Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2264 Chapter 1047: Heaven-Class Escape from "Slaughter" (Part 2)

Deeming it prudent, Mo Hua paid it no mind, tracing the cause-and-effect threads through the sinister Large Formation, within the blood-drenched barren woods, amid the brutal killings, where he saved close to twenty Junior Brothers, rescuing them one by one.

A few were completely unhurt, simply stuck in a narrow valley, too scared to leave.

Others had a mild Evil Spirit infection.

Some had clashed with disciples from other Sects, igniting a killing urge that disturbed their Taoist Heart and sparked faint murderous Evil Thoughts.

Cases like Ouyang Xuan were gravely afflicted, teetering on the edge of insanity.

It required considerable effort to restrain all these individuals.

The trickiest among them turned out to be the Taia Mountain Five Brothers: Ouyang Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi, and Cai.

Mo Hua discovered them in the midst of "killing each other".

Ouyang Fu and Ouyang Lu, overtaken by Evil Spirit, had crimson eyes filled with uncontrollable slaughter lust, even turning their swords on their own kin.

The remaining three brothers reluctantly fought back to subdue their two elders.

Yet during the skirmish, the blood mist from the Large Formation infected all five, fueling their bloodlust to a frenzy; they stopped holding back and devolved into true brother-slaying, their five Giant Swords colliding in savage, merciless fury.

Mo Hua arrived just in time to behold this horrifying sight.

"Stop!"

Mo Hua's eyes narrowed sharply as his clear, "thunderous" yell sliced through their ears like a blade, momentarily snapping the five brothers to their senses.

Ouyang Shou, Ouyang Xi, and Ouyang Cai instantly cleared their minds and ceased fighting.

Ouyang Fu and Ouyang Lu, deeply ensnared, pressed on with their savage assaults.

Cheng Mo and the others rushed in to help but couldn't halt the pair.

In the chaos, golden light flared in Mo Hua's gaze; a dominating stare swept across, drilling straight into the eyes of the two brutes.

The massive pair shuddered violently, their thoughts in disarray, before collapsing heavily to the earth.

With merely a look, Mo Hua tamed the mightiest two of the Taia Five Brothers.

Though Cheng Mo and the disciples had no idea what technique Mo Hua employed, shock rippled through them all, briefly viewing their Junior Brother as a godlike savior.

"Bring them along and follow me," Mo Hua instructed.

"Yes, Junior Brother."

Ouyang Shou and Ouyang Xi hoisted their two elder brothers, merging with the other disciples as they followed Mo Hua.

Mo Hua swept his Divine Sense around, mapping the local terrain, until he located a cavern hidden in the barren forest.

The group slipped inside the cave.

Mo Hua flicked his fingers, sending Spiritual Ink slithering across the floor to etch a Formation that sealed the entrance tight.

"Those free of infection, line up behind me."

"Anyone mildly possessed or feeling rising murderous urges, move to my left."

"The heavily infected and unconscious ones, lay them down on the right side."

Mo Hua sorted everyone by infection level, then produced an incense burner and ignited a stick of Sandalwood Incense. He spoke to the mildly affected ones—Yang Qianjun, Ouyang Shou, Ouyang Xi, Ouyang Cai:

"Sit cross-legged right there, meditate to protect your heart, banish stray thoughts, envision a spotless mirror, a mind serene like placid water."

"If your Taoist Heart wavers or Evil Thoughts prove stubborn during this, inform me at once..."

"Understood, Junior Brother."

Yang Qianjun and the three Ouyang brothers agreed, then joined the rest in following Mo Hua's guidance: meditating and mastering their inner turmoil.

Next, Mo Hua focused on the three worst cases: Ouyang Xuan, Ouyang Fu, and Ouyang Lu.

These situations posed real challenges.

He lacked the ability to invade others' Sea of Consciousness.

The external Godslaying Sword carried excessive might.

Forcing Divine Thought into a sword form to slash the Evil Spirit would also obliterate their Divine Sense.

Mo Hua mulled it over briefly, concluding he must counter poison with poison, demon against demon.

He drew forth a fractured White Bone Sword, murmuring:

"Sword Bone, enter their Sea of Consciousness and consume the Evil Spirits."

"Devour only the Evil Spirits—no extra nibbles—or I'll toss you to the dogs."

After the stern warning, Mo Hua set the broken White Bone Sword against Ouyang Xuan's forehead, right at the Heavenly Gate Point linking to the Sea of Consciousness.

A faint, ghostly red light flickered to life.

Then Sword Bone slipped into Ouyang Xuan's Sea of Consciousness, obeying Mo Hua's "Little Ancestor" orders by gobbling up every trace of the bloody Evil Spirits.

The Evil Spirits tasted foul.

Sword Bone craved the cultivator's Divine Sense far more—that was its core instinct as an Evil Spirit.

But it refrained.

One forbidden bite, and that external Little Ancestor possessed endless means to destroy this minor Sword Demon.

It knew full well the ruthless dread of that Little Ancestor.

His words stood as unbreakable law; Sword Bone wouldn't dare rebel in the slightest.

"Fine, they're Ouyang bloodline disciples too—though I'm no human, I can perform a merit..."

At the thought of "Ouyang", Sword Bone's gaze softened. After purging all Evil Spirits, it double-checked for remnants before withdrawing from Ouyang Xuan's Sea of Consciousness.

Mo Hua applied the same method, directing Sword Bone to cleanse the Evil Spirits from Ouyang Fu's and Ouyang Lu's Sea of Consciousness too.

Post-devouring, Mo Hua examined them himself, verifying Sword Bone's faithful compliance, and gave a satisfied nod.

Ouyang Xuan and the others' problems were now fixed.

Mo Hua assessed Yang Qianjun and the rest, noting their Evil Thoughts had greatly receded.

The uninfected ones fared well too.

"Everyone's gathered, and all still breathing..."

Only then did Mo Hua fully release his pent-up breath, feeling a wave of gratitude.

Good thing he grasped Heavenly Mechanism Causality techniques to detect familiar presences; without them, in this Evil Path Great Formation choked with blood mist and Evil Qi, locating Ouyang Xuan and the others swiftly would have been impossible.