[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-quest-for-immortality":3,"chapter-the-quest-for-immortality-the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-2241":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},739088,975,"Chapter 2242: The Sinister Formation Master (part 2)","the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-2241",2241,"\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan pulled back, starting from one hundred sixty zhang away, concentrating his mind and channeling the technique, controlling the flying sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daluo Flying Sword, a specially-made flying sword, three chi seven in length, ancient and weathered, engraved with cloud patterns, soaring across the sky and earth, with a chilling gleam claiming lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan was a genius with exceptional talent in Sword Control. Since the humiliating defeat at the hands of Mo Hua, he set his mind firmly on training harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hatred is the best \"catalyst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan’s Daluo Flying Sword has advanced compared to before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword is faster, more precise, and sharper, transforming into a sword light from the horizon, merging with the clouds at the sky’s edge, heading straight for Mo Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although finally intercepted by the Tai’a Five Brothers, the flying sword came within ten zhang of Mo Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The residual power from the Sword Qi explosion tore through the ground and disturbed the energy flow, ultimately affecting Mo Hua, causing a momentary pause in his Divine Sense, interrupting his Formation Painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Cangliu guessed correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword didn’t kill Mo Hua but interrupted his Formation Painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Mo Hua’s bizarre formation support, Shi Tiangang and others felt an immediate sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the Taixu Gate disciples, augmented by Five Elements Source Armor, were fierce, they could still hold on for a bit in a prolonged battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Provided there’s no insidious and unpredictable formation from Mo Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Mo Hua’s formation was finally curbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outstanding talents of the Four Sects and Seven Gates were all revitalized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan continued to launch flying swords at Mo Hua remotely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua, disturbed, could not continue using Divine Sense to Control Ink and form formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tai’a Five Brothers, in their effort to protect Mo Hua, were also held back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hao Xuan and others had good movement techniques but lacked cultivation; they couldn’t break through the defense of the Four Sects and Seven Gates’ talents to disturb Ye Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linghu Xiao was entangled with Shi Tiangang and several Vajra Sect disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Qianjun and others’ assault couldn’t break the defense line and kill Ye Zhiyuan in a short time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Taixu Gate’s formation was forced to disrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation instantly worsened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Mo Hua, stationed at the rear, looked slightly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interrupting my Formation Painting?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a Spirit Sword, communicated with the Sword Array using Divine Sense, then pointed his fingers, instantly channeling a beam of golden light, breaking through the air, heading for Ye Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Sword Control against Sword Control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sword was faster and more accurate. .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan felt a chill in his heart, becoming instantly alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he fell to Mo Hua’s Sword Control, it was because he was caught entirely off guard—not anticipating that Mo Hua, a Formation Master, could also Control a Sword, leaving him unguarded, thus being instantly killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he was already adequately prepared and would not repeat past mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan didn’t hesitate at all, immediately retreating, flashing his figure back thirty to forty zhangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This distance far exceeded the Sword Control range of Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Ye Zhiyuan knew that Mo Hua’s unconventional \"Sword Control\" would explode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This distance also placed him well outside the Sword Control explosion range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, but to be extra safe, two Vajra Sect Body Cultivators stood with shields, guarding in front of Ye Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Sword controlled by Mo Hua first collided with the shields and then exploded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Array overloaded, the sword body shattered, Sword Qi mixed with sword blade fragments spread forth, tearing apart and raising a cloud of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the dust, the two Vajra Sect disciples were also enveloped by the Sword Qi, their skin cut, and even with the Golden Shield, they suffered serious injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they successfully blocked Mo Hua’s Sword Control for Ye Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this sword, Ye Zhiyuan remained completely unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing thirty to forty zhang away from the explosion, Ye Zhiyuan let out a sigh of relief, with the shadow of Mo Hua slightly fading in his heart:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mo Hua’s Sword Control, in essence, is just like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I’m prepared, he can’t kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought had just surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan’s tense heart finally relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, out of the smoke emerged another plain Tai’a Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Sword Qi, no sword technique, just an ordinary Spirit Sword, yet it veiled a terrifying killing intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan’s eyes widened suddenly, filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hundred zhang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Mo Hua’s Spirit Sword cover such a distance to appear before him?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, when Mo Hua killed him before, he held back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could his Sword Control actually reach two hundred zhang?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear gripped Ye Zhiyuan’s heart; he wanted to retreat but it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Sword Control of one hundred sixty zhang he was prepared for, hence could not kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a Sword Control at two hundred zhang exceeded Ye Zhiyuan’s understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Mo Hua’s first Sword Control restrained the Vajra Sect’s body cultivators, leaving them no time to spare, also blasting out smoke to obscure vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This second Sword Control was faster, further, more concealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one stood to shield Ye Zhiyuan from the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the chaotic explosive Sword Qi muddled perception, and the pervasive smoke blocked Ye Zhiyuan’s sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tai’a Sword overloaded and exploded, the Sword Array shattered, Sword Qi spread everywhere, slicing everything nearby relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Zhiyuan died again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once more killed by a single sword from Mo Hua.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And upon Ye Zhiyuan’s death, the situation immediately deteriorated rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody could remotely threaten Mo Hua anymore, nor could anyone disrupt his Formation Painting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the valley, the black-red Spiritual Ink slithered like serpents, formations began to manifest like deadly totems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shi Tiangang, Qin Cangliu, and several others felt cold all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were already beyond saving the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five Elements Source Armor’s light began to shimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Hua injected Divine Sense, pushing the amplification of those Source Armors to the extreme; a divine-like blessing, overwhelming power descended upon the disciples of the Taixu Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>",1039,"2026-06-02T11:31:40.446Z",1,"novelbin.me","2eec6b291ed9b21a9a82f5c7c1330bbd879e01bc00e92e6e94ee48249ebf54c2","the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-2242","the-quest-for-immortality-chapter-2240",2429,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-quest-for-immortality-cover.jpg"]