The Quest for Immortality

Mo Hua’s emotions were somewhat complex.

For a Loose Cultivator in such an out-of-the-way place, lowly as duckweed in the water, whether they flourished or perished, lived or died, in reality, no one cared.

Some more time passed, and this incident didn’t even stir much of a ripple before it seemed to be gradually forgotten by people.

But Mo Hua knew, the shadow was spreading little by little...

The bloody karmic ties had thickened yet another shade.

The Great Wilderness Evil God, must have established yet another Taoist Field.

Mo Hua sighed deeply.

But for now, he was still powerless.

All he could do was what he ought to do, to diligently cultivate and strive to break through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment soon.

In the unseen darkness, a storm was brewing.

Whether it was cultivation, Divine Sense, or Formation, being stronger by even the slightest bit counted.

Besides that, the study and application of Formations and Spiritual Artifacts, especially the refining of the Five Elements Source Armor which had amplifying power, was also of paramount importance.

During his rest days, Mo Hua once again took the time to visit the Gu Family.

He wanted to discuss with Master Gu the method of connecting Divine Sense to control the ”Open Source” of the Five Elements Source Armor.

Master Gu looked astonished, then his eyebrows furrowed as tight as twists of dough.

”Such Armor... is unheard of, Gushan Refining Workshop has never refined such a thing.”

”The Young Master’s ideas are truly extraordinary...”

It was hard to tell if this comment was a compliment or not.

Mo Hua took a sip of tea, sorted through his thoughts and slowly said:

”Because the Formation this time is quite special, we can’t use the standard Artifact Refining norms; we need to modify the structure so that the Formation within the Spiritual Artifact can be controlled by a Cultivator’s Divine Sense...”

Master Gu pondered carefully and then said:

”The Formation inside the Armor can be controlled by a Cultivator’s Divine Sense... that means the Cultivator who can use Divine Sense to control the Formation is not limitable.”

”Once the Armor’s Formation is ’Open Source,’ all other Cultivators, friend or foe, could use their Divine Sense to control the Armor’s Formation...”

”That’s a massive disadvantage.”

”In a life-or-death battle, if another Cultivator with powerful Divine Sense forcibly intrudes into this Armor and manipulates the Formation to close, reverse, or even self-destruct, it equates to handing the enemy a weapon, cutting off one’s own abilities...”

Mo Hua furrowed his brows.

It indeed seemed to be the case...

After thinking for a moment, his eyes brightened as he shook his head and said:

”No matter. It’s not a problem.”

The Formation on the Five Elements Source Armor is the Five Elements Source Formation.

It’s an Ultimate Formation; even if it’s ’Open Source,’ there are hardly any who could master it, let along compete with oneself for control rights of Divine Thought.

Seeing Mo Hua’s confident appearance, Master Gu slowly nodded in agreement.

He was only responsible for giving advice and references; ultimately, it was up to Mo Hua to decide how to proceed.

”So, this kind of Armor, it stands between ’Spiritual Artifact’ and ’Formation media,’ incorporating both, it serves as a Spiritual Artifact and also as Formation media...”

Master Gu quickly understood as well.

”Yes.” Mo Hua nodded and said.

”Alright,” Master Gu mused, ”then I’ll go back and think about it and do more trials...”

”However, this Armor is of a special design, without precedent, it might take time and effort to refine; it will probably take at least half a month to produce another set to see the effect...”

”No worries,” Mo Hua smiled and said, ”I appreciate your hard work, Master Gu.”

”Young Master, you’re too kind. This is what I should do.”

Master Gu smiled and then cordially invited, ”By the way, Crane Pavilion in Qingzhou City has received some new top-quality Spiritual Fish, would Young Master like to give it a try?”

”Spiritual Fish?”

Mo Hua was somewhat tired of eating fish.

Especially after eating the fish-headed River God in a nightmare, as well as a myriad of fishy Evil Spirits, now hearing the word ”fish,” he felt quite full.

But it’s difficult to decline Master Gu’s kind offer.

Not wanting to spoil Master Gu’s kind intention, Mo Hua agreed:

”Sure, sure.”

Inside the Crane Pavilion, the environment was elegant.

The table held several Spiritual Fish; they were shaped like corals, tasted exquisite, served in golden broth, fresh, fragrant, and beautiful.

Mo Hua enjoyed the meal with satisfaction.

But while eating, Mo Hua’s thoughts suddenly turned to the Fish Cultivators of the small fishing village.

It occurred to him that these fish might have been caught by those Fish Cultivators amidst stormy waters, risking their lives, with great difficulty and effort.

In Mo Hua’s mouth, the taste suddenly became bland.

He flipped through the menu again.

In Crane Pavilion, the fish were extremely expensive.

But for the Fish Cultivators who toiled to catch them, the Spirit Stones they earned were merely enough to scrape by.

After pondering for a moment, Mo Hua mused:

”I wonder if there is a way to help those Fish Cultivators earn more Spirit Stones...”

After the fish meal, Mo Hua bade farewell to Master Gu.

Master Gu was going back to Gushan Refining Workshop to study the refinement of the ”Open Source” Five Elements Source Armor.

Mo Hua, on the other hand, returned to the Gu Family.

He had to greet Aunt Wan first and then return to the Sect.

But when he arrived at the Gu Family, Wenren Wan was entertaining guests—it seemed to be relatives from the Wenren Family, bringing some items for Wenren Wan.

Mo Hua sat in the main hall drinking tea, waiting quietly for a while.

In less than 30 minutes, Wenren Wan appeared at the door, waving mysteriously at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua was startled, ”Aunt Wan?”

Wenren Wan beckoned again, her eyes smiling, whispering softly: ”Come here, I have a few things for you.”

Mo Hua was puzzled, put down the teacup, and followed Wenren Wan to a side room.

There were Formation Patterns isolating eavesdropping arranged around the room.

Wenren Wan took out a Storage Bag, handed it to Mo Hua stealthily, and gently cautioned:

”Keep this safe, don’t let anyone find out.”

Mo Hua was stunned, slowly opened the Storage Bag, probed with his Divine Sense, and his mouth fell open in astonishment.

So many Formation Diagrams...

And most were complete sets, encompassing all from the initial Formation Patterns to First Grade, and even High-level Second Grade complete Formations.

Mo Hua exclaimed in shock, ”Aunt Wan, this is...?”