Chapter 1048: Chapter 664: Lure and Kill_2 Chapter 1048 -664: Lure and Kill_2 Hao Xuan had an intuition, Mo Hua was probably the reliable type of cultivator his parents talked about. Although he was younger than himself, had weaker cultivation, and was shorter, when setting up traps to kill and search corpses, he appeared very “proficient.” Although a bit scary, calling him “Junior Brother” and following him seemed like the right decision… Hao Xuan silently nodded his head. Afterward, Hao Xuan led the way, and the two displayed their movement techniques, heading together toward the west side of the barren mountain. Hao Xuan had a Wind Spiritual Root, and practiced a wind-system movement skill, mastering it exquisitely. To his surprise, Mo Hua’s movement skill was also very unusual; his posture was light, moving like flowing water, trekking through mountains and rivers effortlessly. The two walked for half an hour, and then they were in front of a vast forest. The trees were deep and dense, and the night was so dark that they couldn’t see the road ahead. Hao Xuan couldn’t recognize the path anymore and looked left and right, then silently looked toward Mo Hua. Mo Hua looked around, and within his gaze where the patterns of cause and effect slightly surfaced, he said after a moment, “Follow me.” “Okay,” Hao Xuan nodded repeatedly. So, it became Mo Hua taking the lead with Hao Xuan following him. The two meandered left and right through the forest; even though there were no obvious traces on the ground, Mo Hua always found a path to follow. Hao Xuan watched, feeling curious. They walked for an unknowable time, and then blood traces appeared on the ground. On both sides, trees bore marks of swords and axes, and remnants of earth and fire spiritual powers’ scent persisted. “Mountain Splitter Axe! Li Fire Sword!” “It’s Cheng Mo and Situ Jian!” Hao Xuan was secretly shocked, and finally couldn’t help but ask in a low voice, “Mo Hua, how did you find this…” Mo Hua solemnly said, “Intuition!” “Oh…” Hao Xuan was somewhat skeptical, unsure whether to believe or not… Mo Hua said in a low voice, “It’s not far ahead, let’s go and see.” “Okay,” Hao Xuan said nervously. Then, the two lowered their shapes and took a few steps forward. Hao Xuan turned his head only to find that Mo Hua had suddenly disappeared, which made him panic and he stuttered, “Mo…Hua…” Mo Hua’s figure then reappeared beside him. Hao Xuan jumped in fright. “I forgot you can’t turn invisible,” Mo Hua said, pulling a jade pendant out of his storage bag and handing it to Hao Xuan, “This is the Water Concealing Jade, given… ‘borrowed’ to me by a kind uncle from the Taoist Court. You use it first; it can make you invisible.” Hao Xuan dumbly received it and nodded. Then, the two used their concealment abilities and moved closer to the other side of the forest. On the other side of the forest was a gentle hillside, open terrain below with a small creek lined with pebbles. At that moment, by the creek, two groups of cultivators were fighting fiercely. One group wore black clothes, their faces covered, totaling nine people. The other group only had three. Mo Hua caught a glimpse and recognized one. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮 One of them, with several bloodstains on his upper body, waving twin axes as if driven to desperation, shouting loudly, was Cheng Mo. Another, wielding the Li Fire Sword, his face pale, was Situ Jian. There was also a disciple, handsome and brave, wielding a long spear and fiercely combating the black-clothed cultivators. Even if tired from prolonged fighting, his cultivation was also impressive. Mo Hua glanced at him, realizing he did not recognize this person. “Who is that…” Mo Hua pointed to the disciple wielding the spear, asking Hao Xuan in a lowered voice. Hao Xuan discreetly glanced and whispered, “His name is Yang Qianjun, from the same batch as us, but doesn’t share our Disciple’s Residence, you probably haven’t seen him…” “Oh,” Mo Hua nodded. Yang Qianjun… surname Yang… uses a spear… Mo Hua spoke softly, “A disciple from the Taoist Soldiers Court of the Yang Family?” Hao Xuan looked surprised, “You know of the Yang Family?” “A little…” Hao Xuan nodded, “Yes, he is from the direct lineage of the Yang Family, learning the ancestral spear techniques of the Yang Family, and his cultivation is very strong…” “The Qianzhou Cheng Family is on good terms with the Yang Family, Cheng Mo also knows Yang Qianjun.” “This time we were on a mission to capture three Foundation Establishment Initial Stage Sin Cultivators, so we called him to join, moving as a group of five.” “Oh.” Mo Hua nodded, then asked with some confusion, “The five of you, you, Cheng Mo, Situ Jian, Yang Qianjun… who else?” “Yi Li…” said Hao Xuan. Mo Hua was stunned, “Yi Li… as in ‘Yi’ of the Elder Yi of Taoist Law?” “Yes.” Hao Xuan looked around, not seeing Yi Li’s figure, and sighed, “I don’t know how Yi Li is doing…” “Either escaped, or… it’s likely bad news…” Hao Xuan’s expression was very worried. Mo Hua unleashed his Divine Sense, scanning the area, and suddenly pointed at a cultivator lying on the ground in the corner, “Is that Yi Li?” Hao Xuan followed the direction Mo Hua pointed, his expression stunned, then he nodded repeatedly: “Yes, that’s Yi Li!” Mo Hua then understood. Surname Yi, a member of the Yi Family, surely a specialist in spells, a Spiritual Cultivator. Such a melee was disadvantageous for spiritual cultivators. Especially since they were outnumbered, it was easier to be targeted. In this melee, being a spiritual cultivator, he was likely one of the first to be overwhelmed. Fortunately, he had only fainted, and his life was not in immediate danger. But after a while, that might change… Mo Hua observed the situation again. These black-clothed cultivators had solid foundations; if Mo Hua wasn’t mistaken, they were likely from influential families. This meant that Cheng Mo’s group of three might not hold on for much longer. The three of them, under the nine attackers, were becoming slower in their movements and the flow of their Spiritual Power was gradually delaying, clearly all struggling desperately.