Xia Canonical Official asked: "What’s the issue?"
Mo Hua replied: "Sister Xia, do you remember last time, when the Demon Cultivator self-destructed his Golden Core and Uncle Gu was severely injured?"
Xia Canonical Official nodded.
"Uncle Gu’s physical injury wasn’t the deadliest part. The most lethal was the ’Evil Spirit’ parasitizing the bodies of those Demon Cultivators."
Xia Canonical Official’s expression turned serious.
The Xia family resides in Taoist State, with a profound family heritage. There are records of ’Evil Spirits’, but records are just records after all.
In Taoist State, especially within the Great Families, Evil Spirits rarely appear.
The children of these noble families, having grown up under the protection of their families, seldom encounter such sinister matters.
She still has little experience with issues concerning Evil Spirits.
In fact, it’s not only Xia Canonical Official; Gu Changhuai is the same.
Previously, the Qianxue State Boundary was peaceful. The Evil Spirits were hidden but rarely caused disturbances.
It’s only recently, with the Evil God’s conspiracy looming, Demon Monsters are stirring, coupled with Mo Hua’s troublemaking, that abnormalities started to occur frequently.
Gu Changhuai might not have believed before, but after experiencing firsthand the feeling of an Evil Spirit infiltrating his mind, he couldn’t help but believe.
"What should be done about the Evil Spirit?" Xia Canonical Official asked Mo Hua.
She knew it was Mo Hua who helped resolve the incident when Gu Changhuai encountered the Evil Spirit.
On the surface, Mo Hua seems like a mere Sect Disciple in the Foundation Establishment Realm, his cultivation not very high, but his Tao Cultivation skills, especially in Formation and other mysterious matters, are unfathomable.
Mo Hua pretended to ponder for a while, then said: "I thought of a method we might try..."
"Once these Golden Core Demon Cultivators are caught, they must be immediately killed. Otherwise, if they release the Evil Spirits to pollute others’ Divine Sense, it will be a big problem."
"But you can’t kill them carelessly... because once the Golden Core Demon Cultivator dies, the Evil Spirit, losing its parasitic flesh, will leave the body to seek new flesh to parasitize. If other cultivators get ensnared, they will become ’puppets’ of the Evil Spirit, just like Uncle Gu last time."
Upon hearing this, Gu Changhuai’s eyelid twitched involuntarily, clearly not wanting to recall the incident.
Xia Canonical Official was also inwardly alarmed.
Mo Hua took out an ancient, slightly yellowed map and solemnly said:
"This map is a Divine Treasure gifted by a senior, capable of sealing Evil Spirits."
"When encountering a Golden Core Demon Cultivator, first catch them off guard and sever their limbs so they can’t resist, then cover their head with this map, especially encapsulating their Sea of Consciousness, before killing them."
"In this way, when the Golden Core Demon Cultivator dies, the Evil Spirit exiting the body will enter this map and get sealed inside it."
"However, this map itself is quite sinister, so it must not be opened recklessly, nor viewed with the naked eye..."
For what’s inside this map is even more terrifying than an ’Evil Spirit’.
Mo Hua silently thought to himself.
This map was acquired by him in Li State’s South Yue City during the Corpse King’s chaos, obtained from Zhang Quan of the corpse-refining family.
It’s a Contemplation Map, an ancestral chart of the Zhang family, serving as a "Corpse Evil Spirit" chart for their ancestors.
Later, the Zhang family ancestors were all consumed by Mo Hua, who then used this map to store the Five Elements Source Pattern of the Five Elements Sect.
Thus, the karmic implications of this map are significant.
Mo Hua didn’t want to use it unless absolutely necessary.
But he had no choice; he realized that the only thing he could use to "temporarily store" the Divine Remains was this map.
Without risking, one cannot capture the wolf; at present, the affairs of the Demon Sect are of greater importance.
Xia Canonical Official received the map solemnly. As she rubbed her fingers over it, she could sense its age and the ancient aura faintly emanating from the map, making her heart sink slightly, realizing this map was extraordinary.
And the fact that Mo Huacan lend them this map shows his upright nature, his unwavering sense of justice in eradicating demons and upholding the Way.
Xia Canonical Official asked again: "After sealing the Evil Spirit with this map, then what?"
"Afterwards, just return the map to me." Mo Hua said.
"Give it to you..." Xia Canonical Official frowned, concerned, "Isn’t it dangerous to give it back to you with the Evil Spirit sealed inside?"
"It’s fine, I can eat it..."
Xia Canonical Official froze, "Eat?"
"I mean," Mo Hua said solemnly, "I... will eventually be able to deal with them."
Xia Canonical Official looked skeptically at Mo Hua.
Mo Hua said: "I have the Ancestor on Taixu Mountain protecting me. As long as I burn incense and bathe, set up an altar, I can ’purify’ the Evil Spirits. No problem..."
Xia Canonical Official nodded.
The name of the Ancestor on Taixu Mountain is too well-known, so she had no doubts about him.
Thus, everything was agreed upon.
Mo Hua would provide intelligence, the Taoist Court would take action, kill the Golden Core Demon Head, seal the Evil Spirit, and then hand over the sealed Evil Spirit map to him.
Everything was clearly arranged.
Before parting, Mo Hua emphasized again:
"Uncle Gu, Sister Xia, you must keep this confidential, never mention me."
"Also, the matter of this map must remain confidential, don’t let anyone know, and never, ever open it to look..."
Mo Hua’s expression was serious.
Gu Changhuai and Xia Canonical Official also understood the gravity of the situation, nodding solemnly.
After eating and drinking to their fill, and finishing their discussion.
Upon returning to Taixu Gate, Mo Hua started identifying "targets."
He needed a "fall guy" to test the feasibility of his plan, to see if the process could be smoothly executed.
Mo Hua lay low in the Yuan Magnetic Sea of the Demon Sect, "listening to the wind", eavesdropping for intelligence.
Two days later, he finally found a clue.
A Golden Core Demon at the early stage, ranked seventh among the Golden Cores in the Demon Sect, his real name unknown, commonly referred to as "He Laoqi" according to his ranking.
This He Laoqi is lustful, his cultivation technique primarily focuses on Blood Skill, with a dual cultivation of Replenishing from others. Follow current novels on novel(ꜰ)ire.net
Moreover, his conduct is highly immoral, liking to accept married men as disciples, teaching them the Blood Lotus Skill, then taking advantage of their wives, sucking their blood, and sometimes even sharing the bed with them, practicing Replenishing from others, while drinking blood.
His preference is somewhat incomprehensible.
But this hobby of his not only makes him easier to track but also easier to eliminate.
Mo Hua gathered information about this "He Laoqi," tracing his daily whereabouts. Because He Laoqi had a rather abnormal reputation within the Demon Sect’s Golden Cores, many talked about him, and related information was abundant and detailed, making it easy to compile without much difficulty.
Mo Hua compiled this information on "He Laoqi," gathered intelligence about his daily movements, and reported it all back to the Taoist Court using the Letter Token.
Afterward, he returned to Taixu Gate, attending classes, resuming cultivation, practicing Sword, and thus remained vigilant.
Meanwhile, plans to hunt and kill the Golden Core Demon ’He Laoqi’ were already in motion.
The Taoist Court allocated personnel, set up the trap, ready to strike.
Apart from Gu Changhuai and Xia Canonical Official, almost no one knew about these events, sitting alone in the mountains, cultivating and attending classes.