Chapter 868: Stirring
Chapter 868: Stirring
Mo Hua led a large white dog into the disciples' quarters, drawing a flurry of surprised looks from the disciples along the way.
"Little Senior Brother, according to the sect rules, disciples aren't allowed to keep spirit pets..."
"This isn't a spirit pet," Mo Hua corrected, "This is the Sect Leader's guard dog. I'm borrowing it for a while."
"The Sect Leader..."
The disciples were speechless, thinking that if he didn't have connections, how could he just borrow the Sect Leader's dog? Even the eldest grandson of the Ancestor would only get this kind of treatment...
Whispers spread among the disciples.
The large white dog strutted proudly.
When following Mo Hua, it had been wagging its tail happily.
Now, surrounded by a crowd of disciples, the large white dog put on an arrogant air, head held high, looking down its nose at everyone.
It truly looked like "the Sect Leader's dog."
"Little Senior Brother, why did you borrow this dog?" a disciple asked curiously.
"I have important matters to attend to," Mo Hua said seriously.
"Important matters?" the disciples were puzzled.
Mo Hua didn't want to explain to them.
Tonight was the night when the demons would "deliver food," and this large dog was invited to join him for the feast.
Time was running out, and he needed to prepare quickly.
Seeing the disciples still asking questions, Mo Hua put on a stern face, "Have you finished your array formation homework?"
The disciples were taken aback and immediately dispersed.
Mo Hua shook his head and led the large white dog to Yu'er's room.
Wen Ren Wei's expression was clearly taken aback.
"Master Mo, this is..."
Mo Hua said solemnly, "I have a premonition that Yu'er might be in danger tonight. Demons might invade his dream sea in the dead of night, so I need to take precautions... I specifically brought this large dog to guard the door."
Wen Ren Wei's expression changed, "Really?"
Mo Hua nodded, "Really."
Because these demons were all summoned by him.
Wen Ren Wei nodded slightly but was still a bit puzzled, "This dog..."
What did a demon invasion have to do with a dog?
Mo Hua explained, "This is the Sect Leader's dog, very powerful!"
The Sect Leader of the Taixu Sect...
Wen Ren Wei's expression became serious, clearly impressed by Mo Hua's words.
He nodded, "I understand."
The Sect Leader's dog was certainly no ordinary dog.
Moreover, after spending time with Mo Hua, he had come to trust him completely.
Mo Hua's predictions, especially those concerning Young Master Yu, were always spot-on and had never failed.
Young Master Yu's current health, vitality, and cheerful demeanor were all thanks to Mo Hua's care.
Since Master Mo said this dog had a significant purpose, it must have a special meaning.
Wen Ren Wei said earnestly, "Thank you, Master Mo. If you need anything, please let me know."
Mo Hua smiled, "Thank you, Uncle Wei."
He then naturally gave Wen Ren Wei some instructions.
He told Wen Ren Wei to guard the door carefully, to be cautious about certain things, and went over the details without tiring.
Wen Ren Wei carefully memorized Mo Hua's words, not daring to be the slightest bit careless, and then diligently guarded the door.
Mo Hua led the large white dog into the room.
Yu'er was still diligently reviewing array formations.
Seeing Mo Hua, his eyes lit up, but when he saw the large white dog Mo Hua was leading, his expression turned to one of surprise and hidden fear.
The large white dog also froze when it saw the small Yu'er, then instinctively bared its teeth and growled menacingly.
Yu'er became even more afraid and hid behind Mo Hua.
Mo Hua quickly pressed the dog's head, "Behave yourself."
With its head pressed down, the large white dog didn't dare to act out but still glared at Yu'er.
Mo Hua frowned, finding this strange.
This large dog, while unfriendly to others, usually just acted arrogantly and ignored them.
But why did it react like it had met an enemy when it saw Yu'er, with such a fierce gaze?
Could it be...
Mo Hua's expression showed a hint of thought, but he soon shook his head.
Regardless, this situation wouldn't do. He had called it here to protect Yu'er.
If it lost control and hurt Yu'er, it would be a case of losing more than he gained.
Seeing the large white dog still had a hostile look despite being pressed down, Mo Hua leaned closer and whispered:
"Do you still want to eat a big meal?"
The large white dog paused, its anger subsiding, looking confused.
Mo Hua pointed at Yu'er, "Whether you get to eat or not depends on him. If you don't behave, not only will you not eat this time, but you'll go hungry in the future."
The large white dog looked puzzled, then nodded reluctantly.
While it still didn't fully understand the cause and effect, it was willing to comply for the sake of Mo Hua and the "big meal."
Mo Hua was somewhat satisfied.
He then began setting up the array formations.
First, he set up some divine fog arrays near the walls to obscure spiritual awareness.
This was to prevent any future commotion from being noticed, avoiding unnecessary attention.
It also concealed a bit of cause and effect, preventing Mr. Tu or other evil deities' minions from making any moves against him.
In the inner chamber, with Yu'er at the center, Mo Hua set up three layers of divine path arrays.
The outermost layer was the divine gate array.
The divine gate array acted as a barrier for divine Thoughts.
All demons that invaded Yu'er's dream sea through causal nodes and sin chains would be blocked by this gate.
The only exception was Mo Hua.
This way, all invading demons would first enter Mo Hua's spiritual sea, becoming his "meal."
However, there were too many demons, and one layer of the divine gate might not be enough.
So, Mo Hua set up a second layer of the divine gate.
This gate was guarded by the large white dog.
The strength of the large white dog, which could go toe-to-toe with him, was unquestionable.
Rewritten Text
All the Omitted Demons that slipped through would be devoured by the Great White Dog.
“Meat Buns” attack the dog, and none shall return.
At the innermost layer, a tightly locked array, was Shen Shen Imm and Grand Array, the Divine Lock Array, which tightly surrounded Yu'er (Yu) to the center, protecting her.
These three layers of meticulously constructed divine formations were like three sturdy dams.
Mo Hua personally guarded the gate, with the Great White Dog standing at the rear, one person and one dog, maintaining strict vigilance, waiting for the impending flood of Yao Mo (Demons).
Time slowly passed.
Soon, the sunset sank behind the mountains, and night descended.
Mo Hua burned incense to soothe Yu'er to sleep, then sat alone on the meditation cushion at the divine gate, closing his eyes to nourish his spirit.
The Great White Dog, obediently following Mo Hua's orders, lay on another cushion not far away.
The ground was marked with intricate array patterns drawn by Mo Hua.
The atmosphere was tranquil, with only the flickering candlelight.
After an unknown duration, the Great White Dog, whose head drooped to the Ground, slumped on the ground, feeling somewhat Listless, suddenly opened its eyes, a hint of shock in them.
Mo Hua, who was meditating, also slowly opened his eyes, a faint glow in them.
What he had been waiting for so long had finally arrived!
...
A chill wind suddenly arose indoors, piercingly cold, a gloomy and oppressive aura permeated the air.
It seemed something sinister was brewing in the darkness.
In Mo Hua's deep black and white eyes, interwoven with golden threads, sinister celestial patterns emerged within the room, half filthy, half bloody, black and red intertwined like a spider web, evolving from Void Emptiness, The branches of the Divine Right Tree appeared again, as though they were causal chains.
On the branches, black water condensed, forming embryos without flowers.
And from these embryos, Demons crawled out of the void, heads and bodies deformed, eyes bloodshot, struggling to emerge.
The Great White Dog's eyes widened in shock.
It had a Divine Beast's lineage within, making it an extremely special monster.
Ordinary cultivators couldn't see, but it could.
Yet, despite this, so many demons, it was the first time it had seen so many.
Like a child who had never seen the world's splendor, it was fascinated.
Saliva dried down its floor.
...
The atmosphere was gloomy, demons everywhere, blood aura permeated the air, the cold and oppression reaching an extreme.
Mo Hua, however, smiled faintly.
Seeming to detect Mo Hua's disdain, countless demons glared their eyes, howled, transforming into a terrifying gale wind, rushing towards Mo Hua in unison...
"Finally, it begins..."
...
At the same time, in the Forbidden Grounds of the Great Void Sect.
The long-bearded elder, confined within the Sword Tomb by layers of formations, abruptly opened his eyes.
"Finally, it comes again..."
He had waited for so long.
For this day.
He wanted to see, this time and again, what kind of being it was that stirred up storms and summoned demons within the Great Void Sect.
Was it a beast that devoured demons?
Was it the leader of the evil spirits?
Or a cultivator of demonic arts, with sinister intentions, plotting against the Great Void Sect?
He had endured for so long, this time, nothing would escape his gaze!
A flash of gold shone in the elder's eyes.
A path of condensed, crystallized, and then shattered, like a phantom sword, flickered in his gaze.
The Divine Consciousness of the Void Realm was vast, carrying an impressive sword intent, sweeping over the Great Void Mountain.
But this sword intent was too profound, ordinary disciples barely noticed it.
Only the Ancient Ancestor of the Void Realm and a few extraordinary cultivators with sharp divine consciousness, in the Feathening Stage, detected it.
Feeling this divine consciousness, everyone turned pale, cold sweat trickling down their backs.
This was the divine consciousness transformed into a energy sword, carrying an incomibly sharp sword intent. Fortunately, it was just a simple sweep; if it carried killing intent, sweeping the Great Void Mountain like a divine sword, countless disciples would perish.
"It's from the Forbidden Grounds... the Lone Ancient Ancestor..."
"What has happened?"
"Could it be... the ancestor's Dao Heart has fractured again?"
"Is his divine consciousness unstable?"
"It's bad..."
"Previously, the ancestor occasionally swept his consciousness over the Great Void Mountain, but it wasn't like this, it wasn't so deformed?"
"The formations sealing the ancient ancestor, could they have failed?"
Even the Great Void Sect's Leader, who was currently flipping through scriptures, was taken aback, feeling unease.
The Lone Ancient Ancestor, sealed in the Sword Tomb, had been at peace for so many years, recently no major incidents, how could he suddenly release such profound divine consciousness?
The usually composed Great Void Sect Leader now couldn't help but frown his brows.
He put down the jade tablet, flicked his sleeve, extinguished the lamp, and stepped out of the scripture hall, about to head outside, suddenly paused, then turned to face the scripture.
If the scripture was sealed, then there would be no leaks."
Mo Hua suddenly borrowed the scripture, entering the Great Void Sect with the intention of protecting the child.
This beast, with a part Divine Beast's lineage, could also expel evil spirits.
He brought this beast from his clan into the Great Void Sect, with this intention.
Mo Hua, this child, was intelligent and sharp divine consciousness, perhaps sensing the beast's ability to expel evil spirits, thus wanting to borrow it to protect the child.
As a disciple, he mustered the courage to borrow things from the leader, with the purpose of protecting others.
Mo Hua, this child, indeed had a good heart...
The Great Void Sect Leader felt relieved, thus didn't further question the matter.
At this moment, within the Grand Void Sect, the divine consciousness of the elder in the rear mountain suddenly stirred. Instinctively, he felt that these two events might be somehow connected.
However, after careful consideration, the Grand Master of the Grand Void Sect shook his head. What kind of shocking deed could a mere Foundation Establishment disciple perform to attract the attention of the elder in the rear mountain?
Moreover, this elder was no ordinary figure...
If this elder were to leave the mountain, the entire Qianxue Province would tremble.
Even at the Void Condensation realm, few would dare to face his sword.
Thinking of this, the Grand Master's heart grew even heavier. He hastened his steps and arrived at the Elders' Residence to visit Mr. Xun.
But as soon as he stepped inside, he found that almost all the high-ranking elders of the Grand Void Sect, those above the Transformation Realm, were present.
After exchanging pleasantries and stating their concerns, Mr. Xun frowned and said, "Don't worry, the seal is intact, and my senior brother should be fine. I'll go to the rear mountain to check, but you all stay here and don't make a fuss."
"Mr. Xun, we are still worried..." the elders expressed their concerns.
Mr. Xun, though uneasy, waved his hand and said, "It's fine."
With that, he drew a line in the air, tearing open a spatial rift that led to the rear mountain's forbidden area.
Upon arriving at the forbidden area and entering the Sword Tomb, Mr. Xun observed the figure of his senior brother, who stood proudly yet incomplete, like a broken sword, lonely and desolate.
After a moment, Mr. Xun let out a sigh of relief and said, "Senior brother..."
The bearded elder asked, "Why have you come?"
Mr. Xun sighed, "Senior brother, didn't I tell you not to use your divine consciousness lightly?"
The bearded elder's gaze darkened.
He had intended to act swiftly, not restraining his divine consciousness, and with a single sweep of the Grand Void Mountain, he could have uncovered the villain's traces.
But to his surprise, his sweep revealed nothing.
The bearded elder surmised that the villain must have used some means—likely a type of array—to conceal their aura and shield his divine consciousness.
This array was extremely sophisticated.
He had not anticipated it and was thus deceived by a cursory sweep.
But he was at the Void Condensation realm, with a powerful divine consciousness. These tricks could not fool him. He only needed to release his divine consciousness again to reveal the flaw and expose the culprit.
However, just as he was about to use his divine consciousness to search the Grand Void Mountain again, he was interrupted.
Mr. Xun earnestly advised, "Senior brother, you know your condition. Your divine soul can't withstand any more setbacks. Your divine consciousness shouldn't be used lightly."
"Moreover, your divine consciousness is cultivated with the True Art of Divine Consciousness to Sword. If it goes awry, the sword intent could lose control, with disastrous consequences."
The bearded elder remained silent.
Mr. Xun suddenly realized something and frowned, "Senior brother, has something happened in the sect?"
Given his understanding of his senior brother, he would never act so rashly unless there was an emergency.
The bearded elder's gaze intensified, wanting to speak but ultimately remained silent.
He was proud and stubborn, preferring not to rely on others for his affairs.
Besides, he hadn't even figured out the intricacies himself.
And his junior brother, with his white hair, had already done enough for the sect.
The bearded elder simply said, "Nothing..."
Then he closed his eyes and fell silent.
Seeing this, Mr. Xun felt somewhat helpless, but at least his senior brother was fine, and there was no abnormality in the Sword Tomb.
Mr. Xun let out a sigh of relief, tore open the spatial rift again, and left using the spatial escape technique.
Back at the Elders' Residence, Mr. Xun told the others, "It's fine. Perhaps my senior brother was just tired and momentarily lost control of his divine consciousness. Nothing serious..."
Hearing this, everyone felt a great relief.
"That's a relief..."
"Just a false alarm..."
"Everyone can disperse," Mr. Xun said.
"Mr. Xun, we'll take our leave."
The Grand Master of the Grand Void Sect bowed and left with the others.
The room was left with Mr. Xun alone.
Mr. Xun stood for a moment, his eyes filled with thought. The more he pondered, the more suspicious he became. Something was definitely amiss, and his senior brother was hiding something from him.
But if his senior brother didn't say anything, he wouldn't pry.
Moreover...
Mr. Xun glanced at his desk, which was piled high with various jade slips, documents, and messages from flying swords.
The divination board was only halfway through its calculations...
The Grand Void Sect's grand discussion conference, following the sect's reform, was less than a year away, with various hidden currents and complex situations.
This conference could very well determine the rise and fall of the Grand Void Sect.
There were too many matters to attend to, and he had no time for many of them...
Mr. Xun sighed deeply, sat down again, and buried himself in the numerous jade slips and messages, trying to deduce the slightest hint of hope from the intricate causes and effects...
...
In the rear mountain's forbidden area.
After Mr. Xun left, the bearded elder opened his eyes again.
He was still not convinced.
His junior brother was right, but he had to investigate this matter.
He even had a premonition that this might be his last chance.
If he didn't uncover the truth of this demonic cause and effect now, it might be a long time before he got another opportunity.
But the bearded elder knew he couldn't release his divine consciousness on a large scale again.
He couldn't make too much noise, disturb others, or risk any more mishaps with his divine consciousness.
Thus, he released a tiny, extremely concealed thread of divine consciousness, searching from the rear mountain to the front mountain, unnoticed by anyone.
However, this method was much slower.
...
In the disciples' quarters, in Yuer's room.
Unaware of the situation, Mo Hua was indulging in a feast.
Countless demons poured into his mind, each being eliminated one by one.
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
