Even the Divine Lord couldn’t offer him a clearer revelation.
He even wished he could devour more cultivators’ brains during every meal to make his thoughts clearer.
Currently, the only clue pointed to Mo Hua.
According to his speculation, Mo Hua must have a close connection to this seemingly non-existent yet omnipresent "shadow".
"Mo Hua..."
"That Mo Hua..." Shangguan Wang’s eyes flickered, speaking solemnly, "In my opinion, it’s best to kill him to avoid complications."
Mr. Tu shook his head, "I have great use for him."
Shangguan Wang frowned, "For what purpose?"
Mr. Tu did not wish to answer, but given Shangguan Wang’s critical role, he could not afford to lose his allegiance.
Mr. Tu said, "The karma surrounding him is immense and profound, not to be acted upon recklessly."
"Once a person dies like a lamp going out, all karma vanishes," Shangguan Wang’s gaze was icy.
"His identity is special, a high position, highly favored by the Taixu Ancestor..."
"You do not understand the Taixu Gate, nor the Taixu Ancestor of the Taixu Gate." Shangguan Wang shook his head, "Taixu Gate’s reputation may not be notable before, yet they inherit the transformation of Divine Thought into a sword, uphold righteousness, clearly distinguish right from wrong, and never bargain with Demon Cultivators."
"No matter how favored he may be, exceptions are impossible."
"In fact, should he fall to darkness, the first act of the Taixu Gate would be to painfully clean their sect..."
Being an Elder of the Shangguan Family, with deep connections to the Three Tai Xu Sects, Shangguan Wang had a profound understanding of the Taixu Gate’s ways.
Mr. Tu added, "Too many Evil Formation Masters have died, delaying the completion of the formation."
Shangguan Wang frowned, "You wish to have this boy draw formations for you, to perfect the Blood Sacrifice Formation?"
Mr. Tu neither affirmed nor denied.
Shangguan Wang said, "But he is just one person."
"You saw what happened at the Sword Discussion Conference," Mr. Tu said. "He alone, with Divine Sense Control Ink, drew formations on the ground, completing them with unprecedented speed, equivalent to... no, even surpassing several dozens of top-tier Second Grade Formation Masters."
Shangguan Wang contemplated for a moment but still shook his head, "We still have Formation Masters on our side. If the formation advances a bit slower, so be it, but we’d avoid risks best not undertaken."
No matter what, Shan Guanwang was resolved to kill Mo Hua.
First, because of his poor relationship with Mo Hua, who bore grudges unendingly.
Second, because he had now turned from light to dark, converting to the Great Wilderness God Master. Should Mo Hua later be assimilated by Mr. Tu and convert to the Divine Lord, his position before the Great Wilderness God Master could never surpass that of Mo Hua, a prodigy in Divine Sense and Formation Art.
Despite his Feather Transformation realm, his status wouldn’t be low.
But Mo Hua is already a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, just a step away from the Golden Core, and the Divine Lord possesses ten thousand evil methods to help Mo Hua achieve Core Formation quickly.
By then, a Golden Core Realm cultivator, having fallen to the Demon Path, armed with evil formation support and monstrous talent in formations, under the protection of the Great Wilderness God Master, would be truly rampant. Even his Feather Transformation level would have to shy away.
This would cause all his original plans to go to waste.
Thus, he had no reservations about his murderous intent towards Mo Hua.
Mr. Tu saw this clearly, though he didn’t necessarily aim to preserve Mo Hua’s life, but Mo Hua possessed a subtle aura that strangely deterred him from acting simply.
"I suspect, implanted within him... by an unknown expert..."
Mr. Tu paused, eyes narrowing, speaking slowly:
"A special Eternal Life Rune..."