601 Bald Head
Mount Diancang was vast and desolate, poor in resources for Tao cultivation, rarely frequented by people, making it a suitable hideout for Sin Cultivators.
Mo Hua followed several senior brothers and sisters to Mount Diancang.
Mountains towered majestically, shrouded in clouds and mist, the pale yellow miasma obscuring all directions.
Murong Caiyun said, “I accepted a reward from the Sect. There’s a tip that the Bald Eagle is hiding alone in a cave thirty miles from here.”
“However, this person is vigilant and skilled in Formation, and will surely set up formations along the way to guard against pursuit…”
“These formations might not be very sophisticated, but they are extremely covert and hard to detect, requiring a skilled Formation Master to inspect along the way…”
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“We must be meticulous and not overlook anything…”
“Otherwise, we risk startling the ‘Bald Eagle’ and letting him escape…”
Murong Caiyun glanced at Mo Hua, “Junior Brother Mo, can you handle it?”
Mo Hua nodded, “I can do it!”
Seeing Mo Hua’s confidence, Murong Caiyun did not feel relieved but rather more worried.
Ouyang Feng, fearing that Mo Hua would feel pressured, then said,
“Junior Brother Mo, just do your best and don’t be nervous…”
“This task isn’t just one person’s responsibility. Along the way, we will also keep an eye out and cover any gaps, as the Bald Eagle is extremely cunning and difficult to deal with, and the formations he sets are very tricky…”
“Mm-hm,” Mo Hua expressed his gratitude. “Thank you, Senior Brother Feng!”
Thus, the group moved forward, and as they walked, Mo Hua suddenly paused, pointing at a freshly turned patch of soil at the roadside,
“Is that the formation?”
The others, upon hearing this, looked at each other and then nodded.
Murong Caiyun let out a slight sigh of relief, “Correct.”
Only then did Mo Hua realize that everyone had noticed but had kept silent to “test” him.
They really didn’t trust him…
Mo Hua muttered in his heart.
Hua Qianqian walked up to the turned soil, took out a golden compass, placed it on the ground, and as the compass spun, a flash of light occurred, and the Formation Patterns hidden beneath the soil disappeared.
Mo Hua was stunned, “What is this compass…?”
Murong Caiyun was taken aback, “You don’t know?”
Mo Hua honestly nodded.
To know as knowing, not knowing as not knowing is knowing.
With all his seniors around, he, being a junior brother, saw no need to pretend.
Murong Caiyun sighed, “This is called a Compass for Breaking Arrays. Some simple formations can be countered with this kind of compass.”
“Does it work on all formations?” Mo Hua asked.
Murong Caiyun shook her head, “Different formations require different Types of Compass for Breaking Arrays, like those of the Five Elements, Eight Trigrams, directions; they must match to undo them, and the Formation Patterns can’t be too complex.”
“Oh, oh.”
Mo Hua learned something new and quietly took note.
“So there are things like a Compass for Breaking Arrays…”
He had always relied on himself to solve formations and had never used such “lazy” methods.
He wondered what the principles behind it were…
Mo Hua grew curious.
Using the Compass for Breaking Arrays, Hua Qianqian dissolved the hidden formation, then with a flick of her hands, dispersed spiritual power, swept away the soil, and revealed a small stone disk buried underneath, etched with Formation Patterns.
The patterns looked familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar, probably a variant of regular Formation Patterns.
Unable to recognize them, Mo Hua humbly asked,
“Senior Sister Murong, what formation is this on the stone disk…?”
Murong Caiyun paused.
The others also placed their hands on their foreheads, somewhat helplessly.
Shangguan Xu even had a bittersweet expression.
Not knowing such a simple formation, “being skilled” in formations wasn’t exactly being “skilled”…
Murong Caiyun sighed and reluctantly explained,
“This is called the Small Yuan Magnetic Formation, a First-grade Formation, utilizing the magnetic properties within the patterns to attract induction forces for surveillance and defense…”
“Small Yuan Magnetic Formation…”