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Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi listened to Mo Hua's words and witnessed the arduous life of Mining Cultivators, both frowning in silence.
The atmosphere became somewhat somber for a while.
After some thought, Mo Hua suddenly pointed to the north and said,
"Let's first take a trip to the forest over there."
Bai Zisheng, puzzled, asked, "What are we doing in the forest?"
Mo Hua replied, "You wanted to eat wild boar, didn't you? There's one there; we'll catch it and I'll cook it for you."
Bai Zisheng was momentarily taken aback, then overjoyed, and couldn't help but pat Mo Hua on the shoulder,
"You truly are a good junior brother of mine!"
Bai Zixi also smiled faintly.
The three of them went into the forest and captured a wild boar.
A Late First Grade wild boar stood no chance against the three of them.
After capturing the boar, Mo Hua brought it back, and using the cooking method his mother had taught him, he removed the gamey taste, cleansed the bloodstains, added spicy seasoning, and began to stew it in the pot.
The pork was tough and chewy, and it took a long time to stew.
It took a full day for the aroma to finally waft through the air.
After Mo Hua sliced it, he plated it and brought it as food to accompany the drinks for Instructor Yan and Mr. Zhuang.
Instructor Yan was temporarily living in the cave dwelling as well.
Whenever he had time, he would visit Mr. Zhuang.
The two sat in the courtyard, enjoying the breeze, drinking wine, eating meat, and chatting about the past of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect as well as the rise and fall of the Great Hidden Spirit Sect.
Instructor Yan couldn't stop praising the wild boar meat.
He never would have expected that Mo Hua, a student so proficient in formations, could also prepare meals that were quite up to standard.
After Mr. Zhuang took a bite, he nodded slightly.
Although the taste was somewhat inferior to what he had eaten in Tongxian City, eating it made his heart feel much warmer.
After all, it was made by his own junior disciple.
Under the courtyard's large tree, Mo Hua and the two others sat side by side.
Bai Zisheng relished the meal, wishing he could eat up the entire pig.
Bai Zixi, on the other hand, ate gracefully, her demeanor refined and her gestures delicate and elegant.
After eating a few bites, Mo Hua also nodded in satisfaction.
The weather was hot, but the shade under the tree was cool.
A gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, casting mottled shadows.
Suddenly, Mo Hua felt that such days were quite nice...
There was his master, senior brother, and senior sister.
And old acquaintances like Instructor Yan would pay visits.
He just didn't know how long such days could last...
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After eating their fill, Mo Hua started to focus on the serious matters at hand.
He needed to deduce the Spirit Pivot Formation Patterns, comprehend the Spiritual Pivot Formation, and use the First Grade Twelve Stripes formation to temper his Divine Sense, so as to advance it further and step into the realm of the Thirteen Stripes.
The Thirteen Stripes represented the limit of a Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Cultivator's Divine Sense.
Mo Hua would also be taking a crucial step towards Foundation Establishment.
The Spiritual Pivot Formation required deduction.
The first thing to research was Zhang Quan's Corpse Controlling Bell.
The Corpse Controlling Bell was an Evil Artifact of the Demon Path, unassuming on the outside with the formation hidden inside.
Mo Hua not being very knowledgeable about Artifact Refining, had no idea where to start or how to dismantle it.
Eventually, it was Bai Zixi who, after consulting a number of Tao Cultivation Canons, figured out the method of disassembly.
Dismantling the Corpse Controlling Bell was a troublesome process that required profound knowledge in Artifact Refining and some special refining methods.
Bai Zixi patiently explained to Mo Hua who, however, was utterly confused.
Apart from formations, Mo Hua was not very skilled in other Tao Cultivation arts, surely not as accomplished as Bai Zixi.
Therefore, dismantling the Corpse Controlling Bell could only be done by Bai Zixi.
Bai Zixi retrieved a small and exquisitely styled Artifact Furnace from nowhere, crafted from expensive materials, with the furnace fire as concentrated as mercury.
She then took out a series of Artifact Refining tools from her storage bag.