Chapter 988: Three Rank

Entering Refining Demon Mountain, passing through the mountain gate, and walking directly up the mountain, Mo Hua suddenly stopped after only a few steps and shouted towards the mountain forest on one side:“Elder Xun.”After a while, between the lush green woods, Elder Xun slowly walked out.Mo Hua thought it was indeed him, then performed a ritual and smiled:“Elder Xun, I'm going up the mountain to cultivate a small method, it's nothing major, no need to trouble you by following me.”"Chop God out of orifice" counts as a more advanced application of the Taixu Shennian Zhuanjian Zhenjue.And the Taixu Shennian Zhuanjian Zhenjue is the sword dao forbidden technique of the Taixu Sect.When Dugu Laozu passed it to Mo Hua, he explicitly prohibited him from telling anyone.It was also inconvenient for Mo Hua to let Elder Xun Ziyu see it.Xun Ziyu thought for a moment, and immediately understood in his heart.What Mo Hua wanted to cultivate should be some relatively confidential inheritances.Either array formations, or dao methods, or body techniques, and so on...These inheritances were presumably taught to him by Laozu.And with Laozu's favoritism towards Mo Hua, and Mo Hua's own extraordinary aptitude, these imparted methods must be extraordinary, and it was indeed inconvenient for him to pry.Xun Ziyu guessed correctly.But what he didn't anticipate was that "Laozu" was indeed Laozu, but not the "Laozu" he was thinking of.Xun Ziyu confirmed again, “Are you sure there's no problem?”Mo Hua nodded, “Mm, I handle things, you can rest assured.”Xun Ziyu thought that it was indeed the case. In the sealed Gushan Tomb, Mo Hua was able to handle himself with ease even with so many Golden Core late-stage demon heads as companions, let alone here in the open under the Refining Demon Mountain.“Alright.” Xun Ziyu nodded, “I'll drink tea at the mountain gate. If you encounter anything, use the Taixu Ling to tell me.”“Mm, thank you, Elder Xun.” Mo Hua clasped his hands and said.Xun Ziyu waved his hand, “You go cultivate, I won't disturb you.”Since Mo Hua didn't want him to follow, he was also happy to be idle.Anyway, he would just drink tea at the mountain gate, and if Mo Hua encountered anything, he could rush over immediately.After saying that, Xun Ziyu turned around and walked down the mountain.But as he walked, his footsteps suddenly paused slightly, and a doubt arose in his heart:“How did this child, Mo Hua, know that I was hiding in that patch of woods just now?”Did he guess?If he guessed, it was also normal. After all, this child had a sharp mind and was exceedingly clever. He often followed him, so he should be able to guess.But if he guessed, it wasn't very likely that he could guess so accurately, directly guessing the position where he was hiding...Perhaps... he perceived it?Xun Ziyu's heart skipped a beat.He was in the Golden Core late stage, and he had learned from his setbacks. His experience in "tracking" Mo Hua was already quite rich and careful, and he had restrained his aura...And he could still be perceived like this?Wasn't this too monstrous?Xun Ziyu's brows furrowed tightly.On the other side, Mo Hua had already entered the depths of Refining Demon Mountain.He wanted to choose a demon beast to "test his sword" on.Demon beasts have strong physical bodies, deep and thick demonic power, and are greedy and bloodthirsty. Their strength is generally slightly higher than that of cultivators of the same realm.Therefore, the realm of this demon beast was best at the mid-stage of the second rank.The late stage of the second rank would be a bit strenuous, but barely acceptable.As for the third rank...Mo Hua didn't consider it for the time being.Third-rank demon beasts were of the Golden Core realm. Their blood energy was frighteningly dense, and their demonic power was almost tangible. He was no match for them at all.In fact, Mo Hua didn't even have any interest in getting entangled with a third-rank demon beast.Because there was no point.As long as he was a little careless, if a Golden Core demon beast slapped him, even just a gentle touch, he estimated his little life would be gone.Moreover, Mo Hua wasn't even sure if his "Chop God out of orifice" could injure a third-rank demon beast.If he could fully and completely unleash the power of the "Chop God Sword," which fused the Five Elements Sword Array, Taixu Sword Intent, and Supreme Chop Emotion, with one hundred percent efficacy, Mo Hua was indeed confident that he could chop the demonic consciousness of a third-rank demon beast to death.But now, with his eyes as the orifice, spiritual power as the guide, breaking the barrier between the virtual and the real, the power of the Shennian Zhuanjian that he externally released was only one-tenth.Then he had no confidence in his heart.With one-tenth of the power, what could he expect?Therefore, it was best to find a mid-level second-rank demon beast to test his sword. Even if he couldn't chop it to death, he could still escape without any pressure.Mo Hua made up his mind and then just wandered around the mountain.Counting it up, it had been a long time since he had come to Refining Demon Mountain to hunt demons. The surrounding scenery was both familiar and a little strange.But as he wandered, Mo Hua realized something was wrong.The demon beasts inside Refining Demon Mountain seemed to be much less.The entire mountain was much quieter.He walked several li and didn't even see the shadow of a single demon beast.Mo Hua frowned, “Where are the demon beasts?”“Killed clean?”“Who did it?”Mo Hua pondered for a moment, and then slowly realized that it seemed to be...His little junior brothers from the Taixu Sect had killed them...They should still be using his "demon hunting strategy," his stipulated demon hunting array, wearing his designed demon hunting armor, and using the demon hunting spiritual tools customized by the Gu master he invited, to kill these demon beasts...Their tacit cooperation and "dao soldierization" in demon hunting naturally resulted in high efficiency and fast killing.But it didn't used to be this fast.The reason for killing so fast was most likely due to the merger of the three sects.The Taixu Sect, Tai'a Sect, and Chongxu Sect merged together, and the number of disciples more than tripled.The scale of Mo Hua's little junior brothers also naturally expanded.The three sects merged into one, with the same breath connected.The disciples of the Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect also called Mo Hua "little senior brother" and followed his set of "demon hunting procedures."It was equivalent to one team of "dao soldiers" originally, now three teams.The speed of hunting and killing was naturally faster.And, not only that...Mo Hua was now in his eighth year in the Taixu Sect and was a disciple of the late-stage Foundation Establishment batch.In front of him, there were still two new batches of disciples.These disciples also followed his example and followed the demon hunting process formulated by "Senior Brother Mo" to enter the mountain and hunt demons.This way, the number was even larger.Mo Hua felt a bit of a headache just thinking about it.Refining Demon Mountain was very large, and there were also many demon beasts, not enough to actually kill them all, but at least this part of the mountain belonging to the Taixu Sect could no longer support his group of little junior brothers from the Taixu Sect.Moreover, demon beasts weren't fools either.Once "dao soldierization" demon hunting was formed, the demon beasts themselves ran to other mountains.This way, there were even fewer demon beasts in the Taixu Sect's "territory."“Didn't even leave me a little bit...”Mo Hua looked at the empty mountain and sighed.Moreover, he also realized that this was not good.This killing was too ruthless. What if one day, Refining Demon Mountain was completely killed off?“I need to think of a way when I go back to formulate some rules to ensure the sustainable reproduction of the demon beasts in Refining Demon Mountain...”Mo Hua silently said in his heart.Otherwise, before he came, Refining Demon Mountain was doing well.After he came, all the demon beasts on the mountain were wiped out.Wouldn't that make him look like a "disaster star"?No, no...Mo Hua continuously shook his head.After that, he continued to look for demon beasts.But after wandering around nearby for a while, he still couldn't find a suitable target. Occasionally, he would see a few, but they were too weak, and there was fundamentally no need to draw his sword.Mo Hua had no choice but to go a little deeper into Refining Demon Mountain.There should be more demon beasts in the depths.Leaving the Taixu Sect's mountain and continuing to walk a little deeper, the mountain terrain became steep, the woods gloomy, and the miasma heavy, and indeed, there were more demon beasts.Not long after, Mo Hua encountered a yellow weasel demon.It was a second-rank mid-stage, with deep yellow fur, running fast with strong wind. Although it was a weasel demon, its size was also a full person's height.This weasel demon saw Mo Hua alone, wiggled its nose tip, smelled fresh human scent, and immediately, without a word, pounced over.Demon beasts ate people and were never polite.Mo Hua then condensed a fireball technique and fought with this yellow weasel demon.The figures of one person and one demon intertwined, yellow wind and fireballs howled, and after dozens of rounds of fighting, Mo Hua slowly frowned.Fighting with this yellow weasel demon, he realized a problem.The real world was not like the Sea of Consciousness.Killing in the Sea of Consciousness was a naked confrontation of Shennian. Each other's killing moves could directly harm Shennian, even the divine soul.But in reality, human divine consciousness resided in the Sea of Consciousness.Demon's demonic consciousness similarly resided in the cranial sea.This was a kind of restriction, but also a kind of protection.Mo Hua's Shennian was not yet powerful enough to directly harm the inherent divine consciousness or demonic consciousness of cultivators or demon beasts through their flesh.At least, he didn't have this ability now.The only way was still through the eyes.Shennian Zhuanjian, coming out of Mo Hua's pupils, must pass through the pupils of other cultivators or demon beasts to harm their inherent thoughts.He needed to look at the demon beast's eyes.The demon beast also needed to look at his eyes.Only then could the "Chop God out of orifice" take effect.This was a problem Mo Hua realized during actual combat with this yellow weasel demon.But the problem was that the eyes of the yellow weasel demon in front of him, although large, were very small.Blood-red, narrow and long, like cat's eye stones, its eyes were distributed on both sides of the weasel demon's head.It was very difficult for Mo Hua to make eye contact with it.Moreover, this yellow weasel demon's movements were rapid, darting left and right, stirring up yellow wind everywhere, with rolling sand obscuring the line of sight. Mo Hua could barely catch its eyes.If he couldn't see its eyes, the "Chop God Sword" couldn't penetrate its flesh and chop into its divine soul.He also couldn't use this yellow weasel demon to "test his sword."After fighting for dozens more rounds, this yellow weasel demon's small eyes still didn't give Mo Hua any opportunity.Mo Hua was helpless and could only give up.Although he could forcibly kill this second-rank mid-stage weasel demon if he really wanted to, it would require some effort.But doing so would be too much wasted effort.He entered the mountain to test his sword, not to hunt demons.Moreover, this was Refining Demon Mountain. If the fight dragged on and the commotion was too big, it would easily attract other demon beasts and lead to trouble.Mo Hua glanced at the yellow weasel demon again, his figure flashed, turning into water mist, and he disappeared directly.At this time, the yellow weasel demon didn't know that its small eyes had saved it.Seeing Mo Hua turn into water mist and dissipate without a trace, the yellow weasel demon was stunned for a moment and then roared angrily.It put its nose on the ground, sniffed for a long time, and finally smelled a trace of fresh breath again.Greed arose in the yellow weasel demon's heart, but its actions hesitated.Although its spiritual intelligence was weak, its instinct was shrewd. After fighting for nearly a hundred rounds, it had already detected that this young human was different from ordinary cultivators.He seemed to have no great abilities, fighting back and forth with only one fireball technique, but there was a stock of frightening aura hidden in his body.The yellow weasel demon bared its teeth, and in the end, it still didn't dare to chase. It arched its body, drilled into the ground, and fled towards the other side.In the woods on the other side, Mo Hua continued to look for demon beasts.Afterward, he successively encountered several, including a wolf demon, a dog demon, a snake demon, and a bear demon, their realms varying from second-rank mid-stage to late-stage.But unexpectedly, there wasn't a single one that he could properly test his sword on.Demon beasts were different from people. Their types were different, and their appearances were also strange.These demon beasts either had slanted eyes, crooked eyes, squinted eyes, small eyes, or were one-eyed... it was fundamentally not good for eye gazing.There was even one that was blind, which made Mo Hua angry.Moreover, these demon beasts were all flexible and treacherous in their movements.Mo Hua struggled for a long time and didn't chop out a single sword.Not only that, but because he provoked too many demon beasts, he instead stirred up chaos.Quite a few demon beasts fought over him to eat him.But Mo Hua's body technique was too agile. They couldn't catch Mo Hua and instead rolled together and started fighting among themselves first.Demon beasts had low spiritual intelligence and heavy killing nature. Once they fought each other and saw blood, they immediately couldn't restrain their ferocity and tore at each other.The small woods immediately became chaotic.Demonic energy rampaged, roars shook the mountain, and fluctuations spread out.Even Xun Ziyu, sitting at the mountain gate, heard these rising and falling sounds of demon roars.Xun Ziyu was leisurely drinking tea and originally didn't care too much.This was Refining Demon Mountain. There were demon beasts, demon hunting disciples, and matters would arise now and then, always with several demon roars echoing from the woods.Xun Ziyu was accustomed to it and didn't take it to heart, but after a while, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.Because he realized that today was different from usual.Today, Mo Hua went up the mountain!An unusual matter must be due to a demon.Mo Hua was that "demon."Wherever he went, something was bound to happen.Xun Ziyu was Mo Hua's "bodyguard," and he was very experienced in this kind of matter.The woods were gloomy, and the sounds of demon roars continued.Xun Ziyu's heart was in his throat, and the good tea in his mouth no longer tasted good.Although this bit of chaos didn't seem like a big deal, matters related to Mo Hua were generally not simple.Xun Ziyu hesitated for a long time, still put down his teacup, “No, I have to go and see.”He couldn't drink this tea.Going to see, even if there really was nothing, seeing it would be more reassuring.Xun Ziyu then restrained his sleeves, his figure swayed, turning into a sword light, stepping on the tips of the woods between the mountains, and directly escaping up Refining Demon Mountain.Halfway there, he restrained his aura and also activated a hidden spiritual tool, shuttling quietly between the woods, silently approaching the mountain where the demon beasts were in chaos.When he arrived in front of the mountain and looked, he indeed saw a group of wolves, insects, tigers, and leopards, a black mass, fighting happily, with blood flowing everywhere.Xun Ziyu's gaze slightly condensed, he looked around, and finally found Mo Hua on a large tree on one side.At this time, Mo Hua was sitting on a large tree fork, watching the show.The demon beasts below were fighting miserably, while he on top seemed quite leisurely.Xun Ziyu let out a breath, but was also somewhat speechless.He knew that this chaos was definitely stirred up by Mo Hua.Now the demon beasts were fighting with broken heads and flowing blood, while he was sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight.Xun Ziyu shook his head.But since he came, it wasn't good for him to just leave like this.Xun Ziyu didn't make a sound, nor did he reveal any traces, temporarily guarding on one side.But afterward, he thought about it again and felt that this distance was a bit unsafe and might be perceived by Mo Hua, so he silently moved a little farther away.And on the tree, Mo Hua was staring at the chaotic demon beasts below, feeling very helpless in his heart.He didn't want to cause such a big commotion either, but there was no way, this group of demon beasts didn't cooperate with him at all.As long as one demon beast could grow a pair of big eyes and honestly stare at him for a while, he would have finished testing his sword long ago and wouldn't have caused such a big commotion.“Let's wait and see first. After a while, see which demon beast is injured, use an array to bind it, and force it to look at my eyes...”Mo Hua thought for a moment and felt that this was the only method.Thus, he sat on the tree and quietly watched the demon beasts killing each other, waiting for the situation to calm down, and then he would make his move to pick up the leaks.But after waiting for a while, the chaos still hadn't calmed down. Suddenly, a fiercer stock of demonic energy came from a distance.Mo Hua's face changed.Even the distant Xun Ziyu's gaze narrowed.“Third rank... demon beast?”Before the two of them could think clearly, only a few breaths of time passed, and a wave of black sand rolled madly, with flying sand and rolling stones, and a terrifyingly thick bloody smell.The surrounding soil and wood were all overturned.From the middle of the black smoke, a figure like a small mountain vaguely appeared.It had a sharp mouth and fangs, eyes like lanterns, pupils like copper bells, skin black and hard like iron, and grew inverted bristle-like fur.Its whole body was filled with blood energy, like rivers.Shocking demonic power surged and pulsated in its body.This was clearly a third-rank Golden Core realm black pig demon!Third-rank black pig demons were almost at the top layer of strength in the several mountains surrounding Refining Demon Mountain.Especially pig demons with thick bloodlines, their skin was rough and flesh thick, their bodies were like small mountains, almost capable of devouring any second-rank mid to late-stage demon beasts.And as the black energy rolled, as this third-rank black pig demon appeared, the originally chaotic woods instantly stifled.Those second-rank demon beasts that were still killing each other trembled in all four limbs, terrified, and fled madly.Those whose actions were slightly slow were stepped underfoot by the huge pig demon in an instant, and half of their bodies were bitten off in one mouthful.A second-rank bear demon, relying on its sturdy body type, still wanted to resist a bit, but face to face, it was pierced through the chest by the third-rank pig demon's fangs and fiercely flung to the ground.Then the fangs were drawn down, and the bear demon's belly was immediately ripped open.Several other demon beasts that didn't escape were all bitten by the black pig demon, one by one, chewed until their bones shattered and their flesh was a bloody mess.The woods, which were originally chaotic without rest, became dead silent within a few breaths.Most of the chaotic demon beasts became corpses.Only the sound of the pig demon gnawing on bones and flesh, and the sound of bloody breathing, echoed eerily in the woods.Mo Hua sat on the tree, not even daring to breathe.This was his first time seeing a third-rank Golden Core realm demon beast up close, and it was such a large one. Just looking at it, he felt full of oppressive feeling, let alone that dense demonic power, and the stinky blood energy, as well as that brutal killing nature...Mo Hua's back was slightly cold.“What to do?”“Run?”Mo Hua thought about it, and it seemed like this was the only method. He didn't want to take the risk of fighting this third-rank pig demon that was like a small mountain.Too dangerous.Mo Hua made up his mind and slowly stood up.But it was still good if he didn't move. As soon as he made a move, the black pig demon eating below immediately stopped chewing, its eyes flashing with red light.Mo Hua paused, and a warning sign suddenly arose in his heart.“Not good!”He immediately leaped and jumped off the tree.And the next moment, the large tree under him immediately split into two halves.The black pig demon just gently collided with it, and then, with unparalleled demonic power, it split the large tree from the middle. Wood chips flew everywhere, and the large tree collapsed to the ground.This third-rank pig demon was exceptionally alert, and its perception of human scent was also extraordinarily keen.Its desire for human flesh also seemed very strong.Seeing Mo Hua jump away, the black pig demon roared angrily, its body like a small mountain colliding again like a mountain calling out to the sea.All the large trees along the way were like small grass seedlings at this time, being collided and cracked one by one.Mo Hua gritted his teeth, urged his body technique with all his strength, and fled towards the distance.The black pig demon stared with its ferocious eyes like copper bells, stirring up a wave of demonic wind, black energy rolling, and chased Mo Hua relentlessly...(End of this chapter)