Cheng Mo and the others lacked experience in hunting demonic beasts, so they had to start with easier ones and gradually progress. The disciples were settled in the middle area, and Mo Hua held a candle, lost in thought.

The Refine Demon Mountain map was finished. He also had a rough idea of the various Grade 2 initial stage demonic beings within the Refine Demon Mountain. With everything prepared, he could now think about practical combat.

Mo Hua compared the Refine Demon Mountain map, flipped through it for a long time, drew up a route, selected a demonic beast, and arranged a plan.

The next day, Mo Hua wrote a letter, handed it to Master Gu, and asked him to help customize a batch of armor.

Several days later, the armor was refined. Mo Hua then found Cheng Mo and straightforwardly said: “After a day of rest, follow me to the Refine Demon Mountain.”

Cheng Mo’s injury had just healed. Hearing this, his heart sank, and he only felt the pain in his body, still faintly aching. He now dreamed of being slapped by that bear.

Not wanting to lose face, Cheng Mo bit the bullet and boasted: “Little Senior Brother, don’t worry, when we enter the Refine Demon Mountain, I will definitely protect you thoroughly!”

But after boasting, he still cautiously asked: “Little Senior Brother, what are you going to the Refine Demon Mountain for?”

“What do you say?”

Cheng Mo’s confidence wavered slightly, “It’s impossible… to go hunt demonic beasts, right…”

Mo Hua nodded, “You are truly clever.”

Cheng Mo gave a bitter smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes. He looked at himself, tall and strong, but he was slapped by a bear and lay in bed for nearly half a month. Then he looked at Mo Hua, with his delicate skin and tender flesh, although he had grown a bit, he was still small-limbed compared to himself…

Cheng Mo said in a low voice: “How about we postpone it? A gentleman’s revenge is not too late in ten years. Let’s let those demonic beasts in the mountain go for now.”

Mo Hua asked: “Are you afraid?”

Cheng Mo smiled awkwardly, “I’m not afraid; I’m afraid the demonic beasts will hurt you.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Mo Hua said with a proud face, “Didn’t I tell you before? I am of a demonic beast hunting master’s origin. This skill is passed down from my ancestors!”

Cheng Mo’s expression was complicated. That’s what he said, but the key was that no one really believed him… And the situation in the mountains was different, the demonic beasts were different, and the hunting methods were also different. You couldn’t use the old “sword” from home to kill the demons of Qian State…

Mo Hua saw that Cheng Mo didn’t believe him and sighed: “Alright then, I’ll find someone else to go with me.”

When Cheng Mo heard this, he immediately became anxious. Hunting demonic beasts or not didn’t matter, but the strong thigh must be held tightly! They had been together for a while, and Cheng Mo was relatively familiar with Mo Hua, knowing his extraordinary mind and strategy, his incredible array level, and his unfathomably deep background. Even the always iron-faced and impartial Old Mister Xun would support him. This was a truly strong thigh! Even if Little Senior Brother was just going to the Refine Demon Mountain to stroll and see the scenery, he, at least, must follow.

Cheng Mo smiled and said: “I’m just afraid that my injury has just healed and I’ll drag you down. Little Senior Brother, if you don’t dislike it, no matter what you do, I am duty-bound!” The implication was that he definitely had to be brought along.

“Good.” Mo Hua nodded in satisfaction.

Cheng Mo, as a matter of course, pulled Si Tu Jian and a few others along again. The Refine Demon Mountain was hard to deal with, demonic beasts were hard to kill, merit was hard to earn, and the entry ticket still cost a hundred merit. With their current cultivation, entering the Refine Demon Mountain basically resulted in a loss. Si Tu Jian and the others had originally given up, thinking they would enter the mountain to hunt demonic beasts later when their cultivation was higher. But hearing Cheng Mo say that Mo Hua wanted to take them into the mountain, their hearts, which had been discouraged, quietly came back to life. Although they didn’t know exactly what methods Mo Hua had to enter the dangerous Refine Demon Mountain and hunt fierce and bloodthirsty demonic beasts, following Little Senior Brother was absolutely not wrong. This was a hard truth summarized from past experience.

So, during the rest period, Mo Hua went to the Gu family business pavilion in Tai Xu City, took some spirit tools, simply drew some arrays, then met with Cheng Mo and a few others, and went to the Refine Demon Mountain together. Upon reaching the Refine Demon Mountain gate, each person spent a hundred merit to buy a Refine Demon Order before entering the mountain. Just as they entered the mountain, Mo Hua didn’t notice that not far away, a handsome elder with a leisurely expression, named Xun Zi You, subtly glanced at them. This person was exactly Elder Xun, entrusted by Old Mister Xun to look after Mo Hua. His surname was Xun, his name was Zi You, he was from the Xun family, a direct descendant of Old Mister Xun, at the late Golden Core stage of cultivation, serving as an elder in the inner sect of Tai Xu Gate.

Watching Mo Hua enter the mountain, Xun Zi You sighed softly. “Here we go again…” He originally thought that after Mo Hua had wandered in the mountain for two consecutive rest periods, he would settle down for a while, but he didn’t expect that as soon as he was free, he would think about entering the mountain again. And this time, he was followed by four little kids. This time, he wasn’t going to personally hunt and kill demonic beasts, was he? Xun Zi You quietly assessed the cultivation strength of the disciples and shook his head slightly. “A bit suspenseful…” Encountering Grade 2 initial stage demonic beasts wasn’t entirely without the power to fight, but the risk was too great. And Grade 2 initial stage demonic beasts also varied in strength. Encountering weaker ones was still okay; if they couldn’t win, they could still run. If they encountered strong ones, once they couldn’t win, they were afraid that they would lose their lives in the Refine Demon Mountain.

Xun Zi You reluctantly took another sip of tea. “No more leisure days…” Before, watching one was troublesome enough, but now in the blink of an eye, he had to watch five… Xun Zi You smacked his lips, feeling that the tea was a bit bitter, shook his head, and instructed the guard disciples beside him: “You all watch the mountain gate carefully, I will go into the mountain to take a look.” The disciples on the side all bowed: “Yes, Elder.” Xun Zi You’s figure flickered, and he walked into the Refine Demon Mountain.

And at this moment, at the foot of the Refine Demon Mountain, on a large rock, Mo Hua and the other four were sitting cross-legged, gathered together. Mo Hua said: “This time we will hunt and kill a Grade 2 initial level demonic beast named Cang Mu Wolf…” Cheng Mo and the others all nodded nervously. Mo Hua continued: “The Cang Mu Wolf is a Wood element wolf demon, two people tall, its whole body is green and oily, its claws and teeth are poisonous, its demonic power is strong, its pupils are wood-brown, the more people it kills, the deeper the color of its pupils, possibly even blood-colored…”

“The Cang Mu Wolf’s attacks are similar to those of general wolf demons, mainly tearing, biting, pouncing, gnawing, and flicking its tail.” “Its saliva is poisonous, and it often licks its fur, so its fur is also toxic.” Mo Hua took out his storage bag, “These are four pieces of Yi Mu Armor, specially designed to defend against Wood element demonic power, and with poison warding arrays. If you wear them, you can resist most of the Cang Mu Wolf’s attacks…” Si Tu Jian couldn’t help but say: “Little Senior Brother, what about you?” “I don’t need it,” Mo Hua said, “I rely on my movement techniques and concealment. The Cang Mu Wolf can’t touch me.” Wearing clumsy armor would instead affect his actions. And he didn’t need to fight head-on, only needed to support from the side. A mere Cang Mu Wolf fundamentally couldn’t threaten him.

After that, Mo Hua simply talked about some of the Cang Mu Wolf’s habits. At the same time, he emphasized and explained some of the demonic beast hunting tactics and procedures, and warned: “You must act according to the plan and absolutely not make any mistakes.” Cheng Mo and the others all nodded, inwardly exclaiming. Although they said they always believed in Little Senior Brother, they didn’t expect that a single demonic beast hunting plan would be so thorough, so meticulous, looking very ‘professional’. They had never considered so much. From a distance, Xun Zi You also nodded slightly. First plan, then act according to the plan. Not just rushing up with a hot head to fight the demonic beast to the death. Indeed, they were much stronger than the children of ordinary worldly families.

With everything prepared, Mo Hua then said: “Let’s go!” So, a group of five people set out to hunt and kill the first demonic beast in the Refine Demon Mountain—the Cang Mu Wolf. The Cang Mu Wolf was a Wood element demonic beast, liking poisonous forests and shrubs. Mo Hua, according to its habits, walked lightly and quietly in the mountain while releasing his divine sense to search for traces of the Cang Mu Wolf. Occasionally, they also encountered other Grade 2 initial level demonic beasts. Cheng Mo then asked: “Little Senior Brother, these demonic beasts, are we not going to kill them?” Mo Hua shook his head, “Only kill the Cang Mu Wolf.” Seeing that the crowd was a bit confused, Mo Hua said: “The target must be clear, the plan must be detailed, the execution must be firm, don’t be greedy, and even less so, don’t branch out…”

“Branching out will bring extra trouble, and the consequences are hard to predict.” Consequences are hard to predict? Cheng Mo and the others didn’t quite understand, but they still nodded obediently. So, after searching for half an hour, Mo Hua found traces of the Cang Mu Wolf under a large tree. It was black-green fur and poisonous liquid from grass and wood. Following the traces, after another half hour, Mo Hua tracked down a Grade 2 initial level demonic beast, two people tall, with fierce eyes: the Cang Mu Wolf.

“Be careful of the poison, don’t be greedy for merit, be careful of it faking death…” Mo Hua reminded them again, then formally began the hunt. He first observed the Cang Mu Wolf’s movement path, set traps in advance on its必经之路, and buried ground-kill array discs. He then used the environment as cover to conceal their traces. He sprinkled grass powder to eliminate their scent. He did all of this skillfully, and the arrays were seamlessly arranged. Afterward, the crowd hid in a forest on the side. After an incense stick of time, the Cang Mu Wolf walked over, stepped into the trap, and triggered the array. Instantly, there was a loud boom, and dust flew. The Grade 2 ground-kill array exploded, and threads of Earth element spiritual power spread and strangled like serpents, sweeping towards the surroundings, strangling the nearby rocks, grass, and trees to pieces.

When the dust and smoke cleared, the Cang Mu Wolf was injured all over its scales, and dark green poisonous blood flowed down its fur onto the ground. In its demonic eyes, there was full of fear and anger. Without giving it a chance to breathe, Mo Hua said in a deep voice: “Kill!” Cheng Mo and the others, who were shocked by the power of the ground-kill array, only then came back to their senses, remembered Mo Hua’s instructions, no longer hesitated, and rushed forward with all their might. For a while, the roar of the demonic beast and the shouts of the cultivators intertwined. Demonic power and spiritual power intertwined. Cheng Mo’s aura was strong, he held the mountain-opening axe, majestic and powerful, confronting the Cang Mu Wolf head-on. Yang Qian Jun’s spear was like a dragon, attacking at close range. Si Tu Jian’s sword was like a fire, attacking from a distance. Hao Xuan couldn’t use his staff, so he picked up the spirit sword he had cultivated since childhood and controlled sword energy from the side to supplement the damage. Mo Hua also took the opportunity to cast several spells, either interrupting the Cang Mu Wolf’s attacks, deepening its injuries, or restricting its movements.

Cheng Mo and the others were still wearing the Yi Mu Armor. The Cang Mu Wolf’s attacks on them had their power and toxicity greatly reduced. But the attacks from Cheng Mo and the others were something the Cang Mu Wolf couldn’t withstand. The situation gradually became clear. The heavily injured Cang Mu Wolf was not their match and wanted to escape. But as soon as its eyeballs turned, Mo Hua saw it and shouted clearly: “It wants to run, stop it!” Cheng Mo roared loudly, “Evil creature, look at my axe!” Then his twin axes, containing the momentum of opening mountains, fiercely chopped towards the Cang Mu Wolf’s waist. Yang Qian Jun’s gaze focused, and the tip of his spear condensed golden light, going straight for the Cang Mu Wolf’s throat. Si Tu Jian and Hao Xuan pursued with sword energy. Mo Hua cast a water prison technique, trapping the Cang Mu Wolf for a moment.

The Cang Mu Wolf had nowhere to escape, enduring so many attacks, and finally raised its head, let out an unwilling roar, and fell to the ground dejectedly. The crowd’s expressions lit up, but then they remembered Mo Hua’s warning: “Demonic beasts are cunning by nature, many will fake death. After it falls to the ground, you must be more careful…” Several people’s hearts tightened, not daring to be careless. So, according to the plan, Cheng Mo and Yang Qian Jun guarded nearby, Si Tu Jian and Hao Xuan condensed sword energy, supplementing attacks from a distance. The Cang Mu Wolf, struck by several sword energies, indeed struggled up again. The crowd surrounded and attacked again, the Cang Mu Wolf couldn’t cause any more trouble, and just fell to the ground like that, completely dead.

Cheng Mo and the others were all sweating, their arms a bit numb. Looking at the Cang Mu Wolf lying on the ground, breathless, in addition to joy, they still felt a bit unbelievable. Dead! They had killed a Grade 2 initial level Cang Mu Wolf with their own ability?! Although, it mainly relied on Little Senior Brother, they also put in a lot of effort. On the other side, Xun Zi You also looked a bit stunned. So fast… it’s already killed? From preparing beforehand, to tracking clues, to burying arrays and setting ambushes, then surrounding and killing, and finally preventing faking death. It was clearly arranged. This Cang Mu Wolf died without any accidents. Are demonic beasts so easy to kill?

Xun Zi You silently looked at Mo Hua, who was behind the crowd, planning everything, with a composed expression, and there was some disbelief in his eyes. His spirit root was middle-lower, his blood energy was weak, and his talent alone was only average, but his mind and intelligence were absolutely not ordinary. Wood and stone on the outside, gold and jade on the inside. If this child was not limited by his spirit root, his future prospects would be absolutely immeasurable. The old ancestor’s ability to judge people was truly formidable.

The Cang Mu Wolf was already dead, its blood not yet dry. Mo Hua immediately took out a clean jade porcelain bottle and used the blood drawing technique he had learned from his Little Senior Sister to draw blood from the Cang Mu Wolf. This blood was used to mix spirit ink. He drew ten bottles of blood. Mo Hua looked at the jade porcelain bottle and symbolically asked Cheng Mo and the others, “Do you want this blood?” Cheng Mo and the others were very perceptive and all shook their heads, “No.” They weren’t array masters, what would they do with this demonic blood? Moreover, how could they ask for something that Little Senior Brother had taken a fancy to? They weren’t fools either. Mo Hua nodded and put the ten bottles of demonic blood into his storage bag with peace of mind. He planned to stock up on more demonic blood to mix more spirit ink. This way, his spirit ink wouldn’t cost any merit, and he wouldn’t even need to spend spirit stones to buy it. Save the spirit ink, save the spirit stones, and save the merit even more. The more saved, the better!

Mo Hua collected the spirit ink, patted his hands, looked at the Cang Mu Wolf, and then said: “Dissect the corpse.” Such a large Cang Mu Wolf definitely couldn’t be carried back. According to the usual practice of demonic beast hunting masters, they would dissect it and bring back the valuable materials. But this kind of thing didn’t need Mo Hua to do it. Cheng Mo, carrying two large axes, began to dissect the Cang Mu Wolf. Mo Hua commanded from the side, telling him where to split with the axe, which bones to strip out, which internal organs were relatively valuable… Cheng Mo’s method was a bit unfamiliar, and he fumbled for half an hour, barely finishing. The Cang Mu Wolf was skinned and boned, its appearance completely changed, and blood flowed all over the ground. The scene was a bit bloody, and Cheng Mo and the others were still a bit unaccustomed. Mo Hua, however, was accustomed to it, and he still warned Cheng Mo: “Dissecting demonic beasts like this, practice more next time, you must be quick and nimble, the faster the better. Otherwise, after countless hardships and ten thousand difficulties, you kill a demonic beast, and before you can collect it into your bag, you are bumped into by other demonic beasts or stared at by other cultivators, which is not good.”

Cheng Mo kept nodding. The Cang Mu Wolf was dissected and packed into storage bags. The sky was getting late, so Mo Hua and the others returned home. Upon reaching the mountain gate, they sold all the Cang Mu Wolf’s materials. The Cang Mu Wolf’s materials weren’t particularly famous, and Mo Hua and the others didn’t primarily cultivate tools, so keeping them wasn’t of much use. Selling them outside was also an option, but selling them outside meant exchanging them for spirit stones. Selling them within the Refine Demon Mountain meant getting merit. The Cang Mu Wolf’s wolf head, damaged fur, spine, sharp claws, tail, and some liver and gallbladder could all be sold for a price. Calculating it down, they actually got two thousand five hundred points of merit. On average, each person got five hundred merit, minus the one hundred merit for the hunting order, each person could net four hundred merit. Of course, they also had to deduct the consumption of purchased spirit tools, pills, and arrays. But these were all bought with spirit stones and didn’t waste merit, so Cheng Mo and the others didn’t care. With the merit in hand, several people were excited. Cheng Mo and the others then wanted to give Mo Hua an extra two hundred points of merit. After all, this time’s hunt and kill of the Cang Mu Wolf basically relied on Mo Hua’s help in preparing spirit tools, formulating plans, and constantly guiding from the side. Without Mo Hua’s help, this Cang Mu Wolf really wouldn’t have been killed. They also believed that Mo Hua must be of a demonic beast hunting master’s origin, otherwise, his experience would never be so rich. Hao Xuan even had a face full of admiration and asked: “Little Senior Brother, have you killed many demonic beasts?” Mo Hua said modestly: “It’s alright…” He relied on arrays to assist, so he didn’t kill many, but his war record was still decent. So far, his most glorious war record as a demonic beast hunting master was killing a… Dao Nie great demon named “Feng Xi”. But he couldn’t say it out loud. Because others would think he was bragging.

The next day, Mo Hua brought Cheng Mo and the others, repeating the process, and hunted and killed another Cang Mu Wolf. This time was also very smooth. After Mo Hua summarized slightly, he also determined a set of tactics and procedures for stable hunting of Cang Mu Wolves based on the habits of the demonic beasts and the terrain of the Refine Demon Mountain. This included what spirit tools to prepare before entering the mountain; how to detect, how to track, how to set ambushes, how to surround and kill, how to end, and how to properly handle various problems after entering the mountain… This set of procedures was only aimed at the Cang Mu Wolf. A meal must be eaten one bite at a time. Hunting demonic beasts also requires learning one by one. Most of the fellow disciples are new hands, and at the beginning, it’s definitely impossible to hunt and kill all kinds of demonic beasts. Let them start by hunting and killing Cang Mu Wolves, gradually adapt to the process of hunting demonic beasts, accumulate confidence, accumulate experience, and then gradually become a qualified demonic beast hunting master. Mo Hua nodded, sighing inwardly. This Little Senior Brother of his is truly well-intentioned. Who is as kind-hearted as he is…

Afterward, Mo Hua found Cheng Mo again: “Take a look, see who else wants to enter the Refine Demon Mountain to play, and have them come find me.” He wanted to promote this set of demonic beast hunting procedures widely among the disciples of Tai Xu Gate. So, by evening, Cheng Mo brought several disciples over again. Several people stood straight in front of Mo Hua and said in unison: “Little Senior Brother is good!” Mo Hua nodded and asked: “Do you all want to enter the Refine Demon Mountain?” “Yes!” Mo Hua didn’t keep them in suspense, simply took out a jade slip and handed it to them. “First, start by hunting and killing the Grade 2 Cang Mu Wolf, don’t aim too high, and even less so, don’t be careless.” “Inside is the whole set of procedures, follow it step by step…” Then Mo Hua explained the things to pay attention to, from detection, to hunting and killing, to skinning and boning, leaving no detail large or small. He even thoughtfully told them where to buy some of the array media and spirit tools used in the process. The disciples were extremely grateful and all said: “Thank you, Little Senior Brother!”

So, after this, at the Refine Demon Mountain gate. Elder Xun discovered that more and more Tai Xu Gate disciples were wearing the same armor, carrying the same arrays, in the same formation, with the same steps, walking into the Refine Demon Mountain, going to hunt and kill the same kind of demonic beast…

(End of this chapter)