This junior formation master, despite appearing innocent, is actually a genuine formation monster!
He is like a "miniature" Mr. Zhuang.
Even more detestable than Mr. Zhuang.
The chief elder was in great distress.
The Five Elements Sect had lost, and today, its core inheritance was to be shared with others for learning.
Although the First-grade Thirteen Stripes Five Elements Spirit Formation is very difficult to learn.
But facing Mr. Zhuang, and Mo Hua, this inscrutable junior formation master, the chief elder felt uncertain, which showed in his pale face tinged with slight anxiety.
Meanwhile, Sect Leader Liao seemed unbothered, as if it were no big deal to him whether the Ultimate Formation of the Five Elements Sect would be learned by others or not.
As soon as everyone was present, the chief elder, with a stern face, reluctantly said to Mr. Zhuang,
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly with indifference.
The group proceeded along the stairwell up to the Formation Pavilion.
The Formation Pavilion of the Five Elements Sect had four floors.
The first floor was spacious with a great hall, desks, bookshelves, and it mainly housed First-grade Formation Methods for disciples to borrow, study, and ponder over Formation Books and Formation Diagrams, as well as for gatherings and discussions.
The second floor was smaller and, though not luxurious, was more quaint, primarily storing Second-Grade Formation Diagrams and was generally not open to the public.
The third floor was even smaller, meant for the storage of Third Grade Formation Methods.
The settings were somewhat antique, even slightly shabby, yet the atmosphere was ancient and profound, commanding more reverence than the flashy but insubstantial great hall on the first floor.
Third Grade Formation Methods!
Mo Hua smacked his lips.
The heritage of the Five Elements Sect was indeed profound.
Now, he hadn't seen many Second-grade Formations, let alone Third-grade ones.
He was eager to look through the Third-grade Formation Diagrams to see what a Third-Grade Formation looked like.
How many Patterns there were, how the Formation Pivots circulated, how the Formation eyes were constructed, how to learn them, and what effects they produced...
Alas, Mo Hua knew that the chief elder of the Five Elements Sect was as frugal as they come.
With his stingy nature, he would certainly be reluctant to let him browse the Third-Grade Formations within the Formation Pavilion.
And true to form, not only was he not allowed to browse, he wasn't even allowed to linger.
The chief elder led Mo Hua and a few others up the stairs, crowded with Formation Patterns, unlocking them with an elder's talisman, and went straight up, bypassing the second and third floors to the fourth.
First floor for First-grade, second floor for Second-grade, third floor for Third-grade.
Since the Five Elements Sect apparently had no Fourth-grade inheritance, the fourth floor must be housing the Sect's ultimate array, the set of five Ultimate Formations— the Five Elements Spirit Formation.
Mo Hua, following behind Mr. Zhuang, stealthily poked his head out, glancing left and right.
The fourth floor of the Five Elements Sect was even narrower.
The surrounding furnishings were simpler, with wooden beams and windows all around.
In the center was a Shrine.
Underneath the Shrine, there were five meditation cushions.
The walls and floor were marked with a Formation, but this Formation had its Patterns concealed, and its aura was profound and obscure, at least Second-grade, or possibly even Third-grade...
Mo Hua wouldn't even doubt if it were Fourth-grade.
Mo Hua began to regard the Five Elements Sect with a hint of reverence.
Although the current Five Elements Sect, once stripped of its glorious facade, was nothing but a hopeless mess.
But its ancestors had an extremely profound legacy.
This fourth floor of the Formation Pavilion, even if it only used ordinary wood as Formation media, the array set up still commanded respect and was not to be underestimated.
The chief elder also felt somewhat nostalgic, but after a moment, he composed himself and said to Mo Hua and the others,
"The Five Elements Spirit Formation is hidden within this Shrine."
"Sitting on these meditation cushions and Pondering the Shrine, if one has sufficient comprehension, the Formation Diagram of the Five Elements Spirit Formation will be revealed."
Mo Hua was momentarily stunned, then turned to look at the Shrine.
So this Shrine was a kind of alternative Contemplation Map?
By pondering it with enough understanding, one would be able to learn the Five Elements Spirit Formation?
It couldn't be that simple, could it...
Mo Hua sneaked a glance at the chief elder and, as expected, saw a hint of mockery and cunning flash through the depths of the elder's eyes. Continue your journey with My Virtual Library Empire
But an old fox as well...
Mo Hua mumbled to himself.