“Instructor Yan, what kind of array method is the Ling Shu Array exactly?”

Mo Hua couldn’t help but ask.

Instructor Yan was about to answer but suddenly paused for a moment. “How do you know about the Ling Shu Array?”

Instructor Yan was a little surprised.

The Ling Shu Array diagram should be a unique technique of the Xiao Ling Yin Sect. How did Mo Hua know about it?

“Manager Mo told me!”

Mo Hua turned around and sold out Manager Mo.

Instructor Yan’s mouth twitched.

He made a mental note about Manager Mo.

This fat junior brother, his mouth was so loose. He actually told Mo Hua such important matters.

“Instructor Yan, can you tell me?”

Mo Hua’s expression was expectant, his big eyes blinking.

Instructor Yan originally didn’t want to say anything, but looking at Mo Hua’s eyes, he couldn’t refuse. He hesitated for a moment and involuntarily sighed deeply.

The Xiao Ling Yin Sect was already destroyed. There was no point in hiding these things anymore.

“Alright.” Instructor Yan nodded and looked at Mo Hua, beginning to talk about the origin of the Ling Shu Array:

“When I was cultivating in the sect back then, I was quite favored by my master. In the idle chats and fragmented words, I also heard some past events and secrets…”

“The inheritance of the Xiao Ling Yin Sect was obtained from the Da Ling Yin Sect of yesteryear.”

“Most of the inheritance within the sect are legacies left by predecessors, incomplete, only fragments, and not uncommon…”

“Only this set of Ling Shu Array is extremely profound, exceptionally difficult, truly worthy of being the sect’s ultimate array method.”

“But this Ling Shu Array is too profound and too difficult. For hundreds of years, no cultivator in the Xiao Ling Yin Sect has been able to penetrate this set of array methods.”

Instructor Yan sighed. “A Grade One array method stops at nine patterns, but this set of Ling Shu Array actually has a full twelve patterns…”

“Twelve patterns of divine sense, ah. One cannot achieve it without Foundation Establishment, and a Grade Two array master cannot possibly possess it!”

Mo Hua, who was at Qi Refining Layer Eight with twelve patterns of divine sense, remained silent.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and then asked again:

“Did the Xiao Ling Yin Sect ever produce a Grade Two array master?”

“Yes.” Instructor Yan nodded. “Two hundred years ago, there was a senior ancestor who was at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation and had initial stage Grade Two array method attainment.”

“He didn’t learn the Ling Shu Array either?”

Instructor Yan shook his head and said regretfully: “No.”

Mo Hua frowned and said doubtfully:

“A mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator should also have around fourteen patterns of divine sense. Even so, they couldn’t learn the Ling Shu Array? Is the Ling Shu Array that difficult to learn?”

“It’s not that simple…”

Instructor Yan organized his thoughts a bit and explained to Mo Hua:

“For an array master, divine sense is the threshold, the reliance, but it’s only that.”

“Without enough divine sense, one cannot learn array methods.”

“Having divine sense only gives one the qualification to learn array methods, not necessarily the ability to learn them.”

“One still needs to learn more, practice more, think more, comprehend more…”

“If one doesn’t put in effort, no matter how good their divine sense talent is, they can only waste their years, squander their talent, and be unable to become an extraordinary array master.”

Mo Hua nodded.

Mister Zhuang also taught him this way.

Instructor Yan’s gaze was stern, and then he sighed:

“And the Ling Shu Array is precisely this kind of array method that is extremely difficult to comprehend, even if one has enough divine sense…”

Mo Hua said: “Because it involves the comprehension of the heavenly dao and the origin of spiritual power?”

Instructor Yan’s expression was surprised, and he nodded:

“Correct.”

Subsequently, he felt emotional again in his heart:

“Mister Zhuang is indeed a high-ranking person. Mo Hua, this child, at such a young age, already knows these deeper levels of array method comprehension.”

It seems his choice back then was not wrong, otherwise, such a good array method seedling would truly be wasted.

Mo Hua asked again: “Then that Grade Two ancestor of the Xiao Ling Yin Sect didn’t learn the Ling Shu Array because he couldn’t comprehend the great dao origin of the Ling Shu Array?”

Instructor Yan nodded and said bitterly:

“Yes, ah. Senior ancestor, he probably knew what the origin of the Ling Shu Array was, but he just couldn’t comprehend it, and even less could he draw the Ling Shu Array…”

“Sometimes even if he drew it, it was only a form without spirit, without effect.”

Mo Hua nodded, indicating understanding.

When he first learned the Thick Earth Array, he didn’t know how to communicate with the essence of the earth’s dao. The array method he drew was only array patterns with form, without the original effect of the array method.

Just like a pattern that had lost its spirit.

“Then what exactly is the effect of this Ling Shu Array?” Mo Hua asked curiously.

Instructor Yan said: “Specifically, since no one in the sect learned it, I am also not very clear…”

“But according to the comprehension of the sect’s senior ancestors, the core of this set of array methods should be the word ‘control’.”

“Control?”

Instructor Yan nodded, “Spiritual power control.”

Mo Hua thought of Zhang Quan who controlled corpses.

It seems his guess was not wrong. This Zhang Quan first refined corpses and then utilized the Ling Shu Array to increase the number of corpses he could control.

But…

“This… doesn’t seem that powerful…” Mo Hua said weakly.

It’s just the effect of spiritual power control.

Although the zombies Zhang Quan used for refining corpses were numerous and harmful, they were not particularly formidable.

If one truly wanted to fight, there were still many ways to deal with them.

“No,” Instructor Yan’s expression was grave. “The Ling Shu Array is actually very powerful.”

Mo Hua was slightly startled.

Instructor Yan explained to Mo Hua:

“Spiritual power control is extremely important. Controlling corpses is just a small path.”

“In other aspects of cultivation, from small wooden and stone puppets, to large mechanical heavy beasts, and even cultivation giant soldiers, they all need array methods of the Ling Shu Array class to perform central control.”

“Common array methods do not have such a powerful spirit control effect.”

“For a single cultivator, this kind of array method’s effect is not obvious enough, but the more cultivators there are, the larger the forces, the deeper the schemes, and the more vast the mechanisms, devices, and cultivation projects involved, the more crucial and important the Ling Shu Array becomes!”

Mo Hua was shocked upon hearing this.

It seems he was shallow.

The cultivation world is vast, the territory is broad, and there is indeed still much cultivation knowledge that he doesn’t understand.

The Ling Shu Array is actually so powerful…

“Instructor Yan, do you know Zhang Quan?” Mo Hua couldn’t help but ask.

Instructor Yan’s expression was alert. “You’ve seen him?”

“Um.” Mo Hua nodded.

Instructor Yan frowned. “This person is insidious, his methods are ruthless. It’s best not to have conflicts with him.”

Mo Hua said softly:

“It’s already too late. He’s probably dreaming of killing me now…”

Instructor Yan opened his mouth wide. “You… what did you do to him?”

Mo Hua thought for a moment and said: “It doesn’t seem like much. Mainly he’s narrow-minded and holds a grudge.”

He just wanted to catch him but didn’t. He wanted to steal his bell but didn’t. In the end, he only stole a few zombies.

Moreover, he did it with the help of his senior brother and senior sister.

Who knew Zhang Quan specially picked the soft persimmons to squeeze, didn’t hold a grudge against his senior brother and senior sister, and solely held a grudge against him?

Mo Hua grumbled in his heart.

Instructor Yan didn’t know what to say.

Zhang Quan is at Foundation Establishment, ah, and he’s also a corpse cultivator, dealing with corpses all year round. He doesn’t know how many lives he has stained his hands with.

Mo Hua is actually being held a grudge against by him…

Instructor Yan was worried endlessly.

Mo Hua then quietly said: “Instructor Yan, is the Ling Shu Array on Zhang Quan?”

Instructor Yan was slightly startled and slowly nodded:

“I also guessed so…”

Mo Hua nodded and then thought of something else, asking:

“Instructor Yan, how did you come to Walking Corpse Village?”

Instructor Yan’s expression was melancholy. He thought for a moment and still slowly said:

“Two years ago, I arrived at South Yue City, wanting to find that rebel who bullied his master and destroyed his ancestors…”

“But within South Yue City, there was no trace of that rebel.”

“I concealed my identity and inquired for a long time, all without news. Just as I was about to leave, I detected something fishy in my vicinity. I thought it was that rebel causing mischief, so I rented a room nearby to investigate thoroughly.”

“One night, I heard movement and quietly went out. After a series of twists and turns, I discovered that there were several cultivators transporting coffins near my vicinity…”

“I was already careful enough, but I never expected that among them, there was actually a Foundation Establishment cultivator.”

“Is that Zhang Quan?” Mo Hua asked.

“Um.” Instructor Yan nodded, and then was a little ashamed. “I only focused on learning array methods, my dao methods were not refined. I was fundamentally not their opponent, and even more, I had nowhere to escape, so I fell into their hands.”

“Zhang Quan rummaged through my storage bag and saw that I was an array master, so he let me work for them.”

“I was originally unwilling to assist a tyrant, but the sect’s deep enmity must be reported, so I could only…”

Instructor Yan’s expression was ashamed. “… I could only bend to the circumstances, entered this Walking Corpse Village, and drew array methods for them.”

Mo Hua asked: “Then have you seen the Ling Shu Array diagram on Zhang Quan’s body?”

Instructor Yan was helpless: “I haven’t seen it…”

“I suspect he refined corpses by drawing the Ling Shu Array, but Zhang Quan never let me draw arrays for the zombies, and never let me come into contact with those walking corpses…”

Mo Hua said: “Is he afraid of exposing some secrets?”

Instructor Yan nodded, “Very possible.”

Mo Hua rested his small chin in his hand and pondered for a while.

This Zhang Quan’s secrets are indeed still many. He needs to think of a way to figure them out clearly.

The Ling Shu Array diagram is quite important. He needs to think of a way to get his hands on it.

This Walking Corpse Village kills people and refines corpses. He also needs to think of a way to wipe it out.

Mo Hua planned the next steps to take and then said:

“Instructor Yan, stay a few more days. In a few days, I’ll come and get you out.”

Instructor Yan was startled. “You… how will you get me out?”

This is Walking Corpse Village, after all. There are bandits, corpse cultivators, walking corpses, iron corpses, and Zhang Quan, who is in the Foundation Establishment period, may return at any time.

“Just rest assured.” Mo Hua guaranteed.

He indeed wanted to take Instructor Yan out now.

Walking Corpse Village is not a good place after all.

But he is sneaking in invisibly. He doesn’t have the strength to kill everyone around for the time being. Even with his junior sister and junior brother covering for him, he cannot guarantee Instructor Yan’s safety during a battle.

In that case, it’s better to plan carefully, prepare fully, and then make a move.

Anyway, with the identity of an array master, these corpse cultivators should not make things difficult for Instructor Yan.

Mo Hua made up his mind and then thought of something else. He said “with sincere words” to Instructor Yan:

“Instructor, the Xiao Ling Yin Sect is already gone. You don’t need to keep thinking about revenge. Consider yourself more, live well, find a dao companion, start a family…”

“These words of yours…” Instructor Yan frowned. “How do they sound so familiar to me?”

Mo Hua said clearly: “This is also what Manager Mo told me to say.”

Instructor Yan’s expression was complex. In his heart, he again made a note about Manager Mo.

He himself nagging wasn’t enough, he even let Mo Hua come and nag him.

He would settle accounts with him later.

Mo Hua exhorted for a while longer and then bid farewell:

“Instructor Yan, I’ll go back first. I’ll come find you again in a few days.”

Mo Hua’s tone was relaxed and casual, which stunned Instructor Yan.

It was as if this wasn’t Walking Corpse Village, but an inn in South Yue City, and Mo Hua was coming to visit again in a few days…

Then Mo Hua disappeared without a trace right in front of Instructor Yan.

Instructor Yan’s pupils constricted.

Although he had somewhat expected it and knew that Mo Hua had hidden means, he still felt very shocked at this moment.

When Mo Hua came, he was completely unaware, and when he left, there was no trace.

This hidden means is quite skillful.

Who taught him?

Mister Zhuang…

Instructor Yan stood blankly for a moment and suddenly started again. He thought of a question:

Why did Mo Hua want to find the Ling Shu Array diagram?

Mo Hua, this child, had many questions. Before, in Tong Xian Gate, he was always asking non-stop.

As an instructor, Instructor Yan was used to answering Mo Hua’s questions.

So whatever Mo Hua asked, he answered.

But at this moment, he suddenly reacted.

Why did Mo Hua go to such lengths to find this set of array diagrams?

An inconceivable thought suddenly floated in his mind.

This child, Mo Hua, wouldn’t really want to learn it, would he?

Impossible, right…

A Grade One, twelve patterns, requiring divine sense…

Instructor Yan was startled.

He realized that when Mo Hua entered the room, he completely avoided his divine sense prying. When he left, he also did so quietly.

Moreover, his entire body’s aura was obscure and unfathomable.

This is a sign of powerful divine sense.

Could it be…

Instructor Yan looked at the empty spot in the middle of the room where Mo Hua had just disappeared, and his heart suddenly trembled.

“Ling Shu Array, ah…”

Instructor Yan murmured, and a trace of hope also involuntarily appeared in his eyes.

He also wanted to see if there was someone who could truly learn this set of Ling Shu Array, which for hundreds of years in the Xiao Ling Yin Sect, no one had ever been able to penetrate, the Grade One twelve patterns’ Ling Shu Array!

Thanks to book friend PYHuang for the reward.

(End of this chapter)