Chapter 784 Sacrifice (Additional update for Mr. Tianji, the idiot Meow~)
"Mr. Tu is indeed right. Monitor your own spiritual vision formation. If you meet a master of the formation, you will become the eyes of others..."
Jin Yixuan looked solemn.
He searched randomly again and found that most of the nearby spiritual vision arrays had been quietly activated.
The Ten Thousand Demons Prison is almost equivalent to other people's territory.
Jin Yixuan felt anxious in his heart. He suddenly froze, remembered something, and immediately ordered the demon cultivator beside him: "You go after me, call a few more people, and follow me."
After receiving the order, the demon cultivator summoned a group of demon cultivators and divided them into two groups. One group went to chase the people, while the other group followed Jin Yixuan to the privy room of the array.
The Privy Council Room has been completely sealed.
Jin Yixuan and other demon cultivators mobilized their demon power and used all their strength to force open the secret door.
When the dust cleared, Jin Yixuan walked into the secret room and looked around with a more gloomy expression.
Sure enough, all the formation hubs had been tampered with and had completely transformed into someone else's shape.
Jin Yixuan frowned for a moment and sneered, "Don't think that you are the only one who can change the formation."
The Yuanci Spiritual Vision Array has been activated, and the array hub is still in front of him. As long as he changes it back, the "eyes" all over the Ten Thousand Demon Prison will become his own again.
Once the Yuan Magnetic Spiritual Vision Formation Center is regained control, a few mice will have no way to escape.
Jin Yixuan put his hand on the formation disk, let go of his spiritual thoughts, and prepared to intervene in the Yuanci formation hub.
Just when his spiritual thoughts connected, his expression changed. When he realized something was wrong, he immediately jumped back.
The moment he retreated, the formation hub exploded.
The explosion was not powerful and could not cause much harm to Jin Yixuan.
But it was enough to destroy the array and most of the central formations on it.
All the Yuan Magnetic Spiritual Vision Arrays were also extinguished.
Jin Yixuan had no injuries, but he was covered in dust and looked very embarrassed, with a ferocious look in his eyes.
"What a good method. In such a hurry, you can still leave a hidden hand in the formation..."
"A mere mouse actually teased me like this..."
He suppressed the anger in his heart and his expression turned cold.
"Don't let me catch you."
Jin Yixuan looked at the formations around him again.
The Yuanci Spiritual Vision Complex Array takes the center as the core and controls the terminal spiritual vision array.
Once the center is destroyed, the formation becomes useless and can no longer be used.
Even if you want to repair it, you won't be able to repair it in a short period of time.
This formation is useless.
However, the passing geese leave a sound, and the passing snow leaves a trace.
A monk's methods will always leave traces, and the same is true for formation masters.
Any formation, as long as it is not completely destroyed, will always leave a series of clues.
The formation master can use the formation, but conversely, your formation, even if it is just a wreckage, may be used by others.
"Since the spiritual vision array is used as the 'eye', his whereabouts will follow the layout of the spiritual hub array in the valley and become a clue to be tracked..."
As for the layout of the Ten Thousand Demons Valley, he was very familiar with it.
Jin Yixuan snorted coldly, with a stern look in his eyes, "You guys can't escape..."
…
On the edge of the Ten Thousand Demons Prison, Mo Hua was guiding the way. The formation disk in his hand "squeaked", the magnetism dissipated, and the formation failed.
Mo Hua sighed.
This Yuan Magnetic Spirit Vision Complex Formation was still discovered.
It seems that there is an experienced formation master among the demon cultivators.
If what he expected was correct, this person would most likely be the leader of the demon cultivators, Jin Yixuan, the senior brother of Duanjinmen.
Fortunately, I had some tricks left.
This group of demon cultivators can destroy the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons themselves, and they can also destroy the Yuan Magnetic Array themselves.
It's just such a small method, but it will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
The situation after that is probably not very optimistic.
Mo Hua, who was hiding in the dark and observing everything, took another look at Linghu Xiao, Ouyang Mu and Song Jian, who were covered in dirty blood and mixed with the group of demon cultivators, and felt a little complicated.
"That's all, just take it one step at a time."
"It really doesn't work, so I have to find another way..."
The road ahead was indeed a lot more bumpy.
There were many more guards searching along the road. Every demon cultivator passing by would have their black robes lifted off and their faces looked at.
There are even "stewards" who patrol.
Some of the mechanisms and small doors on the side roads were also closed.
Occasionally, there are also domesticated hyenas, led by demon cultivators with ropes, sniffing around on the ground for human scent.
After walking cautiously for a while, Linghuxiao and the others were finally blocked on a stone bridge outside the Ten Thousand Demons Prison.
At this moment, the Taixu Order in Mo Hua's hand was shocked. He looked down and saw a letter from Elder Xun on it:
"I have already entered the valley, where are you?"
Mo Hua raised his head, and on the opposite side of the stone bridge stood a tall steward with a pale face and fierce eyes like a tiger or wolf.
It is the precious gold of Broken Golden Gate.
It's probably less than half an hour's journey from here to the gate.
However, Jin Gui was like an "evil tiger", blocking the road.
From the look on his face, it was obvious that he didn't want to give up.
Jin Gui looked at Linghuxiao and the others and smiled coldly, "Finally I found it..."
Now that the matter has come to an end, and their whereabouts have been exposed, there is no need for Linghuxiao and the three of them to cover it up.
Song Jian took a step forward and said: "Jin Gui, you and I are both disciples of Duan Jinmen, why should we kill them all?"
Jin Gui couldn't help but sneer, "Master Song, you are still so childish until now, which makes people laugh..."
"We are both disciples of Duanjinmen, so what?"
"In this world, father and son can turn against each other, and their flesh and blood can kill each other. What does it matter if they are just from the same sect?"
Song Jian, who came from a noble family and grew up under the protection of his parents, moved his parents out again, "If you dare to attack me, my parents will not let you go!"
Jin Gui's eyes were even a little pitiful, "It's been a while since you were caught in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons. Guess why there's no movement from your parents' side?"
"Guess what they are doing?"
Song Jian was stunned by the question and felt a little confused for a moment.
He was locked up in the valley, how could he know what his parents were doing.
Jin Gui smiled sarcastically and said mockingly:
"What else can they do? They are weighing the pros and cons! They are weighing whether to save your son."
"If the price is too high, they would rather you die to end it once and for all, so as not to cause them any trouble!"
Song Jian's face turned pale and he said angrily: "You are talking nonsense. They are my parents, how can they not care about my life or death?"
Jin Gui shook his head and said with a cold tone, "It seems that you know nothing about the rules of the family."
"Monks multiply into families, and the family is maintained by blood, but family ties are the weakest."
"What most monks in the family value most is profit!"
"If the interests are conflicting, even if they come from the same family, the same lineage, or even the same parents, they will still want you to die."
"Your parents, and you are not the only son. When you die, they will just shed a few tears. After some time, they may forget about you."
Song Jian said anxiously: "You are talking nonsense!"
Jin Gui sneered.
Linghuxiao's eyes turned cold and he said to Song Jian, "Don't talk nonsense to him, he is stalling for time."
"Delaying time?" Jin Gui looked arrogant, "Do I still need to delay time to deal with you?"
"Yes, I come from a humble background and have poor qualifications. I cannot compare to you direct descendants."
Jin Gui's tone changed and his eyes were filled with hatred, "But now, I am completely different from what I used to be! Today I will show you what it means to be the true king of monsters..."
Jin Gui's voice became rougher and rougher, and by the end, it was no longer sound, but roared like a tiger's.
His body, with the flash of strong and graceful demonic patterns, gradually grew in size, grew tawny hair, and transformed into the claws and fangs of a tiger.
Jin Gui's aura was like a powerful tiger demon for a moment, which was intimidating.
Linghuxiao and the three others' expressions changed, and they all drew their swords.
"Do it!"
Along the way, the three of them joined forces to kill the enemy, and they already had some tacit understanding.
Song Jian used the Broken Gold Sword Technique to stop the demonized Jin Gui at close range. Ouyang Mu was not very proficient in the Tai'a sword technique, so he could only help from the side.
Linghuxiao, on the other hand, began to accumulate strength and condense the extremely sharp Chongxu Sword Qi.
But Jin Gui had already transformed into a demon. He was wearing the demonic mark of the four-elephant black tiger, and his strength was greatly increased. He suppressed Song Jian in just a few rounds at close range.
Then he backhanded Ouyang Mu.
Song Jian and Ouyang Mu both vomited blood from their mouths.
At this moment, a sword energy that was as bright as the moon and filled with murderous intent directly hit Jin Gui's body.
The sword energy tore open Jin Gui's black robe, revealing the demonic patterns on his back. It also cut a deep scar, revealing black and red flesh.
But in an instant, his wounds continued to heal.
Linghu smiled and gritted his teeth, feeling helpless.
The difference in cultivation is too obvious.
Moreover, he has spent a lot of spiritual energy along the way, and it is already very difficult to condense the sword energy at this time.
Mo Hua also looked stunned.
This Jin Gui has rare "tiger-like" demonic patterns painted on his body?
Mo Hua has never seen this kind of demon pattern on other demon cultivators.
Moreover, the tiger is the king of beasts. The amplifying power of this tiger pattern is obviously stronger than the four elephant patterns of other monsters.
Today's Jin Gui is completely different from before.
In the middle of the field, Linghuxiao and the others were, not surprisingly, also involved in a tough fight.
Song Jian and Ouyang Mu were fighting at close range, and they were no match for Jin Gui, who had "tiger stripes" on his face.
Once Linghuxiao was close, he had no chance to accumulate his sword energy, and he was not much of a threat to Jin Gui, who was now rough-skinned and fleshy after being transformed into a demon.
Jingui fights one against three with ease.
Mo Hua silently put his hand into his storage bag and took out a broken gold sword. He wanted to see if he could kill Jin Gui and copy the four-elephant tiger-like demonic patterns on his body.
But as soon as he had the idea, he silently put away the sword.
Someone is coming from a distance.
The person in charge is none other than the black-clothed leader of the Ten Thousand Demons Valley and the senior brother of Duanjinmen—Jin Yixuan.
In addition, there are several stewards and seven or eight demon cultivators.
Mo Hua sighed deeply.
"This time it's really something that can't be avoided..."
Even if you add yourself, you can't be the opponent of this group of demon cultivators.
Yu Jian could only kill one or two, but that would also reveal his whereabouts.
Moreover, the demonized Jingui is too strong.
Mo Hua estimated that even if he wielded a sword, he might not be able to kill him with one blow.
Not to mention, there are other stewards, as well as the obviously more powerful leader of the Ten Thousand Demons Valley, Jin Yixuan, who has the remnant soul of Mr. Tu attached to him.
To take a step back, even if you can kill, it will actually be of no use.
With so many demon cultivators surrounding them, Xiaomu and the three of them would definitely not be able to escape...
At this moment, when Jin Gui saw someone coming, he no longer held back and decided to fight quickly.
After only about ten rounds, Song Jian and Ouyang Mu were hit by Jin Gui's palm and vomited blood.
Linghuxiao was also hit by Jin Gui's punch on the spirit sword. His energy and blood surged, and he was unable to fight anymore. The three of them remembered Mo Hua’s words:
"If you are stopped by someone, don't show off, don't think about why you would rather die than surrender, fight to the end, and admit defeat honestly..."
Therefore, they didn't try to show off their strength, and the monsters were easily captured.
Linghuxiao felt unwilling to do so, but there was really nothing he could do.
Jin Yixuan led a group of demon cultivators, walked closer, and first praised Jin Gui: "Well done."
Jin Gui looked happy.
Jin Yixuan turned his head again, his eyes wandered over Linghuxiao and the others, and frowned, "Where are the others?"
Where did that damn "rat" go?
Naturally, Linghu Xiao and Ouyang Mu would not talk about the ink painting.
Song Jian is not stupid, so he will naturally not leak it.
The three of them just sneered to themselves and said nothing.
Jin Yixuan was angry in his heart, his eyelids were twitching, and he asked: "Who is helping you secretly?"
Linghu smiled and sneered, "In the Ten Thousand Demons Prison, I can advance and retreat freely with one person and one sword, so why do I need help from others?"
Jin Yixuan knew that he was talking nonsense and ignored him, but he still looked ugly.
Jin Gui had already noticed that Linghu's smile was not pleasing to his eyes, so he said, "Why don't we cripple his hands first and let him suffer a little?"
Jin Yixuan's eyes were cold, he thought for a moment, and then shook his head:
"Keep these people, Young Master is still useful..."
He looked around again, scanning the area several times with his consciousness, but still couldn't find any traces, and frowned.
It’s quite hidden…
At this juncture, you didn't show any flaws?
Jin Yixuan snorted coldly and cursed secretly in his heart:
“As expected of a mouse, he is so sneaky.”
Then he looked around again, feeling unwilling, but still said: "That's all, let's report back to the young master first, and we'll talk about other things later."
"Yes, leader."
The other demon cultivators held their hands, then took out the chains, locked Linghuxiao and the others, and walked towards the depths of the Ten Thousand Demons Prison.
Mo Hua saw all this.
"As expected, you still can't escape..."
Mo Hua frowned. He originally wanted to follow him, but after thinking about it, he suddenly realized that it would be useless to follow him.
There are too many demon cultivators on the opposite side, and most of them are in the late stage of foundation building or even at the peak of demon cultivators.
There is also a mysterious "young master".
We can't beat it now, and we can't beat it in the past.
Moreover, listening to what Jin Yixuan just said, they seemed to have found someone secretly helping Xiaomu and the others.
In this case, these demon cultivators must be extremely vigilant now.
If he followed them and was discovered by them accidentally, it would be in danger.
Mo Hua thought about it and felt that he still had to find a "helper".
Deep in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, there are unknown dangers that cannot be solved by oneself.
He thought for a while and then sent a letter to Xun Ziyou:
"Elder Xun, where are you now?"
"Linghu and the other three were captured again. I have no choice but to ask for your help."
In less than a moment, news from Xun Ziyou came from the Taixu Order:
"We entered the gate, crossed the avenue, and were fighting inside. Now we are...in front of a Wolf Fang Valley."
Langya Valley?
Mo Hua recalled the terrain in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, and then said: "Then don't run around, I will pick you up."
The terrain in the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons was complicated and the roads were intricate. He was afraid that Elder Xun and the others would take the wrong path and stray from him.
Xunzi said leisurely: "Okay!"
So Xun Ziyou and several elders killed the demon cultivator on the spot.
Mo Hua hid himself and rushed towards Langya Valley.
In less than half an hour, Mo Hua arrived at Langya Valley and saw several elders, Xun Ziyou, wielding swords to kill demons from a distance.
They are all golden elixir cultivators, and they can often kill a foundation-building demon cultivator with just one sword energy.
The surrounding demon cultivators were so frightened by the news that they almost didn't dare to approach.
Seeing how strong Elder Xun and the others were, Mo Hua felt much more at ease.
At the moment when the ink painting appeared, Xunzi You and others also discovered the ink painting.
They turned into escaping light and came forward in almost a few seconds.
"Mo Hua, Xiao'er him..."
The current person is an elder wearing Chongxu Sect Taoist robes.
Mo Hua guessed that this elder was the Shangguan elder who secretly guarded Linghuxiao as Elder Xun had mentioned to him.
Mo Huayan said concisely: "The matter is urgent. Linghu has been taken away. Let's talk as we walk."
Xun Ziyou and others nodded.
The large armies of the two sects are still charging into the valley, and there are not many manpower at the moment.
But having the golden elixir is enough.
Xun Ziyou, Xun Zixian and Shangguan Xuanjian, the three golden elixir elders, followed Mo Hua's guidance and took the lead to kill into the Ten Thousand Demons Valley.
The escape techniques of the three Jindan elders were so fast that Mo Hua couldn't keep up.
The slender Xun Ziyou held Mo Hua's sleeves and led him to use the escape technique.
With three golden elixir "protectors", Mo Hua felt a lot more at ease.
The group of people had great momentum along the way.
If you encounter an obstacle, break it with one sword; if you encounter a demon cultivator, kill it with one sword, without any hesitation and with extremely fast speed.
Soon, everyone arrived at the stone bridge where Linghuxiao and three others were captured.
Mo Hua briefly sensed the remaining blood energy and clues of cause and effect, and pointed to the right, "This way."
Xun Ziyou and the others did not hesitate at all, turned into three rays of light, and continued to chase in the direction pointed by Mo Hua.
From then on, ink paintings guided the way.
Occasionally, the ink painting will hesitate, but after thinking for a moment, he can point to the right direction.
The three Jindan elders were all a little surprised.
But the situation is urgent at this time and it is not appropriate to ask any more questions.
And after experiencing all these incidents, they all had an unconditional and natural trust in Mo Hua.
Of course, in this case, it doesn’t matter if they don’t believe it.
No matter how correct the route is, time will pass by little by little.
The deeper they pursued, the more complex the terrain became, and the more time was wasted.
The surrounding area was in a mess, with collapsed stone walls, monster beasts running around, and monster cultivators in various forms of death.
But there was no sign of Linghuxiao and the others.
Xun Ziyou and the other three looked solemn.
And Mo Hua also had a vague premonition in his heart.
Finally, an hour later, when he led Elder Xun and the three of them through the Demon Refining Pot, the Alchemy Room, and the Formation Stone Palace to the final destination, this uneasy premonition became even stronger.
The final location is a magnificent mural.
Above the mural, there are towering valleys, dangerous rivers and rocks, and ferocious demons dancing wildly. It is exactly that... a picture of demon refining!
At this time, there were many demon cultivators stationed outside the demon refining chart.
There were three coffins placed near the Demon Refining Picture.
The coffin was dark, engraved with demonic patterns, cold and strange.
In front of each coffin, dark green candles were lit, and various kinds of flesh, bones, and evil fruits were placed as offerings.
In the middle of the demon refining diagram, there is a steward who looks like a witch, trembling all over and mumbling something.
It seemed like some kind of "ceremony" was being held.
Mo Hua could tell at a glance, "They are offering sacrifices!"
At the same time, this group of demon cultivators also saw Mo Hua, especially Xun Ziyou and others who were wearing sect robes. They were immediately shocked and said in disbelief: "Golden elixir?!"
Xun Ziyou's expression turned cold and he made a decisive decision, "Kill!"
Then he and Shangguan Xuanjian used their sharp sword intent to control the sword or condense their sword energy to kill the demon cultivators around them one by one.
In front of the powerful late-stage Jindan sword cultivators, these demon cultivators were powerless to fight back.
The witch cultivator seemed to want to knock over the altar and ruin the ceremony, but Elder Xun Zixian stopped him.
A spiritual rope engraved with formations trapped her tightly.
The witch could not move.
Xun Zixian asked coldly: "What is the ritual of sacrifice? How to trace it back? How to retrieve the 'sacrifice'?"
The witch's mouth was full of teeth, as black as ink, and she grinned. Then an evil light flashed in her eyes, and immediately her seven orifices exploded, and her sea of consciousness collapsed and she died.
Xun Zixian couldn't stop him even if he wanted to, and his face was as dark as frost for a moment.
At this time, all the demon cultivators nearby were dead.
The demon cultivators on the periphery were killed by the sword energy without knowing the inside story.
The witch in charge of the sacrificial ceremony obviously knew something, but an evil thought destroyed the sea of consciousness and self-destructed.
The area was empty except for the three coffins in the middle.
Not only Mo Hua, but also Xun Ziyou and the other two people had speculations in their minds.
After a while, Xunzi sighed:
"Let's open the coffin and take a look..."
Xun Zixian hesitated for a moment, then broke the formation on the coffin and opened the coffin one by one.
Inside the coffin, lay three teenagers.
It was Linghu Xiao, Ouyang Mu and Song Jian.
At this time, the three people's faces were pale, without a trace of blood, and their breaths were gone, like dead people who had their "souls" removed.
Shangguan Xuanjian's body trembled, his face turned pale, and his eyes showed despair.
Xun Ziyou and Xun Zixian were silent, not knowing how to comfort them.
The atmosphere was a bit dead for a while.
At this moment, they listened to Mo Hua on the side, breathed a sigh of relief, and said:
"It's okay..."
Xun Ziyou and Xun Zixian were startled.
Shangguan Xuanjian also raised his head suddenly, as if grasping at a life-saving straw, looking at the ink painting with hope.
"ink……"
His voice was hoarse.
Mo Hua nodded and said: "The soul was sacrificed, but fortunately, it was sacrificed not long ago, and it should be possible to save it..."
He is relatively familiar with this kind of thing.
Xun Ziyou and the other three looked a little stunned when they heard this.
They are all serious monks and don't know much about Shinto knowledge.
Xun Zixian knew a little bit, but he was not proficient at all.
"How...how can I save this?"
Mo Hua raised his head, glanced at the majestic Demon Refining Picture, which seemed to have countless roaring demons, and said in a casual tone:
"I'll just go in too!"
His eyes were slightly bright, faintly excited.
Originally, I was about to leave the valley...
As a result, this group of demon cultivators, by accident, "seduce" me here again.
If you don't take a look at this demon refining map, wouldn't you be... sorry for their hard work of "leading the wolf into the house"?
Thank you for being the leader of "Big Brother", Tianji Idiot Meow~
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