Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 2913: Chapter 163: Humanity

The people present all felt the authority and oppression of the ”Divine Lord” from Mo Hua, and they bowed respectfully, saying:

”We duly honor the name of the Divine Lord.”

”We duly obey the command of the Witch Priest.”

They had always held high positions, yet now all bowed in submission to Mo Hua. Though deeply calculating and inscrutable, their inner emotions were genuine—still filled with doubt, questioning, sardonic smiles, worries, or dissatisfaction.

Some were clearly unconvinced, believing Mo Hua to be abusing his authority and making a big deal out of small matters, foreseeing an eventual downfall.

The upper echelons of the Barbaric Wilderness were accustomed to scheming, with intense desires but shallow secrets, and their faith was unlikely to be steadfast.

These emotions were observed one by one by Mo Hua without a word.

Yet the Thick Earth Formation continued to be meticulously implemented under Mo Hua’s divine governance.

The citizens of the Barbaric Wilderness indeed did not understand why they needed to exhaust supplies to carve so many Holy Patterns.

Clearly, the spread of famine had already stopped, so why expend so much effort?

But the Divine Lord’s decrees were absolute.

The orders of Mo Hua, this Witch Priest, were everything.

Out of faith and trust in Mo Hua, the middle and lower class barbarian cultivators of the Great Wilderness quickly set aside their doubts and wholeheartedly devoted themselves to the construction of the Thick Earth Formation.

The entire Vermilion Bird Mountain Realm was suddenly a sea of people, coordinated and bustling.

Even though it was a year of disaster and the people’s livelihood was declining, under immense unity, there was a moment of people defying the heavens.

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Meanwhile, Mo Hua stood before a map of the Barbaric Land, staring at a place with furrowed brows.

Before long, Iron Skill Bone quietly entered, reporting to Mo Hua about the reconstruction matters of the Vermilion Bird Divine Altar.

Iron Skill Bone, although rebellious by nature, stood firm in his convictions, but fluctuated in his actions. However, he was also one of the closest ”confidants” to Mo Hua, alongside Dan Zhu and others.

Moreover, ever since the incident at the White Bone Tomb, Iron Skill Bone had been entrusted with his ancestor’s ”death and rebirth” exhortations, thus began to serve Mo Hua wholeheartedly.

No matter what Mo Hua ordered, Iron Skill Bone completed it without omission.

Because of his unique status and ancestral transmission in the Divine Way, Mo Hua assigned Iron Skill Bone to manage some tribe affairs related to ”faith” and ”ritual.”

Regarding the Vermilion Bird Divine Altar’s rituals, Mo Hua also instructed Iron Skill Bone to prepare in advance.

Iron Skill Bone regularly reported progress to Mo Hua.

Now, after everything was reported, Iron Skill Bone kept his head low, maintaining a bowed posture.

Mo Hua remained gazing at the map in silence, lost in thought.

After a long time, Iron Skill Bone, head bowed, lifted his head, glanced at Mo Hua with reverence, and then at the map Mo Hua was fixated on, his expression slightly changed.

This subtle emotional shift did not escape Mo Hua’s perception. Mo Hua turned his head, calmly looking at Iron Skill Bone.

Iron Skill Bone dared not meet Mo Hua’s gaze, instantly lowered his eyes, maintaining his respectful demeanor.

Looking at Iron Skill Bone, Mo Hua slightly furrowed his brows, suddenly recalling a question, he asked Iron Skill Bone:

”Why back then... did Lugu attack Wutu Mountain Realm?”

Iron Skill Bone was somewhat surprised, unsure why Mo Hua suddenly inquired this.

”At the time of great disaster, famine everywhere, Lord Lugu could only lead soldiers, roam about seeking a place to survive and establish...” Iron Skill Bone replied.

Mo Hua knew about this, yet failed to comprehend:

”Why specifically Wusha Mountain Realm?”

Looking at the Wilderness map, Mo Hua suddenly realized, Lugu’s tribe was actually quite far from the Second Grade Wusha place. If merely escaping disaster, there was no need to specifically head in that direction.

Iron Skill Bone said, ”Disaster comes from the West, it’s necessary to seek refuge in the East.”

Mo Hua paused, ”What?”

Iron Skill Bone said, ”This is an ancient prophecy of the Shugubu, it is said that one day, great disaster will come from the West, requiring refuge in the East to avoid calamity. The East is the place of legend, the first manifestation of the Great Wilderness True God, where the flame descended from heaven...”

Mo Hua furrowed his brows, ”When did this prophecy begin?”

Iron Skill Bone said, ”It has always existed. Within Shugubu, this ’prophecy’ has been circulated from very early times. It’s just that the prophecy is too ancient, thus not taken seriously by most. Later, facing disaster, Lord Lugu felt there was nowhere to go, instinctively headed East, thus finding Wusha Mountain Realm, meeting Witch Priest you...”

”These matters...” Iron Skill Bone was somewhat puzzled, ”Witch Priest... you didn’t know?”

Mo Hua’s eyes subtly shifted.

These matters, he indeed did not know.

”Seek the East...”

The East of the Barbaric Land, which is the Wutu Mountain Realm.

Wutu... flame...

Mo Hua felt that there were too many coincidences, giving him an ominous premonition.

But certain matters, after all, needed to be done, and the time had arrived.

Mo Hua instructed Iron Skill Bone, ”Go and select some Witch Cultivators with certain expertise in Holy Patterns, then wait for me at the Witch Priest Hall.”

Iron Skill Bone didn’t ask further, bowed and said, ”Yes.”

About an hour later, many Witch Cultivators gathered at the Witch Priest Hall.

In the Barbaric Land, class hierarchy was strict. Often, bloodline and birth mattered more than anything, while the cultivation paths were not as finely divided.

Therefore, all barbarian cultivators with ”side careers” in Dan Formation Talisman were uniformly called Witch Cultivators.

Even those proficient in witchcraft and some ghost witch skills were also called ”Witch Cultivators.”

The overall system had an orderly ”chaos” within it.