Asking about longevity

Mo Hua and the others temporarily stayed in the Five Elements Sect.

They stayed in the most noble guest rooms in the entire sect, with elegant style and luxurious furnishings.

Everything about food and daily life is also of the highest standard.

Lingshan delicacies, century-old wine, Yunwu tea, Baihua cakes, everything...

The reception of the Five Elements Sect was extremely attentive, but their attitude was not friendly. They were just polite on the surface, with a fake smile on their face, their eyes were still cold, and their attitude was very distant.

Although he was eating and drinking well, Mo Hua was not here to play after all. He wanted to learn formations.

He was thinking about the Five Elements Spiritual Array.

But the head of the Five Elements Sect shied away:

"Logically speaking, since it is an agreement made by our ancestors, we naturally have no reason to violate it..."

"But after all, it's been hundreds of years..."

The head of the Five Elements Sect looked troubled, "Some of the senior elders in the sect have passed away. We, the juniors, don't know the specific matters agreed upon, so we need to discuss it and consider the relevant matters."

"Please forgive me, Senior Zhuang."

"In these days, please take a break in the Five Elements Sect and appreciate the inheritance and great scenery of our Five Elements Sect..."

"We will discuss the matter of learning the formation as soon as possible."

The head of the Five Elements Sect, whose surname is Liao, has a golden crown and jade attire, a white face without beard, a dignified appearance, and the demeanor of a leader.

The same goes for what you say.

Saying it is the same as not saying it.

Mo Hua curled his lips and was about to say something when Mr. Zhuang said:

"Then there is Master Lao Liao."

Leader Liao was flattered and said quickly:

"Don't dare, this is what juniors should do."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Master Liao stood up and left.

After Master Liao left, Mo Hua said doubtfully:

"Master, are they playing tricks?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "The Zhen Sect's ultimate formation cannot be easily learned by others. It is normal to delay..."

"They won't regret it, right?"

"No, I don't dare."

Mo Hua said: "Then do we have to wait?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "Wait a minute."

Mr. Zhuang glanced at the frowning Mo Hua and said with a gentle smile:

"I'm tired from the journey and just need a rest. You can also take advantage of this time to have fun in the Five Elements Sect..."

"Playing?" Mo Hua was a little confused.

"Yes." Mr. Zhuang said, "The Five Elements Sect has a nice view. You can take the opportunity to stroll around. There is no need to worry about the formation."

Mr. Zhuang looked like he had his own plans.

Mo Hua couldn't guess, so he could only say: "Okay..."

Then listen to Master and let's play for a while...

…

Head Liao left the guest room and walked along the spacious corridor, past the carved but slightly deserted pavilions and pavilions, through various palaces that were more than gorgeous but flashy, and finally reached a quiet mountain peak.

On the mountain peak, there is a cave.

The cave is a bit old, obviously built earlier, but the materials used in the details are also expensive, but it looks more low-key.

Head Liao looked respectful and rang the carved jade bell in front of the house.

The clear and sweet sound of jade sounded and spread into the cave.

Leader Liao stood in awe and waited.

I don’t know how long it took, but there was a flash of light in front of the cave, the formation was untied, the door opened, and an old voice came from inside the door:

"come in."

Leader Liao perked up, adjusted his Taoist robe, and walked into the cave.

Inside the cave, it is equally exquisite and luxurious.

In the hall, there was a white-haired old man sitting, with a strong aura and great authority.

This person is the great elder of the Five Elements Sect.

He is also the only remaining member of the Five Elements Sect, a great monk in the Golden Core Realm.

Headmaster Liao bowed his hands and said, "I'm disturbing the Great Elder's retreat."

The great elder opened his eyes, his eyes shining brightly, "Is that person here?"

Head Liao cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

The great elder frowned, his expression solemn, silent, wondering what he was thinking about.

Leader Liao whispered:

"The formation...do you want to pass it on?"

The great elder's eyes turned cold, "You can't pass it on!"

Head Liao hesitated, "This is an agreement made by our ancestors. If we don't pass it on, wouldn't it be... difficult to explain..."

"You don't understand." The Great Elder said solemnly, "The Five Elements Sect is different from the past, and it is no longer time to abide by such ancestral rules."

Leader Liao was puzzled, but he did not dare to disobey the elder, so he had to accept it.

The Great Elder glanced at Master Liao and sighed in his heart.

The Five Elements Sect is really in decline.

Once upon a time, there were so many masters in the sect. How could a mere late-stage foundation-builder be the head of the Five Elements Sect?

This golden elixir of mine was only an elder back then...

But things are different now, and I have no choice.

This is already the most talented disciple among the younger generations of the Five Elements Sect.

There are some things that you still need to explain clearly to him.

The great elder's eyes darkened and he explained:

"We built buildings, built caves, benefited the sect, and earned a lot of spiritual stones. The root cause is because of the formation."

"With the formation, our Five Elements Sect can establish a sect."

"When the Five Elements Sect establishes a sect and monks seeking formations gather together, Lishan City will be prosperous, and our mountain gate will be rich in every inch of land."

"We, the younger generation disciples, can earn spiritual stones even if we lie down."

The great elder frowned:

"The problem now is that our Five Elements Sect's formation has declined..."

"It's too easy to earn spiritual stones, too rich in oil and water, and too full to eat. From top to bottom, one by one, everyone has begun to stop making progress, stop practicing, and stop learning formations..."

"As long as the caves outside are there, the Five Elements Sect will have a steady stream of spiritual stones coming in."

"You don't have to work hard, you can earn spiritual stones."

"Who's going to try harder?"

"Our Five Elements Sect no longer uses formations to establish our sect, but builds our sect based on earth and wood."

"But as a result, the entire Five Elements Sect's formation attainments will plummet!"

"Now let alone the second-grade formation masters, it would be good to have a few first-grade formation masters..."

Leader Liao said solemnly:

"This junior also deeply agrees with this matter and has already found a way to solve it."

"The sect has decided to rectify the atmosphere, innovate the monastic industry, encourage disciples to study formations, train formation masters, and make the Five Elements Sect a major formation sect again..."

Leader Liao sounded sincere.

The great elder looked calm, even a little indifferent.

These empty words have been said for more than a hundred years.

The interests are so deep-rooted that no one dares to take action even if the entire sect is affected.

The disciples in the sect have lost their Taoism. It is even more impossible to expect them to endure hardships and learn the formations all over again.

Real interests cannot be changed.

The ethos of the formation involves the Taoist mind. Once it is corrupted, it will be extremely difficult to correct it.

And over the years, the person who has obtained the most spiritual stones from them, besides himself, the great elder, is him, the head of the Five Elements Sect.

The knife used to kill a pig is held in the pig's hand.

How could this flesh be cut off?

The great elder said calmly:

"This is not something that happens overnight..."

"The top priority is to find a way to protect the inheritance of our Five Elements Sect."

"Especially the Five Elements Spiritual Formation, which is the foundation of the sect, must not be spread to outsiders!"

The great elder's eyes turned cold:

"This sect must be firmly held in our hands and monopolized by our Five Elements Sect."

"It doesn't matter if we can't learn it, but no one outside the Five Elements Sect can learn it. Even if it rots, it can only rot in our Five Elements Sect!"

"Even if it is lost, it must not fall into the hands of others."

"Otherwise, the foundation of my Five Elements Sect will definitely be shaken!"

Leader Liao's eyes lit up, "The Great Elder is far-sighted and thinks well!"

This flattery is neither painful nor itchy.

The great elder's expression was neither salty nor bland.

Leader Liao thought for a moment and then added:

"However, this formation is extremely difficult. Over the years, only a few people in our Five Elements Sect have been able to learn it, and most of them are senior elders from the past."

"Since the previous sect leader passed away, there are no disciples among the descendants who can truly learn this Five Elements Spiritual Formation."

"If our Five Elements Sect disciples are like this, can outsiders like them really learn it?"

There was a trace of fear in the Great Elder's eyes.

"able!"

Leader Liao was slightly surprised.

The elder's eyebrows twitched, "You don't know, back then, this man named Zhuang almost actually learned this Five Elements Spiritual Formation!"

Leader Liao looked shocked, "How is that possible?"

The great elder still had lingering fears when he recalled the past:

"Back then, I was just an ordinary disciple. I was there and saw that man's talent and talent. I restored the pattern of the Five Elements Spiritual Array bit by bit in front of the Five Elements Sect Master and all the elders. I understand the core of the Five Elements Spiritual Array, and understand the formation of the Five Elements Spiritual Array bit by bit..."

"Only a little bit, he really learned it, if not..."

If not...

The sect master and elders at that time used some tricks to really let him learn...

The great elder's eyes narrowed slightly and he swallowed these words in his stomach.

Leader Liao was still in disbelief, "Refining Qi?"

"Refining Qi!"

Leader Liao frowned and said: "The Five Elements Spiritual Array has a level of thirteen lines. During his Qi refining period, can he have the consciousness of thirteen lines? This is impossible..."

The great elder sighed: "His spiritual consciousness does not have the Thirteen Marks, but he almost learned it..."

Leader Liao felt it was unbelievable:

"You don't have enough spiritual consciousness to learn this formation?"

The great elder looked solemnly and said:

"Their sect has an inheritance that allows them to understand the origins of formations. They know everything about them. Even if they lack spiritual awareness, they can still understand some formations that they could not understand originally!"

Head Liao was stunned, "How can there be such a heritage?"

The great elder looked in awe:

"This is the most advanced type of inheritance among the formations. It requires extremely high understanding and top-notch skills. It is not something that ordinary monks can learn and master."

"And he is the one who has learned the best among all the disciples in the past."

"So as long as you are in the realm of Qi refining, you can break the rules to comprehend it, and you almost comprehended it, the first-grade and thirteen-line Five Elements Spiritual Array!"

The great elder sighed sadly:

"Although the Five Elements Spiritual Formation of our Five Elements Sect is extremely rare, it is still inferior to this kind of real uninherited learning..."

Leader Liao lowered his head, with greed and desire in his eyes.

But his little thoughts couldn't be hidden from the great elder.

The great elder's face darkened and he said in a cold voice:

"Don't have any evil intentions. No matter how downtrodden their group is, we can't offend them!"

Headmaster Liao was shocked and said yes.

But there was some disapproval in his eyes.

Leader Liao thought for a moment and then said:

"Great Elder, but this time, he shouldn't be learning...he should be here to let his disciples learn. Do we need to be so cautious?"

The Great Elder said calmly: "Be careful when sailing the ten thousand year ship."

Leader Liao nodded, "The Great Elder said..."

He recalled the scene in front of the mountain gate and sighed:

"Among his disciples, the young formation master looks like he is only ten years old, and he is already a qualified first-grade formation master. His talent is really impressive..."

"I don't know where I found the good seedlings..."

Why doesn’t our Five Elements Sect have one?

Head Liao felt a little resentful.

"Teen years old, first-grade formation master..."

The Great Elder frowned and shook his head, "This kind of talent is considered very good for ordinary monks, but among their sect, it is only ordinary."

"Especially compared to the man named Zhuang back then, it's not worth mentioning."

Head Liao was slightly startled, feeling that this great elder had such a strong tone!

A first-grade formation master is not worth mentioning...

But he didn't dare to refute.

He only has foundation building, and he is indeed not as knowledgeable as the great elders at the Golden Core stage.

The great elder thought for a moment and suddenly warned:

"Compared to this little formation master, the one you should be more careful about is his senior brother and senior sister."

"Brother and sister?"

Master Liao thought of the other two disciples beside Mr. Zhuang.

A sword-shaped eyebrow and starry eyes, a hibiscus emerging from the water.

They look like a pair of brothers and sisters. Although they are blocked by spiritual weapons and cannot see the details with their spiritual consciousness, they have the bearing of a big family, the richness of their cultivation, and their outstanding temperament...

It's flawless!

He is a top-notch cultivator!

At the same time, he could tell at a glance that he was a disciple that their Five Elements Sect did not deserve to have.

Head Liao’s expression also became solemn:

"Great Elder, do you mean that they are Senior Zhuang, the true heirs of the formation?"

The great elder nodded and said, "Not bad."

The Great Elder pondered for a moment, his eyes brightened slightly, and he seemed to understand Mr. Zhuang's intention:

"That little formation master is just the leader."

"Teen years old, ninth level Qi refining, first-grade formation master. He wants to give us a showdown."

"But this little formation master shouldn't be that important."

"If he was really important, he wouldn't have dismounted himself and stepped forward to clear the way."

"Obviously, the real troublesome ones are the senior brothers and sisters of this small formation master."

"His senior brother and senior sister come from aristocratic families and have deeper cultivation than him, so their formations are naturally more advanced than his!"

"Besides, there are still two people."

"If we really let them learn it, it is very likely that they will really learn the ultimate formation of our Five Elements Sect!"

…

The Great Elder's eyes were solemn, and Head Liao also looked worried.

"Then Great Elder, what should we do? It's impossible to really stop him and prevent them from learning the formation, right?"

To use his hands would be to tear his face apart.

The result is hard to say.

The First Elder was thick-skinned: "Delay first, delay as long as you can, until they have no patience."

"What if I can't hold it off?"

The great elder's eyes were bright, "If we can't hold it off, we'll use other methods..."

Leader Liao's eyes moved slightly and nodded.

…

The Five Elements Sect began to delay.

Mr. Zhuang also looked leisurely and not in a hurry.

Mo Hua had no choice but to follow his master's orders and start "playing" in the Five Elements Sect with his junior brother and senior sister.

The Five Elements Sect is very big and has many caves. There are even more caves than disciples...

It seems that it was once very spacious and had too many spiritual stones to use up, so it was so squandering that it built caves everywhere.

In addition to the cave, other monastic buildings, such as practice rooms, meditation rooms, alchemy rooms, weapon refining rooms, array pavilions, etc., are also available.

Even some buildings that were completely unused were built.

These buildings are neither inhabited by monks nor used by monks. They are not even functional at all. They are closed and empty. No one knows what they were built for...

Like most other sects, the Five Elements Sect is also divided into an inner sect and an outer sect.

The inner sect is the body of the sect.

The disciples of the inner sect are one with the sect. They are both prosperous and destructive.

They learn the orthodox inheritance of the Five Elements Sect, follow the teachings of the Five Elements Sect, are bound to the sect, and their interests are integrated.

The sect's property is also managed by the inner disciples.

The core positions of the sect are also held by inner disciples.

Generally speaking, inner disciples are not allowed to leave the sect.

Disciples from the outer sect are not so particular.

They mostly practice martial arts and learn formations.

The relationship with the sect is one of mentorship, but not strict; there is kindness, but not close.

As long as you hand over the spirit stone, you can learn if you want to learn. If you don't want to learn, you can leave. The sect does not restrict you.

The outer sect is more like an industry of the sect.

The sect took out part of the inheritance and taught it to the outside world in order to expand the sect's influence and earn Shuxiu and spiritual stones.

The Five Elements Sect is a third-grade sect with a great reputation, and its cultivation is also very expensive - at least for Mo Hua, it is very expensive, and he cannot afford it.

The three of them, Mo Hua, walked together and wandered around the Five Elements Sect.

Most of the people I saw were elders and disciples of the inner sect.

The elders inside the door turned a blind eye to them.

On the contrary, some disciples, although they had been taught and instructed by the elders, did not know the inside story and would secretly point out and comment on them behind their backs.

Mo Hua has a strong sense of consciousness, so he can clearly hear what they say behind their backs.

What surprised Mo Hua was that the male disciples were hostile to them, but the female disciples were fine.

Male disciples are usually unhappy and say:

"It was that kid who rode a big horse, trampled the threshold to pieces, and swaggered into the mountain gate, leaving all the elders inside the gate with shame!"

"Too arrogant!"

"Because I am a first-grade formation master, I am arrogant!"

"His senior brother, the one in white, is even more arrogant than him!"

"I heard that there were several senior brothers in the sect who wanted to discuss matters with him, but he ignored them."

"No, I heard that several senior brothers came to him for a discussion, but he beat them up severely!"

"That's because he concealed his cultivation and won without force!"

"Although he is refining his qi, he has the strength to build a foundation, but he just doesn't say anything about it!"

"How despicable!"

…

The male disciple was filled with indignation.

The female disciple said something else:

"That boy in white is so handsome!"

"I heard that I am from a noble family..."

"No wonder, the temperament is different at first glance."

"I don't know which aristocratic family it is. It's not far away. If I marry into it, can I come back and see..."

"And that little formation master is white and tender, and very cute!"

"I heard he's still a first-grade formation master."

"awesome!"

…

Mo Hua heard these words, and so did the male disciples.

He painted them with ink, so he became even more hostile to the male disciples...

Mo Hua sighed helplessly.