Supreme Swordsman of the Nine Heavens

Chapter 933

Mental Block

It took around half a day for Mu Yu to get a grasp of the void formation based on Ku Mu’s lecture as Ku Mu only had a general idea of the formation, meaning Mu Yu had a general idea of the general idea. Nevertheless, Mu Yu learnt how to craft a similar teleportation jade piece as the ones they used at Second Heaven and modified it to have his formation seal as he desired.

“Xiaoshuai, I need you to give this a test.”

“It won’t squash my butt this time, will it?” asked Xiaoshuai, doing laps with Xiaobai and Xiaohei while Dabai and Dahei watched over Revealing Cauldron.

“You’re good this time. You can trust in my formation proficiency.”

“I don’t know about that…”

As soon as the formation flashed, Xiaoshuai screamed his lungs out and then bit Mu Yu’s finger hard.

“My bad, my bad. I’ll fix it now.”

“I’m not being your test subject again!”

“Mm… I want to call it Handsome Formation, then.”

“D-don’t you have a cooler name?”

“Okay, Teleporting Invincible-Fearless Xiaoshuai Formation!”

“Right, Teleporting Handsome Formation it is.”

After another eight failures, Xiaoshuai finally stopped screaming and complaining the trips hurt his rear at long last.

“Your formation seals require spirit energy to operate. How are you going to use it on ordinary folks?” Xiaoshuai questioned.

“Same as void formations. I’ll turn the seals into jade pieces. They just need to crush it. I can ask Daoist Yundan for jade pieces; I don’t need pretty ones. Practically is the top priority.”

Mu Yu took notes of what Ku Mu taught him and then left Arcane Manual Hall to go inspect the teleportation formation in the cavern, which he had to repair a little.

Pill Cauldron Sect recovered rapidly over the next ten-odd days once Mu Yu figured out Revealing Cauldron was the heart of everything in Pill Cauldron Sect. In the same vein, Daoist Yundan paused all reconstruction jobs and jumped as soon as he saw Mu Yu.

“Mu Yu, have you learnt the formation to restore our formations?”

“I do. All of Pill Cauldron Sect’s formations are controlled using the ancient teleportation formation, and Dad taught me how to operate it.”

“Ku Mu was the one who found out about it?” enthused Daoist Yun Dan.

“Every time I hear one of Ku Mu’s accomplishments, I feel more disappointed about you lot. Just… Damn it! Had he not found a such an exemplary disciple, your generation would’ve been the last generation of Pill Cauldron Sect!” fumed Helian Kong.

“I-I am sorry, Ancestor.”

“You can’t hold it against Dad for not sharing the information with you as you need a certain degree of formation proficiency. Even now, there is no point in me sharing the knowledge with you for you cannot do anything with it. Anyhow, I will restore the landscape for you.”

“Thank you, Mu Yu.”

“An ancient spiral pill and spirit formation is installed at the bottom of each mountain, but they have stopped working since it has been ages since they have been maintained. Their formation foundation is a rank five spiral pill. I believe you can produce the pill?” Mu Yu inquired.

As Pill Cauldron Sect used to combine alchemy and formations, their formations employed pills as formation foundations. Spiral pill was a pill that collected spiritual qi in the atmosphere and turned that into a qi tornado, fuelling formations with spiritual qi. Unfortunately, although Mu Yu would have preferred to use an alternative, the records stated that spiral pills and spirit formations had specific profiles of the terrain, making it impossible to substitute them.

“… Rank five spiral pills? Nobody ever learnt it as we thought it was a useless pill.”

“Well, then go make it. If you didn’t know, now you do!” slammed Helian Kong.

“Right away,” replied Daoist Yundan.

Thus, all fifth tier alchemists were called over to prioritise the production of rank five spiral pills. At the same time, Daoist Yundan began accumulating as many jade stones as he could to produce the jade pieces Mu Yu ordered. As for Mu Yu, he returned to cultivating in Revealing Cauldron, striving to ascend to Ascension Realm.

The ascension process in cultivation required cultivators to first refine their meridians so that their bodies could handle the spiritual energy potency of the higher realm. The second step required them to overcome mental blockages that held them back from realising their potential. Just as mindlessly swinging a sword might result in one hurting themselves, wielding spiritual energy one was not ready for would was hazardous.

Mu Yu would not break a sweat getting through the first step thanks to his wood attribute being at an extreme; all he had to do was secure the timing. Those with a single element taken to an extreme similarly to Mu Yu had no issues withstanding energy as violent as bloodlust energy.

When it came to the second step to ascending to Ascension Realm, he had to overcome the emotions and thoughts that held him back, hence the title “Ascension” in Ascension Realm. For instance, while the elemental demon reverends could wield bloodlust energy comfortably, Mu Yu was nowhere as proficient. Why? Because they accepted the bloodlust energy; they had ascended beyond their emotional issues. Hence, they had reached Ascension Realm. In contrast, Mu Yu rejected bloodlust energy whilst wielding it, keeping him in Body Synthesis Realm and letting the bloodlust energy control him. One had to be clear on what sort of person they were, be it foolish, stubborn, kind or conniving, in order to control Ascension Realm’s power.

“What’s your mental block?” Xiaoshuai questioned, understanding that everyone had different emotional problems depending on what their personal experiences are.

“Mm… Xiaoshuai, I currently have an attachment I can’t forego. Only you can help me out.”

“Really? It has to do with me? Let’s hear. I reckon you’re jealous of my good looks or feel ashamed of your inferior intellect. I can’t help you if it’s either of them.” Xiaoshuai lifted his chest up.

“It’s the Teleporting Handsome Formation. Can we change its name? I can’t rest in peace if we don’t do something about it.”

“Easy. Teleporting Invincible-Fearless Xiaoshuai Formation, then!”

Mu Yu heaved a big breath in defeat.

It dawned on Mu Yu that he had multiple emotional walls after three days of deliberation. He felt guilty about the deaths of Xuan Zhengtang’s family and Ku Mu; however, he was actively working toward reviving them. Therefore, they were not emotional blocks that he was banging his head on.

First, Mu Yu worried about the promise he made to Village Chief Bu, which was to be a good immortal master. He ended up killing the majority of Eastern Desert City. Sword Shadow Dust Gale wished to protect the cultivation world, while he did not want to take up the responsibility. Mu Hao looked up to him as a hero, leading to him fearing Mu Hao would swing the other way when his brother learnt of his deeds. Lastly, Tian Ran… These were the walls he had to climb over.

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