Chapter 922: A Dragon

Eight hundred thousand spirit stones!Even for a Gold Core, this is not a small amount.Gold Core realm cultivators have many ways to earn spirit stones, but their consumption is also very high. Many Gold Core cultivators might have a net worth of several hundred thousand, or even up to several million.But that's calculating their total assets including cave mansions, magic treasures, spirit tools, pills, and all their cultivation resources. They might not be able to readily produce eight hundred thousand liquid spirit stones.Not to mention Mo Hua, who is just at the Foundation Building stage.From his early days to now, he has never "earned" anything, nor has he ever seen such a large sum of spirit stones.Although strictly speaking, this reward should belong to "Mr. Yuan."But Mr. Yuan is no longer here, and he has taken over all his subsequent "tasks." It is reasonable for him to receive this sum of spirit stones.There was no response on the Guest Elder Order.Elder You fell silent.Mo Hua waited patiently without moving, though he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.Could this Elder You renege on the debt?Surely the dignified Demon Sect wouldn't be so stingy as to withhold my eight hundred thousand spirit stones...Just as Mo Hua was feeling apprehensive, Elder You's side sent a straightforward message: "No problem, this is Mr. Yuan's rightful reward."Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief.Elder You: "How shall I give this sum of spirit stones to mister?"Mo Hua thought for a moment, "Now the situation is tense, other methods are inconvenient. Please trouble Elder You to put the spirit stones in a storage box and bury it on the mountain slope fifty li south of Gu Bei Mountain. Place a wordless stele on top of it. I will figure out a way to retrieve it myself..."Elder You was silent for a moment: "Mr. Yuan's actions are indeed thorough."Mo Hua sent a message: "Please still ask Elder You not to break his promise."Elder You: "Naturally.""Then it's settled.""It's settled."After the negotiation was complete, the chat ended. Mo Hua put away the Guest Elder Order, feeling greatly pleased.Eight hundred thousand spirit stones will soon be in his pocket!He's going to be rich!Although there were some elements of deception, it wasn't much, just a little bit. And this is robbing from demons to aid the Dao, a righteous act.But Mo Hua was happy for a moment, then a trace of doubt arose in his heart:"Is it this easy to earn spirit stones from a demon cultivator who kills people like cutting flax?""Will Elder You plot against me?"He put himself in someone else's shoes and thought about it. If he were "Elder You," he would undoubtedly plot against himself, 100%. He would absolutely not hand over eight hundred thousand spirit stones so easily.This deal is not that simple.But when there's fat meat at the mouth, you can't help but eat it. If you don't take a bite, how will you know if it's a trap or fat meat?Eight hundred thousand spirit stones, what a huge sum. Even if it's bait, it's worth taking a bite of the hook."The problem is, how to get it?"If Elder You really set an ambush and plans to trap him, then he will be in danger as soon as he shows up.Mo Hua thought back and forth and came up with a plan.He went to find Xun Zi You and secretly said: "Elder, can you do me a favor?""Okay." Xun Zi You was very straightforward, "What favor?""Help me retrieve something," Mo Hua said, "There is an empty tomb on the mountain slope fifty li south of Gu Bei Mountain. There is a wordless stele on the tomb. Dig up the stele, and there is a box buried underneath. Elder Xun, please bring the box to me."Xun Zi You was stunned for a while, "Empty tomb, wordless stele, box?"What is all this...Xun Zi You looked at Mo Hua suspiciously, "What are you up to again?"Mo Hua said: "I'm earning some side money.""Side money?" Xun Zi You became interested, "How much can you earn?""It's hard to say, I have to see if the other side is deceiving me," Mo Hua lowered his voice and said to Xun Zi You, "Suppose I get it, I'll share it with you."Xun Zi You was a little amused.Still sharing.You, a Foundation Building disciple, how much can you earn? At most, ten or twenty thousand at best. After sharing, who knows how much will be left."Keep it all." Xun Zi You said casually, "How could I, an elder, want your spirit stones?"If the old ancestor knew, he would be stripped of his skin."I'll go help you get it in a couple of days." Xun Zi You said."Okay, okay, thank you, Elder Xun!" Mo Hua laughed.Subsequently, he instructed again: "But, you have to be careful, someone might ambush you, or track you, and intend to harm you."Xun Zi You's eyelid twitched, "Ambush?"Mo Hua nodded, then sighed: "It's really difficult to earn a bit of spirit stones this year. Any matter that has yield is accompanied by risk."That's why he asked the late-stage Gold Core Elder Xun to help him with this trip.Within the three-grade state boundary, even if a Gold Core demon head set an ambush, with Elder Xun's cultivation, there shouldn't be a big problem.As the saying goes, it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree.Now that he is in Tai Xu Gate, supported by so many big trees, he doesn't need to bear some risks himself."Do you need to kill people?" Xun Zi You asked, "If there are any ignorant fools, I can chop them for you with one sword.""No need, no need." Mo Hua repeatedly shook his head.Killing people would expose Elder Xun's sword techniques, which would instead cause suspicion from the Demon Sect, making it difficult for him to get along afterwards."Just secretly take the box and bring it to me. Try not to expose your identity, and don't fight with people. Just quietly, just like..."Mo Hua pondered for a moment, "Just like you quietly tracked me at first."Xun Zi You: "..."He didn't want to mention this inglorious history of being a "bodyguard" at all.After Mo Hua mentioned some more precautions, this matter was handed over to Elder Xun Zi You to handle.Several days later, having gone through who knows what, a travel-worn Xun Zi You handed a red wooden box to Mo Hua."There was indeed an ambush, two Gold Cores, dressed in black and covering their faces, their bodies filled with blood qi and evil nature, they seemed to be demon cultivators, following me all the way.""I originally wanted to kill them, but I endured and only circled around the mountain several times to shake them off.""This is the box you wanted, buried inside the empty tomb. I brought it back for you."Mo Hua looked at the box and saw that the seal on the outside was intact, obviously it had not been opened. After checking again and confirming there were no other problems, he opened the box.Elder Xun Zi You did not leave and was also staring at Mo Hua as he opened the box.He didn't want to know what was inside the box, but he was afraid that there were some mechanisms or traps hidden inside that would hurt Mo Hua.This box was brought into Tai Xu Gate by him. If there was any trick inside that harmed Mo Hua, then this would all be blamed on him.Mo Hua also didn't keep anything from Elder Xun.One should act righteously.Since Elder Xun took the risk for him and brought the box back, he naturally couldn't let him suffer a loss.If you have benefits, you should think of others and engage in mutual benefit. This way, people will be willing to help you in the future, and your path will be wider.Mo Hua, in front of Elder Xun, dismantled the sealed box array and opened the red wooden box. He saw a pile of dark, rotten stones inside.Elder Xun picked up a stone and looked at it, then turned to Mo Hua and said:"Your business is quite... distinctive. I don't know if these rotten stones can earn you ten spirit stones."Mo Hua's face instantly darkened.What a good Elder You!This damn old thing, not only didn't give the spirit stones, but also used a pile of rotten stones to fool him!Mo Hua sighed: "I miscalculated, human hearts are really too sinister, they can't stand a bit of trust."Elder Xun's expression was subtle, thinking to himself that this child is also full of bad intentions."What was originally supposed to be in this box?" Elder Xun asked curiously."Spirit stones." Mo Hua said."Spirit stones?""Yes, eight hundred thousand spirit stones."Xun Elder was stunned, "How much? Eight hundred thousand?"Mo Hua nodded."Did you rob it?" Xun Elder couldn't help but ask."No, this is my hard-earned money, earned through my own arrays." Mo Hua said with a serious face.Xun Elder's mouth twitched.What hard-earned money? Can you earn eight hundred thousand at once?"So now what? Can you get it back?" Xun Elder asked.Mo Hua sighed, "I'll think of a way...""If you need anything, find me. Don't take risks yourself." Xun Elder said."Okay, okay." Mo Hua readily agreed.After sending off Elder Xun, Mo Hua returned to his disciple residence, then coldly laughed and sent a message to Elder You:"Elder You, what a good scheme."This old thing, as expected, was plotting against him.Elder You pretended not to know: "Mr. Yuan, why do you say that?"Mo Hua ridiculed: "An honest person doesn't keep secrets. Elder You, if you didn't want to give the spirit stones, just say so. Why did you still find people to ambush me? Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"Elder You's tone softened a bit: "Please forgive me, Mr. Yuan. My actions were intended to invite Mr. Yuan for a discussion, to discuss important matters together. Great deeds don't mind trifles. If I have offended you in any way, please be magnanimous."Mo Hua coldly laughed: "Elder You, don't you know the rules of our line?"Elder You was silent for a moment, then counter-asked Mo Hua: "Mr. Yuan, can one who seeks to achieve great things cherish his life?""What do you mean?""One who seeks the great Dao has great ambitions. How can they care about their own safety? One who has grand plans in their heart has a vast pattern. How can they care about a momentary loss? Mr. Yuan, if you have the ambition of a Kun Peng, why should you mind a momentary grievance?""Do you think this is my first day out here?""Mr. Yuan...""Are you giving me the spirit stones or not?""Mr. Yuan, I don't believe that your pattern is so small. This mere eight hundred thousand spirit stones, would you really take it to heart?" Elder You said, "As long as you join us, not only spirit stones, but anything you want, you will have it."Mo Hua didn't believe it, "Elder You, it's not that I look down on you, but you are just a Gold Core Elder in the Demon Sect, right? Can you make such a heavy promise?"Elder You lightly laughed: "What does the Demon Sect count for? Mr. Yuan, as long as you plan with us, your future will surely be immeasurable. Our great plan needs a top array talent like you."Mo Hua furrowed his brow.What does the Demon Sect count for?This Elder You, his tone is so arrogant?Moreover, it seems he often acts as a "persuader"? This set of rhetoric is actually so skilled..."What can you give me?" Mo Hua asked."What do you want?""I want women." Mo Hua said nonsense."Any spirit root, any qualification, any age's furnace, you can pick them as you like. Even women from some world families can be enjoyed by you..."Mo Hua cursed in his heart.He is reluctant to give eight hundred thousand spirit stones, but he's drawing a really grand picture...But he wanted to consider the core issue and didn't have the leisure to chat idly with this Elder You. Originally, he wanted the spirit stones just to milk a little more, he didn't believe their grand promises and wouldn't continue to chat with them."I don't believe it," Mo Hua said, "Unless you show me your sincerity.""Mr. Yuan, what sincerity do you want?""Give me my eight hundred thousand spirit stones."Elder You's forehead twitched slightly. After all that talk, they were back to the beginning.Once these eight hundred thousand spirit stones were given, the debt would be settled, and this Mr. Yuan would surely disappear immediately, making it as difficult as ascending to heaven to find him again.They would also lose an extremely rare thunder-magnetic array master."Mr. Yuan's pattern, shouldn't be a little larger..."Mo Hua didn't argue with him.Not giving spirit stones and talking about patterns in this era are all swindlers.Elder You was still unwilling to let Mo Hua go. He thought for a moment, then said:"How about this, let's extend the contract. Please, Mr. Yuan, continue to work for our Demon Sect for a period of three years. After the matter is completed, I will give you a total reward of one million eight hundred thousand spirit stones. How does that sound?"Mo Hua was stunned, and after a moment, he scoffed in his heart.Still one million eight hundred thousand...He won't give eight hundred thousand, but he talks about one million eight hundred thousand."Really?"Elder You solemnly said: "Really, absolutely no false words!"Mo Hua hesitated for a moment, finally seeming to reluctantly compromise and say: "Okay, this is my last trust. Please, Elder You, don't break your promise again."Elder You: "Naturally, I will keep my word."The chat ended, and both sides reached an agreement.Mo Hua cut off the Yuan magnetic induction, put down the Guest Elder Order, and felt angry in his heart:"You dog-headed strategist, you even dared to deduct my spirit stones."As for the one million eight hundred thousand spirit stones he mentioned, he would believe it if there was a ghost."You dare to owe me money, just you wait..." Mo Hua secretly said in his heart.He originally planned to stop when things were good and didn't want to get entangled with this Demon Sect. But now he had been swindled and owed eight hundred thousand... no, now it's a debt of one million eight hundred thousand, and it's still a "bad debt." How could he swallow this down?Even his master uncle never owed him a bowl of noodles.A mere Demon Sect still wants to owe him one million eight hundred thousand spirit stones?Mo Hua spent some time planning in his heart. In the evening, he took out the Return Source Jade Slip in his disciple residence, accessed the Guest Elder Order, and used the thunder-magnetic little person to penetrate the Demon Sect's underlying Yuan magnetic complex array.He was prepared to dig for more permissions, to dig deeper.The permission of the Guest Elder Order is considered "quasi-Elder" level, above all disciples, only slightly lower than the permission of a formal Elder.Precisely because of this, the seal on the permission is also tighter.Moreover, this Guest Elder Order was previously "cracked" by the deceased "Mr. Yuan" with unique thunder-magnetic inheritance, covering it with solid magnetic patterns, also involving a mix of two-grade and three-grade, similar to the "frequency drop" array principle.Mo Hua couldn't figure it out in a short time, so he put it down temporarily.But now, this dog-headed strategist of the Demon Sect actually dared to deduct his spirit stones. Under his anger, Mo Hua picked up this Guest Elder Order again and planned to spend more time to do something big.First, he still had to figure out how to penetrate.Mo Hua released his divine sense and perceived the Yuan magnetic structure at the bottom of the Guest Elder Order.The "quasi-Elder" level Yuan magnetic array, mixed with two-grade and three-grade magnetic patterns, embedded with each other, like bricks cast from gold and iron, forming a city wall. All underlying permissions were sealed inside.These magnetic patterns formed a city wall, solid as a golden soup, unbreakable.Especially the three-grade magnetic patterns inside, which fundamentally could not be cracked by Mo Hua's two-grade thunder-magnetic attainment.But Mo Hua's thunder-magnetic school is different from others.His "thunder-magnetic little person" is the prototype of the thunder-magnetic array school. Although it is still quite young, it is not bound by array forms and can roam freely in the magnetic sea, tampering with magnetic patterns. Compared to the means of ordinary thunder-magnetic array masters, it is much more clever.Mo Hua then manipulated the thunder-magnetic little person on the higher layer, on the magnetic pattern "city wall" above the Elder level, trying to penetrate each magnetic pattern one by one.No matter how perfect the embedding of three-grade and two-grade is, there will always be gaps.As long as he finds the gaps and tries to "dig at the corner of the wall," he can gradually penetrate into the deeper layer of Yuan magnetic and steal deeper secrets.This is actually cheating.Other array masters can only generate thunder-magnetic through fixed arrays to influence magnetic patterns.But Mo Hua is equivalent to "personifying" thunder-magnetic, and can act freely and tamper with magnetic patterns.But at the same time, this is also a very stupid method.It takes a lot of time to try each magnetic pattern one by one.Mo Hua's time is very precious, and he didn't want to waste time like this before. But now that he had been plotted against by Elder You, he decided to dig deep into the corner of the Demon Sect's wall.In the following days, all of Mo Hua's free time was spent on this matter.He became more and more skilled at manipulating the thunder-magnetic little person, and his understanding of thunder-magnetic became more and more profound.And through his unremitting efforts, Mo Hua finally pried open several cracks in the solid-as-gold-soup magnetic pattern city wall.Cracks mean gaps in permissions.Mo Hua tried to use the thunder-magnetic little person to crawl into the deeper part of the Yuan magnetic along the cracks, but failed.The Yuan magnetic is sealed and exclusive.The thunder-magnetic little person's grade is too low, and the Return Source degree is not deep enough. It was repelled by the Yuan magnetic and simply couldn't penetrate.Mo Hua could only retreat and seek a secondary option, intercepting magnetic patterns from the cracks.After intercepting the magnetic patterns, Mo Hua recorded these magnetic patterns and then contrasted them with his notes one by one to "decipher" them.These magnetic patterns were more complex and had a higher encryption degree.But Mo Hua's Yuan magnetic attainment is deep, not like Elder You's half-baked skills, so cracking them wasn't difficult.One by one, the complex and obscure magnetic patterns were deciphered into words by Mo Hua and recorded on paper.This seemed to be an "encrypted" conversation between some Elders inside the Demon Sect. Because they were fragments of intercepted magnetic patterns, the words were intermittent and the time was somewhat disordered:"Being tied down, progress is too slow... don't know when it will end...""Fast...""I don't understand, why do this 'Demon Sect'? It's adding legs to a snake...""Without this Demon Sect, how can we develop followers? Do we have to personally arrange those things?""Spreading the Dao requires inheritance. Blood merit inheritance is the most suitable, easy to learn and easy to spread.""Mr. TU can actually find this door of inheritance...""This is the inheritance of the Blood Refining Gate, you must not say it out, otherwise it's easy to get entangled in karma.""Blood Refining Gate...""If I remember correctly, the origin of the Blood Refining Gate can be traced back to that 'Daoist'?"When Mo Hua saw this, his heart turned cold.Daoist?Daoist again... Is it Master Uncle?Mo Hua pondered for a moment and shook his head, "That's not right. Master Uncle's Dao name has the character 'Gui,' which is unrelated to blood. He also wouldn't pass on this kind of Dao. To put it another way, if Master Uncle really wanted to spread the Dao, not many people in the current Demon Sect would still be able to keep their reason.""Then could it be..."Three words floated in Mo Hua's heart, but he didn't say them out loud.At the same time, the three-grade divine skeleton of the blood-slaughter person he killed, who walked the blood path and condensed it, also floated in his mind.And the three words "Blood Refining Sect" also felt very familiar to him, as if he had encountered them before.Vaguely, it seemed that some things were connected...Mo Hua furrowed his brow and continued to decipher the magnetic patterns:"Since it's... that Daoist, isn't this matter a little fishy?""The Daoist's plot is absolutely not ordinary.""Don't chat anymore. Don't forget what Dao that Daoist walks. Once you get entangled, neither you nor I will have a good end...""Not in deep sleep?""After so many years, he's actually still not dead?""Wipe off the words you just said, if you want to die, don't drag me into it.""To speak presumptuously about the Daoist's life and death is truly ignorant and fearless..."Mo Hua was slightly enlightened. Only now did he realize that this Demon Sect might really not be that simple.He wanted to see more about the "Daoist," but the dialogue behind was broken again.The magnetic sea is vast, and his permission is limited. He couldn't find related content for a while.Mo Hua had no choice but to endure his temper and continue to steal magnetic patterns. But the magnetic patterns intercepted thereafter were about other matters:"Let's rebel."Mo Hua was stunned after deciphering this simple line of words.It seems there are really many fifth columnists inside this Demon Sect.He continued to look down:"Mr. TU is lying, he must be deceiving us, he definitely has other plots.""We can't be so desperate anymore. Qian Xue state boundary is absolutely not a place to stay for long. I'm afraid there will be a big disaster soon...""You can't escape, don't forget, our inheritance is suppressed by Big Brother...""Then... let's take down Big Brother!"Mo Hua: "..."The development of events seems to be getting interesting...Mo Hua continued to look down with relish."Bastard, you have the guts of a bear and a leopard, you dare to disrespect Big Brother?""The tables are turning...""Don't be delusional.""Don't forget, Big Brother has a dragon tattooed on his body..."Mo Hua, who was just watching the show, was suddenly stunned.In a flash of lightning, a thought seemed to flash through his mind.Big Brother has a dragon tattooed on his body?Body tattooed with a dragon?Mo Hua's heart trembled.