Asking about longevity

The reward was snatched away instantly, and all the disciples were depressed.

Mo Hua, who "colluded" with Uncle Gu and successfully grabbed the reward, was in a happy mood and his eyes were smiling.

He looked at the task items carefully again.

Wanted Bounty: Dragon Crossing the River.

In the middle stage of foundation building, he practiced sin cultivation and practiced the water-based skill "White Waves Technique". He was proficient in the nature of water and often lurked in rivers, sinking ships and killing people, and looked like a "water ghost".

The claw-like spiritual weapon used is of unknown origin. It is suspected to be a water-type spiritual weapon: the three shark claws. The claws are quenched with water poison.

Remember: This person's skills are stronger when exposed to water. If not necessary, do not fight with him in the water to avoid unexpected events.

There is a line of small print at the back:

"Trapped him with formations, captured him on the shore, without any trace of water, and then captured him."

This line of text is extra.

Mo Hua guessed that this was a reminder specially given to him by Uncle Gu.

After all, he was born in Tongxian City, Lizhou, adjacent to the Daheishan Mountains, and had a mountain to rely on.

When I arrived at the border of Qianxue State, most of my comings and goings were in the mountains, and I rarely interacted with rivers and water monks.

"Uncle Gu, although he has a cold face, as if someone owes him spiritual stones, he is still very considerate occasionally."

Mo Hua nodded.

In addition, there is a dossier attached to the reward:

On the third day of March, Yanshui River.

Six traders took a boat to cross the river and reached the lower section of the Yanshui River. The boat capsized and the traders fell into the water.

One man was strangled by water monks and his throat was torn out.

The blood-stained river water attracted a number of aquatic monsters, which bit and devoured the remaining people.

None of the six people survived.

Daotingsi judged based on the perpetrator's cultivation level, martial arts and weapon, that this person was most likely a criminal cultivator with many evil deeds——

"Martial Law".

Mo Hua wrote down the key points in the dossier and prepared several water formations. He found Cheng Mo the next day and said straight to the point:

"There is a reward for six hundred points of merit, and one hundred and twenty points of merit will be divided equally between each person."

Out of friendship, Mo Hua did not take any kickbacks.

Cheng Mo and the others were pitiful. It was hard to earn even ten or twenty points of merit.

Mo Hua felt that as a "little senior brother", he should take care of these "little junior brothers".

"One hundred and twenty?!"

Cheng Mo opened his mouth wide in disbelief.

It has been quite some time since he accepted a reward of more than 50 points.

Unexpectedly, when Mo Hua made his move, it was one hundred and twenty points!

Cheng Mo was shocked and curious, "Mo Hua, how did you get this reward?"

"Don't ask, I have my own way!"

Mo Hua raised his head slightly, with a reserved and calm look on his face.

In Cheng Mo's eyes, this look became more and more effortless and "unfathomable".

"Mo Hua, you are so tough backstage!"

Cheng Mo couldn't help but sigh.

Mo Hua was unhappy, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Oh, right." Cheng Mo immediately realized his mistake. It had nothing to do with the "backstage".

"It's you, little senior brother, with high methods and strong connections!"

Cheng Mo praised.

He scanned the streets, looked at the gates, and accepted a lot of various rewards. He knew that it would be difficult to accept rewards for high merit.

A group of fellow disciples stared at him, there were too many monks and too little food.

There are also a group of senior brothers and sisters with higher cultivation, older qualifications and more experience competing with them.

For the sake of fairness, the sect's "merit" mechanism is relatively independent and is not subject to other interference.

At Daotingsi, everything is business-like.

All means must be in order and in compliance with regulations, and there is no possibility of "favoritism".

But, ink painting!

After just one year of entry and initial cultivation of foundation, he was able to surpass all the brothers and sisters, "seize the food from the wolf's mouth", and receive a reward of 600 merit points!

How many operations must be done behind the scenes...

How strong must be the relationship with Daotingsi...

Cheng Mo didn't even dare to think about it.

At this moment, he felt that Mo Hua's entire body was emitting a dazzling light.

"Senior brother, please eat chicken legs."

Cheng Mo immediately presented the "offering" - a chicken leg that was crispy on the outside, tender on the outside, fat and fragrant, and came from the precious golden pheasant.

Mo Hua took the chicken leg with peace of mind and took a bite. The taste was fragrant and he was very satisfied.

However, he still reminded Cheng Mo:

"This bounty is more dangerous, so you should think about it carefully."

In the middle stage of foundation building, it would not be easy for Cheng Mo and the others to deal with the sin cultivator who is proficient in water-based skills and has sophisticated methods.

Cheng Mo said: "Don't worry, I know what's going on!"

One hundred and twenty points of merit!

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

If others want to take this risk, I'm afraid they don't have the opportunity yet.

"Okay." Mo Hua nodded and said, "Then you, Situ and the others get ready. We will set off the day after tomorrow after a break."

"no problem!"

Cheng Mo agreed immediately.

…

Soon after the break, after class, Mo Hua met Cheng Mo and the others at the disciple's residence.

There were five people in total, besides Mo Hua, there were also Cheng Mo, Situ Jian, Hao Xuan and Yang Qianjun.

Cheng Mo, Situ Jian and Hao Xuan, like Mo Hua, are all disciples of "Taiyi Ju". They live in a disciple residence and attend classes together on weekdays.

All three of them have taken Mo Hua's formation class, so they all call Mo Hua "little senior brother".

Yang Qianjun is an exception. He is from "Taijiaju". He has never taken an ink painting class, and he does not call him "little senior brother" in ink painting.

However, he and Cheng Mo have a good relationship. During the last human trafficker incident, they fought side by side and lived and died together, and their friendship became even deeper.

Yang Qianjun himself was born in the Yang family of the Taoist Military Division. He was an upright man and had good Taoist training.

Mo Hua has some friendship with the Yang family, so I took him with me on this mission.

As for Yi Li...

He is a pure spiritual practitioner. It is better to fight more people and less people. He can cast spells from a distance.

Once he was outnumbered and the enemy got close to him, he was the first one to be knocked down.

So Yi Li listened to Mo Hua's suggestion and went to learn the magic to protect himself and escape. Mo Hua didn't take him with him this time.

After the five people were ready, Mo Hua led the team and headed to the Yanshui River.

On the way, Mo Hua told several people to pay attention again.

Including the "Dragon Crossing the River"'s cultivation, skills, spiritual weapons, habits, usual methods of killing, etc.

Cheng Mo and others looked slightly solemn.

They usually accept rewards, but most of them are criminal cultivators in the early stage of foundation building, and not many in the middle stage of foundation building.

Even if there is, it is relatively weak.

Either he has just entered the middle stage and his cultivation is not deep, or his skills are not good, or his Taoism is mediocre, and he does not have the kind of sinful cultivation in the true sense, where he is full of evil deeds and murderous people.

But "The Dragon Crossing the River" is different.

This kind of person is a veteran in the world of cultivation. He has practiced for many years and has a solid foundation. He has special skills and ruthless methods. He has rich experience in killing people or escaping.

It was completely different from the monks they met before.

The only person who could compare with him was probably the leader of the black-clad traffickers from before.

The leader in black was also in the middle stage of foundation building. Even when he faced the siege from Cheng Mo and the others, he was still able to handle it with ease.

Even though everyone tried their best, the leader in black was not left behind.

In fact, if Mo Hua hadn't led the black leader away, they might have died at the hands of the black leader.

Until the end, they didn't know where the leader in black had gone.

Thinking of this, Cheng Mo and others felt lingering fear.

Thinking that they were about to face the "dragon crossing the river" that might be equally ferocious, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Mo Hua looked calm.

Just catching the "Dragon Crossing the River" in the middle stage of foundation building is just a small scene.

Over the past year or so, the number of sin cultivators who fell into his hands has exceeded 90 if not 100.

Of course, some of them are just "miscellaneous fish". There are not so many prominent ones like "River Crossing Dragon", probably only a few dozen.

Boss Jiang's list was almost finished by him.

And this "dragon crossing the river" is also a character on the list.

Thinking of this, Mo Hua frowned slightly.

He always felt that this list was very inconsistent.

The monks on the list all have unique skills and good cultivation. They even practice forbidden arts such as "Fire Buddha". They are regarded as unsolvable and powerful demon cultivator leaders in the second-level state.

Boss Jiang, who was in the early stages of foundation building, even though he had the trump card of the "Gold-Breaking Sword Control Technique" and had more than a dozen personal dealer brothers, how could he have such a "notorious" list?

This is very unreasonable...

Mo Hua had vaguely guessed before that this list might not belong to Boss Jiang at all.

If it doesn’t belong to Boss Jiang, who does it belong to?

What is the connection between the monks on the list?

Why are these names recorded in such a secretive way on such a jade slip?

Mo Hua took out the list and looked at it carefully.

Among the list, the most powerful Fire Buddha died.

Most of the remaining monks were either dead or captured.

The remaining small parts are either missing or hidden somewhere and no longer appear.

There are very few clues left today.

The only one who has recently exposed his head and then caught his tail, is this "dragon crossing the river"...

"Catch the dragon crossing the river and see if we can find any clues..."

"Teach Cheng Mo and the others..."

"Try a new formation matchmaker..."

"Then……"

Mo Hua raised his head slightly, looked far away, and through the car window, he had a panoramic view of the Qianzhou scene outside the car, and said silently in his heart:

We also need to take a look at what the bottom of Qianxue Prefecture, where aristocratic families are gathered, sects are numerous, and prosperous, is like...

Heaven is moving vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement;

The terrain is kun, and a gentleman carries things with kindness.

The monk asked, not only look up at the sky, but also occasionally look down at the ground.

…

The carriage moves with the wind, and the scenery outside the window changes.

After an unknown amount of time, the lush green mountains and rivers receded, revealing a vast long river on both sides of the road.

The water surface is as vast as a flat mirror, and the smoke is thick and the same color as the sky.

Yanshui River.

This is a long, flowing river near the border of Qianxue State that spans several small state borders.

The breeze blew by, causing light ripples, and the fresh water vapor of the river waves came over the surface.

Mo Hua took a deep breath and felt the breeze blowing into his arms, feeling relaxed and happy.

After walking for dozens of miles, we arrived at a ferry.

The ferry is not big, and there are several spiritual boats stationed there. There are monks coming and going, going ashore and disembarking, criss-crossing constantly.

The water surface of Yanshui River is wide, and the upstream and downstream waterways are long.

Although monks can learn some "water-crossing" body skills, cover the soles of their feet with spiritual power, and cross the river through water, they will feel as if they are walking on flat ground.

However, this type of movement consumes more spiritual energy. Once the spiritual energy is exhausted midway, you will drown in the water.

The most dangerous ones are the various aquatic monsters at the bottom of the river.

These aquatic monsters, of varying grades, are born with water, are powerful, and like to eat people.

When crossing water, or after drowning, if a monk is attacked by a water monster, he will become the monster's prey if he loses.

Therefore, when ordinary monks cross rivers, they are still accustomed to taking "spirit boats" to cross the water and resist monsters.

The larger the spirit boat, the safer it is.

The six traders who died in the river were riding in "small boats". The materials were probably not good, and the formations were not strong enough, so they were pierced by the "River Crossing Dragon".

The spirit boat capsized and six people were buried in the water.

As for the dragon crossing the river, it can travel freely in the water and avoid monsters, so it probably has its own unique methods.

According to Daotingsi's files, Mo Hua roughly determined the places where the six people died:

Downstream of the ferry, there is a twenty-mile stretch of river.

Several people sat in a carriage and traveled another twenty miles to the vicinity of the river.

You can see green wild grass on both sides of the bank, dotted with yellow flowers, like a green carpet spread at both ends.

The jade-like river in the middle flows gurglingly.

The scenery is beautiful and interesting, not like a place where people have died.

Cheng Mo glanced at Mo Hua and asked in a low voice: "Mo Hua, do you know where those six people died?"

Mo Hua's gaze was deep, and after peeping for a moment, he pointed to a section of the river with lush aquatic plants and said:

"There."

Cheng Mo and others approached the shore and looked at the Miaomiao water, feeling a little confused.

There is nothing but water.

The water plants rippled in the water, and even if they were stained with blood, they would have been completely melted away.

But in Mo Hua's eyes, there are indeed faint bloody chains of cause and effect on the water.

Apparently someone died here not long ago, and died miserably.

"Mo Hua, what should we do now?" Cheng Mo asked.

Situ Jian and others also looked at the ink painting.

In their previous missions, the clues were clear and the person was easier to find. Unlike now, there were few clues and the wilderness was so empty that people couldn't figure it out.

Mo Hua pondered for a moment and said: "There are monks from Daotingsi guarding the upstream and downstream areas. The dragon crossing the river should not be able to leave this part of the river..."

"Guojiang Longxiu's technique is "Bailang Jue". He is proficient in the nature of water. It has advantages and disadvantages."

"The advantage is that he is like a fish in water, but the disadvantage is that once he gets out of the water, his strength is greatly reduced."

"So, he shouldn't dare to go too far from the water. He is probably hiding in a certain section of the river near here..."

Mo Hua took out several formation disks that had been prepared long ago, "On these formation disks, I drew water pattern formations, which can monitor the flow of spiritual power in the water..."

Afraid that they would not understand, Mo Hua said: "It's like the Sinan Formation used in water, or the Xiaoyuan Magnetic Formation."

"This array disk is made in duplicate, one is used to set up the array, and the other is used to monitor..."

"You throw the formation disks used for setting up the formation into the water, one at a time."

"Then we'll sit back and wait, waiting to catch the 'dragon crossing the river'..."

Cheng Mo and others didn't realize it, and nodded one after another.

So several people moved separately, each looking for a suitable position, and threw the water pattern array far into the water.

But this section of the river is too wide, and the water pattern array can only cover a small section of the waterway near the shore.

Ink painting is just a matter of luck.

It is not easy to catch such a monk who is proficient in water properties in the river. This is currently the best way.

After that, everyone separated and stationed on the shore, holding the array disk for monitoring the water pattern array, staring at the movement of the water pattern array.

Mo Hua also warned: "If there is any movement, don't rush to take action. Use the Taixu Order to call people first, and then we can make long-term plans after everyone gathers."

"Um."

Cheng Mo and others nodded.

After that, it is a long process of "waiting for the rabbit".

This process requires patience.

Mo Hua was sitting on the branch of a big tree on the shore, holding a grass root in his mouth, crossing his legs, staring at the water pattern array used for monitoring, and looking at the scenery in the distance.

For a full hour, there was no movement.

There was no summons in the Taixu Order.

When Mo Hua was feeling bored, he saw a small boat sailing upstream. There were three or five monks on the boat pulling fishing nets. There seemed to be a lot of fish in the fishing nets.

Mo Hua was slightly startled.

"It can't be...a dragon crossing the river, right?"

He released his consciousness and took a closer look, only to realize that it was not the case.

The people on the boat were just ordinary monks, two foundation builders and three Qi refiners. They were dressed simply. Although their bodies were heavy with moisture, they had almost no killing aura.

It should be an ordinary "fishing repairman" nearby.

The so-called "fishing cultivators" are monks who make a living by raising and catching spiritual fish.

Mo Hua thought for a while, then jumped down from the tree and walked towards the group of monks.

As he got closer, Mo Hua discovered that these monks had slightly sad faces, their feet were stained with mud, and they also had a relatively strong fishy smell on their bodies.

They poured out the spiritual fish caught in the fishing net and put them into another basket.

There are some of these spiritual fishes of the first grade and some of the second grade.

Because it is fed with cheap spiritual food, it has spiritual energy but no demonic energy. It will not eat people and does not have the ferocity of monsters.

Several fishing cultivators noticed someone approaching and looked alert. When they saw Mo Hua, they all breathed a sigh of relief when they found out that he was just a young cultivator with cute features.

A fisherman asked kindly: "Little brother, where are you from?"

Mo Hua said: "I come from Qianxue Prefecture."

When several people heard this, their expressions showed a bit of respect, "Sect disciple?"

Mo Hua nodded.

"It's incredible," an older fishing cultivator said, "The talent that can be worshiped by a sect in the Qianxue State is one of the best."

"Little brother, you must also have high-grade spiritual roots, right?"

Mo Hua couldn't help but blush slightly, "I'm... a little bit worse..."

Yu Xiu said: "That's terrible!"

Mo Hua didn't want to talk about "spiritual roots", so he changed the topic and asked: "Uncle, are you fishing?"

"Yes." The elder Yuxiu nodded and said, he was a little confused and asked: "Little brother, what are you doing here in the Yanshui River by yourself?"

"I'm here to 'fish'!" Mo Hua nodded.

"Fishing?" The elder fisherman was startled.

This kid has no fishing rod and no bait. What kind of fish can he catch?

Hearing this, another fishing cultivator quickly waved his hand and said, "Son, stop fishing and leave quickly."

Mo Hua asked doubtfully: "What's wrong?"

The fisherman pointed downstream, "Someone died a few days ago, and the corpse was chewed beyond recognition by a water monster. Now I heard that the man-eating water monster is still wandering around."

"Oh." Mo Hua nodded.

Daotingsi did not disclose it to the public, and these fishing cultivators did not know the truth and could only spread rumors.

They thought those monks were dragged into the water and eaten by "water monsters".

Yu Xiu sighed: "Six people have died, and there is still a young master."

"Master?" Mo Hua was confused, "Didn't you say there were six traders?"

Yu Xiu shook his head, "He is a young master. It is said that he comes from a noble family."

"Aristocratic family?" Mo Hua asked curiously, "Which aristocratic family?"

Another fish cultivator said to that elder Yu Xiu:

"Dad, what kind of aristocratic family is that? It's a third-grade family. Those who are neither above nor below cannot reach the threshold of a 'noble family'."

The elder fish cultivator said angrily:

"What happened to the third rank? Why is the third rank not a noble family? Before I die, if you can build a third rank family, I will really die without regrets..."