The Quest for Immortality

Chapter 727: Chapter 568 Scarcity_2

Big Tiger was no longer reserved, chewing on the dried fish with big bites, its eyes squinting into slits, even rubbing its fluffy big head against Mo Hua…

…

In this way, the days of Mo Hua in Tongxian City gradually settled down.

Daily cultivation, learning formations, spending time with his parents, meeting friends for tea, occasionally going into the mountains to relax, and feeding Big Tiger some dried fish.

But sometimes when he was alone, there would still be a hint of desolation in his eyes.

This hint of desolation could be hidden from others, but not from Liu Ruhua.

After pondering, Liu Ruhua asked softly,

"Huar, you came back alone, what about Zisheng and Zixi?”

Liu Ruhua was somewhat regretful and asked again,

"Then… what about Mr. Zhuang?”

Mo Hua shook his head, not knowing how to start, and only after a long time did he speak in a low voice,

"Master he… has also gone to a very distant place, it’s very likely that he’ll never come back

In Liu Ruhua’s eyes, a trace of tenderness appeared.

She gently embraced Mo Hua and comforted him,

"You are still young, and you have a long path ahead of you. If it’s meant to be, you will meet again

"Mhm.”

Mo Hua agreed softly.

The loss in his heart was slightly eased.

…

The next day, he went to South Mountain outside of Tongxian City.

South Mountain was secluded with beautiful scenery.

Atop South Mountain, there was the “Forgetful Residence.”

Mr. Zhuang used to live in seclusion there, and Mo Hua and his martial siblings had also come here to study.

But now, everything was gone.

The path leading to the former abode was empty and desolate.

Without the mountain residence, without the large locust tree, without the bamboo forest, without the pond, and without the fish in it.

On the path up and down the mountain, he could no longer bump into his elder martial brother and sister.

Nobody else would be resting in the Bamboo Residence on the mountain anymore, waiting for the breeze to blow over and wake them from their slumber, to teach him formations or to answer his many questions… ᚱἁΝo͍฿Ěʂ

Beneath the locust tree, he and his elder martial brother would spar and frolic, with his elder martial sister reading on the side…

The master would be taking a nap, Old Kui playing chess…

These scenes gradually became blurry.

As if they were all just a dream, shrouded in a layer of fog that seemed both real and illusory.

The events of the past were all but forgotten…

With complex feelings in his heart, Mo Hua’s clear eyes were tinged with a layer of faint melancholy, which then dissolved in a moment,

Like the morning mist driven away by the rising glow of the dawn.

"We will meet again

Mo Hua murmured to himself.

There was still so much he had to do…

The road was long, the Great Dao was vast, and what he needed to consider now was the path after Foundation Establishment…

…

Mo Hua sat quietly on the mountaintop, after calming his emotions, he fell into deep thought.

He had now established his foundation…

His Divine Sense had only fourteen patterns, mid-stage Foundation Establishment, but due to the qualitative change in his Divine Sense, refined like mercury, his Divine Sense was different in “quality” compared to that of other cultivators.

As for the use of this difference, Mo Hua had not yet studied it in detail.

But at least, it laid the foundation for his “Divine Sense Proving the Dao.”

And it was completely different from other methods of Proving the Dao with Divine Sense.

Beyond Divine Sense, however, Mo Hua found that his Foundation Establishment was basically “a complete mess.”

His Spiritual Power was very weak.

His Spiritual Root was not strong, and his cultivation technique did not focus on Spiritual Power.

Therefore, although he had established his foundation, compared to cultivators of the same realm, his Spiritual Power was much weaker.

Not to mention comparing with naturally gifted individuals like his martial brother and sister…

Weak Spiritual Power, even weaker physical body.

This did not come as a surprise to Mo Hua.

Born with a weak constitution, now after Foundation Establishment, his Blood Qi had strengthened, but it was only a slight improvement compared to Qi Refinement. Among Foundation Establishment cultivators, he was basically at the bottom.

Besides, the spells of Foundation Establishment were also troublesome.

Mo Hua followed the path of a Spiritual Cultivator, who relied on “Spells” to survive.

Being a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he naturally had to learn Second Grade spells.

But he had nowhere to learn Second Grade spells…

So far, the only Second Grade spell he had learned was the Fireball Technique…

Because the Fireball Technique was a basic spell, ubiquitous and the least scarce among all grades of spells.

In any state boundary, as long as there are certain grades, there will inevitably be corresponding grades of Fireball Technique.

When Mo Hua returned from the Dali Mountain State Boundary, he collected some Fireball Technique Secret Manuals along the way, cross-referenced them, comprehended on his own, and learned the Second Grade Fireball Technique.

Although it had not reached the level of perfection like his First Grade Fireball Technique, its power had increased, and it was barely usable.

He would study it further later and refine it.

Other than the Fireball Technique, none of the spells Mo Hua was adept at could be upgraded.

The Water Passing Step was the ultimate technique of the Zhang Family.

When Zhang Lan taught him, he only taught the First Grade, without considering the Second Grade.

At that time, Zhang Lan was only at the ninth level of Qi Refinement, and he did not expect that Mo Hua would advance to Foundation Establishment so quickly.

The Water Prison Technique was very obscure.

Mo Hua did not have a Second Grade Water Prison Technique Secret Manual.@@novelbin@@

The Concealment Technique was even more obscure.

Mo Hua also did not have a Second Grade Concealment Technique Secret Manual.

The strength of a cultivator is generally based on their realm.

First Grade spells, although usable, would greatly reduce both power and effectiveness when compared to Second Grade spells.

A First Grade Water Passing Step, no matter how exquisite, when executed, could at most rival the lowest of the Second Grade low-tier movement techniques.

A First Grade Water Prison Technique could trap a Qi Refinement cultivator and bind them for a few moments.

But against a Foundation Establishment cultivator, it would last only a moment, serving only as a disruption, unable to bind or limit their movements.