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The best practice subjects are, of course, still Zhang Quan's Ancestral Master Picture, which represents the legion of zombie ancestors of the Zhang Family.
Mo Hua has now greatly mastered the art of Divine Thought Slaughter.
Apart from that hypocritical ancestor of the Zhang Family, the other "people" in the picture, whether they are the disciples underneath or the Elders above, are no match for him.
Zhang Quan's ancestor should not be a rival either.
But according to the Iron Corpse Elder who was "eaten" by Mo Hua, the Zhang Family's ancestor has lived a long time, is cunning, and has many tricks up his sleeve, so Mo Hua dares not to be too arrogant. Therefore, he must find a method to deal with him gradually and can't rush matters.
The problem now is, where is the picture?
Mo Hua rested his chin on his hand and pondered.
At that time, he had returned the picture to Zhang Quan.
So, it should be on Zhang Quan?
Where would Zhang Quan keep it? Carry it with him always? Or set it up on a new altar for worship?
Or perhaps... he gave it to Lu Chengyun?
Mo Hua remembered that when he took out the Ancestral Master Picture, Zhang Quan looked excited, and in Lu Chengyun's eyes, there was also a hint of covetousness.
The Ancestral Master Picture is a Contemplation Map.
A Formation Master's lifeblood is his Divine Sense, and a Contemplation Map can enhance that Divine Sense.
Every Contemplation Map, no matter what is inside, whether it is righteous or evil, good or bad, poses a great temptation to a Formation Master.
Lu Chengyun couldn't possibly resist the temptation.
Moreover, having colluded with Zhang Quan for so long, it's possible he has seen this Contemplation Map before.
It's just that the map is still considered Zhang Quan's Ancestral Master Picture, so Lu Chengyun wouldn't forcibly take it away.
After thinking it over, Mo Hua felt that the only solution now was to track Zhang Quan.
See if the picture is still with him.
If it is, where has he hidden it?
If not, to whom has he given it?
Mo Hua has learned the Spirit Pivot Formation with its twelve Formation Patterns, and his Divine Sense has reached the peak of twelve patterns, just one step away from the Thirteen Stripes.
But this step is the threshold before the door.
Crossing it would still take some time, or perhaps some kind of opportunity.
The peak of the twelve patterns means his Divine Sense is already very strong.
And it's even less likely to be detected when hiding.
If he were tracking Lu Chengyun, he'd have to be a bit more cautious.
Tracking Zhang Quan should be almost effortless.
However, he needs to pick the right time, avoid Lu Chengyun's Divine Sense, and be a little careful to avoid the Expose Dust Formation and Expose Shadow Formation inside the Stone Palace.
The Expose Dust Formation and Expose Shadow Formation are manageable, but the problem is Lu Chengyun.
Lu Chengyun has a strong Divine Sense, understands formations, and is highly suspicious.
However, since Mo Hua built the Formation eye for the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses, Lu Chengyun has grown a bit more trusting of Mo Hua.
And since Mo Hua saw the Spirit Pivot Formation Chart, showed an expression of "shock," said "how difficult," "I can't understand," "I can't learn" and so on, Lu Chengyun's guard against Mo Hua has greatly reduced.
Nor does he probe with his Divine Sense to guard against Mo Hua from time to time.
Thus, Mo Hua's time to "move freely" has increased.
In the following four or five days, whenever Mo Hua had the chance, he would invisibly monitor Zhang Quan, gradually figuring out his routine.
Zhang Quan's routine was very regular, and his actions were very transparent.
Most of his days were spent building the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses.
The Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses requires a large number of Corpse Refining Coffins, all of which are refined by Zhang Quan himself. He then lets some Evil Formation Masters or Lu Chengyun inscribe them with Evil Formations before placing them in the Formation of Ten Thousand Corpses.
Low-end formations are inscribed by other Evil Formation Masters.
For higher-end ones, like the Iron Corpse for the iron coffins, Lu Chengyun personally handles the inscribing.
And Zhang Quan is solely responsible for all the coffins.
Having come from a coffin shop background, the tasks of making coffins, refining corpses, and nurturing coffins are considered his traditional trade.
Zhang Quan also inspected the Stone Palace regularly.
He checked whether there were any issues with the wood and iron coffins used for Corpse Refinement in the palace, whether the zombies were showing signs of corpse transformation, whether there was any loss of control, any deficiency in Corpse Qi, or any other abnormalities, and so on.
Basically, he spent his days dealing with corpses, and his work revolved entirely around zombies.
Zhang Quan also had a stone chamber.