Asking about longevity

"Although I can't leave the sect and go with you, I can help you draw the formation." Mo Hua said.

Cheng Mo looked happy, and then said a little uncertainly:

"You draw a formation and we use it. It's the same as buying a formation and using it ourselves..."

"We also set up formations before, but we still couldn't catch the snitch..."

Mo Hua said: "It's okay, I'll draw something different."

"Since ordinary formation media are easily detected by them, then use extraordinary formation media."

"If the formation matchmaker is not good, you can also use customized spiritual weapons."

"Customized spiritual weapons," Cheng Mo was slightly startled, "This kind of thing is very troublesome to make. Where can I customize it?"

"You don't have to worry about this, I will find a way." Mo Hua said in a confident tone.

Cheng Mo was in awe and couldn't help but praise: "Senior brother, you have many connections!"

At this point, Mo Hua was a little curious and asked Cheng Mo, "Do you generally use customized spiritual weapons?"

Cheng Mo shook his head, "It's rarely used."

Mo Hua is a little confused.

Cheng Mo explained a few words to Mo Hua, but he was stupid and couldn't explain clearly.

Even the issue of customizing spiritual weapons, a subdivision of the weapon refining industry, he himself had not considered carefully.

He only knows how to swing an ax and chop randomly, and sometimes he doesn't even care what kind of ax he is swinging...

When Cheng Mo was feeling worried, he glanced at Situ Jian in the distance, who seemed to have just finished his homework and walked into the dining hall.

Cheng Mo immediately stood up and greeted:

"Situ! This way!"

Situ Jian walked over with a puzzled look on his face.

Cheng Mo pinned him down on his seat and said to Mo Hua:

"Senior Brother, ask Situ! He is a sword cultivator. Sword cultivators are very thoughtful. No, he is careful. He is very particular about swords and knows more about weapon refining. You are right to ask him."

Mo Hua had no choice but to ask Situ Jian.

Situ Jian was indeed much more reliable. He thought for a moment and then explained:

"We, the children of aristocratic families, generally have inherited spiritual weapons. My Lihuo Sword, Cheng Mo's mountain-breaking ax, and Yang Qianjun's army-breaking spear are all inherited spiritual weapons."

"Hao Xuan's sword is also passed down from his ancestors, but now he doesn't like to use swords, but prefers to use sticks..."

"These inherited spiritual weapons are made of precious materials and specially refined. They are also in line with the family's own martial arts and Taoism. Once activated with full force, they are very powerful."

"In a sense, this is also a symbol of the family's status."

"Uh-huh!"

Cheng Mo nodded at the side with a look of pride on his face.

The pair of mountain axes on his body were passed down from his ancestors. They were very valuable and naturally very powerful.

Situ Jian sighed again: "But this kind of spiritual weapon is not easy to use sometimes..."

"Inherited spiritual weapons are very precious. If they are slightly damaged, they will feel distressed and repairing them will be very troublesome."

"Furthermore, using it consumes a lot of spiritual power. If you don't have enough realm and deep cultivation, it will be difficult to truly exert the full power of the inherited spiritual weapon."

"If you don't have enough cultivation, if you just push it hard, your spiritual power will soon be exhausted."

"Once you encounter a life-and-death battle, this situation is very deadly."

"Furthermore, the shape of the inherited spiritual weapon is fixed, and the formation inside cannot be changed. Although it is powerful, it is not functional enough and it is difficult to cope with various situations."

"After all, the world of cultivation is vast, and there are all kinds of monks who practice various exercises, Taoist methods, and use all kinds of spiritual weapons."

"Once your inherited spiritual weapon is restrained by the enemy, and you have no backup means, you will be very passive..."

"So in my opinion, you must have inherited spiritual weapons, but you can't rely too much on them, otherwise it will become a constraint for you."

Mo Hua nodded slightly.

Situ Jian's mind is much more thoughtful than that of an idiot like Cheng Mo. He has learned more deeply and is very considerate.

Cheng Mo on the side couldn't help but nod.

"In addition to the inherited spiritual weapons passed down from ancestors," Situ Jian continued, "General monks will also prepare some standard spiritual weapons."

"This type of standard spiritual weapon is usually found on the streets."

"Standard spiritual weapons are mass-produced and are cheap to make. You don't feel bad if they break. There are also many types and they are relatively versatile."

And when you do bad things, it’s not easy to show your heels...

Mo Hua said silently in his heart.

He thought of those traffickers in black.

Those human traffickers, who abducted, robbed, killed and silenced people, used standard magic weapons that were found on the streets.

This leaves no clues.

Otherwise, if they use their family's inherited spiritual weapons to do evil, as soon as they take action, someone with an intention will probably find out the truth and reveal all the details.

"Use standard spiritual weapons to do bad things..."

Mo Hua blinked and silently remembered it.

Situ Jian on the side was obviously not as worried as Mo Hua, but he continued to explain seriously:

"Although standard spiritual weapons are good, the problem is that these standard spiritual weapons are too crude."

"From the materials, to the shape, to the craftsmanship, to the formation, they are all cheap and the quality varies."

"Some good standard spiritual weapons are not cheap, because the cost is high, mass production is difficult, and the price is inflated, so few monks buy them."

"Oh..." Mo Hua nodded and asked, "What about the customized spiritual weapon?"

Situ Jian said: "The biggest problem with customizing spiritual weapons is that it is too troublesome."

"Refining a custom-made spiritual weapon requires an array master with rich experience in formations, profound knowledge of formations, skilled formation writing skills, and must be proficient in practical formations to lead it."

"Such an formation master is hard to find."

"Some formation masters are only proficient in the written formation theory, but when they actually draw the formation, their brushwork is unfamiliar and they stumble..."

"Some formation masters draw formations well and their brushwork is not bad, but they draw too slowly, which is not good either."

"Some formation masters have rigid thinking and only know the basic paradigm, but are not flexible..."

"There are not many formation masters, and these strict conditions must be added to the formation masters to screen them, so there are even fewer who meet the requirements."

"They must learn formations well and have extensive knowledge, but they must also know how to adapt and be practical, draw well and draw quickly..."

Situ Jian sighed, "This kind of formation master is rare and difficult to hire."

"Yeah!"

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly.

Cheng Mo also nodded, but halfway through, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, and looked at Situ Jian suspiciously, "Why do I feel that you are beating around the bush and flattering Mo Hua?"

The more Cheng Mo thought about it, the more he felt that it was like that.

You are so good, Situ Jian with thick eyebrows and big eyes!

So you are such a person too!

Situ Jian glanced at Cheng Mo, "I'm telling the truth, do you think I'm the same as you?"

Cheng Mo proudly said, "I flatter people, I never beat around the bush!"

Mo Hua was a little helpless, so he asked Situ Jian, "Then what?"

Situ Jian was interrupted by Cheng Mo, and was distracted. After thinking for a while, he continued:

"In addition to the formation master, there is also the weapon refiner."

"The weapon refiner must have superb skills and rich experience in refining. Similarly, the thinking cannot be too rigid. It must be flexible, but not too jumpy. The norms that should be followed must still be followed..."

"There is no fixed paradigm for customizing spiritual tools, but certain rules must be followed."

"In addition, there are various issues in the cultivation industry, such as refining furnaces, refining materials, refining processes, etc."

"Anyway, it's very troublesome..."

Situ Jian sighed and said:

"Our Situ family, just I invited some formation masters, hoping that they would cooperate with the weapon refiners in the clan to refine a batch of special armor-piercing spiritual swords. "

"But the formation masters thought the weapon refiners were vulgar, and the weapon refiners thought the formation masters were arrogant, and they looked down on each other. "

"In the actual refining, the weapon refiners felt that the formation master's formation diagram was not good here and there, and it was not right at all with the spiritual weapon."

"The formation master also felt that the formation diagram was the biggest in the world. The formation diagram could not be changed. Once it was changed, the effect would be weakened. The spiritual weapon and the formation method did not match, that was the problem of the spiritual weapon, and the weapon refiner had to find a way to solve it himself."

"This back and forth argument, the process was changed several times, and I don't know how much refining materials and formation ink were wasted."

Situ Jian smiled bitterly, "In the end, I spent a lot of money to refine that batch of spiritual swords, but most of them were defective, and there were only a few that could be used..."

Mo Hua was also a little shocked when he heard this.

He knew it would be troublesome, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome...

Seeing this, Situ Jian asked Mo Hua: "Junior Brother, do you want to refine a customized spiritual weapon?"

Mo Hua did not hide it and nodded: "Well, I want to try it first, starting with a simple one."

"Then the refiner, the refining furnace, the refining industry, etc..."

"I have a way."

Situ Jian was a little surprised. Like Cheng Mo, he felt more and more that his "Junior Brother" had a wide network of contacts and a "wild" way.

"But there is a problem," Mo Hua said, "Refining these things may take a lot of time, and you may not be able to use them when you catch the thief next."

Two days later, it will be the ten-day break.

Cheng Mo and the others will definitely go out to catch the thief.

At this time, it is too late anyway.

Situ Jian finally understood why Mo Hua suddenly asked about the customized spiritual weapon.

This is indeed a problem.

Mo Hua thought about it and said, "Let's do this. During this ten-day break, you should still go and catch him normally. If you can catch him, that's the best. If you can't catch him, just let him go for now. During the next ten-day break, I'll get you some array media and spiritual tools." "Okay." Cheng Mo nodded, then patted his chest and said, "As long as you can catch that damn thief, I'll pay double for the array and spiritual tools!" After that, Cheng Mo added weakly, "Only spiritual stones..." "Okay!" Mo Hua squinted and smiled. After that, Mo Hua wrote a letter and asked someone to send it to Gushan City, and briefly told Master Gu the whole story in advance. During the ten-day break, Mo Hua went to Gu's house again. Master Gu had been waiting for Mo Hua at Gu's house early. Compared with usual, Master Gu looked as calm as ever, but there was a hint of expectation in his eyes. The two found a teahouse in the city. Mo Hua handed Master Gu several special array diagrams. In addition to the formation pattern, these formation diagrams also include diagrams of refining equipment, which is a kind of refining formation diagram that combines formation and forging.

"Master Gu, I would like to ask you to refine a few things..."

"These are two simple spiritual tools, one is a stone needle, the other is a silver needle, and there are two types of special formation plates..."

Mo Hua spread out the refining formation diagram and explained them to Master Gu one by one.

After Mo Hua finished speaking, Master Gu took the formation diagram, read it carefully several times, and asked some questions carefully.

For example, what is the material of the refining equipment and what is the size.

Although some refining equipment shapes are in line with the formation, the process is very cumbersome and will increase the cost.

Mo Hua also answered them one by one.

For some refining processes and problems with the structure of the formation diagram, Mo Hua only thought about it briefly and changed it on the spot.

After spending more than an hour like this, the weapon refining formation diagram was initially drawn up.

Although it is only a preliminary draft, because these medium formations and spiritual weapons are not complicated in themselves, it is almost ready to be finalized.

After returning, you can use the refining furnace to refine a batch and take a look.

After the discussion, Mo Hua said:

"Master Gu, please go back and calculate the total cost of refining materials and labor."

Master Gu hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Although they are customized, these are low-cost spiritual weapons and the process is simple. They are not worth many spiritual stones. There is no need to be polite, young master."

Mo Hua shook his head, "This is not for me."

Master Gu was slightly startled.

Mo Hua smiled and said, "It's for my fellow sects. They don't lack spiritual stones, so there's no need to save them for them."

Master Gu's eyes moved slightly, and he gradually understood, nodded and smiled:

"good."

Mo Hua also smiled.

The life of the weapon refiner in Gushan City is already difficult.

Although Master Gu is a golden elixir, he looks after a large weapon refining shop and has many disciples, so he doesn't have much money.

Therefore, Mo Hua wanted to start with customized spiritual weapons.

It can not only help Cheng Mo and other sect members to catch criminals and earn merits, but also improve the business of the Gu family's weapon refining shop.

At the same time, I can also consolidate the formation more solidly and apply the formation more profoundly. Based on this, with more experience, I can popularize the formation more widely in the future.

Of course, the goal is still far away.

At present, we still need to start small and try step by step.

After finishing talking about customizing the spiritual weapon, Mo Hua stood up and left.

Master Gu stood up in person and sent Mo Hua to the door. As he watched Mo Hua's carriage go away, a big stone in his heart finally slowly fell to the ground.

This young master is indeed a "noble man".

The casual cultivators in Gushan City may be able to live a good life for a few days in the near future...

Master Gu looked at the weapon refining formation diagram in his hand again, with a precious and serious look.

In this picture, there appear to be only a few simple spiritual weapons.

But this is an important beginning...

…

Before the ten-day break was over, Mo Hua returned to the sect, waiting for news about Cheng Mo and the others catching the snitch.

If he didn't catch it, then the customized spiritual weapons he asked Master Gu to refine in the next ten days would come in handy.

It doesn't matter if Cheng Mo and the others have already caught the snitch.

It is always a good thing to successfully arrest the criminal cultivator.

These spiritual weapons will definitely come in handy in the future, so there is no rush.

Around night time, Cheng Mo and the others came back dejectedly.

Mo Hua didn't need to ask. Just by looking at their faces, he knew they must have failed.

"That bastard!"

"After staring at him for a whole day and night, I almost caught him, but the wind movement technique he learned was too fast, and he suddenly escaped from the crowd."

"If we continue to chase, there will still be shadows everywhere..."

Cheng Mo sat next to Mo Hua, eating the spiritual meal and complaining to Mo Hua, and then looked at Mo Hua longingly.

As usual, when the matter is over, they should let it go.

Continuing to waste it like this is simply not an option.

It wastes time and earns no merit.

But the more Cheng Mo thought about it, the angrier he became. Especially when he thought about the contemptuous look that the snitch looked back at them after escaping, he couldn't bear it.

Mo Hua nodded and said: "I have asked the master to help refine it. I should be able to refine it before the next ten-day break."

Cheng Mo was overjoyed.

Seven days later, Master Gu sent someone to deliver a storage bag to Taixu Gate and handed it to Mo Hua.

In the storage bag, there are two types of spiritual weapons and two types of formation disks.

Mo Hua took the time to draw the formation on it and gave it to Cheng Mo and the others, while explaining to them:

"That snitch has a lot of experience. He has obviously been surrounded by formations many times. In this case, ordinary formations and conspicuous formation flags cannot be used. A more covert method is needed..."

"There are two types of spiritual weapons here, one is stone needles, and the other is silver needles."

"They are all drawn using micro-carving techniques and formations."

"The stone needles are used for reconnaissance. The formation on them is the Xiaoyuan Magnetic Array. It can be inserted into the soil, thrown into the gravel, or nailed into the rocks. It will not be easily detected by others."

"The silver needle is for tracking. It has the Sinan Son Formation painted on it. When he is not prepared, he will stab the snitch with the silver needle. Flesh, clothing, or hair will do. Then use the compass to locate it, and he will be unable to escape." "

"Next, there are two types of arrays."

"Because it is a large-scale quicksand formation and wood binding formation, it cannot be done without formation plates."

"However, this kind of formation plate is specially refined. It only uses materials that are compatible with the soil. Although it is not durable, it is also hidden. It is buried in the ground and is not easily detected."

Then Mo Hua told Cheng Mo and the others the methods of burying formations and traps commonly used by monster hunters.

"do you understand?"

Cheng Mo nodded, then shook his head.

He is only suitable for swinging an axe, and cannot do such brain-consuming things.

On the contrary, it was Hao Xuan who looked serious and remembered it clearly.

After that, Mo Hua gave some instructions.

A few days later, during the ten-day break, Cheng Mo and the others set off again.

Mo Hua will stay in the sect this time, practicing painting formations, and waiting for news from Cheng Mo and the others.

Two days later, Cheng Mo and others came back.

Several people looked relaxed, and Cheng Mo even raised his head and chest, looking majestic and proud.

"We are in the mountains, laying out stone needles engraved with the Xiaoyuan Magnetic Array. If there is any movement, we will know everything."

"That snitch is no exception."

"We caught him as soon as he showed his head."

"But he was good at movement and ran fast. Fortunately, Yang Qianjun was good at shooting. He shot him in the back. Situ Jian also had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he instantly inserted the silver needle into the snitch's wound."

"The snitch has a silver needle on his body, like a fish that has swallowed a hook. No matter how he swims, the thread is still attached to his body."

"We are like a cat chasing a mouse, chasing him away in the mountains."

"Finally, while he was exhausted, he set up a formation in advance and finally caught the dog snitch."

"When this snitch was caught, he looked in disbelief and kept asking, 'How on earth did you catch me?'"

"I didn't say anything and beat him up..."

Cheng Mo spoke vividly and felt very happy.

After Cheng Mo finished speaking, he offered another big chicken drumstick to the ink painting and praised: "As expected of my little senior brother!"

Mo Hua took the chicken leg, took a bite, and nodded with satisfaction.

After this incident, Cheng Mo offered a reward, and whenever there was a problem, he would come to Mo Hua for advice.

He also often buys some stone needles, spiritual needles or formation disks from Mo Hua for reconnaissance, tracking or setting up ambushes.

With these specially-made spiritual weapons and formation mediums, arresting criminal cultivators can basically get twice the result with half the effort.

On this day, Mo Hua was having dinner in the dining hall.

Cheng Mo, a tall man, brought a disciple over and walked up to Mo Hua.

Cheng Mo said to the disciple: "Call me junior brother!"

The disciple respectfully called to Mo Hua, "Senior Brother."

Mo Hua was stunned.

At that moment, he had the illusion that he had become the "tangkou" boss, and others came to him to "worship the hall".