The Quest for Immortality

Chapter 1139 -693: Di Sha Formation

Chapter 1139 -693: Di Sha Formation

White Bone Pill Furnace, gloomy furnace fire, Sinister Pill Master.

This scene seemed hauntingly familiar.

Mo Hua frowned, involuntarily recalling the blood-stained Pill Furnace, the eerie herbs, and those cultivators who met their unjust deaths, which he had seen in the main hall of the Black Mountain Stronghold at Big Black Mountain…

”These human traffickers kidnap cultivators to refine Human Pills

Mo Hua’s gaze turned slightly cold.

Inside the house, the Sinister Pill Master was focusing intensely, controlling the sinister green flames to concoct Evil Pills.

The area around the Pill Furnace was extremely bloody.

There were human bones and even living hearts.

These seemed to be the “herbs” or “catalysts” for Alchemy.

From the signs, it was clear that countless cultivators had fallen victim to these traffickers and the Sinister Pill Master.

A heaviness settled in Mo Hua’s heart.

”Those two children

His eyes swiftly swept around the Pill Room, and finally in the very center of the Pill Room, he spotted an ancient altar.

At the head of the altar, there was a Divine Statue with the body of a man and the face of a fish— the River God.

Below it, two children were kneeling, bound by ropes, their foreheads touching the ground, motionless as if they were sculptures, worshipping the statue of the River God.

They were the two missing grandsons of Old Yu.

Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief, then furrowed his brows again.

The children were still alive, but in poor condition, with weak breaths, and their Divine Sense was faint, almost undetectable. He wondered if they had been consumed by the River God…

”We must rescue the children quickly

He glanced around the Pill Room once more and then memorized everything in the vicinity before quietly retreating.

After leaving, Mo Hua circled around.

He noted down the number of cultivators in black, their positions, their estimated cultivation, and the layout of the fishing hut, before returning to the village entrance to find Gu An and the others.

”I found Little Shunzi and Little Shuizi,” Mo Hua whispered.

Gu An and Gu Quan’s eyes lit up, while Yu Dahe looked particularly excited.

”But, there are quite a few traffickers

Mo Hua took out a piece of paper and drew a simple map, marking the layout of the fishing hut and the positions of the people in black.

”There are a total of nine people, the leader of the men in black and a Sinister Pill Master, both are at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.”

”Crossing River Dragon, whom I recognize, is at the Foundation Building Middle Stage.”

”The others, I don’t know, but are also basically all at the Middle Phase of Foundation Establishment.”

Nine people, two at Foundation Establishment Late Stage and seven at Middle Phase.

Gu An and Gu Quan frowned.

The number was a bit large, and the situation was somewhat tricky.

Gu An pondered for a moment and said, “We can rescue them, but we might not all make it out safely after the rescue.”

Mo Hua suggested, “Let’s call for help, get more of our people involved, and take down these traffickers in one swoop.”

Gu Quan whispered, “Even so, we might not be able to capture all the traffickers; some might escape

”No worries,” Mo Hua declared, “I have a plan.”

Gu An and Gu Quan looked at each other but still followed Mo Hua’s instructions.

Gu An began using a Letter Token to summon help.

Several other Gu family cultivators were stationed in the small fishing village.

Following Mo Hua’s instructions, Gu An called ten cultivators who were proficient in movement technique and experienced in water, briefing them on all the necessary details about entering the well, including directions and methods to feed the Water Demon.

Then came a long wait.

Yu Dahe was extremely anxious,

Mo Hua was also getting impatient, but he knew acting rashly, even if they managed to save the children, might alert the enemies and trap them.

Rushing might ruin everything.

So, instead of rushing, it was better to gather more people and prepare thoroughly for a lasting solution.

Moreover, although the man in black intended to offer the children as sacrificial food to the River God, Mo Hua had observed the sacrifice wasn’t merely about “eating.”

As there surely were other secrets involved, and such a sacrifice would obviously take some time.

As it stood, there was still enough time.

After what seemed like forever, Gu An’s expression shifted as he looked at the Letter Token, then spoke to Mo Hua, “They’ve arrived.”

Mo Hua nodded and whispered, “Let them wait at the village entrance. I’ll go meet them.”

Outside the village, there was a blood mist containing blood leeches.

Without leading the way himself, it was likely that all of these ten Gu family cultivators would fail there.

Gu An nodded, “Okay.”

Mo Hua then stood up, walked alone through the blood mist, avoided the blood leeches, and reached outside the village.

The ten Gu family cultivators stationed outside the village saw Mo Hua and respectfully greeted him:

”Young Master Mo!”

Mo Hua noticed they were wet and holding dead speckled fish in their hands, indicating they had just swum past the Water Demon.

Only one person’s right leg was covered in blood, the flesh appeared to have been gnawed off revealing ghastly white bones.

”Moved too slow across the river and got bitten by that beast. I’ve already taken some Pills, it’s nothing serious.”

That Gu family cultivator’s face was pale, enduring the pain, but his expression was resolute.

Mo Hua admired their courage, then cautioned:

”Follow me closely once we go, remember, not a single mistake!”

The Gu family cultivators looked a bit puzzled.

The matters of Evil Spirits, they didn’t quite understand.

Mo Hua explained, “There’s a very dangerous Formation outside the village.”

Only then did they realize and respectfully responded, “We will follow Young Master Mo’s instructions!”

Mo Hua nodded, then took the lead, guiding the ten through the blood mist, avoiding the Evil Spirit blood leeches, following the path paved by the Divine Tao Array, all the way into the village to meet up with Gu An and the others.

Now, his side had a total of fourteen people.

With more allies, they had the advantage!

Mo Hua circled a few positions on the map.

”Direct confrontation is still quite risky, so we’ll ambush

”You all hide as per the positions I’ve marked.”