Immortality Through Array Formations

Mo Hua frowned, pretending to be shocked.

All the while, his thoughts flew rapidly, trying his best to memorize the entire Spirit Pivot Formation Chart in his mind.

Mo Hua was completely absorbed in looking at it.

Lu Chengyun felt something was amiss and was just about to say something when.

Mo Hua suddenly clutched his small head, his expression pained as he muttered:

"My Divine Sense... it's depleted..."

Lu Chengyun was slightly startled and quickly put away the Spirit Pivot Formation Chart, asking,

"Little gentleman, are you alright?"

Mo Hua's face was pale, and he weakly replied, "I'm fine..."

He glanced at the Spirit Pivot Formation Chart and shook his head in shock, saying,

"I hadn't realized that such a Formation requires such an immense amount of Divine Sense; I only looked at it for a while, and my Divine Sense is almost exhausted..."

This was within Lu Chengyun's expectations.

He nodded slightly and said, "This Formation is called the Spiritual Pivot Formation, and it is indeed the Sect Protecting Faction formation of a hidden sect. The difficulty of this Formation is truly beyond imagination."

"It's really difficult..." Mo Hua looked dejected.

Lu Chengyun's mouth curved into a smile, but his tone was comforting as he said,

"This Formation's consumption of Divine Sense is great, and it cannot be learned without Foundation Establishment."

"Little gentleman, you are but at the stage of Qi Refinement, lacking sufficient Divine Sense, so it is normal that you cannot learn it or draw it. There is no need to be discouraged."

"The path of Tao Cultivation is long and the future is vast. As long as you continue to refine your Formation skills and enhance your Divine Sense, one day you will be able to comprehend this Formation."

Lu Chengyun was encouraging Mo Hua.

Inspired, Mo Hua's expression brightened, and he nodded firmly:

"Okay!"

Lu Chengyun then smiled and said, "It's getting late today, and the little gentleman's Divine Sense has been overly depleted, causing some discomfort. You can go back to rest for now. Once you've rested well, you can come back to continue working on the Formation eye..."

Mo Hua felt somewhat guilty, "I overestimated myself and delayed the Lu Family Head's major plans..."

"It doesn't matter," Lu Chengyun said, "the way of Formations is long-standing and far-reaching; one cannot rush success in a moment. A century-long plan will not be affected by a single day's work."

A century-long plan...

This Lu Chengyun, is he plotting for a century...

Mo Hua's thoughts shifted slightly, then he nodded, taking his leave,

"Then I will go back to rest for now."

Lu Chengyun nodded, "Good."

Mo Hua then covered his small head, pretending to have a headache, and left the secret chamber. His steps were unsteady as he walked out of the hall and returned to his stone room, collapsing onto his bed.

Lu Chengyun's Divine Sense followed Mo Hua.

Seeing that Mo Hua lay quietly and motionless, he withdrew his Divine Sense after a moment.

Once Lu Chengyun retracted his Divine Sense, Mo Hua immediately sat up, his small face flushed with excitement.

He rushed to the desk, took out paper and brush, and attempted to fully recreate the Spiritual Pivot Formation, from the Formation Patterns, Formation Pivot, to the Formation eye, and other alike heavy-weight Formations, just as he had memorized them...

...

Elsewhere, inside the mural of the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses, Zhang Quan frowned at Lu Chengyun and said,

"Brother Lu, wasn't that a bit abrupt?"

Lu Chengyun's eyebrows raised slightly, "What was abrupt?"

"The matter of the Spirit Pivot Formation..." Zhang Quan said, "Did you let him know too soon..."

Zhang Quan had always been wary of Mo Hua.

Of course, he also harbored thoughts of killing him.

Lu Chengyun said indifferently, "He would have found out sooner or later."

"But..." Zhang Quan was somewhat uneasy, "What if he learns it?"

Lu Chengyun scoffed coldly, "It is a First-grade Formation with twelve patterns."

Zhang Quan was taken aback, "So what?"

A hint of disdain flashed in Lu Chengyun's eyes.

Talking to Zhang Quan, who was "Formation Blind," was really like playing the lute to a cow.

Lu Chengyun patiently explained, "First-grade with twelve patterns, 'First-grade' is the Formation Grade, and 'twelve patterns' refers to the Divine Sense requirement."

"Meaning, this First-grade Formation requires the Divine Sense of twelve patterns to be learned."

"Above ten patterns is the Divine Sense Foundation Establishment."

"And twelve patterns of Divine Sense is beyond the reach of many veteran cultivators at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment."

Zhang Quan's expression changed upon hearing this, "A First-grade Formation that can only be learned with Foundation Establishment Divine Sense, is it that outrageous?"

"That's why I said, Formations are profound and vast."

Lu Chengyun glanced at Zhang Quan, "My Divine Sense, just reached twelve patterns, while your Divine Sense is merely ten patterns..."

"So, what can this gentleman surnamed Mo use to learn?"

Lu Chengyun stated flatly.

Zhang Quan fell silent, his mind reeling with the implications.

Formations indeed are complicated.

First-grade with twelve patterns...

That kid is only at the stage of Qi Refinement; he certainly can't learn it.

But can he really not learn it?

Zhang Quan frowned.

The image of Mo Hua's young face surfaced in Zhang Quan's mind again.

Looking adorable yet detestable, and at the same time, enigmatic, he was hard to fathom.

Zhang Quan had been duped by Mo Hua countless times already, so upon seeing Mo Hua, mixed feelings of anger and some palpitations arose.

He always felt that this little devil Mo Hua was not so simple.

Moreover, he couldn't see through Mo Hua's Concealment Technique.

The more Zhang Quan thought about it, the more uneasy he became, furrowing his brow and saying,

"Brother Lu, what if his Divine Sense..."

Lu Chengyun let out a cold chuckle, "Are you trying to say what if his Divine Sense has reached Foundation Establishment?"

Zhang Quan also felt somewhat unsure,

"It's not that... It's impossible..."

Lu Chengyun snorted coldly, showing some impatience,

"The difference between Divine Sense reaching Foundation Establishment and Divine Sense at the twelve patterns is enormous."

"Moreover, even if his Divine Sense is sufficient, it's useless. Do you expect him to learn such a difficult Formation by just looking at it twice?"

Lu Chengyun's gaze turned slightly cold, "A superior Formation requires both practice and enlightenment."

"Even I spent decades of arduous practice and research to attain a mere inkling of understanding," he added.

"Then I used the Evil Formation technique to lower the threshold..."

"Integrating evil thoughts to reduce the Divine Sense threshold; using human blood to draw the Formation, lowering the control spirit threshold; using corpses as a medium, lowering the drawing Formation threshold..."

"Only then could I master and apply this Spiritual Pivot Formation within the Ten Thousand Corpses Compound Formation."

"Without years of dedicated study and understanding of the Evil Formation, without merging evil thoughts into consciousness, without using bones as pens, without using blood as ink, and without using corpses as a medium, how could he possibly learn it?"

"Do you think that by memorizing the Formation Patterns and practicing blindly a few times, he could learn it?"

"You're seriously underestimating Formation techniques!" exclaims Lu Chengyun with an icy tone.

It seemed he was reflecting on the years of painstaking effort it took to learn this Formation.

Sneaking into the Lu Family, enduring humiliation, seizing an opportunity for promotion, killing and refining corpses, extracting bones to use as pens, mixing blood for ink - he resorted to extreme measures...

His emotions surged for a moment.

Not wanting to upset Lu Chengyun, Zhang Quan took a step back and said,

"Zhang is shallow in insight and unaware of the difficulties. Please forgive me, Brother Lu..."

Regaining composure and knowing that he had been slightly agitated, Lu Chengyun returned to his genteel demeanor and said indifferently,

"Brother Zhang, you are too polite. It is always good to be considerate in everything."

Zhang Quan breathed a sigh of relief, but the shadow Mo Hua left in his heart was not easily dispelled.

After pondering, Zhang Quan still voiced his concerns in a low voice,

"Brother Lu, even if that kid can't learn the Formation, is it necessary to show it to him? It increases the risk unnecessarily..."

"If I don't show it to him, how would he willingly stay?" Lu Chengyun said.

Zhang Quan frowned.

Lu Chengyun's smile was indifferent as he continued,

"Everyone has their desires..."

"I crave power, and Brother Zhang craves beauty," he said.

"But that young gentleman is different. He's not deeply involved and doesn't know how intoxicating the flavors of power, beauty, fame, and wealth in this world can be."

"Not knowing the taste, he naturally won't yearn for it."

"Spirit Stones, female company, and influence might not necessarily move him..."

"But Formations are different!"

"This young gentleman has an innate longing for Formations."

"That is the pursuit of a Formation Master!" Lu Chengyun remarked with a touch of emotion.

"As long as it is for the sake of learning Formations, to learn advanced, complex, mystical Formations, he would be willing to do anything."

"As long as I give him this hope, that in the future I would pass the Spiritual Pivot Formation on to him, he will willingly work for me!"

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"And this young gentleman is the fish."

"A First-grade Formation Master of such a young age, with astonishing talent, and who is wholeheartedly dedicated to working for me, is more precious than dozens of Iron Corpses," Lu Chengyun's eyes glinted with determination.

Envy, jealousy, and a touch of unwillingness flashed through Zhang Quan's eyes.

Since Lu Chengyun valued that kid so much, it wouldn't be appropriate for Zhang Quan to act against him.

But until the end, nothing was certain...

Zhang Quan composed himself and said with a respectful bow,

"Brother Lu's strategic foresight is admirable!"

Lu Chengyun looked at Zhang Quan with an indecipherable expression and finally replied with a sigh,

"You're too modest, Brother Zhang."

Both harboring their own thoughts, their expressions somewhat elusive...

...

Meanwhile, in the stone room, Mo Hua was smiling beamingly.

In front of him, a Formation Diagram was laid out.

Within the Formation Diagram, there were three types of Formations that were of the same origin and essence, yet they differed in structure and had distinct levels of importance.

The three types of Formations resembled each other and were interconnected, yet their levels were clearly defined.

It looked intricate and profound, yet was meticulously beautiful.

It was the complete, First-grade twelve-pattern Spiritual Pivot Formation Chart that Mo Hua had restored!

Finally, the Formation Diagram was in his hands!