I am cultivating immortals in mortal science

Chapter 2153 The Dao and Oneself
Since Luo Hong arrived, the mountains have been filled with blood and constant roars; war and slaughter never cease!
A full sixty years passed in this way. On this day, the blood waves surged back, and the Netherworld faction, which had gained a huge advantage in this great battle, took the initiative to withdraw from the battlefield.

The remaining twisted creatures roared to the sky, as if they had truly won.

However, they were completely unaware that a true catastrophe was about to befall them.

"The time has come."

When the time for resolving the agreement with Shi Kong arrived, Luo Hong, who had been sitting cross-legged on the summit for several years, slowly opened her eyes.

Without saying a word, he immediately formed a hand seal with one hand.

Instantly, white array flags appeared above more than a hundred mountain peaks in the mountain range, forming groups of six and rotating above the peaks.

"open!"

As Luo Hong changed her hand seals, a command came from her mouth.

The next moment, arrays of light emanating primordial energy condensed from those array flags.

After a slight rotation, a white beam of light shot out from the light array and fell straight down towards the giant peak below.

These white beams of light immediately ignored the massive mountain and landed directly on the limbs of the demon gods buried deep underground.

Like a divine sword slashing down, all the demon gods' limbs were easily pierced and quickly disintegrated.

As they disappeared, streams of multicolored law power immediately followed the white pillars of light, passing through the mountain and arriving at the white light arrays.

At this moment, the spinning white array flags stopped simultaneously, then swayed slightly, condensing into white light shields.

No matter how the colorful laws of power surged and struggled within, they could not break through even a fraction of the way, nor were they damaged in any way.

Seeing this, Luo Hong knew that the first step of her plan had been successful.

Next, he needs to make these laws of power circulate between the various light arrays so that a large array can be formed.

So, his hands began to frantically change hand seals, and his divine sense was highly concentrated as he exerted all his power to control all the white light arrays.

Instantly, streams of law-based power flowed from the gaps Luo Hong had deliberately created, heading towards his predetermined location, causing colorful light to ripple and shimmer among the mountains, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.

After several hours, just as Luo Hong had tried thousands of possibilities and his forehead was covered in sweat, he finally grasped a clue.

"found it!"

Like finding a thread in a tangled mess, Luo Hong followed this clue and quickly figured out how the unknown array worked.

At this point, Luo Hong no longer needed to exert much control; the inertia of the formation itself was enough to influence the power of those laws, causing it to operate rhythmically among the mountains.

Withdrawing her divine sense, Luo Hong looked at the magnificent scene.

With just a quick glance, he discovered that the great formation had twelve array eyes, each containing different laws of power.

"True Thunder, Five Elements, Mysterious Wind. That's right, the twelve array eyes correspond exactly to the twelve transformations of the Awakening of Insects."

In other words, this grand formation is inextricably linked to the Heavenly Fiend Saint Emperor!

Luo Hong immediately received a crucial piece of information.

For this reason alone, his sixty years of hard work have not been in vain.

"Although this great formation is incomplete, it can still operate for a while. Its supernatural power... hmm? It is missing a link."

Luo Hong explored further and discovered that the supernatural power of this great formation was a kind of blessing, so it needed a recipient in order to continue exploring.

"Blood, go."

Without wasting any time, Luo Hong immediately designated Xue'er, who had been protecting him, to act as the one to receive the attack in this formation.

Firstly, because she possesses the cultivation level of a Great Luo Immortal; secondly, because her true spirit resides in the Blood Sea, as long as the Blood Sea does not dry up, she will not truly be in danger of losing her life.

"Yes, Master!"

Xue'er, unaware of fear, entered the spatial passage opened by Luo Hong with an excited expression on her face.

"What a strange feeling!"

After being moved over, Xue'er immediately felt a strange power enter her body.

"Do not resist this force, but begin casting the spell by going with it."

Luo Hong immediately gave instructions.

Upon hearing this, Xue'er closed her eyes and began to carefully comprehend it.

Before long, she slowly sat down cross-legged in the air, and a phantom of a blood-red lotus platform appeared beneath her, which quickly solidified.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the world shook. Luo Hong looked up and saw that the sky was filled with blood, and even the starlight of the Jilin Void Realm was blocked.

"True Blood Path?"

From the numerous Dao powers emanating from the high sky, Luo Hong could easily tell that this strange phenomenon was triggered by the True Blood Dao.

As time passed, the projection of the avenue high in the sky became increasingly solid, perfectly presenting the scene of a sea of ​​blood.

This method of invoking the Great Dao is clearly beyond Xue'er's current capabilities!

Is the only purpose of this grand formation to enhance cultivators' control over the Great Dao?

"Blood Child, can you go any further?"

Luo Hong asked telepathically.

"Master, I have never felt so close to the Great Dao. If I wish to take another step forward, please watch!"

Xue'er's tone was excited, unable to hide her joy. After a moment's thought, she focused all her energy on communicating with the True Blood Dao.

In an instant, the raging sea of ​​blood reflected in the sky surged high and slowly condensed into a huge rune at one point.

Luo Hong's divine sense stirred, and she discovered that its aura was quite similar to Chen Ruyan's Thousand Water True Dao Wheel.

However, such supernatural powers are clearly only attainable by the strongest among the Dao Ancestors; other cultivators simply do not have this control over the Great Dao!

Xue'er, a mere Great Luo Immortal, was able to barely condense his power at this moment.

Although it didn't involve any actual combat, it was still incredibly amazing.

"If a Grand Luo cultivator can achieve this level, then what if a true Dao Ancestor were in this formation?"

Luo Hong knew that this grand formation could not have been prepared for a Great Luo cultivator, but he could not find a Dao Ancestor to cooperate with his experiment.

After all, Shi Kongjie knew of the existence of the Chaos Demon God and would never do something so dangerous.

But just then, an angry shout came from high above:

"Who dares to disturb my Great Dao!"

The sound waves rolled on, and the strange activity in the sea of ​​blood suddenly subsided wherever they passed.

The crimson rune that Xue'er had just condensed into a basic outline collapsed instantly under the disturbance, causing her pretty face to turn pale.

The next moment, at the point of its collapse, a tall figure quickly appeared.

This person was about ten feet tall, wearing a hideous black armor that looked like bone and gold. His face was fierce and very different from that of humans. His long blood-red hair fluttered in the wind, and his aura was in harmony with the True Blood Dao, which was extremely astonishing!
"So that's why. It turns out you used the power of the formation. It seems you're the mastermind!"

The Blood Demon Ancestor glared angrily, and countless blood-red skulls condensed in the sea of ​​blood beneath him. They intertwined and gathered like clouds, constantly devouring each other, their eyes fixed on Luo Hong!

"Hey, just in time!"

Despite the other party's unfriendly attitude, Luo Hong felt a surge of joy, as if she were being aided by the power of heaven and earth.

"Please calm down, fellow Daoist. My name is Luo Hong, and I am a cultivator from the Immortal Realm."

I stumbled upon an ancient formation here, and on a whim, I restarted it to test its power, which is why I made this commotion. I didn't mean to disturb you, fellow cultivator."

Luo Hong immediately stood up, cupped her hands in a respectful bow to the Blood Demon Ancestor, and said very politely.

"An ancient formation? Hmm, this formation is indeed dilapidated. If we had anticipated this, we certainly wouldn't have prepared it like this."

The Blood Demon Ancestor glanced at the great formation below and immediately noticed many problems, which made him less wary.

"I never imagined that a formation could activate the True Blood Dao to such an extent!"
"I am Blood Demon, fellow Daoist from the Immortal Realm, do you know the origin of this ancient formation?"

The existence of such a formation is undoubtedly a threat to the Blood Demon Ancestor.

The greater threat is not the formation itself, but the person who set it up!

"This formation is extremely ancient, and there is no record of it in any ancient texts."

Otherwise, Luo wouldn't have needed to take such a risk to test its power.

Based on what we have learned so far, this formation can clearly greatly enhance a cultivator's control over the True Blood Dao.

But this is undoubtedly just a means; what to do after gaining control, and what he can do, remains a complete mystery to Luo.

Luo Hong slowly shook her head, saying with considerable regret.

"Hmph, fellow Daoist, you speak of secrecy, but are you actually trying to lure me into helping with the testing?"

The Blood Demon Ancestor snorted coldly, immediately seeing through the meaning behind Luo Hong's words.

He was indeed tempted, but he was far from being willing to risk his life!
"I never intended to deceive you, fellow Daoist. It's just that this formation is most likely an exploration of the future by several Dao Ancestors from the Primordial Era. It would be extremely regrettable if we couldn't know the outcome!"

Having met many Dao Ancestors, Luo Hong already knew that no matter what these Dao Ancestors looked like on the surface, they were all deeply concerned about the future.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the Blood Demon Ancestor's expression immediately became hesitant.

"Such a large amount of Dao power would require the combined efforts of at least several hundred fellow Daoists to set up. If it were only to deal with me alone, there would be no need for such trouble."

Although the Blood Demon Ancestor was arrogant, he did not believe he could withstand the siege of hundreds of fellow cultivators, and his suspicion that this was a trap had been reduced to the lowest possible level.

"Very well, this concerns the future, so it's worth taking some risks. I've taken my share of risks in the past, so how can I back down today!"

With a firm thought, the Blood Demon Ancestor reached out and grabbed a blood-red skull. With a slight movement of his lips, it quickly transformed into a blood-soaked figure.

After wriggling around, the blood-covered man became exactly like the Blood Demon Ancestor, even the aura of law emanating from his body was identical!
It turns out that even at this point, the Blood Demon Ancestor was unwilling to take the risk himself and instead planned to use an avatar to replace him.

Seeing this, Luo Hong didn't say anything more. If this formation really had any wonderful uses, once this person experienced it, he would naturally become even more deeply involved.

With a flash of silver light, Xue'er was teleported back to Luo Hong's side, and her original position was replaced by the Blood Demon incarnation.

The great formation operated continuously, and its unique blessing power fell on the Blood Demon Avatar, instantly causing its eyes to widen as if it had seen another side of the True Blood Dao.

Although he originally had control over the True Blood Dao, it always operated in its own way, and one had to follow it to draw upon its power.

But now, he felt that the True Blood Dao was radiating a gentle aura, and could move according to his will.

More importantly, once this feeling arose, he couldn't help but want to activate the True Blood Dao and make the Dao his own!
As the saying goes, "Man follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, and heaven follows the Tao," which is the ultimate truth of the world.

However, at this very moment, the Blood Demon incarnation actually believed that he could overturn the heavens and earth, and achieve the Dao follows the heavens, the heavens follow the earth, and the earth follows man!

Simply put, it means that it's not about cultivators getting closer to the Great Dao, but about the Great Dao coming closer to cultivators!

Transform the Great Way into your own being!

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out, and the Blood Demon's avatar shattered into countless bloody fragments!
Immediately, a burst of blood-red light appeared, and the Blood Demon Ancestor, having traveled billions of miles, traversed the endless void with the aid of the True Blood Dao!

"Hahaha, the Tao is one's own path! What a bright future! What a wise ancient sage!"

The Blood Demon Ancestor laughed maniacally, taking over the control of the True Blood Dao in place of his avatar.

Just three breaths later, the sea of ​​blood in the sky began to slowly rotate, with the Blood Demon Ancestor at its center.

As this change occurred, veins resembling the branches of giant trees appeared in the sea of ​​blood, and rounds of blood suns emerged and shone everywhere, radiating an endless and mysterious aura.

"The meridians reflect the Great Dao, and the immortal apertures manifest the Great Sun?"

Luo Hong frowned and stared intently, gradually discerning some meaning.

Once this strange tree in the sea of ​​blood has fully grown, the Blood Demon Ancestor's Daoist cultivation will also be successful.

"However, this is ultimately just a remnant formation."

Luo Hong did not intervene, because there was no need to.

Although the Blood Demon Ancestor is only one step away from success, that step is an insurmountable chasm for him!
As the power of the laws within each of the white light arrays was exhausted, the grand array immediately became powerless.

The colorful light dissipated, the supernatural power vanished, and the sea of ​​blood in the sky trembled violently. All the strange phenomena within it instantly turned into blood and merged back into the sea of ​​blood.

The sea of ​​blood itself no longer rotated regularly, but resumed its ancient operation.

"No! I was just one step away! Just one step away!"

The Blood Demon Ancestor cried out in a sorrowful voice, filling everyone with endless anger and resentment.

"You! You can activate the ancient formation, you can definitely recreate it. I'll grant you whatever you want. Now, let me do it!"

After shouting, the Blood Demon Ancestor turned his head and glared at Luo Hong with extremely fierce eyes.

Without a doubt, if Luo Hong were to say "no," he would immediately resort to force!

"Fellow Daoist, please don't be impatient. Could you describe your specific feelings just now? What wonderful benefits do you expect to receive after you succeed?"

Luo Hong, naturally confident and fearless, calmly inquired.

"The road ahead! This is absolutely the road ahead I've been waiting for!"

As for its wonder, it is that it can refine me into something similar to the 'Heart of the Great Dao'.

I dare not speak for others, but if successful, it will definitely delay the process of achieving Dao Integration by a hundredfold or even a thousandfold!

The Blood Demon Ancestor wanted Luo Hong to recreate the ancient formation, and at this moment, he revealed everything he knew without reservation.

"The Heart of the Great Dao?"

Luo Hong pondered for a moment, as if she had grasped something key, but it also seemed like it was just an illusion.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist, for informing me."

A moment later, Luo Hong nodded slightly to the Blood Demon Ancestor, and then stretched out her right palm and slapped downwards.

With a deafening roar, a massive silver hand slammed down onto the mountains.

Then, with a sudden clench, countless spaces shattered!
(End of this chapter)