Mo Hua followed the roof, avoiding the Corpse Cultivators, left the gate of the Corpse Walking Stronghold, went under a large rock, and met up with Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi.
Bai Zisheng asked, "Why did it take you so long?"
Mo Hua chuckled and said, "I found Instructor Yan!"
"Instructor Yan is alright, isn’t he?" Continue your adventure with empire
"Yes," Mo Hua nodded, "We’ll rescue Instructor Yan in a few days."
Bai Zisheng looked perplexed, "Why wait a few days? Just rescue now. I’ll rush in and slaughter all those Corpse Cultivators!"
Mo Hua was indifferent, "Sure, then you go."
Bai Zisheng paused, then scratched his head and said:
"Forget it. You’re craftier. Let’s follow your plan."
Mo Hua was displeased, "You’re the one full of crafty ideas."
Bai Zisheng muttered to himself:
"I wish I could have more crafty ideas. Sadly, my nature is too upright to think of such things."
Mo Hua murmured softly, "I think you’re just dull…"
Bai Zisheng ruffled Mo Hua’s hair, "You dare call your senior brother dull again?"
...
The two bickered and argued incessantly.
Bai Zixi picked up a stick and knocked each of their heads once, "Focus on the matter at hand!"
"Oh."
The two quickly complied.
And so, the trio began to discuss what to do next.
Bai Zisheng thought for a while and then said:
"We set up an ambush on the inevitable path, then capture Zhang Quan. With no leader, the Corpse Walking Stronghold will be in chaos, and we can take the opportunity to wipe it out…"
Just as Mo Hua was about to nod, something suddenly occurred to him, and he shook his head and said:
"No, that won’t work."
"Why not?" asked Bai Zisheng, puzzled.
Mo Hua pondered, "Behind Zhang Quan, there must be someone else."
"Who?"
"The person drawing Formations for him."
Mo Hua’s expression grew serious, "The Formation Diagrams Instructor Yan drew for the Corpse Walking Stronghold were standard Five Elements Formations, and they were all for architectural purposes."
"But the ones used for Corpse Refinement are completely different Evil Formations."
"Zhang Quan cannot draw such Formations, and from what I’ve seen, it seems that no one else in the Stronghold can, either."
"At least from the Corpse Cultivators I’ve seen, none can produce such Formations."
"Moreover, these are the Spiritual Pivot Formations of the Minor Hidden Spirit Sect, which are not something ordinary Formation Masters can produce."
"Without figuring out who this person is, killing Zhang Quan and razing the Black Mountain Stronghold won’t solve anything."
"Formations are the key, as long as this person knows about Formations, they will continue to kill people, buy corpses, refine corpses…"
"And," Mo Hua paused, then sighed, adding:
"This Ultimate Formation is an inheritance of Instructor Yan’s Sect, and I don’t want any Cultivator to use it for evil…"
Bai Zisheng nodded and said, "Alright, I’ll listen to you."
Bai Zixi also slightly nodded and asked Mo Hua:
"Have you figured out what to do?"
"Yes," Mo Hua nodded, then said:
"We’ll let Zhang Quan return to the Corpse Walking Stronghold, then we’ll spy on him to see who he meets with, who is helping him with Formations…"
"After clarifying these matters, we’ll inform Sister Situ and join forces with the Taoist Court to take down the Corpse Walking Stronghold."
"Then capture Zhang Quan, take his Corpse Controlling Bell, and restore the Spirit Pivot Formation Chart."
"And best of all, we’ll drag out the Cultivator behind him as well…"
"Eliminate the root to prevent future troubles…"
...
Mo Hua explained everything systematically.
Bai Zisheng nodded his agreement but still expressed his concern:
"It probably won’t go that smoothly…"