The Quest for Immortality

Midnight, Qian Learning State Boundary.

In a certain Sect’s main hall.

A group of Elders of Taoist Law once again gathered with grim expressions.

The last time they stayed up for a meeting, was indeed the last time.

They originally thought that this rascal Mo Hua wouldn’t be able to make a splash again, and Taixu Gate indeed lost several rounds in a row.

Just as the situation seemed settled, unexpectedly, this annoying Mo Hua stirred things up again.

And this time, there were even more people in the hall.

Besides the Taoist Law Elders, a group of Formation Arts Elders were also dragged in.

After all, the Taoist Law Elders only deal with Taoist Skills.

When it comes to Formation issues...

They are all Sect Elders above the Golden Core, and many of them are broadly knowledgeable, not entirely ignorant.

But those are general Formation issues.

They deal with ordinary Formation Masters.

Encountering a genius like a demon in Formations, that’s beyond their grasp.

Especially for someone like Mo Hua, who stands at the pinnacle of thousands of sects in Qianxue as the Formation Leader.

Even if he is only at Foundation Establishment, even if he is just a Sect Disciple, his attainments in Formations are beyond the reach of these Taoist Law Elders.

Professional tasks must be handled by professional cultivators.

Therefore, in various sects, some knowledgeable Formation Arts Elders were specifically invited to participate in the meeting.

The Formation Arts Elders found it peculiar.

Such a thing was unprecedented before.

After all, this was the Sword Discussion Conference, focusing on Swordsmanship and Taoist Skill.

Those researching Taoist Skills wouldn’t come to them who delve into Formations to discuss rules.

But with Mo Hua’s emergence, some things began to gradually break new ground.

In the main hall, cultivators sat around, discussing animatedly:

”We definitely underestimated this boy...”

”To think he could scheme in the Sword Discussion Conference, drawing high-rank formations for defense, it’s truly outrageous...”

”This brat always comes up with something new...”

”It’s really a headache...”

One Taoist Law Elder, extremely aggravated by Mo Hua, huffed coldly:

”In a thousand years of the Sword Discussion Conference, no one has exploited this loophole, only this cunning boy did this ’disgraceful act’...”

”Was it that no one exploited the loophole? No, it was just that no one had the ability to!”

”At the late Foundation Establishment stage, how many people can draw a nineteen-pattern high-rank formation? Such people generally wouldn’t participate in the Sword Discussion.”

”You don’t understand,” explained a Formation Arts Elder, ”it’s not just about being able to draw, the key is drawing quickly.”

”In the midst of battle, drawing two or even three high-rank formations in a short time... Such speed in drawing formations is incredible...”

”He’s just at Foundation Establishment, yet even many Golden Core Formation Arts Elders here may not draw as fast as this boy.”

The Formation Arts Elders present looked somewhat grim, but they had no rebuttal.

Some had witnessed the battle.

Some, even if they hadn’t, had watched the recording several times.

When Mo Hua painted formations, it was kept under wraps, unclear, but the speed of completion was truly breathtaking.

The uninformed only saw the high-rank formations.

Only the informed noticed that this speed of forming formations was the most outrageous.

Though the formations were powerful, they required extensive preparation time.

This was also one of the biggest drawbacks of formations.

If a formation cannot be drawn quickly, no matter how powerful, it’s useless.

Thus, aside from profound accomplishments in formations, Mo Hua’s fast formation-drawing method was also ”cheating” level.

”We were played by this boy...”

Someone sighed helplessly, ”Mo Hua’s initial role in the Taixu Gate’s discussion team should have been as a ’Formation Master’!”

And not just a simple formation master.

But a second-grade high-rank formation master with extremely strong survival abilities!

That’s why the ancestors of Taixu Gate, even the high ranks of Taixu Gate, allowed him to team up with talents like Linghu Xiao.

But they hid it too well.

First spells, then concealment, then movement technique, and finally formations.

Revealing their trump cards step by step.

Everyone was led by the nose, step by step.

People’s impressions of Mo Hua shifted from the empty renowned ”Formation Leader” to a Sword Discussion Conference ”drifter,” Taixu Gate’s ”Crown Prince,” then to a low-level Spiritual Cultivator, a spiritual cultivator who can conceal, a spiritual cultivator with extraordinary movement technique...

When everyone thought he was a powerful spiritual cultivator who mastered all methods, he suddenly brought his expertise back into play, catching everyone off guard.

The cycle completed, returning to the starting point:

This Mo Hua is still the Formation Demon, oppressing the Four Sects, overwhelming three generations.

He is Qianxue Formation’s first, the Formation Leader!

The elders of Taoist Law in the hall, at this moment, finally understood.

Suddenly, they all felt as if they were monkeys played around by sesame, corn, and watermelon.

”That damn brat... he deserves to die...”

An elder gritted his teeth.

If he weren’t an elder, concerned about his reputation, he’d also wish to join the ”Tumo Order” to denounce Mo Hua.

”Enough,” said an elder, ”talking about this is meaningless, what’s urgent now is to think of ways to address the current issue.”

”There’s a once-and-for-all method...”

An elder’s eyes flashed, ”Directly declare him in violation, annul his previous victory, and prohibit him from using high-rank formations again.”

”Exactly!”

”Using high-rank formations in the Sword Discussion Conference was unprecedented.”

”Declare him in violation, and the matter is settled.”

Others agreed.

But some sneered, ”Is it that simple?”

”He dismantles Formation media, brings a Formation Pen, uses Spiritual Ink, all these are allowed by the Sword Discussion rules themselves.”

”If we forcefully declare him in violation, we must add rules and change the regulations.”