The Quest for Immortality

Mo Hua stayed up all night, drafting a rough plan.

Time was short, unable to achieve perfection, but it was generally acceptable.

As it stands, three days from now, it will be the day of the Sword Discussion Conference.

The progress of another arrangement was also almost complete.

The next day, Mo Hua got up early, sat on his bed, draped in the morning glow, as usual practiced for a while, then got up and went to the small study outside the Disciple’s Residence.

The study was serene, water rippling gently.

Big White lay outside, yawning, utterly bored.

Mo Hua approached and gently stroked the big dog’s head, whispering, ”Has the Sect Leader gotten up yet?”

Big White shook his head.

The study was silent, and Mo Hua did not wish to rashly disturb the Sect Leader, so he sat down by the big dog, stroking its soft white fur around its neck, while waiting for the Sect Leader to rise.

Big White, though outwardly unhappy, was honest with its body, happily wagging its tail and patting the ground.

A while later, the Taixu Sect Master emerged, looking at the scene before him, feeling an involuntary twinge of envy.

Even he had never touched the fur of this Big White dog...

It couldn’t be helped, this Big White dog had a special bloodline, and maintained its dignity, utterly refusing to be touched by others.

The Taixu Sect Master sighed softly.

Mo Hua, hearing the sigh, knew the Sect Leader was awake, and reluctantly let go of the soft white fur in his hand, stood up to bow respectfully:

”Greetings, Sect Leader.”

”Hmm.” The Taixu Sect Master nodded slightly.

Mo Hua stated his intentions, ”The items I mentioned before have been forged, would you like to take a look?”

The Taixu Sect Master pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, ”Alright.”

”I’ll take you there, but we should keep it low-key...” Mo Hua whispered.

”Alright.”

The Taixu Sect Master changed into casual clothes, restrained his aura, and called for two trusted Elders. They boarded a carriage, taking a side path under Mo Hua’s guidance, heading northwest towards Solitary Mountain City.

Currently, with the Sword Discussion Conference approaching, at the Qian Learning State Boundary, the roads were bustling with crowds.

But this was on the bustling sections.

Solitary Mountain City was remote, with few cultivators coming and going, making the road quite smooth.

The Sect Leader’s carriage was paired with a superior Spirit Horse and the formation was a high-rank ”Wind-Riding Formation,” moving swiftly.

In less than half a day, they arrived at Solitary Mountain City.

Solitary Mountain City, by now, had begun to show signs of new vitality.

Spiritual Machines towered, mines were grand and magnificent, formations stood densely, with lights intermingling with each other.

Mining Cultivators lined up in dragon-like formations, dense yet orderly.

The faces of sects traveling through the city were also more vibrant.

The Taixu Sect Master watched somewhat dazed.

He was not unaware of what Mo Hua had done at Solitary Mountain, but hearing was one thing—seeing it with his own eyes was a wholly different sensation.

The scale and transformation of Solitary Mountain City left him, the Taixu Sect Master, both disoriented and doubtful.

He found it hard to believe that a Foundation Establishment Disciple could truly accomplish such a feat...

The carriage continued onward, entered Solitary Mountain City, passing through streets and alleys, arriving before the Refinery Shop.

Nowadays, the Refinery Shop covered a vast area, with numerous gigantic refining furnaces, like iron-cast monsters, spewing fire and smoke.

The furnaces roared, white smoke billowed, amid the sporadic sounds of metal forging within the refinery, the spectacle was grand.

The Taixu Sect Master gazed at the sprawling Refinery Shop, stayed silent for a moment, then couldn’t help but ask Mo Hua:

”This Refinery Shop... it’s not yours, is it?”

Mo Hua hurriedly waved his hand, ”How could it be.”

The Taixu Sect Master said nothing.

”Sect Leader, let’s go inside. I’ll lead you...” Mo Hua jumped off the carriage and walked towards the refinery.

The stern guards at the refinery’s entrance, upon seeing Mo Hua, instantly brightened their eyes, greeted reverently:

”Young Master Mo!”

”Yes, yes.”

Mo Hua nodded and continued inside.

Along the way, almost all the Artifact Refiners and disciples, no matter what they were doing, would immediately stop their work, delightedly salute and greet Mo Hua:

”Young Master Mo!”

”Hello, Young Master Mo!”

”Greetings, Young Master Mo...”

Mo Hua smiled and greeted them back, as if he were at home.

The Taixu Sect Master’s expression was nuanced.

They proceeded to the inner parts of the refinery, where Master Gu, still busy refining artifacts and sweating profusely, hurriedly came out to greet them, apologetically saying:

”Young Master Mo, sorry for not welcoming you sooner, truly apologize...”

”There’s no need to be so courteous,” Mo Hua replied.

He understood how busy the refinery was.

”These are... the Elders of my Taixu Sect, here to inspect the Spiritual Artifacts and Formation media.”

Mo Hua didn’t reveal the status of the Taixu Sect Master.

Master Gu didn’t notice.

Yet he was an experienced man, with extraordinary insight, seeing the visitors were serene in demeanor, their cultivations profound, recognized them as ”distinguished guests,” and dared not be negligent, respectfully said:

”Everyone, please.”

Time was pressing, so Master Gu skipped the pleasantries and directly led everyone to the artifacts warehouse.

The warehouse was piled high with various Spiritual Artifacts, knives, spears, swords, halberds, armor, Taoist robes, all readily available.

The Taixu Sect Master raised his eyebrow.

From the surface, the Spiritual Artifacts in the warehouse seemed to be freshly forged ”embryos,” just Second Grade high-rank, not remarkable.

But, being the Sect Master, his vision was keen, with a single glance he could tell these were not ordinary Standard Spiritual Weapons, but entirely special ”custom Spiritual Artifacts.”

A whole warehouse full.

Moreover, they weren’t simple custom Spiritual Artifacts.

The Taixu Sect Master, within his mind, ran through the Qian Learning State Boundary, Four Great Sects, Eight Great Gates, Twelve Streams, Qian Learning Hundred Gates, reviewing the strengths of various sects’ specialty inheritance styles, quickly discovering these custom Spiritual Artifacts, in certain respects, were actually ”restraining Spiritual Artifacts.”