Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2270 Chapter 1049: The Leading Big Brother (Part 2)
Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...
What happened to Mo Hua's destined death?
How could they turn into Mo Hua's allies so abruptly?
Truly, a man's promises prove as untrustworthy as a ghost's deceptions...
Too bad I was even thinking of handing over Spirit Stones to aid them against Mo Hua.
Lu Zhenlong's delicate features iced over as she shot a glare at Mo Hua, then issued a chilly snort, "Let's go!"
"Wait." Mo Hua halted them.
Lu Zhenlong spun around, her gaze icy toward Mo Hua.
Mo Hua continued, "Don't say I didn't warn you. Leaving now means you probably won't survive!"
Lu Zhenlong scoffed, "My life or death isn't your business."
Mo Hua shook his head with a gentle sigh, remarking, "You see it as straightforward, yet dying isn't that straightforward."
Lu Zhenlong creased her brow, "What are you implying?"
Mo Hua replied, "Did you notice the scenes on the path here?"
Lu Zhenlong paled visibly, giving a faint nod.
Mo Hua let out a sigh, "Lingering too long inside this Large Formation corrupts the mind with malevolent thoughts. Reason fades bit by bit, humanity erodes, leading to mutual slaughter, insatiable greed, bloodlust, transforming into something neither human nor ghost..."
"And none of you will escape that fate."
Mo Hua wore a look of pity, though a peculiar smirk tugged at his lips, "Your Purple Mist Sect's group of over a dozen seems normal for now, but shortly, evil will take hold in someone, sparking a frenzy of killings among yourselves."
"After the bloodshed ends and humanity vanishes, you'll devolve into Demon Monsters."
"Demon Monsters that feast on humans."
"Your fellow disciples will gnaw your flesh away, bit by bit..."
"They'll rip you open, intestines tumbling out..."
"Your organs will be eaten bare..."
"Your face shredded, riddled with bites, drenched in gore, utterly unrecognizable and hideous..."
Mo Hua's young lips spilled venomous words, each one draining more color from Lu Zhenlong's visage.
At last, Lu Zhenlong's refined countenance drained to ashen horror, and she shrieked while clamping her ears:
"Shut up! Cease your words!"
Mo Hua held back a torrent of even more gruesome details, noting Lu Zhenlong's breaking point, and paused with reluctance before inquiring:
"Will you join us?"
Lu Zhenlong remained deathly pale, hands over her ears, mute. Mo Hua pressed on, "Within the sword discussion arena, all are foes. Beyond it, the Eight Great Gates ought to unite."
"We seek the exit. If you agree to come, gather your Purple Mist Sect disciples too."
"Refuse if you wish. Regardless, you and Purple Mist Sect will perish."
"Merely, your end could prove exceptionally gruesome, so steel your mind..."
With that, Mo Hua guided the group onward.
After some distance, Lu Zhenlong appeared indeed, leading Purple Mist Sect disciples in cautious pursuit.
Though Lu Zhenlong voiced reluctance, her actions betrayed her true intent.
Mo Hua gave a subtle nod.
Despite a slight grievance with Lu Zhenlong, he wouldn't abandon her to death.
Moreover, Lu Zhenlong hailed as the rightful daughter of Kun State's esteemed Lu Family.
The formidable Earth Sect resided in Kun State.
The First Grade Eleven Pattern Thick Earth Ultimate Formation stood as the Earth Sect's inheritance.
Back in the Solitary Mountain City tomb, the tomb raider dubbed "Mr. Pi" that I slew also wielded an Earth Sect Formation.
His "Mojin Talisman" served as a badge from the Earth Sect's covert division.
Furthermore, the ancient Contemplation Map brimming with legacy—the "Emperor Heaven and Earth Diagram"—lay concealed in the Earth Sect, hailed as its paramount relic.
This map, dubbed "Emperor Heaven and Earth," offended the Taoist Court, forcing its division. The "Emperor Heaven Diagram" merged into the Taoist Court, while the "Thick Earth Diagram" stayed with the Earth Sect.
Nevertheless, the "Thick Earth Diagram" endured as a cornerstone treasure of the Sect Protecting Faction, underscoring its profound value.
Mo Hua sensed deep, unresolved connections to the Earth Sect.
At minimum, he yearned to behold this "Thick Earth Diagram."
However, he lacked contacts in Kun State.
Thus, aiding Lu Zhenlong now forged a modest link.
Someday, upon visiting Kun State, this Lu Family heiress, Lu Zhenlong, would at least offer a "known face."
More allies pave the path to triumph; isolation breeds defeat—broader networks smooth the way.
"Still, I wonder if this lady will nurse her grudge and cling to our past clash..."
Mo Hua mulled over it.
Yet as a casual gesture, Mo Hua didn't linger on the thought.
With Lu Zhenlong and Purple Mist Sect now included under three agreed conditions, the group swelled further.
This move united nearly every genius from the Eight Great Gates under Mo Hua, save Daluo Sect.
Before long, Mo Hua traced the causal threads to locate Daluo Sect's genius.
Daluo Sect's former top Sword Control prodigy, Ye Zhiyuan.
Ye Zhiyuan suffered the deepest "wound" from Mo Hua.
Spotting Mo Hua now, rage boiled like foes reuniting, eyes bloodshot.
Yet he refrained from rash action, instead eyeing the geniuses from the other seven gates "aligned" with Mo Hua, trembling in fury and disbelief.
"These turncoats!"
Each had bellowed sky-shattering vows to slay Mo Hua, only to heel at his side.
It was utterly laughable.
And they dared claim the title of Qianxue's Geniuses.
Ye Zhiyuan sneered in his heart.
But faced with Mo Hua's query, "Perish here or depart with me," Ye Zhiyuan went quiet.
After fierce internal struggle, he reached a bitter resolve:
A real hero bends when needed, stands when apt.
Unbending isn't true valor.
Lingering near the ferocious tiger embodies true bravery.
Survive first, exploit Mo Hua's strength to flee peril, then later exact vengeance when empowered.
"It's not Mo Hua forcing my obedience, but me using him for my aims!"