Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2147 Chapter 1011: Invisible

The sword exchange between Taixu Gate and Vajra Sect has concluded.

All of Mo Hua's actions, skills, and precise footwork in this sword exchange got captured through the "Ink Image" method and shared across every sect, eventually arriving with the Daoist Law Elder responsible for overseeing the event.

Across the entire Qian Learning State Boundary, elders from the Four Great Sects, Eight Great Gates, and Twelve Sects closely examined the Ink Image of Mo Hua, scrutinizing his every motion.

Certain sect elders even convened special gatherings to delve into this topic.

Within a majestic hall, the Ink Image hovered prominently above.

In the projection, Mo Hua's form flickered in and out of view. Elders from different sects shared their insights within the hall:

"I understand..."

"I've been wondering how a Spiritual Cultivator like him could endure without any lifesaving skills. Given that boy's sly disposition, he surely hides some ace up his sleeve... and it turns out to be the Concealment Technique."

"His footwork isn't particularly impressive, but this Concealment Technique stands out as remarkably refined, proving he's invested considerable effort into it."

"Hasn't anyone collected intel on this beforehand?"

"Taixu Gate views him as their 'Little Ancestor,' and they keep their secrets locked tight."

"It looks like the Taoist Court played a role in suppressing all records about Mo Hua."

"Folks have casually noted that he knows the Concealment Technique, but no one paid it much mind."

"The key issue is, nobody anticipated his Concealment Technique would prove so formidable."

"Why is that?"

"Because... his Divine Sense is exceptionally robust?"

"Exactly, the essence of the Concealment Technique isn't in the method alone, but in the Divine Sense."

"Remember, back when Mo Hua was in the mid-stage of Foundation Building, he already possessed nineteen patterns of Divine Sense..."

"The peak of nineteen patterns," another voice corrected, "Nineteen patterns and the peak of nineteen patterns aren't the same thing at all."

A Body Cultivation Elder, unfamiliar with the nuances of Divine Sense, commented, "Isn't it just nineteen patterns anyway... what's the real difference?"

"Well..."

An experienced elder then elaborated:

"The difference here is huge..."

"Divine Sense isn't like Spiritual Power; it's intangible and shapeless, following an entirely unique system for measuring Tao Cultivation."

"From late-stage Foundation Establishment to peak Foundation Establishment, it's all still within Foundation Establishment, and the difference doesn't span a full minor realm."

"Yet the leap from nineteen patterns to twenty patterns of Divine Sense crosses a massive gulf."

"That gulf is known as the Peak of Nineteen Patterns."

"The range within the peak of nineteen patterns of Divine Sense can vary tremendously from one end to the other, no smaller than the span from ten to nineteen patterns."

"This gulf represents a barrier from the Heavenly Dao, yet it also serves as a boon."

"Because of this enormous barrier, Foundation Building Cultivators can't simply vault over the 'Heavenly Chasm' at the peak of nineteen patterns and rashly claim the twenty-pattern Golden Core Divine Thought realm. That's the constraint imposed by the Heavenly Dao."

"But when a Foundation Building Cultivator advances to Golden Core, their Divine Thought naturally advances to twenty patterns."

"The Divine Sense at the peak of nineteen patterns is a generous endowment from the Heavenly Dao; it's as if, upon reaching Golden Core, your Divine Sense surges to double its strength, making it a true gift from the Heavenly Dao..."

A few elders grasped this intricate explanation on Tao cultivation, while others appeared somewhat puzzled.

One elder inquired, "So, what's the current level of Mo Hua's Divine Sense? How far along is he in the peak of nineteen patterns?"

The scholarly elder shook his head, "Who could precisely gauge such matters? The peak of nineteen patterns is itself the 'Chasm Area' of the Heavenly Dao, lacking any fixed benchmarks."

"Besides, very few cultivators achieve the peak of nineteen patterns, so there aren't enough examples to set a standard."

"Still, regardless of the angle, even though Mo Hua's Divine Sense remains at the peak of nineteen patterns, it's clearly more potent than it was previously."

"As for exactly how much stronger... that's difficult to pinpoint."

The scholar-like elder shook his head once more.

The group furrowed their brows, faces growing rather grave.

Another voice raised a question, "Could his Divine Sense have reached twenty patterns by now?"

The room fell instantly silent.

The elders sensed a heaviness in their hearts.

The scholarly elder creased his brow, showing clear irritation:

"Did you catch nothing from what I just explained?"

"What do terms like 'Heavenly Chasm,' 'Chasm,' and 'Heavenly Dao's limitation' signify?"

"If he overcame this Heavenly Chasm, bridged this chasm, and shattered the Heavenly Dao's limitation, wouldn't the world undergo massive upheaval, with strange phenomena lighting up the heavens?"

"How could such a thing occur?"

"Even we elders should think carefully before voicing ideas like that..."

The elder who had spoken flushed with embarrassment from the rebuke.

"If his Divine Sense is this potent, doesn't that imply... no one can spot his Concealment Technique? And wouldn't that make him unbeatable in sword discussions?"

"Shi Tiangang follows Body Cultivation and has no Divine Sense; that's why he failed to detect it."

"What's Body Cultivation got to do with anything? If you placed a Formation Master in that spot, would their Divine Sense be superior?"

"Don't overlook that in the last Formation Competition, he took the lead. In the whole Qian Learning State Boundary, amid countless formation prodigies, no one outdid him—and that was three years back..."

The room grew quiet once again.

Yet shortly after, an elder's gaze brightened, and they proposed:

"Then why not employ spiritual tools?"

"Cultivators' Divine Sense varies in power, where the inferior struggles to perceive the superior and can be easily manipulated. Spiritual tools, however, being inanimate, suffer less interference."

"That's a solid approach."

"Beyond spiritual tools, Revealing Dust could work too."

"A cultivator's essence isn't singular, but depends on aids from outside..."

"So... this could be a viable path..."

Following the elders' deliberations, they outlined a basic strategy.

The upcoming sword exchange pits Taixu Gate against Longding Sect.

Longding Sect, among the Four Great Sects, carries on the legacy of the Dragon Cauldron Body Refining technique.

Legend holds that the founding ancestor of Longding Sect achieved remarkable feats in aiding the dragon and maintained deep connections with the Taoist Court, earning transmission of the "Dragon Cauldron Technique," which employs the Blood of Karmic Dragon for Marrow Cleansing and manifests the Green Cauldron Appearance to forge the Dharma Body.