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First-grade, twelve patterns!
Mo Hua was startled, he had never imagined that Instructor Yan’s sect would have an inheritance with a first-grade formation of twelve patterns.
The Reversed Spirit Formation that Mr. Zhuang taught him was only a first-grade with ten patterns.
And although Mr. Zhuang had not explicitly stated, but according to Mo Hua’s own estimation, the Divine Sense required for the Spirit Pivot of the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation wouldn’t exceed eleven patterns either.
Now, from Manager Mo’s words, he had actually heard of a first-grade formation with twelve patterns, which seemed to be a type of Single Formation.
"Spiritual Pivot Formation..."
Mo Hua silently remembered this name and then out of curiosity, he asked:
"Does this formation have any special characteristics, to require such a strong Divine Sense of twelve patterns..."
Manager Mo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No one has learned it, so naturally nobody knows."
Mo Hua nodded his head slightly, and then continued to muse to himself:
"Spiritual Pivot Formation doesn’t sound like a Five Elements Formation. Since it contains the word ’spirit,’ it must be related to Spiritual Power, probably similar to ’Spirit Gathering Array’ or ’Reversed Spirit Formation,’ a formation regarding the gathering or flow of Spiritual Power..."
"The name of the formation includes the word ’pivot,’ which could either refer to Spiritual Power being the pivot or the uniqueness of the ’Formation Pivot’."
"The Formation Pivot of a Single Formation is typically simple in structure, but this Single Formation requires twelve patterns of Divine Sense; could it be because its Formation Pivot is complex and out of the ordinary?"
...
Mo Hua muttered to himself, lost in thought for a long while.
Manager Mo was dumbfounded as he listened.
He hadn’t said anything, just mentioned the name of the formation, and Mo Hua was able to infer so much...
And he didn’t even understand it himself.
Manager Mo was secretly astounded.
The way of formations, indeed profound and intricate, Mo Hua’s level in formations was also truly impenetrable and advanced; no wonder even Master Luo had such admiration for Mo Hua...
After pondering for a long time, Mo Hua still couldn’t reach any firm conclusion.
With just the name of a formation, indeed, not much could be discerned.
He then asked: "Manager Mo, do you know where Instructor Yan has gone?"
Manager Mo came back to his senses, thought for a moment, took a piece of paper out of his Storage Bag, and handed it to Mo Hua. The paper had only one line of writing:
"Minor Wilderness State Boundary, South Yue City."
"This is what I found out through someone I asked, a former sect acquaintance saw that traitor, who betrayed and murdered his mentor, in an Immortal City named South Yue, to the east of Li State, within Minor Wilderness State Boundary."
"I have informed Senior Brother Yan about this. If I’m not wrong, he should have gone to South Yue City as well."
Mo Hua nodded his head and carefully stored the piece of paper away.
Manager Mo thought it over and still made a request:
"Mo Hua, I have an impolite favor to ask... If you pass by that place and encounter Senior Brother Yan, I hope you can help him."
Mo Hua said with all seriousness, "Manager, rest assured, I will definitely help Instructor Yan catch that traitor."
"No, that’s not it..." Manager Mo shook his head.
Mo Hua was puzzled, "What do you mean not it?"
"I’m not asking you to help him catch someone, I want you to persuade him for me, to find a companion, settle down and start a family..." Manager Mo said with resignation.
Mo Hua was a bit confounded.
Manager Mo sighed: "Senior Brother Yan is actually quite talented..."
"Of course not comparable to you..." Manager Mo looked at Mo Hua and then continued:
"If he dedicated himself to studying formations, not to mention achieving great success, but at least to become a first-grade Formation Master and an Outer Gate Elder, that would be no problem."
"A first-grade Formation Master, in most state boundaries, is also considered a remarkable person..."
Manager Mo’s tone carried some envy.
Mo Hua also nodded; his initial dream when learning formations was to become a first-grade Formation Master.
Manager Mo then sighed again: "But these past years, Senior Brother Yan has been troubled and restless, unable to calm down, so he has always been unable to cross that threshold."
"He joined the sect early and had a deep affection for his master, so he can’t accept what happened. I understand that very well, but one should not waste one’s entire life seeking revenge."
"Even if he avenges the great wrong, in the end, being alone with white hair, it will be difficult to make any more progress in formations."
"If you happen to meet him, just persuade him to be a bit more considerate of himself, no matter if he gets revenge, his master is already dead, and the sect has dispersed, the past gone with the wind, but he himself still needs to find a way to live well..."
Manager Mo expressed his feelings earnestly, his tone mixed with some helplessness:
"He might not listen to these words from me, but he might listen if you say them."
Mo Hua nodded in agreement and also sighed internally, Manager Mo truly had Instructor Yan’s best interests at heart, so he promised:
"Don’t worry, I will talk to the Instructor."