Chapter 177: Limit

After Mo Hua finished planning the building formations for the Artifact Refining Workshop, he checked them over and felt there were no major problems.

All the basic functions were there, and since they were all still considered separate formations, their connections weren't significant. At least, drawing them shouldn't pose a problem.

But Mo Hua felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.

The construction of the Artifact Refining Workshop was a major undertaking, related to the cultivation and lives of scattered cultivators for ten, several decades, or even longer years to come. Not a single bit of negligence could be tolerated.

Since he wasn't sure himself, it was better to seek advice from Mr. Zhuang.

Mo Hua then went to the Sit-Forget Abode and gave the formation planning map he had made for the building to Mr. Zhuang to examine.

Mr. Zhuang's eyelids twitched when he saw the densely packed formation map, but upon seeing that the map only contained single formations and simply arranged compound formations that were independent of each other, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr., is there something improper?" Mo Hua asked.

Mr. Zhuang shook his head slightly. "It's fine."

"Can it be used?"

"It's sufficient," Mr. Zhuang said, and then took out several maps and handed them to Mo Hua. "These are also simple building formation maps. You can reference them."

Mo Hua took them and eagerly looked at them.

The formations on the building formation maps were similar to what Mo Hua expected, all primarily earth-wood type formations. Single formations ranged from five-path formation lines to nine-path formation lines, and there were also some first-grade compound formations. But they were all not particularly difficult, still within Mo Hua's ability to master.

However, although these building formation maps were primarily earth-wood formations, they incorporated other five elements' formations. There were also many differences in the details.

For example, how to use metal system formations to solidify earth and stone, how to use water system formations to nourish earth and wood, and how to use fire system formations to ensure the building's warmth and lighting, and so on.

Looking at the framework, they were similar, but there were many places in the details worth pondering.

As Mo Hua looked, he became absorbed, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Mr. Zhuang was already lying in a chair, leisurely closing his eyes to rest.

Mo Hua scratched his head sheepishly.

Mr. Zhuang opened his eyes and asked with a smile, "How did it look?"

Mo Hua thought for a moment and said, "Mr. gave me these several formation maps. They look simple, but the interactions of mutual generation and restraint among the various formations, the intricacies within are actually many. This disciple couldn't fully understand them for a while."

Mr. Zhuang nodded. "Not bad. There are many categories of cultivation. Once formations are involved, the planning, overall arrangement, and the relations of mutual generation, restraint, and repulsion among different formations all require careful thought and contemplation... It's already very good that you can see these points the first time."

Mo Hua smiled happily, and then thought for a moment, his brow furrowing again as he asked,

"Mr., although the formations on these building formation maps, when arranged, require careful planning and consideration of generation and restraint, they are still independent of each other. If these formations were connected, wouldn't the effect of the entire formation be stronger?"

Mr. Zhuang showed a thoughtful smile. "How to connect them?"

Mo Hua frowned tightly and thought for a moment, saying uncertainly, "...Use formation hubs?"

"If they are connected with formation hubs, what do they become?" Mr. Zhuang asked again.

Mo Hua tried to imagine it. Single formations connected become compound formations. Connecting so many single formations would be like...

"Large compound formations?" Mo Hua looked at Mr. Zhuang.

"It can be said more simply," Mr. Zhuang's gaze was deeply meaningful. "Large compound formations are actually just called 'grand formations'."

Grand formations!

Mo Hua's heart skipped a beat.

The grand formations that countless formation masters dreamed of, that they wanted to draw out in their dreams?

That class of formations in the cultivation world that were the most vast, had the most formation lines, and were also the most powerful?

Mo Hua couldn't help but ask again, "I can draw them out?"

Mr. Zhuang's slender and fair fingers reached out and gently tapped Mo Hua's little head.

"Don't be too ambitious. You haven't even properly learned compound formations yet, don't think about grand formations."

Mo Hua covered his head and laughed a bit, "Okay, Mr."

But he was still somewhat concerned, so he asked softly, "Mr., where exactly are grand formations difficult?"

Mr. Zhuang gently shook his head, a hint of helplessness in his voice. "They are difficult in the formation hubs."

"Formation hubs?"

Mr. Zhuang asked, "Are the formation hubs of compound formations difficult?"

Mo Hua nodded. "They are difficult."

Mr. Zhuang said faintly, "Compound formations only connect a few single formations, and their formation hubs are already not easy to learn. The formation hubs of grand formations, on the other hand, may connect hundreds or thousands of single formations."

Mo Hua was a little stunned. Hundreds or thousands?

Even all the spiritual sense in his divine sea wouldn't be enough!

Even if he exhausted his spiritual sense, ground his divine sea into powder, he still wouldn't be able to squeeze out that much spiritual sense...

Mr. Zhuang said, "So, first-grade grand formations are not something that first-grade formation masters can draw out. Usually, only second-grade formation masters can learn first-grade grand formations and act as the main formation master for a first-grade grand formation."

"Main formation master?" Mo Hua asked, puzzled.

Mr. Zhuang said, "The formation master who can plan a first-grade grand formation and draw out the formation hub for a grand formation is called the main formation master."

"Why not draw it all oneself?"

Mr. Zhuang laughed. "Grand formations are extremely large in volume, with numerous formation lines. If you draw it all yourself, you'd probably be tired to death. So, grand formations are generally planned by one main formation master, who personally draws out the formation hub. Other formation masters, based on the formation map planned by the main formation master, draw the specific single formations onto the structure of the formation hub."

"Oh, I see." Mo Hua understood.

One fence needs three stakes, a good man needs three helpers.

A grand formation is so huge in volume that it cannot possibly be drawn by one person. It requires the cooperation of many formation masters to construct the grand formation.

This kind of vast and numerous project must be an extremely important matter, crucial to a family, a sect, or even a city or a world.

No wonder many formation masters consider grand formations their lifelong pursuit.

Immediately, Mo Hua thought of the most crucial problem: "Building a grand formation must cost quite a few spirit stones..."

Mr. Zhuang thought for a moment and said, "Although they are called grand formations, their scale also varies. A grand formation of a smaller scale doesn't require too many."

Mo Hua asked weakly, "How many spirit stones does a smaller-scale one require..."

Mr. Zhuang showed a quite interesting expression and laughed.

"Didn't you just excavate a spirit mine? If all the spirit stones from that mine were used, it might be enough to build a small-scale grand formation. This is assuming that the formation masters, artisans, and refining masters don't demand wages, and it doesn't account for the spirit stones needed to activate the grand formation."

Mo Hua stared blankly.

An entire spirit mine, that many spirit stones, only enough to build a small-scale grand formation.

If he accounted for wages and the spirit stones for activating the grand formation, this would still be far from enough...

After all, a formation master who can plan and lead the construction and drawing of a first-grade grand formation must generally be a second-grade formation master, and they are not easily invited.

Thinking of so many spirit stones, Mo Hua also couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.

What kind of financial background must one have to build a first-grade grand formation? No wonder the entire Tongxian City hasn't seen a grand formation.

Mo Hua gave up. Even if he could draw grand formations, he didn't have that many spirit stones to raise funds.

But Mo Hua still asked curiously, "Do first-grade formation masters really not act as the main formation master for first-grade grand formations?"

"Generally speaking, that's how it is."

"Then, what about not generally?"

Mr. Zhuang looked at Mo Hua, his gaze slightly concentrated, and said slowly,

"Generally speaking, as long as you break through the limit of spiritual sense, it's fine."

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