Chapter 369: Determining the Quality

One product, twelve patterns!

Mo Xiang was shocked. He never expected that Instructor Yan’s sect actually had an array method inheritance of one product, twelve patterns.

The Reverse Spirit Array that Mister Zhuang taught him was only one product, ten patterns.

And the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Array, although Mister Zhuang didn't explicitly say, according to Mo Xiang's own guess, the divine sense needed for the array hub of this great array would not exceed eleven patterns.

Now, from Manager Mo's mouth, he actually heard of an array method of one product, twelve patterns, and moreover, it seemed to be a single array.

"Spirit Hub Array..."

Mo Xiang silently remembered this name, and then asked curiously:

"What's special about this array method that it actually requires such a strong divine sense of twelve patterns..."

Manager Mo smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No one has learned it, so naturally no one knows."

Mo Xiang nodded, then pondered secretly:

"Spirit Hub Array, it doesn't sound like a Five Elements array method. It has the word 'Spirit', so it's related to spirit power. It should be similar to 'Gather Spirit Array' or 'Reverse Spirit Array', an array method for gathering, dispersing, or flowing spirit power..."

"The word 'Hub' in the array method's name either refers to spirit power as the hub or just refers to the special nature of the 'Array Hub'."

"A single array's array hub is generally simple in structure, but this single array actually requires twelve patterns of divine sense. Could it be because the array hub structure is complex, different from ordinary ones?"

Mo Xiang muttered for a long time.

Manager Mo listened, stunned.

He didn't say anything, just mentioned an array method's name, and Mo Xiang could think of so many things...

And he simply couldn't understand any of it.

Manager Mo was secretly alarmed.

The way of array methods is indeed vast and profound, and Mo Xiang's level of array methods is indeed profound and unpredictable. No wonder even Master Luo greatly admired Mo Xiang...

Mo Xiang pondered for a long time but still couldn't come to a conclusion.

Relying solely on the name of an array method, it was indeed impossible to discern too much.

He asked again: "Manager Mo, do you know the whereabouts of Instructor Yan?"

Manager Mo came back to his senses, thought for a moment, took out a strip of paper from his storage bag, and handed it to Mo Xiang. Only one line of words was written on the paper strip:

"Xiao Huang Prefecture, Nanyue City."

"This is something I entrusted people to inquire about. I have old friends from the sect who saw that bullying master and exterminating ancestor traitor in an immortal city named Nanyue, in the Xiao Huang Prefecture, to the east of Li Prefecture."

"I told Senior Brother Yan about this matter. If I'm not mistaken, he should have also gone to Nanyue City."

Mo Xiang nodded and put away the paper strip.

Manager Mo thought for a while and still entrusted:

"Mo Xiang, I have an impolite request... If you happen to pass by there and encounter Senior Brother Yan, I hope you can help him."

Mo Xiang said seriously: "Manager, rest assured, I will definitely help Instructor Yan catch that traitor."

"No..." Manager Mo shook his head.

Mo Xiang was surprised, "What 'no'?"

"I'm not asking you to help him catch someone, I'm asking you to help me advise him, let him find a Dao companion and start a family..." Manager Mo said helplessly.

Mo Xiang was a little confused.

Manager Mo sighed: "Senior Brother Yan's talent is actually quite good..."

"Of course, he can't compare to you..." Manager Mo looked at Mo Xiang, then continued: "If he wholeheartedly researches array methods, I won't say what great achievements he can make, but at least becoming a one product array master and an outer sect elder is no problem."

"A one product array master is also considered an extraordinary character in general prefectures..."

Manager Mo's tone was a little envious.

Mo Xiang also nodded. When he first learned array methods, his dream was just to become a one product array master.

Manager Mo continued to sigh: "But Senior Brother Yan has been depressed these years and can't calm his heart, so he has always been unable to cross that threshold."

"He joined the sect early and had a deep friendship with Master, so he can't accept this matter, which I understand very well. But he can't delay his whole life because he's focused on revenge."

"Even if the great enmity is avenged, he will end up alone, white-haired and old, and it will be difficult for him to make achievements in array methods."

"If you meet him, just advise him to understand himself better. Even if he avenges the enmity, Master is already dead, the sect is also scattered, and past things have drifted away with the wind. But he himself still needs to find a way to live well..."

Manager Mo said sincerely and movingly, his tone again a little helpless: "These words, he may not listen to me, but he might listen to you."

Mo Xiang nodded, also sighing in his heart. Manager Mo was genuinely concerned for Instructor Yan, so he promised: "Don't worry, I will advise Instructor Yan."

Manager Mo also showed a smile.

When Mo Xiang was leaving, he took out several boxes of famous pastries and stuffed them into Mo Xiang's arms: "Take them all back to taste."

Mo Xiang couldn't refuse and had no choice but to accept.

After Mo Xiang left, Manager Mo sat alone in the room, pouring and drinking for himself. He drank several cups of tea, his expression a little disappointed, and murmured: "Senior Brother, don't blame me for being meddlesome..."

"I told Mo Xiang about the Spirit Hub Array, don't blame me either."

"The sect is all gone, and this array method is no longer a secret."

Manager Mo was silent for a while, looking at the tea floating in the cup, and then slowly said: "Moreover, I also want to know, this extremely absurd array method of one product, twelve patterns, can someone really learn it..."

Mo Xiang bid farewell to Manager Mo and remembered the place name "Nanyue City" in his heart.

He thought of Instructor Yan's entrustment to him, his expectations for him, and that somewhat desolate figure when they parted.

Mo Xiang's mood became a little heavy for a while.

He didn't know where Instructor Yan was now, whether he was living well, or if he had encountered any difficulties.

Whether he had found that traitor who murdered his master and rebelled against the sect, and whether he would encounter any danger again...

But worrying now was also useless. He hoped he could really see Instructor Yan later.

Mo Xiang sighed.

Afterward, he thought of another question: "When I first learned array methods, I wanted to become a one product array master. Now I'm about to go out and travel, should I try to get a grade?"

Mo Xiang went to ask Mister Zhuang.

Mister Zhuang was not surprised and nodded: "You can try."

"Really?" Mo Xiang suddenly became a little nervous, "What if I fail the exam?"

"You can just take the exam casually. It doesn't matter whether you pass or not."

Although Mister Zhuang said so, he said in his heart: "You are now already the main array master of a one product great array. How could you possibly fail the ordinary one product array master examination?"

"Array methods are something that are clearly good or not. An insider can see it at a glance."

"Even if there's a black curtain in the grading examination, they wouldn't dare to blackball you."

"If they really dared to be 'blind', revoking your one product quota, they would definitely be unable to eat and walk afterward."

Mo Xiang nodded, thinking that was also right. There was indeed nothing to worry about with ordinary one product array methods.

"Then when should I take the exam?"

Mo Xiang was completely ignorant of the process of grading examinations.

"Just finish the exam before going out to travel," Mister Zhuang said.

"Can't I take the exam outside?"

"No." Mister Zhuang shook his head and patiently explained: "Array master's grading examination follows a recommendation system and has state boundary quota limits."

"If you want to get a grade, you not only need a recommendation letter, but each state, boundary, and city has a limit on the quota for one product array masters each time. Some places have more quotas, some places have less."

"If you are in Tongxian City and someone recommends you, after you get a grade, you occupy Tongxian City's quota."

"When you arrive outside, you are unfamiliar with the area. Firstly, no one is willing to recommend you, and secondly, if you succeed in getting a grade, you occupy the quota of another immortal city, and others will be even more unhappy..."

"So troublesome..." Mo Xiang thought of what Mister Zhuang had said before and couldn't help but ask: "Making it so troublesome, is it also to set a threshold for profit?"

"Part of it is."

"Another part?"

Mister Zhuang wanted to say something but still didn't say it, only saying: "You will gradually know later. Knowing now is also useless."

Mo Xiang seemed to understand but not understand, nodded, and asked again: "Then how is the quota divided?"

Mister Zhuang sighed: "There are many factors, the richness or poverty of the state boundary, the number of world families and sects, connections, and so on... In poorer and more difficult state boundaries with weak array method inheritance, there are fewer quotas, and more effort is required to become a one product array master."

"On the contrary, in places with deep foundations or rooted power, they give a lot of quotas every year, and it is relatively much simpler to become a one product array master."

Mo Xiang exclaimed: "This is really... not too fair."

Mister Zhuang said: "The heavenly Dao is fair, array methods are just there. You can do it or you can't. What's unfair is actually people. Some people can do it, but they can't become a one product array master, while some people can't, but they can still hold the title of a one product array master..."

Mo Xiang was thoughtful and then quietly asked: "Then who should I find to recommend me?"

"Dao Court Division, local families, sects, or other one product forces recognized by the Dao Court, all have the qualification to recommend."

"You... take the path of the Dao Court Division. You still have a bronze waist card from the Dao Court Division on you. Your Palm Division will definitely be very willing to recommend you."

Mister Zhuang pointed out.

Mo Xiang was a little surprised, "Mister, you also know about my waist card?"

Mister Zhuang's expression was calm, "This kind of small matter, if I want to know, I naturally know."

Mo Xiang sighed in his heart, Mister Zhuang was indeed profound and unpredictable.

"Also," Mister Zhuang's slender fingers rubbed Mo Xiang's hair, "You should call me 'Master', not mister."

"Oh..."

Mo Xiang reacted and laughed a little awkwardly.

He was used to calling him mister, and for a while, he couldn't change it.

"Master!"

Mo Xiang's voice was clear and pure.

Mister Zhuang slightly closed his eyes, his expression leisurely, and gently nodded.

Afterward, Mo Xiang went to find Palm Division Zhou again.

When Palm Division Zhou heard that Mo Xiang wanted to participate in the grading of a one product array master, he agreed without saying anything.

If Mo Xiang could successfully get a grade through the recommendation of the Dao Court Division and become a one product array master, then he would also have face.

Even if he failed the grading, he was also very willing to help with this favor.

Although in Palm Division Zhou's heart, with Mo Xiang's array method level, it was impossible for him to fail the grading.

But he also knew that there were very complex hidden factors in grading.

The Dao Court's grading was not grading array methods, but array masters, and it was not graded by the heavenly Dao, but by people with complex interests.

Unless the connections were heaven-reaching, no one could be sure of the outcome.

Palm Division Zhou was just a small immortal city's Palm Division. He had some connections, but they still couldn't influence the grading of the Tian Shu Pavilion in the center of the Dao Court, so he could only recommend. Other matters still depended on Mo Xiang himself.

Palm Division Zhou checked the relevant documents, wrote a recommendation letter by hand, and then said to Mo Xiang: "On October 26, there will be a grading examination in the two product Black Mountain Prefecture, located in the Cang Yun Sect in Qingshan City. At that time, I will send people to take you there."

Mo Xiang nodded.

October 26 was seven days later, the date was very near.

"Looks like Mister... Master, has even calculated the grading time well..."

Mo Xiang said silently in his heart.