Chapter 137 Blackmail at the Door

Mo Juren continued to practice for a whole night. Even with the help of the enhanced Yangmai Pill, the pain from opening the acupoints was still so intense that he broke out in cold sweats.

At dawn, Mo Juren took another pill, and after recuperating himself, he took off all his clothes in the cave and went to take a bath in the hot spring in the courtyard.

The warm spring water washes the body and also brings Mo Juren a moment of peaceful enjoyment.

Just when I was enjoying the bath, the cloud-winged bird playing outside suddenly chirped and tried to rush back to the cave, but was blocked by the formation outside the cave and could not get in for a while. In a hurry, it flapped its wings and chirped.

When Mo Juren saw that the Cloud-Winged Bird was behaving strangely, he immediately flew into the cave and activated the outer formation, allowing the Cloud-Winged Bird to fly back smoothly, and then rushed into the cave.

Mo Juren casually closed the formation again and was about to go see what trouble the cloud-winged bird had encountered when a loud noise suddenly sounded outside the cave.

With a "bang", the entire formation shook as if it was hit by a big stick, and even the ground in the courtyard began to shake.

Someone is attacking the formation outside his cave!

Mo Juren came out of the cave, but he didn't have time to put on clothes to cover his body.

Zhang Qing, who was busy in the hut, was also startled by the loud noise. He ran out of the yard to check, but was driven back by Mo Juren with a gesture.

In a split second, with a "crack" sound, the outer layer of the formation's shielding layer was shattered by the huge force.

The inside and outside of the cave suddenly became transparent, and Mo Juren stood naked in the courtyard...

And in the sky outside the cave, a tiger-shaped spirit beast flew into the air, flapping its wings slightly, baring its teeth ferociously at Mo Juren and roaring silently.

A red-faced middle-aged monk with seven or eight colorful cloth bags hanging all over his body stood steadily on the back of the flying tiger, standing in the air.

This person is none other than the Inspector of the Lingshou Mountain Sect—Hong Jin.

Mo Juren had heard of Hong Jin's existence from Zhao Han of the Five Friends of Mengshan a long time ago, and with the iconic flying tiger, he recognized who he was at a glance.

Mo Juren was naturally very angry at this person for attacking the formation of his cave right away and using violence to open the formation's shield.

However, due to this person's cultivation level in the Foundation Establishment Stage, the situation was stronger than him, so he did not show it at the moment.

So he quickly turned around so as not to expose the big guy in front of him, and then said as calmly as possible,

"I wonder what brings you here, Senior Hong? What can I do for you?"

Hong Jin was surprised when he saw the naked man in the formation, but he did not recognize Mo Juren and wondered,
"You are not Wu Jiuzhi!! Who are you and why are you staying naked in Wu Jiuzhi's cave?"

Mo Juren's mind was full of thoughts, and finally he realized that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he said half-truthfully,

"I am Mo Juren, and this cave was 'transferred' to me by Wu Jiuzhi!"

"Mo Juren?! Are you the leader of the Jingjiao Society in Jiayuan City, the Mo Juren who survived and returned safely ten years ago?"

"It's down."

Hong Jin heard this, his eyes rolled, and after pondering for a while, he suddenly said in a strange tone,
"Humph, I didn't expect that you really had some luck and were able to snatch this cave from Wu Jiuzhi, who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining. I have to admire you!"

Mo Juren's mind was also racing as he considered his next response.

The other party must have seen through his cultivation at a glance, but if this person came to help Wu Jiuzhi to avenge himself, he would not have used this tone, so he said,
"Wu Jiuzhi attacked me first and was defeated and killed. It was also very hard for me to occupy his cave. But I just returned to Lanzhou not long ago and I know very little. Could it be that I have offended Senior Hong by doing this?" Hong Jin sneered.
"Humph, what does the dispute between you casual cultivators have to do with me?"

Then he stared at Mo Juren and said,

"Why, you don't welcome my arrival? You won't release the formation and let me come in and sit for a while?"

If this cave formation can completely prevent people from reaching the foundation-building stage, Mo Juren feels that the chances are slim. But once it is released, won't it be easy for people to prey on it?
So Mo Juren insisted,

"Please forgive me, Senior. I was just taking a bath and I am naked at the moment. You can see that. Please forgive me for not being able to receive you."

Hong Jin looked at Mo Juren with contempt and said,

"Humph, don't refuse a toast. With your elementary cave formation, I can make it collapse in less than three strikes."

Mo Juren said loudly,

"Senior Hong is the sect inspector of Spirit Beast Mountain and a master in the Foundation Establishment Stage. If you insist on attacking my cave, I know I cannot defeat you, but I will have no choice but to resist."

Mo Juren was already calculating whether he would have enough time to take out the small sword talisman and the Vajra talisman from the storage bag in the cave before Hong Jin broke through the formation of the cave and fight him to the death!
But after observing Hong Jin's expression, he saw that although he looked gloomy, he had no intention of taking action immediately, so he said,

"But I am confused. As the representative of Spirit Beast Mountain, does Senior Hong always take whatever he wants from independent cultivators?"

“Although I don’t have many friends, I know that Lingshou Mountain, as one of the seven major sects of Yue State, still has the bearing of a major sect!”

Seeing that Mo Juren kept talking about the Spirit Beast Mountain, Hong Jin hinted at his true identity, so he said coldly,

"Hmph, you sharp-tongued fellow. Do you know why I came here to look for Wu Jiuzhi?"

Mo Juren naturally had no idea, so he replied,

"I don't know, please enlighten me, Senior Hong."

Hong Jin turned his eyes away and looked around at the well-maintained cave courtyard, and said slowly,
"That Wu Jiuzhi has taken refuge under the jurisdiction of our mountain sect, enjoying a peaceful cave and practicing in peace. He used to offer spiritual stones every month, but now he hasn't offered any for half a year."

"I didn't expect that this cave has a new owner. Why, didn't your few friends tell you about this rule?"

Mo Juren was stunned when he heard this. He had only heard that Hong Jin always bullied and oppressed independent cultivators.

But when it comes to the specific matters of filial piety and offering sacrifices, no one has ever told him in detail!

No wonder Hong Jin attacked the cave as soon as he arrived. It turned out that he thought Wu Jiuzhi disobeyed him.

If it was just spirit stones, it would be easy to deal with. Mo Juren would not be so stubborn as to fight him to the death for the spirit stones.

After all, a good man never suffers a loss in front of him, so he changed his tone and said,

"I really didn't ask clearly about this matter. I don't know how Wu Jiuzhi showed filial piety in the past. Senior Hong, please tell me so that I can learn from him."

Hong Jin rolled his eyes, but did not answer and asked instead,

"Respecting is a small matter. Let me ask you, where did the Yellow Iron Essence you gave to the Jing Jiao Society come from?"

Mo Juren frowned. This guy actually remembered my spiritual herbs!
(End of this chapter)