Mo Hua had made up his mind; the next day was just another normal day of classes.
After finishing the Tao Cultivation class, he attended an Alchemy class and an Artifact Refining class, and finally sat in on a Sword Cultivation class.
Sword Cultivation was not a subject Mo Hua was required to take.
He was a Spiritual Cultivator, specializing in Spells.
Moreover, Sword Weapons were expensive, and he could not afford them.
Nevertheless, adhering to the principle of "knowing one's enemy and oneself leads to victory in every battle," an understanding was still needed.
More importantly, Mo Hua was constantly preoccupied with the mysterious "Taixu Divine Thought Transforming Sword True Jue" that he had vaguely "calculated" from obscure causes, bearing only a na.
True Sword technique was beyond his reach.
However, the "Divine Thought into Sword" might be a feasible study.
"Divine Thought into Sword," as the na suggests, involves both "Divine Thought" and "Swordsmanship" and should be related to both.
Thus, any class on "Sword Cultivation" that Mo Hua had ti for, he would try to attend.
He learned the basics of Sword Cultivation.
While keeping an eye out for any clues about the "Divine Thought into Sword True Jue."
Simultaneously, he studied the pros and cons of Sword Cultivation, silently pondering how he would deal with a Sword Cultivator if he ever encountered one.
However, perhaps because he was just a beginner, the Sword Cultivation classes were very basic.
Mo Hua had listened for several months but had only grasped the basics; he could not even condense Sword Qi, let alone truly control a sword...
anwhile, he had also heard from the Sword Cultivation Elder about many famous Sword techniques of the Taixu Gate:
Such as "Taixu Separating Fire Sword Jue," "Taixu Eryi Sword Technique," "Taixu Returning to One Sword Form," and so on.
But no one had ever ntioned a single word about the "Taixu Divine Thought Transforming Sword True Jue"...
He wondered if this Divine Thought Sword Transformation Technique was too obscure, too difficult, or perhaps too ancient and had been lost...
Mo Hua sighed, resolved to patiently search.
Ti was on his side, and as long as he kept at it, he would eventually find so clues about this Sword technique.
Furthermore, there was the Downcast Mountain God in the desolate temple on the barren mountain.
Lord Yellow Mountain...
Mo Hua nodded.
When the day ca for him to take a task that passed by that barren mountain, he planned to seek it out and inquire.
Currently, he had classes to attend and had no ti to search...
The last class in the afternoon was on Formation, and Elder Master Xun had slacked off again.
As the "Junior Brother," Mo Hua had no choice but to diligently substitute for Elder Master Xun.
After finishing the class, his day's lessons were over.
Mo Hua returned to Disciple's Residence, and with so free ti, began to study the sowhat eerie Four Symbols Formation imprinted from the bald head of Sin Cultivator "Bald Eagle."
Four Symbols Formation!
"There's a new formation to learn..."
Mo Hua's spirits were lifted, his eyes sparkling.
Moreover, this formation was not "new" in the general sense.
The Four Symbols Formation was a truly novel type of formation thod, independent of the Five Elents and Eight Trigrams.
However, it might carry a hint of eeriness and peril.
Inside Disciple's Residence, the light from the bright open fla lamp was bright and warm.
The room was modest but clean and tidy.
Mo Hua lay over the table, setting the Formation Paper and preparing the ink and brush, and began to study the Four Symbols Monster Pattern Formation he had copied...
This formation had peculiar Patterns.
The Formation Pivot was simple, but the Formation Patterns were complex.
Unlike the Five Elents and Eight Trigrams Patterns, which were restrained and austere, profound and orderly,
the Patterns of this formation were drawn like the forms of Monster Beasts, the brushstrokes pictorial, resembling eagles and falcons, claws and teeth exposed, wild and rampant.
It was both novel and eerie.
However, once a formation was dismantled, only the Patterns remained.
As long as one's Taoist Heart was pure, there was nothing to fear.
Mo Hua began to deconstruct the formation, analyze the Formation Pivot, dissect the Patterns, akin to the Butcher's Skill in Dissecting Ox, removing the bones and flesh, seeing nothing but the cow.
His Heavenly Secret Calculation grew more skillful; the more adept he beca at such analyses, the more thorough his understanding of this type of formation thod.
Soon, Mo Hua had dismantled it.
A Four Symbols Formation was dismantled into more than ten, independent Four Symbols Pattern Variations.
Mo Hua examined the Patterns but couldn't help scratching his head:
"Sothing's not right..."
These Patterns, upon closer inspection, did not resemble Four Symbols Patterns at all.
They were vastly different from what Elder Master Xun had taught him.
Or rather, they only looked like Four Symbols Patterns...
But upon actual "studying" or "learning," they greatly differed from typical Four Symbols Patterns.
"Formation Pattern Variations?"
Mo Hua frowned.
That was the only explanation he could think of.
Elder Master Xun had taught him the basic, simple, introductory Four Symbols Patterns.
They were like enlightennt tools.
But the Four Symbols Formation on Bald Eagle's head resembled a more advanced form of Patterns, containing complex changes and specifically used to integrate demonic power and strengthen lethality.
Beast Patterns, close to monsters, could easily cause one to lose humanity...
Mo Hua was sowhat wary, but after so thought, decided to spend so ti learning it.
Without trying it out and personally drawing it several tis, he could not comprehend the secrets of the formation.
If he noticed any signs of "Demonization" or straying into madness, he would stop.
While copying, Mo Hua perford calculations and, after two hours, had roughly learned the basics of the Four Symbols Eagle Pattern Formation.
The Four Symbols Eagle Pattern Formation consisted of only fourteen Patterns.
Mo Hua drew it on paper, then furrowed his brow again.
"It's useless..."
The Patterns were clearly drawn on the paper, identical to those on Bald Eagle's head, and even the extrely fine details on the Patterns, resembling feathers and teeth, he had perfectly replicated.
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