Chapter 189: Finished Drawing

Master Ban, seeing Mo Hua's confident demeanor, felt unexpectedly reassured.

He had always treated the Array Master with utmost respect, yet inwardly harbored some resentment—merely bowing his head out of necessity, constrained by the Array Master's status and position.

They were Array Masters; they were merely Craftsmen.

Array Masters lived in grand cave dwellings, while these Craftsmen were only fit to build them.

Most of the cultivation world's structures were built brick by brick by Craftsmen, yet not a single brick or tile belonged to them.

But Mo Hua was unlike any other Array Master he had ever seen—no arrogance, no condescension, his gaze as clear as mountain stream water.

Master Ban looked at Mo Hua and couldn't help smiling.

Mo Hua, seeing Master Ban no longer frowning, smiled too. "Leave the array work to me—you can rest easy."

Master Ban nodded firmly. "I trust you."

Then he lifted his cup and smiled at Mo Hua. "I toast you."

Mo Hua had no cup, no wine—and the liquor was too strong for his taste—so he raised his chicken leg and clinked it against Master Ban's cup. "Bottoms up!"

Master Ban chuckled, his doubts fully dispelled, and drained the cup. Only then did he taste the wine and exclaimed, "Fine liquor!"

In the days that followed, Mo Hua accelerated his array drawing.

The deeper he cultivated the Tian Yan Jue, the stronger his spiritual sense became, and the faster he drew arrays.

Moreover, these arrays were ones Mo Hua had practiced countless times on Dao Steles or array paper—every single array line was etched into his memory.

Mo Hua's wrist danced, brush flying like wind, strokes flowing like clouds and water—array lines appeared, arrays formed one after another.

Master Ban stared in stunned silence; even Elder Yu, who had watched Mo Hua draw arrays many times, was inwardly alarmed.

Such mastery was the hallmark of an Array Master who had spent over a century immersed in the craft.

Each stroke, each line, was known by heart—he didn't even need to look; his brush naturally formed arrays.

After another ten days or so, Mo Hua finished drawing all the arrays on the Alchemy Workshop's structures.

Progress had been delayed by five or six days compared to the original estimate, mainly due to repeated harassment from the Qian family—the foundation had to be rebuilt after damage, beams had to be reinstalled after collapse, and when arrays were smeared, Mo Hua had to redraw them from scratch. Otherwise, progress would have been completed days ahead of schedule.

Master Ban stared at the complex, numerous arrays covering every wall and building of the Alchemy Workshop, utterly incredulous.

All these arrays… had been drawn by Mo Hua alone…

Though he had witnessed Mo Hua's speed before and had mentally prepared himself, seeing it with his own eyes still left him stunned.

This was the largest Alchemy Workshop in Xiancheng—so many arrays, drawn by a single person!

Master Ban pinched his thigh hard—the pain surged, and he exhaled, confirming he wasn't dreaming.

With the arrays completed, Mo Hua's task was temporarily over; now it was up to the Craftsmen to seal the arrays and further finish the structures.

Those matters were now Master Ban's concern.

Mo Hua rubbed his wrist and stretched his shoulders.

He had drawn arrays nonstop for days—now that the work was done, he could finally rest. During this break, he would also reflect on his gains and losses in array crafting.

The arrays used in architectural blueprints were primarily earth and wood elemental, supplemented by metal, water, and fire—essentially, all five-element arrays were employed.

Five-element arrays were the most widely used in the cultivation world; this opportunity broadened Mo Hua's understanding of basic arrays, solidified his application of five-element formations, and deepened his comprehension of how arrays functioned and interacted with one another.

Moreover, through days and nights of relentless array drawing, Mo Hua's spiritual sense had grown, his control over it had strengthened, and his foundation in array crafting had become even more profound.

Mo Hua nodded, satisfied with his progress, and began preparing for the next phase of array study.

Master Ban, meanwhile, was busy overseeing the Alchemy Workshop's final construction—but now that the array issue was resolved and the project would be completed on schedule, he felt a great weight lifted, his whole body light.

With the Alchemy Workshop finished, they could settle the spirit stones—he could give his craftsmen and apprentices proper accounting, and everyone could return home for a good New Year.

Thinking of this, Master Ban felt utterly at ease; after months of labor, he could finally sleep soundly at night.

Meanwhile, Qian Hong's brow furrowed.

According to Qian family disciples, the Craftsmen had begun finalizing the structure's construction.

In his understanding, this was utterly impossible!

Finalizing construction meant the arrays inside had already been drawn.

Such a massive Alchemy Workshop—even if only using basic, simple arrays—could not possibly be completed so quickly. Especially since he had continuously sent people to harass and delay construction.

In Qian Hong's expectation, even under ideal conditions, the Alchemy Workshop would take at least another month to finish. Yet so little time had passed, and they were already finishing?

"Could this be another trick by Elder Yu? Trying to trick me into believing the Alchemy Workshop is already done, so the Qian family gives up?"

Elder Yu was thick-skinned and heartless—he could think up any scheme.

Qian Hong's gaze sharpened; he ordered someone to summon Master Qian. The two met outside the Alchemy Workshop, settled into a private room at a teahouse, and extended their spiritual senses toward the building.

Master Qian's spiritual sense swept over the structure once, then retracted. "The arrays are finished."

Qian Hong was inwardly startled. "What level of arrays?"

Master Qian hesitated slightly, then slowly said, "Comparable to the arrays in the Qian family mansion."

Qian Hong found it unbelievable. "How is that possible?"

The Qian family mansion's arrays had cost a fortune—commissioned from a Rank-One Array Master who personally designed the architectural blueprint, with multiple Array Masters working together for months to complete them.

What virtue or ability did Yu Changlin have to build an Alchemy Workshop and match the Qian family mansion's arrays?

Master Qian himself found it hard to believe. He frowned, thinking. "I only scanned from afar, didn't examine closely—but the strength of the outer wall arrays is truly unusual."

"Your meaning is…?"

"They may have focused only on the outer walls—the inner arrays could be crude, or perhaps they didn't draw any at all."

Qian Hong nodded. Master Qian's speculation was highly plausible.

Otherwise, how could Craftsmen possibly complete so many arrays in such a short time?

"There's another issue," Master Qian said. "Even if only the outer walls have arrays, the sheer volume of array lines—given their strength—could not have been drawn by one or two Array Masters."

Qian Hong also frowned. A single question rose simultaneously in both their minds:

How many Array Masters are there among the Hunter Demons?