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Chapter 910: Unfair Victory
Chapter 910: Unfair Victory
No one understood the value of the Lightning Magnetism Heritage better than him.
He also knew that comprehending array techniques, deriving divine perception, and creating life, even if it was just a "prototype" or an empty shell, meant something extraordinary.
The black-robed array master was consumed by a burning desire.
"I must get it, I must get it..."
This thought instantly occupied his entire mind.
He suppressed his excitement, and with trembling hands, he manipulated the Lightning-Magnetism Array Disk, pushing the Lightning Magnetism Power to its limits. He sensed the aura of the Lightning-Magnetism Phantom and then located it on the map of Qianxue State, trying to find the source of this aura and identify who was controlling the Lightning-Magnetism Phantom.
This Lightning-Magnetism Phantom contained profound and mysterious array principles but was also very crude and immature, clearly having been born not long ago.
The person controlling this Lightning-Magnetism Phantom was undoubtedly a novice who had just entered the path of Lightning Magnetism.
Otherwise, he would never have exposed this Lightning-Magnetism creation with such a crude and foolish method.
In an instant, the black-robed array master deduced that this lucky idiot of an array master had, by chance, obtained an exceptional Lightning-Magnetism Heritage. He hadn't even mastered it yet and was already showing off.
He didn't know how to live! He didn't even understand the concept of 'guarding a treasure invites calamity.'
Fortunately, he encountered me...
As long as I locate him through Primordial Magnetic Location and kill him, taking his heritage, this incredibly profound Lightning-Magnetism Phantom will be mine!
This was the greatest opportunity of his life.
This opportunity was even greater than when his master had favored him and guided him to enter the path of Lightning-Magnetism Arrays.
The black-robed array master's heart raced with excitement.
He continued to focus intently, manipulating the Lightning-Magnetism Array Disk in front of him. Lightning Patterns danced, Primordial Magnetic Patterns converged, and finally, they gradually converged to pinpoint the location...
After an unknown amount of time, the Lightning-Magnetism Array Disk lit up, and the Primordial Magnetic Patterns converged to a single point.
The black-robed array master's body trembled, and his expression turned ecstatic:
"I've got him!"
He quickly focused his gaze, but as he looked, his expression froze, and his brows gradually furrowed.
"Did I locate the wrong person?"
"Why is the location I found... myself?"
The black-robed array master checked the Lightning-Magnetism Array Disk, and his golden divine mind moved slightly, replaying the scenario in his mind,
"The array disk is fine, the Lightning Magnetism is stable, and the location is accurate..."
The black-robed array master muttered, then suddenly froze, his pupils gradually widening as a sense of terror rose in his heart.
"I've been calculated..."
It wasn't him calculating others, but someone baiting him!
In that instant, a thunderous rumble sounded, and the stone wall collapsed.
A dazzling blade of wind tore through the air, and before the black-robed array master could react, it struck his chest.
A cold glint flashed, and a sword tip pierced his shoulder.
A strong and robust man wielding a pair of hammers also rushed in, swinging the hammers towards his head.
Additionally, two Golden Core Executives were flanking him.
A total of five Golden Core Executives!
The black-robed array master spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and his face turned ashen.
Only then did he realize that in this contest of Lightning Magnetism, he was facing a despicable and dishonorable opponent!
He had lured himself with the incredibly profound Lightning-Magnetism Puppet, capturing his full attention and causing him to neglect his surroundings. Unaware, he was directly ambushed and trapped in the stone chamber.
"Damn it! Who the hell is calculating me? And they even found five Golden Core Executives?"
"How can there be such a shameless person in this world?"
The black-robed array master cursed in his heart.
But at this moment, he could only rage helplessly.
In battles between array masters, the advantage lies in calculating the opponent's intentions, setting up ambushes, and trapping them. With the power of arrays, the opponent is left helpless.
But if an array master is calculated and ambushed, the outcome is often death.
Moreover, the ones surrounding him were five Golden Core Executives with stable auras and rich experience.
The black-robed array master was filled with hatred.
However, Gu Changhuai and the others didn't give him a chance to react. They immediately unleashed their magical treasures and techniques, charging at him.
The black-robed array master could only fight with all his might, activating his magical treasure and relying on his limited array techniques to buy time.
But against the onslaught of five Golden Core Cultivators, his efforts were merely a struggle for survival...
...
In the distance, Mo Hua was watching the spectacle.
This was a Third-Rank State, and Golden Core Cultivators could go all out. They not only utilized their Third-Rank Golden Core-level spirit energy, which was as solid as crystal, but also wielded their life-bound magical treasures. Each move was more powerful, had a wider range, and was more awe-inspiring.
Mo Hua hadn't seen many battles between Golden Core Cultivators before, so he wanted to observe carefully and learn from them.
After all, he could look forward to the Golden Core Realm after breaking through the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
It was a good thing to watch, experience, and understand in advance.
Elder Xunzi You stood within three feet of Mo Hua, acting as his bodyguard, preventing accidents and ensuring that no one or any spiritual artifact or technique harmed this treasure of the Great Void Sect.
Now, Elder Xunzi You was certain.
Mo Hua's life was even more precious than his own as a Golden Core Elder.
The Ancestor would rather he lose an arm than let Mo Hua lose a single hair.
Even now, he himself felt the same way.
With Elder Xunzi You as his bodyguard, Mo Hua felt more at ease watching the show.
However, he didn't watch for long.
Among the Golden Core Executives from the Dao Prefecture Office, there were those from prominent families, including Gu Changhuai and Xia Dian Si. With five against one, it was a crushing situation.
Additionally, Mo Hua's detailed intelligence and the Lightning-Magnetism Puppet, which they had used beforehand to distract the array master, ensuring he was fully occupied.
Under these overwhelmingly favorable conditions, it took less than a dozen rounds for the black-robed array master to be defeated.
The Executive with the great hammer disabled his limbs, Gu Changhuai covered his face with the Five Elements Map, and Xia Dian Si's sword pierced his heart, ending his life.
The black-robed array master died in extreme frustration.
Even in death, he didn't get to see Mo Hua's face, nor did he know who had tricked him to his death.
Of course, if he had known that his killer was a junior Foundation Establishment disciple, he probably would have died of anger even if he hadn't been killed.
The black-robed array master died, but Mo Hua still wasn't satisfied.
After an incense stick's worth of time, when he was sure the array master was truly dead and there were no other demon cultivator accomplices nearby, he finally approached.
The Black Robe Array Master died a terrible death, his limbs crippled, his chest pierced through, and his body frozen stiff, his eyes wide open as if he couldn't rest in peace.
However, there were no signs of Divine Remains Parasitism on his body, which was a bit of a pity.
Mo Hua had hesitated earlier about whether to kill him or not.
But after some consideration, he still believed that a dead opponent was a good opponent; otherwise, he would have to engage in a battle of wits and schemes.
Engaging in such a battle was exhausting, and he didn't have the time for it at the moment.
Mo Hua nodded.
In any case, this Lightning-Magnetic Array Master was now dead.
As a semi-Lightning-Magnetic Array Master, he had won his first confrontation in terms of Lightning-Magnetism, and the victory was over a Golden Core Cultivator! Although there was a slight unfair advantage, a win was still a win.
This was what his father, Mo Shan, a veteran demon hunter, had taught him from a young age.
Mo Hua always kept this in mind.
On the other side, the Dao Court Office was conducting searches and handling the aftermath.
After a while, Gu Changhuai approached Mo Hua and said, "I just checked, and this person's appearance is not on the Dao Court Office's wanted list."
"Either he changed his appearance, or he has been hiding well."
Mo Hua looked down at the Array Master's face: It was cold and unfriendly, giving off a reclusive and unkind vibe, and it was completely unfamiliar. What's more, his hair was very sparse.
"I wonder if all Lightning-Magnetic Array Masters lose their hair..." Mo Hua muttered to himself, then asked, "Is he from the Demon Sect?"
Gu Changhuai replied, "The cultivation technique he practiced is legitimate, but his Spirit Energy is somewhat impure, indicating that he has learned some unorthodox methods along the way."
"There are some materials for evil formations in his storage bag."
"Even if he's not from the Demon Sect, there must be some connection."
"Some of his jade tablets contain records of frequent interactions with Demon Cultivators and Evil Cultivators. It seems he was hired by the Demon Sect due to his array mastery, performing illegal tasks for them in exchange for payment."
"Now that he's dead, it's one less worry."
Mo Hua nodded.
The Dao Court Office continued to clean up the nearby stone chambers and collect items, finishing the aftermath in about an hour.
This left only one last thing: the Lightning-Magnetic Array Disk and some Lightning-Magnetic Formation techniques.
These were the items specifically requested by Mo Hua.
Gu Changhuai was prepared to hand these items over to Mo Hua.
Xia Dian Si was very familiar with Mo Hua, and they were considered "in the same group." Xia Dian Si also knew that Mo Hua provided the Demon Sect's intelligence, so it was only natural for Mo Hua to take some array disks and diagrams as a reward, and thus, he didn't say anything.
The burly man who was skilled with a pair of hammers, Fan Jin Dian Si, had been transferred from another place and was hoping for guidance from Gu Changhuai and Xia Dian Si, so he turned a blind eye to the situation.
The other two chancellors, however, had some complaints.
They were also from prominent families in the Qianxue State, and one of them was even from the Xiao family.
As chancellors, if they wanted to advance further, they would inevitably compete with Gu Changhuai, so they wouldn't be polite when dealing with matters.
One of them spoke up, "These array disks and techniques are the ill-gotten gains of the Demon Sect's array master. According to regulations, shouldn't these be confiscated, Chancellor Gu?"
Gu Changhuai fell silent.
Because it was indeed against the rules...
As he hesitated, wondering how to respond, Mo Hua spoke up in a crisp voice to Xun Ziyu, "Elder Xun, this thief stole things from our Great Void Sect. Shouldn't we take them back now?"
Xun Ziyu was stunned.
The Great Void Sect's things?
Mo Hua nudged Xun Ziyu with his elbow, signaling him to play along.
Xun Ziyu immediately understood, "Oh, right, the Great Void Sect's things..."
His gaze turned cold, and the sword intent of a Golden Core Realm cultivator chilled the air, his voice deepening as he spoke, "This thief is audacious enough to steal our Great Void Sect's array inheritance. He deserves to die. It's only natural for me to take back what he stole."
The other two chancellors were taken aback.
"Elder Xun, is this true?"
Xun Ziyu's expression turned slightly cold, "What else could it be? If it weren't for the Great Void Sect's inheritance being here, why would I, as a senior elder of one of the Eight Great Sects, have the time to come to this remote wilderness to watch you capture Demon Cultivators?"
"This..."
The two chancellors hesitated.
That seemed... reasonable.
Capturing Demon Cultivators was the responsibility of the Dao Court Office. If this matter hadn't involved the Great Void Sect, a busy true-transmission elder like Xun Ziyu wouldn't have had the leisure to deal with such trivial matters.
But they felt something was amiss.
Xun Ziyu's expression turned completely cold, "What's the matter? Do you, the Dao Court Office, intend to withhold our Great Void Sect's array inheritance?"
Upon hearing this, the other two Golden Core chancellors' hearts skipped a beat. They hurriedly cupped their hands and said, "Elder Xun, please calm your anger. We didn't mean it that way..."
The Great Void Sect was one of the Eight Great Sects.
They naturally wouldn't dare to withhold the Great Void Sect's inheritance, nor would they dare to offend this late-stage Golden Core elder of the Great Void Sect.
Moreover, the current Great Void Sect was even more powerful and influential than before, having merged with two other sects.
At this moment, Gu Changhuai cupped his hands and said, "The Dao Court Office must follow the regulations. Please forgive us, Elder Xun."
"However, these items... were originally the inheritance of the Great Void Sect. It's only natural for Elder Xun to take them back."
Seeing that Gu Changhuai also agreed, the other two chancellors didn't say more.
Elder Xun glanced at Mo Hua, who nodded slightly.
Elder Xun then nodded and said, "Very well, in that case, we are grateful for the assistance of the chancellors."
He thought for a moment and added, "The only things stolen from my Great Void Sect are these array techniques and mediums. The rest are this thief's 'ill-gotten gains,' which should be handed over to the Dao Court Office..."
Among these ill-gotten gains were many Spirit Stones and spiritual objects. This was also the "side income" of the Dao Court Office's mission, an extra bonus.
Even without considering the "side income," converting it into "merit" would still be a significant gain.
Xun Ziyu understood the principle of leaving room for others.
Upon hearing this, the other two chancellors felt slightly more at ease.
As long as there was some benefit, they didn't mind too much about the arrays and disks, which all looked similar to them. Since they belonged to the Great Void Sect, they would let them take it.
In the end, a complete set of Lightning-Magnetic Array Disks and several Lightning-Magnetic Formation techniques were taken back to the Great Void Sect by Mo Hua under the pretext of "lost sect items."
"I need to inform Elder Xun about this matter," said Xun Ziyu. "It involves the Dao Court Office, and we used the sect's name, so I need to get his approval."
Mo Hua nodded in agreement.
Indeed, he needed to inform Elder Xun about this.
So, Xun Ziyu, along with Mo Hua, took the array disks and diagrams to meet with Elder Xun.
Even Elder Xun was surprised to see these items, "Where did you get all these good things?"
Xun Ziyou was startled.
They were merely second and third-rank arrays and array disks, which he thought were for Mo Hua to play with. However, he never expected that even the Cave Void Ancestor would call them "good things."
Elder Xun saw Xun Ziyou's bewildered expression and was about to explain, but then realized that his great-grandson was array illiterate. Explaining would be a waste of time, like playing the lute to a cow. He waved his hand and said, "You should go and attend to your tasks."
"But Elder..." Xun Ziyou forced a smile.
"I understand. You did well with this matter," Elder Xun said.
Xun Ziyou rarely received praise from the Ancestor, and he was both delighted and tactful, "Then I won't disturb you, Elder."
After that, he took his leave.
After Xun Ziyou left, Elder Xun looked at Mo Hua and frowned, "Where did you get these things from?"
Mo Hua was concise in his explanation, sharing only what he could.
Elder Xun was used to Mo Hua's habit of concealing information, so he only listened and believed a little of what he said.
Elder Xun pondered for a moment, "It's best if you don't learn this."
Mo Hua honestly replied, "Elder, I haven't learned any arrays..."
Elder Xun was momentarily speechless, feeling a twinge of shame.
He hadn't learned any arrays...
Mo Hua, a Foundation Establishment Mid Stage disciple of the Great Void Sect, felt he had nothing to learn about arrays...
Elder Xun sighed, "Forget it, go ahead and learn if you want..."
This child was curious, and if he truly wanted to learn, Elder Xun knew he couldn't stop him.
"But you should understand that the Lightning-Magnetic Array Technique is not something to be taken lightly. Once you learn it, you must never let others know, or you'll face the danger of being killed."
"Your karmic entanglements are already significant. If you learn the Lightning-Magnetic Array Technique, those who wish to harm you in the future will be like fish swimming across the river."
Elder Xun spoke with a grave expression.
Mo Hua nodded and said seriously, "I understand, Elder."
Many of the inheritances he possessed were even more significant than the Lightning-Magnetic Array Technique, and he couldn't reveal them.
Even his Senior Uncle's Heavenly Calculation Art and Dao Heart Demon, he had secretly learned a bit of.
The Lightning-Magnetic Array Technique was not that big of a deal; it was like having too many fleas and not feeling itchy.
Elder Xun nodded.
"Then what about these array diagrams and array disks?" Mo Hua asked quietly.
Elder Xun waved his sleeve, erasing some of the karmic entanglements on the Lightning-Magnetic Array Diagram and Array Disk, and said, "You said these are the inheritances of the Great Void Sect. Take them and study them well, but don't let others know."
Mo Hua was delighted, "Yes!"
With Elder Xun's support, Mo Hua boldly moved the Lightning-Magnetic Array Disks and a series of intricate array mediums related to the disks to his residence.
Additionally, there was a storage bag filled with array diagrams.
After returning to his residence, Mo Hua began to take stock of his gains from this trip.
First was the Lightning-Magnetic Array Disk.
It had a jade base, a vermillion gold rim, and silver silk engravings. The disk was covered in magnetic patterns and intricate mechanisms, which Mo Hua had never seen before, and it looked extremely valuable.
There were also four sets of Lightning-Magnetic Array Diagrams: the Introduction to Lightning-Magnetic Arrays, the Interpretation of Lightning-Magnetic Arrays, the Annotations of Lightning-Magnetic Arrays, and the Initial Explanation of Lightning-Magnetic Attack and Defense.
However, these array diagrams were incomplete, as if the Black Robe Array Master had tried to destroy them before his death but failed to do so completely.
Mo Hua turned around and saw that the Lightning-Magnetic Array Disk had also been slightly deformed.
Apparently, the Array Master had wanted to destroy the disk before his death but couldn't bear to do so.
This array disk was the culmination of the Lightning-Magnetic Array Master's life's work, and he would rather die than destroy it, so it ended up in Mo Hua's hands.
Mo Hua turned back to the array disk, flipped through the array diagrams, and then discovered a problem.
These array diagrams were all third-rank, and he couldn't learn them.
The array disk was also third-rank, and he couldn't use it either.
But the strange thing was that the array diagrams, using the array disk as the medium, contained a mix of second and third-rank array patterns, which seemed incoherent.
The overall pattern was third-rank, but the array pupil and core array hub were second-rank.
It was like...
A "downgraded" array? Mo Hua was puzzled. He could only speculate that for a Golden Core Realm Array Master to learn a third-rank Lightning-Magnetic Array was too much of a stretch, so they had to downgrade the array patterns, using second-rank array pupils and hubs to activate the third-rank array.
"Is this even possible?" Mo Hua frowned, "How can you balance the second and third-rank structures, resolve the conflict of spirit energy, harmonize the contradictions of the array patterns, and organize the flow of the array hub?"
Mo Hua couldn't figure it out, so he decided to ask someone about it when he had the chance.
In his opinion, this kind of "downgraded" array was somewhat useless, but he had a feeling that this knowledge would be of great use in the future.
Of course, for now, it was still of little use.
Without reaching the Golden Core Realm, he couldn't draw third-rank array patterns or learn third-rank arrays.
Even if the third-rank array was "downgraded" and mixed with second-rank array hubs, he still wouldn't be able to learn it.
Therefore, despite the significant gains from this trip, the Lightning-Magnetic Array Disk and Array Diagrams, this entire rare inheritance, couldn't be of much use at the current stage.
The only thing that could be used was a token.
The token wasn't among the array disks and diagrams and, according to the rules, didn't belong to the stolen inheritances of the Great Void Sect. It should have been handed over to the Dao Prefecture Office.
It was secretly slipped into the storage bag by Uncle Gu.
Uncle Gu Changhuai was close to Mo Hua and knew that he liked to collect tokens and could "decode" letter scrolls to gather intelligence.
So, when Mo Hua focused on the token for a while, Uncle Gu understood and discreetly hid the token in his sleeve, then put it into the storage bag along with the array diagrams and handed it to Mo Hua.
"Uncle Gu is truly a great person!"
Mo Hua thought to himself.
Afterward, he took the token and examined it carefully, his eyes growing brighter.
This token was stained with black blood, engraved with a hideous demonic image, and had intricate patterns, similar to the Demon Sect token but clearly of a higher level.
If Mo Hua's guess was correct, this token should be a "Guest Scholar Token" of the Demon Sect, granted to "Guest Scholar Elders" and possessing the authority of a true "Elder" token!
"Finally..."
Mo Hua narrowed his eyes.
Previously, after killing several Demon Sect Elders, he hadn't obtained any Elder tokens, but now he finally had one in his hands.
(End of Chapter)
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