Chapter 1048: Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice

The Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrificial Array is open!

Instantly, from within the earth脉, blood surged, and the ground trembled.

Around the Qianxue Zhou boundary, strange phenomena suddenly appeared. The earth cracked and changed, subtly revealing red, and an evil aura spread directly upwards to the sky.

Under the blood-colored shroud.

Hidden altars began to have the will of evil gods descend upon them.

The enshrined idols' eyes flowed with blood, and their mouths held evil smiles, accompanied by terrifying low growls from evil gods.

Lurking in the shadows, large groups of demonic believers, summoned by the evil power, became distorted and grotesque, going mad and launching indiscriminate bloody massacres everywhere...

In the deep, dark mountains, on an ordinary mountain wall, a demonic lair suddenly opened. Black winds gusted, and large numbers of evil cultivators and demonic cultivators swarmed out, sweeping through the mountains with hideous laughter, slaughtering completely the cultivators they encountered...

In some small and medium-sized immortal cities, demonic cultivators gathered, attacking and slaughtering the cities, causing blood to flow like rivers.

In some villages where loose cultivators gathered, evil cultivators also appeared, eating people and gnawing on bones.

Even on the streets, in broad daylight, there were perfectly fine cultivators who suddenly tore off their human skin, shed their disguise, grew fangs, and began biting passersby...

And the Dao Prisons in various Zhou boundaries also began to riot.

Various demonic and sinful cultivators imprisoned in the Dao Prisons suddenly had blood-red eyes, and aided by the evil power, they rioted and escaped, engaging in a deadly battle with the Dao Ting Si cultivators...

Throughout Qianxue, bloody massacres continued, and cruel chaos was rampant.

Blood flowed on the ground.

Flesh and blood began to be piled up into walls.

On the altars in various places, heads of people who had died tragically with lingering horror were placed as sacrifices to the evil gods...

Blood and slaughter gradually stained the sky red.

The cultivators of the Qianxue Zhou boundary looked up at the sky one after another, their expressions horrified.

They personally witnessed the phenomenon of the five Dongxu Faxiang appearing simultaneously, with golden light filling the sky.

They also witnessed the grand scene of the Grade Five Lun Dao Mountain Array opening, with the starry river inverted.

Now, in the blink of an eye, what they saw was this evil omen of demonic forces running rampant and a sea of blood.

In a short period, startling changes occurred one after another, and strange phenomena appeared frequently. Everyone felt only terror and fear in their hearts, like a nightmare.

The Qianxue Dao Ting Si immediately went into full operation.

The entire Dao Ting Si, from top to bottom, all Dian Si, Zhi Si, and unofficial cultivators, acted strictly according to orders, surging like a tide to various places to suppress the demonic trouble.

The Zhang Si of the Dao Ting Si in various places also personally took charge on the front lines, full of trepidation and not daring to slack off in the slightest.

The blood omen in heaven and earth and the sudden emergence of demonic trouble was a major upheaval that had not occurred for a thousand years.

If handled improperly, these Zhang Si, at best, would be removed from their positions, investigated, and imprisoned; at worst, they would be executed and their bodies dismembered.

For a time, slaughter spread everywhere.

Demonic forces massacred cultivators, and the Dao Ting Si suppressed the demonic forces.

And deeper down, there were even stronger demonic powers surging in the darkness...

All of this was seen by the Dongxu ancestors of the various sects and clans on the Guan Jian Lou.

A long-forgotten, bloody, and fear-inducing name surfaced in their minds:

Demonic Array!

Someone in Qianzhou is opening a demonic array!

The ancestors were first in disbelief, and then they were filled with indescribable rage.

At this time, when the world was at peace, someone dared to open a demonic array, which was steeped in slaughter, in the Grade Five Qianxue Zhou boundary, in this holy land of cultivation where sects and aristocratic families were gathered, and right under the noses of their group of Grade Five Dongxu ancestors, in defiance of the world?!

It was simply deranged and audacious.

But after the rage, a chill subtly arose in the hearts of the ancestors.

All of this was clearly carefully planned.

From the Shura battle deduced by the Lun Dao Tian Yi, to the abnormality of the Grade Five Grand Array, to the Xuantian Peak Void Teleportation, and then the collapse towards the Yanluoshan Zhou boundary...

As well as the establishment of demonic strongholds in various places, raising demonic cultivators, committing various wicked deeds, and secretly laying the foundation for the construction of the demonic array.

Taking advantage of the Lun Dao Conference, they abducted hundreds of heavenly talents from the major sects in Qianxue.

Taking advantage of the Xuantian Peak upheaval, they also seized the opportunity to abduct the child from the Shangguan family with the abnormal destiny...

Such plans were by no means accomplished in a day or two, and were simply beyond the ability of ordinary cultivators.

Besides those demonic remnants, there must also be a powerful cultivator with a higher status, stronger power, profound attainments in arrays, and even the ability to tamper with the Grade Five Grand Array, secretly aiding and abetting evil.

The background of this person is likely very terrifying...

So much so that although the ancestors present suspected, they dared not speak it aloud.

Some things, without conclusive evidence, cannot be said carelessly.

They were all ancestors; how could they not understand this principle.

They could only bury this doubt deep in their hearts.

The current priority was to consider how to destroy the demonic array as quickly as possible and quell the demonic trouble. This was the most urgent issue.

Once the demonic array gained momentum and the evil disaster spread, the Qianxue Zhou boundary and its surroundings would surely be ravaged, with countless lives lost.

Furthermore, for every day this demonic array existed, who knows how many cultivators would die unjustly.

This matter was urgent, and the expressions of the ancestors were as heavy as water.

"The Dao Ting Si has already begun to encircle and suppress the rebellious demonic cultivators in various places."

"The various sects have also issued orders, instructing their elders to lead the disciples of each sect to various Zhou boundaries to assist the Dao Ting Si in suppressing the demonic trouble."

"All demonic forces shall be exterminated, and all evil arrays, evil artifacts, and evil scriptures shall be destroyed."

"Especially the demonic array formations, not a single one can be left."

"We also need to find a way to rescue that child from the Shangguan family... Although we don't know what the demonic forces intend to use him for after abducting him, this child is clearly crucial to the demonic path, and even to this grand array..."

An ancestor sneered, "A dignified Grade Five aristocratic family, a Yu Hua realm elder with real power, did not hesitate to ruin his reputation to abduct this child, which shows that this child must be a key figure and cannot fall into the hands of the demonic forces..."

"Furthermore, the most important thing is the hundreds of talented disciples in our Qianxue Zhou boundary."

"These talented disciples include the top disciples from the Four Major Sects, Eight Great Gates, Twelve Streams, and even a small portion of the Hundred Gates of Qianxue. There must be no slightest mishap, otherwise, the years of effort of our sects will be ruined..."

Although the Qianxue Conference is held every three years, and each session has many talented disciples.

This session, however, was different from the past. The talented seedlings produced by the various sects, whether in terms of spiritual roots, talent, or comprehension, were significantly stronger than before.

This was the session with the most talents.

Perhaps it truly echoed the saying: In a world of great competition, talents emerge in large numbers.

If these talented disciples could grow strong, they would surely be the backbone of the various sects in the future.

It might even be possible for them to lead their sects to prosperity.

If these disciples truly all died, it would be no different from carving flesh from the hearts of the ancestors of the various sects.

"Destroy the demonic array at all costs!"

"Similarly, rescue the talented disciples of the Four Sects, Eight Gates, and Twelve Streams at all costs!"

This was an ironclad order, personally issued by the sect ancestors and transmitted to the strongest leading sects in the Qianxue Zhou boundary.

Almost all the elders of the various sects were dispatched.

Inner sect disciples also rushed to the Grade Three Yanluoshan one after another.

This was a real battle between the righteous and the demonic.

This was also the largest, widest-ranging, most serious, and most rampant "demonic" rebellion in the Qianxue Zhou boundary in nearly a thousand years.

What they had to face, in addition to demonic cultivators, was an entire evil array.

In a Grade Three Zhou boundary, even if only a Grade Two demonic array was built, it would be bloody and incredibly powerful.

Not to mention, the demonic array before them emanated a Grade Three aura.

A Grade Three Zhou boundary, a Grade Three demonic array, was almost unsolvable. Even if it was truly breached, it would mean blood flowing everywhere, corpses strewn across the ground, and countless casualties...

The Dongxu ancestors all had solemn expressions.

Elder Xun looked up, gazing at the distant horizon, watching the gradually forming evil array aura, looking at the faintly discernible bloody light, and the evil thoughts emanating from the bloody light. His brows also furrowed tighter and tighter.

Demonic arrays were already extremely tricky.

But Elder Xun knew that this demonic disaster was far from that simple.

Within the demonic array before them, there was an even more terrifying karma hidden, incubating a more terrifying existence...

What he was most worried about now was Mo Hua, who was trapped in the center of this evil thought.

"You must, must survive well..."

Elder Xun sighed silently in his heart.

At the same time, Gu Changhuai, who was on his way to Yanluoshan to suppress demonic forces under the command of the Dao Ting Si, Zhang Lan, who was temporarily conscripted to assist in demon slaying, and Mu Rong Caiyun, Hua Qianqian, and other sect disciples who were rushing to Yanluoshan to eliminate demons, as well as other cultivators who had a close relationship with Mo Hua, were all silently worried in their hearts and instructing Mo Hua.

"Mo Hua, you must be alright..."

"Mo Hua!"

"Mo Hua..."

"Little Senior Brother..."

"Little Senior Brother, wake up..."

In a pitch-black space.

Mo Hua seemed to feel that many people were worried about him, and he also heard many people calling his name.

In a daze, the voices seemed far and near. Mo Hua's consciousness gradually cleared, and then he struggled and slowly opened his eyes. He saw a group of heads gathered in front of him, anxious faces calling his name.

Situ, Cheng Mo, Xiaoxiao, Hao Xuan... and about ten other people, all his junior brothers.

"Little Senior Brother is awake!"

Seeing Mo Hua open his eyes, Situ Jian and Linghu Xiao and the others had joyful expressions, feeling a sense of relief in their hearts.

Mo Hua rubbed his eyes, and then he remembered what had happened.

He was teleported to Xuantian Peak, after which Xuantian Peak was teleported away and then directly collapsed. He was also carried by the rocks and fell towards the ground.

He couldn't exert himself in the air, and there were too many collapsing rocks from Xuantian Peak. Mo Hua couldn't use his movement technique, and his physical body was weak.

Fortunately, the five Taia brothers and a few disciples like Cheng Mo, who had strong physical bodies, took turns acting as his "cushion". Only then did he not suffer serious injuries, but when he fell to the ground, he still temporarily lost consciousness.

Mo Hua rubbed his head and gradually recovered. Then he looked around.

The surroundings were gray and filled with a blood-colored hue. The mountain roads were intricate, with poisonous mist and miasma reaching the sky, and the swamps were foul-smelling, with stagnant water.

It was both dangerous and evil, but it looked somewhat familiar.

"This is... Yanluoshan?"

Mo Hua frowned slightly.

He had studied the terrain of Yanluoshan to encircle and suppress the demonic sect. Later, he had personally come to Yanluoshan to encircle and suppress the demonic sect, so he was not unfamiliar with the environment before him.

Yanluoshan was already chaotic and dangerous, which was why it was chosen as the demonic sect's base.

But at this time, Yanluoshan was clearly much more bloody and evil than before.

It even exuded an evil, vast, and grand array aura everywhere.

"Grand array?!"

"With such abundant evil aura, is it... an evil array?"

Mo Hua's expression was shocked.

He himself was now in an evil array?

Mo Hua was a little nervous, a little scared, and also a little excited.

He suddenly remembered the bone array steles he had discovered in Yanluoshan.

The bone steles were covered with ferocious bloody patterns. The blood煞 in the air gathered from all directions into the bone steles, nourishing the blood patterns.

The blood patterns, after drinking enough fresh blood, seemed to have come alive, wriggling little by little, accompanied by sharp ghost sounds.

Now it seemed that these bone steles were likely one of the array catalysts for this evil array, absorbing all the flesh and blood, resentment, and煞qi of deceased cultivators, converting them into evil power, transmitting it into the earth脈, and providing energy for the grand array.

This was no small feat.

The person who set up the array, their thoughts, ideas, methods, and attainments in arrays were all extraordinary.

This person might be that Elder Tu.

But Mo Hua also subtly felt that even that Elder Tu might not have such attainments...

Or rather, Elder Tu alone could not have set up such an inconceivable evil array.

When Mo Hua was encircling and suppressing the demonic sect, while seeing the bone array steles in Yanluoshan, he subtly felt that this might involve a very terrifying evil array.

But at that time, he was just guessing, had no relevant evidence, and had little experience with evil arrays, so he couldn't investigate.

He didn't expect that this was truly an evil array.

And in the blink of an eye, he himself was trapped in this grand array.

"Little Senior Brother, what should we do now?" Cheng Mo asked softly.

The others all looked at Mo Hua.

There was no problem for them to fight and kill, but it was really too difficult for them to encounter danger, plan ahead, avoid misfortune, or even see through the array and find a way to survive.

Especially since this was within a large-scale evil array.

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

There should be thirty disciples from Taixu Gate who advanced to the Di character Lun Jian.

But now, there were only about ten people around him.

Even the five Taia brothers, who had been protecting him and acting as his "cushion", were gone.

Situ Jian and the others shook their heads, "We were scattered after falling from Xuantian Peak. Only these ten or so of us landed nearby. Later, we finally found you, Little Senior Brother, and we've been guarding here, waiting for you to wake up..."

They were not at ease until Mo Hua woke up.

Furthermore, the surrounding environment was strange, and without Mo Hua to lead the way, they didn't dare to move around rashly.

Mo Hua nodded, "Let's walk around first, look at the environment, and find the others."

"Okay."

"Yes, Little Senior Brother."

Everyone responded one after another.

Then Mo Hua led the way, Linghu Xiao covered the rear, and Cheng Mo and the others protected Mo Hua. They formed a formation and cautiously explored the vicinity.

After walking around and observing the surrounding environment, sensing the array aura around them, and slightly deducing the array node layout in his mind, Mo Hua gradually understood the situation based on his experience with grand arrays.

This was indeed an evil array.

Moreover, the place where they were was near the center of the grand array, a very complex area of intersecting evil arrays.

This area was very large and completely sealed.

Within the array, there was an abundance of evil power, stirring up evil thoughts such as hatred, greed, and jealousy in everyone's hearts.

Around them, there was a thin layer of blood mist, mixed with miasma.

Within the blood mist, there were even scattered, unseen by the naked eye of ordinary cultivators, evil entities like blood leeches.

Mo Hua led the Taixu Gate disciples a few steps forward, then suddenly his expression froze, and he warned:

"Be careful!"

Everyone stopped, their expressions vigilant.

The atmosphere was evil and strange.

After a few breaths, a hideous figure suddenly rushed out from the bushes beside them, bringing with it a腥풍, roaring and pouncing towards Cheng Mo.

Cheng Mo was prepared, dodged to the side, and with a backhand axe, struck this person on the shoulder, knocking him to the ground, and then stepped forward and pinned him down with his foot.

Situ Jian and the others also stepped forward one after another, piercing his limbs with their swords, subduing him.

Only then did Mo Hua step forward.

Cheng Mo and the others turned the sneak attacker over, and Mo Hua examined his appearance.

His face was very unfamiliar, Mo Hua didn't recognize him, but he was wearing a Xiaoyao Gate Daoist robe and should be one of the Xiaoyao Gate disciples.

But at this time, this Xiaoyao Gate disciple's eyes were blood-red and full of killing intent, constantly roaring ferociously like a wild beast. His mouth was full of blood and even mixed with some shredded meat, making meaningless mumbled sounds.

Everyone who saw it felt a little sick.

Situ Jian frowned, "Little Senior Brother, this..."

Mo Hua sighed, "Evil spirits have entered his brain, and his brain has been eaten."

Situ Jian and the others were shocked.

"Then..."

"Kill him..." Mo Hua said silently.

Cheng Mo and the others were silent, a little hesitant.

During the Lun Jian Conference, although they fought fiercely, it was ultimately just "Lun Jian", and they wouldn't really die.

But now it was different. This was in Yanluoshan, and there was no protection from the Lun Dao Mountain Array. Once killed, it was truly death.

Although they belonged to different sects, they were all studying in the Qianxue Zhou boundary and were fellow disciples. There was no enmity to the death, so how could they truly bear to kill him?

Mo Hua sighed slowly, he also felt a little reluctant.

But there was really nothing that could be done for this disciple.

His divine sense had been completely devoured by evil spirits, and he had no self-awareness left at all.

Moreover, from the meat scraps on his teeth and fingertips, it seemed that after being contaminated by evil spirits, he had already attacked, and even gnawed on other sect disciples like a demonic creature.

In this situation, there was no way to save him.

And if he wasn't killed, he would act like a walking corpse, slaughtering others, and through biting and tearing flesh, the "evil spirit" poison would spread further, escalating into a larger-scale massacre...

"He is already 'dead'. If we don't kill him, he will kill more people," Mo Hua said lightly, "Or rather, he is already a 'demon'."

Slaying demons is the inherent duty of the righteous path.

Even if this "demon" was once a fellow disciple of the righteous path.

Cheng Mo and the others felt a chill in their hearts, and then their eyes became firm, and they nodded.

This "demonized" Xiaoyao Gate disciple was dismembered by Linghu Xiao and the others using sword qi from a distance.

And after his death, his flesh and blood permeated the earth, and his resentment and煞qi transformed into invisible power, merging into the sky, nourishing the evil array, and also feeding the "embryo" that existed in the darkness within the grand array.

Mo Hua watched all of this with his own eyes, but was powerless.

This was the rule of the evil array.

The rules forced them to kill, otherwise they would be killed.

And whether killing or being killed, they would become nourishment for the evil array and sacrifices for the evil embryo.

Mo Hua frowned slightly.

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

His original plan was to use his divine sense to transform into a sword, to cripple Shen Linshu and the other three with one sword, and to cut down the Tian character Lun Jian with one sword.

The foundations of the Four Major Sects were simply too strong, and they would join forces against Taixu Gate.

Taixu Gate was unable to stand alone and could not be a match for the Four Major Sects.

Once there was a Tian character Lun Jian, it was impossible for Taixu Gate to win the first place in the Lun Jian from the hands of the Four Major Sects.

Mo Hua had deduced this cause and effect many times, and without exception, Taixu Gate would lose.

There was not a single possibility of winning.

Since it was a situation where he was certain to lose, Mo Hua simply didn't play.

He directly cut down the Tian character Lun Jian with a single sword.

In this way, as long as Taixu Gate won the first place in the Di character Lun Jian, they would naturally also be the first in the Lun Jian.

Using divine sense to transform into a sword and shattering his 본명 장생부 would surely attract the Dongxu Faxiang.

This scene had been personally demonstrated to him by his Little Senior Brother and Little Senior Sister.

And the Dongxu Faxiang that was cut out would definitely kill him.

The Grade Five Lun Dao Mountain Array would definitely contend with the Dongxu Faxiang to save him.

The confrontation at the Dongxu level was too powerful and too destructive, and the subsequent Tian character Lun Jian would likely be terminated.

Originally, everything was as Mo Hua expected, but what he didn't expect was that there were others also plotting in the dark.

Although his sword had cut down the Tian character Lun Jian, it had also caused other startling changes.

Now all the talented disciples were trapped in this evil array, facing another battle of life and death.

This was a more real, more cruel, and bloodier melee and massacre under the constraints of the evil array, the temptation of evil thoughts, the parasitic evil spirits, and the degradation of the Dao heart, where former fellow disciples turned their swords against each other, fighting to the death.

Or perhaps, the massacre in this evil array was the final "Tian" character Lun Jian of the Lun Jian Conference.

It was a demonized "battle royale".