The Quest for Immortality

”Uncle Gu,” Mo Hua whispered, ”do you know about ’Fire Buddha’...”

After speaking, Mo Hua looked up at Gu Changhuai and saw his body stiffen slightly, a chill emanating from him, and even a hint of fierceness in his eyes.

He looked at Mo Hua with icy eyes.

”Where did you...”

Gu Changhuai paused, his voice low and slightly hoarse, ”...hear this name...”

Mo Hua was taken aback.

He hadn’t expected Uncle Gu’s reaction to be so significant.

Could it be that this Fire Buddha had some old grudge with Uncle Gu?

Boss Jiang’s list must definitely remain a secret...

After thinking for a moment, Mo Hua half-truthfully said:

”I heard it from a Sin Cultivator, who said that Fire Buddha knows a very powerful Fire-series Spell, and within hundreds of miles, no one is his opponent...”

Gu Changhuai’s gaze was sharp as he stared at Mo Hua.

Mo Hua’s eyes were like still water, unfathomable, his expression calm and composed.

Gu Changhuai furrowed his brows and asked, ”Which Sin Cultivator?”

Mo Hua shook his head, ”I don’t know him, just bumped into him occasionally. I overheard a few words, and then they left. I, a minor cultivator, didn’t dare to follow...”

Gu Changhuai clearly didn’t believe him, his expression grew stern, and he fell silent.

Observing his reactions, Mo Hua asked quietly, ”Uncle Gu, is this Fire Buddha very powerful? Do you have a history with him?”

Gu Changhuai was taken aback, seeing Mo Hua’s curious face, his attitude and tone indeed did not seem like someone aware of the past events, nor did it seem like he had any dealings with Fire Buddha. This made him heave a sigh of relief, but his brows furrowed even tighter.

”This matter is not for you to inquire about.”

Gu Changhuai seemed to recall some past events, his mood became poor, his tone somewhat harsh.

Mo Hua then knew, there must be a story here.

But seeing this, Uncle Gu was troubled and surely wouldn’t discuss it.

Mo Hua didn’t insist, silently contemplating in his heart, planning to ask someone else.

Although Gu Changhuai couldn’t see through Mo Hua’s thoughts, seeing his curious expression, he knew that even if he didn’t tell him, Mo Hua would continue to inquire.

Gu Changhuai sighed.

This man, Fire Buddha, had committed too many killings, he was a taboo.

If Mo Hua indeed had a hidden agenda, plotting against the Shangguan family and Yu Er, that would still be better.

If by bad luck, he ran into Fire Buddha’s hands while investigating the secrets, and died, then he was simply dead.

But if he had just happened to pass by and saved Yu Er, then he was Yu Er’s benefactor.

If he didn’t make things clear and caused his death, that would be a sin.

Besides, as a small cultivator who had lived only for a little over a decade, it would be a terrible waste to lose his life this way.

Gu Changhuai hesitated for some time before sighing:

”These matters... I shouldn’t really be telling you...”

”But I’m afraid you don’t realize the severity, and rashly inquiring might involve you in this, attracting the attention of those you shouldn’t, and you might lose your life needlessly...”

Mo Hua was very surprised, ”Who exactly is this Fire Buddha?”

Gu Changhuai’s gaze turned slightly stern, ”He is an extremely cruel Evil Cultivator.”

Mo Hua’s heart chilled slightly, ”A Golden Core?”

”Foundation Establishment Late Stage.”

Mo Hua frowned, ”Foundation Establishment Late Stage... can’t he be captured?”

Gu Changhuai sighed, ”Fire Buddha is naturally cautious, he only frequents the Second Grade State Border. His cultivation is profound, and his spells are extremely powerful...”

”The Taoist Court has encircled him many times...”

”But this cunning man is sly and ruthless, bolstered by the power of his spells, he kills widely, and beneath the Foundation Establishment, hardly any cultivator is his match.”

”Even deploying Golden Core Cultivators, who cannot use their Magical Treasures due to Heavenly Dao restrictions, might defeat him but can’t kill him...”

”Once he runs away, he will disappear for a while, waiting until the danger has passed to resume his killings...”

...

Mo Hua roughly understood.

The Third Grade Golden Core Stewards of Taoist Court didn’t have time to capture him, and even if they did, with the restrictions of Heavenly Dao, it was very difficult to kill him.

Those from the Second Grade Enforcement Leader who attempted capture would instead be killed...

Mo Hua asked, ”The extremely powerful spells of Fire Buddha, are they ’Forbidden Techniques’?”

Gu Changhuai’s gaze sharpened, but thinking of Mo Hua being a disciple of Taixu Gate, he might know a little about ’Forbidden Techniques’.

”Correct.” Gu Changhuai nodded, ”It is a Forbidden Technique...”

”But the spell he practices is an incomplete ’Forbidden Technique’.”

”After cultivating this ’Forbidden Technique,’ the Blood Qi becomes agitated due to Fire Qi, and the nature becomes violently murderous.”

”This urge to kill is uncontrollable...”

”Thus this fiend... often due to pathological Fire Qi, recklessly uses ’Forbidden Techniques,’ commences large-scale slayings, and massacres the innocent to vent his ’killing desire’...”

”To this day, how many cultivators have been burned to death by his spell, suffering in agony, no one truly knows...”

A strong killing intent flashed in Gu Changhuai’s eyes, his knuckles turning white as he clenched his fist.

”This kind of fiend deserves a thousand tortures; death is too good for him...”

Mo Hua was somewhat bewildered.

It was his first time seeing Uncle Gu with such deep hatred and overt killing intent.

Mo Hua then tried to reassure, ”Uncle Gu, rest assured, ’Heaven’s net is vast, loose and unmissable’, such evil people will definitely end up with no place to be buried!”

A self-mocking expression appeared on Gu Changhuai’s face.

”Heaven’s net is vast, loose and unmissable...”

His emotions surged, about to say something else, when his expression suddenly changed, and he realized that he had inadvertently told Mo Hua too much...

Some things should have never been told to him!

”Enough, let’s end this,” Gu Changhuai flicked his sleeve and advised:

”The reason I tell you this is to make you understand: Fire Buddha is extremely dangerous. You, a young cultivator not yet matured, should not inquire into this any further.”