[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-quest-for-immortality":3,"chapter-the-quest-for-immortality-the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-1322":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Quest for Immortality",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},738269,975,"Chapter 1322: Clever (4)","the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-1322",1322,"\u003Cp>Cultivation requires the persistence of water dripping to wear through stone. With Foundation Building Middle Stage cultivation, breakthroughs cannot be achieved in the short term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Divine Sense was stuck at Seventeen Patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighteen Patterns was just within sight, but due to the limitations of Heavenly Dao Laws, there was a barrier in the way that he simply couldn’t overcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his Sword Control was immensely powerful, it too had gradually reached a bottleneck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have to wait until he mastered a new Sword Array or until Little Wood learned a new Sword-Casting technique to continue advancing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was practicing formations diligently every single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, which he had grown thoroughly tired of; there wasn’t anything new or refreshing about it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other than the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, it had been quite some time since he had learned any new formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his cultivation, that was something that could only be improved bit by bit through grinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, all he could do was try and find some new formations to study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua thought about it for a moment and decided to seek out Elder Master Xun for advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New formations?\" Elder Master Xun was momentarily taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Mo Hua nodded, \"Master, aside from the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, are there other formations I can study?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the Yuan Magnetic Formation would be fine...\" Mo Hua added hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only had a few of the Seventeen Patterns Yuan Magnetic Formation scrolls, which had been rendered useless through repeated practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Master Xun sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning too quickly wasn’t necessarily a good thing—now all the pressure fell squarely on him, the old master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there were certain formations that Mo Hua was still too early to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And others, though categorized within the legitimate formation schools, were borderline unorthodox or even dangerous, making them prone to leading an aspiring cultivator astray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll consider it...\" said Elder Master Xun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\" Mo Hua replied obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to rise and take his leave when suddenly Elder Master Xun called out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mo Hua.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Master Xun furrowed his brows slightly, contemplating for a while before finally asking cautiously: \"Can your Divine Sense still be strengthened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question was asked with utmost deliberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having just entered the Foundation Building Middle Stage and already possessing Divine Sense with Seventeen Patterns, Mo Hua had far surpassed cultivators of the same realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Elder Master Xun couldn’t help but feel that Mo Hua was capable of achieving even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the disciple of that person, anything extraordinary was possible...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua scratched his head. \"Hard to say. It might depend on certain opportunities...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, if someone were to offer him a \"meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps if he could locate another altar of some sort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These things indeed depended on lucky encounters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But such details, Mo Hua definitely couldn’t say outright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elder Master Xun’s gaze grew slightly dark; it was unclear what crossed his mind as he nodded faintly. \"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, Elder Master Xun didn’t say another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua, sensing it inappropriate to linger further, decided not to disturb him, especially since Elder Master Xun had seemed particularly preoccupied as of late, clearly pondering some significant matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever grand matters the sect might be dealing with were beyond Mo Hua’s ability to interfere, nor could he lend any assistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he didn’t cause additional trouble for the master, that would be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua bowed respectfully and then got up to take his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he reached the doorway, he turned and unexpectedly ran into a man clad in a Taoist Robe of Taixu Gate’s Inner Gate, his appearance handsome and upright, his posture tall, with a nonchalant air in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from his demeanor, he seemed to be a certain Elder from the Inner Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Elder, upon suddenly colliding with Mo Hua, was visibly startled, a flicker of unease crossing his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost like someone caught doing something they shouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this expression lasted only an instant before his countenance returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Mo Hua’s keen Divine Sense, he wouldn’t have noticed it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the aura emanating from this Elder felt oddly familiar...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua was puzzled but still politely offered the disciple’s greeting, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Elder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elder cast a calm and measured look at Mo Hua, as if he had never encountered him before, treating him merely as an ordinary disciple, and nodded faintly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he walked past Mo Hua and entered Elder Master Xun’s residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Elder’s departing figure, Mo Hua felt perplexed and called over a nearby Taoist Child to inquire:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who was that Elder just now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taoist Child, being informed on countless visits and departures, was well-connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he got along quite well with Mo Hua, so he readily shared all he knew:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was Elder Xun Ziyou, a descendant of Elder Master Xun. He currently serves as an Inner Gate Elder and oversees Refining Demon Mountain. Occasionally, he comes to visit the old master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua froze, thinking about that unfamiliar yet somehow familiar figure. His expression turned thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, Mo Hua’s eyes glimmered slightly as he nodded with a meaningful tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... Elder Xun...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",891,"2026-06-02T11:31:12.041Z",1,"novelbin.me","b4039390090f2c1b7f79012f136edafe21487e5f498fe8a246cf7f617d7f7430","the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-1323","the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-1321",2429,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-quest-for-immortality-cover.jpg"]