Mo Hua’s interest was piqued.He looked over it a few times more and confirmed that the Pale-faced Man’s Fireball Technique indeed had some subtleties, differing from the common Fireball Technique.Mo Hua wanted to study it further.Scarface and the Pale-faced Man had already stopped fighting.This was the Black Mountain Stronghold, and they were responsible for guarding the gate. If they caused any trouble over a petty squabble, it could cost them their lives.So, even if they did fight, it was a half-hearted affair; they didn’t dare to really go at it.Mo Hua was somewhat disappointed.He had been hoping the two would have a fight to the death so he could take advantage of the situation.But it turned out to be all bark and no bite; after a few moves, the conflict was over.Scarface and the Pale-faced Man hurled a few harsh words at each other and then sat down together to drink cheap liquor, as if nothing had happened.However, in the glances they exchanged, there was a hint of mur

Kong Sheng wasn’t in a hurry, knowing he couldn’t escape anyway.The plump cultivator kept an eye on the refectory, and now with heightened vigilance, it became somewhat inconvenient for Mo Hua to come here to eat.Moreover, Kong Sheng wanted that jade pendant he had.However, his methods had to be covert, and his actions meticulous, so as not to give himself away.Mo Hua began to watch the plump cultivator, observed for a day, and quickly came up with an idea.The plump cultivator would deliver food to the Evil Cultivators as well as to a Monster Beast.This Monster Beast was a Tiger Demon at its first-tier late stage, kept in a separate room and shackled with chains.The chains were also inscribed with Formation Patterns, immobilizing the Tiger Demon completely.Tigers were among the most powerful Monster Beasts on Big Black Mountain; without being constrained by Formations, they were incredibly dangerous.This particular Tiger Demon seemed special with its mixed black and white pat

The tall evil cultivator was startled at the words and shook his head.He wouldn’t dare to mess with the Fourth Householder’s moldy head.“Then just let the fatty be dead.”Afterwards, he asked, “Should we feed him directly, saving some trouble?”“If the monster beast wanted to eat humans, it would have done so long ago. Why would it wait for us to feed it? It’s picky, doesn’t eat human flesh.”“How strange,” the tall evil cultivator remarked with some surprise.“Indeed.”The two evil cultivators tossed the fatty’s corpse out and began to clean the bloodstains inside the room.They soon noticed that the formation at the location of the Beast-binding Chains seemed a lot dimmer.The tall evil cultivator frowned and said, “Is this formation broken, or has someone tampered with it?”Mo Hua, hidden on the beam, listened with a slight shock and contemplated whether he should also scheme the two evil cultivators’ deaths.There were numerous formations within the Black Mountain Stronghold tha

Scarface made quick work of his kill, while Mo Hua watched with a headache.It’s true that Spiritual Cultivators are at a significant disadvantage when a Body Cultivator gets close to them in combat.But this Pale-faced Man was just too weak.How could he not sense such obvious killing intent from Scarface?Despite being an Evil Cultivator, he was even more naive than a child like himself.Mo Hua sighed.His original plan was to use the Storage Bag to incite a conflict between the two, so he could reap the benefits as an onlooker.If they fought, even if they didn’t both perish, they would at least both be gravely injured.That way, he would be able to come out and finish off the loser, seizing the opportunity for himself.Yet unexpectedly, the Pale-faced Man proved to be so useless, allowing Scarface to close in on him and easily slaughter him without a hitch.With such low vigilance, what’s the point of being a Spiritual Cultivator?Mo Hua couldn’t help but curse in his heart.After

Mo Hua’s mind raced, endlessly pondering:“The third Householder’s divine sense is strong, and his formation skills have reached such a level—could it be that he also relied on a Contemplation Map?”“If I obtained a Contemplation Map, would I also be able to strengthen my divine sense?”Having learned Heaven Yan Jue, Mo Hua needed to possess the divine sense of a Foundation Building Cultivator before he could break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.He had a Taoist Stele and practiced formations every day, honing his Sea of Consciousness; his divine sense was already growing very fast.But this was still far from enough.The disparity between the divine senses of the Qi Refinement Realm and the Foundation Establishment Realm was too great, and the further one progressed, the more difficult it became, with the growth of divine sense also slowing.Mo Hua did not know how much longer it would take before he possessed the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator a