Chapter 728: Tracking
The disciple with the Fengxing Thousand Miles Movement Technique went to accept the order.
The white-haired old Mr. Xun sat peacefully at the table, his eyes were calm, but his heart was rippled like a stone falling on the lake.
He always felt that he might find out some amazing facts.
But what exactly are these facts.
Mr. Xun doesn't have a clue yet...
…
After Mo Hua got Mr. Xun's permission, he was in a good mood and his steps became much brisker.
After returning to his disciple's residence, he began to plan what he would do when he entered Demon Refining Mountain.
Forewarned is forearmed, without prejudging the waste.
This is the code of the monster hunter.
A few days later, during his break, he set off and went to the Demon Refining Mountain alone.
Demon Lian Mountain is located to the north of the border of Qianxue Prefecture. It is a demon mountain with rolling hills, deep forests, dangerous mountains, shrouded in clouds and mist, and full of miasma.
Mo Hua arrived at the entrance of Demon Refining Mountain. When he looked up, he saw that the mountain was full of demonic energy and the mountain was unfathomable.
Occasionally, monsters roared, ferocious beasts roared, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood, exuding a sinister aura.
Some of the new disciples around looked at the Monster Refining Mountain that was dormant like a huge ferocious beast. Most of them looked uneasy and showed timidity in their eyes.
Even the veteran looked solemn and did not dare to be careless.
Only Mo Hua looked relaxed and his eyes were slightly bright.
He looked at the Demon Refining Mountain, which was filled with deep clouds, heavy fog, and lingering demonic aura. It was somewhat similar to the Dahei Mountain. For a moment, he felt as if he was "going home."
There is even a sense of timid excitement about being close to home.
When he was learning formations, Mo Hua was a formation master.
But now, Mo Hua felt that his bloodline as a demon hunter had begun to revive.
He held his head high and walked up the mountain in a swaggering manner. When he reached the mountain pass, he was stopped by someone: "One hundred meritorious deeds, one demon refining order."
Mo Hua couldn't afford a hundred meritorious deeds, but he still couldn't help but said:
"So expensive?"
The gatekeeper's disciple has a late-stage foundation-building cultivation, but I don't know which sect he belongs to.
It looks like he has graduated and successfully entered the inner gate. The reason for coming here to see the gate is to earn merit for the sect.
He said calmly: "You don't have to buy it if it's too expensive."
Mo Hua had no choice but to take out the Taixu Token, mark out one hundred meritorious deeds, and buy a "Demon Refining Token" that went into the mountain.
In each sect, meritorious deeds are of equal value and can generally only be used within one's own sect.
But you have to enter some public areas where disciples from the Qianxue State Realm can practice, compete, and hunt monsters, and you can also spend merit.
This is the case with Demon Refining Mountain.
Moreover, Demon Refining Mountain is even more special. Only sect disciples within the Qianxue State, holding a sect disciple token and spending merit, can be allowed to enter.
Non-sect monks outside the boundaries of Qianxue Prefecture are prohibited from entering.
This is to prevent outsiders from mixing in, and fish and dragons mixing together;
or someone with evil intentions and ulterior motives;
it also prevents some rare monsters in the Demon Refining Mountain from being poached by non-sect monks.
Mo Hua bought a demon refining order and walked into the mountains alone.
When the gatekeeper saw this, he was suddenly startled and called out to Mo Hua, "Are you alone?"
Mo Hua asked doubtfully, "How many people can be entered with one demon refining order?"
The gatekeeper was stunned, shook his head and said: "What are you thinking about? How can such a good thing be possible..."
The ink painting is speechless.
Then you are not asking nonsense.
The gatekeeper paused for a moment, then looked at the ink painting again and frowned, "If your blood energy is so weak, it's because of your physical cultivation, and your spiritual power is also not good. You don't have a companion, so you go up the mountain alone?"
"I'm just going to take a look. One person is enough." Mo Hua said.
The gatekeeper looked solemn and reminded:
"The Demon Refining Mountain is ferocious. Even just looking at it is very dangerous."
"Yeah." Mo Hua nodded.
Seeing that Mo Hua didn't listen at all, the gatekeeper said helplessly: "That's it, just pretend I didn't say anything."
If you have the Demon Refining Order, you can enter the mountain.
Mo Hua insisted on going into the mountain alone, but he couldn't stop him. He just sighed in his heart:
"Nowadays, the young disciples really don't know the heights of the sky..."
In this way, Mo Hua walked into the gate of Demon Refining Mountain.
After a while, a handsome and somewhat leisurely man came over.
When the gatekeeper saw him, he immediately bowed and saluted:
"Elder Xun."
The man called "Elder Xun" nodded slightly and said casually: "I'll go into the mountain to take a look."
"yes."
The gatekeeper respectfully let him go.
Elder Xun walked into the mountain gate and looked up at the long mountain road.
At this time, on the mountain road, a young man wearing Taixu Taoist robes was walking up the mountain with great pride.
Elder Xun shook his head slightly.
"Ancestor is serious. Since you are worried about his safety, lock him in the sect and don't let him out..."
"Even if you let it out, don't let it go to the Demon Refining Mountain. It will cause big trouble for yourself..."
"This child is the same. He has no idea what his cultivation and strength are. He wanders around the Demon Refining Mountain alone. He is really not afraid of death..."
Elder Xun was cursing in his heart when he suddenly saw Mo Hua in the distance. He stopped, turned around, and looked down the mountain.
Elder Xun's heart trembled, and he instinctively dodged and hid aside.
Mo Hua stood on the mountain road and looked down.
But after looking for a long time, I didn't see any suspicious figures. I tilted my head, looked confused, and said silently in my heart:
"Am I wrong?"
"It was clear that someone was looking at me just now, spying on me with their spiritual consciousness, and seemed to be saying bad things about me..."
"How come in the blink of an eye, there's no one there?"
Mo Hua looked left and right slightly again, looked around, then shook his head and muttered: "It's an illusion."
Then he turned around and continued walking up the mountain.
After Mo Hua left, Elder Xun slowly appeared. Looking at Mo Hua who had disappeared on the mountain road, his eyes were a little frightened.
This kid... won't find himself...
How old is he? How strong is your spiritual consciousness? How could he be aware of the prying eyes of a dignified late-stage Jindan monk like himself?
It's not that evil...
Elder Xun frowned.
After a while, he raised his head again, walked up the mountain road, and continued to follow Mo Hua.
But this time he learned the lesson and no longer dared to follow blatantly. Instead, he walked through the woods to hide his figure. At the same time, he used secret techniques to hide his aura. He did not dare to get too close, but followed from a distance. behind.
He wanted to obey his ancestor's orders and secretly look after this little boy, a hair that was more important than his own arm.
After all, if his arm is broken, it will be broken.
If this child's hair is really missing, I don't know how the ancestor will "temper" himself.
Elder Xun sighed helplessly.
In this way, Mo Hua walked in front and Elder Xun followed behind.
Mo Hua didn't know that he already had a "bodyguard" as soon as he entered the mountain.
He is concentrating on carrying out his plan.
When you arrive in a strange place, you must first familiarize yourself with the environment. This is the basis of being a monster hunter.
This is the case with Daheishan.
When we arrived at Demon Refining Mountain, it was no exception.
Mo Hua turned out a map of Demon Refining Mountain.
He bought this map from Xiaoxian City at the foot of the mountain for two spirit stones.
The map briefly marked the mountains, rivers, terrain, vegetation and streams of Lianyao Mountain, but it was very rough and simple, with only some general directions of the mountains.
This definitely won't work.
Mo Hua began to follow his habit and personally measured the terrain of Demon Refining Mountain. Based on this simple map, he drew a map of Demon Refining Mountain that was his own.
The Monster Refining Mountain is huge and has many monsters.
There are mostly second-grade monsters on the outside, but deep in the mountains, it is said that there are even third- and fourth-grade monsters.
However, these third-level monsters and above were trapped in the mountains by the formation.
Disciples cannot go into the mountains.
Similarly, high-level monsters in the mountains cannot come down the mountain.
Mo Hua only intends to operate on the outskirts of Waishan.
The more experienced a monster hunter is, the more cautious and self-aware he is, the longer he can live, and the more monsters he can hunt.
This is what his father Mo Shan told him.
Mo Hua deeply agrees.
Although he is not "old", he is skilled in his skills and can barely be considered an "experienced" monster hunter.
On the mountain road of Lianyao Mountain.
Mo Hua found a big rock and sat down, spread out the simple map, looked at it carefully, and remembered all the mountain peaks in his heart.
Then look around and take in all the mountains outside, so that you can reflect it with the map in your mind, so that you have a clear understanding of it.
After reading it, he chose a route and Mo Hua set off up the mountain.
He walked, observed, and recorded.
Behind Mo Hua, in the grass in the distance, Elder Xun followed silently, looking a little surprised.
He realized that he had underestimated the child.
Sharpening the knife will not make you a chopping wood.
When entering Demon Refining Mountain, you must first familiarize yourself with the mountain. This is not something that ordinary disciples can do or even think of.
The disciples of the sect only care about whether their realm is high or not, whether their cultivation is deep or not, whether their Taoism is strong or not, and whether their swords and spiritual weapons are sharp or not.
When they go into the mountains, they just want to kill the monsters quickly.
I won't think about it at all. Let's get familiar with the environment first.
In monks' fights, life and death are not determined solely by strength or weakness.
The right time, right place and right people are indispensable. The environment is "geographical advantage".
This can only be realized by at least experienced demon hunters or experienced old monks.
But now this young boy has a way of doing it with ease that is engraved in his bones.
Elder Xun nodded slightly.
He is worthy of being the little guy our ancestors valued. Although his qualifications seem to be mediocre, he does have some skills in doing things...
Then Elder Xun just watched Mo Hua wander around the Demon Refining Mountain for a whole day.
Whenever you encounter special terrain, ores, herbs, or dangerous swamps, mire, miasma, demon caves, etc., your ink paintings will record them.
If there was a monster, he would know it in advance and avoid it long ago.
Occasionally, I am unlucky and am blocked by a monster. I cannot avoid it, so I use the invisibility technique to hide.
Some monsters are blind themselves and can recognize people by their breath.
Invisibility cannot avoid them.
Mo Hua relied on his body skills to deal with them, luring them to the edge of the cliff, and then relied on his extremely fast movements, instant formation, and ever-changing spells to knock down the monsters off the cliff, while he retreated calmly.
Elder Xun became more and more frightened as he watched.
If it weren't for the fact that the ink painting only had foundation building and a pure aura, he would undoubtedly be a human monk.
He even suspected that Mo Hua was a terrifying old demon who could transform into human form.
Rich experience and sophisticated skills.
In a mountain where there are so many dangers that even the disciples in the late stages of foundation building have to be cautious and alert, he is just leisurely strolling through the mountains, calm and collected.
It's like walking in your own yard.
At such a young age, it’s really incredible...
The more Elder Xun looked at it, the more he admired him, and his respect for Mr. Xun also arose spontaneously in his heart.
As expected of an ancestor!
You can actually see the extraordinary nature of this child through the appearance of a middle-to-low-grade spiritual root.
Elder Xun then thought again...
Perhaps the ancestor asked him to take care of this child just so that he could see this with his own eyes.
Let yourself know that although this child is not spiritually gifted, his skills and mind are excellent and can be used in great ways, so he cares for this child so much.
"My ancestors really had good intentions..."
Elder Xun sighed inwardly.
While he was meditating, he suddenly saw that the sky was getting late, the sun was setting over the mountains, and half of the sky was dyed red. In less than half an hour, it would be dark.
"It's time to go back..."
Elder Xun squatted on the tree and moved his shoulders, thinking that it was time for him to return to the sect. But when he lowered his head, he saw that Mo Hua was still unaware and was walking in the mountains with no intention of going back.
Elder Xun was startled and frowned slightly.
This kid doesn't want to spend the night in the mountains...
Any mountain forest where monsters live is very dangerous once night falls.
The night is dark, the sun sets and the moon rises, and the yin energy is strong. Most of the monsters will be bloodthirsty and restless.
Some treacherous monsters that are inconvenient to move under the sunlight during the day will come out in full force at night, stalking and wreaking havoc in the darkness, hunting for flesh and blood.
The same is true for Demon Refining Mountain.
Therefore, there are generally unwritten rules in the mountains:
Unless there is a team of five people in the late stage of foundation building, and they really want to hunt monsters, they are not allowed to spend the night in the mountains as a last resort.
Demon Refining Mountain is inherently dangerous at night.
At night, there are not enough elders on duty, so even if something goes wrong, rescue may not be possible in time.
Even if the Tianjiao disciples in the late stage of foundation building stay in a team of five in the mountains at night, they will still be in danger.
Not to mention this young boy who is only in the middle stage of foundation building, weak and alone.
Elder Xun had a headache.
"This kid is too courageous..."
But Mo Hua looked indifferent.
His idea is actually simple.
If you go back now and come back tomorrow, it will cost you an extra hundred merit points. What a waste.
For something like meritorious service, the more the better, and if you can save it, save it.
The ink painting still carefully observes the terrain and records important locations on the map.
Until the night was dark, the sky was dark, there were no stars, and the surroundings were almost invisible.
Only then did Mo Hua think about spending the night.
At this time, the evil spirit in the mountains became more and more intense in the clear night.
The low roars of the monsters also came and went.
In the darkness, many strange monsters are ready to move.
Even Elder Xun, who was in the late Jindan stage, felt a little cold in his heart.
He turned his head again and glanced at Mo Hua. When he saw Mo Hua standing there looking around, as if he was looking for a place to stay, he couldn't help but curled his lips and said a little speechlessly in his heart:
"Since you want to stay overnight in Demon Mountain, you should make preparations early. It's already this time. It's too late to make temporary arrangements. There's nowhere else to stay..."
If there is no other option, I can only show up on my own and take the child down the mountain...
However, this does not seem to be in line with the instructions of the ancestors.
The ancestor said that he would take care of it secretly.
Elder Xun was pondering in his mind when he suddenly noticed that the ink painting was moving.
He seemed to have found a place to stay.
Elder Xun was a little confused and looked around in the dark night.
I saw Mo Hua, with a light figure, climbed up a big tree, then jumped onto a mountain peak, climbed halfway along the mountain peak, jumped to the opposite side, jumped to another cliff, used the cover of bushes, walked for a while, and found He found a cave that was very hidden and difficult to detect.
Mo Hua walked towards the cave.
Elder Xun was startled, and then suddenly took a breath of cold air.
Monster lair!
No, this is not for people to live in!
This is the lair where ferocious monsters live! And judging from the remaining demonic energy, it is still the lair of a demonic beast that is at least late second grade!
You silly boy, do you want to die?
Elder Xun immediately wanted to take action and pull the ink paintings out of the cave, but when his consciousness swept away, he was suddenly startled.
"No monsters?"
He scanned it again, feeling a little more at ease.
It seems that the monster has gone hunting.
Or the "Three Cunning Rabbits", this is just one of the lairs of a second-grade monster beast. Although the monster aura is strong, it is not living in it at least tonight.
Elder Xun slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he watched helplessly as he drew the ink painting "Dove Occupying the Magpie's Nest" and walked majestically into the lair of this second-grade late-stage monster that could probably swallow him in one bite without even spitting out his bones.
Mo Hua entered the monster's lair, first took out some fresh herbs and sprinkled them around to remove the smell of the monster.
Then he found a safe corner and set up numerous formations.
First there is the early warning formation, then the concealment formation, then the earth and stone formation for defense, and the ground killing formation for self-retaliation.
After setting up the formation, Mo Hua took out the dried meat and filled his stomach.
He took out the fruit wine again and took a few sips.
After eating and drinking, he took out a soft blanket, wrapped himself like a rice dumpling, lay down quietly and obediently, and fell asleep with a long breath...
Elder Xun outside, everyone was dumbfounded.
no……
This is the beast's lair! Why do you consider it your own home?
How can you sleep in this environment? !
My heart is too big...
Elder Xun sighed deeply, not knowing what to say. In the end, he could only accept his fate and wait silently at the entrance of the cave.
He didn't dare to rest, so he could only close his eyes and rest.
I was afraid that if a monster really came back to its nest and swallowed up this kid with a big heart, it would be a great pleasure.
The ancestors had to peel off their own skin...
The night is dark and the mountain breeze is cool.
Mo Hua slept sweetly inside.
Elder Xun was outside, guarding fearfully.
The night passed like this, until the sky broke and the east turned white. Mo Hua opened his eyes, sat up slowly, stretched, and then his eyes were bright and energetic.
Elder Xun outside the cave had dull eyes and a somewhat haggard expression.
It's getting late.
Mo Hua got up, packed the blanket, erased the formation, and marked the location of the nest on his map with a "small bonfire" pattern.
I thought that if something happened in the future, I would stay in the mountains for the night, and I would come back next time.
Mo Hua ate something simple and then got ready and set off again.
Time was tight, and he had to draw at least another quarter of the map in one day.
Elder Xun rubbed his brows, sighed helplessly, and began to follow Mo Hua silently again.
In this way, Mo Hua ran around in Demon Refining Mountain for another day.
Elder Xun followed diligently for another day.
But Mo Hua didn't know that at all.
He has drawn less than half of the exclusive map of Demon Refining Mountain, which is considered to have achieved the expected goal.
After the ten-day break was over, Mo Hua returned to Taixumen.
After practicing for eight days, it was another ten-day break.
Mo Hua went to the Demon Refining Mountain again, spent a hundred merits, bought the Demon Refining Token, and entered the Demon Refining Mountain.
This time I went into the mountains again, and I became familiar with ink painting.
The general terrain, threatening monsters, miasma, poisons, etc. are all familiar to Mo Hua, and the investigation will be much faster.
Two days later, the ink map was completed.
Next, he will officially start, combining formations and spiritual weapons, to formulate a complete set of monster hunting tactics.
So that next time, we can take Cheng Mo and the other "junior brothers" to the Demon Refining Mountain together.
(End of chapter)