Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2075 Chapter 988: Blood of Karmic Dragon

Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...

Mo Hua, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, unleashed his Divine Thought into sword technique to slay a formidable third-grade Golden Core Pig Monster in direct confrontation, leaving it dead before him. Shocked by the feat, he pondered the terrifying potential of fully manifesting the Godslaying Sword in reality, then quickly contacted Elder Xun Ziyou to cover up the scene, claiming he had merely "picked up" the corpse. Xun Ziyou, witnessing the impossible kill, feigned surprise upon arrival, erased traces of formations, inflicted additional sword wounds to disguise the death, and awarded Mo Hua merit points for the discovery. Returning to Taixu Gate, Mo Hua reflected on his years of cultivation, feeling the surge of power as a nascent Divine Way Cultivator, his divine sense now a lethal force capable of erasing life across realms.

At the Elder's Residence of Taixu Gate.

As the year drew to a close, Xun Ziyou followed his routine by chatting with Elder Master Xun about various issues related to the Sword Discussion Conference.

Elder Master Xun had personally set up these discussions.

Once they had gone through three cups of tea and covered nearly all the topics, Xun Ziyou drank some tea and paused a few times before inquiring:

"Old Ancestor, did you... pass on the Mo Hua Sword Skill?"

Elder Master Xun appeared a bit taken aback, glanced at Xun Ziyou for a second, and then responded evenly, "What makes you ask that?"

Xun Ziyou stayed quiet briefly before replying gradually, "It looks like Mo Hua has... picked up the Taixu Mind Transforming Sword True Jue..."

Elder Master Xun's eyes narrowed sharply, "What did you just say?!"

Xun Ziyou repeated the words without a sound.

Elder Master Xun's stare intensified, "You witnessed it yourself?"

Xun Ziyou gave a small nod, "I watched him deploy Divine Thought into sword... to take down a Third Grade Pig Monster."

Elder Master Xun stood there in shock.

After some time, his forehead creased, he eyed Xun Ziyou with bewilderment, and asked deliberately:

"Do you even grasp... what you've just described?"

Mo Hua...

Mastered Divine Thought into sword True Jue?

Defeated a Third Grade Golden Core Realm Pig Monster?

How could such ridiculous events ever tie together?

After reflecting briefly, Elder Master Xun turned to Xun Ziyou and instructed:

"Come closer with your head, so I can check your Sea of Consciousness..."

He worried now that Xun Ziyou might still be affected by some malevolent force from Gushan Temple, leaving his Sea of Consciousness foggy and leading to wild imaginings that blurred fact from fiction.

Elder Master Xun displayed worry.

Xun Ziyou gave a wry smile, "Old Ancestor, I'm perfectly alright, I really observed it firsthand..."

Elder Master Xun halted his actions, noted Xun Ziyou's straightforward eyes that showed no sign of deceit, and questioned gravely:

"When exactly did this occur?"

"It was earlier today," Xun Ziyou explained, "Mo Hua headed to Refining Demon Mountain, claiming he wanted to practice a minor spell, and I happened to catch sight of it..."

Xun Ziyou then recounted the full sequence of happenings.

Elder Master Xun's brows furrowed, "Was Mo Hua aware you had seen him?"

Xun Ziyou thought it over and replied, "I stayed at a distance and hid my aura. He was completely focused on the Pig Monster, so likely he didn't spot me..."

Typical Cultivators, including those at Golden Core, when facing a Third Grade Golden Core Pig Monster in combat, have to concentrate entirely and push their limits, with no room for distractions.

This held especially true for Mo Hua, who was merely at Foundation Establishment.

Elder Master Xun kept quiet, his face turning grave.

Xun Ziyou held his tongue.

In this way, he was forced to treat this apparently "ridiculous" incident with full seriousness.

Still, Elder Master Xun wrinkled his brow, and after deep thought for quite a while, struggled to link these pieces together.

Looking deeper, either acquiring Divine Thought into sword or eliminating a Golden Core Pig Monster seemed utterly impossible...

Mo Hua was just at Foundation Establishment—how could he possibly grasp Divine Thought into sword?

The Taixu Mind Transforming Sword True Jue stood as Taixu Gate's ultimate Sword technique, a guarded legacy of the Sect, and one of its secret arts.

In every generation of Taixu Gate, the top Sword Dao talents without fail began their intense Sword cultivation young to build a strong base.

Only upon reaching the later Golden Core phase, with a steady Divine Soul, could they step into it.

They trained up to Feather Transformation, releasing the Divine Soul externally, to attain basic proficiency.

Only in the Heaven Void stage, separating true from false, could they achieve the God-slaying level.

A Foundation Establishment Cultivator... how on earth could they learn Divine Thought into sword?

On top of that, Mo Hua himself wasn't even a Sword Cultivator.

As a Loose Cultivator raised in hardship, he probably never handled a Spirit Sword and lacked any Sword Dao groundwork.

He didn't possess a Lifebound Sword—how then could his Divine Thought shape into a sword?

Plus, who served as his teacher?

Practicing Taixu Divine Thought into sword demanded strict prerequisites, grueling effort, and hidden transmission, making it tough to acquire by nature.

To excel in it, one needed oversight from elder experts; without that, it was simple to veer off course and meet a tragic end.

Across the entire Taixu Gate today, the only one skilled in Divine Thought into sword was his lone senior brother.

Even he, the Heaven Void Ancestor, since he avoided the Sword Dao path, had never studied the Divine Thought Sword Technique.

But his senior brother...

Elder Master Xun let out a quiet sigh.

Senior brother suffered severe wounds, like dying timber, and now lay sealed in the back mountain with an unknown future—how could he have imparted the Mo Hua Sword technique?

Even if an opportunity had arisen earlier, Mo Hua as a simple Outer Gate Disciple couldn't enter the back mountain.

Senior brother isolated himself in the Sword Tomb, with a distant and reclusive demeanor, making it even less probable that he'd stoop to guide Mo Hua, a disciple with no Sword Dao knowledge and no relation, in Divine Thought into sword.

What's more, supposing Mo Hua had learned it and perfected it, but... employing Divine Thought into sword to cross realms and kill a Golden Core Demon Beast?

Not even tales would dare claim such a thing.

The level of mastery needed for Divine Thought into sword was downright frightening.

Divine Thought into sword formed a deep Sword technique, featuring numerous Sword forms.

Transforming Sword Skill, Soul-Shocking Sword, God-breaking Sword, and even the ultimate Godslaying Sword Form...

Every stage posed a major hurdle.

To cross realms and defeat a Golden Core, it would demand the Godslaying Sword for sure.

Yet to reach that supreme Godslaying Sword Form, who knew the span of relentless years of training and the depth of commitment involved.

It called for tempering through extended time and bloodshed.

Although Mo Hua's Divine Thought Formation was genuine, he was far too youthful—where would such advanced Divine Thought into sword skills come from for him?

Even his senior brother, a peerless Sword Dao prodigy, at a comparable level, couldn't pull off anything like that...

Besides, Mo Hua's Divine Thought had just emerged, its power quite restricted.

Even practicing the Godslaying Sword and channeling every bit of his Telekinesis to target a Golden Core Realm Pig Monster—how straightforward would that be...

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Silence filled the chamber.

The candle flames danced, consuming the wick steadily.

Elder Master Xun stayed wordless, lost in extended reflection.

He turned the issue over and over in his mind, sensing contradictions at every turn.