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Mo Hua searched Walking Corpse Village from beginning to end again.

All formations were dismantled, not one was left;
All warehouses were opened, not one was missed;
All secret rooms were exposed, not one was hidden…

Mo Hua found quite a few things.

He mostly didn’t take spirit stones, spirit tools, and pills.

These were considered spoils of war and were to be divided among everyone.

Moreover, some spirit tools and pills were full of evil and strangeness, impure and unclean. Mo Hua had no use for them.

The tallying of the spoils from Walking Corpse Village would be done by the Situ family, then reported to the Dao Court. The Dao Court would then give rewards based on merit.

Finally, a sum would definitely end up in Mo Hua’s hands.

Although it would be deducted layer by layer, the amount of spirit stones he received might not be much, but at least it was done through the proper channels.

Furthermore, it would add merit points.

The merit points of the Dao Court Division could be considered more important than spirit stones.

But besides spirit stones and pills, Mo Hua was not polite about some rare and strange items.

Especially those related to formations.

He would rather kill the wrong one than let go of anything. Mo Hua took them all.

Walking Corpse Village had the Absolute Formation.

Mo Hua speculated that the Absolute Formation was drawn on the Corpse Controlling Bell.

Now the Corpse Controlling Bell was already in his hands, but Mo Hua hadn’t had time to look at it carefully yet.

He didn’t know if the Absolute Formation was really inside the bronze bell.

But to guard against the unexpected, another layer of preparation was needed.

Even if the Absolute Formation wasn’t inside the bronze bell, it was inside Walking Corpse Village.

Mo Hua then collected all the things drawn with formations inside Walking Corpse Village to avoid any omissions when deducing the Absolute Formation.

Besides that, there were other formations drawn inside Walking Corpse Village.

For example, the formations drawn on that withered ink screen departed from the five elements category and involved a domain of formations that Mo Hua was not familiar with.

There were quite a few objects similar to the screen in the village.

The formations on these objects were also diverse in style.

They were obviously not drawn by Yan Shixun, but he also didn’t know who drew them.

So, in order to broaden his understanding of formations, increase his experience with formations, and enhance his knowledge of formations, Mo Hua decided to take all these objects back, dismantle them one by one, and study them carefully.

Mo Hua was flipping through and taking things.

However, his storage bag was too small. After putting things in for a while, he couldn’t put any more in.

Mo Hua was a little troubled.

Bai Zi Xi then took out a brand new storage bag embroidered with auspicious clouds and phoenix patterns and said clearly:

“This bag is big.”

Mo Hua’s eyes lit up, and he said with a smile and narrowed eyes:

“Thank you, little senior sister!”

Thus, Mo Hua had no more worries and released his divine sense, flipping through and picking up things with formations in the village.

He just put the things he picked out into Bai Zi Xi’s storage bag.

Like this, Mo Hua picked, and Bai Zi Xi put them in the bag.

The two strolled around again, plundering Walking Corpse Village once more.

Until the sky gradually brightened, the two then returned fully loaded, having completely stuffed a high-grade storage bag.

And on the other side, Situ Fang was also leading the Situ family’s cultivators, and they had almost finished clearing Walking Corpse Village.

Mo Hua left the spirit stones and other things to them.

The Situ family mobilized a large force this time.

Mobilizing manpower required spending quite a few spirit stones.

And although this battle was smooth, it was inevitable that some cultivators would suffer casualties. These injured cultivators also needed spirit stones for compensation.

Afterward, everyone gathered together.

Situ Fang, and the two elders of the Situ family, all thanked Mo Hua and the other two.

Without the help of Mo Hua and the other two, their casualties in this battle would likely have been higher, and whether they could have successfully attacked Walking Corpse Village was still unknown.

After all, the mountain village had strict formations, and iron corpses were impenetrable to swords and spears. Frontal combat was still very difficult.

Mo Hua then waved his hand and said: “No need to be polite.”

Then he asked: “What do we do next?”

Situ Jin stroked his beard, thought for a moment, then didn’t hide anything from Mo Hua, but said truthfully:

“After we finish the tally, we will not go to the South Yue City Dao Court Division, but will report to the Dao Court through the Situ family’s connections and network, borrowing the name of the neighboring South Mountain City Dao Court Division.”

“South Mountain City Dao Court Division?”

Situ Jin nodded, “The head officer of South Mountain City, his wife, is surnamed Situ.”

Mo Hua then understood.

Situ Jin continued: “This merit will go around the South Yue City Dao Court Division and be counted towards Miss Fang.”

“Of course,” Situ Jin looked at Mo Hua and said again, “Little Mister, it will also be counted towards you. Besides spirit stones, there are also merit points distributed by the Dao Court.”

“As for whether the merit points are many or few, it just depends on the operations on the Dao Court’s side.”

After all, as long as there are people, there are divisions of interests.

Even in a place like the Dao Court, where clear water flows through, three layers of oil will be scraped off.

Situ Jin said again: “Besides that, the Situ family still has some small gifts to give to Little Mister…”

After all, this time, thanks to Mo Hua, they had this opportunity and established this merit.

Merit is something that sometimes cannot be bought even with spirit stones.

With this merit, Miss Fang would also be valued by the family.

This branch of theirs didn’t have many promising descendants. Situ Fang cultivated diligently and did things seriously, ranking among the outstanding ones.

So Situ Jin was still very grateful to Mo Hua.

“Where, where, elder is polite…”

Mo Hua was humble on his mouth, but still couldn’t hold back and said curiously:

“What small gifts will you give me…”

Situ Jin was startled, and couldn’t help but smile.

This little mister, with his open temperament, was truly a straightforward person.

Situ Jin laughed: “Little mister may not like vulgar things like spirit stones. The Situ family will prepare some family-passed formation books to give to Little Mister and build some good karma…”

Mo Hua wanted to say that he also liked vulgar things like spirit stones very much.

But saying this out would be a bit embarrassing.

Mo Hua then didn’t feel embarrassed to say it.

However, having formations to learn, he was still very happy.

He didn’t know what formation books the Situ family would give him.

Mo Hua thanked them:

“Thank you, elder, and thank you, Sister Situ!”

Situ Fang saw that Mo Hua had accepted their good intentions and nodded with a smile.

After that, Zhang Quan was detained by Situ Jin and sent to the Dao Court Division.

These walking corpses and coffins were also all tallied and handled by the Dao Court Division.

Refining corpse coffins were demonic path objects and were to be destroyed.

Zombies were very harmful. Once out of control, they would rampage, wander everywhere, and devour the flesh and blood of living people.

Corpse poison could also easily cause cultivators to undergo corpse transformation.

So generally, zombies would be uniformly burned by the Dao Court Division to prevent harm.

But these matters had no big relation to Mo Hua.

Situ Fang still had some tail-end matters to handle and also had to wait for the South Mountain City Dao Court Division to hand over some affairs. Next, she would be very busy.

Yan Shixun had already been sent back to South Yue City in the first step by the Situ family’s cultivators.

The matters of Walking Corpse Village were done. Mo Hua then also bid farewell and returned with Bai Zi Sheng and Bai Zi Xi.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the morning glow filled the sky, sprinkling on the road.

Mo Hua and the other two walked side by side, stepping on the mountain stones, wearing the glow, looking at the scenery between the mountains, which was barren but also had some wild interest, and walked back step by step.

On the road, Bai Zi Sheng said regretfully:

“Not being able to kill Zhang Quan…”

He had indeed thought of taking advantage of the time when Zhang Quan was furious to kill him with one spear, but Mo Hua didn’t let him.

“Zhang Quan still has people behind him. We need to leave him alive and find a way to ask who this person is,” Mo Hua said.

“Zhang Quan won’t say, right.”

“Then that’s not up to him.”

Bai Zi Sheng asked: “You won’t still want to personally go interrogate Zhang Quan, right?”

Mo Hua nodded.

Bai Zi Sheng hesitated: “You still don’t go…”

Mo Hua was a little puzzled, “Why?”

Bai Zi Sheng said: “You angered Zhang Quan to that state. Even if he dies, even if he’s cut into a thousand pieces, he definitely won’t tell you anything.”

Mo Hua was startled, “His tolerance isn’t that small, is it?”

Bai Zi Sheng was speechless: “I think his tolerance is quite big. If his tolerance were a bit smaller, he would have been angered to death by you earlier…”

Mo Hua frowned and softly puzzled: “Do I really anger people that much?”

How could he not be aware of it himself?

Bai Zi Sheng sighed, “It’s precisely your innocent look when you anger people that is the most infuriating.”

Mo Hua didn’t believe him and turned his head to ask Bai Zi Xi:

“Little senior sister, do I anger people that much?”

Bai Zi Xi’s beautiful eyes moved slightly, and she said lightly:

“It’s okay.”

Mo Hua nodded, feeling that what the little senior sister said was right.

Bai Zi Sheng looked at his younger sister and only shook his head helplessly.

The three walked side by side for a while longer. Bai Zi Sheng suddenly thought of something and asked again:

“Exactly how many zombies are there in Walking Corpse Village?”

Mo Hua said without thinking: “Five iron corpses, six hundred and thirty-seven walking corpses.”

“You really counted?”

“That is natural,” Mo Hua nodded.

He knew how many zombies were in Walking Corpse Village, possibly even clearer than Zhang Quan, the boss.

Bai Zi Sheng smacked his mouth, “So many…”

Mo Hua, however, shook his head: “No, not enough…”

Bai Zi Sheng was slightly startled, “Still not enough?”

Mo Hua nodded: “Not enough!”

Bai Zi Sheng was a little puzzled.

Mo Hua then explained: “Zhang Quan’s corpse refining method is ancestral. He buys corpses and refines them. It takes at least several decades, and more than a hundred years. Over the years, the number of zombies refined by him cannot possibly be only this many…”

“Moreover, he wasn’t the only one refining. He built Walking Corpse Village. Bandits killed people, mine cultivators bought corpses, and one or two hundred corpse refiners were all refining corpses. Over time, the number of zombies refined is absolutely not small.”

Bai Zi Sheng also frowned: “Does he still have other places to hide corpses?”

“Not hiding, it’s also possible he sold them.”

Mo Hua remembered that Zhang Quan had mentioned “sending corpses” before.

It was impossible for him to refine corpses just to “send” them to others. There must have been some transaction involved.

However, these matters were temporarily still shrouded in fog, with no clues.

Bai Zi Sheng sighed: “The water is very deep…”

Mo Hua nodded, and involuntarily looked towards the other side.

At this time, they had already walked to South Yue City, and the other side of the road was just the mines.

It was already morning, the morning glow had scattered, and the sunlight was becoming scorching.

The mines were being baked hot by the sun.

Mine cultivators were working in the scorching sun.

The scorching sun was above their heads, their feet stepped on the scorching hot mountain stones, their bodies covered in whip marks were tanned black, their hands were chapped, their backs were bent under pressure, and they toiled arduously and numbly under the scoldings of the overseers.

Every breath they took was extremely difficult.

Like people drowning in deep water, unable to breathe due to suffocation.

Mo Hua’s gaze moved slightly, and he murmured:

“The water in South Yue City is very deep…”

“So these mine cultivators can only live in deep water and hot fire…”

(This chapter is complete)