Chapter 178: Master Ban

“The limit of divine consciousness.”

This wasn’t the first time Mo Hua had heard this phrase, but he still didn’t understand what exactly the limit of divine consciousness was, or how to break through it.

Mo Hua asked when he didn’t understand, saying in a low voice: “The limit of divine consciousness… how do you break through?”

Mister Zhuang looked at him silently.

Mo Hua came back to his senses, scratched his head, and smiled sheepishly: “Mister, I’m aiming too high again.”

Mister Zhuang raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly: “Knowing some is also a good thing, but don’t spend too much thought on these matters. The most important thing for you is still to learn more compound arrays. After all, you are already at Qi Refining six layers.”

What good is being at Qi Refining six layers?

Mo Hua wrinkled his eyebrows and suddenly remembered that he was already at Qi Refining six layers. If he broke through again, it would be Qi Refining seven layers.

From Qi Refining six layers to Qi Refining seven layers was a step from Qi Refining mid-stage to Qi Refining late-stage, considered a breakthrough in a major realm. That meant, in his cultivation method, there would be a bottleneck!

The cultivation method he practiced was the Heavenly Evolution Art. The bottleneck of the Heavenly Evolution Art was puzzle arrays.

If he couldn't solve these puzzle arrays, he couldn't break through his realm. Then there was nothing else to think about, and he could only be a Qi Refining six layers cultivator for a lifetime.

Mo Hua shuddered inwardly.

Yes, the most urgent matter was still to learn more array methods, practice more array methods, use more array methods, and find a way to solve the puzzle arrays of the Heavenly Evolution Art. Otherwise, if his cultivation level couldn't improve, everything else was empty talk.

After bidding farewell to Mister Zhuang, Mo Hua began to plan his program for learning array methods.

First was to utilize the building arrays of the Refining Tool Workshop, broaden the scope of array method application a bit, and consolidate some relatively basic compound arrays, such as first-grade earth and wood compound arrays and so on.

Then, using the Refining Tool Furnace and Refining Pill Furnace, he would learn and apply some more difficult compound arrays, such as complex array methods that included first-grade molten fire arrays.

The array hubs of these array methods no longer simply played the role of linking single arrays, but also included the control and suppression effects of spiritual power within the array methods.

Afterwards, Mo Hua spent two days referring to the array diagrams given by Mister Zhuang, using the building diagram of the Refining Tool Workshop as a base, and planned out the building array diagram for the Refining Tool Workshop.

Mo Hua took the building array diagram to Elder Yu to look at.

Elder Yu took one look, and his scalp went numb.

The arrays were densely packed and too complex. Elder Yu couldn't understand them at all and for a moment felt dizzy and swollen. He didn't understand array methods either; looking at it was like looking at a heavenly book. He could only wave his hand and say:

“You handle it, no problem.”

Mo Hua saw Elder Yu agree, so he nodded.

Elder Yu secretly stared at Mo Hua, sizing him up, looking left and right. He couldn't help but inwardly complain:

“I don’t know how Mo Hua’s little head is built. How does he remember such complex arrays, and how can he draw them out…”

Elder Yu shook his head.

A few days later, Elder Yu invited the head supervisor of the Court Supervisor to drink a few times and also negotiated several times with the supervisors of other departments. Then, he spent quite a few spirit stones to buy a large piece of wasteland on the south side of Tongxian City, as well as some adjacent, uninhabited old houses nearby.

This piece of wasteland was then designated as the location for the Refining Tool Workshop and Refining Pill Workshop. It was also the most suitable and cheapest land segment selected after discussion by Elder Yu and everyone.

Once the address was chosen, they could start work.

Building houses in the cultivation world required craftsmen masters. Craftsmen masters skilled in earth and wood construction belonged to a branch of Refining Tool. With the development of the cultivation world, they gradually separated from the Refining Tool industry.

There weren't many craftsmen masters in Tongxian City, so Elder Yu could only hire a batch of workers from neighboring immortal cities.

The leading craftsman master among these workers was surnamed Ban and was an old acquaintance of Elder Yu. His craftsmanship was also well-known in several nearby immortal cities.

Elder Yu arrived at an inn within Tongxian City and handed the building array diagram to an old man about his age but with dark skin and a slightly hunched figure.

“Master Ban, the array diagram is ready, we can start work.”

The old man called Master Ban took the array diagram, looked at it, and his eyebrows also wrinkled tightly, “Such complex arrays, which array masters do you plan to invite to draw them?”

Elder Yu said: “You'll know when the time comes.”

Master Ban still wasn’t reassured, “Your arrays are too difficult, and the number of array patterns is large. If they can't be drawn, or if there aren't enough people and they are drawn too slowly, it will greatly affect the progress.”

Elder Yu knew what he was worried about, so he said: “Don’t worry, it won’t delay the progress, and it won’t delay your final payment either.”

Master Ban was relieved after getting Elder Yu’s promise, although he still felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.

Such a large number of arrays, and they looked quite complex. Which array masters had drawn them for him?

Most of the array masters in Tongxian City had good relations with the Qian family, and the Qian family held a grudge against him, so they shouldn't draw arrays for the Hunter Demon Masters.

Inviting from outside? That might cost a considerable amount of spirit stones. Although Elder Yu had recently acquired a large sum of spirit stones, he couldn't squander them like that…

Master Ban wrinkled his eyebrows, thinking hard without a solution. Suddenly, he was stunned for a moment and said in his heart:

“Why am I bothering with all this? It's fine as long as he can settle the final payment of spirit stones for me on time.”

After all, in this day and age, it was already good enough that they, as craftsmen masters, could get their accounts settled on time and not be owed spirit stones. He still had a bunch of workers under him who needed to eat.

Thinking of this, he became envious of Elder Yu again.

He heard that Elder Yu had led the Hunter Demon Masters to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, forcing a spirit mine from the Qian family’s grasp.

The Qian family had always snatched meat from others' mouths. This was the first time they had been snatched from, and it was a whole spirit mine, truly extraordinary.

Master Ban sighed in admiration.

He and Elder Yu had been friends for many years. This time, it was considered that Elder Yu was eating meat, and also letting them enjoy some good fortune by handing over such a large construction project to them.

If both phases, including the Refining Tool Workshop and Refining Pill Workshop, were built, they wouldn't have to worry about their livelihood for two years. Afterwards, casually taking on some small jobs would be enough to support their families.

They no longer needed to worry to the point of distraction because of lack of projects, as they had before.

Master Ban felt somewhat relieved in his heart, then he sped up the apprentices' work, admonishing them to be serious and careful in doing their job well.

Elder Yu had given them this opportunity, so they had to show their true skills, do the work thoroughly and meticulously, not disappoint Elder Yu's trust, and not let others look down on them.

The construction of the Refining Tool Workshop then unfolded in full swing.

Building materials had already been purchased by Elder Yu and were being transported in batches to the wasteland in the south of the city.

The craftsmen masters then began leveling the ground step by step, building the foundation, and processing various earth and wood bricks and stones in advance.

Master Ban was even more busy, his feet not touching the ground. With such a large project, he had to oversee everything from beginning to end, check every detail, only hating that he didn't know cloning techniques.

Besides the craftsmen masters, some Hunter Demon Masters also came over to help. Although they weren't involved in construction and didn't know related skills, they were all body refiners, strong and sturdy, with a lot of strength. They could move bricks and stones, lift heavy timber, and dig foundations.

With more people, the work progressed faster.

While Master Ban was gratified, he also felt a sense of vigilance.

When there were many people, it was easy for chaos to arise and cause problems. Moreover, it was also easy for unrelated people to mix in.

He had been a craftsman master for so many years and had experienced all these matters. Some people mixed in just for novelty and to watch the excitement, some mixed in to steal things, and some mixed in purely with malicious intent.

Elder Yu and the Qian family were not harmonious, so it was also possible that the Qian family would send people to mix in and plot malice.

Master Ban was on high alert, staring at the cultivators coming and going on the field, looking for unfamiliar faces.

Then he saw a small cultivator lying on the ground at the edge of the newly built foundation, stretching out his small head and curiously looking at something.

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