In the days that followed, Mo Hua continued practicing arrays as Mr. Zhuang had instructed, putting what he learned to use.
Master Chen's Artifact Refining Furnace and Elder Feng's alchemy furnace had both been put through Mo Hua's torment.
There was already nothing in the neighborhood that could let Mo Hua "show off his full prowess."
Mo Hua could only settle for less and find some low-end arrays to practice on, such as the Double Lock Arrays on doors, earth-and-stone arrays on walls, Bright Fire Formations on lamps, and so on.
Arrays were used extensively throughout the cultivation world. From Spirit Artifacts used for slaughter to shields and armor used for defense, to every aspect of daily necessities—clothing, food, housing, and travel—arrays were inscribed upon them all.
Yet among low-level Rogue Cultivators, arrays were applied in an exceedingly crude and shallow manner. Some consisted of merely one or two simple Array Patterns and could not even truly be called arrays.
By comparison, Master Chen's Artifact Refining Furnace and Elder Feng's alchemy furnace were already considered "high-end goods."
Elder Feng's pill furnace in particular even used a compound array formed from three arrays to harmonize wood and fire Lingli. There probably were not many Array Masters in all of Immortal City capable of drawing such a compound array.
Mo Hua helped several neighbors repair their doors, walls, and lamps. They were all odd jobs that showed little array mastery, but the local cultivators were deeply grateful to him.
They did not have much Spirit Stone to spare, so they thanked Mo Hua with melons, fruits, and spirit vegetables grown at home. The gifts were light, but the sentiment was heavy.
Mo Hua's family was not wealthy, and Rogue Cultivators poorer than his family were everywhere in Immortal City. Ordinary Rogue Cultivators