The Quest for Immortality

Mo Hua stealthily left the altar and quietly returned to his own room, diving into his bedding to feign sleep. Continue reading on empire

If Lu Chengyun came to inspect the room, he would claim he had been there all along, never having stepped out, pretending to know nothing.

Lu Chengyun knew he was skilled in the Concealment Technique.

Seeing through the Concealment Technique required Divine Sense.

And after the fierce battle between Lu Chengyun and Zhang Quan, the former’s Divine Sense was greatly depleted. He’d likely think it was his own exhaustion that had prevented him from discovering him...

Mo Hua thought about it, then suddenly shook his head.

No, this excuse might work, but it still carried considerable risk.

And the situation now was different from before...

Now that Lu Chengyun had killed Zhang Quan and no longer had Zhang Quan as a shield, his attention would turn to him.

Mo Hua’s thoughts raced.

He needed to flee!

He couldn’t escape head-on; natural boulders served as doors, and two Second Grade Iron Corpses stood watch.

These two Iron Corpses were under control, and he, being physically weak, didn’t dare to go close and alter the Sequence on their Spiritual Pivot Formation.

Waiting for other cultivators to attack the Corpse Mine and then escaping in the chaos might be too late.

The Corpse King was refined ahead of schedule, Lu Chengyun made his move early; the crisis had come sooner as well. There was no time left to wait.

Then the only option was to blow it up!

”How do I blow it up?”

Mo Hua pondered.

He couldn’t use the Reversed Spirit Formation; with its Formation Collapse being extremely powerful but also too specialized, it was easy to reveal his cards and attract Lu Chengyun’s attention.

The Earthfire Compound Formation should be sufficient.

He would set up the Earthfire Compound Formation at the mouth of the small tunnel dug by Little Tiger, where the rock wall was thin; it should be able to blow up a part of the Corpse Mine and give him a chance to escape...

With his mind made up, Mo Hua decided to try it, but before he could start Drawing Formation, he was suddenly taken aback.

His Divine Sense detected Lu Chengyun coming his way.

Mo Hua quickly climbed back into bed, covered himself with the blanket, and pretended to be asleep.

Soon after, footsteps sounded outside the stone chamber.

The sound was very subtle, but Mo Hua could not be fooled.

Lu Chengyun paced outside the room, hesitating as if uncertain about something before finally speaking up with a gentle voice:

”Gentleman...”

Mo Hua ignored him.

Lu Chengyun called out several more times with the same gentle and polite tone as a good old friend.

Mo Hua sensed his Divine Thought was somewhat sinister as if harboring some wicked scheme, but there was no direct intent to kill. Stirring slightly, Mo Hua got out of bed and opened the door.

Before opening the door, Mo Hua tousled his hair, then opened the door sleepily and upon seeing Lu Chengyun, feigned surprise saying:

”Lu Family Head, what brings you here?”

After speaking, Mo Hua rubbed his eyes, his face full of confusion, acting as if he was still groggy from sleep.

Lu Chengyun was slightly taken aback and asked:

”Gentleman, have you been in the room all this time?”

Mo Hua asked with confusion: ”It’s the middle of the night; if not in the room, where else could I be?”

Then he showed a hint of displeasure, muttering under his breath, ”There’s nothing fun around here anyway...”

Lu Chengyun hesitated.

For a moment, he wasn’t sure whether Mo Hua was acting or not.

Could someone so young possess such depth and sophistication, and yet such pure and impeccable acting skills?

Lu Chengyun furrowed his brows and fell silent.

Mo Hua probed again:

”Family Head, it’s so late, what do you need me for?”

Snapping back to reality, Lu Chengyun suddenly smiled and said:

”I came to fulfill a promise to the gentleman.”

”A promise?”

Lu Chengyun nodded, ”Didn’t I tell you before? If you helped me construct the Formation Eye, I would teach you... that Formation...”

Mo Hua’s sleepiness vanished, his eyes lighting up:

”Really?”

Lu Chengyun said with a smile: ”As the head of a family, naturally, I won’t go back on my word.”

Not go back on his word...

The scene where Lu Chengyun promised Zhang Quan to see the Ancestral Master Picture, and then without unveiling the picture, cut down Zhang Quan with a sword, flashed across Mo Hua’s mind.

Mo Hua internally scorned: I trust you for nothing!

But on the surface, he still acted as if he knew nothing, ”Can I learn it now?”

Lu Chengyun shook his head, ”Some preparations are needed.”

Mo Hua asked in confusion, ”Preparations?”

Lu Chengyun sighed: ”This Formation is extremely difficult; I too spent decades studying it to achieve a little success.”

”What makes this Formation most challenging is Divine Sense.”

”The threshold for Divine Sense is too high...”

”Gentleman, your talent is extraordinary, but after all, you are still young. With your current Divine Sense, you probably won’t be able to learn it, so before you study this Formation, we need to find a way to enhance your Divine Sense.”

Mo Hua was taken aback, then pretended to be shocked: ”Enhance Divine Sense? Could it be that...”

”Exactly!” Lu Chengyun nodded, ”Gentleman is perceptive and should know... the Contemplation Map!”

Mo Hua gasped in disbelief:

”You actually have a Contemplation Map, Family Head?!”

Lu Chengyun nodded with a meaningful expression:

”This Contemplation Map is, in fact, one that the gentleman has also seen before...”

”I’ve seen it?” Mo Hua looked puzzled.

Lu Chengyun said: ”It’s Zhang Quan’s Ancestral Master Picture!”

Mo Hua’s mouth dropped open, feigning astonishment.

Although his reaction was a bit exaggerated, Lu Chengyun was in the process of luring Mo Hua into a trap, so he didn’t doubt him for the moment.

After some thought, Mo Hua blinked and said:

”But when I saw that picture, my Divine Sense did not enhance...”

Lu Chengyun revealed a mysteriously wise smile, ”That’s because gentleman, you used the wrong method.”

”There is another method?”

Lu Chengyun nodded affirmatively, speaking gently:

”Gentleman, follow me...”

Mo Hua looked puzzled but obediently followed Lu Chengyun.

Lu Chengyun led Mo Hua to a secret chamber, which also contained an altar.