The Quest for Immortality

Everything was ready. Could they really open their own artifact crafting shop and alchemy shop?

Elder Yu was uncertain.

Mo Hua looked at Elder Yu and continued, “Elder Yu, these spirit stones are only enough for ten years. What will we do after that?”

Elder Yu frowned.

He had considered what Mo Hua said, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t come up with a good solution.

The life of a demon hunter was already very hard. If they could have ten years of respite, where everyone could eat and clothe themselves without worry and focus on their cultivation, Elder Yu would be very satisfied.

That was all he could do.

But what Mo Hua said stirred Elder Yu’s emotions.

Maybe, their good days could last a bit longer?

Elder Yu carefully considered his thoughts again and increasingly felt that Mo Hua’s suggestion was feasible.

Previously, they lacked both spirit stones and array masters who could draw array patterns, so they never considered this possibility.

But now, they had spirit stones, and they had young and capable array masters. What was there to worry about?

Suddenly, Elder Yu was filled with excitement.

This was an opportunity given to them by the heavens!

If they didn’t seize this fleeting opportunity, they would surely regret it in the future!

“Mo Hua,” Elder Yu looked at Mo Hua and said solemnly, “You are right, but this matter is of great importance. I need to discuss it with the others before deciding what to do.”

Mo Hua nodded.

He was only making a suggestion; whether to proceed and how to proceed still depended on Elder Yu’s decision.

However, Elder Yu was highly respected among the demon hunters. If he agreed, it was almost a done deal. The meeting would likely be just a formality.

“There is one more thing,” Elder Yu deliberated, “If we are to build the artifact crafting shop and the alchemy shop, we will need to forge large artifact furnaces and alchemy furnaces. The array patterns involved…”

Mo Hua patted his chest, “Don’t worry, leave it to me!”

To Mo Hua, this was an opportunity to practice array patterns for free, and on large spirit tools at that. Mo Hua couldn’t ask for more.

Large spirit tools were extremely expensive and not something an average cultivator could forge.

If he could draw array patterns on these large spirit tools, Mo Hua’s understanding of arrays would reach a higher level.

Although he wasn’t certified by the Dao Court, Mo Hua’s level was already that of a first-rank array master.

But to Mo Hua, first-rank was not the end, but the beginning. He aimed to become a higher-ranked array master in the future, understanding more and more powerful arrays!

With the help of arrays, one could have abilities that could reach the heavens and penetrate the earth!

Thinking this, the light in Mo Hua’s eyes shone like starlight.

Elder Yu looked at Mo Hua and felt that this child standing before him was more important to their demon hunters than all the spirit stones in the warehouse.

Elder Yu returned to convene everyone for a meeting, discussing the establishment of the artifact crafting shop and the alchemy shop, and stated bluntly:

“I have already agreed.”

Everyone silently criticized in their hearts.

If you have already agreed, what else is there to say… could they even dare to oppose it?

Elder Yu didn’t waste time and directly said, “Let’s discuss the specific implementation.”

Everyone started to offer their opinions and discuss.

It took a whole half day before they finally settled on a rough procedure.

Elder Yu reviewed the procedure again, feeling that there were no major issues, only some details needed further refinement, but it wouldn’t affect the overall situation.

After the decision, Elder Yu immediately began assigning tasks, detailing who would do what and how much time it would take.

Finally, Elder Yu solemnly said, “This matter concerns the livelihood of countless wandering cultivators in Tongxian City. It is of great importance. Every task must be done meticulously and carefully, without any negligence!”

Everyone solemnly cupped their hands and said, “Understood.”

From then on, the demon hunters in Tongxian City gradually became busy.

Elder Yu’s vision was to establish the largest artifact crafting shop and alchemy shop in Tongxian City.

The demon hunters would go into the mountains to hunt demons and obtain materials. The artifact craftsmen among the wandering cultivators would craft artifacts, and the alchemists would make pills. Some of the spirit tools and pills would be used by the demon hunters themselves, and the rest would be sold to earn spirit stones.

Such a large-scale artifact crafting and alchemy shop would require many artifact craftsmen and alchemists, as well as many apprentices learning the crafts, providing many job opportunities for the demon hunters.

Some wandering cultivators, who were not good at fighting demons, could also learn artifact crafting or alchemy to make a living. Once they mastered the skills, they could also benefit other wandering cultivators in the future.

The specific construction procedures were numerous and complicated, handled by Elder Yu and the leading demon hunters. Mo Hua didn’t need to worry about it, and he couldn’t help even if he wanted to.

What he could do was draw array patterns.

The construction of the large artifact crafting shop and alchemy shop required two main types of arrays: the architectural arrays for the buildings and the refining arrays for the artifact furnaces and alchemy furnaces.

The architectural arrays were the first to be considered.

According to Elder Yu’s plan, the construction would be divided into two phases: the first phase to build the artifact crafting shop, and the second phase to build the alchemy shop.

Compared to alchemists, there were more artifact craftsmen among the wandering cultivators, and cultivators’ consumption of spirit tools was also higher, so there was no worry about sales. Therefore, they needed to concentrate their efforts on building the artifact crafting shop first.

After the artifact crafting shop was built, they would use a similar framework to build the alchemy shop. With the experience gained, building the alchemy shop would be much faster.

Mo Hua’s first task was to design the architectural arrays for the artifact crafting shop.

The artifact crafting shop covered a large area with many related buildings, including walls, gates, various warehouses, artifact crafting rooms, cultivators’ residences, and storage rooms.

The specific site was still being negotiated with the Dao Court, but the building plans had to be prepared in advance.

Elder Yu also found some architectural drawings of other artifact crafting shops for Mo Hua to refer to.

However, these drawings were either too small, using only a few basic arrays, or even if they used arrays, they were just basic arrays with three or four patterns, like the Earth Solidification Array or the Gold Stone Array that Mo Hua had learned at the beginning.

Now that Mo Hua’s vision had broadened, he no longer looked up to them.

Some drawings, although using more arrays, were disorganized and lacked a system, offering little reference value.

Other drawings were vague, likely to prevent the core arrays from being revealed, so they couldn’t see much.

He originally thought there would be profound knowledge in these drawings, but it turned out everyone used rather basic methods. In comparison, the set of architectural arrays used by the An Family, although full of flaws, was already quite good.

Mo Hua took a brief look at these drawings, got a general sense, and then began designing.

Since the arrays used here were not that sophisticated, Mo Hua felt no pressure.

He could now draw first-rank arrays. Even if he drew randomly, the results wouldn’t be worse than the arrays used in those buildings.