Sincerity

Afterward, Mo Shan continued his methods, capturing more of the Qian family's formation experts.

The Qian family guards were of high cultivation, but they were exhausted from dealing with the demon hunters and preventing Mo Shan from capturing people at the same time.

In this critical situation, the few Qian family formation experts, who usually paid attention to their demeanor and composure, now threw caution to the wind. They ran for their lives, wishing they had a couple more legs.

In the end, Mo Shan only managed to capture three formation experts; the rest escaped.

The battlefield after the melee was in disarray. Some demon hunters were injured, and some Qian family cultivators lay on the ground groaning.

Mo Shan and the other demon hunters worked together, tying up the formation experts and other Qian family cultivators, then took them back to the alchemy workshop.

The demon hunters threw the Qian family cultivators on the ground. Mo Shan gestured towards Mo Hua, who was sitting on the high wall, Mo Hua nodded and leaped down lightly.

He had just used the fleeting step to climb the high gate wall of the alchemy workshop, riding on the wall, and he could see everything that happened outside.

Although the Qian family cultivators had avoided the earth-fire formations, once they entered the alchemy workshop and started using spiritual energy, they triggered the Mother-Child formations. The patrolling demon hunter squads held mother formation compasses to sense the reactions of the child formations and then went to support them.

Although the Qian family seemed to be diverting attention and catching the demon hunters off guard, their positions had actually been completely exposed.

Therefore, the infiltrated Qian family cultivators were suppressed one by one without causing much turbulence.

Mo Hua was also curious about how they had managed to evade the earth-fire formations he had set up.

He had consulted Uncle Chu specifically for this.

In terms of laying traps, demon hunters were the best, and Uncle Chu was the best at using traps among demon hunters.

Mo Hua had consulted Uncle Chu and had practically studied and applied many traps himself. His ability to set traps was also considered top-notch among demon hunters.

He had previously inspected the earth-fire formations laid outside, finding nothing wrong. So why were they discovered by the Qian family?

Thus, Mo Hua climbed onto the wall and scanned the surroundings with his divine sense.

Among the cultivators present, Mo Hua had the strongest divine sense, surpassing ordinary cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refinement.

Then Mo Hua discovered the Qian family formation experts, and everything suddenly became clear to him.

Immediately, Mo Hua felt a surge of joy.

When the fish comes to the door, you must seize it.

Mo Hua found Mo Shan and explained the situation, saying, "Focus on capturing the formation experts alive!"

Mo Shan nodded and led a team of capable demon hunters, rushing towards the formation experts. After a battle, they finally captured several formation experts.

"It's a pity, only three were captured, and the others escaped," Mo Shan lamented.

Mo Hua nodded repeatedly, "It's enough, it's enough!"

"What are these formation experts captured for?" Mo Shan asked curiously.

"Just hand them over to Elder Yu. I reckon everyone will have meat to eat for the next month," Mo Hua chuckled.

The next day, Elder Yu arrived at the alchemy workshop. He was surprised to see these Qian family formation experts and asked, "How did you tie them up?"

"They came to us willingly," Mo Hua replied.

Elder Yu was slightly stunned, "Is Qian Hong out of his mind?"

"They tried to break my earth-fire formations, but ended up falling into the trap themselves."

These Qian family formation experts stayed far away, thinking they wouldn't be in danger without taking risks, but they didn't expect Mo Hua's divine sense to be so strong that he could detect them even from a distance.

Elder Yu, upon learning the sequence of events, couldn't help but admire Mo Hua. "This child Mo Hua is really meticulous, and his use of divine sense is also very skilled."

Even though Mo Hua's divine sense was considerably stronger, a casual sweep might not have noticed these people or linked them with the formation experts.

Elder Yu nodded. "You've worked hard. I'll take over from here. We'll have a good meal tonight!"

After saying this, Elder Yu took the formation experts and headed to the Qian family.

These formation experts couldn't be killed. Otherwise, the Qian family wouldn't let the matter rest easily. After all, nurturing a formation expert required a significant investment, and it wasn't guaranteed to produce another.

Moreover, even if they were killed, it wouldn't sit well with the Dao Court. There were rules to follow publicly, especially in Tongxian City. Unless absolutely necessary, it was best not to involve fatalities.

Since they couldn't be killed or detained, they could only be used as bargaining chips.

And formation experts were a valuable bargaining chip. Elder Yu planned to make the most of this opportunity!

Qian Hong was infuriated to the point of vomiting blood. He had inquired beforehand and knew that Elder Yu wouldn't be at the alchemy workshop that night, and these formation experts were far away. With the divine sense of the Qi Refinement realm, they couldn't have possibly been detected.

He had even sent guards to follow, being extremely cautious, yet they were still captured?

How on earth were they captured?

Qian Hong was baffled.

Meanwhile, Elder Yu had already arrived with the formation experts. This time, he didn't explode with anger. Instead, he was in a good mood, looking quite pleased.

Like a gambler who had won, holding his chips and waiting for the house to exchange them for spiritual stones.

Except, in this case, they were the losers, the house was them, and they would have to pay out the spiritual stones. These chips were even handed out by them!

Qian Hong was seething with anger but maintained a stoic expression. He coldly sneered first, "Elder Yu, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you dare to come to my Qian family, kidnap our formation experts, and then come to extort us?"

Elder Yu waved his hand dismissively. "Stop with these useless words. Who are you trying to deceive with your pretense? We all know what really happened."

Qian Hong sneered coldly. "I will report this matter to the Dao Court's Elder."

"Go ahead, do that," Elder Yu replied nonchalantly. "While you're at it, explain how your Qian family caused trouble at the alchemy workshop, injured our people, damaged our things, disrupted our formations, and delayed our projects..."

"So, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, you're resorting to bullying juniors?" Qian Hong retorted.

Elder Yu chuckled, "I didn't intervene this time. In fact, I knew nothing from start to finish. It was your own mischief that got you caught. I only found out this morning and came over to discuss it with you."

Qian Hong stared at him coldly. "What do you want to discuss?"

"Show some sincerity, and I'll return your people. This way, we can save face and maintain harmony," Elder Yu proposed.

Qian Hong's eyelids twitched. What face-saving and harmony was Elder Yu talking about? Would this old man really care about such things?

"What sincerity do you want?" Qian Hong gritted his teeth.

Elder Yu asked in return, "What else can be considered sincere?"

Qian Hong suppressed his anger and said through clenched teeth, "Five hundred spiritual stones per person!"

Elder Yu shook his head. "That's not enough sincerity."

"How much do you want?" Qian Hong asked.

"These are formation experts, so the price must be higher!" Elder Yu insisted.

"How much?" Qian Hong asked.

Elder Yu opened his mouth, "Ten thousand spiritual stones per person!"

Qian Hong was so furious he stood up. "You're pushing it too far!"

Elder Yu advised, "As the head of the family, you shouldn't lose your temper like this. Stay calm. I'm not saying we can't negotiate..."

"How much do you want?" Qian Hong asked through gritted teeth.

Elder Yu began to haggle with him, counting each spiritual stone meticulously, as if Qian Hong was not the head of a family, but an old man selling vegetables in the market.

After a final negotiation, Elder Yu took the spiritual stones and left satisfied,

Qian Hong's face turned ashen. He slammed his palm on the table, reducing it to splinters.

"Elder Yu, I will kill you!"

(End of the Chapter)