Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 616 533

On the second day, the Chief Elder opened the door and burned incense.

Above the shrine, the smoke wafted.

Mo Hua, just like the previous day, sat upright on the meditation cushion, his mind focused and serene, pondering the shrine.

Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi quickly attained mental concentration and continued to visualize the Formation Patterns.

Mo Hua was still unable to visualize anything, just like the day before.

To him, the shrine was just a shrine.

Above the Taoist Field, Formation Masters gathered, all like wooden statues or clay figures, utterly lifeless.

Above the Array Plate, the air was thick with smoke, but not a single Formation Pattern was to be seen.

Mo Hua sighed, lay on the ground, and watched his Junior Brother and Junior Sister ponder the Shrine.

After half an hour, Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi opened their eyes, exchanged a glance, then turned to look at Mo Hua.

Mo Huaʼs eyes shimmered with anticipation, ”How did it go?”

Bai Zixi said, ”Itʼs the same as yesterday. What I saw was still the Wood Spirit Formation Diagram. Even after learning it, what emerges in the Taoist Field is still only the Wood Spirit Formation; there are no other Five Elements Formation Diagrams.”

Bai Zisheng nodded and added, ”I only saw the Fire Spirit Formation as well, but I didnʼt learn it completely yesterday. Today I finally mastered it...”

Mo Hua furrowed his brow.

The Five Elements Spirit Formation comprised five Ultimate Formations of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Now that they had the Wood and Fire Spirit Formations, where were the others hidden?

Mo Hua scanned the entire fourth floor of the Formation Pavilion once more, his gaze finally resting on the meditation cushions on the ground.

Five meditation cushions... Five Elements Spirit Formation...

Bai Zixi also noticed and asked, ”Could it be related to the meditation cushions?”

Mo Hua nodded thoughtfully,

”That stingy old man... the Chief Elder, warned us before coming in, saying we must not damage anything in this room, not a brick nor a piece of wood, and we must not move any object...”

”Not move any object...”

”Could he have been referring to these meditation cushions?”

”There is certainly something strange about these meditation cushions...”

Mo Hua peered at the cushions again, his eyes beginning to brighten, ”Learning different Formations because of... sitting on different meditation cushions...”

”Sitting on different meditation cushions reveals different Five Elements Spirit Formations...”

”Five meditation cushions, perfectly corresponding to five Formations!”

Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixiʼs eyes also lit up, ”Letʼs give it a try!”

Bai Zixi took a seat on the cushion furthest to the left, and Bai Zisheng sat on the one furthest to the right.

Both continued to settle their minds and observed the Shrine, visualizing the Formation Diagrams.

Two hours later, Bai Zisheng was still visualizing.

Bai Zixi finished visualizing and emerged from her state of mental concentration, turning to Mo Hua and saying,

”Itʼs the Gold Spirit Formation.”

Mo Hua instantly understood.

It seemed his guess was correct. The Five Elements Spirit Formation corresponded to five meditation cushions. One had to sit on different cushions to visualize the various Five Elements Spirit Formations.

Still, Mo Hua was somewhat surprised.

”Junior Sister, have you mastered the Gold Spirit Formation?”

To have learned it after just two hours of visualization?

Bai Zixi nodded, ”One stream leads to another; mastering one teaches you about many.”

Mo Hua suddenly realized.

This must be what Master referred to as the supreme heritage of Formations—the Immortal Sky Formation Origin Flow.

With the help of the Immortal Sky Formation Flow, one could comprehend some very profound Formations.

And with Junior Sisterʼs Flawless Constitution combined with the Supreme Immortal Sky Formation Flow, the effect was even more pronounced, mutually enhancing.

Thatʼs why she was able to learn the Five Elements Spirit Formation quickly.

Bai Zixi then said to Mo Hua, ”Make way, please.”

Mo Hua was startled.

Bai Zixi pointed to the cushion he was sitting on.

Only then did Mo Hua realize that one cushion corresponded to one Formation, and the only one left that they had not learned from was the one he was seated on.

Mo Hua stood up and stepped aside.

Bai Zixi walked in front of Mo Hua and sat down lightly and elegantly.

As Junior Sister sat quite close, Mo Hua could even smell a faint fragrance, a fresh and exquisite scent lingering in the nose and twining around the heart.

Mo Huaʼs face blushed slightly, suddenly feeling somewhat at a loss.

Bai Zixi looked at him with puzzled eyes, ”Whatʼs wrong, are you uncomfortable?”

Mo Hua shook his head and made up an excuse, saying earnestly,

”Iʼm just embarrassed that I canʼt learn the Formation...”

Bai Zixi was silent for a moment, hesitated for a long time, and then made up her mind, slowly reaching out and patting Mo Huaʼs shoulder with the composure of an elder sister:

”Donʼt worry, Iʼll learn it for you!”

Mo Hua felt warmth in his heart and smiled brightly, ”Thank you, Senior Sister.”

Bai Zixi, looking at Mo Huaʼs clear, beaming smile, felt strange emotions welling up within her, and couldnʼt help but compose herself with a solemn expression:

”Iʼm about to learn the Formation. Donʼt disturb me.”

”Yeah, yeah.”

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, then sat cross-legged behind Bai Zixi, sitting upright and keeping watch for his Junior Sister.

Bai Zixi knew Mo Hua was watching her, which made her a bit unsettled.

In a trance, she felt as if Mo Huaʼs gaze was like the winter sun, shining upon her, clear and warm, comforting, yet also discomfiting for someone unused to such warmth.

She closed her eyes, taking quite some time to calm her mood, and then opened them, her eyes calm as still water, focusing her mind to ponder the Shrine and grasp the last of the Five Elements Spirit Formation—Water Spirit Formation.

Mo Hua just silently sat there, watching his focused Junior Sister without feeling bored.

The shrine was tranquil, and time quietly slipped away...

Four hours later, the incense burned out once again.

With no more sound in the shrine, the Chief Elder opened the door again and simply stated,

”The hour has come.”

The three from the Formation Pavilion returned to their guest rooms, flopped down at the table, and gathered together to discuss and summarize:

”Iʼve mastered the Earth Spirit Formation!”

”Iʼve mastered the Gold Spirit Formation. Iʼve learned more than half of the Water Spirit Formation. I remember the Formation Diagram, but Iʼm still somewhat puzzled by the essence of the Formation...”

Mo Hua nodded.

Earth Spirit Formation, Gold Spirit Formation, Water Spirit Formation...