The Quest for Immortality

In the dense forest of the Outer Mountain of Refining Demon Mountain, Monster Qi surged, and black mist filled the air.

The Second-Grade Pig Monster dashed madly, its speed incredibly fast.

The retreating group, including Mo Hua and Elder Xun, also sensed the ferocious Monster Qi behind them.

Elder Xun furrowed his brows slightly.

Mo Hua felt a chill in his heart and said in a deep voice, ”Run fast! That pig is chasing us.”

Cheng Mo and the others’ expressions tightened as they pushed their movement techniques to the limits, speeding up even more. But the Pig Monster was even faster.

The strong aura of the Monster Beast grew closer and closer.

Mo Hua turned back and set down several Array Plates, planting a few Formation Flags to form a Trapping Formation to block the Pig Monster.

The Pig Monster charged straight into the Formation.

The Formation activated, creating a golden light cage that bound the Pig Monster.

But the Pig Monster, undeterred, forcefully rammed forward.

The golden light sliced through its flesh, blood gushing everywhere, but this did little to harm it. Instead, it further ignited its ferocity.

Its saliva grew more foul, and its eyes became even greedier.

Mo Hua kept fleeing while simultaneously employing various methods to obstruct the Pig Monster and ensure the group’s safe retreat.

However, the Pig Monster kept getting closer and closer.

”We can’t escape anymore!”

Cheng Mo and the others’ expressions shifted slightly, turning to look at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua’s eyes turned cold. ”This fat pig, it’s asking to die!”

Hunting a Monster Beast like this, with thick skin and great strength, always carried many variables and high risk. It wasn’t advisable to take reckless actions.

Mo Hua had intended to briefly stall it, allowing everyone to escape safely.

But this fat pig, charging relentlessly without stopping, was clearly seeking death—it left him no choice...

”Hao Xuan, you’re quick. Lead it away.”

”Cheng Mo, you all hold it off a little; don’t engage in prolonged combat.”

”Give me some time to set up a Formation and slaughter this fat pig!”

Mo Hua’s voice was clear and sharp.

Cheng Mo and the others froze for a moment, then nodded solemnly.

Mo Hua disappeared into the forest, using his invisibility technique to vanish from sight.

Hao Xuan followed Mo Hua’s instructions, pulling out Demon Smelly Grass to lure the Pig Monster.

At the same time, he reversed his grip and unleashed Sword Qi, striking the Pig Monster’s forehead to provoke its wrath.

The Pig Monster roared in fury and charged at Hao Xuan.

Cheng Mo and the others intercepted briefly, attacking and disengaging, merely holding it off without risking their lives.

From afar, Elder Xun, who had been prepared to intervene with Sword Qi to save them, hesitated upon seeing this scene.

”These kids... are they planning to counter-kill this Pig Monster?”

How would they kill it?

Elder Xun frowned slightly.

It seems impossible to kill it...

After pondering for a moment, he silently withdrew his fingers, dispersing the Sword Qi, deciding to observe the situation for now.

The peril of life and death was also a form of training.

Facing a powerful enemy, letting these kids figure out solutions and give their all was also a valuable experience.

If worst comes to worst, he would intervene.

At the critical moment, he’d turn the tide of battle.

It would also be a perfect chance to showcase his skills as a Late Golden Core Stage Elder of Taixu Gate...

Elder Xun nodded secretly.

Meanwhile, Hao Xuan and the others exerted themselves fully, using all their techniques to drag the ferocious Pig Monster.

Mo Hua utilized this time to bury Array Plates and set up the Formation within the forest.

He arranged formations that he had meticulously selected from the various Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Formations inherited from the Shangguan Family, Wenren Family, and Elder Master Xun. These were the most powerful seventeen-pattern Killing Formations he could currently control.

Although Taixu Gate had Killing Formations in its sect’s inheritance, they lacked ferocity.

The sect’s doctrine focused on spreading the Tao and teaching cultivation, with Formations leaning more towards utility for cultivation and regular sparring rather than pure slaughter.

But the formations inherited from true families had a different nature.

Outside the sect, Formations had no such courtesy—it was kill or be killed. Dead enemies were the best kind.

And the traditions of Formation techniques were complex, coming in countless schools and variations.

The number of Patterns in a Formation was, in fact, not fixed.

For instance, the Melting Fire Formation during the Qi Refinement stage existed in a non-graded version with six Formation Patterns as well as a genuine First-Grade version with nine Patterns.

Killing Formations of Second Grade also had various versions with different Pattern counts.

For example, the Earth Fire Formation came in thirteen-pattern, sixteen-pattern, and higher-grade versions ranging from seventeen to nineteen Patterns.

The Di Sha Formation was similarly varied.

Such formations with differing Pattern counts were scattered across numerous family inheritances.

Mo Hua, proficient in the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Formation methods, combined the strengths of multiple families’ techniques, drawing from their essence to select the deadliest seventeen-pattern Killing Formations.

One was the high-level Second-Grade, seventeen-pattern Earth Fire Formation from the Wenren Family.

Another was the high-level Second-Grade, seventeen-pattern Di Sha Formation, sourced from Elder Master Xun’s private collection.

And the third was the high-level Second-Grade, seventeen-pattern Shangguan Golden Sword Formation, clearly derived from the Shangguan Family.

These three formations were pure, refined Killing Formations.

Mo Hua set up these three layers of high-grade Killing Formations, along with several Trapping Formations, before concealing his presence and erasing all traces.

With preparations in order, Mo Hua blew a whistle.

The crisp whistle echoed through the forest melodiously.

The struggling group led by Hao Xuan, upon hearing the whistle, collectively sighed in relief. They immediately turned to lure the Pig Monster toward Mo Hua’s direction.

Having been toyed with and led in circles by its ”prey,” the Pig Monster grew furious, its eyes blood-red and its aura chaotic with rage.

It intended to devour its prey alive, bones and all.

The Pig Monster accelerated even more.

Trees bent and broke, Monster winds roared.

Thus, carrying its wild, savage aura, the powerful Pig Monster charged straight into Mo Hua’s meticulously prepared formations.

”Scatter!” Mo Hua commanded.