The Quest for Immortality

Chapter 907: Chapter 621: The Great Evil Karma_3 Chapter 907 -621: The Great Evil Karma_3 Murong Caiyun had cultivated the Taixu Gate’s Five Elements Spirit Light spell.

That left only one person.

Gu Changhuai’s gaze sharpened.

That Small Five Elements Spiritual Root cultivator, who reportedly just happened to pass by and rescued Yu Er…

Mo Hua!

Gu Changhuai frowned.

This matter seemed fishy.

The story from Mo Hua, that junior cultivator, claiming he just happened to pass by and coincidentally found Yu Er, couldn’t be trusted!

If it wasn’t him who found her, then could it be…

That seemed…

Even less believable…

Such a tale would fail to deceive even a fool.

Gu Changhuai was perplexed.

As a Dao Court Canon, experienced in handling cases for many years, his instinct told him there was definitely something majorly wrong with Mo Hua, that junior cultivator.

Yet, his cousin sister had great trust in the young man, and Yu Er was also very close to him.

It wouldn’t be proper for him to directly investigate.

But leaving things be would surely pose a significant hidden danger…

Gu Changhuai’s gaze flickered, and the image of Mo Hua’s eyes reappeared in his mindthose eyes, seemingly clear on the surface, yet oddly dissonant upon closer examination, possessed an uncommon depth…

Half good, half evil.

As if balancing on the edge between righteousness and wickedness.

Gu Changhuai always had an intuition that a cultivator with such eyes was either an astonishingly brilliant genius or a world-shaking demon fiend.

"I need to find some time to probe further

…

Taixu Gate.

That day, after finishing his meal, Mo Hua lay down on a patch of grass, legs crossed, leisurely flipping through Formation Books, when suddenly a tall “junior brother” rushed over, calling out,

"Mo Hua!”

Mo Hua looked up and saw it was Cheng Mo.

Curiously, he asked,

"What’s up?”

"The Elder told me someone is looking for you.”

"Who is it?”

"How would I know

"Alright.” Mo Hua packed up the book, brushing off the grass tips from his Taoist robe.

"I’ll go check it out.”

Cheng Mo glanced at Mo Hua, suspicion in his voice:

"Mo Hua, why do you seem so busy

"That’s because, I’m diligent in my cultivation!” Mo Hua replied.

"It’s not cultivation stuff,” Cheng Mo shook his head.

"I always feel like you’re involved in other things

Mo Hua got on his tiptoes and patted the tall Cheng Mo on the shoulder, sighing,

"You’re still young, there are things you know too early.

Once you’ve been in the Sect for a full year, your ‘senior brother’ will then take you along for some fun

Cheng Mo was a little embarrassed, “You’re two years younger than me!”

"Age does not define knowledge, respect goes to the accomplished!”

"It’s only out of respect for Elder Master Xun that I call you ‘junior brother’, don’t get too ahead of yourself

"Who was calling me ‘dear brother’ just before

"You

…

After the two bantered for a while, Mo Hua went to the side hall outside the mountain gate to meet the Elder.

Following the Elder’s directions, outside the mountain gate, he met the person looking for him.

It was Gu Changhuai.

Mo Hua was quite surprised.

He didn’t know many people in the Qianxue State Boundary, and those who could come to the Sect to find him were either Aunt Wan or a guard from the Shangguan Family, sent on Aunt Wan’s orders to deliver something to him.

But he never expected it to be Gu Changhuai.

"Uncle Gu?”

Mo Hua exclaimed in surprise.

Gu Changhuai nodded slightly, “I came to see you, and…

Concerning Hidden Elder Second, I have some questions

"Oh.” Mo Hua nodded.

While the two of them were talking, an Elder from Taixu Gate, seemingly just drinking tea, actually sent a sliver of Divine Sense to watch Gu Changhuai.

Gu Changhuai sighed inwardly.

His visit here was anything but easy.

His status as a Dao Court Canon was unique, every move he made bore the mark of the Dao Court.

Visiting the Sect to speak with a disciple was inevitably met with caution.

Gu Changhuai exhausted his tongue, claiming he was following the orders of his family to visit a younger clan member, and only then did an elder consent.

But whatever he asked and said, the elder of Taixu Gate remained wary.

Gu Changhuai could only subtly begin by asking about some matters concerning Hidden elder-second.

Since most of the information pertained to case files, Mo Hua picked and chose what to share; for things he couldn’t disclose, he played dumb, saying he didn’t know, didn’t remember, or couldn’t recall…

There was nothing Gu Changhuai could do.

After asking a bit more, Mo Hua became very tight-lipped and impermeable.

Finally, Gu Changhuai couldn’t help it any longer and slowly started to speak,

"Mo Hua, do you…

Know the Fireball Technique?”

Mo Hua was taken aback.

The Fireball Technique?

Why is Uncle Gu asking me this?

His eyes narrowed, and just as he was about to answer, a cough came from afar.

The elder of Taixu Gate calmly said,

"The disciples of my Taixu Gate are free to learn whatever they wish; it’s not for others to meddle

Gu Changhuai frowned, feeling helpless.

This Taixu Gate really didn’t give him any leeway.

Mo Hua’s eyes flickered before he turned back, bowing gratefully to the elder, then said,

"Elder, don’t worry.

Uncle Gu and I are well acquainted.

We have some family affairs to discuss

The elder raised an eyebrow, “Really?”

"Yes, yes.” Mo Hua nodded, bowing again in thanks, “Thank you for your trouble, Elder.”

The elder’s expression softened a bit and he nodded at Mo Hua, saying, “Then talk.”

After that, he withdrew his Divine Sense and contentedly resumed drinking his tea.

Gu Changhuai looked at Mo Hua in surprise, “You have quite a ‘reputation’ within the Sect?”

Mo Hua modestly said, “Just average.”

Mainly because Elder Master Xun had a significant reputation, and he had basked in just a bit of that glory.

And in this short time, he had also figured things out.

Gu Changhuai, being a Supervisor, surely had concerns related to the case.

At the same time, as Aunt Wan’s cousin, he was also very concerned about her and Yu Er’s affairs.

Coming specifically to ask him indicated that this matter was also related to him.

The “cases” he had “committed

No.

It was him using the Fireball Technique to eradicate human traffickers!

Mo Hua thought it over and over, and this was the only matter that left a “trace” of the Fireball Technique, leading to Gu Changhuai’s suspicions.

However, Mo Hua was not afraid.

He was kidnapped by human traffickers, then “acted in self-defense” and killed over a dozen of them, saving Yu Er in the process.

Even if this matter was reported to the Dao Court, there wouldn’t be any issues, nor would it violate the Taoist Law.

It was just that he didn’t want to bother with fame, and that’s why he kept silent about the good deed.

Once it went public, the Dao Court might even commend him!

Even if he told Uncle Gu, there likely wouldn’t be a problem.

The most important part was that he had Aunt Wan’s support.

Aunt Wan, being a person of deep feelings, would definitely side with him.

Although Uncle Gu looked formidable, in front of Aunt Wan, he was just a younger brother and couldn’t do anything to him!

On the contrary…

Mo Hua’s eyes lit up, and he began to consider taking advantage of Gu Changhuai.

Because Mo Hua realized that following Boss Jiang’s “list” to capture Sin Cultivators, learn Spells, and sample “a hundred family’s repast”, walking the path of a Spell Master of using others’ methods against them had its inconveniences…

Finding Sin Cultivators was troublesome.

Even after finding them, there wasn’t necessarily a matching task.

The issuing of tasks was a separate system, cumbersome and bothersome.

Therefore, it was necessary to have a “connection” to manipulate things in the shadows…

For example, after deciding which Spells he wanted to learn and which Sin Cultivators to capture based on the list.

Then, he would need to get intelligence on these Sin Cultivators from the Dao Court.

And then, suppose he had a good relationship with Uncle Gu…

He could let Uncle Gu issue tasks through the Dao Court, have Senior Sister Murong take on the tasks, and he could mix in to assist with task completion…

This way, inheritance and Merit Points would come seamlessly “full circle”.