The Quest for Immortality

The transformed Bone Formation is not truly a ”Dragon Pattern.”

It’s merely an indestructible, defensive, and unknown deformed heavy armor Monster Formation, assembled from various large Bone Patterns in the Endless Abyss.

The external form of the Formation is different, but the internal essence is the same.

Upon this realization, Mo Hua suddenly froze.

”Indestructible,” ”defensive,” ”unknown deformed heavy armor Monster Beasts”...

Why does this sound somewhat like...

Xuan Wu?

One of the Four Symbols, Xuan Wu?

Mo Hua was shocked internally, unable to help but think.

”Azure Dragon” of the Great Wilderness was derived from the remnants of ten thousand Monster Patterns.

Then what about the other Four Symbols?

White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Xuan Wu...

Could they all be... artificially pieced together from monster beast remnants?

Hence, the Four Symbols Sacred Beasts of the Great Wilderness are all...

”Artificial Divine Beasts?!”

Mo Hua was taken aback by this ”wild fantasy.”

The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.

The Green Dragon Formation could be derived from monster patterns, which indicates that the Dragon God... at least the Azure Dragon of the Great Wilderness, has its internal Law logic refined from ”Ten Thousand Monsters.”

If the Azure Dragon can be like this, why not the Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Xuan Wu as well?

The Vermilion Bird is the refinement of avian Monster Beasts.

The White Tiger is the refinement of tiger-like Monster Beasts.

Xuan Wu is the refinement of turtled shell heavy armor Monster Beasts.

Are these all ”artificial refinements”?

Mo Hua inhaled a cold breath.

This reasoning should have been apparent when witnessing Mr. Tu’s ”Valley of Ten Thousand Demons Dragon Transformation” experiment.

But such a guess is so ”far-fetched” that Mo Hua never dared to entertain it.

Yet... who has the great ability to create artificial Divine Beasts?!

Could it be...

Mo Hua thought again of those eyes and the Taoist Stele’s inexplicable tremor, feeling a chill at the bottom of his heart.

The indoor air turned a bit colder, carrying a sense of oppression.

After a long while, Mo Hua furrowed his brows again.

”Am I overthinking it?”

Since constantly researching the Law, comprehending various operations, his mind was filled with these ”metaphysical” notions, exceedingly abstract.

Mo Hua always felt he might have been thinking too cleverly.

He was connecting unrelated things based on minute, forced connections, capturing shadows without substance.

But is this truly reckless fantasy?

Mo Hua fell into contemplation again, moments later, shaking his head, no longer pondering it.

Smart individuals have quickly spinning minds, often struggling to extricate themselves once caught in thought.

But this idea remained deeply buried in Mo Hua’s heart.

Afterward, he composed himself, focusing on the Formation before him.

Following his conception, he continued to derive further.

On the cluttered Formation Diagram, Mo Hua re-integrated the Formation Patterns of the ”Bone Absolute Formation” that had been consumed by the Taotie, using them to experience the Law of ”Dragon Transformation.”

Different Monster Beasts, different Monster Patterns, originally cannot integrate.

However, once consumed by the Taotie and assimilated, their remnants and Patterns share a uniform Law, making fusion and ”reconstruction” possible.

This might be one ruthless aspect of the Taotie Law.

With the ability to ”consume” anything, digest anything, and make it one’s own.

Mo Hua comprehended the twenty-three Patterns Ultimate Formation.

Now reversed into researching the twenty-pattern Ultimate Formation, it became relatively easier.

Moreover, Mo Hua had previously attempted ”Dragon Transformation from Ten Thousand Monsters” numerous times, accumulating much experience despite lacking precondition Laws and paths.

Thus, before long, Mo Hua used the Taotie’s assimilative power to recombine the Dragon Transformation Formation on the Shugu heavy armor.

Mo Hua’s insight into this Ultimate Formation deepened further.

Then, Mo Hua reemployed the previous technique, again letting the Taotie Swallowing Formation consume the Dragon Transformation Formation, then analyze the residual Patterns, and reconsolidate them into a new Bone Formation.

This process was tried nearly ten times.

Mo Hua preliminarily grasped the Law of ”Dragon Transformation.”

Thus, the ”Bone Absolute Formation” on Shugu heavy armor was genuinely mastered.

Mo Hua thus succeeded in stealing the ancient Formation heritage of the Shugu ancestors.

Mo Hua felt pleased.

But before he could savor this pleasure for long, he became aware of another problem.

Mo Hua painted the Bone Absolute Formation he had learned on paper, then compared it to the original Formation Diagram of the Shugu Dragon Transformation Formation.

Upon comparison, Mo Hua noticed the two were different.

The Formation he mastered appears the same as the Shugu ancestors’, the Law is the same, yet the specific Patterns differ.

”Spirit” alike, yet form different, simply resembling each other.

Just like a... ”pirated” Formation.

Mo Hua pondered briefly, then realized the reason.

The Shugu ancestors primitively refined the ”Bone Formation” during ancient times, using fairly archaic Patterns.

Whereas Mo Hua’s approach is akin to utilizing the Taotie Formation to entirely ”disassemble” their original Patterns, then reconsolidate them anew.

This involves numerous differences in technique, given the unknown number of years that have passed.

No one knows the method the Shugu ancestors used to refine the Bone Formation.

Mo Hua couldn’t possibly fully restore their Formation refinement process.

Mo Hua’s process resembles...

Smashing an ancient ”artifact” comprehensively, fully understanding its internal principles, then reassembling and repairing it himself.

His repaired version is certainly different from the original.