The Quest for Immortality

Why is Hua Valley Master so good to me?

And why does she carry such heavy worries?

Mo Hua didn’t quite understand. He looked up closely and found that on Hua Valley Master’s stunning face, her emotions had already been collected, returning to calmness, becoming dignified and graceful once more, with only an unspeakable pain hidden deep in her eyes.

”Keep this Jade Token safe,” Hua Valley Master said softly.

Mo Hua was taken aback, then nodded, ”Thank you, Valley Master.”

”If you encounter trouble, you can use it.”

”Alright.”

Though Mo Hua said this, he was determined in his heart that he would never use this Jade Token in his lifetime.

A male disciple of the Taixu Gate holding a Jade Token from the Hundred Flower Valley, what would it look like to others?

If it spread out, he’d truly become the only male disciple of the Hundred Flower Valley...

Would that even make sense?

After drinking tea for a while longer, Hua Valley Master got up to leave, and Mo Hua bowed to see her off.

Then, after chatting with Murong Caiyun and Hua Qianqian for a while, Mo Hua stood up to bid farewell, his tone somewhat wistful.

”Senior Sister Murong, Senior Sister Qianqian, we shall meet again.”

Murong Caiyun looked reluctant, while Hua Qianqian held onto Mo Hua’s hand, her eyes reddening, unable to hold back:

”If you ever return to the Qian Learning State Boundary, be sure to come find your Senior Sister Qianqian.”

”Yes, for sure.” Mo Hua nodded, ”And I wish you an early Core Formation, Senior Sister.”

Hua Qianqian sighed, ”You too.”

After exchanging their ”take cares,” Mo Hua parted ways with the two senior sisters.

After returning to the Sect, he lastly took a trip to Tai’a Mountain to see Little Wood. They sat in front of the mountain, chatting for a while.

Mo Hua took out wine for Little Wood to drink.

On the eve of farewell, Little Wood was in low spirits, drinking bowl after bowl, but not handling his liquor well. He soon drank too much, his cheeks darkened, red, and he slurred lofty ambitions.

He said he would become the strongest sword-casting master of the Tai’a branch, casting the best sword for his junior brother.

Eventually, he drank until he passed out, and it was Mo Hua who sent him back.

By this point, the people Mo Hua wanted to see, he had mostly seen. He was truly leaving.

At Taixu Gate, in the Elder’s Residence.

Elder Master Xun asked Mo Hua, ”Have you firmly decided to leave?”

Mo Hua nodded, bowing deeply to Elder Master Xun, ”During my days at Taixu Gate, it was thanks to your guidance, for which I am most grateful, Master Xun.”

Elder Master Xun sighed long and deeply, as if a piece of his heart had been dug out, leaving it hollow, sore, and aching.

This child, in the end, must still leave...

The nine years they spent together felt like yesterday.

Elder Master Xun seemed to remember the scene when he first met Mo Hua, but now it’s all in the past.

Elder Master Xun sighed, taking out several Tokens from his sleeve and handing them to Mo Hua:

”These are five Cloud Crossing Orders, corresponding to different hours, the five different Cloud Crossings of Cloud Crossing City.”

”For these three days, I will use the Taixu Heavenly Mechanism Compass to confuse cause and effect, obscuring your whereabouts.”

”Within these three days, follow your own heart, choose any Cloud Crossing to leave quietly, without telling anyone.”

The entanglements around Mo Hua were too deep, and his fortune too significant.

In this upcoming Taoism Conference, he had openly and secretly offended too many people.

And those coveting Mo Hua’s identity, eager for his talents, were also too many.

Therefore, his movements absolutely couldn’t be exposed.

At least within the Fifth Grade Qian Learning State Boundary, they couldn’t be exposed.

Once he left the Qian Learning State Boundary, leaving Qian State, the forces and minions of these great families wouldn’t reach, making Mo Hua much safer.

Especially in some Second and Third Grade small state boundaries, where the Heavenly Dao Laws limit actions, above Golden Core and Feather Transformation can’t make a move, Mo Hua himself has enough strength to protect himself.

So the more remote and smaller, and the lower the grade of the place, the safer Mo Hua actually is.

The greatest danger instead lies in the fourth and fifth grade territories.

Especially the Fifth Grade Qian Learning State Boundary, some sects and clans with Heaven Void ancestors actually hate Mo Hua.

Outwardly, they might refrain from acting against Mo Hua for appearances’ sake, but whether they would act out crazily in secret, no one can be sure. .

Therefore, Mo Hua’s departure must be quiet, silent, and without a trace.

Mo Hua also understood these matters.

He accepted the Cloud Crossing Orders, and once again saluted, ”Thank you, Master Xun.”

Elder Master Xun nodded slightly, still worried about Mo Hua, asking, ”Have you thought about the matter of your own Magical Treasure?”

Mo Hua nodded, ”I’ve prepared everything that needs to be.”

During these days, he stayed at Taixu Gate, making extensive preparations.

Regarding the spell point, knowledge, and precautions for refining the Second Grade twenty-four patterns ”Twelve Scripture Gluttonous Spirit Corpse Formation,” he had gathered a lot and copied everything down, planning to research them bit by bit.

He exchanged a large quantity of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for Merit Points, keeping them all in his Storage Ring.

Some refining materials were very precious, and Mo Hua didn’t have enough authority, so he sought help from some elders, going through the back door.

Mo Hua even discussed some questions with Elder Master Xun previously.

Though Elder Master Xun didn’t know what specific Magical Treasure Mo Hua intended to refine, he still, with his extensive Tao cultivation experience, gave Mo Hua invaluable guidance and advice based on what Mo Hua revealed.

Even though Elder Master Xun was worried about specific matters, he didn’t inquire too deeply, nor did he wish to probe into them thoroughly.

Some things, once known, would trigger cause and effect, with cause and effect, there are traces, and with traces, there are flaws.

For the purpose of protecting Mo Hua, Elder Master Xun felt it was better not to know certain secrets.