The Quest for Immortality

”...What should we do then?”

Xun Zixian said in a deep voice:”Dismantle it.”

”Dismantle?”

”Yes,” Xun Zixian nodded, pointing out a rough scope,”although this Formation is strong, it doesn’t cover a large area. We can dismantle from the side wall and avoid this Formation...”

”It seems troublesome, but it’s currently the only feasible solution.”

The crowd pondered briefly and nodded in agreement.

Xun Zixian then looked at Mo Hua and said:”Mo Hua, you should go outside first. Everyone here is Golden Core; once they make a move, the Spiritual Power will be overflowing, and I don’t want you to get accidentally hurt.”

”Alright, alright.”

Mo Hua obediently nodded his head.

He was quite aware of his own physical strength.

Afterward, Mo Hua left the study and waited for a while in the main hall.

The Golden Core Elders of Taixu Gate, using either their physical bodies, Sword Qi, or various Spiritual Artifacts, began according to Xun Zixian’s defined Formation scope to avoid Formation Patterns and carve through the walls.

Though Mo Hua was waiting outside, he was still curious and kept paying attention to the commotion inside.

After thirty minutes, the noises inside ceased.

Mo Hua blinked his eyes and quietly sneaked back in.

The whole study had been dismantled beyond recognition, leaving only one wall intact while the other two walls were completely hollowed out.

Behind the wall, a passage had indeed been carved out.

Xun Zixian said:”Let’s go in and see...”

He turned his head and saw Mo Hua again; before he could say anything, Mo Hua had already run behind Xun Ziyou, looking obedient.

Xun Zixian couldn’t do anything about him, so he didn’t say more.

The Golden Core Elders remained vigilant with each other as they proceeded inside.

As they walked, they entered a small cave.

The cave was narrow and simple.

It was equally empty around, with only a simple and ancient stone platform left in the center, appearing plain and unremarkable.

Upon seeing this stone platform, Xun Zixian sensed the remaining Formation marks on it, and his pupils immediately contracted as he said coldly:

”Fifth grade... Void Formation?!”

Fifth grade?!

A Formation of Heaven Void Realm!

Everyone’s expression changed upon hearing this.

Xun Ziyou broke into a cold sweat and immediately wanted to crush the Void Sword Order to summon the Ancestor, only to be stopped by Xun Zixian.

Xun Zixian shook his head,”The Formation has already been destroyed...”

Only then did Xun Ziyou let out a long sigh of relief.

A perfectly intact fifth grade Formation, if it contained a Killing Formation with Void Power, this group of Golden Cores, upon touching it, would certainly die without a doubt.

If it were a transmission type Formation, bringing strong enemies to kill them and then leaving through the Formation, they would have no recourse and die for nothing.

Life and death were almost decided in a single thought.

So in the first instance, Xun Ziyou had reacted critically by wanting to crush the Void Sword Order to call upon the Ancestor.

But since this fifth grade Formation had already been destroyed, there was no need to summon the Ancestor for now, lest the situation escalate unnecessarily.

Xun Ziyou frowned,”When was this Formation destroyed?”

Xun Zixian’s gaze slightly darkened,”Not long ago...”

”No commotion at all?”

”There was a Formation Master who anticipated setting up a mechanism, once it self-destructs, the Formation Patterns are erased automatically, making little noise, and won’t leave too many traces, especially the core Formation...”

Xun Ziyou furrowed his brows tightly, then slowly sighed and said:

”The depths of this matter are frighteningly deep...”

”The exposure of this Formation means that, at the very least, there is a Fifth Grade Formation Master at the Heaven Void Realm behind these cultivators.”

”A Fifth Grade Formation Master, in the entire Qian Learning State Boundary, is rare.”

”And this Fifth Grade Formation Master managed to bypass the scrutiny of numerous great cultivators within the Qian Learning State Boundary to secretly set a fifth grade Formation within the Refining Demon Mountain. It’s likely...”

Before he could finish, Xun Zixian gave him a look.

Xun Ziyou turned his head and saw Mo Hua beside him, listening attentively with a serious expression, feeling slightly pained in his head.

Xun Zixian then said:”Let’s talk about it when we’re back.”

He said this while looking at Mo Hua.

The implication was to hurry and take Mo Hua back.

Xun Ziyou naturally understood. Matters at the Heaven Void level, even they, as Golden Core, could easily be wiped out if not careful.

Let alone Mo Hua, a small Foundation Establishment disciple.

”I’m alright, don’t worry about me...” Mo Hua said.

Hollow Void Formation Master, fifth grade Formation, Void Transmission...

He wanted to hear more about the secrets behind it.

But just as he finished speaking, suddenly his Sea of Consciousness trembled, bringing a sharp pain.

It seemed as if thousands of demons were roaring and howling beside his ears.

The Demon Wraiths were ferocious, evil shadows overwhelming, a malicious intent clinging to him, slowly eroding his Taoist Heart. .

At the same time, a ”bloodthirsty” impulse involuntarily surged within him.

It was as if he was about to become a ”Monster Beast.”

Noticing Mo Hua’s abnormality, both Xun Ziyou and the others were startled.

”Mo Hua, what’s wrong with you?”

”I, no...”

Mo Hua gritted his teeth, frowned, desperately suppressing the vicious intent in his heart, but ultimately failed to control it.

His gaze suddenly turned fierce, he opened his mouth and bit down on Xun Ziyou’s arm.

Like a ”Little Tiger” about to devour someone, his expression also turned ferociously fierce.

Xun Ziyou: ”...”

Mo Hua gnawed twice but couldn’t bite through.

Xun Ziyou was bewildered, not knowing what to do.

Beside them, Xun Zixian’s expression tensed, and his sleeve brushed past Mo Hua, a soft Spiritual Power gently brushing the acupoints between Mo Hua’s eyebrows.

Mo Hua’s gaze gradually became blank, then he fell into a deep sleep.

Xun Ziyou glanced at the unconscious Mo Hua, with a somewhat grave expression asked Xun Zixian:

”What’s wrong with this child? Possessed?”

Xun Zixian frowned and said, ”A little bit...”

Xun Ziyou thought for a moment, and then exclaimed, ”Could it be he’s infected by some Evil Spirit in the Demon Refining Diagram?”

Xun Zixian slowly said, ”Very likely...”

”Then what to do? Can it be cured?”

Xun Zixian thought for a moment, sighed and said, ”Let’s take him back and let the Ancestor have a look...”

He did know some ways to deal with Evil Spirits, but these methods varied from person to person, and depending on the ”evil,” they weren’t always effective.

They worked for some people, and for some ”Evil Spirits,” sometimes effective and sometimes not, the effect unpredictable, and he couldn’t guarantee it.

Moreover, Mo Hua was a bit special, and he didn’t dare to act rashly.

If any problem arose, they couldn’t bear the responsibility.

It was safest to knock him out first and take him back to the Sect for the Ancestor to examine.

Xun Zixian pondered in his heart.

”Alright!” Xun Ziyou nodded and said.

”By the way,” Xun Zixian suddenly remembered something, and said, ”this child bit you...”

Xun Ziyou calmly said, ”I’m fine.”

Xun Zixian shook his head, ”No, see if his teeth are alright...”

Xun Ziyou was stunned, ”He bit me...”

Xun Zixian nodded, ”I know, but if you broke his teeth, the Ancestor probably wouldn’t give you a kind face.”

Xun Ziyou’s scalp tingled, pinching Mo Hua’s cheek, he checked the teeth, and then breathed a sigh of relief, ”Fortunately, they’re not broken.”

”That’s good then...”

Xun Ziyou carried Mo Hua on his back and said to Xun Zixian:

”There’s no time to lose, I’ll take this child back to the Sect first, as for the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons here, I’ll leave it to you guys, be careful.”

”Mm.” Xun Zixian nodded.

Then Xun Ziyou stopped talking nonsense and directly took the ”possessed” Mo Hua back to the Sect.

Xun Zixian stayed in place, looking at the destroyed Fifth Grade Array in front of him, in a trance, finally sighed and murmured lowly:

”The mountain rain... has already arrived...”

...

Two days later.

Taixu Gate.

In a tranquil Pill Room.

Mo Hua opened his eyes, seeing a vast whiteness.

He still felt his head dizzy, with indistinct sounds of Demon Wraiths, like ghosts wailing, making his head ache.

This seemed like an ”aftereffect” of consuming too much at once, too full to digest.

Mo Hua hadn’t recovered yet.

Just at this time, an elderly but kindly voice slowly sounded:

”Awake?”

Mo Hua lifted his head, squinting to see Elder Master Xun, with white hair, sitting by his bed, holding a red pen, marking something on a thick pile of Formation Paper, seemingly correcting formation assignments.