Upon entering the Refining Demon Mountain, passing through the mountain gate and walking straight up the mountain, Mo Hua suddenly stopped and shouted towards the nearby forest:
"Elder Xun."
After a while, from the lush forest, Elder Xun slowly emerged.
Mo Hua thought to himself, as expected, and then bowed, smiling:
"Elder Xun, I’m going up the mountain to cultivate a little technique, it’s not a big deal, so there’s no need for you to follow me."
The Godslaying Sword technique is considered a higher-end application of the Divine Thought into sword True Jue.
And the Taixu Mind Transforming Sword True Jue is a forbidden sword skill of the Taixu Gate.
When Patriarch Dugu imparted it to Mo Hua, he strictly forbade him from telling anyone.
Mo Hua was also not very comfortable letting Elder Xun Ziyou see it.
What Mo Hua wanted to cultivate was probably some kind of secret inheritance.
Either a Formation, a Taoist Skill, or a movement technique...
These inheritances were certainly taught by the patriarch.
And considering the patriarch’s fondness for Mo Hua and Mo Hua’s extraordinary talents, the methods imparted to him were no ordinary secrets, and indeed not suitable for him to pry into.
Elder Xun Ziyou guessed correctly.
Except what he didn’t anticipate is that the "patriarch" was indeed a patriarch, just not the "patriarch" he was thinking of.
Elder Xun Ziyou confirmed again, "Are you sure there’s really no problem?"
Mo Hua nodded, "Mm, rest assured, I’ll manage on my own."
Elder Xun Ziyou thought about it and agreed. In the enclosed tomb of Solitary Mountain City, he had associated with so many Late Golden Core Stage Demon Heads, and Mo Hua handled it with ease. Needless to say, this was in broad daylight at the Refining Demon Mountain.
"Alright." Elder Xun Ziyou nodded, "I’ll be at the mountain gate drinking tea. If you encounter anything, use the Taixu Token to tell me."
"Mm, thank you, Elder Xun." Mo Hua cupped his hands and said.
Elder Xun Ziyou waved his hand, "Go ahead and cultivate on your own, I won’t disturb you."
Since Mo Hua did not want him to follow, he was happy to enjoy his leisure.
After all, he was right at the mountain gate drinking tea, should Mo Hua encounter anything, he could rush over at the first moment.
After saying these, Elder Xun Ziyou turned around and walked towards the mountain below.
But as he walked, he suddenly paused for a moment, a doubt rising in his mind:
"How did this child Mo Hua know I was hiding in that grove just now?"
Did he guess?
If he guessed, it would make sense; after all, this child possesses an unusually intelligent mind, and he often follows him, so he should be able to guess.
But if it was a guess, it’s unlikely he guessed so accurately, directly guessing the precise position he was hiding...
Could it be... sensed it?
Elder Xun Ziyou’s heart skipped a beat.
He was in the Late Golden Core Stage and had learned from experience, his "tailing" of Mo Hua had been carefully executed, and he had concealed his presence...
How could he still be detected?
This was too unbelievable...
Elder Xun Ziyou frowned deeply.
...
On the other hand, Mo Hua had already entered the Refining Demon Mountain.
He was looking to choose a monster beast to "test the sword" on.
Monster beasts had tough bodies, deep demonic power, and were bloodthirsty; their power was generally a small realm higher than a cultivator’s strength. .
Therefore, the realm of such a monster beast was best at the middle phase of Second Grade.
The late phase of Second Grade would be a bit challenging, but barely doable.
As for Third Grade...
Mo Hua temporarily didn’t consider it.
Third Grade was a Golden Core Realm monster beast, with terrifyingly thick blood qi, and its demonic power was almost tangible, he simply wasn’t a match for it.
In fact, Mo Hua didn’t even have an interest in contending with a Third Grade monster beast.
As there wasn’t any point.
Just a moment of carelessness, if touched even lightly by a Golden Core monster beast, he estimated his life would be forfeit.
Moreover, Mo Hua wasn’t sure if his Godslaying Sword technique could even harm a Third Grade monster beast.
If he were at full strength, unleashing the complete power of the Godslaying Sword—merged with the Five Elements Sword Formation, Tai Xu Sword Intent, and Taishang Emotion Cutting Sword—without any loss, Mo Hua would be confident in slaying the monster sensing of a Third Grade monster beast.
But now, using his eyes as an aperture, his Spirit Power as the guide, breaking the barrier between illusion and reality with his externally directed Divine Thought into sword technique, the power was only a tenth.
That left him unsure.
With power reduced to a tenth, what more could he hope for?
Therefore, finding a middle-level Second Grade beast to test the sword was the best choice; even if he couldn’t slay it, he could at least escape, without any pressure.
Mo Hua made up his mind and then wandered through the mountain.
As it turned out, he hadn’t come to the Refining Demon Mountain for monster hunting in quite some time, the surrounding scenery seemed both familiar and slightly strange.
But as he wandered, Mo Hua realized something was amiss.
The monster beasts in Refining Demon Mountain seemed to have suddenly decreased significantly.
The entire mountain seemed much calmer.
Having walked for several li, he hadn’t even seen the shadow of a single monster beast.
Mo Hua frowned, "Where are the monster beasts?"
"Were they all killed off?"
"Who did it?"
Mo Hua thought for a moment, and only then slowly realized, it seemed like...
It was done by his Junior Brothers from the Taixu Gate...
It should have been them, still, using his "Monster Hunting Strategy," employing his specified Demon Hunting Formation, donning the demon hunting armor he designed, and wielding the Spiritual Artifacts he had Master Gu specially make for monster hunting... they slew these monster beasts...
With mutual cooperation and transformation into Taoist Soldiers for monster hunting, efficiency naturally increased, making the kill rate quick.
But typically, it wouldn’t have been this fast.
The reason why it happened so quickly was most likely because of the Three Sects Unification.
The Taixu Gate, Tai’a Sect, and Rushing Void Sect had merged into one, increasing their disciples by more than threefold.
The scale of Mo Hua’s Junior Brothers naturally expanded as well.
With the three sects combined into one, under the same alliance.
The disciples from the Tai’a Sect and Rushing Void Sect also called Mo Hua "Junior Brother" and followed his "Monster Hunting Process."