"Thank you for your hospitality, Elder Su. I've had my fill of tea and should return to study Formation techniques, so I won't disturb you any longer."
Elder Su stood up and said:
"Gentleman, you may come and go as you please, I won't see you out."
Mo Hua bowed respectfully and said, "Elder, you may stay."
He then bowed to Lu Chengyun and said, "Excuse me."
Lu Chengyun also bowed with a smile, "Gentleman, you're too courteous."
So Mo Hua, pretending to understand nothing, left Elder Su's dwelling.
Watching Mo Hua's small figure leave, Elder Su couldn't help but smirk and shook his head in jest:
"Although he's already a First Grade Formation Master, he's still a child at heart. He's probably tired of playing and thinking about going back..."
Lu Chengyun smiled gently as well.
But halfway through his smile, his expression suddenly stiffened, the smile lingering on his cheeks, while his eyes had lost all traces of mirth.
Once out of Su Mansion, Mo Hua began his trek back.
Although it looked slow, he was moving quickly.
Along the way, Mo Hua started planning his next steps.
He needed to find a way to confirm whether Lu Chengyun really joined by marriage.
If he did, then he was certainly the traitor from Minor Hidden Spirit Sect.
Then, he'd have to think of a way to call forth people to take down the Lu Family.
From his side, his master and Old Kui would probably not make a move.
That left only him, his Junior Brother, and Junior Sister.
At the Taoist Court, there was also Situ Fang.
Behind Situ Fang, stood the Situ Family.
But to stand against a force as powerful and deeply-entrenched as the Lu Family, the Situ Family might not be willing.
Even if they were willing, it's unlikely they could mobilize enough cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage within the second-grade Minor Wilderness State Boundary.
Besides, the Court Leader in South Yue City has been corrupted by the Lu Family, taking the same side as them.
If he acted, he would definitely face their obstruction.
Appealing to the Taoist Court to call upon Taoist Soldiers would be a good method.
But this was not Tongxian City.
The Court Leader wasn't on his side, so he expected difficulties.
"If all else fails..."
Mo Hua glanced at the Lu Family and silently thought:
"Should I use Formation Collapse to send the entire Lu family to heaven?"
But Mo Hua shook his head again, feeling that this was also not an ideal solution.
Once the Formation collapsed and the spiritual power reversed, everything would be annihilated, and likely no one from the Lu Family would survive.
Such killing was too heavy a sin.
The Lu Family deserved death, but not every clan member did.
Besides, his master had instructed him not to collapse Formations unless absolutely necessary.
Even if he did use it, he should ensure no one saw.
Mo Hua heaved a sigh.
It seemed he could only go back and make new plans.
Find a way to investigate Lu Chengyun's background, figure out how he rose to power, why he wanted to buy zombies, store corpses in the mines, and what his schemes were.
Then find a way to plot his demise.
Take the Spirit Pivot Formation Chart from his hands!
Fetch revenge for Instructor Yan, settle the grudge with the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect, learn the complete Spiritual Pivot Formation, and master the true First Grade Twelve Pattern Ultimate Formation, comprehend the central structure of spiritual power, and further enhance the prowess of Divine Thought Manifestation...
Mo Hua was making meticulous calculations, walking and pondering at the same time.
But as he walked, Mo Hua suddenly froze.
He hesitated for a moment, then took a different path, making a big detour.
After walking for a while, Mo Hua stopped short again.
Then he turned left and circled another big round.
But after several detours, Mo Hua realized that no matter how much he circled, there was a Foundation Building Cultivator waiting for him ahead.
And unbeknownst to when, an Expose Shadow Formation had been set up all around him.