Elder You: "Could you, sir, please explain in more detail?"
Mo Hua: "In other words, someone is stealing the Sect’s internal secrets and then secretly transmitting them out using a special Thunder Magnetism method."
"Those outside receive this Thunder Magnetism fluctuation, which will then regenerate into Magnetic Patterns based on the Thunder Magnetism, manifesting as text, thereby learning the Sect’s internal secrets."
Elder You nodded slightly.
This basically matched his previous suspicions.
The "mole" within the Demon Sect was not using ordinary means to contact the Taoist Court but was using a highly advanced Thunder Magnetism technique to leak the Demon Sect’s intelligence to the Taoist Court.
But being naturally suspicious, he still didn’t fully believe: "Mr. Yuan, do you know who exactly is leaking the information?"
When he said this, he was wholly unaware that he was talking to the "leaker."
Mo Hua: "There are too few clues to determine yet; it needs to be verified step by step. All I could find now is a segment of the Magnetic Pattern he leaked."
"Magnetic Patterns?" Elder You said.
Mo Hua sent a segment of the Magnetic Pattern to Elder You.
Elder You glanced at it and after a moment, leisurely said: "Mr. Yuan, I... can’t understand it..."
Mo Hua could discern from this that Elder You was neither a Yuan Magnetic Formation Master nor a Thunder Magnetic Array Master.
He may have come into contact with this type of Formation Master and has some understanding of the related Thunder Magnetism principles.
But he had not studied it personally or drawn it himself, knowing the "how" but not the "why," making him a semi-"layman," or you might say an impractical ’Cloud Array Master.’
Mo Hua roughly gauged his level and sent him some "Fixed Magnetic Pattern Annotations."
"These are Magnetic Pattern Annotations, Elder You can reference them and decode it yourself. I still have to monitor the Yuan Magnetic Compound Formation and cannot divide my attention."
Mo Hua showed an appearance of being very busy.
He dumped all the Magnetic Patterns and annotations on Elder You, letting him decode them himself.
The answers one finds themselves are more easily believed.
"Alright..." Elder You had no choice but to try to decode the "Magnetic Patterns" himself.
As he wasn’t a Yuan Magnetic Formation Master, decoding it was laborious, as the seemingly similar but subtly different Magnetic Patterns were densely packed, leaving him dazzled and his scalp tingling.
"Formation Masters are indeed a group of twisted geniuses..."
Elder You thought silently.
Determined, he eventually managed to painstakingly decode the segment of Magnetic Patterns given to him by Mo Hua, one by one.
The decoded Magnetic Patterns translated into text, providing intelligence on a Blood Banquet event.
Elder You’s heart raced.
There really was someone secretly leaking the Sect’s activities.
Elder You frowned and sent the text to Mo Hua, asking:
"Mr. Yuan, have I decoded this segment of Magnetic Patterns correctly?"
Mo Hua, somewhat impatient: "Didn’t I give you both the Magnetic Patterns and annotations? Whatever you decode is what it is."
Elder You: "Then this leaker has divulged intelligence on a Blood Banquet that our Demon Sect was planning to the Taoist Court..."
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Realizing this, Elder You didn’t press further.
The problem had been identified and the Magnetic Patterns found; what needed to be done was already done by this "Mr. Yuan," and the subsequent matters naturally didn’t concern him.
Formation Masters have solitary temperaments.
Moreover, it is normal for such a capable Formation Master to be aloof and cold.
Elder You began to arrange plans according to his wishes.
What followed was simple.
This intelligence was first leaked by Mo Hua to the Taoist Court, prompting them to use it to hunt down the Demon Cultivators.
Then, Mo Hua secretly informed the Demon Sect of it, allowing them to guard against the Taoist Court’s assault.
Thus, both sides ended up merely having a simple face-off.
The Taoist Court discovered tracks but ended up empty-handed.
The Demon Sect received the news and evaded the assault.
Nothing happened on either side, but both confirmed the accuracy of the intelligence.
Gu Changhuai was very angry, ordering the Demon Sect’s Blood Banquet gathering point to be burned to the ground.
Of course, his "anger" was feigned.
Mo Hua had already shared the plan with him, making him one of the few informed persons.
Expressing anger was purely to make the Demon Sect believe that the Taoist Court was genuinely unaware and that the escape of the Demon Sect disciples was entirely unexpected to the Court.
The escaped Demon Sect disciples reported the situation to Elder You.
Elder You couldn’t help but nod.
Since the Demon Sect’s "mole" incident, this was the first time they had thwarted the Taoist Court’s plan.
The Original Magnetism’s Dao was indeed profound, and his efforts in deciphering that segment of "Magnetic Patterns" weren’t wasted.
This "Mr. Yuan" certainly had true skills.
"After this affair, I must find a way to retain this Mr. Yuan for my use..."
Elder You was eager with admiration and thought to himself.
Afterwards, Elder You became increasingly courteous to the imposter "Mr. Yuan," who was Mo Hua.
Mo Hua also devotedly "served" the Demon Sect.
He knew that trust isn’t built in a day; it requires multiple "collaborations" to establish a strong bond.
Through multiple practices, he had to continuously fortify and deepen Elder You’s recognition of the Demon Sect "mole."
Mo Hua repeated his old trick, intercepting some "Mole" stolen Magnetic Patterns—these Magnetic Patterns had been pre-emptively revealed to the Taoist Court by this "mole" of his.
Mo Hua then sent these Magnetic Patterns, along with their annotations, to Elder You, letting him ponder and decode them himself, enhancing his sense of involvement.
Bit by bit, Mo Hua planted a seed in Elder You’s heart:
These Magnetic Patterns, though given by "Mr. Yuan," were "decoded" through Elder You’s effort by referencing the annotations, using his own diligence.
It was he himself, through his own efforts, who obtained this intelligence.
What he truly believed in wasn’t others, but himself.