Mr. Zhuang said with a reverent expression,
"This Formation contains the true laws of the Heavenly Dao. Under the Formation, all beings are equal; regardless of one’s status or level of cultivation, any transgression against the prohibitions of this Formation will lead to their annihilation without distinction."
"Therefore, this Formation is also named: ’Heavenly Dao Formation’!"
"Heavenly Dao Formation..."
Mo Hua murmured to himself, imprinting this name deeply in his mind while also feeling hopeful.
He hoped that one day he himself would be able to draw such a formation that reached through heaven and earth.
Unable to help himself, Mo Hua asked, "Then, sir, who drew this Formation, was it an Immortal?"
Mr. Zhuang shook his head, "At the very beginning of the establishment of the Taoist Court, this Formation already existed. No one knows the origin of this Formation, and no one knows by whose hand it was created. The person who drew this Formation, even if not an Immortal, must at least be a powerful Cultivator who has stepped onto the path of immortality."
"Thus, people also call this Formation the Innate Large Formation, implying that it existed naturally since the beginning."
"The Taoist Court has established the hierarchy of state boundaries based on this Heavenly Dao Formation. The Large Formation of a particular state boundary determines what realm is limited and will be given an assessment."
Mr. Zhuang sighed, "However, Cultivators who know about the ’Heavenly Dao Formation’ are few and far between."
"Even many Formation Masters do not believe that this vast sky is actually a Large Formation."
Mo Hua couldn’t help but ask, "Is it because there is no inheritance, so they do not know?"
Mr. Zhuang shook his head, "Even with records of inheritance, they don’t believe."
Mo Hua was startled, "Why?"
Mr. Zhuang pointed to the sky and asked Mo Hua, "What can you see in this sky?"
Mo Hua tilted his head back and gazed at the sky for a long time until his neck grew sore, then hesitantly said,
"There are clouds..."
"What else?"
Mo Hua shook his head, "Nothing else."
Mr. Zhuang nodded,
"Indeed, nothing else... there are no Formation Patterns, no Formation Pivot, not even knowing what the Formation media is, and no Formation eye. How can one say it’s a Formation then?"
"Sir, can you not see it either?"
Mr. Zhuang looked at Mo Hua and said with a gentle smile, "Like you, I cannot see anything either..."
"Not just me; there are Cultivators in this Cultivation World who have deeper cultivation and profounder Formation knowledge than I do, and they cannot see anything either."
"If nothing can be seen, and nothing is there, then how can it be called a Formation?"
"But aren’t there records in the Tao Cultivation Canon?" asked Mo Hua.
"Records in the world can have errors, and Tao Cultivation Canon should not be fully trusted," Mr. Zhuang explained.
"I see..."
Mo Hua nodded, then looked up at the sky again, sensing the boundless expanse and the ethereal cloud trails, as if they contained infinite and ever-renewing mysteries.
With a dawning understanding, Mo Hua declared with conviction,
"Sir, this must be a Formation!"
Mr. Zhuang smiled slightly, "Why?"
Mo Hua shook his head, "I don’t know, but I feel that it is."
Mr. Zhuang was surprised for a moment, then patted Mo Hua’s head gently and said,
"A Formation Master’s intuition is an understanding of the Heavenly Dao, and sometimes it’s very important. I hope that one day you really will be able to discern the Formation from this sky..."
Mr. Zhuang’s expectations filled Mo Hua with earnestness, and he nodded seriously.
He then asked with curiosity,
"Sir, if there really is a Heavenly Dao Formation in this sky, what is the purpose of this Large Formation, or rather, what is the significance of such a law of the Heavenly Dao?"
Mr. Zhuang’s gaze sharpened, and he spoke gravely,
"Heavenly Dao’s balance."
Mo Hua seemed to have an insight, but couldn’t fully comprehend it all at once.
Mr. Zhuang looked up at the vast sky and slowly said,
"Like you, I also believe that the Heavenly Dao Formation exists. It’s just that our Cultivators’ Divine Sense is not enough and our knowledge of Formation is too shallow to see it."
"Assuming the Heavenly Dao Formation truly exists..."
Mr. Zhuang looked at Mo Hua and continued,
"Then if state boundaries are not assessed and cultivation is not limited, without the balance of the Heavenly Dao Formation, what would the Tao Cultivation World be like?"
Mo Hua thought for a while, then cautiously offered, "Would it be chaotic?"
"What would cause the chaos?" Mr. Zhuang asked again.
"Would it be because the power of Cultivators is unrestricted?"