The Quest for Immortality

Meanwhile, he was also concerned about the situation in Qingping City.

He really wanted to send a message to Uncle Gu to inquire about the situation.

But he knew that for a matter as important as encircling and suppressing Demon Cultivators, Uncle Gu’s Letter Token would definitely be ”sealed.”

Even if he asked, it was impossible for him to get a reply.

Anyway, he would know the outcome in two days.

Mo Hua patiently continued to study the Five Elements Source Armor, and not even two days had passed when Cheng Mo and the others returned.

Mo Hua counted the number of people and found that there were exactly fifty, neither more nor less, which finally put his mind at ease.

Cheng Mo and the others all had some injuries, but their expressions were excited beyond description.

”Eleven sustained minor injuries, two broke their arms, and one got stabbed with a sword, but none of them are in critical condition,”

”After taking Pills and resting a bit, they’ll be mostly recovered in a few days,”

Cheng Mo reported back to Mo Hua.

Mo Hua nodded in satisfaction, then asked further:

”What about those Demon Cultivators?”

Cheng Mo said: ”Those Demon Cultivators, the dead are dead, the captured are captured, but since there were quite a few of them, some managed to escape in a life-and-death struggle.”

”Do you know which family they intended to annihilate?”

Cheng Mo shook his head, ”I don’t know, as soon as they appeared, Supervisor Gu ordered us to take action, and the caught Demon Cultivators have been taken to the Taoist Court for strict interrogation.”

”Supervisor Gu’s expression was very serious, I didn’t dare to ask too much...”

Mo Hua nodded and said: ”Alright then.”

He looked over everyone and then instructed: ”Keep this matter to yourselves, otherwise it might invite trouble.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Cheng Mo also said: ”Supervisor Gu gave the same instruction.”

Then Mo Hua let everyone go to rest, ”After the Taoist Court finishes their count, the Merit Points should be credited to your accounts.”

The disciples all smiled joyously, bowing and saying:

”Thank you, Junior Brother!”

...

Mo Hua returned to the Disciple’s Residence and sent another message to Gu Changhuai:

”Uncle Gu, do you know which family the Demon Cultivators intended to exterminate?”

After waiting for a long time, Gu Changhuai did not reply.

It seems like Uncle Gu is quite busy...

Mo Hua said silently in his heart.

The next day, Gu Changhuai still didn’t reply.

Mo Hua was somewhat puzzled.

On the third day, Gu Changhuai replied: ”A family was exterminated.”

Mo Hua was shocked, ”What?”

Gu Changhuai sighed deeply, ”Someone... a family has been wiped out.”

Mo Hua’s pupils shrank, ”Wasn’t Qingping City defended? It’s not Qingping City?”

Gu Changhuai said: ”It is...”

He fell silent for a moment, then slowly explained to Mo Hua: ”These Demon Cultivators... they actually split into two groups and struck simultaneously, Qingping City was just one of the targets.”

”We discovered their plot in Qingping City and gathered forces to thwart their plans, but we overlooked the other location...”

Mo Hua’s gaze became grave, ”What was the other location?”

Gu Changhuai said: ”On the banks of Mistwater River, Yu Family’s Water Fortress.”

”Yu Family’s Water Fortress?” Mo Hua was somewhat confused.

Gu Changhuai nodded, ”That’s right, it’s a secluded fortress located on a remote island surrounded by water near the Mistwater River. The residents are Fish Cultivators, and they are relatively isolated, seldom interacting with outsiders.”

”The night before last, the entire Mistwater stronghold was massacred by Demon Cultivators...”

”But at first, no one knew. A day later, a Fish Cultivator rowing by nearby smelled the stench of decay and a strong scent of blood. Upon drawing closer and taking a look, he then saw that the river outside the stronghold was dyed bright red with blood. The Fish Cultivators of the entire stronghold were killed to the last one, leaving no survivors...”

Gu Changhuai sighed.

Mo Hua felt a chill in his heart and asked, ”Do you know who did it?”

Even if the culprits were Demon Cultivators from outside, they should at least have some identifiable traits.

Gu Changhuai said, ”We’re still investigating. There should be some news in the next few days, but without any eyewitnesses, it will probably be very hard to trace.”

”What about the Demon Cultivators caught in Qingping City?” Mo Hua asked.

”Although there were many Demon Cultivators, most of them were just underlings. We’ve interrogated them under torture, but haven’t extracted any useful clues.”

Mo Hua frowned.

Gu Changhuai’s expression was grim, but after thinking for a moment, he still said, ”You should not concern yourself with these matters. I’ll handle the investigation; you just focus on your cultivation.”

After that, Gu Changhuai no longer paid attention to Mo Hua.

However, Mo Hua’s mood became increasingly heavy.

He had a strong premonition that the footsteps of the Great Wilderness Evil God seemed to be drawing closer and the secret plots were accelerating...

But what, exactly, were His plots?

Resurrection?

How to resurrect?

Mo Hua’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

And now that the Yu Family’s Mistwater stronghold had been annihilated, did it mean that on the banks of Mistwater River, in some hidden, unknown place, another altar had been built?

What was the background of these Demon Cultivators who slaughtered the Yu Family’s Mistwater stronghold?

And who exactly was leading them?

Mo Hua let out a long sigh.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t leave his residence; even if he wanted to investigate, he wouldn’t be able to.

Mo Hua tried to suppress the myriad thoughts in his mind, planning to draw a few Formations to calm his emotions.

But as he was drawing, Mo Hua suddenly felt a pang in his heart.

Then, as though possessed, he took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Bag.

This Jade Slip contained the list from Boss Jiang.

Now, the Sin Cultivators on the list were either dead, had fled, or had been captured. Most of the names had already faded away.

Even Fire Buddha’s name, a name ablaze with fierce fires and tainted with bloody karma, had also dimmed considerably.

This list was useless now.

But Mo Hua always felt that there was some kind of karmic debt that remained unsettled in the universe.

Furthermore, just now, it seemed as though some karmic bond had undergone a change...

What could it be?

Mo Hua stared at the list for a long time, but after looking it over, he still could not find any clues.

Just as Mo Hua was about to set the list aside, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart, and then his expression became slightly focused.

His eyes deepened, intertwining the patterns of Heavenly secret, the tortuous paths of Gui Tao, and the pale gold of Divine Way.

Looking in this way, indeed, there were changes on the Jade Slip.

The name of Fire Buddha completely dimmed.

Then before his eyes, everything blurred, and the karmic cycles shifted.

The sea of fire receded, and tides surged violently.

The tides were first blue, then as if irrigated by fresh blood, they turned half blue, half red, resembling a sea of blood.

The sea of blood extinguished the sea of fire.

Within the Jade Slip, the three characters of Fire Buddha were erased, gradually revealing another ominous name entwined with the karma of bloody waters:

Water Yama.