Chapter 288: Cultivating Divine Sense
Chapter 288: Cultivating Divine Sense
Mo Hua collapsed onto the ground, completely exhausted. The blue-faced little ghost had consumed the divine sense of countless people, and the resultant divine thought was vast. Mo Hua had no idea how many arrays he had drawn to exhaust that power.
In front of him, the stele was covered in a complex web of intersecting arrays, layer upon layer, so intricate that it boggled the mind.
Mo Hua was about to erase these arrays when he hesitated. He wondered if erasing the arrays would cause the divine sense he had expended to flow back, refilling his sea of consciousness. Indecisive, he decided to erase just one array to test his theory.
Mo Hua reached out and wiped away a first-grade Five Elements mono-array.
His divine sense did not flow back.
Mo Hua propped his chin in his hand and thought for a moment before understanding dawned on him.
The arrays he had drawn had consumed the divine thought of the blue-faced little ghost, not his own divine sense.
Therefore, after drawing the arrays and then erasing them, his divine sense would not flow back.
Because that power had never been his to begin with.
Relieved, Mo Hua erased the rest of the arrays, returning the surface of the stele to nothingness, with only the reversed spirit array with ten patterns remaining.
The complete reversed spirit array had an ancient and profound beauty to its patterns, and the light flowing over it was dazzling and deep.
Mo Hua couldn't help but be drawn to it, captivated by its allure.
This was an array that contained the heavenly dao's anomaly, transcending first-grade rules, and he had drawn it with his own hands.
It was a pity that he had only been able to do so by relying on the divine thought from the visualization diagram.
Mo Hua felt a twinge of regret, along with a sense of awe.
Indeed, the path of arrays was profound and profound; he realized there was still much for him to learn.
After admiring it for a while longer, Mo Hua reluctantly reached out and wiped away the reversed spirit array, unable to tear his eyes away.
Mo Hua had only erased one stroke when he suddenly felt his heart lurch, and his eyes widened in shock.
He felt his divine sense flowing back!
Mo Hua was stunned beyond words.
Could this mean that this array had been drawn using his own divine sense? His heart pounded with excitement.
His gaze sharpened as he completely erased the reversed spirit array.
At the same time, a vast and immense divine sense flowed back into his sea of consciousness!
This divine sense was incredibly strong, far deeper and more powerful than Mo Hua's previous divine sense.
This was... the divine sense of the Foundation Establishment stage! Mo Hua couldn't believe it.
"My divine sense is already comparable to that of the Foundation Establishment stage?"
Mo Hua's emotions were in turmoil, but after a moment, he calmed the waves in his heart and began to redraw the reversed spirit array on the stele.
Stroke by stroke, Mo Hua drew with utmost seriousness.
By the time he had drawn nine and a half array patterns, Mo Hua still had quite a bit of divine sense remaining.
Suppressing his excitement, he continued to draw.
When he finally completed the reversed spirit array, Mo Hua's divine sense was almost entirely depleted.
A complete reversed spirit array reappeared on the stele.
This meant that Mo Hua could indeed draw the reversed spirit array using his own divine sense! Even as a Qi Refining cultivator, he already possessed a divine sense comparable to that of the Foundation Establishment stage.
The bottleneck of the Tian Yan Manual was in the divine sense.
Now, that bottleneck no longer existed.
This also meant that the door to Foundation Establishment had been opened. All he needed to do was continue cultivating until he reached the peak of the Qi Refining stage, and he would truly become a Foundation Establishment cultivator.
In other words, he had already set one foot into the threshold of Foundation Establishment.
Mo Hua breathed a long sigh of relief and couldn't help but smile.
Reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was the first step towards seeking the Dao and longevity, laying the foundation for the Great Dao!
Countless Qi Refining cultivators were stuck at this very threshold.
Now, he was just one step away from crossing it.
All he had to do next was to cultivate diligently. Once he reached the ninth layer of Qi Refining, he could attempt Foundation Establishment.
Mo Hua was overjoyed.
After a while, Mo Hua suddenly slapped his forehead.
"I almost forgot, I'm still in Black Mountain Village, now is not the time to be happy. I need to find a way to escape first."
Mo Hua erased the reversed spirit array, and as his divine sense flowed back and refilled his sea of consciousness, he withdrew from it.
The same third master who possessed the visualization diagram, a master of evil arrays!
Mo Hua feigned composure, but his heart raced with anxiety.
Damn! When did this guy get here, and how long has he been watching?
Mo Hua had spent a considerable amount of time entangled with the blue-faced little ghost from the visualization diagram, and then even more time drawing and erasing arrays to exhaust his divine sense. He estimated that the third master must have gone out, finished his business, and returned while he was occupied.
What should he do now? Mo Hua maintained his calm, his mind racing as he tried to think of a way out of this predicament.
He knew he must not panic or show weakness; he had to remain still and not give away any clues to the third master.
Mo Hua kept his expression neutral, not moving a muscle as he calmly returned the third master's gaze.
The third master, too, stared at Mo Hua without expression, his mind filled with suspicion and uncertainty.
Who is this kid, and where did he come from? He thought. I sealed the blood array and closed the beast gate before leaving, and now I return to find a stranger meditating on my meditation cushion!
The third master could hardly believe his eyes. He knew better than anyone else what kind of place Black Mountain Village was.
How could a kid suddenly appear here, and how did he manage to sneak into this deepest chamber undetected?!
When something abnormal happens, there must be a demon at play.
The third master was unable to fathom Mo Hua's background, and so he dared not act rashly.
Thus, the two of them stared at each other, their eyes locked in a tense standoff.
Both tried to appear nonchalant, but inwardly, they were filled with apprehension.
After what felt like an eternity, the third master was the first to break the silence.
He had previously only scanned Mo Hua with his divine sense and hadn't discovered anything amiss, so he hesitated to inspect further.
However, he knew that they couldn't stay deadlocked like this indefinitely; he didn't have the time to waste here.
The third master took a deep breath and decided to go all out, releasing his divine sense to scrutinize Mo Hua and uncover his true identity.
But as soon as his divine sense touched Mo Hua, it was like sinking into an abyss, shrouded in an impenetrable depth.
The third master's heart skipped a beat.
Such profound divine sense, comparable to a Foundation Establishment cultivator! How could a kid with the aura of a seventh-layer Qi Refining cultivator possess divine sense at that level? No, it might not just be Foundation Establishment.
Mo Hua's divine sense was hazy and indistinct, making it difficult to discern its true extent. It was possible that it surpassed the Foundation Establishment level, and the third master simply couldn't perceive it.
Cold sweat broke out on the third master's forehead.
Suddenly, a term popped into his head.
Possession!
It was a forbidden technique of the demonic path, a heaven-defying method to prolong life! The laws of heaven are constant, and the lifespan of cultivators is predetermined.
No matter how powerful a cultivator may be, if they fail to achieve immortality, they cannot escape death when their time comes.
Thus, those who cannot attain immortality seek to cheat heaven and prolong their lives through forbidden techniques and secret arts.
These arts allow one to persist even at the brink of death, continuing their existence in this world.
Possession is one of the most profound and forbidden of these techniques, outlawed by the Dao Court and closely guarded by the demonic path. Only demon ancestors who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years would dare to employ such a technique.
The third master felt a chill to his bones.
A forbidden technique of the demonic path, soul possession! Could this kid be a possessed old demon?
He looked at Mo Hua again, seeing the calm and composed expression on his face, devoid of fear or panic, his emotions well-hidden.
A normal child would never be able to remain so calm in his presence!
The third master's conviction grew stronger, and after much hesitation, he finally steeled himself and asked, "Um... Elder, may I ask why you are here?"
Mo Hua, initially unaware of the third master's suspicions, had been struggling to maintain his composure, unsure of what to do. But upon hearing the question, he was momentarily taken aback, and then, in a flash of insight, a mischievous smile spread across his face.
The smile was pure yet mischievous, innocent yet sinister, and it gave him the air of a little demon wearing human skin.
"I'm hungry," Mo Hua replied. "I want to eat someone." (End of Chapter)
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