In the sect's assessment at the end of the year, the performance of ink painting was still stable, with scores of A-6-3, no surprises or 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.
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 ink painting is enough.
The territory of Kyushu 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 the distance is endless.
The boundaries 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, 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 come flooding back.
When I was younger, my daily life in the streets and alleys of Tongxian City slowly came to my mind again.
These memories, like candied haws, are both sweet and sour.
It seems like a long time has passed, 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, we 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 brought the three people 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 will not 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.
Dahuangmen is located to the south of Lizhou, adjacent to Manhuang.
Based on this calculation, it is indeed close to the home of the Great Wild 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.
I almost forgot about this person in Mo Hua.
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, little senior brother, for your guidance, otherwise my life would be over."
Mo Hua was slightly startled, "What did I tell you?"
Wang Chen smiled bitterly and said: "It's about Yanzhizhou. If it hadn't been for you, my junior brother, and Hao Xuan and the others, they beat me up and forced me to report the news and make meritorious deeds. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to get off this thief ship in Guishui Gate."
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"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 thing for you, but it's different for me."
He is a child of the Wang family. Although his bloodline is a bit biased, his status in the clan is not high, and he is not popular on weekdays, but if he makes a mistake, he will be the target of criticism.
The clan will definitely not spare him lightly.
If the clan was humiliated because of Yan Zhizhou's incident, he couldn't even imagine the consequences.
At least his father can no longer sit down in the idle elder seat that he finally got.
He has really become a "cheating" sinner.
Therefore, he specially asked his father to prepare an extra new year gift for Mo Hua.
"It's not expensive, so please accept it with pleasure, little senior brother." Wang Chen said with a smile.
Mo Hua took a look and found that they were all some array books, cakes, preserved meat, fruit wine and the like, which were obviously "instructed" by Hao Xuan.
They were not expensive, but they were all what I liked. The ink paintings were no longer polite, so they nodded and accepted them.
After that, Mo Hua chatted with Wang Chen for a while and asked some questions about Guishui Gate.
Wang Chen also said everything he knew.
He quietly said to Mo Hua: "Dao Tingsi, no, to be precise, it should be Dao Ting, they have reorganized Guishui Gate from top to bottom, killing everything, arresting everyone, and locking them down..."
"The current Guishui Gate is no longer the original Guishui Gate."
"The current Guishui Sect is more like..."
Wang Chen thought for a moment and described: "It's more like, a sect directly under the control of Daoting is directly affiliated with Daotingsi. If you perform well in the sect, you can directly enter Daotingsi after graduation.
, Moreover, after entering the Daoting Division, you will be directly under the jurisdiction of the higher ups, that is, the Daoting, and will not be interfered by local aristocratic families..."
The ink painting is a bit surprising.
In this way, Guishuimen is... "reborn"?
In a sense, is it from a sect at the bottom of the Twelve Streams to a "Daoting Zhili" sect?
Of course, for Qianxue Zhoujie, this should be regarded as a kind of "infiltration" by Daoting.
And most likely, this is just the first step.
However, Mo Hua was also a little confused and asked:
"In Guishuimen, most of them are descendants of aristocratic families. If that's the case, why aren't they interfered by aristocratic families?"
"It's different," Wang Chen explained, "there are many types of aristocratic families, there are big aristocratic families, there are small families, there are local ones, there are also foreign ones."
"When people talk about aristocratic families, they always mention them together, but the difference between aristocratic families is greater than that of humans and dogs, and they also have different intentions and intrigues. Some aristocratic families are even naked enemies."
"The same is true for Qianxue state boundaries. The specific situation is very complicated."
"The main rectifications of the Guishui Gate rectification this time are the 'local aristocratic families' and the big aristocratic families above the fourth and fifth grades."
"A group of the elders and disciples of these aristocratic families have been 'cleaned out' after the Rouge Zhou incident, and the rest have either been suppressed, demoted, or persuaded to quit."
"The people left in Guishui Sect are basically the children of out-of-town aristocratic families or local small families below the third rank..."
Mo Hua suddenly understood and nodded slightly.
Daoting did this to divide the family.
Divide the concept of "Aristocratic Family" into large aristocratic families from other places and small local aristocratic families, and focus on the large aristocratic families in Qianxue Prefecture.
Even if it cannot be targeted, it has weakened the influence of the great family on Daotingsi to a certain extent.
Sure enough, everything in the world has contradictions, and we must learn to disintegrate the enemy from within.
I learned something again about ink painting.
Then he asked Wang Chen, "Isn't your situation very bad? The Wang family can be considered a local aristocratic family, right?"
Wang Chen said: "I'm lucky. Although the Wang family is powerful, my status is low. I'm not a core member of the family, so I'm not welcome."
"Moreover, I have made a contribution to the Yan Zhizhou incident. And because you, my junior brother, interceded for me with Master Sidiansi of the Daoting Court, even if Guishui Sect is rectified, it will not have much impact on me.
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"More than that..."
Wang Chen smiled and said, "To tell you the truth, my senior brother, I am doing better now than before. Because I showed my face to Gu Diansi before, I was the one who helped with many things during the rectification of Guishui Sect.
I'm in charge of the imperial court, and I've become familiar with him after going back and forth."
"Now that the rectification is complete, I have more or less 'prestige' in the sect."
"If those disciples from common people or local families with remote bloodlines still want to stay in Guishui Gate, they will ask me to help intercede."
"And those from other places, as well as the disciples of the small family, know that I can speak something with Daotingsi, so they all respect me."
Mo Hua nodded.
This Wang Chen can be considered a "blessing in disguise".
He patted Wang Chen on the shoulder and encouraged:
"Work hard. If you enter the Daotingsi in the future, you may be reused. I will also put in a good word for you when I have time."
He was very familiar with Uncle Gu and Xia Diansi.
Uncle Gu comes from the Gu family and has rich experience in prison.
Xia Diansi is a member of the Xia family of the Central Taoist Court.
Now that Xiao Zhenhai is dead, Uncle Gu and the others are now the two most powerful Diansi in Qianxue Prefecture.
As for Wang Chen, who was originally from the Guishui Sect, it would be a good thing if he could do things for Uncle Gu and the others.
Wang Chen was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Thank you, little senior brother!"
The opportunity for the young senior brother's words may be something he couldn't win even if he fought for his scalp.
The two chatted for a while.
Wang Chen then left, but before leaving, he hesitated for a while and reminded him: "Senior brother, there is something, do you know?"
"What's up?"
"It's about Tai'amen and Chongxumen..."
Mo Hua's eyes narrowed slightly.
Wang Chen then said: "There are many disciples of Tai'amen and Chongxumen on the Rouge Boat. Once this matter is investigated, the problem will be huge."
"The most important issue is the Dao Discussion Conference."
"Tai'amen and Chongxumen seem to want to operate through the Dao Tingsi, but it doesn't seem to be going well. And if the negotiations fail, the two sects will probably be in disaster at this Dao Discussion Conference..."
Wang Chen shook his head, feeling a little sad.
"As for Taixu Sect, Tai'amen and Chongxu Sect are connected by the same spirit. If Tai'a Chongxu Sect is destroyed, Taixu Sect may not be able to survive alone..."
Wang Chen was a little worried, so he reminded Mo Hua specifically.
Mo Hua nodded, "I understand."
He thought for a while and then told Wang Chen: "There may be some big changes in the Qianxue Prefecture boundary, and it is unpredictable whether good or bad will happen. If you have any news from Guishui Gate, tell me secretly."
"Similarly, if you encounter any trouble, even if it's a matter of life or death, you can come to me. I might be able to show you a way out..."
If someone else had said it, Wang Chen might not even care.
But the person who said this is Mo Hua.
Wang Chen looked solemn, raised his hands and saluted, "Thank you so much, little senior brother!"
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After Wang Chen left, Mo Hua returned to his disciple's residence, with many thoughts on his mind.
Guishui Gate...
When mentioning Guishui Gate, Mo Hua immediately thinks of Water Prison Gate.
When he thought of the water prison gate, Mo Hua suddenly remembered that he still had something important in his hand.
Water prison box!
He closed the doors and windows, sealed the formation, and then took out the Water Prison Forbidden Box from the Nazi Ring.
This forbidden box is a forbidden object of the Water Prison Sect. It is sealed by the Water Prison Sect's forbidden law. Only Xiao Zhenhai knows how to open the box.
Mo Hua guessed that he should practice some secret technique, and then use the essence and blood to warm the confinement box. When the heat of the technique is reached and the essence and blood are almost warmed, the box can be opened.
Of course, this is just speculation.
He didn't know the specific technique, so he could only "pick peaches" and grab the box before "Shui Yama" opened it.
But he wanted to keep it simple.
After grabbing the box, I spent some time painting, but still couldn't open it.
Therefore, I left it in the Nazijie, thinking that I would study it again when I have time.
But then there were so many things going on that I forgot about the ink painting for a while, and only now do I remember it.
After that, Mo Hua deliberately took a long time and did not practice the formation. Instead, he stayed in the center of the disciples and concentrated on studying the Water Prison Forbidden Box.
After half a day, he finally figured out how to open the box.
The key is still eye surgery.
But this box-opening technique is a little special.
It's like there is a built-in "password", and you need to mobilize specific souls in your life soul to visualize the water prison diagram in order to open the forbidden box.
Originally this wasn't difficult.
But there is an evil fetus in Mo Hua's soul, so he can only be cautious and try little by little.
Fortunately, this is just "opening the lock" rather than actually using the pupil technique.
I briefly tried ink painting and there was no big problem.
After about two sticks of incense were burned, a golden light flashed in Mo Hua's eyes, and the red light on the forbidden box faded, and the whole body was bright, exuding a crystal-clear blue light.
A trace of water emerged, dividing the forbidden box into two halves.
This integrated water prison gate treasure was finally opened.
Mo Hua was inevitably a little excited.
He let go of his consciousness to make sure there was no danger, and then he solemnly opened the box, took a closer look, and found several jade slips lying inside.
These jade slips were polished to be extremely thin and delicate, like jade paper, and were stuck in a small forbidden box.
On the jade slip is engraved the forbidden sign of Water Prison Gate.
The meaning should be that Water Prison Gate is unique and is prohibited from being spread to outsiders.
But the Water Prison Gate is gone, so we don’t care about external rumors anymore.
Mo Hua looked at several jade slips one by one, and then looked a little shocked.
What is written on these jade slips is indeed the supreme inheritance of Water Prison Sect, and each one is extremely precious.
A body technique called "Water Shadow Phantom Body".
At a rough glance, this body technique and the Water Shadow Step have the same purpose, but they are completely different from each other.
In terms of the "class" of water prison sect's Taoism, this water shadow phantom body is the core and top level body dharma.
It is more advanced than the water shadow step of Shui Yanluo and Xiao Zhenhaihui.
The upper limit of the ghostly "water shadow" that this body technique can cultivate is much higher.
In other words, the Water Shadow Step learned by Shui Yanluo and Xiao Zhenhai was essentially a downgraded form of the Water Shadow Phantom Body Technique in the forbidden box.
In addition, there is also a "Water Prison Secret".
This is a skill, and the name seems simple.
However, any method with the word "true secret", whether it is a Kung Fu method, a Tao method or a sword method, has a very important position in the sect's inheritance.
I looked at the ink paintings for a few times, feeling a little greedy.
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 had just taken a brief look and discovered that there were no less than seven or eight kinds of spiritual herbs and elixirs that he had never heard of, but they were extremely rare at first glance.
That’s all…
Mo Hua shook his head.
Without a "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 is 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, and when you feel it, you find 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 is really a metamagnetic encryption, with his current attainments in the metamagnetic formation, he will definitely not be able to decipher it.
As for the understanding of Water Prison Gate based on ink painting, this is probably still an encryption in the form of "pupil technique".
The inheritance of Shuiyunmen 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 most 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, he 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.
As he watched, 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 spell, and then recording the results of different spells on the jade slips...
Mo Hua's pupils shrank, and he was secretly frightened.
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.
Chapter completed!