Chapter 1072: Descent

In the Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice Great Array, the huge heart serving as the "array eye" began to beat continuously.

The underground blood river flowed turbulently, its sanguine current covering the skeletons of giant beasts. The array hubs successively emitted blood-red light. The souls of dead beasts wailed, but their bodies served as sacrificial organs, supporting the operation of the Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice Great Array, constructing an "incubator" for the resurrection of the evil god.

An ancient and terrifying will began to spread across heaven and earth.

Mr. Tu looked at the grand blood-colored spectacle before him, perceiving this ancient aura. For a moment, his expression was one of shock, both excited and disbelieving in his heart. Then he turned his head to look at Mo Hua, a chilling cold intent emerging from the depths of his heart once again.

"Mr. Tu, I succeeded." Mo Hua's divine sense was nearly exhausted, his face pale, and he revealed a relieved smile.

"Hmm, well done." Mr. Tu nodded. Then his withered white, slender hand reached out and firmly gripped Mo Hua's shoulder. With his other hand, he took out a sacrificial short knife and stabbed it into Mo Hua's chest.

He was at the Feather Transformation Realm of cultivation, and Mo Hua was unable to resist. He could only watch as the short knife stabbed into his own chest, his expression changing drastically: "Mr. Tu, what are you doing—"

Mr. Tu's gaze was cold: "You are a variable. I cannot leave you."

Mo Hua was incredulous, both shocked and angry, "You—"

But he soon became unable to speak.

Blood threads grew from the sacrificial knife, like tentacles, intertwining, penetrating into Mo Hua's chest, fusing into his meridians, parasitizing on his body, and completely controlling him.

The physical body is a prison for divine sense. Divine sense also takes the physical body as its foundation. Once the physical body is controlled, absorbed as nutrients by the sacrificial knife, it withers and weakens, and the divine sense naturally becomes tired and drowsy, falling into a stupor. This was a double seal. The Great Wilderness holy object sealed Mo Hua's divine thoughts and sealed the gods in his sea of consciousness.

But even so, Mr. Tu was still not reassured. Therefore, he again used the sacrificial knife to stab into his chest, using evil thoughts to control the blood threads, parasitize on his physical body, and seal his vitality.

The Great Wilderness holy object, plus the blood sacrifice blade. The sea of consciousness and the physical body were doubly sealed, so as to thoroughly "suppress" Mo Hua.

Mr. Tu was in the Feather Transformation Realm, while Mo Hua was only in the Foundation Building realm. The gap in cultivation and methods was too large. With this sudden change, Mo Hua had fundamentally no power to resist.

He only felt his limbs powerless, his physical body soft, his divine sense also falling into a stupor, his whole person seemingly pulled into a dark abyss, constantly sinking deeper. No matter what, he could not wake up.

Mo Hua fell into a coma, slowly collapsing to the ground. His physical body and divine sense were both thoroughly sealed.

Mr. Tu was then at ease. He did not like this "uncontrollable" feeling. Especially this Mo Hua, who could learn everything he was taught, learn everything very quickly, and apply what he learned very quickly after learning it. It was truly too absurd.

Mr. Tu did indeed want Mo Hua to "degenerate," but the premise was that this "degeneration" was controllable, within his control, and could not escape his grasp. But now, Mo Hua was "degenerating" too fast. If he was allowed to develop like this, he could probably replace himself as "Mr. Tu" within a few years and become the Great Wilderness God Lord's new "favorite," the one the ten thousand evil demons respectfully called "Mr. Mo."

Mr. Tu's eyes were cold and sharp. Therefore, before the God Lord's resurrection, this child must absolutely not leave! He must absolutely not be given the opportunity to be "favored" by the God Lord. Otherwise, there would absolutely be no place for him in the Great Wilderness God Lord's temple.

Mr. Tu vaguely had a premonition that even if he had diligently and conscientiously served the God Lord's great cause for so many years, he would absolutely be unable to "compete for favor" with this boy. He saw that this seemingly low-born boy with inferior spiritual roots was extremely spiritual and perceptive, with an extremely high affinity for the Great Dao. Moreover, he even had an inexplicable power of "charm."

This "charm" was the same for people as it was for gods. Otherwise, it would be impossible for this boy to be favored to such an extent by that honorable and fierce god of Tai Xu Sect. The fierce god of Tai Xu Sect seemed to truly treat him as his "own son," bestowing upon him "god grants" as if they were free. Mr. Tu, as a "lackey" of the gods, fundamentally could not understand this kind of matter.

However, it did not matter. These matters would soon not be worth considering. Because—a trace of evil strange flashed in Mr. Tu's gaze.

"He will soon be mine, and there is no need to distinguish between you and me anymore—" Mr. Tu carried Mo Hua with one hand and walked towards the outside, leaving the location of the blood sacrifice array eye. With a thought, he summoned two half-human, half-demon creatures, threw Mo Hua to them, and commanded:

"Take him to the blood pool and do as I instructed before."

The two demons said hoarsely, "Yes," then, one in front and one behind, lifted Mo Hua and gradually went far away, disappearing into the labyrinthine walls of blood and flesh.

Having "handled" Mo Hua, the hidden worry in Mr. Tu's heart gradually disappeared. But soon, another trace of doubt arose in his heart. Moreover, this doubt deepened.

Mr. Tu turned around and returned to the central hub of the blood sacrifice, stepping on the skeletons of giant beasts. He carefully checked the arrays Mo Hua had drawn, one by one, then wrinkled his eyebrows.

"No mistake—"

"It is indeed drawn according to the predetermined array diagram, not a single stroke is different. At most, the stroke method has a little deviation, but it does not affect the meaning of the array itself—" These were "conventionally accepted" mysterious ancient array patterns, profound and obscure. Mo Hua followed the diagram to draw, and even though he drew extremely fast, there were no problems with the drawing.

But Mr. Tu was not reassured. He checked again from beginning to end. As he checked, he couldn't help but laugh coldly at himself: "Even if he is an array law monster, in the end, he is only at the Foundation Building stage, still a brat who has lived for more than twenty years."

"To be so apprehensive is really to overestimate him—" Mr. Tu laughed coldly, then no longer had misgivings. He had lived for more than a thousand years. In these thousand-plus years, he had worn human skin, dealt with all kinds of cultivators, and seen through all sorts of people. These people were either deceived by him, utilized by him, or erased by him, ultimately becoming "stepping stones" for his great plan.

People were meant to be "utilized." Use them up then discard or kill them, thereafter vanishing with time, leaving no trace of karma. This brat called "Mo Hua" was also the same. His "task" was already completed, so his "fate" also came to an end.

And with the success of the millennium great plan, the God Lord was about to descend, and his own fate would undergo a world-changing transformation.

Mr. Tu's eyes flickered with blood-red light, burning with hot ambition. "It is time to prepare—'invite the god'."

Qian Xue State Boundary.

The day had come, without accident, eventually. True Man Si Tu's guess was not wrong. From the moment he borrowed the Big Dipper Seven Stars Array to perceive the secrets of heaven, to everything that was happening before his eyes, it was indeed exactly fourteen days.

For the first seven days, the blood sacrifice progressed very slowly, even slower than before. But in the latter seven days, it suddenly accelerated several times, as if someone was secretly urging it on, pushing the situation to develop. True Man Si Tu's face sank like water. He realized that this game of chess before his eyes, with its unclear and unspeakable behind-the-scenes "black hand," was perhaps more complex than he had imagined.

And the terrifying aura in the blood-colored horizon, he also truly felt it. This was his—"Death tribulation."

True Man Si Tu sighed deeply. Those who cultivate the secrets of heaven, because they can glimpse the worldly truths that ordinary people cannot see, understand how to seek fortune and avoid disaster, and turn ominous into auspicious. But doing so inevitably often reveals the secrets of heaven and tampers with cause and effect. Over time, they will suffer the "backlash" of the secrets of heaven, welcoming "heaven's punishment," thereby encountering many karmic tribulations and various kinds of tribulations. Among them, the most difficult to overcome is the "death tribulation," which relates to the life and death of the Great Dao.

True Man Si Tu had lived a lifetime and encountered not a few tribulations, but mostly turned danger into safety. Even in that year, he faced "Weird Daoist" head-on and did not lose his life or fall from the dao heart, which could be considered good fortune. And now, the death tribulation had finally arrived.

Before this, True Man Si Tu had also considered what his "death tribulation" would be. He had also had various strange and odd guesses. But he never expected that his death tribulation would actually be a newborn "evil god." He, a heaven's secrets cultivator, wanted to fight an evil god?

If it were usual, True Man Si Tu would choose to self-terminate, to die first. He had lived a lifetime, now old and decrepit, only hoping to live quietly and die quietly. If he fell into the hands of an evil god, everything would become simply "terrifying." He might truly have to experience a taste worse than death.

But there was no alternative. The evil god's descending incubator was the five-grade Qian Xue State Boundary, involving the lives and properties of millions of cultivators. The matter was too significant. Since this matter had fallen upon him, True Man Si Tu could only brace himself and face it.

Cultivating cause and effect, relying on glimpsing the secrets of heaven, a lifetime of turning ominous into auspicious, taking advantage. Now the secrets of heaven had thrown a "heavy burden" onto his head, and he fundamentally had no room to refuse. Even if it meant losing his life for this, it was the best choice. If he were selfish and cowardly, going against the secrets of heaven and not bearing this responsibility, the result would definitely be more terrible than "dying."

The way of heaven gives, but it must take. All gifts are marked with a price. This is the secret of heaven, this is cause and effect.

True Man Si Tu began to prepare for the next "Great Dream Heaven Lead" ceremony and discussed with a crowd of Cave Void Old Ancestors how to proceed. "Tonight at Hai hour, I will add my power with the Profound Heaven Big Dipper Seven Stars Array, urge the supreme treasure of Mysterious Mechanism Valley, and borrow the mother-child connected heart to enter the evil god's dream demon."

"The person to enter the dream and 'assassinate the god' has also been arranged."

"But these are still far from enough. Once the main sacrifice 'invites the god,' when we enter the dream, we will surely suffer obstruction from the evil god's minions. Therefore, at Hai hour, I also ask the various Cave Void Old Ancestors to order your sect cultivators to launch a general attack on the blood sacrifice great array."

"This will apply pressure to the evil demons and at the same time destroy the Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice Great Array to the greatest extent possible, delaying the evil god's descent."

"Victory or defeat is in this one move," True Man Si Tu said in a low voice.

There was still one sentence he did not say: "Life and death are also in this one move. The safety of the entire Qian Xue State Boundary, even the entire Qian State, possibly rests on this one move."

In this "assassinate the god" battle, if they failed, who could say exactly what the fate of the countless cultivators in the entire Qian State would be?

True Man Si Tu's expression was grim. The Cave Void Old Ancestors present also had solemn gazes. They were roughly aware of Mr. Tu's conspiracy. This was a "checkmate" move, but they, these five-grade Cave Void Old Ancestors, were indeed unable to avoid moving. Their family and sect foundations were here.

These foundations were all built over hundreds of years, a thousand years, even ten thousand years, through the efforts of their generation of old ancestors and previous successive generations of ancestors. They could not abandon them, nor was it possible to abandon them. Moreover, most Cave Void cultivation required vast forces to provide a deep inheritance foundation and resources of spirit stones to support. Abandoning their foundations was also equivalent to cutting off their path to the Dao.

Mr. Tu's Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice Great Array was an "overt plot." These Cave Void Old Ancestors had to face and endure Mr. Tu's "scheme." Even if they ultimately failed and fell into the hands of the evil god, they had to fight once.

Furthermore, many of the Cave Void present had lived too long, their experiences and cognitions had solidified, and they had preconceived notions in their hearts. They were still half-believing, half-doubting, or even scoffing at the so-called "evil god" disaster. They might believe that the current disaster originated from the Great Wilderness "evil god."

But they did not necessarily truly believe that this so-called evil god could shake the foundations of their families, bring destruction to the state boundary, or even cause a great disaster for Qian State. It was just that the situation was such that it was better to be prepared for the improbable. They worried about this kind of one-in-a-million risk and were therefore willing to listen to True Man Si Tu's words and take some responsive measures.

After everything was discussed properly, the "assassinate the god" matter had a plan. The general attack aimed at the Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice Great Array was also intensively arranged.

Above the Qian Xue State Boundary, the blood color was dense, and the evil thoughts were so heavy they almost suffocated people. A battle involving both the present world and dreams, concerning the fates of all cultivators in the Qian Xue State Boundary, stirring all hearts, was slowly descending with the passage of time—

In the Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice Great Array, Mo Hua, sealed by the blood sacrifice, was still in a deep sleep. Mr. Tu was also preparing for the final birth ceremony. Deep within the blood and flesh labyrinth, above the heart of the array eye, at the very core of the giant beast skeletons, there was a secret hall enclosed by white bones.

Within the secret hall, Mr. Tu, leading hundreds of Golden Core demons, arranged the "sacrificial offerings" to start the blood sacrifice. Within the great hall, there was a huge altar. Above the altar, a terrifying statue of an evil god with a human face and sheep horns made of white bone was enshrined. Around the altar, a blood sacrifice array was drawn. On the array nodes, hundreds of fierce and strange-shaped statues of Great Wilderness demons were cast. Every Great Wilderness demon kowtowed towards the evil god statue at the highest point in the center, but their necks were twisted back, their faces pointing upwards, like "offering plates."

Hundreds of Golden Core demons also knelt in front of the evil god statue. Each person's hand carried a living person. Mr. Tu said piously and madly: "Open sacrifice!"

Subsequently, hundreds of Golden Core demons all acted, cruelly killing the "living sacrificial offerings" in their hands. Their methods of killing were various: some dug out eyes, some cut noses, some sliced ears, some beheaded, and some broke limbs, cut open abdomens, and took out internal organs. It was bloody and cruel, each method different.

After killing, they recited prayers according to the "divine thoughts method" taught by Mr. Tu, fusing their own "killing intent" with the "fear" of the living people before they died, turning it into a "trigger" that was injected into the demon statues in front. This was both Mr. Tu's "invite god" ceremony and each Golden Core demon's "loyalty" ceremony.

Hundreds of demon statues, sensing the piety of the believers, the cruel killing intent, and the fear and despair of the living sacrifices before death, all revealed fierce light in their eyes and opened their gaping blood-filled mouths. One by one, the eyes, noses, ears, heads, limbs, and internal organs cut from the bodies of the living sacrifices were thrown into the mouths of the demon statues. These demon statues, with their teeth closed in bloody mouths, then bit and began to chew.

They would melt these faiths, fears, and flesh into "blood sacrifice" power, turning it into nutrients for the resurrection of the Great Wilderness God Lord. The blood sacrifice array on the ground also seeped red light bit by bit, and the light became stronger and stronger, more and more dazzling. During this period, Mr. Tu always knelt piously in front of the god statue. This process continued for a very long time.

It was only at Hai hour that the heart-stopping sound rang out. An unbelievable and terrifying divine thought slowly condensed on the altar. It seemed that some existence had broken free from the fetters of the Great Dao, awakened from the long river of years, and was about to bring great terror and descend upon the world.

Mr. Tu was suddenly excited, a look of madness in his eyes. This day had finally come! He slowly recited with an unstoppable trembling voice:

"Heaven and earth are not benevolent, taking all things as straw dogs."

"Gods are not benevolent, taking common people as straw dogs."

"Today, believers have built the Wild Heaven Blood Sacrifice Great Array, respectfully inviting the God Lord to descend!"

"From this point on, this Qian Xue State Boundary, all endless creatures, the ten thousand common people, shall all be the God Lord's 'sacrificial offerings,' for the God Lord's enjoyment."