Asking about longevity

Chapter 727 Demon Refining Mountain

 This is the fourth year since Mo Hua entered Taixu Sect.

　　It is also the academic year in the middle stage of foundation building.

Starting from this year, Mo Hua will learn the cultivation courses of the middle stage of foundation building, and be exposed to the cultivation categories of weapon refining, alchemy and talismans of the second-level intermediate level.

 Also, we need to learn the second-level high-level formations step by step.

 Strive to raise your spiritual consciousness to nineteen lines within three years.

 This is the small goal that Mo Hua has set for himself.

 He originally wanted to settle on twenty patterns, but he knew in his heart that this was simply impossible.

 Twenty lines are the golden elixir level spiritual consciousness. With his current cultivation level and the growth rate of his spiritual consciousness, it is impossible to reach it in the short term.

 Everything will be business as usual after that.

“There are many kinds of monsters in Demon Refining Mountain, with special bloodlines and powerful strength. You can’t buy many rare monster materials even if you have spirit stones.”

“Be careful not to hew the firewood by sharpening your sword, and don’t be greedy for success, otherwise you may suffer the consequences.”

Although the monastic courses have changed, the overall framework of the inheritance has not.

But even so, being raised in a deep family, the wind can't blow in, and the rain can't get in. Some overt and covert struggles only focus on the interests of the clan and personal future, not life and death, and have never been exposed to the real dangers of the cultivation world.

"What's more, those that can be captured by the ancestors of various sects and thrown into the Demon Refining Mountain are not ordinary monsters, and they are more difficult to deal with..."

 The elders who teach and the teachings have not changed.

“Therefore, any sword cultivator, weapon refiner, alchemist, or disciple who needs to refine high-grade spiritual weapons must go to Demon Refining Mountain.”

If you want to fall from being willing to fall, you can eat and splurge luxury.

"However, if you die in the mouth of a monster simply because you are stupid and reckless, the sect will not be responsible."

 So in the middle school year of foundation building, Mo Hua quickly adapted to it.

“Even monsters that eat spiritual grass and drink nectar will kill people instead of eating people.”

"That's it for what I've said. As for when to enter Demon Refining Mountain, you can decide by yourself..."

“You come from a noble family and have been pampered since childhood. Most of the things you have seen are docile spiritual beasts. You know about monsters, but not many disciples have seen monsters with your own eyes.”

“There are even some bounties that let you hunt monsters.”

"If you enter Demon Refining Mountain and are tricked by fellow sects or other sect disciples, even if you are facing the four major sects, our sect will definitely find an explanation."

 So at that time, an ancestor of Qianxue Zhoujie, against all opinions, made this rule:

"Monster Refining Mountain, as the name suggests, is a place for disciples to hunt monsters, hone their Taoism, and practice their own bodies."

“If you are careless and careless for a moment, you are very likely to be buried in the belly of the demon.”

The monastic elder stood in front of the preaching room and said to the disciples:

 Two months later, when the disciples' cultivation was stable and everything was on track, the sect informed Mo Hua and the others:

 The Demon Refining Mountain is open.

“You go out to offer rewards and are evil cultivators. Although they won’t reason with you, these demons are afraid of the sect and the family behind you, so they may not dare to kill you.”

 Ink painting is also a bit nervous.

 But if you really want to make progress, the pressure will be great and there will be more competition.

 The reward is just a point, so that the disciples can learn to deal with sinful cultivators and understand the dangers of the human heart.

 Therefore, when you enter a sect, you must start to make appropriate changes.

 But his nervousness was due to anticipation.

“This is also the most important source of merit for you in the middle stage of foundation building, apart from bounties.”

Monster Refining Mountain is the second point, letting disciples know that monsters are vicious.

“The demonic beasts are full of blood and powerful. They are very difficult to deal with. They are also ferocious in nature and mostly feed on humans.”

“This is not only the practice of Taixu Sect, but also the practice of the entire Qianxue Prefecture.”

The elder monk's eyes darkened slightly, and he glanced at the disciples sitting down, "One last thing to say to you..."

 In Demon Refining Mountain, if you die in the mouth of a demon beast, your death will be in vain.

“But once you enter the Demon Refining Mountain, the monsters are so cruel and inhumane that there is really no reason to explain.”

The monk thought for a moment and said slowly, "Although Demon Refining Mountain is open now, according to general practice, at least in the second half of the year, or next year..."

This rule is to allow the disciples in the sect to have some awareness of risks, know that life is not easy, and understand the horror of death.

“When your cultivation becomes more solid, and your spiritual weapons and Taoism are almost in line with your cultivation, it won’t be too late to consider going to the Demon Refining Mountain to hunt monsters, extract materials, and earn merit.”

“However, monsters are different from monks…”

 Hunting monsters!

The monk paused slightly, raised his eyes slightly, looked at the disciples and said:

 Hearing this, the disciples below all looked solemn and felt awe-inspiring in their hearts.

"Therefore, the number of people hunting monsters ranges from five to ten. And we must be extremely careful to avoid falling into the monster's mouth accidentally."

 He could only feel that the "bloodline" of the demon hunter in his body was about to stir.

 There are many things that can be done in the Demon Refining Mountain, which has high mountains and deep forests, and is full of monsters and beasts.

But I just don’t know if Mr. Xun will agree to go into the mountain by himself.

Mo Hua pondered silently.

 On the surface, Mr. Xun grounded himself because he was not allowed to go out of the Qianxue state boundary.

 The Demon Refining Mountain is within the boundaries of Qianxue Prefecture and within a limited range, so there should be no problems.

But Mo Hua knew that Mr. Xun’s purpose was to prevent himself from taking risks and allow him to learn the formations safely.

 The Demon Refining Mountain is dangerous and Mr. Xun may not agree to enter the mountain himself.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and decided to ask Mr. Xun first.

Mo Hua went to see Mr. Xun, but as expected, he was rejected by Mr. Xun as soon as he opened his mouth.

Mr. Xun had a serious face and a stern tone, but he also showed concern, "You kid, why are you joining in the fun?"

“You have no idea how dangerous the monsters in Demon Refining Mountain are.”

“Furthermore, you are not a physical practitioner, so your body is weak; your spiritual power is low, and your spells are not dominant; you don’t refine spiritual weapons, so you can’t use monster materials; you draw formations every day, and you don’t lack for meritorious deeds..."

“What are you doing in Demon Refining Mountain?”

Mr. Xun asked about Mo Hua.

 Although what Mr. Xun said is somewhat different from the actual situation.

Although my body is weak, my body skills are good; my spiritual power is low, but my spells are fast; although I don’t refine spiritual weapons, I have Master Gu to help me refine them.

It’s true that you draw formations every day, but how can you not lack merit?

 For things like merit, the more the better.

 You don’t have to use it, but you can’t help but save it.

 Money strengthens the courage of heroes.

The more meritorious deeds he had, the more at ease Mo Hua felt. He wished he could save ten or twenty thousand merit points, and it would be a pleasure to look through Taixu Ling.

 But what Mr. Xun said makes sense.

 At present, none of these are necessary.

 It’s just that the ink painting is somewhat unwilling.

Old Mr.

 But after all, he still has a childish nature and likes to join in the fun.

The hundreds of disciples of Demon Refining Mountain gathered together to form a team to hunt demons, which was indeed very lively.

 But you, a child, can’t join in this excitement?

“Your talent lies in the formation. One beauty can cover up all the ugliness. Use your talent to its full potential. You can also find your own way in the future without having to imitate others…”

"There are some roads that you can't walk, and you don't need to walk at all. The formation itself is a smooth road!"

Mr. Xun’s words were serious and thoughtful.

 “Oh…” Mo Hua nodded slightly.

Mr.

“You have almost learned the inheritance of the Five Elements and Bagua formations of Taixu Sect’s seventeen patterns, now learn my method…”

Mo Hua was slightly startled, "Old sir, isn't yours from Taixu Sect?"

 “Something is different…”

Mr. Mr.

“What I’m giving you now is the real ‘research’ on the formation.”

"Although these formations are also Five Elements and Bagua formations, they are much more difficult than the previous ones..."

Mo Hua’s eyes lit up, “Is it difficult?”

 He quickly took the array diagrams respectfully and glanced at them, his eyes getting brighter and brighter.

These formation diagrams actually keep up with the formation inheritance of the official and Wen families, and they have the same purpose but the same purpose. And looking at it, it's even deeper.

 “Thank you, old sir!” Mo Hua said with a smile.

Mr. Xun was happy to see Mo Hua. Then he breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand and said:

 “Go and learn the formation.”

"Uh-huh."

Mo Hua immediately put the formation map in his arms and trotted away.

Mr. Xun smiled a little and shook his head slightly.

Since then, in order to live up to Mr. Xun's kindness, Mo Hua temporarily forgot about Demon Refining Mountain and focused on learning new formations.

 But the new formations will have to be learned one day.

After finishing learning ink painting, I ran to Mr. Xun and said that I wanted to enter the Demon Refining Mountain.

In order to appease Mo Hua, Mr. Xun had no choice but to give him more formation diagrams to give him something to do and soothe his restless heart.

 In this way, nearly half a year has passed.

 Mo Hua used the Demon Refining Mountain as an excuse to "blackmail" Mr. Xun a lot. He should not have taught Mo Hua the formation diagram at this time.

Cheng Mo and the others, with their cultivation base firmly established and adapted to the battles in the middle stage of foundation building, have already begun to enter Demon Refining Mountain in teams of five.

Mo Hua, an orthodox demon hunter, could only watch helplessly.

 After dinner, Cheng Mo and others gathered together and chatted about the Demon Refining Mountain.

“There are disciples and monsters all over the mountains and plains…”

“The tiger whose claws are longer than its neck, the bear who stands like a hill, the wolf monster with green hair, and the flaming red luan…”

“When fighting monsters, you can use all your strength to fight, and you don’t need to hold back your martial arts skills. You can fight heartily.”

“A second-grade early-stage demon elixir is worth three hundred meritorious deeds.”

“There are also some furs, bones, essence, blood, liver and gallbladder, all of which are valuable..."

 Cheng Mo spoke vividly and with lively expressions.

 But after about ten days, Cheng Mo went to Demon Refining Mountain a few more times, and he felt a little downcast.

Mo Hua asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Cheng Mo sighed, "In the Demon Hunting Mountain, most of them are brothers and sisters who are in the late stage of foundation building. They have rich experience, sophisticated techniques, deep cultivation, and top-grade spiritual weapons."

 “There’s no way they can get into their team…”

“The five of us also formed a team and wanted to try our hand at killing an early stage second-grade wolf demon, but the wolf demon was really cunning. It took us a long time to find it..."

"Then what?"

 “I haven’t fought…”

 Cheng Mo looked very depressed.

Mo Hua nodded, not surprised.

  Monsters are very strong.

Especially for sect disciples like Cheng Mo, who have never actually hunted monsters and have almost zero experience, it is inevitable to suffer some hardships in the first confrontation.

  The profession of monster hunter is very difficult for newcomers. Mo Hua could only tell them some things to pay attention to when hunting monsters, to give them a heads up.

 There are too many suggestions that he can’t give yet.

 Because of specific problems, specific analysis is required.

Most of the experience of hunting monsters in ink paintings comes from Daheishan.

Daheishan is a second-grade mountain range in Lizhou. Mo Hua was born and raised here and is very familiar with the environment and monsters there.

 But now we are in the Demon Refining Mountain in Qianzhou.

 Mo Hua has never been to the Demon Refining Mountain in person and knows nothing about the situation in the Demon Refining Mountain. Naturally, it is not easy to hunt the demons in the Demon Refining Mountain using the Daheishan method, just like a boat seeking a sword.

 He could only choose some general methods for hunting monsters and briefly talk about them.

For example, monsters’ habits of eating, hibernating, ambushing, dwelling, and pretending to die, as well as the methods commonly used by monster hunters to set up ambushes, surround and kill monsters.

Cheng Mo and others nodded repeatedly.

Hao Xuan’s eyes shone brightly, “Senior Brother, you know a lot…”

"Okay."

 Ink painting shows humility.

Cheng Mo listened to Mo Hua’s suggestions.

 But it’s another matter to actually listen to it and actually hunt monsters.

 Cheng Mo and the others' monster hunting process was still bumpy.

But after a while, I gradually persisted.

After all, they can go to the Qianxue State Realm to study and become apprentices to Taixu Sect, one of the eight gates. They are also the proud sons of heaven in their respective families, with their own character and arrogance.

 This went on for some time.

Everything was going smoothly until Mo Hua saw Cheng Mo who was bandaged, with his arm hanging, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he couldn't move...

 “Being slapped by a bear.”

Situ Jian said this.

The expression in the ink painting is complicated. I don’t know whether to laugh or sympathize.

Cheng Mo said very harshly, "I was careless this time. It's just a second-grade early-stage bear. When I recover from my injuries, I will fight this evil beast for 300 rounds and chop off its paws. It will be a piece of cake for me." What a shame!”

Situ Jian said silently: "If the bones in your body were half as strong as your mouth, eight of them wouldn't be broken..."

As soon as Situ Jian said this, Cheng Mo grinned in pain.

“Situ, you must have imitated my younger brother! What you said before was not so irritating!”

 Situ Jian no longer wanted to pay attention to him.

Mo Hua then asked: "How long will he be raised?"

Situ Jian shook his head and said: "Elder Murong looked at it and said that Xiong Zhen's strength is too great. This fool has broken his muscles and bones. He will have to recuperate for at least half a month. We will see the situation later."

“Then you are missing someone when hunting monsters?” Mo Hua said.

 It would be better if there are less ordinary people.

But Cheng Mo has a strong blood and a strong and heavy mountain-breaking ax, and he is physically capable of resisting and fighting.

 He is injured now, so it is difficult to find a substitute.

Situ Jian sighed, "Let's take it easy for now. I'm not strong enough now, so it might be too early to go to Demon Refining Mountain. I haven't earned much merit these days, and I can't make ends meet..."

“Let’s make some more preparations and try to go to Demon Refining Mountain next year when our cultivation is more solid.”

Mo Hua asked again: "Where are the other disciples?"

Situ Jian shook his head, "It's almost the same. It's hard to get around in Demon Refining Mountain anyway, and the food of a demon hunter is really not good."

Situ Jian sighed again.

Mo Hua shook his head secretly.

There is no other way. It seems that I, as the "little senior brother", should take them to play.

Mo Hua thought about it for a while and went to find Mr. Xun again.

 “Are you going into the mountains again?”

Mr. Xun frowned.

Mo Hua then said what he had prepared: "I have learned a lot of formations. I want to apply what I have learned and draw it on a spiritual weapon to try the effect. Demon Refining Mountain is the most suitable place."

 “Where did the spiritual weapon come from?”

“The Gu family has a third-grade weapon refiner, Master Gu, who will help me refine it.”

 Care for the family?

Mr. Xun was a little surprised. He looked thoughtful but said nothing.

Mo Hua said: "I only draw formations, improve spiritual weapons, and hide behind the crowd. I don't know how to do it myself."

Mr. Xun still had concerns, "In the Demon Refining Mountain, the monsters are ferocious..."

 “It’s okay,” Mo Hua raised his head and chest, and said proudly:

"Old sir, to be honest, I am actually a monster hunter. I have been dealing with monsters since I was a child. The experience of hunting monsters is passed down from my ancestors!"

Mr. Xun was stunned for a moment by what Mo Hua said.

What the hell…

 Monster hunter?

He glanced at the white and tender ink painting with thin arms and legs, but he didn't see at all that he looked like a "monster hunter".

 “Feeding the Demon Master” is pretty much the same.

Feed yourself to the monster...

Seeing that Mr. Xun didn't believe it, Mo Hua emphatically said: "It's true!"

Mr. Xun looked at the ink painting silently. Although he still didn't believe it, he thought that if he used ink painting to paint the child's character, he would not tell such a lie in front of him.

 It’s a bit outrageous, it can’t be fake.

 “Okay.” Mr. Xun sighed.

 Mainly, he has no other formations to use to appease Mo Hua.

The seventeen pattern of the formation method can be given, and the ink paintings can also learn all. Others are either required to be high, and ink paintings cannot be learned.

 Either...those formations that cannot be transmitted externally at all.

 Finding something for him to do after all.

Moreover, for things like formations, you really need to "learn them and put them into practice." If you don't learn them and don't use them, you will be just like those old scholars and old antiques.

Mr. Xun suddenly remembered that that man had also discussed the formation with him and said something like:

 In looking at formations and thinking about how to apply them, "applying what you have learned" is the key to formation formation.

 “Learning” is the threshold for entering the Tao, and “practicing” is the foundation for practicing the Tao.

 Put what you have learned into practice and use it to promote learning.

 Learning and application complement each other, and knowledge and action are integrated into one.

 In this way, we can be impartial, persevere, and gain a glimpse of the most essential way of formation...

These words are still in my ears now, but the man with extraordinary talent and enviable talent is no longer there...

 Mr.

 “It’s really a bit like...”

Mo Hua didn’t think too much, but said with shining eyes:

 “Thank you, old gentleman!”

Mr. Xun nodded slightly, but still warned: "Be careful, remember to follow others, only study the formation, don't do it yourself."

"Uh-huh!"

Mo Hua agreed wholeheartedly, then bowed respectfully, stood up and left.

After Mo Hua left, Mr. Xun's eyes darkened, and after thinking for a moment, he called the Taoist boy and said, "Call Ziyou."

 Taotong followed the order and went down.

After a while, a handsome, somewhat leisurely man wearing the Taixumen inner robe came over and saluted Mr. Xun:

 “Ancestor.”

Mr. Xun nodded slightly and asked, "Do you know Mo Hua?"

 The man said respectfully: "I know you."

Mo Hua may not know him, but he knows Mo Hua.

 With Mr. Xun’s relationship, and the Taixu Clan is full of elders who teach him, who can fail to recognize Mo Hua, who is closer than Mr. Xun is to his great-great-grandchildren?

 Mr.

After speaking, Mr. Xun glanced at the man and said, "If he is missing a hair, you can kneel down in the ancestral hall for me."

 The man was stunned for a moment, and then his scalp went numb.

He only felt that a big trouble fell from the sky and fell on his head.

Moreover, this big trouble may turn into a "big black pot".

Seeing that there was no one around, the man lowered his voice and whispered a question that he had wanted to ask for a long time but had never dared to ask:

“Ancestor, this kid Mo Hua... won’t be like me, with the surname ‘Xun’, right?”

Mr. Xun raised his head, glanced at him coldly, and said calmly:

"I can see that you are relatively free. After this is done, I will send you some more errands to give you more training..."

Mr. Xun said the word "tempering" with profound meaning.

 The man suddenly felt as if he had eaten Coptis chinensis and his face became bitter.

Had I known that he would have been such a mean-spirited person, I would have asked more questions.

　　 Can the errand assigned by the ancestor be done easily? I'm afraid I'll have to shed my skin even if I don't die...

Seeing that he was being honest, Mr.

 The man sighed deeply and said helplessly:

"yes…"

He is now confirmed that the child must not be named "Xun".

 Because people with the surname "Xun" don't get this treatment at all.

After the man retreated, Mr. Xun thought of another thing and couldn't help but think:

 Are you a monster hunter?

How could he be a demon hunter?

Where can a demon hunter who is a casual cultivator learn formation techniques?

Mr. Xun frowned slightly.

 Lizhou is far away from Qianzhou.

 Ink painting is just a casual practice.

Mr. Xun didn't bother to find out the details of the ink paintings before, and he didn't care at all.

 A hero does not care about his origin.

 It is a destiny to be able to enter the border of Qianxue State and worship at Taixu Gate.

As long as Mo Hua has a good nature, has talent, and can learn the formation well, it will be fine.

Mr. Xun has no sense of family status, nor does he look at people based on their life experience. What's more, as an ancestor, he is busy with affairs, and he will not care about a disciple's background.

 But now, he was suddenly very curious.

 What did this child do when he grew up?

What exactly did you do to become a formation master and have such a deep foundation in the Five Elements Formation?

Mr. Xun thought for a moment, then called the Taoist boy and said in a deep voice:

"From the inner gate, call a disciple who can travel thousands of miles to come over."

 “Yes, ancestor.”

The Taoist boy stepped back, and after a while, a disciple wearing a Taoist robe of an inner disciple, with a figure like the wind and a strong footwork came over.

 “Old Ancestor!” The disciple bowed his hands in salute.

Old Mr. …”

 (End of this chapter)