Chapter 181: Architectural Formation (Five More Updates)_1
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But you can’t blame him for misjudging, it’s just that the situation was too extraordinary.
Master Ban said to himself.
After all, throughout his many years, he had mostly dealt with white-haired Formation Masters and had never seen a youngster in his teens drawing formations at such a large Artifact Refining shop project.
Master Ban couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.
Now that they had a Formation Master, Master Ban also sighed in relief. Since he had no other duties, he stood behind Mo Hua with Elder Yu, craning his neck to watch Mo Hua draw the formation.
Elder Yu, seeing Master Ban so engrossed, asked softly, “Do you understand what you’re seeing?”
Master Ban shook his head, “I don’t,” and asked in return, “Do you understand?”
Elder Yu also shook his head, “I don’t understand. What are you looking at?”
“You don’t understand and yet you’re looking too,” Master Ban said.
Elder Yu chuckled awkwardly, “I’m just curious, taking a look from the side.”
Master Ban said to himself, I’m seeing a kid this big drawing a formation for the first time, I’m even more curious than you are.
Master Ban glanced at Mo Hua, then at the formation he had drawn, and asked softly:
“What grade of formation is this?”
Elder Yu wasn’t quite sure either but made a guess based on the quality of Mo Hua’s formations, “First-grade, I suppose.”
Master Ban was startled and exclaimed, “Ah?”
Elder Yu glanced at him reproachfully and hushed, “Keep your voice down, don’t disturb his drawing.”
Master Ban lowered his voice again and asked, “What first-grade?”
“First-grade Formation Method?”
Master Ban shook his head repeatedly, “Impossible!”
“Take it or leave it,” said Elder Yu with an indifferent attitude.
Indeed, Master Ban didn’t believe it, but he felt Elder Yu wouldn’t deceive him. After pondering, he could only keep staring at the formation under Mo Hua’s brush.
Although he didn’t understand formations, he could still count the Formation Patterns.
One, two… five, this one has only five patterns.
One, two, three… seven, this one has only seven.
Master Ban suddenly felt complicated. A teenager, capable of drawing seven Formation Patterns, was already at the same level as an ordinary Formation Master.
For such a level, he had inadvertently said “only” seven, truly he had lost count…
Master Ban continued to count.
Finally, in a Single Formation where Mo Hua finished and lifted his brush, he counted nine patterns!
Nine Patterns make a First-grade!
Master Ban was deeply shocked.
“Is it really a First-grade Formation Method?”
Seeing Master Ban’s astonished face, Elder Yu felt secretly pleased. When he heard that Mo Hua could draw a First-grade Formation Method, his expression and tone were the same, and what he probably thought was similar to Master Ban’s.
Master Ban looked at Elder Yu, his voice trembling slightly but still trying to keep it low, “Then this… this kid is now… a First-grade Formation Master?”
“He hasn’t been officially assessed by the Taoist Court, so not yet,” said Elder Yu.
“Still, that’s incredible…”
Master Ban shook his head, still finding it unbelievable.
Now, as he watched Mo Hua Drawing Formation again, his mood was not only one of admiration but also tinged with a hint of reverence.
This was a First-grade Formation Method, after all. In his life, he hadn’t seen many Formation Masters who could draw a First-grade Formation Method.
Master Ban leaned forward again, glanced at the Foundation Stone’s formation, and couldn’t help but exclaim:
“This formation is drawn really well!”
Elder Yu said, “I thought you didn’t understand formations?”
“You don’t need to,” Master Ban waved his hand, “The strokes of this formation, just like they were carved with a stencil, are so orderly and beautiful. I’ve lived this long and have never seen a formation drawn with such beautiful brushstrokes!”
As Mo Hua was praised, Elder Yu also felt delighted, though he still modestly said:
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“Oh, he’s still a child, there’s so much more for him to learn.”
Master Ban was once again immersed in Formation work and paid no more attention to him.
After finishing a set of Compound Formations, Mo Hua’s Divine Sense had almost been depleted, so he put down his brush and sat on the ground to rest for a while.
Elder Yu immediately approached with a gentle expression, “Tired?”