Immortality Through Array Formations Chapter 2304 Chapter 1060: Monster

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Previously on Immortality Through Array Formations...
Gu Changhuai led Taoist Court officials in infiltrating the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation, swiftly slaughtering Evil Formation Masters at key pivots and retreating amid rampant evil energies. Mr. Tu and Shangguan Wang despaired as losses mounted, their incomplete array threatened by deduced layouts from leaked diagrams. Facing potential failure in resurrecting the Divine Lord, Mr. Tu approached imprisoned Mo Hua to paint the formation, met with his indignant refusal.

Mr. Tu's eyes turned icy cold. "You refuse to draw it?"

"I won't draw," Mo Hua answered firmly.

"Why?"

Mo Hua declared righteously, "I am the head disciple of the Eight Great Gates, a disciple of Taixu Gate, and the leader of the Qianxue Formation Path, a righteous cultivator. How could I collude with you to draw such sinister formations?"

"Don't worry, I won't make you draw an evil formation," Mr. Tu assured.

Mo Hua sneered, "Isn't the Blood Sacrifice Array an evil formation?"

"No need to fret over that. The formation I need you to draw avoids human bones, human skin, human blood, or Blood Ink... It lacks even Evil Formation Patterns. It's a proper Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation... What say you?" Mr. Tu inquired patiently.

Mo Hua thought briefly yet shook his head again, "I've already stated, as a righteous cultivator, I can't conspire with you to draw formations."

Observing Mo Hua's stubborn look, Mr. Tu's eyes held a hint of tension. He paced back and forth twice before the prison gate, then questioned Mo Hua gravely: "Have you studied large formations?"

"I..." Mo Hua faltered before scoffing, "Naturally, I have."

Mr. Tu's stare sharpened piercingly, easily piercing Mo Hua's "guilty conscience" as he sneered:

"Did you truly study them?"

Mo Hua stood speechless.

"Would you like to learn?" Mr. Tu tempted.

Mo Hua clenched his lips, his face showing hesitation.

In a gentle tone, Mr. Tu said, "This might be your sole lifetime chance to join in building a large formation firsthand. Such chances are scarce, almost unattainable. Even lifelong formation study at Taixu Gate may never bring another."

Vast in scale, the large formation demanded immense manpower and resources.

Only against world-shaking dangers to fend off mighty foes.

Or when emerging sects or clans set up mountain gates and erect Protective Sect Arrays.

Large formations otherwise remained unstarted.

Though Qian Learning State Boundary ranks as a Fifth Grade State, prosperous and strong, peace has reigned for millennia with sects and clans entrenched, no large formation ever built. Should any power seek one, amid countless sects, formation schools, and ingrained biases in Qian Learning State Boundary, inviting a Taixu Gate disciple like Mo Hua seems improbable.

Mo Hua understood these realities deep down, his face revealing inner turmoil.

Mr. Tu noticed this struggle.

Rather than press Mo Hua, Mr. Tu let out a soft sigh, his raspy voice laced with sorrow:

"I recognized your talent and wished to offer this chance for greater progress, yet if you won't value it, so be it..."

With those words, Mr. Tu turned away and departed.

As Mr. Tu prepared to exit, Mo Hua grew visibly restless and called out hastily, "Tu... Mr. Tu..."

Mr. Tu glanced back, gazing at Mo Hua with detachment.

Mo Hua bit down hard and inquired, "Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice

Formation... Is it an Evil Path Great Formation..."

"As Formation Leader with such talent, you know righteousness and evil are but surface traits of formations; their core principles stay unchanged," Mr. Tu answered.

"A righteous formation turns evil in hands with flawed Heart Skill."

"But a Formation Master with resolute Taoist Heart and pure righteous intent can grasp formation essence even from an evil array."

"Those truly insightful and gifted discern righteousness from evil clearly; such are mere sides of Dao, powerless against their

Taoist Heart."

Mr. Tu's words, blending truth and deception with veiled flattery, convinced Mo Hua he matched the described ideal: gifted beyond measure, Taoist Heart unyielding, viewing worldly facades while inner righteousness endured.

Confidence bloomed on Mo Hua's features, as though he truly saw himself as the elite prodigy Mr. Tu portrayed.

"Alright, I'll assist in drawing the large formation!" Mo Hua proclaimed.

Mr. Tu gave a faint nod.

In this world, the greater the talent, the more one views self as unique.

Greater talent means greater vulnerability to allure.

Moreover, this was a large formation; anyone pursuing formations as a

No Formation Master could resist the temptation of a grand formation.

So-called talented Formation Masters would succumb even more easily.

"Follow me," Mr. Tu said indifferently.

The cell door swung open, and Mo Hua trailed behind Mr. Tu, exiting the Great Wilderness Prison through twisting, ominous tunnels, descending to the depths under the Evil God Temple's opposite side, until they reached an extraordinarily majestic base.

Rivers of blood surged below, bursting into clusters of scarlet blooms. Chilling Yin energy seeped into the marrow, while pungent blood qi overwhelmed the senses.

Three colossal cliffs rose side by side.

A multitude of suspended ladders dangled densely from the cliffs, where countless Evil Formation Masters in blood-red robes gripped Bone Pens laden with Blood Ink, sketching sinister

formations.

It formed a breathtaking spectacle of Evil Path Great Formation building.

Outshining even the moment Mo Hua first directed the Five Elements

Slaughter Demon Great Formation.

Mr. Tu brought Mo Hua to one cliff.

Unlike the other two, this cliff had evil formations along its borders,

but its core area remained largely vacant.

The White Bones serving as formation materials were cleared away, substituted with

ordinary Jade Formation Medium.

Blood Ink was swapped out for standard Five Elements Spiritual Ink as well.

With his experience as a former First Grade Large Formation Master, Mo Hua took one look and grasped the circumstances immediately.

Mr. Tu's Blood Sacrifice Array had ground to a halt.

This stagnation likely stemmed from Heaven Void Ancestor's plots, pressure from Qianxue's factions, the Court Official's blockade, scarcity of Evil Formation Masters... and other factors, all hindering the Blood Sacrifice Array's advancement terribly.

Therefore, Mr. Tu devised an alternative scheme, taking a new path.

His method involved further simplifying the array, blending its designs with both righteous and evil techniques.