Chapter 749: Linghu Xiao

Chapter 748 Linghu Xiao

After Linghu Xiao from Chongxu Gate introduced himself, his gaze was like a sword, staring at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua also cupped his hands and said:

"Taixu Gate, Mo Hua."

Linghu Xiao was startled, then remembered that Chongxu Gate and Taixu Gate had the same ancestral origin, and were considered sects with roots in common. His expression softened considerably, and the hostility in his eyes gradually dissipated.

Mo Hua’s gaze shifted slightly. Thinking of what had happened before, he asked:

"Do you have a grudge against Jinge Gate?"

Linghu Xiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly and said: "Consider it one..."

"What kind of grudge?" Mo Hua was very curious.

Linghu Xiao didn't often converse with people, but seeing Mo Hua look at him with bright eyes, he felt that it wouldn't be good not to say something.

Moreover, the conflict between the two earlier was caused by his own misjudgment.

Although his nature was proud and aloof, he had to explain things clearly.

Linghu Xiao then opened his mouth and said:

"The disciples of Jinge Gate are despicable and shameless. In this mountain range, they have stolen my prey repeatedly."

"I have fought with them several times, which has created quite a bit of enmity."

"Today, I saw this eagle fall from the cliff and it had a golden sword scar on its body. I then thought that it was Jinge Gate hunting a demon beast, that this was Jinge Gate's prey. Naturally, I just took action to steal it..."

Linghu Xiao said this and looked at Mo Hua again, "Furthermore, you weren't wearing a sect Daoist robe, so I didn't know your identity either..."

"Oh..."

Mo Hua suddenly understood, and his heart probably understood.

Linghu Xiao saw the demon eagle and saw the golden sword scar on its body, suspecting it was caused by the Jingjin Sword Qi of Jinge Gate.

He actually guessed correctly, it was indeed caused by the Jingjin Sword Qi of Jinge Gate.

It was just that he had used the Jingjin sword array and simulated the sword qi.

And this demon eagle was injured by his own sword.

Before entering this mountain range, in order to act low-key, he had learned from others and changed out of the Taixu Gate Daoist robe, only wearing light gray ordinary clothes.

Linghu Xiao couldn't recognize his identity and naturally thought he was a disciple of Jinge Gate.

Jinge Gate had stolen his demon beasts, so he naturally wanted to steal them back, which is why he was so obviously hostile.

And now, the misunderstanding was cleared up. He didn't stubbornly refuse to admit his mistake but frankly apologized.

Although this mid-grade second-level demon-wood eagle was worth quite a few merit points, he also generously returned it to him.

Mo Hua nodded slightly.

Although he seemed proud and aloof and not easy to get along with, this disciple of Chongxu Gate was quite principled and his actions were quite thoughtful.

Mo Hua squinted his eyes with a smile and waved his hand, "Since it's a misunderstanding, then let's forget it."

Immediately, he stared at Linghu Xiao, looked around, and asked with some doubt:

"Are you entering the mountain alone to hunt demon beasts?"

Linghu Xiao raised his chin slightly and said with some arrogance:

"I'm enough by myself."

Mo Hua's gaze was slightly surprised.

Judging by Linghu Xiao's appearance, although he was a bit arrogant, he didn't seem to be lying.

But alone... even if he was strong, hunting in the Demon Refining Mountain, which was full of demon beasts, was not easy.

Mo Hua glanced at the sword qi scar on the demon-wood eagle's body, recalled Linghu Xiao's sword techniques during the fight, and then based on his own long-term experience of hunting demon beasts, he probably thought for a bit.

This Linghu Xiao should be hunting demon beasts in a "picking up leaks" style...

Some demon beasts are injured by cultivators and escape into the mountain forest;

Or between demon beasts, because they compete for territory, they kill each other and suffer heavy injuries.

These injured demon beasts will be weaker.

And Linghu Xiao's sword techniques are exquisite enough. Coupled with his inherited spirit sword, he can condense extremely powerful sword qi and quickly decide the battle in a short time, killing some injured demon beasts.

Like this, one person with one sword kills a demon beast, and the merit points are all his.

Even if the efficiency is a little low, as long as he succeeds, he can earn quite a lot.

But this kind of thing sounds simple, but it's actually very difficult.

In addition to the need for profound sword techniques and fierce killing, how to perceive demon qi, seek demon beasts, avoid risks, and escape to protect oneself all need to be considered.

Moreover, it relies heavily on luck.

After all, injured demon beasts are not so easy to encounter.

If some unexpected danger occurs and one falls into danger, no one can lend a hand.

Therefore, when hunting demon beasts, it is best to form a small team with fellow disciples, so that they can support each other.

"Why aren't you with your fellow disciples?" Mo Hua asked curiously again.

Linghu Xiao's face was a little ugly, and he said coldly:

"I said, I'm enough by myself!"

Mo Hua understood.

His fellow disciples didn't play with him.

He didn't know if it was because his talent was too high and he was jealous and excluded.

Or if his temper was too cold and his human relationships weren't good, so he had no friends and could only hunt demon beasts alone in the mountain forest.

Mo Hua asked again: "Then Jinge Gate? You are alone, can you beat them?"

Linghu Xiao said coldly: "Three or five people are not my opponents. If there are more people, I can escape by relying on my sword, and they can't catch me either, but..."

Linghu Xiao was a little angry and somewhat disdainful, "This group of Jinge Gate trash will use diversion. Two or three people will drag me down, and the remaining people will steal my demon beasts."

"After stealing them, they just run away. They are really... despicable and shameless!"

Mo Hua could see that this Linghu Xiao was not very good at scolding people.

Even if he was angry in his heart, he kept repeating "despicable and shameless" in his mouth.

However...

Mo Hua thought slightly.

Being able to face and fight against five people alone with sword techniques.

This young man named Linghu Xiao is definitely not an unknown figure in Chongxu Gate. Even if he is not the number one or number two genius, he is estimated to be an outstanding figure in the way of the sword.

As Mo Hua was thinking, he suddenly saw Linghu Xiao's gaze sharply look at him, and he said in a serious voice:

"Mo Hua, I want to fight you again."

Mo Hua was startled, "Why?"

Linghu Xiao's gaze sank slightly, "Although you don't look strong, I vaguely feel that your strength is unfathomable and you should be an expert. I want to fight with you to determine victory and defeat."

Mo Hua probably understood why this person had no friends.

Although his talent was good, his nature was proud and aloof, and he liked to fight.

His brain was also a little strange...

"Don't fight," Mo Hua shook his head.

"Why?" Linghu Xiao was a little puzzled.

Mo Hua said righteously: "Why should I fight for something that is not beneficial?"

He was very busy.

This kind of "playing house" spar is purely a waste of time.

With this time, he could cultivate, learn formations, practice imperial swords, kill demon beasts, and earn merit points. Isn't that better...

Linghu Xiao was startled and said angrily:

"Sword cultivators seeking the sword should be fearless and indomitable, advance bravely, and defeat powerful enemies to temper the ultimate sword technique and forge a powerful sword heart..."

Mo Hua said indifferently: "I'm not a sword cultivator. What does the ultimate sword technique and powerful sword heart have to do with me..."

"Haven't you also learned the sword?"

"I just learned a little casually. I don't rely on this for a living..."

Linghu Xiao was speechless.

He found that Mo Hua was impervious to reasoning and very realistic. He couldn't understand the lofty pursuits of a sword cultivator at all. He was a little angry that he didn't fight. After being angry for a long time, he coldly stifled out a few words:

"Different paths, not in harmony!"

"Oh," Mo Hua nodded perfunctorily.

For a time, the two were silent.

Seeing that it was getting late, Mo Hua looked at Linghu Xiao, then at the demon-wood eagle, thought for a moment, and said:

"Do you want this eagle? I'll divide it in half with you."

Linghu Xiao was startled, shook his head, "I said I'd give it to you, I don't want it!"

Mo Hua said: "Although this eagle was injured by me, the last sword was yours, so calculated, it was killed by the two of us together, so you also have a share."

"Although I don't like to suffer losses, I also don't want to take advantage of others."

"Half for each person, I don't suffer losses, and you don't lose out."

Linghu Xiao was silent.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and said again: "You really don't want it? This is a mid-grade second-level demon beast, a flying bird class. Converted to merit points, it's probably two or three thousand points. If divided equally, it's probably more than one thousand points for each person..."

"More than one thousand merit points, oh."

More than one thousand merit points?!

Linghu Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately wavered a little.

He knew very little about flying bird demon beasts and was not clear about their rank.

But just now, when he forcefully killed this demon beast with Chongxu Sword Qi, he clearly felt unprecedented pressure.

He expected this demon beast to be of no low rank, probably between initial and mid-tier.

But he didn't expect that this was actually a mid-grade second-level flying bird!

And this little disciple of Taixu Gate named "Mo Hua", who was only one person and only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, exactly what kind of inherited sword technique did he use to heavily injure this demon eagle flying in the sky and make it fall to the ground...

Linghu Xiao thought carefully at this time, and the more he thought, the more he was alarmed.

At the same time, that hot-blooded feeling of facing a strong enemy arose spontaneously in his heart.

He opened his mouth again: "Fight me one round."

"Let's talk about it when we have time..."

Mo Hua was too lazy to pay attention to him and said perfunctorily.

Then he asked again: "These more than one thousand merit points, do you want them or not?"

Linghu Xiao was silent again.

Looking at his appearance, Mo Hua knew he obviously wanted them.

It was just that he was alone and his efficiency in hunting demon beasts and earning merit points was definitely not so easy.

More than one thousand merit points was also a big sum.

It was just that he was naturally proud and perhaps couldn't bring himself to ask.

Mo Hua sighed, "You peel off the fur of this eagle, pick out the bones, and then we'll go to the mountain gate together to exchange for merit points, half for each of us."

Linghu Xiao didn't speak. After a moment of silence, he quietly began to peel the skin and pick the bones of the demon-wood eagle...

More than one thousand merit points were really too much, and he really couldn't refuse.

Linghu Xiao processed the demon beast materials, put them in his storage bag, and handed them to Mo Hua.

After receiving them, Mo Hua stuffed them into his embrace and said to Linghu Xiao:

"Let's go, let's go down the mountain together."

After finishing, he didn't wait for Linghu Xiao to respond, but just strode alone, swaggering, and walked straight down the mountain.

Linghu Xiao looked at Mo Hua's back, hesitated for a moment, and silently followed...

After the two left, a cultivator slowly revealed his figure in the nearby mountain forest.

He glanced at the backs of the two people, as if deep in thought.

A moment later, he was suddenly startled and looked to his right. Then he discovered that he didn't know when, but a person had also appeared on his right.

Two people suddenly appeared, noticed each other, and were both startled.

Then they looked at each other, and their expressions became subtle.

"Ziyou?"

"Xuanjian?"

"What are you doing here?"

The two asked at the same time, and then both understood in their hearts.

Xun Ziyou said: "Your ancestor of Chongxu Gate asked you to secretly take care of this sword genius of your Chongxu Gate?"

The elder of Chongxu Gate named "Xuanjian" sighed: "A clear and bright sword heart, rarely encountered in five hundred years, how could the ancestor not treat it as a treasure?"

"The key is that his nature is reclusive and he comes and goes alone. If I don't watch him, even if he dies in this mountain and is eaten by demon beasts bones and all, I'm afraid no one will know..."

"Also..." Xun Ziyou nodded.

A sword genius seen once in five hundred years, if Taixu Gate had one, they would also treat it as a treasure.

Demon Refining Mountain is a kind of trial. On the surface, life and death are one's own responsibility, to cultivate disciples' ability to face crises.

But this kind of unpredictable genius is always an exception. If he really dies in the mountain, it is a great loss to the sect.

The elder of Chongxu Gate asked Xun Ziyou, "You? What are you doing here?"

Xun Ziyou's gaze drifted slightly, "I just... happened to be strolling by."

The elder of Chongxu Gate was unhappy, "I'm telling you the truth, and you're still teasing me? You can stroll here, and you're still hiding your figure and concealing your breath, like a thief?"

Xun Ziyou didn't answer.

The elder of Chongxu Gate hummed, glanced at Mo Hua in the distance, as if deep in thought, "His speech and demeanor are indeed different, but his aptitude doesn't look great either..."

The elder of Chongxu Gate turned his head and asked Xun Ziyou:

"What is this child's background? What is his origin? What is special about him? You actually want to personally watch him?"

Xun Ziyou knew he couldn't hide it. After thinking for a moment, he opened his mouth and sighed:

"His array method talent is not bad..."

"Array method?" The elder of Chongxu Gate was a little startled, "When did your Taixu Gate mainly cultivate array methods?"

"Sword method?"

The elder of Chongxu Gate was a little disappointed, "Even Tai'e Gate, which is based on forging swords, mainly cultivates sword methods. My Chongxu Gate is not good at other things, but in terms of sword qi, it is still outstanding in Qian Xuezhou. Your Taixu Gate? Your sword method?"

Xun Ziyou rolled his eyes at him, "Divine sense turned into a sword, do you dare to learn it?"

The elder of Chongxu Gate was speechless. He thought for a moment and nodded: "Indeed, I dare not learn it, I am not worthy..."

Only perverts would learn that kind of "self-harm" thing.

Xun Ziyou sighed deeply, "The three families divide the flow, and what my Taixu Gate can really offer cannot be passed on at all, what can we do? We can only muddle through..."

The elder of Chongxu Gate did not speak.

Indeed, from the perspective of Taixu Gate, it is quite difficult.

"However," the elder of Chongxu Gate doubted again, "That child, is he called 'Mo Hua'? How good is his array method? Is it worth you personally taking care of him?"

Xun Ziyou secretly said in his heart:

If I tell you, I'll scare you to death.

But I just won't tell you.

"Just so-so, picking out the best among the bad ones, compared to disciples of the same generation, he's a little bit better..." Xun Ziyou said meaningfully.

The elder of Chongxu Gate did not believe it.

A disciple who can be instructed by the ancestor and secretly watched by a Golden Core elder, his array method level is absolutely impossible to be "so-so".

This Xun Ziyou is so thick-skinned that he must be lying.

The elder of Chongxu Gate said silently in his heart.

However, to say how strong he really is, he also does not believe it...

Taixu Gate is not an array method sect, nor is it famous for its array methods.

No matter how strong this child's array methods are, can he compare to the twelve-stream Wan Array Gate, and the four major sects, especially Qian Dao Sect, which has its origin in array methods?

However, the situation is like this, a clever woman cannot cook without rice.

Taixu Gate has tried its best, and it is only like this at present.

The elder of Chongxu Gate is very understanding.

"Let's drink together when we have time," the elder of Chongxu Gate said.

"Let's talk about it when we have time..."

Xun Ziyou's expression was complex.

This child, Mo Hua, is a little worrying.

The elder of Chongxu Gate just said it casually. He is also very busy. Watching this naturally proud and aloof sword genius with a clear sword heart is not an easy task.

Just before leaving, he thought for a moment and still reminded him:

"You should know about the sect reform. I won't say more. Be careful yourself."

Xun Ziyou frowned, "Tai'e Gate wants to enter the four major sects, does your Chongxu Gate also have this idea?"

The elder of Chongxu Gate laughed, "My Chongxu Gate is far from it, but..."

He sighed slightly, "Once the reform takes place, the pattern will change. The sect is like a boat rowing against the current, not advancing is retreating."

"My Chongxu Gate is just advancing to maintain stability, to stay in the 'eight major gates'. The matter of the four major gates is not considered, at least not recently..."

Xun Ziyou nodded.

The elder of Chongxu Gate smiled faintly, but his heart thought slightly.

Just "recently" not considering it...

Suppose that child Linghu Xiao can play his talent to the extreme, and can also cultivate the Chongxu Sword Qi to the extreme...

Chongxu Gate may not be unable to go further.

Tai'e Gate and Chongxu Gate, on the surface, Tai'e Gate is naturally the strongest, but who can really be the first to step into the four major sects?

Before the matter is settled, it is really hard to say.

The sword dao talent of that child Linghu Xiao may be even more terrifying than outsiders think...

Even this matter, in Chongxu Gate, only the ancestor and a few direct line elders know about it.

The world only knows that Chongxu Gate has produced a sword dao genius rarely seen in five hundred years, but they don't know exactly how "genius" this sword dao genius is...

The elder of Chongxu Gate's heart trembled slightly.

Xun Ziyou naturally did not know what he was thinking.

The two chatted for a while and then said goodbye to each other.

And at this time, this sword dao genius of Chongxu Gate had already silently followed behind Mo Hua, crossed mountains and ridges, and arrived at the mountain gate of Demon Refining Mountain.

"Second-grade mid-tier demon-wood eagle materials, exchanged for merit points, thank you."

Mo Hua handed out the storage bag and said very politely.

"Second-grade mid-tier?" The disciple who received and sold materials at the mountain gate heard this and was startled, "Didn't you kill second-grade initial ones? You can also kill mid-tier ones?"

Before, Mo Hua often came to him to exchange for merit points with second-grade initial eagle falcon demon beasts, so he was quite familiar with Mo Hua.

Mo Hua smiled, "Good luck, picked up a leak."

That disciple shook his head.

Where does so much good luck come from...

However, this kind of thing is not convenient for him to ask more questions about.

No matter what means are used, being able to kill demon beasts is ability.

He counted the feathers, bones, claws, teeth, head, and other materials of the demon-wood eagle, calculated a little in his heart, and then said:

"A total of two thousand six hundred seventy-two merit points, you can look."

Mo Hua flipped through the list, confirmed that there was no problem, and nodded.

The merit points were transferred to his Taixu Order. Mo Hua then divided half and gave them to Linghu Xiao.

Linghu Xiao was startled.

He didn't expect that Mo Hua was actually so generous, without blinking an eye, he divided such a large amount of merit points to himself.

Until now, he had never seen such a "wealthy" and generous sect disciple.

Moreover, the disciple who was so generous to him was not from the main branch of Chongxu Gate, but a disciple of Taixu Gate with only a fleeting acquaintance, and even had a little grievance due to a misunderstanding...

Linghu Xiao's mood was complicated for a time.

Mo Hua, however, was staring at Linghu Xiao, his thoughts slightly moved.

This young sword genius's sword techniques were indeed very fierce.

From the sword qi, it seemed that the sword technique he cultivated should be the Chongxu Sword Qi formula, which is the supreme art of Chongxu Gate.

He definitely couldn't learn this kind of sword formula.

This kind of sword qi is also not something he can cultivate.

However, such a strong sword cultivator, if he could be pulled in, it would be good to have him as a "fighter"...

Mo Hua blinked his eyes, revealing a smile like a little fox.