“Oh…”
Mo Hua nodded, disappointed yet understanding.
Bai Qiancheng left Mo Hua behind and walked towards the Formation Pavilion. After taking a few steps, she looked back and saw Mo Hua standing there, all alone, feeling a touch of heartache and worry.
If Gui Tao’s people came out, this child might still be in danger…
But now she couldn’t manage that much anymore.
Her Senior Brother’s life was hanging by a thread.
The opportunity related to the Back Ruins Heaven Burial, although the old ancestor told her to “stand idly by,” when the time actually came, she couldn’t possibly just sit back and do nothing.
“Well, let fate take its course…”
Bai Qiancheng’s expression was solemn; he clenched his teeth and also entered the Formation Pavilion…
And Mo Hua, he just stood there alone.
He wanted to go in, but he couldn’t.
It seemed that there was some kind of barrier in the Formation Pavilion. Uncle and Senior Uncle had high cultivation and deep mastery in formation, hence they could disregard the barrier and enter the Formation Pavilion.
But he couldn’t get in…
Yet, staying here didn’t seem safe either.
Once everything settled down and Uncle came out, he would probably kill him too.
Mo Hua sighed.
It was at this moment that a buzzing sound came from the Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation around him.
Mo Hua was startled and looked up.
He saw that within the Large Formation, one of the main Formation Pivots was operating on its own, dazzlingly bright.
“Is this… the Formation Pivot?”
Mo Hua suddenly remembered what his master had said to him when he first arrived at the Five Elements Sect.
He remembered that at that time, he and his master had talked about the Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation.
His master then drew a mountain map on a piece of paper, outlined several lines along the mountain’s profile, and instructed him, saying:
“… This is the Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation, the main formation pivot’s meridians; you remember this.”
“When the formation circulates, there will be a life-gate on the formation pivot.”
“Although this small section is a second-grade Formation Pivot, it is similar in pattern to the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation, and with your Divine Sense being sufficient, you should be able to calculate the life-gate on your own…”
Mo Hua was racked with agonizing thoughts.
“Calculating the life-gate…”
Did his master have arrangements in place all along…
Did he anticipate that I would be captured by Uncle and brought back to the Five Elements Sect, so he told me the life-gate of this section of the formation in advance?
Did he want me to calculate the life-gate of the Five Elements Mountain Guarding Formation, and then leave on my own, staying away from this place of imminent danger…
“Master…”
Mo Hua’s eyes welled up with tears.
He didn’t want to go; he wanted to see his master one more time.
But…
Even if he saw his master, what could he do?
What could he do himself?
With such low cultivation, not strong enough Divine Sense, and formation skills not yet mastered, in such a perilous place, he could hardly keep himself safe…
The Large Formation buzzed again.
It was as if the master was urging him to leave…
Mo Hua felt desolate, wiped away his tears, and then sat down on the ground. Using the Calculation Method taught by his master, he step by step calculated the entire Formation Pivot of the Large Formation, found the position and determined the life-gate.
After determining the life-gate, Mo Hua looked up at the Formation Pavilion.
It was as if his master was inside, silently watching him.
It seemed to say, “Go on…”
Mo Hua hung his head, his figure full of desolation, and walked silently to the section of the mountain range marked by Mr. Zhuang and to the formation in front of the mountain range.
Following the life-gate he had set, Mo Hua stepped forward and walked into the middle of the Large Formation.
The Large Formation turned into a Spirit Screen, with Spiritual Power flowing like blades, airtight.
However, the life-gate was where the Formation Pivot’s key lay, also the space reserved for life.
Mo Hua stepped into the life-gate as the surging Spiritual Power rapidly circled around him, like a boundless river or a galloping herd of thousands of horses, yet it did not harm him.
On the contrary, this Spiritual Power was protecting Mo Hua.
It shielded Mo Hua all the way, allowing him to leave the Mountain Protection Array unharmed…
…
Fourth floor of the Formation Pavilion.
Mr. Zhuang just sat there silently, watching Mo Hua walk out of the Large Formation all alone.
A moment later, the Formation Pavilion shook.
The Five Elements Formation on the fourth floor was eroded by pitch-black Formation Patterns, torn open, and a figure walked in.
With white hair cascading down his shoulders and an indifferent expression.
It was Gui Tao’s people.
Mr. Zhuang’s breath was weak, his face pale as paper, but his expression was tranquil, as if confronting his destiny, revealing a composed smile.
“Long time no see…”
“Senior Brother.”