Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2159 Chapter 1015: Water Passing Step?
Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...
Not just Feng Zichen, but at this point, nearly every cultivator beyond the arena had become aware.
Observing Mo Hua inside the sword discussion arena, his form flowed with the elegance and fluidity of water, untouched by even the slightest tear in his robes amid the relentless barrage of sword lights and strikes. A profound sense of
unfathomable astonishment gripped their hearts.
This wave of amazement lodged deep in their chests, rendering them speechless and silent.
A supreme-level movement skill?!
Could this Mo Hua truly wield a remarkable movement technique that outshines the elite prodigies of Qianxue?
Does his skill in mobility genuinely exceed the exceptional abilities from Carefree Sect and the Feng family?
This... it simply can't be real?
No one could bring themselves to believe it.
Particularly those from Carefree Sect and the Feng family felt the sting.
Their finest disciple, displaying their most powerful movement skill, had been completely eclipsed by an ordinary Mo Hua. Both in sentiment and logic, they refused to swallow it, their pride deeply wounded.
Elder Feng's expression turned utterly grim.
At the same time, a scorching embarrassment burned across his features.
Recalling those boastful declarations he made prior to the sword discussion—proclaiming the Feng family's disciples mastered supreme movement techniques and would surely triumph over Mo Hua beneath the blades—intensified it all.
Elder Feng struggled to keep his calm facade intact.
Great Elder Zhang gazed at Mo Hua through the projection array, utterly taken aback.
Is this what the Qianxue Debate represents?
Is this the pinnacle of elite talent?
He had originally believed Feng Zichen's movement technique stood as exceptionally powerful among his generation.
But to his surprise, superior skills always emerge.
Such an advanced level of movement technique could truly surpass even that.
"Mo Hua..."
The name held an enchanting resonance, etching itself firmly into Great Elder Zhang's mind.
Great Elder Zhang glanced over at Elder Feng.
As longtime companions, he certainly didn't wish to witness Elder Feng's humiliation, so with a heavy sigh, he commented:
"Frankly speaking, Brother Feng, Zichen's aptitude for movement techniques is unparalleled in all my years."
"A prodigy of that caliber—none of my Zhang Family's contemporaries can even challenge him."
"The legacy of movement techniques he commands vastly outstrips our Zhang Family's inherited arts."
"However... certain truths, you and I understand well."
"We're in the Qian Learning State Boundary, a hub of geniuses where each one eclipses the next."
"Brother Feng, there's always a higher sky beyond the heavens, greater talents beyond the masses..."
By placing his own clan in a lesser light, Great Elder Zhang lauded the Feng family while laying out the reality.
Upon hearing these words, Elder Feng eased a bit, pondered briefly, then let out a sigh as he clasped his hands toward Great Elder Zhang:
"I got too immersed, vied too fiercely, and overlooked the prodigies across the sects, leading to my presumptuous words that amused Brother Zhang."
"You speak too highly of me, Brother Feng." Great Elder Zhang shook his head, then continued with praise:
"Zichen, this young one, commands supreme movement techniques from dual lineages; the deeper he delves, the more refined they grow, his prospects limitless."
"Youthful geniuses tend toward hubris; this reversal will help forge his character. No need to press so urgently."
"Quite right..." Elder Feng agreed with a nod, his heart considerably soothed.
Yet inwardly, a lingering doubt persisted:
"Brother Zhang, Zichen here wields Carefree Sect's Wind-Walking Steps alongside the Feng family's Wind Wandering Steps—that's already a supreme movement technique legacy."
"As for this Mo Hua... what sort of movement technique has he mastered that's even beyond the legacies of my Feng family and
Carefree Sect?"
"Hmm..."
Great Elder Zhang's brow furrowed.
He lifted his gaze once more to Mo Hua, deep in contemplation, and after a pause,
he voiced his thoughts deliberately:
"It's a... distinctive water-based movement technique legacy, yet assuredly
not the Flowing Water Step."
"The Flowing Water Step appears as nothing more than a facade."
"This technique... pivots and glides in confined spaces, shifting like liquid, adapting to the currents."
"When languid, it resembles a brook springing from peaks; when rapid, it surges like a torrent cascading downstream..."
"In its nuanced phases, it unfolds endless variations; as it streams, it persists without end..."
"Additionally, a veil of mist cloaks it, blurring the line between truth and phantom, tangled and indistinct..."
"Truly esoteric, brimming with infinite nuances and an archaic essence; even I
struggle to fully identify it..."
Great Elder Zhang stated with a creased forehead.
Elder Feng nodded in fervent agreement.
The Zhang Family specialized in movement techniques too, and with Great Elder Zhang at the Feather Transformation realm, his discernment was naturally exceptional.
However, midway through listening, a nagging unease struck him.
"Brother Zhang..."
Elder Feng eyed Mo Hua closely, then faced Great Elder Zhang with an odd look, unable to hold back his question:
"Why does it seem to me like this boy is employing your Zhang Family's 'Water Passing Step'?"
Great Elder Zhang himself froze in genuine confusion for an instant.
Standing behind him, Zhang Lan stiffened, face grave, his stance rooted as if eager to burrow into the earth and vanish.
"Water Passing Step?"
Great Elder Zhang's brow knit tighter, appearing somewhat dazed.
This idea had caught him completely off guard.
It's no wonder he hadn't considered it, considering that...
No matter how he strained his mind, he failed to grasp how a Taixu Gate disciple—the Qianxue Array Dao prodigy and a standout at the sword discussion—could cross such immense barriers to acquire the Zhang Family's Water Passing Step.
What's more, this Water Passing Step had surpassed Carefree Sect's Wind-Walking Steps and the Feng family's Trigram Wind Wandering Step.
Could the Zhang Family's Water Passing Step possess such overwhelming might?
He hoped it did, but could it really?
"Impossible..." Great Elder Zhang gave a faint headshake. "While this boy employs a water-based movement technique, the spiritual power circulation varies in specifics, boasting far greater transformations, unlike the Water Passing Step." "Besides, the Water Passing Step remains our Zhang Family's guarded secret—how could any outsider possibly master it?"