Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 739: Chapter 572 Drawing Ground into Formation_2

And the Second-Grade Fireball Technique, with the amplification of Spiritual Power from the Fire Origin Formation, saw its power increase by nearly twenty percent.

The power of a spell is difficult to enhance, and the methods to do so are often harsh.

An increase of twenty percent was already quite terrifying.

It was roughly equivalent to raising the Fireball Technique’s spell tier by one level, giving a lower-tier spell the power close to that of a mid-tier spell.

“It’s indeed worthy of the Thirteen Stripes Ultimate Formation and the Five Elements Sect, which has relied on this sect-protecting formation for thousands of years…”

For a cultivator in single combat, such an increase in power was already very strong.

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And the more cultivators there are, the more apparent this increase becomes.

In a war of Tao cultivation, with the exchange of Taoist Soldiers, if blessed by the Five Elements Source Formation.

Then a disadvantage could turn into even odds.

Even odds could turn into an advantage, even a complete, crushing victory…

No wonder the Five Elements Sect held such an extraordinary status back then.

Under such circumstances, even though Mo Hua had only just entered the Foundation Establishment phase and was not yet proficient in the Second-Grade Fireball Technique, with the amplification from the Fire Origin Formation, its power was still considerable.

Mo Hua had tested it on late-First-Grade Monster Beasts in Big Black Mountain.

Basically, a Fireball Technique amplified by the Fire Origin Formation could slay a late-First-Grade Monster Beast, and for those with tougher hides, if not killed, they would be severely injured by the Fireball Technique, on the verge of death.

As for Second-Grade Monster Beasts…

Mo Hua’s movement technique was still somewhat lacking; he was not yet willing to take on a Second-Grade Monster Beast alone.

The problem with the Five Elements Source Formation had been resolved.

What came next was the issue of the pen, ink, and paper.

Without ink, a pen, or paper, even if Mo Hua practiced diligently at the Taoist Stele, mastering the Second-Grade Formation perfectly, it would be meaningless if he couldn’t put it into practice.

It’s best to be prepared for unforeseen events.

If he waited until reaching the Qian Learning State Boundary to consider this issue, it would be somewhat late.

Moreover, the Qian Learning State Boundary is fifth-grade, so the cost of living would undoubtedly be higher, and Mo Hua definitely couldn’t afford the expenses for pen, ink, and paper there.

“Ink is indispensable…”

“In that case, it’s necessary to consider a method of Drawing Formation that doesn’t use a pen or paper and could save a substantial amount of Spirit Stones…”

Mo Hua pondered.

“Just like in the Sea of Consciousness…”

“Without a pen, then use Divine Sense as the pen; without paper, then take the earth as the medium…”

This was a method of Drawing Formation that Mo Hua had been envisioning from an early stage.

He had now reached Foundation Establishment.

Foundation Building Cultivators have their Divine Sense greatly increased, their Divine Thought strong enough for Object Manipulation.

Although Mo Hua’s Divine Sense had not doubled, the Divine Sense of a Middle Phase Foundation Building Cultivator with fourteen stripes was already strong enough.

Above that, thanks to the Heaven Yan Jue and the restructuring of Divine Thought by the Mysterious Heaven Great Formation, his Divine Sense had undergone a qualitative change.

Therefore, “Divine Sense Manipulation” was not a difficult task for Mo Hua.

What Mo Hua needed to do now was not just “Divine Sense Manipulation” but the more advanced “Divine Consciousness Control Ink.”

Foundation Building Cultivators manipulate with Divine Sense, typically using hard and sharp objects for moving and slaying.

Like Sword Control.

Qi Refinement Sword Cultivators are generally modest in strength.

But Foundation Building Sword Cultivators, with Divine Sense Sword Control, undergo a transformation in combat power.

Even without controlling swords, wielding flying knives or needles as Spiritual Artifacts is also quite powerful.

But Sword Weapons are also expensive, so Mo Hua wasn’t considering them for the time being.

What he wanted to do was to replace the Formation Pen with Divine Sense and directly manipulate the Spiritual Ink to solidify into formations.

Spiritual Ink is as fluid as water, ever-changing in form.

Generally, Foundation Building Cultivators can manipulate swords and blades with Divine Sense, but they absolutely cannot control water or ink.

But Mo Hua was different.

With strong Divine Sense and transformed Divine Thought, he could manipulate with precision in myriad changes.

Mo Hua’s Divine Sense could control the formless flow of Spiritual Ink like water.

It was still very difficult, though.

And in actual manipulation, the Divine Sense was somewhat stiff, requiring much practice.

Besides that, there was the matter of using the earth as the medium.

Mo Hua had practiced the Thick Earth Formation, which connects with the Earth Dao Meaning when drawn on the earth’s surface.

Previously, Mo Hua practiced the Thick Earth Formation every day.

His perception of the Earth Dao Meaning became increasingly clear, and his integration with the Dao Meaning deepened.

He had now reached the point where he could draw other Five-elements Formation Methods on the ground.

But this method of drawing also required much practice.

Using thought as the pen, the earth as the paper.

Covered by the heavens, extending across the earth.

With Divine Consciousness Control Ink, Drawing Ground into Formation!

After reaching Foundation Establishment, Mo Hua could finally start experimenting with his initial idea of Drawing Formation, unbound by external objects, which came after learning the Thick Earth Formation.

While the idea was good, it still required execution.

What followed was the need for extensive practice…

Practicing “Divine Consciousness Control Ink, Drawing Ground into Formation” definitely couldn’t be done at home, and it wasn’t quite appropriate in Tongxian City either.

It was best to find a secluded place, free from other people.

Mo Hua then went deep into Big Black Mountain and, using several bags of dried fish, “bribed” Big Tiger, and near its cave, he found an open space to practice the formation.

Big Black Mountain was peaceful, especially serene in its deep reaches.

Since Big Tiger was a Second-Grade Monster Beast with formidable strength, there were neither other Monster Beasts nor Cultivators around, avoiding disturbances and making it suitable for testing formations.

The first step was Divine Consciousness Control Ink.

Mo Hua didn’t have Second-Grade Spiritual Ink, so he had to practice with First-Grade Spiritual Ink.

It didn’t go smoothly at first.

Controlling ink with Divine Sense, its fluid form without support or anchor, was very easy to lose control of, spilling the Spiritual Ink on the ground.

After several attempts by Mo Hua, the results were not good.

He thought for a while and, like “Divine Thought Manifestation,” began to imagine his Divine Sense as a paintbrush.

The end of the Divine Thought transformed into fine brush hairs, merging, absorbing, and guiding the Spiritual Ink, drawing it through the air in sinuous flows at his will.

Although it was still clumsy and occasionally failed, it indeed got better with each attempt.