Elder Zheng patiently explained the Dao to Mo Hua.
Mo Hua nodded slowly, deep in thought. "Then does that mean a Second-Grade Array Master might also be able to activate a third-grade array?"
"Theoretically, yes, but the conditions are rather harsh," Elder Zheng said. "First, such arrays must have been designed and constructed from the very beginning through 'pattern reduction,' for the sake of lowering costs and improving efficiency."
"Second, a Second-Grade Array Master cannot draw this kind of array. At most, they can use it."
"After all, it is still a third-grade array. If your realm is insufficient, even if you can use it, its effectiveness will be greatly diminished."
"Third, the hard requirement for using an array is Divine Consciousness."
"You can only use arrays of a grade corresponding to your Divine Consciousness realm. Even with pattern reduction, a third-grade array still requires at least Foundation Establishment Peak Stage Divine Consciousness. For ordinary cultivators, that is still far too difficult."
"Without studying array techniques or tempering Divine Consciousness, most cultivators would never possess Foundation Establishment Peak Stage Divine Consciousness, even if their cultivation reached Foundation Establishment Peak Stage."
"Therefore, wanting to use even this tiny bit of third-grade array technique at the Foundation Establishment realm is nearly impossible. Even if it can be used, the array's effect would be extremely weak, with little real significance."
"But..."
Elder Zheng glanced at Mo Hua. After a brief moment of thought, he understood Mo Hua's intentions, and his eyes lit up. "You want to try activating that Thunder-Magnetic Array Disk you obtained through 'murder and plunder,' don't you?"
"I didn't murder anyone!" Mo Hua emphasized again. "And it wasn't murder and plunder."
He was a proper cultivator. Generally, he did not do such improper things.
Unless he had no other choice.