However, one matter still deeply troubled Mo Hua.

According to the old man from the fishing village, there was once a cultivator with long eyebrows who carried a sword. He entered the blood fog alone, returned safely, and even left behind advice about the blood fog and blood fish.

Who exactly was this cultivator?

Mo Hua frowned, thinking.

“He could see through the blood fog, which means his divine sense was very strong. He could return safely from the small fishing village under the Evil God’s breath, so he must possess a method for killing or guarding divine sense.”

Carrying a sword…

Perhaps he was a sword cultivator proficient in “divine sense turning into a sword”?

Divine sense turning into a sword…

Could he be a senior from my Tai Xu Sect?

Mo Hua muttered in his heart.

After passing through the bottom of the well and entering that disappeared fishing village, he needed to pay attention to see if this senior had left behind any traces.

Since this senior entered the Evil God’s territory, he must have suffered attacks from the Evil God’s minions, and possibly even fought face-to-face with the Evil God.

If so, he would more or less leave behind some traces of divine sense killing.

He just didn’t know if these traces had disappeared after several hundred years…

“Let’s go in and see first…”

Since he had decided to go down the well, he needed to make preparations.

Mo Hua began to analyze the dangers inside the blood-colored dry well one by one…

He had already mastered the array at the well entrance, so going in was not a problem.

Before, he had also used the little tiger to probe a small section of the path.

He knew this well was a dry well with a passage that could be followed, but he didn’t know how far he had to walk before there would be water.

Killing intent was hidden in the water, and the little tiger was shattered to pieces.

It could be a mechanism, but the greatest possibility was a water-born demonic beast.

This demonic beast was probably used to guard the entrance.

What would come after that, Mo Hua was still unclear.

But it was highly likely to be the fishing village that was polluted by the Evil God and thus completely disappeared.

Hundreds of years ago, before it completely disappeared after being offered as a sacrifice to the Evil God, what exactly happened inside this fishing village?

What was left inside the fishing village now?

Was the River God who accepted the sacrifice an Evil God himself, or a deity who was polluted by the Great Wilderness Evil God and thus completely fallen?

And the River Dragon…

Did he have helpers lurking inside the fishing village?

Mo Hua sighed, feeling very troubled.

He fundamentally couldn’t do this kind of thing alone; he definitely needed help.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and sent a message to Gu Changhuai:

“Uncle Gu, I’ve found the entrance to the human traffickers’ ‘base’…”

Gu Changhuai replied: “Wait a moment, I’ll be right there.”

Mo Hua quickly said: “No need.”

The opponent was an Evil God. If Uncle Gu came, it would be very dangerous.

The small fishing village was located within the boundary of a second-grade state. If Uncle Gu were polluted by the Evil God and went mad, unintentionally using his Golden Core power, violating the taboo, and being wiped out by heavenly tribulation, that would be the end.

Even if he wasn’t wiped out by the heavenly way, if he turned around and attacked himself, it would still be enough to cause him a lot of trouble.

Mo Hua felt this was a high-probability event, so he said:

“Uncle Gu, you absolutely must not come!”

Otherwise, I may not be able to protect you.

Gu Changhuai frowned, “Are you hiding something from me?”

Yes, I am hiding something from you, but even if I told you, you wouldn’t believe it…

Mo Hua muttered in his heart, then said: “No.”

Gu Changhuai hesitated for a moment, then said:

“Then I’ll send Gu An and Gu Quan over. They are both late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, their strength is not bad, and they are from the Gu family, so I’m at ease.”

“Besides this, use the Gu family’s secret order to allocate some more manpower to guard against the unexpected.”

“Within the boundary of a second-grade state, these people should be enough. If you encounter an accident, tell me again, and I’ll think of a way…”

Mo Hua nodded.

Uncle Gu was still very reliable.

“Mhm mhm,” Mo Hua said.

Having Gu An and Gu Quan, two people, accompanying him to explore the bottom of the well was just right.

With other Gu family members outside responding, he felt more confident.

But this was still not quite enough…

Mo Hua added: “Uncle Gu, do you have any artifacts for calming the heart and spirit, or treasures for securing the soul?”

Gu Changhuai frowned, “What do you want these for?”

Mo Hua found an excuse and said:

“I’m afraid the River Dragon, like the Fire Buddha, has cultivated demonic path baleful qi, which will deter people’s divine sense and shake their hearts, so it’s better to prepare in advance and be safe than sorry.”

Gu Changhuai was startled, feeling it made sense.

This child Mo Hua prepared for a rainy day; his thoughts were really meticulous…

“There should be similar artifacts in the Gu family’s warehouse. I’ll have Gu An and Gu Quan go and get a few pieces in my name and bring them to you…”

Gu Changhuai said simply.

“Thank you, Uncle Gu.”

Mo Hua quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Whether these calming and soul-protecting artifacts were effective against the Evil God, Mo Hua was not clear, but he needed to try anyway.

“And one more thing…” Mo Hua said, “Uncle Gu, can you help me ask for another two days off?”

Gu Changhuai was silent.

Mo Hua said: “The River Dragon is hiding very deeply. I’m afraid I won’t be able to catch them in one day.”

Gu Changhuai sighed, “Okay, I will still ask for leave from the Tai Xu Sect in the name of the Dao Court Division for you…”

“But whether the Tai Xu Sect approves or not, I dare not guarantee.”

“Last time I asked for leave for you, the Tai Xu Sect elders were not very willing. This time, when I ask again, they probably won’t have a good expression…”

Mo Hua also sighed.

Well, there was no way around it.

He had to go to the bottom of the well, and he also had to ask for leave.

He hoped Elder Xun could cover for him a bit, and he would go apologize to Elder Xun afterward.

“Let’s ask and see.”

“Mhm.”

After that, the two acted separately.

Mo Hua used the Gu family’s secret order to transfer people from the nearby Dao Court Division.

Gu Changhuai then arranged for Gu An and Gu Quan to go and support Mo Hua. At the same time, he wrote a letter from the Dao Court Division, stamped it with his official seal, and sent it to the Tai Xu Sect through the Dao Court Division’s channels.

This was a leave letter.

Gu Changhuai also found a “proper” excuse.

The main idea was that the Dao Court Division had important matters temporarily and needed to ask the Tai Xu Sect’s initial-stage Foundation Establishment disciple, Mo Hua, to draw some arrays for the Dao Court Division, requiring two days of leave.

The matter was urgent, so please approve.

This letter was sent to Elder Song, who was in charge of disciples’ attendance.

Elder Song immediately frowned.

It was this little Mo Hua again!

Outrageous.

How could the Tai Xu Sect, one of the eight great sects in the Qian Xue state boundary, be so easy to enter?

This child was good; he ran outside every three days, asking for leave casually.

He didn’t even come to ask for leave himself; he had the Dao Court Division help him ask, really putting on airs.

Elder Song immediately wanted to reject it.

But after thinking about it, he still held back a bit.

He put away the letter and personally made a trip to hand it to Elder Xun.

Upon seeing Elder Xun, Elder Song instantly lost his confidence and only said in a low voice:

“Elder, look at this child… he, he’s asking for leave again…”

Elder Xun was at his table, seemingly fiddling with something, his expression serious, his brows deeply furrowed, and his body inadvertently revealing a faint pressure.

So Elder Song spoke cautiously.

Elder Xun “mhmed” without lifting his head.

Elder Song didn’t dare to repeat the same sentence and just stood by with his head down and eyes obediently lowered, waiting.

After a while, Elder Xun sighed slightly, then lifted his head, restrained the aura around his body, and without any pressure, he became that white-haired, old and decrepit elder again.

“What did you say?”

“Oh,” Elder Song then breathed a sigh of relief and said in a low voice, “That… that child Mo Hua, he’s asking for leave again…”

“Why is he asking for leave?”

“He said the Dao Court Division has important matters and wants his help.”

“How many days is he asking for?”

Elder Song said unhappily: “Two days…”

Elder Xun said casually: “Only two days, just let him ask. What’s the big deal? It won’t delay his cultivation much…”

Was this about delaying cultivation?

Elder Song complained in his heart but didn’t dare to say it clearly, only tactfully saying: “I’m afraid it will damage the sect rules and have a bad influence…”

Elder Xun raised his eyebrows, “Damage what?”

“The se…”

Elder Song glanced at Elder Xun, unable to speak, only helplessly saying:

“He always asks like this, there’s nothing we can do. I’m afraid the fellow disciples will criticize…”

Elder Xun’s face sank, “Criticize what? If other disciples have the ability, let the Dao Court Division ask them to handle matters and ask for leave for them. I will approve as many days as they ask.”

“Do they have this capability?”

“Arrays are not something you can just draw well by yourself. You need to use them, and you also need to let others know.”

“Stuffing oneself in the sect all day, studying and practicing mechanically, without knowing how to apply it, that is the bad thing.”

Elder Song was speechless.

Seeing the situation, Elder Xun’s tone softened a bit and he said gently:

“Moreover, this is also a good thing…”

Elder Song was slightly startled.

Elder Xun continued: “The Dao Court Division is asking Mo Hua for help. Mo Hua is a disciple of my Tai Xu Sect. In other words, the Dao Court Division is asking my Tai Xu Sect for help.”

“Why are they asking my Tai Xu Sect for help and not the Four Great Sects, not the Tai A Sect, Chong Xu Sect, and other eight great sects, or the twelve streams sects?”

“This naturally explains that our Tai Xu Sect teaches disciples properly, and the disciples have capability.”

“You say, for my Tai Xu Sect, is this not a good thing?”

Elder Song was stunned for a moment, unable to refute.

He thought carefully for a moment and actually felt that it seemed to be the case…

Except for Mo Hua, he had never seen the Dao Court Division willing to send a “leave request” letter to the sect for any other disciple.

Perhaps this wasn’t just about my Tai Xu Sect’s disciples being capable, but also about the Tai Xu Sect teaching disciples properly?

For a moment, Elder Song felt a sense of pride himself…

Elder Xun faintly glanced at Elder Song, “Understood?”

Elder Song involuntarily nodded.

Elder Xun then concluded: “Then that’s it. Leave the letter. I still have matters.”

Upon hearing this, Elder Song immediately cupped his hands and said respectfully:

“Then I won’t disturb Elder.”

After speaking, Elder Song left the letter and then bowed farewell.

After Elder Song left, Elder Xun continued to bury his head in researching an object on the table.

This was a compass.

Heavenly round and earthly square, crisscrossing longitudes and latitudes, with heavenly stems and earthly branches, and all directions of fate, profound and complex.

Elder Xun looked at the compass, concentrating on his deductions, his brows furrowing deeper, and his expression becoming more and more solemn.

After a long time, he sighed deeply and said helplessly:

“My Tai Xu Sect’s calculation method… is indeed not good…”

“I can’t calculate it…”

In Elder Xun’s cloudy eyes, a trace of sharpness was revealed.

These days, he always felt uneasy, as if the Tai Xu Sect was being targeted by a terrible existence because of some matter.

This matter was no small thing; it was related to the fate of the sect.

But no matter how he thought, how he continuously planned, and repeatedly deduced, he could not clear the fog and see the truth within.

Suddenly, all he could see was that the Tai Xu Sect seemed to be sealed layer by layer by some kind of purple, rotten karmic chains.

A pair of blood-colored terrifying eyes were coveting the Tai Xu Sect.

This crisis was lurking in the dark.

Someone must be targeting the Tai Xu Sect and pushing forward a strange conspiracy.

But on the surface, nothing was happening.

Elder Xun frowned and suddenly thought of his senior brother’s words, sighing in his heart.

Senior brother was right. If it were the prosperous Tai Xu Sect of the past, why would they need to worry about these ghosts and monsters? Even if there were a hundred evils of heavenly secrets, a thousand dangers of karma, and ten thousand ends of evil thoughts, they could all be cut down with a single sword!

But…

Elder Xun’s eyes dimmed.

Now the divine swords were all sealed in dust, the sword techniques had all become forbidden techniques, no one could cultivate them, no one dared to cultivate them, and no one would cultivate them anymore.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have to force himself to research these clumsy heavenly secrets calculations…

Elder Xun felt both physically and mentally exhausted.

He looked at the compass for a while longer, and not long after, he felt damage to his divine sense and pain in his sea of consciousness.

Elder Xun rubbed his brows, closed the compass on the table, and closed his eyes to rest.

After a moment, he opened his eyes again, originally planning to continue his deductions, but accidentally saw the letter on the table.

It was stamped with Gu Changhuai’s seal.

“The Gu family…”

Elder Xun nodded slightly.

It seemed that the friendship between the child Mo Hua and the Gu family was indeed not bad.

Thinking of Mo Hua, Elder Xun’s mood involuntarily eased a lot, and his divine sense was not as dry.

This child’s talent for cultivating the dao was a bit poor.

But his talent in divine sense could be called top-notch.

Although he was only at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, his divine sense had already reached the extremely ridiculous realm of sixteen-pattern divine sense, which was truly unbelievable.

Consider it that my Tai Xu Sect had picked up a treasure.

As for seventeen patterns…

Elder Xun pondered for a moment and shook his head.

The last middle-realm barrier in the Foundation Establishment realm was too thick and could not be broken in a day or two.

It would probably require reaching the middle or even late stage of Foundation Establishment, borrowing the realm promotion to break through the barrier of the sea of consciousness and the bottleneck of divine sense in one go.

Can’t rush…

During this period, he just needed to settle down, learn more arrays, and solidify his foundation.

Elder Xun was slightly startled. He then realized that he hadn’t paid attention to the child Mo Hua for a few days.

But this child’s nature was upright, his talent was good, and he was also diligent and very worry-free, so he didn’t need to exhort him about anything.

Not only that, he even taught him some of the array classes himself.

Elder Xun was very gratified.

He was preparing to continue deducing the compass, but as soon as his divine sense moved, he suddenly felt something was not right.

The figure of the child Mo Hua was vague and unclear, busy, but he didn’t seem to be drawing arrays.

Elder Xun was startled, and his heart sank slightly.

What exactly was this kid Mo Hua doing?

Besides drawing arrays, could he not do other things?

Besides drawing arrays…

Elder Xun thought for a moment. Mo Hua’s physical body was not strong, and his spiritual power was low. He was a weak and small child; what could he do?

Elder Xun frowned, a trace of unease in his heart.

On the other side, inside the small fishing village.

Gu An and Gu Quan had already rushed to the small fishing village according to Gu Changhuai’s command, and they had also brought several pieces of soul-protecting artifacts.

One Clear Heart Mirror.

One Secure God Jade.

And one Exorcise Evil Hairpin.

These three artifacts were treasured artifacts of the Gu family. Although they were only second-grade, their effects were special and their materials were rare, so they were quite precious.

Mo Hua also didn’t know if they would be useful, he could only treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor and try anyway.

Besides, Mo Hua used the Gu family’s secret order to summon more than twenty Gu family cultivators in the Foundation Establishment realm.

The risk at the bottom of the well was unknown, so it was impossible for everyone to go down, and there were not many secure god artifacts.

Mo Hua planned for himself, Gu An, and Gu Quan, two late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, to bring the Clear Heart and Secure God artifacts, go down first to probe the way and assess the situation, and then act accordingly.

This was also the most stable method currently.

After that, Mo Hua had Gu An and Gu Quan, using their Dao Court Division identity, order all the fishing cultivators in the small fishing village to return home and stay inside.

He had the other Gu family cultivators strictly guard the small fishing village.

Before setting out, a fishing cultivator found Mo Hua.

He was the eldest son of Old Yu Head, and also the father of the two children, Little Shunzi and Little Shuizi. Mo Hua remembered his name, which was “Yu Dahe”.

Yu Dahe knelt down without saying a word, and begged with a firm expression:

“Young Master, I’ll go too!”

Mo Hua helped him up and shook his head: “No, it’s very dangerous.”

Yu Dahe didn’t get up from kneeling, his eyes slightly red, “Little Shunzi and Little Shuizi are my own sons…”

Mo Hua sighed, thought for a long time, and then agreed: “Okay.”

Yu Dahe’s expression lit up with joy, and he was endlessly grateful.

Mo Hua’s mind moved slightly.

The destination this time was the fishing village polluted by the Evil God.

He wasn’t a fishing cultivator and didn’t understand much about fishing cultivators’ affairs, so bringing Yu Dahe would probably be a lot of help.

Moreover, he was saving his two sons.

If these two children could not be saved, Yu Dahe, as a father, would have to bear the pain of losing both children. Rather than that, it was better to let him go and fight for it.

After that, Mo Hua brought Gu An, Gu Quan, and Yu Dahe, three people, to the well behind the small fishing village.

Gu An had already observed the whole way and couldn’t help but ask at this time:

“Young Master, could that River Dragon be hiding in this well?”

Mo Hua nodded.

Gu An and Gu Quan exchanged glances.

Yu Dahe also said weakly: “This is the well we drink water from in our village, how can people hide inside?”

“Just watch…”

After Mo Hua finished speaking, he took out his pen and ink and began to draw arrays around the water well.

After finishing the arrays, the array patterns lit up, the water well suddenly trembled, and then, like that night, it revealed its original appearance.

This was a dry well, and it was also true, leading to the entrance of the Evil God.

At the same time, scarlet blood fog surged out.

However, only Mo Hua could see this kind of blood fog.

Gu An, Gu Quan, and Yu Dahe were shocked. They hadn’t expected that the secret was really hidden inside the well.

But they couldn’t see the blood color inside the fog; they only felt the fog was heavy and their bodies were cold. It was clearly daytime, but it felt somewhat阴 cold.

Just as Mo Hua was about to go down, he suddenly thought of another matter.

He remembered that night, when the River Dragon jumped into the well, he was carrying a fish basket and brought several large dead fish.

Those dead fish had very large heads, bodies with spots, and looked somewhat ugly.

Mo Hua was somewhat puzzled.

What was the River Dragon doing with those dead fish?

He pondered for a moment, feeling that since the River Dragon brought them, he should also bring them.

If he didn’t know what to do, imitating others was generally not wrong.

Mo Hua took out paper and pen, drew the appearance of those dead fish, and then asked Yu Dahe, “What kind of fish is this?”

Yu Dahe wrinkled his brow, looked for a long time, and then remembered, “It should be Dead Spot Fish.”

“Dead Spot Fish?” Mo Hua was slightly startled and didn’t ask more questions, directly saying: “Can you get it?”

“Yes!” Yu Dahe affirmed.

Then he ran to the village without saying a word. About the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Yu Dahe returned, carrying three big dead fish in his hands. They were exactly three gray and ugly “Dead Spot Fish”.

It seemed they were borrowed from a family in the village.

Mo Hua nodded.

Now the preparations were complete, and he could go down the well.

Before going down the well, Mo Hua pondered for a moment and finally exhorted them one last time:

“Let me make it clear upfront, this well is very dangerous inside. After going in, you must listen to my instructions and not make any mistakes, otherwise the consequences could be very terrible…”

Yu Dahe was startled, then bit his teeth and nodded with a serious expression.

Mo Hua then said to Gu An and Gu Quan:

“Brother An, Brother Quan, you too.”

Gu An and Gu Quan’s expressions were slightly stern, but they also nodded firmly.

They were from the Gu family and served in the Dao Court Division, often dealing with criminal cultivators and evil cultivators, so the risks were not small.

Although they wouldn’t say they regarded death as returning home, they were also not people who clung to life and feared death.

Moreover, they didn’t feel that their lives were more precious than that of the little Young Master Mo in front of them, who was much older and only at the initial stage of Foundation Establishment. How could the two brothers hesitate when the little Young Master could take risks with his own body?

“Little Young Master Mo, we will all listen to you.”

Gu An and Gu Quan said in unison.

Mo Hua nodded slightly, then took a deep breath, looked towards the deep and immeasurable bottom of the well covered by blood fog, and said in a deep voice:

“Let’s go down.”

“Mhm!” Gu An and the other two nodded.

Then Gu An and Gu Quan jumped down first.

Yu Dahe silently recited the names of his two sons, his expression firm, and followed closely.

Finally, it was Mo Hua. He no longer hesitated and leaped into this blood-colored well that led to the Evil God.

(End of the chapter)