Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 891: Chapter 617 Gu Changhuai

“Three days ago, outside the Qianxue State Boundary, south of Canglang Mountain, on Luopan Mountain Road, three disciples from a family were found dead, their Storage Bags stolen…”

“The Taoist Court Official made inquiries, proceeding to inspect the scene…”

“Each of these three disciples was at the Foundation Establishment Realm. After gathering for the discussion of Dao, they were returning to their sect along Luopan Mountain Road. As they passed by Canglang Mountain, someone approached them from behind, unnoticed, and used a dagger imbued with Tempered Water Poison to pierce their chests, killing them one by one.”

“And unto their deaths, they realized nothing…”

“Cultivators coming up and down the mountain also saw no suspicious individuals passing by…”

“It’s unknown who the murderer is…”

There’s a note following this:

“The cultivator responsible for these murders must be cunning, extremely alert, and highly skilled in the art of Concealment Techniques…”

“Whoever undertakes this bounty, must exercise extreme caution!”

Here it comes!

Mo Hua’s spirits were lifted.

Concealment Techniques!

But it wasn’t quite what he had imagined…

He had thought Concealment Techniques were used for theft, yet he hadn’t expected someone to exploit such means to commit stealthy murders, and with such brutality at that.

Mo Hua immediately used his Taixu Token to send a pointless message to Murong Caiyun:

“Sister, are you there?”

A moment later, Murong Caiyun replied with resignation:

“What is it, just say it.”

“Sister, are you free? Want to take on a task?”

Before Murong Caiyun could respond, Mo Hua hastily added, “I’ve found a good task, want to take it? If you do, can you bring me along?”

“My permissions are too low, they won’t let me take on many tasks.”

Murong Caiyun hesitated for a moment before messaging:

“What task?”

Mo Hua promptly sent the entry for “a bizarre case of robbery and murder.”

Murong Caiyun looked at it for a long time, still not understanding what was so “good” about this “good task”…

A robbery murder case.

The three died inexplicably; it was unknown who the perpetrator was, what they looked like, what Cultivation Technique they used, whether they had accomplices, a criminal record, and what was their Cultivation Realm—nothing was known.

One could only speculate based on the situation that the person was highly proficient in Concealment Techniques.

But that was just speculation.

Beyond that, there were no clues.

Even finding the person would take considerable time, let alone tracking and capturing them afterward—it could likely be a significant investment of time invested only to come up empty-handed.

Murong Caiyun, wishing to gently decline, just then saw in the Taixu Token Mo Hua’s barrage of “Sister, sister, sister, please take it on…”

She could almost see Mo Hua with his puppy-dog eyes, full of hope, gazing at her expectantly.

Murong Caiyun couldn’t bear to refuse.

She even felt a twinge of guilt at the thought of disappointing her Junior Brother Mo Hua after declining…

Murong Caiyun sighed.

Well, might as well accept it.

It doesn’t matter if it can’t be completed; it’s just a waste of two days of leisure time, not unlike previous times when all efforts came to naught.

Murong Caiyun thus agreed, “Alright…”

Mo Hua was overjoyed, “Thank you, Sister!”

Senior Sister Murong, indeed a good person!

Sure enough, Murong Caiyun accepted the “Concealment Robbery Murder” bounty, and then extended an invitation to Mo Hua.

Mo Hua immediately “agreed” without delay.

Thus, the investigation of the “Concealment Robbery Murder case” was settled.

Mo Hua exited his Divine Sense from the Taixu Token, only to notice Cheng Mo and the others staring at him.

“What’s up?”

Mo Hua appeared clueless.

“You…” Situ Jian asked curiously, “What were you looking at in the Taixu Token?”

Mo Hua blinked.

Permissions, bounties, Merit Points—these were backdoors given to him by Elder Master Xun.

It wouldn’t be quite right to talk about them.

Furthermore, these matters of “issuing bounties, pursuing Sin Cultivators, exterminating villains” were still too early for them…

They were held back by the family, “not yet worldly,” unable to bear such risks.

But he was different; he was the “Junior Brother.”

Dangerous affairs such as these were best left to him.

Mo Hua nodded with a sense of “responsibility” and then made up an excuse:

“I was checking the class schedule, wondering what classes we have next, what Spells we’ll learn…”

The other disciples were skeptical, staring at Mo Hua.

Their expressions seemed to say, I’d only believe that if pigs could fly…

Seeing their disbelief, Mo Hua had no choice but to say:

“Alright, I was thinking about how much homework to assign you during Formation class…”

Instantly, the crowd erupted with indignation.

No one believed him.

“Mo Hua!”

“Can we still be friends?”

“I advise you to watch yourself…”

“My abilities in Formation are for me to decide, I advise against meddling!”

“Don’t forget the camaraderie among sect brothers!”

Cheng Mo, the “Formation Dummy,” looked almost tearful, “Bro, I beg you, that’s enough, I can’t finish that much homework…”

Mo Hua put on a reluctant expression and sighed:

“If that’s the case, then forget it.”

Cheng Mo’s face broke into a broad smile, hugging Mo Hua’s shoulder, and proclaimed loudly, “Great! From now on, you’re my brother, my real brother!”

…

Two days later, during the leisure days.

To be safe, Mo Hua requested an additional day off, which altogether provided him with three days.

After classes, Mo Hua left the gates of Taixu Gate and met up with everyone at the usual place—the big rock at the base of Taixu Gate’s mountain.

There were five of them this time.

Murong Caiyun, Ouyang Feng, Hua Qianqian, and Shangguan Xu were all present.

Shangguan Xu’s injuries had healed, and he was ready to take action.

Although the Shangguan Family was a great clan with many disciples, Shangguan Xu, a member of the Direct Lineage but not at the very core, had to earn his own Merit Points through personal efforts.