As Junior Sister sat quite close, Mo Hua could even smell a faint fragrance, a fresh and exquisite scent lingering in the nose and twining around the heart.
Mo Hua's face blushed slightly, suddenly feeling somewhat at a loss.
Bai Zixi looked at him with puzzled eyes, "What's wrong, are you uncomfortable?"
Mo Hua shook his head and made up an excuse, saying earnestly,
"I'm just embarrassed that I can't learn the Formation..."
Bai Zixi was silent for a moment, hesitated for a long time, and then made up her mind, slowly reaching out and patting Mo Hua's shoulder with the composure of an elder sister:
"Don't worry, I'll learn it for you!"
Mo Hua felt warmth in his heart and smiled brightly, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
Bai Zixi, looking at Mo Hua's clear, beaming smile, felt strange emotions welling up within her, and couldn't help but compose herself with a solemn expression:
"I'm about to learn the Formation. Don't disturb me."
"Yeah, yeah."
Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, then sat cross-legged behind Bai Zixi, sitting upright and keeping watch for his Junior Sister.
Bai Zixi knew Mo Hua was watching her, which made her a bit unsettled.
In a trance, she felt as if Mo Hua's gaze was like the winter sun, shining upon her, clear and warm, comforting, yet also discomfiting for someone unused to such warmth.
She closed her eyes, taking quite some time to calm her mood, and then opened them, her eyes calm as still water, focusing her mind to ponder the Shrine and grasp the last of the Five Elements Spirit Formation—Water Spirit Formation.
Mo Hua just silently sat there, watching his focused Junior Sister without feeling bored.
The shrine was tranquil, and time quietly slipped away...
Four hours later, the incense burned out once again.
With no more sound in the shrine, the Chief Elder opened the door again and simply stated,
"The hour has come."
The three from the Formation Pavilion returned to their guest rooms, flopped down at the table, and gathered together to discuss and summarize:
"I've mastered the Earth Spirit Formation!"
"I've mastered the Gold Spirit Formation. I've learned more than half of the Water Spirit Formation. I remember the Formation Diagram, but I'm still somewhat puzzled by the essence of the Formation..."
Mo Hua nodded.
Earth Spirit Formation, Gold Spirit Formation, Water Spirit Formation...