The Quest for Immortality

”The Demon Palace is in my hands, what can I do with it?”

For a moment, all sorts of bad ideas popped into Mo Hua’s mind…

It was Gu Changhuai who interrupted him and asked,

”Do you know where Fire Buddha is?”

Oh right, Fire Buddha is more important…

Mo Hua immediately concentrated, controlled the Yuan Magnetic Array Plate, and through the Spiritual Vision Center, he observed all the movements within the Demon Palace.

But as he watched, Mo Hua’s brow furrowed.

”There’s nothing...”

Gu Changhuai was also startled, ”How can there be nothing?”

Mo Hua said, ”This Yuan Magnetic Core originally connected the outer, middle, and inner halls, but the inner hall seems to have another secret, isolated from the rest, shrouded in mist, and it’s unclear what’s going on inside…”

”The inner hall…”

Gu Changhuai’s eyes gradually grew colder.

Fire Buddha was likely hidden in the inner hall, and the core secret of this Demon Palace was probably also hidden within.

The inner hall was completely sealed.

”Why don’t we go back and call for reinforcements? We can coordinate from inside and outside and attack together,” Gu An quietly suggested.

Gu Changhuai frowned and then asked,

”How many Demon Cultivators are there in the Demon Palace?”

Gu An and Gu Quan exchanged glances, both shaking their heads, then all three looked toward Mo Hua.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and said, ”According to the number of messages transmitted by the Compound Formation, there are roughly over four hundred…”

”Over four hundred…”

Gu Changhuai’s gaze slightly sank.

Mo Hua then asked, ”Uncle Gu, how many people can the Taoist Court deploy?”

”If the Enforcement Leader acts, we can mobilize eight hundred, but…”

Gu Changhuai’s gaze was solemn as he sighed, ”In the short term, those who can be mobilized and are trustworthy are probably just over three hundred…”

”And among them, those with rich experience and capable of contending with Demon Cultivators are probably just over a hundred…”

”…”

Mo Hua roughly understood.

The Taoist Court was cluttered, with excess personnel, and the composition of Cultivators was complex.

Although there were also Cultivators with upright hearts dedicated to slaying evil, they were ultimately in the minority.

Most might just be passing their days.

And there were some who would not get up early if there were no profits, only wishing to fish for benefits.

There likely were also a few insiders…

The entire Taoist Court was like a mixture of clear water, mud, dead fish, and tumors.

He couldn’t help but rely on them, yet couldn’t rely on them too much…

Like Uncle Gu, alongside Gu An and Gu Quan, such individuals were probably few and far between.

Gu Quan then said, ”Why don’t we try to lure Fire Buddha out, and then surround and kill him?”

Gu Changhuai thought about it and shook his head,

”Fire Buddha is not a Formation Master. Usually, Formation Masters are physically weak and not good at slaughter, making them easy to kill…”

Gu Changhuai paused halfway, looked to the side, and saw that Mo Hua looked unhappy, so he helplessly said,

”I’m not talking about you…”

Although Mo Hua was also a Formation Master and physically weak, he was cunning and crafty, with too many tricks up his sleeve for the average person to secretly plot against him.

”Hmm.”

Mo Hua didn’t know what Gu Changhuai was saying about him, but he felt it was neither good nor bad, and reluctantly nodded.

Gu Changhuai shook his head, then continued,

”…Fire Buddha is different. He is naturally suspicious, proficient in fire techniques, and ruthless in killing…”

”We might not be able to lure him out, and even if we do, it’s unlikely we could kill him secretly or by sheer force in a short time…”

”This is the Second Grade State Border, and I can’t use the power of the Golden Core, only having the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Peak.”

”Once we fail, surrounded by many Demon Cultivators in this Demon Palace, we will have no escape…”

And even if we could escape, there would certainly be those who would leave their lives in this Demon Palace…

Gu Changhuai’s expression was grave.

Gu An and Gu Quan also had tightly furrowed brows.

Once Sin Cultivators and Evil Cultivators gained influence, gathered followers, and took refuge in a low-grade state boundary, under the rules of Heavenly Dao, they indeed posed significant difficulties.

Mo Hua also furrowed his brow slightly, feeling some urgency in his heart.

Unknowingly, two days had already passed.

He could faintly see the figure of Fire Buddha, but there was a barrier in between, preventing him from grabbing hold, making him anxious.

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then his expression suddenly turned cold, and he simply said,

”Then let’s start killing…”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changhuai and the others were taken aback.

”Start killing?”

”Yes!” Mo Hua nodded, ”The few of us inside will first clear the peripheral minions, then call in reinforcements to trap the inner hall, attacking with more against fewer, and surround and kill Fire Buddha!”

”Isolated peak, a celestial cave outside the world.”

”The advantage is that it’s isolated from the world, internally closed, tightly sealed, easy to defend but hard to attack; outsiders can’t enter, nor can they spy on the secrets inside.”

”The disadvantage is, once discovered and surrounded, we’ll be trapped and it’ll be hard to escape…”

Gu Changhuai pondered briefly, then also slightly nodded,

”That could work…”

”The defenses of the Demon Palace are strict; a frontal attack will undoubtedly be difficult.”

”Even with several of us coordinating from inside and out, the casualties will be heavy…”

”So we must first weaken it from the inside…”

”Kill the Demon Cultivators in the middle and outer peripheries, then mobilize the Enforcement Leaders of the Taoist Court to attack and surround the inner hall...”

”If we do this, the situation will reverse, and those surrounded will be Fire Buddha.”

Despite the Taoist Court having a mixed multitude, even if there are more slackers, it shouldn’t pose much of a problem.

”But…” Gu Changhuai glanced at Mo Hua, his eyes showing concern, ”This won’t be easy to accomplish either.”

A few dozen wouldn’t be a problem, but hundreds of Foundation Establishment Demon Cultivators would be very troublesome.

”Don’t worry.” Mo Hua pointed at the Array Plate behind him and said,

”I’ll use this Yuan Magnetic Spirit Vision Compound Formation to guide you…”

”With this Yuan Magnetic Spirit Vision Compound Formation now under my control, acting as an ’insider,’ the Demon Cultivators in the Demon Palace are essentially ’blind.’”