The Quest for Immortality

Chapter 1105: 682 Evil God

Chapter 1105: 682 Evil God

After returning to the Sect, Mo Hua immediately sent a message to Gu Changhuai:

”Uncle Gu, you need to keep an eye on ‘Crossing River Dragon’, someone is going to sabotage.”

Gu Changhuai replied quickly, “How do you know?”

Mo Hua: “I heard about it

Gu Changhuai: “Heard from whom?”

Mo Hua hesitated for a moment and asked, “If I tell you, will you believe me?”

There was also a pause on Gu Changhuai’s side, “Go ahead.”

”It was a disciple from the Sever Gold Sect who said it, others call him ‘Mr. Jin’,” said Mo Hua.

”Mr. Jin?”

”Yes.”

Mo Hua continued, “He arranged for Crossing River Dragon to first enter the Taoist Prison, then ‘faked his death’ there, afterwards changed his appearance, and then came back to mix in

Gu Changhuai went silent, his gaze also somewhat dreadful.

Such a switch of identity, violating the law, also offended a great taboo of the Taoist Court.

Some small local Taoist Courts, being corrupt and bold, might be possible, but here at the border of Qianxue State, a distinguished Fifth-grade Taoist Court…

Gu Changhuai did not quite believe it.

But Mo Hua, although behaving unpredictably and mysteriously, would not likely spout nonsense regarding such a matter.

Mo Hua said, “So I sent Crossing River Dragon into the Taoist Prison, keep an eye on it and see if you can root out the mole in the Court.”

Gu Changhuai was somewhat surprised, after a long moment, he replied, “Okay

Mo Hua then asked, “Sever Gold Sect… can the Taoist Court investigate it?”

Gu Changhuai said, “No. Matters internal to a Great Sect, our Taoist Court cannot intervene, unless there are clear proofs showing that the Sect Disciple has violated the Taoist Law and committed a grave crime, otherwise we cannot investigate, let alone arrest.”

Mo Hua felt a bit regretful.

”Did you find out something again?” Gu Changhuai asked.

Mo Hua thought for a while, and did not withhold,

”I suspect, the black-clothed traffickers in Qian State are these Sect Disciples, and this ‘Mr. Jin’ from Sever Gold Sect, is very likely to be one of them

Gu Changhuai again fell silent for a moment, slowly saying:

”Leave this matter aside for now.”

Mo Hua was stunned, feeling something was off, “Uncle Gu, you… knew already?”

Gu Changhuai didn’t speak.

Indeed!

His silence was naturally a confirmation.

Mo Hua had also felt it strange before, how could the Taoist Court be completely uninformed if such a matter with black-clothed traffickers was deeply entrenched.

Mo Hua hurriedly asked, “Uncle Gu, how much do you know?”

No reply came from the other side.

Mo Hua went on a series: “Uncle Gu,” “Uncle Gu, are you there?,” “Uncle Gu, please speak sent them over.

Gu Changhuai couldn’t take it anymore, he finally sighed, slowly saying:

”You know about the incident where Yu Er was kidnapped.”

”Yes.” Mo Hua nodded.

How could he not know about that.

Gu Changhuai said: “That day you… by chance, took Yu Er away, and afterwards a few black-clothed men came to the restaurant.”

”They were ‘picking up the goods.’”

”The Taoist Court attacked them, the leader escaped, the remaining black-clothed men were left behind, but without exception, all died. Demonic Qi destroyed their flesh bodies, tainted their meridians and Spiritual Roots, leaving only a black, foul-smelling lump of flesh and blood

”This is not an isolated case.”

”Long before, there were disappearances of noble family’s sons with Superior-Grade Spirit Roots, the Taoist Court investigated, catching these traffickers, but all these traffickers were destroyed by Demonic Qi to erase the traces

”That’s why we speculate

Gu Changhuai gritted his teeth, that many sons of noble families have entered the Demon Sect, became demonic beasts but covered in human skin, hiding their aura

Mo Hua’s eyebrows knitted tightly, “Can’t they be investigated?”

Gu Changhuai sighed, “Uninvestigable, and unattainable to investigate

”Sect forces are strong and mostly protective, connected to various enormous families in the background

”A Fifth-grade Taoist Court in Qianxue State doesn’t have the capacity to intervene into these significant powers to investigate such sensitive matter

”After all, a disciple entering demonhood, whether for the family or the Sect, is an enormous scandal, under severe circumstances, it could force the Dao Court

Tianquan Pavilion to demote them

”So that’s it Mo Hua nodded.

”But that’s not right Mo Hua thought for a moment, becoming puzzled again, “All major Sects in Qian State strictly forbid disciples from practicing Demon Monster skills, forbid carrying any Demon Monster Cultivation Technique, Dao Skill, or Evil Artifact up the mountain

”Also, at the gateway of Sects, they have laid down measures to monitor for Monster Qi and Demonic Qi.”

”If these disciples have entered demonhood, even if covered in human skin, they would be detected and couldn’t even enter the Sect gates, how could they still reside safely within the Sect?”

”This is the most bizarre part Gu Changhuai’s gaze was icy, mixed with perplexity:

”No one knows, what means they have used to conceal their identities, clearly entered demonhood, committed acts worse than livestock, yet still move freely in and out of the Sects, considering themselves as the Heavenly Pride of noble families

Suddenly Mo Hua thought of something, his gaze intensifying, and he asked seriously:

”Uncle Gu, do you know about the Evil God?”

Gu Changhuai looked evidently startled, “Why bring this up suddenly?”

”Uncle Gu, do you know what the Evil God is?”

After a moment of contemplation, Gu Changhuai shook his head, “The Heavenly Demon Evil God is said to be a great disaster from ancient legends, specifically what it is, seems no one knows.”

”There’s also scant mention in the Tao Cultivation Canons.”

”Why all of a sudden

Gu Changhuai paused, “You don’t think that these matters are related to the Evil God, do you

Mo Hua: “Hmm

Gu Changhuai took a deep breath, reluctantly said:

”You haven’t been reading some bizarre tales of Tao Cultivation or assorted myths of immortals and gods, have you

Quite imaginative…

Mo Hua was startled, “Really

Gu Changhuai shook his head, “This is Qian State, under Chengqian Heaven’s Dao, where noble families are extensive, Great Sects stand numerous, and Cultivators of great power are countless; how could the Evil God establish a foothold, how could he spread his teachings?”