“He? To me? Dao Heart Seed Demon?”

This kind of thing was truly somewhat unbelievable. Mo Hua didn’t know what expression to make for a moment, so his expression appeared even more dazed.

Mysterious Young Master nodded, his voice low and somewhat bewitching:

“Remembered it?”

Mo Hua nodded blankly.

“Repeat it once,” said Mysterious Young Master.

Mo Hua said: “From now on, I am your master, you are my servant.”

“You will only follow my orders.”

“If I let you live, you will live; if I let you die, you will die…”

As these words entered his ears, Mysterious Young Master was stunned for a moment, and a trace of inexplicable annoyance arose in his heart.

I told you to repeat, not to repeat like this.

If you say it like this, who is whose master in the end?

Mysterious Young Master frowned.

“Why is it like this? Is the Dao Heart Seed Demon wrong? Clearly the other two people are fine, no accidents happened…”

“Or is it… his divine sense is strong, his thoughts are clever, so he has resistance to the Dao Heart Seed Demon?”

Mysterious Young Master looked at Mo Hua, feeling his guess was not impossible. He then shook that piece of Three Realms Plaque in front of Mo Hua and repeated his “Dao Heart Seed Demon” words and seed once more.

After finishing the narration, Mo Hua’s eyes were dim.

He seemed to be thinking, digesting, and learning something.

After a moment, Mo Hua looked towards Mysterious Young Master, his eyes deep, revealing a strange gray color. He said word by word:

“These words are for the Dao, transforming into a demon seed, seeded in your heart, never to be lost or destroyed…”

Mysterious Young Master was slightly startled, his thoughts fluctuated, feeling something was not right.

The next moment, Mo Hua again said to him in a low voice: “I will, towards you, only follow orders…”

“I will, towards you, only follow orders.”

Mysterious Young Master’s consciousness gradually returned. He nodded, and only then felt relieved, his heart also much steadier:

“Seeded successfully.”

“Indeed, for this kind of clever little ghost, seeding once is not enough, you need to seed twice to make it work.”

Since I have seeded the Dao Heart Seed Demon on him, he will certainly obey me. If I let him live, he will live; if I let him die, he will die.

This thought also remained in Mysterious Young Master’s heart.

“Follow me…”

Mysterious Young Master said to Mo Hua, then turned around and walked proudly forward.

Mo Hua followed behind him with a dazed gaze, and at the same time, his heart couldn’t help but think heavily.

This Mysterious Young Master can actually use the Dao Heart Seed Demon?

Why?

Does he have a connection with Shibo?

That’s probably not possible…

Someone at his level doesn’t look like he has inherited anything from Shibo at all.

Even if he had one-thousandth of Shibo’s level, these several Golden Cores would have already killed each other.

If it’s not Shibo’s inheritance, then is it the orthodox demon sect’s “Dao Heart Seed Demon”?

Mo Hua had previously researched a bit and knew that the “Dao Heart Seed Demon” method was originally not his Shibo’s “signature,” but the inheritance of an ancient demon gate, the Illusion Demon Sect.

However, the Illusion Demon Sect’s “Dao Heart Seed Demon,” while crafty and insidious, ruthless and strange, poisoning people’s hearts and making cultivators change color at the mention of it, was not truly a top inheritance.

But Shibo’s “Dao Heart Seed Demon” was completely different.

Walking the strange Dao, being conferred “Daoist,” with the strange calculations of heavenly mechanisms deepening the Dao Heart Seed Demon, it was unique.

Moreover, compared to the Illusion Demon Sect’s, it seemed much stronger.

But exactly how much stronger, no one was very clear.

Because it seemed that no one who had been subjected to the Strange Daoist’s “Dao Heart Seed Demon” had survived.

That year outside Wanmo Hall in Li State City, Mo Hua remembered clearly that so many Golden Cores, including three Feathered Ascension Realm demon path real people, all died without a sound.

Especially in the crowd, when one was seeded, a large area died.

Mo Hua thought for a moment.

This Dao Heart Seed Demon move of Mysterious Young Master seemed to require borrowing some kind of evil tool when cast – that piece of amber-colored jade plaque in his hand, pieced together like three skulls, was used to confuse people’s hearts.

Furthermore, it also required using some kind of “word curse” as a medium.

This word curse was a bit long-winded. Sometimes saying it once didn’t work, and it needed to be said twice, by which time everything was already over.

But Shibo was different.

If he wanted to seed the Dao Heart Seed Demon, he basically just needed to take one look, and even sometimes, a simple sentence, a thought, or even a name could become the “seed” of the Dao Heart Seed Demon.

Shibo was truly too strong.

That’s why I stole and learned his things back then.

This Mysterious Young Master is simply far inferior.

But speaking of which, since Shibo’s divine thought method is still called “Dao Heart Seed Demon,” it is likely derived and evolved from the Illusion Demon Sect’s Dao Heart Seed Demon method.

And I definitely can’t learn Shibo’s “Dao Heart Seed Demon” now.

In that case, why not take a step back and start with this Mysterious Young Master to gain a deeper understanding of the basic usage of “Dao Heart Seed Demon”?

“It seems possible, and…”

Mo Hua again glanced at the surrounding shrine with the corner of his eye, his thoughts moving slightly.

This shrine appeared rich and magnificent, but being sealed by the Ten Thousand Corpse Coffin and hidden deep within, it must contain extremely great danger.

Next, who knows what they will encounter.

And as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, mixing with this group of Golden Core great demon cultivators is truly too risky.

Not to mention the demon sect leader in the late Golden Core stage, the Bear Boar demon cultivator in the late Golden Core stage, and the black-robed old man in the late Golden Core stage, even facing this “Mysterious Young Master” head-on, I am no match.

If I’m not careful and expose my flaws, I will suffer suspicion, and even face death.

Since that’s the case, why not hand over some “leverage” and act as their “puppet” so they can be at ease.

Mo Hua looked at the Mysterious Young Master walking in front again, a hint of strangeness appearing in his eyes:

“There are so many things you could use, yet you dare to use the Dao Heart Seed Demon on me…”

The Mysterious Young Master walking in front felt a slight tremble in his heart. He suddenly turned his head to look, but saw Mo Hua’s gaze was dim, his expression dazed, following behind him like a fool, with nothing abnormal.

Mysterious Young Master frowned, feeling a little more doubtful.

But this doubt had just arisen when Mo Hua followed the words he had spoken and repeated the word curse, which echoed in his heart again.

Mysterious Young Master thought for a moment, his brows gradually relaxing.

“The great law of the Dao Heart Seed Demon, used on a Foundation Establishment cultivator, how can there be a mistake? This little boy is already my ‘plaything’…”

Mysterious Young Master nodded, turned around and continued to lead Mo Hua forward.

The shrine was resplendent with gold and jade, the buildings grand, copper pillars stood everywhere, and the corridors were intricate, making it difficult to distinguish directions.

But this Mysterious Young Master seemed to know the way, leading them straight through layer upon layer of golden platforms and buildings to a front hall.

Inside the front hall, human figures flickered. Those several Golden Core demon cultivators were all there.

Even Gray Second Master and Shi Tuo were there.

But these two were dazed and confused at this time, obviously also having been subjected to the “Dao Heart Seed Demon.”

And judging by their appearance, they seemed to be under the command of Mysterious Young Master.

“Assembled,” said Mysterious Young Master.

The black-robed old man nodded slightly, and after looking at Mo Hua, he said, “Little brother, you have also been seeded?”

“Naturally,” said Mysterious Young Master, then looked towards Mo Hua, “I am doing this for his own good…”

“Once the demon thought is seeded and they become puppets, confused, they won’t be able to hear what we say. Like this, he might be able to survive after the matter is concluded. Otherwise, if he hears even a single word or phrase of the secrets inside this shrine, it will be a dead end for him.”

“Moreover, this little boy appears pure on the surface, but in fact, he is very clever. If I don’t seed him with a demon, I won’t be at ease.”

“That’s good too,” the black-robed old man nodded, then looked at Mysterious Young Master, “Young Master seems to value this little boy quite a lot?”

Mysterious Young Master smiled: “I lack a servant who can serve tea and water and has a clear and handsome appearance. This little boy is just right.”

The black-robed old ancestor said no more.

Mysterious Young Master instead looked at Shen Qingsheng in the black-robed old man’s hand and asked: “This little boy from the Shen family, do you want to bring him along too?”

The black-robed old man nodded: “The Shen family won’t let him go. Keep him as a bargaining chip.”

“That’s right,” Mysterious Young Master nodded.

“It’s getting late, let’s go.”

“Okay,” Mysterious Young Master nodded, then his expression became slightly serious, a smile that wasn’t quite a smile on his face, “After enduring a thousand difficulties and dangers, we have finally reached this point. I hope Second Elder and Third Prince don’t disappoint me.”

The black-robed old man didn’t answer, and walked ahead.

The demon sect leader also followed him, walking towards the depths of the shrine.

Mysterious Young Master then brought Mo Hua, Gray Second Master, and Shi Tuo, the three “puppets” who had been subjected to the Dao Heart Seed Demon, and walked at the back.

The steps of the shrine were wide and long, like a Flood Dragon covered in golden scales, winding upwards towards the highest point, leading to the most majestic and luxurious great hall above the towering silver platform and golden pavilion.

Along the way, there were carved beams and painted rafters, golden buildings and jade houses, extremely beautiful and dazzling.

Mo Hua walked on the steps, appearing like a humble “pilgrim” going to pay homage to a powerful god. He couldn’t help but silently complain in his heart:

“Well done, Huang Shan Jun, you’ve made it so corrupt…”

But he didn’t dare to look more, instead trying to act clumsy, like a wooden person, walking upwards one step at a time.

He didn’t know how long he had walked when a square appeared in front of him.

The square was very large, built with bright yellow copper ore, dazzling with golden light.

And in the middle of the square, there were countless densely packed kneeling copper figures.

These copper figures included men, women, old and young, mostly with tattered clothes and sorrowful faces. At this time, without exception, they were devoutly kneeling on the ground, praying towards the shrine high up on the mountain.

It was clearly a solemn and sacred scene, yet the black-robed old man felt inexplicably creepy.

Because on this great hall full of golden color, there was extremely dense yin energy.

It seemed to be a whole piece, an evil sea, making people shiver.

The black-robed old man stopped, turned his head to look at Gray Second Master, and asked Mysterious Young Master, “To what level have you cultivated your Dao Heart Seed Demon?”

Mysterious Young Master understood the black-robed old man’s meaning and said:

“Junior’s attainment is still shallow. The seeded people cannot use skills and Dao methods, only control some instinctive body techniques. However, if you ask them questions, they can answer, and they can also do some basic things.”

The black-robed old man said: “Let him take out the Mao Mountain Jade and measure the yin and evil energy.”

“Okay,” Mysterious Young Master nodded, then commanded Gray Second Master, “Take out the Mao Mountain Jade.”

Gray Second Master did as he was told, and took out the jade pendant from his storage bag.

Above the jade pendant, a dark green light flashed.

This light was deeper than before, even deep enough to be black.

Mysterious Young Master asked: “What does this mean?”

Gray Second Master said woodenly: “This is… a great yin sign, the resentment energy is vast.”

As these words came out, the atmosphere became heavy, and everyone’s faces sank.

Mo Hua also secretly nodded.

Indeed, it was a great yin sign.

He could now personally see the countless wronged souls and evil ghosts roaring and howling on the golden square where ten thousand copper figures knelt on the ground, a vast black mass, like a great army pressing against the city, dark clouds pressing down, very shocking.

It was just a pity that Mysterious Young Master and these people couldn’t see this scene.

The black-robed old man frowned in thought and slowly said:

“This is a shrine, and also my Great Wilderness imperial tomb. Gods need people to worship, and my Great Wilderness imperial descendants also need people to kowtow.”

“These copper statues in front of us were cast using living people, worshipping both gods and imperial descendants. From birth to death, they kowtow non-stop.”

“In their previous lives, they were slaves of the imperial power. After death, they will also turn into yin evil ghosts, guarding this imperial tomb and shrine.”

“Therefore, this worship dojo is a holy land for the dead and forbidden for the living.”

Mysterious Young Master’s gaze was stern as he asked: “How to break this situation?”

The black-robed old man shook his head slightly.

Mysterious Young Master said strangely: “This is your Great Wilderness’s inheritance, isn’t it? It should be the work of the Great Wilderness clan. Don’t you even know, Second Elder?”

The black-robed old man’s turbid gaze trembled slightly, revealing a sharp killing intent for a moment, “The one who set this up is a traitor to my Great Wilderness. He… stole my Great Wilderness’s inheritance, and deserves ten thousand deaths…”

Mo Hua on the side was startled when he heard these words.

A traitor to the Great Wilderness?

Who was he talking about…?

Mysterious Young Master, on the other hand, didn’t care too much about the traitor of the Great Wilderness. He only cared if he could reach the shrine.

“Is there no other way?”

The black-robed old man thought for a moment and said: “I have an object, a relic of the Great Wilderness lineage, called the ‘God Fog Lamp,’ which can cover divine sense traces and evade yin and evil spirits.”

“But…”

The black-robed old man looked towards the distance, “But this dojo is too big, evil things are like clouds, and the passage is too long. Relying solely on this ‘God Fog Lamp’ may not be enough to get through.”

Mysterious Young Master said: “Then why not, light another person lamp?”

The black-robed old ancestor pondered for a moment and nodded: “That’s the only way.”

Mysterious Young Master instructed Gray Second Master to take out the golden hoop.

The black-robed old man shook it a few times, and a stock of yin and cold evil force was injected into Shen Qingsheng’s meridians, stimulating him awake, then put the golden hoop on Shen Qingsheng’s head.

A familiar feeling returned again, and Shen Qingsheng’s face instantly turned pale, saying in fear: “No, I will die…”

The black-robed old man sealed Shen Qingsheng’s mouth and nose with bloody spiritual force, preventing him from shouting.

Then he silently recited an array of mysterious ancient barbaric language and lit the God Fog Lamp.

As the lamp fire lit up, fog diffused, covering everyone in its midst, concealing everyone’s breath.

Mo Hua perceived the surrounding fog and pondered for a moment, understanding.

Inside this God Fog Lamp, a God Fog array was engraved. After being activated, it could produce fog to confuse divine sense perception.

Yin and evil spirits were originally “divine sense” beings, and naturally would also be confused by this God Fog Lamp.

Mo Hua was somewhat surprised.

This God Fog Lamp, which could actually integrate with the God Fog Array, was ingenious and was likely made using the ancient refining tool method of the Great Wilderness lineage.

The inheritance of the Great Wilderness was truly extraordinary.

Covered by the God Fog Lamp, everyone walked in the dojo.

Surrounded by cast copper figures, with dark clouds like yin and evil spirits overhead, they were actually safe and sound for a time.

But as they walked, some obviously more powerful ghost things detected abnormalities and came probing and peeking into the fog of the God Fog Lamp.

The black-robed old man glanced at Mysterious Young Master.

Mysterious Young Master understood and immediately, like Gray Second Master, lit the “person lamp” on Shen Qingsheng’s head.

Shen Qingsheng’s sea of consciousness began to burn again.

His divine sense turned into smoky gas, diffusing into the sky, attracting these ghost things to one side.

Mysterious Young Master and several others breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Just like this, everyone walked forward, always covered by the God Fog Lamp and the person lamp.

Shen Qingsheng was treated as a “candle,” lighting the way.

But Shen Qingsheng’s divine sense was not strong after all. He had already lit it once before, and this time, it was gradually running dry.

Shen Qingsheng’s head felt as if thousands of needles were stabbing it.

It wasn’t long before he rolled his eyes and fainted.

Mysterious Young Master checked his breathing, then flipped his eyelids and shook his head, saying: “He’s almost squeezed dry. If we light it again, I’m afraid he’ll be gone.”

Shen Qingsheng was still useful, and the black-robed old man didn’t want him to die now.

As the person lamp was about to extinguish, the yin energy gradually intensified.

It seemed that without bait, more powerful ghost things were coming to probe their fog.

The black-robed old man then said: “Change the person.”

Mysterious Young Master nodded.

Thus, this golden hoop lamp was placed on Gray Second Master’s head.

Gray Second Master had always “lit lamps” for others throughout his life, and he probably never thought that one day, his own head would be used to light a lamp.

The person lamp lit up again, and the divine sense smoke curled upwards.

Gray Second Master was a Golden Core, and his divine sense was stronger than Shen Qingsheng’s.

But what was unexpected was that his divine sense smoke was even more messy than Shen Qingsheng’s. It seemed to be due to his old age, cluttered thoughts, and also heavy greed.

In addition, he had been bitten by corpse evil, and his divine sense originally carried foul energy.

Therefore, the divine sense smoke burned from him was not something that all ghost things were willing to eat, and the effect would naturally be somewhat different.

Although somewhat different, he was after all a Golden Core, so he endured “burning” for a bit longer.

He kept walking until he showed signs of divine sense depletion.

“Change again,” said the black-robed old man.

Thus, the one who lit the person lamp was changed to Shi Tuo.

Shi Tuo’s divine sense was better than Gray Second Master’s. His thoughts seemed less complex than Gray Second Master’s, and his greed was not as heavy.

But he was a body cultivator, somewhat dull, and didn’t like to use his brain.

Therefore, the divine sense smoke burned from him was somewhat bland.

However, with the coverage of the God Fog Lamp, the quality of the person lamp didn’t have that much influence, as long as it could be lit.

Just like this, everyone continued to cross the golden dojo and walk forward.

They didn’t know how long they had walked, but the majestic god’s great hall in the distance was already visible to the naked eye, and the Great Wilderness’s imperial tomb also seemed to be near.

But just at this moment, Shi Tuo’s divine sense was also quickly burning out, and the person lamp was about to extinguish.

There was still a small section of road left before they left the dojo.

Shen Qingsheng, Gray Second Master, and Shi Tuo had all lit lamps, leaving only one, Mo Hua.

These demon cultivators naturally wouldn’t use their own divine sense to light the lamp.

But Mo Hua…

Mysterious Young Master was more or less hesitant. He still had great use for Mo Hua. If he truly used him to light the lamp, he was more or less reluctant.

If his brain was damaged, he would just lose a good servant.

The black-robed old man also hesitated a bit.

But seeing the person lamp about to be consumed, it seemed there was no other choice.

“Light it,” said the black-robed old man.

“Okay.”

Mysterious Young Master thought for a moment, nodded, then took the golden hoop from Shi Tuo’s head, turned and placed it on Mo Hua’s head.

Mo Hua wanted to resist, but he didn’t dare to move too much.

After all, on the surface, he was now a “puppet” of the Dao Heart Seed Demon, without independent consciousness.

Moreover, the surrounding demon cultivators were all Golden Core stage, each more fierce than the last.

“Just light the person lamp…”

At most, some divine sense would be drawn. It shouldn’t be a big deal.

Besides, he was already accustomed to the consumption, damage, and even depletion of divine sense. Drawing some divine sense wouldn’t be a big obstacle.

Mo Hua stood blankly, not moving, allowing Mysterious Young Master to place the person lamp’s golden hoop on his forehead.

Afterward, Mysterious Young Master began to light the lamp.

The person lamp burned for a while, but there was no reaction.

“What’s wrong?” Mysterious Young Master was startled.

The black-robed old man also furrowed his brows.

Mo Hua was startled for a moment, also not too clear, then inwardly observed his divine sense and perceived for a bit, only then understanding.

His divine sense merit had reached Dao transformation, becoming a whole, like copper cast in gold. The person lamp fundamentally couldn’t “draw” it.

If it couldn’t draw divine sense, it naturally couldn’t light the lamp.

Being watched by the black-robed old man and Mysterious Young Master, there was nothing Mo Hua could do but “release water.”

He actively released a portion of his divine sense, feeding it to the person lamp, supplying it to burn.

The person lamp slowly burned up.

“Good…”

Mysterious Young Master nodded slightly, a little relieved.

But the next instant, he was startled again.

The light of the person lamp actually became brighter and brighter, more and more brilliant.

A wisp of pure golden smoke floated into the air.

Then everyone felt the whole sky “boom” and explode, the wind and clouds changed color, and the originally grim yin energy surged up like a shocking tsunami.