Chapter 60: Heavenly Derivation Formula

Mo Hua read the explanation of the cultivation technique again. There were only a few sentences on it, saying that this cultivation technique was not limited by the grade and attribute of the spiritual root, the cycles of spiritual power cultivated were low, the bottleneck was in the divine sense, and it was not suitable for anyone other than a formation master to practice.

Although it didn't specify which natural treasures were needed, these descriptions revealed a strangeness.

How could there be a cultivation technique that is not limited by spiritual roots?

It is understandable that the refined spiritual power is low. After all, it is not limited by spiritual roots, which means that even low-grade ones can practice it, so the spiritual power cultivated will naturally not be profound.

But what does it mean that the bottleneck is in the divine sense? And why is it not suitable for anyone other than a formation master to practice?

Mo Hua frowned and pondered. I don't know how long it took, but Mr. Zhuang opened his eyes. "Have you chosen?"

Mo Hua came back to his senses. "Master, I have chosen, but I don't know which one is more suitable."

"Bring it here and let me see."

Mo Hua respectfully handed the few cultivation techniques he had chosen to Mr. Zhuang.

Mr. Zhuang looked at them one by one, his expression calm, but he was a little unhappy in his heart.

The cultivation techniques Mo Hua chose were all picked by Puppet Old Man. Mo Hua didn't choose any of the ones he picked. This made Mr. Zhuang feel that he had no face.

Until he flipped to the last jade slip, Mr. Zhuang's eyes lit up.

On the ancient, pale jade slip were engraved the three characters "Heavenly Derivation Formula."

This was one of the "different" cultivation techniques Mr. Zhuang had picked.

Mr. Zhuang was very satisfied, feeling that Mo Hua's vision was still good, and he was teachable.

Mo Hua saw Mr. Zhuang's gaze on the "Heavenly Derivation Formula" and asked the question he was most concerned about:

"Master, there is no note on the required natural treasures on the 'Heavenly Derivation Formula' cultivation technique. Does that mean it doesn't require any natural treasures to practice?"

"Correct," Mr. Zhuang nodded.

Mo Hua was overjoyed, but calmed down in a blink of an eye. "The cultivation of the Great Dao is a matter of give and take. If you don't need natural treasures to practice, does it mean that practicing this cultivation technique will have other troubles?"

Mr. Zhuang showed appreciation in his eyes and then said slowly:

"This is an ancient cultivation technique."

"Ancient cultivation technique?" Mo Hua asked in confusion. "What's different about ancient cultivation techniques?"

"There are differences, and there are no differences. The cultivation techniques practiced by the ancients are cultivation techniques, and the cultivation techniques practiced by modern people are also cultivation techniques. They are all methods for seeking immortals and the Dao, and they all have their own advantages and disadvantages, which cannot be generalized..."

"Some ancient cultivation techniques have been improved by generations of cultivators, becoming increasingly stable, with fewer bottlenecks, and practicing them is twice the result with half the effort, so they naturally became the main cultivation techniques practiced in the cultivation world today; some ancient cultivation techniques are cold, strange, and weird, difficult to practice, and the effects after cultivation are mediocre, so they were gradually abandoned..."

"Some cultivation techniques are cruel and evil, easily causing people to lose their minds and become demonic cultivators, so they were banned by the Dao Court; and there are also cultivation techniques that can change one's destiny against the heavens, whose cultivation conditions are extremely harsh, and they were fought over by major cultivators, either damaged or lost, and finally could only remain in the legends passed down by word of mouth among cultivators..."

"Then are all ancient cultivation techniques not limited by spiritual roots?" Mo Hua asked.

"Not necessarily. Most cultivation techniques will limit spiritual root attributes. A few cultivation techniques do not limit spiritual root grades, and can be practiced from top-grade to bottom-grade, but they are only a few."

"The practice of cultivation techniques based on spiritual roots and grades was pushed by those major noble families and major sects after the Dao Court unified the world, and it was promoted in the Kyushu of the cultivation world. On one hand, it is to standardize the many and complex cultivation techniques in the cultivation world for the convenience of cultivators, and on the other hand..."

Actually, it is for the monopoly of cultivation technique heritage...

Mr. Zhuang's gaze narrowed slightly, but he didn't continue, just saying: "You will understand in the future."

"Oh," Mo Hua nodded, seeming to understand but not quite, and asked again: "Master, then which kind of ancient cultivation technique is this 'Heavenly Derivation Formula'?"

"It should belong to the cold, strange, and weird category."

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment and added: "This cultivation technique was practiced by someone before. It was simple to learn, only needing to refine spirit stones, but the bottleneck during breakthroughs was very strange. The bottlenecks of other cultivation techniques are generally in the meridians or the Qi sea, and need to refine natural treasures to break through. The bottleneck of this cultivation technique, however, is in the sea of consciousness. The sea of consciousness is illusory and unpredictable, difficult to grasp, and there are very few auxiliary natural treasures, so whether it can break through is an unknown."

"No matter how rare natural treasures are, there is always a way to obtain them; it's just a matter of the price. But encountering a problem in the sea of consciousness is tricky, sometimes even impossible to start. Plus, the spiritual power cultivated by this cultivation technique is low, and there are no other effects, so gradually no one practiced it."

Mo Hua listened silently, and then asked the last question:

"Then what does 'not suitable for anyone other than a formation master to practice' mean? Does one have to become a formation master to practice this cultivation technique?"

"No," Mr. Zhuang shook his head. "It doesn't mean that you have to become a formation master to practice this cultivation technique, but among the hundred industries of cultivation, only formation masters consume the most divine sense, and their understanding and use of the sea of consciousness are higher than other cultivators. The bottleneck of the 'Heavenly Derivation Formula' is in the divine sense, so it is naturally most suitable for formation masters to practice, or rather, if formation masters don't practice it, then other types of cultivators have no way to practice it at all."

"So that's it..."

Mo Hua calculated in his heart and then made up his mind.

Mr. Zhuang saw this and asked: "Have you decided which cultivation technique to practice?"

"I have decided," Mo Hua nodded. "Master, I want to practice the 'Heavenly Derivation Formula'."

Mr. Zhuang felt a little comforted, feeling that Mo Hua, this child, was really compatible with him, unlike Puppet Old Man, whose taste in choosing cultivation techniques was so vulgar.

Mr. Zhuang wanted to hand the "Heavenly Derivation Formula" jade slip to Mo Hua, but hesitated at the end. After a while, he sighed and asked solemnly:

"Mo Hua, have you really decided?"

Mo Hua looked at Mr. Zhuang with slight confusion.

"This cultivation technique is simple to practice, but there are too many variables when breaking through, and the spiritual power is not strong. Whether it is cultivation or fighting, it is always inferior to others."

Although somewhat reluctant, Mr. Zhuang still pointed to the cultivation techniques that Mo Hua had "left over" and said:

"These cultivation techniques, although they can't be called different, are stable and practical, and the cycles of spiritual power cultivated are not few. Some natural treasures, although troublesome, are not precious, and there is always a way to get them."

Mo Hua said firmly: "Disciple has decided. Mo Hua's spiritual root is mediocre, and it is not easy to compare with others. I only hope to make some progress in formation arts and not fail the Master's teaching. Since I want to become a formation master, divine sense is naturally the most important, so the amount of spiritual power doesn't matter."

"The bottleneck of a formation master is in the divine sense, and the bottleneck of the 'Heavenly Derivation Formula' is also in the divine sense. For a disciple, it is actually the same. As long as I focus on studying formation arts and strengthen my divine sense, that's enough. Cultivation is not a smooth path; success depends on heaven, but effort depends on man."

Mr. Zhuang was slightly startled and nodded. "What you said is not bad. It is rare for you to have such a firm Dao heart at such a young age."

Mo Hua couldn't bear such praise and said embarrassedly: "Disciple actually doesn't have a firm Dao heart..."

Mr. Zhuang was slightly stunned.

"It's mainly because I can't afford to practice other cultivation techniques. This cultivation technique doesn't require natural treasures, so I can only choose it..."

Mr. Zhuang: "..."

Mo Hua was also helpless.

Problems in the divine sense can always be thought of, but those "few natural treasures," which cost thousands or tens of thousands of spirit stones, Mo Hua, who came from a rogue background, really had no way.

Once a person is poor, their Dao heart is naturally firm; it's not that they don't want to be firm. ===== CHAPTER 61 =====