The Quest for Immortality Chapter 2307: City of Flesh and Blood

A blood river surges atop the massive solitary cliff.

With nothing but his own power, Mo Hua wields Divine Thought to manipulate Spiritual Ink like a "tentacle monster," inscribing formations at astonishing speed in accordance with Mr. Tu’s "intentions."

Successive formations get etched onto the cliff's base.

The Blood Sacrifice Array's foundational cornerstone assembles piece by piece, steadily advancing toward completion.

Due to Mo Hua—this merciless "formation machine"—the Large Formation's internal construction hastens dramatically.

Mr. Tu at last redirects personnel, summoning extra Evil Formation Masters from the interior and deploying them to the Large Formation's frontier, the "front line" of the Righteous and Demon Paths clash, expanding the Blood Sacrifice Array's reach and widening the Evil God's domain.

Learning from prior setbacks, Mr. Tu now assigns over twice the former number of guarding Demon Cultivators to escort these Evil Formation Masters.

Qianxue commands vast might, while the Taoist Court holds formidable power.

These guarding Demon Cultivators might not fully endure the Taoist Court's Golden Core Realm minions' assassinations and围攻.

But delaying the assault to grant the Evil Formation Masters time to finish their formation "tasks" suffices.

Once the task concludes, even if Gu Changhuai slays every Evil Formation Master, it holds no consequence.

To offer their lives—even dashing out their livers and brains—is their supreme glory; they should embrace it with honor.

Inside the Blood Sacrifice Array, Mo Hua relentlessly inscribes formations.

The Blood Sacrifice Array persists in operating and refining itself.

At the Large Formation's edge, Righteous and Demon Path cultivators converge on the "Evil Formation Masters," unleashing barrage after barrage of strikes and carnage...

All develops precisely as Mr. Tu foresaw, with the circumstances shifting.

The Blood Sacrifice Array's stalled progress—blocked by Qianxue's forces' oppression—now surges past barriers through Mo Hua's deeds, inching forward steadily and unhindered...

...

In a concealed chamber on the right flank of the Blood Sacrifice Array's foundation.

Mr. Tu and Shangguan Wang fix their eyes on the nearby Mo Hua, ingeniously focused yet tirelessly sketching formations.

"Mr. Tu," Shangguan Wang furrowed his brow, "are you truly comfortable letting this kid handle these formations?"

Mr. Tu replied indifferently, "Only he can manage this..."

Across the entire Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Array, profound Righteous Dao formation experts number scarcely any.

No one outpaces Mo Hua in formation inscription speed.

Mr. Tu could accomplish it too, relying on his Feather Transformation Realm Divine Sense and Fourth-grade Formation Master proficiency to depict low-grade formations from a superior vantage.

Yet he pales beside Mo Hua's Foundation Establishment Realm feat of wielding Divine Sense to guide ink and craft Second Grade High-Level Formations like a prodigious freak.

Moreover, with the Divine Lord's resurrection nearing, Mr. Tu faces graver duties and cannot demean such prodigy by personally drawing these rudimentary formations.

Jealousy and loathing brew in Shangguan Wang, who senses an undercurrent of peril, his gaze icing over:

"This boy won't stay loyal to the Divine Lord."

Mr. Tu cast a glance at Shangguan Wang, smiling faintly as he inquired: "Elder Wang, are you truly devoted to the Divine Lord?"

Shangguan Wang's visage sours.

Mr. Tu spoke evenly, "The Divine Lord demands strictness yet offers mercy. So long as one serves the Divine Lord faithfully, trifling schemes and personal ambitions draw no reproach."

This addresses Mo Hua while subtly warning Shangguan Wang.

Shangguan Wang's eyes slitted, a sneer curling his lips: "I only fear this spiteful boy will bring ruin upon Mr. Tu."

He sows division, a ploy Mr. Tu plainly discerns, though his demeanor stays aloof and silent.

Shangguan Wang leveled a piercing look at Mr. Tu, then intoned gravely:

"Those outside our Dao harbor alien hearts."

"In the end, this boy hails from Taixu Gate. Mr. Tu, have no fear he'll betray us and shatter our grand scheme?"

Mr. Tu eyed Shangguan Wang coldly, inwardly grasping why Shangguan Wang fell to Shang Che in the battle for Shangguan Family leadership.

His outlook proves too narrow, bereft of the generosity to harbor others.

To forge grand accomplishments, one needs the breadth to embrace even mortal adversaries.

Such embrace alone enables their optimal exploitation.

Still, Shangguan Wang offers residual value, compelling Mr. Tu to stomach his pettiness.

Certain truths demand explicit clarification.

"Elder Wang," Mr. Tu declared gravely, "Cultivators judge deeds over intentions. No one can see into your mind, nor do they care about your inner thoughts—they only observe what you actually do."

"Court Officials punish crimes by 'actions,' not by 'thoughts.'"

"Deeds hold far greater weight than mere thoughts."

"And right now..." Mr. Tu gestured outward, "What exactly is Mo Hua up to?"

Shangguan Wang's brow furrowed deeply.

Mr. Tu flashed a wicked grin, "He's inscribing... the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation!"

"Although he's tracing the Five Elements Eight Trigrams Formation, a Righteous Dao array, it gets fully contained within the Blood Sacrifice Array, so whatever he inscribes is clearly the Evil Path Great Formation!"

"Taixu Gate's prodigy, Qianxue Array Dao Leader, sketching the Blood Sacrifice Array right for us. No matter the details of his drawing or his intent, he shatters Taixu Gate's rules, violates the state boundary laws, defies the Taoist Court's statutes, and commits an irredeemable crime..."

"Furthermore, once the Blood Sacrifice Array activates completely, rivers of blood will flow, flesh will pile into cities, demons will ravage all living beings, and countless lives will end in tragedy."

"The deaths of those cultivators and beasts will trace back to him as the root cause, with blood staining his hands eternally, impossible to cleanse."