Chapter 640: Restoration

“How to ‘restore’ the transmission order?”

After several days of exploration, flipping through a large number of array books, and combining his understanding of the 《Beacon Fire Yuan Magnetic Array》, Mo Hua roughly had some clues.

Restoring the transmission order is based on the principle of “Yuan Magnetic Transmission”.

Common jade slip Yuan Magnetic arrays are single Yuan Magnetic arrays.

However, the Yuan Magnetic array involved in transmission orders is a complex Yuan Magnetic array.

A complex Yuan Magnetic array requires an array hub to control the magnetic pattern sensing and message transmission between different Yuan Magnetic arrays.

Through the transmission order he held, Mo Hua discovered:

If he wants to send a message to Uncle Gu, he must first manipulate the magnetic ink with his divine sense to display the text.

When the text is displayed, the changes in the magnetic ink will cause changes in the indefinite magnetic patterns.

The changes in the indefinite magnetic patterns are transmitted to the fixed magnetic patterns through obscure secondary thunder patterns.

The fixed magnetic patterns, under the control of the array hub and magnetic pattern sensing, will transmit these array pattern changes to the underlying fixed magnetic patterns in another transmission order within the same complex array – which is the one Uncle Gu has.

Then, Uncle Gu’s transmission order, through the underlying fixed magnetic patterns, receives the sensing.

Subsequently, through the process of secondary thunder patterns, indefinite magnetic patterns, magnetic ink, and text, this induction is manifested into text.

The entire process is the transmission of text information from one transmission order, from the surface to the inside, sequentially passing through magnetic ink, indefinite magnetic patterns, secondary thunder patterns, fixed magnetic patterns, and the array hub’s sensing, to another transmission order.

The other transmission order then, from the inside to the surface, sequentially passes through the underlying fixed magnetic patterns, secondary thunder patterns, indefinite magnetic patterns, and magnetic ink, finally manifesting as text.

These two links form a complete cycle of a complex Yuan Magnetic array.

Mo Hua sighed.

He couldn't learn all of this yet.

With his current level of divine sense, he still couldn't learn this complex type of Yuan Magnetic array method.

He would need at least divine sense at the seventeenth pattern or above, which is only possible in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Fortunately, to “restore” the text of the transmission order, he didn't need to master the entire set of Yuan Magnetic sensing complex arrays. He only needed to intercept the last segment of Yuan Magnetic transmission at the terminal.

Because once the text is transmitted, the entire process is predetermined.

Erasing the text only erases the last layer of magnetic ink and the altered indefinite magnetic patterns; the other processes will not change.

The fixed magnetic patterns are fixed and unchanging.

The magnetic flow is a secondary thunder flow, which is hidden. The remaining secondary thunder patterns in the Yuan Magnetic flow are also fixed.

Therefore, he only needs to reconstruct the fixed magnetic patterns in the transmission order.

Simultaneously, he needs to deduce, calculate, and record the remaining secondary thunder patterns in the magnetic flow.

With the fixed magnetic patterns and the secondary thunder patterns, he can simulate the indefinite magnetic patterns.

Once the indefinite magnetic patterns are determined, he can then “restore” them into text through the magnetic ink.

Mo Hua nodded.

This entire set of array logic was something he figured out on his own. There might be some flaws, but generally, there shouldn't be any major errors.

Once a transmission order is used, it will inevitably produce traces of magnetic flow, the remaining secondary thunder patterns.

These secondary thunder patterns are weak and obscure; ordinary cultivators cannot see them.

However, by borrowing and merging with the Heaven's Mechanism algorithm, amplifying his divine sense, he can observe these hidden, unmanifested secondary thunder pattern traces.

The only problem currently is the fixed magnetic patterns...

Mo Hua discovered that the fixed magnetic patterns in different transmission orders are actually not the same.

He hadn't realized this before.

It was only after disassembling the "transmission order" that Gu Changhuai sent him that Mo Hua truly understood...

Mo Hua looked at the one in his hand, which had been disassembled into two pieces, exposing the underlying fixed array patterns. However, because the method was a bit "rough," there were some cracks on the jade order. It was already a "battle-damaged" version of the "transmission order," and he couldn't help but sigh...

For array research, Mo Hua "endured the pain" and disassembled the transmission order that Uncle Gu sent him...

He had three tokens in his hand that involved the principles of Yuan Magnetic Transmission arrays.

He definitely couldn't disassemble the Taixu Order of Taixu Gate.

He didn't even have the ability to disassemble it...

The transmission order from the Bald Eagle also couldn't be disassembled for now.

There might be secrets inside, and if he disassembled it incorrectly, the secrets would be gone.

So, after thinking it over, he could only disassemble the transmission order that Uncle Gu sent him.

If he disassembled it incorrectly, at most he would just offer a gift of apology to Uncle Gu; there wouldn't be a big loss.

And through this "learning by doing" disassembly, Mo Hua gained a concrete understanding of some of the array logic inside.

He also understood that if he wanted to "restore" "text" by restoring "magnetic patterns," the biggest obstacle currently was the fixed magnetic patterns.

Because Mo Hua discovered that he couldn't understand the fixed magnetic patterns in the transmission order...

He had learned the second-grade sixteen-pattern Beacon Fire Yuan Magnetic Array's fixed magnetic patterns, and knew them by heart.

But looking at the fixed array patterns in the transmission order, he was completely confused.

The shapes of the two array patterns were similar, but the details of the changes were very numerous.

He could see that they were a type of array pattern, but he couldn't distinguish the specific array patterns or their specific meanings.

This was different from the Five Elements Eight Trigrams type of array patterns.

Although the Five Elements Eight Trigrams array patterns have variations, the basic style is the same.

You can clearly see what attributes of the Five Elements Eight Trigrams and what Eight Trigrams each path of array pattern corresponds to.

Just like a fire-system array pattern naturally symbolizes "fire."

But the Yuan Magnetic array patterns are very abstract, more like a type of "indicating matters" or "compound meaning" text.

He simply couldn't distinguish what they specifically "symbolized."

And the functions of the record jade slips, transmission orders, and even the Taixu Order are all determined by the fixed magnetic patterns.

If he couldn't understand the meanings of these fixed magnetic patterns, his future learning of Yuan Magnetic type array methods would probably be limited to "copying the gourd and drawing the ladle."

He would know that it was so, but not why it was so.

Mo Hua sighed.

He originally thought that learning the 《Beacon Fire Yuan Magnetic Array》 would at least count as an entry point, but he didn't expect that he might only be able to learn a little bit by following the template.

The deeper he learned, the more profound and complex things became.

"The meaning of fixed magnetic patterns..."

Mo Hua took out the Taixu Order again and flipped through the 《Merit Record》 inside, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find any array diagrams, array books, or array explanations related to "fixed magnetic patterns"...

"Taixu Gate doesn't have it?"

"That shouldn't be possible..."

Mo Hua thought, then after class, he went to the Elder Residence and found Elder Xun.

"Fixed magnetic patterns?"

Elder Xun was surprised.

"Yes." Mo Hua nodded, "Elder, I want to know what exactly the fixed magnetic patterns mean..."

Elder Xun was a bit conflicted.

This again exceeded the scope of array inheritance he expected...

And the more he learned, the more refined it became...

In some categories of inheritance, if Mo Hua asked, he could tell him without thinking and without reservation.

But this child always asks questions that are beyond the scope of what he should be learning...

If he didn't tell him and let him figure it out blindly, in case he learned something unknown, it wouldn't be too good either.

But if he told him, these things were fundamentally not something he should be learning at this age and cultivation level.

If he learned too far ahead without a framework, no one would know what he would ultimately learn...

Elder Xun frowned in thought.

"Elder?" Mo Hua cautiously asked, "Is this kind of thing very confidential, and it's not convenient for you to teach me?"

Elder Xun came back to his senses and nodded slightly, "Generally speaking, this kind of thing is not taught..."

Sect array masters basically have no use for it.

However, since Mo Hua wanted to learn...

Elder Xun pondered for a moment and sighed.

Then teach him...

This child was different from others; his array progress was already very fast, and his foundation was also very solid. There was no need to restrict him anymore.

If he wanted to learn, then let him learn.

If he didn't teach him, then after encountering problems, he might not come to ask him.

This child was clever. If he let him figure it out on his own, he could definitely stumble upon some pathways.

But whether these pathways were good or bad, right or wrong, that was hard to say.

If he learned crooked, learned badly, and walked onto the evil path of arrays, then he would regret it too late.

If he taught him, and he came to ask when he had problems, then he could still check for him and prevent him from going down the wrong path without knowing it.

It would also prevent this child from spending all his time and talent on useless dead ends.

However, he couldn't let others know...

To avoid others saying he was showing favoritism.

After thinking, Elder Xun quietly said: "I will only teach you secretly, you learn secretly, and don't tell anyone..."

Learning secretly...

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, "Elder, please rest assured."

He was familiar with this!

Elder Xun then explained warmly:

"Fixed magnetic patterns are a relatively special kind of array pattern. They are different from the Five Elements Eight Trigrams, and even other Two Instruments Three Talents array patterns..."

"Other array patterns are taken from heaven and earth, following the laws of nature."

"But fixed magnetic patterns are a product of the development of array learning; the traces of 'man-made customization' are heavier..."

"This means that if you don't understand the 'man-made' array meanings endowed in the fixed magnetic patterns, it will be very difficult to understand them from the perspective of array patterns alone."

Mo Hua was startled.

No wonder...

He was used to looking at fixed magnetic patterns with traditional array thinking, so he felt very discordant.

Elder Xun continued: "You can simply understand fixed magnetic patterns as a specific 'text'."

Mo Hua was startled, "Text?"

"Correct." Elder Xun nodded, "Fixed magnetic patterns are actually a set of special array patterns that are artificially derived and customized based on basic Eight Trigrams patterns, used to elaborate on the functions of Yuan Magnetic arrays."

"This set of array patterns contains multiple changes and also has extremely rich expressions."

"So we can only say that it is more like a set of special 'text'."

Elder Xun took out a brush and wrote several array patterns in a blank space on an array diagram draft, then asked Mo Hua:

"Do you know what these array patterns mean?"

Mo Hua looked at them seriously and shook his head.

He only knew that these array patterns were a kind of Yuan Magnetic array pattern, but he didn't know their specific meanings.

Elder Xun then picked up the brush again and added text annotations one by one after the array patterns:

Mo Hua.

Fifteen years old.

Taixu Gate entry disciple.

Native place: Li State, Second Grade Dahei Mountain State boundary, Tongxian City.

Authority: Taixu Gate outer door initial stage disciple;

Identity: Second Grade initial stage array master.

"This is..." Mo Hua's heart was shaken, "The fixed magnetic patterns in the Taixu Order?"

Elder Xun nodded, "Correct, in your Taixu Order, the most underlying array patterns, part of which are composed of these fixed magnetic patterns..."

"Only, the Taixu Order is strictly sealed, so you cannot see these array patterns."

"Even if you saw them, you wouldn't be able to understand them."

"Because you don't understand what these fixed magnetic patterns mean. More commonly, you can't read the special text 'compiled' with these magnetic patterns..."

Mo Hua's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized, then asked:

"Then Elder, how do I learn these fixed magnetic patterns?"

Elder Xun's expression was subtle, "You want to learn?"

Mo Hua nodded honestly.

Elder Xun was not very willing, "It's too complicated and extremely time-consuming. You'd be better off drawing the Eight Trigrams array a few more times with this effort..."

Mo Hua's gaze was clear, full of curiosity.

"Then just teach me a little..."

Elder Xun couldn't refuse Mo Hua's pair of bright, lively eyes, full of desire for knowledge.

He thought for a while, and finally his heart softened, and he sighed.

"I'll only teach you a little..."

"Um um."

Elder Xun thought for a moment and asked in return: "Suppose you want to learn a kind of foreign race text, what do you need?"

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, and thoughtfully said: "A dictionary?"

Elder Xun nodded, "Correct, you need a dictionary."

He then said: "The principle of fixed magnetic patterns is also the same..."

"You can regard it as a kind of 'text' encoded by array patterns. If you want to learn it, naturally you just need to find an 'array pattern dictionary' and compare them. This way you can know what magnetic patterns correspond to what meanings."

"If you want to express your intentions, what kind of magnetic patterns you need to draw..."

"Thus, after..."

When Elder Xun said this, his heart "thumped" again, feeling that he had inadvertently said something "dangerous" again...

Elder Xun frowned, and his heart felt a little annoyed.

Every time he taught Mo Hua something, there would be this "sign."

Sometimes he clearly didn't teach anything, and this "sign" would still appear...

Endlessly...

Forget it!

Elder Xun's expression became stern, and his temper flared up.

Anyway, he had used his Heaven's Mechanism algorithm, which was not proficient but still passable, to slightly deduce it.

This sign should not cause much harm to Taixu Gate.

Since it wouldn't harm Taixu Gate, he couldn't manage matters outside of Taixu Gate.

The sect was established to pass down the Dao, receive students, and resolve doubts.

He couldn't possibly be timid because of a little unclear "sign" and thus not teach such a good seedling anything, could he?

When he thought of this, Elder Xun felt smooth all over and his thoughts were unobstructed.

He thought, and took out a thin booklet.

"Inside here, a part of the indefinite magnetic pattern annotations is recorded..."

"You can look at it when you have time, but still, don't waste too much time. This kind of thing has a very narrow application range. Don't go down a dead end, don't walk the side paths instead of the main road, and delay your time on these minor details..."

"Um um." Mo Hua quickly said: "Thank you, Elder!"

He carefully and solemnly received the 《Indefinite Magnetic Patterns Annotations》, holding it in his hand. It was a bit thin, and he flipped through it a few times. There wasn't much inside, so he quietly asked:

"Elder, is there any more?"

This "dictionary" seemed a bit small...

Elder Xun shook his head: "No more! It's already good that you can learn this much."

"Then if I finish learning..."

Elder Xun interrupted: "Even if you finish learning, there's no more."

Mo Hua didn't believe him, "You don't have any more here?"

Elder Xun looked at Mo Hua and sighed:

"Arrays are vast and profound, with numerous categories. Even a talented array master would spend a lifetime and still not be proficient in all of them..."

"To be frank with you," Elder Xun said honestly, "I only have some involvement in the area of indefinite magnetic patterns, but my research is not deep, so I only have this little bit of 《Annotations》 in my hand, and no more."

Mo Hua felt that Elder Xun was saying false words, but he had no evidence.

Moreover, Elder Xun was virtuous and highly respected, so according to reason, he wouldn't need to deceive him...

Mo Hua asked again: "Then where is there more?"

"There is more in the Dao Court Department," Elder Xun said.

Mo Hua was startled, "Dao Court Department?"

Elder Xun nodded, "This kind of confidential transmission magnetic pattern notes are naturally collected most completely by the Dao Court Department. However, those who are not internal members of the Dao Court Department should not be able to see them..."

Internal members...

Mo Hua remained expressionless, showing regret on his face, and said:

"Okay then..."

"Act according to your ability, don't be greedy..." Elder Xun admonished Mo Hua again.

Mo Hua repeatedly agreed. After asking his questions, he stood up and saluted, then took his leave and left.

Elder Xun watched Mo Hua leave and didn't think about it any further.

After Mo Hua went back, he immediately began to learn the 《Fixed Magnetic Patterns Annotations》.

His divine sense was now stuck in a bottleneck, and his array level was also stuck at sixteen patterns. He couldn't learn higher and more profound arrays.

Practicing arrays on the Dao Stele in the evening was also mainly to temper his divine sense and consolidate his foundation as an auxiliary.

So learning what array didn't make a big difference.

After that, Mo Hua invested all his free time into learning "fixed magnetic patterns annotations."

Mastering a "foreign language" of arrays was still very important.

Moreover, this thing was not as difficult as Mo Hua had imagined.

He only needed to spend a large amount of time memorizing, practicing, and thoroughly integrating it.

This was nothing for Mo Hua, who possessed the "Dao Stele."

Just like this, Mo Hua learned for about half a month, practicing day and night, and was finally able to roughly comprehend the fixed magnetic patterns.

He could also preliminarily express his array intentions through "fixed magnetic patterns."

The 《Fixed Magnetic Patterns Notes》 that Elder Xun gave him, although very thin, covered a wide range and were very practical.

After learning them, Mo Hua was finally able to "read and understand" the "expressions" of those fixed magnetic patterns on the transmission order.

As for a more extensive, complete, and profound fixed magnetic patterns "dictionary"...

He could think of a way to "pluck" wool from the Dao Court Department later when he had time.

And now, he just wanted to try "restoring" the transmission order!

Mo Hua's spirits were lifted. After considering for a while, he felt that it would be better to first practice with the "transmission order" that Uncle Gu sent him.

In case something went wrong, he could still repair it.

It would also be convenient for him to verify whether the "restored" text was correct.

Mo Hua then sent a few more sentences of nonsense like "Uncle Gu, are you there?" and so on. After waiting for Gu Changhuai's reply, he erased these reply words.

Then he began simulating on another array plate, trying to "restore" the magnetic patterns.

First, Mo Hua copied a set of fixed magnetic patterns that were exactly the same as those in the transmission order.

Through the 《Fixed Magnetic Patterns Annotations》 that Elder Xun gave him, the fixed magnetic patterns now looked in his eyes not like a set of array patterns.

They were more like a set of "text" that was incredibly straightforward and explanatory.

As if it was deciphering dark language, removing the fog, and showing the original meanings:

The various sequences, transmission directions, conduction methods, presentation logic, etc., in the entire transmission order...

Mo Hua could see everything clearly and brightly.

After copying the underlying fixed magnetic patterns, Mo Hua then recorded the traces of the "secondary thunder patterns" of the magnetic flow conduction that occurred during the transmission of the transmission order just now, one by one.

Then Mo Hua began simulating the operation of the Yuan Magnetic Array on the array plate.

But as Mo Hua had anticipated before:

The predetermined fixed magnetic patterns, plus the predetermined secondary thunder patterns, indeed derived a set of special indefinite magnetic patterns through a series of Yuan Magnetic induction.

And this set of indefinite magnetic patterns also manifested text on the array plate through magnetic ink:

"If you have something to say, say it. Don't ask 'are you there'!"

"Didn't I tell you, don't look for me to chat if there's nothing?"

"What's the matter?"

"Why don't you reply?"

It was indeed the text that Uncle Gu had just sent him through the transmission order and then he had erased!

Mo Hua was overjoyed.

Seeing Uncle Gu's message, which he hadn't replied to yet, Mo Hua replied:

"Are there any leads on the Fire Buddha?"

He had been studying arrays in seclusion in the sect for the past half a month and hadn't heard any leads on the Fire Buddha.

The other side was silent for a while, seeming to have some concerns, then said: "After the ten-day rest, you come to the Gu family, and I'll tell you..."

Mo Hua was startled.

What accident?

Or was it because there was some taboo, so he couldn't say it in the transmission order?

Mo Hua couldn't figure it out, so he replied:

"Okay."

Then Gu Changhuai didn't send any more messages.

Mo Hua shook his head and didn't dwell on it anymore.

Whatever the matter was, he would go to the Gu family the next day and ask Uncle Gu face to face.

He just didn't know where that Fire Buddha was hiding, it was actually so hard to find...

Clearly he had killed the whole family, burned the corpses in a big fire, and caused such a commotion, but afterward, he disappeared without a trace...

Mo Hua felt that something was very wrong.

There was still one day until the next ten-day rest. Mo Hua was a little anxious and also a little distracted.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

The transmission order from the Bald Eagle.

Since he could now restore magnetic patterns, naturally he could also restore the content inside the Bald Eagle's transmission order?

What would be in the Bald Eagle's transmission order?

Although this matter might not be related to the Fire Buddha, Mo Hua was still very curious.

Anyway, there was still some time. Before going to the Gu family to find Uncle Gu, he would first "restore" the Bald Eagle's transmission order...

Mo Hua's spirits were lifted.

He didn't delay and immediately followed the method, first disassembling the Bald Eagle's transmission order, copying down the underlying magnetic patterns, and recording the traces of the secondary thunder patterns.

Then he began reconstructing on another array plate...

After spending most of the day, text began to appear on the magnetic ink above the array plate:

"June 10th, Yun Cang City, planted pigs, six..."

"12th, Qingyun City suburbs, ducks, three..."

"July, Jin City, young chickens, eight..."

"20th, Baihua, obtained one immortal crane, gifted to the young master..."

"October, Liu Mountain City, cattle and horses together twenty..."

Mo Hua was completely confused.

"What's going on..."

Was this Bald Eagle still doing the business of selling spirit beasts?

Mo Hua stared at these texts again, looked a few times, and a chilling guess slowly surged in his heart.

"These spirit beasts, could they be..."

Mo Hua's gaze narrowed, and his expression became serious.

(End of this chapter)