Chapter 866: Sudden Death

Afterwards, the crowd dispersed.

Ye Hong, whose children were both dead, remained alone in Yan Shui City.

Xia Dian Si returned to Dao Ting Si within the borders of Qian Xue State.

Gu Chang Huai also wanted to return to Dao Ting Si, but before that, he wanted to first send Mo Hua back to Tai Xu Gate.

Recently, various matters were numerous and complicated, with frequent changes. He felt somewhat uneasy not personally escorting Mo Hua back to the mountain gate.

Fortunately, the journey was peaceful and uneventful. Near evening, the carriage finally arrived at Tai Xu City, and half an hour later, it reached the foot of Tai Xu Gate Mountain.

Looking at the misty and cloudy Tai Xu Mountain Gate, Gu Chang Huai finally felt relieved.

At Long Wang Temple, when Mo Hua was locked in the Bai Gu Maze and submerged in blood color, his heart was burning with anxiety.

He feared that he would never be able to bring Mo Hua back in this life. If that were the case, he would not only have guilt in his heart but also be unable to face his cousin and explain to Tai Xu Gate.

Fortunately, everything was with fright but without danger.

"Good, go back with a clear mind, cultivate peacefully, and don't think about other matters."

Gu Chang Huai instructed.

"Okay," Mo Hua nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Uncle Gu, there are many matters at Dao Ting Si, and you're very busy. I won't keep you, please go back quickly."

Gu Chang Huai nodded and instructed him one more time before driving the carriage away.

Mo Hua stood at the foot of the mountain, waving to Gu Chang Huai until Gu Chang Huai's carriage rounded the mountain corner and disappeared on the mountain path. Only then did he turn around.

However, he did not head towards the Tai Xu Mountain Gate but turned in a different direction. Along the mountain terrain on both sides, he stepped onto the rugged mountain road and came to a desolate mountain peak nearby, where human traces were rare.

Tai Xu Mountain was very large.

Tai Xu Gate's occupied area was only the main mountain range of Tai Xu Mountain.

Besides this, there were many remote, desolate, lush with grass and trees, and rugged with mountain rocks wild mountains on both sides, not suitable for building halls and establishing sects.

Mo Hua came to a small mountain peak.

In front was a cliff, with no human traces around. Clouds covered and fog surrounded, grass was deep and stones were dangerous, so he would not be discovered.

Mo Hua picked a large stone to sit down and then took out Jiang Lao Da's share of the list from his storage bag.

Mo Hua looked at the names on the list, his gaze icy cold.

He had said before that the people who should die would die.

He also promised to avenge Senior Sister Ye Jin, who had almost turned into an evil ghost.

Since that was the case, this Xiao Tian Quan must die.

He was surely dead; no one could save him.

Not even the gods.

Mo Hua placed the list in front of him and then took out a bottle of river water intercepted from the Yan Shui River near Long Wang Temple.

He also took out the blood dirt scraped from the wordless blood stele in front of the altar at Long Wang Temple.

He melted the blood dirt in the river water and splashed it onto the jade slip list.

Then Mo Hua held the list in his hand, sensing carefully, borrowing this list to communicate with the altar far away in Long Wang Temple through some kind of causal connection in the darkness.

The Da Huang Evil Fetus was the master of the altar.

Now the Da Huang Evil Fetus was integrated into his Fu Shi Po and fused as one with him.

The Evil Fetus was him, and he was the Evil Fetus.

Then, he was also the master of the altar.

And including Shui Yan Luo, all the sinful cultivators on the list, through soul contracts, had offered a portion of their divine soul to the Da Huang Evil Fetus.

The Da Huang Evil Fetus controlled their life and death.

And now, Mo Hua, in a sense, was the Da Huang Evil Fetus.

That is to say, he also controlled the life and death of everyone on the list!

After a moment, the waves on the Yan Shui River rippled slightly, the Yin Feng array inside Long Wang Temple, and the altar above also lit up with a faint blood color.

It was welcoming the call of its master.

In his sea of consciousness, a blood-colored list appeared in front of Mo Hua.

On the list were engraved blood words.

Inside each blood word was intertwined a wisp of life soul.

Mo Hua did not hesitate in the slightest, reaching out his tender white palm, pinching and destroying these life souls one by one, wiping them out one by one.

He wanted to cut the grass and remove the roots.

Not only Shui Yan Luo, but all the sinful cultivators on this list, he wanted to wipe them out completely and thoroughly once and for all!

This soul contract was a channel for nurturing evil gods.

Similarly, it was also a hotbed for incubating evil god's minions.

If not thoroughly wiped out, who knows if figures like "Huo Fo" and "Shui Yan Luo" would breed again in the future?

What Jin Yan Luo, Mu Yan Luo, Tu Yan Luo...

Mo Hua was too lazy to bother one by one, simply strangling them all in the cradle, directly pinching out all their life souls.

On the list, many remaining blood words were wiped away by Mo Hua using the identity of the Evil Fetus, with the authority of a "master", one by one.

The divine souls were also pinched and broken one by one.

Every time a life soul was pinched broken, a wisp of wailing sound would ring out, and the soul would dissipate accordingly.

The blood-colored names on the list also dimmed accordingly, meaning they were thoroughly body dead and soul vanished.

Mo Hua pinched one, and one died.

Just like this, he didn't know how long he had been pinching, finally, only the last name was left:

Shui Yan Luo.

"I said, you are surely dead."

Mo Hua said coldly, and then reached out and pinched, also pinching broken Shui Yan Luo's life soul.

In the secular world, perhaps there were fame and fortune as backing, power as reliance, and barriers of spiritual power and physical strength.

But in the way of divine soul, life and death were equal.

Pinching dead a noble-blooded, honorable-identity heaven's chosen who might have held high positions and great power in the future was not much more difficult than pinching dead others.

With just this one pinch, life and death were decided.

Thus, all the names on the entire list were completely wiped out.

All the sinful cultivators who had sold their divine souls to the evil god had their residual souls wiped out, their bodies died and their Dao vanished.

This list was also completely scrapped.

Mo Hua condensed a spell, completely shattering this jade slip, and then sprinkled the broken jade of the jade slip into the cliff in front.

A mountain wind blew over, leaving not a bit of powder.

The ten-thousand zhang deep abyss swallowed the evidence of sin.

The clouds and fog of Tai Xu covered the cause and effect.

The brilliant and splendid sunset on the horizon shone on Mo Hua's figure standing alone on the mountain peak, like a god who disregarded the common people.

Having done all this, and settled all cause and effect.

Mo Hua tidied up his mood, rubbed his face, dispelling the killing intent on his face, and his expression became calm and gentle again.

He accompanied the clouds and fog between the mountains, stepping on the rugged mountain stones, and walked lightly towards Tai Xu Gate.

Just like an ordinary small disciple of Tai Xu Gate.

Meanwhile, at the same time he was pinching out the divine souls, within the borders of Qian Xue State and its surrounding areas, various strange death omens frequently appeared.

Outside the borders of Qian Xue State, in a remote and barren mountain area.

More than ten sinful cultivators set up an ambush, holding knives and swords, and pinching talismans, just preparing to hijack a passing merchant team of cultivators with their families.

But before they could act, several people among the sinful cultivators suddenly acted as if their throats were being choked, staring with wide eyes, their eyes full of blood threads, abruptly struggling and roaring, like they had gone mad. After a moment, their foreheads turned dark, they fell to the ground dejectedly, and in an unclear state, they just like this breathed their last.

And the cultivators of the merchant team also discovered the anomaly.

An ambush battle then turned into a head-on slaughter...

Around the borders of Qian Xue State, in an unknown small immortal city.

A butcher-like evil cultivator had caught several innocent rogue cultivators, pressed them onto a chopping block, just preparing to chop them up and use them to boil soup.

He was at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and his evil art was almost about to break through.

Once his Ren Sha art was greatly accomplished, everyone would have to revere him as "Da Ge".

But just as he raised his butcher knife, the cause and effect were cut off.

As if someone in the dark had pinched out his life soul.

The evil cultivator's gaze dimmed, and in his bloody eyes, gradually only the whites were left. Then his small mountain-like fat and strong body, just like this without a trace of wound, boom, fell to the ground, completely stopping breathing.

The two evil cultivators guarding the door, who were as murderous as hemp, also died together with pained expressions.

Not far away, inside a flower house.

A slick-haired man had tied up several girls. In the terrified gazes of the girls, he was just preparing for a great harvest to supplement himself.

But just as he stripped off his clothes, his face suddenly turned iron blue, and after a sudden spasm, he then fell beside the bed, his breath cut off and he died.

Inside the borders of Qian Xue State, in Dao Prison.

A sinful cultivator shrunk in a corner, having used disguise technique to change his face, was sinisterly smiling as he drew horizontal lines on the wall, using this to calculate his days of "release from prison", thinking about doing a big business again after going out.

But suddenly, death omen descended.

His heart pulse, as if being grabbed, was unable to breathe, in extreme pain.

He struggled desperately, shouted desperately, his fingers scratched on the wall, scratching until his finger joints were bloody and fuzzy, scratching blood marks mottled on the wall.

After a moment, he gradually breathed his last, with no more movement.

The horizontal lines he had drawn on the wall before were all covered by the blood traces scratched by his fingers.

The dates he had calculated before were also all invalid.

He died in Dao Prison. In this life and this world, he would never come out again.

And within the borders of Qian Xue State, among several sects, both big and small, disciples also suddenly died strangely, shocking the elders, but when they investigated the cause of death, there were no clues.

At the same time, on the Yan Shui River.

Inside the Xia Family's spirit boat.

Hua Ru Yu was grooming in the guest room.

She used rouge, little by little covering the burn marks on her face, borrowing these external things to make herself still appear charming and beautiful.

In the bright red room, Hua Ru Yu's pretty face was ferocious, reflected by the red light, like a ghost.

"The men in this world are all the same."

"The higher their position, the more lewd they are."

"This old mother's skill in serving people in bed is not something ordinary women can learn. Even if I am now somewhat old and faded, and young masters don't look up to me, this body's tricks of the wind and moon can still be used to train small girls, train them into soul-stirring objects in bed..."

"Young masters may be reluctant to let me die..."

"Moreover, for so many years, this old mother has sold her body and laughed, making friends with who knows how many figures. Want me dead? How can it be so simple?"

"The Yan Zhi boat has capsized, but sooner or later there will still be other boats. As long as male and female desires still exist, there are many boats in this world..."

Hua Ru Yu's face was full of resentment, while muttering, while grooming.

But appearance follows the heart, no matter how much rouge she applied, she could not change the twisted and unrestrained face in the mirror.

Plus the burn marks, it looked even more like a torn and then sewn together embroidery, appearing even more unbearable to look at.

Hua Ru Yu was angry to the extreme, hating to the bone.

"Gu Chang Huai... It's all because of you!"

"And Hua Qian Qian, a wolf with a dog's heart, not knowing good from bad... As your sister, I did so much for you, wanting you to be able to well enjoy the ultimate pleasure between male and female, yet I didn't expect you this cheap person to pretend with me..."

"Especially that little beast called Mo Hua!"

"Growing this pretty appearance, no matter if you are male or female, there will be young masters who like you... One day, I will make you regret."

"Before this, as long as I train some more girls and satisfy the people above, I..."

Her words had not yet fallen, when her heart suddenly turned cold. As if someone had broken her death sin and set her death period.

Her divine soul began to wither and decay. In extreme pain, she seemed to see many faces.

Warblers and swallows, national beauty and heavenly fragrance, like flowers in brocade, surrounding together, all in the prime of life, all charming and beautiful.

They smiled at her, sincerely calling her "sister".

Smiling faces like flowers, beautiful and moving.

But the next instant, a yin wind blew, and on all these beautiful faces, blood tears flowed out.

"Sister, why harm me?"

"Why, I trusted you so much, why did you push me into the fire pit?"

"Sister, do you know that I was abused to death, died so miserably..."

"Sister, do you know where my corpse is buried..."

These voices, at first confused, hesitant, then painful, tragic, finally all turned into one by one shrill and terrifying voices:

"Sister, I hate so much!"

"Sister, you... Repay my life!"

Hua Ru Yu's soul was frightened and her gall was broken, her face not having a bit of blood color.

"Not me, it wasn't me who harmed you all, I was doing it for your good, I..."

But these women did not listen to her any quibble, one by one becoming like evil ghosts, pouncing up and tearing at her.

Hua Ru Yu struggled.

But what was tearing at her was not evil ghosts, but herself.

She used her two hands, used the long nails on her hands, scratched her own face, scratched her own flesh broken, scratched into her own heart pulse, finally in the boundless terror and pain of being entwined by evil ghosts, little by little her breath stopped.

Hua Ru Yu's last glance before death was a woman's face burned by fierce fire.

As she gradually died, the scars on this woman's face also gradually faded, turning back into a quiet and gentle face.

Exactly Ye Jin.

Hua Ru Yu seemed to want to say something to Ye Jin, seemed to want to argue that she was doing it for her good, but finally did not say it out, her life soul then thoroughly extinguished.

Ye Jin silently watched Hua Ru Yu die, and then her figure gradually faded.

Hua Ru Yu died.

But on the spirit boat, no one knew yet.

And in the great hall, a banquet was currently being held.

Xia Jian Cha sat high in the upper seat, his expression solemn. On his right hand side sat Xiao Tian Quan.

Those attending were all the Gold Dan of the Xia Family on this trip, and elders of the Xiao Family.

This was a banquet for the good relations between the Xia Family and the Xiao Family.

At the banquet, cups were interlocked, the atmosphere on both sides was harmonious, and the conversation was very joyful.

And above the high seat, a sound isolation array was set up.

Xia Jian Cha faintly pointed out to Xiao Tian Quan:

"To do great things, you must have a calm demeanor. The more you encounter unpredictable situations, the more you need to be restrained in expression and not show your inner feelings."

"Before by the river, that little disciple, with no evidence in hand, but relying on a sudden attack and shocking words, with just a few words, made you utterly chaotic."

"Your unguarded appearance, not to mention Gu Chang Huai and Rong Er who have been in and out of prison and have rich experience, can see the clues at a glance. Even ordinary people, as long as they have eyes, can see your guilty conscience."

"Afterwards, to vent your suppressed anger, you revealed all your actions and everything you said. This is a big taboo, too stupid."

"With such emotional actions, without the demeanor of not changing color even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you, how can you plan strategies and take on the overall situation?"

Xiao Tian Quan listened quietly and said respectfully:

"Yes, junior is stupid. In the future, I must carefully remember Jian Cha's pointers."

Xia Jian Cha nodded slightly.

"Just..." Xiao Tian Quan hesitated and said.

Xia Jian Cha saw his worries and said slowly: "Dao Ting Si handles cases, emphasizing evidence. Without evidence, there is naturally no crime."

"Moreover, investigate to get 'evidence'. If you don't investigate, where will the evidence come from?"

"From now on, no one will investigate you."

Xiao Tian Quan felt as if a burden had been lifted, a joyful expression appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands and said: "Thank you Jian Cha."

"No need to thank me, I just..." Xia Jian Cha paused, "Handle affairs according to the 'rules'."

"Xia Jian Cha is insightful," Xiao Tian Quan said, and then looked somewhat ashamed, "As for Xia Dian Si..."

"As for Rong Er, it's not convenient for me to mention it again. However..." Xia Jian Cha's gaze slightly sank and said, "Whether this matter has a turn for the better depends on you. If in the future you are wholeheartedly good to Rong Er and move her, letting her turn back, then there is still time."

"Even if finally you two have fate but no share, that's also fine. I will select a direct descendant woman from the Xia Family again to marry you, to become good with the two families..."

Xiao Tian Quan was overjoyed, but on the surface, he still said:

"Junior will certainly be sincere and exhaust all efforts to make Xia Dian Si turn back."

"Um." Xia Jian Cha nodded.

This matter was then considered over, and the two no longer mentioned it, but discussed proper business.

Xia Jian Cha said: "The Xiao Family has many disciples. In this generation, although you are excellent, you are not the only outstanding one. Several other branches also have disciples with outstanding talent and extraordinary means, who are your big enemies in competing for the family head position."

"However, now it doesn't matter. With the support of the Xia Family, they will all be a head shorter than you."

"All roads are also paved for you. You only need to cultivate well and go up step by step. When you cultivate to Gold Dan, you can marry into my Xia Family and become the next family head internally decided by the Xiao Family."

"And as long as your cultivation reaches Featherization, the incumbent family head will abdicate unconditionally and promote you. At that time, you will be the true family head of the Xiao Family, and my Xia Family will also stand behind you and help you grasp the clan."

Xiao Tian Quan's gaze was excited, and his face was flushed.

Xia Jian Cha's gaze flickered slightly, "However, there is still one thing..."

Xiao Tian Quan was slightly startled, somewhat not understanding, "You mean..."

"Life Soul Longevity Symbol!"

Xia Jian Cha said in a deep voice, "You must find a way to let the old ancestor in your clan plant a Life Soul Longevity Symbol for you. Only like this can your future be considered thoroughly stable, and my Xia Family will also be reassured and support you."

Xiao Tian Quan frowned, his expression somewhat hesitant.

It was true that the Xiao Family was a fifth-grade family, and there was indeed a Cave Void old ancestor within the clan.

But...

The two Cave Void old ancestors in the clan, although old, were both still sound.

And many clan matters relied on these two old ancestors to plan strategies and make decisions.

Usually, the Xiao Family also relied on these two facades to maintain connections with cultivators and deter other forces.

These two old ancestors could not have the slightest mishap.

In the end, the Xiao Family was only a weak fifth-grade, with not that deep a foundation. Every Cave Void was extremely precious.

Planting a Life Soul Longevity Symbol, however, was too consuming for a Cave Void.

Unless they were at the end of their oil and lamp dry, with no hope for the Great Dao, no old ancestor would easily go and plant a longevity symbol.

Among families, those who could truly plant longevity symbols, besides the unattainable sixth-grade families high in the clouds, were only those strong fifth-grade big clans with five or more Cave Void ancestors and deep foundations.

The Xiao Family was still far from having that qualification.

Therefore, Xiao Tian Quan was very troubled, "Jian Cha, this might not be too easy..."

Xia Jian Cha said indifferently: "We are cultivators. Cultivators cultivate the Dao. There are thousands of difficulties and ten thousand obstacles, and no matter is impossible to be easy. This itself is also a test for you..."

Xiao Tian Quan frowned, "Is this Life Soul Longevity Symbol really that important?"

Xia Jian Cha sighed slightly: "You grew up in the family, comfortable from a young age, you don't understand how dangerous this cultivation world is. Dangers are unpredictable, and when cultivation reaches a high level, there are various terrifying existences and unspeakable means."

"If you don't have the protection of the Life Soul Longevity Symbol, you might die accidentally with just one careless move."

"Ordinary cultivators don't matter, but you are different. You are highly regarded by the family, and my Xia Family will also invest a large amount of effort in you, pave the way for you, and help you cultivate."

"If you die, the future of the Xiao Family is blocked, and all the efforts of my Xia Family are also in vain."

"Therefore, planting the Life Soul Longevity Symbol is of major importance!"

"This is not your personal matter, and it's not just for you, but more for the Xiao Family, for the Xia Family, and for the future of our two families' alliance."

Xiao Tian Quan heard this and understood the pros and cons, nodding solemnly: "The old ancestor loves me. I will rack my brains to beg him to plant a longevity symbol for me no matter what."

Xia Jian Cha nodded, his expression gratified.

He raised his wine cup and said to Xiao Tian Quan: "Not long from now, perhaps you can sit at the same table with me, drink and chat, and I will also respectfully call you 'Family Head Xiao'."

Xiao Tian Quan's heart was wild with joy, and his face was flushed.

"Junior will definitely not disappoint Jian Cha's promotion grace!"

The two raised their cups and drank together.

Xiao Tian Quan drained the wine in his cup in one gulp, his face even redder.

Xia Jian Cha still wanted to say something to Xiao Tian Quan, but seeing his appearance, he suddenly frowned.

Xiao Tian Quan's face was getting redder and redder, and his expression was also getting more and more excited, but for some reason, his appearance was getting stranger and stranger.

And then in just an instant, all this excitement turned into fear.

The wine cup fell to the ground, and Xiao Tian Quan fell to the ground, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying. His face was pale, and he struggled little by little, crawling backward.

At the same time, he muttered:

"Not, not me who killed..."

"Don't come find me..."

"Jin'er, I..."

His eyes stared even wider, his eyeballs bulging out, full of blood threads.

He seemed to see countless dead souls who had been tortured by him, humiliated by him, slaughtered by him, or tormented to death by him using various means, used to cultivate evil qi.

Now, his life soul had been pinched out, his divine soul was unstable, and all the evil qi backfired.

It was like being surrounded by a sea of blood.

Countless wronged souls were gnawing at his soul.

That kind of pain of being tormented went deep into his bones.

Before he died, he also deeply experienced a bit of the taste of being tormented to death.

Fortunately, this process was not long.

After a moment of terrifying struggle, Xiao Tian Quan then bled from his seven orifices, his breath extinguished, and he died tragically on the spot.

The banquet, which was originally filled with intertwined cups and joyful guests, instantly fell silent.

Xia Jian Cha's pupils violently shook.

The cultivators in the entire hall had horrified expressions.

This promising heaven's chosen of the Xiao Family just like this violently died in front of Xia Jian Cha, a Featherization true person, and in front of all the Xiao Family elders in the hall.