Chapter 1531: Chapter 818: Water Prison Legacy (Part 3) Yu Canghai said, "I concealed my identity and came to the Qian Learning State Boundary, enduring countless hardships before finally finding the surviving descendants of the Water Prison Sect from those days." "They live in the water village, leading a life of poverty, with the highest cultivation no more than Foundation Establishment. They know nothing about the past of the Water Prison Sect, nor their own identities, and they can’t make sense of or learn the Taoist Skills passed down from their ancestors." "I suppressed my cultivation, hid my presence, disguised myself as a fish merchant, and interacted with them for some time. I was torn about whether to tell them the truth and pass on the Taoist inheritance of the Water Prison Sect to fulfil my lifelong wish, when suddenly..." The old man looked pained, "My whereabouts were discovered, and the entire water village was slaughtered." "I’m in the Golden Core stage, but here I’m merely a Golden Core cultivator, limited to Foundation Establishment Peak strength in a Second-Grade State Boundary. I could only watch helplessly as the descendants of my Yu family fell one by one beneath the blades of those vile beasts." "In a fit of wrath, I was ambushed by the Water Yama, poisoned by water, and had to painfully flee to save my life." "After that, I was constantly hunted by them, hiding here and there, despairing, deciding to make a final stand and end it all. Until I inadvertently discovered that there were still surviving descendants of my Yu family in a small fishing village by the Mistwater River, giving me a sliver of hope again..." "I secretly passed on some cultivation techniques and spells to those two children, though it might bring about the disaster of annihilation, at this point I can’t care so much..." Yu Canghai sighed, looked at Mo Hua, "You know everything that happened after." Mo Hua nodded, then thought for a moment, puzzled: "In the Second-Grade State Boundary, your strength was limited and you were hunted by Foundation Building Cultivators, why not go to a Third-Grade State Boundary?" The old man gave a bitter smile, "Going to a Third-Grade State Boundary would get me killed even faster." Mo Hua was puzzled. The old man sighed, "In a Second-Grade State Boundary, my pursuers are all Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivators. Even while suppressing my cultivation, I still had the upper hand." "But once I headed to a Third-Grade State Boundary, those who would come after me would be the Golden Core cultivators of the Gui Water Sect, and possibly several Late Golden Core cultivators. As a Middle Golden Core cultivator, surrounded by them, I’d be dead for sure!" Mo Hua suddenly understood. The laws of the Heavenly Dao, inseparable intertwined harm and fortune, both suppressed his cultivation, making him powerless to save others, but also saved his life. Otherwise, if the Twelve Streams’ Gui Water Sect directly sent Golden Core cultivators or ruthlessly sent Feathered Immortals to silence him, then not only the Yu family’s water village, but Yu Canghai himself, would be annihilated in the blink of an eye. Mo Hua had an epiphany. The Heavenly Dao Formation, balance of laws, seemingly with many drawbacks... Like Uncle Gu, a Golden Core, capturing the likes of the Fire Buddha or Water Yama at the Foundation Establishment Peak, it’s a struggle even for top-tier demon cultivators. But conversely, without the constraints of Heavenly Dao Laws, they might not be facing demon cultivators like "Fire Buddha" or "Water Yama" anymore. Higher-rank demon cultivators might turn their hands to exterminate large numbers of mid to low-level cultivators, causing untold killing. A place like a small fishing village would likely have been wiped out many times over. And evil gods on the level of the Master of the Great Wilderness, without the restriction of Heavenly Dao, could just cast a glance at the multitudes, corrupting numerous cultivators’ Taoist hearts, causing endless living beings to fall into the evil path, turning into his sacrifices... "Wealth, power, even cultivation, cannot infinitely expand unchecked, without balance, will cause immense disaster for the poor and the weak, leading to the ruin of all beings and the collapse of the Great Dao, resulting in karmic mutations, causing everything in the world to be annihilated and return to the void..." "That perhaps, is the Heavenly Dao..." Mo Hua was momentarily dumbfounded, feeling a trace of cold and harsh yet utterly real understanding emerging within. Cultivators seek the Dao, attain the Dao and become immortal. He seemed to vaguely understand the embryonic form of his "Dao" he pursued. Yu Canghai and Gu Changhuai, who were speaking with him, were taken aback upon seeing this. They didn’t understand how merely saying a few words seemed to give Mo Hua some kind of epiphany, with unknown, ancient, and profound meanings flowing through his eyes. For a moment, neither dared to speak. After a moment, Mo Hua came back to his senses, seeing both Gu Changhuai and Yu Canghai looking at him, with a slightly puzzled expression: "What is it?" Gu Changhuai pondered, "What... are you thinking?" "It’s nothing, just a small realization." Mo Hua replied modestly. Gu Changhuai’s expression was complex. Yu Canghai cast a subtle glance at Mo Hua as well. After talking for a while, Gu Changhuai got up to leave. "There’s something to attend to with the Taoist Court, I must go back..." Gu Changhuai said, then glanced at Yu Canghai, "You stay here and rest, if I have more questions, I’ll come ask you later." Even though he was only at the Initial Golden Core stage and Yu Canghai was at the Middle Golden Core, he spoke without the slightest courtesy. Yu Canghai knew well the principle of bowing to those under the eaves, so he cupped his hands without saying much. Mo Hua waved his hand, "Uncle Gu, take care." Gu Changhuai glanced again at Mo Hua, advising: "Return to the sect early, try to go out less, and remember not to mention the matter with the Xiao family’s Enforcement Leader to anyone." Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, "Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone." Only then did Gu Changhuai leave. Though he was not really worried. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚 This kid, Mo Hua, didn’t know how many secrets he hid in his belly. If talking about "unspeakable" matters, blowing up a Taoist Court Official, being in cahoots with the Sin Cultivator-affiliated Xiao family’s Enforcement Leader might not even reach the top of his list. After Gu Changhuai left, Mo Hua quietly asked Yu Canghai, "Old... Senior Yu..." Uncle Gu was a Golden Core, who could afford to disrespect him. But I, merely a Foundation Establishment, must show some manners and call him "Senior." Yu Canghai, somewhat apprehensive about Mo Hua, guessing Mo Hua’s background was extraordinary, quickly said: "This old senior dares not assume the title, if you feel fit, just call me Elder." He indeed had been an elder in his clan before. If the Water Prison Sect were still there, his Middle Golden Core cultivation could certainly hold the position of an elder. "Alright, Elder Yu," Mo Hua curiously asked, "what exactly are the inheritances of your Water Prison Sect?" Yu Canghai was stunned for a moment, then looked at Mo Hua somewhat warily, and said cautiously: "Our Water Prison Sect’s inheritance can only be passed to the descendants of the Water Prison Sect." Meaning, don’t ask, there’s no way I can tell you. "I’m just asking." Mo Hua grumbled. He was a little bit interested in learning, but just a little bit, and not that eager to learn. Yu Canghai said nothing. "By the way," Mo Hua suddenly remembered something, asking, "Previously, when I used the Water Prison Technique to trap that Water Yama, it was of little use, and when used on you, it wasn’t very effective either, why is that?" Yu Canghai was shocked upon hearing this, "You’ve encountered Water Yama?" Mo Hua nodded, "You could say that..." He had indeed crossed paths with Water Yama, and barely called it a draw. Yu Canghai looked at Mo Hua with newfound respect. A Middle Foundation Establishment cultivator, able to engage with Water Yama and emerge unscathed, was not something ordinary cultivators could achieve. Yu Canghai had faced Water Yama before and knew how troublesome he could be. Moreover, being able to confront Water Yama... Yu Canghai’s impression of Mo Hua improved further. Considering for a moment, he finally decided to say, "In our Water Prison Sect, the inheritance is also divided into a hierarchy." "And within this hierarchy, there exists an ’upper controls lower’ relationship." "The ordinary Water Prison Technique is considered a lower-level inheritance within the Water Prison Sect’s magical system. Even mastering it can’t counter the superior inheritance methods of the Water Prison Sect."