The Quest for Immortality

”It doesn’t require a single Formation Master, with profound Divine Sense, but it demands multiple, or even a group of Formation Masters, each performing their duties, acting in tacit agreement, cooperating with one another, joining together in Calculation, to conjure up immense Divine Sense Calculation Power, only then can they construct a ’Thunder Magnetic Communication’ Formation System...”

”In other words...”

”It doesn’t require a single strength of Divine Sense, but it demands a wide breadth of Divine Sense from many sources...”

”So, under normal circumstances, it is organized by the Sect, by mentors of the same lineage, Formation Masters with the same source, who study together, research, and build this type of Thunder Magnetism Formations...”

”One person learning it, is not helpful unless...”

Elder Master Xun smiled playfully, ”Unless you can do the work of two people, three people, or even ten people all by yourself...”

Mo Hua’s heart skipped a beat, thoughtful, but he didn’t show anything and just smiled gratefully,

”Thank you for the guidance, Elder Master Xun!”

With Elder Master Xun’s guidance, he now had a rather clear understanding of the ”Thunder Magnetic Formations.”

He just needed to find some similar formations to start with and learn from those.

Elder Master Xun nodded slightly, then suddenly asked,

”How is your Sect task coming along?”

Mo Hua sighed, ”I’ve started it, but it’s not easy to pick up tasks, and Merit Points are hard to earn...”

Elder Master Xun consoled him,

”No worries, you’ve just started, and you’re young, take it slow...”

The more talented one is, the more they need to temper their mind.

Start with the beginner’s tasks and take it step by step.

You need to appreciate the value of the Sect’s heritage and understand the difficulty in earning Merit Points.

Once your mind is stable, and your foundation is solid, when your Formation level is higher, and your rank is determined, you can go on to paint some Second-Grade Formations, and you’ll earn more Merit Points.

And it’s safe, without having to fight and kill...

Elder Master Xun thought quietly to himself before reassuring Mo Hua again,

”Take it slow... You’ll definitely earn more and more Merit Points...”

Little additions will accumulate; the more Formations you paint, the more Merit Points you will naturally save...

Mo Hua nodded in agreement, ”Right!”

Killing a few more ”Bald Eagles,” surely the Merit Points will accumulate even faster!

...

After seeking advice from Elder Master Xun, Mo Hua returned to the Disciple’s Residence.

Bald Eagles, Letter Tokens, traffickers, Mr. Tu, Four Symbols Formations.

Mo Hua decided to follow the order, step by step.

To get clues from the dead Bald Eagle...

He had to first decrypt the Letter Token, disassemble the underlying formation, through ”Thunder Magnetic Sensing,” see if he could reverse deduce the ”Variable Formation Patterns,” trace back the Magnetic Ink, to ”restore” the wiped text...

To ”decrypt” the Letter Token, he needed to first grasp some ”Thunder Magnetism” formations.

Small Yuan Magnetic Formations, the kind that just make up the numbers, don’t count.

”Thunder Magnetism Formations...”

Mo Hua flipped through the Merit Scroll for a while and couldn’t find any Formation Diagrams with the word ”Thunder Magnetism.”

Then he checked ”Original Magnet” and ”Spirit Magnet,” and in no time, he indeed found some Formation Diagrams.

But there weren’t many of these diagrams.

Clearly, the formations with ”Secondary Thunder Patterns” were very obscure.

Most of these Original Magnet Formations and Spirit Magnet Formations were High-Grade Second Rank, or even Third Grade and above.

There were hardly any at the lower end.

He wondered whether it was innately rare or whether the Elders of the Taixu Gate had concerns, not letting disciples study these types of formations too much...

Mo Hua leaned on the table, looking at the Merit Scroll, and after a while, he finally found the formation closest to him that applied the principles of ”Thunder Magnetic Sensing”:

The ”Beacon Fire Yuan Magnet Formation.”

Sixteen Patterns, Second Grade Middle Stage, an Original Magnet series Formation, derived from the Bagua Secondary Thunder Patterns.

Elemental Magnetic Induction, forming its own system, is the underlying formation for ”messaging” type Spiritual Artifacts...

Mo Hua’s eyes brightened.

That’s the one!

”Beacon Fire Yuan Magnet Formation...”

Elemental Magnetic Induction, Beacon Fire Communications...

Unfortunately, this Formation was of Sixteen Patterns, requiring a Divine Sense at the limit of Qi Foundation Middle Stage, and Mo Hua, currently only having fifteen patterns, was not yet able to learn it.

But it was only one pattern away.

Mo Hua then looked at the Merit Points needed for exchange and went pale, taking in a sharp breath.

”Eight hundred and sixty points...”

That much?!

He almost wanted to run to the Taoist Court Official to report that his Sect was robbing him...

A Second Rank Sixteen Pattern Formation actually cost over eight hundred Merit Points?!

Too despicable!

Mo Hua flipped through the other Sixteen Pattern Formations and found most only cost over two hundred Merit Points; more expensive ones were around three hundred, which made him feel a bit more balanced.

”It seems that this Formation is too rare...”

”Or perhaps it’s too difficult, no one can learn it, that’s why it’s so expensive...”

Mo Hua nodded to himself, feeling that only such a ”level” of Formation would be worthy of his study.

But over eight hundred Merit Points was still too expensive...

Mo Hua sighed.

No choice but to save up slowly...

After all, his current Divine Sense was only at fifteen patterns; it would take some time to reach sixteen.

”First, keep painting Formations to refine the Divine Sense to sixteen patterns, then take on tasks with Senior Sister Murong to earn some Merit Points, go hand in hand...”

”By the time my Divine Sense reaches sixteen patterns and I’ve learned the Beacon Fire Yuan Magnet Formation, I’ll start ’decrypting’ the Letter Token, see who the Bald Eagle communicated with, what was discussed, who the accomplices are, and what clues can be found...”

”Then, follow the vine to find the melon, investigating further... In this manner, accumulating Merit Points, exchanging Formation Diagrams, learning formations, and strengthening Divine Sense...”

”As the Divine Sense strengthens, it will be easier to breakthrough bottlenecks...”

”When it’s time for Qi Foundation Middle Stage, continue to save Merit Points, learn formations...”

Mo Hua nodded to himself, arranging his plans clearly.