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Chapter 1046: Crimson Sky Blood Sacrifice
Chapter 1046: Crimson Sky Blood Sacrifice
The Crimson Sky Blood Sacrifice Array has been activated!
In an instant, blood gushed from the earth's veins, causing the ground to tremble.
Around Qianxue Prefecture, strange phenomena appeared abruptly, the earth cracked and turned red, and malevolent energy spread upward to the sky.
Under the blood-red shroud,
hidden altars began to receive the will of the Demonic Deity.
The statues of the deities, with blood flowing from their eyes and sinister smiles on their lips, were accompanied by the terrifying low growls of the Demonic Deity.
In the shadows, groups of demonic believers, summoned by the malevolent force, appeared with grotesque and frenzied expressions, unleashing indiscriminate and bloody massacres everywhere...
In the depths of the mountains, on a seemingly ordinary rock face, a demonic lair suddenly opened, and black winds blew. Large numbers of demonic and evil cultivators emerged, howling maniacally as they swept through the mountains, slaughtering any cultivators they encountered...
In some small and medium-sized immortal cities, groups of demonic cultivators attacked and massacred, causing rivers of blood to flow.
In villages where scattered cultivators lived, demonic cultivators also emerged, feasting on human flesh and bones.
Even on the streets, in broad daylight, there were cultivators who suddenly tore off their human skin, shed their disguises, and grew fangs, attacking passersby...
At the same time, chaos erupted in the Dao Prisons across various regions.
The various sinful demonic cultivators imprisoned in the Dao Prisons suddenly had blood-red eyes, empowered by malevolent forces, and staged violent riots, breaking out and engaging in deadly battles with the Dao Ting Si cultivators...
Bloody massacres and cruel chaos continued in Qianxue Prefecture, with blood flowing on the ground.
Bodies were piled up to form walls.
On various altars, the heads of those who died in terror were placed as offerings to the Demonic Deity...
Blood and slaughter gradually dyed the sky red.
Cultivators in Qianxue Prefecture looked up at the sky, their faces filled with horror.
They witnessed the rare sight of five Cavernous Void Dharma Images appearing together, with golden light filling the sky.
They also witnessed the grand spectacle of the Fifth-Rank Debate Mountain Grand Array being activated, with the galaxy hanging upside down.
Now, in the blink of an eye, they saw the rampant evil and the sky filled with blood.
In a short time, shocking changes and strange phenomena occurred one after another, leaving everyone feeling terrified and as if they were in a nightmare.
The Dao Ting Si immediately went into full operation.
From top to bottom, all the directors, enforcers, and external cultivators of the entire Dao Ting Si rushed to various places to suppress the demonic threat.
The leaders of the Dao Ting Si in various regions personally took charge, feeling deeply anxious and not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.
The blood omens and the sudden rise of demonic threats were unprecedented in a thousand years.
If mishandled, these leaders could face severe consequences, ranging from demotion and imprisonment to execution.
For a moment, the slaughter spread everywhere.
Demonic beings massacred cultivators, and the Dao Ting Si suppressed the demonic threats.
And deeper down, even stronger demonic forces were surging in the shadows...
...
All of this was seen by the Cavernous Void elders of various sects and clans on the Sword Observation Tower.
A long-forgotten, bloody, and terrifying name surfaced in their minds:
The Evil Path Grand Array!
Someone had activated the Evil Path Grand Array in Qianzhou!
At first, the elders found it hard to believe, but then they were filled with indescribable rage.
At a time of peace, how could someone dare to activate the heavily sin-laden Evil Path Grand Array in the Fifth-Rank Qianxue Prefecture, in this land of flourishing sects and powerful families, right under the noses of a group of Fifth-Rank Cavernous Void elders?
It was sheer madness and audacity.
But after their rage, the elders felt a chill deep in their hearts.
All of this was clearly a meticulously planned scheme.
From the Asura War predicted by the Heavenly Dao Device, to the anomalies in the Fifth-Rank Great Array, to the spatial teleportation and collapse of the Suspended Sky Peak toward Yanluo Mountain...
And the establishment of demonic bases in various regions, the cultivation of demonic beings, and the commission of various evils, all secretly laying the foundation for the construction of the Evil Path Grand Array.
During the Dao Debate, hundreds of Tianjiao from major sects in Qianxue Prefecture were kidnapped.
Taking advantage of the chaos at the Suspended Sky Peak, they also seized the Shangguan Family's child with an unusual destiny...
These plans were not accomplished overnight and were beyond the capabilities of ordinary cultivators.
Apart from the remnants of the Evil Path, there must be another cultivator of higher status and greater power, with profound array skills, who had tampered with the Fifth-Rank Great Array, assisting in the evil deeds.
The identity of this person was likely terrifying...
In the presence of the elders, although they had suspicions, none dared to voice them.
Some things could not be said without concrete evidence.
They were all elders and understood this principle.
They could only bury their doubts deep in their hearts.
The most pressing issue now was how to quickly destroy the Evil Path Grand Array and quell the demonic threat.
If the Evil Path Grand Array were to fully form, the evil disaster would spread, and the surrounding areas of Qianxue Prefecture would suffer great calamity.
Even one more day of this evil path grand array existing means countless cultivators will die unjustly.
The matter is urgent, and the elder ancestors are all grim-faced.
"The Dao Ting Si has already begun to suppress the chaotic demon cultivators in various regions."
"Each sect has issued orders for the sect elders to lead their disciples to various states, assisting the Dao Ting Si in suppressing the demonic threat."
"All evil demons must be exterminated, and all demonic arrays, demonic artifacts, and demonic scriptures must be destroyed."
"Especially the demonic arrays; not a single one can be left standing."
"The child from the Shangguan Family must also be rescued... Though we don’t know what the evil outsiders intend to use him for, it’s clear that this child is crucial to the demonic path and this grand array."
An elder ancestor sneered, "A prestigious fifth-rank family, with an elder at the Feather Transformation Realm, would risk his reputation and life to kidnap this child, which shows that this child is indeed key and must not fall into the hands of the evil demons..."
"Most importantly, we must focus on the hundreds of Tianjiao disciples in Qianxue Prefecture."
"These Tianjiao disciples represent the finest from the Four Sects, Eight Schools, Twelve Streams, and even a small part of the Qian study hundred schools. We cannot afford the slightest mishap, otherwise, years of effort by our sects will be ruined."
Although the Qian study conference is held every three years, and each session produces many talented disciples, this year is different. The geniuses from each sect, in terms of spiritual roots, talent, and comprehension, are significantly stronger than before.
This is the most talented session.
Perhaps it truly reflects the saying: In times of great strife, talents emerge.
If these talented disciples can grow and thrive, they will surely become the pillars of their respective sects in the future.
They might even lead their sects to unprecedented prosperity.
If these disciples were to die, it would be like tearing flesh from the hearts of the elder ancestors of each sect.
"Spares no expense in destroying the demonic grand array!"
"Similarly, spares no expense in rescuing the Tianjiao disciples from the Four Sects, Eight Schools, and Twelve Streams!"
These are ironclad orders, personally issued by the elder ancestors of the sects and relayed to the strongest leading sects in Qianxue Prefecture.
Almost all the sect elders have been mobilized.
Inner disciples are also rushing to the third-rank Yanluo Mountain.
This is a true battle between the righteous and the demonic.
It is also the largest, most extensive, and most severe demonic upheaval in Qianxue Prefecture in nearly a thousand years, with the most rampant evil intentions.
They face not only demonic cultivators but also an entire grand demonic array.
Even a second-rank demonic grand array in a third-rank state is incredibly powerful.
Let alone the demonic grand array before them, which exudes a third-rank aura.
A third-rank state with a third-rank demonic grand array is almost unsolvable. Even if it is truly breached, it will mean rivers of blood and fields of corpses, with countless casualties...
All the Cavernous Void elder ancestors are solemn.
Xun Laoshi raised his head, looking into the distance at the sky, watching the gradually forming evil array aura, the faint bloodlight, and the evil intentions seeping through the bloodlight. His frown deepened.
The demonic grand array is already incredibly troublesome.
But Xun Laoshi knows that this demonic calamity is far from simple.
The demonic grand array before them harbors even more terrifying causality, nurturing even more horrifying entities...
What he is most worried about is Mo Hua, who is at the center of this evil intention.
"Please, stay alive..."
Xun Laoshi silently sighed in his heart.
At the same time, Gu Changhuai, who was following the Dao Ting Si’s orders to suppress the demons at Yanluo Mountain, and Zhang Lan, who was temporarily mobilized to assist in slaying demons, along with Murong Caiyun, Hua Qianqian, and other sect disciples heading to Yanluo Mountain to eliminate demons, as well as various cultivators who are close to Mo Hua, are all silently worrying and praying for him.
"Mo Hua, please be safe..."
...
"Mo Hua!"
"Mo Hua..."
"Little Senior Brother..."
"Little Senior Brother, wake up..."
In the darkness.
Mo Hua felt that many people were concerned about him and heard many people calling his name. In a daze, the voices seemed distant and near, and Mo Hua’s consciousness gradually became clearer. He struggled to slowly open his eyes and saw a group of faces, anxious and calling his name.
Situ, Cheng Mo, Xiao Xiao, Hao Xuan... a dozen or so of his junior brothers.
"Little Senior Brother is awake!"
Seeing Mo Hua open his eyes, Situ Jian and Linghu Xiao were overjoyed, feeling a great weight lifted from their hearts.
Mo Hua rubbed his eyes and recalled what had happened.
He was teleported to the Suspended Sky Peak, which was then teleported away and collapsed. He was swept up by the falling rocks and plummeted to the ground.
In the air, he couldn’t find a foothold, and the debris from the collapsing Suspended Sky Peak was too much, preventing him from using his body techniques. His physical body was also weak.
Fortunately, the Taiwu Five Brothers and Cheng Mo and others, with their robust physiques, took turns serving as "meat shields", preventing him from sustaining serious injuries. However, when he hit the ground, he still temporarily lost consciousness.
Mo Hua rubbed his head, gradually regaining his senses, and looked around.
The surroundings were gray and tinged with blood. The mountain paths were intricate, enveloped in toxic mists and fogs that reached the sky. The swamps exuded a foul stench, with foul water flowing through them.
It was both perilous and sinister, yet somewhat familiar.
"Is this... Yanluo Mountain?"
Mo Hua frowned slightly.
He had studied the terrain of Yanluo Mountain in preparation for the siege on the Demon Sect. He had also personally visited Yanluo Mountain during the operation, so the environment was not unfamiliar to him.
Yanluo Mountain was inherently chaotic and dangerous, which is why the Demon Sect chose it as their base.
However, the current Yanluo Mountain was clearly even more blood-soaked and sinister than before.
There was even a pervasive, overwhelming, and grand aura of an array.
"An array?!"
"The evil energy is so abundant... it's a... Demon Array?"
Mo Hua's expression was one of shock.
Was he now inside a Demon Array?
Mo Hua felt a mix of tension, fear, and a hint of excitement.
He suddenly remembered the white bone array stones he had discovered on Yanluo Mountain.
The bone stones were inscribed with grotesque, blood-soaked patterns. The blood energy in the air converged from all directions, nourishing the blood patterns.
The blood patterns, saturated with blood, seemed to come to life, writhing and accompanied by eerie ghostly sounds.
Now it seemed that these bone stones were likely one of the array media for the Demon Array, absorbing the flesh, grievances, and malevolent energy of cultivators after their deaths, converting them into evil power, and transmitting them into the earth's veins to power the array.
This was no small feat.
The person who laid the array had an extraordinary mind, imagination, and array-forging skills.
This person might be Mr. Tu.
But Mo Hua had a vague feeling that even Mr. Tu might not have such prowess...
Or perhaps, Mr. Tu alone could not have set up such an inconceivable Demon Array.
When Mo Hua sieged the Demon Sect, he had a faint sense that the white bone array stones on Yanluo Mountain might be part of a terrifying Demon Array.
At the time, it was just a guess, with no concrete evidence, and his experience with demon arrays was limited, so he couldn't investigate further.
He never imagined that it was indeed a Demon Array.
And now, he was trapped inside it.
"Senior Brother, what should we do now?" Cheng Mo asked in a low voice.
The others all looked to Mo Hua.
They could handle fighting and killing, but if they had to strategize and navigate dangers, let alone decipher the array and find a way out, it would be too much to ask of them.
Especially in such a large-scale demon array.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment, looked around, and then asked, "Where are the others?"
There should have been thirty Tai Xu Gate disciples who advanced to the Earth Rank Lunjian.
But now, only about ten were with him.
Even the Taiwu Five Brothers, who had protected him and served as "meat shields", were nowhere to be seen.
Situ Jian and the others shook their heads, "We fell from Suspended Sky Peak and scattered. Only these dozen or so of us landed nearby. We found Senior Brother and have been waiting for you to wake up..."
They couldn't rest easy until Mo Hua was awake.
And with the strange surroundings, they didn't dare move around without Mo Hua leading the way.
Mo Hua nodded, "Let's explore the area, observe the environment, and look for the others."
"Alright."
"Yes, Senior Brother."
Everyone agreed.
Then, Mo Hua led the way, with Linghu Xiao bringing up the rear, and Cheng Mo and the others forming a protective formation around him. They cautiously explored the nearby area.
After a round of exploration, observing the environment, sensing the array's aura, and mentally deducing the array's structure, Mo Hua gradually understood the situation.
It was indeed a Demon Array.
Moreover, they were near the core of the array, in a very complex demonic sub-array region.
This area was vast and completely sealed.
The array was filled with evil energy, stirring up hatred, greed, jealousy, and other evil thoughts in everyone's hearts.
A thin layer of blood mist mixed with the miasma.
Even within the blood mist, there were scattered, invisible demonic parasites, like blood leeches, that ordinary cultivators couldn't see.
Mo Hua led the Tai Xu Gate disciples forward a few steps, then suddenly his expression turned serious, and he warned:
"Be careful!"
Everyone stopped, on high alert.
The atmosphere was sinister and strange.
After a few moments, a grotesque figure suddenly burst from the nearby brush, carrying a foul wind, and lunged at Cheng Mo with a roar.
Cheng Mo was prepared. He sidestepped, swung his axe, and struck the figure's shoulder, knocking him to the ground. He then stepped forward and pinned him down.
Situ Jian and the others also rushed forward, stabbing the figure's limbs with their weapons to subdue him.
Mo Hua stepped forward.
Cheng Mo and the others turned the ambusher over, and Mo Hua examined his face.
The face was unfamiliar to Mo Hua, but the disciple was wearing the robes of the Xiaoyao Sect, so he must be one of their disciples.
However, at this moment, the Xiaoyao Sect disciple had bloodshot eyes, filled with murderous intent. He snarled and roared like a wild beast, his mouth dripping with blood and bits of flesh, emitting incoherent, muffled sounds.
Everyone felt a wave of nausea.
Situ Jian frowned. "Senior Brother, what...?"
Mo Hua sighed. "A demonic parasite has taken over his mind, eating away at his brain."
Situ Jian and the others were stunned.
"What..."
"Put him out of his misery..." Mo Hua said somberly.
Cheng Mo and the others fell silent, hesitating.
At the Lunjian Conference, they fought to the death, but it was only a "Lunjian", and no one really died.
But here, on Yanluo Mountain, there was no protection from the Debate Mountain Grand Array. If someone was killed, it was a real death.
Although they belonged to different sects, they were all students of Qianxue Prefecture, fellow disciples of their respective sects, and had no mortal enmity. How could they bring themselves to kill someone?
Mo Hua sighed again. He didn't want to do it either.
But there was no saving this disciple.
His divine perception had been completely devoured by the demonic parasite, leaving no trace of his original self.
From the bits of flesh on his teeth and fingertips, it was clear that after being infected, he had attacked and even gnawed on other sect disciples like a monster.
In this situation, there was no way to save him.
If they didn't kill him, he would become a mindless killer, spreading the "demonic parasite" through blood and flesh, leading to even more deaths...
"He is already 'dead.' If we don't end his suffering, he will kill more." Mo Hua said calmly. "Or rather, he has already become a 'demon.'"
Exterminating demons was the duty of the righteous path.
Even if this "demon" was once a fellow disciple.
Cheng Mo and the others felt a chill, then their gazes hardened, and they nodded.
The demonized Xiaoyao Sect disciple was dismembered by Linghu Xiao and the others from a distance using Sword Qi.
After his death, his blood seeped into the earth, and his resentment and malevolent aura merged into the sky, nourishing the evil path grand array and feeding the "embryo" within the array.
Mo Hua watched all of this helplessly.
This was the rule of the evil path grand array.
The rules forced them to kill, or be killed.
Whether they killed or were killed, they would become nourishment for the evil array, a sacrifice for the demonic embryo.
Mo Hua frowned slightly.
He realized that the situation was not as he had planned.
His original plan was to use the Divine Thought Sword to incapacitate the four Shen Linshu disciples and destroy the Heaven Rank Lunjian.
The strength of the four major sects was too great, and they would work together against the Tai Xu Gate.
The Tai Xu Gate was a lone tree, unable to stand against the four major sects.
With the Heaven Rank Lunjian, the Tai Xu Gate had no chance of winning first place against the four major sects.
Mo Hua had deduced this many times, and in every scenario, the Tai Xu Gate would lose.
There was no chance of winning.
Since it was a sure loss, Mo Hua decided not to play the game.
He would destroy the Heaven Rank Lunjian with one sword strike.
This way, as long as the Tai Xu Gate won the Earth Rank Lunjian, they would naturally be the overall winner.
Using the Divine Thought Sword to shatter the Life-Extending Talisman would certainly summon the Cavernous Void Dharma Image.
His senior brother and senior sister had demonstrated this for him before.
The Cavernous Void Dharma Image would certainly try to kill him.
The Fifth Rank Debate Mountain Grand Array would definitely intervene to save him, clashing with the Cavernous Void Dharma Image.
The clash at the Cavernous Void level was too powerful and destructive, likely ending the Heaven Rank Lunjian.
Everything had gone according to Mo Hua's plan, but he hadn't anticipated that there were other schemes at play.
His sword strike, while destroying the Heaven Rank Lunjian, also triggered unexpected events.
Now, all the Tianjiao disciples were trapped within the evil path grand array, facing a new and deadly battle.
This was a true, cruel, and bloody massacre, where former fellow disciples turned against each other, driven by the evil array's confinement, the temptation of evil thoughts, and the parasitic demonic parasites, leading to the fall of their Dao hearts.
Or, perhaps, this massacre within the evil path grand array was the ultimate "Heaven" Rank Lunjian.
A demonized "battle royale."
(End of Chapter)
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