Xiao Ju stared at the Earth Coffin Array that had swallowed the Gold-Stone Warrior. After a long pause, she asked Mo Hua, "Did your experiment work?"
"More or less," Mo Hua said.
Then he looked at Xiao Ju and smiled warmly. "I couldn't have done it without your help, Lady Xiao Ju."
Xiao Ju nodded happily, pleased beyond measure.
In the clearing, a huge earth coffin towered over them.
Maintaining a High-Grade Third-Grade Array continuously consumed Spirit Stones.
While the Earth Coffin Array held its form, Spirit Stones were effectively pouring away.
"Cultivators really can't do anything without Spirit Stones..."
Mo Hua shook his head and shut down the Earth Coffin Array through its Array Hub.
Once the array dissipated, the Gold-Stone Warrior was released.
Mo Hua said to Xiao Ju, "You should return this Gold-Stone Warrior."
"Don't you need it anymore?" Xiao Ju asked.
"Not for now," Mo Hua said.
Xiao Ju shook her head. "Not for now means you might need it later. Why should I return it? Next time, I'd have to steal it again... Stealing it back and forth is a lot of trouble."
Mo Hua said, "...You have a point."
"Keep it for now," Xiao Ju said. "It's broken anyway. As long as you don't give yourself away, True Person Rong won't know."
"All right," Mo Hua said.
The trial of the Twenty-Seven-Pattern Earth Coffin Array came to a temporary close.
Afterward, Mo Hua tidied up the site, mainly by concealing their tracks. He laid a few simple arrays around the area to hide both the Earth Coffin Array and the Gold-Stone Warrior from discovery.
Xiao Ju helped with a few odd jobs too.
That took care of the aftermath.
They both checked everything over and left only when they were satisfied nothing was amiss.