Asking about longevity

Two days later, there will be a discussion forum, which is also the last meeting of the forum.

In the past two days, Mr. Xun did not arrange any formation exercises for Mo Hua, but instead asked him to relax appropriately.

Because of such a long period of training in formations, I have learned everything I need to learn.

In just one or two days, it doesn't have to be so tight.

When Mo Hua got free time, he went to Gu's house to have a meal.

He didn't go there on his own initiative, but Aunt Wan specially invited him to go.

Mo Hua has been very busy these days and has never been to Gu's house. Wen Renwan has always been a little worried about him.

Now that she knew that he was a little free now, she specially prepared a table of spiritual meals to feed Mo Hua to prevent him from starving and losing weight.

Mo Hua couldn't resist the hospitality, so he went to have a hearty meal.

After eating, Yu'er went to the yard to catch butterflies.

Wen Renwan handed an invitation to the ink painting.

Mo Hua was startled and asked: "Aunt Wan, this is..."

"This is an invitation to the Array Conference." Wen Renwan said.

"Watch the ceremony?"

"Well," Wen Renwan said gently, "I know you like formations, and you will definitely go to the formation conference, but such a grand event is so crowded that ordinary disciples could only stand in the distance and watch the excitement. Nothing to see."

"It's different with this invitation. It's an invitation from the four major sects. It's specially sent to all the major families. We are invited to watch the ceremony. The position is also very forward. We can also see the competition clearly..."

Mo Hua was surprised, and then said: "Then isn't this invitation very valuable?"

Wen Renwan nodded, "It's rare. If it weren't for the heads and elders of the upper-level fourth- and fifth-grade aristocratic families, ordinary monks wouldn't be able to get it."

She received this invitation because she was both the legitimate daughter of the Wen family and the Taoist priest who was the next head of the Shangguan family.

Mo Hua added: "There is only one invitation and it was given to me. What about you, Aunt Wan? Don't you want to see it?"

Wenren Wan said: "I won't go."

Mo Hua is curious.

Wen Renwan said: "I went and sat with the officials. I don't like the yin and yang of those people. Maybe they will bring Yu'er with them and suffer some idleness."

Mo Hua nodded.

Wen Renwan was afraid that Mo Hua would mind, so he said, "You are different. You don't need to worry about them. All you need to do is take the invitation, find a seat, drink tea, eat fruits, and look after yourself. There is no need to talk to Shangguan." Home people.”

"And they will ask for gifts from me, but you are a guest, and Mr. Xun is backing you. There are a lot of people in the Shangguan family, and they are also elders after all. They will never embarrass you shamelessly."

"The Discussion Forum is held once every three years. It is a rare opportunity. If you can go and watch one up close, you will benefit a lot..."

Wen Renwan thought very carefully about ink painting.

Mo Hua was grateful.

If before, he would have accepted this invitation, but now the situation is a bit special...

Mo Hua declined and said, "Aunt Wan, I can't ask for this invitation."

Wen Renwan was a little surprised, "Why?"

Mo Hua was outspoken and liked formations. She had thought that Mo Hua would accept the invitation happily, but she didn't expect that he would refuse.

Mo Hua struggled for a while, and finally said frankly: "Aunt Wan, I might... also want to attend the formation discussion conference..."

Mr. Xun told him not to tell outsiders about this matter.

But Mo Hua thought about it and realized that Aunt Wan treated him so well, so she was not considered an "outsider".

What's more, the day after tomorrow is the Array Discussion Conference, so it doesn't matter if we say it now.

Wen Renwan was stunned for a long time before he figured out that Mo Hua was talking about "participating" in the Array Conference, not just going to see it.

Wen Renwan couldn't help but be a little shocked: "You are only in the middle stage of foundation building, and you don't have enough years to get started. Can you still participate?"

Mo Hua said: "I don't know either, Mr. Xun asked me to go."

He actually didn't know if what he was doing was in line with the rules.

Anyway, Mr. Xun asked him to go, so he would go.

Mr. Xun's arrangements are always right.

"Mr. Xun..."

Wenren Wan was startled, and then thought that it was no wonder, but at the same time he also felt a little emotional.

Mr. Xun also loves ink paintings too much.

An important competition like the Dao Discussion Conference can be made an exception for Mo Hua who is in the middle stage of foundation building to participate.

It is probably to let Mo Hua gain experience in advance and get used to such a big scene...

This means that Mr. Xun has high hopes for the future of ink painting.

Wen Renwan was very happy.

She thought for a moment and decided: "Since you want to compete, I will go and have a look the day after tomorrow."

Although Mo Hua also wanted Aunt Wan to visit, he couldn't help but asked: "Aunt Wan, don't you dislike those people in the Shangguan family?"

Wen Renwan snorted, "How can they compete with you? I came to watch your game, what does it have to do with them."

Mo Hua smiled.

Wen Renwan patted Mo Hua on the shoulder and said with some joy:

"Anyway, at your age, it's already amazing to be able to participate in the Dao Discussion Conference, no matter what your grades are."

"Your parents will definitely be proud of you, but it's a pity that they are far away in Lizhou and can't be with you."

"If you don't mind it, Yu'er and I will be considered half of your family. If you attend the Array Conference, I will go and see it no matter what..."

Mo Hua felt warm in his heart and smiled: "Thank you, Aunt Wan."

When Wen Renwan saw Mo Hua's clear smile, her heart was filled with tears and she couldn't help but laugh.

…

After staying leisurely at Gu's house for a while, Mo Hua returned to his clan.

Aunt Wan personally sent him to the door and said some words of encouragement, telling Mo Hua not to worry and compete well to win glory for the sect.

Mo Hua smiled and responded, "Yeah."

After that, Mo Hua took the Gu family's carriage and left Qingzhou City and headed for Taixu Gate. When passing through Taixu City, because it was still early, he got out of the car and went to Tangzhen Pavilion for a walk as usual, buying some unknown items. I have seen strange formation books and formation diagrams to broaden my experience of formations.

When going out, Mo Hua accidentally met a disciple of Taixu Sect.

This disciple has a Chinese character face, square eyebrows, and is very familiar with ink painting.

"Zheng Fang?"

Zheng Fang also looked surprised when he saw Mo Hua, "Senior brother, what a coincidence."

"Are you buying something?" Mo Hua asked.

"Yeah." Zheng Fang said, "I ran out of pen and ink, and I couldn't bear to exchange my merits for it, so I came to buy some with my spiritual stones."

"Oh." Mo Hua nodded.

He can't use up all his merits, and his pen and ink are usually directly exchanged for his merits.

Zheng Fang glanced at the ink painting and asked, "Senior brother, are you free? I want to buy some formation books for your reference."

When he first started, Zheng Fang, who had a good family background, was very dissatisfied with the fact that Mr.

But after getting along with him for so long, Zheng Fang was already convinced.

After that, he almost always called him "little senior brother" and his attitude was very admiring.

I just have some time for ink painting.

And as a "junior senior brother", it is your duty to help your junior fellow apprentice.

Mo Hua nodded: "Okay."

After that, Mo Hua turned around again and walked around Zhenge Pavilion with Zheng Fang, "guiding" him on what he should buy.

Mo Hua's current formation background, within the second-grade category, already has the meaning of "proficiency".

He has seen too much, learned too much, and practiced too much.

Not only the formation method, but also the authenticity of the general formation book, the quality of the formation pen, and the quality of the spiritual ink, he could almost tell at a glance.

Zheng Fang got Mo Hua's advice and bought some pen and ink. Then they left together and walked to the door. Mo Hua said:

"I want to go back to the sect, do you want to come with me?"

Zheng Fang shook his head and said: "No, I have an elder who is returning to the clan today. I have been taught by him since I was a child, and I want to see him off."

"Elder? From the Zheng family?"

"Um."

"Is the formation very powerful?"

Zheng Fang nodded and said: "Very powerful! He is one of the most powerful true elders in our clan."

Mo Hua's eyes lit up and he wanted to ask again, but he was afraid of delaying Zheng Fang's farewell time.

Just at this moment, a man with half-white beard and hair, tall and straight body, solemn and upright features walked over.

"Zheng Fang."

the man called.

Zheng Fang turned around and immediately said respectfully: "Little uncle."

Mo Hua was startled, raised his head and took a look at the person coming, and saw that he had a majestic appearance and deep eyes. There seemed to be lightning flashing in his eyes, and he had an aura that was not angry but powerful.

Moreover, his cultivation is profound, and he has the feeling of turning into a feather.

A real person from the Feathering Realm!

Zheng Fang quickly introduced Mo Hua:

"This is the elder I told you about. He is my uncle, a fourth-level formation master, and serves as an elder in Qian Dao Sect."

When Mo Hua heard the previous words, he felt admiration in his heart, but when he heard the last three words "Qian Dao Zong", his expression became cold.

He had never had a good impression of Qian Dao Sect, so he had no intention of talking to them.

The person who came was none other than Elder Zheng.

He didn't care about Mo Hua, a young disciple, until Zheng Fang introduced Mo Hua:

"Little uncle, this is what I mentioned to you, my little senior brother from the Taixu Sect."

Elder Zheng was a little surprised.

When Zheng Fang told him, he thought that the "little" of this "little senior brother" was the junior in the hierarchy.

Because they are all peers, they are recommended as senior brothers, so they add the word "little".

But now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I realize that this "little senior brother" is really a bit small...

He looks young, looks very young, and is fair and fair. Just looking at his appearance, it is almost hard to believe that he will be the "little senior brother" of Taixu Sect.

However, there is no order of precedence, and those who achieve it are respected.

Don't judge people by their appearance.

Since he can be regarded as a "little senior brother", it means that at least in terms of formation, he must be outstanding.

Elder Zheng's expression became gentler, "Little brother, what's your name?"

"Mo Hua." Mo Hua said.

"Ink painting..." Elder Zheng recited silently, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Draw the formation with ink, dot the ink like a painting, what a good name."

Mo Hua couldn't help but nodded when his name was praised.

He also felt that the name his parents gave him was a good one.

Therefore, my impression of this "Elder Zheng" is much better.

He actually wanted to ask the true elder of the Zheng family about the formation, but he was a little concerned about his identity, so he asked:

"Are you really the elder of Qian Dao Sect?"

Elder Zheng shook his head and said, "Not anymore."

Mo Hua was stunned, "No?"

Elder Zheng said: "I will resign."

Mo Hua was greatly pleased: "That's good!"

Elder Zheng was a little surprised and said with a complicated expression:

"That is the position of elder of Qian Dao Sect, which ranks among the top among the four major sects. Ordinary monks can only dream of it. I won't do it. What's the good of it?"

"As I said, it is something that ordinary monks can only ask for. Why should those who are truly capable have to accept this idleness?" Mo Hua said.

From his understanding, this kind of large sect has a strict hierarchy and strict distinction between superior and inferior.

If you want to get along well, you have to act like a "grandson" to your superiors and a "grandfather" to your subordinates, otherwise you will be bullied everywhere.

Mo Hua's words touched the heart of Elder Zheng.

Elder Zheng asked again: "What if you are given a place as a disciple of Qiandao Sect, are you willing to go?"

Mo Hua shook his head: "They won't accept me."

They really won't accept me.

At the beginning, he took the "entry order" given by his master and ran thousands of miles to Qiandao Sect, but was still rejected by people for his poor qualifications.

The threshold of Qiandao Sect is too high, and he can't climb up.

He still remembers this account.

Elder Zheng didn't know the reason, and asked again: "What if they are willing to accept you? Will you go?"

Mo Hua still shook his head: "No, I don't care."

He is now in Taixu Sect, and he doesn't want to get along too well.

Mr. Xun taught him the formation, and the ancestor in the back mountain taught him to transform his mind into a sword.

So many elders of the sects were kind to him, and there were also a group of junior brothers who called him "little senior brother" every day.

Compared with Taixu Sect, Qiandao Sect was not worth mentioning.

Elder Zheng saw that Mo Hua was sincere and did not speak falsely. He did not care about Qiandao Sect, which was one of the best among the four major sects. Suddenly, he became interested:

"Meeting is fate. I will treat you to tea and snacks."

Zheng Fang on the side opened his mouth wide.

It was the first time he saw his uncle, who had always been serious and rigid, treat a foundation-building disciple to tea.

Mo Hua was not polite and smiled and said, "Thank you, Senior Zheng."

Elder Zheng found a teahouse nearby and asked for a private room. Zheng Fang accompanied Mo Hua to drink tea and eat cakes.

The two chatted during the meal.

Mo Hua was not restrained by Elder Zheng's status as a Yuhua realm. He spoke calmly and generously.

After all, he often hangs out with the Dongxu Patriarch in the sect.

After a long time, he naturally has a pattern, and he will not be afraid to get along with other high-level cultivators.

The two mainly talked about formations.

The more they talked, the more surprised Elder Zheng was. He didn't expect that his nephew, who was always talking about his little senior brother, was so knowledgeable and skilled in formations, so he asked:

"Little brother, where is your family inheritance and who is your master?"

Mo Hua shook his head and said, "I am a casual cultivator, I don't have a family inheritance..."

Although I have a master, it is not convenient to say.

"Casual cultivator..."

Elder Zheng was even more surprised.

He never expected that the current Ganxuezhou world could actually accept a casual cultivator with poor spiritual roots and no family background.

The family monopoly, the sect set up barriers, the poor have no place to stand, no place to study.

It is very difficult to be a casual cultivator.

Elder Zheng sighed in his heart.

He asked curiously, "Since you are a casual cultivator, how can you join the Taixu Sect and learn all these skills?"

Mo Hua avoided the main point and said it half true and half falsely:

"When I was young, I was taught by a master array master, and I was considered to have joined the sect. Later, I joined the Taixu Sect by chance..."

"Mr. Xun of the Taixu Sect is highly respected and teaches everyone. He doesn't mind my identity as a casual cultivator. I am now learning array formations from him..."

"Mr. Xun..."

When this name was mentioned, Elder Zheng was in awe and couldn't help but sigh:

"The Taixu Sect is indeed the legacy of a great sect, with a lot of ancient style. Mr. Xun is really admirable."

He didn't expect that the seemingly famous Qiandao Sect was corrupt inside and only had a superficial appearance.

On the contrary, the seemingly declining Taixu Sect actually had such an unconventional spirit of seeking the truth.

As expected, the reputation is not worthy of the reality.

The ancestor also made a mistake at the beginning.

Elder Zheng was in a state of heavy mood for a moment.

Mo Hua secretly glanced at him and asked in a low voice: "Senior Zheng, I heard that the Zheng family inherited the thunder array?"

Elder Zheng was startled and nodded, "Yes."

Mo Hua was itching to ask what the thunder array was, but he was afraid that it would be rude to ask about other people's inheritance.

Elder Zheng seemed to see Mo Hua's thoughts and said:

"The thunder array is an ancient array, the core array inheritance of the Zheng family, and it cannot be passed on to others. Moreover, this array has extremely high requirements for the character of the disciples. Those who are not upright and have a weak heart of Tao cannot learn it easily."

Mo Hua nodded and agreed with him.

Elder Zheng was curious, "Don't you think I'm trying to evade you?"

"Evade?"

"The theory of Tao heart is always illusory..." Elder Zheng said.

"How could it be?" Mo Hua shook his head.

Speaking of Tao heart and divine thoughts, it involves his "professionalism".

Mo Hua said with a serious face: "The heart of Tao is very important. A cultivator seeking Tao must have an upright and firm heart of seeking Tao."

"Otherwise, the road is long, the myriad phenomena are numerous, demons and ghosts, evil thoughts breed... Sooner or later, you will be lost in all kinds of chaos and forget your original heart."

"Either intoxicated with one's own strength, or intoxicated with personal fame and fortune, or indulged in promiscuous desires, the heart of Tao will eventually be annihilated."

"As long as the heart of Tao is annihilated, no matter how high the cultivation, how great the power, how great the reputation, it is just a puppet of selfish desires, and it is easy to be played by others..."

Mo Hua combined what he saw and felt about the Tao of his own mind, and told the story.

Elder Zheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that he had met him too late.

This child, what he said is so good!

Why didn't he meet such a disciple in Qiandao Sect.

He even poured a cup of tea for Mo Hua himself.

After that, Elder Zheng was silent for a moment, and suddenly an impulse sprouted in his heart:

Such a good seedling, I have to teach him something.

But the thunder formation of the Zheng family cannot be taught without the approval of the ancestor...

The elder Zheng asked: "Do you have any formation you want to learn? Except the thunder formation, I can teach you anything I know."

Mo Hua looked happy.

He didn't expect that this seemingly strict senior Zheng was actually a good person.

But...

What should I ask?

Mo Hua thought about it.

First of all, it must be a second-grade formation. Even if he teaches the third-grade formation, he can't do it.

But among the second-grade formations, especially the common five elements and eight trigrams formations, Mr. Xun has taught him too much.

No matter how powerful this senior Zheng is, he should not be as good as Mr. Xun in these basic formations.

There are quite a few special formations.

But the thunder formation cannot be taught. Among the other eight trigrams, the special Qian formation and Kun formation, Senior Zheng should not know either.

The absolute formation is not allowed either.

Absolute formations are all confidential and extremely precious. It is too thick-skinned to ask about this kind of inheritance.

Moreover, I don’t have enough spiritual awareness now, and I can’t learn the absolute formation.

So what else can I ask?

Mo Hua quickly reviewed the formations that he could learn now and might be useful after learning them next. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and asked:

"Senior Zheng, are you familiar with the Yuanci formation?"

"Yuanci formation?"

"Well," Mo Hua nodded, "I am dull and have studied it a little before, but I am not proficient in it. I have many questions..."

"The Yuanci formation should actually be called the 'Thunder Magnetic' formation. Its core is the internal 'Secondary Thunder Pattern'. The Secondary Thunder Pattern contains the word 'Thunder'. Is it also related to the Eight Diagrams Thunder Formation? What are the similarities and differences between the secondary thunder flow represented by the secondary thunder pattern and the real thunder and lightning..."

Elder Zheng gradually looked shocked.

Have the current disciples studied the formation to this extent?

The obscure concepts of formations, such as thunder magnetism, secondary thunder patterns, and secondary thunder currents, are all things that third- and fourth-grade formation masters will study after they have a special inheritance...

But it's okay if it's a little difficult.

As a fourth-grade formation master, it would be meaningless to answer those very basic formation questions.

Elder Zheng pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "Secondary thunder patterns and their accompanying secondary thunder flow, which is what the cultivators call 'primordial magnetism', are extremely weak and obscure thunder and lightning. They are also a derivative of 'thunder array', but they are different in nature and use from the real thunder array."

"The Zheng family inherited the thunder array, but over the years, they have also been involved in derivatives and secondary arrays related to 'thunder'."

"Primordial magnetism array, secondary thunder patterns, although these are also rare array inheritances, they are different from thunder arrays. They are not really top secret, and they are not prohibited from being spread. I can tell you..."

Mo Hua was overjoyed, "Thank you, Senior Zheng."

Then Mo Hua asked Elder Zheng many questions about the knowledge of the array related to the primordial magnetism array, secondary thunder patterns, and secondary thunder flow.

Elder Zheng told him everything he knew.

The two had a great conversation.

Until the sky gradually darkened, in the evening, Elder Zheng was about to leave. Mo Hua, who had benefited a lot from the trip, still felt a little reluctant.

He was reluctant to leave and asked, "Senior Zheng, are you going back to the clan today?"

Elder Zheng nodded, "There will be a practice banquet in the evening, and I will leave on the cloud at the hour of Xu."

He was entrusted with the inheritance of the thunder array and resigned from the position of elder of the Qiandao Sect, which was also considered to have offended the Qiandao Sect.

It would be best to leave the Qianxuezhou realm as early as possible to avoid complications.

Mo Hua felt a little sorry, "What about the array conference? Don't you want to go and see it?"

Elder Zheng shook his head, "No."

It doesn't matter anymore...

His expression was a little complicated.

The Dao Conference seems to be a grand event, but in the final analysis, it is just a "reunion" of aristocratic families.

It has nothing to do with the vast majority of ordinary cultivators in this world.

Even the future Dao Conference will be a "game".

The so-called favored sons of heaven who do not "care about the world" take all the fame and fortune, and then use this to climb up step by step to seek personal interests.

All of this will gradually be "out of touch" with the lowest level of cultivators in the world.

The unknown majority will be gradually forgotten.

This is the general trend, which is almost irreversible.

Especially for the formations with high entry barriers, the aristocratic families will intensify the monopoly, the barriers will become higher and higher, and there is almost no luck.

There is no suspense in this formation conference, and there is nothing to see.

Mo Hua felt a little regretful, but he could only say goodbye:

"Then I wish you a safe journey, a safe return to the clan, and further progress in the formation in the future."

Elder Zheng smiled slightly, "I also wish you a promising future in your youth."

Mo Hua squinted and smiled.

After that, the few people parted.

Mo Hua and Zheng Fang returned to Taixu Gate shoulder to shoulder.

Elder Zheng watched them leave, especially when he saw Mo Hua's back, he suddenly felt relieved.

In this world, even if the dust covers the sun and the sky is filled with darkness, there will always be a breeze and a bright moon to comfort people.