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Chapter 908: Mutual Entrapment
Chapter 908: Mutual Entrapment
At midnight, Mo Hua sat cross-legged on his bed, his divine perception sinking into the sea of consciousness, summoning the Dao Stele. Using the tribulation lightning on the stele, he eradicated the evil deity's will from the divine remains, refining and absorbing every drop of the precious divine marrow, as radiant as flowing gold.
Mo Hua consumed all the divine marrow, deepening the degree of his divine perception's Dao transformation.
His divine perception became more concentrated, but the "divine nature" within the divine marrow was also devouring the "human nature" in Mo Hua's Dao heart.
Mo Hua maintained his integrity, absorbing the divine nature while preserving his human nature, merging the two to mitigate the drawbacks of consuming the divine marrow.
This was a realization he had previously gained, a profound insight related to the Dao of the divine and the human path.
He wasn't sure if it was due to the teachings of the Ancestor of Solitary Peak, but by cultivating the Supreme Cutting of Emotions, he could sever emotions without forgetting them, eliminate the self while retaining the true self, and cut off human desires without eradicating human nature. Instead, it deepened his understanding of the Dao of the divine and the human.
Mo Hua wasn't sure if it was because of cultivating the Supreme Cutting of Emotions, introducing a new principle into his divine mind, but now, as he devoured the divine marrow, the divine nature's rejection of human nature was reduced, and absorption became easier.
After thoroughly absorbing the divine marrow, the golden color above Mo Hua's divine mind became even purer.
The wounds in his divine perception also healed significantly.
The fusion of the Void Sword Intent and his divine soul deepened further.
His Dao transformation of divine perception advanced another step.
The bottleneck in his sea of consciousness, the Enigma Array formed by the fusion of his mutated spirit energy and golden divine mind due to cultivating the Heavenly Evolution Art, also showed signs of loosening.
Mo Hua nodded in satisfaction.
The divine marrow was indeed a treasure; as long as he consumed more, all current bottlenecks and obstacles could be overcome.
The hunt for Crane Old Seven also validated his plan's feasibility.
Even if his cultivation was insufficient for venturing outside, he could still use the Lightning-Magnetic Formation to eavesdrop on intelligence, plan and strategize, and then rely on the Dao Prefecture Office to hunt down Golden Core Realm demon lords, acquiring the divine marrow he needed.
It was like playing a game of chess.
He was the chess player, and everyone else was a mere chess piece.
He set the strategy, and the Dao Prefecture Office executed it.
Of course, calling them "chess pieces" might be a bit excessive.
In essence, his relationship with Uncle Gu and the others was one of mutual benefit.
In this game of chess, he obtained the divine marrow, while Uncle Gu and the others gained merit.
Additionally, the demon cultivators were given a chance to "redeem" themselves, and the evil deity's remains were "purified." Everyone had a bright future, and it could be said that everyone was content.
With everyone content, the game of chess continued.
Mo Hua resumed monitoring the Primordial Magnetic Composite Array within the Demon Sect.
With Crane Old Seven dead, it was only natural that there would be some commotion within the Demon Sect.
As Mo Hua expected, in the following days, the Demon Sect's primordial magnetic fluctuations became unusually frequent due to Crane Old Seven's death. The lower-level disciples were agitated, and rumors spread:
"Elder Crane is dead!"
"He was killed by the Dao Prefecture Office!"
"How is that possible?"
"Elder Crane's cultivation is not weak, and with his name and body bearing the 'Crane' symbol, his demonic pattern is that of a crane, making him as light as a crane, swift as a flying bird. Even Golden Core cultivators would find it challenging to capture him, let alone kill him..."
"It's said that someone leaked information, revealing Elder Crane's whereabouts and the flaws in his cultivation method."
"With his abilities targeted so precisely, there was only one outcome: death."
"Now it makes sense... Once the information is out, with the power and methods of the Dao Prefecture Office, it's indeed a hopeless situation..."
"These running dogs of the Dao Prefecture Office are usually slackers, but when they get serious, they're quite troublesome."
"It's said that the leader is still that Ice-Faced Chancellor, Gu Changhuai."
"That Gu fellow deserves to die. One day, I'll crush his bones and scatter his ashes!"
"Crushing his bones and scattering his ashes is too good for him. He should be eaten alive!"
...
Mo Hua shook his head.
Being an inspector of the Dao Prefecture Office meant being resented, and he felt sorry for Uncle Gu.
In truth, Uncle Gu was indirectly taking the blame for him.
Mo Hua sighed involuntarily and continued reading, curious to know if the actions he had taken using the sect's magnetic token would arouse suspicion.
...
"But speaking of which, Elder Crane's death can't be blamed on others..."
"A sword hangs over the head of lust."
"Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows, but he, as an elder, had a liking for married women, and only targeted the Dao partners of his disciples..."
"I'm a demon cultivator too, and I've long lost my sense of shame, having done many bad things. But I still think this is somewhat shameless..."
"Indeed..."
"Lust clouded his judgment, and he deserved to die."
"Speak with caution. He's still an elder. Don't you dare..."
"He's already dead."
"A dead elder is still an elder."
"It's fine. We're just chatting in the Demon Sect's token. No one will see it unless you report it to the elders..."
"We've known each other for years, and we both have our secrets. I wouldn't expose you over something so trivial..."
"Then what's there to fear?"
...
Mo Hua was a bit surprised by this.
Did these demon cultivators not know that their conversations were being monitored? Was it because they didn't understand the Primordial Magnetic Array Technique and were unaware of its intricacies?
Or had the Demon Sect never mentioned this to them?
Or perhaps the Demon Sect itself lacked the means to monitor primordial magnetic information?
Mo Hua stroked his chin.
"I need to find out about this..."
According to Elder Zheng, if the Demon Sect only had application-level Primordial Magnetic Array Masters and no Lightning-Magnetic Array Masters, he didn't need to be so cautious. He could freely stir up trouble without restraint.
Dao cultivation knowledge was power.
With absolute mastery of the core intricacies of formations, he could do as he pleased.
Mo Hua eavesdropped on the conversations of other demon cultivators to gain a general understanding.
Most demon cultivators were indeed clueless about the Primordial Magnetic Array Technique, let alone the deeper Lightning-Magnetic Formation.
They believed that Elder Crane's death was due to an inside informant leaking information, and they began to suspect each other, their hearts filled with fear and suspicion.
"No one suspects me," Mo Hua's eyes flashed with determination, "so..."
"Let's kill two more and see!"
Mo Hua continued his surveillance and gathered clues, eventually leading him to two more Golden Core Demon Cultivators.
Extracting information from within was relatively simple.
Unless the Demon Cultivators did nothing, they would inevitably expose themselves.
These two Golden Core Cultivators were ranked tenth and sixth, one known as "Scorpion Elder," and the other as "Zhu Elder."
This Zhu Elder wasn't particularly noteworthy, but the Scorpion Elder was intriguing; he possessed deadly poison and, like Crane Old Seven, bore a Demonic Pattern.
Mo Hua couldn't help but wonder.
"The Demonic Pattern... How is it so similar to the Ten Thousand Demon Valley..."
"Could it be that some of the Golden Core Elders in the Demon Sect actually formed their Golden Cores in the Ten Thousand Demon Valley, and then 'smuggled' themselves out as Demon Cultivators?"
The more Mo Hua thought about it, the more plausible it seemed.
Regardless of whether they originated from the Ten Thousand Demon Valley or the Demon Sect, they were destined to die, and Mo Hua didn't particularly care.
He gathered intelligence on the Scorpion Elder and Zhu Elder and passed it on to Gu Changhuai.
After that, Mo Hua took on the role of an uninvolved bystander.
He only provided information and offered suggestions; the actual execution of the killings was up to the Dao Prefecture Office.
If they succeeded, he would get the Divine Marrow.
If they failed, there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, the subsequent events went smoothly.
The Dao Prefecture Office took charge of exterminating the Demon Sect, and the Qianxue State Prefecture Office didn't dare slack off.
Gu Changhuai and Xia Dian Si, with their high cultivation levels, family legacies, and rich experience, were also workaholics, relentlessly pursuing and killing the Demon Cultivators.
Add to that the efforts of the diligent and ambitious Fan Jin.
After half a month, these two Golden Core Demon Lords were captured one after the other, surrounded and severely injured by the Dao Prefecture Office, and finally executed on the spot by Gu Changhuai, who covered their faces with the Five Elements Map.
Mo Hua, sitting comfortably, effortlessly acquired two more Divine Remains without lifting a finger.
The Dao Prefecture Office's plan was going smoothly.
However, on the Demon Sect's side, this incident caused a huge uproar.
In just over a month, three Golden Core Elders had died!
Three Golden Core Elders!
This was an enormous loss for the Demon Sect, enough to demoralize its members and deal a severe blow to its vitality.
The most critical question was how these three Golden Core Elders had died.
The Demon Sect's actions were always secretive, so how did the Dao Prefecture Office manage to accurately locate the traces of these three Golden Core Demon Lords, catch them off guard, and unknowingly surround and kill them?
After much contemplation, the only explanation seemed to be an "inside informant."
Thus, unexpectedly yet not surprisingly, the Demon Sect initiated a "Great Purge" from within.
The Demon Sect began an internal investigation to identify the traitor who had betrayed the sect, leaked information, and caused the deaths of the three elders.
With a thorough investigation, no one could be considered truly "innocent."
Regardless of the nature of the crime.
Some Demon Cultivator disciples were subjected to harsh interrogations, torture, and even dismemberment and slow death by a thousand cuts.
Even a Golden Core Demon Cultivator Elder died during this purge.
It seemed that he had been caught having an affair with an exquisite "forbidden delicacy" kept by another highly respected Golden Core Demon Lord, and when discovered, he couldn't defend himself. He was then framed by others, and knowing he was at fault, he tried to escape, only to be killed by the Demon Sect Leader in a fit of rage.
For a while, the Demon Sect was in an uproar, with everyone on edge and terrified.
This development shocked even Mo Hua.
He never imagined that human hearts could be so easily manipulated...
It even gave him a subtle feeling that he was "playing" with people's hearts, just like his master.
Of course, he didn't think he had done anything wrong.
The Demon Sect's paranoia was a result of their own actions.
Moreover, these Demon Cultivators practiced demonic cultivation and had the blood of others on their hands, so their deaths were not worth sympathizing over.
Mo Hua enjoyed watching the spectacle.
But after a few days, he suddenly realized something was amiss.
The entire Demon Sect seemed to have suddenly become "silent."
Demon Cultivators were sending fewer messages, and even when they chatted, it was brief and often in "code," making it seem laborious.
Mo Hua frowned.
"Could they have realized that there's a problem with the Demon Sect's Prime Magnetic Array?"
This continued for some time, with Demon Cultivators rarely using the Demon Sect Token to send messages.
Even when they did, their messages were cryptic.
Some of their words were full of errors, and Mo Hua could tell at a glance that they were fabricated. It was obvious that they were intentionally spreading false information to deceive "outsiders."
But they couldn't deceive Mo Hua.
Mo Hua had eavesdropped on too much information; regarding the Demon Sect's internal affairs, he might know more than most Demon Sect disciples.
However, the Demon Sect was too vigilant, and he couldn't gather any useful information for the time being.
"This is getting troublesome..."
Mo Hua decided to play it safe for now, temporarily avoiding the spotlight and observing the situation for a while.
He took out a letter scroll and sent a message to Gu Changhuai: "Uncle Gu, the situation has changed. The Demon Sect is too cautious, and it's not easy to gather intelligence for now."
Gu Changhuai replied, "Okay, be careful."
In Gu Changhuai's heart, Mo Hua's safety was more important than intelligence.
However, since he didn't study array techniques, he didn't understand the intricacies and didn't realize that these "hard-earned" pieces of intelligence were actually obtained by Mo Hua sitting at the sect's gate, tinkering with the tokens every day, and that there was no real danger involved.
After that, Mo Hua temporarily set aside the Demon Sect Token.
With fewer magnetic patterns in the Demon Sect's chats and the difficulty in distinguishing between real and fake messages, he didn't need to constantly monitor them. He could just glance at them when he had time.
He now had more important things to do.
Solving the Enigma Array and breaking through his bottleneck! After consuming three Divine Remains, Mo Hua realized that his divine perception had reached a level that could barely support his attempts to decipher the array.
He didn't know if he could fully decipher it, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and even partially deciphering it would be a good start.
This way, his cultivation wouldn't be stagnant anymore.
As soon as he started unraveling the formation and breaking through his bottleneck, he was gradually advancing towards the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Mo Hua sighed.
With only the cultivation of Foundation Establishment Mid Stage, he was constantly being called "Junior Senior Apprentice" by a group of Foundation Establishment Late Stage junior apprentices, which was a great pressure.
No one could understand his pain; only he, who had personally taken on the role of "Junior Senior Apprentice," could truly grasp the nuances of it.
"Break through as soon as possible, reach the Foundation Establishment Late Stage."
Mo Hua encouraged himself inwardly.
After that, apart from his daily classes, cultivation, and sword practice, he spent most of his time unraveling the Divine Mind Enigma Array to break through the bottleneck of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
The process was quite complicated, but purely from the perspective of formations, it wasn't too difficult.
After all, his current proficiency in formations, especially his deep expertise in Second Rank formations, was enough to stand out even among the geniuses of Qianxue State.
In the days that followed, Mo Hua focused on unraveling the formation.
Half a month passed, and he had unraveled one-third of it. However, the further he went, the slower the unraveling became, and the more difficult it got.
Mo Hua knew that this was due to his insufficient Divine Perception Daoization.
After a moment of silence, he flipped open the Demon Sect Token, considering whether to kill a few more Golden Core cultivators, consume some Divine Remains, and enhance his Daoization realm.
According to his estimation, he only needed two more.
Killing two more Golden Core Demon Cultivator Elders and consuming the Divine Remains parasited on their bodies, the Divine Marrow he could refine should be enough for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
"It's just that the commotion was too big before, and the Demon Sect has already become alert. I wonder if the storm has passed..."
Mo Hua pondered for a moment, thinking, "I'll give it a try."
He manipulated the Lightning Magnetic Puppet to delve into the Demon Sect Token and observe the situation.
Indeed, after more than half a month, the storm seemed to have passed a bit, and everything seemed to be getting better.
Demon Cultivators also started chatting through the Demon Sect Token, though not frequently, but it was a significant improvement compared to the tense period before.
Moreover, the content of their chats wasn't particularly taboo.
Mo Hua felt a slight joy in his heart.
An opportunity had come.
He then manipulated the Lightning Magnetic Puppet, skillfully navigating the Primordial Magnetic Sea at the bottom of the Demon Sect Token, stealing magnetic patterns, decrypting information, observing trends, and looking for a suitable Golden Core to kill and consume the Divine Marrow...
After searching for two days, Mo Hua finally found a suitable candidate through the magnetic pattern information:
An Elder with a Dog Pattern on his body.
Within the Demon Sect, he was known as the "Dog Elder." His cultivation wasn't particularly strong, but he was a close confidant of the Demon Sect Leader, skilled in strategy and planning, and many matters were secretly driven by him.
"Dog Pattern Demon Lord..."
"Dog Head Strategist?"
Mo Hua muttered to himself.
He then continued to manipulate the Lightning Magnetic Puppet, stealing magnetic patterns to find more clues about this "Dog Head Strategist."
However, as he searched, Mo Hua suddenly paused, frowning.
Something was off...
A strategist, skilled in planning... how could such a person be so easily exposed?
Moreover, the Demon Sect had just undergone a "great purge." Even though the storm had passed after just over half a month, it was impossible for anyone to casually discuss a Golden Core Elder and provide such obvious clues.
Something was strange...
Mo Hua became alert.
He thought for a moment, then had the Lightning Magnetic Puppet hide in the Primordial Magnetic Sea, while he focused on sensing the subtle Lightning-Magnetic flows between the magnetic patterns.
Initially, everything seemed calm, and Mo Hua patiently continued to sense.
After a full hour of intense focus, Mo Hua finally detected an unusual "Lightning-Magnetic" flow between the magnetic patterns.
His Divine Perception Daoization, combined with his expertise in derivation and deception, and his use of the Origin Calculation Method to derive the initial form of a Lightning-Magnetic Origin Pattern, made him more sensitive to Lightning-Magnetic flows than ordinary Array Masters.
This unusual "Lightning-Magnetic" flow had not been present in the Demon Sect Token before.
When something unusual happens, there must be a reason.
Mo Hua was almost certain:
"Someone is using me as bait; they want to catch me!"
The storm passing was just an illusion. The Demon Sect might have realized that there was a problem with the underlying formation of their Demon Sect Token.
However, since the Demon Sect Token was crucial, they couldn't abandon it. Therefore, they had invited an Array Master to investigate the Primordial Magnetic Array.
This person, who could trigger deep-level Lightning-Magnetic changes, was undoubtedly a highly accomplished "Lightning-Magnetic Array Master."
It was a formidable opponent!
Mo Hua felt a chill in his heart.
He then inspected his Lightning Magnetic Puppet and discovered that the "Lightning Magnetic Puppet" he had derived had unknowingly picked up some unusual "Secondary Lightning Patterns."
These Secondary Lightning Patterns were not the ones he had originally derived.
Instead, they had been picked up while the Puppet was in the magnetic sea, encountering the unusual Lightning-Magnetic flow.
This was a "mark," or a kind of "virus."
Someone wanted to force his Lightning Magnetic Puppet to "reveal itself," or perhaps they intended to use some Lightning-Magnetic technique to "eliminate" it...
Mo Hua's gaze sharpened, and he immediately manipulated the Lightning Magnetic Puppet to leave the Primordial Magnetic Sea, sealed the interface, erased the sequence magnetic patterns in the Demon Sect Token, cut off the connection to the Primordial Magnetic Composite Array, and isolated all Lightning-Magnetic flows. Only then did he feel a slight relief.
Afterward, Mo Hua took out a clean jade slip and placed the Lightning Magnetic Puppet inside it, carefully inspecting the "Secondary Lightning Patterns" on its body.
He directly erased the unusual magnetic patterns and re-derived the vague Secondary Lightning Patterns.
By resetting and cleaning all the Secondary Lightning Patterns on the Lightning Magnetic Puppet, he ensured it was "pure" and "clean" before completely putting his mind at ease.
Subsequently, Mo Hua's expression became serious.
He realized that he might have unknowingly entered another realm:
The realm of confrontation between Lightning-Magnetic Array Masters.
Skilled Lightning-Magnetic Array Masters, through formations, controlled Lightning-Magnetic flows, interfered with each other, and engaged in offensive and defensive battles, fighting microscopic magnetic patterns, initiating Lightning-Magnetic invasions, and counter-invasions...
(End of Chapter)
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