After chatting with Gu Changhuai, Mo Hua devoted himself to learning Formation.
From the Taixu Token, he specifically chose a Second Grade Seventeen Patterns “Gold-breaking Formation” to study.
This is a formation for restraining the Five Elements Qi.
Gold-breaking Formation, as the name implies, is used to suppress the circulation of Gold-series Spiritual Power, weaken Gold-series Spells, or the power of Swordsmanship.
“Let’s start with something simple, learn this Gold-breaking Formation as a precaution…”
“If Sever Gold Sect ever dares to provoke me, then I’ll learn even more, maybe even a whole set specifically designed to counteract Gold-series Swordsmanship!”
Mo Hua silently vowed to himself.
After 1 p.m., Mo Hua’s Divine Sense sank into the Sea of Consciousness, and on the Taoist Stele, he practiced the “Gold-breaking Formation” over and over again.
This was also the first high-level Second Grade Formation that Mo Hua had learned.
The Gold-breaking Formation was quite difficult, Mo Hua couldn’t master it in one night.
The next day, after class, just as he was preparing to continue practicing, a disciple suddenly came looking for him, “Mo Hua, I just passed by the Merit Pavilion, the Merit Elder wants you to see him.”
“Merit Elder?”
Mo Hua was startled, then his eyes lit up.
Could it be the Merit Points for the Fire Buddha have been credited!
“Thank you!” Mo Hua thanked the disciple and immediately ran off to the Merit Pavilion, elated.
The Elder of the Merit Pavilion was waiting especially for Mo Hua.
Seeing Mo Hua enter, the Merit Elder looked at him skeptically and asked, “What exactly did you do for the Taoist Court, what Formation did you draw?”
Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, but then he understood.
Uncle Gu is indeed very thorough, to avoid causing trouble for me, he still used the pretext of that Drawing Formation.
“Many, many Formations,” Mo Hua said.
The Merit Elder snorted, “Nonsense, even with many Formations, you couldn’t earn this many Merit Points.”
“How many?”
Mo Hua asked excitedly.
The Merit Elder glanced at Mo Hua and sighed, “Eight thousand.”
Eight thousand?!
Mo Hua’s eyes widened in shock.
That’s so many!
The Fire Buddha is indeed worth a fortune!
A smile blossomed across Mo Hua’s fair face.
The Merit Elder explained, “This reward wasn’t normally issued, it was specially allocated by the Taoist Court, so it had to be confirmed by the Sect before being transferred to you.”
“Mhm, mhm!”
Mo Hua nodded repeatedly.
However, the details of this process didn’t concern him, as long as the Merit Points were given to him, that was all that mattered.
The Merit Elder hesitated, but ultimately didn’t say much else, and proceeded with the formalities, allowing Mo Hua to sign and seal his name, and then transferred the Merit Points to his Taixu Token.
After signing, sealing, and receiving the Merit Points, Mo Hua bid farewell to the Merit Elder and left with a joyous expression and a spring in his step.
The Merit Elder watched Mo Hua’s departing figure but fell into silent contemplation.
Eight thousand Merit Points…
Even to some Inner Sect Disciples, it’s a “huge sum,” let alone for a disciple like Mo Hua who has been in the Sect for less than two years.
Making Merit Points in the Sect is not easy.
Logically speaking, no matter the origin, these Merit Points, having passed through the Taoist Court legitimately, should at least appear “clean” on the surface.
There was no need for him to dig deeper and pry into the disciple’s privacy.
Yet the Merit Elder was still full of doubts.
What exactly had Mo Hua done to earn these eight thousand Merit Points?
He’s just a disciple in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, what kind of task did he complete, what kind of reward did he achieve that he could earn eight thousand Merit Points in one go?!
This was extremely unusual.
Having served as the Merit Elder for hundreds of years, this was the first time he’d encountered such a situation.
The Merit Elder flipped through the paperwork from the Taoist Court.
It was vague and sketched out, simply stating, “Taixu Sect Disciple Mo Hua, proficient in Formation, assisted the Taoist Court in solving cases meritoriously, and is hereby awarded eight thousand Merit Points as an encouragement.”
It can’t be this simple…
The Merit Elder furrowed his brows in contemplation.