Chapter 269: Concealment
Chapter 269: Concealment
Mo Hua wanted to learn the Reverse Spirit Formation.
However, the Reverse Spirit Formation consisted of ten patterns, and to master it, one needed to possess the spiritual sense of a Jiji-stage cultivator. By then, Mo Hua might have already been close to achieving Jiji himself.
Mr. Zhuang, probably not wanting to bother with the intricacies, had started making empty promises.
"He's feeding me empty hopes again," Mo Hua thought to himself, a little disappointed.
Then he realized that Mr. Zhuang was looking at him with a hint of amusement in his eyes, as if he knew what Mo Hua was thinking.
Mo Hua didn't know how Mr. Zhuang always seemed to see through him.
Mo Hua could only chuckle awkwardly and say, "Teacher, get some rest. I won't disturb you anymore."
After leaving Mr. Zhuang's residence, Mo Hua immediately took out the Concealment Formation and began to study it intently.
The Concealment Formation was a type of water-based formation, but its effects differed from those of conventional water-attributed formations.
As such, the pivotal point and the formation patterns were slightly different, and they appeared more intricate and profound.
However, Mo Hua already possessed sufficient spiritual sense. The next step was simply to practice drawing the formation repeatedly.
Practice makes perfect; after drawing it dozens or even hundreds of times, even the most obscure formation patterns would become second nature to him.
Moreover, Mo Hua had the Dao Monument and had learned the Meditation Technique, and his cultivation technique was the Heavenly Deviation Technique, all of which aided him greatly.
In just a few days, he could practice a formation nearly a hundred times.
For others to achieve the same, it would take at least several months, and for those with duller talents, it could take up to half a year.
Thus, Mo Hua's ability to learn formations was much faster than that of the average cultivator.
It took Mo Hua three days to master the Concealment Formation.
He drew the formation on a piece of paper and infused it with a small amount of spiritual energy to activate it. As expected, the entire sheet of paper disappeared from view.
With his spiritual sense, Mo Hua could still perceive the formation patterns, but they appeared blurry due to the overlay of the water-attributed spiritual energy.
Inanimate objects like paper couldn't deceive spiritual sense.
If a cultivator used the Concealment Technique on themselves and then hid their aura with their spiritual sense, other cultivators wouldn't be able to see through the technique unless they possessed extremely powerful spiritual sense.
Although Diao Laosan was experienced in ambushes, his poor foundation in martial arts and Taoist techniques made him reliant on the Concealment Technique to cause trouble for so long.
Unfortunately for him, he had met his match in Mo Hua, whose spiritual sense was exceptional.
It was bad luck for Diao Laosan, but he had it coming.
With average spiritual sense, Diao Laosan's use of the Concealment Technique might not have been easily seen through, let alone by someone like Mo Hua, who naturally possessed strong spiritual sense.
Mo Hua drew the Concealment Formation on his Daoist robe.
Ordinary Daoist robes were soft and not suitable for drawing formations on.
In other words, Daoist robes that could be used for formations were extremely expensive.
Although Mo Hua no longer lacked spirit stones, he didn't want to waste them unnecessarily.
If he reached the Jiji stage in the future, his daily consumption of spirit stones would increase severalfold, so it was prudent to save wherever he could.
Mo Hua bought half a bolt of cloth suitable for drawing formations, a rather pricey purchase that cost him a hundred spirit stones.
After drawing the Concealment Formation on the cloth, he asked his mother to sew it inside his Daoist robe. This way, the formation would be effective, and he wouldn't waste any spirit stones either.
When Mo Hua tested it, he found that the Concealment Formation still had some flaws.
Since the formation was drawn on his Daoist robe, the parts covered by the robe were indeed concealed and invisible to others. However, his hands and face, which weren't covered by the robe, had a faint bluish shadow.
This was within Mo Hua's expectations.
A Daoist robe capable of concealment was considered a spiritual artifact, and its price was exorbitant. In fact, he hadn't seen a single one for sale in Tongxian City.
Given the high price, the Daoist robe used as the formation medium was undoubtedly made from the finest materials and crafted with utmost care.
Simply drawing a formation on a piece of cloth and sewing it onto a Daoist robe as a patch wouldn't come close to the quality of a genuine concealment robe.
You get what you pay for, and Mo Hua understood this principle well.
Mo Hua called for his mother to help him test it.
Seeing his confident expression, Liu Ruhua smiled gently and watched from the side.
Mo Hua donned his Daoist robe and activated the Concealment Formation on it. Then, he also used the Concealment Technique on himself.
She covered her mouth, murmuring, "I really can't see him..."
Mo Hua's voice came from the empty space in front of her: "Mother, is it true?"
Liu Ruhua nodded, "It's true."
"What about using divine sense to perceive?" Mo Hua asked.
Liu Ruhua deployed her divine sense, sensed for a moment, and then shook her head, "I can't perceive anything."
Mo Hua reappeared, a smile on his face.
Liu Ruhua smiled back, then furrowed her brows and admonished him, "The Concealment Technique is useful, but don't use it for mischief."
"Don't worry, Mother," Mo Hua reassured her.
Still, Mo Hua wanted to be sure, so he sought out his father, Mo Shan, as well as Zhang Lan, Bai Zisheng, and Bai Zixi to test his technique further.
None of them could see through Mo Hua's Concealment Technique.
Mo Shan was surprised but also felt more at ease.
With the Concealment Technique and the Flowing Water Step, Mo Hua now had more than enough means to protect himself from Qi Refining cultivators.
As a father, Mo Shan no longer had to worry as much about his son encountering dangers within the Inner Mountains.
Zhang Lan, just by watching, found the whole situation extremely tricky.
The magic Mo Hua had learned was becoming more and more bizarre and harder to deal with.
The Flowing Water Step made it hard to catch him, the Water Prison Technique made it hard to escape, and now the Concealment Technique made it so he couldn't even be seen...
It wasn't just that he couldn't be seen; even if one extended their divine sense to the utmost, they couldn't perceive his aura at all.
Most cultivators who practiced concealment techniques would still have some flaws that could be detected by cultivators with powerful divine senses.
But Mo Hua's innate divine sense was already exceptionally strong, so who could possibly detect him?
Would they have to rely on a Foundation Establishment cultivator to deal with a little Qi Refining cultivator like Mo Hua?
The more Zhang Lan thought about it, the more he felt a headache coming on.
Then he reconsidered; his relationship with Mo Hua was so good that there was no need to target him. Instead, Mo Hua could help him if anything came up. Why worry about this at all?
With that thought, Zhang Lan felt much more relieved.
Bai Zisheng's eyes widened, and he was filled with envy.
If he knew the Concealment Technique, he could sneak out to play without Snow Auntie knowing.
Bai Zixi was also surprised, her eyebrows knitting together as she thought for a while before saying something similar to what Liu Ruhua had said: "You mustn't use it for mischief."
Mo Hua didn't know what to say.
His father, Mo Shan, had extensive experience as a Qi Refining cultivator, Zhang Lan had profound cultivation, and Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi came from a family with a deep heritage in cultivation, yet none of them could see through his Concealment Technique.
Mo Hua couldn't help but nod, satisfied with the effectiveness of the Concealment Technique.
But then, he had another question: "If Qi Refining cultivators can't see through it, what about Foundation Establishment cultivators? Could they see through it?"
He wondered if he should find someone to test it out.
There weren't many Foundation Establishment cultivators in Tongxian City, and the one Mo Hua was most familiar with was Elder Yu.
Mo Hua used the Concealment Technique and activated the Concealment Formation, sneaking over to Elder Yu's house in broad daylight.
Elder Yu seemed to have just finished talking to another cultivator and was sitting alone in the living room, drinking tea.
Mo Hua tiptoed into the house and chose a chair by the door, sitting far away from Elder Yu.
Elder Yu didn't react.
Mo Hua moved a little closer.
Elder Yu still didn't seem to notice, keeping his head down as he drank his tea.
Mo Hua tried to make as little noise as possible and moved even closer, now only two seats away from Elder Yu.
Mo Hua watched Elder Yu silently, thinking that he should have been noticed by now.
But Elder Yu continued to sip his tea, seemingly oblivious.
Mo Hua's heart leaped with joy. He hadn't expected the Concealment Technique to be so effective.
Even Elder Yu, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, couldn't see through his technique.
Just then, he noticed Elder Yu looking up at him with a mischievous expression, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth as he asked, "Is it fun?"
(End of Chapter)
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