Chapter 741: Conspiracy

Of course, these are all just ideas at present.

Mo Hua understands in his heart that this is very likely a kind of "cutting corners and using less material," "clever trick," only suitable for his own non-traditional "sword control."

Actually learning it also requires a lot of effort.

How to forge a sword?

The inherent spirit sword formation system doesn't need to change, so how should it be changed?

What are the principles of orthodox sword control, what are the differences compared to his own, what is the power level, and what are the advantages and disadvantages?

There is also the problem of sword arrays.

Generally, spirit swords in a "sword array" are for "enhancing" spirit power transformation, making it sharp like a sword, thereby amplifying a sword cultivator's sword qi power.

If he wants to use it, he can only re-change the sword array form according to the principles of the sword dao.

Because he is not a sword cultivator, his sword qi is extremely weak, and even amplifying it is useless.

So he needs to abandon the "amplifying" style sword array and utilize spirit power transformation to change the sword array into a "burst" style sword array.

The essence of the sword array is still the same, but the usage is different.

The function of a traditional spirit sword sword array is to "convert and amplify sword qi," while what he wants to do is to "convert and burst sword qi."

There are many difficulties that need to be overcome here; just thinking about it brings many to mind.

Mo Hua can only take it step by step.

Currently, he still needs to first resolve the matter of Duan Jin Men.

After mastering the complete Duan Jin Sword Array, Mo Hua then began to select opposing and promoting array patterns according to the principles of the sword array, continuously combining and trying them out, thereby further perfecting the Duan Jin Armor.

He had already been doing this before.

Moreover, in the agreement battle between Cheng Mo and Song Jian, he also gradually tested the function of the "Duan Jin Armor."

So, not long after, the true "Duan Jin Armor" was researched by Mo Hua.

Gu Master's side also began formal large-scale refining.

Mo Hua again personally led the team, wearing the "Duan Jin Armor," to "clear out" Refine Demon Mountain.

The disciples of Duan Jin Men, even the direct line core disciples who cultivated the orthodox Duan Jin Control Sword Art and condensed sword qi, had their power greatly reduced in front of the Duan Jin Armor specially customized by Mo Hua according to the underlying sword array principles.

When they truly fought, the disciples of Duan Jin Men were utterly defeated.

Some of their disciples were not convinced and repeatedly came back to try again, but their sword qi was restrained, just like hyenas without claws and teeth, every time they were beaten like falling flowers and flowing water.

Duan Jin Men realized that there was a problem with the armor.

They had known this before, but because of their high self-regard for their Duan Jin Men sword art, they didn't pay attention to these armors.

Duan Jin Men Sword Art cuts through gold and breaks jade; nothing is unbreakable; it's impossible not to be able to cut open armor.

This is the universal understanding of the disciples of Duan Jin Men.

But after suffering losses several times, they also had to admit that their Duan Jin Sword Art was heavily restrained by the armor of Tai Xu Men.

After several times, they caused trouble again, not just to win, but to strip off the armor from the bodies of the Tai Xu Men disciples.

Mo Hua also understood the intentions of Duan Jin Men.

He thought for a moment, then said to the fellow disciples in Refine Demon Mountain:

"You can lose the fight, but you cannot lose the armor. If the other side wants to steal it, it's better to destroy it than give it to them."

Furthermore, to be on the safe side.

Mo Hua also had Gu Master's side impose some restrictions when selling the Duan Jin Armor:

"You must be a disciple of Tai Xu Men, hold a Tai Xu Token, and have my signature, then you can purchase the 'Duan Jin Armor'."

Inside the Duan Jin Armor, Mo Hua also played some tricks.

He consulted Gu Master, and also referenced some confidential methods of sword arrays within spirit swords, adding self-destruct array patterns to the internal array of the armor.

Once it is forcibly disassembled, the array inside will self-destruct.

This way, even if others know that there is something profound inside this armor, they cannot see the array patterns, and they cannot figure out exactly what this profoundness is.

Thereafter, Duan Jin Men repeatedly launched sneak attacks to steal the armor.

Once they fought head-on, they were never able to gain the upper hand.

But they still didn't give up.

A thief can be a thief for a thousand days, but a guard cannot guard against a thief for a thousand days.

After repeatedly fighting and killing three times, and using some despicable schemes, some armors finally fell into the hands of Duan Jin Men.

Inside the exquisite and luxurious cave mansion of Duan Jin Men.

Jin Yi Cai sat in the chief seat. On his right side, there was a cultivator wearing a Duan Jin Dao robe, tall and resolute with a hint of sinister expression, sitting like a mountain.

The two people sat on the same level.

Below stood a respectful Jin Gui.

Jin Gui took out the armor from his storage bag, bowed slightly, and presented it.

"I sent several Foundation Establishment late-stage fellow disciples to conceal their aura and mix into the crowd. After quite some twists and turns, we finally stole these three sets of armor..."

"The first set of armor was destroyed by the people of Tai Xu Men."

"They saw that the armor was about to be stolen, and were very decisive, willing to injure themselves to destroy this armor."

"This must be instructed by someone in the dark..."

"The second and third sets are complete, although they have some damage, it's not much, just..."

Jin Gui paused for a moment, "I had several refining masters in the sect disassemble the armor and restore the array. Among them, one set directly self-exploded, and its inherent structure and sealed array patterns were all completely destroyed."

"Inside this armor, like a spirit sword, self-destruct array patterns were added. Obviously, the cultivator who forged the armor has a ghost in their heart and doesn't want us to spy on the secrets inside..."

"I made a prompt decision and had them stop, so only the last set remained."

"This last set, I dared not handle easily, so I sought out an elder of the Jin Family in the Feather Transformation Realm through the young master's connections."

"The elder heard about the armor with added self-destruct array patterns and was very interested, and exceptionally made a move."

"And the elder did not disappoint; with just a slight move, this armor was disassembled..."

"After disassembling it, the elder's expression was somewhat solemn."

"He said that this armor came from the hand of a 'high person,' the form system is strange, it was carefully customized, especially the array inside, it is very special..."

"This array is a kind of mixed array, possessing many functions such as countering gold, object defense, and countering swords. It seems miscellaneous, but each part is ingenious and unique. It doesn't form a system, but it is very practical and has a hint of the flavor of winning without movement..."

"The most strange thing is, this array perfectly counters the 'shape transformation' of the Duan Jin Control Sword Art sword qi, as if..."

Jin Gui paused for a moment.

Jin Yi Cai frowned, "As if what?"

Jin Gui secretly glanced at him, but still did not say it out.

Jin Yi Cai was a little unhappy, "Just say it directly, don't be so hesitant."

Jin Gui then said: "The elder said, as if... it came from the hand of an array master 'high person' who has researched the Duan Jin Sword Array quite deeply..."

"Only like this, can one use defense to counterattack, armor to counter swords, and spirit power transformation to counter sword qi transformation, to forge such a set of armor that counters our Duan Jin Men sword method so deeply..."

Jin Yi Cai's expression was gloomy.

Beside him, that tall Duan Jin Men disciple also had slightly cold eyes.

"The elder's meaning is..." Jin Yi Cai said indifferently, "There is a traitor within our Duan Jin Men?"

Jin Gui cupped his hand and bowed, "The elder did not say it clearly. It is also possible that our Duan Jin Men sword array was leaked out..."

Jin Yi Cai coldly snorted, "The sword array is a secret transmission of the sect, sealed strictly. Everyone who learns the sword array has signed a 'death contract,' how is it possible to leak it to outsiders?"

"Unless..."

Jin Yi Cai's gaze gradually became dangerous.

Jin Gui did not understand, and said in a low voice: "Young master, your meaning is..."

Jin Yi Cai let out a cold laugh, looked around, and said faintly: "Inside this cave mansion, there are no outsiders, so I will speak frankly..."

"Within this Duan Jin Men, our Jin Family has the greatest power, but after all, not everyone's surname is Jin."

"There are also necessarily some people who harbor different intentions."

"These people are coveting our Jin Family."

"They may not leak the sword array to outsiders, but it's hard to guarantee that they won't personally take action, break our Duan Jin Men's own sword qi, and seek private gain..."

Jin Gui suddenly realized, "Young master's meaning is..."

He pondered for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Song..."

Jin Yi Cai raised an eyebrow.

Jin Gui was momentarily stunned, and quite unbelievable, "No matter how disharmonious their Song Family is with our Jin Family, they are still people of Duan Jin Men. Could they truly be colluding with outside enemies, secretly connecting with Tai Xu Men, drawing arrays for others, and breaking our Duan Jin Men's own sword qi?"

"Could the Song Family... want to borrow Tai Xu Men to overthrow our Jin Family's position?"

Jin Yi Cai's eyes revealed thought, "This matter is still unclear, and it's not good to conclude, but it is not without possibility."

Jin Gui slowly nodded, but the puzzle in his heart was not solved:

"Someone who can be proficient in our Duan Jin Men sword array, structure their own array, and break the Duan Jin sword qi, is at least an elder of the Song Family, or someone at the elder level, right..."

"Such a figure would go to draw a mere second-grade array, and forge a second-grade spirit tool?"

"What do you understand?" Beside him, that tall Duan Jin Men cultivator said coldly and indifferently:

"Something like an array, don't be short-sighted and only look at the grade."

"Beyond the grade of the outer sect, that's where the true depth is immeasurable..."

"The Great Dao proliferates and returns to simplicity. A person who is truly proficient in arrays can turn complex into simple, and difficult into easy. Even if it is just a low-grade array, it has unique ingenuity. How can a general array master reach this level..."

"Furthermore, those people from their Tai Xu Men are all Foundation Establishment mid-stage disciples who haven't been in for long. What else would they use besides a second-grade array?"

This Duan Jin Men cultivator spoke down to Jin Gui, his words silent and arrogant, not at all polite.

Jin Gui cupped his hand and bowed, not daring to disobey in the slightest:

"Senior brother is very right!"

Jin Yi Cai frowned, and asked that tall cultivator:

"Cousin, you are proficient in arrays, can you see who exactly is drawing the arrays for Tai Xu Men, forging the armor, and breaking our Duan Jin Men sword qi?"

The tall cultivator reached out and picked up the armor on the table, examined it for a moment, his gaze slightly sank, and his expression was also somewhat solemn:

"The array patterns are like silver hooks and iron strokes, the brushwork is pure blue fire, one can see at least a hundred years of brush force..."

"The array hub is miscellaneous but not chaotic, one can see that the understanding of the array dao is extremely deep."

"In our Duan Jin Men, it's not that there are no high-grade array masters, but to see the small and know the big, not stick to form, picking various array patterns at will... There are only a handful of people with such comprehension and spirituality."

"And an array master with such attainment, would actually lower himself to draw a mere second-grade array, and intervene in the matters between outer sect disciples, it is indeed somewhat inconceivable..."

Jin Yi Cai thought for a moment, suddenly a chill ran down his spine, his expression changed slightly, "Could it be... the news was leaked?"

The tall Duan Jin cultivator heard this, and his expression also sank.

Jin Yi Cai said with a serious expression:

"It is the Song Family, perhaps other elders of Duan Jin Men, who secretly knew about the news, so they colluded with Tai Xu Men, wanting to use the hands of the disciples of Tai Xu Men to ruin our big plan in Refine Demon Mountain, thereby seizing the opportunity to overthrow our Jin Family..."

"Cousin," Jin Yi Cai's face was slightly pale, "This matter absolutely cannot be exposed, otherwise I am finished..."

The tall cultivator's gaze slightly sank and said: "Don't worry, even if you make a big mistake, your uncle and aunt will clean it up for you."

"No, no, you don't understand," Jin Yi Cai's expression was ugly, his gaze resentful, "My dad hates me to death."

"Originally, he was the vice head, and had already endured for seventy years. He only had less than ten years left, and then he could be promoted to head."

"But because of the previous matter, he couldn't be promoted."

"The Jin Family used quite a bit of connections to suppress my matter, but all of this had a price. My dad's promotion was just temporarily shelved."

"Under the various checks and balances of the higher levels of Duan Jin Men, the various families, including the various elders of the Jin Family, this matter is temporarily unable to be acted upon..."

"My dad blames all of this on my head, thinking it's my fault that he didn't become the head."

Jin Yi Cai's expression was somewhat distorted, "He also doesn't think, if he truly had the ability, he would have been promoted seventy years ago."

"He didn't know what he was doing early on, and as a result, he got stuck at this last step, and instead resents me for ruining his good deed?"

"And, can this matter blame me?"

Jin Yi Cai's gaze was resentful and poisonous, "If it wasn't for Gu Chang Huai, that lowly person, meddling in idle matters, catching me red-handed, listing my crimes, and reporting them to the Dao Court Division, how would I have fallen to this point, suffering my dad's rebuke, losing all face, and still being confined in this cave mansion?"

"It's also funny to say..." Jin Yi Cai let out a cold laugh, "My dad and them, they always say every day that common people are ants, human life is grass, for the family's interests, there's no need to treat some people as people, just treat them as cattle and horses, and we descendants of the Jin Family are born one level higher, with a different fate from the same people..."

"And what's the result? I truly believed it, I took human life as grass, and I was also truly one level higher, but I only instructed some lackeys to kill several people and animals, refine several furnaces of pills, without even dirtying my own hands..."

"My dad, my grandfather, they instead hypocritically blamed me, saying that my heart nature was biased and not following the righteous path..."

Jin Yi Cai's cold laughter was endless, "Truly unreasonable!"

The tall cultivator's pupil slightly shrank, and he said indifferently: "Don't criticize the elders in the clan in front of outsiders."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Jin Gui.

Jin Gui immediately lowered his head, pretending not to hear anything.

He knew that although his surname was "Jin," in their eyes, he was fundamentally not worthy of the surname "Jin," and could not be considered a member of the Jin Family, only slightly better than ordinary grass and cattle and horses.

Jin Yi Cai also knew he had misspoken, but his expression was icy cold and he was unwilling to soften.

Only towards this "cousin" of his who had grown up with him since childhood and acted steadily and ruthlessly, did he feel intimacy and awe in his heart.

"Cousin, what should we do now?" Jin Yi Cai's face was unusually ugly, "I have already suffered my dad's cold eyes. If I stir up another big disaster this time, my dad will definitely beat me to death!"

The tall cultivator saw Jin Yi Cai's flustered expression and slight fear, his gaze slightly condensed, and he slowly nodded and said:

"Then don't be in a hurry for a while, temporarily avoid the spotlight and conceal your actions."

"We'll settle the score with Tai Xu Men later."

"Good!" Jin Yi Cai gritted his teeth and said, "And Gu Chang Huai and the Gu Family!"

Jin Yi Cai's gaze was sinister, "That day when I was caught, besides Gu Chang Huai and the lackeys of the Gu Family, there was also a small bastard from Tai Xu Men, who used that insidious and disgusting water prison technique!"

"Without his water prison technique, I might have been able to escape that day."

"I have been confined in the cave mansion and have not been able to send people to investigate his origin, so I don't know which family's disciple he is exactly."

"Next time I encounter him again, I must slice and dice that water prison technique little ghost to vent the hatred in my heart!"

"No, slicing and dicing him is too cheap..."

Jin Yi Cai's gaze was cold and dark, "I want to sacrifice him alive and feed him to the Refine Demon Chart, let him suffer the tearing and biting of ten thousand demons, the bitterness of evil thoughts devouring his heart, die little by little in pain, his soul scattered and unable to be reborn!"

Jin Yi Cai's handsome face gradually began to distort.

The tall cultivator slightly shook his head.

This cousin of his has too strong a desire for revenge.

His heart nature is so extreme, his joy and anger are all shown on his face. How can he calm down and make decisions when he encounters a big matter?

Is cultivating the dao so easy to cultivate?

If he hadn't been born into a good life, with a dad in a high and powerful position, and a doting mom, he wouldn't know how many times he would have died by now.

However, he is still useful now, and very useful...

The tall and majestic cultivator wearing the Duan Jin Dao robe silently glanced at Jin Yi Cai beside him, his gaze deep.

"Duan Jin Men giving counsel?"

Inside Tai Xu Men, Mo Hua was very surprised.

Cheng Mo nodded, "Yes, they've become turtles shrinking into their shells, none of them dare to show their heads."

After saying that, Cheng Mo grabbed a big elbow and gnawed on it.

It was exactly noon at this time, and a bunch of disciples gathered in the dining hall, lively eating spirit meals.

Mo Hua slightly frowned.

A bit strange...

This point doesn't seem like the style of Duan Jin Men either.

He still thought that Duan Jin Men was despicable and petty, would repay tit for tat, and would definitely be at odds with him.

Even if they couldn't win the fight, they would always engage in low-level harassment.

But he didn't expect them to simply admit defeat like this.

"Let's observe for a while longer, and guard against them playing tricks." Mo Hua instructed.

"Um!" Cheng Mo nodded.

After that period of time, Refine Demon Mountain remained calm and quiet, with no more figures of Duan Jin Men disciples causing trouble.

Mo Hua then confirmed that Duan Jin Men seemed to have truly admitted defeat and given up fighting with Tai Xu Men in Refine Demon Mountain.

Of course, there is still one person who hasn't admitted defeat.

That is Song Jian.

One day, Mo Hua entered the mountain and was blocked by Song Jian and seven or eight other people.

But Mo Hua was not afraid.

Because now in the outer mountain of Refine Demon Mountain, as long as he whistles, he can call over seventeen or eighteen Tai Xu Men disciples.

Moreover, seven or eight Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivators simply cannot block him.

Song Jian pointed at Mo Hua and said with an angry face:

"I know it all now, your name is Mo Hua!"

"My Duan Jin Sword was stolen by you!"

"Cheng Mo, that big silly guy, is fundamentally not the big brother who leads. You are!"

"You are their 'little senior brother'!"

Mo Hua was a little surprised, this fool... seems not as foolish as imagined?

"So what?" Mo Hua asked.

Song Jian angrily said: "Return my Duan Jin Sword, otherwise you are dead!"

Mo Hua thought for a moment and asked:

"If I return the sword to you, will you no longer bother me?"

Song Jian originally wanted to say, how is that possible.

The enmity between the two is great.

However, the spirit sword is still in Mo Hua's hand, and he has to bow his head under someone else's roof.

Song Jian then endured his anger and said: "You return the Duan Jin Sword to me, and the enmity you offended me with before will be wiped clean."

"Okay!"

Mo Hua said straightforwardly.

He originally didn't want to return it.

However, thinking about it, he derived the Duan Jin Sword Array from Song Jian's sword qi, and also used him to test the effect of the Duan Jin Armor.

Song Jian helped him a lot.

Although he himself may not know anything.

Since he helped him, he should at least give back a little.

Mo Hua took a black, black, broken "scrap iron" with a curled edge and a broken body, and threw it to Song Jian.

"Returning it to you." Mo Hua said.

Song Jian took over this scrap iron, his expression greatly angered, "I want my Duan Jin Sword, what is this thing?!"

Mo Hua sighed and spoke the cruel truth:

"This is your Duan Jin Sword..."

Song Jian lowered his head and looked, seeing the familiar sword patterns remaining on the sword, and holding it in his hand, that familiar feeling of communication with his heart's intent, his entire being instantly struck by lightning.

"This is your Duan Jin Sword..."

This sentence echoed in his ears again and again.

Song Jian stood there stunned, his face pale and defeated, as if he had undergone wind and rain, but he was a stone carving without the slightest movement.

When he came back to his senses, he was even angrier to the point of madness.

"I'll kill you!!"

Song Jian raised his sword and looked around, but where was Mo Hua's figure?

Mo Hua had already run to who knows where.

Song Jian's anger surged up, his whole body trembling, using all his strength, he looked up to the sky and roared angrily:

"Damn Mo Hua, in this life and this world, I vow never to be in the same place as you!!"

"...Not share the same sky!!!"

This angry roar echoed in Refine Demon Mountain for a long time.

Mo Hua, who was walking freely in the mountain, heard it, but didn't take it to heart.

Although Song Jian's own cultivation is not weak, and his sword method is not bad, in front of him, who has opened his chest to the Fire Buddha, it is just not enough.

There are too many ways to truly trick him.

And although Song Jian is a disciple of Duan Jin Men and has some grudge with Tai Xu Men, it is at most just a bit of bullying by power, far from the degree of the ten unforgivable evils.

If he truly walks the road of the ten unforgivable evils and still doesn't know the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth and opposes him, then he will definitely not be polite.

However, that is a matter for later.

Compared to that, Mo Hua now has more important matters to do.

Currently, a large area of the outer mountain of Refine Demon Mountain is occupied by Tai Xu Men.

Mo Hua is also just practicing the "divine sense control sword" method a bit inside the mountain first.

He wants to first see what level his divine sense control sword, sword power, speed, and range can reach, and then according to the sword control method, refine a suitable "flying sword."

This day was a rest day. Mo Hua got up early in the morning, carried several broken swords picked up from Gu Master, and went straight towards Refine Demon Mountain.

(End of this chapter)