Chapter 613: Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic

Meta-magnetic induction, beacon fire transmission.

The second-grade sixteen-pattern "Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array," worth over eight hundred merit points, was an Eight Trigrams formation that utilized the principles of thunder-magnetism to transmit messages through formation tattoos by constructing a formation pivot system.

It was also the first meta-magnetic formation Mo Hua had ever learned.

All the cultivators of the Great Void Sect, and even the entire Ganxue Prefecture, all the sects, including all the hidden evil cultivators and demonic sects, were completely unaware at this moment...

What kind of door Mo Hua's small hands had opened for himself...

In the Great Void Sect, an "unknown" entry-level disciple began to learn the profound thunder-magnetic formations.

Mo Hua unfolded the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array diagram and took a look.

This was a completely unfamiliar formation diagram.

Whether it was the formation tattoos, the formation pivots, or the construction of the formation eyes, it was very different from the Five Elements and even some of the Eight Trigrams formations he had learned in the past.

Even though they were both meta-magnetic arrays, their formation tattoos had significant differences from the small meta-magnetic arrays Mo Hua had encountered before.

This was an orthodox thunder-magnetic formation.

Mo Hua's spirit lifted, and he began to focus all his attention on learning the formation diagram, the formation analysis, and some profound notes.

As he learned, Mo Hua froze and suddenly frowned.

He... didn't quite understand...

It was clearly one formation, but it had two sets of formation diagrams, and both sets of diagrams were entirely sixteen-pattern...

These two sets of diagrams were almost identical in structure, but in the details, they were entirely different.

Moreover, this didn't seem like a complex formation either.

A complex formation integrated multiple formations into one, coordinating to catalyze the effectiveness of the formation.

But the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array, this group of formations, were interrelated but were two completely independent formations...

Mo Hua didn't quite understand. Recalling the teachings of Old Mr. Xun and combining them with the formation analysis, he pondered for a long time before he finally understood a little.

These two sets of formation diagrams were the "Fixed-Style Formation Tattoo Diagram" used as a fixed formation pattern and the "Non-Fixed-Style Formation Tattoo Diagram" used as a variable formation pattern, which Old Mr. Xun had mentioned.

Using the fixed-style formation tattoos as a foundation, through thunder-magnetic induction, it influenced the non-fixed formation tattoos, changing the magnetic ink to manifest text and images.

Therefore, these two sets of formation diagrams were used for "induction," and neither could be dispensed with.

And the reason there were two sets was because this formation was not meant to be learned by one formation master; it required two or even multiple formation masters to construct and draw it in coordination.

There was only one fixed-style formation diagram.

But there could be multiple non-fixed formation diagrams.

Mo Hua didn't care; anyway, his spiritual sense was strong, and he had the Dao Stele, so he could backtrack his spiritual sense and learn both the fixed-style and non-fixed-style.

However, despite this, the formation tattoos of the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array had too many changes, and compared to ordinary Five Elements and Eight Trigrams formation tattoos, they appeared more abstract, so Mo Hua learned them a bit more slowly.

It took a full two days for Mo Hua to completely memorize the formation diagram.

After nightfall, Mo Hua practiced on the Dao Stele.

First, he practiced the fixed-style formation tattoos, then the non-fixed-style formation tattoos, and then he inlaid the two, connecting them through the formation pivot, thunder-magnetic induction, to constitute a complete set of the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array.

At first, the practice did not go very smoothly.

Because his brushwork was unfamiliar, drawing it was stumbling and awkward.

After practicing for a few days, Mo Hua became much more proficient. He drew the fixed-style formation tattoos without a single error, and although the non-fixed-style formation tattoos had too many changes, he could also draw them roughly.

Then it was time to put what he had learned into practice.

Mo Hua gritted his teeth, spent sixty merit points to exchange for a small bottle of magnetic ink, and on a crude formation disk, roughly built his own set of the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic message transmission system.

He used the fixed-style meta-magnetic array as a base, the non-fixed meta-magnetic array as the surface layer, and the magnetic ink as the manifestation layer.

Mo Hua transmitted his spiritual sense to the fixed-style formation tattoos, and through thunder-magnetic induction, influenced the non-fixed formation tattoos, producing changes in the formation tattoos.

And then, through the changes in the non-fixed formation tattoos, he made the magnetic ink react, manifesting text.

Following the application logic of this set of formations, that pool of magnetic ink, which Mo Hua had spent sixty merit points to exchange for and was extremely precious, gradually manifested Mo Hua's own name on the formation disk:

"Mo Hua."

Success!

Mo Hua felt a joy in his heart, but then felt empty.

Mo Hua touched his chin and fell into deep thought:

Although it succeeded...

But this thing... what exactly could it be used for?

Although it looked simple, the formation principle was actually very complex.

But although it looked complex, the function was actually very simple...

The overall effect seemed no different from using his spiritual sense to control ink and write his own name.

Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array... is that it?

"This formation should be used for transmission, but if it's for transmission, how does one transmit?"

Mo Hua flipped through the formation analysis of the "Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array" and didn't find any relevant explanation for transmission, feeling a bit disappointed.

The formation diagram was just a formation diagram and did not contain other types of inheritance.

Mo Hua was helpless.

Too stingy...

At least explain it a bit so he would have a direction.

Mo Hua thought for a long time and still had no clue, only guessing that this might be related to the formation pivot, but what the specific connection was, Mo Hua couldn't figure out in a short time.

Mo Hua thought about it and could only go to ask Old Mr. Xun.

Old Mr. Xun was leisurely drinking tea and froze upon hearing this, "You've learned the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array?"

Mo Hua said shyly, "I'm just a bit curious..."

He had just learned it and didn't count as having mastered it, so he was too embarrassed to say he had mastered it.

Old Mr. Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

He had just said...

How could it be so fast? That was a sixteen-pattern formation, and a cold, obscure thunder-magnetic formation at that...

Because Mo Hua often asked him some topics that were a bit "aiming too high," Old Mr. Xun didn't pay much attention.

A formation master without a thirst for knowledge is not a good formation master.

Old Mr. Xun said, "It's the formation pivot."

Mo Hua nodded, thinking to himself, as expected...

Old Mr. Xun sipped his tea and explained to Mo Hua:

"Meta-magnetic formations, although they have two sets, mutually generating each other, count as a single formation."

"And transmission formations are a whole set of closely related formation systems based on meta-magnetic formations and using formation pivots for conduction, basically equivalent to a whole set of complex formations..."

"But this kind of complex formation is relatively special; the fixed-style and non-fixed-style formations it contains are all of the same root and origin, only the formation pivot 'sequence' is different..."

"Sequence?!"

Mo Hua froze, his eyes widening.

Spirit Pivot Array...

Multi-layer control, multi-layer permission formation tattoo sequence!

Old Mr. Xun was curious, "You know about formation pivot sequences?"

Mo Hua blinked and shook his head.

Old Mr. Xun felt this child, Mo Hua, was strange, but continued anyway:

"A single Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array uses the formation pivot to control the induction between the two layers of formations: 'positive and negative,' 'inner and outer,' 'fixed and non-fixed'..."

"But this is only the principle of a single transmission..."

"To use it for transmission, you need multiple Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Arrays, interrelated with each other, with unified fixed-style formation tattoos constituting the foundation, non-fixed formation tattoos matching to form an agreement, and then maintained by formation pivots..."

"A set of transmission formations contains multiple meta-magnetic arrays, and each meta-magnetic array uses a special formation pivot sequence to identify identity..."

"Different sequences, different permissions."

"Different permissions, different functions, and even the direction of transmission is different. There are one-way, two-way, and multi-way..."

Old Mr. Xun only pointed it out, but Mo Hua's mind was clear.

He was very familiar with 'sequences'.

The Spirit Pivot Absolute Array used sequences to divide weights, thereby determining the size and ownership of power within the entire Spirit Pivot Array system.

It was just that the Spirit Pivot Array used sequence formation tattoos.

And the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array used sequence formation pivots.

The two were different, but in the final analysis, the formation principle was the same.

"Then what are sequence formation pivots like? After the sequence formation pivots are integrated, do they have to be summarized into a total, large formation pivot?"

Mo Hua asked again.

"That is natural..."

Old Mr. Xun nodded. Just as he was about to open his mouth, his heart skipped a beat again, and he immediately closed his mouth.

Mo Hua waited for a long time, and seeing that Old Mr. Xun didn't speak, asked in confusion, "Old Mr., please speak..."

Old Mr. Xun pondered slightly and said:

"It's too early for you to learn now; we'll talk about it later..."

Mo Hua sighed, feeling a bit disappointed.

Old Mr. Xun looked a bit embarrassed and said, "Ask something else; I'll tell you about other things."

Mo Hua's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to speak, Old Mr. Xun said:

"But you can only ask one question."

He was afraid that Mo Hua would ask endlessly, and if he were careless for a moment, he would speak too smoothly and tell this child everything he shouldn't know...

"Only one?"

"Only one!"

"Fine..." Mo Hua sighed.

He thought for a moment and finally asked the question he felt was most incongruous when he learned the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array:

"Old Mr., why does the meta-magnetic array have to be divided into fixed-style formation tattoos and non-fixed-style formation tattoos? What is the specific relationship between the two? Why is there such a relationship?"

Mo Hua got to the bottom of it, his face full of confusion.

Old Mr. Xun sighed in his heart.

This isn't just one question either...

But forget it, although it's not one question, it counts as one type of question, and it only involves a single formation, so it doesn't matter if he talks about it.

Old Mr. Xun said, "The essential difference between so-called fixed-style formation tattoos and non-fixed-style formation tattoos lies in their formation tattoos."

"The fixed-style is the foundation, and the non-fixed-style is like the shadow of the fixed-style formation tattoos."

"You can view these two as the same formation, and the formation tattoos of the two as the same formation tattoo."

"But only when the two are combined can they constitute the same formation, can they generate true meta-magnetic tattoos, and can the transmission formation have a foundation..."

Old Mr. Xun said this, his gaze slightly condensed, and his expression became a bit solemn:

"There is an extremely obscure connection between meta-magnetic fixed-style formation tattoos and non-fixed-style formation tattoos, but this connection is too complex and too profound to be easily understood."

"Therefore, the formation masters of later generations had a sudden inspiration to divide meta-magnetic formation tattoos into two categories: fixed-style and non-fixed-style, to record thunder-magnetic induction, which is convenient for formation masters to understand and also convenient for formation construction."

"Dividing meta-magnetic formation tattoos into fixed-style and non-fixed-style..."

Mo Hua frowned.

He vaguely felt that there was some deeper secret hidden inside, but due to his own understanding of formations, when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't grasp the train of thought.

Old Mr. Xun thought Mo Hua didn't understand and said:

"Meta-magnetic fixed-style is unified and relatively fixed..."

"But meta-magnetic non-fixed formation tattoos have many changes. Sometimes, they can even be self-defined according to certain conditions..."

Mo Hua froze.

"For example..." Old Mr. Xun gave an example, "I use the 'Jia' character of the Ten Heavenly Stems as the meta-magnetic fixed-style, and this 'teacup' in my hand as the non-fixed-style."

"Then when I transmit a message and write a 'Jia' character, what appears is a 'teacup'."

"This is an agreement between you and me..."

"Besides a 'teacup,' you can also agree on anything: 'tea leaves,' 'tea water,' 'teapot,' all are fine..."

"If you know this agreement, you know that 'Jia' means 'teacup.' If you don't know, then you don't know at all what I'm talking about."

"And you don't know at all what this formation tattoo I transmitted means..."

Mo Hua said, "Is this for secrecy?"

Old Mr. Xun nodded, "So, meta-magnetic arrays are themselves a type of confidential formation."

"Jia, agreement, teacup."

"Fixed-style, thunder-magnetic induction, non-fixed-style."

"This is the simplest, but also the most core logic of this type of formation."

"Of course, it sounds simple, but it is very complex and very difficult to truly apply with formations..."

After Old Mr. Xun finished speaking, he drank some tea.

Mo Hua frowned, his face full of deep thought.

He could understand Old Mr. Xun's words.

But he became more and more confused the more he thought about the other questions...

Now Mo Hua felt more and more that he had learned this formation in vain...

Although there was only one fixed-style and one non-fixed-style on the Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array diagram.

But in fact, the non-fixed-style was diverse, and according to Old Mr. Xun's statement, as long as it followed certain formation rules, it could even be "self-defined," and at the same time, it could also change on its own...

The formation diagram he exchanged for was more like an "example"...

And according to this relatively closed formation structure of "fixed-style formation tattoos—agreement rules—non-fixed-style formation tattoos," he was unable to crack the "message transmission order" of the vulture.

Because the text on that blank message transmission order of the vulture had been erased.

The basic fixed-style formation tattoos were still there.

Because the material of the message transmission order was very sturdy, the fixed-style formation tattoos were at the very bottom layer and were protected very tightly.

But the non-fixed-style formation tattoos had been erased.

Along with the magnetic ink, which had flowed away.

He didn't know the relationship constructed by this Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array, and he didn't know what the non-fixed-style formation tattoos that the fixed-style formation tattoos "agreed" upon were.

Therefore, it was impossible to use the fixed-style formation tattoos to know the non-fixed-style formation tattoos, and thus restore the text in the "message transmission order."

To explain it using Old Mr. Xun's example:

He knew the character "Jia," but he didn't know the "agreement" on the opposite side, so there was no way to know whether this fixed-style "Jia" character referred to a teacup, tea water, or tea leaves...

And if he wanted to know the "agreement" on the opposite side...

He would need to dismantle the complete formation diagram containing the meta-magnetic 'fixed-style' and 'non-fixed-style' formation tattoos in the message transmission order, so as to restore a complete set of "agreement" rules...

"No wonder..."

Mo Hua sighed.

The Dao Court Division had discarded this blank message transmission order casually.

Because once the text was erased, the message transmission order was really useless.

Without knowing the complete formation diagram, erasing the non-fixed-style, and relying only on the underlying fixed-style formation, there was simply no way to restore it.

But Mo Hua was still a bit unwilling to give up.

If he couldn't crack the secret tattoos or restore the magnetic ink, his learning the meta-magnetic array would be meaningless, at least it deviated from his original plan...

In the following days, Mo Hua practiced the meta-magnetic array continuously in front of the Dao Stele at night, as always.

Even if it was just to temper his spiritual sense, he still had to practice the sixteen-pattern meta-magnetic array.

Not to mention, eight hundred merit points!

No matter what, he had to earn back a little bit of his capital.

It was just that while Mo Hua practiced, he was also multitasking, repeatedly replaying Old Mr. Xun's words in his mind.

He always felt that he had overlooked something...

Mo Hua began to peel the cocoon, thinking bit by bit...

Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic Array, constructing complex formations through single formations, realizing simple transmission through formation pivot sequences.

As for more complex functions other than transmission, he couldn't learn them now, so he would ignore them for the time being...

Formation pivot sequence...

Could also be ignored first.

Because he didn't have the ability to construct Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic complex formations yet, and it didn't involve formation pivots for the time being.

That is...

Formation tattoos?

Mo Hua froze slightly, there was one point he cared about very much.

Old Mr. Xun said that the fixed-style was the basic meta-magnetic formation tattoo, which was unchanging.

The non-fixed-style was matched with the fixed-style, and within certain formation rules, it could be self-defined according to the fixed-style formation tattoos, and at the same time, it could also change on its own.

Why?

Why could the fixed-style influence the non-fixed-style?

Just because of "self-definition"?

Because of "agreement"?

Mo Hua became a bit serious. Although he was splitting hairs, he always felt that there might be some trickery inside.

And why was it called meta-magnetic formation tattoos?

Why not call them thunder-magnetic formation tattoos directly?

Or call them secondary thunder tattoos?

Magnetism, positive and negative repel...

Mo Hua frowned, feeling it was very suspicious, so he drew a set of Beacon Fire Meta-Magnetic formations on the formation disk himself, then catalyzed the formation to observe the relationship between the fixed-style and the non-fixed-style.

But after looking for a long time, he didn't see anything.

The fixed-style formation tattoos induced, the non-fixed-style followed the change, ordinary and very common.

Mo Hua's spiritual sense condensed slightly, and he used Heavenly Machine Derivation to look for a long time, but still didn't see anything...

Mo Hua's brows furrowed tightly.

In this situation, there are generally two possibilities:

One is that he really was splitting hairs, and there was indeed no trickery between meta-magnetic arrays.

The other is that his spiritual sense was not strong, or his derivation power was insufficient, so he couldn't see the mystery in it.

Mo Hua felt that one could always look for reasons from oneself first.

His judgment was fine, but his spiritual sense ability was a bit lacking.

Mo Hua made up his mind. His pupils were pitch black, his spiritual sense incarnation put on a water-ink "Daoist robe," black shadows appeared on the pure black Daoist robe, and he catalyzed Heavenly Machine Trick Calculation.

At the same time, on the basis of Heavenly Machine Trick Calculation, half of his gaze was clear as water, cloud patterns flowed, and he stimulated Heavenly Machine Derivation...

But under the blessing of the two, he still didn't see anything.

Mo Hua was unconvinced and continued to consume his spiritual sense to calculate, and Mo Hua's spiritual sense was also becoming more and more painful, as if it were being twisted and torn apart by the two types of algorithms...

Just when Mo Hua was about to be unable to bear it, his spiritual sense was exhausted, and his eyes went black, suddenly a slight light appeared in front of him, and within the void darkness, faint, extremely subtle, pale blue patterns emerged.

These patterns were extremely dense and had no rules at all.

Between the positive and negative poles, they kept flowing and changing, like weak...

Thunder flow.

Mo Hua's heart shook.

At this moment, Mo Hua's spiritual sense was exhausted, and a sharp pain came from his sea of consciousness.

He had no choice but to cover his head, lie on the ground, and pant heavily, taking a long time to come back to his senses.

But at the same time, Mo Hua's gaze was extremely excited.

He understood!

Formation masters' naming of formation tattoos is rigorous.

Why are meta-magnetic formation tattoos not called thunder-magnetic formation tattoos?

It is because meta-magnetic formation tattoos do not actually contain "thunder"!

Meta-magnetic formations use the relationship of positive and negative repulsion between fixed-style and non-fixed-style formation tattoos to generate weak lightning, thereby triggering thunder-magnetic induction.

But the formation tattoos themselves have nothing to do with thunder.

What is truly related to thunder is the weak thunder flow generated by the induction between the two types of formation tattoos.

That is, the weak blue patterns that he had just seen by using Heavenly Machine Trick Calculation to push Heavenly Machine Derivation to the extreme!

Those are the true "thunder"!

Those patterns are the veritable "secondary thunder tattoos"!

As long as he masters these "secondary thunder tattoos" that are of the same origin as thunder tattoos, he can understand the essence of meta-magnetic formations, thereby deepening his understanding of thunder-magnetic formations step by step and peeking into the foundation of this type of formation.

And if one day, his spiritual sense is thick enough, his trick calculation is strong enough, and his derivation is deep enough...

He might even be able to drive secondary thunder tattoos with spiritual sense, pierce through the barriers of all magnetic formation tattoos, and unknowingly erode the formation pivot, controlling the vast thunder-magnetic array!

Mo Hua's eyes grew brighter, but he couldn't withstand the sea of consciousness becoming more and more painful. Finally, his little head went blank, and he fell to the ground, sinking into a deep sleep...

And in an unknown underground secret room somewhere.

It was gloomy and dark.

In the secret room, on the altar, was a giant skull with a human face, sheep horns, ferocious fangs, and bloodstains.

Mr. Tu was still kneeling before the skull.

His face was pale, his eyes were glowing green, his fingers were slender, oozing blood, and he was whispering in a low voice.

"Everything was going just fine..."

"That child is the best embryo for the God Lord. Pure goodness, once fallen into evil, will give birth to boundless evil. The demonic evil is taking root and sprouting..."

"But..."

Mr. Tu gritted his teeth.

"Commissioner... is dead..."

"I don't know how he died..."

"It's as if he was slashed to death by someone, his form and spirit destroyed, or as if he was swallowed alive by something, leaving no 'corpse' behind..."

"I cannot understand..."

His face was pale, his lips cracked, and he said tremblingly: "What kind of existence could threaten the Commissioner..."

"Although he was only second-grade, the Commissioner served the consciousness of the Great Desolation, acted on the sovereignty of the God, had the blood of the God Lord on him, and was blessed by the God Lord..."

Mr. Tu said this, suddenly breaking into a cold sweat, and hissed in defense:

"No! No!"

"I have no fear, no disloyal heart!"

"My loyalty to the God Lord can be witnessed by Heaven and Earth, and verified by the Sun and Moon!"

Mr. Tu swore an oath, and it took a long time for him to gradually calm down, his expression determined:

"This person must be an expert..."

"At least Cave Void..."

"Cannot be fought head-on... need to plan from a long-term perspective..."

"The most urgent matter is to push forward with the plan..."

Mr. Tu lowered his voice, muttered something mysterious again, and finally prostrated himself, kneeling deeply before the white, bone-like sheep-horn sculpture.

With lofty respect and fearless will, he said firmly:

"The hall of blood sacrifice, no one can know."

"The holy embryo of the God Lord, no one can peek at either."

"And the majesty of the God Lord will surely be conceived from the Great Desolation and subvert the Nine Prefectures!"

"Let this world flow with blood, let all living beings become straw dogs..."

"Only my Lord, eternal and immortal!"

The settings are so hard to write, my hair is falling out, and I'm still being told I'm padding... ===== CHAPTER 614 =====

"Let this world flow with rivers of blood, let all these living beings become mere straw dogs..."

"Only my Lord is eternal and immortal!"

The world-building is so hard to write, I've lost all my hair, and I'm still being told it's filler...