Chapter 1081: The Path of Deception
Chapter 1081: The Path of Deception
How could someone actually eat an Evil God alive?
Situ Zhenren's mind went blank. He thought this was the most absurd and terrifying story he had ever heard.
Mo Hua, who had just "swallowed" the Evil God, now had an eerie and drastically changed aura. Strands of dark gray evil qi spread across his body like a plague, but he quickly suppressed them through meditation and the power of his Pure Golden Divine Consciousness.
After suppressing the evil qi, Mo Hua turned to look at Situ Zhenren.
His expression was innocent yet authoritative, his beauty flawless like a celestial being, his golden radiance brilliant like a divine one.
But the scene of him swallowing the Evil God was still vivid in Situ Zhenren's mind. Now, being stared at by Mo Hua, he shivered involuntarily.
He felt both shocked and frightened:
Is this child now a human, a god, or a demon?
Why can he master the Divine Severing Sword of the Great Void?
In just ten years since their last meeting, where did this child learn such profound techniques to reach this terrifying realm where he can "swallow" ghosts and gods?
But Situ Zhenren didn't dare to ask.
After what he had just witnessed, even as the revered Grandmaster of Xuanji Valley and a highly accomplished cultivator, he didn't dare to question Mo Hua, who now seemed more like a god or a demon, about matters of divine consciousness.
Moreover, with the passage of time, Situ Zhenren was truly unsure whether Mo Hua was still considered a "human."
Did he still remember the karmic ties they shared in Li Zhou City?
Thus, under Mo Hua's crystal-clear gaze, Situ Zhenren felt uneasy and anxious.
Fortunately, a moment later, Mo Hua's golden radiance receded, and his aura was completely contained. He transformed back into the innocent and charming child, with clear eyes and a beautiful face. He bowed to Situ Zhenren and said in a clear voice:
"Senior Situ, it's been a long time."
Seeing Mo Hua's affectionate and adorable appearance, Situ Zhenren felt as if he had traveled through time.
A moment later, he let out a long sigh, feeling a heavy weight lifted from his heart, and his entire body relaxed.
"Little friend, it's been... a long time..."
Mo Hua had put him under immense pressure, which, in a sense, was even greater than the pressure from the Evil God.
After all, the Evil God had been "eaten" by Mo Hua...
Thinking about this, Situ Zhenren felt a lingering fear, "You..."
Mo Hua shook his head, "Now is not the time to talk."
There were many things he couldn't explain, and there was no time to explain them.
"Senior Situ, please leave quickly. The Nightmare of the Great Wilderness Evil Embryo is no place to linger. And..."
Mo Hua's gaze intensified, and he earnestly instructed:
"After you leave, you must do one thing: make all the cultivators in Qian Xue Prefecture quickly leave the range of the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation!"
"This is very important, remember it well!"
Mo Hua spoke with great seriousness.
Situ Zhenren's expression turned solemn, knowing that Mo Hua was not joking. He nodded solemnly, "Alright, I will remember."
Mo Hua felt somewhat relieved and then turned to look at Wenren Wan.
Wenren Wan's face was pale, and she was still recovering from the shock. Her eyes were red as she looked at Mo Hua, "Mo Hua..."
Mo Hua smiled and comforted her, "Aunt Wenren, I promised you I would take good care of Yuer."
Wenren Wan felt a warm current in her heart, her eyes brimming with tears.
The fear, worry, grief, and despair she had experienced over these days seemed to gradually dissipate with Mo Hua's clear smile.
Mo Hua continued, "Aunt Wenren, you and Senior Situ should leave here first. I will take Yuer back."
Wenren Wan looked at Mo Hua with tears in her eyes, her gaze full of concern for both Mo Hua and Yuer, but all her worries eventually turned into trust.
She bit her lip and nodded.
Situ Zhenren hesitated for a long time before suddenly speaking:
"Mo Hua, I... have a request..."
Mo Hua was a bit surprised but nodded, "Senior Situ, please go on."
Situ Zhenren paused, then sighed deeply, pointing to the divine consciousness cultivators on the ground whose primordial souls had been severely damaged and heavily polluted, almost on the brink of extinction. He asked Mo Hua:
"Can you... save them?"
There were fourteen divine consciousness cultivators on this mission, each with their own motivations, but when the crisis came, they had all bravely risked their lives to invade the Evil God's nightmare and slay the newly born Evil God.
Now, these fellow cultivators had fought to their last breath against the Evil God, their divine souls on the verge of extinction, leaving only him to survive. Situ Zhenren felt a deep sense of guilt and regret.
Although his own primordial soul was also severely drained, and the Crimson Gold Lantern of the Six Yangs was broken, at least he had managed to survive.
But what about the others...
Situ Zhenren's expression was filled with sorrow.
Mo Hua also frowned.
He was quite skilled at killing and consuming divine consciousness, but saving other cultivators' primordial souls was something he had no experience with.
However...
These people had come to save Yuer.
And in such a perilous situation, they had dared to risk their lives to invade the nightmare filled with demons and evil spirits, fighting against the Evil God and nearly losing their divine souls. Mo Hua felt a deep respect for them.
Out of both emotion and reason, he should do something.
But what?
Mo Hua turned and saw the primordial souls of the cultivators, including those of Yu Hua and the Cave Void realm, suppressed by the Evil God's divine authority, their realms falling, and their divine consciousnesses corrupted by various evil laws, leaving only a fraction of their original selves. He found the situation extremely challenging, his frown deepening.
"Their injuries are too severe..."
"Moreover, the level of pollution is too deep; they are basically beyond saving..."
"To save them..."
Since entering Qian Xue Prefecture and dealing with various mountain gods, evil gods, demons, and evil spirits, Mo Hua had learned a variety of complex divine doctrines and profound techniques for divine consciousness. These thoughts flashed through his mind one by one.
Suddenly, Mo Hua's mind stirred, and he said to Situ Zhenren:
"I have a divine consciousness technique that can completely cut away their polluted divine consciousness, leaving behind only pure divine souls."
"But the problem is, their primordial souls are too severely tainted. After cutting away the filth, the remaining pure divine soul will be too little."
"This sliver of divine soul might not even guarantee their survival; even if they survive, they might not wake up; even if they do wake up, their primordial souls will be severely weakened, and their cultivation realms will definitely be far from what they were before..."
But this was the best he could do.
Situ Zhenren understood this all too well.
Mo Hua having this ability was already a stroke of luck, and there was no point in asking for more.
Situ Zhenren clasped his hands and bowed deeply to Mo Hua, "I, on behalf of all our fellow cultivators, thank you for your great kindness."
Mo Hua waved his hand, "Situ Zhenren, you are too kind."
Without hesitation, he then activated the Supreme Severing Emotions Dao, gathering a pitch-black and bizarre Heavenly Demon Sword in his hand. Using this sword, he forcibly cut away the filth from the primordial souls of the other cultivators, leaving them with only a sliver of pure divine soul.
Situ Zhenren watched as the eerie and terrifying "Heavenly Demon Slash" appeared in Mo Hua's hand, his heart racing, but he pretended not to see it.
After cutting away the filth from everyone's divine souls, Mo Hua also slashed at Situ Zhenren.
Situ Zhenren, who had faced the Evil God, could not avoid being tainted by evil.
A flash of illusory black light, and the sword slashed through, causing Situ Zhenren's divine soul to ache as his divine consciousness grew even weaker; yet, in contrast, he felt his mind purified, freed from numerous evil desires and stray thoughts, and a sense of relief washed over him.
In that instant, he suddenly felt a deep sense:
Although his essence was greatly damaged, the "fatal calamity" in his karmic destiny seemed to have been resolved.
The most perilous life-and-death tribulation, destined by the invisible karmic ties, had been personally resolved by the little boy he had a good connection with in Li Zhou City ten years ago...
Situ Zhenren's expression was filled with sighs.
Ten years ago, he had used the Heavenly Earth Clear Light Cup to prolong the life of his master.
Now, this boy, with his own strength, had resolved the most vicious and almost fatal calamity of his life.
Situ Zhenren was both moved and bitter, his heart filled with complex emotions.
The workings of fate and karmic ties, every action and every word.
Indeed, one must do more good deeds and accumulate more merit...
Situ Zhenren gathered the slivers of primordial souls of all the cultivators and summoned the Seven Stars Formation with his remaining divine consciousness to protect these remnants. Then he clasped his hands and said to Mo Hua:
"Take care, young friend!"
Mo Hua repeated his instructions, "Situ Senior, remember, everyone must leave the Blood Sacrifice Formation as soon as possible."
"And..."
Mo Hua slowly continued, "Don't tell anyone you've seen me. Don't mention anything that happened in the nightmare."
Situ Zhenren, as a divine consciousness cultivator, understood the gravity of the situation and nodded solemnly:
"Rest assured, young friend, I will remember."
After saying this, Situ Zhenren did not hesitate, muttering the incantation to activate the starlight of the Seven Stars Formation, preparing to leave with Wenren Wan.
With the Evil God swallowed by Mo Hua, there were no more restrictions from the law, and no other demons could stop the transmission of the Xuan Tian Bei Dou Seven Stars Formation.
Before leaving, Wenren Wan looked back at Yuer with lingering affection and gave Mo Hua a grateful glance. As the starlight shone, her primordial soul twisted and was forcibly pulled out of the Evil God's nightmare.
The nightmare instantly fell silent.
Mo Hua turned around, walked to Yuer's side, and looked at his broken form—gutted and bleeding from all orifices, a result of the Evil God treating him as an "embryo" for hatching. He sighed, his heart filled with pain.
Yuer's mind was somewhat dazed. When he opened his eyes and saw Mo Hua, he was happy but couldn't help shedding tears, timidly saying:
"Big Brother Mo, am... am I going to die..."
Mo Hua, heartbroken, stroked Yuer's head and smiled gently:
"Don't worry, I'm here for you."
Feeling the familiar and comforting presence from Mo Hua's touch, Yuer's eyes gradually regained a bit of their light.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment, then bit his finger and dripped a few drops of brilliant, pure golden divine marrow onto Yuer's forehead.
Using the extremely precious pure golden divine marrow to repair Yuer's damaged divine consciousness body.
This was the only way Mo Hua could think of to save Yuer.
Divine marrow is the essence formed by the gods, innate and profound.
Ordinary cultivators' primordial souls could not digest it.
But Yuer was different. He had been treated as a rebirth embryo by the Evil God, thus possessing a hint of divinity, allowing him to absorb the essence of divine law and the marrow of the great Dao, thereby repairing his essence and reshaping his divine consciousness body.
The golden divine marrow, dripping onto Yuer's forehead, began to seep into his body, repairing his damaged divine consciousness.
Yuer's body also began to emit a faint golden light.
Mo Hua stroked Yuer's head again, speaking softly, "Go to sleep. When you wake up, the nightmare will be over..."
Yuer nodded obediently and closed his eyes, sinking into a deep sleep in the familiar and peaceful aura.
As Yuer slept, the divine marrow continued to nourish his divine consciousness.
Seeing this, Mo Hua finally felt relieved.
"No matter what, I've saved this poor child..."
Mo Hua sighed, intending to take Yuer away from this dangerous nightmare. But a glance caught his attention, and he noticed something strange.
In a corner of the altar, there was a huge demonic egg.
This was the fourth Primordial Demon Egg.
There were four powerful Primordial Demon Eggs that coexisted with the True Embryo of the Evil God.
Three of them had already hatched, and after a fierce battle of divine consciousness, they were killed by Mo Hua. Only this one remained.
Strangely, even though the Evil God had been born, this Primordial Demon Egg was still hatching.
Moreover, after the intense battle, with divine consciousness surging like a storm, this Primordial Demon Egg had not been destroyed.
Situ Zhenren, Aunt Wenren, and Yuer were unharmed because Mo Hua had deliberately controlled the range of his killing intent.
The Evil God itself wanted to keep its "food", its "mother", and its "brothers", so it wouldn't harm Situ Zhenren and Aunt Wenren.
But this Primordial Demon Egg hadn't received any special attention from Mo Hua.
The True Embryo of the Evil God didn't care about it either.
How could it have survived?
Mo Hua waved his hand, and a sword formation appeared, condensing into a Divine Consciousness Sword. He was about to destroy the Primordial Demon Egg and the demon within it.
But as he moved to strike, Mo Hua's expression changed, and a sense of foreboding surged within him.
There seemed to be some terrifying cause and effect hidden inside.
If he truly struck and broke the egg, something unpredictable and terrifying would happen.
Mo Hua's pupils narrowed.
"Who left this hidden trap?"
"Who is it?"
"The Great Wilderness Evil God?"
"Another deity?"
"Or some... mysterious and unfathomable cultivator of great power?"
This isn't good...
Mo Hua's gaze sharpened as he stared at the blood-red, almost-broken Primordial Demon Egg. After a moment, he silently looked away and put away the Divine Consciousness Sword in his hand.
"Forget it, I can't afford to provoke it."
The cause and effect inside were too complex for him to grasp, and it was best not to get involved.
Besides, his goals had been temporarily achieved. The Thirty-Six Stratagems say to retreat first, and it was unwise to linger and risk unforeseen complications.
Mo Hua pointed his finger, and a golden light enveloped him. He first sent Yuer's Divine Soul back through the rift to his own body.
Then, Mo Hua left the nightmare and returned to his own body.
The Evil God's nightmare began to crumble.
And that last Primordial Demon Egg, when no one was around, slowly cracked open, revealing a faint, black... Gu Pattern.
But no one knew about this...
...
Leaving the nightmare, his Divine Consciousness returned to his mind, and Mo Hua opened his eyes.
But in the next instant, his face changed, and a thick, black evil qi surged from within his Divine Soul. The bizarre patterns spread across Mo Hua's face and gradually crawled over his entire body.
Mo Hua could no longer suppress the evil qi. He opened his mouth and spat out a thick black blood.
Not only that, but black blood began to flow from his seven orifices.
All the black blood, when it hit the ground and recondensed, revealed the face of an evil child, followed by horns, a human body, and scales. It eventually coalesced into the form of the True Embryo of the Great Wilderness Evil God.
The True Embryo of the Evil God sneered at Mo Hua and said:
"The Evil God is immortal. I told you, you can't kill me."
Mo Hua coughed a few times, expelling all the black blood from his body. Then he slowly stood up, looked at the Evil God, and nodded.
"I also told you, I know."
The True Embryo of the Evil God's face changed. In the next moment, he felt a golden light flash around him, and the Divine Dao Formation, like chains, bound him tightly.
"Divine Dao Formation?"
The True Embryo of the Evil God looked at Mo Hua in disbelief, unable to understand how Mo Hua, who had only been born and lived for a mere one or two decades, could have learned so many Divine Dao techniques.
But Mo Hua paid no attention to him, only focusing on condensing more Divine Dao Formations around the True Embryo of the Evil God, binding it tightly.
This True Embryo of the Evil God had been born prematurely and was inherently weak.
It had just been born and had already faced several fierce battles.
Moreover, Mo Hua had severely wounded it with the Great Void Divine Consciousness Severing Sword. At this moment, it was unable to break free from Mo Hua's Divine Dao Formations.
At least, not yet.
While Mo Hua bound the True Embryo of the Evil God, he slowly pondered in his mind how to deal with this young deity.
The first question was, was it truly the true form of the Great Wilderness Evil God?
Logically, Mr. Tu had spent so much effort, time, and resources to construct such a large Blood Sacrifice Formation, and the result couldn't be fake.
Moreover, this True Embryo of the Evil God was stronger than any similar evil deity Mo Hua had encountered before.
It indeed carried a thread of true divine will.
But to conclude that it was the Great Wilderness Evil God, Mo Hua felt something was off.
Mo Hua propped his chin in his hand and thought for a long time, suddenly realizing that his understanding of the "Evil God" might be flawed.
"The Evil God's Multifaceted Manifestation, immortal and indestructible..."
That meant each divided True Embryo of the Evil God carried a part of the original divine will, but also had its own consciousness.
This was true for the evil embryo in the Dragon King Temple.
And the evil embryo at the bottom of the Solitary Mountain Tomb.
And the True Embryo of the Evil God before him, born from the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation using Yuer's Karmic Dragon Vein as the womb, likely followed the same rules.
Only, it carried a stronger original divine will.
Compared to other evil embryos, its lineage was more direct.
It was like...
Mo Hua frowned, then suddenly understood.
"The true form of the Evil God is like an emperor, and the evil embryos are like 'princes.'"
"There is only one emperor, but many princes."
"All princes have the potential to become 'emperor.' Similarly, all evil embryos have the potential to transform into 'Evil God.'"
"Which prince ultimately ascends the throne, and which evil embryo ascends to divinity, is unpredictable."
The struggle among princes, the victor becomes king; the struggle among evil embryos, the victor ascends to divinity.
It was like "raising centipedes", where the strongest survivor, after various trials and causalities, becomes the emperor and the true Evil God.
"Is this... the principle of the Evil God's Multifaceted Manifestation?"
"Is this also the reason the Evil God is immortal?"
Thinking of this, Mo Hua's heart raced, and he suddenly thought of his terrifying Senior Uncle Shi:
"Senior Uncle, who practices the Path of Deception and has his Divine Consciousness divided into countless parts, is he... walking the same path?"
(End of Chapter)
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