Minor Wilderness State Boundary, South Yue City, Instructor Yan, traitor, Spiritual Pivot Formation…
Mo Hua briefly organized his thoughts and then glanced again at Mr. Zhuang, asking softly,
"Master, is South Yue City on our way?"
He had been wanting to ask this before.
Instructor Yan had the kindness of enlightening him and providing him with opportunities.
To repay kindness with great generosity is only proper.
Mo Hua wanted to find Instructor Yan to see if there was anything he could help with.
He also had a bit of a selfish motive, wanting to see what a First-Grade Twelve Stripe Spiritual Pivot Formation was really like.
Whether he was capable of learning it, whether he could master it, and ultimately, whether he could use it to refine his Divine Sense to reach the realm of Thirteen Stripes.
But he didn't know where the sect Mr. Zhuang intended to visit was located, and whether it was on the way.
If it wasn't on the way, he couldn't just take the liberty to change Mr. Zhuang's plans.
Mr. Zhuang shook his head, "No, it's not on our way."
"I see…" Mo Hua felt a bit disappointed.
"But we can take a detour," Mr. Zhuang added.
Mo Hua was slightly stunned, "Won't that delay our journey?"
"Not at all," Mr. Zhuang said with a smile. "As long as you can learn the Formation, it won't be a waste of time."
Mo Hua felt warm inside.
After Mr. Zhuang had spoken, he sighed slightly,
"Moreover, I too want to see what is so special about the Spiritual Pivot Formation passed down by the Great Hidden Spirit Sect from those days."
"Hmm," Mo Hua nodded.
Now he was reassured, but at the same time, he felt a bit puzzled.
He always had the feeling that Mr. Zhuang's journey out into the world seemed to be for the purpose of teaching him Formation techniques…
Mo Hua furrowed his brow.
This doubt had plagued him for a while.
Along the way, Mr. Zhuang was unhurried, claiming to be heading to a certain sect, yet he didn't seem particularly urgent about it.
Instead, he spent the journey teaching him how to perform Calculation, how to derive, how to find Ultimate Formations, and how to comprehend them…
Moreover, even upon reaching the destinations, it was also for the purpose of having him learn Formations.
What about himself, then?
What exactly did his master wish to do?
Mo Hua stealthily sneaked a glance at Mr. Zhuang.
Mr. Zhuang's expression was serene and detached, inscrutably profound, revealing nothing.
"Who knows what Master is thinking about…" Mo Hua muttered to himself.
If his master had any wishes,
maybe he could help fulfill them once his own cultivation was high enough.
It's just that he didn't know when that day would come…
After all, he was still but a small cultivator in the Qi-refining Realm.
Mo Hua let out a slight sigh.
At that moment, Mr. Zhuang was unaware of the little thoughts running through Mo Hua's mind. Instead, he spoke to Old Kui, who was driving the carriage,
"Take a detour, to South Yue City."
Old Kui pulled on the reins, and Big White neighed, its hooves striking the ground as it turned its head, taking another path that led to the road towards the Minor Wilderness State Boundary…
The Minor Wilderness State Boundary was also the Second-Grade Prefecture Border of Li State.
The Heavenly Dao Formation beneath restricted the highest level of cultivation one could use to Foundation Establishment.
Li State was ruled by the element of fire, and was filled with intense fire energy.
Tongxian City to the north had a slightly better climate, with mountains and rivers, lush vegetation—yet most of the year was quite hot, especially the spring and summer, which were particularly sweltering.
However, the Minor Wilderness State Boundary was located to the east of Li State, in a southern position, and the climate was even drier.
Along the way, there were grass and trees, but less in number, mostly in shades of brown and not growing densely.
Cultivators live off the mountains and the waters.
The few immortal cities en route mostly lived by Monster Hunting, and the next largest group was the Mining Cultivators.
The so-called Mining Cultivators were those who mined for a living.
Locally, they had other names, such as "Stone Mason," "Stone Worker," "Miner," and "Mine Laborer," among others.