Chapter 873 Opening the Box

In the end-of-year sect assessment, Mo Hua performed steadily, with one A and six Cs, without any surprises or joys.

Among them, the six "Cs" were because he could only get Cs.

But the one "A" was different.

He got an "A" because the highest grade in the Taixu Sect's formation assessment was an "A".

His "A" was very valuable, and it was truly "one beauty covers a hundred uglinesses", but it was a pity that it could not be reflected on the test paper.

Mo Hua was very sorry.

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

The letter talked a lot, but it was mostly about the peace of the sect, the harmony of fellow disciples, the kindness of teachers, and the many kind people near the Qianxuezhou boundary, which made his parents feel relieved.

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

After writing, Mo Hua sent the letter through the Taixu Sect's post station.

But he never expected that when he arrived at the post station, he actually received a letter.

It was sent by his parents.

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

Mo Hua was very happy and immediately returned to the disciple residence, opened the letter and read it.

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 adding a few words.

The content of the letter was nothing special, just saying that everything was fine at home and asked Mo Hua not to worry.

In fact, Mo Hua didn't even know which year this reply was from.

But Mo Hua was already satisfied.

Jiuzhou is too vast, and the distance between Lizhou and Qianzhou is too far, with high mountains and long waters, and it is a long way to go.

The low-grade state boundary is also limited by cultivation, and communication is extremely slow.

It only took a few years for a letter to be sent from the second-grade Daheishan state boundary of Lizhou to the Qianxue state boundary. I'm afraid it was because he was a disciple of Taixu Sect and used the Taixu Sect's communication channel.

Otherwise, it might not be sent for decades.

Mo Hua read the letter carefully again, put it away carefully, and then sat in the disciple room, suddenly feeling a little disappointed.

Memories gradually came to his mind.

When he was younger, he spent every bit of time in the streets and alleys of Tongxian City, and slowly floated into his mind.

These memories are like candied haws, sweet and sour.

It seemed like a long time had passed, and it seemed like it was just yesterday.

He could even vaguely hear the voices of his friends calling his name.

They called him to practice in the sect, called him to watch the lantern festival, called him to go shopping, called him to see the little girl...

Among them, the most voices came from Dahu and his three friends.

After all, they grew up together and had the most time to play together.

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

Mo Hua muttered silently in his heart.

"No..."

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

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

The Qian family fell, the big monster was killed, and Tongxian City became more stable and prosperous thanks to the cultivation industry.

There were more cultivators coming and going, some were merchants, some were settlers, and some were refugees...

There were also some "big shots" with extraordinary status, who would occasionally pass through Tongxian City.

That day, a tall elder of a sect happened to pass through Tongxian City and accidentally saw Dahu and the other two. Seeing that they were born in poverty but had a strong will and good physique, he accepted the three of them as disciples and brought them to the sect to practice...

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

Dahuangmen.

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

The matter of heaven's secrets seemed accidental, but it also contained cause and effect.

He would not think of these things for no reason.

Could it be... something happened to Dahu and the other three?

Mo Hua frowned.

Moreover, the Great Wilderness Gate...

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

The Great Wilderness Gate is located in the south of Lizhou, adjacent to the wilderness.

According to this calculation, it is indeed close to the lair of the Great Wilderness Evil God.

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

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

After that, it was the New Year.

Mo Hua was also very busy this year, almost the same as usual, either practicing swords or learning formations.

But Mr. Xun still gave him a day off and let him go to the Gu family for a New Year's Eve dinner.

In the words of Mr. Xun: "The Gu family is a clear stream, which is rare and precious. You can go out and about at ordinary times..."

So Mo Hua went to the Gu family.

After a big meal, he was "unable to refuse the hospitality" and had to "reluctantly" accept many small gifts for the New Year, and then he returned with a full load.

The next day, he returned to Taixu Sect, ready to concentrate on learning swords and formations.

But he didn't expect that someone would send him a gift during the New Year.

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

Wang Chen from Guishui Sect.

Mo Hua almost forgot about this person.

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

"Thank you 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, my junior brother, who brought Hao Xuan and the others to beat me up and forced me to inform the police and make meritorious contributions, I would not be able to get off this 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 Rouge Boat incident brings shame to the clan, he dare not even think about the consequences.

At least his father's idle elder position, which he had finally obtained, will not be able to sit on it anymore.

He will really become a sinner who "cheats his father".

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

"It's not expensive, please accept it." 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 hesitate to nod 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 Qianxuezhou, 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 Qianxuezhou. 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.

Dao Ting 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 Qianxuezhou.

Even if it could not be targeted, it also weakened the influence of the big noble families on Dao Ting 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 Ting 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 Because I had shown my face to Gu Diansi before, 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 who still want to stay in Guishuimen will ask me for help."

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

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 prison.

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

Now that Xiao Zhenhai is dead, Uncle Gu and the other two are considered the two most powerful officials in the Dao Tingsi of Qianxuezhou.

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

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

The opportunity that Junior Brother said 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 Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect..."

Mo Hua's eyes narrowed 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 going smoothly. If the negotiation fails, these two sects will probably be miserable at this Dao Conference..."

Wang Chen shook his head and sighed.

"The Taixu Sect, Tai'a Sect and Chongxu Sect are of the same origin. If Tai'a and Chongxu Sects are ruined, the Taixu Sect may not be able to survive alone..."

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

Mo Hua nodded, "I know."

He thought about it, and then told Wang Chen: "There may be some major changes in the Qianxuezhou area in the future. Good or bad is hard to predict. If you have any news from the Guishui Sect, 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 it, 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 mixed.

Guishui Sect...

When mentioning Guishui Sect, Mo Hua thought of Shuiyu Sect.

When he thought of the Water Prison Gate, 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 Gate. It is sealed by the forbidden method of the Water Prison Gate. 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 in the Nazi 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 off, not practicing the formation, but staying in the center of the disciples, concentrating on studying the Water Prison Forbidden Box.

After half a day, he finally figured out how to open the box.

The key is the pupil technique.

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

It seems that there is an embedded "password", which 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", not really using the pupil 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 door treasure, which was integrated into one, 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, then he solemnly opened the forbidden 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 pasted in the small forbidden box.

On the jade slips, the forbidden mark of the Water Prison Gate was engraved.

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

However, the Water Prison Gate 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 Gate, 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 incomparable.

According to the "class" of the Water Prison Gate's Taoism, this Water Shadow Illusion Body is the most core and top body technique.

It is more advanced than the Water Shadow Step that Shui Yanluo and Xiao Zhenhai can learn.

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 Step that Shui Yanluo and Xiao Zhenhai learned is essentially a "castrated" and downgraded version of the Water Shadow Illusion Body Technique in this forbidden box.

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

This is a practice method, and the name looks simple.

But any method with the word "True Secret", whether it is a practice method, a Taoist method or a sword method, has a very important position in the inheritance of the sect.

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

But he is not a pure water spiritual root, and his spiritual root grade is not good, let alone giving up the Tianyan Jue and re-cultivating the Water Prison True Secret.

Even if he really learned it, this kind of "master" level technique required countless spiritual stones and rare natural treasures, which he could not afford to practice.

He just took a simple glance and found that the technique required no less than seven or eight kinds of spiritual herbs and elixirs that he had never heard of, but they were extremely rare.

That's all...

Mo Hua shook his head.

Without a "rich life", he could not afford to practice this kind of technique.

It's better to use Tian Yan Jue.

Mo Hua put down "The True Technique of Water Prison" and then began to read the next jade slip.

As soon as his consciousness sank into it, a name that was unexpected but expected emerged:

"Water Prison Technique".

The superior Taoism of the Water Prison Sect is also a rare Taoism in the cultivation world that can ignore the golden body and exert strong control on the cultivator!

The classics of this Taoism are indeed hidden in the Water Prison Forbidden Box.

However, there is a question...

Xiao Zhenhai did not open the Water Prison Box, how did he learn this superior Water Prison Technique?

Does he have other ways, or is the Water Prison Technique he learned a "castrated" version?

Mo Hua was a little puzzled.

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.

Mo Hua sank his consciousness into the jade slip, but found that the jade slip was blank.

"Empty?"

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

Mo Hua frowned.

"Encrypted?"

Fortunately, he was familiar with encryption and decryption.

Mo Hua turned this seemingly ordinary, "blank" jade slip over and over again for a while, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

It's not Yuan magnetic encryption...

If it is really Yuan magnetic encryption, with his current Yuan magnetic array attainments, he will definitely not be able to decipher it.

Based on Mo Hua's understanding of the Water Prison Sect, this is probably still an encryption in the form of "Pupil Technique".

The inheritance of the Water Prison Sect is extremely strict, with both high and low levels, and high and low levels.

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 use it for "encryption".

But the ancestor of the Water Prison Sect probably didn't expect that the Water Prison Sect would be "confiscated" by the Taoist Court one day.

These inheritances have been lost, and all the rules he set have been messed up.

Therefore, the encryption of his "treasure", especially for Mo Hua, is "useless".

Mo Hua spent some time again, and finally saw the words in the jade slip through the fog of his divine thoughts.

As he looked at it, Mo Hua frowned.

This is a very strange jade slip.

What is recorded in the jade slip seems to be a Taoist method, but this Taoist method is not complete.

It seemed that someone was constantly trying, deducing, improving, and iterating a certain Taoist technique, and then recording the different results of the technique on the jade slip...

Mo Hua's pupils shrank slightly, 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?

Mo Hua turned to the end and saw a few scribbled and hideous blood-red characters at the end of the jade slip:

Forbidden Technique: Senluo Water Prison.