The Quest for Immortality

Of course, the most important thing is that his evil embryo is parasitic in the Divine Soul, sealed together with it.

His Divine Soul is now unable to leave the body.

Patriarch Dugu was unaware of Mo Hua’s inner thoughts and continued:

”...Your Divine Sense is sufficient, but if you want to cultivate Divine Thought into sword, the biggest issue is not your Divine Thought, but rather that your foundation in Sword Dao is too narrow, your Sword Qi too weak, and your understanding of the sword too superficial.”

Mo Hua whispered, ”Patriarch, if my Sword Qi is not well-trained, can I still learn Divine Thought into sword?”

Patriarch Dugu retorted, ”Can a person learn to run without first learning to walk?”

Mo Hua paused, pondered, and found it reasonable.

But his situation was somewhat special.

”Then if...” Mo Hua continued, ”someone truly learns Divine Thought into sword despite having a shallow understanding of Sword Dao and weak Sword Qi?”

Patriarch Dugu frowned.

He wanted to say, ”impossible,” but with his experience, he knew strict impossibility doesn’t exist in this world.

Foundation Building Middle Stage, Nineteen-Pattern Peak Divine Sense, this also seemed impossible to him before.

Yet now he witnessed it with his own eyes.

So, if someone truly mastered Divine Thought into sword with a superficial understanding of Sword Dao...

It wasn’t entirely out of the question.

Though he hadn’t seen that happen yet.

To not master the sword but learn Divine Thought into sword is like trying to fly without fully grown wings.

”Even if someone truly learns Divine Thought into sword without refining their sword skills...” Patriarch Dugu’s eyes blazed as he spoke, ”then the Sword Intent formed by their Divine Thought would be crude, the spell points in their Divine Thought Sword Dao superficial, unable to reach true mastery or wield the full power of Divine Thought into sword...”

Mo Hua felt inexplicably guilty.

The Patriarch was indeed insightful, having described his predicament accurately.

He had indeed learned the Transforming Sword Skill.

But as the Patriarch said, the sword formed by his Divine Thought was quite crude.

He had also learned the Soul-Shocking Sword.

However, this Sword technique was borrowed from and mixed with the Gui Water Sect’s Pupil Skill, essentially cobbled together, with a certain element of ”blind luck,” not necessarily genuinely profound.

Mo Hua sighed deeply.

The Formation path is vast and profound, and Sword Dao is no less so.

For any cultivator’s Great Dao, mastering and achieving true expertise is never easy, requiring immense effort and deep dedication.

It’s not something one can accomplish with random experimentation.

Mo Hua felt a newfound humility within.

But then he thought, even without mastering true Divine Thought into sword, with only a scattered understanding of its surface, he could unleash such power, killing fiercely within the Divine Way.

What if one day, he truly learned the Divine Thought into sword True Jue, how unparalleled would his power be?

With Daoist Divine Thought comparable to a deity, wielding the most orthodox Sword Transformation Technique from Taixu Gate, wouldn’t he...

Even be able to slay a true Evil God?

Mo Hua’s heart pounded violently.

He inexplicably thought of the evil embryo residing within his Life Soul...

Patriarch Dugu looked at Mo Hua, slightly frowning.

This child, sighing one moment, disappointed the next, then suddenly enthusiastic, full of expectation.

Children proving the Dao with Divine Sense, are their thoughts always this vibrant...

Is it because they cultivate Divine Sense, so their thoughts are abundant?

Patriarch Dugu remained silent for a moment.

Meanwhile, Mo Hua seemed to have an epiphany, nodded, his eyes sparkling, and said:

”Patriarch, I understand now, please instruct me on what exactly I should study now?”

Patriarch Dugu was silent for a moment, then said:

”You should already know that true Divine Thought into sword is not merely the Divine Thought, but the union of sword, qi, and spirit, to unleash maximum power.”

”There are four existing styles of Divine Thought into sword: Transforming Sword Skill, Soul-Shocking Sword, God-breaking Skill, and God Slaying Technique.”

”But these Divine Thought Sword Forms are still too early for you.”

”Your biggest issue is a weak foundation in Sword Dao, so what you need to do now is fill in those gaps, deepen your understanding of Sword Dao, and lay a strong groundwork for Divine Thought into sword.”

”I have a book here, ’Introduction to Sword Dao,’ which contains my reflections and methods of focusing Sword Qi from over the years, ideal for beginners.”

”Take it, study it well, and try cultivating Sword Qi. After seven days, come back, and I’ll see how you’ve progressed...”

Mo Hua received the ’Introduction to Sword Dao’ with care and respect, saying earnestly:

”Thank you, Patriarch!”

Patriarch Dugu nodded in acknowledgment, then tore open a rift in the void to send Mo Hua back to the Disciple’s Residence.

In the Forbidden Land, only Patriarch Dugu remained.

He pondered silently:

”This child...his foundation in Sword Dao is weak, but his perception is high, and his understanding of the Divine Soul is profound, his Taoist Heart outstanding.”

”Is it possible that the hope for the Taixu Gate’s Divine Thought Sword Dao heritage lies within this child?”

Even Patriarch Dugu, who had lost all hope, couldn’t help but feel a glimmer of it.

But that hope quickly dimmed.

Seven days later.

When he brought Mo Hua back to the Forbidden Land to check his Sword Dao cultivation progress, Patriarch Dugu’s face turned ashen.

Mo Hua answered fluently when questioned about his knowledge and understanding of Sword Dao.

Clearly, he had read ’Introduction to Sword Dao’ thoroughly and meticulously.

But conversely, the Sword Qi he cultivated was so weak it was appalling.

”Did you really practice?” Patriarch Dugu asked, frowning.

”I did,” Mo Hua confirmed.

”How did you practice?”