Chapter 264 Hidden
Mo Hua thought about it and decided that it would be better to have more identities.
The realm of Xiuzhou is vast and boundless.
If you encounter any difficulties when wandering outside in the future, you will have one more way to go with multiple identities.
“Thank you Uncle Zhang!”
Mo Hua said sincerely.
“Thank you to the old boss if you have time. Without his approval, you wouldn’t have this reputation.” Zhang Lan said.
“Then thank the boss for me. I will help you next time if something happens.”
Now that I can gather wool, I am much more motivated to paint with ink.
Zhang Lan smiled and said, “Okay, I’ll go back and tell the boss.”
After a while, Jiang Yun served them five or six dishes, including meat and vegetables, as well as good wine.
Zhang Lan raised his eyebrows and said, “Yes, you are quite generous now.”
Mo Hua chuckled and said, “If you eat it open, it’s all mine.”
There are more than a thousand spiritual stones. It doesn’t matter if Mo Hua treats Zhang Lan for a month.
“Okay, then I’m welcome.”
After running around for a long time about Bald Tuo and Kong Sheng, Zhang Lan really wanted to reward himself because he was sleeping in the open air and had a dull mouth.
Zhang Lan was eating, while Mo Hua was holding a small bowl and choosing what he liked.
The two of them ate and chatted. After they were full, Zhang Lan went back.
Mo Hua thought about the map for a while, but still had no idea, so he put it down for the time being.
Let’s see if Zhang Lan can ask anything from Duyan’s mouth.
Mo Hua still focused on the concealment technique first.
He really wanted to learn the art of stealth.
Stealth can be used to hide, to detect, to protect oneself, and to trick others.
On the surface, concealment seems useless, but when used properly, it is an offensive and defensive spell.
Advance to attack, retreat to defend.
If you advance, you can attack someone who is not prepared; if you retreat, you can escape thousands of miles away.
Even if his concealment technique was discovered, he would still have a way to avoid being trapped in a dilemma like Diao Laosan.
Even if you encounter a melee situation between monks, you can handle it with ease.
Mo Hua still remembers what Mr. Puppet taught him, “There are thousands of spells, each with its own merits. The best way to use it lies in one mind.”
The concealment technique is indeed in line with what Mr. Puppet said.
It’s just that the spiritual root of the ink painting is not suitable, so what he has cultivated is a half-baked concealment technique.
Mo Hua frowned and thought.
The spiritual roots of monks are different, and their abilities are different. Some of them have strengths and weaknesses.
Since the concealment technique is flawed, are there any other ways to remedy it? Mo Hua thought for a long time, and the only way he could think of was the formation.
This is what he does best.
He took out the “Illustrated Book of Thousand Formations” given to him by Mr. Zhuang from his storage bag and flipped through it for a long time. His eyes were dazzled by it, but he couldn’t find any formations related to concealment.
Mo Hua scratched his head and asked Bai Zisheng first.
“Hidden array?” Bai Zisheng was a little surprised, looked around, and lowered his voice, “Do you want to be a thief?”
Mo Hua rolled his eyes at him and emphasized: “I am a serious monk!”
“Then why are you learning this formation?”
“Of course it’s for self-protection,” Mo Hua said.
There are also yin people…
Of course, Mo Hua didn’t say this reason because it didn’t sound serious.
Bai Zisheng was a bit upright, so he nodded and said, “Indeed, concealment is very suitable for self-protection.”
“Do you know the formation diagram of the hidden formation?”
Bai Zisheng shook his head and turned to ask Bai Zixi, “Zixi, do you know?”
Bai Zixi also shook his head, “This is a rare formation. It should be in the Baijia Sutra Pavilion, but I didn’t bring it out.”
It’s a pity to draw ink, so I can only disturb Mr. Zhuang.
Then he was a little confused, “Why is the concealment formation a rare formation? Is it because concealment is rare?”
“Yes.” Bai Zixi’s voice was clear and she nodded.
Seeing that Mo Hua was a little confused, Bai Zixi patiently explained to him:
“Spiritual roots are special and inheritance is scarce. This kind of spell is difficult to learn, and formations that can achieve the same effect are rarer.”
Mo Hua understood.
It is rare to inherit the art of concealment, and the spiritual root requirements are also more stringent. You must have a single water spiritual root to learn it.
If it is mixed with spiritual roots of other attributes, it will be like ink painting, half-learned, possessed by water, but not completely invisible.
Therefore, there are few monks who can conceal themselves, so formations that can conceal themselves are also relatively rare.
Bai Zixi hesitated for a moment, took out a recipe book from the storage bag, turned to the creased page, pointed to a snack called “Hao Hao Yue” on it and said, “This one.”
Mo Hua glanced at it and saw that it was called Hua Hao Yue Yuan. It looked a bit like a mooncake stuffed with flowers.
There are osmanthus, peach blossom, locust flower, crabapple flower and so on.
The floral fragrance is full, but I don’t know if it would smell strange if there are so many flowers mixed together.
Mo Hua took the recipe and put it into his storage bag, “Okay, I’ll let mother make it and take a look.”
“Yes.” Bai Zixi’s eyes were clear and shining.
Mo Hua was about to go find Mr. Zhuang, but when he turned around, he saw Bai Zisheng looking at him eagerly, saying helplessly:
“What do you want to eat again?”
Bai Zisheng blurted out: “Rabbit meat!”
“It’s very troublesome.”
“There’s no rush, just remember to bring me some if you have any.” Bai Zisheng said.
“Fine.”
Bai Zisheng also said gratefully: “I will help you fight in the future.”
“Okay.” Mo Hua nodded, “I will call you when we fight.”
It’s just that Aunt Xue may not be willing to let you fight.
The children of serious aristocratic families have heavier religious duties and more rules and regulations, but they are not free.
People like Qian Xing and Kong Sheng, although free, are still lawless.
Mo Hua sighed in his heart, and then went to see Mr. Zhuang and asked about the hiding formation.
Mr. Zhuang heard this and said, “You still can’t learn it now.”
Mo Hua asked weakly: “Is it difficult to learn?”
“It’s a bit difficult to learn.” Mr. Zhuang said, then glanced at Mo Hua, “But it’s not difficult for you.”
After all, you painted such a difficult rematch with style…
Mr. Zhuang said silently in his heart.
“Is that because of divine consciousness?” Mo Hua guessed.
“Not bad.” Mr. Zhuang nodded.
Mo Hua was surprised and said: “This concealment formation, doesn’t it also have ten formation patterns…”
“How can it be a formation? There are ten formations. The formation with ten formations is not so cheap.”
Mr. Zhuang laughed, shook his head, and added: “The Hidden Formation only has nine formations, but the formations are special and require more spiritual energy to draw, and require more spiritual energy than the ordinary nine-level formation.”
“The amount of his spiritual consciousness is above nine lines, but less than ten lines.”
Mo Hua asked again: “How much more is it?”
More than nine lines, less than ten lines.
It looks like there is only one line difference, but the amount of spiritual consciousness is twice as bad.
As Mr. Zhuang said before, there are nine lines to refine Qi and ten lines to build the foundation. From the nine lines to the ten lines, the spiritual consciousness needs to cross the gap from refining Qi to building the foundation. There is also a huge disparity in spiritual consciousness.
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, “Didn’t I give you nine and a half realms of counter-spirit formation before?”
Mo Hua nodded.
“Once you learn that, your spiritual consciousness will be enough to learn the concealment formation.” Mr. Zhuang said.
“Then the spiritual consciousness required for the concealment formation is probably nine and a half rays?”
“Nine and a half, still a little short of it.” Mr. Zhuang said very rigorously.
“Disciple understands, thank you sir.”
Now that we have a goal, it’s easy, and the nine and a half realms of consciousness are not so out of reach for Mo Hua.
After Mo Hua said goodbye, Mr. Zhuang frowned and pondered, not knowing what he was thinking.
In the bamboo room, the figure of the old man gradually appeared.
Mr. Zhuang then said to Mr. Puppet: “You are right. It is indeed a bit difficult to have foundation-building consciousness in the Qi Refining Stage.”
“This kid, Mo Hua, must have developed his spiritual consciousness very quickly.” The puppet master said calmly.
Mr. Zhuang’s eyes were deep, “It’s pretty fast, but not fast enough.”
The old man turned to him blankly.
Mr. Zhuang then said: “Among all the monks I have seen, his spiritual consciousness has grown the fastest, but if he wants to use this to break through the limits of Qi refining spiritual consciousness, I am afraid it is not enough.”
“how long it takes?”
“It’s hard to say.” Mr. Zhuang shook his head and said, “According to the current progress, it can take as little as five years or as many as ten years. Moreover, the growth of spiritual consciousness becomes slower as time goes by. If something goes wrong, it will take decades to build the foundation. It’s all possible.”
The old man frowned, and there was a moment of silence in the room.
“Is there any way?” Puppet Lao said.
Mr. Zhuang tapped the armrest of the bamboo chair with his fingertips, his eyes changing, and after a long time he sighed, “Let me think about it.”
(End of chapter)