The Quest for Immortality

However, Mr. Witch did not make any public announcements, nor did he allow others to speak out, remaining behind the scenes, as calm as water, indifferent to struggle and silence, embodying a demeanor of finishing matters with a wave of his sleeve and hiding his achievements and reputation.

All the praise and attention fell entirely onto him, the Young Master.

Dan Zhu felt ashamed, increasingly perceiving Mr. Witch’s high moral character and disregard for fame and fortune.

”Such vast divine skills, coupled with a noble heart, perhaps Mr. Witch truly is sent by a deity, to guide me forward...”

Dan Zhu thought to himself.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Chi Feng was also secretly observing Mo Hua.

He was shocked in his heart, even more so than anyone else, to the extent that even now, he hasn’t recovered.

Mo Hua only disclosed the specific situation of the prediction to Chi Feng alone.

Thus, only Chi Feng understood in his heart that this ambush genuinely matched Mr. Witch’s words completely, without the slightest discrepancy.

Foreknowledge is already quite profound.

And if not only foreknowledge is possessed, but every detail is given precisely, as if having truly ”seen it with one’s own eyes.”

This kind of incomprehensible matter, besides being a ”divine sign,” almost has no other explanation.

Mr. Witch truly revealed what future events would occur to him.

This in ”warfare” is practically ”cheating.”

And still, omniscient and omnipotent cheating.

Chi Feng has fought battles his whole life, how could he not know how terrifying this is?

If this Mr. Witch consistently receives ”divine commands,” his status in the wars among the Barbaric Wilderness tribes will be unparalleled.

And such a figure suddenly ”descended” upon his Danque Tribe?

It’s almost like daydreaming.

To the extent that Chi Feng, usually resolute and clear-headed, suddenly felt an illusion he couldn’t quite believe.

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After this battle, Mo Hua’s status in Dan Zhu and Chi Feng’s hearts has been elevated to an even more prominent height.

The words of Mo Hua now can almost be said to be a ”golden jade order.”

Even Chi Feng, a Barbarian General at the Golden Core Middle Stage, almost unconditionally listened to and obeyed Mo Hua.

Nothing is more convincing than the facts.

Especially the victory and defeat in warfare.

In the subsequent administration of military tactics, Mo Hua could practically decide with one word.

Chi Feng would only arrange specific tactics according to Mo Hua’s ”instructions,” without questioning anything.

He was quite aware in his heart that he was not qualified to question a shaman who could receive ”divine commands” and see the future.

And having received Mo Hua’s ”instructions,” the subsequent battles became much easier.

Because in one battle, they killed more than sixty of Bi Fang Tribe’s elite, plus one or two hundred ”cannon fodder,” leaving Bi Jie severely weakened.

Mo Hua’s subsequent calculation became much easier.

And he learned some ”wisdom,” not daring to calculate too much.

Only within the sea of consciousness, based on his understanding of the Dao of the Three Talents of heaven, earth, and man, he used divine thought to ”construct” the heavens and earth, and evolved human nature through cause and effect to deduce behavior.

When calculating, he only calculated the general times, places, and traces of people.

This was both a simulation of heaven, earth, and man and a honing of the ”calculation.”

It also trained the control over the quantity of divine sense, controlling the consumption of divine sense to avoid overspending computational power of divine thought and suffering fateful evilness backlash.

Thus, the subsequent calculations by Mo Hua often yielded only a few sentences of causal ”hints.”

These hints were sufficient for Chi Feng.

Using Mo Hua’s hints, Chi Feng defeated several attempts by Bi Jie.

The casualties among Bi Jie’s troops grew increasingly severe.

Yet the development of events still took Mo Hua by surprise.

Even with casualties reaching this extent, Bi Jie still clung on like a ”hungry wolf.”

As soon as there’s even the slightest opportunity, he would pounce to bite, not giving the Danque Tribe a chance to retreat.

”Did I overestimate this Bi Jie?”

Mo Hua frowned.

He thought, at the very least, this Bi Jie was a ”hero” in the making.

If he were a hero, he would naturally understand the principle of a great man being able to adapt, and naturally learn to act according to the situation, avoiding impulsiveness.

But now this Bi Jie seemed to have lost his sanity.

Clearly, his men have suffered heavy casualties, yet he relentlessly hangs on, displaying a stance of never giving up until his goals are achieved.

Mo Hua found this difficult to comprehend.

”Is this Bi Jie someone spiteful and able, but narrow-minded and stubborn, with little capacity, thus needing to recover any slight loss?”

”Or is it that Bi Jie seeks to rebel against his father, hence employing any means to swallow this batch of Barbarian Armor from the Shugubu to strengthen his forces?”

”Otherwise, it’s simply inexplicable why he persists so tirelessly...”

”But if everyone’s dead, what use is the armor?”

”Even if he had the Barbarian Armor, could he become the Great Chief?”

”If his loyal soldiers are dead, who will conquer for him? And who would support him as Great Chief?”

Mo Hua was perplexed but did not waste too much thought on this matter.

If Bi Jie wants to die, let him perish.

Once his forces are exhausted, a causal node can be calculated, ”granting” him a fatal disaster, allowing him to experience the feeling of a premature demise.

But before Mo Hua truly implemented this, the situation changed.

Outside the Shugu Valley, other medium-sized tribes’ Barbarian Soldiers gathered together, estimated to be about four to five hundred people.

These people surrounded Bi Jie, serving him.

However, these men were not reinforcements from his Bi Fang Tribe but forces Bi Jie bought at some cost from nearby tribes.

This increased the pressure on the Danque Tribe.

With more people, frequent attacks, the intensity of Mo Hua’s ”calculation” increased, the frequency grew higher, and the load surged.

Due to the excessive consumption, divine sense frequently edged towards the brink of ”loss of control.”

Both Dan Zhu and Chi Feng displayed solemn expressions.

In numbers and strength, they lagged far behind the enemy; even with Mo Hua’s ”divine commands,” this battle was fought with considerable difficulty.

The situation grew tense again.

Yet Mo Hua didn’t pay too much attention to the situation; instead, the suspicions in his heart grew ever stronger.

”No, something’s not right...”

”This Bi Jie, something’s wrong with him...”

Mo Hua frowned.

Bi Jie is a Young Master; no matter how you look at it, he wouldn’t pay such a high price to ”fight to the death” with these people.

His actions absolutely cannot be born of mere personal grudge, nor can it be solely for revenge.

He must have another reason!

What reason?

Mo Hua reviewed the matter in his mind, front to back, causing his eyes to flicker involuntarily:

Aside from that batch of Barbarian Armor, could there be something else in the Shugu Skill Department... that Bi Jie desires?

And this something may be extraordinarily important, so much so that Bi Jie is willing to pay any price to obtain it?

Moreover, he’s unable to reveal or tell anyone?