"If it were necessary to comprehend the Earth Dao Meaning, then hardly anyone would be able to draw this Thick Earth Formation…"
Mo Hua stroked his chin and pondered:
"Doesn’t that mean my enlightenment was a bit of a waste?"
Mr. Zhuang couldn’t help but tap Mo Hua’s head lightly.
"Don’t pretend to be aggrieved when you have an advantage."
"Oh."
Mo Hua rubbed his head and smiled sheepishly.
Mr. Zhuang appeared somewhat helpless, but a slight smile also appeared on his lips, as he said:
"To comprehend the Daoist Meaning is not just for drawing the Thick Earth Formation on the ground, but to be able to draw any formation on the earth."
"As long as the ground where you draw the formation exists, then the formation exists."
"This is also an extremely profound technique of a Formation Master."
Mo Hua was taken aback, and after pondering a bit, he gradually understood.
"The soil falls under the Daoist Meaning, and initially it does not allow cultivators to draw formations.
"Because there is no recognition, the Taoist Meaning won’t give you face."
"Now that I have ’seen’ it, as if to say hello, gotten a bit acquainted, everything becomes convenient. The Taoist Meaning then allows me to draw formations on its turf."
"Master, is that what you mean?"
Mr. Zhuang was bewildered by Mo Hua’s explanation. After a lengthy silence, he finally said quietly:
"If that’s how you want to understand it... Well, sure."
Mo Hua felt elated in his heart.
To be able to draw any formation on the ground!
That also means that anywhere in this world, as long as there is soil, there is formation media.
And under the vast heavens, there is no shortage of thick earth.
What’s more important is,
From now on, he would save money on paper when drawing formations!
In other words, he could save quite a lot of Spirit Stones!
Mo Hua thought to himself:
"Seems like sustaining a bit of damage to the Taoist Stele is worth it after all…"
Then Mo Hua quietly asked Mr. Zhuang, "Master, this Thick Earth Formation doesn’t have a simple origin, does it?"
It is an Ultimate Formation that connects with the breath of the earth, and through it, one might even contemplate the Earth Dao Meaning.
Although contemplating the Taoist Meaning is mainly the contribution of the Taoist Stele,
But to serve as a mediator between a cultivator and the Taoist Meaning, this Thick Earth Formation is pretty extraordinary as well.
Mr. Zhuang also whispered back:
"It’s the Ultimate Technique of the Earth Sect; don’t spread this around."
Mo Hua whispered,
"What if someone discovers it?"
"You learned it secretly; just don’t worry about the origins."
"Is that really okay?"
...
Old Kui watched the master and disciple duo whispering to each other with some speechlessness...
Mr. Zhuang continued to speak to Mo Hua:
"Once you got here, you ’accidentally’ saw it, ’unintentionally’ learned it. It’s neither stolen nor forcibly taken, completely legitimate; how could they fault you for that? Even if they argue until the end of time, you are in the right."
"Besides…" Mr. Zhuang added, "if you don’t say anything, they might not even know that what you drew is the Thick Earth Formation."
"How could they not know?" Mo Hua was puzzled.
"Because their own Formation Masters might not be able to learn it."
Mo Hua was slightly surprised, "Can they not learn their own things?"
Mr. Zhuang corrected him: "It’s not their own thing; it’s merely handed down by their ancestors, and they are just basking in their ancestors’ glory."
"Moreover, it’s an Ultimate Formation, one of the ultimate techniques of formations. Even though it is only a first-grade, it contains Dao Laws and is not something that ordinary Formation Masters can comprehend."
"You say this formation is yours, can you draw one to show me?"
"If you can’t draw it, what gives you the right to claim it as yours?"
"Though the Earth Sect was founded on formations, the majority of its cultivators are not likely to know Ultimate Formations."
"If they themselves can’t do it, what right do they have to accuse you?"
Mo Hua said timidly, "Isn’t this, maybe, a little... thick-skinned?"
"No matter, at times, being thick-skinned is what solves problems."
Mr. Zhuang had an unflappable demeanor, ready to face the collapse of Mount Tai without a change in expression or take scolding from ten thousand people indifferently.
Mo Hua looked up at Mr. Zhuang, full of admiration, and then he couldn’t help but touch his own cheek,
"It seems I need to thicken my skin a bit more…"
Old Kui, standing to the side, couldn’t help but sigh involuntarily.
A perfectly good child, is about to be led astray again...