Chapter 329: Dissolution

Mo Hua told Zhang Lan and Commander Yang about this matter.

They both came from prominent families; they should know something.

"Turn-Soul-to-Origin Pill?"

Zhang Lan slowly furrowed his brow, his expression becoming solemn, "I've never heard of such a pill."

Zhang Lan looked at Commander Yang, who also shook his head, "I haven't heard of it either."

Mo Hua was surprised; this pill was so obscure, yet neither Zhang Lan nor Commander Yang had heard of it.

Zhang Lan said, "Copy the diagrams of the furnace and herbs and send me one—I'll send it back to my clan to inquire."

Commander Yang also said, "Give me a copy too—I'll ask as well."

Mo Hua copied one each for them and asked:

"How long will it take to get a reply?"

The Qian family's alchemy relies on the Longevity Pill to extend life indefinitely.

Mo Hua had not yet fully mastered the entire process.

At the instant the array was triggered, the Ancestor suddenly reversed.

After nearly a month of intermittent effort, Mo Hua finally completed the array's reconstruction calculations.

Something crucial…

The Qian family's alchemy built Shanzhai to raise heretical cultivators and kill people to make pills.

First they forged Longevity Pills to extend the lives of themselves and the Qian family's junior elders; before that, they used Longevity Pills as a catalyst to forge the Turn-Soul-to-Origin Pill.

In a hundred years, nothing is possible!

But the faces of the junior elders were tense.

"He means… on the surface, it looks like an ordinary furnace?"

That matches Qian's actions.

"These few herbs—Soul-Stealing Grass, Withered Life Vine—are indeed used to forge the Turn-Soul-to-Origin Pill."

I want to find an opportunity to test the array's destructive power.

The reply in the letter was nearly identical to what Zhang Lan said, but omitted one detail.

Moreover, unlike beasts, their racial traits differ, their perception of the external world differs, some have keen eyesight, some have sharp spiritual senses, some are sensitive to blood qi.

Both Zhang Lan and Commander Yang realized it, their expressions turning shocked.

That is the true… Great Dao's dissolution force!

If taken continuously, the Longevity Pill's potency gradually declines, the extended life grows shorter, until the potency fails completely.

Commander Yang mused, "It seems like that…"

Bai Xiong's white fur stood like bristles, its eyes like bronze bells, its body enormous—it is one of the strongest beasts in Great Baishan.

But it won't be long before it's different.

"Does the Qian family have any other furnaces?" Mo Hua asked.

Mo Hua had reservations, but still nodded.

Mo Hua had tested before; when the Earth-Fire Array was triggered, it could not even severely wound a peak early-stage first-rank beast.

Fortunately, the calculations are now complete.

What Mo Hua must do now is not to verify, but to determine—using his own array expertise and relying on array dissolution—can he crush that peak early-stage first-rank beast?

"What about the Qian family's other furnaces?"

"Don't worry; no matter how deep the Qian family's schemes, they're still covert calculations. Once brought into the open, conspiracies are useless."

Zhang Lan nodded, "Yes, in the Qian family's alchemy cave, there were only a few furnaces—all destroyed during the battle when they attacked me."

Mo Hua was curious—could array dissolution truly injure a Foundation Establishment cultivator?

About six days later, Zhang Lan received a reply from his clan.

These matters fall under Dao Ting Si and Dao Bing Si's jurisdiction; Mo Hua could not assist, so he focused his mind on array dissolution.

Zhang Lan added, "Go tell Zhou Zhangsi again—in Xiancheng, all private, Shijia Sect, or alchemy guild furnaces must be reported and inspected one by one; no loopholes allowed."

All fear stems from one's own strength.

Half of the Bai Xiong's body vanished instantly, turning to white ash, utterly annihilated.

But unlike before, this dissolution was far larger—the Ancestor's reverse dissolution covered nearly half of the Bai Xiong's body.

Commander Yang nodded, "I'll lead the team personally—dig down eight feet!"

Zhang Lan found Mo Hua and said with a solemn expression, "This is no ordinary heretical pill!"

A chill arose in Mo Hua's heart.

Mo Hua nodded.

It shouldn't have taken this long, but one thing followed another, delaying it somewhat.

Mo Hua frowned; he felt he had overlooked something.

So his goal was to use the Longevity Pill to prolong his life—survive another hundred years—until the Turn-Soul-to-Origin Qi formed, then consume the Turn-Soul-to-Origin Pill to enhance his cultivation, break through the realm, and become a Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivator.

"Shanzhai must be searched again, more carefully."

Mo Hua nodded.

Will it be weaker than the Earth-Fire Array's explosion? And how much weaker?

"So even for a demonic sect, forging this pill is extremely taxing."

"That is the true… array dissolution…"

In Great Baishan, few cultivators or beasts posed a threat to it; it killed what it wanted and ate what it wanted.

Advancing from Foundation Establishment mid-stage to early-stage grants a hundred-year lifespan extension—then I'll have another hundred years to live!

Demons and cultivators are the same; besides vision and demonic perception, their sense of smell is also keen.

Mo Hua knew his concealment technique could fool the perception of a seventh-rank demon beast.

But now, as Mo Hua looked, he felt a greater fear.

And now I want to see what kind of power this compound array will unleash if it collapses.

Set traps, lay arrays, conceal traces, mask the scent with demon-stink grass…

"But there's one problem," Zhang Lan asked again, puzzled. "The white mountain stronghold's alchemical furnace hasn't been destroyed—does that mean my pills haven't been destroyed either?"

Very soon, it stepped into Mo Hua's trap and triggered the array Mo Hua had drawn.

The next day, Commander Yang also received a reply from his family.

And it is the most feared type of demon beast among hunters.

The power released when a compound array collapses depends on the type of array, not on the strength of the spiritual awareness, the number of ancestral spirits, or the quantity of array lines.

Mo Hua had asked Master Feng: although the Longevity Pill cannot extend life, it does have limits.

Zhang Lan saw him look solemn, thought he was still worried, and comforted him:

Although Mo Hua's current cultivation level is weak, even against Foundation Establishment cultivators, he still possesses some means of self-preservation, let alone a first-rank early-stage demon beast.

"To refine one batch of pills may take decades, even a hundred years, during which you must continuously kill people to refine pills to transform that life-energy into essence."

Just like when he collapsed the single array before, the ancestral spirits reversed and then disintegrated into oblivion—quiet, silent, with no noise or vibration.

Even if something unexpected happens, I can't defeat it, but I can still run away.

"The Life-Transmutation Pill, even within the Mo Sect, is an extremely precious pill; the refining method is a Mo Sect secret, rarely passed outside."

Moreover, it sensed nothing unusual.

With all preparations complete, in Mo Hua's field of vision appeared a Bai Xiong.

Under these circumstances, a first-rank early-stage peak demon beast was the limit Mo Hua could find.

It was as if someone had suddenly appeared and crushed the void, shattering half the Bai Xiong's body along with it!

As long as the array's strength is sufficient, even a concealment array can generate weak power upon collapse.

"Low realm, many transmission methods can't be used, so it takes longer," Zhang Lan sighed again.

And once reaching Foundation Establishment early-stage, with a hundred years of time, I said I would no longer be confined to the corner of Xiancheng—I would venture into higher-grade prefectures to seek Golden Core methods!

The weak Bai Xiong, its body half-destroyed, crashed to the ground and died instantly!

Even if concealment can fool certain seventh-rank demon beasts, it cannot fool all demon beasts.

The Qian family's alchemical secrets run deep; this matter shouldn't be so simple.

Mo Hua first set up the array perfectly.

In the preceding time, searching the Qian family, inspecting alchemical furnaces, investigating Shanzhai—all these tasks proceeded methodically.

Zhang Lan shook his head. "Perhaps he obtained it by accident, or perhaps someone deliberately gave it to him. Now there are too many clues—I can't tell."

Mo Hua's heart tightened. "How could the Qian family's ancestral spirit possess such a pill formula?"

Without prior knowledge, to recklessly provoke a seventh-rank demon beast is no different than hanging oneself from the Tree of Longevity—asking for death.

Mo Hua's pupils contracted.

After all, human bodily structure is uniform, but demon beast species vary immensely.

He might not kill the demon beast, but the demon beast couldn't kill him either.

The Bai Xiong walked cautiously along the route Mo Hua had anticipated.

Commander Yang nodded. "Send the Dao soldiers to destroy every single alchemical furnace in the Qian family—leave not one standing!"

But if a Foundation Establishment cultivator were to test it, seventh-rank demon beasts wouldn't do.

Mo Hua chose the Earth-Fire Compound Array to make a comparison.

After speaking, Zhang Lan paused, then added to Commander Yang:

"As long as we find and destroy the Qian family's alchemical furnaces, preventing them from transforming life-energy into essence, they won't be able to stir up any trouble."

"The Life-Transmutation Pill consumes the life of cultivators, converting their cultivation into medicinal power—it is a pill passed down by certain Modaoda Sects, a true demonic technique!"

The compound array collapsed!

It was a first-rank Earth-Fire Compound Array.

Mo Hua's expression trembled; his heart was stunned. He murmured:

"To refine this pill requires accumulating immense sin. First, you refine humans into Longevity Pills, then use those Longevity Pills as the medicinal catalyst, with human flesh and blood as ingredients, transforming life-energy into essence to advance cultivation."

Zhang Lan pondered. "Hard to say. If fast, less than a week; if slow, perhaps half a month."