Chapter 79: Ground Fire Formation

Mo Hua returned home in the evening and lay on his bed, unable to sleep. Firstly, he was a little worried about Big Tiger and the other two. Secondly, he thought to himself that he was a cultivator after all, but he seemed to have no means of attack or self-defense.

The cultivators in Pass Immortal City were simple and honest, and he had grown up there without encountering much danger. But not encountering danger didn't mean he wouldn't encounter danger. When he truly encountered danger, he would always need some method of self-defense; he couldn't just sit and wait for death.

Mo Hua wasn't a body cultivator, his blood energy was very weak, so he couldn't learn martial arts of cultivation. Therefore, he could only learn spells. But Mo Hua's spiritual power wasn't considered strong either, and he was only at the fourth layer of Qi refining, with a low cultivation level. Learning spells was still a bit early...

After much thought, the only thing he could use was array methods...

"Are there any array methods that can attack?"

Mo Hua turned over and got out of bed, taking out the *Thousand Arrays Collection* given by Mister Zhuang to flip through:

"Ice Cone Array, seven array patterns, but I haven't learned ice system array patterns before, and the spiritual ink used for drawing arrays is also very rare..."

"Thunder Fire Array, should be quite powerful... nine array patterns, let's calculate it later ba..."

"Wood Prison Array, not used for attacking..."

"Fire Breath Array, three array patterns, power is a bit weak..."

...

Mo Hua flipped through the book repeatedly and finally selected a Ground Fire Array. It had seven array patterns, the ink used was cheap, it was easy to set up, fire system array patterns were relatively familiar, and the array method would self-destruct after activation, so its power should also not be weak.

Mo Hua was very satisfied. After midnight, he began to practice the Ground Fire Array on the stone tablet in his sea of consciousness. The array method wasn't difficult. Mo Hua spent one evening practicing it several times and basically became familiar with it. He woke up the next day and drew it on paper, trying several times and succeeding.

Just as Mo Hua was about to try lighting the array method, he suddenly thought of something: once he injected spiritual power, would this Ground Fire Array take effect and explode immediately? If so, wouldn't his home be gone, and his small body would probably be crippled if not killed...

Mo Hua broke out in a cold sweat.

Mo Hua again flipped through the notes about the Ground Fire Array in the *Thousand Arrays Collection*. It said: Inject spiritual power into the array method, it will explode after three breaths, causing fire system spiritual damage.

"It means that after first injecting spiritual power, and after three breaths... about three seconds, the array method will self-destruct, and the power of the array method's explosion will be similar to a fire system cultivator's spell power."

This is just a landmine ba...

Mo Hua secretly complained.

But no matter what, it was impossible to try this array method at home. Mo Hua took advantage of the morning's free time to draw two more Ground Fire Arrays. In the afternoon, he left home and went to a secluded small woods on the edge of the mountain outside the city. He placed the array method under a tree, and then tried injecting a little spiritual power.

The array method lit up, but did not explode.

Mo Hua squatted on the ground, supporting his chin with his small hand, "It lit up, which means the array method is fine. It didn't explode, does that mean the injected spiritual power wasn't enough?"

What if I inject enough spiritual power, will the array method explode directly? Mo Hua felt a little guilty. He wasn't a body cultivator, and he probably couldn't withstand the power of the Ground Fire Array's explosion.

Mo Hua took out the *Thousand Arrays Collection* again and read it word by word, confirming that it would explode after three breaths. Only then did he feel relieved, "Array masters don't deceive array masters, and this book was given by Mister Zhuang, so there can't be a problem."

Mo Hua operated his Qi sea and directly injected a large amount of spiritual power. The array patterns on the Ground Fire Array suddenly emitted a dazzling red light. Mo Hua ran away with his head in his arms and jumped into a pit several *zhang* away, completely hiding his body in the pit. Mo Hua had deliberately run towards this pit, and then chose this place to detonate the Ground Fire Array. He had even rehearsed several times beforehand to ensure that with his small arms and legs, he could successfully hide in the pit within three breaths.

The Ground Fire Array exploded, not letting down Mo Hua's expectation. Mo Hua was very satisfied. But although it exploded, it only blasted a gap in the large tree. The gap had some scorch marks, and the noise was big but the effect was small. Mo Hua was again not too satisfied. Looking at it this way, lighting this Ground Fire Array was not like lighting a landmine, but more like lighting a firecracker.

"An array method containing seven array patterns, its power should be stronger..."

Mo Hua felt that the problem shouldn't be with the array method, but should be with himself: "Could it be because my cultivation level is low again, so the injected spiritual power isn't enough?"

If the spiritual power wasn't enough, then he could only use spirit stones. Mo Hua took out a Ground Fire Array, placed it under another tree, then reluctantly took out a spirit stone, crushed the spirit stone, and then injected the spiritual power from the spirit stone into the Ground Fire Array. This time, the array patterns on the Ground Fire Array lit up even more dazzlingly.

Mo Hua quickly ran back into the pit. He only heard a "bang" sound, which made his ears ache a little, followed by a rumbling sound and the sound of branches and leaves breaking. The large tree that was blasted by the Ground Fire Array suddenly collapsed. When Mo Hua ran over to look again, he couldn't help but open his mouth wide.

The large tree endured the Ground Fire Array's self-explosion. A large gap was blasted in the trunk, and it followed with tilting to the ground. There were still obvious charred traces on the gap, as if it had been burned by a fierce fire.

"The power of one spirit stone is so strong? Or could it be that my spiritual power is really that weak..."

Mo Hua's heart felt a little uneasy.

However, the power of the Ground Fire Array urged by one spirit stone made Mo Hua quite satisfied. No matter what, he would draw a few more copies to be prepared for emergencies. Mo Hua made sure that there were no signs of fire on the trees that the Ground Fire Array had blasted before returning home satisfied.

Only that blasted large tree was left alone in its original place.

The next day, Elder Yu of the Hunting Demon Team passed by and saw the traces of the blasted trees. He couldn't help but angrily say:

"Go back and check which bastard in the Hunting Demon Team did this. If you have energy, go hunt demons. Why are you here blasting trees? Do you think your cultivation is good and you have nowhere to show off?"

The big men of the Hunting Demon Team beside him all shrank their heads and dared not make a sound. Elder Yu had a bad temper and always meant what he said; they didn't dare say a single "no" word.

After participating in the Hunting Demon Ceremony, Big Tiger and the other two became busy. They either sparred martial arts and dao methods with each other at home, or followed senior Hunting Demon Masters into the mountain to learn hunting demon experience.

On the evening of the second day of the Hunting Demon Festival, Mo Hua could only stroll alone. Without his little companions, even though it was lively, his heart still felt a little dull and tasteless. Who knew that on the third day, after Mo Hua visited Mister Zhuang and finished asking his questions, he was stubbornly pulled by Bai Zi Sheng.

"Take me there!!" Bai Zi Sheng's handsome eyes stared straight at Mo Hua.

"What..."

"Hunting Demon Festival!" Bai Zi Sheng said, "I inquired, the Hunting Demon Festival is a total of three days. Today is the last day, if we don't go watch now, it will be too late."

"It's once a year ne."

"Who knows for sure about next year? What if Zi Xi and I want to go to other places ne? Then we won't see it for a lifetime... No way, you must take me there!"

"But... even if I want to take you, it's no use ba, Aunt Xue won't agree." Mo Hua said.

"I've thought it through," Bai Zi Sheng's eyes lit up, "We'll go secretly, without letting Aunt Xue know. At most, we'll get a beating when we come back. A real man stands between heaven and earth, you can't be afraid of getting beaten. It's worth it even if you get beaten once!"

"Then you think about how you can hide from Aunt Xue ne?"

Bai Zi Sheng thought for a moment, then sat down disheartened, "Yes ah, I can't hide from her. From childhood to now, I've never been able to hide from her."

Mo Hua saw him looking like a frosted eggplant, felt a little sympathy, and then said: "Why don't you discuss it with Aunt Xue, finish your homework during the day, and go for a walk on the street in the evening?"

"That's the only way..." Bai Zi Sheng nodded.

"Then you quickly do your homework now. If you don't finish your homework, you won't even have the qualification to open your mouth to Aunt Xue." Mo Hua said.

Bai Zi Sheng suddenly perked up. He flipped open the book on the desk, looked at it for a while, and then asked Mo Hua: "Then if Aunt Xue agrees, how do I find you ne?"

"At this time today, I'll wait for you under the big tree at the head of the street. If Aunt Xue agrees, I'll take you everywhere to stroll. If Aunt Xue doesn't agree, I'll just go by myself."

"It's settled!" Bai Zi Sheng was happy.

"Um, it's settled."