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

Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...

Mo Hua, at the Foundation Establishment Realm, unleashed a fraction of his Divine Thought into sword technique, slaying a formidable third-grade Golden Core Pig Monster in direct confrontation, leaving it dead before him. Shocked by the feat, he quickly contacted Elder Xun Ziyou, feigning discovery of the corpse to avoid scrutiny, and Xun Ziyou arrived to erase traces of the battle, fabricating a cover story while awarding Mo Hua the merit points. Recognizing the ancient Taixu Divine Thought into sword True Jue behind the kill, Xun Ziyou handled the aftermath discreetly. Returning to Taixu Gate, Mo Hua marveled at his burgeoning power as a Divine Way Cultivator, his sword now a line of death capable of piercing any foe's consciousness.

Taixu Gate, Elder's Residence.

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

Elder Master Xun had personally set up these discussions.

Once they had gone through a few 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 Sword Skill to Mo Hua?"

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

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

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

Xun Ziyou repeated the words without emotion.

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

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

Elder Master Xun sat there in shock.

Moments later, he furrowed his eyebrows, eyed Xun Ziyou with bewilderment, and questioned slowly:

"Are you aware... of what you've just described?"

Mo Hua...

Mastering the Divine Thought into sword True Jue?

Defeating a Third Grade Golden Core Realm Pig Monster?

How could such outrageous events possibly connect in any logical way?

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

"Come closer, let me check your Sea of Consciousness..."

He worried slightly that the evil influences from Gushan Temple might still cloud Xun Ziyou's mind, causing wild imaginings and blurring the line between truth and fantasy.

Elder Master Xun displayed his worry.

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

Elder Master Xun halted his actions, noticed Xun Ziyou's straightforward eyes that showed no signs of deceit, and then gravely inquired:

"When exactly did this occur?"

"It was earlier today," Xun Ziyou replied, "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 proceeded to recount the full sequence of happenings.

Elder Master Xun creased his forehead, "Was Mo Hua aware you had seen him?"

Xun Ziyou thought it over and answered, "I kept my distance and hid my aura. He focused entirely on the Pig Monster, so likely he didn't spot me..."

Regular Cultivators, including those at Golden Core, when facing off against a Third Grade Golden Core Pig Monster, pour all their focus and energy into the fight, leaving no room for distractions.

This held especially true for Mo Hua, who remained at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Elder Master Xun fell quiet, his face turning grave.

Xun Ziyou held his tongue.

In this way, he found himself compelled to treat this apparently "ridiculous" incident with full gravity.

Still, Elder Master Xun wrinkled his brow, and after deep reflection lasting quite some time, struggled to tie these pieces together.

Looking deeper, both acquiring the Divine Thought into sword and eliminating a Golden Core Pig Monster stood as utterly impossible feats...

With Mo Hua merely at Foundation Establishment, how might he grasp Divine Thought into sword?

The Taixu Mind Transforming Sword True Jue represented Taixu Gate's pinnacle Sword technique, a guarded legacy of the Sect, and one of its prohibited methods.

In every era of Taixu Gate, the standout Sword Dao prodigies without fail began their intense Sword training young to build a solid base.

They could only step into it during the later Golden Core phase, once their Divine Soul had steadied.

Progressing to Feather Transformation, where the Divine Soul ventures forth, marked initial proficiency.

It took reaching Heaven Void, separating mirage from truth, to attain the God-slaying level.

For a Foundation Building Cultivator... learning Divine Thought into sword was inconceivable.

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.

Lacking a Lifebound Sword entirely, how could his Divine Thought shape into a blade?

And from whom did he receive instruction?

Mastering Taixu Divine Thought into sword demanded strict prerequisites, grueling practice, and private transmission, making it tough to acquire.

True command necessitated oversight from elder experts, or one risked veering off course and facing ruin.

Across the whole of Taixu Gate, the sole figure skilled in Divine Thought into sword was his lone senior brother.

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

Yet his senior brother...

Elder Master Xun let out a quiet sigh.

His senior brother suffered severe wounds, reduced to a husk, now confined to the back mountain with an unknown future—how could he impart the Sword technique to Mo Hua?

Even if an opportunity existed in the past, Mo Hua as a mere Outer Gate Disciple couldn't enter the back mountain.

His senior brother isolated in the Sword Tomb, possessing a distant and reclusive demeanor, would scarcely humble himself to guide Mo Hua—a disciple with no Sword Dao insight—through Divine Thought into sword practice.

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

Such tales didn't even appear in legends.

The proficiency needed for Divine Thought into sword ran profoundly deep and fearsome.

Divine Thought into sword formed a complex Sword technique, boasting numerous Sword forms.

From Transforming Sword Skill and Soul-Shocking Sword to God-breaking Sword, and ultimately the supreme Godslaying Sword Form...

Every stage posed a formidable obstacle.

Overcoming realms to kill a Golden Core beast would demand the Godslaying Sword for sure.

Attaining that ultimate Godslaying Sword Form required countless years of relentless effort and unwavering commitment, who could say.

It called for tempering through extended time and trials of blood.

Although Mo Hua possessed genuine Divine Thought Formation skills, his youth left him without the experience to forge such advanced Divine Thought into sword mastery.

Even his senior brother, a peerless Sword Dao talent, couldn't achieve that at a comparable level...

Additionally, Mo Hua's Divine Thought had just emerged, its power quite restrained.

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

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Silence filled the chamber.

Candle flames danced, consuming the wick steadily.

Elder Master Xun stayed wordless, lost in extended thought.

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