The Quest for Immortality

”Falling” into Mo Hua’s hands, Yu Er was following this kind passerby brother, step by step towards Qingzhou City.

The sky had darkened, and the surroundings were desolate.

The night shrouded the mountains and forests.

But after a while, the noise picked up again, as if there were always cultivators crisscrossing in the shadows.

Mo Hua could sense the traces of these people with his Divine Sense, clear and distinct, but since he did not know the identities or origins of these cultivators, he did not reveal any reaction.

These cultivators were leaving, and the closer they got to Qingzhou City, the quieter it became.

Approaching midnight, they were still twenty miles from Qingzhou City.

Yu Er had walked for several hours, his complexion slightly pale, worn out, his little legs heavy as if filled with lead, finding it hard to take another step. But it seemed he feared being kidnapped again, or perhaps he wished to see his parents sooner, to ease their worries, so he kept on enduring the pain.

Mo Hua expanded his Divine Sense to survey their surroundings, then touched Yu Er’s small head:

”Let’s rest here for the night, and enter the city early tomorrow…”

Yu Er said softly, ”Yu Er is not tired…”

Mo Hua said, ”It’s too late, the city gate may not be open. Get a good night’s sleep first, save your energy.”

In the Cultivation World, there are many Immortal Cities.

Different state boundaries, different Immortal Cities, have different curfews.

From Mo Hua’s past experiences traveling abroad, he knew that some Immortal Cities had night curfews.

Some didn’t, but in the event of major incidents, they would close the city gates at night and seal them with a Formation, forbidding cultivators from entering or leaving.

If Qingzhou City had a night curfew, then the two of them would have to spend the night outside the city gate.

Outside the city gate there would be many cultivators, stopping for the night, waiting to enter the city come morning.

With many people outside the city, the place was bustling with noise. Among the cultivators spending the night, there was a mix of good and bad, hard to distinguish. For safety’s sake, it was better to steer clear.

For Mo Hua, it didn’t matter much, but Yu Er was different.

He was a child who had been ”sold”.

After all, Yu Er was just a child, unable to endure much longer. He obediently nodded his head.

Outside Qingzhou City lay vast mountains and forests.

Mo Hua found a secluded and safe corner nearby, sheltered by encircling rocks and covered by trees. He pointed his finger down at the ground and drew a Warm Fire Formation.

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A warm yellow light spread out, dispelling the oppressiveness of the nighttime and the chill of the mountain wind. It also made Yu Er’s little face blush.

Yu Er’s eyes sparkled, seemingly forgetting his exhaustion, looking at Mo Hua, he opened his mouth wide:

”Brother, you can draw a Formation like that!”

Not using a brush, not using paper, just a touch of the finger, and a Formation was drawn on the ground...

So composed, so cool.

The image of an expert!

He had never seen anyone draw a Formation this way before.

Yu Er was full of admiration.

Mo Hua felt a tad smug and said, ”When you’re older, I’ll teach you to draw like this!”

”Mhm! Mhm!”

Yu Er nodded again and again, full of anticipation.

The night air was slightly cold, the mountain wind howling.

Mo Hua took out a small blanket and draped it over Yu Er.

Yu Er wrapped his entire body in the blanket, his small form warmed significantly, but then he furrowed his brow and sneaked a glance at Mo Hua, yet pursed his lips and said nothing.

However, Mo Hua saw through his thoughts and smiled, ”Are you hungry?”

Yu Er’s little face turned slightly red as he whispered:

”Yes…”

After being kidnapped, he had hardly eaten anything. Having been rescued by Mo Hua, they were then rushing on their way. Now, having rested for a moment and warmed up, he felt his stomach rumble with hunger.

Mo Hua laughed softly and effortlessly took out some jerked meat, mountain yams, and a variety of wild fruits and nuts, roasting them over the Warm Fire Formation.

The heat from the fire penetrated the food.

The fragrance spread along with the warmth.

Yu Er resembled a kitten eyeing dried fish, unable to look away.

The two roasted food by the fire, eating the grilled meat, mountain yams, and various wild-flavored dried fruits and nuts.

Yu Er was overjoyed as he ate.

After eating, Mo Hua took out some fruit brew for Yu Er to drink.

The fruit brew was sweet and mellow with a lingering richness, carrying a slight hint of alcohol, it drove away the weariness and hardships of the road.

”Delicious!”

After finishing, Yu Er, copying Mo Hua, licked his lips.

Having eaten their fill, they wrapped up in blankets around the Warm Fire Formation and went to sleep.

Though Mo Hua lay down as if to ”sleep,” he was actually painting Formations in his Sea of Consciousness, while keeping his Divine Sense alert, guarding against any Monster Beasts or other cultivators with malicious intentions.

After a while, Mo Hua suddenly tensed.

He noticed Yu Er’s small body curled up.

Mo Hua opened his eyes to see Yu Er with his eyes tightly closed, his little face pale as if he was encountering something terrifying in his dream, both frightened and scared, tears streaking down his cheeks, helpless and trembling involuntarily.

Mo Hua sighed.

”Yu Er…”

Mo Hua quietly called out, infusing his voice with Divine Sense Power, reaching Yu Er’s ears.

Yu Er slowly opened his eyes, bleary with tears.

Mo Hua gestured to him and said warmly, ”Cold, aren’t you? Come here.”

Yu Er hesitated for a while, wiped his tears, and wrapped in his small blanket, ran to Mo Hua’s side.

Mo Hua shared part of his own blanket to wrap Yu Er in it as well and then stroked his head, ”Don’t think too much, when it’s light you’ll see your parents…”

”Hmm.” Yu Er nodded his small head.

”Sleep now…”

Mo Hua’s voice was soft but also warm and firm.

Yu Er felt the fear that had been troubling him gradually settle down, his body no longer shivering with fright.

The inside of the blanket was much warmer too.

Yu Er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He sneakily looked up at Mo Hua, and seeing that Mo Hua had his eyes closed in meditation and didn’t notice him, he stealthily moved closer to Mo Hua’s side.