Plan for the Workshop

Everything was prepared. Could they really start their own refining and alchemy business?

Elder Yu was somewhat undecided.

Mo Hua looked at Elder Yu and continued, "Elder Yu, these spiritual stones will only last everyone for ten years. What will happen after that?"

Elder Yu couldn't help but furrow his brow.

He had also considered what Mo Hua mentioned, but after thinking it over, he didn't have any good solutions.

Life as a demon hunter was already very hard. Having ten years to catch their breath, not worrying about food and clothing, and being able to cultivate in peace, Elder Yu was already quite satisfied.

What he could do was limited to this.

But Mo Hua's words stirred up turbulent emotions in Elder Yu.

Perhaps, could their good days really last a bit longer?

Elder Yu carefully sorted out his thoughts and increasingly felt that Mo Hua's suggestion was feasible.

In the past, they lacked both spiritual stones and a capable array master, so they never thought in this direction.

But now they had spiritual stones and a talented young array master. What else was there to worry about?

Elder Yu suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

This was a chance given to them poor independent cultivators by the heavens!

If they didn't seize this fleeting opportunity, they would surely regret it in the future!

"Mo Hua," Elder Yu looked at Mo Hua solemnly, "You're right. But this matter is of great importance. I need to discuss it with others first before making a decision on how to proceed."

Mo Hua nodded.

He was just making a suggestion. Whether or not to proceed and how to proceed would ultimately be decided by Elder Yu.

However, Elder Yu held considerable sway among demon hunters. If he agreed, it was almost certain to proceed, even if the meeting was mostly a formality.

"There's one more thing," Elder Yu pondered, "if we're going to establish a refining and alchemy business, we'll need to create large-scale refining furnaces and alchemy cauldrons. The formations inside..."

Mo Hua patted his chest, "Don't worry, I've got it covered!"

For Mo Hua, this was like a chance to practice array formations for free, especially on large-scale spiritual tools. Mo Hua couldn't have asked for more.

Large-scale spiritual tools required huge investments and weren't something ordinary cultivators could refine.

If he could apply array formations on these large-scale spiritual tools, Mo Hua's comprehension of array formations would reach a new level.

Apart from not having Dao Court certification, Mo Hua was already considered a first-rate array master.

But for Mo Hua, being first-rate was not the end but the beginning. He aimed to become a higher-grade array master, understanding more and more powerful array formations!

Using array formations to possess earth-shattering abilities!

Mo Hua thought this way, his eyes shining brightly like stars.

Elder Yu looked at Mo Hua and felt that at this moment, this child standing before him was more important to their demon hunters than all the fluorescent spiritual stones in this entire warehouse.

Elder Yu returned to convene a meeting with everyone, discussing the establishment of the refining and alchemy business. He straightforwardly stated:

"I have already agreed to it."

Silently, everyone thought to themselves.

If you've already agreed, what else is there to say... who would dare to oppose?

Elder Yu didn't waste time and continued, "Now let's discuss specifically how to proceed."

People started suggesting ideas, discussing with each other.

After spending a whole half-day, everyone finally settled on a rough plan.

Elder Yu reviewed the plan and felt that overall, there were no major issues. There were some details that needed careful consideration, but they wouldn't affect the overall situation.

After the decision was made, Elder Yu swiftly began to assign tasks, detailing what each person should do and how much time it would take.

Finally, Elder Yu solemnly declared, "This matter concerns the livelihoods of thousands of families in our entire Tongxian City. It's of great importance. Each task must be done meticulously and conscientiously, with no room for negligence!"

People all solemnly nodded and expressed their agreement.

Afterwards, the demon hunters of Tongxian City gradually became busy.

Elder Yu's plan was to establish the largest refining and alchemy businesses in Tongxian City.

The demon hunters ventured into the mountains to hunt demons, obtaining materials. Among the independent cultivators, the smiths crafted artifacts, and the alchemists brewed pills. The spiritual tools and pills produced were partly used by the demon hunters themselves and partly sold to earn spiritual stones.

Establishing such large-scale refining and alchemy businesses required many smiths and alchemists, as well as numerous apprentices learning these crafts, providing many livelihood opportunities for the demon hunters.

Some independent cultivators weren't adept at combatting demons and beasts and couldn't become demon hunters. They could instead learn smithing or alchemy in these businesses to sustain themselves. Once they mastered these skills, they could rise above and benefit other independent cultivators.

The specific processes and complexities of the establishment were managed jointly by Elder Yu and the leading demon hunters. Mo Hua didn't need to worry about these matters; he couldn't help in any meaningful way.

What he could do was create array formations.

The construction of large-scale refining and alchemy businesses required two types of array formations: architectural formations for the buildings and fire-refining formations for the furnaces.

The first consideration was the architectural formations.

According to Elder Yu's plan, the construction was divided into two phases: first, establishing the refining workshop, and second, building the alchemy workshop. Compared to alchemists, there were more smiths among the independent cultivators, and the demand for spiritual tools was high, ensuring a steady market. Therefore, they focused first on constructing the refining workshop.

Once the refining workshop was completed and with experience gained, the construction of the alchemy workshop would proceed much faster using a similar framework.

Mo Hua's first task was to design the architectural array formations for the refining workshop.

The refining workshop would occupy a large area with various buildings including walls, gates, warehouses, refining rooms, living quarters for cultivators, and storage rooms, among others.

Regarding the specific location, Elder Yu was still negotiating with the Dao Court, but the architectural planning needed to be prepared in advance.

Elder Yu also provided Mo Hua with some architectural designs from other refining workshops for reference.

However, these designs were either too small in scale and barely utilized any array formations, or even if they did, they were basic formations like Mo Hua's initial learnings such as the Solid Earth Formation or the Metal and Stone Formation.

Mo Hua's standards had now risen, and he found most of these designs unimpressive.

Some designs used more array formations, but they lacked coherence and were disorderly, offering little reference value.

There were also some designs that were ambiguous, likely to prevent the core formations from being leaked, making them obscure and unhelpful.

Mo Hua initially thought there might be profound insights in these designs, but he found that most were rather superficial. In comparison, the set of architectural array formations used by An Family, though full of flaws, was already quite good.

Mo Hua quickly assessed these designs and got a sense of the situation before beginning his own design work.

Since the array formations used here were not so refined, Mo Hua felt less pressure. Even if he casually drew a first-rate array formation, its effectiveness wouldn't necessarily be worse than those used in other buildings.

(End of the Chapter)