The Quest for Immortality Chapter 2857: Elder You (2)

Killing Elder You, the Hua family’s patriarch will lose an important piece, causing their strategies across the entire Great Wilderness to undoubtedly be affected.

Even if it doesn’t come to a complete failure, they will surely miss the opportunity.

In this current chaotic situation of powerful players scheming, any loss of control or wrong move equates to a slow death.

The Hua family’s plans will also be hindered.

But the question is, can Elder You really be killed?

Mo Hua furrowed his brows in contemplation.

From the conversation he overheard earlier, it’s likely that Elder You is someone close to the Hua family patriarch.

How could such an important piece be easily "killed"?

Would the Hua family patriarch really allow someone to kill his piece?

What if it incites greater consequences?

Moreover...

From appearances, Elder You’s cultivation seems to be only at the Initial Golden Core, but is it really that simple?

In this world, those who are inherently strong and look strong are sometimes not as troublesome.

But those whose skills are hidden beneath the surface, appearing ordinary and unremarkable, may pose real trouble.

An ordinary Initial Golden Core, Mo Hua can casually dispatch.

But with Elder You, Mo Hua feels uncertain.

Sitting in the Shaman’s place, Mo Hua pondered for a long time, feeling that Elder You seemed easy to kill, yet found himself at a loss when seriously considering it.

"Forget it... for now, don’t kill..."

Mo Hua’s gaze grew slightly focused.

Whether or not he can kill, it would definitely alert the snake.

The current priority is figuring out a way to obtain something from the Hua family.

In this year of famine, resources are scarce.

However, the Hua family is the opposite; they exploit everywhere, and will have certainly acquired many resources, especially Fasting Pills, which are particularly precious.

Therefore, a way must be found to take some "meat" from this fat sheep, or at least pluck some wool.

But how to proceed?

Mo Hua began to focus his thoughts on calculation.

But after calculating for a short while, Mo Hua frowned.

His original intention was to use Jin Wutu as a clue to calculate the Hua family.

But although Jin Wutu is Elder You’s "piece" and a loyal "dog," Elder You’s shrewdness surely wouldn’t leave too many secrets on Jin Wutu.

Therefore, he still had to start with Elder You.

To calculate Elder You’s relationship with the Hua family.

Calculating what exactly he did for the Hua family and what powers or locations are involved.

Mo Hua initially didn’t want to calculate Elder You. .

Because it was too obvious, Elder You is a "live piece," and calculating him is no different than targeting a target.

But under these circumstances, there was no other way.

Mo Hua attempted to make some calculations, and according to the Cause and Effect Line, he indeed calculated some things.

These were recent fragments of mountain ranges and location coordinates where Elder You appeared.

Mo Hua considered for a moment, accessed the nearby map, and carefully compared it. Finally, at a small peak on the southwestern side, found geographical features corresponding to his calculated imagery.

This could determine that the small mountain peak was a place Elder You frequently visited recently.

Elder You is a "businessman."

The place he frequents most likely houses the "capital" for his trades.

Expectedly, it was a large number of Fasting Pills.

As for whether there are other more important clues, it remained unknown.

After hesitating for a while, Mo Hua began to plan this ambush.

Things concerning Cause and Effect require timing, and the sooner the action, the better. Delaying too long changes are bound to occur.

Mo Hua only spent half a day planning before calling Lugu, leading ten Golden Core cultivators, and a thousand Barbarian Soldiers on a lightweight march to besiege Elder You’s "stronghold."

Lugu is currently the Great Chief, and traditionally shouldn’t charge at the front. But there’s no choice. Lugu is the only Late Golden Core Stage combat power in the whole Shugubu right now.

Besides Lugu, there was no one else to use.

Furthermore, the task of besieging Elder You was no small matter.

However, when everyone reached the small peak, they suddenly encountered an ambush. A group of black-clad Barbarian Cultivators charged at them.

Their weapons were coated with poison, clearly premeditated.

Strangely, Mo Hua could not predict through Cause and Effect that they would encounter an "ambush" on this mission.

Even though this was a simple ambush, it was something completely unforeseen by him, a "danger" beyond his Cause and Effect abilities.

This was almost the first time in Mo Hua’s military career.

Facing setbacks and failures is normal in any task.

But to the always alert and self-demanding Mo Hua, this was undoubtedly a "warning" and an omen from heaven.

Heaven was telling him that there are always stronger forces and stronger individuals in the world.

His Causality Skill is not omnipotent.

Fortunately, even though they faced an ambush, the overall issue was not too significant. Given Lugu’s late Golden Core power was indeed strong.

Not to mention, with him as the Great Chief now, his prestige increased, and as his identity rose, his Taoist Heart became stable with cultivation growing a few notches stronger.

With Great Chief Lugu leading the charge, these men in black were completely unable to stop.

Lugu, with just a single knife, almost unchallenged, slaughtered the black-clad individuals, causing them to flee in all directions.

Still, when the Shugubu rushed into the stronghold, they found it completely empty, devoid of people or a single crate of goods.

More than that, this mountain was originally a trap, with many explosive formations already laid inside.

Fortunately, Mo Hua was an extremely proficient Formation Master.

Although some dangers could not be calculated by Cause and Effect, as a Formation Master, he could almost detect it at a glance.

He immediately alerted the Barbarian Soldiers to retreat, avoiding too many casualties.

But still, a small portion of Barbarian Soldiers died permanently within the collapsing mountain peak.

Mo Hua’s expression grew somewhat grave.

Lugu glanced at Mo Hua, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately said nothing.

Lord Shaman’s actions naturally carry their intentions; many motives hold hidden complexity, needing no questions—just follow them.

This has almost become the consensus within the Shugubu.

He, the Chief Shugou, has gradually accepted this understanding.

...

Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, in another newly established secret stronghold.

Elder You traced the white jade pendant in his hand, carved with nine lotus flowers and containing the Heavenly Mechanism Pattern, with a faint cold smile on his face:

"Trying to calculate me with such a simplistic Causality Skill?"

"Regarding such significant matters, how could the patriarch not foresee this minor trickery?"

The jade pendant in Elder You’s hand was lustrous, its divine glow flashing with heavenly secrets.

As if reminding Elder You of some malicious heavenly-peering intentions.

Yet shortly after, Elder You’s expression gradually returned to indifference, silently pondering:

"However... being able to calculate the Cause and Effect to me, they’re indeed... not without ability..."

"Who exactly is calculating me?"

"Is it... the Shugubu?"

The main figures within Shugubu, one by one passed through Elder You’s mind.

Lugu, several Golden Core Middle Stage, only four remaining of the Six Strange Shugu, Iron Skill Bone...

And those like Chi Feng and Dan Zhu, colluding with the Shugubu.

Though these individuals aren’t weak in cultivation and have achieved many things, none seem to be deep-minded.

Elder You’s thoughts inevitably returned to the young fair face he previously noted.

No helping it, he couldn’t ignore because the style was too different.

Barbarian Cultivators are mostly tall, strong, burly, with skin of a tan-brown hue.

Even the fair and handsome Dan Zhu possesses Vermilion Bird-colored eyes, with a tall build and distinct foreign appeal.

Only that fair face appeared holy and dignified yet with features like a painting, exhibiting a refined grace.

This was not a face from the Great Wilderness; rather more like...

Taoist State people?

Elder You’s brows tightened.

Also, he did not recognize this face, unfamiliar as it seemed, yet harbored an inexplicable sense of familiarity with those handsome features.

As if they were quite familiar.

"Who exactly is this self-claimed ’Shaman’ young man? Could it be that he is not the ’puppet’ chosen by Lugu for uniting hearts?"

"Is it always this fair-faced individual scheming against me?"

"Where exactly does he..e from?"

Elder You’s plump cheeks bore a grave seriousness.