Chapter 431 Zhang Quan

Mo Hua felt that this matter was full of doubts. After thinking about it, he had no clue.

Just wait until we catch this gray-clothed monk.

Everything has a breakthrough.

After the battle at Baihua Tower, Mo Hua had almost figured out the trump card of the gray-clothed monk.

It would be much easier to trick him again.

On the way back, Mo Hua thought about something and then sighed.

These days, he has been practicing regularly, and his cultivation has increased step by step.

However, the enhancement of spiritual consciousness has stopped at the twelve lines, and it is difficult to make further progress.

First, because there are no twelve-line formations for him to learn, his spiritual consciousness grows slowly;

The second reason is because of the Taoist monument.

Ever since Mo Hua used the Dao stele to realize the Tao Yun, the Dao stele was overloaded and has not fully recovered yet.

Mo Hua's daily practice of formations has been greatly reduced, and his spiritual consciousness has only grown minimally.

According to this progress, it is possible that when building the foundation, the spiritual consciousness will not be able to break through the thirteen lines.

The recovery of the Dao Monument is slow, and the first-grade and twelve-mark formations are even more difficult to find.

Mo Hua searched for so long but still found nothing.

At present, it seems that the only clue is to find Yan Jiaoxi.

But where is Yan Jiaoxi?

Mo Hua sighed again.

Bai Zisheng was a little surprised and asked:

"Mo Hua, are you worried?"

Mo Hua nodded, "The growth of spiritual consciousness is too slow..."

If you can't find Yan Jiaoxi, you can't find the ultimate formation. Without the ultimate formation, you can't hone your spiritual consciousness. If you can't temper your spiritual consciousness, then you won't be able to prove the Tao with your spiritual consciousness as Mr. Zhuang said.

Cultivate the ultimate spiritual consciousness, perfect the formation, and strive for the great road.

Mo Hua's current spiritual consciousness is still far from the standard given by Mr. Zhuang.

"How conscious are you now?"

Bai Zisheng asked curiously.

He only knew that Mo Hua had strong spiritual consciousness and was at the level of foundation building, but he had not asked specifically how strong it was.

He has never learned the art of ink painting, has no way to learn it, and cannot learn it.

Mo Hua muttered: "Only twelve patterns..."

Bai Zisheng was slightly startled, "How much?"

"twelve……"

Bai Zisheng was silent.

There are only twelve lines...

This has immediately reached the limit of spiritual consciousness in the early stage of foundation building.

Generally, formation masters who have ten lines of spiritual consciousness and foundation-building realm can try to learn second-level formations.

Most second-level formation masters have around eleven or twelve lines of spiritual consciousness at the beginning.

It was also the first time for Bai Zisheng to hear that Qi refining monks could have twelve lines of spiritual consciousness.

And it seemed that Mo Hua was still unhappy.

He looked reluctant and unsatisfied.

Even if you get a bargain, you still behave well!

Bai Zisheng was so angry that he couldn't help scratching Mo Hua's head.

Even Bai Zixi on the side couldn't hold back, and together with Bai Zisheng, scratched Mo Hua's hair.

Mo Hua was a little helpless.

But who would let him be his junior brother? He would not argue with his junior brothers or sisters.

After several people returned to the cave.

Mo Hua took out a Sinan Mother Formation compass.

On this compass, there is a painting of Sinan Mother Formation.

The corresponding Sinan Zi Formation was painted in ink on a fine needle made of fine iron using a micro-engraving technique.

These fine needles were given to Bai Zisheng in advance by Mo Hua, so that when he fought with the gray-clothed monks, he could stab them into the gray-clothed monks' clothes or body without anyone noticing.

In this way, he could judge the position of the sub-formation based on the Sinan mother formation and track the whereabouts of the gray-clothed monk.

The monk in gray clothes paid for the murder of the mine cultivator, and then bought the corpse of the mine cultivator. I don't know what he was doing.

But it won't be a good thing anyway.

During today's battle, the elixir that he took that could transform into dead corpses, increase his strength, and be bloody and evil was probably made from corpses.

Over the past few decades, countless mine repairmen have lost their lives because of this.

I don’t know how many mining repair families have fallen apart because of this.

Mining repairmen are already in poverty and it is not easy to make a living, and they have to be cared about by such crooked people, leaving their bodies intact.

Mo Hua's face turned cold.

Therefore, this gray-clothed monk must be killed!

But before killing him, Mo Hua also wanted to ask if he knew the whereabouts of Yan Jiaoxi.

Yan Jiaoxi disappeared in the mine.

The worst-case scenario is that he is killed by Wang Lai and others, and his body is sold to the gray monk.

There is also a possibility that Yan Jiaoxi discovered something and followed the clues to investigate...

In this case, Yan Jiaoxi is likely to have an intersection with this gray-clothed monk.

In any case, the ink painting needs to be confirmed.

However, there was no light spot on the compass of Sinan's mother formation, which also meant that there was no trace of the monk in gray.

"broken?"

Bai Zisheng frowned.

Mo Hua checked the formation and shook his head, "It's not broken."

"That means...your Sinanzi needles were discovered by him?"

"Even if it is discovered, the needle is lost or damaged, there will be some reaction on the compass."

Bai Zixi thought for a moment and said slowly:

"Because of the escape technique?"

Mo Hua was startled and then figured it out.

The monk in gray clothes can escape into the earth, which will cover the breath of the formation and affect the connection between the child and mother formations.

He didn't appear on the mother formation, or he was still in the secret passage and hadn't come out yet.

Either the gray-clothed monk used his escape technique and landed on the ground somewhere.

Mo Hua thought for a moment and said:

"Hold on."

As a monster hunter, you must have enough patience when hunting prey.

This is what his father Mo Shan taught him.

Two days later, Situ Fang came and told Mo Hua that Daotingsi had found out the identity of the gray-robed monk.

"This man is Zhang Quan, a monk from Nanyue City, and his family has been engaged in the business of funeral supplies for generations..."

"Funeral supplies?" Mo Hua was slightly stunned.

"It's coffins."

"Oh." Mo Hua understood.

The coffin business...

It matches the image and temperament of the gray-robed monk, as well as his actions.

Situ Fang continued:

"Thirty years ago, Zhang Quan's parents died, and he was the only one running the coffin shop..."

"Zhang Quan has a gloomy aura and doesn't talk to the monks in the neighborhood, but because he is in the business of dealing with the dead, everyone is used to it."

"Zhang Quan occasionally gambles and often visits prostitutes..."

"I asked several female monks in Baihua Tower, and they told me that Zhang Quan often stays in brothels, but rarely shows his true face."

"The monks who know Zhang Quan don't know that he is actually a foundation-building monk."

Mo Hua asked: "Have you been to Zhang Quan's residence?"

Situ Fang nodded, "I have been there, and the shop is closed. We broke in and found that the coffin inside was all burned, and some other items were also destroyed."

"I don't know if he did it himself, or if he has accomplices who are helping him destroy the evidence."

"The question now is , what exactly did he buy the corpse for? "

"Was the elixir he took that day made from the corpse? "

"If so, where was it made, where was the elixir furnace, how did he get the elixir formula, and through what channels did he buy the herbs for the evil elixir? "

"Did he make it himself, or was someone helping him make it? "

"Besides that, does he have any other ulterior motives..."

...

Situ Fang finished the story and sighed:

"The Daoting Division has issued a wanted order. If he is caught, these things should be revealed. "

Then she looked at Mo Hua and was a little worried:

"You should be careful these days."

"That day in Baihua Tower, he tried every means to kill you. Now that he has escaped to the dark, he might attack you..."

Mo Hua nodded, "Well, I know what I am doing."

Situ Fang was still a little worried.

Mo Hua said, "Don't worry, I'll follow my senior brothers and sisters, they will protect me."

Situ Fang was relieved, chatted for a while, drank a few cups of tea, and left.

Mo Hua's eyes were slightly fixed.

With a strong spiritual sense and the ability to hide, it was impossible for Zhang Quan to find him.

And now, it was not him who was looking for Mo Hua, but Mo Hua who was looking for him.

The young Mo Hua was the hunter, and Zhang Quan, who was in the foundation-building stage, was the prey.

In the next few days, when Mo Hua had time, he would take out the Si Nan compass and check the movement on it.

Three days later in the afternoon, the compass finally lit up.

Two spots of light were lit together, and the other spot was a little dim.

It seems that Zhang Quan found a needle, so he twisted it off and threw it away.

And he didn't find the other two, so they should still be on him.

Mo Hua was refreshed.

Finally, the truth was revealed...

Mo Hua took out the map of Nanyue City again and found that the location of the bright spot was a remote mine outside the city.

There are many mines outside Nanyue City.

These mines include those of the Lu family, those of the Nanyue Sect, those of the Daoting Division, and those occupied by other large and small families, sects, or dead people.

Some mines are being mined; some have not been mined for various reasons;

and some mines have been mined out and abandoned.

Zhang Quan's hiding place is an abandoned mine.

Mo Hua and the other two, wearing cloaks and hiding their bodies, left Nanyue City and arrived at the mine where Zhang Quan was hiding.

This is a very small mine, dirty and messy.

Because it was abandoned, there is no human presence.

Instead, the mine is filled with stale dead air.

Mo Hua swept his spiritual sense and his eyes were slightly cold.

There is a lot of Taoist gloomy atmosphere in this mine.

The bodies of the miners bought by Zhang Quan may be hidden here.