At this moment, every cultivator in Tongxian City raised their heads, gazing at this incomparably beautiful fireworks display, utterly spellbound.
All the Formation Masters in Tongxian City were also shaken by this spectacle, but couldn’t help mumbling to themselves in their hearts:
"It’s just fireworks... is such a complex formation really necessary...?"
...
The Tongxian Festival ended in a joyous and lively atmosphere.
After the Tongxian Festival, Mr. Zhuang was to leave.
One early morning, Mo Hua bid farewell to his parents outside the city.
Elder Yu, Old Mr. Feng, Master Chen, Court Leader Zhou, Zhang Lan, as well as Da’hu, Dazhu, and Daping were among those seeing him off...
A sea of people crowded outside the city.
Everyone watched Mo Hua with reluctance in their hearts.
"You must respect your teacher and cherish the Tao, and listen well to Mr. Zhuang," Liu Ruhua instructed, "And take good care of yourself…"
Mo Hua nodded solemnly, his eyes feeling somewhat sore.
Mo Shan didn’t say much, just patted his head and looked at him with a gentle expression.
The crowd also said their goodbyes, imparting words of concern.
After a while, the Bai Family’s carriage arrived.
Mo Hua boarded the carriage and then stuck his head out again, waving goodbye to the crowd.
He was not only waving to his parents, so many elders, friends, acquaintances, and companions,
but also bidding farewell to his hometown where he was born and grew up.
From then on, he would embark on a long journey to witness the various states of the world and to delve into the depths of formations, not knowing when he could return.
The carriage took Mo Hua, gradually receding into the distance.
Liu Ruhua stood in place, watching Mo Hua with longing, watching his figure until it disappeared at the end of the road, vanished behind the layers of mountains, and faded into the misty clouds until it could no longer be seen.
Only then did she silently shed tears of parting.
...
Six months later, at the foot of Big Black Mountain.
A huge Demon Suppression Monument was completed.
The monument was personally supervised for construction by Old Master An, made from high-quality stone that could endure wind and sun without perishing.
On the monument were engraved the names of cultivators who made outstanding contributions in the battle against Big Demon Feng Xi in Tongxian City.
Suppressing a Big Demon was the greatest feat in Tongxian City in hundreds, or even nearly a thousand, years.
This stele was likewise the biggest Demon Suppression Monument in nearly a thousand years.
As long as Tongxian City stands, so will the monument, and the names upon it will remain.
At the head of the monument, in a prominent position, was engraved the name of Old Master An.
The characters were powerful and vigorous, clear and forceful from afar.
Above Old Master An’s name, another even more prominent name was inscribed:
"Mo Hua."
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(End of Volume One - Black Mountain Volume)