Orienteering is something that can be both difficult and simple to explain.
For someone like Mo Hua, who can control the Thunder Magnetic Miniature and sense the flow of Thunder Magnetism, it isn’t hard. Fınd the newest release on ɴovelfire.net
If not, then it becomes very difficult.
Because the Yuan Magnetic Compound Formation is still under the "surveillance" of the other side, Mo Hua is extremely cautious in manipulating the Thunder Magnetic Miniature.
He hides the Thunder Magnetic Miniature in the Magnetic Pattern Sea, revealing it only once every quarter-hour to sense before immediately hiding it again.
Spending more than half a day on this, Mo Hua roughly pinpointed a southeastern direction on the map.
But that direction was still too vague, and he needed to leave the sect for on-site investigation, then further confirm the location from multiple angles.
Mo Hua originally planned to go after the monthly rest period, but considering the urgency, he requested two days off.
Now, reaching the late stage of Foundation Establishment is more important.
Missing a day or two of Foundation Establishment Late Stage coursework won’t be a problem.
The request didn’t bother Elder Master Xun; Elder Song agreed directly, and even thoughtfully asked if two days were enough or if he needed an elder to accompany him.
Mo Hua said it was unnecessary.
However, he later found out there was still a Golden Core Elder stealthily following him, likely ordered by the sect to protect him secretly.
Mo Hua was somewhat touched, so he didn’t expose the elder, allowing him to follow quietly.
He himself left the Qianxue state boundary, and after climbing over mountains, he stopped at a location, took out his token, used the Thunder Magnetic Miniature to sense the flow of Thunder Magnetism, determine the orientation, and made some marks on the map.
For two days straight, without sleeping day or night, Mo Hua traveled all over the southeast, northwest, finally circling a desolate mountain.
This is a Nameless Mountain.
There were no cultivators nearby, and it was very barren, overgrown with vegetation.
Mo Hua hid himself again, found several spots, sensed the flow of Thunder Magnetism, and pinpointed a location in the mountain, finally settling on a hilltop.
Near the hilltop were countless Yuan Magnetic Formations that were hard for ordinary people to detect.
It was evident that hidden within the hilltop was a formation master skilled in Yuan Magnetic Formations.
Mo Hua’s eyes brightened, but without alarming anyone, he immediately returned to the sect.
After returning to the sect, he sent the location to Gu Changhuai:
"Uncle Gu, southeast of the Qianxue state boundary, north of Solitary Mountain City, there’s a Nameless Mountain here harboring a Golden Core Formation Master of the Demon Sect."
"This person is extremely crucial and must be killed."
Once the opposing formation master was killed, no one would be in his way anymore...
Mo Hua thought to himself silently.
Gu Changhuai replied: "Okay."
Having been through several previous hunts of Demon Sect Golden Core cultivators, Gu Changhuai now trusted Mo Hua’s intelligence implicitly and responded simply and directly.
Mo Hua also shared some nearby precautions with Gu Changhuai.
Especially concerning the Yuan Magnetic Formations.
"This person is adept at Yuan Magnetism, and the area is filled with Yuan Magnetic Formations. Any sign of disturbance might be detected, so extreme caution is necessary."
"At that time, I will use some means to attract the formation master’s attention, allowing you to seize the opportunity for a quick strike."
"Moreover, you can kill the person, but try to leave some formations and formation media, if possible, as I could make use of them..."
Mo Hua gave a long list of instructions.
Gu Changhuai noted them all down, then hesitated: "Everything else is fine, but regarding the formations and formation media, if they have connections to the Demon Sect, the Taoist Court might confiscate them for public use."
"It’s hard to explain..."
"Isn’t this matter under you and Sister Xia’s responsibility? Who else do you need to explain to?"
Gu Changhuai paused for a moment, then sighed: "Alright, I’ll see what I can do..."
Afterward, the Taoist Court began preparations, and a few days later, preparations were complete, and they started the operation, coincidentally during the monthly rest.
Mo Hua initially didn’t want to go, but after some thought, he couldn’t help but be attached to that set of Thunder Magnetic Formations and formation media which, though not his yet, could very likely be his soon.
Mo Hua decided to go personally.
This time he did not hide or cover up and directly asked Elder Xun Ziyou to accompany him, saying the Taoist Court had a task, and he needed assistance as he was going out.
Elder Xun Ziyou worried about Mo Hua’s safety, thus understandably ended up as his "bodyguard" once more.
On the day of the operation, the weather was fair and sunny.
The group arrived at the Nameless Mountain, and the Taoist Court lay in ambush nearby, awaiting Mo Hua’s command.
Mo Hua found a picturesque spot from a distance, took out the Demon Sect Token, accessed the Returning to the Source Jade Slip, manipulated the Thunder Magnetic Miniature, infiltrating the bottom layer of the Demon Sect’s Yuan Magnetic Formation.
This time he boldly infiltrated with no concealment.
And in the instant he exposed the Thunder Magnetic Miniature in the Yuan Magnetic Sea.
Inside the Nameless Mountain.
In a dim stony chamber.
A black-clad formation master with sparse hair, narrow eyes, and a sinister face suddenly opened his eyes wide and spoke in a venomous tone:
"Damn it, finally caught it showing its hand!"
"That bastard, he really knows how to hide!"
For all these days, he watched the Thunder Magnetic Formation day and night, wanting to unearth this troublesome "calamity."
But this time, the trajectory of the thunder flow was very peculiar.
Unlike anything he’d encountered before, and wickedly cunning, it would pop up, and before he could catch a trace, it would shrink back again.
The fifty thousand spirit stone deal couldn’t be botched.
Even though he was employed by the Demon Sect, those of them who roam in the gray areas would do anything for spirit stones.
"Damn pest, now that you’ve shown your hand, where do you think you can hide?"
The black-clad formation master quickly focused all his senses, directing his attention to the highly sophisticated Thunder Magnetic Array Plate made of Yuan Magnetic Jade, and began tracing to capture that anomalous secondary thunder flow within the Demon Sect Yuan Magnetic Compound Formation.
But no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn’t grasp it.
This secondary thunder flow seemed to possess "life" of its own, moving with incredible agility, flitting through the Magnetic Sea, darting around like an elusive eel, making it difficult to catch.
Occasionally, it would stop, cause trouble, and smear some patterns, as if provocative.
The black-clad formation master felt a surge of anger.
"Humiliate me? Damn it!"
Most formation masters are proud, and the more capable they are, the more this is true; they cannot stand such "mockery" at the level of formations.
The black-clad formation master no longer held back, pouring all his divine sense and attention into the Yuan Magnetic Sea.
The formation patterns on the Thunder Magnetic Array Plate shimmered with blue light, as bright as they could be.
With the black-clad formation master going all out, he finally captured that secondary thunder flow.
Gradually, an image of the "culprit" lurking at the bottom layer of the Yuan Magnetic Compound Formation, altering magnetic patterns, and causing trouble emerged on the Thunder Magnetic Array Plate.
A... tiny being formed purely by Thunder Magnetism...
The black-clad formation master was stunned for a moment, pupils suddenly contracting, and he said in a trembling voice of disbelief:
"It’s not secondary thunder patterns, but a human figure?!"
"Why would there be such a thing at the bottom of a Yuan Magnetic layer?!"
"What kind of Thunder Magnetism Formation could give birth to this seemingly life-like, self-moving thunder magnetism ’human figure’?!"
The black-clad formation master felt a chill in his heart, and suddenly realized something.
This must be a supreme Thunder Magnetism Legacy!
It might even lead to creating divine sense and crafting life through formations!
"I must get it! By any means necessary, even death can’t stop me!"
The black-clad formation master’s eyes flashed red immediately.