Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2050 Chapter 979: Ultimate Formation_3

The only path remaining for him was to deepen his research.

With meticulous care, Mo Hua retrieved a piece of ancient parchment from his Storage Ring.

Drawn upon this parchment were archaic and cryptic patterns, possessing a direct lineage to the First Grade Reversed Spirit Formation.

It was the Second Grade Twenty Patterns, Reversed Spirit Formation Map!

He had successfully pilfered this from the Demon Sect's merit vault by using a Thunder Magnetism Formation to manipulate a Demon Cultivator disciple, a feat that had cost him significant effort.

The Reversed Spirit Formation had been the very first Ultimate Formation Mo Hua mastered during his time in the Qi Refinement Realm.

Now that he had ascended to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage and possessed a Divine Sense capable of handling 20 Patterns, he was finally eligible to study this Second Grade version of the Reversed Spirit Ultimate Formation.

Mo Hua’s fingers lightly brushed against the parchment of the Formation Diagram.

To an outsider, the map would appear as nothing more than an ancient, incomprehensible relic with vague meanings.

However, for Mo Hua, who had already mastered the First Grade Reversed Spirit Formation, the view was entirely different.

He could practically perceive the laws of spiritual power reversal as they flowed sluggishly through the lines.

This reversal law acted like a tiny ember; if fanned into a flame, it could trigger a violent shift in natural laws, unleashing staggering destructive energy.

Back in the Qi Refinement Realm, he had utilized this Reversed Spirit Formation to force the collapse of a Large Formation, successfully slaying a Taoist Demon Big Demon.

With his Foundation now established, mastering the Second Grade Reversed Spirit Formation would elevate the formation's capacity for destruction to an entirely new tier.

Mo Hua hardly dared to imagine the terrifying power that would be unleashed if a Second Grade Large Formation were used as the "seed" for such a collapse.

Of course, such thoughts were merely hypothetical for now.

Where could he possibly find a Second Grade Large Formation just to destroy it?

Constructing a Second Grade Large Formation demanded an immense investment of labor, materials, Spirit Stones, and Spiritual Ink...

Mo Hua, being a Formation Master himself, understood the costs all too well.

Even if someone permitted him to collapse one, he might find himself too heartbroken to go through with it.

Naturally, even without the destruction of a Second Grade Large Formation, collapsing standard Second Grade Formations—especially High-Level ones—would still yield massive destructive force. Such a collapse might not kill a Golden Core cultivator, but it could certainly leave them severely wounded.

This would provide him with yet another hidden trump card to use against Golden Core experts.

Feeling a surge of excitement, Mo Hua focused his mind and began to immerse himself in the Reversed Spirit Formation Map spread before him.

He began to etch each formation pattern into his memory, one by one.

The law of reversal flowing through the map was both raw and deep, yet Mo Hua’s Divine Thought slowly began to pierce through its complexity, analyzing and absorbing its essence.

The difficulty of the Reversed Spirit Formation was significantly higher this time.

Because he had learned the First Grade version and had decoded a finale formation involving the Reversed Spirit Law during the Formation Competition, his learning efficiency was greatly enhanced.

Nevertheless, such profound insights could not be perfected in a single night.

Mo Hua knew he had to commit to daily practice and deep reflection.

Through the accumulation of time and steady effort, he would eventually reach a point where practice led to sudden, total enlightenment.

Perhaps one day, his familiarity would reach a peak, allowing him to instantly grasp the core of the Reversed Spirit Formation.

There are no shortcuts in the study of formations; it demands a massive time investment, tireless work, and stubborn contemplation.

Fortunately, Mo Hua was well-acquainted with this grueling process.

After a period of reflecting on the Reversed Spirit Formation, Mo Hua felt he had reached his limit for the day and stored the map away.

He then shifted his focus to another topic:

The Lifebound Formation Map.

A flicker of disappointment crossed Mo Hua's face.

He had exerted immense effort in the tombs of Solitary Mountain City to secure the Green Dragon Formation Map of the Four Symbols, but his plans were thwarted. In the end, Mr. Tu—who had been orchestrating events for a long time—claimed the prize.

Mo Hua had only been planning for a year or two.

In contrast, Mr. Tu had likely been plotting for centuries.

It was no shock that he had been outmaneuvered, and Mo Hua could accept that reality.

However, this failure meant his "Lifebound Formation Map" remained out of reach.

With a sigh, Mo Hua pulled several formation sketches from his Storage Ring.

These papers were covered in various formation patterns resembling dragon traits: scales, claws, fins, and bodies...

A portion of these patterns were the result of Mo Hua's personal deductions.

Others were imprints he had taken from Shen Tuao.

Yet, these records were fragmented.

The calculations remained unfinished, and the imprints were only partial.

As Mo Hua stared at the broken patterns of dragon scales and claws, his brow furrowed. Suddenly, a daring thought struck him:

"Why must I rely on the dragon map held by Mr. Tu?"

"Can I not... derive a 'dragon' through my own efforts?"

During his journey into the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, he had carefully documented the Four Symbols Monster Patterns, including those of the Dog, Wolf, Serpent, Bear, and Tiger.

He had also personally witnessed the transformation where monster patterns merged to form Dragon Patterns within Shen Tuao.

If Mr. Tu could refine those monster patterns and extract their essence to forge a dragon map, why couldn't he do the same?

Simply copying Mr. Tu's work wasn't particularly impressive.

Creating it from scratch—now that would be a true accomplishment.

This was the fundamental skill required of a truly great Formation Master.

The more Mo Hua pondered the idea, the more logical it became.

"It is better to learn how to fish than to be given a fish."

Mr. Tu hadn't handed him the "fish," but the "fishing" method had been laid bare before Mo Hua's eyes.

If Mr. Tu could manifest a dragon, so could he!

Furthermore, equipped with the Heavenly Secret Calculation, the Heavenly Secret Tricky Calculation, and the Back Origin Calculation of the Five Elements Sect, he had no reason to believe his deductive skills were inferior to Mr. Tu's.

Mo Hua's eyes brightened as his resolve hardened.

He would cultivate a dragon from the essence of monsters.

He would perform a total analysis of the Four Symbols Formation, investigate every variation of the monster patterns, and "birth" a dragon of his own creation!

"Dragon..."

Thinking of dragons reminded Mo Hua of the "Dragon Vein" in his possession.

He scrambled to the head of his bed and pulled the Dragon Vein, which was swaddled in black cloth, from beneath his pillow.

When Mo Hua peeled back a corner of the fabric to reveal a small section, a powerful Azure Dragon aura immediately erupted.

Startled, Mo Hua quickly recovered the Dragon Vein with the black cloth to stifle the leaking aura.

He frowned deeply.

The aura of the Dragon Vein was far too intense for him to study safely.

He didn't even dare to lay a finger on it.

At Gushan Temple, Shen Shouxing—a cultivator at the Golden Core Peak—had lost an arm the moment he touched this Dragon Vein.

Even if Mo Hua possessed the courage of a lion, he wouldn't dare handle it with his bare hands.

He understood the limits of his own physical body better than anyone.

Besides, he truly lacked the royal bloodline of the Great Wilderness.

After staring at the Dragon Vein for a long time without gaining any clarity, he decided to put it aside.

"I'll leave the Dragon Vein for now; it isn't going anywhere. I should focus on deriving the dragon map first..."

Mo Hua took out fresh Formation Paper and meticulously transcribed every monster pattern he had collected from the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.

Thus began his ambitious project to "create" a dragon.

He intended to synthesize the essence of ten thousand demons to illustrate the dragon map of the Great Wilderness.

Inevitably, this would be a monumental formation undertaking.

Yet, Mo Hua felt neither stress nor lack of confidence.

The process of deriving these patterns would naturally deepen his mastery and application of the Four Symbols Formation.

Even if he failed to "create" a dragon in the end, the constant deconstruction, integration, and merging of these patterns would undoubtedly turn him into a master of the Four Symbols Formation Patterns.

No matter the outcome, he would gain something valuable.

With a calm mind, Mo Hua began investigating the shifts in the Four Symbols Monster Patterns, comparing them stroke by stroke with his incomplete dragon map.

Time ticked away in the silence of the night.

The candle on his desk flickered softly.

Under his brush, the monster patterns shifted and changed without end.

After an unknown amount of time, the usually tireless Mo Hua felt an unexpected wave of exhaustion.

His eyelids grew heavy, and the patterns on the paper began to blur together.

Beside him, the Dragon Vein began to radiate a subtle warmth.

The monster patterns seemed to writhe and merge, forming shadowy, indistinct shapes.

As Mo Hua observed these silhouettes, his concentration slipped away. He slumped onto the table and fell into a deep slumber.

In his sleep, Mo Hua entered a dream.

In that dream, he came face to face with a dragon.