Blind Ghostwriter: Starts with the full level of Nine Yang Magic Skill

Chapter 213 Flying Sky and Water Escape: The Divine Armor of the Void (8.6k words)
In the northern part of Liucheng, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong checked into an inn.

In order to avoid being discovered by Qingye Hall, even after the "prisoner's carriage hijacking" act was over, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong still did not reunite with Zhao Congyue.

However, just as they were trying to avoid being noticed, Zhao Congyue took the initiative to approach them, and did so without any attempt to conceal it. It should be noted that Zhao Congyue was no nobody; he was one of the ten grandmasters of Cangzhou, the chief constable of the Six Doors, known in the martial arts world as the Soul Chaser, and had a great reputation. Many people knew him, and his appearance meant that Gu Mo was bound to be exposed, which would likely alert the Qingye Hall.

But Gu Mo knew that Zhao Congyue wouldn't act recklessly, so before Zhao Congyue could speak, Gu Mo said, "The operation failed?"

Zhao Congyue sighed helplessly and said, "It's a failure."

Gu Mo asked in confusion, "How did it fail? Logically speaking, the traces I left shouldn't have been noticed by those people from Qingye Hall. Was the powder discovered?"

Zhao Congyue said, "It's not your fault, Master Gu, nor is it that our medicine powder was discovered. It's just that we were very unlucky and it was destroyed."

"What happened?" Gu Mo asked.

Zhao Congyue said, "I secretly sent people to track them down, and they ended up at an inn where the four members of the Qingye Hall met up. Everything was going smoothly until, by sheer coincidence, Song Danyang, the abbot of Chunyang Temple, was actually chasing his enemy in that inn."

Those Qingye Hall assassins were like frightened birds. As soon as they entered the inn, they sensed that something was wrong and assumed they had been exposed. Seeing that the disguised Chunyang Temple disciples had blocked all the exits of the inn, they assumed that those people were from our Six Doors and immediately attacked.

Those from Chunyang Temple, unaware of the other party's motives, assumed it was Song Danyang's enemy and joined the fray. When the few assassins saw Song Danyang appear, following the old tradition of Qingye Hall, seeing the situation turning against them, they immediately committed suicide.

After listening, Gu Mo frowned and said, "Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"

Zhao Congyue said, "I also think it's too much of a coincidence, but it really is that coincidental. The person Song Danyang came to hunt down was Xuancheng Daoist, a disciple who defected from Chunyang Temple more than ten years ago. Xuancheng Daoist lost to Song Danyang in the struggle for the position of abbot and harbored resentment. He secretly plotted to kill Song Danyang, but his fellow disciple discovered it, so he killed his fellow disciple and ran away. Over the years, Song Danyang has been searching everywhere for Xuancheng Daoist to avenge his fellow disciple."

I only received news of Daoist Xuancheng a while ago. Song Danyang has been in Liucheng for several days now. Well, he arrived in Liucheng before you captured Shangguan Shang. It just so happens that the inn where Daoist Xuancheng is hiding is the same one as those Qingye Hall assassins.

It's impossible that Song Danyang deliberately waited there to sabotage things. After all, he couldn't have known in advance that you would capture Shangguan Shang alive, nor could he have foreseen that we would use this as a pretext to investigate the Qingye Hall's clues.

Gu Mo said, "But this is too much of a coincidence, isn't it?"

"It is indeed a coincidence."

Zhao Congyue said, "To be honest, I also find it a bit suspicious. However, Song Danyang is not an ordinary person. He has a legitimate reason, which is reasonable. I can't just arrest and imprison him because of this coincidence, can I? If I do that, I'm afraid the martial arts world of Cangzhou will be in turmoil."

Even if we can confirm that Song Danyang's appearance today was a coincidence, and even if there were truly suspicious circumstances, without concrete evidence, I wouldn't dare to touch him. He's not just the abbot of Chunyang Temple; his reputation in Cangzhou is excellent, not just within the martial arts world, but also among the common people. Chunyang Temple has consistently punished evil and promoted good, maintained order in the martial arts world, and upheld justice for the people. Song Danyang is the kind of person who would give away the priceless Taixu Divine Armor for an unrelated ordinary person; his actions are almost saintly.

It's precisely because he's the abbot of Chunyang Temple that if Song Danyang were just a wandering swordsman like you, Master Gu, he would undoubtedly be hailed as the "Great Hero of Cangzhou" by the Cangzhou martial arts world. Without concrete evidence, let alone arresting such a person, even making baseless accusations would be enough to get you condemned. Moreover, Chunyang Temple itself is one of the three major sects and four factions of the Great Qian Dynasty, wielding considerable influence.

Of course, the most important factor is that Chunyang Temple has direct connections with the imperial court. To be honest, as a constable of the Six Doors, I should investigate cases with a skeptical attitude, but based on my understanding of Song Danyang, I don't believe he would collude with Qingye Hall. There's absolutely no reason for it; what would he be after?

Gu Mo chuckled and said, "Chief Constable Zhao is right. It's just a pity that the lead has gone cold now."

“It’s alright,” Zhao Congyue said. “As long as Shangguan Shang is still here, that’s fine. He has important clues about Qingye Hall. Judging from today’s situation, the clues he knows must be very important. Otherwise, Qingye Hall wouldn’t have gone so far as to intercept the prisoner’s carriage in the street. If we can get any information from Shangguan Shang, it will definitely be a major breakthrough.”

Gu Mo nodded and said, "That depends on what clues Shangguan Shang has."

Zhao Congyue said, "Today's plan to turn the tables has failed, and Qingye Hall will definitely be on alert. However, logically speaking, if Shangguan Shang's clues are truly important to Qingye Hall, they shouldn't give up so easily and will definitely try again. But the same method won't be used a second time. Therefore, just in case, to ensure Shangguan Shang's safe arrival in Cangyuan City, I will ask the Liucheng County Lieutenant to lead troops to escort him. How about you come with us, Hero Gu? With you, we are as strong as a thousand armies..."

at this time,

A hurried figure rushed in through the door; it was a constable from the Six Doors. He exclaimed in a panic, "Lord Zhao, something terrible has happened! Someone has broken into the county government office and is after Shangguan Shang!"

Zhao Congyue was immediately startled and asked, "How many people are on the other side?"

"one person……"

Upon hearing this, both Gu Mo and Zhao Congyue instinctively thought they had misheard.

One man stormed into the county government office, which was staffed with dozens of experts from the Six Doors and hundreds of fully armed soldiers, to rescue a prisoner.

The constable continued, "The other party was wearing the Taixu Divine Armor..."

Upon hearing the name "Tai Xu Divine Armor," Zhao Congyue's expression immediately changed, and he quickly flew away.

Gu Mo and Gu Chudong also got up and flew towards the county government office.

"Brother, do you think the Gouchen Demon Blade can break through the Taixu Divine Armor?"

While running, Gu Chudong asked Gu Mo this question.

Gu Mo was slightly taken aback, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

In terms of fame, the Gouchen Demon Blade is far inferior to the Taixu Divine Armor. After all, the Taixu Divine Armor has been passed down for hundreds of years, and its reputation is no longer limited to the Qian Kingdom. It is truly renowned throughout the martial arts world and is recognized as one of the most powerful defensive armors in the world. For hundreds of years, dynasties have changed several times, and there is still no one known to have broken through the Taixu Divine Armor.

As for the Gouchen Demon Blade, its fame is not widespread, and not many people in Qingzhou even know about it. It only started to gain some fame in Qingzhou last year because of Gu Mo.

However, despite its fame, the reason why the Gouchen Demon Blade is not well-known is because it was not forged back then and has only recently appeared in the world. In terms of sharpness and power, it is the strongest weapon that Gu Mo has ever seen. So far, Gu Mo has not encountered anything that the Gouchen Demon Blade cannot break. Even those famous swords in the martial arts world are like cutting tofu dregs under the Gouchen Demon Blade.

Therefore, Gu Mo couldn't answer whether the Gouchen Demon Blade or the Taixu Divine Armor was superior. Although he was very confident in the Gouchen Demon Blade, the Taixu Divine Armor also had a very prestigious reputation. Although the Gouchen Demon Blade was very strange, the Taixu Divine Armor was definitely not just a name without substance.

"We'll only know by trying!"

……

Zhao Congyue was extremely fast, his legs creating a series of shadows that seemed to distort and deform the surrounding air, emitting a sharp whistling sound, like a tiger roaring in the forest. He moved with incredible speed, far surpassing Gu Mo and Gu Chudong, and quickly flew across several streets to reach the county government office.

The county government office was in complete chaos, with shouts of killing echoing everywhere.

A red-armored iron figure charged into battle. The iron figure was over ten feet tall and emitted a strange light, as if it were an invisible energy shield protecting it.

He held a long spear as thick as a bowl in his enormous hand, and with a fierce gust of wind, wherever he went, the county soldiers and members of the Six Doors fell to the ground, suffering heavy casualties.

The iron man was unstoppable. In an instant, he rushed to the prison cart, roared, and threw a punch. The force of the punch smashed the prison cart to pieces, and Shangguan Shang inside was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, his fate unknown.

Iron Man showed no mercy, immediately followed by another punch, the force of which plowed a deep furrow into the ground.

At this critical moment, Zhao Congyue appeared like a wisp of smoke, stretched out his long arm, and steadily lifted Shangguan Shang, using the force to fly away, narrowly avoiding this fatal blow.

Seeing this, the Iron Man attacked again. His seemingly clumsy body was extremely agile. He swung his fist, which was the size of a washbasin, with a whooshing sound, and smashed it straight at Zhao Congyue.

As a master of his time, Zhao Congyue would not be afraid.

He leaped into the air, his left leg like a dragon emerging from the sea, kicking out with immense internal force. In an instant, the wind howled, and the surrounding bricks and tiles were swept up by this invisible force, like a small storm.

The fists and legs collided with a loud bang, like a thunderclap, making everyone's eardrums ache.

Under the immense impact, Zhao Congyue was struck as if by lightning, flying backward and crashing heavily into a huge stone pillar, a truly miserable sight.

"Chief Constable Zhao!" "Master..."

Everyone was shocked and tried to help, but it was too late.

Because Iron Man was unforgiving and slammed another punch into Shangguan Shang.

However, just as the fist was about to strike, Iron Man suddenly stopped and turned around to retreat quickly.

Just as it retreated, a blade engulfed in raging flames descended from the sky. In an instant, the heavens and earth seemed to be illuminated by a crimson light, suddenly expanding in mid-air, carrying boundless power, like a falling blazing sun, crashing down upon the iron man.

Flames surged and churned on the blade, like karmic fire from purgatory, burning fiercely and distorting the surrounding air. As the demonic blade drew near, the bricks and stones on the ground, unable to withstand the intense heat, first sizzled, then rapidly softened and melted, flowing like pools of lava.

The iron man kicked off the ground with both legs, kicking up a cloud of dust, and retreated at lightning speed like an arrow released from a bow. His movements were swift and agile, and in the blink of an eye, he had retreated several meters away, narrowly avoiding the raging flames.

Almost as soon as it regained its footing, the iron man's armor suddenly emitted a ghostly light, and strange energies spread across the armor like a spiderweb. This energy shimmered with peculiar colors, distorting the surrounding air.

In the blink of an eye, the iron figure swiftly detached from the ground and soared into the air. As soon as it took off, it shot off into the distance like a red meteor with a "whoosh." Its speed was so extreme that it left only a blurry afterimage in the air.

At this moment, Gu Mo descended from the sky. Although he was blind, he sensed everything around him with his profound internal strength. Noticing the flying iron man, he immediately drew his sword and slashed without hesitation.

In an instant, dozens of cross-shaped blades of energy, accompanied by raging flames, shot out, the intense heat distorting the surrounding air. For a moment, it was as if a sea of ​​fire had appeared in the sky, engulfing the Iron Man.

Under the powerful attack of the blade energy, the iron man was forcibly suppressed and fell into a residential house.

Gu Mo used his Cloud Ladder Leap technique, soaring through the air like a bird, and quickly gave chase.

At this moment, the iron man was flying close to the ground, as fast as a snake, weaving back and forth through the alleys with great agility.

Gu Mo moved nimbly, lightly touching the rooftops with his toes as he flew and pursued. The armored vehicle was also incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, they chased each other out of the densely populated residential area and arrived at a riverbank.

The river roared and surged, its turbid waves towering into the sky, a truly awe-inspiring sight.

Gu Mo dashed towards the riverbank like an arrow released from a bow, holding the Gouchen Demon Blade high in his hand, flames faintly flowing on its blade, and slashed fiercely at the iron man.

Although the iron man looked clumsy, it was very sharp. The moment Gu Mo swung his knife, it noticed him, immediately flipped over, and lightly touched the ground with its feet, flying backward as lightly as a willow catkin.

At the same time, a strange energy once again spread from the armor, and that energy had a deep and mysterious color.

A loud clang resounded, like metal clashing, making the surrounding air buzz.

The Gouchen Demon Blade struck the iron man heavily, but sparks flew everywhere, dazzlingly bright.

However, the iron man was completely unharmed; where the blade struck, only a tiny, almost invisible mark remained.

Instead, the powerful impact propelled the Iron Man forward at an abruptly faster speed, sending him plummeting straight into the river. With a muffled "plop," water splashed everywhere, and the Iron Man instantly sank to the bottom and disappeared from sight.

Gu Mo chased after him and stood by the river, feeling a sense of helplessness.

He clearly sensed that the iron man was still able to maintain the speed it had used to fly on the ground while in the river, and it continued to drift away along the river.

He was deeply moved. This Taixu Divine Armor was simply outrageous. It could fly, run, and even swim in water, achieving a three-in-one integration of land, water, and air!
……

Although Gu Mo was confident in his martial arts skills, he was not so arrogant as to dare to go into the water to chase the iron man. It was obvious that the other party could move freely in the water, while he could swim, but only to a little and did not know the legendary water-avoiding magic.

Therefore, they could only helplessly let the iron man escape.

Just as Gu Mo turned back,
In the residential area, several experts from the Six Doors came chasing after them. The leader, a commander, hurriedly asked, "Master Gu, are you alright?"

Gu Mo shook his head and said, "It's nothing. But just now, that iron lump was focused on escaping and wouldn't fight me. I couldn't stop it, and it jumped into the river."

The commander said, "The other side clearly planned their route in advance. The Taixu Divine Armor is a peerless weapon, forged six hundred years ago by a dozen master craftsmen to create an unparalleled divine weapon capable of soaring through the skies and diving into the earth. Although it's not as exaggerated as imagined, it can indeed fly briefly in the sky and swim a long distance in water. It contains various secret techniques and rare treasures. Moreover, the armor itself is made of rare treasures, so if it's determined to escape, it will be very difficult to catch it." Gu Mo asked in surprise, "You seem to know quite a bit about this Taixu Divine Armor?"

The commander said, "It's impossible not to know. Ever since Abbot Song gave the Taixu Divine Armor to the Qingye Hall, the Qingye Hall has used it to do many things, causing a lot of trouble for our Six Doors. The prison break three years ago was also because the Taixu Divine Armor was simply unbreakable, which made our Six Doors a laughing stock. There are many similar incidents; the Taixu Divine Armor has ruined our plans several times."

Therefore, our Six Doors even specifically invited Abbot Song to find a way to break the curse. After all, the Taixu Divine Armor is a treasured heirloom of the Chunyang Temple, and Abbot Song, as the head of the Chunyang Temple, knows the Taixu Divine Armor best.

Gu Mo asked curiously, "Does Abbot Song have a solution?"

"Hardship,"

The commander said, "According to Abbot Song, the structure of the Taixu Divine Armor is extremely mysterious. He couldn't understand it at all, and he didn't dare to disassemble it for research. Therefore, he didn't know anything about the Taixu Divine Armor, only its abilities and how to use it."

According to what Master Song said, the only solution we came to was to prepare enough specially made iron chains to form the Fish-Dragon Battle Formation to trap the Taixu Divine Armor unless we knew in advance that it was going to appear.

Because the Taixu Divine Armor has limited energy, it relies on the user to continuously channel true qi into it. Once the stored true qi is exhausted, the Taixu Divine Armor will become nothing more than a hard armor that is impervious to blades and spears.

"So that's it."

Gu Mo guessed that the Taixu Divine Armor had only wanted to run away as soon as it saw him, probably because it knew his reputation as a master of internal energy and was least afraid of a war of attrition, so it fled at the first sign of trouble.

As Gu Mo walked, he inquired about the Taixu Divine Armor from the commander. Before long, he returned to the county government office.

At this moment, the county government office was in a mess, and the smell of blood was strong.

"How is Shangguan Shang?" Gu Mo asked, handing the knife to Gu Chudong.

Gu Chudong put away the Gouchen Demon Blade and said, "He's not dead. He was lucky. The prison cart that held him was made of cold iron. The main force of that iron man's punch was absorbed by the prison cart. And when the plan to turn the tables was carried out earlier, Chief Constable Zhao was afraid that Shangguan Shang would be assassinated, so he specially made him wear armor. It really saved his life."

"How is Chief Constable Zhao?" Gu Mo asked again.

Gu Chudong said, "Chief Constable Zhao is fine. He just suffered a minor injury from dealing with that Iron Man's punch in a hurry. There is good news: Qingye Hall just failed to silence him and angered Shangguan Shang. He is willing to reveal clues about Qingye Hall, only asking that he be given a quick death and not tortured."

Gu Mo chuckled, "What anger? He just didn't want to be tortured because he saw there was no chance of being rescued. Chief Constable Zhao already saw it during the interrogation. Shangguan Shang wasn't a tough nut to crack. His offer to negotiate with the commander of the Six Doors in Cangzhou was just a temporary measure to see if he could be rescued by Qingye Hall. Now, Qingye Hall is even preparing to kill him to silence him. Although they failed, they've put an end to Shangguan Shang's hopes. They know that if things continued like this, they would have to subject him to all sorts of torture."

quickly,

Gu Mo and Gu Chudong arrived at a small courtyard of the county government office.

Shangguan Shang was lying on a recliner, his mouth open, waiting for a yamen runner to feed him wine. On the other side, another yamen runner was using chopsticks to pick up food and feeding it to Shangguan Shang as soon as he indicated it.

Zhao Congyue was sitting opposite Shangguan Shang. When he saw Gu Mo come in, he quickly stood up, walked over and cupped his hands, saying, "Hero Gu, it's fortunate that you arrived in time, otherwise, Shangguan Shang would probably have been silenced."

"It's a pity that the Taixu Divine Armor got away," Gu Mo said.

On Gu Mo's way back, someone informed Zhao Congyue that Gu Mo had failed to capture the Taixu Divine Armor. He chuckled and said, "It has to be you, Master Gu. That Qingye Hall Master has been controlling the Taixu Divine Armor and acting arrogantly in our Cangzhou for many years. This is the first time I've seen him flee at the mere sight of him. The might of the heroes of Yunzhou is too powerful in deterring evil spirits in the martial world."

"Is that Qingye Hall Master very arrogant?" Gu Mo asked.

“Extremely arrogant,” Zhao Congyue said. “Relying on the power of the Taixu Divine Armor, every time that Qingye Hall Master causes trouble, he swaggeres in and out. You just saw it yourself. There were dozens of Six Doors constables and four or five hundred county soldiers stationed there, yet he dared to single-handedly storm in through the main gate to kill and silence them.”

Gu Mo nodded and said, "This also indirectly shows that Shangguan Shang does indeed have very fatal clues about Qingye Hall. Otherwise, he wouldn't have forced the Qingye Hall Master to personally take action to silence him."

At this moment, Gu Chudong pointed at Shangguan Shang, who was enjoying being fed food and wine, and asked, "Chief Constable Zhao, what is this guy doing?"

Zhao Congyue said, "Knowing he had no chance of surviving, he asked for a good meal and wine one last time before he would reveal the clues he knew."

Gu Chudong pouted and said, "They need someone to feed them, what a waste of time!"

Shangguan Shang, lying on the recliner, tilted his head and said speechlessly, "Miss Gu... I don't want to bother these two brothers. To be honest, who likes to be fed food and drinks by two grown men? But my legs and arms have been broken by your brother. What can I do? What do you think I can do?"

Gu Chudong then remembered this and said awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I forgot..."

Shangguan Shang rolled his eyes and turned his head to the side.

The courtyard fell silent.

After a while, Shangguan Shang had finally finished his meal and drinks, and then slowly said, "Chief Constable Zhao, do you know why you haven't been able to find any clues about Qingye Hall?"

Zhao Congyue said in a deep voice, "Just tell me directly."

"Boring,"

Shangguan Shang curled his lip and said, "Because the people who issue the orders and those who carry them out in Qingye Hall don't know each other. At the same time, the people responsible for relaying the orders are all influential figures in the local area."

To give a simple example, imagine there's a member of the Qingye Hall on South Street in Liucheng. He might live the life of an ordinary shoemaker, but every time he receives an order from his superiors, he uses a bone-shrinking disguise technique to impersonate someone else. Similarly, the person issuing the order will also disguise themselves, meaning that neither the person issuing the order nor the person receiving it knows each other.

However, as I said from the beginning, anyone who gave the order is a person of status in the area, possessing the ability to shrink and disguise themselves. You can never imagine the extent to which the Green Leaf Hall has infiltrated. Those people can appear anywhere with a plausible identity. For example, the group that broke into the prison today—the person behind them must have appeared on the street under a plausible identity. They know precisely how many people died and how many are still alive; that connection should have been severed immediately. Not to mention that the people of the Green Leaf Hall are all insane; although their numbers are small, they commit suicide at the drop of a hat. You won't be able to capture them alive, and even if you do, you won't get any useful information from them.”

Zhao Congyue asked, "Then what clues do you know?"

"Two years ago, I was being hunted down by Liu Ruohong, the chief constable of the Six Doors in Qingzhou. Fortunately, I was saved by the help of Qingye Hall," Shangguan Shang said. "Although the person who saved me was disguised, they overlooked one of my skills: I can recognize a woman by her scent. Coincidentally, I was able to smell the identity of the person who saved me."

"Who is it?" Zhao Congyue asked hurriedly.

“Chen Yu, wife of Xiao Lie, the Swift Wind Blade,” Shangguan Shang said.

Zhao Congyue frowned.

Xiao Lie, nicknamed "Swift Wind Saber," was a renowned martial arts master in Cangzhou. Known for his public-spiritedness, exceptional martial arts skills, and high reputation, he dedicated his life to upholding justice and had an excellent reputation. Over a decade ago, he founded the Swift Wind Martial Arts School in Guiyuan County, which flourished. He also married a beautiful woman and had three sons, enjoying a happy family life—a rare find among those in the martial arts world.

Shangguan Shang chuckled, "Now you understand, right? The people working for Qingye Hall are either death squad members or people like Ye Xiao who owe a debt of gratitude to Heaven. They only follow orders, and their superiors are all influential figures with perfectly concealed identities. How can you investigate? Even the subordinates themselves don't know who their superiors are!"

I was unwilling to kidnap the eldest daughter of the Yun family, but I couldn't refuse to repay the favors owed to Qingye Hall. However, I knew this operation was very risky, and I was worried that Qingye Hall would betray me and abandon me if anything went wrong. Therefore, before the operation, I deliberately mentioned that I knew Chen Yu was a member of Qingye Hall.

Well, in the end, it turned out that I overestimated Qingye Hall. I thought that Qingye Hall was so mysterious that it would definitely have a way to rescue me, but I didn't expect this to be the result.
Previously, after learning Chen Yu's identity, I secretly went to the Xiao family. Chen Yu's status in the Qingye Hall must be quite high, because she alone has nine subordinates at the command level, scattered across the nine counties of Beidou Prefecture. I'm pretty sure she's in charge of the entire Qingye Hall in Beidou Prefecture. She's too important to just leave easily. Her every move affects the Qingye Hall's deployment throughout Beidou Prefecture. That's why the Qingye Hall is so determined to save or kill me. Because they can usually cut off covert leads directly, but this is a major one, and it takes time to sever it completely.”

Then, Shangguan Shang revealed the identities of all nine of Chen Yu's subordinates. These nine people had different identities, but they were all very influential people in their respective counties, and one of them was even the local county magistrate.

……

After learning about Qingye Hall's deployment in Beidou County from Shangguan Shang, he immediately dispatched people to send messages back to Cangyuan City by fast horses and carrier pigeons, demanding that the Cangzhou Six Doors headquarters remove Qingye Hall's mole in Beidou County as quickly as possible.

Gu Mo and Gu Chudong stayed at the county government office.

As night fell, the county government office was very quiet.

Gu Chudong was practicing her knife skills in the courtyard, while Gu Mo was carving a tiger puppet with a small knife. With his current level of skill and control over throwing knives, he didn't need to do these things to cultivate his knife sense. The reason he carved puppets whenever he had free time was to better control his internal energy, and also to pass the time when he was bored.

"Brother, how did you feel fighting that Taixu Divine Armor today? Can the Gouchen Blade break through it?" Gu Chudong asked.

Gu Mo thought for a moment and said, "If the opponent doesn't run away and fights me, I'm confident I can break through that armor. But the problem is that the Taixu Divine Armor is really too mysterious. It can fly, run, and swim. It's incredibly fast and can unleash enormous energy. If it's focused on running away, it's hard to stop it."

Gu Chudong exclaimed, "If this thing could be mass-produced and used on the battlefield, wouldn't we be able to unify the world?"

Gu Mo laughed and said, "In six hundred years, only one Taixu Divine Armor has been produced. How could it be mass-produced?"

"Then there's no way to deal with this thing?" Gu Chudong said.

Gu Mo shook his head slightly and said, "There is a way. If we are prepared in advance, the Six Doors' Fish-Dragon Battle Formation can restrain the Taixu Divine Armor. The special steel cables of the Fish-Dragon Battle Formation are similar to the Taixu Divine Armor's ability to store true energy."

The Fish-Dragon Battle Formation can gather a large amount of true energy. As long as there is enough true energy to suppress the true energy stored in the Taixu Divine Armor, it can trap the Taixu Divine Armor. Alternatively, it can stall the Taixu Divine Armor and engage in a war of attrition, eventually exhausting its stored true energy. At that point, the Taixu Divine Armor will only be a hard shell.

Furthermore, the Gouchen Demon Blade isn't incapable of breaking through that armor. Although today's strike seemed to fail to pierce it, it was actually because the opponent gathered a large amount of true energy to withstand it, leaving some marks. Like I said, if it hadn't run away, I could definitely have broken through it with a few more strikes!"

Gu Chudong nodded.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard; it was Zhao Congyue.

Gu Mo asked, "Chief Constable Zhao, has everything been taken care of?"

Zhao Congyue nodded and said, "I have already notified headquarters. They should take action tonight. As long as Shangguan Shang's information is true, Qingye Hall will suffer a major setback. We might even be able to take this opportunity to follow the clues, find out the true nature of Qingye Hall, and eradicate it completely."

Gu Mo cupped his hands and said, "I wish Chief Constable Zhao a great victory!"

Zhao Congyue waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I must thank Master Gu for his great help. Otherwise, with your help, Shangguan Shang would have been silenced."

Gu Mo waved his hand and said, "It's no trouble at all."

Zhao Congyue then said, "By the way, Master Gu, Abbot Song of Chunyang Temple knows you are at the county government office and has come to visit you. Do you want to see him?" At this point, Zhao Congyue paused for a moment and said, "When that Qingye Hall Master came to silence us today, Abbot Song was being questioned at the Liucheng Six Doors. All the Chunyang Temple disciples were also questioned individually, and nothing suspicious was found."

Gu Mo nodded, then immediately got up and called Gu Chudong and Zhao Congyue to go out and meet Song Danyang.

Soon, Gu Mo and Gu Chudong arrived at a large hall, led by Zhao Congyue.

In the hall, Song Danyang was drinking tea and waiting quietly with two disciples. When Gu Mo and Zhao Congyue entered, they quickly got up to greet them.

After exchanging pleasantries, Song Danyang said, "Speaking of which, I was planning to go to Cangyuan City to find you, Master Gu. But I just heard from Chief Constable Zhao that you are in Liucheng, so I don't need to make another trip to Cangyuan City."

Gu Mo cupped his hands and asked, "What business does Abbot Song have with me?"

Song Danyang said, "I heard that you, Master Gu, are currently investigating a group of wanted criminals, one of whom is Madam Liu. I happen to know her whereabouts."

Gu Mo subconsciously glanced at the system page in his mind:
[Wanted Target – Madam Liu]

[Mission Level—Four Stars]

[Quest Reward - Max Level Tai Chi Divine Skill]

……

"where is it?"

"Tianzhou!"

(End of this chapter)