The Quest for Immortality

Mo Hua’s divine thought body, due to cultivating Heaven Yan Jue, resembled an immortal child of around ten years old, with skin as fair as jade, glowing with a golden light. Now, a dragon horn had grown on his forehead, giving him an aura of dignity from exorcism divine beasts beyond his demigod human form.

It is said that the Pixiu is an ancient descendant of dragons.

The horn of the Pixiu resonated with the dragon soul within Mo Hua’s body, gradually merging with his divine thought, appearing perfectly unified.

After establishing the contract, the Pixiu’s large head rubbed against Mo Hua.

It didn’t speak, but the ”telepathic connection” Mo Hua understood and nodded in agreement:

”It’s a promise, I will definitely bring the filth here for you!”

The Pixiu was very satisfied.

In its eyes, Mo Hua now appeared as a golden ”fortune cat.”

And in Mo Hua’s eyes, this big Pixiu was equivalent to the ”Big Tiger” protecting him.

Mo Hua touched his forehead again.

The horn on his forehead had already vanished.

Yet, this horn seemed like a contract etched into his Sea of Consciousness, constantly reminding him of the contract with Pixiu.

If the promise is broken, he would face the punishment of the Power of Laws from the divine beast.

At the same time, Mo Hua could feel a force of laws emanating from Pixiu.

This force of laws held the fortune of repelling evil, although Mo Hua couldn’t actively harness it, he seemed passively immune to a degree of evil spirit’s power.

This can also be seen as Pixiu’s ”blessing.”

Mo Hua wasn’t afraid of evil spirits, but the Power of Laws for repelling evil is indeed a valuable asset.

Such innate divine beast talent is generally sought after by many. Now it’s etched into his Sea of Consciousness, allowing for possible future comprehension of the laws within.

Having been given a ”horn” by Pixiu, Mo Hua was now considered its kin.

Pixiu no longer barred his path, shaking its large head before slowly rising, moving its rear to reveal the entrance to the divine temple behind it, which was the exit for sealing the Great Wilderness holy relic.

”You can leave now!”

Mo Hua’s eyes brightened, waved goodbye to the large-headed Pixiu, and stepped into the exit, where his heart and mind instantly connected, feeling enlightened.

In reality, Mo Hua opened his eyes.

His forehead was still clasped by the white bone crown, yet his divine sense moved freely, completely unobstructed.

This meant that this Great Wilderness holy relic was utterly ineffective against him.

The power of Pixiu could no longer seal him.

Having broken through the Great Wilderness holy relic, there was also the surrounding prison of flesh and blood.

This was Mr. Tu’s unique control of formation patterns with blood strands, manipulating the Blood Sacrifice Formation using the maze’s flesh to form a prison.

To succeed, one must plan; those who fail didn’t plan.

Previously, Mo Hua devised many methods to open this prison of flesh and blood, ready to attempt them one by one.

Yet, with a thought, he seemingly sensed something, and the flesh began to move, unexpectedly opening the prison by itself.

It seemed the maze’s flesh could respond to his ”command.”

Mo Hua paused, slightly surprised.

”Is it because I learned the formation pivot of Blood Sacrifice, understanding Heaven’s Mystery Formation?”

”Or is it because I once ’consumed’ an evil embryo, thus forming a connection with the Evil God’s maze?”

Mo Hua frowned.

However, now with time pressing, he couldn’t thoroughly investigate each possibility.

Being unconfined by the blood and flesh maze was indeed fortunate.

Leaving the prison of flesh, no longer restrained in his Sea of Consciousness, without Mr. Tu present, Mo Hua finally could explore the maze ”freely.”

He moved along the blood and flesh maze, observing as he advanced.

The entire blood and flesh maze had an exterior of flesh and skeletal remains, built internally by Mystery Sky Formation and the Blood Sacrifice Formation Pivot.

Formation patterns, formation pivot, including basic formation theory, were all taught by Mr. Tu.

But theory is ultimately theory; formations still require practical learning and application.

Before him, the blood and flesh maze exemplified Mr. Tu’s life-long expertise and formation ”example.”

The true essence was all contained within.

Moreover, Mo Hua was certain that regarding the Blood Sacrifice and Heaven’s Mystery Formation, Mr. Tu withheld many things, never taught them to him.

After all, if one teaches the ”disciple,” they may starve the ”master.”

Under such circumstances, one must be resourceful.

As a Formation Master, one must have a desire for knowledge and not wait for others to provide everything.

Learning self-reliance, and finding things to study on one’s own is crucial.

Just like the formation before him taught by Mr. Tu, it requires verification through practice; what wasn’t taught also needs exploration and comprehension.

Regarding how to explore and comprehend, Mo Hua had plentiful experience.

He took out a Jade Slip, observing as he walked.

He documented all the formation patterns and formation pivot’s depth perceivable along the way, recording every unclear detail onto the Jade Slip. Meanwhile, reconstructing in his mind the whole blood and flesh maze’s structure, and further detailed formation structures of the Blood Sacrifice Formation Pivot, not taught by Mr. Tu.

Mo Hua’s details were increasingly comprehensive.

The mental image of the blood and flesh maze and Blood Sacrifice grew ever more complete.

Simultaneously, his familiarity with the surrounding environment deepened.

However, one peculiar aspect puzzled him.

Despite its bloody, sinister, eerie, and disgusting appearance, Mo Hua felt a ”familiarity” as he walked within the maze, akin to moving through his own home.

The blood and flesh maze seemed to resonate slightly with his Sea of Consciousness.

In that instant, Mo Hua even speculated whether he might be...

Perhaps an ”evil embryo” birthed during the Evil God’s descent to the world?

Mo Hua frowned, contemplated deeply for a moment, eventually feeling reassured.