The Quest for Immortality

It now seems that this White Bone Stele is likely one of the formation media of this Evil Path Great Formation, absorbing the flesh, resentment, and evil qi of cultivators after their death and transforming them into evil power, channeling it into the earth veins to power the Large Formation.

This is no small feat.

The creator of this formation must have unusual thoughts, conception, and means, and an extraordinary understanding of formations.

This person could perhaps be Mr. Tu.

But Mo Hua faintly feels that even Mr. Tu may not necessarily have such mastery...

Or perhaps Mr. Tu alone couldn’t possibly set up such an unbelievable Evil Path Great Formation.

Back when Mo Hua besieged the Demon Sect, upon seeing the White Bone Formation Stele at Yanluo Mountain, he faintly sensed that this might involve a very terrifying Evil Path Formation.

However, at that time, he was merely speculating and lacked evidence, with little experience in evil formations, making it impossible to investigate.

He had not expected it to truly be an Evil Path Great Formation.

And in the blink of an eye, he found himself trapped in this formation.

”Junior Brother, what do we do now?” Cheng Mo softly asked.

The others also all looked at Mo Hua.

They have no problem fighting and slashing, but if they are to plot while in danger, seek fortune and avoid calamity, or even decipher formations to find a way out, it would be too difficult for them.

Especially in a large-scale Evil Formation.

Mo Hua pondered for a moment, glanced around, and then asked, ”Where are the others?”

The Taixu Gate’s disciples who advanced to the Earth Grade Sword Discussion should number thirty.

But now, only ten or more were around him.

Even Tai’a’s five brothers, who protected him as ”meat shields,” were nowhere to be seen.

Situ Jian and the others shook their heads, ”We fell from Xuantian Peak, each scattering. Only a dozen of us landed nearby. We finally found you, Junior Brother, and have been staying here waiting for you to wake up...”

They couldn’t feel at ease without Mo Hua awake.

And the surroundings were strange; without Mo Hua to lead, they dared not move recklessly.

Mo Hua nodded, ”Let’s wander around nearby first, check the environment, and look for the others.”

”Okay.”

”Yes, Junior Brother.”

Everyone responded in unison.

Then Mo Hua led the way, Linghu Xiao guarded the rear, and Cheng Mo and the others protected Mo Hua, forming a formation as they cautiously began exploring the area.

After a round of exploration, observing the surroundings and sensing the formation’s aura, Mo Hua slightly deduced the layout of the formation pivot in his mind. Using his experience with Large Formations, he gradually understood the situation.

This is indeed an Evil Path Great Formation.

Moreover, the place they were in was near the core of the formation, an area of a very complex Evil Path Compound Formation.

This area was vast and completely sealed.

Inside the formation, evil power abounded, stirring hatred, greed, jealousy, and other evil thoughts within them.

A thin blood mist pervaded the area, mixed with miasma.

Amid the blood mist, there floated evil spirits like blood leeches unseen by ordinary cultivators.

Mo Hua led the Taixu Gate members forward a few steps when suddenly his expression tensed; he cautioned:

”Be careful!”

They all halted with vigilance on their faces.

The atmosphere was eerie and strange.

A few breaths later, a menacing figure burst out from the nearby shrubbery with a foul gale, roaring as it lunged toward Cheng Mo.

With his guard up, Cheng Mo sidestepped, swung an axe with a backhand, chopped down on the man’s shoulder, knocking him to the ground, and then stepped forward to pin him down.

Situ Jian and the others rushed forward, piercing his limbs with swords and knives, subduing him.

Only then did Mo Hua stride forward.

Cheng Mo and others flipped the attacker over, and Mo Hua scrutinized his face.

The face was unfamiliar; Mo Hua didn’t recognize it, but wearing a Taoist Robe of the Carefree Sect, he should be a disciple of the sect.

However, at this moment, the Carefree Sect disciple had blood-red eyes full of murderous intent, continuously roaring fiercely like a beast, with a mouth full of blood and strands of flesh, producing meaningless muffled sounds.

Everyone felt a bit nauseated looking at him.

Situ Jian frowned, ”Junior Brother, this...”

Mo Hua sighed, ”The evil spirit has invaded his brain, his mind has been eaten away.”

Situ Jian and the others felt a chill in their hearts.

”Then...”

”Kill him,” Mo Hua said indifferently.

Cheng Mo and the others fell silent, hesitating.

During the Sword Discussion Conference, they fought fiercely, but it was merely a ”sword discussion” without real deaths. .

But now, it was different; at Yanluo Mountain, without the protection of Dao Mountain’s Large Formation, being killed meant truly dying.

Though they belonged to different sects, they all studied at the Qian Learning State Boundary. They were all sect disciples without deadly feuds; how could they bear to kill?

Mo Hua sighed slowly; he was also unwilling.

But this disciple had no hope at all.

His Divine Sense had already been completely devoured by the evil spirit, leaving no trace of self-awareness.

From the flesh scraps on his teeth and fingertips, it seemed that after being corrupted by the evil spirit, he had already attacked, even gnawed on, other sect disciples like a demon.

In such a scenario, there was no way to save him.

And if they didn’t kill him, he would continue like a walking corpse, killing others, spreading the ”evil spirit” poison further, resulting in a larger massacre...

”He is already ’dead.’ If not killed, he will kill more,” Mo Hua said softly, ”Or rather, he is already a ’demon.’”

Exterminating demons is the duty of the Righteous Dao.

Even if this ”demon” was once of the same Righteous Dao sect.

Cheng Mo and the others felt a chill but then looked resolute and nodded.

This demonized Carefree Sect disciple was then dismembered from a distance with Sword Qi by Linghu Xiao and others.

After his death, his flesh blended into the earth, his resentment, and evil qi transformed into invisible power, merged into the sky, nourishing the Evil Path Great Formation, and sustaining a mysterious ”embryo” within the array.

Mo Hua watched all this unfold but was helpless.

These were the rules of the Evil Path Great Formation.

The rules forced them to kill, or else be killed.

Whether killing or being killed, all would become nourishment for the evil formation, sacrifices for the evil embryo.

Mo Hua frowned slightly.

He realized the situation was different from what he had planned.

His original plan was to use Divine Thought into sword, cutting down Shen Linsu and his group with a single strike, severing the Heaven Grade Sword Discussion.

The foundation of the Four Great Sects was too strong and would unite against Taixu Gate.

The Taixu Gate could not possibly compete against the Four Great Sects alone.

Once there was a Heaven Grade Sword Discussion, the Taixu Gate could not possibly take the first place in the Sword Discussion from the Four Great Sects.

This causality was something Mo Hua discerned many times over, invariably leading to Taixu Gate losing.

There wasn’t a shred of possible victory.

Since it was destined to be unwinnable, Mo Hua simply stopped playing.

With a single stroke, he would sever the Heaven Grade Sword Discussion.

Thus, as long as Taixu Gate claimed the first place in the Earth Grade Sword Discussion, it would naturally mean the first place in the Sword Discussion overall.

By transforming Divine Thought into sword, shattering the special Eternal Life Rune would undoubtedly summon the Heaven Void Dharma Phase.

This scenario had been personally demonstrated to him by Master Junior Brother and Master Junior Sister.

And the summoning of the Heaven Void Dharma Phase would definitely lead to his death.

The Fifth Grade Dao Mountain Large Formation would undoubtedly intervene to rescue him, contending with the Heaven Void Dharma Phase.

The collision at the Void Realm Level was exceedingly powerful, highly destructive, likely halting any subsequent Heaven Grade Sword Discussion.

Originally, everything went according to Mo Hua’s plan, but he hadn’t anticipated others plotting in secret as well.

His single stroke, although cutting down the Heaven Grade Sword Discussion, also provoked other unforeseen events.

Now, all the Heavenly Pride Disciples were trapped within this Evil Path Great Formation, facing another life-and-death slaughter.

This was a struggle where evil formations confined, evil thoughts seduced, evil spirits parasitized, and Taoist Hearts fell, pitting former sect mates against each other in life-and-death struggles, a more real, crueler, and bloodier melee and massacre.

Perhaps, this massacre within the Evil Path Great Formation was the ultimate ”Heaven” Grade Sword Discussion of the Sword Discussion Conference.

It was a demonic ”battle royale.”