The Quest for Immortality

The formation and the law are one.

The formation is the bridge of the law, the carrier of the rules.

Without clear clues and unable to approach from the ”law,” one can only use basic methods to deduce and transform the formation patterns, compare them positively and negatively...

Seeing if this can make the deeper ”law” manifest for contemplation.

During this process, Mo Hua’s understanding of this Bone Absolute Formation also deepened bit by bit.

After analyzing for a long time, Mo Hua suddenly felt a doubt arise.

This Bone Absolute Formation is a peculiar, even somewhat deformed Four Symbols Formation.

The composition of the formation is filled with ancient and strange, even somewhat disorganized monster patterns.

This does not seem to be a strictly speaking complete and coherent ”Ultimate Formation” with a fixed system and clear conception.

It’s more like...

Mo Hua thought for a long time before coming up with an appropriate word:

”Patchwork.”

Like an Ultimate Formation patched together from various fragmented formation patterns.

A picture inevitably surfaced in Mo Hua’s mind.

The ancestors of the Shugubu wandered the edges of the Endless Abyss, picking up scattered hard monster beast bones and putting them together, creating a ”Heavy Armor” named ”Bone Heavy Armor.”

But with armor, there’s still a need for a formation.

The ancestors of Shubu gathered ”Bone Patterns” from unknown origins, patched them together, continuously integrating until forming this ”Bone Absolute Formation.”

Thinking about this, Mo Hua’s complexion slightly changed, and an inexplicable feeling of familiarity surged within him.

”Patchwork...”

”Patching fragmented monster patterns together... Isn’t this just...”

”Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation?!”

Mo Hua’s pupils contracted.

”Collect various Four Symbols Monster Patterns, derive the essence of myriad monster patterns, refine them into Dragon Patterns...”

”This is similar to the method the ancestors of Shubu used, seeking out various huge monster patterns, patching together the Bone Absolute Formation.”

”In other words, could the intrinsic laws of these two seemingly unrelated formations be the same?”

Mo Hua’s expression was astonished, followed by a rapid turning of thoughts.

”Bone Heavy Armor Absolute Formation and Four Symbols Green Dragon Formation, their underlying ’rule’... Are essentially ’patching’ monster patterns and then refining them into a unified whole?”

”This goes against common knowledge a bit...”

”The fundamental reason is... People accept the concept of ’dragon’ from the outset, so they don’t realize the Four Symbols Green ’Dragon’ is actually a ’patched’ entity. And the Four Symbols Green Dragon Formation is also a ’patched formation.’”

”Whereas the Bone Absolute Formation is clear. It’s a formation patched together from various monster patterns by the ancestors of Shubu, as if ’collecting trash’ on the edges of the Endless Abyss...”

”So, could the intrinsic laws of these two types of Ultimate Formations really be the same?”

Mo Hua was shocked, feeling as if he had uncovered a hidden secret of the Great Wilderness.

”And if the Bone Absolute Formation and Four Symbols Green Dragon Formation fundamentally share the same laws, then it means...”

”This means that the law of the Bone Absolute Formation from the ancestors of Shugubu, is one I’ve actually studied before?”

”Because I’ve studied ’Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation,’ and have attempted to ’patch’ together a dragon.”

”But the issue is...”

Mo Hua’s expression became a bit complex.

He never comprehended the law of ”Dragon Transformation.”

The plan to refine a dragon by deriving the essence of myriad monster patterns was never realized.

He always carried out research on the Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation but never thoroughly understood it. Later, entering the Great Wilderness, he temporarily set it aside due to numerous matters.

And now this issue is again at hand.

Mo Hua hazily felt like unfinished ”homework” was suddenly seeking him out to ”repay the debt.”

Mo Hua rummaged through his storage bag, taking out a stack of his past research and discarded monster pattern drafts from when he refined Dragon Patterns.

Now, two aspects are conveniently combined into one.

Mo Hua felt a bit complex, juxtaposing the formation patterns of ”Bone Absolute Formation” and ”Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation” for research.

After researching for a while, Mo Hua’s eyebrows began to furrow.

It’s still not that simple...

Although the juxtaposition offers a deeper comprehension, Mo Hua indeed gained a more intuitive understanding.

But the essence of the issue still remains.

Mo Hua is completely unaware of how this ”law” operates and how it initiates the absolute formation to take effect.

The Dao that can be told of is not the eternal Dao.

The names that can be named are not the eternal names.

Like the Dao, laws can have names assigned by individuals, but these names are just man’s convention, not the names of the laws themselves.

And the law of ”Dragon Transformation” is the same.

Mo Hua can only roughly speculate about its form and operational model.

The so-called ”Dragon Transformation” is likely with fragmented monster patterns stitched together into a new and stronger ”monster pattern.”

But Mo Hua knows only what it is like, not why it is so.

In practice, how is ”Dragon Transformation” achieved? How are the ”materials” for dragon transformation selected? Where do they come from? How does the process evolve? How does one blend all monster patterns into a unified whole? Why can monster patterns meld into ”Dragon Patterns?”

These are very specific and thorny issues.

Mo Hua found himself inadvertently caught in a dead end again.

And juxtaposed against the Bone Absolute Formation, Mo Hua also realized his previous understanding of ”Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation” had flaws.

”Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation,” might not essentially be a simple ”refinement” of a dragon pattern.

”Refinement” is the approach of the Taoist Court and the Nine State lineage formations.

While ”Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation” follows Mr. Tu’s transmission and the school of the Great Wilderness.

The intrinsic driving ”law” is different.

Possibly, for this reason, he studied a long time, tried many times but never truly refined a ”dragon.”

How exactly is true dragon transformation ”accomplished?”

Mo Hua furrowed his brow.

”Is it because I haven’t encountered some phenomena and appearances, therefore unable to comprehend?”

”Or is it that I’ve actually seen it but not realized it?”

Mo Hua calmed down, recalling every detail experienced since arriving in the Great Wilderness, pondering:

”Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation and Bone Absolute Formation share the same type of laws. These laws differ from Taotie...”

This was his earlier judgment.

But... are they really different?

The existence of ”Taotie” is closely related to the Great Wilderness, and the profound infiltration of Taotie-related laws into the Great Wilderness was inconceivable to Mo Hua.

If Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation is indeed a supreme inheritance in the Great Wilderness, might it be somewhat related to ”Taotie?”

Dragon Transformation... and Taotie?

Mo Hua thought for a long time but couldn’t find any relation, so he switched perspectives, starting from the angle of the Shugubu.

Bone Absolute Formation is the formation on heavy armor.

Bone Absolute Formation may contain the law of ”Dragon Transformation.”

Within the Shugubu, there’s also another Taotie Array... that is the twenty-three patterns Taotie Array inside the head of the Barbarian God statue.

This Taotie Array... Mo Hua couldn’t make sense of it, and he didn’t even know what this formation was for.

But this Taotie Array must fundamentally relate.

Mo Hua’s mind suddenly conjured images seen during his time in the Shugu Temple.

The Barbarian God statue, the Taotie Array inside the statue’s head, the Barbarian Armor surrounding the statue, all covered in incomplete monster patterns.

These monster patterns aren’t complete; they appear like...

Remnants of a formation?

Remnants?!

In a flash of insight, Mo Hua felt his scalp tingle, realizing suddenly.

Taotie is the Fierce Beast of laws; it ”devours” formations!

What remains after devouring formations is ”broken patterns,” patching them together forms... brand new formation patterns!

Hence, the Taotie Law is the precursor law to ”Dragon Transformation.”

Firstly ”Taotie Devours Monsters,” dismembering the monster patterns, and then... ”Ten Thousand Demons Transforming into Dragon Formation”?!

These laws of the Great Wilderness are like ferocious beasts formed by the heavens and earth, innately interconnected and integral!