Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2266 Chapter 1048: Recruitment

Therefore, Song Jian, the Heavenly Pride of the Sever Gold Sect, together with his fifteen elite disciples, ended up all "incorporated" under Mo Hua's leadership.

Mo Hua established a three-point agreement with them:

"First off, this Evil Path Great Formation brims with perils and strange anomalies. You must follow my every word exactly. What I command is what happens. Ignore me, and if you perish, it's your own fault."

"Second, I'll provide each of you with a formation. Seal your Sea of Consciousness's Heavenly Gate using it. Never take it off, lest external evils infiltrate and corrupt your Sea of Consciousness. I won't hold back, and your survival will depend on fate alone."

"Finally, I don't care for your Spirit Stones or Pills, but surrender all formation media and Spiritual Ink to me..."

The Sever Gold Sect disciples felt reluctant yet confused.

They had no clue about the Evil Path Great Formation, external evils, or the formations Mo Hua supplied...

Mo Hua stayed unmoved and firm, offering no explanations whatsoever.

Under the urgent pressure, these Heavenly Pride disciples from the Sever Gold Sect had no option but to agree to Mo Hua's conditions.

They surrendered their formation media and Spiritual Ink, then wrapped the Divine Formation from Mo Hua around their foreheads.

The team pressed on afterward, venturing deeper into the ominous formation.

More oddities arose en route. Mo Hua gave brief warnings now and then.

Every Taixu Gate disciple followed orders precisely, without question or hesitation.

The Sever Gold Sect group differed, though. They agreed with words but not truly in spirit. A couple always resisted inwardly, ignoring Mo Hua's directives.

When Mo Hua directed them left, they purposely turned right instead.

Mo Hua ordered them to halt, but they took extra steps anyway. Sure enough, blood-colored leeches invaded their minds, driving them mad soon after; overwhelmed by killing intent, they turned on their comrades.

Mo Hua had warned earlier that all must obey him fully. Follow his lead, and he'd take responsibility for mishaps.

Defy it, and they'd face the fallout themselves.

Unity is essential in this Evil Path Great Formation.

Disobeyers who act solo and pull sneaky tricks can drag everyone down, and Mo Hua shows no leniency.

To truly save lives, one must kill even more resolutely.

Golden light flashed in Mo Hua's eyes as he unleashed a commanding stare.

The two corrupted Sever Gold Sect disciples were swiftly restrained.

"Kill them," Mo Hua commanded icily.

Cheng Mo struck immediately, cleaving one with his axe, while Linghu Xiao slew the other with Sword Qi.

The two deranged Sever Gold Sect disciples perished on the spot.

"Let's go."

Post-execution, Mo Hua advanced onward without pause.

Sever Gold Sect disciples' faces drained of color.

They hadn't anticipated Mo Hua's such "mercilessness," striking so decisively amid danger.

Yet they couldn't voice complaints.

In chaotic times, harsh measures are vital; the graver the peril, the firmer the discipline.

Mo Hua's three-point agreement was clear, and those two Sever Gold Sect disciples had defied it willfully, courting their doom.

Once turned into Evil Demons, sparing them would breed endless problems.

Furthermore...

With merely one look, Mo Hua had quelled the two berserk Sever Gold Sect disciples.

This technique was utterly astonishing.

Fellow Sever Gold Sect disciples remembered Mo Hua's near five-move display at the Sword Discussion Conference, recalled his many exploits, felt a chill grip their hearts, and wore expressions of dread, no longer daring to rebel.

Song Jian stayed silent too, but to uphold his "status," he feigned "anger" and "sorrow" outwardly, while inwardly breathing a sigh of relief.

Outwardly, he led as Heavenly Pride of the Sever Gold Sect.

Yet only he understood the roots of his "prominence."

In normal times, his background and tactics let him act the "big brother," exuding some prestige.

But now, dangers lurked everywhere with traps abound, utterly beyond his grasp.

Just like in the unclear Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, he

had meekly tagged along.

"Staying with Mo Hua feels far safer..."

Song Jian let out a deep internal sigh.

The group forged ahead.

Having slain two as a warning, the Sever Gold Sect disciples grew far more obedient, ceasing to question or dawdle on Mo Hua's orders.

Respect for Mo Hua might lack, but none dared gamble their lives against his authority.

Before long, at the withered forest's eastern edge, they met another batch of Qianxue disciples.

Qin Cangliu, Heavenly Pride of the Gui Water Sect, trailed by over ten sectmates including Wang Chen.

Right then, the Gui Water Sect team guarded a valley entrance.

Cunning and wary Qin Cangliu, ignorant of the Evil Formation's secrets but sensing the area's malevolence, refused rash moves and held a defensive formation, watching for shifts.

While waiting, they ran into Mo Hua.

Mo Hua's over-forty-strong group loomed like a shadowy horde. Qin Cangliu's spirits plummeted. He whipped out his longsword, infused with watery glow, readying strikes.

Gui Water Sect disciples likewise mustered energy, bared blades, facing off against Mo Hua's crew.

From the Rouge Boat clash, Gui Water Sect bore grudges against Taixu Gate.

In the sword discussion tourney, they were rivals.

He harbored "enmity" toward Mo Hua too.

Recently, in an Asura battle, they'd clashed in a "life-and-death" fight.