Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 675: Chapter 552 Planting Devil in Taoist Heart_1

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Can I learn it?

Mo Hua pondered for a moment and shook his head.

No, it’s probably not possible…

“Planting Devil in Taoist Heart”… It sounds like a technique from the Demon Path.

I am a Serious Cultivator, I cannot stray into crooked and evil ways, learning unethical Demon Sect Taoist Skills.

What if I master it, lose myself, fall into the Demon Path, and become a little Demon Head… What then?

“However, just because I can’t learn it, does that mean I can’t study it?”

At this thought, Mo Hua reconsidered.

He also remembered his master’s warning about “Gui Tao’s people” on the night they parted:

“He has already become a demon, and what he cultivates is the Technique of ‘Gui Tao’…”

“His nature is indifferent, his methods are extremely strong, and he is an extremely arrogant person; but he is proficient in Divine Thought Technique, and his use of Divine Sense has reached the pinnacle…”

“If you encounter him in the future, you must be very careful…”

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Be very careful if I encounter him in the future…

Mo Hua furrowed his brow.

Did his master’s words carry another, deeper meaning?

Did his master anticipate, or perhaps foresee, that I would encounter Gui Tao’s people, and that’s why he told me to be careful?

But how should I guard against him?

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then uncertainly said to himself:

“Know yourself and know your enemy?”

Only by understanding “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart” can I guard against “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart.”

If I know nothing of “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart,” I might be ensnared by the “Uncle’s” scheme in the future and become his puppet, out of control and oblivious to it.

Moreover, my master said that Gui Tao’s people had “reached the pinnacle in the use of Divine Sense….”

If even my master said “reaching the pinnacle,” then Gui Tao’s people’s Divine Sense technique must be extremely refined and frighteningly powerful.

I need to at least take a good look and learn what I can from it.

As for the Righteous Dao and Demon Path…

Mo Hua stroked his chin, deeply contemplating.

The so-called Righteous and the so-called Demon are both manifestations of the “Dao,” expressions of the Great Dao.

Like with Formation.

Evil Formation and Righteous Dao formations appear to be distinctly different, but they both conform to the fundamental principles and framework of Formation.

However, Righteous Dao formations aim to comprehend the Heavenly Dao, to grasp the essence of the operation of Spiritual Power.

Demon Formations seek quick success and pursue potency, hence they are quickly established by using human blood as ink, human bones as pivots, skin and flesh as media, and oceans of Blood Qi and Qi Sea as focal points.

Existence and nonexistence generate each other, difficulty and ease complete each other, and righteousness and evil are contrary yet also validating each other.

Could it be the same with “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart”?

Learn its techniques, understand its principles, discern its path.

Even if I cannot use the technique of “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart,” by analogy, I can understand the principles of using Divine Sense and learn the methods of its application.

At the very least, I can also know myself and the enemy, in order to guard against the “Uncle” harming me in the future.

However, I must maintain my Taoist Heart, not lose my true nature.

It’s easy to go from the Righteous to the Demon, but to change from Demon to Righteous is difficult…

Mo Hua nodded reflexively.

I must not be beguiled by “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart.”

I cannot become a little Demon Head!

Determined, Mo Hua began to follow Gui Tao’s people, peeping out with his little head, spying on how Gui Tao’s people used “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart” to manipulate people and slaughter Cultivators…

Gui Tao’s people acted without restraint, killing widely, and frequently used “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart.”

Having seen it many times, Mo Hua, with his understanding of Divine Sense and experience in Divine Thought Slaughter, also gained a rough grasp of “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart.”

This was a technique that sounded ordinary, looked peculiar, seemed horrifying upon reflection, and was executed with a cold and cruel efficiency that made it nearly unsolvable—it was a Demon Path Divine Thought technique.

Blood Qi harms the flesh.

Spiritual Power harms the meridians.

But “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart” damages the Divine Sense itself.

It is about turning one’s own Divine Sense into Demon Thought, and after differentiation, spreading like an epidemic, residing in other people’s Sea of Consciousness.

It is similar to the hauntings in the Contemplation Map, but far more powerful.

The hauntings parasitize, slowly consuming the Sea of Consciousness with many limitations and taking effect slowly.

“Planting Devil in Taoist Heart,” however, takes effect rapidly, and Cultivators “seeded” with Devil by Gui Tao’s people can hardly extricate themselves after a few moments, as the Demon Thought is deeply implanted.

The hauntings are an external evil invasion.

But “seeded Devil” is more like an internal contamination, directly causing the Cultivator’s Taoist Heart to deteriorate and demonize.

It is not that Gui Tao’s people control them.

It’s more like they themselves can’t control their own Demon Thoughts.

Even though they are being controlled by someone else, it’s as if they are acting according to their own wishes and desires.

Planting Demon Thought within the Taoist Heart…

From this perspective, what “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart” erodes and damages is actually the Taoist Heart!

Mo Hua felt a chill in his heart, but then a suspicion surfaced as he observed Gui Tao’s people:

“Planting Devil in Taoist Heart, Demonic Thought Differentiation… But where is the true ‘Gui Tao’s people,’ or rather, the original Demon Thought of Gui Tao’s people?”

“If that Demon Thought is not killed, does that mean Gui Tao’s people will not die?”

“Is it even possible that, unless all the Demon Thoughts are erased, even if the original Demon Thought is killed, ‘Gui Tao’s people’ might not die?”

“Doesn’t that mean they would be truly… immortal?!”

Mo Hua was deeply shaken.

This “Uncle” of mine seems to be far more terrifying than I thought…

Upon this thought, Mo Hua considered further:

“With such a terrifying Uncle, such a powerful ‘Planting Devil in Taoist Heart,’ I must study it closely…”

Compelled by his thoughts, Mo Hua involuntarily nodded his little head and then continued to stealthily observe Gui Tao’s people.

Only this time, he watched even more carefully, discovering even more…

Firstly, “Planting Devil in Taoist Heart” requires a medium.

Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind—all can be mediums.

Form, sound, smell, taste, touch, and phenomena—all are the pathways.

Some Cultivators were “seeded” just by giving Gui Tao’s people a glance; others by hearing them speak;

some by smelling the blood scent emanating from Gui Tao’s people; others by tasting their blood;

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