The Quest for Immortality

The traces of the secondary thunder flow are obscure, barely noticeable.

The inferred unfixed magnetic patterns might deviate slightly, and the text revealed in the magnetic ink is somewhat disjointed and chaotic.

However, the order of the text does not affect readability.

With a mixture of guesswork, the general meaning can still be understood.

Mo Hua transcribed the deciphered text onto another sheet of paper.

The text is interspersed with a large number of meaningless greetings, chats, complaints, exchanges of ”insights” on demon techniques, inexplicable daily ramblings, and some mysterious ”demon path terminologies” and so on...

Mo Hua could only summarize the intelligence from these chaotic words:

First, it was about the young demon cultivator who was killed...

He came from a small family, with good talent, a bit arrogant, believing he wasn’t much inferior to others.

During the sect gathering, he encountered a ’young master’ from a great family, and didn’t bow his head, didn’t inquire about etiquette, not sufficiently respectful, considered ”arrogant and rude.”

Later, during monster hunting, he was plotted against, and got lost in the dense forest of Refining Demon Mountain.

Eventually, he was caught into the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, unknowingly, he practiced the demon path cultivation technique, falling into becoming a ”demon cultivator.”

Now, he was being treated as a ”stepping stone.”

But exactly how to be a ”stepping stone,” how to pull off the substitution trick, how to escape Refining Demon Mountain, who would assist, how to remain at large... these matters weren’t mentioned on the Letter Token.

It’s estimated to be more confidential stuff, this high demon cultivator didn’t dare to say on the Letter Token.

Apart from that, there are some internal situations in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons:

”In the chat among these demon cultivators, three demon elders were mentioned...”

”He didn’t specify the exact cultivation realm, but within Refining Demon Mountain, Feather Transformation is forbidden, yet still being addressed as ’elder’, must be Golden Core, though it’s uncertain which level of the realm...”

”Besides, ’young master’ was also mentioned.”

”It seems everything must follow the young master’s orders.”

”But these demon cultivators are extremely secretive about the word ’young master’, and dare not say much.”

”In the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, there is also a person in charge, responsible for managing miscellaneous matters, possesses considerable authority. Beneath the person in charge, there are ordinary demon cultivators...”

...

Mo Hua conveyed some specific situations thoroughly to Xun Ziyou.

Xun Ziyou nodded, looked at Mo Hua, somewhat wistful.

This child in the future, if engaged in espionage and eavesdropping type of reconnaissance work, is simply unbeatable...

A single Letter Token can dig out so many secrets.

Which sect, which influence, can withstand such probing...

As they spoke, Mo Hua was also somewhat puzzled:

”That Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, with so many demon cultivators, yet only three Golden Core elders, can it hold firm?”

Xun Ziyou frowned, pondered for a moment, and said slowly:

”Three Golden Cores are merely stationed to maintain internal stability and prevent accidents.”

”The number of demon cultivators is vast, their nature brutal, actions frenzied, it’s impossible to rely on ’people’ to manage, there must be other mandatory control measures...”

Other control measures...

Mo Hua’s heart stirred, suddenly thought of the monster patterns drawn on these demon cultivators, his heart moved slightly:

”Four Symbols Formation...”

Xun Ziyou added: ”Moreover, those elders who can guard the Refining Demon Mountain are surely not ordinary individuals.”

Xun Ziyou turned his head, looking into the depths of the forest shrouded in sinister monster qi, his gaze profound:

”Daring to operate under the noses of the Taoist Court and major sects within Qian Learning State Boundary, once exposed, the consequence is extermination, the sect being renamed!”

”It would be impossible to entrust such an ’important task’ to non-trusted elders.”

”Additionally, Golden Core cultivators, though considered solid members within fifth grade families, have very promising futures. Few would willingly guard this isolated, bloody place for their family, losing both humanity and dignity.”

”Moreover, if the demon valley remains undiscovered, three Golden Core demon cultivators holding station would suffice.”

”If it’s discovered...”

Xun Ziyou’s tone turned slightly cold, ”forget three, even thirty, three hundred Golden Cores would be useless.”

Mo Hua was stunned and nodded slowly.

That makes sense...

This is Qian Learning State Boundary, there are so many great families and sects.

The Valley of Ten Thousand Demons once exposed, no matter how many Golden Core demon cultivators are stationed, they are just trifling, useless.

Conversely, as long as not exposed, three Golden Cores indeed suffice...

”Then will Elder Xun go back, call for help, and wipe out the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons?” Mo Hua asked sneakily.

Xun Ziyou was about to speak, suddenly paused, glanced at Mo Hua, and asked:

”What do you think?”

Mo Hua shook his head, ”I’m just a small Foundation Establishment disciple, what can I think?”

Xun Ziyou sighed, ”Just say what you think.”

”Oh,” Mo Hua’s eyes rolled, then whispered: ”In my opinion... if we just besiege, it’s prone to problems.”

”This Valley of Ten Thousand Demons is easy to defend but hard to attack.”

”If too few hands are mobilized, and it can’t be captured swiftly, it will inevitably turn into a war of attrition, resulting in casualties.”

”If too many are mobilized, a mixed group of people...”

Mo Hua looked at Xun Ziyou meaningfully, ”If in the midst, some dubious individuals sneak in, and cause trouble, the harm would be even greater.”

Xun Ziyou raised his eyebrows and nodded.

Mo Hua hit the mark.

Under such circumstances, to keep things quiet, only trusted cultivators from his own sect could be involved.

Yet, doing so turns it into Taixu Gate encircling the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. If there are casualties, the losses are solely Taixu Gate’s cultivators.

If other sects are invited, it’s very easy for news to leak.

”There’s another problem,” Mo Hua continued, ”In front of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, there is an evil formation laid. According to the demon cultivators’ words, invading the valley recklessly, ’one will suffer a curse, lose sanity, and die in madness’...”