Chapter 683: Evil God

After returning to the sect, Mo Hua immediately sent a message to Gu Changhuai:“Uncle Gu, you need to keep an eye on ‘Over Jiang Dragon,’ someone is going to interfere.”Gu Changhuai replied very quickly, “How do you know?”Mo Hua: “I heard it said…”Gu Changhuai: “Heard who say?”Mo Hua hesitated for a moment and asked, “If I tell you, will you believe me?”Gu Changhuai on the other side obviously also paused for a bit, “Tell me.”“It was a disciple of Broken Gold Gate who said it, others call him ‘Gold Young Master,’” Mo Hua said.“Gold Young Master?”“Um.”Mo Hua continued, “He wants Over Jiang Dragon to first enter the Dao Prison, then ‘fake his death’ inside the Dao Prison, after that change his appearance and come out to get involved again…”Gu Changhuai fell silent, his gaze also somewhat stern.This kind of scheme, violating the law and also committing a major taboo of the Dao Court Division.In some small local Dao Court Divisions, corruption and manipulation might be audacious, but this is the Qian Xue State Boundary, a formidable fifth-rank Dao Court Division…Gu Changhuai didn’t quite believe it.But Mo Hua, this child, although acting strange and making it hard to understand, in matters like this, he shouldn’t be talking nonsense.Mo Hua said, “So I sent ‘Over Jiang Dragon’ into the Dao Prison. Keep an eye on it and see if we can uncover the mole within the Dao Court Division.”Gu Changhuai was somewhat surprised, and only after a while did he reply, “Alright…”Mo Hua asked again, “Broken Gold Gate… can the Dao Court Division investigate?”Gu Changhuai said, “No. Matters within large sects are not something our Dao Court Division can interfere with, unless there is clear evidence proving a sect disciple has violated Dao Law and committed a major crime. Otherwise, we cannot investigate, let alone arrest.”Mo Hua felt a bit regretful.“Did you find out something else?” Gu Changhuai asked.Mo Hua thought for a moment, then didn’t hide it:“I suspect that the black-clothed human traffickers in Qian State are just these sect disciples, and this Broken Gold Gate ‘Gold Young Master’ is very likely one of them…”Gu Changhuai was silent again for a moment, and slowly said:“This matter, don’t get involved for now.”Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, feeling that something wasn’t right. “Uncle Gu, you… knew early on?”Gu Changhuai didn’t speak.Indeed!His silence was naturally an acknowledgment.Mo Hua had also felt strange before. If the matter of black-clothed human traffickers was truly deeply rooted, how could the Dao Court Division not know anything?Mo Hua quickly asked, “Uncle Gu, how much do you know?”There was no reply from the other side.Mo Hua sent a series of messages: “Uncle Gu,” “Uncle Gu, are you there?”, “Uncle Gu, speak up”…Gu Changhuai couldn’t bear it anymore, and only then did he sigh and slowly say:“You know about Yu’er being kidnapped, right?”“Um,” Mo Hua nodded.How could he not know about this?Gu Changhuai said, “That day you… by chance, took Yu’er away, and then several black-clothed people appeared inside the food shop.”“They were there to ‘receive the goods.’”“The Dao Court Division surrounded and attacked them, and one of the leaders escaped, but the other black-clothed people were left behind. However, without exception, they all died. Their bodies were destroyed by demonic energy, their meridians and spirit roots corrupted, leaving only a black, foul-smelling pile of flesh and blood…”“This is not an isolated case.”“Long before, disciples with high-grade spirit roots from noble families had disappeared. The Dao Court Division investigated and captured black-clothed human traffickers, but these traffickers were all destroyed without a trace by demonic energy…”“Therefore, we speculate…”Gu Changhuai gritted his teeth, “…that quite a few disciples from noble families have entered the demonic path and become demonic cult beasts, but they wear human skin and conceal their aura…”Mo Hua frowned tightly, “Can’t find them?”Gu Changhuai sighed, “Can’t find them, simply can’t find them…”“Sect powers are vast and mostly protective of their own. Behind them are also connected to various behemoths like noble families…”“A fifth-rank Dao Court Division in the Qian Xue State Boundary is far from having the ability to interfere within these major powers and investigate such sensitive matters…”“After all, disciples entering the demonic path, whether for noble families or sects, is a huge scandal. In serious cases, it is possible to be demoted by the Dao Court Heavenly Authority Pavilion…”“So that’s how it is…” Mo Hua nodded.“But that’s not right…” Mo Hua thought for a moment, and again felt some doubt, “The various major sects in Qian State all strictly forbid disciples from cultivating evil demonic techniques, and forbid disciples from carrying any demonic techniques, Dao laws, or evil tools up the mountain…”“At the sect mountain gates, they also set up methods to monitor demonic energy and evil energy.”“If these disciples enter the demonic path, even if they wear human skin, they will be detected and won’t even be able to enter the mountain gate. Why can they still hide safely within the sect?”“This is the most strange part…” Gu Changhuai’s gaze was icy and filled with confusion:“No one knows exactly what means they use to conceal their identity, and despite clearly entering the demonic path and doing things worse than beasts, they can still openly come and go within the sect and even reside among the noble family prodigies…”Mo Hua suddenly thought of something, his gaze slightly cold, and asked seriously:“Uncle Gu, do you know about evil gods?”Gu Changhuai was obviously somewhat surprised, “Why are you suddenly bringing this up?”“Uncle Gu, do you know what evil gods are?”Gu Changhuai thought for a moment and shook his head, “Heavenly demons and evil gods are legends of great calamities from ancient times. What exactly they are, no one seems to know.”“Some cultivation classics also have very few records.”“Why are you suddenly…”Gu Changhuai was startled, “You don’t think these matters are related to evil gods, do you…”Mo Hua: “Um…”Gu Changhuai took a deep breath and said helplessly:“You’re not looking at some strange cultivation wild histories, or reading some strange immortal and divine miscellanies, are you…”Your imagination is quite rich…Mo Hua was startled, “Really…”Gu Changhuai shook his head, “This is Qian State, carrying the Qian Heaven Great Dao, with ancient noble families and numerous sects, and countless cultivators with great powers. How can evil gods stand and spread their Dao?”Mo Hua: “But you don’t know what evil gods are, right? How do you know evil gods can’t spread their Dao?”Gu Changhuai was left speechless by Mo Hua.He thought for a long time and felt that he still couldn’t follow this child and get bogged down in trivial details, otherwise he would only trap himself.Gu Changhuai then said, “You should cultivate properly, build a solid foundation, break through in cultivation early, and prepare for forming your core. That is the proper course of action. Don’t always think about these wild, fantastical things, which will mess up your Dao heart and waste your cultivation.”Mo Hua sighed.But if he doesn’t think about these “ghost” things, his cultivation won’t break through either…If he doesn’t “nibble” on some evil gods, once he’s stuck at a bottleneck, even reaching the middle stage of Foundation Establishment will be difficult.“Suppose… there really are evil gods?” Mo Hua tried again.Gu Changhuai did try to think a little, but the more he thought, the more abstract it felt.The word “evil god” was too strange.Within his solid cultivation understanding, there was very little knowledge about “evil gods.” It was hard to imagine what exactly an evil god looked like…He also couldn’t imagine how an evil god could possibly descend upon the vast fifth-rank Qian Xue State Boundary, and in what form…Mo Hua gave up.He also thought from another perspective. From Uncle Gu’s point of view, it did seem a bit hard to understand.It was like a child who had always grown up in a big mountain suddenly learning that this world also has a vast ocean. Their heart would definitely be blank.Mo Hua suddenly remembered what Master had once said.Only with powerful enough divine sense can one see the truth beneath the surface that others cannot, and glimpse the essence of all things in this world.Evil gods should be one of these “invisible” truths.Ordinary cultivators, if they don’t follow the divine sense Dao, seem unable to see gods.Not to mention evil gods, even that little fallen mountain god Huang Shan Jun, ordinary cultivators probably can’t see him either…Mo Hua compromised and then said to Gu Changhuai:“Yes, I just saw a strange classic in the hidden library called ‘Ten Great Evil Gods of Ancient and Modern Times’. It said that evil gods will control the divine sense of foolish cultivators and also eat people…”Gu Changhuai was silent for a moment, and then couldn’t help but say:“The taste of the books hidden in your Tai Xu Gate is indeed quite unique…”Mo Hua simply said no more.Sometimes, “ignorance” is also a kind of happiness.His divine sense was just too strong; sometimes, he couldn’t be happy.Mo Hua finally thought of one more thing and reminded him:“Uncle Gu, be careful lately, someone is watching you…”Gold Young Master and the others seemed to put all the guilt and responsibility for that list on Uncle Gu, thinking that Uncle Gu was the “black hand behind the scenes” manipulating everything.Uncle Gu seemed to unknowingly become a “major scapegoat,” carrying a “big black pot” for himself.Mo Hua felt very sorry.Gu Changhuai was already used to it, “Being a standard officer in the Dao Court Division means being watched by many people anyway. A little more or a little less doesn’t matter.”Mo Hua still advised, “Then be careful…”“Um,” Gu Changhuai said faintly.Mo Hua finally felt relieved.Uncle Gu had many debts and didn’t worry, many lice and didn’t itch. He shouldn’t be counted as having implicated him…Gu Changhuai thought for a moment, and finally said to Mo Hua:“I will watch Over Jiang Dragon. As for that Gold Young Master and Broken Gold Gate, I will also pay attention…”“As for the matter of sect disciples entering the demonic path and the black-clothed human traffickers, don’t get involved. The water here is deep, don’t trap yourself inside…”After Gu Changhuai finished speaking, he felt his words were useless. He couldn’t control what Mo Hua wanted to do, so he said:“Be careful. If you have any clues, just tell me. If you encounter difficulties, also tell me.”“Yes, yes!”Mo Hua continuously promised.He wasn’t stupid either.Whether it was black-clothed cultivators or noble family disciples entering the demonic path, it was originally not something he alone could solve. Now that he had a ready-made helper, he naturally wouldn’t refuse.The two of them finished talking.After that, Mo Hua cultivated as usual, practiced array methods, and tempered his divine sense.His cultivation progressed steadily, growing little by little.Because he didn’t pay attention to the foundation and only focused on speed, his cultivation progress was neither fast nor slow among his fellow disciples.His spiritual power, compared to when he first established his foundation, was significantly stronger, but there was still some distance from breaking through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.However, besides this, his divine sense realm was very difficult to improve.His divine sense was already too strong, far exceeding the realm of the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and was still stuck at the divine sense bottleneck of the late stage of Foundation Establishment.Therefore, simply relying on drawing array methods to temper it was like dripping water wearing away stone, truly too slow.And his divine sense realm was stuck at sixteen patterns, so his array method level naturally couldn’t rise.During this period, Mo Hua could only broaden the scope of his array methods as much as possible and learn more array methods of the five elements and eight trigrams.But Mo Hua was already tired of drawing sixteen-pattern array methods.He really wanted to draw array methods of seventeen patterns and above, high-level array methods of the second grade.Especially Yuan Magnetic array methods of seventeen patterns and above, which would necessarily involve deeper Yuan Magnetic array principles and more advanced array method applications.Mo Hua was filled with anticipation.But without a breakthrough in divine sense, everything was just empty talk.Yu’er’s nightmares about demons also became less and less frequent.Yu’er’s complexion improved day by day, which made Mo Hua quite happy.But his own “food” also decreased day by day, which made Mo Hua feel a bit regretful.“I don’t know when I can have a ‘big meal’ again…”Mo Hua muttered in his heart.Otherwise, he could only wait another year, wait for his cultivation to break through, and his sea of consciousness to expand, then perhaps he could break through the bottleneck of his divine sense.And the matter of the “evil god”…Others might not care, but he couldn’t.These days, Mo Hua had thought about it for a long time.According to what Huang Shan Jun said before, Mo Hua summarized that the improvement of divine sense actually had two dimensions.One is the “grade” of divine sense, and the other is the “level” of divine sense.Eating demonic ghosts and strange things raises the “grade” of divine sense, which is the “quantity” of divine sense, namely the so-called divine sense realm;Swallowing divine marrow raises the “level” of divine sense, which is the “quality” of divine sense, namely the so-called divine “status.”The improvement of divine sense for ordinary cultivators is only about “grade,” which is a change in “quantity.”However, after he learned the Heaven Derivation Secret, his divine sense seemed to also be able to undergo a “quality” change, like a god, raising the “level” of divine sense.This meant that if he wanted to “prove the Dao with divine sense,” he had to cultivate both quality and quantity, raising both grade and level.Raising the grade of divine sense was already troublesome enough, and now he also had to raise the level.Mo Hua’s head ached a little.Now, the only way was to try every possible means to approach the evil god little by little.Demonic techniques are the claws of the evil god, and divine marrow is hidden in the remains of the evil god.To divine sense, both are great supplements!But the evil god was hiding too deep…Someone as dull in divine sense as Uncle Gu didn’t even believe him when he told him.And now that Fire Buddha was dead and Bi Shan Demonic Hall was sunk, the only tangible clue was Over Jiang Dragon, who was on the same list as Fire Buddha.But he couldn’t keep an eye on Over Jiang Dragon himself.He couldn’t leave the sect, nor could he enter the Dao Prison. He was beyond reach, so this matter could only be entrusted to Uncle Gu.What’s more, this also involved a mole within the Dao Court Division, which was originally an internal matter of the Dao Court Division.He couldn’t manage it either.Over Jiang Dragon was an earthworm, to be used for fishing.But fishing required patience, absolutely no rushing.One had to wait for the fish to take the bait, wait for the big fish to hook.Like this, he could only plan slowly…Mo Hua sighed.It seemed he would have to go hungry for a while longer…“Where exactly are the evil god’s remains hidden…”And while Mo Hua was contemplating the evil god, in a certain forbidden area, Mr. Tu suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shrinking violently.That sense of dread came again…This time he was extremely certain that someone was audaciously coveting the God Lord!Suddenly, cracks appeared on Mr. Tu’s face, his pupils were black and empty, as if being parasitized, his mouth hoarsely and sharply said:“Find them!”“No matter who it is, find them all!”Mr. Tu instantly became obedient and fearful again, trembling and saying, “Yes, yes…”“The God Lord’s anger…”“Everything is my fault, it’s my fault, I searched, but didn’t find…”“Several hundred years of cultivation, hook-nosed, prominent nasolabial folds, sinister gaze, restrained inner light, gentle on the surface, smile yin and poisonous…”“Although there are several such people in the Qian Xue State Boundary, they don’t fit the description.”“They absolutely do not have the ability to ruin the God Lord’s grand plan…”Mr. Tu’s mouth suddenly let out a majestic and terrifying roar that didn’t sound human.Afterward, Mr. Tu’s face became even paler.“Yes…”“But, the list is too damaged, the altar at Bi Shan God Hall was destroyed, the demonic slaves are all dead and injured…”“Too many God Slaves who sold humans have died, so there are fewer humans, and the sacrificial offerings are slow. The progress of that array method can only…”Mr. Tu didn’t finish speaking, suddenly bleeding from his seven orifices, unable to control himself and falling to the ground, his limbs twitching.“Yes, yes, this old servant has misspoken…”Mr. Tu endured the pain, his voice hoarse.After a while, the evil force slightly retreated, and only then did he slowly crawl up, trembling and staggering back to his knees, piously saying:“My loyal heart to the God Lord will not decay or extinguish!”“One day, the great God Lord will awaken from his self-seal and rule the vast wilderness!”After Mr. Tu finished this sentence, his tense body slightly relaxed, obviously breathing a sigh of relief.He continued to speak slowly, “Someone is hindering the God Lord’s grand plan…”“All this is… someone is manipulating in the dark.”“The God Embryo was protected by someone, borrowing the God Lord’s power and status to command demons, and all have gone never to return…”“Even… the death of a God Servant, residing in its body, one God Eye among the ten thousand God Remains, also… perished.”“Only now do I realize, I was wrong.”“I underestimated him.”“This person is necessarily not an ordinary array master.”“This person who has repeatedly, three times, profaned the God Lord and hindered the God Lord’s grand plan, is very likely a God Dao array master who cultivates the God Dao array method, or a terrifying sword cultivator who cultivates the divine thought technique.”“If he cultivates the God Dao array method, I am not afraid.”“But if it’s divine thought sword law…”In Mr. Tu’s gaze, a strong sense of dread appeared.A terrifying divine thought turning into sword law, a technique that had already been listed as forbidden, heavily resurfaced in his mind.Mr. Tu finally prostrated himself before the fierce, blood-stained, skeletal statue with a human face and sheep horns, saying:“I will find out…”“All those who dare to obstruct the God Lord’s grand plan will eventually become straw dogs, sink into the wilderness refining prison, their souls and spirits extinguished, never to be reborn!”“Tai Xu Gate…”Mr. Tu’s voice gradually became too low to hear.After he finished, he didn’t dare to look directly at the statue with a human face and sheep horns. He lowered his gaze, bowed his body, and humbly retreated backward.Not until he retreated from the altar did he slowly stand up, pull out a human skin, and put it on himself.The human skin spread over his body, gradually covering his pale, wrinkled face, and the many cracked areas of skin that had been soaked in blood for years.Mr. Tu then became a slender, fair-skinned middle-aged cultivator with a gentle and elegant gaze.He shed his previous ugliness and humility, put on a warm smile, and slowly walked out of the gloomy forbidden area.(End of this chapter)