Mo Hua

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Mo Hua (墨画)
Alias(es)	Divine Shaman; Array Dao Champion; “Black-Faced Fiend”; Void Gate “Crown Prince”; Little Yama; Mr. Wu; Mo Xiantong; Ink Immortal Child
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Void Gate; Dao Court Dao Soldier; formerly the Great Wilderness tribes as Divine Shaman
Occupation/Role	Array Master; cultivator; spellcaster; Dao Soldier; former tribal shaman and teacher
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 1
Family	Son of Mo Shan and Liu Ruhua
Cultivation	Golden Core Early Stage; Low-Grade Golden Core 1498 1501 1546
Array Master Rank	At least high-grade third-tier formation master; dual Array Dao Champion 1494 1541

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Qi Refining Second Layer	1	A rogue cultivator born to a Qi Refining family; his parents save spirit stones for his sect tuition.
Qi Refining Fifth Layer	101	Breaks through after successfully drawing thirty-six Iron Armor Formations.
Foundation Establishment	318	Uses his new Foundation Establishment power and Fireball Technique to overpower Qian Xing and his followers.
Foundation Establishment Late Stage	1174	Breaks through his bottleneck; his Divine Sense reaches the Twenty-Two Pattern Golden Core realm.
Golden Core Formation — failed attempt	1310	His breakthrough is ruined amid conflict with the Hua Family; his Divinity shatters and he is captured.
Third Taotie Spirit Skeleton completed	1483	Completes the third spirit skeleton of his Hand Taiyin Heart Sutra with winnings from spell duels, substantially increasing his Lingli reserves without changing his Heavenly Cycle Count.
Golden Core Early Stage	1498	Operates alongside Bai Zixi while concealing himself in Jade Fragrance Pavilion.

Background

Mo Hua was born into a poor rogue-cultivator household. His father, Mo Shan, earned spirit stones as a monster hunter, while his mother, Liu Ruhua, worked in a dining hall despite the heat harming her health. Both parents saved what they could to send Mo Hua into an Immortal Gate’s outer sect. 1

He was born with memories of two lifetimes and unusually powerful innate Divine Sense. The resulting imbalance between his mind and body left him sickly and physically weak from childhood; at age ten, he could not move a stone cauldron that peers could lift. 20

Motivated by his family’s financial hardship, Mo Hua pursued array study as a way to earn spirit stones. He practiced basic formations, sold his work through Fate Pavilion, and saved enough to buy cultivation techniques. 20 26

He later entered Void Gate, where his array talent, spells, and repeated involvement in dangerous incidents earned him a reputation far beyond his cultivation level. His identity as Void Gate’s Array Dao Champion became widely known after the Ganxue Sword Discussion. 939 1343

During his travels in the Great Wilderness, Mo Hua adopted the identity of a Shaman. He united tribes, developed their territory, organized their military and civil affairs, and taught children cultivation, literacy, conduct, and array fundamentals. 1171 1175 1176

His growing control over divinity, political authority, and military power gradually endangered his Humanity, making him colder and more detached until he recognized the change himself. 1279

After helping the Dao Soldiers in the Great Wilderness, Mo Hua received an official Dao Soldier Token bearing his name and origin, entering the Dao Soldier Bureau’s records as a Dao Court Dao Soldier. 1161

Upon returning to Li Prefecture, he discovered that poor cultivators had transformed his deeds into the legend of “Mo Xiantong,” an immortal child and mountain-god-like protector who aids the powerless. Mo Hua quietly protected a merchant caravan that revered this legend before its leader realized his identity. 1113

Appearance

Mo Hua is slender, fair-skinned, and physically frail, with delicate, picturesque features and bright eyes. His appearance is often described as porcelain-doll-like in childhood and as clear, handsome, and almost celestial as he grows older. 11 20 809 1008

• Thin and weaker-bodied than cultivators of similar age due to the imbalance between his Divine Sense and body. 20
• Fair complexion, refined features, and a gentle outward bearing. 20 809
• Brilliant, star-like eyes that can appear compassionate, profound, or imposing. 809
• Often underestimated because of his youthful face and slight stature. 1008 1361
• Uses disguises effectively, including a bronze-skinned Qi Refining Body Cultivator persona for travel through the Sand Sea. 1151
• Can convincingly disguise himself as a Hundred Flowers Valley female disciple; his refined features and slender build make his appearance difficult to distinguish from a young woman’s in suitable robes. 809
• By his Golden Core stage, his features have matured into a refined and handsome appearance, while his presence can carry an unsettling, oppressive aura. 1501
• His appearance is widely praised by great-clan matriarchs and Feather Transformation-level ladies, though they regard his low-grade cultivation foundations as unfavorable for marriage alliances. 1546

Personality

Mo Hua is observant, practical, and deeply motivated by responsibility toward his family, friends, and community. As a child, he sought ways to earn spirit stones after overhearing his parents’ worries; later, he repeatedly used his abilities to improve the safety and livelihood of others. 5 232 1176

He is polite and modest toward people who treat him well, but sharp-tongued and calculating toward hostile opponents. He frequently hides his strength, manipulates assumptions, and turns enemies’ expectations against them. 335 850 1315 1337

Despite his capacity for ruthless action, he avoids needless killing. In the Great Wilderness, he subdued tribes through force while sparing those who yielded, earning respect for combining power with compassion. 1171

His curiosity can be intense and indiscriminate, particularly concerning arrays, Daoist arts, karma, and hidden inheritances. He is willing to investigate dangerous mysteries, but he remains cautious when the risks exceed his present ability. 615 1298 1311

Mo Hua consciously resists the death balefulness and killing intent accumulated through his experiences. When he returned to Li Prefecture, he hid among ordinary caravan cultivators to avoid giving in to the urge to kill, while secretly protecting them from demon beasts. 1113

He remains frugal and pragmatic despite his growing fame. He collects legitimate debts, gambles on sparring matches for cultivation resources, and treats fair distribution of tomb-raiding profits as an obligation to his companions. 1158 1435 1482

Abilities & Skills

Array Techniques

Mo Hua is an exceptional Array Master whose skill develops from basic first-grade formations to high-grade third-tier arrays.

• Learned and sold Earth Solidification and Metal-Stone Formations as a child. 20 26
• Drew thirty-six Iron Armor Formations before advancing to Qi Refining Fifth Layer. 101
• Became a First-Grade Array Master and later a Second-Grade High-Level Array Master. 211 1119
• Learned the Wood-Gen Mountain Compound Array under Elder Xun’s instruction. 592
• Uses arrays for offense, defense, monster hunting, artifact enhancement, encryption, infiltration, and battlefield control. 232 615 850
• Can decipher specialized patterns, including Sub-Thunder Pattern encryption and Primal Magnetism formations. 615 1407
• Recognized the Taotie Famine Disaster Array as far beyond his current understanding. 1298
• Obtained the Wood-Ether Rejuvenation Formation from Heavenly Pivot Pavilion and used it to reduce tribal casualties, deepening his understanding of life-and-death principles. 1267
• Developed practical expertise in Spirit Plant Arrays and tomb Earth Arrays, including rebuilding and expanding the Spirit Plant Array surrounding Xiao Ju’s orange tree. 1470
• His mastery of formations, strategy, and inherited array arts earned him recognition as Void Gate’s dual Array Dao Champion. 1110 1541

Fireball Technique

Mo Hua’s Fireball Technique is his most recognizable spell and a major source of his combat reputation.

• Learned from Old Kui after seeking a suitable spell teacher. 112
• Uses it for direct combat, intimidation, execution, and destroying evidence. 318 1127
• Its strength and frequency made him a central threat during the Sword Discussion Assembly. 1016
• Defeated multiple opponents in private duels with simple Fireball Techniques. 1435
• His black-red fireballs, infused with baleful intent, rapidly crippled tribal elders in the Great Wilderness. 1171
• Researched Third-Grade Fireball Fusion and spell-form collapse as the basis for improving his Meteor Fire Forbidden Technique, though early testing injured him and damaged a training room. 1419

Five Elements Spells

Mo Hua cultivates broad spell versatility rather than relying solely on high-grade techniques.

• Chose to master many lower-grade spells to compensate for weak Lingli. 615
• Employs Fireball, Water Prison, movement techniques, stealth, and other Five Elements arts. 1013 1016
• Used Water Prison Technique to immobilize opponents during the Sword Discussion. 1013
• His continuous, varied spellcasting forced opposing sects to prepare specific countermeasures. 1013 1016
• Practices Third-Grade Five Elements spells and can maintain sustained spell bombardment after strengthening his spirit bones and Lingli reserves. 1418

Divine Sense and Divine Thought

Mo Hua possesses unusually powerful Divine Sense, stemming from memories carried from two lifetimes.

• His excessive innate Divine Sense caused lifelong physical weakness. 20
• His Divine Sense reached the Twenty-Two Pattern Golden Core realm while he was Foundation Establishment Late Stage. 1174
• Uses Divine Sense for array study, deduction, sensing danger, and investigating hidden objects or formations. 1135 1298
• His Divine Thought can break a Divine Array with a glance. 1359
• His Sea of Consciousness was injured during his failed Golden Core Formation and later sealed with a Hua Family golden needle. 1311
• Can manifest a golden Divine Sense Body and employ a Five Elements God-Slaying Sword Array against threats within spiritual and consciousness-based domains. 1395

Sword Path

Mo Hua’s sword path combines formations, sword styles, Void Sword Intent, and the Supreme Emotion-Severing Dao.

• Received the Supreme Emotion-Severing Dao from Old Ancestor Dugu. 901
• Learned that the God-Slaying Sword Style requires Void Sword Flow and severing the lesser self’s worldly attachments. 901
• Condensed a God-Slaying Sword against a Third-Grade Divine Remains by combining formations and sword styles. 920
• Fused Void Sword Intent into the God-Slaying Sword. 920
• Defeated Black Mo Hua with the God-Slaying Sword, Void Sword Intent, and Supreme Emotion-Severing Dao. 922
• His Divine Thought Sword techniques can readily destroy Second-Grade Divine Remains and other evil spiritual entities, allowing him to suppress or consume threats within his Sea of Consciousness. 905

Karma and Divination

Mo Hua studies karma, causal deduction, and divination as practical tools for survival and planning.

• Uses causality to locate hidden clues and trace events. 1473
• Developed strategic insight through the Causality Art of Phecda. 1171
• Uses divination to check the lives and dangers facing people he cares about. 1401
• His karma is difficult and dangerous for others to probe directly. 1318
• His accumulated Fate Balefulness allows him to instinctively sense Killing Intent and Death Baleful Qi. 1106
• Uses Great Wilderness Demon Bone Divination, though certain fates—such as that of the Great Wilderness child—remain beyond his ability to determine. 1421

Life Techniques and Spirit Bones

Mo Hua combines Great Wilderness life techniques with specialized spirit-bone cultivation to expand his survivability and Lingli capacity.

• Learned the Great Wilderness Straw Dog Life Technique from Tie Shugu and studied its use of straw dogs as sacrificial substitutes connected to human meridians. 1302
• Realized that the technique requires the humblest ordinary wild grass rather than rare Human-Clothing Grass, successfully weaving a straw dog and deepening his understanding of causality and fate. 1303
• Activates Taotie Spirit Bone Arrays by consuming vast quantities of spirit stones to nourish additional spirit bones and meridian structures. 1418
• Completed the third spirit skeleton of his Hand Taiyin Heart Sutra, markedly improving his available Lingli. 1483

Leadership and Tribal Governance

As Divine Shaman, Mo Hua became a military, political, and spiritual leader in the Great Wilderness.

• Subjugated six tribes in two days and neighboring tribes within another five days, gathering two hundred Barbarian Cultivators. 1171
• Promoted Wucha and Jiaoli to balance military power. 1176
• Organized tribal administration, production, livelihoods, and cultivation development. 1176
• Taught tribal children literacy, ethics, cultivation basics, and array techniques. 1175
• Held divine authority, political authority, and military authority simultaneously in the Vermilion Bird Mountain Realm. 1279
• Improved tribal food production through Molten Fire and Purifying Fire Arrays, and cultivated local grain using Thick Earth and Small Cloud-Rain Arrays. 1173

Equipment & Items

• Fire-Averting Hairpin — A gift Mo Hua gave Liu Ruhua to protect her from the heat of the kitchen stove. 5
• Clear Heart Jade — A first-grade pendant offered by Aunt Xue; Mo Hua declined it and asked for payment for the meal instead. 49
• Three defensive talismans — Given by Old Zhao for self-defense. 211
• Life-Art Straw Dogs — Each can kill a Golden Core cultivator; Mo Hua possessed six at one point. 1359
• Tianshu Ring — Identifies him as a Second-Grade High-Level Array Master. 1416
• Water Prison Forbidden Box — Held by Mo Hua; he promised to return it to Yu Canghai when Xiao Shun and Xiao Shui reach Golden Core. 1106
• Spirit Plant Array Treasury — Entrusted to Mo Hua by Elder Tian. 1467
• Earth Array heritage fang — Recovered from Smiling Face’s corpse. 1467
• Hundred Flowers Valley Sect Jade Pass — Granted by the Hundred Flowers Valley Master, allowing Mo Hua to seek aid from the valley’s disciples while traveling. 1106
• Dao Soldier Token — Official Dao Court token recording him as a Dao Soldier from Great Black Mountain Province, Li Prefecture. 1161
• Ghost mask — Used while acting as the masked “Black-Faced Fiend” in Houtu City’s underground circles. 1483

Relationships

• Mo Shan — Father; a monster hunter who prioritizes Mo Hua’s safety and allows him to choose his own path. 5 574 1119
• Liu Ruhua — Mother; Mo Hua is protective of her health and deeply concerned with easing her burdens. 5 26 71
• Mr. Zhuang — Mo Hua’s late master, whose teachings and death remain central to Mo Hua’s pursuit of arrays, cultivation, and the possibility of reversing fate. 57 565 1541
• Elder Yu — Mentor and supporter in Immortal City; recognizes Mo Hua’s potential as an Array Master and protects him from assassination attempts. 101 112 211
• Instructor Yan — Array instructor whose patient teaching helps Mo Hua improve his formations. 26
• Old Kui — Spell teacher who teaches Mo Hua the Fireball Technique. 112
• Elder Feng — Alchemist mentor and family friend; treats Liu Ruhua, supports Mo Hua’s ambitions, and entrusts him with work involving formations. 26 71 1116
• Zhang Lan — Older friend and mentor figure; shares a close bond with Mo Hua despite his outwardly aloof nature. 407 1023
• Bai Zisheng — Senior Martial Brother and frequent ally; their relationship is sometimes strained, but they cooperate in major crises. 112 1336 1347
• Bai Zixi — Junior Martial Sister; an important emotional anchor who helps preserve Mo Hua’s Humanity. 1148 1401
• Hua Qianqian — Senior Martial Sister and close friend; she trusts Mo Hua’s plans and relies on his help. 807 1106
• Murong Caiyun — Senior Martial Sister who cares for Mo Hua and later forms her core. 1106
• Gu Changhuai — Dao Court Office ally known as “Uncle Gu”; repeatedly deals with the consequences of Mo Hua’s actions. 850 1051 1060
• True Person Zhuge — Void Gate Feather Transformation cultivator who intervenes to remove Mo Hua from the Hua Family’s custody. 1315 1316
• Hua Ping — Hua Family Eldest Miss; shares a tense, guarded relationship with Mo Hua shaped by their encounters in the Great Wilderness. She later displays an unsettlingly affectionate manner toward him while warning him against involving himself in Kun Province affairs. 1321 1322 1441
• Elder Zhamu — Great Wilderness elder who becomes a loyal subordinate and carries out Mo Hua’s investigations. 1171 1174
• Tie Shugu — Great Wilderness teacher and subordinate who instructs Mo Hua in the Straw Dog Life Technique and aids his study of causality. 1302 1303
• Dan Ling — Great Wilderness Divine Maiden whom Mo Hua protects from Dao Court forces in the Four Symbols Palace. 1361 1362
• Big Tiger — Mo Hua’s companion; Mo Hua repeatedly worries for its safety and later searches for it after its disappearance. 1119 1158 1298
• Xiao Ju — A child living with Mo Hua at Little Luan Mountain Blessed Land; he cares for her safety and discovers her exceptional talent for earth- and water-element Spirit Plant Array Techniques. 1504
• Shopkeeper Zhao — Fortune Pavilion contact who provides array commissions, facilitates tomb-raiding work, and profits from Mo Hua’s growing underground reputation. 1419 1421 1473
• Lin Youfang — A loyal associate whom Mo Hua urges to leave Houtu City before a possible Dao Court investigation, ensuring he receives his owed spirit stones. 1483
• Yu Nujiao — Joyous Union Sect Holy Maiden who selects Mo Hua at Jade Fragrance Pavilion and seeks to bring him under her sect’s control. 1522 1525
• Iron Mountain Tiger, Thin Cicada, and Mountain-Piercing Rat — Members of Mo Hua’s tomb-raiding team; they respect his fair leadership. 1473 1482
• Zhu Muchen — Void Gate junior martial brother who views Mo Hua as a senior-brother figure and frequently speaks of him to his family. 1486 1546

Story Role & Major Arcs

Early Life and Array Study

Mo Hua begins as a physically weak Qi Refining rogue cultivator seeking a way to support his struggling parents. He chooses the array path, sells formations, and gradually earns the spirit stones needed for cultivation. 1 5 20 26

Immortal City Protector

His arrays improve monster hunters’ safety and efficiency through Earth Fire Arrays, Golden Armor Arrays, and Golden Blade Arrays. His work contributes to the prosperity of Immortal City and earns the Monster Hunters’ respect. 232

Void Gate Disciple and Sword Discussion

At Void Gate, Mo Hua develops into a renowned Array Dao Champion and spellcaster. During the Ganxue Sword Discussion, his Fireball Technique, varied Five Elements spells, tactics, and array knowledge make him a major target for rival sects. 939 1013 1016

He eventually kills five of Ganxue Prefecture’s strongest prodigies in a single sword strike, an unprecedented result that reveals the depth of his hidden combat ability. 1051

Great Wilderness Divine Shaman

Mo Hua travels through the Great Wilderness under disguises before assuming the role of Divine Shaman. He unites tribes, reforms their governance, teaches their children, and builds a foundation of military and political power. 1151 1171 1175 1176

His increasing authority and Divinity threaten to erode his Humanity, creating an internal conflict between the Shaman identity and his original self. 1279 1310

Hua Family Captivity

After his failed Golden Core breakthrough, Mo Hua is captured by the Hua Family. True Person Hua interrogates him about the Divine Shaman and subjects him to the threat of human dissection. 1310 1311

Mo Hua survives by reclaiming his identity as a Void Gate disciple, exploiting the Hua Family’s political vulnerability, and gaining True Person Zhuge’s intervention. 1312 1315

Return to the Great Wilderness Conflict

Mo Hua returns to the conflict surrounding the Great Wilderness Royal Court, where his identity as both Divine Shaman and Void Gate disciple destabilizes the plans of powerful clans and Dao Court forces. 1361 1362

He uses his reputation, the Dragon Pool’s importance, and the dependence of clan prodigies on his plans to rally sect disciples and their Golden Core protectors, preventing Elder Xuanyuan from taking Dan Ling. 1361 1362

Kun Province and Tomb Raiding

In Kun Province, Mo Hua earns spirit stones through high-level arrays, duels, and tomb raiding. Under the identity “Black-Faced Fiend,” he becomes known as a reliable and fair leader in Houtu City’s underground circles. 1416 1435 1473 1482

He completes multiple tomb raids with Iron Mountain Tiger, Thin Cicada, and Mountain-Piercing Rat, earning substantial profits for every team member while building a reputation for fair leadership. 1482

Jade Fragrance Pavilion

Mo Hua’s activities at Jade Fragrance Pavilion attract the attention of several Demonic Path cultivators, including Hua Yinke of the Joyous Union Sect, the Blood Flood Dragon Mountain Master, and the Withered Bone Loose Cultivator. 1503

At a courtesan banquet, Yu Nujiao selects Mo Hua as her fated man and invites him to a private meeting. In response, Yu Nujiao and Lady Rui consider using a Joyous Union Sect treasure to control him, while recognizing the danger posed by his unknown background and abilities. 1522 1525

Houtu City Unrest

As corruption, clan exploitation, and demonic activity destabilize Houtu City, Mo Hua continues cooperating with Gu Changhuai and the Dao Court Office while pursuing leads connected to Liu San and Jade Fragrance Pavilion. 1501

He also becomes concerned with the Great Spirit Field Realm, the safety of the child rescued from the Great Wilderness, and Xiao Ju’s future, while prioritizing the cultivation resources needed to advance beyond Golden Core Early Stage. 1421 1504 1531

Trivia

• Mo Hua refused Aunt Xue’s valuable Clear Heart Jade because he believed her politeness was tied to Mr. Zhuang’s status; he requested payment for the meal instead. 49
• His childhood friends promised to protect him from bullies despite Mo Hua eventually becoming far stronger than them. 11
• He is frequently mistaken for harmless because of his refined appearance, only for others to discover his combat ability too late. 850 1008 1361
• Mo Hua’s Fireball Technique became infamous after he struck Lu Zhenlong, the Zixia Sect’s famed beauty, directly in the face during the Sword Discussion. 1016
• He has a habit of assigning people nicknames, including mentally calling Hua Ping a “flower vase.” 1322
• The cultivators of Li Prefecture created legends and prayers around “Mo Xiantong” without realizing that the supposed immortal child was Mo Hua himself. 1113
• At a Jade Fragrance Pavilion courtesan banquet, his tip of one spirit stone made him the center of attention before Yu Nujiao selected him. 1522
• Hua Ping once forcibly fed him fruit in front of Bai Zixi, leaving Mo Hua convinced that her sudden affection was more threatening than reassuring. 1441