Chapter 198: Formation Principle_1
Formation Pens generally range from small to large, including fine tip, small tip, medium tip, and large tip.
The larger the Formation Pen, the larger the Formation Patterns drawn, and the larger the scale of the Formation, but the efficacy of the Formation will not undergo a qualitative change.
Large Artifact Refining Furnaces require Drawing Formation with a large tip, which demands more Spiritual Ink and consumes more Divine Sense.
This was Mo Hua’s first time Drawing such a large Formation; at first, the strokes felt unfamiliar, but as he calmed his mind and followed the planned Formation Diagram, he drew it stroke by stroke.
Gradually, Mo Hua’s pen movements became more fluid.
Although the Formation media was different, the essence of the Formation remained the same.
Mo Hua had already drawn this Compound Formation many times on Formation Paper and Taoist Steles.
Elder Yu watched from the side, holding his breath in concentration, not disturbing Mo Hua.
Master Chen, likewise, dared not even breathe heavily; he had doubted whether Mo Hua could really draw a First-grade Formation Method, but now, seeing Mo Hua Drawing the Formation on such a huge Refining Furnace, he felt shocked and moved beyond measure.
Such a large Artifact Furnace with such a grand Formation drawn on it, how immense would the furnace fire need to be…
Just thinking about it filled Master Chen with excitement.
But things did not go smoothly for Mo Hua on the Formation front.
He could already draw the Melting Fire and Controlling Spirit Compound Formation on the Sea of Consciousness’s Taoist Stele, thinking his Divine Sense was sufficient, but now, as he drew the Formation on the Refining Furnace, the Divine Sense required had increased slightly.
It was that slight increase, like the straw that broke the camel’s back, that caused Mo Hua’s initial attempts to fail.
Mo Hua could only ask for help, using Spiritual Dissipation Liquid to wash away the failed Formation Pivot, and then start over again.
He himself sat down to meditate on the side, restoring his Divine Sense to full.
Mo Hua continued drawing, and then failed again.
Thus went the back and forth of the day, washing away and redrawing the Formation Pivot repeatedly, with little to no progress made.
Seeing it was getting late, Elder Yu comforted Mo Hua,
“Get a good rest, and try again tomorrow; there’s no need to rush.”
Having drawn all day with no progress, Mo Hua indeed felt somewhat fatigued, and his Divine Sense was no longer clear, so he nodded in agreement.
After Mo Hua left, Master Chen asked Elder Yu, “Is this Formation particularly difficult?”
He had never seen Mo Hua fail so many times in succession before.
“Mo Hua has tried so many times without success; it must be very difficult!”
Master Chen thought about it and felt it made sense.
Night had just fallen; the sky wasn’t very dark yet, and Master Chen could still see the remnants of the Formation Patterns on the Artifact Furnace—patterns that were not only large but also complex and profound.
He couldn’t understand them at all.
Master Chen shook his head; he didn’t draw Formations, and just watching all day had left him feeling mentally and spiritually fatigued, let alone Mo Hua, who had drawn them over and over.
Mo Hua certainly felt weary, but more than that, he felt a lack of fulfillment.
It was so close…
After Mo Hua got home, he ate the dinner his mother had prepared, then went to his room to rest and recuperate for a while.
Once he felt energized, Mo Hua repeatedly went over the process of Drawing Formation during the day in his mind, pondering his gains and losses.
As soon as it was 1 p.m., Mo Hua flopped onto the bed, closed his eyes, and his Divine Sense plunged into the Sea of Consciousness.
The Taoist Stele emerged within the Sea of Consciousness.
Mo Hua began to practice the Compound Formation on the Taoist Stele again.
Because Drawing during the day had been difficult and drawing on the inner walls of the Refining Furnace, especially a large Formation, was akin to “weight training,” now Drawing on the Taoist Stele came much more naturally.
The Formation Patterns that had been somewhat awkward were now much smoother.
Mo Hua practiced the Formation method all night on the Taoist Stele.
Aside from memorizing the Formation Pivot structure and the Formation Pattern styles even more thoroughly, his Divine Sense also strengthened somewhat.
And it was this slight increase that allowed Mo Hua to cross the threshold and successfully draw the Melting Fire Compound Formation.
Early the next day, Mo Hua got up early, ate the fragrant and appetizing breakfast Liu Ruhua had made, and then set off for the Refinery Shop.
Elder Yu and Master Chen didn’t sleep well either.
Elder Yu worried about the Refinery Shop, Master Chen worried about the Refining Furnace, and both were concerned about Mo Hua.
After all, Mo Hua was still a child. She had been drawing formations all day yesterday, erasing and redrawing without making any progress, which likely took a toll on her morale.
As the two elders fretted over this, they saw Mo Hua, with her storage bag slung over her shoulder, striding over valiantly as if she wouldn’t give up on that magical forge furnace.
Only then did Elder Yu and Master Chen realize their worries might have been superfluous.
Mo Hua, full of energy and fighting spirit, started drawing the formations again without a word.
This time, she found the task much smoother.
But she still made some small errors, and ultimately, she was unable to complete the Formation Pivot.