The Quest for Immortality

Without many people knowing, Mo Hua had quietly left Tongxian City, embarking on another path full of thorns and difficulties in cultivation.

Who knows when he will return home next.

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After leaving Tongxian City, Mo Hua first made a detour to South Mountain to gaze at Mr. Zhuang’s former residence.

Yet everything of the past was gone.

The bamboo grove, the pond, the great locust tree, the master, Old Kui, Junior Brother and Senior Sister, all vanished...

Like ephemeral dreams and shadows, returning to the void.

Mo Hua lingered for a long time and sighed lightly before continuing southward into Big Black Mountain.

The sky was still dark, the forest eerie, and in Big Black Mountain, the low roars of Monster Beasts echoed.

Mo Hua walked alone, in the intricate mountain terrain and perilous environment of Big Black Mountain.

Yet amidst the mountain full of Monster Beasts, none could detect his presence. Even some powerful beasts sensed a trace of his aura but instinctively feared to provoke this unknown shadow.

Mo Hua wandered around the deep mountains, finally stopping in front of a peak, crouched down, and sniffed the faint, almost perished scent of blood, using it for minor deductions.

Some black and white, fragmented and intermittent images flashed across Mo Hua’s mind.

It seemed a cultivator was hunting a Monster Beast.

The Monster Beast roared, tearing open a cultivator’s chest.

Then sounds of rage erupted, and both sides engaged in an even more ferocious battle...

But the images, blurred and torn by time, couldn’t reveal more details.

Mo Hua wished to use more Divine Sense to enhance his deductions, but suddenly his Divine Sense throbbed with pain, and Evil Qi surged.

It seemed vengeful spirits and fierce ghosts roared in his ears.

Mo Hua’s eyes turned gray, his heart grew cold, and he forcibly halted the deduction.

”No...”

Divine Sense mustn’t be overused, and the spell points of Heavenly secret and Divine Thought must be restrained; otherwise, the mind might become unbalanced, inviting backlash from Evil Qi.

Mo Hua frowned.

This made things a bit troublesome.

He had no idea where his Big Tiger went and whether it was alive or dead now.

Reflecting, he had a deep connection with this Big Tiger.

When he was young, the Big Tiger was thin and small, like a kitten, caught in Uncle Chu’s trap, later claimed by himself to practice movement technique, then returned to the forest as promised.

Later, in Black Mountain Stronghold, he saved the Big Tiger, and the Big Tiger helped him kill evil cultivators.

He even fed it many small dried fish whenever he had the chance...

When he left home to study in Qian State, the Big Tiger even saw him off, looking forlorn.

Given this bond, Mo Hua didn’t have the heart to ignore it.

But the situation now was a bit perplexing.

Who exactly is capturing it?

What is happening to the Big Tiger now?

Did it escape or is it caught?

If it escaped, it might have just left Big Black Mountain, going to some other mountain to become king.

But if it was caught, given the relationship between Monster Beasts and cultivators, it probably wouldn’t have survived until now...

Mo Hua’s gaze turned solemn.

”Who, indeed, is after my Big Tiger...”

After a moment, Mo Hua sighed slightly; limited by Heavenly secret Calculation, now he had no other clues but to inquire along the way, searching for new leads.

Additionally, there was another matter...

Mo Hua continued south, ventured into the more dangerous depths of Big Black Mountain, walking for more than half a day.

No one was around, not even rare Monster Beasts.

Mo Hua used Divine Sense Control Ink, simply laying out some Second Grade High-Level Formation on the ground.

Within the Big Black Mountain State boundary, particularly in such remote locations, Second Grade High-Level Formation is almost the ”top-level” cultivation, hardly possible for cultivators or Monster Beasts to break such formations.

Mo Hua sat within the formation, took out the Puxiu Teeth talisman.

He was preparing to ”feast.”

In Qian Learning State Boundary, to avoid exposing the cause and effect of the Evil God, Mo Hua refrained.

In Li State, within Tongxian City, Mo Hua feared unexpected changes when eating might lead to the Evil God losing control, causing Evil Thoughts to affect his family and friends, so he withheld.

Now, embarking alone on a journey through desolate mountains and wilderness, devoid of others around, he naturally could indulgently feast.

Heaven and earth are ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs.

Deities are ruthless, treating all beings like straw dogs.

Mo Hua is ruthless, treating the Evil God like straw dogs.

The Evil God is his ”sacrifice,” a promise to the Great Wilderness Evil God that mustn’t be ”broken.”

Furthermore, to achieve Core Formation, prove the Dao with Divine Sense, and forge his own Magical Treasure, his Divine Sense must be elevated to Second Grade twenty-four patterns.

This encompasses a vast Divine Sense gap.

To expedite Core Formation, efforts must be made to promptly fill this gap.

And to fill the gap, the Evil God True Embryo is a hefty morsel.

This was Mo Hua’s intent using the Divine Beasts Puxiu to seal the Evil God True Embryo.

He originally calculated rationally.

But Mo Hua didn’t anticipate, overlooking a crucial point.

That is, Puxiu wasn’t pleased!

Holding the Puxiu Teeth pendant, Mo Hua embedded his Divine Sense into the Sea of Consciousness, entered the sealed Divine Beast hall, intending to carve a ”meaty” portion off the Evil God True Embryo to augment his Divine Sense.

But the initially amiable Puxiu immediately turned hostile, bristling its golden fur, baring its teeth at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua then realized the truth of the legends.

The reason Puxiu becomes a repelling evil sealing Divine Beast is that it’s stingy, loves wealth, and never relinquishes a single dime.

This big-headed Puxiu is inherently a miserly tightwad!

Once the fat meat enters its mouths, don’t expect to take it back.

Mo Hua was at his wit’s end.

Despite extensive calculations, this point eluded him.

While he sealed the Evil God True Embryo, it also equated to handing it over to the ”person” willingly.

Mo Hua fundamentally is also a ”tightwad,” naturally wouldn’t agree to such matter.

Moreover, he needs Core Formation; without consuming the Evil God, how to achieve it?

Mo Hua started to persuade Puxiu with reasoning, hoping logic would prevail, but Puxiu stood firm, refusing to concede.

Mo Hua angrily punched Puxiu.

Incensed, Puxiu engaged in a fight with Mo Hua.

A friendship boat capsized quickly.

A big-headed Divine Beast and a child deity, both sides fought tooth and nail, yet neither could overpower the other. .

Ultimately, Puxiu compromised, seemingly aware of being ”ungenerous,” acknowledging both prey were caught by Mo Hua, and couldn’t be excessively stingy.

It made an exception, allowing Mo Hua to carve a portion off the Evil God True Embryo.

Mo Hua was dissatisfied, feeling Puxiu wasn’t fair.

But he was unaware this was already a colossal concession for Puxiu, infamous for its stinginess.

Had it not been for Mo Hua’s close relationship and their agreement bonded by a section of Puxiu horn, equating to half a ”Puxiu,” wouldn’t let Mo Hua ”snatch food” under its nose.

Driven by greed, Mo Hua desired more.

But Puxiu’s ferocious big head shook like a rattle-drum, refusing staunchly.

Left with no option, Mo Hua obliged.

Finally, using Divine Thought into sword, Mo Hua carved a chunk from the Evil God True Embryo.

This cut pained the Evil God True Embryo, roaring furiously, a stark humiliation.

Mo Hua with Divine Thought wielded the knife, treating the deity as the meat.

This breached the taboo of the Heavenly Dao.

As the Evil God True Embryo suffered, Puxiu felt heartache.

Carving its ”asset” hurt worse than carving its flesh.

Were it not for Mo Hua’s amicable friendship, the contract, and the fraction of Puxiu horn, equating to half ”Puxiu,” big-headed Puxiu absolutely wouldn’t have permitted Mo Hua to ”rob the plate.”

After carving a portion from the Evil God, Mo Hua returned to the Sea of Consciousness, used the robbery thunder on the Taoist Stele to annihilate the Evil God’s will, detoxifying, and swallowed it, directly refining.

Their Divine Sense slightly strengthened.

But such a slight enhancement didn’t meet Mo Hua’s expectations, especially regarding the twenty-four patterns Divine Sense realm, akin to a cup of water to a cartload.

Snatching food from Puxiu’s mouth is harder than killing this big fool.

Mo Hua sighed, gazed upon the vast Li State lands, couldn’t help but lament:

”Seems it’s time to devise another method to enhance Divine Sense...”

”Wonder if the Great Wilderness contains other ’food’...”