Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 1862: Chapter 918: Own Magical Treasure_3

This is the Copper Coin that Master gave him. Before entering the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, he used it to divine fortune and misfortune.

“Copper Coin magical treasure?”

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then shook his head, “It can’t kill or defend, it can only divine, like a fortune teller, how does this look like a proper thing…”

It can’t be that other Golden Core cultivators fight with sword and magical treasures.

And he would fight by taking out his own Life Copper Coin and divining first…

“If you divined, it should be done in secret, not blatantly, using this as a magical treasure…”

Mo Hua rummaged through the storage bag, there were some spiritual artifacts and treasures, but none seemed suitable, no matter how he chose.

He had no choice but to seek further advice.

After all, he entered the Qian Learning State Boundary to seek the Tao and knowledge. If he knew everything, he wouldn’t have joined the Sect.

Mo Hua first asked around his fellow junior brothers.

But he found out that these junior brothers had their cultivation techniques, Tao techniques, spiritual artifacts, and even the quality of their Golden Core pre-arranged by their family, elders, and parents long ago.

The road was already paved for them.

They had nothing to worry about, just follow the path step by step.

Mo Hua was a Loose Cultivator; not to mention Golden Core, reaching Foundation Establishment had been a luxury.

The experiences of these “family” origin junior brothers couldn’t be referenced at all.

Mo Hua then sought advice from the instructor elder.

The instructor elder, who imparted knowledge for many years, had profound Tao knowledge and gave Mo Hua a lot of suggestions.

Mo Hua’s status was special, and he was likeable in his dealings with people.

The instructors and elders in the sect, both publicly and privately, gave him genuine and sincere advice, fearing he would suffer in the matter of his Life Magical Treasure.

Some elders even brought out some private inheritance spell points with reluctance.

But there were too many suggestions, and Mo Hua was overwhelmed with choices.

Moreover, these suggestions were based on deep family heritage and abundant cultivation resource inheritance, which required time, spiritual objects, and even more Spirit Stones.

The final power of the Life Magical Treasure would be equivalent to that of an ordinary family’s direct lineage disciple at best.

Of course, this was already remarkable.

After all, Mo Hua’s starting point was too low, and being able to temporarily cram and forge a magical treasure equivalent to a family’s direct lineage disciple is already a testament to the profoundness of Taixu Gate’s tradition.

Logically, a Life Magical Treasure of a family’s direct lineage level should be considered a “luxury” for Mo Hua.

As a Loose Cultivator, being able to cross so many cultivation barriers and forge a superior Life Magical Treasure like a family’s direct lineage is already like “ascending to the heavens in one step.”

Greed is not a virtue, and one shouldn’t ask for too much.

But the issue is, the cost for forging such a “Life Magical Treasure” is just too high.

Moreover, because he is cramming at the last minute, having reached the Foundation Establishment Late Stage before starting to nurture a Life Magical Treasure, missing the long process of “nurturing,” the consumption for forging is even greater.

If he stays at Taixu Gate, that would be fine.

Relying on the sect, backed by the ancestors, steadily using time and resources to nurture the “Life Magical Treasure.”

But Mo Hua knew his situation.

He couldn’t stay at Taixu Gate indefinitely.

His cultivation at Taixu Gate was for knowledge and the Tao, to compensate for his Loose Cultivator origin, the lack of cultivation insights, networks, and complete Tao inheritance shortcomings.

He couldn’t stay here forever; he had more important things to do.

And there was the Master to save.

Sooner or later, and perhaps not long from now, he would leave Taixu Gate.

Once he leaves Taixu Gate, alone in the Nine State, with storms everywhere and dangers lurking, there won’t be a stable environment or ample resources to nurture his Life Magical Treasure.

Furthermore, these family-inherited Life Magical Treasures were prepared for geniuses with Top-Grade, even Superior-Grade Spiritual Roots and didn’t quite fit Mo Hua’s foundation, cultivation, or methods.

Mo Hua, helpless, finally went to consult Elder Master Xun.

Elder Master Xun was sitting in the Elder’s Residence, with the Heavenly Mechanism Disk in front of him, seemingly occupied with something, and hadn’t closed his eyes for days. But he pondered seriously the question Mo Hua asked and then slowly said:

“I’ve thought about this problem too, but I haven’t found a good solution, so I haven’t brought it up with you.”

Elder Master Xun looked at Mo Hua with some regret, saying:

“To be honest, you’ve already missed the best age for nurturing a Life Magical Treasure, and at this time, no matter your choice, it might not meet your expectations…”

“I understand,” Mo Hua nodded.

“Then what do you want to ask?”

Mo Hua sought advice, saying: “Elder Master, what direction should I choose for my Life Magical Treasure? Should it be attack-oriented like sword and saber magical treasures, or defense-oriented like the Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth? Or perhaps concealment, investigation, and escape-oriented magical treasures?”

Elder Master Xun pondered for a moment and said:

“You are a Formation Master, and as long as you know formations, everything is interconnected. You shouldn’t align with a single-function type of magical treasure, especially kill-type like sword magical treasures.”

“Life Magical Treasure binds with a cultivator’s life; when one is damaged, so is the other. Your physical body is already frail, cultivating sword magical treasures and contesting brute force is unwise. If it is damaged, the rebound would also be severe.”

“A few Formation Masters do nurture magical treasures like Array Plates or Formation Pens, which increase formation-drawing speed or enhance formation quality.”

“But such magical treasures are niche, with little enhancement. Your formation foundation is already profound, and you draw quickly. This enhancement is dispensable to you.”

Elder Master Xun stated slowly, “So… instead of using magical treasures for killing or enhancing formations, it’s better to use them to supplement…”

“Supplement?” Mo Hua was startled.

“Yes, the Life Magical Treasure is one with your life; use it to make up for your inadequacies.” Elder Master Xun nodded.

“What should I supplement?” Mo Hua asked.

“Your biggest problem…” Elder Master Xun pondered, “is a weak physical body and thin spiritual power.”

“So the first choice is a magical treasure that supplements spiritual power.”

“The second choice is one that strengthens the physical body.”

“If it comes to it, do what most Formation Masters do: cultivate a concealment, escape technique, survival, or escape-type magical treasure.”

Mo Hua contemplated, “Supplements spiritual power, strengthens the physical body, escape…”

Elder Master Xun nodded slightly, “But what exactly to forge is for you to decide; I cannot easily make that choice for you.”

He didn’t fully understand the path of Mo Hua’s lineage, especially when it involved that person and that sect, so he feared his well-meaning advice might send Mo Hua down the wrong path, hence he could only suggest options.

Specifically, it still depends on Mo Hua to choose based on his own knowledge, whether visible to people or not.

Elder Master Xun looked at Mo Hua silently, then warmly encouraged: “Cultivate diligently; the path of cultivation is full of obstacles, take it step by step.”

“Hmm!” Mo Hua nodded.

After bidding farewell to Elder Master Xun, Mo Hua returned to his Disciple’s Residence.

With Elder Master Xun’s advice in mind, Mo Hua delved into some classics such as “From Life Magical Treasure to Golden Core,” “Cultivation Techniques and You,” and “Forming Your Destined Magical Treasure”… and so on.

But the more he read, the more dazzled and indecisive he felt.

“What should I choose for my Life Magical Treasure?” Mo Hua couldn’t help but worry: