The Quest for Immortality

”Once the Qian Learning State Boundary is breached and Mount Qianlong’s spiritual mines are captured, this entire land will become the breeding ground for evil thoughts, with blood-red skies obscuring the heavens...”

”By then, the Divine Lord will surely return.”

”Of course, before that, I will use the maze formation pivot of the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation to continuously locate the Divine Lord’s position and bring him back as soon as possible.”

The Feather Transformation from Yin Corpse Valley nodded, ”If the Qian Learning State Boundary is conquered, I want to refine a Corpse City, using the bodies of the Vajra Sect and Longding Sect, those Body Refinement sects, to nurture my Golden Corpse.”

The elder from the Demon Sword Sect also looked eager:

”I want to build a Sword Slave Mountain above the gates of the Taixu Three Mountains, using the Sword Dao fortune of the first Ancient Sect of Qian Learning to nurture the Ancient Demon Sword of the Demon Sword Sect.”

Mr. Tu nodded, ”Good.”

Shangguan Wang’s gaze grew slightly cold, ”I want... to become the Family Head of the Shangguan Family and create a Demon Path aristocratic family.”

Mr. Tu also nodded, ”Naturally.”

After reaching an agreement, the four Feather Transformations departed from Yanluo Mountain as if nothing had happened, heading deeper into the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation.

They prepared to continue activating the formation to complete their unfinished demon path ambitions.

If they succeed, they will have established a legacy of Demon Path for a thousand autumns.

Even if they fail, they can still use the Blood Sacrifice Array to create massive slaughter and carve out a substantial piece of flesh from the Qian Learning State Boundary.

Even if the Blood Sacrifice Array gets destroyed, these Feather Transformations can withdraw and, using their experience, spread the entire blood sacrifice process throughout the cultivation world, allowing all living beings to feel the despair and fear brought by the Divine Lord...

The Divine Lord has temporarily left, but will return sooner or later.

The path to accomplishing great demon exploits is bound to be rugged and the future undoubtedly dark.

Everyone immersed in their grand ambitions and schemes.

But after taking a few steps, Mr. Tu’s gaze tightened, suddenly sensing something, and asked:

”Why has there been no movement from the Qian Learning side?”

”They’ve all retreated,” said the elder from the Demon Sword Sect.

”Retreated?” Mr. Tu’s pupils contracted, catching a whiff of something unusual, ”Why would they retreat?”

The Feather Transformation from Yin Corpse Valley sneered, ”A group of Court Officials from the Taoist Court are nothing but hawk dogs idling away, righteous sects turned into rotten pigs and dogs; it’s perfectly normal for them to feel dread in a battle of life and death.”

”When there’s no fame or profit, they idly occupy their positions, but once interests are involved, the Taoist Court can become mad dogs,” Mr. Tu shook his head, ”The Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation shakes their foundation, there’s no way they could abandon it out of fear; there must be something odd going on...”

The Feather Transformation from Yin Corpse Valley’s gaze was icy cold, ”Is the Qian Learning side planning a big move? Do they want to strike us down in one fell swoop?”

”It’s not impossible...” Mr. Tu frowned, with a hint of dread, ”But don’t underestimate... those ’Ancestors’ from the Qian Learning State Boundary; they’re the true foundations of each sect and family, their minds full of unfathomable plots...”

”Then...”

Mr. Tu suddenly had a jolt in his heart and said in a solemn voice, ”Have all the disciples from the Demon Gate stand firm and not leave...”

Mr. Tu’s gaze trembled slightly, ”I need to look into some matters...”

...

The Qian Learning State Boundary, Sword Observation Tower.

A group of Heaven Void Ancestors looked at the imposing Blood Sacrifice Array and the relentless blood sea at the horizon, their brows still furrowed.

”So much time has passed, yet still calm and quiet, why did we have to retreat from the Blood Sacrifice Array?”

”That’s what True Man Situ instructed.”

”Is True Man Situ really still ’True Man Situ’? Is there a possibility that he’s already been corrupted and we’re all ensnared in the Evil God’s plot?”

”The Evil God is an existence within Divine Thought, skilled at bewitching people’s hearts and must be guarded against...”

”When eradicating evil, one must be thorough, and opportunities must not be missed.”

”Whether the Evil God is truly slain and subdued is unknown, rushing to fight now is not advisable.”

”Our thousands or even ten thousand years of foundation are here, we cannot risk it.”

”Precisely because a ten thousand year foundation is here, we should encircle and annihilate these remnants of the Demon Path early, to completely eradicate the tumor of the Evil Path Great Formation, preventing any uncontrollable developments.”

”If the Blood Sacrifice Array is not broken soon, greater losses will ensue, more cultivators will die, and we won’t be able to explain ourselves when the Taoist Court questions us.”

A Heaven Void ancestor sneered, ”The Taoist Court is probably hoping for the Qian Learning State Boundary to make a huge blunder, so they can stretch their hand here...”

”Silence, don’t discuss this.”

”Matters related to the Evil God are mysterious and elusive, ultimately only True Man Situ can give insights once he awakens...”

”That’s the only option...”

...

Inside the grand hall of Sword Observation Tower, it was slightly quieter.

All Heaven Void Ancestors remained deeply concerned, but their expressions stayed calm and composed as they waited.

After some time, the previously meditating Heaven Void Ancestors gradually opened their eyes and looked towards True Man Situ lying within the Seven Stars Formation.

They sensed a surge of energy.

The severely injured Primordial Spirit of True Man Situ, who had been sleeping for a long time, finally awakened and slowly opened his eyes.

Elder Master Xun, who had been operating the Mystic Sky Beidou Seven Stars Formation to suppress the Blood Sacrifice Array, while splitting a thread of Starlight to nurture True Man Situ’s Primordial Spirit, slightly relaxed his breath.

True Man Situ’s face remained pale as paper, but his eyes already showed hints of brilliance.

As time was pressing, the ancestors exchanged a few quick pleasantries before addressing the crucial matters:

”True Man Situ, what exactly happened in the Evil God’s nightmare?”

”What happened to the Evil God True Embryo?”

”Why did our Qianxue cultivators have to leave the Blood Sacrifice Array?”

”In the nightmare...” True Man Situ was about to speak but suddenly his heart trembled fiercely, realizing that he absolutely must not mention Mo Hua, the child.