After returning to the sect, the days were peaceful.
Every day, Mo Hua cultivated as usual and studied array techniques.
But in his spare time, he remained deeply concerned about that ancient sword sect with its ancient sword-path inheritance, the one that had existed before Ta'a, Chongxu, and Void Gate split into three sects.
So he made indirect inquiries, asking around to see whether anyone in Void Gate knew the name of that ancient sect.
None of the disciples knew.
Among the elders, he asked Xun Ziyou, Xun Zixian, and even the gentle Elder Murong, but none of them could explain it clearly either.
After turning it over in his mind, Mo Hua could only ask Elder Xun.
That day, after seeking Elder Xun's guidance on the essentials of the Nineteen-Pattern Eight Trigrams Array Technique, Mo Hua took the opportunity to voice his question.
"Elder, I heard someone say that Void Gate's predecessor was an ancient sword sect. Do you know what that ancient sect was called?"
Elder Xun was taken aback. The look he gave Mo Hua was somewhat strange. "Why are you asking this?"
"I'm just a little curious," Mo Hua said.
Elder Xun's expression turned subtle. After a moment, he sighed with a touch of melancholy. "That matter happened far too long ago. That name is no longer allowed to be mentioned. I don't know either..."
Elder Xun said he did not know, but judging from his expression, Mo Hua did not think he was truly ignorant.
After pondering for a moment, Mo Hua suddenly realized something and asked again, "When you say it's 'not allowed to be mentioned,' who doesn't allow it to be mentioned?"
Elder Xun's gaze tightened slightly, but he said nothing more. He merely patted Mo Hua on the shoulder. "Study array techniques