The Quest for Immortality

This trace of the Evil God’s aura was very faint; an ordinary cultivator wouldn’t be able to sense it at all.

Even Brother Ma himself might not be aware that he carried this trace of evil aura.

But there should be no mistake...

Mo Hua silently pondered in his heart.

He was an ”old acquaintance” of the Great Wilderness Evil God—although the Great Wilderness Evil God might not necessarily recognize him.

Then Mo Hua couldn’t help but frown.

But why did Brother Ma have the aura of the Evil God on him?

Could it be that this Brother Ma was one of the Evil God’s henchmen?

Or did he just accidentally come into contact with some divine statue or offering related to the Evil God?

If that were indeed the case, it would mean that the Evil God had already unknowingly begun to infiltrate the sect, and not just the Sever Gold Sect, but perhaps the other Twelve Streams, Eight Great Gates, and even the Four Great Sects might not be spared.

Even if it hadn’t been erosion, it had at least begun to penetrate.

Desires lurk in human hearts, and without cultivating the Taoist Heart, one definitely couldn’t outplay the Evil God.

”The situation probably isn’t looking too good...”

Mo Hua sighed.

Also, it seemed like Brother Ma was deliberately getting close to Little Wood.

Could he have some other motives?

”Should I give Little Wood a heads-up?”

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

Little Wood was too simple; his thoughts were all written on his face. If he were told, it would be too easy to give it away.

Brother Ma would basically be able to tell at a glance that Little Wood suspected him.

So, it was not the right time to reveal it and risk alarming the snake in the grass.

It was better to keep an eye on it himself.

Moreover, regarding Brother Ma, this was just his own suspicion. He might have just inadvertently come into contact with some Demon Wraith related to the Evil God, not necessarily having any real connections.

”Hopefully that’s the case...”

Mo Hua silently thought to himself.

He then looked up, gazing at the mist-shrouded, ancient and elegant, towering and majestic Taixu Gate.

”If the Tai’a Sect really had begun to be infiltrated by the Evil God...”

”Then what about our Taixu Gate?”

Mo Hua’s gaze turned stern, and after pondering for a moment, he realized that the Taixu Gate should still be fine.

If there were signs of infiltration by the Evil God within the Taixu Gate, he would have already noticed it, and any disciples under the Evil God’s control wouldn’t escape his eyes.

Mo Hua gently exhaled a breath.

”That’s good...”

Then Mo Hua was taken aback.

Why?

Why did other sects, even those like the Tai’a Sect, which had historical ties with the Taixu Gate, show signs of being corroded by the Evil God, while the Taixu Gate alone could ”maintain its purity”?

Mo Hua frowned in confusion.

Suddenly, he sensed something, raised his head, and looked far away, past the long, straight mountain steps, past the pavilions and temples bearing the marks of time, past the mist-enshrouded peaks, towards the deeply hidden, ancient and majestic back mountain.

A name surfaced in his mind:

”Taixu Mind Transforming Sword True Jue...”

Mo Hua was stunned, his eyes bright.

...

Afterwards, returning to the Disciple’s Residence, when it was time for dinner, Mo Hua called Yu Er to go to the dining hall together to have dinner.

Influenced by Mo Hua, Yu Er also particularly loved eating chicken drumsticks.

After the meal, Mo Hua checked Yu Er’s Formation homework.

This was at Wenren Wan’s request.

She knew that Mo Hua had ”studied” from Elder Master Xun and was skilled in Formation, so she gave Mo Hua a lot of good things, asking him to guide Yu Er in Formation whenever he had time.

Aunt Wan treated him very well, not to mention it was to teach Yu Er, so Mo Hua naturally agreed.

Nowadays, Mo Hua was considered half a ”Formation Master” to Yu Er.

In addition to his own cultivation and classes, or during tea breaks and after meals, he would tutor Yu Er in Formation studies.

Because Yu Er was young and still at the introductory stage, he learned the basics, which made it easy for Mo Hua to instruct him.

And because Mo Hua was teaching, Yu Er was very earnest in his studies and improved rapidly.

Mo Hua was very gratified.

After reviewing Yu Er’s Formation homework, Mo Hua took Yu Er back to his room, and then returned to his own quarters to formally research the ”Divine Tao Array” he had transcribed from the forest.

He had recorded a total of eighteen sets of Divine Tao Array manuscripts.

Each array’s internal layout was the same, and the Formation Patterns were similar, clearly showing they were the same type of ”Divine Tao Array.”

But the specific Formation Patterns of each array had differences.

It was like the seemingly identical leaves on a tree, each with its own distinct patterns.

This seemed to be...

”A Compound Divine Array?”

Which made sense, given such a large forest, the effect of a single array would be limited.

It required combining single formations into Compound Formations of a certain scale to better conceal Divine Sense and hide secrets.

But at most, it would only be a Compound Formation.

A Large Divine Array above a Compound Formation would be utterly impossible.

The legacy of Divine Tao Formations was already scarce, and there were very few Formation Masters capable of mastering Divine Tao Arrays.

Where would anyone find the ability to gather so many Divine Array Masters and expend so much telekinesis to construct a grand ”Large Divine Array”...

To build a Compound Divine Array would already be quite impressive.

”So, what kind of Compound Divine Array is laid in the dense forest?”

Mo Hua silently pondered.

”Divine Tao Array” was a generic term for a type of formation; each Divine Tao Array should have its own name.

Including the Four Symbols Formations as well.

Mo Hua had now seen two Four Symbols Formations, one on the bald eagle’s head—an eagle-type Four Symbols Formation—and the other on the monster cultivator’s arm—a wolf-type Four Symbols Formation.

Based on their characteristics, they could tentatively be called ”Four Symbols Eagle Pattern Formation” and ”Four Symbols Wolf Pattern Formation.”

But what about the Divine Tao Array?

The Divine Tao Arrays in the small fishing village and the dense forest seemed to have the same origin, but the Formation Patterns differed, indicating that they were two different types of Divine Tao Arrays.