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Chapter 925: Kill Desire
Chapter 925: Kill Desire
After confirming this thought, Mo Hua's desire to kill finally subsided a little.
Once the desire to kill subsided, Mo Hua suddenly realized, "How can I, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, wipe out a Demon Sect with numerous Third Rank Golden Core Demons?"
His earlier determination was a momentary impulse, and now that he had regained his senses, he couldn't help but feel a bit arrogant.
But the desire to kill in his heart was still restless.
The thought of "exterminating demons and monsters" stirred within him, as if the Demon Sect wouldn't be eradicated, and the blood wouldn't flow like a river, and they wouldn't be nearly wiped out, it would be difficult to suppress the thirst in his heart.
However, he really didn't have that ability.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment, then took out the Reverse Soul Array Diagram, "I'll think of a way to set up the Reverse Soul Array, dismantle the Second Rank Array, and destroy the entire Demon Sect?"
It seemed that if he really wanted to exterminate the demons on a large scale, this was the only way.
With the collapse of the grand array, all things would be equal.
Even heretics should be punished, let alone the mortal bodies of demon cultivators?
"But inside the Demon Sect, they might not have built a grand array... The dismantling power of an ordinary Second Rank Array might not be that great either."
Mo Hua looked at the Reverse Soul Array Diagram again and sighed.
"Moreover, I can't learn this Reverse Soul Array right now..."
The Reverse Soul Array was a Second Rank Twentieth Pattern Array, requiring a Twentieth Rank Divine Perception to master.
He could try to learn it now, but to truly master it and personally set up the Reverse Soul Array to dismantle the array, his Divine Perception would have to reach the Golden Core realm.
His cultivation was at the Foundation Establishment stage, but his Divine Perception was at the Golden Core level.
His Divine Perception had surpassed an entire cultivation realm.
In the cognition of ordinary cultivators, this was almost impossible.
But Mo Hua was different; he had to take this path.
However, Mo Hua had a premonition that although his current Divine Perception was only a hair's breadth away from Core Formation, this gap, in a short time, was not easy to overcome.
After all, this was Core Formation.
Even reaching Core Formation was not easy, let alone advancing one's Divine Perception to Core Formation ahead of time.
"Since that's the case, how can I exterminate the demon cultivators?"
Mo Hua thought about it and felt that he still had to "borrow a knife to kill."
A gentleman's nature is not different from others; he is good at using external things. If he couldn't do something, he had to rely on connections and planning to push events in the direction he wanted.
He couldn't exterminate the demon cultivators, but someone else could.
In the end, as long as these demon cultivators were killed, it didn't matter who did it. His "kill desire" should also be reduced.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment and gradually made up his mind.
If the Demon Sect wasn't eradicated, who knew how many innocent cultivators would suffer at their hands, and how many loose cultivators would become their blood slaves?
Mo Hua didn't hesitate and immediately sent a message to Gu Changhuai.
...
A few days later, during the Xun Xiu period.
In the secret chamber of the Fifth Rank Dao Administration Office in Qianxue Prefecture, even the usually aloof Gu Changhuai couldn't help but speak to Mo Hua in a hushed voice, "Be extremely careful, don't make any noise, and don't let anyone know."
Gu Changhuai further instructed, "This is the secret chamber of the Dao Administration Office, and no outsiders are allowed to enter. I've already broken the rules by sneaking you in, and if others find out, my position as Chamberlain might be at stake."
"Does Xia Jiejie know?" Mo Hua asked in a small voice.
"Of course," Gu Changhuai replied, "The key is in her hands. How could I bring you in without her opening the door?"
"Oh..." Mo Hua's expression was a bit awkward.
Gu Changhuai frowned, "Hurry up and search for what you need, don't waste time."
"Mmhmm," Mo Hua nodded.
Although the Dao Administration Office was bloated, with redundant personnel, corruption, and inefficiency, it didn't mean that it was truly useless.
On the contrary, the Dao Administration Office's intelligence system was deep-rooted and had always been formidable.
Previously, Mo Hua had used the Magnetic Recovery Array to obtain secrets from within the Demon Sect and plotted to kill their Golden Core cultivators.
But he didn't think that he was the only one who could obtain intelligence.
After all, the large-scale siege against the Demon Sect had always been carried out by the chamberlains and administrators of the Dao Administration Office.
There must also be channels for obtaining intelligence within the Dao Administration Office.
Listening to both sides would make things clearer.
Mo Hua needed to integrate this intelligence, combine it with the secrets he had eavesdropped on from within the Demon Sect, and find out the Demon Sect's location and expose their secrets, thereby "treating the problem" and finding a way to exterminate this Demon Sect.
This was also the reason why Gu Changhuai and Xia Dian Si were willing to break the rules and let him into the secret chamber.
They didn't want the battle between the righteous and demonic paths to continue, to prevent further casualties and the tragic deaths of more innocent cultivators.
The information in the secret chamber was extensive and varied, with dossiers, records, jade slips, and some portraits.
Mo Hua's fair fingers lightly flipped through them, like a graceful heron skimming the water's surface, going through all the dossiers and jade slips.
Due to his powerful Divine Perception and sharp mind, he could almost memorize all the information at a glance.
Additionally, because he had been eavesdropping on them for a long time, he had a deep understanding of the Demon Sect.
So, in his eyes, this diverse and mixed information was clearly categorized.
He noticed the issues that the Dao Administration Office had overlooked.
He detected the clues that the Dao Administration Office hadn't sensed.
From the seemingly ordinary messages, Mo Hua could understand the specific meanings hidden within...
Mo Hua's expression was focused and serious, his fingers flipping through the information, and nothing escaped his control.
Gu Changhuai watched, feeling a bit dazed, and couldn't help but think:
"This young man, if he joins the Dao Administration Office in the future, he will surely achieve great things..."
After searching for a while, Mo Hua found a jade slip, transcribed some information, and handed it to Gu Changhuai. He also circled a few locations on the map:
"Goose Landing Mountain!"
"If I'm not mistaken, the Demon Sect's lair is deep within Goose Landing Mountain. It's a place where the Smoke and Water River flows through, and it's well-connected, with a blood pool."
"These three locations are the most suspicious, but I can't guarantee if they are or not. We'll have to send people from the Dao Prefecture Office to investigate."
Gu Changhuai nodded, "I'll take care of this. You've worked hard."
"It's not hard work," Mo Hua paused for a moment and asked, "Uncle Gu, do you really plan to siege the Demon Sect?"
Gu Changhuai was slightly taken aback, "Do you want to kill them?"
Mo Hua nodded, "Evil demons and heterodox paths, they must be eradicated."
Gu Changhuai furrowed his brows and sighed softly, "We've looked into it, and the Demon Sect currently has over a dozen Golden Core Cultivators. Besides the resident elders, there are also some Guest Scholars."
"As for the resident elders, we've already killed quite a few based on the information you provided, but the real leaders are still..."
"These remaining Guest Scholar elders are temporarily affiliated with the Demon Path Golden Core Cultivators, and their strengths and capabilities are mostly unknown."
"Additionally, the Demon Sect has around four to five hundred Foundation Establishment disciples, and that's just the direct disciples. If we include the ordinary disciples and the blood slaves who have joined the Demon Sect, there might be over two to three thousand."
Mo Hua was puzzled, "Would blood slaves also risk their lives for the Demon Sect?"
"The key to blood slaves lies in the word 'slave'. They are pitiful and pathetic, but also hateful. Once they become blood slaves, they dare not disobey their 'masters'." Gu Changhuai explained.
Mo Hua's mood became somewhat complicated.
Gu Changhuai continued, "The problem now is that the Demon Sect's influence is still too strong. They are entrenched in the Third Rank and below Second Rank State Borders. With the Dao Prefecture Office's strength, defeating them is not difficult, but conducting a thorough siege is almost impossible."
"If the siege is not thorough, once the Demon Sect is defeated, a large number of demonic cultivators will scatter and flee, causing even more casualties due to their uncontrolled killing."
Mo Hua furrowed his brows, then after a moment of thought, he asked, "What if... I ask the elders of my sect for help?"
Gu Changhuai was taken aback, "Would the elders of your sect listen to you?"
"How is that possible?" Mo Hua shook his head, "I'll just go back and ask if we can invite some Golden Core elders to assist."
A thought flashed through Gu Changhuai's mind.
The Golden Core elders of the Great Void Sect...
That would indeed be a powerful force.
But the matter was of great importance, and he couldn't make a decision right away.
Mo Hua asked, "When the Dao Prefecture Office handles affairs, do they invite people from the sect to help?"
Gu Changhuai thought for a moment and shook his head, "Rarely..."
"Sieges of this scale involving Golden Core demonic cultivators are rare, and it's estimated that they only happen once every one or two hundred years."
"Moreover, within the sect, there are many disciples from influential families, and the composition is complex. Inviting them to take action might lead to unnecessary complications."
"Also, clearing out demonic cultivators is the responsibility of the Dao Prefecture Office. Most sects have their own affairs to attend to, and they are not obligated to help the Dao Prefecture Office."
Mo Hua nodded, indicating his understanding.
Then, Gu Changhuai said, "Alright, Uncle Gu, discuss this with Xia Jiejie and decide whether to launch a large-scale siege against the Demon Sect. If you're short on manpower, let me know."
"I'll handle the Great Void Sect. I'll inform the elders in advance."
"If both sides agree, then we'll join forces and eradicate this evil Demon Sect!" Mo Hua said firmly.
Gu Changhuai thought for a moment and immediately nodded, "Good!"
For now, this seemed to be the best solution.
The Great Void Sect was indeed trustworthy.
If Mo Hua could convince the elders of the Great Void Sect to take action, they would have a high chance of success in the siege of the Demon Sect.
After their discussion, they promptly left the secret chamber.
After all, they couldn't stay in such a confidential place for long; if they were discovered, it would be hard to explain.
Gu Changhuai checked the documents and jade slips in the secret chamber, ensuring nothing was missed, and searched Mo Hua's body to confirm he wasn't carrying anything, only then did he feel at ease.
Afterward, Gu Changhuai quietly escorted Mo Hua out of the secret chamber.
Once they left the chamber, they no longer had to sneak around and walked openly in the corridors of the Dao Prefecture Office.
Gu Changhuai suddenly remembered something and said to Mo Hua, "Oh right, about Li San... I had him interrogated under torture."
"Did you find out anything?"
"No, he didn't say a word."
"He's that stubborn?"
"It's not that he's stubborn," Gu Changhuai's expression was peculiar, "but he seemed... indifferent to life, preferring death over saying anything."
Mo Hua was taken aback, "Indifferent to life?"
"Mhm."
Mo Hua furrowed his brows, thought for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly focused, "Uncle Gu, give him his disciple token."
Gu Changhuai shook his head, "That's against the rules."
"If you give it to him secretly, nothing will happen."
Gu Changhuai frowned.
Mo Hua said, "I have something very important."
After a moment of silence, Gu Changhuai sighed, "Alright, then."
"I'll head back to my sect first, Uncle Gu. I'll leave this matter to you."
"Mhm."
Afterward, Mo Hua bid farewell to Gu Changhuai and returned to the Great Void Sect.
Gu Changhuai also remembered what Mo Hua had mentioned and didn't delay. He summoned a manager from the Gu family and whispered a few instructions.
The administrator of the Gu family stood there, stunned for a moment, before nodding and heading towards the Dao Administration's underground prison, known as the Dao Prison, where offending cultivators were held.
The Dao Prison was eerie, damp, and dark, with a putrid stench hanging in the air.
In one of the cells, Li San, covered in wounds from severe torture, lay on the cold ground, his eyes hollow and expression cold, devoid of any vitality.
"Elder You... He deceived me, he betrayed me..."
"All of this was a setup."
"What loyalty? What position as an Elder? It was all fake."
"He wanted me dead..."
"It was all fake..."
Blood stained Li San's teeth, and he managed a nervous smile.
Just then, footsteps approached, and an administrator entered, saying coldly, "Mealtime."
He placed a crude wooden tray on the ground and pushed it into the cell.
On the tray was a porcelain bowl containing an unappetizing porridge of unknown origin.
After serving the meal, the administrator glanced at Li San and left.
Li San lay on the ground, motionless, as if awaiting death in the darkness.
As a demon cultivator, his fate in the Dao Prison was sealed.
Just as his heart was about to give up, a faint yet familiar tremor reached his ears.
"This is... the sect token?"
A glimmer of life appeared in Li San's hollow eyes, and he couldn't quite believe it.
Struggling, he crawled on the ground with his broken body, inching towards the source of the sound in the darkness.
Finally, he reached the tray and felt the bottom of the bowl, finding a token.
This token was all too familiar to him, the Demon Sect Token that had been with him since he joined the sect.
When the damned Chamberlain Gu from the Dao Administration sent him to the Dao Prison, this token was also confiscated.
But now, someone had secretly returned it to him?
Li San's heart trembled, and with his faint spiritual perception, he sensed the words on the token:
"All hardships are trials for you."
"As long as you remain loyal, you will not die."
"From now on, in the Qianxue State Border, there will be great changes. You must lie low in the Dao Prison and work for me. When the time is right, I will give you a sign."
"This is a heavy responsibility, not to be undertaken by anyone but those with unwavering will and proven loyalty..."
Li San's pupils gradually dilated, and his body trembled as an endless surge of power welled up within him. After a moment, his expression changed, and he murmured,
"No, that's not right..."
"He's deceiving me, he's already deceived me once, and he's still deceiving me..."
"No," Li San thought, "no, he didn't deceive me."
"Because I'm not dead..."
"I should have been killed, but Elder Gu didn't kill me, and neither did the Dao Administration. I was sent to the Dao Prison, but no one has killed me, and someone even secretly returned the Demon Sect Token to me..."
"All hardships are trials."
"As long as I remain loyal, I will not die."
"I'm still alive, so Elder You didn't deceive me. He's testing me, and sending me to the Dao Prison is also part of the 'trial'."
"And the reason I was sent to the Dao Prison..."
"It must be because Elder You has a grand plan, one that is unfathomable and beyond my comprehension."
"Yes, Elder You didn't deceive me!"
In an instant, Li San's gaze became fanatical, and with trembling hands, he held the Demon Sect Token and sent a message:
"Disciple Li San pledges to follow Elder's orders, even if it means facing fire and water, until death!"
Then, he lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on the roof of the prison, a fire burning in his heart.
...
Great Void Sect.
Mo Hua saw Li San's message and nodded slightly.
Li San was a demon cultivator, and Mo Hua had originally planned to have him eliminated by the Dao Administration after using him.
But as soon as this thought arose, it dissipated without him realizing it.
It seemed that this demon cultivator had a unique "Life Pattern" and would have a great use in the future; it wasn't his time to die yet.
It was just a vague feeling.
Mo Hua couldn't explain it, and he didn't even know what a "Life Pattern" was.
But for a moment, the premonition he received from the heavenly order of cause and effect was exactly like this.
"Li San... Life Pattern..."
"Since his fate isn't sealed, let's keep him alive for now..."
As for whether he would live or die and if he could endure the Dao Prison, it would depend on his own luck.
Mo Hua put away the Guest Scholar Token and organized the information about the Demon Sect.
The next day, he visited Elder Xun early in the morning.
There were some matters that required Elder Xun's approval.
"Eliminate the Demon Sect?" Elder Xun asked in surprise.
Mo Hua nodded, "The intelligence has been gathered, and the Dao Administration has a plan, but they lack manpower and need some reinforcements."
Elder Xun said, "Did you discuss this matter with the Dao Administration?"
"Yes," Mo Hua replied without hiding anything, "After consulting with Uncle Gu from the Gu family and Sister Xia from the Xia family, we decided to proceed."
"What about the other matters?"
"Everything is arranged," Mo Hua said, "The Dao Administration is verifying the intelligence, secretly mobilizing personnel, and making other preparations..."
"But without the support of the Great Void Sect, the plan to besiege the Demon Sect will be difficult to execute."
Once the Demon Sect is not eradicated with lightning speed, causing the demon cultivators to scatter, the consequences will be grave..."
Mo Hua spoke calmly and slowly.
Elder Xun raised an eyebrow and looked at Mo Hua intently.
"Unbeknownst to me, Mo Hua has grown up, and his aura has changed. He even seems to have a hint of strategic planning, calmly making his moves, as if he's in control..."
Elder Xun felt delighted in his heart and nodded, "Good."
After a moment of thought, he said directly, "Go find Zi You and tell him it's my order. Ask him to gather some elders to join you in exterminating the Demon Sect."
"You handle the specifics and discuss it with the Dao Prefecture Office."
"If there's anything you don't understand, you can also ask Zi You and the other elders..."
Mo Hua guessed that Elder Xun wouldn't refuse a request to slay demons and monsters, but he didn't expect the old man to agree so readily.
Mo Hua thanked the elder, "Thank you, Elder!"
Elder Xun nodded slightly and instructed, "Be careful yourself."
"Yes!"
Mo Hua then acted as the intermediary, facilitating the collaboration between the Dao Prefecture Office and the Great Void Sect to jointly eradicate the Demon Sect.
The Dao Prefecture Office agreed.
Many elders from the Great Void Sect also readily agreed.
Eradicating the Demon Sect was the duty of righteous cultivators, and they would also earn merits for their efforts.
Currently, the Great Void Sect, after the merger of the three sects, had one notable feature: a large number of people.
Not only were there more disciples, but also a significant increase in the number of elders.
The sect's merits were limited, and with more people, the competition intensified, making the distribution of merits very tight.
The elders also needed merits to sustain their daily lives.
As Golden Core cultivators, the spirit stones, spirit treasures, and cultivation techniques they required for their practice were all extremely expensive.
Therefore, when merits became scarce, life became difficult.
Now, with Mo Hua pushing for the Great Void Sect and the Dao Prefecture Office to join forces against the demon cultivators, it was like landing a big contract. The participating elders would all receive a share of the merits.
As a result, the elders of the Great Void Sect, including those from the former Taihe Gate and Chongxu Gate, began to view Mo Hua more favorably.
Mo Hua had done what he needed to do.
In the following days, on the surface, everything seemed calm, but behind the scenes, the plan to hunt down demon cultivators was being prepared with great urgency.
Soon, all preparations were complete, and three days later, the official operation to eradicate the Demon Sect would commence.
Mo Hua also planned to personally participate in this operation.
The leader of the Demon Sect might possess the Four Symbols Azure Dragon Array Diagram, and this diagram, imbued with the power of divine beasts, was his "designated" Lifesoul Artifact.
He couldn't rest easy without seeing it in person.
Additionally, if this diagram appeared during the operation, having so many Great Void Sect elders present would make it easier for him to secretly swallow the diagram.
This was one of his intentions for bringing along the sect's elders to eradicate the Demon Sect.
After all, it was easier to get things done with more "insiders."
Now, as the plan to eradicate the Demon Sect was about to begin, Mo Hua had to make his final preparations.
That was to prepare some methods to deal with Golden Core cultivators.
If he were to stay behind the scenes and not expose himself, he wouldn't need to worry about so much.
But now that he was going to be on the front lines, he had to have some techniques to counter Golden Core demon leaders.
In theory, with the protection of the sect's elders, the Golden Core demon leaders shouldn't be able to harm him.
But he couldn't rule out the one-in-a-million chance.
He couldn't place his hopes in others; he had to firmly control the risks himself.
He hadn't mastered the Reverse Soul Array yet, and even if he did, it would be troublesome to prepare and less effective in responding to changes.
"Aside from that, what other methods could a Foundation Establishment cultivator like me have to counter Golden Core demon leaders without getting killed in an instant..."
Mo Hua furrowed his brows.
"Spells? No good..."
Even the Mini Meteorite Forbidden Technique might not inflict significant damage on Golden Core demon cultivators. More importantly, casting the Mini Meteorite Technique was time-consuming, and he wouldn't have the luxury of time when facing Golden Core demon leaders.
"Physical body... even worse."
With his current body cultivation level, if a Golden Core demon leader got close enough to strike, one punch would be enough to take his life.
"Then there's only Divine Perception..."
The Soul Shock Sword seemed capable of intimidating and disrupting the enemy in critical moments, ensuring his survival.
"If the Soul Shock Sword works, then what about the Soul Severing Sword?"
Mo Hua pondered silently.
"The Soul Severing Sword... I can only use it within my Sea of Consciousness and can't manifest it externally..."
"But what if I could manifest it externally?"
Following this line of thought, Mo Hua suddenly froze.
He had used the Soul Severing Sword style to slay evil embryos and third-rank divine remains...
The evil embryos were hard to judge, but the divine remains of third-rank evil gods were undoubtedly stronger than the divine perception of Golden Core cultivators.
In that case, if his Soul Severing Sword could manifest and be released externally, wouldn't it mean that even without the Reverse Soul Array, he could directly...
Slay Golden Core opponents! In other words, with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, he could truly rely on his Divine Mind to slay Golden Core cultivators?!
This was genuine Divine Perception Enlightenment!
Mo Hua's breath hitched, and even he found it hard to believe for a moment.
(End of Chapter)
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