F{h*F 5,(LjChapter 575 Departure_3
Mo Hua sighed.
In the following days, Mo Hua mostly stayed at home, spending time with his parents.
Mo Shan and Liu Ruhua were reluctant for Mo Hua to leave, but for cultivators seeking the Dao, encountering such an opportunity was too precious to pass up, no matter the reluctance.
But still, concern and aching hearts were inevitable.
Mo Shan reduced his monster hunting expeditions and stayed home more to keep Mo Hua company.
Liu Ruhua also made many delicious dishes for Mo Hua.
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At the same time, she packed Mo Huaâs luggage, organizing his belongings in a storage bag, stuffing it with lots of jerked meat, candied fruits, and rice wine.
There were also quite a few spirit stones.
Mo Hua refused them, but could not escape her insistence and ended up taking only half.
He wanted his parents to keep some spirit stones to cultivate properly, so they could reach the Foundation Establishment Realm or even form a Golden Core, living happily and contentedly.
When the packing was nearly done, Liu Ruhua suddenly remembered something and handed Mo Hua a wooden box.
âThis belongs to Court Leader Zhang; he left it on the table at the tavern that day, forgot to take it, and the next day, I heard he had left Tongxian City to return to the Zhang Family. Thereâs no way to return this box to him nowâŠâ
âCourt Leader Zhang probably wonât come back. You keep it, and if you meet him in the future, you can give it back to him.â
Mo Hua was startled, âA wooden box?â
He took it and saw it was just an ordinary wooden box, but made of sturdy material and sealed by a formation. He wondered what was inside.
âOkay, Mom, Iâll keep it for now and return it to Uncle Zhang when I see him.â
But he still felt a bit puzzled.
Uncle Zhang Lan, although known for being idly carefree and a work-shirker who liked to slack off, was actually meticulous and wasnât the type to lose thingsâŠ
Why would he leave a wooden box at a tavern?
Mo Hua looked at the box and suddenly paused.
The box was sealed with a formation.
This type of formation was an entry-level compound formation, simple and straightforwardâthe very foundation formation he first learned from the âInitial Understanding of Compound Formation.â
When Mo Hua first met Zhang Lan, he had asked him about this compound formationâŠ
This matter should only be known to him and Uncle Zhang Lan.
âWas this wooden box left for me by Uncle Zhang?â
Mo Hua pondered.
He examined the formation again and couldnât help thinkingâŠ
It was terribly drawnâŠ
Mo Hua could tell that the person who drew the formation had tried hard, but their understanding of formations was just too poorâŠ
Mo Hua roughly confirmed it.
It was Uncle Zhang Lanâs handiwork.
âUncle Zhang intentionally used this compound formation to seal the box. Was he trying to hide something?â
Mo Hua was curious. After some thought, he decided to open it.
With a tap of his finger and a slight movement of his divine sense, the Mo patterns emerged, and he instantly unlocked the formation on the box, which opened.
Inside the box, there was a scroll.
The scroll was old, seemingly handwritten.
Nothing was written on the title page.
But inside were arcane meridian charts and detailed text. Others might be confused, but Mo Hua recognized at once that this wasâŠ
The Second Grade Water Passing Step Secret Manual!
This was left to him by⊠Uncle Zhang LanâŠ
Mo Hua was stunned, then deeply moved.
He flipped to the end of the secret manual and found a line of small characters. Although the writing was deliberately obscured, Mo Hua, proficient in formations and familiar with penmanship, could still tell it was Zhang Lanâs writing:
âDo not disgrace the esteemed family spell point.â
âLeft by a passing, unnamed, kind-hearted uncle.â
Warmth bloomed in Mo Huaâs heart as he smiled brightly.
He etched Zhang Lanâs kind gesture in his memory, planning to repay him with a great gift if they met again in the future.
Then Mo Huaâs eyes lit up.
This movement technique had helped him immensely; it had resolved his pressing need.
Without a movement technique, a spiritual cultivator is like a steamed bun without legsâeveryone can take a bite, and it canât run away.
Choosing a new movement technique to learn would be more troublesome, and certainly not as effective.
Like formations, whether itâs cultivation techniques, spells, or movement techniques, all follow the principle of lineage continuity.
First Grade, Second Grade, Third Gradeâstarting from the basics, itâs a gradual process.
Learning in this manner is twice as effective with a solid foundation, deeper understanding, and stronger effects.
With the Second Grade Water Passing Step, even if he went to Qian State, he would have enough capability to protect himself against Foundation Establishment Realm prodigies!
Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief.
Afterwards, he began to learn the Second Grade Water Passing Step.
He was extremely proficient in the First Grade Water Passing Step, so it wasnât too difficult for him to pick up the Second Grade.
As time passed, Mo Huaâs Water Passing Step improved towards the standard of Second Grade Foundation Establishment.
And the Second Grade Water Passing Step, compared to the First Grade, had many more changes and complexities.
But just as Mo Hua had yet to grasp the many intricacies of the Second Grade Water Passing Step, he learned of something that made his jaw dropâŠ
Instructor Yan was getting married!
This was what Instructor Yan had told him.
Manager Mo, seeing Mo Huaâs expression, nodded and said, âWhen I heard the news, I had the same look as youâŠâ
âInstructor Yan⊠who is he marrying?â Mo Hua couldnât help but ask.
âItâs that woman we saw the other day, the one with her hair tied up and plain face, not particularly striking in looks, but with an intelligent and dignified airâŠâ Manager Mo explained at length.
Mo Hua remembered.
It was that graceful and serene female Formation MasterâŠ
Speaking of which, she did seem quite a match for Instructor Yan.
âButâŠâ Mo Hua frowned, genuinely baffled, âHow did Instructor Yan meet that woman, and how did it come to marriage?â
Manager Mo wore an expression that said, âYou wouldnât believe it if I told youâŠâ