Even within Chongxu Sect, only a handful of direct-lineage Elders, alongside the ancestor, were privy to the extent of his abilities.
The world only knew that Chongxu Sect had produced a Sword Dao genius seen only once every five hundred years, but few knew exactly how far this genius went in terms of being a "genius."
The Chongxu Sect Elder’s heart quivered slightly.
Xun Ziyou naturally had no idea what he was thinking.
The two chatted idly for a while before bidding each other farewell.
...
Meanwhile, this Sword Dao genius of Chongxu Sect was already silently following behind Mo Hua, traversing mountains and crossing ranges, arriving at the mountain gate of Refining Demon Mountain.
"Materials from a Second Grade Middle-level Demon Wooden Eagle—in exchange for merit points, please."
Mo Hua handed over a storage bag and spoke politely.
"Second Grade Middle-level?" The disciple managing materials at the mountain gate was taken aback, "Didn’t you usually hunt Second Grade Primary-level creatures? You managed to kill a Middle-level one?"
Mo Hua had often sought him out before to trade merit points for materials from Second Grade Primary-level hawk and eagle demon types, so this disciple was quite well-acquainted with Mo Hua.
Mo Hua smiled, "I got lucky and scored an easy kill."
The disciple shook his head.
Luck isn’t always that convenient...
Still, it wasn’t his place to ask too many questions.
Regardless of the method used, killing a monster beast was an accomplishment.
He quickly checked the feathers, bones, claws, fangs, and head of the Demon Wooden Eagle, calculated in his mind, and said:
"A total of 2,672 merit points—take a look."
Mo Hua reviewed the inventory list, verified there were no errors, and nodded in confirmation.
The merit points were transferred into his Taixu Token, and Mo Hua then divided half of them and handed them to Ling Huxiao.
Ling Huxiao was startled.
He hadn’t expected Mo Hua to be so generous, giving away such a large sum of merit points without hesitation.
Up until now, Ling Huxiao had never met a sect disciple so "wealthy" and generous.
Moreover, the person being so generous to him wasn’t a member of Chongxu Sect but rather a Taixu Sect disciple he had only met once—and with whom he’d had a minor misunderstanding.
Ling Huxiao felt conflicted.
Mo Hua, however, was scrutinizing Ling Huxiao, his thoughts shifting slightly.
This young Sword Dao genius truly had exceptional Swordsmanship.
Judging from his Sword Qi, Ling Huxiao was likely cultivating Chongxu Sect’s sect-protecting ultimate technique, the Chongxu Sword Qi Skill.
Such a sword technique was definitely beyond Mo Hua’s ability to learn.
Such sword qi was also not something Mo Hua could achieve.
But if such a formidable sword cultivator could be roped in, even just as a "henchman," it would be advantageous...
Mo Hua’s eyes twinkled mischievously, resembling a cunning little fox as he grinned.