Immortality Through Array Formations

What qualifies oneself to pack such exalted formations into one's storage bag?

If any mishap occurs and it gets lost outside, wouldn't it be a "great disrespect" to the Divine Lord? And how would one explain it to Mr. Tu?

Jin Yixuan pondered for a moment, an idea flickered.

He took out an exquisite jade box and carefully placed the monster-hide paper with the Divine Tao Formation Patterns inside.

Afterwards, Jin Yixuan solemnly offered this jade box before the sheep-horned statue.

Also offered it under Mo Hua's watch.

He even bowed, respectfully saying:

"Divine Lord above, I beseech thee to bless thy believer to swiftly comprehend this Divine Tao formation and to brave through fire and water, offering sacrifices for the Divine Lord."

After speaking, he made three more bows.

Mo Hua felt quite embarrassed.

After bowing, Jin Yixuan departed, never daring to look directly at the sheep-horned statue.

After he left, the main hall became much quieter.

After a moment, Mo Hua stealthily peeked out from behind the fierce sheep-horned demon monster statue.

Jin Yixuan hadn't turned back, and confirmed he had walked far away; Mo Hua was relieved.

He eagerly approached the offering table, scanned it with his Divine Sense, and found no formation, mechanism, or other irregularities on the jade box, thinking:

"This Jin Yixuan is truly devout to the Great Wilderness Evil God, not daring to have any ulterior motives..."

Since that's the case, it's convenient for himself.

Suppressing his excitement, he gently opened the jade box, took out the monster-hide paper inside, and then slowly unfolded it...

Blood-red patterns densely clustered, profound and complex formations appeared before his eyes.

Divine Tao Formation!

Moreover, there were three sets!

Time being tight, Mo Hua's gaze was sharp as he quickly swept over these formations, attentively memorizing every detail of the formation patterns, one by one, etched firmly in his mind.

After memorizing, Mo Hua quietly closed the monster-hide paper, returned it to the jade box, ensured no trace was left, and hid back behind the sheep-horned demon monster statue.

Sitting back on his familiar "sheep-head bench," Mo Hua took out pen and paper and transcribed the formation patterns he had memorized without error.

Then, Mo Hua started to calm his mind and carefully study these formation patterns.

Some of the formation patterns on the monster-hide paper were ones he was already familiar with.

Including formations from the small fishing village, and the dense forest formations outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, all were within.

According to the Divine Tao inheritance type mentioned by "Mr. Tu":

The Divine Tao formation of the small fishing village should be the "Divine Barrier Array," controlling the closure of Divine Tao's magnum opus.

Namely controlling the entrance to the Evil God Temple within the blood-colored fishing village.

Outside the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, the Divine Tao formation fused with the forest should be the "Divine Mist Array," "capable of transforming to obscure Divine Thoughts with mist."

Thus, unless one's Divine Sense is exceptionally powerful, it is impossible to penetrate the mist and observe the truth within the Divine Mist Array.

The final one, the core Divine Tao formation mentioned by "Mr. Tu," is named the "Divine Lock Array."

This formation is almost entirely new.

Mo Hua had never seen it before, only witnessed the old monster cultivator, now the "Sword Bone," draw a formation pattern on his Lifebound Sword Bone.

This formation pattern was "stolen" from the Demon Refining Diagram.

In other words, this Divine Lock Array should also be the core of the Demon Refining Diagram.

Mo Hua still remembers Mr. Tu saying earlier, "The Divine Lock Array is a 'chain' imposed upon the deity's body..."

Mo Hua pondered.

Does this mean the Divine Lock Array itself is the purest "seal" formation?

Therefore, it is the core of the Divine Tao formation?

"Divine Lock Array, Divine Thought as lock, sealing deities..."

Mo Hua slightly nodded, feeling he might have guessed correctly.

He began anew with pen and ink, attempting to learn this complete set of Divine Tao formation systems from scratch, from "Divine Barrier Array" to "Divine Mist Array," and finally to "Divine Lock Array."

The Divine Barrier Array and Divine Mist Array he had learned before, though the patterns were incomplete, he at least had a foundation.

Now that he had acquired the complete patterns, learning was twice as effective with half the effort.

The only challenge was the "Divine Lock Array."

Mo Hua settled down to comprehend, pen in hand, practicing one stroke at a time...

The surroundings fell silent.

Only the gentle sound of pen and ink on paper could be heard.

The Sword Demon within the White Bone Sword finally dared to peek out, glanced at Mo Hua, and thought:

"This little ancestor, still as daring as ever, actually dares to learn the formation under the monster cultivator leader's eyes, isn't he afraid of being caught and then being swallowed alive...?"

The Sword Bone shook its head.

Seeing Mo Hua focused on learning the formation, it bravely peeked at the formation patterns under Mo Hua's pen.

This glance made it shudder with surprise.

These formation patterns, it remembers!

They are the mysterious patterns within the Demon Refining Diagram!

At the time, it only secretly memorized one of them, but the others remained a vague impression, never fully remembered or learned.

But now, these patterns, precisely and accurately, are recreated under this little ancestor's pen.

It's the complete set of formations!

Moreover, what made it even more incredulous...

Of these patterns, it only learned one of them.

It studied and practiced daily, drawing for two hundred years, only barely comprehending seven or eight-tenths.

As for how it learned, it remains somewhat muddled, more akin to a "practice makes perfect" instinct.

This was just one formation pattern!

But now...

This entire mysterious, obscure set of formations flows smoothly and effortlessly from Mo Hua's pen.

For a moment, a sense of terror arose within its heart.

Could the disparity in talent between people truly be so vast?

Even though it's not a Formation Master, how could it take two hundred years to learn one pattern, while this little ancestor needs but a glance?

Is this truly reasonable?

And while the White Bone Sword Demon was mentally shaken, Mo Hua had already finished and softly murmured:

"Just about done..."

"This Divine Lock Array seems not as difficult as I thought."

He felt somewhat uncertain.

Earlier hearing Mr. Tu speak so dramatically, he thought it would be a very advanced, obscure, and difficult formation.

But now it seems... maybe it's quite manageable?

Having practiced twice, it feels almost complete.

"Shouldn't be this simple..."

Mo Hua muttered.

He looked again at the patterns under his pen, slightly inferring them once more, perceived the flow of Divine Thought Power within, and felt... there wasn't any apparent issue.

This is learned?

Mo Hua found it hard to believe.

Wouldn't it be better to find something to test and practice?

Experiencing reveals true knowledge.

Testing it in practice would reveal if there are any issues.

"Divine Lock Array, with Divine Thought forming chains, sealing deities. If deities can be sealed, logically, anything else should also be sealable..."

Mo Hua contemplated, suddenly turning his gaze intensely onto the White Bone Broken Sword nearby.

The Sword Bone within the White Bone Broken Sword was struck with terror.

A sense of dread surged in its heart.

"It's over..."