The Quest for Immortality

But the sudden appearance of Xun Ziyou and his group still drew the attention of some Shen Family cultivators.

Two Golden Core cultivators from the Shen Family looked over, hesitated for a moment, seeming to want to question something.

Xun Ziyou released his oppressive aura, wearing a cold expression, impatiently asked:

”What’s the situation outside?”

The two Golden Core cultivators from the Shen Family were overwhelmed by this calm and authoritative aura, and seeing Xun Ziyou covered in dust and with traces of fire burns, assumed he must be a core elder of the aristocratic family, specifically responsible for the task of ”erasing traces of corpses”, and now coming up from the graveyard to check the situation outside.

The Shen Family is too large, with many cultivators, and not all Golden Core cultivators could recognize everyone.

Especially among the direct lineage of the aristocratic family, those elders with real power.

One Golden Core cultivator from the Shen Family clasped his hands and said: ”Reporting to the elder, people from other sects and families have come over.”

The other person gritted his teeth and said: ”These treacherous wolves, like flies and insects, want to spy on the Shen family’s secrets and ruin the Shen family’s foundation.”

Flies don’t sting seamless eggs. If your Shen Family weren’t a ”rotten egg”, how could others sting...

Mo Hua thought coldly to himself.

”Ridiculous,” Xun Ziyou said with slight anger, waving his hand, ”You go ahead and get busy, I’ll go take a look.”

”Yes.” The two Golden Core cultivators from the Shen Family walked away.

Xun Ziyou also led Mo Hua towards the outside, and after just a few steps, they saw a dense crowd of people, surrounding the mine so tightly that not even water could drip through.

There were people from the Shen family and others from various aristocratic families and sects.

Moreover, looking around, none of the forces present were easy to deal with.

Gathering around the Shen Family at such a matter, trying to take a bite of meat, naturally, they all had a foundation and scale not weaker than the Shen Family.

Now, the Shen Family had laid down formations to guard the mine, while others were blocking outside.

Both sides confronted each other, and the crowd was distinctly divided.

”Troublesome...”

Xun Ziyou frowned.

In this situation, they couldn’t blend in and get out at all, not to mention there was a Third Grade formation in between.

Mo Hua was also finding it a bit tricky.

He frowned in thought, looked around, and suddenly his eyes lit up as he saw an acquaintance.

Amidst the bustling crowd in the distance, a group of Taixu Sect elders were also present.

The leading person had a jade-like face and an elegant demeanor, with steady eyes, but with a hint of worry hidden within.

This was none other than Elder Xun Zixian.

And as Mo Hua looked towards Xun Zixian, Xun Zixian was also taken aback.

He sensed a familiar gaze amidst the chaotic crowd, and this gaze contained a hint of divine thought distinct from ordinary people.

”This feeling is...”

Xun Zixian’s eyes narrowed, followed the gaze, and then saw Mo Hua, who was among the Shen Family cultivators, exposing only his head.

Beside Mo Hua, there was also Xun Ziyou.

”Mo Hua!”

Xun Zixian’s pupils shrank.

”Found him!”

Xun Zixian looked at the clearly divided situation in front of him, and Mo Hua and his group mixed in among the Shen Family, pondered for a moment, and directly took out a jade talisman, flinging it at the formation laid by the Shen Family.

The jade talisman flashed with light, dissolving a large section of formation patterns, creating a large gap in the Shen Family’s formation.

Elder Xun Zixian, with deep roots and exceptional talent, and having been personally taught by Elder Master Xun, had exceptional formation skills that were not only outstanding within the Taixu Sect but also top-level throughout the Qian Learning State Boundary.

The Third Grade formation laid by the Shen Family could naturally be broken by him at will.

Xun Zixian’s action was extremely abrupt.

Everyone present was taken aback for a moment.

The chief Shen Family elder immediately scolded: ”Xun Zixian! What do you mean by this? Does your Taixu Sect seek to make an enemy of my Shen Family?”

Xun Zixian didn’t even lift his eyelids, simply replied: ”My hand slipped...”

The Shen Family elder was momentarily stunned, feeling the pain in his chest from anger.

Darn it, your hand slipped, and you broke my Shen Family’s formation?

What does this mean? Are you throwing away all decorum?

But he had no time to argue whether Xun Zixian’s hand really slipped or not, because as soon as the formation broke, the gap opened, and everyone, who had been hesitant before, immediately became restless.

The atmosphere instantly turned tense.

After a while, a big man shouted:

”Our Ao family has an in-law relationship with the Shen Family. I have a brother-in-law who’s from your Shen Family, and I heard he had an accident in this mine. As his brother-in-law, it’s not inappropriate for me to go and look for him...”

With that, he directly rushed in through the gap.

Others followed suit, saying: ”I have a Taoist friend who’s an elder in your Shen Family, and I’ve heard that he also had an accident, so I’ll go take a look...”

”I have a nephew who’s also from your Shen Family...”

”I have a grandfather-in-law, surnamed Shen...”

”I have an affair...”

Anyway, randomly making up a connection, everyone rushed in.

Collective guilt wasn’t a concern, as long as the disturbance was big enough and there were enough participants, they weren’t afraid of the Shen Family’s retribution at all.

Moreover, the fact that the Shen Family was so panicked indicated a significant scandal hidden in this mine.

This was unheard of for the usually cautious Shen Family and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Amidst the chaos, no one noticed Mo Hua and his group quietly discarded the Shen Family’s Taoist robes, changed into ordinary clothes, and blended into the crowd, then joined the Taixu Sect’s group.

Xun Zixian pulled Mo Hua to his side, checked his pulse and meridians, and stared into Mo Hua’s eyes for a while. After several confirmations, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and asked:

”Are you okay?”

”Yes!” Mo Hua nodded.

Next to him, Xun Ziyou said, ”Help me check as well.”

Xun Zixian ignored him.

”As long as you’re okay, this is not the place for talking, let’s retreat first,” Xun Zixian said.

”Aren’t we staying to see how things develop?” Mo Hua asked.

Xun Zixian shook his head, ”The situation is too chaotic, we can’t stay for long.”

Moreover, the ancestor’s command was to rescue people.

Now that Mo Hua was safe, that was more important than anything, and the Shen Family’s matters became secondary.

Mo Hua nodded.

The Great Wilderness Dragon Vein and Lord Yellow Mountain’s Lifebound Divine Statue were still in his possession.

Both were extremely important items.

He needed to return early to hide these items properly, without causing additional trouble.

The Shen Family’s matter had already torn a hole open, and what followed should be left for the other aristocratic families and sects to deal with.

The bigger the commotion, the better...

So Xun Zixian led a group of elders to escort Mo Hua and his companions out of the Shen Family’s mine.

Just before leaving, Mo Hua looked back at the Solitary Mountain City, feeling inexplicably uneasy.

He had a nagging feeling that there seemed to be other causes within the Solitary Mountain City.

This cause even made him feel extremely dangerous...

Moreover, it was terrifyingly grand...

”What could it be...”

Mo Hua frowned, shook his head, stopped pondering, and left the Solitary Mountain City with the group of Taixu Sect elders.

...

Within the mine, the conflict between the Shen Family and other aristocratic families’ cultivators gradually spread and expanded.

The scene was chaotic, with cultivators in melee, and volatile energy crossing each other

Meanwhile, beneath the Solitary Mountain City, in the Divine Temple.

The grand hall was gradually collapsing, with rubble falling everywhere, and the ground was soaked with blood and broken corpses.

Amidst the deathly silence.

The already dead Shen Shouxing suddenly opened his eyes, and within them was a deep blackness.