"Xiaoer, he’s..."
Shangguan Xuanjian glanced at Ling Huxiao, still unconscious, pale-faced and bloodless, his expression still worried.
Mo Hua said: "Wait a moment."
He pulled out the White Bone Broken Sword and walked to Ling Huxiao, placing the bone sword on Ling Huxiao’s forehead, whispering:
"Sword Bone, release them."
The Sword Bone inside dared not slack off in the least.
After a while, Mo Hua sensed a trace of Divine Soul aura on Ling Huxiao, some color returning to his face, and faint breathing at his mouth and nose.
Feeling this change, Shangguan Xuanjian couldn’t help but feel delighted.
Afterwards, Mo Hua similarly restored the Divine Souls of Ouyang Mu and Song Jian to their bodies.
Thus, all three were considered rescued.
However, they had been "sacrificed" into the diagram, their Divine Souls forced out of their bodies, now with the souls returned, they needed time to adjust and rest before waking up.
Shangguan Xuanjian clasped his fists towards Mo Hua:
"Little brother, there’s no need for thanks for this great favor. If you ever need anything in the future, as long as it doesn’t violate the cultivator’s code, I will give my utmost effort!"
Rescuing Ling Huxiao, this Sword Dao genius, in a sense, also saves the future of the Rushing Void Sect.
Mo Hua waved his hand saying: "Elder Shangguan is too polite, I only did a trivial ’little thing’."
A trivial little thing...
The three elders, Xun Ziyou and the others, heard this and their expressions were a bit subtle.
Concerning the path of Divine Thought, this "trivial little thing," at least for them, these three late-stage Golden Core Elders, wasn’t something they could do...
Xun Ziyou couldn’t help but pat Mo Hua on the shoulder, gritting his teeth saying:
"Alright, a person should know humility, but excessive humility is arrogance."
"Elder Shangguan is distinguished and reputable, he means what he says, if he tells you to seek him out when needed, don’t be too polite."
The subtext being, accept it quickly, lest they regret it.
A promise from a late-stage Golden Core Elder is something others would dream of but have no chance to get.
Mo Hua understood and returned the courtesy immediately, smiling:
"Thank you, Elder Shangguan."
Shangguan Xuanjian nodded.
Since he said it, naturally there’d be no regret.
Besides, compared to Ling Huxiao’s safety, this promise wasn’t really significant.
"Alright," Xun Ziyou said, "now that all three children are saved, the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons breached, let’s return, the sect will handle the subsequent matters, you all..."
But Mo Hua interjected: "Elder Xun, wait."
Xun Ziyou was stunned, "What’s wrong?"
Mo Hua pondered briefly, then slowly said in a deep voice:
"Nearby... there should be another door..."