Hou ordered Da to slowly shrink back then got everyone to go on top of the platform.
"Right Da follow me, I'll be flying above"
Da grew back and the platform carrying 15 people rise in the air. Hou jumped up with his leg parasites and activating his wings he flew higher into the air and started making his way back to base. Both Hou and Da should be able to see in the dark so they'll be back to camp by nightfall proper.
Since Hou had to bring Da with him and needed to have control over his body, last night he spent some time to create the blood dome formation manually.
Hou started flying through the air and Da followed suit, his strong wolf body let him easily keep up with Hou when he wasn't flying too high and fast.
The people on Da however were not used to the movement and considering Da was not trained, many were extremely sick. The constant rocking motion caused everyone to be dizzy.
Well almost everyone, Hamar had never ridden a massive wolf before but he had once ridden a horse so he faired much better. Not to mention he was a strong fighter and could endure such situations more easily.
By the time the sun had fully set and the moonlight had fallen, the group had arrived at base. The group on top of Da, looked confused as there was no light or indication there was anything there.
That was until Hou flew down vanishing in thin air close to the ground!
Hou landed safely in the blood dome and informed Armen that the new recruits were here, and to come out and greet them.
Hou deactivated the blood dome, unfortunately breaking it. The group on Da were shocked as seemingly out of nothing a campsite with a tent and fire had appeared out of the dark.
Da slowly shrink on Hou's behest and everything hopped off. Da ran back to Hou's side when he said at a raised voice,
"Welcome, it may be small but the ambitions are big. Today set up camp safely and tomorrow we can get everything sorted out. This to my side is Armen, he is second in command with his wife René being of the same level. Hamar is third in command. If anyone here is injured raise your arm!"
At this, three people raised their hands, Armen stepped forward. Armen walked up tone of those injured and asked what the injury was.
"A.. I have a sprained ankle and I think it may be infected"
Armen nodded and bent down, he closed his eyes and a green fog elevated from him healing the man. Instantly he felt relief and stood on his foot in question with no pain at all.
"And you," Armen said to the next injured man
"Well I have this shoulder injury that causes me extreme pain"
Instantly a green fog emenanted and covered his shoulder, it shifted and he moved his shoulder with no obstruction.
"Finally, you?"
"I have the eye that went blind"
"I apologise but I probably cannot help you, I may but in this case it may not be possible. I will try though"
Armen knew that not all injuries could be healed. Hou and he had tested it's limits, trying to heal Da's eye injury or an amputated limb, neither had worked. However not always it seems there are some cases where the method of injury allowed Armen to heal, so he did not give up hope.
Hou covered the man's head with a green fog and the man's eye did not heal fully but it regained some colour.
"Hey I can see again! It's a bit blurry but better than nothing!" The man gave Armen a sincere hug and patted him on the back.
"As you can see this man can heal you, so you better get along with him" Hou made a joke then brought Hamar and Armen with him away from the central area, keeping Da there was protection.
"Armen this is Hamar, Hamar Armen. You two should get to know eachother, in our new sect you two are crucial. A doctor and a fighter. I'm sure Hamar will be needing you a lot Armen. You two are mid ranked leaders, you are of the same rank, only Armen is higher due to seniority to the sect. Sect seniority comes before age."
Hou introduced Hamar and Armen to eachother more personally and let them bind as he left for his own tent. Before leaving he shouted out,
"And don't leave the fuzzy dome you'll see from soon, it's for protection. If you need toilet do it inside and bury it!"
Hou sat in his tent and meditated absorbing qi and moving his inner world outwards. He stretched it further than before since he had practice and left his body asleep.
He would take this night to train his innerworld exclusively, stretching it and absorbing qi.
In the middle of the night, Yue had woken up and Hou sensed this and talked,
"Master I have a question"
"Do ask away"
"Is there a way to form a formation not with blood but sword movement?"
"...yes there is, but how did you know?"
"I had seen someone who was doing sword movements with a parasite that absorbed miasma qi and I thought that it was similar to what a formation is and perhaps it could be done, do you know how?"
"I know it can be done but I only know some basic things since blood pathways my main path, I just so happened to know a sword path master. Sword path does not even need a cultivator or any explicit qi control at the lowest tier at least. There are two main ways sword path is used. By creating an attractive sword movement that spirits like and create an effect for or the second. This is a more precise method of creating paths of qi using qi control through the use of sword movements which both forces and convinces spirits to help. They are strong but extremely hard to accomplish and harder to create."
"Do you know any that may be useful for someone with almost no qi control?"
"I do, but let me see this person first, I don't want my techniques to be given out without thought"