Chapter 41 Visit
Master Luo was a first-class formation master and rejected Yan Jiaoxi's request.
Yan Jiaoxi could only settle for the next best thing and find some formation masters who had not entered the first rank but had studied the formation for many years, and asked them to accept Mo Hua as a disciple.
But some directly refused, some made excuses, and some agreed, but the requirements they put forward were too extraordinary. Once agreed, Mo Hua would only be treated as a tool and puppet for life, without any freedom, which was no different from selling himself.
Yan Jiaoxi went around for many days, but still to no avail. He returned to his residence and sat alone, sighing alone.
He would leave in a few days. Time was running out. If he could not find a suitable teacher, he might delay Mo Hua's progress in practicing the formation.
Yan Jiaoxi thought about it and finally seemed to have made up his mind. He sealed Mo Hua's test paper and put it in a storage bag alone.
In the evening, Yan Jiaoxi left Tongxian City and walked directly to the southeast outside Tongxian City.
There is a mountain in the southeast of Tongxian City. It is beautiful and secluded, with magnificent scenery and its own secluded interest. There is a mountain residence in the mountain. There is no plaque or gate, only a small mountain road leading to the mansion.
Yan Jiaoxi stood at the foot of the mountain. After a long time, he heard a thin voice in his ear:
"Please."
The voice seemed to be in his ear, and it seemed to echo in the sea of consciousness.
Yan Jiaoxi's expression became more and more humble. He straightened his Taoist robe, patted the storage bag on his waist, and stepped up the mountain with a firm expression.
As for Mo Hua, he planned to drop out of Tongxianmen.
Mo Hua himself is an outer disciple. His relationship with the sect is just a simple interest relationship of learning to practice with Hua Lingshi. There is a little affection, but it is not much.
Especially since Yan Jiaoxi is leaving, the outer sect will no longer teach formations. There is no point for Mo Hua to stay.
His spiritual roots are destined to make his spiritual power not too strong and his practice speed not too fast.
The other contents taught by the sect, such as body refining, alchemy, weapon refining, and talisman making, are also somewhat useless to Mo Hua. It is a pity to learn them and abandon them.
The only thing that Mo Hua wants to learn and has a future in cultivation is formation.
But in the outer sect, except for Yan Jiaoshi, Mo Hua does not think that anyone else can teach him formation.
Da Hu and the other two are also going to drop out of school.
But they dropped out not because of the teaching, but simply because their families are poor and can't afford the sect's tuition and various new expenses.
According to Mo Hua, the old head will abdicate in a few months and will no longer ask about the specific affairs of the sect, so now in the sect, it is Elder Qian who has the final say, in other words, it is the Qian family who has the final say.
The Qian family plans to reform the sect, and the means of reform are varied, but the core point is to collect more spirit stones.
Whether it is alchemy, weapon refining or talismans, only the most basic ones were taught before, and now advanced things will be taught, but they all need to collect extra spirit stones.
Including the inheritance fee of the previous skills, it was also added by Elder Qian with the excuse that "the inheritance of the sect is hard to come by, and it is paid for".
After the reform of the Qian family, some family members or disciples from wealthy families can learn better inheritance by spending more spirit stones.
But the low-level cultivators among the outer disciples, especially some casual cultivators, basically can't learn anything, and they have to pay more spirit stones as sect tuition than before.
In this way, casual cultivators have no choice but to drop out.
In this way, Tongxianmen, through reform, gradually eliminated the poor disciples at the bottom based on the family background of the cultivators. These low-level casual cultivators can no longer practice in the sect, and can only rely on themselves for the future cultivation.
Mo Hua told his parents about his plan to drop out. Mo Shan didn't quite agree, but he knew there was no way. This was not just Mo Hua's business, but the business of the low-level casual cultivators of the entire Tongxian City.
Liu Ruhua didn't care. She knew that Mo Hua practiced hard and had her own ideas. Since he decided to drop out, he must not learn anything in the sect, so she didn't say anything.
The restaurant business is good now, even if her son does nothing at home, she can still support him.
In this way, Mo Hua, who was at the third level of Qi Refining, dropped out of Tongxianmen.
Mo Hua went to the sect to simply handle the procedures for dropping out of school, and also received the half-year tuition refunded by the sect, about fifty or sixty spirit stones.
After dropping out of school, the biggest problem is the practice.
Mo Shan agreed to go through the way of the demon hunter and ask if there is any practice suitable for Mo Hua to practice, but it will take some time.
Another problem is the formation.
Without the guidance of the sect, Mo Hua can only learn by himself, or find a formation master to become his disciple.
But Mo Hua also knows that it is difficult for casual cultivators to become a formation master. Not all formation masters are as broad-minded as Yan Jiaoshi and are willing to teach.
Mo Hua wanted to take some time to visit Instructor Yan to thank him for his careful teachings during this period. But he didn't know where Instructor Yan lived. Just when he wanted to ask Manager Mo, Instructor Yan found him.
After not seeing him for a few days, Instructor Yan looked a little tired, as if he was running around for something.
Mo Hua saluted Instructor Yan respectfully, and Instructor Yan nodded, and asked, "Do you still want to learn the formation?"
Mo Hua nodded.
Instructor Yan looked at Mo Hua approvingly, and then said, "Come with me."
Mo Hua followed Instructor Yan to a mountain in the southeast outside Tongxian City.
Mo Hua remembered that Da Hu and the others said that the mountain seemed to have been bought by someone for retreat and cultivation, and to prevent cultivators from coming and going.
There were no monsters or precious spiritual herbs in this mountain, let alone any spiritual mines. The only advantage was the beautiful scenery and quiet environment.
There were many scattered cultivators in Tongxian City, who were tired of running around and would not linger on the mountain scenery, so ordinary cultivators rarely came here.
Instructor Yan took Mo Hua to the foot of the mountain and said, "There is a hermit living on this mountain. I met him by chance. I won't disturb him on weekdays, but I will leave in a few days, so I will bring you to see him."
"Does this gentleman know formations?"
Instructor Yan nodded, "Yes, this gentleman has a very high attainment in formations."
"Is he a first-grade formation master?" Mo Hua asked curiously.
"I don't know what grade he is, but he is at least first-grade."
Mo Hua stood in awe.
A first-grade array master is already amazing, and Mo Hua dare not even think about anything above the first grade.
But Mo Hua was curious, wondering what the arrays above the first grade would be like...
Is it really as rumored, with the power to steal destiny and change the world?
"Why does this gentleman live in such a remote place? Is it because he doesn't like noise?" Mo Hua asked again.
"The gentleman is indifferent by nature and doesn't like worldly things, so he doesn't want to be disturbed. Few people come to this mountain."
Judge Yan looked at Mo Hua and said, "You have guessed why I brought you here."
Mo Hua nodded and said, "Is it to let this gentleman accept me as a disciple?"
Judge Yan nodded, "You guessed right. There are not many things I can teach you, so I hope the gentleman can give you some pointers."
"You have taught me a lot." Mo Hua said gratefully.
"What I can teach you is far inferior to what this gentleman can teach you."
"But..."
Teacher Yan shook his head, "You are still young and don't quite understand. The more you see in the future, the more you will know that the vastness and depth of the formation is far beyond the understanding of mere Qi refining or even foundation building cultivators. You have extraordinary spiritual awareness, good comprehension, and are very diligent. You are a good seedling for learning formations, so you must cherish this precious talent and never let your talent down."
"Today I bring you to visit him because I hope you can become his disciple. He is indifferent and unwilling to accept disciples. It is good for you to be a registered disciple. Even if you only learn a few superficial things, you can go further on the road of formations."
Teacher Yan pointed forward, and there was a mountain road in front of him, stretching to the mountainside. The mountainside was shrouded in clouds and mist, and in the clouds and mist was a simple but mysterious courtyard door.
Teacher Yan asked, "You go up the mountain by yourself, and be respectful. Just answer the teacher truthfully. If he accepts you as a disciple, it will be your good fortune. If he doesn't, don't be discouraged, it's just that the good fortune has not arrived yet."
Mo Hua nodded seriously, and then couldn't help but look at Teacher Yan.
"Teacher..."
"Go." Teacher Yan said nothing more, just waved his hand.
Mo Hua hesitated for a while, and finally took small steps, and walked up the mountain with a firm back.