Chapter 233: Prosperity
Chapter 233: Prosperity
Using the Earth Fire Array to hunt magical beasts was indeed a very efficient method.
This hunt for the Red-eyed Goat Demon seemed to have some twists and turns, but compared to their previous hunts, it was already much easier.
In the past, hunting a magical beast in its prime would take at least a day, and sometimes even several days. They would first have to surround and attack the beast, and then continue the pursuit if it escaped.
Now, the Red-eyed Goat Demon was directly blasted and severely injured, its attack power greatly weakened, and its demonic energy was also declining. It was much easier to deal with, and it could be worn down within an hour.
However, one still had to be cautious of the magical beast feigning death to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.
But this was a necessary skill for demon hunters, so it didn't affect them much.
The group stayed in the camp for the night and returned to Tongxian City the next day.
Yu Chengyi went to find Elder Yu and, after a brief chat, received the elder's agreement.
In the following days, Yu Chengyi began teaching other Qi Refining Phase later-stage demon hunters how to use the Earth Fire Array for demon hunting.
He instructed them on setting traps, placing arrays, activating them, surrounding and killing the demons, and finally, the cleanup process.
The Qi Refining Phase mid-stage demon hunters were already familiar with these processes as they had used the Earth Fire Array painted by Mo Hua in their previous hunts.
However, because the previous array only had seven array patterns and was not powerful enough, the Qi Refining Phase later-stage demon hunters had not used it.
Now that Mo Hua's array-painting skills had improved, he could paint a first-grade Earth Fire Array.
Therefore, all the demon hunters, including those in the later stages of Qi Refining, had to learn how to use arrays.
In addition, the demon hunters also started wearing iron armor.
Some of it was confiscated from the Qian family, and the rest was purchased by Elder Yu, who spent a large sum of money on fine iron and hired refiners from the Refining Shop to forge the armor.
The refining furnace at the Refining Shop was a first-grade one, inscribed with a first-grade Molten Fire Array. The furnace fire was pure, and the iron armor refined in it was of better quality than ordinary iron armor.
Mo Hua also took the time to paint a Golden Armor Array on each piece of armor.
In terms of defense alone, a demon hunter wearing armor inscribed with the Golden Armor Array was no weaker than a typical first-grade later-stage magical beast.
This batch of iron armor was first given to the demon hunters at the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining.
Mo Shan, of course, also received a set.
In addition, Mo Hua also learned the first-grade Golden Blade Array.
The Golden Blade Array was a metal-type array that, when painted on a sword or knife, increased its sharpness.
This made demon hunting even easier for the demon hunters.
Naturally, Mo Hua first painted the Golden Blade Array on Mo Shan's knife.
With the first-grade Earth Fire Array as an ambush, the first-grade Golden Armor Array for defense, the first-grade Golden Blade Array for attack, and the Compass Mother-and-Child Array for detection and early warning, Mo Hua felt much more relieved about Mo Shan's demon-hunting trips into the inner mountains.
It wasn't just Mo Shan who benefited. As the Refining Shop and the Pill Refinery grew stronger and their spirit stone profits increased, these arrays would gradually be popularized among all demon hunters.
From then on, arrays were closely intertwined with every demon-hunting process.
Arrays were widely applied in demon hunting, making it safer, more convenient, and more efficient for the demon hunters.
Now, all the demon hunters on Big Black Mountain knew Mo Hua.
The arrays they wore, used, and set up in traps were all painted by him.
It was only because they had experienced the power of arrays firsthand that they truly understood their importance.
With the help of these arrays, demon hunting had improved tremendously compared to the past.
With the arrays' blessings, they no longer had to worry about getting injured or dying in the belly of a magical beast due to a moment's carelessness during their hunts.
Their families no longer had to live in constant fear, dreading that their loved ones might return from the mountains drenched in blood instead of returning safely.
Mo Hua could also rest assured and focus his attention on building his foundation.
Currently, Mo Hua had a sufficient supply of spirit stones. He had stakes in the Fushu Floor, the Refining Shop and Pill Refinery in the South City, as well as the spirit mines he occupied.
To build his foundation, he needed to strengthen his spiritual sense, and to do that, he had to draw more arrays, which in turn required him to gather more demon blood to mix with his spirit ink.
In the past, when he was in the outer mountains, he had accumulated nearly a thousand bottles of spirit ink by using arrays to hunt demons.
Later, while defending the spirit mines, constructing the Forge and the Pill Refinery, refining the forging furnace, and for various other purposes, Mo Hua had drawn a great number of arrays, and now his supply was almost depleted.
Foundation building was still some time away, but in the foreseeable future, whether for drawing or dismantling arrays, he would need a substantial amount of spirit ink, so Mo Hua needed to start stockpiling again.
Moreover, arrays drawn with late first-grade demon blood would be even more powerful.
Thus, Mo Hua began wandering around the inner mountains once more.
While he supplemented the map, he also dug up herbs for Old Man Feng, found ores for Chen, researched ingredients for his mother's culinary endeavors, and collected spices for her as well.
Most importantly, he kept his eyes glued to the compass, watching for any signs of battle.
As soon as a light flickered on the compass, Mo Hua would pinpoint the location and rush over immediately.
Late first-grade demons were difficult to kill.
Even with the aid of the first-grade Earth Fire Array, hunting them was still a tedious task.
But whenever Mo Hua arrived, the timing was just right, and in most cases, he even had some time to spare.
He didn't need to join the fight; he only needed to find a safe place to hide and wait for the battle to end before showing himself to collect the demon blood with his small bottle.
Occasionally, there would be a stalemate in the battle or a case of a feigning demon, and he would cast a few Fireball Techniques to harass the demon or test if it was truly dead.
Due to his breakthrough in cultivation, his Heavenly Deviation Technique had improved, and his Fireball Technique was now faster, more accurate, and more powerful.
With a mere thought, a fireball would condense into existence.
In situations where the demon hunters were at a stalemate, Mo Hua's Fireball Technique proved to be quite helpful.
Most demon hunters were extremely grateful to Mo Hua and treated him warmly.
Usually, it was forbidden for anyone else to lay a finger on a demon hunter's prey, but Mo Hua was the exception.
The demon may be theirs, but all the demon blood belonged to Mo Hua.
Some demon hunters wouldn't immediately peel off the demon's materials after killing it; instead, they would wait specifically for Mo Hua to arrive and draw the blood.
If Mo Hua didn't show up, they would be rather unhappy, feeling that the blood had gone to waste, which was truly a pity.
And so, Mo Hua thrived in the inner mountains.
As a member of the demon hunters, he shared in their glory and their losses.
Now that he had so many demon hunters helping him, it was much easier for him to act in the inner mountains.
The inner mountains were far more treacherous than the outer mountains.
But with the power of arrays, Mo Hua felt that the inner and outer mountains didn't seem all that different anymore.
Gradually, Mo Hua's stockpile of spirit ink grew, and the demon hunters' strength increased as well.
With the aid of arrays, their cultivation may not have improved, but their combat power soared, and the time required for hunting demons was greatly reduced.
At the same time, the materials obtained from late first-grade demons also increased.
These materials were transported to the Forge and the Pill Refinery in South City, where they were refined into spiritual tools and pills, then sold to cultivators within the city or foreign merchants, earning a hefty sum of Spirit Stones.
These Spirit Stones were then distributed among the loose cultivators according to a set ratio.
The loose cultivators of Tongxian City gradually became wealthy, and the entire city unknowingly began to prosper.
And as Tongxian City flourished, more and more foreign cultivators of various backgrounds and unknown origins started to appear...
(End of Chapter)
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