Tianjin, starting with unorthodox methods to achieve immortality

The entire mass grave shook.

At the same time, the eerie green crystals at the top of the forty-nine black stone pillars shone brightly, shooting out forty-nine thick green beams of light that shot straight into the sky, faintly echoing the dark red moonlight in the sky!

The array patterns on the ground were instantly activated, and the dark red ground seemed to come alive, slowly writhing, while the pale white bone powder patterns shone with a dazzling white light!

An invisible, immense suction force erupted from the Life Cauldron!

It's not about the physical objects, but about the vitality and energy in the surrounding environment!

In an instant, the area centered on Linhe County and spanning hundreds of miles...

Countless beings, whether asleep or awake, whether human or animal, felt a strange tremor in their hearts, as if something precious was being slowly drawn from their bodies.

Those who are weak and sickly will fall into an even deeper coma.

Uneasy commotion and low moaning could be heard from the livestock pens.

A vast and chaotic mass of life energy, like a trickle of water summoned by an invisible force, converged on the mass grave from all directions!

Guided by the formation, these energy streams containing the lifeblood of living beings were filtered and purified, transforming into streaks of pale golden light.

Like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, they surged wildly into the suspended cauldron of life!

The cauldron shone brighter and brighter, and the cloud-patterned beasts on its surface seemed to come alive. The light and mist inside the cauldron churned and boiled, and the vitality it emitted became increasingly terrifying, even stirring up the surrounding air and forming tiny whirlwinds!

Chen Mo lay hidden in the shadows behind the pile of rocks. Only after seeing that the area around the formation seemed to be a safe zone did he forcefully suppress the urge to run away.

Sensing the vitality surrounding him, he had a sudden inspiration and tried to circulate the mental techniques of the "Taiyin Chongxing Jue".

Hmm? This looks promising.

. . . . . .

Looking at the magnificent scene before the formation and feeling the rapidly growing vitality within the Life Cauldron, Master Liu's eyes were filled with excitement.

The outcome is decided!

If he could hold out for just one more hour, and if the great formation could operate for just one more hour, the life force of the people in the three counties of Linhe would be completely drained. At that time, he could temporarily seal the life force cauldron and then quickly move away!

As for the hundreds of thousands of civilians who died, the Bureau of Suppression of Evil will take the blame; what does it have to do with him?

"It'll be soon...it'll be soon..." Master Liu murmured to himself, his expression growing increasingly fanatical.

Just as the formation was operating at its most intense moment, a sudden change occurred!

"How dare these heretical cult members act so arrogantly?!"

A furious roar, like a thunderclap from the heavens, suddenly exploded in the air above the mass grave.

The sound contained terrifying sonic waves that instantly overwhelmed all the chanting of the Moon Worshipers, causing many people's blood and qi to surge and the operation of the formation to become sluggish.

With a furious roar, a blazing, domineering golden-red blade of light, as intense as the sun, suddenly erupted from the west side of the mass grave without warning!

When the blade first appeared, it was only a thin line, but in the blink of an eye, it expanded to be more than ten feet long!

Amidst the flashing blades, the phantoms of dragons and tigers could be vaguely seen swirling and roaring, carrying a terrifying will to shatter all illusions, as they fiercely slashed at the outermost black stone pillars of the formation!

This strike was timed perfectly, its target clear and ruthless, aimed directly at the foundational pillar of the protective array!

If even a portion of the stone pillars is broken, the balance of the entire Jiyuan Life-Gathering Sacrifice Array will be disrupted. At best, the array will become ineffective; at worst, it will trigger a terrifying backlash!

This strike was a full-force attack that Yue Changkong had been preparing for a long time!

"Oh no!!" Master Liu's excitement instantly turned into horror!

He never expected that Yue Changkong would choose to turn against him at this time!

Both sides had clearly agreed that once the deal was done, the chances of success would be split 50/50.

He tried to stop it, but the blade was too fast and too fierce; it was too late!

"Yue Changkong, how dare you!!" Master Liu only had time to let out a desperate roar.

"BOOM—!!!!!"

The golden-red blade flashed like a hot knife through butter, slicing through the three black stone pillars side by side without any hindrance!

A blinding light erupted, and amidst a deafening roar, the stone pillar connected by special Yin Iron was cleaved in half as if it were made of paper, and exploded with a thunderous crash!

The emerald green crystal at the top shattered instantly, turning into countless green specks of light!

"puff--!"

"Ugh—!"

The formation was violently destroyed, and the enormous backlash instantly fed back along the energy connection!

The ten Moon Worshipers closest to the stone pillar were the first to be hit, spitting out blood and flying backward with screams.

The followers in other directions were also affected. The chanting of the formation came to an abrupt halt, and everyone's face turned pale and their breathing became disordered.

The light of the entire Ji Yuan Sheng sacrificial array suddenly dimmed by more than half.

The pale golden blood streaks that converged from all directions paused for a moment before beginning to dissipate.

The central cauldron of vitality emitted an unstable hum, its body flashing rapidly, as if it might fall from the sky at any moment.

"Yue...Chang...Kong...!!!"

Master Liu's eyes were bloodshot with rage as he watched helplessly as his life's work was destroyed. In his fury, he disregarded the internal injuries caused by the backlash from the formation, and a dense crimson light erupted from his body, along with a chilling and violent aura that soared into the sky.

He swayed and lunged towards the direction from which the blade had come.

He had somehow acquired a pair of oddly shaped crescent-shaped short blades in his hands, the blades flowing with dark red blood light.

He knew that the plan had completely failed!

The only thing we can do now is to hold off Yue Changkong and buy time for the other believers to transfer the Life Cauldron!

Or, if we fight to the death and kill Yue Changkong, that would be a way to give an account to the sect!

The mass grave fell into a brief silence after the formation was broken, but was soon filled with even more ferocious roars.

On the perimeter, several small teams that had been lying in wait for a long time also received the signal to attack!

"kill!"

A fierce glint flashed in Yue Shan's eyes. He swiftly leaped out from behind the pile of rocks, drew his longsword, and charged towards the chaotic Moon Worship Cult members.

Chen Mo stopped stealing life force and was about to step out of the shadows when he suddenly stopped again.

"Om Mani Padme Hum..."

A Buddhist chant, filled with countless overlapping sounds and accompanied by frantic babbling, resounded directly in everyone's ears!

This sound brought no peace; instead, it stirred up the deepest, most depraved desires in people's hearts!

Two figures slowly emerged from the eastern edge of the mass grave!

The first person was dressed as a monk, wearing a kasaya. Instead of gemstones, the surface of the kasaya was inlaid with half-open, half-closed eyeballs!

The five-Buddha crown he wore was clearly made up of five dried infant heads with distorted expressions, each holding a dark red rosary in its mouth.

His face appears dignified and solemn, but upon closer inspection, it looks as if countless tiny insects are wriggling beneath his skin.

The person behind him was even more bizarre, his whole body resembling a walking skeleton draped in a gray monk's robe, but the bones were not white, but rather a murky dark yellow.

Beneath the monk's robe, one could vaguely see that his chest and abdomen were empty, supported only by a constantly churning mass of pitch-black mist.