The two of them looked at each other with cold eyes and continued to drink on their own.
Mo Hua silently pondered to himself.
His suspicions had been correct: indeed, there were four Householders within Black Mountain Stronghold!
He had already encountered the third and fourth Householders.
The second Householder was out and had not yet returned.
The first Householder, like a dragon glimpsed but never caught, was likely either in seclusion or not present in the stronghold.
In other words, Mo Hua still only needed to be wary of the third and fourth Householders.
Avoid them, and he himself would be safe.
The only thing that concerned Mo Hua was the first Householder’s cultivation level.
Being the first Householder, he must be the old Evil Cultivator who had established Black Mountain Stronghold.
With so many ruthless Evil Cultivators under his command, his cultivation level had to be high.
It just wasn’t clear whether he was at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage or the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
If it was indeed the Mid-Late Foundation Building Phase, that would be terrifying.
Elder Yu was only at the Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, if it really came to a fight, how on earth would one contend…
Mo Hua let out a heavy sigh internally.
However, that was no longer something he could dwell on now; it was better for him to focus on drawing the map and gathering more information.
In the following days, Mo Hua began to draw up the map of Black Mountain Stronghold.
Starting from the mountain gate, he marked the roads, buildings, the dwellings of the Evil Cultivators, and the iron prisons where cultivators were held.
He also noted what Formation Diagrams were placed where and what to watch out for.
And by analyzing the Formations, he could deduce the architectural layout of Black Mountain Stronghold.
This way, for those rooms that were tightly shut and completely sealed, leaving no way to investigate, Mo Hua could also roughly guess their purpose.
At night, Mo Hua would still eavesdrop on Scarface and the Pale-faced Man as they talked.
Evil Cultivators in Black Mountain Stronghold were not very talkative.
These two were the exceptions.
Probably because they had to stand guard at night; without a conversation, it would simply be too boring.
Mo Hua made use of the opportunity to hide nearby, listening to their conversation, hoping to catch some useful information.
With dangers lurking everywhere within Black Mountain Stronghold, Mo Hua could not practice Formation Techniques at the Taoist Stele at night.
However, when he found the time to immerse himself in his Sea of Consciousness and meditate in front of the Taoist Stele for a while, even without sleep, he would still remain energetic and alert.
Moreover, at night when the fourth Householder went out to drink blood and the third Householder did not leave his room,
It was actually the safest time for Mo Hua.
After Scarface and the Pale-faced Man had chatted for a while, they suddenly started arguing.
Mo Hua caught the gist of it.
It turned out that Scarface, despite his fierce appearance, cultivated the Life-Extracting Technique.
And the Pale-faced Man, with his sickly white complexion, cultivated an Absorption Spirit skill that borrowed the spiritual power of others to replenish his own.
The Pale-faced Man was lecherous and wanted to borrow Scarface’s Life-Extracting Technique to replenish his yang with yin.
Scarface ignored him.
Angered and embarrassed, the Pale-faced Man mocked, “With your looks, why bother with the Life-Extracting Technique? Aren’t you afraid women will find you disgusting at the mere sight?”
Scarface retorted, “With your frail appearance, so unsuitable for reinforcement, what good would studying the Life-Extracting Technique do for you? Don’t end up bolstering yourself to death.”
The two exchanged a few more insults and then started to fight.
Scarface was a Body Cultivator, while the Pale-faced Man was a Spiritual Cultivator.
Using his movement technique, Scarface tried to get close to the Pale-faced Man, who dodged using his own movement technique and countered with spells, conjuring and shooting fireballs with a mere gesture.
His spell was the Fireball Technique as well.
Seeing this, Mo Hua was taken aback, then felt a sense of displeasure:
“What sort of man is this noodle-man, using the same spell as me?”
After watching for a while, he suddenly made a light exclamation in his heart.
The Pale-faced Man’s Fireball Technique seemed indeed more powerful than his own.
Though not as quick or precise as Mo Hua’s, the color of that Fireball Technique was more intense, and the power was quite formidable.
It shouldn’t be a matter of cultivation level.
Generally, a Spiritual Cultivator at the Qi Refining Ninth Level wouldn’t have such potency in their Fireball Technique.
Could it be that this Pale-faced Man had some trick to his Fireball Technique?