Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2159 Chapter 1015: Water Passing Step?
Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...
Not just Feng Zichen, but nearly every cultivator beyond the arena had become aware by this point.
They gazed upon Mo Hua inside the sword discussion arena, his form flowing smoothly and effortlessly like water itself, with not even a thread of his robes damaged amid the relentless barrage of sword gleams and strikes. A profound
sense of astonishment gripped their hearts.
This wave of amazement lodged deep in their chests, rendering them speechless.
A supreme-level movement technique?!
Could this Mo Hua truly wield a remarkable movement technique that outshines the elite geniuses of Qianxue?
Does his movement technique genuinely surpass the exceptional skills from Carefree Sect and the Feng family?
This... it simply can't be real!
Disbelief swept through the crowd.
Particularly among the cultivators of Carefree Sect and the Feng family.
Their finest disciple, wielding their mightiest movement technique, had been completely eclipsed by an ordinary Mo Hua. Both logically and emotionally, they refused to acknowledge it, their pride deeply stung.
Elder Feng's expression turned utterly grim.
His cheeks burned with intense shame.
Especially when recalling those boastful declarations he made prior to the sword discussion, insisting that Feng family disciples commanded supreme movement techniques and would surely triumph over Mo Hua beneath the blades.
Elder Feng struggled to keep his calm.
Great Elder Zhang observed Mo Hua via the projection array, utterly taken aback.
Is this what the Qianxue Debate entails?
Is this the pinnacle of genius?
He had originally believed Feng Zichen's movement technique stood unparalleled among his generation.
But to his surprise, superior talents always emerge.
Such an advanced level of movement technique could exist beyond even that.
"Mo Hua..."
The name held an enchanting force, etching itself 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 like him leaves the same-generation disciples of my Zhang Family unable to match."
"The movement technique legacy he commands vastly exceeds our Zhang Family's inherited arts."
"However... certain truths are clear to both of us."
"We're in the Qian Learning State Boundary, a hub of prodigies where each outdoes the next in brilliance."
"Brother Feng, there's always a higher sky beyond the heavens, greater talents beyond the masses..."
Great Elder Zhang humbly placed his own clan below, lauding the Feng family even as he laid out the reality.
Upon hearing these words, Elder Feng eased a bit, pondered briefly, then let out a sigh while clasping his hands toward Great Elder Zhang:
"I got too immersed in the rivalry, pushed too hard, and overlooked the geniuses across the sects, leading to my presumptuous words that amused Brother Zhang."
"You flatter me too much, Brother Feng." Great Elder Zhang shook his head, then continued with praise:
"Zichen, this young one, masters supreme movement techniques from dual lineages, growing ever more refined with practice, his prospects limitless."
"Youthful geniuses tend to be prideful; this defeat will help forge his character. No hurry is needed."
"True..." Elder Feng agreed with a nod, his heart much soothed.
Yet inwardly, he remained deeply curious:
"Brother Zhang, Zichen here wields Carefree Sect's Wind-Walking Steps alongside our Feng family's Wind Wandering Steps—that's already a supreme movement technique legacy."
"As for this Mo Hua... what kind of movement technique has he mastered that's even better than the legacies of my Feng family and
Carefree Sect?"
"Hmm..."
Great Elder Zhang knitted his brows.
He lifted his gaze once more to Mo Hua, deep in contemplation, and after a pause,
he mused thoughtfully:
"It's a... distinctive water-based movement technique legacy, yet absolutely
not the Flowing Water Step."
"The Flowing Water Step appears only as a superficial cover."
"This movement technique... twists and shifts in confined spaces, gliding
like liquid, adapting to the currents."
"When leisurely, it resembles a brook springing from peaks; when rapid, it surges like a torrent downstream..."
"In finesse, it boasts endless variations; in motion, it flows without end..."
"Additionally, a veil of mist cloaks it, blending reality and illusion, tangled and elusive..."
"Truly esoteric, brimming with infinite nuances and an archaic essence; even I
struggle to identify it fully..."
Great Elder Zhang stated with a furrowed brow.
Elder Feng nodded in agreement multiple times.
The Zhang Family specializes in movement techniques too, and with Great Elder Zhang at Feather Transformation realm, his discernment is naturally exceptional.
However, as he absorbed the description, a nagging doubt arose.
"Brother Zhang..."
Elder Feng eyed Mo Hua closely, then faced Great Elder Zhang with a strange look, unable to hold back his question:
"Why does it seem to me that this youngster is employing your Zhang Family's 'Water Passing Step'?"
Great Elder Zhang himself felt genuinely perplexed for an instant.
Behind him, Zhang Lan stood rigid, face grave, feet rooted as if eager to burrow into the earth and vanish.
"Water Passing Step?"
Great Elder Zhang creased his forehead, somewhat bewildered.
This idea had never crossed his mind before.
No wonder he hadn't considered it, considering...
No matter how he strained his thoughts, he couldn't fathom how a Taixu Gate disciple, the Qianxue Array Dao prodigy and a star of the sword discussion gathering, had crossed such immense barriers to acquire the Zhang Family's Water Passing Step.
What's more, this Water Passing Step had eclipsed Carefree Sect's Wind-Walking Steps and the Feng family's Trigram Wind Wandering Step.
Was the Zhang Family's Water Passing Step truly so powerful?
He hoped it was, but could it be?
"Impossible..." Great Elder Zhang shook his head faintly. "While this boy employs
a water-based movement technique, the spiritual power circulation varies in specifics, featuring far more transformations, unlike the Water Passing Step." "Besides, the Water Passing Step is our Zhang Family's guarded secret; how could an outsider ever obtain it?"