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Chapter 537: Array Flow
Chapter 537: Array Flow
In the Chamber of Array Secrets, before the divine shrine...
The incense had burned out, leaving only ashes behind.
Bai Zixi and Bai Zisheng kept watch over Mo Hua, whose soul had exited his body in the ink painting. They couldn't help but feel worried.
"It's been too long. Why hasn't Mo Hua woken up yet?" Bai Zisheng asked anxiously.
Bai Zixi furrowed her brows, sharing his concern.
Just then, Mo Hua murmured softly, his eyes slowly opening.
The twins' faces lit up with relief.
Bai Zixi asked gently, "Are you alright...?"
There was a hint of confusion in Mo Hua's eyes, but it soon faded as he gradually regained his senses. He nodded and smiled, "I'm fine."
As Mo Hua smiled, Bai Zixi's eyes turned cold. Without hesitation, she struck him with the edge of her hand on the back of his head, rendering him unconscious once more.
Bai Zisheng was shocked. "Zixi! Why did you knock him out?"
Bai Zixi shook her head. "Something's not right."
"Not right?" Bai Zisheng was taken aback, then carefully examined Mo Hua, his brows furrowing as he, too, sensed something amiss.
Mo Hua's aura had changed...
And his face didn't have the same innocent charm it usually did.
Even his smile from earlier seemed out of place.
This wasn't their junior disciple brother.
Bai Zisheng recalled Mo Hua's instructions from long ago: "If you ever notice something strange about me, knock me out immediately!"
Bai Zisheng nodded slightly, puzzled. "Has an evil spirit invaded his sea of consciousness?"
"It's possible..."
"But how could there be an evil spirit in the divine shrine?" Bai Zixi shook her head, unsure.
"Then what about Mo Hua?"
Bai Zixi turned her head, her eyes as clear as jade, and fixed her gaze on the divine shrine.
Bai Zisheng opened his mouth to speak, "You don't think he's still in there, do you...?"
He was growing anxious. "The incense has burned out, and the shrine is closed. How will our junior disciple brother get out?"
"What if..." Bai Zisheng frowned in thought. "We go find that elder and ask him to light another incense, open the shrine, and release our disciple brother?"
Bai Zixi slowly shook her head. "That won't work."
The divine shrine was tied to the core inheritance of the Five Elements Sect, and the elder would definitely not agree to this request.
Their junior disciple brother must have been locked inside because he had discovered the shrine's secrets...
Otherwise, with his wit, it was impossible for him not to find a way out.
"Let's wait a little longer," Bai Zixi said calmly.
Bai Zisheng was still worried. "But the time limit has already passed..."
Bai Zixi's eyes narrowed slightly as she quickly thought through the situation. "Yes, the time is up, but the elder hasn't come. This must mean that our master has foreseen the situation and is holding up the elder."
"Master is buying time for our junior disciple brother."
"We'll stay here and guard him until he comes out..."
Bai Zixi's voice was crisp and composed.
Bai Zisheng usually listened to his sister, knowing that she was smarter than him, so he readily nodded in agreement.
...
Inside Mo Hua's sea of consciousness.
The Five Elements Imp was jumping up and down in anger.
"What happened? How was I exposed?"
It had only said two words and smiled once before being found out, and then promptly knocked unconscious...
Why?
How did that little girl see through its disguise at a glance? Even if they were fellow disciples who spent day and night together, it shouldn't have been so easy to detect...
Something was amiss...
The Five Elements Imp felt apprehensive.
This sect, from the top down, from the junior disciple to the senior, was truly extraordinary. Not only did they possess exceptional roots and quick comprehension, but they also had shrewd minds.
If this continued, it wouldn't be able to escape...
It never intended to permanently occupy Mo Hua's body, as it knew that was impossible.
The little imp's master had a terrifying background.
Its true nature would be seen through in an instant.
It just wanted to use Mo Hua's body to escape from the divine shrine and the Chamber of Array Secrets.
But it never expected that before it could be exposed by Mo Hua's master, it would be seen through by his junior disciple sister.
The Five Elements Imp was perplexed.
Its impersonation of the Preaching Elder had been seen through by this little monk, and now its impersonation of the little monk had been seen through by his senior disciple sister.
Was its acting really that bad?
The Five Elements Imp frowned, its heart filled with unease.
Now it was in a difficult situation.
Trapped in Mo Hua's sea of consciousness.
It wanted to leave, but it couldn't, and even if it wanted to stay, it knew it wouldn't be able to for long.
It didn't think it could truly deceive everyone.
It had to find a way to escape, no matter what...
The Five Elements Imp sat cross-legged, taking another look at its surroundings, and couldn't help but marvel:
"This little imp's sea of consciousness is truly a blessed land. It's spacious, resilient, and filled with pure and profound aura...even though his soul has exited his body, the residual consciousness is incredibly pure and dense."
"This isn't a sea of consciousness that a Qi Refining cultivator should possess...it rivals Foundation Establishment, no, it far surpasses the average Foundation Establishment cultivator."
"He's indeed a little monster..."
The Five Elements Imp shook its head.
Suddenly, its expression changed.
No, something was wrong!
This sea of consciousness was off!
It sniffed the aura within, and its pupils shook violently.
The aura of the Great Dao!
This was an aura closer to the origin, even more so than the Five Elements!
There was something ancient and terrifying hidden within this little imp's sea of consciousness!
A hint of greed flashed in the imp's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by deep fear.
Having dwelled in the divine shrine for hundreds of years, it had witnessed countless array transformations, and in the darkness, it had gained a sense of the secrets of heaven.
The warning it felt now filled it with inexplicable dread.
It felt that if it stayed any longer, when midnight arrived and something "awakened," that ancient and overpowering aura of the Great Dao would grind it into dust, erasing its existence forever, never to be reborn!
The Five Elements Imp trembled, its limbs turning weak.
"If we don't leave now, we're finished..."
Although this was an opportunity, it was clear that he wasn't meant to have it.
The Five Elements Imp forced himself to calm down.
"It's fine... There's still time..."
Later, it would control the little monk's physical body, and as long as it could move, it would immediately run out of the Chamber of Array Secrets and find any Five Elements Sect cultivator to possess. It would completely detach itself from this terrifying sea of consciousness.
Once it escaped, the world would be its oyster.
As long as it wasn't confined to the divine shrine, it could feed on the spiritual senses of cultivators and live a carefree life.
And as long as it ate enough and its spiritual sense grew strong enough to digest the Five Elements energy, one day it could also achieve enlightenment.
It might even ascend to the position of Heavenly Demon, the rank of a devilish god...
The Five Elements Imp calmed down, its eyes filled with ambition.
...
At that very moment, within the divine shrine, inside the true training ground.
Everything was upside down, and the world had turned topsy-turvy.
Mo Hua opened his eyes and regained his senses.
The training ground before him hadn't changed, yet everything felt different.
The wooden sculptures and clay figurines around him seemed to have come to life, each meticulously and mechanically drawing array patterns according to some unknown rules.
Every decoration within the divine shrine—the spiritual beasts, carriages, exotic flowers and plants, elaborate carvings, and various magical treasures—had shed their physical forms, revealing the array formations within.
All appearances were illusions, and only the array formations were real.
Mo Hua was both shocked and puzzled: "Is this the Five Elements Sect's inheritance training ground?"
"Was that Five Elements Imp lying to me?"
There was indeed a training ground, but was the Five Elements Sect's true inheritance really within?
What was the Five Elements Sect's true inheritance? An array formation even rarer than the Five Elements Supreme Array?
That didn't seem likely...
Mo Hua was perplexed.
And that Five Elements Imp, had it tricked him into coming here and trapping him?
How was he going to get out?
There didn't seem to be an exit anywhere around the training ground.
The two-hour time limit should have passed by now, but who knew what was happening outside the shrine...
Mo Hua's thoughts raced, and after a moment, he shook his head, calming himself.
Worrying about that now was pointless.
Since he was here, he might as well make the most of it.
First, he needed to figure out the true nature of this training ground.
Mo Hua released his spiritual sense, carefully examining the training ground to determine if it was truly a "inheritance" training ground and if it indeed held the Five Elements Sect's true inheritance.
After some investigation, Mo Hua fell into deep thought: Firstly, there wasn't a single person in this inheritance training ground.
Or, to be more precise, there wasn't a single living spiritual sense or consciousness, not even a ghostly presence.
The surrounding array master wooden sculptures, though they resembled living beings and continuously drew array patterns, were still just wooden sculptures or, more accurately, puppets.
The array patterns they drew were diverse, but they all belonged to the Five Elements category.
The array patterns they created were rigid and meticulous.
Mo Hua watched them for a moment, a hint of confusion in his eyes: "Rather than saying they're drawing array patterns..."
"...it's more like they're recording array patterns..."
"...meticulously recording the process of drawing array patterns..."
Mo Hua then examined the array patterns they had drawn, his expression growing more puzzled.
These array patterns, though within the scope of the Five Elements, differed from standard array patterns. They seemed to have undergone special treatment, evolving bit by bit before being summarized and concluded.
Aside from the array patterns drawn by the wooden array masters, every object and scenery within the entire training ground, including the large array plate in the center, exhibited these special array patterns.
They were all of this "summary" style.
Mo Hua furrowed his brows.
What kind of array patterns were these? Or perhaps, was the array pattern not the key? Was the method of "summarization" the true focus? Mo Hua examined everything carefully, one by one.
As he did so, he was startled by what he saw.
He realized that he couldn't understand many of the array patterns here.
Because these array patterns weren't first-grade array formations! They were second-grade, third-grade, and even beyond third-grade array formations!
These array formations contained more complex array patterns, with thicker and more profound brushstrokes and more intricate brush techniques. Moreover, the number of array patterns was far greater than those of first-grade array formations.
Mo Hua only glanced at them a few times and pondered them slightly before feeling his spiritual sense draining away like water.
A chill ran down Mo Hua's spine, and he quickly guarded his mind, admonishing himself:
"Don't be overambitious, don't be overambitious..."
Once his mind had settled and his spiritual sense was abundant again, Mo Hua continued, though this time he was wiser and only chose to look at the first-grade array formations.
Mo Hua was already extremely familiar with first-grade Five Elements array formations.
His understanding of the Five Elements array principles was also profound.
So, looking at them wasn't taxing.
Mo Hua compared the Five Elements array formations he had mastered and the insights he had gained with the unique and variant Five Elements array formations in the training ground.
Again and again, he observed the wooden array masters' technique of drawing arrays...
He pondered the extensions of the same array formation and the evolution of the array patterns...
After an unknown amount of time had passed, Mo Hua suddenly paused, and then he understood: "Could this be... derivation?"
It was a completely different derivation technique from what his master had taught him, which was to derive spiritual traces through array patterns and infer the more fundamental trajectory of spiritual power during the operation of the array formation.
The latter, on the other hand, penetrates to the very heart of the arrays by studying the spiritual traces.
However, the method of derivation used in this Inheritance Training Ground of the Five Elements Sect was entirely different.
Rather than focusing on the relationship between array formations and spiritual traces, it seemed to purely deduce the changes and variations within the array formations themselves.
It simplified the complex, merging the diverse array formations and their characteristics into a unified whole.
As this realization dawned on Mo Hua, his eyes lit up with understanding.
This unique method of derivation... It truly lived up to the reputation of the once-renowned Five Elements Sect, known for their profound legacy in the art of arrays.
Mo Hua was thrilled by this discovery.
However, he soon found himself facing a dilemma—how exactly was he supposed to learn this method of derivation?
Mo Hua released his spiritual sense once more, scouring every inch of the training ground, inside and out, but found nothing besides the array formations.
There were no secret manuals, ancient texts, or any form of written guidance within the training ground.
Pondering this conundrum, Mo Hua stroked his chin as he reflected on the nature of the Five Elements Sect's ancestors: They were stubborn and cryptic in their ways, preferring to teach through indirect means.
When it came to imparting knowledge, they shunned direct instruction and favored simplifying the complex.
They eschewed verbal explanations and instead opted for demonstrations.
"Demonstrations..."
A spark of insight ignited in Mo Hua's eyes as he surveyed his surroundings, finally grasping the intent behind the incessantly array-drawing wooden sculptures.
These wooden sculptures were providing him with a demonstration.
They were showing him how to perform this unique form of derivation, step by step.
From the basic to the advanced, from simple to complex, from fundamental array variations to their gradual evolution, transformation, and fusion...
In other words...
He had to figure it out on his own.
What he could learn depended on his own efforts and understanding.
True comprehension came from personal enlightenment, not from the teachings of others.
Mo Hua marveled at the wisdom of the Five Elements Sect's ancestors.
Wasting no time, Mo Hua turned his attention to the wooden sculptures drawing arrays, determined to decipher this special method of derivation and learn the true legacy of the Five Elements Sect.
The arrays drawn by the wooden sculptures were not limited to just the first-grade.
However, Mo Hua could only focus on mastering the first-grade for now.
He wasn't greedy; he knew that a journey of a thousand miles began with a single step. Perfecting the first-grade arrays would be his foundation for progressing to the higher grades in the future.
He would take it one step at a time, one bite at a time, just like eating a meal...
Time ticked by within the training ground.
Mo Hua focused intently, immersing himself in the process as he observed the mechanical movements of the wooden sculptures, gradually mastering the Five Elements Sect's method of derivation.
One by one, array formations took shape in his mind, undergoing transformations...
After an indeterminate amount of time, Mo Hua finally grasped the underlying principles.
He even attempted to derive a few array formations on his own, comparing them with the formations in the training ground to ensure accuracy before nodding in satisfaction.
With his naturally strong spiritual sense and the foundation laid by Mr. Zhuang's teachings on derivation, Mo Hua had become adept at this, often doing it just for fun—calculating arrays, grand formations, and even supreme arrays, with ease.
Although unique, the Five Elements Sect's method of derivation wasn't particularly difficult.
Mo Hua picked it up quickly.
In terms of first-grade array formations, he had already grasped the technique to a large extent, with only a few minor flaws that could be polished over time through practice and insight.
Mo Hua's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Unique Method of Derivation! That little Five Elements Imp had tricked him, but it hadn't lied about the existence of a higher level of array formation inheritance within this training ground! Learning this method of derivation made his journey here well worth it.
Mo Hua nodded in satisfaction.
However, a newfound curiosity stirred within him: What exactly was this method of derivation used for?
What purpose did these derived array variations serve?
He wanted to apply his knowledge in a practical manner... But how?
Pondering this, Mo Hua stroked his chin, deep in thought: "Have I missed something?"
Mo Hua carefully retraced his steps, contemplating the process of spiritual sense derivation and array variations once more, from start to finish:
Deriving the complex and diverse array formations of the Five Elements, unifying their characteristics, and simplifying them into a singular whole...
Reducing the multitude to one... One for all? Mo Hua's eyes widened as a sudden realization struck him, leaving him stunned.
One for all... All for one?!
Could it be... the Heavenly Demon Array Stream? No, perhaps it should be called the Five Elements Array Stream? The Five Elements Array Stream?!
Mo Hua's pupils dilated with astonishment.
Did that mean the derivation he had just learned was a technique for deducing the source flow of arrays?
Was the outcome of this derivation an array stream?
Was the true legacy of the Five Elements Sect a unique array stream?!!
Mo Hua's mouth hung open as he stood there, his mind reeling from this shocking revelation.
He had never imagined...
The ambition of the Five Elements Sect's ancestors knew no bounds! By establishing this training ground, they had intended to emulate the Heavenly Demon Array Stream, striving to independently derive and pass down their own... Five Elements Array Stream?!
(End of Chapter)
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