The news brought by the Wu cultivator instantly sparked the interest of every cultivator in the restaurant. They all began to voice their opinions enthusiastically.
Seeing this, Mo Fan could not help but find it somewhat amusing.
Only then did he realise that these so-called cultivators were really no different from ordinary mortals. They also loved to gather in groups of three or five and gossip.
On second thought, however, cultivators originally came from mortal roots. They were selected from among mortals, so it was not difficult to understand.
Just as Mo Fan and the other two had eaten and drunk their fill and were preparing to pay the bill and leave, the drunken Wu cultivator spoke up again. “Actually, I have an even more explosive piece of news this time. Do you all want to hear it?”
“Oh?”
“Something even bigger than the anti-Su alliance?”
“No way. Could the Wang Family have run into trouble too?”
“Or has the Su Family’s Nascent Soul ancestor come out of seclusion?”
The crowd immediately grew excited. Many people carried their wine cups straight over to the Wu cultivator, ready to watch the drama unfold.
“Ahem… since all you fellow daoists are so eager to listen, I’ll tell you then?”
The Wu cultivator held his cup, face flushed red, one foot planted directly on the bench. As more and more cultivators gathered around him, the smile on his face grew even wider.
At this moment, he felt as though he had reached the highlight of his life.
“Brother Wu, stop keeping us in suspense. Hurry up and tell us!”
“Exactly, Daoist Wu. So many of us are waiting. You can’t just tease us all like this, can you?”
“Hahaha… alright! Since everyone is so keen to hear it, I’ll tell you!”
The Wu cultivator laughed heartily and immediately continued, “Some of you actually guessed right. This time, the Su Family’s Nascent Soul ancestor really has emerged from seclusion!
“But it wasn’t to deal with the anti-Su alliance. There is a far more important enemy waiting for him.
“It all started with the younger generation of the Su Family.
“That good-for-nothing grandson of Heaven King Su Cangtian, the one called… oh, Su Ze!
“That Su Ze went out to sea to relax and was mysteriously killed. Not only did the wastrel die, but even a late-stage Core Formation enshrinee of the Su Family perished as well.
“This matter directly alarmed War King Su Zhan.
“Later, word spread that it was the work of the Sun Moon Holy Sect. Do you all know what kind of power the Sun Moon Holy Sect is?
“Heh! Let me tell you, it is one of the three transcendent demonic powers on the Divine Domain continent!”
“I’ve heard of that. Wasn’t there a rumour last month that a saintess from the Sun Moon Holy Sect visited the Su Family in Penglai Holy City?
“Could all of this simply be a plot by the Sun Moon Holy Sect?” someone asked curiously.
“Exactly!”
The Wu cultivator nodded and went on, “In any case, someone witnessed dozens of experts fighting openly right inside Penglai Holy City.
“It is said that the Su Family lost several Core Formation enshrines and suffered heavy losses.
“However, the Sun Moon Holy Sect didn’t come off unscathed either. That saintess was severely injured by War King Su and has already fled overseas.
“It was precisely because of this that the Su Family ancestor came out of seclusion ahead of schedule and charged straight into the open sea. Yet he was ambushed by experts of the Sun Moon Holy Sect and nearly perished there!”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
No one had expected so many major events to have occurred in Penglai Holy City during this period!
Not to mention the onlookers in the restaurant, even Mo Fan and his two companions were now looking at each other in dismay.
Little Yellow had personally heard the words Mo Fan had spoken at the time. He immediately looked at Mo Fan with a strange expression and chuckled, “Great King, you’re not actually a disciple of the Sun Moon Holy Sect, are you?”
“Disciple my foot!”
Mo Fan rolled his eyes and smiled bitterly. “But it seems this king has spoken a prophecy into existence!”
Mo Fan himself did not know quite how to describe his current mood. Should he call himself a jinx, or say his luck was off the charts?
He had only said it on purpose back then. The goal was simply to shift the Su Family’s attention onto that saintess of the Sun Moon Holy Sect, making it easier for him to escape.
Therefore, when he hunted Su Heng, he had not delivered a killing blow but deliberately left the man alive. Yet to prevent the Su Family from noticing, he had still struck with genuine killing blows. Even if Su Heng had not died on the spot, whether he could survive afterwards was a big question.
Yet Mo Fan had never expected things to actually develop like this.
As for whether the Sun Moon Holy Sect had truly intended to target the Su Family from the start, or whether his scheming had caused the Su Family to act against Yue Liu, thereby provoking the sect’s anger and sparking the battle, that was beyond Mo Fan’s knowledge.
All in all, it was a good thing for him.
At the same time, Mo Fan finally understood why the anti-Su alliance had been achieving consecutive victories. Clearly, most of the Su Family’s strength was tied down by the Sun Moon Holy Sect, leaving them no time to bother with the alliance for the moment.
However, this situation obviously would not last long.
According to the Wu cultivator, the Sun Moon Holy Sect’s saintess had been gravely wounded and forced to flee, which showed that the Su Family’s power could not be underestimated.
Although their Nascent Soul ancestor had been seriously injured, he had not fallen. On the contrary, after the battle in Penglai Holy City, the forces of the Sun Moon Holy Sect had remained entrenched at sea and had not truly set foot on Three Saints Island.
This made Mo Fan grow increasingly alarmed the more he thought about it.
It could only mean one thing: even the Sun Moon Holy Sect was wary of something.
Of course, it could also be that the main forces of the Sun Moon Holy Sect had not truly arrived yet, so they did not dare act rashly. Or perhaps the Su Family held the territorial advantage.
After all, the Su Family had been rooted on Three Saints Island for far too long. If they had made no preparations over so many years, no one would believe it.
After eating and drinking their fill, Mo Fan and the others left the restaurant in high spirits.
Since he now he knew the Su Family was being kept busy by the Sun Moon Holy Sect, Mo Fan was naturally in no hurry to leave. He directly rented a courtyard in Saint East City and then visited several nearby markets, purchasing a large amount of materials needed for talisman crafting.
For the following half month, Mo Fan kept to himself and began the tedious process of making talismans.
Although he was currently only the Water Moon clone, his main body had a foundation in talisman crafting, so he picked it up quite quickly. After wasting quite a few materials in a row, Mo Fan gradually gained some insight and finally succeeded in producing one Appearance-Changing Talisman.
Once he had that first success, his subsequent success rate naturally improved considerably.
In just half a month, he managed to craft both Appearance-Changing Talismans and Sealing Talismans.
He did not attempt the Communication Talismans because he lacked Starry Sky Sand.
Even after visiting multiple markets, Mo Fan never saw any Starry Sky Sand for sale. He later learned that treasures like Starry Sky Sand were controlled by major powers, and ordinary rogue cultivators simply could not obtain any.
After staying on Three Saints Island for a full month and more, Mo Fan finally decided to set off.
Having experience from the previous sea crossing, he was thoroughly prepared this time. He bought plenty of food and talisman materials in advance, spent a high price on several medium-range Communication Talismans, and purchased a seafaring vessel before departing from the eastern port of Three Saints Island.
The reason he bought a ship this time was that he had considered Xiao Bao and the other humans.
When travelling through Southern Border, he could occasionally release everyone to get some fresh air. During the previous sea crossing, however, the small boat could not accommodate so many people, so they had to come out in batches.
Although no one had complained, Mo Fan still felt it was not quite right.
These people were the ones he was counting on to gather intelligence for Black Wind Mountain across the Divine Domain continent. He certainly did not want to release them later only to find a ship full of depressed patients.
“Great King, this is far too troublesome. Why not just let them stay quietly inside my storage bag?” Little Yellow did not understand.
“They are humans, after all. Mental health still needs to be taken seriously. I don’t want our future Demon Network filled with a bunch of lunatics!” Mo Fan shrugged.
