“I saw a Contemplation Map.”
It was the Contemplation Map…
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly, “And then?”
“There was a little ghost in the map that bounced into my Sea of Consciousness, so I ate it…”
Mo Hua spoke succinctly.
Even Mr. Zhuang, who was always composed, even in the face of catastrophes, couldn’t help but show a shocked expression, “Ate it?”
Mo Hua nodded, “I ate it.”
Mr. Zhuang tugged at the corner of his mouth, “How did you eat it?”
“It wanted to eat me. I didn’t let it, so I used a formation to injure it. It turned into wisps of green smoke, and I swallowed them into my stomach…”
Mo Hua broadly explained what had happened, only he didn’t mention the Taoist Stele.
In fact, it was the breath of the Taoist Stele that had incinerated the Little Green-faced Ghost into green smoke.
“Can your Divine Sense manifest?” Mr. Zhuang asked.
“Mhm.” Mo Hua nodded.
From the Little Green-faced Ghost’s mouth, Mo Hua learned that Divine Thoughts manifesting as one’s self in the Sea of Consciousness is called Divine Sense Manifestation.
Mo Hua’s Divine Sense had been able to manifest since he was young, and he thought this was quite ordinary. But seeing the little ghost’s reaction, he realized that not all cultivators could manifest their own Divine Sense within the Sea of Consciousness.
At that moment, Mr. Zhuang’s expression also was not surprising, which suggested that although he hadn’t asked before, he must’ve guessed that Mo Hua’s Divine Sense could manifest.
Mr. Zhuang then said, “So after you ate the little ghost and refined it, your Divine Sense surged suddenly?”
Mo Hua nodded. He thought to himself that Mr. Zhuang was indeed perceptive, deducing most of the incident from the brief details Mo Hua had given.
Mr. Zhuang stood there with a complex expression, repeatedly seeming to want to say something but holding back. Finally, he slowly confirmed, “So now, has your Divine Sense reached Foundation Establishment?”
“Yes, Gentleman!” Mo Hua shyly smiled with bright, sparkling eyes, feeling a tiny bit proud.
Mr. Zhuang sighed and sat back down slowly. His expression returned to one of relaxation, though clearly, his heart was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
During these days, Mo Hua hadn’t come to find him, and he thought Mo Hua had gone off to play somewhere and simply forgotten the time. However, he didn’t expect that in just a few days, Mo Hua’s Divine Sense had already achieved Foundation Establishment.
“That was too fast…” Mr. Zhuang muttered to himself.
Though it’s said that if one prepares, they shall succeed, and if not, they shall fail.
But the rapid growth of Mo Hua’s Divine Sense was unforeseeable, and because of this, he had to overturn and start anew with all the preparations and plans he had made before…
Seeing Mr. Zhuang seemed a bit distracted, Mo Hua asked about his worries:
“Gentleman, I ate the little ghost from the Contemplation Map, and it seems its memories are now in my Sea of Consciousness. Occasionally, many illusions and various stray thoughts arise. Is this dangerous?”
“That…” Mr. Zhuang’s gaze deepened, “It’s hard to say.”
Mo Hua didn’t expect Mr. Zhuang, with all his experience and knowledge, to have such a vague answer, prompting him to ask:
“Why is it hard to say?”
“Because no one has ever done this before…”
Mo Hua was taken aback, “No one has eaten a little ghost before?”
“Yes.” Mr. Zhuang looked at Mo Hua with a complicated expression, “Generally, it’s the little ghosts that eat humans. You’re the first one I know of who has eaten a little ghost…”