Chapter 786: For the Tiger as a Lackey

Xun Zi You and Xun Zi Xian were both taken aback.Xun Zi You repeatedly shook his head, "No, no, you cannot go in."These three children of Ling Hu Xiao were in unknown peril, and he deeply regretted it. His heart was heavy.But this was, after all, the internal affair of Chong Xu Sect, Tai A Sect, and Duan Jin Sect's Song family.The "pain" wasn't on him.Though he regretted it, that was all.If Mo Hua made his own decision and truly entered the Lian Yao Tu, and if he was unlucky and had an accident, perishing inside, then Tai Xu Sect would also suffer a heavy loss.The Old Ancestor wouldn't be polite to him either.He wouldn't even have the face to see the Old Ancestor.This "pain" would be truly on him."Even if someone goes in, it will be me, not you," Xun Zi You said again.Mo Hua then asked, "Elder Xun, do you know what to do if you go in?"Xun Zi You was stunned for a moment. He looked at the huge, dark, forest-like wall painting in front of him, seriously considered it for a while, then shook his head honestly:"I don't know..."He didn't even fundamentally know what this Lian Yao Tu was.It was even more impossible to know what secrets were hidden inside.As a sect elder, he spent most of his time in the sect. Although he went out and had considerable experience, all this experience was dealing with various types of cultivator "humans."Not evil spirits.Up to now, he hadn't encountered many evil spirits, and he knew very little about evil thoughts.On the contrary, Elder Xun Zi Xian frowned slightly. After pondering for a moment, he asked Mo Hua with a solemn expression, "Are you confident?""Yes!" Mo Hua nodded.Looking at the situation now, there was no evil god's divine skeleton, not even an avatar, inside the Wan Yao Valley.Then, inside this Lian Yao Tu, although the demon spirits were numerous and fierce, their strength might not necessarily be that great.He should be able to handle it!Mo Hua looked confident, as if he had a plan.Xun Zi Xian was somewhat surprised and pondered slightly.Although he didn't know where Mo Hua's confidence came from.But since this child was a disciple the Old Ancestor valued, he must have extraordinary qualities.Moreover, during this period of time in Wan Yao Valley, Mo Hua's intelligence, comprehension, actions, and understanding of arrays were all witnessed by him.Xun Zi Xian nodded and said:"I agree to you going in. If you need anything, just say the word, and I'll help you."Xun Zi You was startled.On the other side, Shangguan Xuan Jian, seeing and hearing this, was excited and quickly said:"Little brother, as long as you can save Xiao Er back, then consider my Chong Xu Sect to owe you a great favor!""At least consider me, Shangguan Xuan Jian, to owe you a great favor!""In the future, as long as it doesn't violate morality, is not against Dao law, doesn't harm personal virtue, and doesn't go against sect interests, just say it. As long as I can do it, I will certainly not shirk my responsibility!"This promise was extremely heavy.Moreover, this was the promise of a late-stage Golden Core inner sect elder from Chong Xu Sect, one of the top eight sects.Xun Zi Xian was slightly surprised.Xun Zi You was even more shocked and sighed, "Xuan Jian, you don't have to..."Shangguan Xuan Jian shook his head, his expression solemn."This is what I should do!"He was indeed helpless.The cultivation world was vast and boundless, with complex paths and specialized skills.He cultivated sword qi, and he was completely in the dark about such matters of demon spirits. He fundamentally didn't know what to do to save Ling Hu Xiao.The demon qi in the Lian Yao Tu was extremely heavy, and it was certainly abnormally dangerous.If Mo Hua hadn't personally spoken up, he naturally wouldn't have the nerve to ask this little disciple from Tai Xu Sect to risk unknown danger to save their Chong Xu Sect disciples.But since Mo Hua had spoken up, saying he was confident, and Elder Xun Zi Xian, who had profound knowledge of arrays, also agreed.Then he naturally had to be sincere and make a heavy promise to ask Mo Hua for help.The current moment was very likely the last opportunity.If he didn't make a heavy promise to ask this mysterious and unpredictable little disciple, Mo Hua, for help.Once this opportunity was missed, it was very likely that their Chong Xu Sect's sword dao genius, Sword Heart Clear Bright, a rare sight in five hundred years, would never be saved back.If that happened, it would be truly a deep regret.Therefore, even if there was a glimmer of opportunity, they couldn't let it go.Xun Zi You looked at Shangguan Xuan Jian and understood his mood by putting himself in his shoes. He also didn't have the heart to stop him and sighed, "Forget it..."He then looked at Mo Hua again, "Then you be careful yourself."Mo Hua nodded.On the side, Xun Zi Xian looked at the Lian Yao Tu again, suddenly somewhat doubtful, and asked Mo Hua a crucial question:"You... how will you go in?"This wall painting was grand and vast, but there was no entrance. It was obviously not entered with the "flesh body."Xun Zi Xian had heard Mo Hua mention the word "sacrifice."But sacrifice required a ceremony.Different sacrifices had different ceremonies.The specific ceremony was still unclear, and the witch woman was dead. It was probably not feasible to enter the wall painting through a sacrifice ceremony."Wait a moment, let me think about it..."Mo Hua pondered, his thoughts turning.Before in Wan Yao Valley, the first time he saw the Lian Yao Tu, he was already considering how to enter it.Being prepared is the basic criterion of a demon hunter.When encountering a matter, one must plan early.To enter the Lian Yao Tu, generally speaking, one could only rely on a "ceremony."Mo Hua's original plan was to wing it and take advantage of a demon cultivator performing a "ceremony" to offer himself as a sacrifice and "be sacrificed" in.But this condition was somewhat harsh.It still required many chances and coincidences.Demon cultivators weren't all fools.If there was even a slight flaw and he was detected by the demon cultivator, his physical body would fall into the demon cultivator's hands.That would be the end of it.Even if his divine soul entered the Lian Yao Tu and "ate" up all the demon cultivator's possessions, it wouldn't help.Without a physical body as a foundation, the divine soul would naturally become a "ghost."From then on, he would be forever cut off from the Great Dao.Therefore, the best way was to bypass the "ceremony," not enter through sacrifice, but to directly intervene in the Lian Yao Tu with divine thought.Ceremony was someone else's path.Walking someone else's path was never too comfortable and not necessarily safe.Mo Hua still wanted to walk his own path."How to bypass the ceremony?"Mo Hua hadn't thought of a good way before, but recently, after experiencing some matters, he gradually had some ideas.Mo Hua walked around the huge wall painting-like Lian Yao Tu twice, then walked to a corner, took out the white bone broken sword, and secretly asked:"Sword bone head, can you enter the Lian Yao Tu?""I'm not going in!!" Sword bone head immediately said."I'm asking if you can enter, not if you want to enter," Mo Hua's tone was indifferent.How could Sword bone head not hear the not-so-calm threat in Mo Hua's calm words?It wanted to resist, but it really didn't have the strength to resist. It could only argue in a small voice:"Yes... I can indeed enter, but it's useless for me to enter."Sword bone head's voice revealed a hint of fear, "Inside the Lian Yao Tu, there are countless demon spirits, it's really too dangerous. Although I am a sword demon, and my essence is an evil thought body, I am truly insignificant in front of so many demon spirits...""What's more, even if I enter, I don't have the ability to save those few little ghosts.""The probability is that I'll be swallowed alive by the numerous demon spirits..."Sword bone head was a bit timid but didn't lie.Mo Hua said, "You don't need to save them."Sword bone head was stunned, "I don't need to save them? Then what do I go in for?""You will mainly lead the way and guide me in!"Mo Hua's eyes lit up slightly.He had considered it.Yuan Shen leaving the body seemed to be a high-level cultivator's ability.He didn't have it yet.Therefore, currently, his divine thought could not actively leave the physical body.However, it could passively be attracted to some "visualizations," "illusions," or "nightmares" by some evil spirits.Similar to being "hooked soul."Mo Hua summarized some of the evil spirits he had fought with, from the landscape Dao Tong picture in Black Mountain Village at the very beginning, to the zombie ancestor picture in the Zhang family, and then to the dojo shrine of the Five Elements Sect...Roughly it was all like this.This was easy to handle.The physical body was the "cage" of the divine soul.As long as he found an "evil spirit" to "hook his soul," allowing his divine thought to leave the physical body, then through some means, his divine thought could "actively" enter some illusion or nightmare.This "hooking soul" evil spirit was a "guide."And Mo Hua chose "sword bone head" to be this guide.Sword bone head, being "entrusted with important task" by Mo Hua, immediately trembled with fear.Lead the way?Lead the way for this terrifying little ancestor?Sword bone head immediately tactfully refused, "But... even if I drag you to the blood pool, you probably won't be able to enter the Lian Yao Tu...""You don't need to worry about that," Mo Hua said, "I've thought it all through, you just need to do as I say.""This might..." Sword bone head still tried to shirk.Mo Hua's face hardened, "You wouldn't think I'm discussing with you, would you?"Sword bone head said bitterly, "Yes."If you had said so earlier, wouldn't it have been over?Why ask so much falsely? Can I refuse?I'm just an evil spirit with not even a bit of "authority." What strength do I have to discuss with you, this little ancestor...Sword bone head complained in its heart."Alright, it's settled then."Mo Hua made a unilateral decision.On the other side, Xun Zi You and the other two were a bit flustered.Mo Hua squatted in the corner, holding the broken sword, muttering something they couldn't understand, and occasionally some evil and strange aura emanated.This movement couldn't be hidden from their Golden Core realm divine sense.But they also didn't say anything.Whatever Mo Hua could conjure up was his own ability. Even if it was a bit unconventional, it was the Old Ancestor's business to deal with it. They just had to turn a blind eye.With Sword bone head's "agreement," Mo Hua had a plan.He walked around the Lian Yao Tu several more times, using his heart to analyze the array aura within the painting and carefully perceiving the flow of the divine path array inside.Then, he found a place where the array was relatively weak.Any array was not uniformly distributed.Any array medium that supported an array had its own weak points.The Lian Yao Tu was no exception.Of course, seeing this flaw still tested the array master's divine sense, eyesight, and array experience.Most importantly, it was the ability to deduce and calculate.Mo Hua found the weak point of the divine path array on the Lian Yao Tu, took out his pen and ink, drew a cross, then said to Xun Zi You:"Elder Xun, please help me break this open. Use sword qi to break it, about two inches thick."Xun Zi You didn't understand why, but he still did as Mo Hua said, drew his sword, and cut a shallow layer on the wall painting where Mo Hua had drawn the cross.After cutting, the array patterns inside were exposed.The divine path array patterns in this area were sparse, and there was still much space between the array patterns.Mo Hua first wiped away one of the divine path array patterns in the middle, then used an array pattern he had drawn to replace it.In this way, the divine path array pattern he drew became an "interface."Mo Hua then drew another divine path array pattern on the white bone broken sword.These two divine path array patterns could mutually embed.Mo Hua selected a good position and inserted the white bone broken sword into the Lian Yao Tu wall painting, allowing the divine path array pattern on the broken sword to embed with the array pattern he left on the wall painting, connecting with each other to form a "bridge."In this way, the white bone broken sword became part of the Lian Yao Tu.The two were one entity.Entering the white bone broken sword naturally allowed one to enter the "Lian Yao Tu" through the divine path "bridge."His actions left Xun Zi You and Shangguan Xuan Jian on the side completely bewildered.Only Xun Zi Xian could see some of the secrets and roughly guess Mo Hua's idea. For a moment, his expression was somewhat stunned.He looked at the wall painting, then the broken sword, then the array patterns that formed the "bridge," and finally looked at Mo Hua. For a moment, his heart was filled with emotion."How... how did this child's head grow?"After finishing everything, Mo Hua turned his head and looked at the three people:"Elders, I will be going in soon, but my physical body will remain here. Please trouble you to protect me."Xun Zi You nodded, "Don't worry, with us here, no one can move your physical body."He even silently held the Void Sword Order in his hand.Logically, with three late-stage Golden Core cultivators, they were sufficient to absolutely protect Mo Hua's safety.But if an accident truly happened and a strong enemy above the Golden Core realm attacked, he would crush the broken sword order and summon the Old Ancestor.This would eliminate any possibility of an accident.Mo Hua was relieved.The white bone broken sword was inserted into the Lian Yao Tu, and the two were connected by two mutually embedded divine path array patterns, like an iron chain crossing a river, forming a golden array pattern bridge.Mo Hua sat cross-legged, holding the white bone broken sword in his hand, and said in a low voice:"Sword bone head."Sword bone head was unwilling but had no choice. It could only display the evil spirit's "hook soul" method and hook this "little plague god" into its own blood pool.Above the white bone broken sword, a faint layer of blood mist floated out.Under the cover of the blood mist, Mo Hua slowly closed his eyes, his divine thought gradually left his body, his face slightly pale, his breathing steady, his aura also became faint.Xun Zi You was still a little worried and frowned, "This bone sword... seems to have some evil qi, not an orthodox thing. Will there be a problem?"Xun Zi Xian shook his head, "Since he is confident, it means he knows what he's doing. Just let him do it. We just need to guard his physical body."Shangguan Xuan Jian nodded solemnly.Then the three late-stage Golden Core inner sect elders formed a formation, protecting Mo Hua in the center.The three of them released their divine sense, their expressions guarded, their gazes sharp, not allowing anyone to approach.And Mo Hua, protected in the center of the three, safely closed his eyes.His divine thought had already left his physical body, entered the blood pool, and turned into an even smaller "little Mo Hua."As soon as Sword bone head saw his appearance, his whole body ached.The dozens of sword bones that were once broken off by Mo Hua with his bare hands also faintly ached.Mo Hua was direct and instructed:"Lead the way."Sword bone head showed a difficult expression and smiled flatteringly:"Little ancestor, the 'road' to the Lian Yao Tu you built is ready, and I've already dragged you in. You can go in by yourself. Is it necessary for this mere sword demon to follow?"Mo Hua shook his head, "I must take you. You are a 'hidden danger' and cannot be left behind."The corner of Sword bone head's mouth twitched:"Little ancestor is joking... My strength is low, I'm fundamentally not your opponent. Going in won't help you either. Why not stay and guard the door for you..."Mo Hua completely ignored its arguments and held up two pale, tender fingers:"I'll give you two choices: One, go in with me; Two, I'll crush you to death here to cut off future trouble."Sword bone head immediately trembled, took a step forward, walked in front of Mo Hua, bowed and said:"Little ancestor, please. I will open the way for you."Mo Hua nodded with satisfaction.Sword bone head sighed in its heart.It had originally planned to find a way to cut off the divine path bridge after this little ancestor entered the Lian Yao Tu, so that he would never be able to return.But as a result, this little ancestor didn't give it even a single opportunity...It could only resign itself to fate and lead the way.The golden divine path array pattern, one end connected to the sword bone blood pool, and the other end connected to the Lian Yao Tu, like an iron chain crossing a river, forming a golden array pattern bridge.The tall Sword bone head walked in front, bending at the waist and bowing its back.The small Mo Hua walked behind with his head held high.As they walked, the Sword bone head leading the way suddenly felt a sense of "helping a tiger commit evil."Mo Hua was that fierce tiger.It itself was a small "mischievous ghost."Only, this "mischievous ghost" of its own wasn't leading people for the tiger to eat.But it was leading the tiger towards the "crowd of people"...It became more and more depressed and sighed in its heart:"It's not free to be a person, and it's not free to be a demon. Now I'm a demon, and I can't even control my own body...""It's so hard to be alive..."Sword bone head complained in its heart, but on the surface, it was more respectful and didn't dare to be the slightest bit careless.In this way, one demon and one person followed the divine path chain, left the blood pool, and headed towards the more spacious, blood-colored, demon-qi-filled, and fierce evil spirit-qi-laden Lian Yao Tu.After an unknown amount of time, the front gradually opened up.The pitch-black dim sky, blood-colored clouds, dangerous rugged mountain ranges, dark forest white bones, and many demonic and strange evil auras were almost within reach.Mo Hua hadn't felt "hungry" for a long time.It seemed like it had been a very, very long time since he had a big meal.His pair of crystal-clear eyes became brighter.His porcelain doll-like face seemed even more rosy and fair.Sword bone head detected Mo Hua's excited emotions and was a little strange. It secretly turned its head to glance at him and saw Mo Hua's pale and lovely appearance. For some reason, it felt a faint tingling sensation in its heart."Walk faster!" Mo Hua said in a clear voice."Yes, yes!" Sword bone head didn't dare to neglect.Soon, one person and one demon walked over the divine path "bridge" and stepped into the real Lian Yao Tu.As soon as they entered the Lian Yao Tu, the atmosphere was indeed different again.Gloomy, bloody, oppressive.The mountain valley was ferocious, bones piled up, blood flowed everywhere. At first glance, it was a place where demons and evil spirits lived for a long time.The blood pool of Sword bone head had a very heavy blood smell and qi, but compared to this Lian Yao Tu, it was just a small witch seeing a big witch."Just..."Mo Hua looked left and right, his face full of doubt."Demonic arts?"Didn't they say that entering the Lian Yao Tu would cause one to suffer the bitter soul-devouring of ten thousand demons?Ten thousand demons?Where did they hide?Hiding?Mo Hua was a little unhappy.The guest has entered the door, and they didn't even come to "welcome" him?The evil spirits inside this Lian Yao Tu were too impolite.Mo Hua's eyes lit up, and he said silently in his heart, "If you don't come to find me, then I might have to go find you oh..."However, before that, he still had to save the three little wood children first.Mo Hua unfolded his divine thought, perceived it slightly, and then followed a white bone path towards the front.Sword bone head was uneasy because of the dense and gloomy aura in the Lian Yao Tu. Seeing the situation, it was stunned, but it had no other way. It could only brave its bones and silently follow.Thanks to Together Cultivating Immortals, Clear Wine Klarvin for the reward.Beginning of the month, asking for some guaranteed votes.