Asking about longevity

In the sect's assessment at the end of the year, the performance of the ink painting remained stable, with scores of A and B, no surprises and no joy.

Six of them were "C" because he could only get C.

But that "A" is different.

He got "A" because the Taixu Sect's formation assessment could only get "A" at the highest level.

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His "A" has a very high gold content, and he is a true "one handsome man covering up all his ugliness", but it is a pity that it cannot be reflected on the paper.

Ink painting is a pity.

After the assessment, Mo Hua wrote a letter home as usual.

The letter talked a lot, but generally it was about the peace of the sect, the harmony among the sects, the kindness of the teachers, and the many kind-hearted people near the border of Qianxue State, which made my parents feel relieved when they heard it.

He didn't say anything dangerous, so as not to worry his parents.

After finishing writing, Mo Hua sent the letter through the post station of Taixu Gate.

But he never expected that when he arrived at the inn, he also received a letter.

It was from his parents.

As a stranger in a foreign land, a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold.

Mo Hua was so happy that he immediately returned to his disciple's residence, opened the letter and started reading.

This letter, with beautiful handwriting, was written by his mother.

But Mo Hua guessed that when his mother was writing the letter, his father, Mo Shan, must have been watching and silently added a few words.

The content of the letter was nothing special. It just said that everything was fine at home and that Mo Hua should not worry about it.

Even Mo Hua didn't know which year this reply was from.

But Mo Hua is content.

Jiuzhou is too vast, and the distance between Lizhou and Qianzhou is also too far. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and it is far away.

The borders of low-grade states are also restricted by cultivation, so communication is extremely slow.

It only took a few years for a letter to be sent from the border of Daheishan State in the second level of Lizhou to the border of Qianxue State. I am afraid it was because I was a disciple of the Taixu Sect and used the Taixu Sect's communication channel. reason.

Otherwise, it may not be delivered for decades.

Mo Hua read the letter carefully again, put it away with great care, and then sat in the disciple's room, suddenly feeling a little sad.

Memories gradually came flooding back.

When I was younger, in the streets and alleys of Tongxian City, bit by bit, the days slowly came to my mind again.

These memories, like candied haws, are both sweet and sour.

It seems like a long time ago, and it seems like just yesterday.

In his ears, he could even vaguely hear the voices of his friends calling his name.

Ask him to go to the sect to practice, ask him to go to the lantern festival, ask him to go shopping, ask him to go see the little girl...

Among them, the loudest ones were the three from Dahu.

After all, they grew up together and spent the most time playing together.

"I don't know how Dahu and the others are doing in Tongxian City now..."

Mo Hua muttered silently in his heart.

"wrong……"

Mo Hua was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered that Dahu and the other three seemed to be no longer in Tongxian City.

He frowned and recalled for a moment, and then he remembered what Dazhu had said to him.

The Qian family fell and the big demon was killed. Relying on the cultivation industry, Tongxian City became much more stable and prosperous.

There are more monks coming and going, doing business, settling down, and defecting...

There are also some "big shots" with great status who occasionally use the passage to reach the Immortal City.

On that day, a tall sect elder happened to be passing through Tongxian City and accidentally saw the three Dahu people. Seeing that although they were from poor backgrounds, they were determined and had good physical training skills, so he took the three of them together. He was accepted as a disciple and brought to the sect to practice...

The name of the sect is said to be...

Dahuangmen.

Thinking of this, Mo Hua's eyes narrowed slightly.

Heavenly events may seem accidental, but they contain cause and effect.

I won't think of these things for no reason.

Could it be that... something happened to Dahu and the three of them?

Mo Hua frowned.

Moreover, Dahuangmen...

Mo Hua is now very sensitive to the word "Great Wilderness". He always feels that as long as these two words are mentioned, it has some unclear relationship with the evil god.

The Dahuangmen is located to the south of Lizhou, adjacent to the wilderness.

Based on this calculation, it is indeed close to the home of the Great Desolate Evil God.

It's just that the mountains are high and the roads are far away, and he can't do anything, not even get information.

Mo Hua sighed and could only keep this matter in his heart...

After that, it’s New Year’s Eve.

Mo Hua has been very busy this year, almost as usual, either practicing swordsmanship or learning formations.

However, Mr. Xun still gave him a day off and asked him to have a New Year's Eve dinner at Gu's house.

In the words of Mr. Xun: "The Gu family is a clean stream, which is very valuable. You can usually move around..."

So Mo Hua went to Gu's house for a walk.

After having a big meal, the hospitality was "hard to refuse", so I had to "reluctantly" accept many small New Year's gifts before returning home with a full load.

The next day, he returned to Taixu Sect, preparing to concentrate on learning swordsmanship and formations.

Unexpectedly, someone came to give him a gift during the Chinese New Year.

And the person who gave the gift was someone he never expected.

Wang Chen from Guishui Gate.

Mo Hua almost forgot about this person.

But Wang Chen couldn't forget it. He was led by Hao Xuan to Mo Hua. He presented the gifts one by one and thanked him profusely:

"Thank you, Junior Brother, for your guidance. Otherwise, my life would be over."

Mo Hua was slightly stunned. "What did I guide you?"

Wang Chen smiled bitterly and said, "It's about the Rouge Boat. If it weren't for you, Junior Brother, who beat me up with Hao Xuan and forced me to inform the police and make meritorious contributions, I would not be able to get off the pirate ship of Guishuimen..."

"This matter..." Mo Hua suddenly realized and waved his hand. "It's just a small matter. Don't take it to heart."

Wang Chen said solemnly, "It's a small matter for you, but it's different for me."

He is a member of the Wang family. Although his bloodline is a bit biased, his status in the clan is not high, and he is not well-received on weekdays, as long as he makes a mistake, he will be the target of everyone's criticism.

The clan will definitely not let him off easily.

If the clan is disgraced because of the Rouge Boat, he dare not even think about the consequences.

At least his father's idle elder position, which he got with great difficulty, will not be able to sit on it anymore.

He really became a sinner who "cheated his father".

Therefore, he specially asked his father to prepare an extra New Year gift for Mo Hua.

"It's not expensive, please accept it, little senior brother." Wang Chen said with a smile.

Mo Hua took a look and found that they were all some array books, cakes, meat jerky, fruit wine and other things, which were obviously "guided" by Hao Xuan.

They were not expensive, but they were all what he liked. Mo Hua didn't say anything polite, nodded, and accepted them.

After that, Mo Hua chatted with Wang Chen for a while and asked about some things about Guishui Sect.

Wang Chen also told him everything he knew.

He whispered to Mo Hua: "Daotingsi, no, to be precise, Daoting, has reorganized Guishuimen from top to bottom, killing some, arresting some, and shutting some down..."

"The current Guishuimen is no longer the original Guishuimen."

"The current Guishuimen is more like..."

Wang Chen thought for a while and described it: "It's more like a sect directly under Daoting, directly affiliated with Daotingsi. If you perform well in the sect, you can directly enter Daotingsi after graduation. Moreover, after entering Daotingsi, you are directly under the jurisdiction of Daoting, and are not interfered with by local families..."

Mo Hua was a little surprised.

In this way, Guishuimen is... "reborn"?

In a sense, it has changed from a sect at the bottom of the twelfth stream to a sect "directly under Daoting"?

Of course, for the Ganxuezhou world, this should also be regarded as a kind of "infiltration" of Daoting.

And it is very likely that this is just the first step.

However, Mo Hua was somewhat puzzled and asked:

"The people in Guishui Sect are basically all from aristocratic families, right? If so, how come they are not disturbed by aristocratic families?"

"It's different," Wang Chen explained, "there are many kinds of aristocratic families, including big aristocratic families, small families, local families, and foreign families."

"When others talk about aristocratic families, they all mention them together, but the difference between aristocratic families is greater than that between people and dogs, and they also have different intentions and intrigue. Some aristocratic families are even naked enemies."

"The same is true in Ganxuezhou. The specific situation is very complicated."

"And the rectification of Guishui Sect this time mainly targets the 'local aristocratic families' and large aristocratic families above the fourth or fifth rank."

"After the Yanzhizhou incident, a group of elders and disciples of these aristocratic families have been 'cleaned up', and the rest have been either suppressed, demoted, or persuaded to leave."

"Now those left in Guishui Sect are basically from foreign aristocratic families, or children from small local families below the third rank..."

Mo Hua suddenly realized and nodded slightly.

Daoting did this to divide the noble families.

The concept of "noble family" was split into the big noble families from outside and the small noble families from local areas, targeting the big noble families in Ganxuezhou.

Even if it could not be targeted, it also weakened the influence of the big noble families on Daoting Division to a certain extent.

Sure enough, everything in the world has contradictions, and we must learn to disintegrate the enemy from within.

Mo Hua learned something again.

Then he asked Wang Chen, "Then your situation is not very bad, the Wang family is also a local noble family, right?"

Wang Chen said, "I'm fine. Although the Wang family is powerful, my status is low. I am not a core member of the family and I am not well received."

"Moreover, I have made a contribution in the matter of Yanzhizhou. And because you, my junior brother, spoke for me in the Taoist Division, so even if the Guishui Gate is rectified, it will not affect me much."

"More than that..."

Wang Chen smiled, "To be honest with my junior brother, I am doing better now than before "I have shown my face to Gu Diansi before, so when Guishuimen was reformed, I was helping Daotingsi with many things. After a while, I became familiar with him. "

"Now that the reform is completed, I have more or less a little 'prestige' in the sect."

"Those illegitimate children or local family disciples with remote bloodlines, if they still want to stay in Guishuimen, will ask me for help to intercede."

"And those from other places, as well as disciples from small families, know that I can have a say in Daotingsi, so they all respect me a little bit."

Mo Hua nodded.

This Wang Chen can be regarded as a "blessing in disguise".

He patted Wang Chen on the shoulder and encouraged him:

"Work hard, if you enter Daotingsi in the future, you may be reused. I will also speak well of you when I have time."

He is very familiar with Uncle Gu and Xia Diansi.

Uncle Gu is from the Gu family and has rich experience in prisons.

Xia Diansi is even from the Xia family of the Central Daoting.

Now that Xiao Zhenhai is dead, Uncle Gu and the others are the two most powerful officials in the Daotingsi of Ganxuezhou.

And Wang Chen, who was born in Guishui Sect, would be a good thing if he could work for Uncle Gu and the others.

Wang Chen was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Thank you, Junior Brother!"

The opportunity that Junior Brother said this might be something he could not get even if he broke his head.

The two chatted for a while.

Wang Chen said goodbye, but before leaving, he hesitated for a while and reminded: "Junior Brother, there is something, do you know?"

"What is it?"

"It's about the Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect..."

Mo Hua's eyes froze slightly.

Wang Chen said, "There are many disciples of Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect on the Rouge Boat. Once this matter is investigated, the problem is too big."

"The most important problem is still the Dao Conference."

"Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect seem to want to operate through the Dao Ting Division, but it seems not to be going smoothly. If the negotiation fails, these two sects will probably be in trouble at this Dao Conference..."

Wang Chen shook his head and sighed.

"And Taixu Sect, Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect are of the same blood. If Tai'a Chongxu Sect is ruined, Taixu Sect may not be able to support itself..."

Wang Chen was a little worried, so he reminded Mo Hua on purpose.

Mo Hua nodded, "I understand."

He thought for a moment, and then told Wang Chen: "There may be some major changes in the Ganxuezhou world in the future, and it is hard to predict whether it will be a disaster or a blessing. If you have any news from Guishuimen, tell me secretly."

"Similarly, if you encounter any trouble, even if it is a life-and-death situation, you can come to me. I may be able to show you a way out..."

If someone else said this, Wang Chen might still be dismissive.

But the person who said this was Mo Hua.

Wang Chen looked solemn, bowed and said: "Thank you, little senior brother!"

...

After Wang Chen left, Mo Hua returned to the disciple residence, and his mind was in a mess.

Guishuimen...

When mentioning Guishuimen, Mo Hua thought of Shuiyumen.

And when he thought of Shuiyumen, Mo Hua suddenly remembered that he still had an important thing in his hand.

Water Prison Forbidden Box!

He closed the doors and windows, sealed the formation, and then took the Water Prison Forbidden Box out of the Nazi Ring.

This forbidden box is the forbidden item of the head of the Water Prison Sect. It is sealed by the forbidden method of the Water Prison Sect. Only Xiao Zhenhai knows how to open the box.

Mo Hua guessed that he should practice some secret skills, and then use his blood essence to warm the forbidden box. When the skills are ready and the blood essence is almost warmed, he can open the box.

Of course, this is just a guess.

He didn't know the specific method, so he could only "pick peaches" and snatch the box before "Water Yama" opened it.

But he thought it was simple.

After snatching the box, Mo Hua still couldn't open it for a while.

So he threw it into the ring, thinking that he would study it when he had time.

But later, there were many things, and Mo Hua forgot it for a while, and only remembered it now.

After that, Mo Hua deliberately took half a day, did not practice the formation, but stayed in the center of the disciples, and concentrated on studying the Water Prison Forbidden Box.

Half a day later, he finally figured out how to open the box.

The key is still the pupil technique.

But this eye technique for opening the box is a little special.

It seems to have an embedded "password" that requires mobilizing specific souls in the soul to visualize the water prison map in order to open the forbidden box.

Originally, this was not difficult.

But Mo Hua's soul was inhabited by an evil fetus, so he could only be cautious and try it little by little.

Fortunately, this was just "unlocking" rather than really using the eye technique.

Mo Hua tried it lightly and there was no big problem.

About two incense sticks later, Mo Hua's eyes flashed with golden light, and the red light on the forbidden box faded, and the whole body was bright, emitting a crystal-like blue light.

A water mark emerged, dividing the forbidden box into two halves.

This piece of water prison gate treasure that was integrated into one piece was finally opened.

Mo Hua couldn't help but feel a little excited.

He released his spiritual sense to make sure there was no danger, and then solemnly opened the forbidden box. He looked closely and found that there were several jade slips lying inside.

These jade slips were polished to be extremely thin and delicate, like jade paper, and were pasted in a small forbidden box.

On the jade slips, there was a forbidden mark of the Water Prison Sect.

It should mean that the Water Prison Sect is unique and forbidden to be passed on to others.

However, the Water Prison Sect has lost all of them, and it doesn't care about the outside spread.

Mo Hua looked at the jade slips one by one, and then his expression was a little shocked.

These jade slips are indeed the supreme inheritance of the Water Prison Sect, and each one is extremely precious.

A "Water Shadow Illusion Body" body technique.

At a glance, this body technique and the Water Shadow Step have the same effect, but the two are completely different.

According to the "class" of the Taoism of the Water Prison Sect, this Water Shadow Illusion Body is the most core and top-level body technique.

It is more advanced than the Water Shadow Step of Shui Yanluo and Xiao Zhenhai.

The upper limit of the ghostly "Water Shadow" that can be cultivated by this body technique is also much higher.

In other words, the Water Shadow Steps that Shui Yanluo and Xiao Zhenhai learned were essentially "castrated" and downgraded from the Water Shadow Illusion Body Technique in the forbidden box.

In addition, there is also a "Water Prison True Secret".

This is a martial arts technique, and the name looks simple.

But any method with the word "True Secret", whether it is a martial arts technique, a Taoist method or a sword method, has a very important status in the sect's inheritance.

Mo Hua took a few glances and was a little envious.

But he does not have pure water spiritual roots, and his spiritual roots are not of a high quality. It is even more impossible for him to give up the Tianyan Art and rebuild the Water Prison True Art.

Even if he really learns it, this kind of "master" level technique requires countless spiritual stones and rare heavenly materials and earthly treasures, which he cannot afford to practice at all.

He just took a brief glance and discovered that there were no less than seven or eight kinds of spiritual herbs and pills that he had never heard of, but they were extremely rare at first glance.

That’s all…

Mo Hua shook his head.

Without the "fate of wealth and honor", it is impossible to practice this kind of skill.

Still better is Tianyan Jue.

Mo Hua put down "The Secret of Water Prison" and then started to look at the next jade slip.

As soon as his consciousness sank into it, an unexpected but expected name emerged:

"Water Prison Technique".

The superior Taoist method of Water Prison Sect is also a rare Taoist method in the world of cultivation that can ignore the golden body and exert strong control over monks!

As expected, this Taoist book is hidden in the Water Prison Forbidden Box.

Just, there is a problem...

Xiao Zhenhai didn't open the water prison box. How did he learn this excellent water prison technique?

Does he have other skills, or is the water prison technique he learned another "castrated" version?

Mo Hua was a little confused.

It's a pity that Xiao Zhenhai is dead and there is no way to ask him.

Mo Hua shook his head, and then turned to the next jade slip.

This is the last jade slip.

The ink painting sinks the consciousness into the jade slip, but after perceiving it, he finds that there is nothing in the jade slip.

"Empty?"

"Impossible... How could there be a blank jade slip inside such an important forbidden object as the Water Prison Box?"

Mo Hua frowned.

"Encrypted?"

Fortunately, he is relatively familiar with encryption and decryption.

Mo Hua turned over this ordinary-looking "blank" jade slip and studied it for a while, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Not metamagnetic encryption...

If it was really a metamagnetic encryption, he would definitely not be able to decipher it with his current attainments in the metamagnetic formation.

Based on Mo Hua's understanding of the Water Prison Gate, this is probably still an encryption in the form of "pupil technique".

The inheritance of Water Prison Sect is extremely strict, with distinctions between high and low, as well as superior and inferior.

The Seven Souls Blood Prison Pupil Technique can almost be said to be one of the core inheritances of the Water Prison Sect, and the pupil technique contains the way of the soul, so it is naturally the safest to "encrypt" it.

But the ancestor of Shuiyun Sect probably didn’t expect that one day Shuiyun Sect would be “ransacked” by the Taoist court.

These inheritances were lost, and all the rules he had set were thrown into chaos.

Therefore, the encryption of his "treasure", especially for ink paintings, is "in name only".

It took some more time to draw ink, and finally through the fog of spiritual thoughts, I saw the words in the jade slip.

Looking at it, Mo Hua frowned.

This is a very strange jade slip.

What is recorded in the jade slips seems to be a Taoist method, but this Taoist method is incomplete.

It seems that someone is constantly trying, deducing, improving, and iterating a certain Taoist technique, and then recording the results of different techniques on the jade slips...

Mo Hua's pupils shrank, and he was secretly shocked.

Is this... a forbidden technique?

What is really hidden in the Water Prison Forbidden Box is a... manuscript for the development of a forbidden technique?

When I turned to the end of the ink painting, I saw a few scrawled and ferocious bloody characters on the end of the jade slip:

Forbidden Technique: Senluo Water Prison.