The Quest for Immortality

In Mo Hua’s pale and void Sea of Consciousness.

The face of the Iron Corpse Elder, ghastly and zombified, was filled with disbelief.

How could a Qi Refinement cultivator possess such abundant Divine Sense?

Without a word, it took a fierce inhalation.

Sweet, pure, crystal-clear, with an endless aftertaste, and even carrying a thread of profound and mysterious Taoist Meaning.

The Zombie Elder immediately widened its eyes.

Premium Divine Sense!

It had never tasted such delicious Divine Sense in its life.

And here, the Divine Sense was so plentiful, enough for it to feast on for a long time.

If it could consume all of this youngster’s Divine Sense and digest it, its Divine Thought would surely become more condensed, and its strength would skyrocket.

Even the Ancestral Master would hold it in higher regard…

With an ugly face and brimming with excitement, the Zombie Elder was about to take another bite when it was unaware of Mo Hua, who was watching it coldly from hiding.

”You’ve eaten my Divine Sense, now vomit it all out!”

Mo Hua brought his fingers together and launched a Fireball Technique, which flew swiftly and reached its target in an instant.

The Fireball Technique surged with Spiritual Power.

Manifested from Divine Thought, the bright red fire Spiritual Power entwined like threads, twisting together, carrying terrifying burning force.

The Fireball Technique exploded instantly upon the Zombie Elder’s body.

The flames charred its clothes manifested from Divine Thought, eroding its true form.

The thread-like fire Spiritual Power seeped into every pore, like a red-hot blade slicing through its flesh.

The Zombie Elder’s expression drastically changed.

”What is this thing?”

A Spell?

It suddenly underwent Corpse Transformation, growing in size, its veins bulging, cold Corpse Qi spreading around it, dispelling the scorching flames on its body.

But even so, it was severely wounded.

”Who?”

The Zombie Elder shouted angrily.

Yet within that anger was a hint of panic.

Mo Hua gradually revealed his shape on the side, small and delicate, with a cold little face, yet his aura seemed unfathomable.

Seeing Mo Hua, the Zombie Elder was shocked.

In this Sea of Consciousness, with thick and heavy aura capable of manifesting one’s self and casting Spells – this wasn’t an ordinary brat…

It had made a miscalculation.

The boy’s youthful appearance was deceptive; in reality, he was a tough nut to crack…

The Zombie Elder respectfully said,

”Young friend, my sudden intrusion was impolite.”

Mo Hua kept a straight face, ignoring him.

The Zombie Elder’s gloomy gaze flickered as it negotiated,

”However, there is a reason for my action…”

”To be frank with you, young friend, I’ve been starving for over a month, without a single drop to drink. Might you, as the host, extend your hospitality and show some kindness to this elder by letting me consume a bit of Divine Sense to stave off my hunger, after which I will leave.”

Its ugly face pleaded, eyes devious.

Mo Hua said nothing.

A Zombie indeed, with such thick skin.

Mo Hua didn’t want to waste any more words.

He was sneaking a bite, time was limited, and he needed a decisive victory using a lightning-fast approach to avoid being discovered by Lu Chengyun and complicating things.

Mo Hua raised his hand and cast another Fireball Technique.

Seeing that Mo Hua was implacable, the Zombie Elder couldn’t help but fly into a rage,

”Shameless lad, abusing your power to bully others too much!”

It wanted to dodge, but the Fireball Technique was both fast and accurate, and in the moment, it couldn’t evade, so it had to endure the attack.

The Fireball Technique exploded, and flames enveloped the Zombie Elder’s body, charring its skin and causing its figure to fade slightly.

Meanwhile, Mo Hua clenched his small hand.

The Water Prison Technique’s thread-like energy directly transformed into hundreds of threads, tightly binding the Zombie Elder, and then the threads condensed into a barred cage, securing it firmly.

The Zombie Elder’s expression changed dramatically as it frantically struggled to break free.

But before it could escape,

Mo Hua pointed his finger and moved his Divine Thought, beginning to manifest the Golden Lock Formation below its feet.

Starting from the Formation eye, golden Patterns spread outward like a peony blooming, covering the ground, and within a few breaths, they solidified into a shining golden Formation.

Above the Formation, the light was brilliant.

Spiritual Power formed chains locking the Zombie Elder in place.

The Zombie Elder was greatly frightened.

What kind of technique was this?

A Formation?

Was this really happening inside the Sea of Consciousness?

Wasn’t combat in the Sea of Consciousness all about clashing of Divine Thought? How could someone use a Formation?

But it wasn’t over yet.

Mo Hua clasped his hands together, closed his eyes to focus, and stimulated his Divine Sense to the extreme.

Outside the Golden Lock Formation, a sudden burst of red light and fire Spiritual Power slithered about like divine brushstrokes, at the same time forming three Earth Fire Formations.

The intersection of the three Earth Fire Formations was right where the Golden Lock Formation bound the Zombie Elder!

This was a Compound Formation designed by Mo Hua himself.

Named the Golden Lock Three Lotus Earthfire Compound Formation.

It was a small-scale compound killing formation constructed based on the understanding of trapping and killing techniques within the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation.

It trapped the enemy with the Golden Lock Formation.

Outside the Golden Lock Formation were three Earth Fire Formations, resembling three fiery lotuses. Upon explosion, the power of the three Earth Fire Formations overlapped at the site of the Golden Lock Formation, to injure ghosts and evil spirits.

Once the formation was complete, the Zombie Elder’s eyes revealed terror.

”Plea...”

It wanted to beg for mercy, but Mo Hua didn’t bother wasting words with it.

”Explode!”

Mo Hua ordered crisply.

The three-tier Earth Fire Formation exploded instantaneously.

Three fiery lotuses bloomed, and scorching spiritual power spread.

The roaring flames engulfed the Zombie Elder.

After a short while, the flames dissipated. The Zombie Elder’s hands and feet were burnt to a crisp, leaving no ”human” shape, its figure extremely dim, evidently heavily wounded.

A combination of spells and formation in a single move had directly smashed the Zombie Elder to pieces.

Mo Hua nodded to himself.

The power of the Golden Lock Three Lotus Earthfire Compound Formation also left him rather satisfied.

What was important was that it integrated trapping and killing the enemy into one.

Trap first, then kill.

As long as he was capable of killing the enemy, they would certainly be killed; there was no escape.

The Zombie Elder was barely clinging to life. Although it wasn’t killed, it couldn’t escape either.

It cast a glance of disbelief at Mo Hua.

Just who was this little devil to be so terrifying?

With spells and formations emerging in quick succession, in just a few exchanges, an Iron Corpse Elder of the Foundation Establishment level, was bewilderingly subdued and didn’t have the strength to fight back!

Was it truly going to be wiped from existence today?!

Filled with fear and reluctance, it mustered the last bit of its energy and said in a hoarse voice:

”You... dare to kill an elder of the Zhang Family, our... ancestors won’t let you go...”

Mo Hua smiled broadly, his grin innocent and pure:

”Coincidentally, I also have no intention of letting your ancestors go.”

The Zombie Elder’s eyes suddenly widened, ”You...”

Before it could finish speaking, Mo Hua sent it to its death with a few Fireball Techniques.

The ferocious Zombie Elder was blasted into green smoke by Mo Hua.

Using formations, Mo Hua trapped the green smoke, to refine it when he had the time.

The timing wasn’t right now, with Lu Chengyun still outside.

Mo Hua exited his Sea of Consciousness, opening his eyes, his mind clear.

Lu Chengyun was still there, contemplating the Contemplation Map, completely unaware of everything that had happened.

There wasn’t much change on the Contemplation Map, except that in one corner of the seating area, one of the Zhang Family ancestors was missing.

Mo Hua tried to summarize the battle.

It turned out there wasn’t much to summarize.

It was simple—his Divine Thought manifested spells and formations, trapped an Iron Corpse Elder of Foundation Establishment rank, and then slew it.

A combination of spells and formations, seamless and smooth like drifting clouds and flowing water.

The strong overpowering the weak.

It looked like the weak bullying the strong, but in reality, it was the ”strong” bullying the ”weak”.

Everything went according to plan without any twists.

Yet, Mo Hua felt a small sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Without a doubt, his ability for Divine Thought Slaughter was very strong.

The affair with Gui Tao’s people was purely an accident.

Gui Tao was unfathomable, with unknown realm and means, not someone who could be judged by common sense.

Apart from him, normal ghosts and ghouls shouldn’t be a match for him in the Sea of Consciousness.

He just had to be more careful, that’s all.

Silence reigned within the altar.

Having secretly ”consumed” an Iron Corpse Elder, Mo Hua was content and didn’t plan on making another move just yet. He quietly hid his presence, lurking behind the altar, waiting for Lu Chengyun to leave.

An hour later, Lu Chengyun finished his contemplation, feeling his Divine Sense replenished, his face full of joy.

The Contemplation Map was indeed a treasure for Formation Masters.

After contemplation, it could nourish the Sea of Consciousness, enhance Divine Sense, and also improve understanding of the Great Dao.

Lu Chengyun caressed the Ancestral Master Picture, unable to part with it.

He carefully stowed the Ancestral Master Picture, but upon doing so, he suddenly paused.

This picture... why does it look so correct...

He inspected it carefully again, furrowing his brows.

It seemed like someone was missing from the picture?

”Where did he go?”

Lu Chengyun felt puzzled.

He continued to stare at the picture for a while, still unable to resolve his confusion.

Did he see wrong?

Or could it be that because he had contemplated it multiple times, it was too often, causing damage to the picture, which is why it wasn’t displaying completely?

Lu Chengyun nodded to himself, thinking that must be the case.

This picture was in his possession, only to be seen and contemplated by him.

If there was an issue, it certainly had to be his own.

Lu Chengyun felt a bit of heartache, and then his gaze slightly darkened, a shadow of a sly smile crossing his face, he murmured:

”Looks like I need to find a way to feed someone to this picture...”