Completion of Formations

Master Ban saw Mo Hua looking confident in his drawings, inexplicably feeling much relieved.

Originally, although he showed utmost respect to array masters, there was some resentment in his heart. It was just that under the eaves, he had to bow his head due to the array master's status and position.

They were array masters, while they were just craftsmen.

Array masters could live in tall and spacious cave mansions, while they, the craftsmen, were only fit to build these mansions.

Most of the buildings in the cultivation world were built brick by brick by them, the craftsmen, yet not a single brick belonged to them.

But Mo Hua was different from any other array master he had seen. He wasn't aloof or arrogant, his gaze clear like a mountain spring.

Master Ban looked at Mo Hua and couldn't help but smile.

Seeing Master Ban finally no longer frowning, Mo Hua also smiled, "You can leave the array formations to me, rest assured."

Master Ban nodded heavily, "I trust you."

He then picked up his wine glass and smiled at Mo Hua, "I toast to you."

Mo Hua had no glass or wine, and he didn't like the strong taste of the wine. He held a chicken leg in his hand and clinked it with Master Ban, "Cheers!"

Master Ban chuckled, his doubts and worries dispelled. He drank the wine in his glass in one go and couldn't help but exclaim, "Good wine!"

In the days that followed, Mo Hua began to accelerate his drawing of array formations.

The deeper he cultivated in the Heavenly Expansion Technique, the stronger his spiritual control became, and Mo Hua's formations were drawn faster.

Moreover, these formations were all practiced many times by Mo Hua on Daoist steles or array papers. Every array pattern on them was familiar to Mo Hua.

Mo Hua's wrist danced, his pen moved swiftly like flowing clouds and water, array patterns appeared one after another, forming one formation after another.

Master Ban watched in astonishment, even Elder Yu, who had seen Mo Hua draw array formations many times, was secretly shocked.

Such proficiency, like that of an array master who had immersed himself for hundreds of years.

Every stroke and every drawing was clear in his mind, to the point where he didn't even need to use his eyes; the formations naturally formed under his pen.

In this way, after about ten days, Mo Hua completed drawing all the array formations on the buildings of the alchemy workshop.

The progress was delayed by five or six days compared to the previous expectation, mainly because the Qian family repeatedly disturbed them. Foundations had to be rebuilt when they were damaged, beams had to be rebuilt when they collapsed, and when the formations were smudged, Mo Hua had to start over. Otherwise, the progress would have been a few days ahead.

Master Ban looked at the complex and diverse array formations on the walls and various buildings of the alchemy workshop, filled with disbelief.

So many array formations, really drawn by Mo Hua alone...

Although he had witnessed Mo Hua's speed in drawing array formations and had mentally prepared beforehand, seeing it with his own eyes now still shocked him.

This was the largest alchemy workshop in Tongxian City, yet so many array formations were completed by one person!

Master Ban pinched his thigh hard, feeling the pain hit him. He sighed with relief, confirming that he was not dreaming.

With Mo Hua completing these array formations, his part was temporarily concluded. The craftsmen would seal the formations and further complete the buildings.

These matters were left to Master Ban and his team to handle.

Mo Hua rubbed his wrist and stretched his shoulders.

He had been drawing array formations these days, and now that the major task was completed, he could take a temporary rest. During this time, he could also summarize the gains and losses in array formations.

The array formations used in architectural diagrams mainly focused on earth and wood properties, supplemented by metal, water, and fire attributes. Basically, formations of the five elements were widely used in the cultivation world. Mo Hua took this opportunity to broaden his understanding of basic array formations, solidifying his application of elemental formations and gaining deeper insights into the interactions between different formations.

Moreover, after this period of non-stop drawing of array formations, Mo Hua's spiritual awareness had grown, his control had gradually strengthened, and his foundation in array formations had become deeper.

Mo Hua nodded satisfactorily, then began to prepare for the next stage of array formation studies.

Meanwhile, Master Ban was busy with the subsequent improvements in the alchemy workshop's construction. However, the array formation issue he was most worried about had been resolved, and the project would be completed on schedule. Master Ban also felt relieved, feeling light-hearted all over.

With the completion of the alchemy workshop, settlement of spiritual stones could commence. Master Ban also gave instructions to the craftsmen and disciples under his command, allowing everyone to return home for a good New Year's celebration.

Just the thought of this made Master Ban feel completely at ease. After months of busyness, he could finally sleep peacefully at night.

At the same time, Qian Hong furrowed his brows.

According to reports from Qian family disciples, those craftsmen had already begun the final construction work.

In his understanding, this was absolutely impossible!

Final construction meant that the array formations inside had already been drawn.

For such a large alchemy workshop, even if only basic and simple formations were used, it couldn't be drawn so quickly. Moreover, he had previously sent people to harass them repeatedly, delaying the construction progress of the alchemy workshop.

In Qian Hong's expectation, even if everything went smoothly, the alchemy workshop would not be completed until a month later. But in such a short time, they had already begun the final phase?

"Could it be another scheme of Yu Changlin's? Is he trying to tell me that the alchemy workshop has been completed to ease the Qian family's worries?"

Yu Changlin was thick-faced and cunning; it wouldn't be surprising if he came up with such an idea.

Qian Hong narrowed his eyes and instructed someone to fetch Master Qian. Together, they arrived at the alchemy workshop, sitting in a secluded room of a tea house. They both released their spiritual awareness and scanned the alchemy workshop.

Master Qian's spiritual awareness swept across and quickly retracted. He said, "The array formations have been drawn!"

Qian Hong was secretly surprised and asked, "What level of formations are they?"

Master Qian hesitated slightly before slowly saying, "Compared to the formations at our Qian family mansion, they are not inferior."

Qian Hong found it hard to believe. The formations at their Qian family mansion cost a great deal, employing a First Rank array master to personally design the architectural array diagrams, and it took a long time for many array masters to construct them.

How could Yu Changlin, with his limited abilities, merely building an alchemy workshop, be compared to the array formations at the Qian family mansion?

Master Qian also had doubts. He furrowed his brow and pondered, "I only swept over with my spiritual awareness from afar and didn't inspect closely, but the strength of the formations on the outer walls indeed seems extraordinary."

"Master, are you suggesting..."

"They might have only focused on the formations of the outer walls. The internal formations could be quite rudimentary, or it's very likely that there are no formations drawn inside at all."

Qian Hong nodded. Master Qian's speculation was quite reasonable.

Otherwise, there was no explanation for why the hunters could complete all the array formations inside such a large alchemy workshop in such a short time.

"There's another issue," Master Qian continued, "Even if it's only the formations on the outer walls, judging by the strength of these formations, the number of array patterns involved is not something that one or two array masters could complete."

Qian Hong also furrowed his brow. A question simultaneously surged in both their minds:

How many array masters were among the hunters?

(End of the Chapter)