Chapter 903: Lightning Magnetic Puppet
Chapter 903: Lightning Magnetic Puppet
What... is this thing?
Mo Hua stared at the little lightning man, and the little lightning man stared back, both of them wide-eyed, examining each other for a long time.
Mo Hua tentatively called out, "Hey."
The lightning magnetic puppet showed no reaction, tilting its head and looking at Mo Hua with a blank expression.
"Does this little thing have life?"
"Is it alive?"
Mo Hua furrowed his brows, releasing his divine perception and carefully sensing it for a moment before realizing the truth.
It had no life...
This little thing only appeared to be lively, but in reality, it was still unconscious, unable to move on its own or react in any way.
"Can it be controlled by me?"
Mo Hua's mind stirred, and he released his divine perception to control the lightning magnetic puppet.
Soon, a faint connection seemed to form between the lightning magnetic puppet and Mo Hua's divine thought, as if there was a subtle bond of blood and water between them.
This little puppet was created by Mo Hua using the Source Origin Algorithm.
In other words, Mo Hua was its creator.
The origins of both were closely related.
With a slight movement of Mo Hua's divine perception, he naturally established communication with the lightning magnetic puppet.
The lightning magnetic puppet slowly stood up, following Mo Hua's command, moving its matchstick-like body to the left, then to the right, before hopping and twisting its waist, looking up at Mo Hua with a proud expression.
"Its actions can be controlled..."
Mo Hua was amazed.
And then? What exactly could this lightning magnetic puppet, created from the Source Origin of Secondary Lightning Patterns, be used for?
Mo Hua rested his chin on his hand, beginning to make initial speculations based on the nature of the secondary lightning patterns and his understanding of lightning magnetic perception.
It was formed from extremely weak secondary lightning patterns, without blood or flesh, intangible and invisible. Ordinary cultivators couldn't see it, and even a typical array master with strong divine perception would not be able to sense this little puppet in their divine thought.
The puppet itself was a lightning stream and could also be considered a primordial magnetic field, a form of lightning magnetic energy.
Logically, it should be able to permeate other lightning streams and magnetic fields.
In other words, it could also penetrate other primordial magnetic arrays, lightning magnetic arrays, and all array media formed by primordial magnetic and lightning magnetic principles.
Since the lightning magnetic puppet was a 'collection' of secondary lightning patterns, following the principle of 'lightning influences magnetism', this puppet could generate lightning streams and affect magnetic patterns.
This also meant that, if done correctly, the lightning magnetic puppet could alter the fixed magnetism patterns at the foundation of primordial magnetic arrays...
Alter the fixed magnetism patterns!
Mo Hua's eyes lit up.
Without delay, he took out a 'scrapped' letter scroll and began his initial attempt.
He first disassembled the letter scroll, then took out a magnetic wire, connecting one end to the inside of the letter scroll and the other end to the jade slip where the lightning magnetic puppet resided.
This magnetic wire, made from magnetic materials, was a common array medium in primordial magnetic arrays, expensive and hard to come by.
There were very few channels to purchase magnetic wires.
Of course, Mo Hua came from humble beginnings and was used to being frugal.
He hadn't bought this magnetic wire; instead, he had salvaged it from other letter scrolls, making use of 'waste' materials.
After connecting the magnetic wire, Mo Hua controlled the lightning magnetic puppet with his divine thought.
Within the jade slip, the lightning magnetic puppet, which had been created through the Source Origin of secondary lightning patterns and existed in the form of a lightning stream, stepped out, following Mo Hua's divine thought guidance, leaving the jade slip and moving along the magnetic wire until it reached the letter scroll.
Once inside the letter scroll, surrounded by dense magnetic patterns, the little lightning puppet seemed to have found its home, its aura becoming much more vibrant.
Mo Hua began to control the lightning magnetic puppet to 'penetrate' the letter scroll.
In the divine perception vision, under microscopic observation.
A pale blue lightning magnetic puppet, like a matchstick figure, directly immersed itself in the variable magnetism patterns.
Then, like a gentle spring rain, it silently and effortlessly seeped into the magnetic patterns.
Through the variable magnetism patterns, it passed through the gaps between the magnetic patterns, infiltrating the deepest layer of fixed magnetism patterns without a trace.
The entire process was natural, leaving no evidence behind, like a hanging antler, untraceable.
If it weren't for Mo Hua controlling it himself, he would have hardly noticed the presence of this lightning magnetic puppet, almost invisible and imperceptible to a cultivator's divine perception, among the dense magnetic patterns.
Mo Hua was shocked and then overjoyed.
He then began his formal attempt, using the lightning magnetic puppet to manipulate the secondary lightning flow and secretly modify the fixed magnetism patterns.
However, this process was not as smooth.
In Mo Hua's divine perception vision, he could see the lightning magnetic puppet moving clumsily between the magnetic patterns, using its arms and legs to smear magnetic ink, altering something.
But the puppet's movements were uncoordinated.
It was sometimes difficult to control the outcome of the smearing.
Mo Hua guessed that this was because the lightning magnetic puppet was still in its early stages of Source Origin, and the integrated secondary lightning patterns were insufficient.
As the source of secondary lightning patterns, it needed to manifest specific secondary lightning patterns to trigger corresponding changes in the magnetic patterns.
Each secondary lightning pattern had a unique format, equivalent to a particular primordial magnetic variation.
With insufficient secondary lightning patterns, the magnetic variations the lightning magnetic puppet could cause were limited, making it impossible to modify the magnetic patterns as desired.
"I need to perform more Source Origin calculations and try to integrate more secondary lightning patterns..." Mo Hua thought to himself.
However, the letter scroll at hand did not involve complex primordial magnetic arrays.
The number of secondary lightning patterns integrated into the lightning magnetic puppet was barely sufficient.
It would just take some time to practice and experiment.
As the lightning magnetic puppet busily moved between the magnetic patterns, smearing and altering them, its initially clumsy movements became increasingly skilled and lively.
Soon, the fixed magnetism patterns were modified according to Mo Hua's intentions.
Mo Hua then controlled the lightning magnetic puppet to exit the letter scroll, following the magnetic wire back to the jade slip he used for Source Origin calculations.
Afterward, Mo Hua picked up the letter scroll he had 'altered' using the lightning magnetic puppet and tried to write a few words inside it.
On the letter scroll, the displayed message read: "I am your father."
Mo Hua tried writing several other lines, but in the end, all of them displayed the same four characters: "I am your father."
Mo Hua nodded, feeling satisfied.
This was the result of his tampering with the underlying magnetic patterns, and now, no matter what message was input into the letter scroll, the final displayed message would always be these four characters.
This would be an excellent trick to play on someone, a truly amusing one.
What was even more impressive was that despite Mo Hua's alteration of the underlying magnetic patterns, the letter scroll appeared perfectly intact on the surface.
Unless Mo Hua revealed it, almost no one would know that the letter scroll's foundation had been tampered with.
This was truly terrifying.
Mo Hua couldn't help but smile with narrowed eyes.
The experiment with the letter scroll left Mo Hua feeling very satisfied.
The function of this 'Lightning Magnetic Puppet' was not only secretive but also incredibly powerful.
Next, Mo Hua took out another command token.
This token was stained with blood, engraved with demonic patterns, and exuded an evil aura—it was the Demon Sect Token.
The letter scroll was just a trial run, a practice to avoid any mishaps that might ruin the token.
The Demon Sect Token was what Mo Hua truly wanted to study.
Now that the letter scroll experiment was successful, Mo Hua began to officially work on the Demon Sect Token.
Following the same method, Mo Hua took out a magnetic wire, connecting one end to the Source Origin Jade Slip and the other to the Demon Sect Token.
Then, using his Divine Perception, Mo Hua communicated with the Lightning Magnetic Puppet, controlling it to travel along the magnetic wire and into the Demon Sect Token.
Upon entering the token, it was filled with dense magnetic patterns.
The Demon Sect Token, though not as advanced as the Void Token, had a much more complex internal structure compared to ordinary letter scrolls, with far denser fixed magnetic patterns.
With Mo Hua's current Primordial Magnetism proficiency, it was almost impossible to dismantle the Demon Sect Token and directly decipher the fixed magnetic patterns within.
However, with the Source Origin Algorithm, after exhausting all efforts and deriving the 'prototype' of the Secondary Lightning Source Pattern, everything changed.
This Lightning Magnetic Puppet was like Mo Hua's secret weapon.
Unnoticed by anyone, it dived into the vast sea of magnetic patterns.
Like a fish in water, it quickly penetrated the underlying magnetic patterns.
Without damaging the Demon Sect Token, Mo Hua managed to glimpse the formation patterns at the very core of the token.
On the underlying fixed magnetic patterns, the sequence of formation patterns for this Demon Sect Token and some crucial identity information were engraved.
However, the core magnetic pattern was blurry, and Mo Hua couldn't make out the details.
What did this mean?
Mo Hua pondered for a moment and realized that this Demon Sect Token required 'identity' authentication.
In other words, the token was bound to the Demon Cultivator disciple.
Even if someone else obtained this token, they couldn't use it if their identity didn't match.
Mo Hua examined the Demon Sect Token again and noticed that the token's surface was covered in bloodstains. He guessed that these bloodstains were the 'identity' markers.
This Demon Sect Token was likely activated using the blood of the Demon Cultivator disciple.
Without the blood of a Demon Cultivator disciple, the token couldn't be used.
But the owner of this token, the Demon Cultivator disciple, was probably locked up in the Dao Prefecture Office, his life hanging in the balance.
Mo Hua couldn't very well go to the Dao Prison to draw blood from a Demon Cultivator.
Moreover, even if using blood to activate the token was just a guess, there might be other conditions, which he had no way of knowing for now.
"If not blood, is there another way...?"
Mo Hua pondered for a moment and then began deciphering the other fixed magnetic patterns at the token's core, looking for any clues.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally found a usable magnetic pattern. When deciphered, it read:
"Token Access: Closed."
Mo Hua thought for a moment and then manipulated the Lightning Magnetic Puppet to tamper with this magnetic pattern, changing the word "Closed" to "Open."
The Lightning Magnetic Puppet made some adjustments, and the underlying magnetic pattern changed accordingly.
Token Access: Open.
The Demon Sect Token trembled slightly, and a flash of light appeared before Mo Hua's eyes. When he looked closely, all the formation patterns lit up, revealing rows of magnetic ink that transformed into text, and the entire token became activated.
Mo Hua was amazed.
This little lightning puppet was incredibly useful.
With the access granted and identity authentication passed, Mo Hua didn't hold back and began to 'review' the information within the token.
First was the identity of the token's owner:
"Demon Sect Disciple: Chi Fei;
Cultivation Stage: Late Foundation Establishment Stage Demon Cultivator;
Identity: Ordinary Disciple;
Cultivation Technique: Blood Lotus Art (Second Layer);
Lineage: Sixth Generation, Fourth Transmission Disciple;
Demon Merit: One hundred and twenty-three points..."
"Demon Merit?" Mo Hua pondered, "Is this the Demon Sect's merit system? The same as the Great Void Sect's?"
But just one hundred and twenty-three points? That's pathetic. What could he exchange this for? It's not even a fraction of my merit points.
Even if the righteous and demonic paths had different merit point exchange rates, one hundred and twenty-three points were still embarrassingly low.
Mo Hua was a bit disappointed.
However...
Mo Hua's heart skipped a beat as he had another thought.
If the Demon Sect has a merit system, doesn't that prove...
They must have a sect treasury and secret treasures? They probably have a 'Merit Ledger' similar to ours, where they can exchange various cultivation resources and inheritances? This also means... they have a flock of sheep, just waiting for me to shear?
The only question is, are these demonic inheritances clean enough for me, a righteous disciple, to use...
"I hope this Demon Sect isn't too evil and has some decent things, not just demonic and ghostly inheritances, so I can at least shear some sheep," Mo Hua thought to himself.
He continued reading.
...
Record: A total of twenty-five cultivators killed;
Hosted two Blood Banquets;
Survived one encirclement and suppression by the Dao Prefecture Office;
Transmitted demonic cultivation techniques to six people, four at the Qi Condensation Stage and two at the Foundation Establishment Stage;
Supplied six hundred and ten pounds of blood from Qi Condensation Stage cultivators and sixty-seven pounds from Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators...
Due to his unwavering loyalty to the sect, extreme cruelty, and penchant for indiscriminate killing, his conscience is deemed to be extinguished, worthy of praise, and thus he is promoted to a formal disciple and granted the sect token..."
The date of this promotion was about a month ago.
Mo Hua shook his head.
As expected, the new initiate disciples were unreliable. Within just a month, they had lost their Sect Token.
The rest of the content was miscellaneous and not particularly useful.
After reading it, Mo Hua had a basic understanding of the Demon Sect.
But that was it; the core information was still missing.
Mo Hua felt that there was more to it. Logically, the Sect Token should have an even greater purpose.
"The foundation of a Letter Scroll is a Primordial Magnetic Array, and it only requires a simple pair of Primordial Magnetic Array Techniques to adapt to it."
"But the Sect Token is different; it's more complex."
"Its base, even if it's not a grand array, must be an entire set of Primordial Magnetic Composite Arrays, which are quite extensive and of a higher-end nature."
"All Sect Tokens are connected to this set of Primordial Magnetic Composite Arrays."
"Each Sect Token represents an entry point."
"As long as you find the right approach, you can use this Sect Token to connect to the deeper layers of the Token, to that Primordial Magnetic Composite Array that sustains the entire Demon Sect's operations."
"Everything I desire should be within that Primordial Magnetic Composite Array."
"But where is the interface?"
Mo Hua carefully examined the magnetic patterns inside the Demon Sect Token once more, but he couldn't find the so-called "interface."
"It's not there?" Mo Hua frowned.
That shouldn't be the case...
Without a Primordial Magnetic Composite Array that gathers the Array Eye and Array Hub, it's impossible for the formation of this Sect Token to function.
"It's either not there, or I don't have the permission..."
The interface between a single array and a composite array must exist.
However, an ordinary Demon Sect disciple wouldn't have sufficient permissions, and this interface would most likely be hidden.
How can I bring out the interface of the composite array?
Grant permissions?
But how can I obtain these permissions?
Mo Hua furrowed his brows in thought for a moment, then suddenly remembered the scene when Elder Xun had granted him access to the Void Token.
At that time, Elder Xun had manually adjusted his Array Master rank to "Second Rank, Initial Stage" so that he could accept the bounty for a Second Rank Formation.
Even though he didn't have a fixed rank or the title of a Second Rank, Initial Stage Array Master back then.
However, in the Primordial Magnetic Array Technique, the fixed magnetic patterns have the authority to "define."
Whatever the magnetic patterns write is what it is.
Even if it writes that he is a Fifth Rank Array Master, within the scope defined by the Primordial Magnetic Array Technique, he will undoubtedly possess the permissions of a Fifth Rank Array Master.
"What if I, as a regular disciple named 'Chi Fei,' were to be appointed as an 'Elder' of the Demon Sect? Wouldn't he then instantly become an Elder and take off right there and then?"
"The permissions of an Elder should be much greater..."
Mo Hua's eyes lit up, and he immediately decided to give it a try.
The Lightning Magnetic Puppet began to derive Secondary Lightning Patterns and attempted to modify Chi Fei's identity from a "Regular Disciple" to an "Elder."
But it failed.
No matter how the puppet's arms tried to paint over the identity column, the word "Elder" wouldn't appear.
Mo Hua frowned.
"Is it impossible to change, or is this Token's rank too low?"
Can the identity of an Elder not be changed on an ordinary disciple's Token?
Mo Hua had no choice but to give up and try other identities.
There were various types of disciples.
Since this demon cultivator named Chi Fei was a "Regular Disciple," it implied that there were other disciples who were not ordinary.
The permissions of these disciples must be higher than Chi Fei's.
Mo Hua began testing them one by one:
"Direct Disciple..."
No, it can be changed, but the magnetic patterns don't take effect.
Does the Demon Sect not have the concept of Direct Disciples, or is it just this Demon Sect that doesn't have them?
However, it made sense; in a demon cultivation sect where large demons feed on smaller ones, and small demons feed on shrimp-like creatures, similar to a pyramid scheme, there's no need for the concept of "direct transmission."
Disciples are like bait, mobile "grain silos" and "blood bags."
Mo Hua shook his head.
"If not a Direct Disciple, then a Senior Disciple?"
"Still no... What about an Elite Disciple?"
"Still not working?"
Mo Hua tried "Initiate Disciple," "Student Disciple," "Direct Lineage Disciple," "Last Disciple," and so on, but none of them worked.
Finally, Mo Hua, understanding the nature of the Demon Sect, added the title "Skill Transmission Disciple," and the magnetic patterns lit up, taking effect.
This advanced disciple title was the one he finally managed to test.
"Skill Transmission Disciple..." Mo Hua couldn't help but scoff inwardly, "Even in death, he doesn't forget to pass on this scammy demon cultivation technique..."
Just as Mo Hua changed Chi Fei's identity from "Regular Disciple" to "Skill Transmission Disciple," the Demon Sect Token underwent another transformation.
The Primordial Magnetic Array patterns began to vibrate, and the deep magnetic mist started to dissipate.
Grayish patterns emerged, forming an interface.
Within the interface, numerous paths intertwined in a complex yet orderly manner, revealing a Primordial Magnetic Array Hub of grand scale and immense information flow, like a surging river.
In an instant, Mo Hua witnessed countless demon cultivators' information.
Some were cursing, some were raving, some were issuing orders, some were criticizing, some were planning, some were discussing demon cultivation techniques, and some were exchanging "Blood Slaves"...
Such was the diverse nature of the demon cultivators, each with their own story.
Mo Hua was amazed, feeling as if he had witnessed a hidden, vibrant Demon Sect.
In a daze, he seemed to understand the intricacies of the Thunder-Magnetic Formation.
With a single object, one could sense the heavenly mechanism of thunder-magnetism, observe the myriad phenomena of the world, and devise plans, all within one's grasp.
(End of Chapter)
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