Chapter 568: Scarcity

After that, Mo Hua visited Master Zhou again.

Director Zhou is very enthusiastic about ink painting and very grateful.

He is very old and has been in the position of chief executive for many years. Although he has worked hard, his political achievements have been meager. He originally planned to retire and take care of himself.

But he didn't expect that in just a few years, Tongxian City would change with each passing day.

Open a weapon refining shop, build an alchemy shop, build a large array, slay the big monster, and ensure the safety of the whole party.

His achievements as head of the company can be said to be "prominent".

Boss Zhou was busy with his affairs, but he still took some time out of his busy schedule to take out the fine tea from his collection, and together with Mo Hua, he made tea, drank tea, and chatted for a while.

Most of them are stories of various sizes in Tongxian City during Mo Hua's travels in the past few years.

Mo Hua and Boss Zhou chatted one after another. After a while, they couldn't help but ask about Zhang Lan.

He still misses Zhang Lan, his "passing, unknown, kind-hearted" uncle.

Chief Zhou was a little pleased and told Mo Hua everything about Zhang Lan.

Zhang Lan has returned to his clan.

The Zhang family is far away from Tongxian City.

Zhang Lan also chose a remote small fairy city like Tongxian City to live as a pawnbroker in order to avoid the harassment from his clan.

Now that he has established a foundation, he has no choice but to go back.

As for the internal affairs of the Zhang family after returning, Chief Zhou had no idea.

The ink painting is a bit regretful.

He still wanted to meet Uncle Zhang Lan and show him off to him "by the way" that he had already established a foundation...

But when he returned to his clan, he didn't know when he would see him again.

I wonder if he has found his Taoist companion when we meet again...

You won't be forced by your family to marry a woman you don't love, and then fall in love with a woman you can't love outside...

While Mo Hua was chatting with Boss Zhou, his little head moved slightly. He remembered the book of vulgar sayings he had read, and automatically made up a vigorous story of love and hatred for Zhang Lan...

After a while, after drinking tea, Mo Hua stood up and left.

Boss Zhou was busy with his affairs, so it was inconvenient for him to disturb him too much.

Boss Zhou personally delivered the ink paintings to the door, then turned back and continued busy with official duties. After a while, he thought of the ink paintings and shook his head, feeling a little regretful and worried.

"The future is promising..."

"It's just that... the water in Tongxian City is too shallow to support a big dragon..."

…

After bidding farewell to Boss Zhou, Mo Hua took some time to meet the friends he had grown up with.

Most of them became monster hunters and gradually grew up and became responsible.

Dazhu is still refining weapons with Master Chen, and his craftsmanship is getting better and better. Master Chen is very satisfied.

Dahu and the other three are no longer in Tongxian City.

Mo Hua asked Dazhu and found out the whole story.

As Tongxian City became increasingly wealthy, there were more and more monks coming and going. An elder from the sect who was passing by saw that Dahu and the other three had good physical training skills, so they took the three of them as disciples and took them to the sect to practice. .

The name of the sect is said to be "Dahuangmen". It is located in the south of Lizhou, adjacent to the wilderness. The journey is far away. It may take several years, or more than ten years to come back.

"Dahuangmen..."

Mo Hua silently remembered the name, wondering if he would ever have the opportunity to go to Dahuangmen and see Dahu and the others again...

…

Mo Hua wandered around for a few more days and saw everyone he needed to see. When he had nothing to do, he thought of the big tiger.

He asked his mother to help him make a bunch of "big" dried fish.

The little kitten monster turned into a big tiger, and it was still a second-grade monster. The small dried fish was not enough to fit between its teeth, so it had to make a big dried fish.

Tongxian City has many mountains and little water, so it cannot raise big fish.

These fish are sold from outside, some are big and some are small, the big ones are taller than the ink paintings, and the small ones are at least one or two feet tall.

The fish has thick scales, looks strange, and has a strong fishy smell.

Monks rarely eat it, so it's plentiful and not expensive.

But based on Mo Hua's experience as a demon hunter, I guess that big cat-like tiger will definitely like it.

Live animals cannot be placed in storage bags.

Dead fish will do.

Mo Hua packed several large bags in several large storage bags, took advantage of the early morning sun, and entered Dahei Mountain with dried fish in his arms.

Mo Hua searched deep in the mountains for a long time, and then he discovered that the cat was in a cave, gnawing on the bones of a big tiger who didn't know what monster it was.

Sensing the aura of the outsider, the big tiger was instantly alert and his eyes were fierce.

When he saw that it was an ink painting, the big tiger was stunned for a moment, and then he went back, holding the bones and licking them.

Mo Hua gave him dried fish. The big tiger sniffed it, frowned, and even let out a "ouch", looking a little repulsed.

It's a big tiger, not a tabby cat.

The big tiger wants to save face.

"Isn't it to your liking..."

Mo Hua was a little confused.

He remembered that when the big tiger was young, he liked to eat small dried fish.

But the big tiger didn't want to pay attention to him and just licked his bones.

I didn't force myself to do the ink painting. I had nothing to do, so I sat at the entrance of the cave and looked at the scenery of the mountains.

The big tiger licked the bones, but couldn't lick the meat anymore. Then he saw the fish in front of him. He was stunned for a long time. He looked up and saw that Mo Hua wasn't looking at it, so he sneaked up, took a fish in his mouth, and swallowed it whole...

It swallowed it too fast and didn't taste it. He looked up at the ink painting and tasted another one...

Then, unable to resist, I tasted another one...

While eating, the big tiger looked up and found Mo Hua staring at it with a smile on his face.

The big tiger's eyes flashed, and with two paws, he silently covered the fish near his mouth, preventing Mo Hua from seeing it...

Mo Hua threw the remaining fish to it and said with a smile:

"Eat sparingly. I'll bring you some next time when I'm free..."

The big tiger was no longer reserved. He chewed the dried fish with big mouthfuls, his eyes narrowed into slits, and rubbed Mo Hua with his furry head...

...

In this way, Mo Hua's days in Tongxian City gradually settled down.

He practiced every day, learned formations, accompanied his parents, met friends for tea, and occasionally went into the mountains to relax and feed the big tiger with dried fish.

But occasionally when he was alone, there would still be a trace of loneliness in his eyes.

This loneliness could be hidden from others, but not from Liu Ruhua.

Liu Ruhua thought for a moment and asked softly:

"Hua'er, you came back alone, where are Zisheng and Zixi?"

Mo Hua was startled, his eyes dim, "Little Senior Brother and Little Senior Sister, they went home, the Bai family, very far away..."

Liu Ruhua felt a little sorry, and asked again:

"Then... where is Mr. Zhuang?"

Mo Hua shook his head, not knowing how to start, and after a long time, he whispered:

"Master... also went to a very far place, it is very likely that he will never come back..."

A trace of pity appeared in Liu Ruhua's eyes.

She gently hugged Mo Hua in her arms and said gently:

"You are still young, and you still have a long way to go in the future. If we are destined, we will meet again..."

"Yeah."

Mo Hua agreed softly.

The loss in his heart was also slightly relieved.

...

The next day, he went to Nanshan outside Tongxian City again.

Nanshan is remote and has beautiful scenery.

On Nanshan, there is "Zuowangju".

Mr. Zhuang lived in seclusion here, and Mo Hua and his senior brothers and sisters also studied here.

But now, nothing is left.

The end of the path that used to be empty.

No more mountain dwellings, no more big locust trees, no more bamboo forests, no more ponds, and no more fish in the pond.

On the way up and down the mountain, I can no longer meet my junior brothers and sisters.

There is no one on the mountain anymore, resting in the bamboo dwelling, waiting for the breeze to blow, waking up from sleep, teaching myself the formation, answering so many questions for myself...

Under the big locust tree, he and his junior brother discussed and played, and his junior sister was reading a book beside him...

The master was taking a nap, and Master Kui was playing chess...

These scenes gradually blurred.

It seemed like just a dream, shrouded in a layer of fog that seemed real and fake.

The past was forgotten once it passed...

Mo Hua was in a complicated mood, and his clear eyes were stained with a layer of melancholy, but it disappeared in a flash.

Like the morning mist, it was dispersed by the rising sun.

"We will see each other again..."

Mo Hua murmured.

There are still many things to do...

The road is long and the road is vast. What he needs to consider now is the road after building the foundation...

...

Mo Hua sat quietly on the top of the mountain, calmed down, and pondered silently.

He has built the foundation now...

The spiritual consciousness has only fourteen patterns, the middle stage of the foundation, but because of the qualitative change of the spiritual consciousness, it is as condensed as mercury. His spiritual consciousness is different from other cultivators in "quality".

As for what this difference is used for, Mo Hua has not studied it carefully.

But at least, this has laid the foundation for his "spiritual consciousness to prove the truth".

And it is completely different from other ways of spiritual consciousness to prove the truth.

But apart from the spiritual consciousness, Mo Hua found that his foundation is basically "a mess".

The spiritual power is very weak.

His spiritual roots are not strong, and the skills do not focus on spiritual power.

So even though he has built his foundation, his spiritual power is much weaker than that of cultivators of the same realm.

Not to mention, compared to the favored children of heaven like his junior brothers and sisters...

The spiritual power is weak, and the body is even weaker.

This is not unexpected for Mo Hua.

He was born weak, and now after building his foundation, his blood has been strengthened, but that is a little stronger than that of Qi Refining, but among the cultivators of foundation building, he is basically at the bottom.

In addition, the spells of foundation building are also a headache.

Mo Hua is on the path of "spiritual cultivation" and relies on "spells" to make a living.

He is now a foundation building cultivator, so naturally he has to learn second-grade spells.

But he has no place to learn second-grade spells...

So far, the only second-grade spell he has learned is the fireball spell...

Because the fireball spell is a basic spell, it is everywhere, and it is the least scarce among all the grade spells.

There are several grades in the current state, and there must be corresponding grades of fireball spells.

When Mo Hua came back from Dali Mountain State, he collected some fireball secrets along the way, referred to each other, and learned the second-grade fireball technique by himself.

Although it is far from reaching the level of perfection of his first-grade fireball technique, the power is higher and it can barely be used.

I will study it later and improve it.

Except for the fireball technique, Mo Hua can't learn any of the spells he is good at.

The Water Step is the unique skill of the Zhang family.

When Zhang Lan taught him, he only taught the first grade and didn't consider the second grade.

Because at that time, Zhang Lan was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he didn't think that Mo Hua would advance to the foundation building so quickly.

Water Prison Technique is very unpopular.

Mo Hua doesn't have the second-grade water prison secrets.

Concealment Technique is even more unpopular.

Mo Hua also doesn't have the second-grade concealment secrets.

The strength of a cultivator is generally based on the realm.

Although first-grade spells can be used, their power and effectiveness will be greatly reduced and cannot be compared to second-grade spells.

No matter how exquisite the first-grade Water Step is, when it is performed, it is at most on par with the low-end body movements in the second-grade inferior magic.

The first-grade Water Prison Technique can trap a Qi Refining cultivator for a few breaths.

But it can only be used on a Foundation Establishment cultivator for a moment, and can only have the effect of "interrupting", unable to restrain or restrict their actions.

The first-grade Concealment Technique is better.

Because the core of the Concealment Technique relies on the cultivator's consciousness.

Mo Hua's consciousness is extremely strong, so the effect of the Concealment Technique is also strong and not easy to be detected.

But from Mo Hua's perspective as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his Concealment Technique still has many flaws.

It can be used, but it is just makeshift.

If there is a chance, I still have to find a way to learn the second-grade Concealment Technique.

Second-grade Water Prison Technique, Second-grade Concealment Technique, Second-grade Water Step...

These spells are either obscure or unique, and Mo Hua has no way to learn them even if he wants to.

Mo Hua sighed.

He once again deeply realized the importance of "inheritance" for cultivators.

In general, families or sects and other cultivation forces will build "Scripture Pavilion", "Book Pavilion", "Array Pavilion" and other cultivation pavilions to collect and treasure a wide range of rare, ancient, or obscure Taoist secrets from low to high quality.

There are all kinds of cultivation methods, Taoist methods, array methods, pill recipes, refining equipment charts, etc.

The bigger the power, the wider the collection, the more complete the collection, and the deeper the heritage.

Disciples of families or sects can concentrate on cultivation without any distractions, and no longer need to search up and down, and search hard to find these rare cultivation classics in person.

But casual cultivators can't do that.

All the classics such as cultivation methods, Taoist methods, array methods, etc. must be found and learned by themselves.

Even if some are found, if you want to learn, you have to pay a lot of price.

The aristocratic families monopolized the inheritance and made profits from it. At the same time, they also cut off the way for most of the casual cultivators in the world to seek immortality and ask for the way. They also used this to consolidate their own power, surpassing the casual cultivators and becoming immortal for thousands of years.

Without inheritance, it is difficult to move forward.

Mo Hua sighed again.

Although he knew these things before, he didn't take them seriously. Now that his cultivation has improved, he has seen more of the world and has a deeper understanding.

In addition to magic, the formation is the same, but the situation is a little special.

Mo Hua has a very profound formation inheritance.

Tianji Yansuan, Tianji Weisuan, one Yan and one Wei, exhausting Tianji, is the method of using spiritual consciousness, and it is also the supreme method to understand and control the formation.

This is a method that can be used at any level.

Although Mo Hua has a low realm and little experience, his attainments in formation are not high enough, so he cannot learn it deeply and use it to the extreme.

Tianji Weisuan and Tianji Yansuan must also have more profound knowledge.

But being able to learn both Tianji Yansuan and Tianji Guisuan is already incredible.

Let’s not talk about Tianji Yansuan.

Tianji Guisuan is the foundation of Guidao by Guidao Ren, that is, Mo Hua’s uncle.

Guidao Ren of the Demon Sect is proficient in Guidao, and his formations are unique. His heart of Taoism is full of demons, which is enough to make the Taoist monks terrified.

Even if you only learn the basics, you will benefit a lot.

What’s more, Tianji Guisuan can’t be regarded as “basic” at all...

In addition to the divine consciousness algorithm, Mo Hua also has the Five Elements Array Flow Diagram...

In it, the "Five Elements Source Pattern" derived by the ancestors of the Five Elements Sect with the Guiyuan Algorithm is sealed.

The source pattern also contains a huge array system that includes the five elements.

These things, without exception, are the most advanced array inheritance.

But the problem is that they are too advanced.

What Mo Hua lacks now is the most basic and simplest kind of inheritance, which is...

Introduction to the second-grade array formation...

He needs to know what the second-grade array formation is.

How to draw the array pattern, how to lay out the array hub, and how to construct the array eye.

What is the essential difference between the second-grade array formation and the first-grade array formation?

He had learned about these things before, but his understanding was not deep.

Now that the matter is at hand, Mo Hua found that he still has many omissions and shortcomings.

And he also needs to find a way to become a second-grade array master to draw a truly second-grade array formation...