...
With superior numbers and gold-breaking armor, the battle was practically one-sided.
Amid the clamor, the Sever Gold Sect disciples were subdued one by one.
Mo Hua kept his promise—stripping their Taoist robes, drawing turtles on them, hanging them on the trees, making them endure humiliation.
This was the price of arrogance.
After handling one batch, Mo Hua waved his hand.
"Continue..."
Thus, twenty-plus people moved forward again.
Mo Hua continued to scout and identify targets, while Cheng Mo’s group would strike, apprehending Sever Gold Sect disciples and hanging them on the trees.
With Mo Hua leading the way, the group followed their planned route, combing the mountain and apprehending every Sever Gold Sect disciple they encountered.
It wasn’t until nightfall that the group left Refining Demon Mountain.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment and decided to lead everyone to hunt some monster beasts, stripping materials and selling them at the mountain gate for merit points to distribute among the group.
Monster beasts were few, and people were many, so each person received just over a hundred merit points—a perfect amount to cover the gate fee and avoid losing any points.
One may not profit, but they must never lose!
This was Mo Hua’s principle.
After venting their frustrations, everyone happily returned to the sect to drink.
...
Later that night, within Sever Gold Sect.
A disciple reported the events at Refining Demon Mountain to a tall, thin senior brother from Sever Gold Sect.
This senior brother bore injuries, including a mark on his shoulder from being struck by an ax.
His movements were sluggish, seemingly afflicted by severe poisoning that hadn’t completely cleared.
Focused, he was flipping through a Monster Hunting Atlas.
"Brother Jin, bad news..."
The disciple stammered in a panic.
The Sever Gold Sect senior brother frowned with annoyance, "What’s the matter?"
"We..." The disciple took a deep breath and murmured, "We’ve been ambushed by Taixu Gate..."
The Sever Gold Sect senior brother frowned deeper, "And then?"
"They took advantage of their superior numbers, acted despicably, and used some unknown methods to locate every one of our disciples hiding in the mountain..."
The junior disciple emphasized again, "They outnumbered us, were despicable, and we couldn’t match them. We were beaten badly, and then..."