Chapter 326: The Third Boss

The matter of Hei Shan Zhai is basically concluded. The identity of the Qian family's old ancestor has been exposed, and the Qian family can no longer rely on Hei Shan Zhai to commit evil. Without the Qian family's support, Hei Shan Zhai cannot develop; without the reliance on Hei Shan Zhai, the Qian family also cannot continue to expand. Even the original instigator, the Qian family's old ancestor, who is still lurking in Da Hei Shan, cannot cause any significant trouble in a short time. No matter how strong a Foundation Establishment cultivator is, without family or faction support, they are just a Foundation Establishment cultivator with their cultivation nowhere to be utilized. Furthermore, after being severely injured, the Qian family's old ancestor's cultivation will not be much stronger.

However, to thoroughly resolve the matter of Hei Shan Zhai, two things still need to be done:

The first is to find the third boss. He is an evil array master and can draw evil arrays. He cannot be left alone, otherwise, he will inevitably cause endless harm. Array masters are already extraordinary, and the third boss is a Foundation Establishment level evil array master. Even if his talent is not good and he is unwilling to work hard, and is still only a first-grade array master, he is not to be underestimated. After all, without the arrays he drew, Hei Shan Zhai might have been discovered early and would not have been able to lurk in Da Hei Shan for so long.

The second thing is to pursue and kill the Qian family's old ancestor. Mo Hua always feels that the Qian family's old ancestor is not so simple. The Qian family's old ancestor is very deep in thought, and his heart's twists and turns are estimated to be more than the tunnels dug by a mouse. That day, when he was surrounded and killed, even though he seemed at the end of the road, the Qian family's old ancestor's expression was still too calm. Mo Hua cannot understand. Does he really have some reliance, or is he merely someone who is deeply calculating, showing no joy or anger on his face, and even with death at his door, he will not reveal the ugly state of being frustrated or a cornered dog leaping over the wall? Mo Hua does not know if he still has any schemes or calculations. However, as long as the Qian family's old ancestor is caught or killed, all these matters will finally settle like dust. Even if he has some calculations, as long as he is taken by him into the coffin, Mo Hua will not mind.

Mo Hua's first discovery was the clues of the third boss. The big boss, who was hiding in the Qian family, has already been executed. The third boss is very likely still hiding in the deep mountains. Dao soldiers have been searching the mountains continuously for several days, with no news of the third boss or the Qian family's old ancestor. Mo Hua then volunteered to help find them. Ever since he learned divine sense derivation calculation, his perception of arrays and spiritual power trajectories has become sharper. If the third boss is hiding in the deep mountains, he will necessarily set up arrays. As long as he sets up arrays, the operation of the arrays will produce spiritual power trajectories, which are like bright flames in the night and cannot escape Mo Hua's divine sense perception.

Commander Yang was not at ease, so he also followed Mo Hua into the deep mountains. The deep mountains are very large, and Hei Shan Zhai is only a part of it. Besides being remote, there are still many places that are overgrown with vegetation, filled with poisonous miasma, and uninhabited. Under Commander Yang's protection, Mo Hua observed everywhere while releasing his divine sense, searching for traces of arrays. An array master who doesn't set up arrays is not a good array master. As long as they set up arrays, they cannot hide from Mo Hua's divine sense.

Half a day later, Mo Hua finally discovered traces of arrays at a mountain cliff. Moreover, it was a familiar concealing array! In the vicinity of Tongxian City, the only array master who can draw a concealing array, besides himself, is probably the third boss.

"Found it?" Commander Yang saw Mo Hua suddenly stop, his eyes slightly bright, and asked.

Mo Hua nodded, pointing to the mountain cliff and saying, "Just nearby."

Commander Yang followed Mo Hua's gaze. On the mountain cliff, there was nothing but strange rocks and shrubs, no different from the mountain cliffs he had seen along the way. How was this found?

"Is it here?" Commander Yang confirmed.

"Yes, a concealing array is set up here, hiding traces."

Commander Yang again released his divine sense, but he still found nothing. The spiritual power of the array patterns blended with the mountain mist, making it fuzzy and obscure. He is not an array master and fundamentally cannot distinguish it. But he was not good at letting Mo Hua know that he had seen nothing, so he seriously nodded in agreement: "Indeed so."

"I'll go in and take a look first," Mo Hua said.

Commander Yang hurriedly stopped him, "I'll go with you." The third boss is an evil array master, and his hidden cave is concealed. He doesn't know what is inside, and he is afraid that Mo Hua will encounter danger.

Mo Hua shook his head: "I'll conceal myself and go in. He won't be able to see me."

Commander Yang still did not agree.

Mo Hua again said: "Uncle Yang, you don't know what arrays are set up inside. If you go in rashly, you will either fall into an ambush or simply alert the enemy and let him escape."

"You know what arrays are set up inside?" Commander Yang doubted.

"I'll go in and take a look, then I'll know," Mo Hua said.

Commander Yang was a little hesitant. He didn't remember any other array masters having this ability... Could they know what arrays are set up by just taking a look? But looking at Mo Hua's confident appearance, he should be sure.

"Alright then," Commander Yang nodded, "I'll wait here. If you encounter danger, just shout loudly, and I'll rush in to save you immediately!"

"Okay!" Mo Hua nodded.

After that, Mo Hua cast his concealing technique and disappeared right in front of Commander Yang. Commander Yang sighed. This concealing technique, despite having seen it many times, still felt absurd to him. He is only at the Qi Refining stage and can actually hide from the perception of a Foundation Establishment cultivator...

"Go back and see if there are any suitable-aged, beautiful, and gentle little girls in the family. I must find a way to trick Mo Hua into my Yang family..." The square-faced Commander Yang's mind involuntarily thought of crooked ideas...

Mo Hua concealed himself and walked into the concealed mountain cave along the hidden steps along the cliff edge. The mountain cave was surrounded by arrays. Besides the concealing array, there were also arrays used for warning, traps, and defense. Mo Hua used divine sense derivation calculation to know the range of the arrays and the types of array patterns, and he avoided these arrays one by one without leaving a trace. The process was much easier than Mo Hua had thought. Mo Hua couldn't help but sigh, the derivation calculation method taught by Mister Zhuang is really useful. Especially when dealing with array masters, he can see through the details of their arrays at a glance.

The mountain cave was quite spacious and dim, with only a weak light array for illumination. Under the dim firelight, he could see array books, array disks, brushes and ink, and some alchemy furnace materials, as well as several large jars full of human blood. And that third boss was sitting at a stone table at this time, concentrating on drawing something. Mo Hua quietly cast the Flowing Water Step, trying not to make any footsteps, and tiptoed closer. He could see the desktop without attracting the third boss's attention. The fully focused third boss at this time never expected that even though he was hiding in such a concealed mountain cave, he still could not escape Mo Hua's "peeping". Mo Hua stretched out his small head, curiously sizing up the third boss, wanting to see what exactly he was doing.

After looking for a while, he understood. The third boss was drawing arrays, and moreover, he was drawing evil arrays! Evil arrays again... Mo Hua's heart skipped a beat, and he perked up, wanting to see what evil arrays were exactly like. After looking for a while, Mo Hua was a little disappointed. Indeed, as Bai Zi Xi said, evil arrays are crooked paths and not profound array knowledge. Evil arrays are derived from orthodox arrays, but for quick success, they changed the array medium, brushes and ink, and some array hub structures. Using flesh and blood as the array medium can save divine sense, and using human blood as ink can enhance array power, but their essential array patterns are simplified, shortcuts are taken, and the array patterns are crude. So-called evil arrays are more like "shortcut" arrays. A kind of "seeking quick success and instant benefit" array. It looks profound and terrible, but its essential "way" is crude and shallow, nothing commendable.

Cultivating the dao and arrays are the same. Seeking quick success and instant benefit might make you start fast, but eventually, you cannot go far, and you cannot comprehend the ultimate dao. Mo Hua again tried to derive and calculate it in his mind, and the array patterns of the evil array clearly appeared in his mind. No wonder Bai Zi Xi said he might "learn it in one go". Mo Hua lost interest. The evil array of crooked ways, looking very fierce, was really nothing interesting. The technical content was too low...

Mo Hua was too lazy to look anymore, and he tiptoed out again. Outside the mountain cave, Commander Yang was fully alert, staring fixedly at the cave entrance. Suddenly, Mo Hua appeared beside him, startling him.

"When did you come out?"

"Just now..."

Commander Yang coughed, covering his embarrassment, and pretended to calmly ask: "Is the third boss inside?"

Mo Hua nodded, "He is inside. There is a secret passage. Go in and catch him, don't let him run!" Mo Hua took out paper and brush and drew a sketch map of the mountain cave, marking everything clearly. Where there were arrays, what kind of arrays, what their functions were, how to walk safely so as not to fall into traps or alert the enemy, what mechanisms were inside the mountain cave, where the secret passage was... Mo Hua told Commander Yang everything. Commander Yang couldn't help but sigh. He even wanted to carry Mo Hua around like a treasure. Warning, searching, detecting, and solving arrays were all proficient. With him, how convenient would later marching and fighting be! But Commander Yang knew that he could only think about it. This kind of wishful thinking was fundamentally impossible.

Commander Yang memorized the route, and like Mo Hua, sneaked into the mountain cave. Not long after, "cracking" fighting sounds came from inside the mountain cave, mixed with the third boss's shocked and angry voice. After a while, the sounds stopped. Commander Yang shouted from within the mountain cave: "Mo Hua!" Mo Hua then knew that the third boss had already been subdued, and his spirits lifted, and he openly walked into the mountain cave again.