Mo Hua chatted with Cheng Mo a little longer, telling him to rest and recover in peace. After that, he returned to the Disciple Quarters and secretly took out that short severed arm of the Demon Cultivator again.
This arm carried a bit of demonic aura. According to the sect's rules, it could not be brought into the sect.
But Mo Hua had told Elder Song the whole sequence of events, from beginning to end, so it counted as having been brought into the open with Elder Song.
Although Elder Song did not know what use Mo Hua had for this arm, the thing itself could be considered the "spoils of war" from Mo Hua and the others defeating the Demon Cultivator.
Mo Hua said keeping it would be useful, and after hesitating for a moment, Elder Song returned it to him.
Although there was still demonic aura lingering on this severed Demon Cultivator arm, it was already faint to the point of near nothingness.
Even if it was given to Mo Hua, the harm would not be great.
Moreover, Mo Hua was a disciple Elder Xun valued.
With Elder Xun "backing him up," as long as Mo Hua's request was not especially, especially excessive, Elder Song would simply turn a blind eye.
Mo Hua thanked Elder Song. As soon as he returned to the Disciple Quarters, he began studying it.
He first found some spirit herbs, soaked the arm, and washed away the bloodstains on it, as well as the fine fragments of sword blades and metal-element Sword Qi left behind after the Gold-Breaking Sword Array exploded.
This spirit herb mixture had been specially prepared for him by a "junior brother" skilled in alchemy.
After it was washed clean, the blood color on the arm faded, revealing its original