusual reaction, Aunt Xue couldn’t help but ask, ”What’s the matter?”

Mo Hua frowned without responding and ran out of the room to the corridor, looking up at the sky.

Aunt Xue, Bai Zisheng, and Bai Zixi exchanged glances and followed Mo Hua outside, raising their eyes towards the sky from between the eaves and painted rafters.

But the sky was clear blue, and there was nothing abnormal to see.

Bai Zisheng asked, ”Mo Hua, what happened?”

Mo Hua gazed up at the sky, his expression serious, ”The sky... it’s been ’covered’ by something...”

Aunt Xue’s face changed color and she looked up again; after a moment, her eyebrows furrowed tightly.

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She still couldn’t see anything...

The sky was bright and clear.

Not a cloud in sight.

But she knew that although Mo Hua had a mediocre Spiritual Root, he was gifted with an exceptional Divine Sense and expertise in Formations. Being favored by Mr. Zhuang, he must have truly noticed something abnormal.