Immortality Through Array Formations

Mo Hua was dumbfounded and couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"It can't be..."

To actually need to "consume" a deity to achieve a breakthrough in realm—is this Cultivation Technique something that anyone can truly master?

Or is this just my own speculation?

Mo Hua furrowed his brows.

Although this "Heaven Yan Jue" is an Ancient Skill—mysterious and imparted to me by my unfathomable master, and its origins are elusive—even so, it wouldn't be this "perverse"...

To slay deities, devour their Divine Marrow, undergo a Divine Sense Transformation, and only then achieve a breakthrough in the realm of Cultivation.

If that's really the case, then it shouldn't be called "Heaven Yan Jue," but "Devouring God Art" instead...

Mo Hua silently ridiculed this idea in his heart.

"It shouldn't be the case..."

Mo Hua quietly breathed a sigh of relief, but then a thought tightened his heart again.

What if?

What if one indeed needs to slay and consume deities, have their Divine Sense divinized, in order to break through bottlenecks, advance through the middle to later stages of Foundation Establishment, and ultimately achieve Core Formation? Then wouldn't I be doomed?

Mo Hua's frown deepened, and his young face became stern.

Evil Gods are not so easily killed...

"Divine Marrow" is something one could search for but might not find.

Time is also very limited.

It's now the second year of entering the Sect.

By the third year, one must decide whether to advance or be held back.

If I really need to "consume" a deity to make a breakthrough, and I don't prepare in advance now and "eat" enough "Divine Marrow"—

By next year, when everyone else has broken through their bottlenecks and become mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators—

If I am rushed and cannot break through, I will undoubtedly be held back.

And if I continually fail to "consume" Divine Marrow, and my Cultivation is constantly blocked by "bottlenecks," I'm afraid I might be stuck at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment for life and held back for life...

Mo Hua felt a chill in his heart.

Being held back once, myself would go from being "Junior Brother" to Cheng Mo and the others to becoming their "Junior Brother."

If I cannot break through continuously, does that mean I will be held back forever and be a perpetual "Junior Brother"?

Mo Hua's expression was serious.

No, absolutely not!

Even in consideration of Elder Master Xun's face, I wouldn't be "expelled" from the Taixu Gate.

But being stuck in Foundation for life, not only would it be an embarrassment for me, but it would also bring shame to Elder Master Xun who values me.

Moreover, if I really can't break through the realm, just with Foundation Building Cultivation, there will be many things I can't do in this lifetime.

I still need to wait until my Cultivation is higher, learn the Formation Techniques that Elder Situ mentioned—the ones that "turn Yin and Yang, reverse life and death, and seize creation"—to save my master!

Mo Hua's gaze was resolute.

"I have to think of a solution ahead of time..."

One must prepare for the worst possibilities in any situation...

If the Heaven Yan Jue really requires "consuming" a deity to break through, then I must prepare early, be proactive, and use all means to "eat" enough "Divine Marrow" in advance!

That way, even if this Cultivation Technique truly becomes "perverse," I won't have anything to fear!

Mo Hua nodded to himself.

"I'll plan according to the possibility of needing to 'consume' a deity to break through..."

"But where can I find so many 'deities' for me to 'consume'?"

Mo Hua furrowed his brow, somewhat puzzled in his heart.

Evil Gods are not cabbages.

They are not something I can find whenever I want, catch whenever I desire, or "eat" whenever I choose...

Moreover, even if I did manage to find, catch, and even get it "into my mouth," there would be other troubles.

I'm still not quite clear on what deities actually are.

What's the difference between an Evil God and a regular deity?

What is the "Dao" of a deity?

What methods do deities possess?

Also, consuming "Divine Marrow," being assimilated by Divinity, seems to gradually erode one's humanity, forget one's original intention, making oneself no longer oneself...

Without understanding these issues clearly, I definitely can't confidently go about "consuming" deities.

Mo Hua furrowed his brow and meditated for a long time but still had no clue.

In his mere decade of experience in Tao Cultivation so far, there was seldom any knowledge involving "deities."

Unable to figure it out, Mo Hua could only stop thinking about it for the time being.

Early the next day, after attending the Tao Cultivation class, Mo Hua ran to the Taixu Gate's Book Pavilion, wanting to find some records related to "deities" or tradition canons.

Reading books in the Book Pavilion also costs Merit Points.

Mo Hua is currently quite "wealthy"; he has abundant Merit Points, so this expense isn't a concern to him.

However, after searching for a long time, he still didn't find much.

Some Tao Cultivation Canons only have scant mentions, very vague in expression, mostly about which state boundary has what kind of deity, receiving offerings, and protecting locals.

Or it might recount how people's greedy desires and corrupted beliefs caused originally protecting deities to fall and become Evil Gods.

Or there might be records of Evil Gods causing chaos and powerful Cultivators suppressing and sealing them...

But these records are mostly "alleged" and "rumored," with no way of knowing their truth.

Not to mention those containing knowledge about the origins of deities, cultivating deities, "consuming" deities...

Nor those canons of "theology" that the golden-colored Evil God with the big eyeballs mentioned, such as Divine Fetus, Dao Hua, Divine Marrow, food sacrifice, and other concepts like Divine Position, offerings, authority, etc.

Mo Hua had a faint feeling.

Gods and humans seem to be completely different kinds of Tao Cultivation existences.

"Ask Elder Master Xun or the Elders of the Sect?"

Mo Hua considered it and then gave up.

With my "nefarious intention" and an "unspeakable" motive, it's better not to ask these taboo questions of the Elders.

If that's the case, then there's only one option:

Ask Lord Yellow Mountain.

After all, among my "friends," Lord Yellow Mountain is the only "deity."

Although he has fallen and is merely a shabby Minor Mountain God, a Mountain God is still a god, likely knowing more than myself.