The Quest for Immortality

Taixu Gate.

Mo Hua had just returned to the Disciple’s Residence when an elder from Taia Mountain personally arrived, presenting a Formation Diagram as a gift.

”Taia Mountain Opening Sword Formation Map.”

Mo Hua was overjoyed and marveled that the Taia Sect Leader was indeed decisive, giving away such a treasure so generously and even delivering it in person.

Mo Hua solemnly accepted it and sincerely thanked:

”Thank you, Elder! And thanks to the Sect Leader!”

The Taia Elder smiled and nodded, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then took his leave.

After the elder left, Mo Hua closed the door, burned incense, washed his hands, and couldn’t wait to open the Taia Sword Formation Map.

As the Sword Array came into view, the ancient Sword Patterns exuded an overwhelming and majestic Heavy Sword aura.

Mo Hua scanned it with his eyes, taking in all the Sword Patterns, and was extremely pleased.

A second-grade Nineteen Patterns Sword Array.

Apart from the Ultimate Formation, this was almost the most top-tier Sword Array among second-grade arrays.

The Taia Sect Leader was more generous than he had imagined.

Mo Hua had actually acquired the Taia Mountain Opening Sword Formation long ago.

He had ”extorted” it from Sword Bone.

Sword Bone was once a disciple of the Taia Sect, but later got lost in the depths of the Refining Demon Mountain, captured by monster cultivators and taken into the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, forced to become an Evil Sword Master, crafting Evil Swords for the monsters every day.

His inheritance included part of the Taia Sect’s Sword-Casting Master Skill, including the Taia Sect’s Sword Formation.

Mo Hua had learned the Mountain Opening Sword Formation.

This matter could not be hidden.

The reason he requested the Taia Mountain’s Sword Formation from the Taia Sect Leader was actually to have a ”legitimate” path.

The Sword Arrays Mo Hua currently mastered weren’t ones that could be publicly displayed.

Especially the Taia Mountain’s Sword Formation.

The sect’s inheritance rules were very strict.

If one didn’t inform beforehand, being exposed would surely cause big trouble.

After all, learning without permission is theft of inheritance.

Even if the Three Sects Unification had occurred, such matters were still disgraceful.

Considering this, even if the Taia Sect Leader didn’t express it, he would surely hold discontent in his heart and mark it against Mo Hua.

Thus, now that there was an opportunity, it was better to use the Sword Discussion occasion to ”borrow” the Taia Sword Formation from the Taia Sect Leader.

That would count as having a legitimate path.

This way, if he used the Taia Sword Formation to demonstrate his power later, the Taia Sect Leader would not only not blame him but might even proudly commend him for learning well.

Understanding human relations is an art.

Many times, people value face in their actions.

And now, the Sword Formation given by the Taia Sect Leader was of even higher grade than the one he obtained from Sword Bone.

Not only was its structure complete and its Formation Patterns precise, but Sword Qi flowed abundantly between the Patterns.

The number of Formation Patterns increased by four.

That was a delightful surprise.

This Sword Formation could be used openly in front of everyone.

The most valuable part was that his Godslaying Sword had integrated the Five Elements Sword Formation.

Now, having learned the more advanced Taia Sword Formation, the power of his Godslaying Sword could be further enhanced.

It was truly a benefit in multiple ways.

Mo Hua then took some time to learn this more orthodox and advanced Taia Sword Formation.

Thanks to the Sword Array foundation given by Sword Bone.

When integrating the Taia Sword Formation into the Godslaying Sword, Mo Hua had a deep understanding of the related Sword Dao Laws.

Therefore, he learned quickly.

In just four hours, he had mastered it quite thoroughly.

He then practiced on the Taoist Stele more than ten times, feeling confident before exiting his Sea of Consciousness. From his Storage Bag, he carefully selected a ”source-opening” Spirit Sword, meticulously inscribed the second-grade Nineteen Patterns Taia Mountain Opening Sword Formation onto it.

After completing the inscription, he sealed the sword’s body.

Thus, a ”Mountain Opening Sword” was completed.

As Mo Hua looked at the Mountain Opening Sword, he thought to himself:

”The Daluo Sect’s Flying Sword genius, on par with Xiaoxiao as the two Sword Dao prodigies of the Eight Great Gates...”

”How can this be?”

”This Ye Zhiyuan, at what level, with what vision, could be compared with Xiaoxiao?”

Tomorrow, I’ll knock him down a notch with a single sword stroke.

The first Sword Dao prodigy of the Eight Great Gates can only be my Junior Brother Xiaoxiao.

...

The next day, at the Sword Discussion Conference.

Outside Mount of Tao, amidst the audience, it was still a sea of people.

The attention on this Sword Discussion was almost the highest since the ground-level Sword Discussions began.

Not only because of the infuriating Mo Hua.

But also the two Sword Dao prodigies of the Eight Great Gates.

Featuring the Daluo’s Flying Sword, Chongxu Sword True Art, two superior swordsmanship techniques.

And the contest for the top position of the Eight Great Gates.

This was bound to be a brutal, bloody, and long battle, where the disciples of both sides would fight to the bitter end. .

There was simply no reason to miss such a Sword Discussion tournament.

Everyone was eagerly anticipating.

Among the crowd, a fair-faced cultivator with a scholarly aura was eloquently chatting with others, drawing from the stories of various sects with ease, thoroughly enjoying the conversation.

Regular attendees of the Sword Discussions knew this person’s name:

Bai Xiaosheng.

Bai Xiaosheng was in the midst of an enjoyable discussion when he suddenly noticed someone tugging at his sleeve. Turning, he saw a fair and delicate-looking young teenager, feeling a bit disappointed.

The Little Scholar gestured for him to look to the side.

Bai Xiaosheng, somewhat reluctantly, cupped his hands to the crowd, saying: ”Excuse me for a moment; I’ll be right back.”

With that, he followed the Little Scholar aside, asking, ”Why are you here?”

The Little Scholar’s voice was clear: ”Sir, if you don’t head upstairs soon, the elders will be displeased.”

”I’m not going.” Bai Xiaosheng sneered, ”What’s there upstairs? Higher up, looking down, the whole world is nothing but ants; you can’t clearly see any faces. What’s the fun in that? I’m not going, I’m not going...”