With the matter of the sin cultivators settled, Mo Hua devoted his time to learning two spells.
One was the Concealment Spell, and the other was the Water Prison Spell.
In the courtyard of the Mo family.
As the restaurant was quiet, Liu Ruhua had some free time, so she sat in the courtyard sewing clothes for Mo Hua.
Mo Hua, on the other hand, was practicing the Concealment Spell nearby.
After a while, Mo Hua asked, "Mom, can you see me?"
He didn't know what the Concealment Spell would look like when mastered, so he wanted his mother to help him check.
Liu Ruhua found it interesting and replied while sewing, "Yes, I can see you."
"And now?"
"I can still see you."
"And now?"
"Yes, I can."
...
"And now?"
Liu Ruhua looked up, her expression surprised, "Hua'er, I can't see you anymore!"
Mo Hua felt happy, but then he realized something was wrong. His mother was looking at him and saying she couldn't see him.
He lowered his head and could still clearly see his body and the clothes he was wearing.
Mo Hua felt helpless, "Mom..."
Liu Ruhua covered her mouth and smiled, her eyes full of amusement. "Continue practicing, Mom won't deceive you."
Mo Hua sighed, feeling both amused and exasperated. But seeing his mother happy, he also felt happy.
Afterward, he tried the Concealment Spell several more times, but it didn't work.
Mo Hua then took the book of the Concealment Spell and carefully reviewed the key points and the flow of spiritual energy in the meridians. Then, he tried casting the spell again.
Spiritual energy flowed from the Qi Sea, traversed the meridians, covered the skin, and the clothes on his body.
Mo Hua's figure gradually changed.
Liu Ruhua watched, showing a genuine expression of surprise this time.
Mo Hua asked, "Mom, can you still see me?"
Liu Ruhua frowned, "It's like I can see you, and yet I can't..."
"What does that mean?"
Mo Hua didn't understand. He raised his hands and saw that his arms had turned into a faint blue, transparent appearance.
It looked like water.
He could say he was invisible, but not completely so.
Mo Hua considered it and understood.
The key to the Concealment Spell lay in the spiritual roots.
A single-element water spiritual root was suitable for learning the Concealment Spell and could produce its effects.
Mo Hua had the Minor Five Elements spiritual root, which included water, but it was not pure. Therefore, he could still learn the Concealment Spell, but the effect was poor. His figure seemed to transform into a stream of water, but he couldn't completely conceal himself.
Mo Hua felt disappointed.
Liu Ruhua thought for a moment, her eyes lighting up. "If you hide in the water, others won't be able to see you."
It seemed to make sense, but there weren't many places with water near the Great Black Mountain...
Mo Hua sighed, "I'll think of another way."
At least for now, he didn't need the Concealment Spell.
Since the Concealment Spell wasn't effective, Mo Hua decided to learn another spell—the Water Prison Spell.
Water Prison Technique is not very powerful, and it can even be said to be optional.
However, this spell is primarily used for trapping enemies, so the power doesn't matter much.
After casting the Water Prison Technique, spiritual power will transform into chains of water, temporarily binding the enemy cultivator, making them unable to escape.
The duration of the binding is generally around three breaths. If used against low-level cultivators, it can bind them for longer. If used against high-level cultivators, it often only traps them for one or two breaths.
It seems not very useful, but in life-and-death struggles or desperate pursuits, this obscure spell becomes crucial.
The difficulty of the Water Prison Technique lies in its complexity to learn and use, and its lack of precision.
Casting the Water Prison Technique requires complex manipulation of spiritual power and numerous acupoints, making it difficult to learn. Additionally, because of the complexity of manipulating spiritual power, the spell is slow to cast, and because it's slow, it's difficult to hit the target accurately.
Especially for cultivators with good agility, by the time your spell is cast, they may have already fled.
So few cultivators spend time learning this obscure spell, which is difficult to master and not very powerful.
But none of these are problems for Mo Hua.
Mo Hua's spiritual consciousness is inherently strong, his cultivation technique is the Heavenly Expansion Technique, specializing in the manipulation of spiritual consciousness, and Elder Kui has also taught him how to lock onto targets with spiritual consciousness, so his spells are both fast and accurate.
This Water Prison Technique happens to be very suitable for him to learn.
And because his spiritual consciousness is so strong, Mo Hua learns it almost effortlessly.
Mo Hua wanted to test the effectiveness of the Water Prison Technique, so he casually threw a wild fruit into the air, then locked onto it with his spiritual consciousness, clenched his right hand, and spiritual power condensed into faint blue chains, locking the fruit in the air.
After a few breaths, the fruit finally fell to the ground.
The effect was not bad, but he still needed to try it on some live creatures.
So Mo Hua thought of the fish in Mr. Zhuang's pond.
The next day, Mo Hua got up early, went to Zuo Wang Ju, greeted Mr. Zhuang, and then went to the pond, casting the Water Prison Technique on the fish swimming inside.
The water grass was lush, the pond water was clear.
The fish were leisurely swimming at the bottom of the pond when suddenly a faint blue light appeared, trapping them, no matter how they struggled, they couldn't escape.
The bottom of the pond suddenly became chaotic.
Other fish, startled, swam even faster.
Mo Hua's fingers moved swiftly, one fish after another was locked in by the blue light.
After playing for a while, Mo Hua grew a little bored, feeling it was too easy.
Mo Hua released the fish one by one from their restraints. The freed fish swam anxiously for a while, then realizing there was no danger, they resumed their leisurely swimming, and the bottom of the pond gradually returned to calm.
After causing trouble for the fish in the pond, Mo Hua felt that he still wasn't very proficient with the Water Prison Technique, so he went to the big locust tree and found Bai Zisheng.
Under the towering locust tree, Bai Zixi was quietly reading, while Bai Zisheng was still bored.
"I've learned a new spell," Mo Hua whispered to Bai Zisheng.
Bai Zisheng's eyes lit up, then he sneakily glanced at Bai Zixi.
Bai Zixi's gaze didn't leave the pages of his book, just saying in a clear voice, "You only need to finish your homework."
"I'm almost done, I'll be finished in less than half an hour," Bai Zisheng said.
Bai Zixi softly "hmmed."
Bai Zisheng's expression brightened, he said to Mo Hua, "Come on, let's spar."
Mo Hua and Bai Zisheng ran to one side, not disturbing Bai Zixi reading.
"What spell did you learn?" Bai Zisheng asked.
"Water Prison Technique."
Bai Zisheng frowned, "Sounds a bit strange, but it doesn't seem particularly powerful."
"This spell can trap enemies, but it's not very powerful."
"Then isn't it boring?" Bai Zisheng's interest was somewhat lacking, then he asked, "So how do we compare?"
"I'll use spells to trap you while you use your agility to evade," Mo Hua said.
"Isn't that just me getting beat up?" Bai Zisheng looked puzzled at Mo Hua, "How is this a spar?"
"A spar with a purpose is a spar. A spar without a purpose is just a fight," Mo Hua argued confidently, "This is to train my spells and your agility."
"Alright, what you say makes sense," Bai Zisheng nodded.
Something to do is better than nothing, he also wanted to see the effectiveness of the Water Prison Technique.
Mo Hua marked out a large patch of grass, "We'll stay in this circle, I'll use the Water Prison Technique on you."
"Okay."
So the two of them, under the big locust tree, one practicing spells, the other practicing agility, Bai Zisheng dodged, while Mo Hua attempted to trap him with the Water Prison Technique.
After about an hour of practice, they stopped, sitting on the grass to rest.
When casting the Water Prison Technique, the manipulation of spiritual power was complex, so the casting was actually slower than that of Fireball Technique.
At first, Mo Hua could only trap Bai Zisheng once after casting the Water Prison Technique three times. As he became more familiar, he could trap him once every two casts.
Bai Zisheng was a top-notch talent from a prestigious family, both in martial arts and Daoism, so for ordinary cultivators, it would be nearly impossible to escape from Mo Hua's Water Prison Technique.
"To be honest, this spell of yours is a bit nauseating," Bai Zisheng couldn't help but comment.
(End of the chapter)