Asking about longevity

A few days later, Mo Hua and others arrived in Shangtaicheng.

Shangtai City is just a small fairy city, smaller than Tongxian City, and there are fewer foundations in the city.

The streets are not prosperous either. There are monks coming and going, their clothes are shabby and their faces are often sad.

Mo Hua sighed slightly.

It seems that not only the casual cultivators in Tongxian City are in trouble, but also most of the casual cultivators in the world are in the same situation.

And the suffering may be even worse.

Several people entered the city and found an inn to rest.

Mr. Zhuang left Mo Hua alone to talk.

Mo Hua sat on the small bench, respectfully, and listened intently to Mr. Zhuang's words.

Mr. Zhuang asked gently: "Do you know what you are going to do on this trip?"

Mo Hua thought for a while and replied:

"Learning formations?"

"What else?"

"Hmm..." Mo Hua thought for a moment and then said, "Foundation building?"

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "You are different from ordinary people and different from ordinary formation masters. The technique you practice is Tianyan Jue. The bottleneck of Tianyan Jue lies in the formation."

"Your formation and cultivation are actually one."

"If you don't learn the formation well, you can't solve the maze, you can't break the bottleneck, and your cultivation level can't be improved."

"If you don't improve your cultivation, you won't be able to break through the realm, and you won't be able to learn higher-level formations..."

"What's more important is that the formations you need to learn are much more difficult than others. If you learn ordinary formations, you won't be able to solve the maze or break through the bottleneck..."

Mo Hua nodded. He had already expected these things.

If he wants to become a great formation master, he must become a great monk. If he wants to become a great monk, he must also become a great formation master.

"Master, what should I do before I build the foundation? Should I continue to learn formations?" Mo Hua asked.

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "That's right."

"But... what formation should I learn?" Mo Hua asked doubtfully.

He has learned the first-grade and ten-line counter-spirit formation, and he has also learned the five-element demon-slaying formation.

Mo Hua's eyes lit up immediately, "Can I learn the second-level formation?"

Mr. Zhuang saw through Mo Hua's thoughts, smiled and shook his head: "No..."

Mo Hua was a little disappointed.

Mr. Zhuang explained: "The spiritual power composition of the second-grade formation is completely different from that of the first-grade. If your cultivation level is not upgraded to foundation building, and you don't have the mercury-like spiritual power of the second-grade, you will not be able to learn the second-grade formation."

"Then I...still learn the big formation?"

Mr. Zhuang said with a faint smile:

"How can there be so many great formations for you to learn? There are not many first-grade great formations, and most of them are top-secret inheritances. I don't have many in my hands..."

"Besides, even if you learn it, how can you build a large formation?"

"The manpower and material resources required for a large formation are extremely huge."

"If the great demon hadn't appeared and Tongxian City was in danger, and they all trusted you and were willing to work together with you, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to build the Five Elements Demon Slaying Formation."

Mo Hua was startled, and after thinking about it, it was indeed the case.

The cost of building a large formation is too high and the risk is too high. Within a state boundary, there are only a handful of forces that can actually build a large formation.

These forces have either already established a large formation.

Even if there is no large formation, if you want to build a new one, it is impossible to find Mo Hua to be the main formation master.

It was impossible for them to believe that Mo Hua, a thirteen-year-old formation master, was the main formation master.

He would not even trust Mo Hua to be the main formation master of the formation.

Mo Hua scratched his head, "Then what else can I learn?"

Mr. Zhuang said: "Do you still remember the decisive battle I told you?"

Mo Hua thought for a moment and nodded:

"A formation with nine lines or more of the first rank, which deviates from the Taoist standards, requires a higher level of spiritual consciousness, and has a higher level of formation knowledge, is called the Jue Formation.

Mr. Zhuang nodded and said: "The ultimate formation in the world is out of reach for other formation masters, but for you, it is a compulsory formation. You can learn it, and you must learn it."

Mo Hua originally wanted to learn some more difficult formations, but then he changed his mind and asked weakly:

"Master, if I don't learn Jue Zhen, can I still build a foundation..."

Mr. Zhuang said with a half-smile: "Generally speaking, your current level of consciousness and formation are enough to build a foundation."

Mo Hua looked happy.

Mr. Zhuang then added: "...But just building the foundation is not enough."

Mo Hua blinked, "Is it because the consciousness is not strong enough..."

Mr. Zhuang nodded and said: "Compared with monks of the same realm, your spiritual consciousness is already very strong, but it is not strong enough."

Mo Hua asked doubtfully: "Then how strong do you have to be to be considered strong enough?"

Mr. Zhuang's eyes narrowed slightly and he said slowly:

"At least above the thirteen lines..."

Mo Hua opened his mouth wide, "Above the thirteenth line... is it the middle stage of foundation building?"

"That's right." Mr. Zhuang said solemnly, "In the early stage of foundation building, the spiritual consciousness ranges from ten to thirteen lines. Above the thirteen lines, it is the middle stage of foundation building."

After Mr. Zhuang finished speaking, he paused and then said:

"Do you still remember what I told you about building the foundation of spiritual consciousness?"

"Remember." Mo Hua nodded.

Mr. Zhuang looked solemnly and said:

"Foundation building is the first breakthrough to a major realm. After the breakthrough, spiritual power changes qualitatively and spiritual consciousness doubles."

"So before building the foundation, you must lay a good foundation."

"Before the foundation is established, you are a little behind. After the foundation is established, you are far behind. And the further you practice, the gap will become wider and wider."

"Many monks do not pay attention to the foundation. They only pursue the progress of practice and rush to build the foundation. As a result, the foundation is not enough. Although they are successful at the beginning, they will soon be lost to the public. Therefore, simply building the foundation is not enough. You must choose your own path. , lay the foundation, and then build the foundation.”

"My way...is divine consciousness?"

Mo Hua still remembers what Mr. Zhuang said about the enlightenment of divine consciousness.

Mr. Zhuang nodded, "The disadvantages of your physical body and spiritual roots are difficult to make up for, and you will never be able to compare with those talented people. However, your spiritual consciousness may be the best, making all the talented people of your generation. It’s beyond reach…”

"That's why I want you to enhance your spiritual consciousness to the extreme before building the foundation."

"If you have spiritual consciousness above thirteen lines in the middle stage of foundation building, once the foundation is established and your spiritual consciousness doubles, you may directly enter the late stage of foundation building!"

As Mr. Zhuang spoke, he felt a tremor in his heart.

As soon as he entered Foundation Establishment, he had divine consciousness that was comparable to the later stages of Foundation Establishment.

This is the real peerless monster.

The spiritual consciousness looks obscure, not as direct and powerful as spiritual power and blood, but that is because the spiritual consciousness of other monks is not strong enough.

If the consciousness is extremely strong, it will be absolutely terrifying.

The supreme divine consciousness dominates everything, and it is a power of fear that is enough to make everything in the world and all living beings surrender and tremble.

Although Mo Hua didn't know how powerful this was, he was shocked and speechless.

Then he asked with some anticipation:

"Then how can I enhance my consciousness to above thirteen lines..."

Mr. Zhuang came back to his senses, his eyes flashed slightly, and said: "It's still the same old method, and it's also a stupid method... draw the formation."

Understand the formations and hone your spiritual consciousness.

Other formation masters cannot do this, but Mr. Zhuang knows that Mo Hua can do it.

Mo Hua had an opportunity that he couldn't even see clearly.

Mo Hua drew formations many times, much more than other formation masters. He must have been practicing formations day and night.

This is something that many formation masters cannot do.

Moreover, Mo Hua's spiritual consciousness seems to have increased more than that of other formation masters through his practice of formations.

It seems that he has comprehended something somewhere.

Therefore, as long as he keeps practicing formations and practicing advanced formations that consume a lot of spiritual consciousness, Mo Hua's spiritual consciousness will continue to grow.

"The Five Elements Demon Slaying Formation is a first-grade and eleven-mark formation." Mr. Zhuang continued.

Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, and then he thought so.

He had long guessed that Mr. Zhuang had lied to him...

It wasn't a lie, at least it was hiding it and not telling him the truth.

Mr. Zhuang said: "In other words, your current spiritual consciousness is actually the eleventh pattern."

"The consciousness of the eleventh pattern is stronger than that of monks who have just entered the Foundation Establishment, or even some early-stage Foundation Establishment monks who have not yet practiced."

"You are now eleven lines, practicing the ten lines of counter-spiritual formation, and your spiritual consciousness has not increased much."

"You can practice the grand formation of the eleven patterns, but there is no chance for you to actually draw it, so it doesn't mean much..."

"Moreover, it takes too long to draw the large formation pivot. It is used to hone spiritual consciousness, and the efficiency is relatively low."

"So you need to learn from the eleventh pattern, or even the ultimate formation above the eleventh pattern, not only to enhance your understanding of the formation, but also to further hone your spiritual consciousness with the help of the formation."

"The only bottleneck of Tianyan Jue is the formation. The key to the formation lies in spiritual consciousness..."

Mr. Zhuang looked at the ink painting with deep eyes and said:

"The stronger your spiritual consciousness is, the better you can learn formations. The better you learn formations, the smoother your practice will be, and the further you will go on the road to immortality..."

"So you have to cultivate your spiritual consciousness to the extreme."

"In the future, I will use my supreme consciousness to prove my own way!"