The Quest for Immortality

In this way, the ”Demon Sect Token” in hand feels somewhat insignificant.

Of course, it’s not really insignificant, it’s just that my ability is not enough.

”Another dead end...”

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then retrieved a Formation from his storage ring that he had treasured for a long time:

”Second-born Thunder Stream Formation”.

This was originally a gift from Aunt Wan, a genuine Second Grade Twenty Patterns Thunder Magnetic Absolute Formation.

Aunt Wan probably didn’t know what this Formation really meant.

Even before my discussions with Elder Zheng, I hadn’t realized how confidential the ”Thunder Magnetism” Formation was.

This Thunder Magnetic Absolute Formation is definitely a rare Formation Taoist Repository.

Mo Hua opened the formation diagram, studied it for a while, and then shook his head.

Couldn’t quite understand it...

With his current Nineteen Patterns Peak Divine Sense, he could somewhat mimic the Twenty Patterns Absolute Formation’s formation patterns.

But an absolute formation possesses deeper ”Dao Laws”.

Without understanding the laws, one can’t comprehend the formation; merely studying the ”Formation Patterns” is just treating the symptoms, not the cause.

”So, what would be the Dao Laws of the Thunder Magnetism Formation?” .

”Is it... the Secondary Thunder Pattern?”

According to Elder Zheng, the Secondary Thunder Pattern is a manifestation of the Thunder Magnetism Law, so to master the Thunder Magnetism Formation, the key should be the Secondary Thunder Pattern.

Start with the Secondary Thunder Pattern?

But usually, cultivators first learn the Thunder Magnetism Formation, then they can grasp the Secondary Thunder Formation Patterns.

Given my current Divine Sense capability, I can’t learn the Third Grade Thunder Magnetism Formation, nor can I comprehend the Second Grade Twenty Patterns Thunder Magnetic Absolute Formation; how then can I grasp the Secondary Thunder Pattern?

”No, that’s not right...”

Mo Hua suddenly remembered that he had previously spent time researching the Secondary Thunder Pattern.

During that period, in order to learn how to restore the Letter Token and decode the Yuan Magnetic Pattern, I simulated the evolution of the Secondary Thunder Pattern daily, recording each pattern in Jade Slips, amassing a large library of Secondary Thunder Patterns. ＲÀꞐ∅ꞖЕṣ

These Secondary Thunder Patterns were like ”keys,” used to test when decryption was needed.

Similar to an ”enumeration” style of deciphering Magnetic Patterns.

But these ”Secondary Thunder Patterns” were at best tools.

I merely recorded them simply, which couldn’t be considered understanding, let alone ”mastery”.

Nor did I know how to use the Secondary Thunder Patterns to break others’ rules or ”alter” Yuan Magnetic Patterns.

”However, Elder Zheng already told me the principle... the regularity of formations doesn’t deceive.”

Mo Hua pondered deeply.

According to the principle...

”The Secondary Thunder Pattern itself is a connection between Magnetic Patterns.”

”So its very existence can be understood as a kind of construction, and naturally, it can also be understood as a kind of ’alteration’.”

”The Secondary Thunder Pattern is a formless, subtle Thunder Pattern that has diverse and infinite forms.”

”And each form of Secondary Thunder Pattern corresponds to a type of Magnetic Pattern change.”

”Suppose if the complex and numerous Secondary Thunder Patterns of the same category are grouped together, wouldn’t that integrate a whole class of Yuan Magnetic changes?”

”It would be like melding together many keys into a ’universal’ key...”

”A universal key can open many locks.”

”A ’universal’ Secondary Thunder Pattern can also trigger multiple changes in Magnetic Patterns.”

”And when numerous Secondary Thunder Patterns are summarized and gathered together, wouldn’t that be...”

Mo Hua paused for a moment, then his heart trembled.

Returning to the Source?!

The Five Elements Sect’s... Back Origin Calculation?

Those who Return to the Source simplify complexity into simplicity, unify the many into one.

The ancestors of the Five Elements Sect summarized all the Five Elements Formations together to form a Five Elements ”Source Pattern”.

In other words, if I were to return to the source all the Secondary Thunder Patterns I’ve recorded over time, could I form a...

Secondary Thunder ”Source Pattern”?

And this Secondary Thunder Source Pattern would then be equivalent to... a Formation Flow?!

The more Mo Hua thought about it, the more shocked he became.

This is the essence of the Five Elements Sect’s Back Origin Calculation?

Is this the method by which the Five Elements Sect created Formation Flows?

Secondary Thunder Formation Patterns, Back Origin Calculation, self-created Formation Flow...

Mo Hua’s heart fluttered.

Momentarily, he realized he had comprehended something remarkable. But upon further thought, he felt some apprehensions.

The ”Source Pattern” resulting from the Five Elements Sect’s Back Origin seemed like a ”plague” that could parasitize and multiply, and perhaps even the downfall of the Five Elements Sect was related to this ”Source Pattern”.

Then if I use the Five Elements Sect’s spell point to return the source of Secondary Thunder Patterns, what will I ultimately calculate?

Won’t it also be a source of chaos ”Source Pattern”?

Mo Hua frowned.

But after pondering for a while, he realized he didn’t seem to fear this thing.

The Five Elements Source Pattern was beyond his reach because it was the collective return to the source by great powers of the Five Elements Sect over generations, being realms above him.

But if it’s something I calculate with my divine thought mastery, I should still be able to handle it.

The key is that an entire Formation Great Dao is in front of me, and to not try makes Mo Hua extremely uneasy.

Especially since it concerns the comprehension of the Thunder Magnetism Array Law.

”Let’s give it a try first...”

Mo Hua retrieved a large stack of Jade Slips from his storage bag.

These Jade Slips contained the numerous Secondary Thunder Patterns he simulated, calculated, perceived, recorded down over the years.

In total, there were no less than a thousand.

Mo Hua began attempting to use the ”Back Origin Calculation” he learned from the Five Elements Sect to return the source of these complex and numerous Secondary Thunder Patterns.

Just like how the Five Elements Sect returned the source of the Five Elements Formations.

Fortunately, although the Secondary Thunder Patterns were extraordinary, their forms were relatively simple, making the return to the source not very difficult, just right for Mo Hua to practice.

Mo Hua started with the simplest, returning the source of two similar Secondary Thunder Patterns into one.

After returning the source two by two, he again ”returned to the source” the Secondary Thunder Patterns

Returning once, then another time, so on, piece by piece, item by item, from few to many, from shallow to deep, always returning to the source...

Initially, things went smoothly, but the further it went, the more challenging the return became, consuming more Divine Sense, requiring enormous Divine Sense calculation power.

Mo Hua had no choice but to employ all available methods, including Heavenly secret Calculation and Heavenly secret Tricky Calculation.

Benefiting from the solid formation foundation and profound formation understanding honed under Elder Master Xun, the robust divine sense at Foundation Establishment Peak, integrating tricky calculations with divine sense calculation power, absorbing Divine Marrow into Dao Hua’s telekinesis, and Elder Zheng’s guidance on Thunder Magnetic Array Theory...

Plus, the copious Secondary Thunder Pattern Library he accumulated early on, which consumed a lot of time and effort.

This entire ”Returning to the Source” process went unusually smoothly, although it was a tiresome, complex ordeal.

This is the cumulative progression of the Dao of Formation.

Thus without day or night, continuously returning to the source, more than a month passed...

After all this time without rest, through hard effort and day-night calculations, Mo Hua finally returned the source to develop a Formation Flow ”prototype”.

This turned out to be the...

A very peculiar object.

In the jade slip, a small object composed purely of Secondary Thunder Patterns, resembling a matchstick figure, seemed to have come alive.