Xun Ziyou pondered for a moment, "That does seem reasonable..."
Catch a thief with stolen goods.
Without catching them red-handed and possessing the stolen items, where would Sever Gold Sect find justification to slander the disciples of Taixu Gate?
Besides, there’s always the Patriarch to rely on.
Even taking a step back: strictly speaking, this sword formation wasn’t something Mo Hua "stole." It was something he managed to "see" with his own capabilities.
They could wield swords in front of him, but how could they prohibit him from "looking"?
Just by looking, he could learn a sect’s entire heritage. How could this possibly be blamed on Mo Hua?
Xun Ziyou slowly nodded, an unbidden sense of admiration in his heart: the Patriarch was truly the Patriarch.
Whether in cultivation or in... audacity.
"Patriarch, I understand." Xun Ziyou said.
Elder Master Xun waved his hand.
Xun Ziyou rose and respectfully took his leave.
After Xun Ziyou left, Elder Master Xun sat alone, his frown deepening.
"Deducting Sword Qi..."
"How exactly is it being deduced?"
"Could it be..."
A tremor ran through Elder Master Xun’s heart as an utterly profound technique resurged in his thoughts—a pinnacle method that unveiled heavenly secrets and calculated boundless principles:
Heavenly Secret Calculation!
"That brat named Zhuang... Exactly what has he been teaching his little disciple?"
"But this doesn’t make sense..." Elder Master Xun frowned, "Given he hasn’t taught the Immortal Sky Formation Flow, why would he teach Heavenly Secret Calculation?"
"This isn’t something anyone at the Foundation Establishment Realm could possibly learn!"
Elder Master Xun’s gaze turned slightly grave.
The Taixu Mountain remained silent, and the Elder’s Residence stayed tranquil.
Elder Master Xun continued writing something on paper. Once finished, he stowed the paper away, then took out his own compass. His gaze darkened, and he muttered lowly:
"The secrets hidden within this child might be deeper than I’ve imagined..."
"It’d be best to add another ’lock’ to the karma surrounding this child..."
...
Mo Hua was still diligently studying the Gold-Cutting Sword Formation.
A sword formation was a critical component of swordsmanship transmission, the core of sword weaponry, and the key to Sword Dao.
Mo Hua wanted to learn Taixu Gate’s Divine Thought into Sword.
Back in the small fishing village, he had used karmic tracing to learn the basics of the "Transforming Sword Skill."