Gather Sand into a Tower.
What he needed to do now, or rather, what Elder Master Xun had asked him to do now, was to continuously expand, consolidate, and deepen the foundation of formations…
Several days had passed, and his armor was still not refined.
While Mo Hua was having a meal in the dining hall, Cheng Mo suddenly found him and asked:
“Junior Brother, do you know any methods to ward off demonic power or Demonic Qi?”
Mo Hua was puzzled, “Are you dealing with Demon Cultivators?”
Cheng Mo thought for a moment and said: “Not really, it’s a reward mission issued by the Taoist Court, saying to capture a few Sin Cultivators. It’s just that these people have practiced some Evil Demon Skills, but they are not orthodox, like halfway into demonhood…”
“To prevent trouble before it happens, so I came to ask you.”
Mo Hua furrowed his brows.
Practicing Evil Demon Skills, halfway into demonhood?
A mission issued by the Taoist Court?
Mo Hua was startled, suddenly remembering something Uncle Gu had told him before:
“There’s a group of Demon Cultivators of unknown origin, pouring into the outskirts of the Qianxue State Boundary…”
“Their origins have not been clarified, it’s unclear how many there are or what their cultivation is like.”
“Their activity range is limited to the outskirts of the small state boundaries of Second and Third Grade near Qianxue State, with unknown schemes, but certainly nothing good…”
The people Cheng Mo is going to capture, are they from this group of “Demon Cultivators”?
The Taoist Court does not have enough hands, so they have to issue the bounty for capturing Demon Cultivators to the Sects?
After thinking about it, Mo Hua felt it was very likely.
Moreover, after Cheng Mo mentioned it, he remembered that the fellow Sect members who had come to consult him recently, the rewards they took, the questions they asked, all seemed more perilous.
Previously, it was about capturing sky thieves, apprehending a few Sin Cultivators.
Now the opponents they had to deal with were clearly desperados with blood on their hands.
Looking at it now, the rewards they took were very likely aimed at dealing with that group of “Demon Cultivators” Uncle Gu had mentioned.
After considering it for a while, Mo Hua carefully said:
“Evil Demon Skills are diverse, for instance some use Evil Qi to snatch away people’s sanity, some’s blood carries poison, some habitually use sinister Evil Artifacts, and some cultivate Replenishing from others…”
“If you encounter those who cultivate Evil Qi, you must keep your distance and not look into their eyes.”
“Blood carrying poison should be countered with Fire Spells or formations.”
“For sinister Evil Artifacts, do not clash directly with Spiritual Artifacts, especially inherited ones, lest they be contaminated.”
“Those who cultivate Replenishing from others, generally have exceptional movement techniques, so once captured, break three of their legs to prevent them from doing evil again…”
Mo Hua shared all the techniques used by the Demon Cultivators that he had seen in the Bi Mountain Demon Cavern, as well as the various Demon Skills he had witnessed, like listing treasures from his own home, with Cheng Mo.
Cheng Mo was shocked.
He hesitated for a long time, looked around furtively, and then lowered his voice nervously and said:
“Junior Brother, how are you so familiar with this…? You aren’t…”
Mo Hua glanced at him indifferently, “Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. How can one eliminate demons and exorcise evil without knowing the methods of the Evil Demon?”
Cheng Mo was taken aback, pondered for a moment, and then nodded, saying:
“You have a point!”
However, Mo Hua was also very curious.
He wanted to know why this group of Demon Cultivators had suddenly emerged and what their motives were.
Could it be related to the Evil God?
If that was the case, he could not ignore it.
But he was trapped in the Sect and could not leave the Qianxue State boundary to investigate personally.
Mo Hua pondered silently, then a flash of inspiration struck him.
He had Cheng Mo call over a group of disciples who were on good terms with him and often called him “Junior Brother”, and then he said to them:
“When you accept rewards, carry out missions, arrest Sin Cultivators or Demon Cultivators, if you come across some strange and odd objects that you can’t identify, remember to bring them back to let me take a look.”
Situ Jian raised his eyebrows, “Like what?”
“For example,” Mo Hua thought for a moment and said hesitantly, “statues, broken swords, ram horns, bones… those kinds of eerie items…”
“Or maybe…” Mo Hua’s gaze hardened a bit as he slowly said: “Encrypted letters, blank Jade Slips, Letter Tokens with erased messages, and also…”
“Certain types of Sect Tokens!”
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