Mortals: The Daily Life of Hidden Moon Sect

Chapter 712

The old man couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.

The giant man also had an anxious look on his face.

"Uncle Huo, you should check it out yourself."

Xu Jiao seemed to have regained some of his sanity. He threw the jade slip to the old man with a complicated expression, and seemed unwilling to talk about it too much.

The old man reached out and took the jade slip. Although his heart was full of doubts, after a brief thought, he decided to probe his spiritual consciousness into it.

At this moment, Xu Jiao's attention shifted to the jade box. After some careful consideration, he suddenly waved his sleeves, and the lid of the jade box automatically popped open.

There was a black light flickering inside the jade box, and inside it was a bright red medicine bottle only a few inches in size.

The surface of this bottle has strange patterns and a faint bloody smell.

"Hmm, this seems to be a family artifact." The burly man next to him had a keen eye and immediately recognized its identity.

"Indeed, this is the Blood Soul Bottle left by the ancestor of my Xu family. It was originally a pair, but one was taken away by the Ice Soul Ancestor. It is a rare opportunity for us to meet again today." Xu Jiao explained with a serious expression.

"It really is this treasure!" The big man couldn't help swallowing and whispered to himself.

Xu Jiao didn't say anything more and directly ordered:

"Take my token and quickly summon the clan's secret guards to tightly surround the mountain where the ancestral temple is located. Open all restrictions to ensure that no mosquitoes can fly in. At the same time, please ask the great uncle who is in retreat to come out and wait in the ancestral temple."

"Mobilize the secret guards and even ask the uncle to come out of seclusion?" The big man was extremely surprised and couldn't believe it.

"That's right. This matter involves Patriarch Bingpo. Even if Great Uncle is practicing at a critical moment, he still needs to come out to help." The man in white gave a firm order.

"The clan leader has found the traces of our ancestors. As ordered, I will go and execute it immediately."

The big man was overjoyed and agreed to leave without hesitation.

After the big man left, Xu Jiao stared at the blood-red bottle with a complicated expression.

After a moment, the old man Xu Huo let out a long sigh, finished reading the jade slip, opened his eyes and looked at everyone:
"So that's how it is. Our ancestors traveled to the wild world and even to a foreign land. But what happened? Only a wisp of their blood soul was able to return." The old man whispered, with worry on his face.

"Except for the secret technique of the blood soul, the jade slip contains very little. Only by using the 'Blood Crystal Coffin' to awaken this blood soul can we know the truth."

"Fortunately, Bingpo Zu had foreseen this and refined the Blood Crystal Coffin and Blood Soul Bottle in advance."

Xu Jiao's tone was heavy.

"It is just as the clan leader said. However, the jade slips record that once the talisman is taken out, a wake-up ceremony must be performed within a few days, otherwise the blood soul will dissipate. After all, it has been sealed in the bottle for a long time."

The old man looked worried.

"Don't worry, the ceremony will be held tonight."

The man in white's eyes flickered.

"This is the only way. How should we respond to Senior Lin in the main hall? According to Yu'er, Senior Lin has a close relationship with Bingpo Zu, and he voluntarily returned the blood soul, so he should have no ill intentions."

The old man asked again.

"Although this person has just entered the fusion stage, he is quite powerful and is proficient in ancient magic arrays. Perhaps he can become a help to my Xu family in the future."

"You must treat Senior Lin with courtesy and invite him to stay at the Xu family temporarily. After the ritual is completed and the blood soul is awakened, we can increase our exchanges with him."

Xu Jiao said after thinking for a while.

"The Patriarch is righteous. I will arrange it right away."

Xu Huo nodded and was about to turn around and leave.

"Wait, maybe it would be more appropriate for Uncle Huo and I to go together to show our sincerity."

The man in white suggested this after a slight hesitation.

"Yes. As a being in the Fusion Stage, it is only natural that you should be respected."

The old man thought for a moment and then agreed.

So, the head of the Xu family carefully kept the jade box containing the blood-red bottle, and left the secret room hand in hand with the old man.

After an hour of waiting, Lin Mo sat cross-legged on a mat in a beautiful attic on the top of a mountain, his brows furrowed, deep in thought.

He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart. His original plan was to deliver the items, stay for a while and then leave.

However, he was surprised by the enthusiasm of the head of the Xu family. Not only did he try his best to keep him for a few more days, he also revealed that among the items he received this time were clues about the Ice Soul Fairy.

If he is willing to stay in the Xu family, he may be able to find traces of their ancestors. Hearing this, Lin Mo began to hesitate.

Although he was not indifferent to the affairs of the Ice Soul Fairy, whether it was the blue ice flame he absorbed, the Xutian Palace he had visited, or even the Xutian Treasure Cauldron he obtained, they were all closely related to the Ice Soul Fairy.

In addition, he still has many unsolved mysteries in his mind, and he hopes to get answers through Fairy Bingpo.

Therefore, at the invitation of the head of the Xu family and other Xu family monks, he chose to live in this attic.

However, Lin Mo already had a plan in mind. He would only stay in the Xu family for a few months at most. If there was still no news from Fairy Bingpo, he would leave without hesitation.

Even if he really found the whereabouts of the Ice Soul Fairy, he would make a decision based on the actual situation as to whether he needed to invest more time in the search.

Lin Mo thought silently, raised his hand, and a silver talisman appeared in his hand. This was one of the True Immortal Realm talismans that he had obtained from the Guanghan Realm forbidden ruins.

Since he was temporarily unable to prepare the fusion elixir, he was not in a hurry to cultivate his own magic power, but instead devoted most of his energy to studying these fairy talismans.

Although the talisman no longer had any energy, the silver characters on it were all the talisman techniques in the Golden Palace Jade Book, which gave Lin Mo a great deal of understanding of it.

The "Tian Ge Fu" that was initially difficult to understand in the remaining pages of the Golden Palace Jade Book is now gradually becoming understandable.

This is the only offensive silver tadpole talisman in the fragments, and it is extremely powerful. Although this talisman is profound and difficult to understand, even after Lin Mo entered the fusion stage and realized the laws of heaven and earth, he still could not easily grasp it thoroughly.

Considering this perspective, "Tian Ge Fu" has great potential.

Lin Mo stared at the silver talisman in his hand, while his fingers kept sketching in the air. Sometimes silver runes burst out from his fingertips, or dissipated in an instant, or condensed and flickered, mysterious and unpredictable.

As time passed, night fell and several bright moons hung above the mountains where the Xu family lived.

At this moment, Lin Mo's face changed slightly, and he suddenly stood up. In an instant he was in front of the window, looking at the distant mountains with a face full of doubt.

"This restriction has a very strange fluctuation, and seems familiar."

Lin Mo thought for a moment, seemed to have thought of something, and looked up at the sky.

The scene before him shocked him! The originally silvery white moon had turned blood red, which was terrifying.

Lin Mo let out a long sigh, retracted his gaze, and looked again at the mountain he had been observing before.

Under the spiritual eyes, the mountain was covered with blood-colored rays of light, which rose and fell from time to time, and the fluctuations came from this place. Obviously, a mysterious restriction had been set up here. However, the blood-colored rays of light were unusual, and some spiritual pressure still penetrated through.

"Such a strong smell of blood, could it be that the Xu family is performing a blood sacrifice ceremony? Even if so, why did they choose this moment? Could it be related to the item I delivered today?"

After a while, the blue light in Lin Mo's eyes gradually disappeared, and he whispered to himself, with a thoughtful look on his face.

He was extremely clever and was able to roughly figure out the truth with just a little guessing.

After feeling something in his heart, Lin Mo once again looked at the mountains in the distance, his face calm again. After a short pause, when the fluctuations completely dissipated, he turned away thoughtfully, returned to the futon and closed his eyes to think.

In the following days, except for Xu Qianyu who came to greet him on time every morning, the rest of the Xu family did not disturb his practice. Judging from the worry on Xu Qianyu's face, their actions did not seem to be going smoothly.

Sure enough, the same celestial phenomena and fluctuations appeared every night thereafter.

After several days, Xu Qianyu seemed to be hesitant to speak. Lin Mo saw through everything. His mind was full of thoughts, but his expression remained unchanged.

However, on the morning of the fifth day, when Lin Mo was concentrating on studying the talisman, his face changed slightly, and the talisman in his hand disappeared instantly.

He clearly sensed that in addition to Xu Qianyu, there was also the presence of Xu Jiao and another stranger at the attic door.

This person is extremely powerful and has reached the late stage of refining emptiness.

Lin Mo was slightly surprised that the Xu family actually hid such a master. They concealed it very well on weekdays and knew how to keep a low profile.

Just as Lin Mo was thinking, the voice of the head of the Xu family came from below:

"Junior Xu Jiao, I am here to greet Senior Lin. I beg you to meet me when you are free."

"It turns out that it is Patriarch Xu who is here. No need to be so polite. Please wait in the hall for a moment. Lin will be down immediately."

Lin Mo responded calmly, then stood up and walked downstairs.

A moment later, Lin Mo appeared at the stairs in the hall and cast his eyes towards the stranger who was in the late stage of Refining Void.

Standing next to Xu Jiao was a young man in a half-worn gray robe, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, who was also looking at Lin Mo with a smile.

Looking closely at his appearance, he is quite similar to Xu Jiao, and the two of them standing together look like uncle and nephew.

"Senior, this is our clan's great elder Xu Yuan. He was at a critical moment in his training and was unable to greet you on time."

When Xu Jiao saw Lin Mo coming, he immediately bowed and introduced him.

"Great elder? Fellow Daoist has entered the great perfection realm of the late stage of refining emptiness, and is only one step away from the stage of fusion. If you succeed in breaking through, you will be on the same level as us."

Lin Mo stared at the young man for a moment and couldn't help laughing.

"Senior, you have a keen eye. We really need to start preparing for a breakthrough, as the chances of success are slim."

The young man bowed respectfully and sighed helplessly.

Lin Mo smiled without saying anything, motioning for everyone to sit down and talk.

After thanking Lin Mo, the five members of the Xu family sat next to Lin Mo.

"Elder Lin, do you have any clues about our ancestor Bingpo when you come here this time?"

Lin Mo asked bluntly.

However, his frankness made Xu Jiao stunned for a moment, then his mouth twitched and he replied with a wry smile:

"If it was yesterday, I might not be able to give you a definite answer, but today, I am seeking your help on this matter."

"Ask me for help?"

Lin Mo raised his eyebrows slightly, looking a little surprised.

"To be honest, the item you gave us is indeed helpful in finding the whereabouts of our ancestor Bingpo. However, it is difficult to accomplish it with the strength of our Xu family alone, so I beg you to lend a hand."

Xu Jiao expressed their needs frankly.

"What Young Master Xu said is true. To resolve this matter, the three Xu family cultivators in the Void Refining Stage have tried their best, but we still feel powerless, so we ask you for help."

Xu Yuan added seriously.

"This actually happened! Can you two Taoist friends tell me the whole story in detail?"

Lin Mo's eyes flickered as he asked calmly.

With his current status and strength, he would never make a promise easily.

"Of course, even if you don't ask, I will take the initiative to report it."

Xu Jiao agreed without hesitation, and after thinking for a while, he continued:
"It's not that complicated. Have you ever heard of 'Blood Soul Technique'?"

"Blood Soul Technique! This name seems familiar. Oh, could it be the 'Blood Soul Technique' that Master Xue Jing practiced tens of thousands of years ago?"

Lin Mo frowned at first, then suddenly realized something and said with a slightly changed expression.

"You really understand this secret technique. Master Xuejing is a rare genius of our human race. He not only created the Blood Soul Technique, but also used it to defeat opponents of the same level from other races."

“Although this technique is close to the devilish way and her ancestors were unable to re-cultivate it, she chose to practice some of the life-saving secrets in it and refined a variety of related life-saving magic weapons.”

"Among the items you delivered is a 'Blood Soul Bottle' made by our ancestors, which contains a trace of blood soul. You only need to awaken this blood soul to know the whereabouts of our ancestors."

Xu Jiao explained while observing Lin Mo's reaction.

However, except for a hint of strangeness that flashed across Lin Mo's eyes when he heard about the Blood Soul Bottle, he did not show any abnormality at other times.

"The strange phenomena that have appeared at night recently should be caused by your awakening of the blood soul." Lin Mo suddenly asked after a moment of silence.

"What the senior said is correct. I did not dare to delay and gathered people to start the awakening ceremony that night. However, unfortunately..."

Xu Jiao said with a helpless expression.

"Unfortunately, the blood soul has been sealed for too long or its bloodline is impure, so many attempts have failed."

"Since the talisman that seals the blood soul has been revealed, if the blood soul cannot be awakened within two days, this trace of the ancestor's blood soul may dissipate forever."

The young man sighed and continued.

"Can the Lin family participate in the awakening ceremony?" Lin Mo asked doubtfully.

"Venerable Lin is very observant. We have tried various methods, but to no avail, so we have no choice but to turn to you for help." Xu Jiao bowed again and answered sincerely.

"If it's caused by lack of magic power, Lin is willing to lend a helping hand. However, if it involves the blood soul or the awakening ceremony itself, I'm afraid I can't do anything." Lin Mo pondered for a moment and responded calmly.

"Of course I understand. If it is due to our own problems, we can only obey the will of heaven." Xu Jiao was overjoyed when he heard this and nodded repeatedly.

Xu Yuan and Xu Qianyu also looked happy.

"Without further delay, please allow me to check Fellow Daoist Bingpo's blood soul and your awakening ceremony." After Lin Mo agreed, he immediately took action, stood up and gave orders.

"Yes. Although the ceremony needs to be performed at a specific time at night, it would be beneficial for Venerable Lin to know the situation in advance." Xu Jiao thought about it for a moment, thought there was nothing wrong with it, and agreed readily.

If they succeed in awakening the Ice Soul Fairy, the ancestor of the Xu family, the Xu family will be among the super families of mankind. Therefore, both Xu Jiao and the elders such as Xu Yuan are doing their best.

Lin Mo followed the three members of the Xu family out of the attic and quickly headed for the nearby mountain that was experiencing noticeable fluctuations at night.

Such a close distance, it only takes a moment.

What was originally thought to be an ordinary mountain was actually covered with colorful forbidden auras, among which guards in green armor were looming.

Lin Mo used his spiritual sense to explore and easily realized that most of these guards were at the Nascent Soul level, and there were more than a hundred of them.