The Guishui Gate elders discussed it heatedly:
"Is he a successor of the Water Prison Sect?"
"Or did he obtain the Water Prison Sect's inheritance?"
"And his Water Prison Technique has produced a full four water prisons, with no lack of mastery in the spell. This is absolutely no ordinary inheritance..."
"Indeed." Some Guishui Gate elders nodded.
One sharp-eyed elder said, "Don't let this brat fool you. This boy is cunning. When he acted just now, his Lingli flowed incredibly fast, with almost no obstruction at all. He cast it as easily as plucking a flower, utterly familiar with it. His attainments in the Water Prison Technique are definitely not limited to this. Forget four water prisons—even six or seven are possible..."
"A Water Prison Technique of more than six layers..."
"Even the direct disciples of the Water Prison Sect back then would likely have found it difficult to cultivate it to such a level..."
"This boy must have deep ties to the Water Prison Sect!"
An elderly Guishui Gate elder with a hooked nose, a face full of wrinkles, deep seniority, and great Authority rasped out an order:
"Investigate. Find out this boy's relationship with the Water Prison Sect. Investigate whether he is hiding..."
He paused, not saying it outright, and instead said, "Whether he is hiding... other inheritances of the Water Prison Sect."
"Yes."
A direct disciple accepted the order and was about to withdraw when the elder called him back and instructed him in a sinister voice:
"Investigate in secret. Do not alert Void Gate."
Void Gate was no longer what it had once been, and this Mo Hua was someone favored by Void Gate's Ancestor.
"Understood..."
The direct disciple accepted the order and left.
The other Guishui Gate elders continued their endless discussion.
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