The Quest for Immortality

Yu Er... is the Karma Dragon of the Great Wilderness?!

Mo Hua’s gaze slightly focused.

But this... how is it possible?

Isn’t he the child of the Shangguan and Wenren families? How could he have the bloodline of the Karma Dragon of the Great Wilderness?

However, the resonance with the Dragon Soul shouldn’t be wrong.

In Mo Hua’s Divine Soul, an ancient dragon’s roar softly trembled.

This was the ancient Dragon Soul he had devoured earlier and had not yet fully digested, which came from the Dragon Emperor of the Great Wilderness.

Now, this Dragon Soul resonated with Yu Er, allowing Mo Hua to see the traces of the Blood of Karmic Dragon on Yu Er’s face.

Moreover, this shadow of the Karma Dragon was blood-red.

Within the Blood Shadow carried an intense omen of misfortune, lingering on the edge of life and death, foreshadowing the trials and tribulations of the owner of the Dragon Shadow.

Mo Hua frowned.

”Brother Mo?” The innocent Yu Er, seeing Mo Hua’s serious expression, asked with concern, ”Did something happen?”

Mo Hua gradually restrained his emotions, patted Yu Er’s head, and softly replied, ”It’s nothing... It will be alright...”

Yu Er seemed to especially enjoy when Mo Hua patted his little head, smiling with a carefree look on his face.

Yet, on that innocent and carefree face, the red dragon shadow roared bloodily at Mo Hua with a ferocious snarl, and then it merged into Yu Er’s brow.

Mo Hua’s gaze turned slightly cold.

...

Next was the Gu Family’s annual banquet.

This year’s banquet was quite grand as well.

But compared to past years, it was somewhat quieter.

Because of the matter of Solitary Mountain City, the Gu Family had a falling out with the Shen Family.

The root of this issue was in the Taixu Gate, and the ties with the Gu Family were neither too significant nor too trivial.

However, the Shen Family held a high status and controlled the Qian Taoist Sect, so many cultivation families had to please the Shen Family if they wanted to send their disciples to the Qian Taoist Sect.

They dared not offend the Shen Family, but neither did they wish to upset the Gu Family.

Thus, at this Gu Family annual banquet, many families merely sent gifts and didn’t dare to visit in person.

For aristocratic families, these actions are driven by profit and not unusual at all.

There are times for everyone when they need to be careful; as long as faces aren’t torn, they can still meet amicably in the future.

The Gu Family, though considered honest, is not naive about worldly affairs and understands not to be overly critical.

Mo Hua was even less concerned.

He only cared about whether he could eat well and have his fill.

The aristocratic interactions and social exchanges were none of his concerns; these matters did not pertain to him.

In such a bustling and harmonious atmosphere, Mo Hua managed to have a meal at the annual feast, strolled around the courtyard afterward to digest, greeted a group of Elders, collected a pile of New Year gifts, and then discussed Uncle Gu’s life matters with Elder Gu Hong before preparing to return to the Sect.

Wenren Wan brought Yu Er to see him off.

”Here are some pastries, fruit wine, and some spiritual meat and meals that you like. The Sect’s food is usually plain, and you work hard on formation studies, so eat well to nourish yourself.”

Wenren Wan’s voice was gentle and kind-hearted.

Mo Hua smiled gratefully, saying, ”Thank you, Aunt Wan.”

Yu Er reluctantly waved at Mo Hua.

Tomorrow, he still had to return to the Shangguan Family with his mother for ancestor worship, and only then would he return to the Taixu Gate after the new year.

He wouldn’t see Mo Hua for more than ten days.

Mo Hua took out a small gift prepared for Yu Er.

Part of these gifts were small items crafted by himself using formations.

This way, even when Yu Er returns to the Shangguan Family, he would have new toys to play with every day.

The other part was the formation homework Mo Hua assigned to Yu Er.

As long as Yu Er was doing his homework, he wouldn’t have time to be sad.

Yu Er felt both happy and a bit frowning, his emotions mixed.

After some more casual conversation, when Mo Hua was about to leave, suddenly, there was a commotion in the distance, and a procession with majestic canopies approached and stopped at the door of the Gu Family.

A group of cultivators alighted from the cars.

The leader, dressed in a splendid robe, bore a strong aura, with hair and beard partly white and pronounced lines on his face.

He approached as if bringing along a gust of cold wind.

The originally warm atmosphere was instantly shattered. .

Wenren Wan’s expression slightly changed, and Yu Er, too, seemed a little frightened, instinctively clutching Wenren Wan’s sleeve.

Upon seeing the visitor approach, Wenren Wan had no choice but to greet him, offering a half-bow, ”Elder Wang.”

Mo Hua recognized him too.

This old man with partly white hair and beard was named Shangguan Wang, a Powerful Elder of the Shangguan Family with Feather Transformation cultivation.

It was said that years ago, Shangguan Wang lost the position of Shangguan Family Master, hence he bore some resentment towards Shangguan Ce, Shangguan Yi, and even Yu Er’s lineage, acting against them relentlessly.

Mo Hua had no fondness for him and thus did not greet him.

Shangguan Wang silently glanced at Mo Hua, revealing a trace of undisguised displeasure, along with a hint of apprehension.

During the Formation Competition, he personally witnessed Mo Hua, with his Foundation Building Middle Stage cultivation, overpowering the talents of the Four Great Sects at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage, eventually surpassing the entire Formation Competition question bank with an absolute overwhelming advantage, claiming the top place in Formations.

This individual was by no means ordinary.

Therefore, although he was at the Feather Transformation stage, and Mo Hua was at the Foundation Stage, he pretended not to see Mo Hua’s ”rudeness.”

Shangguan Wang bypassed Mo Hua, walked up to Wenren Wan, and blandly said:

”Per the Family Master’s orders, I will escort the Young Madam and Young Master Yu back to the clan tomorrow.”

”Many thanks to Elder Wang,” Wenren Wan replied.

Shangguan Wang looked deeply at Yu Er, uttered a light ”Hmm,” and entered the Gu Family on his own.

Mo Hua watched Shangguan Wang’s back, feeling an inexplicable sense of incongruity.

But he couldn’t pinpoint where this sense of incongruity came from.

As Shangguan Wang entered the Gu Family, with another wave of comings and goings, bustling and lively, Mo Hua also took his leave.