Chapter 24 Seeking the Way

When Mo Hua went to see the fat steward again, he was told that the market had changed.

Youyuanzhai no longer accepts the formations of the open fire formation and the solid earth formation.

Mo Hua was stunned and said suspiciously: "The open fire formation is used for lighting, and the solid earth formation is used for building houses. Unless no one lives in Tongxian City, there will be no market for it."

The fat steward blamed Mo Hua in his heart. This kid's cleverness is not a good thing. It is not easy to deceive. He simply stopped making excuses. The more excuses he made, the more difficult it would be to justify himself. He waved his hand directly:

"How do I know? The market is like this. I can't do anything about it!"

Mo Hua was speechless. He had only saved half of the spirit stones for learning the skills. He had to ask: "Then what formations do you accept?"

The fat steward coughed and took out a formation diagram. The four words "Golden Stone Formation Diagram" were written on the cover.

"Now we are collecting the gold and stone formation, which also contains four formation patterns, and is not much different from the earth-fixing formation."

Mo Hua looked at the formation diagram and asked, "Manager, what is the gold and stone formation used for?"

The fat manager said, "It is a bit similar to the earth-fixing formation. Both are used to reinforce doors, windows and walls in the construction of caves or monks' residences, but one is to reinforce earth and wood, and the other is to reinforce gold and stone."

Mo Hua frowned, "It is similar to the earth-fixing formation. No one uses the earth-fixing formation, but does anyone use the gold and stone formation?"

The fat manager glared at Mo Hua and said hard, "The market is this, don't ask so many questions, kid!"

"Then is this formation also three spirit stones?"

Originally it should be...

The fat manager felt a little distressed, but still raised the price:

"This one is also three spirit stones, but it is relatively scarce recently, so the price has been raised a bit, and it is four spirit stones per set, but not many are collected, only five sets are collected every half a month."

It is relatively scarce, and you are not allowed to draw more?

Mo Hua thought the fat steward was a bit strange, but this was Youyuanzhai's business, so he couldn't ask too much. As long as he could earn spirit stones, it was fine.

If all the paintings were successful, he could earn 20 spirit stones every half a month, which was quite generous.

"Okay, deal!"

The fat steward breathed a sigh of relief and pulled out a storage bag from under the counter and handed it to Mo Hua as if it had been prepared in advance.

Mo Hua took the storage bag, checked it, confirmed that it was the "Golden Stone Array Map" and five pieces of paper and ink, and then bowed to the fat steward and said goodbye.

When he was almost at the door, the fat steward couldn't help but call him:

"Mo Hua."

Mo Hua turned around, and the fat steward hesitated and asked: "Do you think this formation is difficult?"

Mo Hua thought about it. They all had four array patterns, and they were similar to the Solid Earth Formation. It was not particularly difficult, so he said: "It's okay."

Mo Hua turned around and walked a few steps, then turned back and added: "My brother should be able to draw it."

"Oh," the fat steward looked at him with a complicated expression, nodded and said: "Draw it well."

"By the way," the fat steward called Mo Hua again and said: "My last name is Mo, Mo means Mo is angry, you can just call me Steward Mo."

Mo Hua nodded, "Okay, Steward Mo, I remember."

Mo Hua returned to Tongxianmen and took the time to study the Gold and Stone Formation. Because it was similar to the Solid Earth Formation, and thanks to the fact that he had asked Teacher Yan for advice on how to draw the Solid Earth Formation before, it was not too difficult to comprehend.

One day before the formation class, Instructor Yan had the formation homework that had been corrected before handed out. Mo Hua's formation diagram only got a "B".

Mo Hua looked left and right, and compared it with the sect's "Detailed Explanation of Formation", and found that he had not made any mistakes, so why was it only a "B"?

Mo Hua was puzzled.

The disciple sitting next to him saw the "B" on Mo Hua's formation diagram and shouted: "Wow, Mo Hua, you only got a B."

Mo Hua looked at the "C" on his formation diagram and said nothing.

The disciple covered his "B" with his hand, laughed, and asked curiously: "Why did you only get a B?"

Mo Hua also asked in confusion: "I didn't draw it wrong, I don't know why it's only a B."

"You didn't draw it wrong, how could the teacher only give you a B?"

Mo Hua showed him the formation diagram, "Can you see what's wrong?"

The disciple said confidently: "If I could see it, I wouldn't have only got a "B"!"

The other disciples sitting around also stretched their necks, looked at Mo Hua's formation diagram, and then said:

"It seems that there is nothing wrong with it."

"Mo Hua, did you offend the teacher?"

"Be careful that the teacher will punish you."

"Teacher Yan is not that kind of person..."

Before he finished speaking, Teacher Yan walked into the monastic room, and a group of disciples quickly retracted their necks, quietly acting like quails, not daring to breathe.

Teacher Yan taught the class as usual, and said at the end of the class:

"Practicing Taoism is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will retreat. The same is true for the art of formation. You must not slack off and waste your time and talent in vain."

After Teacher Yan finished speaking, he looked around with a stern face, and finally looked at Mo Hua and said, "Mo Hua, follow me."

"Yes." Mo Hua stood up respectfully and followed Teacher Yan out of the practice room.

Seeing that Instructor Yan had left, the disciples in the room gathered their heads again:

"It's over, it's over, Mo Hua is in trouble now."

"The instructor said that someone was slacking off, are you talking about Mo Hua?"

"But I was slacking off too, why didn't the instructor look for me?"

"How can you compare with Mo Hua? Mo Hua draws formations so well, and the instructor values ​​her very much."

"Fortunately, the instructor values ​​not me, please don't value me..."

Mo Hua followed Instructor Yan, out of the cultivation room, through the alchemy room, the weapon refining room, and finally out of Tongxuan Peak.

Instructor Yan didn't say a word along the way, and only nodded or bowed in response when a disciple or other instructor greeted the elders of the sect.

Instructor Yan took Mo Hua all the way to his room on Tongming Peak.

Tongming Peak is where the headmaster, elders, teachers and inner disciples practice and live. This is Mo Hua's first time here. The environment is indeed much quieter and more beautiful. Many courtyards are planted with colorful spiritual flowers and herbs, and some spiritual animals such as golden pheasants are strolling leisurely.

Only in Tongming Peak can these golden pheasants be so leisurely. If they were placed in Tongxuan Peak, they would definitely not see the sun the next day.

Mo Hua thought of the burnt chicken leg that Shuanghu handed to him.

There is a formation outside the room of Teacher Yan, and there is a small Bagua plate on the door. This should be arranged by Teacher Yan himself. There is no such formation at the door of other courtyards and rooms.

Teacher Yan's fingers scratched the Bagua plate a few times, and a light flashed on the door, and it opened.

After entering the house, Instructor Yan sat at the desk and asked Mo Hua directly:

"Do you want to be a formation master?"

Mo Hua said modestly: "My talent is limited, I am afraid I can't be a formation master."

Instructor Yan frowned and said: "Whether you want to is one thing, whether you have talent is another. Don't just look at the results and lose your original intention. All living things in the world will die one day, so do you mean they will not live anymore?"

Hearing this, Mo Hua said seriously: "I want to be a formation master!"

"Why do you want to?"

"Practicing Taoism is difficult, and formations can make a living."

"What else?"

"A cultivator seeks the Way of Heaven and becomes an immortal. Understanding the formation can help one seek the Way of Heaven."

Teacher Yan frowned and said, "The Way of Heaven is far away. A cultivator may not be able to see it in his entire life."

Mo Hua said, "As the teacher said, the Way is obtained from heaven, and the Way is sought by man. Since cultivators seek the Way of Heaven, no matter whether they finally obtain it or not, they must not lose the heart to seek the Way."

Teacher Yan was silent for a moment, nodded, "Come to me after class every day in the future. You go back first today."

"Yes." Mo Hua didn't understand, but still bowed and said goodbye.

Teacher Yan watched Mo Hua leave, and after a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief:

"It's a good seedling."