MTL - Asking About Longevity

Chapter 643 Deadline

Bishan Demon Cave, a cave outside the sky?

Mo Hua and Gu Changhuai looked at each other.

“Bishan Demon Cave, does it mean that there is a demon cave here in Bishan City for sinners and evil cultivators to live in?”

"The cave outside the sky refers to the location of this devil's cave. Is there a cave outside the sky?"

 The ink painting silently ponders.

 “Bishan Demon Cave…”

Gu Changhuai's eyes gradually became sharper.

Mo Hua muttered silently again, a little confused.

Bishan City is a fairy city with many monks and people coming and going. There are also Taoist priests stationed there. Where did the "devil's cave" come from?

This demon cave is a large-scale stronghold of the demon sect?

 It is still just a place where sinful cultivators and evil cultivators temporarily reside.

What is hidden inside?

The Fire Buddha is hiding in this devil's cave now?

Mo Hua couldn't figure it out, so he approached Gu Changhuai and asked in a low voice:

“Uncle Gu, have you ever heard of this ‘Bishan Demon Cave’?”

Gu Changhuai looked solemn and shook his head.

 Daotingsi has never received any clues about this so-called "Bishan Demon Cave".

And in Bishan City, where can any "devil's cave" be built under Daotingsi's nose?

But Jia Ren was arrested accidentally, his storage bag was secretly hidden, and the order to pass the letter was sealed.

 There should be no falsehoods in the words here.

Mo Hua frowned in thought, his eyes suddenly brightened.

Gu Changhuai was a little surprised, "Did you think of something else?"

Mo Hua nodded, briefly sorted it out in his mind, and then asked:

“Uncle Gu, after the Xie family was exterminated, Huo Buddha and the others disappeared in the sea of ​​fire in front of all the monks in Bishan City…”

 “How did they...disappear?”

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 Ink painting put forward a bold idea: "...is it teleportation?"

Gu Changhuai was startled for a moment, then shook his head.

"No. Teleportation involves the power of space, which is the magical power of the fifth-grade cave virtual realm. This is the second-grade state boundary. It is restricted by the laws of heaven and cannot be teleported..."

Mo Hua guessed it too.

It's just that after all, his knowledge of cultivation is limited, and he is not very clear about "unattainable" magical powers such as fifth-grade Dongxu, so he wanted to confirm with Uncle Gu.

 At least rule out the possibility of "space teleportation" first.

 However, there is one thing that is very confusing about ink painting.

 The power of space is an ability that only the ancestors of the Dongxu Realm have, and the limit of heaven is level five.

 Storage bags have square dimensions inside. Doesn’t it also contain the power of space?

Then why can storage bags be used for low-level state boundaries of the first and second levels?

Mo Hua then asked Gu Changhuai.

Gu Changhuai was a little surprised.

These things are not considered secrets among aristocratic families.

 But Mo Hua looked confused, obviously he really didn’t understand.

Gu Changhuai felt inexplicably more balanced.

 It turns out that you, kid, also don’t understand something...

Gu Changhuai’s eyebrows slightly raised, and he patiently explained for the first time:

“A storage bag is a dead object, and its space power is objective and can only accommodate some inanimate things.”

“And the power of the fifth-grade space can be subjectively controlled by monks, and it can also accommodate living ‘living things’, perform teleportation in the void, or teleport..."

Mo Hua suddenly understood, and then he asked:

“How are the storage bags made? Does it involve formations?”

Gu Changhuai shook his head, "The storage bag does not involve formations..."

“Or to be more precise, it does not involve the fifth-grade space formation. Even if there is an formation on it, it is just an ordinary formation used to strengthen, beautify, remove dust, and cover the aura..."

“These formations are ordinary formations and do not involve the power of space.”

“The composition of the storage bag’s spatial force comes from ‘silk’…”

Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, "Silk?"

Gu Changhuai casually pulled out a storage bag from the ground and tore the opening open, revealing the fine silk threads on the opening.

“Storage bag, woven from silk.”

“This kind of silk is the silk of ‘Blue Sky Silkworm’. ‘Blue Sky Silkworm’ contains the power of space. The silk spun out is born with extra space.”

“Using a special refining technique, this silk is woven into a storage bag, which naturally comes with extra space.”

“That’s why I said that the space of the storage bag is dead and exists objectively...”

"I see…"

Mo Hua couldn't help but nodded, and said: "Then this kind of 'Blue Sky Silkworm' must be very expensive since it contains the power of space..."

 “Not expensive…”

 The ink painting is very surprising, "it contains the power of space and is actually not expensive..."

Gu Changhuai said: "Well, the most expensive ones are the ancient space silkworm species like 'Golden Sky Silkworm' and 'Starry Sky Silkworm'."

 “Golden Sky Silkworm? Starry Sky Silkworm?”

Mo Hua had never heard of it and looked a little confused.

 Gu Changhuai instantly felt much better and continued:

“In ancient times, the number of spiritual weapons and magic weapons that could be stored was extremely rare.”

“Because the silkworm seeds used to refine these spiritual weapons inherently contain powerful spatial power, they are difficult to catch and cultivate, and the silk they produce is very small.”

“There were few silkworm species in ancient times, so there were naturally few space spiritual weapons and magic weapons that could be refined.”

“But these spatial ‘ancient treasures’ are small in quantity, but of extremely high quality.”

“Without exception, they are not made from silk, silkworm sloughs or silkworm chrysalises produced by extremely high-grade and extremely precious space silkworms. Therefore, they are all treasures of cultivation, and the inner space is naturally huge.”

“It is true, the bag contains heaven and earth, and the precepts contain the universe…”

“With the development of the cultivation world and the proliferation of monks, the demand for space spiritual weapons has also increased dramatically.”

“The beast masters of the past generations have only tried their best to artificially cultivate space silkworms that are easier to reproduce, easier to breed, and cheaper at the same time.”

“At the same time, some extremely talented weapon refiners are also constantly improving the refining methods of storage bags, hoping that the entire cultivation world and most monks can use storage bags.”

“Blue sky silkworm is the most suitable space silkworm species cultivated by monks so far.”

“Blue sky silk is cheap and very durable, but the space is slightly smaller.”

“Nowadays, more than 80% of storage bags in Xiujie are made of Qingkong silk.”

“There are also some silkworm species that are more valuable than the Blue Sky Silkworm.”

“But these silkworms will spit out silk and make storage bags. The price is much more expensive, and ordinary monks cannot afford it.”

“As for the more precious ones, the ancient Golden Sky Silkworm and Star Sky Silkworm…”

Gu Changhuai sighed, feeling a little regretful.

“…these silkworm species are originally rare in reproduction. Over the past tens of thousands of years, they have been frantically robbed and hunted by monks. Today, most of them are endangered or even extinct…”

"The few who survived either became the "forbidden princes" of the central Taoist court or local big families or sects."

“Either live in some ancient dojo, a forbidden place in the abyss, a hidden space in the desperate situation of heaven and earth, unknown to others..."

 …

Gu Changhuai told the origin of the spiritual storage weapon.

 Ink painting is an eye-opener.

He didn’t expect that the storage bag he took for granted would contain so many secrets.

 Looking like an ordinary storage bag, it is also the crystallization of the cultivation world that has lasted for tens of thousands of years, the hard work of countless monks, and the development and evolution of various monastic skills.

 Things that appear to be ordinary contain vast truths.

The ink painting was in a daze and at the same time filled with emotion.

 The realm of cave and void, the power of space.

 Fifth level space formation…

 I don’t know when I will be able to cultivate to the level of Dongxu and learn the fifth-level formation...

Mo Hua sighed sadly, and after being stunned for a moment, he remembered that the Fire Buddha's matter was still more important at the moment.

 Since it’s not teleportation...that’s easy to handle.

 Under the restrictions of the second-grade law, there are only so many monk abilities that can be used.

Mo Hua is an formation master, and a knowledgeable formation master. He is very clear about the various abilities of second-grade monks and the laws of cultivation.

Mo Hua pondered:

“It’s not really disappeared, it’s not teleported, that means it can’t be seen...”

 “Can’t see, that means they are invisible.”

"It may not be a concealment technique. It is very likely that it is a spiritual weapon for concealment. The most likely one is a concealment array..."

“Fire Buddha and the others destroyed the Xie family, and then used the concealment formation to disappear from the sea of ​​fire. I don’t know where they hid..."

"And the eight words on this messenger order, 'Bishan Demon Cave, Tianwai Cave', are very likely to be the hiding place and secret code of their group of criminal cultivators..."

“Bishan City is a fairy city with many people, so it stands to reason that demon cultivators cannot hide.”

“But if there really is a demon cave, then it is very likely that the traces of this demon cave are covered by the concealment array..."

“The peaks of Bishan City are intertwined and the mountains are complex…”

 “Build a devil’s cave and hide it in a hidden formation. Ordinary monks may not be able to find it...”

 “One more sentence, there is a cave beyond the sky…”

“That is to say, those cliffs and remote and steep places in the city are likely to be the locations of the Demon Cave.”

 “天, may mean ‘a line of sky’…”

“Where there is a line of sky, there are some passages covered by the concealment array, which are like ‘heavenly roads’. Beyond the heavenly roads, there is a cave...”

 …

The ink paintings are clear in ideas, eloquent and eloquent.

Gu Changhuai was a little surprised.

This kid is indeed too smart.

 Not only is he quick in thinking, he is also knowledgeable in formations. Even these strange "experiences" seem to be very rich...

 Just like dealing with evil cultivators all year round...

 Know how they act and how they hide.

 This is not quite right.

Gu Changhuai hesitated for a moment and asked doubtfully:

“How do you know so much?”

Mo Hua didn’t hide anything, saying, “I’ve seen it before, so I’m very impressed.”

 “Have you seen it?”

Gu Changhuai was puzzled.

"Yeah." Mo Hua nodded, "I think back then, when I was still working as a demon hunter in Tongxian City..."

“The criminal cultivators in the Dahei Mountains use concealment formations to hide the road to the back mountain, and then use the heavy fog to cover up, kill people and steal goods, and do evil..."

“I’ve also seen some evil cultivators build fortresses, corpse halls, etc. in front of the Queen of Heaven in order to refine corpses…”

 Gu Changhuai frowned, "Aren't you an array master? When did you become a demon hunter again?"

Mo Hua said: "My father is a monster hunter. Is there anything strange about his son inheriting his father's legacy? This is an ancestral craft and cannot be lost..."

“But I’m naturally weak and I’m not very good at hunting monsters, so I have to find some other way out…”

“In addition to being a demon hunter, he is also a formation master, and a Daotingsi Hun… a non-staff monk of the Daotingsi…”

 “Alas…” Mo Hua sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face:

“I have no choice. I grew up in a poor family, so I inevitably endured some hardships and had to do a little bit of everything…”

Gu Changhuai looked at his face with tender skin and tender flesh, as well as his occasionally bold appearance, and didn't believe at all that he had suffered any "hardship"...

 It’s just…

“You have only lived a life of more than ten years, but it has been quite rich…”

 Gu Changhuai said.

He is also a monster hunter, a criminal cultivator who kills people and sells goods in the back mountains, and a copycat corpse cultivator...

 I don’t know if it’s true or if he’s making up a story.

"Okay…"

Mo Hua nodded.

Gu Changhuai shook his head.

 In any case, Mo Hua's speculation still makes some sense.

 Especially the formation aspect...

Gu Changhuai has now confirmed that Mo Hua's statement that he is "good at formations" is indeed true.

He originally thought that the so-called "good at formations" was just an excuse for his cousin to go through the back door and stuff the ink paintings into the Taixu Gate just to look good.

 But now it seems that Mo Hua is not just "good at" formations.

 His formation level is already a bit "unbelievable".

 Since I have grown up, I have seen disciples with good talents and disciples with good formations.

 But I’ve never seen it before. The formation is so good that I can’t understand it, and the talent is so exaggerated that I don’t even know how to express it...

Gu Changhuai was helpless.

My cousin went to such great lengths to get this kid Mo Hua into Taixumen, but it is possible that Taixumen got a "big deal".

 It’s not that my cousin wasted the Taixu Clan’s favor because of her impulsiveness.

Taixumen may, in turn, owe the cousin a favor...

Gu Changhuai's mood was a little complicated.

 He thought for a while and nodded to the ink painting:

 “I’ll ask someone to check in this direction…”

Mo Hua's eyes lit up, "Then I..."

 “It’s none of your business…”

Mo Hua was startled.

Gu Changhuai said: "You have to go back to class." "Huh?" Mo Hua was dumbfounded.

Gu Changhuai glanced at Mo Hua and said, "Otherwise, how long do you want to hang out?"

“It’s only two days of rest. You will go back to the sect tomorrow. Don’t worry about the rest of the matter..."

“Furthermore, if we really encounter the Fire Buddha and fight with real swords and spears, you can’t help..."

After speaking, Gu Changhuai patted Mo Hua on the shoulder.

 “Practice well.”

 The heart painted in ink is instantly "drained of coldness".

 He felt that he had been "killed".

 Uncle Gu has been labeled as someone who "burns bridges by crossing rivers" in his heart.

 But the sect had to go back.

 Being absent from class for no reason will result in expulsion.

Mo Hua said: "Can I ask for leave?"

Gu Changhuai looked indifferent, "What does it have to do with me? I am the Dian Si of the Daoting Division, not the elder of the Taixu Sect, and I cannot approve of your fake..."

Mo Hua has nothing to say.

Gu Changhuai waved his hand, "Go back..."

So Mo Hua had no choice but to return to Taixu Gate reluctantly.

 Back at Taixumen, Mo Hua still practices every day, attends classes, and draws formations.

 But in his heart, all he thought about day and night was about the Fire Buddha...

 “My Fire Meteor Technique…”

 If you don’t catch the Fire Buddha, you won’t be able to get the secret of the Fire Meteor Spell. Without a stable reference for the spell, your own research on the Fireball Fusion Spell will be in a dead end.

 The lethality of your own spells will not be significantly improved.

How to do it?

Mo Hua never gave up and sent messages every day asking about the progress of the search for the Fire Buddha.

 “Uncle Gu…”

 “Uncle Gu…”

Seeing that the other person didn’t reply, Mo Hua said:

 “Gu Changhuai!”

As expected, Gu Changhuai replied, "Pay attention to your wording..."

Mo Hua quickly asked "Congshan Ruliu":

"Uncle Gu, Uncle Gu, have you found it? Where is the devil's cave?"

"No…"

One day later, Mo Hua asked again: "Uncle Gu, have you found it?"

 Gu Changhuai still replied: "No."

Every day after that, Mo Hua asked, and Gu Changhuai always replied: "No."

Mo Hua noticed something fishy.

"Uncle Gu, you won't lie to me..."

 “Be honest!”

 There was silence on the other side.

 The way of thinking in ink painting is indeed true.

 “Have you found the location of the Demon Cave?”

Gu Changhuai hesitated for a moment and replied: "You can practice with peace of mind and forget about this kind of thing."

Mo Hua was unhappy: "If you don't tell me, if you need my help in the future, I won't take action!"

Gu Changhuai sneered in his heart.

Help me?

I, the dignified Dao Ting Si Dian Si, the golden elixir monk, can I ask you, a little foundation-building monk, to help me with anything...

Gu Changhuai was stunned for a moment.

When the ink painting restored the message order, a series of complicated and difficult-to-understand formation methods came to his mind again.

There is also liberation formation, unblocking...

 And the perception of the formation…

Gu Changhuai restrained his urge to speak big words. He felt that as an adult, it was better to tell the truth and could not lie to a child.

Gu Changhuai sighed and replied: "Found it."

Mo Hua perked up and asked, "How did you find out?"

Gu Changhuai had no choice but to start from the beginning:

“The search was conducted intensively outside and inside... On the surface, the news was released that the Fire Buddha was probably hiding elsewhere, thus relaxing the vigilance in Bishan City.”

“Secretly, more people were dispatched to keep an eye on him day and night.”

“The Fire Buddha is hiding in Bishan City and will definitely take the opportunity to escape. He cannot hide for the rest of his life.”

“Sure enough, a few days later, we discovered a suspicious monk.”

“Bishan City has been sealed off for a long time, and the monks’ place of origin has been registered one by one, but there is no record of this monk in any place of origin.”

 “He appeared out of thin air…”

“He came out of the ‘Devil’s Cave’ out of thin air to find out the news…”

“We followed this suspicious monk and found that he circled around the city, and then went alone to the dangerous mountain in the north of the city. After that, he disappeared..."

“Daotingsi mobilized formation masters and some spiritual weapons to break the hidden and peek into the hidden, and finally found the entrance to the devil’s cave..."

　　Gu Changhuai stopped when he said this.

Mo Hua hurriedly asked: "What next?"

 “There will be no more.”

“Isn’t it a devil’s cave? The Fire Buddha is not in it?”

 “Can’t get in…”

Gu Changhuai sighed, "There is a lonely mountain hanging in the sky, a line of cliffs, and the opposite side is filled with evil energy. I don't know how many evil monks are inside."

“If you enter rashly, your life or death will be uncertain, and you may even scare the snake.”

“Moreover, there are formations inside and outside.”

Mo Hua was a little confused, "Daotingsi must have a lot of people, and there is no shortage of formation masters..."

Gu Changhuai was silent for a long time and replied:

 “I can’t tell you this…”

Mo Hua was startled and muttered in his heart, "It's all mysterious..."

 Then he thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want my help?"

 Gu Changhuai was very stubborn, "No need."

"You are welcome."

"You're welcome."

"I won't take risks or make any moves. I'll just help you look at the formation and find loopholes in it..." Mo Hua said, "Be patient and instructive".

Gu Changhuai was indeed shaken.

"You...have to go to class." Gu Changhuai said hesitantly.

 The way of thinking in ink painting is indeed true.

It seems that Uncle Gu is indeed in trouble and needs a powerful formation like his to help.

 “I can try to ask for leave.”

Gu Changhuai fell silent.

Mo Hua probably understood in his heart.

Uncle Gu must be desperate to save face, and he couldn't help but ask for help.

Mo Hua thought for a while, then "kindly" gave him a step down, and passed a message:

“Uncle Gu, if the sect approves my vacation, then I will help you catch the Fire Buddha?”

Only then did Gu Changhuai say reservedly:

"Fine…"

  But between the lines, there was obvious relief.

Mo Hua shook his head, there was nothing he could do.

 Uncle Gu has solved the problem, but asking for leave... is not that easy.

Generally, elders can approve one or two days of leave, but if it is more, they will not have the authority.

As for entering the Devil's Cave and catching the Fire Buddha, this kind of thing definitely cannot be completed in a day or two.

 It is estimated that even if everything goes well, it will take at least six or seven days.

If you use two days off to make it up, you will need to take at least five days off...

 The only option is to go to Mr. Xun.

 But Mr. Xun...

It's impossible for him to approve of himself as a fake.

Ink painting is a bit difficult.

Tell Mr. Xun, Mr. Xun, I want to take five days off to help the Tao Ting Secretary catch a late-stage foundation-building criminal who is extremely vicious, kills people all over his family, and learns forbidden skills?

Unless Mr. Xun has lost his mind, it is impossible for him to agree.

Then I can only say it more implicitly...

Mo Hua found Mr. Xun and changed his words, saying that Daotingsi wanted to invite him to draw the formation, which would take about five days.

Mr. Xun looked confused, "Dao Tingsi? Please? Draw the formation? Will you still draw it for five days?"

Mo Hua gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Why?"

Mr. Xun asked.

Mo Hua said vaguely: "I don't know why Gu Diansi of Daotingsi invited me..."

Mr. Xun shook his head, "If you can't draw formations, why go to Daotingsi? Besides, five days off is too long..."

Mo Hua sighed, a little disappointed.

Mr. Xun was about to say something, but suddenly he was startled, "You just said...Gu Diansi of Daotingsi..."

 “Yeah, yeah.” Mo Hua nodded repeatedly.

“How did you get to know the Gu family’s Diansi?”

“I know Aunt Wan from the Shangguan family, and Gu Diansi is Aunt Wan’s cousin…”

Mr. Xun was slightly startled and asked again:

 “Did you say what formation to draw?”

Mo Hua shook his head, "No, I just said that it is a second-grade formation. It is very difficult. It will take a long time to draw, so I have to take five days off..."

Mr. Xun looked at Mo Hua in surprise.

 Daotingsi…Gu family…

 The Gu family has deep roots in Daotingsi and has a wide network of contacts.

If Mo Hua, the kid, gets to know the Gu family and develops friendship, it will be easier for him to do things with Daotingsi in the future...

 At least he won't be targeted by Daotingsi and suffer some unnecessary disasters.

Mr. Xun thought for a moment and then asked Mo Hua:

“Just draw the formation, there’s no other danger, right?”

 “No!” Mo Hua said resolutely.

"Yes." Mr. Xun nodded, "Go to Elder Song and tell him what I said and grant you five days' leave."

Mo Hua was overjoyed and said with a smile:

 “Thank you, old gentleman!”

"Hmm." Mr. Xun nodded, thought for a while, and then said, "You should draw this formation carefully. In the Daoting Division, the Gu family is quite decent. You can make some friends and become familiar with each other."

 “Hmm, don’t worry, old sir!”

Mo Hua nodded.

 I and Uncle Gu are getting along quite well now.

“Okay, go ahead.” Mr. Xun waved his hand.

Mo Hua bowed respectfully, and then couldn't help but leave happily.

 He went to Elder Song and said that he wanted to take five days off, and Mr. Xun agreed.

Elder Song looked stunned and dissatisfied at the same time.

Mr. Xun is too indulgent to this child!

Five days off, what a shame!

 Then he signed and stamped, agreeing to Mo Hua's request for leave.

“I can’t control it anyway, I can take you as many days as you like, I just stamp it…”

 Elder Song didn’t care about Tao in his heart.

Mo Hua got the permission and returned to his disciple's residence happily.

 He calculated it just right.

 Take five days off, plus two days off, which is exactly seven days.

You must capture the Fire Buddha within seven days before you can obtain the Technique of Meteor Fire Technique, thereby laying the foundation for improving the forbidden technique of fireball fusion.

 Once it exceeds seven days, you will not be able to intervene.

 Seven days later, Fire Buddha was captured by Dao Tingsi, or perhaps escaped.

If you can't get the Fire Meteor Technique, your efforts will be in vain.

so…

Mo Hua’s face was straight and his eyes were firm as he said:

“Within seven days, Fire Buddha must die!”

 (End of this chapter)