The Quest for Immortality Chapter 2329: The Earth Veins’ Lament

But... is this method truly viable?

Mo Hua's brow furrowed as he mentally tallied the impending 'consequences' stemming from the established 'precedent'...

Once the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation is completed, all nearby second and third-grade state boundaries will converge, manifesting as a grotesque wall of flesh and blood, effectively encasing the fifth-grade Qianxue State Boundary in a complete lockdown.

It's a grim and inescapable 'confinement'.

The Blood Sacrifice Array is inherently malevolent.

And within its confines, a multitude of Demon Path Sects' Demon Heads converge.

Various Walking Corpses, Iron Corpses, Copper Corpses, Blood Slaves, Sword Slaves, and Lust Slaves, all meticulously cultivated by the Demon Path, surge forth like an unstoppable tide.

Further augmenting this horror, within the bloody arteries of the formation, lies an endless legion of monstrous demons.

Empowered by the grand formation, this represents an exceptionally formidable Demon Path contingent.

The cultivators positioned on the exterior would find it exceedingly difficult to breach the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation and infiltrate the Qianxue State Boundary.

Conversely, those within the Qianxue State Boundary would find escape utterly impossible.

For any cultivator below the Golden Core stage, upon entering the Blood Sacrifice Formation and being encircled by Demon Heads, Demon Cultivators, a menagerie of Demon Path thralls, and vast demon monster armies, their demise would be certain.

A restriction imposed by the Heavenly Dao exists within second and third-grade state boundaries.

Even individuals who have achieved the Feather Transformation stage, should they be unable to fully unleash their cultivation and consequently unable to fly, would face certain doom if engulfed by the relentless tide of demon monsters.

Those possessing Heaven Void cultivation are immensely powerful and might comprehend the Laws, potentially breaking through the encirclement.

However, this hinges on the condition that the Great Wilderness Evil God remains dormant.

Should the Great Wilderness Evil God awaken and its malevolent power permeate the land, this Blood Sacrifice Array would transform into a truly 'forbidden' zone.

Even those at the Heaven Void stage might hesitate to traverse such a treacherous Blood Sacrifice Array. .

The repercussions of becoming corrupted, infested, or reduced to a mere puppet or plaything of the Evil God are truly beyond comprehension.

Heaven Void cultivators are constrained by the Evil God's might.

Feather Transformation cultivators could perish with even the slightest misstep.

For those below Golden Core, any hope of survival is extinguished.

The expansive Qianxue State Boundary would devolve into stagnant waters, destined to be slowly devoured by the forces of the Evil God.

And it doesn't end there...

Mo Hua's pupils contracted with alarm.

The Qianxue Sword Discussion Conference represents a monumental event within the Nine States.

At this very moment, numerous cultivators from across the Nine State Cultivation World have congregated within the Qianxue State Boundary.

Their numbers far exceed previous gatherings, and they comprise the most elite cultivators from various state boundaries.

Should the Qianxue State Boundary fall, these individuals would inevitably be transformed into Demon Cultivators, minions of the Evil God, Walking Corpses, or Blood Slaves.

Alternatively, they would be dispatched outright, their blood and flesh becoming mere components for Demon Path Artifact Refining and formation arrays.

The overall strength of the Demon Path would experience an instantaneous and dramatic surge.

Furthermore, Mo Hua had not overlooked the presence of an entire Spirit Mountain housing the spiritual mine of Mount Qianlong, situated in close proximity to the fifth-grade Qianxue State Boundary.

This is a colossal fifth-grade Spirit Mountain, a prodigious source of Spirit Stones, vital for sustaining the cultivation and operational endeavors of numerous sects within Qianxue.

The fall of Qianxue would inevitably lead to Mount Qianlong spiritual mine falling under the dominion of the Evil God.

Spirit Stones are the most crucial resource for Tao cultivation.

The achievement of significant undertakings necessitates an abundance of Spirit Stones.

Not to mention, when considering the sheer demands of the grand formation's energy supply.

Should the Mount Qianlong spiritual mine become tainted, these innumerable Spirit Stones would transmute into an unending stream of Evil Power, continuously fueling the formation's core within the Blood Sacrifice.

Consequently, the Desolate Heaven Blood Sacrifice Formation would receive an inexhaustible supply, enabling its perpetual operation.

With the acquisition of Spirit Stones, resources, manpower, and territory.

The awakening of the Evil God, the propagation of blood sacrifice, and the ceaseless functioning of the formation.

The entirety of the fifth-grade Qianxue State Boundary would thus become a self-sustaining, deeply entrenched, and extraordinarily resilient Demon Path 'stronghold'.

From this established base, the influence would expand outwards, spreading the Evil God's power, contaminating and encroaching upon neighboring regions, likely leading to the gradual downfall of the entire Qian State, step by agonizing step...

The further Mo Hua contemplated these possibilities, the more chilling the prospect became.

This Mr. Tu, whose machinations spanned a millennium, had indeed devised a scheme of horrifying scope.

His strategic arrangement of formations was undeniably executed with unparalleled brilliance.

Although the process was fraught with potential complications and inherent uncertainties.

Yet, according to his meticulously crafted plan, it was genuinely feasible, through a Quasi-Third Grade Blood Sacrifice Array, to refine the fifth-grade Qianxue State Boundary, transforming the entire prosperous land of Qianxue into an Asura's Purgatory, a veritable Evil God's Dojo, unleashing catastrophe upon all living beings, and resulting in countless casualties...

"Could the ancestors of the Qianxue State Boundary perceive it?"

Mo Hua pondered, attempting to place himself in the viewpoint of the "ancestors" from various noble families and sects, and concluded that perhaps not.

The matter was veiled in mystery, with nuances so subtle that even Heaven Void might struggle to fully grasp them to this extent.

At the very least, before it fully unfolded, they were unlikely to comprehend it completely.

Furthermore, Qianxue had experienced a prolonged period of peace.

The Demon Path, too, had been dormant for an extended duration.

The Evil God had long been a forgotten entity by the populace.

The prosperous Qianxue State Boundary echoed with the sound of bells and the merriment of feasts.

All the focus of the aristocratic families and sects was directed towards the Sword Discussion Conference, towards the pursuit of fame and profit, and towards the accumulation of personal advantage.

Under such circumstances, they were compelled to engage in competition, and indeed, they would compete.

However, once immersed in the rivalries for fame and fortune, blinded by the immediate distractions, they naturally could not perceive the more perilous causal chains.

This situation perfectly illustrated the adage:

"Its rise is swift, its fall abrupt."

"Prosperity dissolves in moments, life and death descend in an instant."

Mo Hua's brow furrowed as he followed Mr. Tu’s "instructions." He continued to employ the Great Wilderness Bone Carving Skill to etch the Formation Pivot of the Blood Sacrifice Array, all the while contemplating this profound issue.

Despite his efforts, no clear path forward emerged from his thoughts.

After diligently drawing the formation for a period, and with his Divine Sense utterly depleted, Mo Hua reclined upon a colossal skeleton, seeking rest while lost in contemplation.

The current predicament was, in truth, more dire than he had initially anticipated.

Not only the present "cause" but even more terrifying was the ensuing "effect."