The Quest for Immortality

Mr. Zhuang sighed.

He had calculated that everything would end once the Corpse King was subdued.

Yet unexpectedly, complications had arisen at the last minute.

If he had known, he would have swallowed his pride and not put on airs, issuing more warnings to Mo Hua, telling him to stay out of idle affairs.

Let the people from the Taoist Court worry about the cremation of the Corpse King.

Old Kui frowned and said:

"However, even if the Taoist Demon is integrated into cause and effect, it doesn’t really matter, does it? It’s not a true Taoist Demon, just a strand of twisted Taoist Meaning."

"The problem lies exactly here..."

Mr. Zhuang sighed, "Mo Hua is embarking on the ’Divine Sense Proving the Dao’ path. Once his Divine Sense becomes strong enough and his comprehension of the universe deepens, he will inevitably nourish his own Taoist Meaning."

"But with the presence of the Taoist Demon’s aura entangled in cause and effect."

"What he might cultivate could no longer be Taoist Meaning, but rather... his own flesh and blood nourishing the ’Taoist Demon’ within him..."

Upon hearing this, Old Kui’s face turned somewhat pale.

Becoming the embodiment of a Taoist Demon!

Then he would indeed become a Demon Head, more terrifying than Gui Tao’s people.

Old Kui frowned and said, "This child, Mo Hua, possesses a nature of purity and clarity. It shouldn’t come to that, should it?"

"It seems so now..." Mr. Zhuang lay down slowly, his eyes uncertain, "but as for the future, who can be sure?"

"Especially now... while he is still young and can maintain a mind free of distractions."

"But as he grows up and experiences more, it’s inevitable his mind will become cluttered with various thoughts. If his feelings change because of emotions, and one thought turns demonic, then..."

Mr. Zhuang’s voice gradually faded to inaudibility.

Old Kui raised his eyebrow, "Are you referring to the Bai Family?"

Mr. Zhuang arched an eyebrow but didn’t elaborate.

Both of them, however, understood very well.

The shared daily life between the two children might have fostered naive and indiscernible affections, but these two elders saw everything clearly.

"The Bai Family..."

Mr. Zhuang shook his head with a hint of disdain, yet his eyes betrayed a deep wariness.

Old Kui’s expression was as cold and severe as if it were carved from stone.

The Bai Family’s depths were truly unfathomable...

Looking into the distance, Mr. Zhuang sighed, "This child, Mo Hua, is a person of utmost sincerity and emotion. The more so, the easier he is wounded. Even without that young girl, an accident involving his parents or friends might equally provoke a change in his nature..."

Old Kui knitted his brow and glanced at Mr. Zhuang before shaking his head:

"I disagree, the child’s nature may be upright, but he’s not rigid. He’s clever, occasionally crafty, his thoughts thorough, and he knows how to adapt. He should not reach such a state."

"Let’s hope so..." Mr. Zhuang sighed.

"Won’t you make this clear to him?" Old Kui asked.

"Even if I explained, it would be futile..." Mr. Zhuang shook his head.

"Speaking plainly about matters like the Taoist Demon and Taoist Meaning might just disrupt his thoughts and ruin his state of mind."

"It’s better to let him believe that with a clear Taoist Heart, he will be invulnerable to all evil. Focused solely on cultivating his Divine Thought, he might indeed become immune to all evil..."

"After all, what he needs to do remains the same, to cultivate his Divine Sense to perfection, unencumbered, more readily forging ahead."

Old Kui nodded slightly.

Mr. Zhuang closed his eyes in thought and, after a moment, as if struck by a revelation, opened them and added:

"Also, this might not necessarily be a bad thing..."

Old Kui, resonating with his thoughts, slowly said:

"You mean, Gui Tao’s people?"

Demon Sect Cultivators who practice Gui Tao.

You must not think of them, not speculate, and even less speak their taboo names.

Yet, Old Kui showed no concern as he directly called out the name of ’Gui Tao’s people,’ with not a single anomaly around him.

Mr. Zhuang nodded, his gaze profound:

"The Taoist Demon has form, has spirit."

"The Corpse King was the embryo of a Taoist Demon, and after its form perished and its spirit died, the resentful remnant of the Taoist Demon’s aura merged with cause and effect."

"The Taoist Demon at the level of cause and effect is nearly indestructible and exceedingly difficult to deal with."

"Even for my senior brother, it’s the same."

"But for Mo Hua, it’s a bit different."

"Although partly a twist of fate, he subdued the Taoist Demon on his own, commanding it to die."

"Mo Hua is the Master of the Taoist Demon."

"The Taoist Demon hides within Mo Hua’s cause and effect, certainly harboring a vengeful spirit, desperately seeking to devour its master. But as long as it cannot consume its master, it must protect him!"

"Thus, it is a double-edged sword."

"Turned inward, it may corrupt Mo Hua’s Taoist Meaning, but turned outward, it truly might make him invulnerable within cause and effect!"

"For in his fate, lurks a most vile and sinister Taoist Demon!"

"As the Taoist Demon is the ultimate evil, so he becomes invulnerable to all evil!"

Mr. Zhuang’s gaze was sharp.

Old Kui was inwardly shocked.

If such were truly the case, then Mo Hua, this seemingly inconspicuous little cultivator, might actually be a grand terror within the Heavenly Secret Calculation.

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