Chapter 34: Cultivating the Formation


    "It turned out to be a smelting array..." Mo Hua said.


    "No," Master Chen nodded. He recognized the formation at a glance when he saw Mo Hua. He recognized it a little in his heart and his tone became more solemn:


    "Brother Mo, see if there is something wrong with this formation. I don''t know this and can''t see anything."


    Master Chen asked someone to wipe off the black and gray from the refining furnace, and Mo Hua lay on the mouth of the furnace and looked carefully at the molten fire array pattern on the furnace wall.


    Although he cannot draw it completely for the time being, he practiced day and night, and his method of drawing formation patterns was already familiar with it. After a while, he pointed to several places and said to Master Chen:


    "It''s indeed a problem with the formation. These formation patterns are worn out and the spiritual power cannot be transmitted, so the formation will become invalid."


    Master Chen saw that Mo Hua was speaking in an orderly manner, and then frowned:


    "Then I have to ask the formation master to help me repair it. Alas, the market was not very good at first, and I don''t know how many more spirit stones I will spend this time..."


    Mo Hua asked, "Is it expensive to ask the formation master to repair the formation?"


    "That''s natural," Master Chen replied, "There are not many formation masters. For this kind of formation that requires special repair, you should also give more spirit stones, otherwise others would not be happy to come."


    Mo Hua said carefully, "Why should I try it?"


    "You?" Master Chen was shocked, "Are you already a formation master?"


    Mo Hua waved his hand modestly, "Not counting, I just learned the formation from my sect''s teacher, and I just happened to learn this formation."


    Master Chen looked at the ink painting with a half-height face, and said tactfully: "Forget it, you are a child, don''t be tired of you."


    Mo Hua knew that Master Chen was still worried, so he turned his eyes and asked, "Uncle Chen, you may not be the real formation master."


    "This..." Master Chen said, "That''s true. Some are actually just apprentices and not formation masters. But if you want others, you naturally have to say something good. Whether it is a formation master or not, it is always good to call it a formation master. They are happy to listen to it, and things will go smoothly. We don''t know much about the others, and we don''t have to ask more questions. Just practice the formation."


    "Then have they fixed it every time?"


    Master Chen thought for a while and said, "There were several times that it went smoothly and it was completed quickly. Sometimes it was too late to make a lot of changes for a long time, but it still didn''t work. In the end, it was only after the repair was completed if someone came."


    "That''s right. Most of the people who come here are apprentices. Even if the formation level is higher than mine, it''s not much higher." Mo Hua said confidently.


    Of course, the level of a serious apprentice should be higher than that of a meshes, but some apprentices may not be as good as him.


    Mo Hua said again: "They come to practice, and I am also practicing. At most, I cannot practice well. You can invite them to come again."


    This is said...it seems to make some sense...


    Master Chen was a little moved, but hesitated. Seeing this, Mo Hua continued:


    "Even if you hire a formation master, you won''t be able to come immediately. It depends on whether others have time. If you delay a day, the weapon refining shop will lose one day''s income. Over time, you will be unable to make ends meet."


    The business of the weapon refining shop is OK, but the profit is not high, and Master Chen is unwilling to cut corners, so he earns hard money. What''s more, we have to provide food and drink for these apprentices. Once the work is shut down for a long time, it is indeed difficult to turn around.


    Master Chen had a little headache, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, little brother, you can try it."


    After saying that, he carefully reminded him: "But just try it, don''t force it, don''t break the formation..."


    Mo Hua promised, "Don''t worry, at most, it''s just that it won''t be well repaired."


    Master Chen felt comforted, but he seemed not to be comforted.


    Ink painting asked Master Chen to wait, and he went home to get the pen and fire-type ink, and then took the smelting array diagram with him. When I arrived at the weapon refining shop, I first showed the array diagram to Master Chen.


    Master Chen saw that the formation on the picture was indeed similar to that on the refining furnace. He put some snacks on it, at least not completely unreliable.


    This is the first time I have drawn a formation on a spiritual weapon. Ink painting is a bit nervous. Fortunately, I have practiced the fusion array too many times, and my mentality has calmed down after I started writing.


    Repairing a formation is different from drawing a formation. It does not require much spiritual consciousness. Because the formation itself is complete, you only need to reconnect the damaged part of the formation pattern with ink.


    What tests the formation master''s eyesight, care and familiarity with formations.


    Ink painting lay beside the stove, drawing with all concentration.


    In less than half an hour, Mo Hua completed the formation, and then spent another cup of tea to check it out. After confirming that there was no problem, he breathed a sigh of relief.


    Master Chen stared at him with fear that Mo Hua would break the formation. Seeing this, he hurriedly asked, "Is this... repaired?"


    Mo Hua''s clothes were dirty and there were a few gray marks on her face. She was not sure, "It should be fine. Why don''t you try it if you light a fire?"


    Master Chen''s expression was a little complicated, but he still, with a few apprentices, sealed the formation again, installed the refining furnace, and then embedded the spirit stone into the furnace to ignite the spiritual power.


    But the fire did not ignite.


    Mo Hua was stunned and touched her chin. Her face, which was originally gray, was now even more dirty:


    "Why isn''t it hot? The formation should have been repaired." Master Chen asked, "Brother, are you sure the formation is fine?"


    Mo Hua took out the molten array diagram, carefully compared it again, and nodded and said, "The formation is fine."


    Master Chen touched the refining furnace with his hand, felt the temperature, and said to several apprentices: "The spiritual power is not enough, put a few more spirit stones, burn a soldering iron and throw it in."


    Several disciples did as they did, and the temperature of the refining furnace gradually increased.


    After a while, a fire suddenly emerged.


    Master Chen was overjoyed, "Okay!"


    Several disciples were also happy. If the refining furnace could be used, they would have work to do and learn from the master. Therefore, they looked at Mo Hua with admiration.


    Mo Hua was also very happy and said, "Try refining a spiritual weapon and see if there will be any problems."


    Master Chen casually threw the knife in. After practicing for a while, he said with a little regret: "It''s no big problem to use it, it''s just that the firepower is a little smaller than before, and it may take longer to refine the weapon."


    Mo Hua was a little confused, "Why is the firepower of the same formation small? Will the effectiveness of the formation be reduced after repairing it?"


    Master Chen shook his head, "I have repaired it a few times before, but the firepower has not dropped much."


    "Why is that?"


    Mo Hua frowned, thinking about whether the formation was not well-drawn.


    Master Chen thought for a moment and pointed to the ink in the ink painting inkstone:


    "Maybe it''s the problem with ink? I asked someone to repair it before. The ink they used was obviously darker than yours, bright red, and it looked like there was fire."


    Ink painting suddenly realized that it was convenient for you to save money, and you bought the cheapest fire-type ink. It was okay to practice the formation on weekdays, but the effect would definitely be relatively poor when you actually draw it on a spiritual weapon.


    "The formation must have good effect, and it also requires high-grade spiritual ink."


    Mo Hua silently wrote it down, and then said a little embarrassedly: "That should be the problem of ink. I bought a bargain, and the effect of stimulating spiritual power may not be very good."


    Master Chen said: "What are you doing when you say this? Although the firepower is a little less, it is good if you can use it. After all, I want to thank you, old man."


    Master Chen thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "The refining fee for the stove you want is not necessary. I will help you refine the stove for free. Of course, I will not refund the material fee. After all, I, a large group of young men, still have to keep a meal."


    Mo Hua looked at the spacious but simple weapon refining shop, then looked at the black Master Chen and the weapon refining disciples who were sweating and covered in black gray on their faces. Knowing that it was not easy for them to earn some spirit stones, he said:


    "Uncle Chen, just give me a 50% discount on the refining fee."


    Master Chen shook his head, "That won''t work. I''ll take advantage of it. If you ask someone to practice this formation, you will need at least one or two hundred spirit stones."


    “You don’t have to give so many.”


    Master Chen became stubborn, "Being a monk is about integrity, spitting out and nailing. How can you easily take back what you said? Since I said I would not accept your spirit stone, I will definitely not accept it!"


    This temper is too straightforward...


    Mo Hua had no choice but to change his mind, and said with a smile: "Then this way, I won''t give you the refining fee. After refining the stove, I will give you some spirit stones, just treat it as your hard work and everyone."


    "this…"


    Master Chen didn''t understand it clearly for a moment. The cost of refining the weapon and the hard work fee seemed the same, but it felt a little different.


    "Just ask friends for help, sometimes it also costs hard work." Mo Hua said again.


    "Oh well."


    Master Chen felt that this was indeed reasonable.


    Several disciples were also grateful to look at the ink painting.


    Their family is not wealthy, and they can earn some subsidies as disciples. If they can''t earn spirit stones, the originally difficult life will be even more difficult.


    If you can earn a spirit stone, even if you earn one more, your life will be easier.


    "Then it''s decided! It''s getting late, I''m going home for dinner!"


    Mo Hua waved his hand to say goodbye.


    Master Chen told Mo Hua to be careful on the road and said, "If you want to refine weapons in the future, just come to me and I will give you a discount!"


    (This chapter ends)