Hunting monsters with the Earth Fire Formation indeed yielded twice the result with half the effort.
Although the recent hunt for the Crimson-eyed Goat Monster seemed to have some twists and turns, it was much easier compared to their previous hunts.
Previously, hunting a fully powered monster would require encircling it, chasing it for at least a day, or even several days after it fled.
Now, the Crimson-eyed Goat Monster was directly severely injured by the explosion, greatly reducing its attacking power and demonic energy. Dealing with it became much easier, and it could be worn down to death within an hour.
However, they still needed to guard against the monster feigning death to prevent any accidents.
But for demon hunters, this was considered essential training, so it didn't affect them much.
They spent a night in the camp and returned to Tongxian City the next day.
Yu Chengyi went to find Elder Yu and had a chat, receiving Elder Yu's approval.
In the following days, Yu Chengyi began teaching other demon hunters in the late Qi Refining stage how to use the Earth Fire Formation to hunt monsters.
He taught them how to set traps, arrange formations, activate formations, surround and kill monsters, and finally, wrap up.
These processes were familiar to demon hunters in the mid Qi Refining stage because they had used the Earth Fire Formation drawn by Mo Hua before.
However, since the previous Earth Fire Formation only had seven array patterns and lacked power, it hadn't been used by demon hunters in the late Qi Refining stage.
Now that Mo Hua's formation skills had improved and he could draw a first-rank Earth Fire Formation, all demon hunters, including those in the late Qi Refining stage, needed to learn how to use formations.
In addition, demon hunters also started wearing iron armor.
Some were confiscated from the Qian family previously, and some were purchased with much reluctance by Elder Yu, who also had craftsmen personally forge them using refined iron.
The refining furnaces in the craftsman's shop were first-rank, with the pattern of a first-rank Melting Fire Formation. The fire was pure, and the iron armor produced was of better quality than ordinary ones.
Mo Hua also took the time to draw the Golden Armor Formation on each piece of iron armor.
Wearing iron armor with the Golden Armor Formation drawn on it, demon hunters were now not inferior to ordinary late-stage first-rank monsters in terms of defense alone.
This batch of iron armor was prioritized for demon hunters at the peak of the ninth layer of Qi Refining.
Of course, Mo Shan also got a set.
In addition, Mo Hua also learned the first-rank Golden Blade Formation.
The first-rank Golden Blade Formation was a gold-type formation drawn on swords, which could enhance the sharpness of swords.
With these formations, demon hunters became even more adept at hunting monsters.
Mo Hua naturally drew the first set of Golden Blade Formation on Mo Shan's sword.
With the ambush of the first-rank Earth Fire Formation, the defense of the first-rank Golden Armor Formation, the attack of the first-rank Golden Blade Formation, and the use of the Southern Compass Formation for detection and early warning, Mo Shan could now go hunting monsters in the inner mountains with more peace of mind.
Not only Mo Shan, but with the growth of the craftsman's and alchemist's shops and the increasing revenue from spiritual stones, these formations would gradually become popular among all demon hunters.
From then on, all the processes of demon hunters hunting monsters were closely related to formations.
Formations were widely applied in the hunts of demon hunters, making monster hunting safer, more convenient, and more efficient.
Nowadays, all demon hunters on Great Black Mountain knew Mo Hua.
What they wore, what they used, and the traps they set were all formations drawn by Mo Hua.
It was only through personal experience that they understood how important formations were.
Thanks to these formations, hunting monsters now was like night and day compared to before.
With the support of formations, they didn't have to worry about getting injured easily or fear being devoured by monsters due to a moment of carelessness.
Their families no longer had to worry all the time, afraid that they would enter the mountains intact but return covered in blood.
Mo Hua could now focus his mind on building his foundation with peace of mind.
Now Mo Hua temporarily lacked no spiritual stones. Whether it's from the Fu Dining Hall, the Refining Workshop and Alchemy Workshop in the South City, or the occupied spiritual mines, he had a considerable share in all of them.
Moreover, his parents had also saved up quite a few spiritual stones for him, saying they were for his future cultivation and marriage.
Now the most critical issue for Mo Hua was actually his spiritual consciousness.
For him to build his foundation, he needed to strengthen his spiritual consciousness. To strengthen his spiritual consciousness, he needed to draw more formations. And to draw more formations, he must obtain more monster blood to mix with the spiritual ink.
Previously, while in the outer mountains, he utilized formations to lay traps and hunt monsters, amassing nearly a thousand bottles of spiritual ink.
Later, while holding the spiritual mine, constructing the Refining Workshop and Alchemy Workshop, refining the refining furnaces, and various other miscellaneous purposes, Mo Hua drew many formations, and now all of it was almost used up.
Although, foundation building was still relatively far away, but in the foreseeable future, whether drawing formations or dispelling them, he would need quite a bit of spiritual ink. So, Mo Hua had to start accumulating some more.
Moreover, the blood of late-stage first-rank monsters could produce formations with greater power.
Therefore, Mo Hua began wandering around the inner mountains.
While replenishing maps, collecting herbs for Mr. Feng, gathering ores for Master Chen, and researching meals for his mother, he also collected some spices.
Most importantly, he kept an eye on the compass to see where battles were occurring.
Once a light spot flashed on the compass, Mo Hua immediately rushed over after determining the direction.
Late-stage first-rank monsters are difficult to kill.
Even with the first-rank Earth Fire Formation, hunting still requires some effort.
By the time Mo Hua arrived, the timing was just right, and in most cases, even with some spare time.
He didn't need to participate in the battles; he just needed to find a safe place to hide. After the monster hunt was over, he would show up and collect monster blood with a small bottle.
Occasionally, there would be situations of intense battle or monsters feigning death, so he would cast a few Fireball Spells to harass the monsters or test whether they were truly dead.
Due to the breakthrough in his realm and the improvement of the Heavenly Expansion Technique, Mo Hua's Fireball Spells were now faster, more accurate, and more powerful.
Often, with just a thought, the Fireball Spells would condense.
In situations where demon hunters were at a stalemate with monsters, Mo Hua's Fireball Spells could also be quite helpful.
Most demon hunters were very grateful to Mo Hua and quite enthusiastic.
Generally speaking, the prey hunted by demon hunters is not allowed to be touched by others, but Mo Hua is an exception.
The monsters belong to them, but all the monster blood belongs to Mo Hua.
Some demon hunters, after killing monsters, would intentionally wait for a while for Mo Hua to arrive and bleed the monsters.
If Mo Hua didn't come, they would feel somewhat unhappy, feeling that they wasted monster blood, which was a pity.
In this way, Mo Hua thrived in the inner mountains.
Mo Hua is a member of the demon hunters; their prosperity or decline is also his.
Now, with so many demon hunters helping, his actions in the inner mountains have naturally become more convenient.
The inner mountains are much more dangerous than the outer mountains.
But with the formations, Mo Hua vaguely felt that the inner mountains and the outer mountains were not much different anymore.
Gradually, the spiritual ink accumulated by Mo Hua became more and more, and the strength of the demon hunters also gradually grew stronger.
Although the cultivation base of demon hunters did not increase with the aid of formations, their combat power increased significantly, and the time for monster hunting was greatly shortened.
At the same time, the materials obtained from hunting late-stage first-rank monsters also increased.
These materials were transported to the Refining Workshop and Alchemy Workshop in the South City, refined into spiritual tools and pills, and sold to cultivators in the city or merchants from other places, earning substantial spiritual stones.
These spiritual stones were then distributed to the hands of rogue cultivators in proportion.
The rogue cultivators in Tongxian City gradually became prosperous, and the entire Tongxian City also flourished unknowingly.
With the prosperity of Tongxian City, various unidentified foreign cultivators of all kinds and origins also increased...
(End of the Chapter)