Chapter 527: Confidential

The sect was clearly established on array methods, yet the atmosphere of learning among the disciples was terrible. These Five Elements Sect disciples spent their days not studying array methods but contemplating the Eight Trigrams. It was no wonder the Five Elements Sect's array methods had declined.

However, what Mo Hua found strange was that while these female disciples praised themselves and their little senior brother, their gazes, like autumn water, were all directed towards their own little senior sister. Mo Hua turned his head and looked at his little senior sister.

For convenience, Bai Zixi was wearing men's clothing, her hair tied back in a ponytail. She was heroic, her gaze crystalline, and her eyelashes long, possessing a sharp beauty. Yet, she didn't deliberately dress as a man. Even in men's clothing, it was clear at a glance that she was female.

"But why are all the female cultivators of Five Elements Sect staring at their own little senior sister?" Previously, on Jinhua Street in Nanyue City, the female cultivators in the Hundred Flowers Building also seemed to show this sign. Mo Hua frowned, very puzzled.

At first, he thought it was his imagination. After several days, Mo Hua secretly observed and discovered it was indeed true. These female cultivators dared to look openly and righteously at their little senior brother, but when they looked at their little senior sister, their faces would flush red, and their gazes would ripple.

When their little senior brother looked at them, they would one by one offer charming smiles. But when their little senior sister looked at them, they would hurriedly shift their gazes, adjust their hair, and lower their eyes shyly. Afterward, some female cultivators would also secretly send invitations, flowers, pastries, jade hairpins, or paintings to their little senior sister.

This time, Mo Hua was truly confused. Was he too young and pure, or too inexperienced and ignorant? What were these female cultivators thinking? Mo Hua couldn't figure it out and finally decided to ask his little senior sister.

"Senior sister..." Taking advantage of no one being around, Bai Zixi sat in a pavilion, looking at the fish in the pond, lost in thought. Mo Hua quietly spoke.

Bai Zixi turned her head, looked at Mo Hua, and said softly, "What's wrong?"

Mo Hua deliberately said, "Why do those female cultivators only send you things?"

Bai Zixi was somewhat astonished, her expression also a bit complex.

"Is it inconvenient to say?" Mo Hua asked softly.

Bai Zixi was silent for a moment, as if making up her mind. Her eyes brightened slightly, and she slowly said, "This matter, I haven't told anyone else..."

Mo Hua was about to say that if it was inconvenient to say, then forget it. But Bai Zixi had already spoken, "It's the bloodline..."

Mo Hua was taken aback. "Bloodline?"

"Mm." Bai Zixi nodded gently. "My bloodline... is a bit special..."

Special? More likable to females? What use could this bloodline have? Mo Hua was a bit confused.

"I can't tell you the specifics..." Bai Zixi's lips curved slightly, holding a shallow smile, and she said softly, "Regarding the bloodline, my mother instructed me not to tell anyone, so..." Bai Zixi glanced at Mo Hua. "You must keep it a secret for me."

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, "Little senior sister, don't worry, even if they beat me to death, I won't say anything!"

For a moment, Bai Zixi's eyes were like spring sunlight, charming and pure. Mo Hua's heart couldn't help but beat a little faster. At the same time, his mood was also somewhat complex. His little senior sister had told him her secret. Courtesy demanded reciprocity. If he didn't reveal a secret, wouldn't it be a bit... ungenerous? Secrets were for exchanging! But what secret did he have?

The Dao Monument definitely couldn't be mentioned... But besides the Dao Monument, there seemed to be nothing else... Bloodline... He didn't have any bloodline either... His parents were just ordinary loose cultivators. A congenitally weak body... that didn't count as a special bloodline. Mo Hua thought for a long time and finally came up with something. His eyes brightened, and he whispered, "Senior sister, I'll also tell you a secret, one I haven't told anyone else."

Bai Zixi smiled gently and leaned close to Mo Hua, wanting to hear what secret he could possibly have. Mo Hua pointed to the sky and said with a serious little face, "Senior sister, there really is an array method in the sky."

Bai Zixi was slightly stunned, frowned, and thought for a bit before saying, "Didn't you say that before?"

Mo Hua shook his head. "Not the same..." "When I told you before, I heard Master say it." "Now I'm telling you because I've actually seen it!"

Bai Zixi's beautiful eyes were slightly surprised. She thought for a moment and then realized, "Did you see it during the Thunder Tribulation?"

Mo Hua sighed inwardly. His little senior sister was too smart. Mo Hua nodded and said, "Mm, when the tribulation thunder descended and then retreated, I saw the array patterns through the cloud layer!"

This time, Bai Zixi was truly surprised. She hadn't expected that there would really be an array method in the nine heavens above, and that Mo Hua had actually seen it himself... The great Heavenly Dao array... Bai Zixi looked at Mo Hua, pursed her lips, and smiled shallowly, saying, "Okay, I'll keep it a secret for you too."

"Mm!" Mo Hua nodded. Now, with one secret each, it was fair.

Bai Zixi thought about Mo Hua's words and couldn't help but look up at the sky. The sky above Five Elements Sect was clear for thousands of miles, a boundless blue, with no trace of any array method. But Bai Zixi still raised her head and looked. Mo Hua also habitually looked up. Whenever he had nothing to do, he would also look up at the sky like this. He thought about when he could comprehend the true Heavenly Dao array method. Although he couldn't see the array method at this time, just looking at the vast sky, he would vaguely feel the infinity of the Heavenly Dao and the mystery of the Great Dao. His heart would also feel vast. All gains and losses, ups and downs, would no longer linger in his mind.

Inside the small pavilion. Mo Hua and Bai Zixi sat side by side, looking up at the boundless blue sky together. After a while, Bai Zisheng excitedly ran over. He had just gone to spar with the disciples of Five Elements Sect and returned victorious. He wanted to show off to Mo Hua a bit but saw Mo Hua sitting on the railing edge, gazing into the distance at the sky. Zixi was the same. Bai Zisheng then also followed suit, sat down, and looked up at the sky.

After a while, there was still nothing in the sky. Bai Zisheng couldn't help but ask, "Junior brother, what are you looking at?"

Mo Hua said lazily, "Looking at the sky."

"The sky?" "There's nothing there, what are you looking at?" Bai Zisheng was a bit confused, but still involuntarily sat with his sister and little junior brother and looked at the clear sky for a long time.

After sitting for a long time, Bai Zisheng finally couldn't bear the boredom and said, "Little junior brother, I'll teach you a Dao method!"

Mo Hua was stunned. "Dao method?"

"Mm." Bai Zisheng nodded, a proud look on his face. "It's something I created myself, a Dao martial art for cultivation!"

"Not learning," Mo Hua said decisively.

Bai Zisheng was stunned. "Why not learn?"

Mo Hua sighed and said, "One, I don't refine my body; two, I don't learn martial arts; three, you created it yourself, it's definitely not good."

Bai Zisheng said unhappily, "How is it not good because I created it myself?"

"You're only in the Qi Refining stage, what kind of powerful Dao method can you create?" "I'll let you experience it!" Bai Zisheng grasped a long spear and was about to demonstrate it to Mo Hua.

Mo Hua hurriedly waved his hand. "Forget it, forget it, you rest a bit..."

"No!"

Mo Hua was helpless. "Okay then, you demonstrate it."

The three of them found an empty patch of ground, surrounded by artificial hills and green water, a quiet scene. Bai Zisheng had a serious expression, held the long spear, and built up momentum. The wind howled around him, and the grass and trees swayed. Mo Hua's expression also became a bit serious.

"This is a move, the Spear Method Descending from the Sky!" Bai Zisheng said. Then he finished accumulating spiritual power, suddenly leaped up into the air, struck an extremely majestic pose, and shouted loudly, "Flying Dragon in the Sky!" Then the long spear, like a rainbow, stabbed straight down, fiercely into the ground, raising a bit of dust.

Mo Hua was stunned for a long time, so awkward that he felt uncomfortable all over. It was like ants were crawling on his body. Bai Zixi also covered her mouth, suppressing a smile.

After demonstrating, Bai Zisheng was no longer as proud as before and said somewhat guiltily, "Not good?"

Mo Hua said helplessly, "The power accumulation is too long, there are too many flaws in the actions, the spiritual power consumption is too great, and when displayed, the power is too small..." "If you fight a spiritual cultivator, jumping into the air just makes you a living target." "If you fight a body cultivator, accumulating power for half a day means you'll be chopped down early." "And this name..." Flying Dragon in the Sky... A move of a Dao method in the Qi Refining stage, using this name, Mo Hua was so awkward he didn't know what to say.

Bai Zisheng, however, insisted, "This name is the essence. Others can criticize, but not this name!"

Mo Hua doubted, "You wouldn't have, specifically for this name, created this flashy but useless move?"

Bai Zisheng said guiltily, "How is that possible?" He had indeed temporarily intended to create this move because he felt the name was handsome.

Bai Zisheng said again, "This move isn't that bad... I use this move to deal with those inner disciples of Five Elements Sect. One stab is accurate, and basically no one can take it."

Mo Hua said helplessly, "That's because your cultivation is too high. Even if you don't use a Dao method, they can hardly parry..." Although Bai Zisheng was in the Qi Refining stage, he could already directly fight with those in the Foundation Establishment stage. The Qi Refining disciples of Five Elements Sect were naturally not his opponents. Moreover, Five Elements Sect had abundant spirit stones and was too comfortable. The disciples' Dao hearts were scattered, and their strength was also very average. So Bai Zisheng could rely on this "flashy" Dao method to achieve great victories.

Bai Zisheng was unhappy with Mo Hua's enumeration. Mo Hua paused for a bit, then comforted him, "It's not good now, but if you improve it a lot, maybe later it can truly become a Dao method that shakes the four directions and is passed down for hundreds of generations!"

Bai Zisheng's eyes lit up immediately. "Then I'll teach you!"

Mo Hua waved his hand. "I don't need to learn. I'm a spiritual cultivator, I need to use spells..."

"Skills don't weigh you down!" Bai Zisheng insisted.

"I already know enough, I can't learn anything else..."

Bai Zisheng said, "Learning this move has benefits."

"What benefits?" Mo Hua doubted.

Bai Zisheng said with a serious face, "It's very majestic!"

Mo Hua: "..."

"I'm thinking for you," Bai Zisheng said seriously. "You'll definitely want to find a Dao companion in the future. Although your appearance is not bad, white and clean, you are ultimately not from a big family. It will be very difficult to find a good Dao companion." "You don't know, the females of big families are mostly very worldly. They look at background, spiritual roots, spirit stone family background, whether you have a cave mansion..." "You are at a disadvantage in these aspects." "And the Dao methods you learn are all stealth techniques, water prison techniques, and other relatively insidious ones." "When fighting others, you also hide your body, hide far away and throw fireballs, this kind of not flashy fighting style." "Although it's very effective in a fight, it's not flashy, so it's a disadvantage." "Not flashy, not majestic enough, not majestic enough, not easy to attract females."

Bai Zisheng's eyes were bright. "So I'll teach you this move!" "In the future, when you're the hero saving the beauty, first use fireball technique to beat others half to death, leaving them no power to fight back. Then use this move I taught you, Flying Dragon in the Sky, and majestically stab the opponent to death!" "This way, it's both majestic and handsome." "Maybe you can find a Dao companion this way."

Bai Zisheng's plan was very thorough. Mo Hua was then speechless. "What are you thinking about such things for all day..." "I don't need these kinds of thoughts..."

Bai Zisheng patted Mo Hua's shoulder. "This is my painstaking effort as your senior brother, planning for your future!"

Mo Hua still didn't want to learn. Bai Zisheng said unhappily, "You are my junior brother, I only teach you. If others want to learn, I still won't teach them..."

Mo Hua insisted on not learning. Bai Zisheng then pestered him gently. Mo Hua finally couldn't stand Bai Zisheng and reluctantly learned a little. The move was called Flying Dragon in the Sky. But in reality, it had nothing to do with dragons, and the power wasn't great. Besides jumping into the sky and acting as an "eye-catching package," it had no other meaning. Mo Hua wasn't a body cultivator, so when he used this move, the power was even more ordinary. But he also didn't want to brush off his senior brother's good intentions, so he still seriously learned a bit, not as a Dao martial art, but purely as a method to temper his body. Displaying Passing Water Step, he leaped into the air, then held the spear and fell. Therefore, when Mo Hua and Bai Zisheng used it, it was completely two different appearances. Bai Zisheng was majestic, open and closing, like a blue dragon swinging its head. Mo Hua, however, had a light body method, like a startled swan, agile like a swimming dragon.

On the beautiful grassland. Bai Zixi took out a book and quietly read, occasionally raising her head to look at the two of them, imprinting their figures in her eyes. Time flowed slowly like the clear wind in the mountains, neither fast nor slow.

Several days later, Mo Hua had already explored all the places he could wander in Five Elements Sect. The remaining places were either the residences of inner disciples, elders' cave mansions, the scripture pavilion, the elixir storage pavilion, the array storage pavilion, and other places not open to outsiders. Or, they were important forbidden areas of the sect, locked and strictly guarded by cultivators. Besides that, there were the array methods of Five Elements Sect. Mo Hua hadn't seen wrongly, a great array was laid out within Five Elements Sect! And this great array was ancient, its aura deep, and its array patterns tight. Mo Hua tried to derive it, but he simply couldn't.

Mo Hua then ran to ask Mister Zhuang, "Master, is there a great array within Five Elements Sect?"

Mister Zhuang nodded. "There is."

"Is it not a Grade One array?"

Mister Zhuang's gaze flickered slightly. "It's a Grade Two array."

A Grade Two great array! Mo Hua was shocked. Until now, he hadn't even seen many Grade Two array methods, and he had just encountered a Grade Two great array! And the ability to build a Grade Two great array was enough to show how deep the foundation of the Five Elements Sect ancestors was and how profound their array learning was.

"Master, what is the name of Five Elements Sect's great array?" Mo Hua asked curiously.

Mister Zhuang's gaze became slightly serious. "The Five Elements Mountain Protection Great Array."

"Five Elements Mountain Protection Great Array..." Five Elements... Mo Hua was slightly alert. "Master, is this great array related to the Five Elements Demon Slaughtering Great Array?"

Mister Zhuang was slightly stunned, then laughed. "To say it's related isn't wrong..." "The Five Elements Demon Slaughtering Great Array focuses on offense, the Five Elements Mountain Protection Great Array focuses on defense. Both sets of great arrays rely on the Five Elements and both have some origins with Five Elements Sect..." "The predecessors of Five Elements Sect also once laid out the Five Elements Demon Slaughtering Great Array, thoroughly exterminating a demonic sect of the demonic path and suppressing and killing the demon cultivators within the sect." "Today's Five Elements Sect, I fear, does not have this ability." "When the sect is prosperous, it can focus on offense. When the sect declines, it can only defend." Mister Zhuang sighed slightly. "This Five Elements Mountain Protection Great Array can also be considered a legacy of the Five Elements Sect predecessors..." "In the Foundation Establishment stage, building this Grade Two great array can basically protect Five Elements Sect and keep it undefeated in the turbulent cultivation world."

Of course, generally speaking, this was the case. Even if the great array was as solid as gold, it was still only for outsiders. If it rotted from the inside, there was no way... Mister Zhuang's thoughts moved slightly, and his gaze was also meaningful.

Mo Hua was also somewhat thoughtful.

"Mo Hua, I'll test you a bit," Mister Zhuang suddenly said.

Mo Hua nodded. "Master, please say."

"Spend some time and try to deduce the structure of the great array's core..."

Mo Hua was stunned. "Master, this is a Grade Two array method..."

Mister Zhuang nodded slightly. "You can try to get in touch with Grade Two array methods."

Mo Hua was stunned. Getting in touch with Grade Two array methods... starting from a Grade Two great array... Wanting to learn to walk, first trying to fly? Is Master... overestimating him?

Mister Zhuang saw through Mo Hua's thoughts and smiled gently. "Compared to Grade One array methods, Grade Two array methods have a qualitative change in their array patterns, but their core structure has similarities." "You don't need to deduce the array patterns, but observe the structure and grasp the entire vein."

Mo Hua suddenly understood. "Okay, Master!"

After Mister Zhuang finished instructing, Mo Hua excitedly ran off, pulling his senior brother and senior sister to research the Five Elements Sect's Grade Two Five Elements Mountain Protection Great Array.

The room was quiet for a moment. Kui Lao appeared and said with a frown, "You're really not anxious at all."

Mister Zhuang's gaze was clear as he looked at the distant undulating mountains, the standing cave mansions, and the great array hidden among them, saying indifferently, "Wait a bit, wait until I have arranged all the means that should be arranged..." Mister Zhuang glanced at Mo Hua in the distance again, silently in his heart. "Also, let me accompany these few children for a while longer..."

(End of this chapter)