The road is vague

Chapter 212 Netherworld Spells
"go with!"

After everyone's magical power was restored, Chen Rong took out a scroll artifact and summoned over a hundred semi-transparent spirit bird spirits in one breath, which flew in all directions and quickly disappeared without a trace.

Everyone couldn't help but show curiosity.

Chen Rong offered a brief explanation.

"This magical artifact has sealed a large amount of Feng Qingque's essence, making it especially suitable for reconnaissance in relatively enclosed spaces."

Li Mo then thought of Zhou Zheng.

His so-called "Fengqing style" naming seems to be related to these spirit birds.

These Wind Sparrows may lack other skills, but they are exceptionally adept at seeing through illusions. Unfortunately, they cannot be cultivated as spirit birds, and they seem to be unique to the Great Qian Kingdom.

I wonder how Zhou Zheng is doing in Dongling.

"In that case, I'll add an extra layer of insurance."

Lü Ping took out a set of flags and set them up.

"The environment here is gloomy and sinister, which is just right for my flag formation to be used. Even if I am outmatched after entering the main hall, I can still retreat safely using this formation."

Seeing that this flag formation had four or six array bases, enough to deal with cultivators in the mid-stage and late-stage of Foundation Establishment, Li Mo couldn't help but look at these two helpers with new respect.

Neither of these two cultivators on Qingming Mountain were skilled in direct combat, but they were both excellent in terms of knowledge and temperament. Such people might not create miracles when carrying out missions, but they generally wouldn't make any mistakes either.

While Lü Ping was setting up the flag formation, many of the spirits of the Wind Sparrow flew back to the scroll.

They don't seem to be able to stay away from the scroll for long.

"It can be confirmed that there are no other people hiding here. After all, if there were experts who could hide from these Feng Qingques and deal with us, there would be no need for them to conceal themselves."

After Lü Ping finished setting up the flag formation, everyone looked at Wang Ping.

As the initiator of this exploration, Wang Ping naturally took the lead and was the first to enter the main hall.

He coughed slightly.

"As disciples of the Lingmu Sect of Qingming Mountain, we bear the responsibility of protecting the order of Muzhou. We can tolerate those mindless vengeful ghosts, but if these ghost generals are allowed to escape from here and wreak havoc on the world, it will surely bring devastation to the people..."

Such remarks are an indispensable part.

For cultivators of the Great Qian Kingdom, following the way of the most intelligent of all things is to put humanity first. Therefore, when killing various demons and monsters, as long as there is a legitimate reason, the risk of inner demons can be greatly reduced.

After Wang Ping finished speaking, he immediately rushed into the main hall with Chen Zhen and Xiao Fan.

Li Mo also summoned the Five Elements Black Tortoise Shield and followed Chen Rong and Lü Ping inside.

The density of yin energy inside the main hall far exceeds that outside!

These yin energies are icy cold and have the characteristic of disturbing the mind. If one were to open one's spiritual eyes here, one would probably not be able to see clearly even a meter away. However, if one were to observe with the naked eye, one could vaguely see more than ten meters away.

A two-horned demon, noticing Li Mo enter the main hall, let out a piercing scream and pounced on him.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo was taken aback.

"This vengeful ghost's appearance is completely different from the ones outside, and why does it look so much like a demon?"

However, his movements did not stop at all. The Tiancheng Huajin Sword flashed and disappeared in an instant. The vengeful ghost spewed out a stream of pure Yin energy, but it could not stop the dark golden light. Then it let out a wail and instantly turned to ashes.

However, the shriek of this vengeful ghost also awakened other vengeful ghosts.

The horde of vengeful spirits surged towards Li Mo and his companions from within the black mist. They were a vast, dark mass, and no one knew how many there were. The group unleashed their magical artifacts and engaged in a fierce battle with the vengeful spirits.

The ghosts here are different from human figures; they look more like demons.

All the vengeful spirits were taller, with two horns on their heads, wings on their backs, and tails, and were more ferocious and violent.

In such a gloomy environment, the Tiancheng Huajin Sword was also clearly affected. Although its power remained undiminished, the amount of magic power required to activate it increased significantly.

After slaying several fierce ghosts, Li Mo made a hand seal to retrieve his sword and instead activated the Yin Water Pot.

The surging dark water gushed out and transformed into four jet-black snakes, which pounced on the surrounding evil spirits.

A black water serpent opened its mouth wide and suddenly descended from the sky, swallowing the menacing ghost whole. No matter how the ghost struggled within the serpent's body, it could not escape being swallowed by the black water serpent and refined in the Yin Water Pot.

Compared to the Heavenly Golden Sword, the amount of magic power required to maintain the Yin Water Pot is significantly lower, and the efficiency in eliminating these vengeful ghosts is not reduced as a result.

Lü Ping noticed Li Mo's Yinshui pot.

"As expected of Instructor Li, this magic artifact has already acquired some of the properties of Gui Water. It seems it has refined quite a few demons and evil spirits, hasn't it?"

"kindness."

Li Mo smiled slightly.

"This magic artifact has been with me in the outer sect for a full ten years. During that time, it did refine quite a few evil and malevolent things, but it is, after all, just a magic artifact. Its power has reached its limit."

Upon hearing this, Lü Ping looked surprised.

"Instructor Li was actually transferred from the outer sect?"

Then, seemingly afraid of causing Li Mo to misunderstand, she quickly forced a smile and explained.

"I heard that the outer disciples are on duty at the foot of the mountain. Although the process of accumulating magic power is quite difficult, it is very helpful for improving their mental state. Moreover, their practical combat experience is often quite remarkable. Seeing it today, I can see that they are indeed extraordinary."

The power of the four jet-black snakes summoned by the Yin Water Pot truly made the others take notice.

in this way.

Six Foundation Establishment cultivators stood together, unleashing various magical artifacts to engage in battle. Even though these vengeful ghosts had the advantage of terrain, they were quickly annihilated by the six cultivators.

At this time.

A deafening roar of anger echoed from the depths of the main hall.

A ghost general, about ten feet tall, came galloping towards them, holding a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other.

Compared to other ghosts, this ghost general is not only much larger, but its billowing yin energy is also so solid that it displays all the physical characteristics of the demon race. In addition, the weapons in its hands and the armor on its body are actually solid castings!
"careful!"

The group spoke in unison, reminding each other.

"I am not wrong, right."

Chen Rong looked at the ghost general and was greatly surprised.

"The magical artifacts on this ghost general's body don't seem to be formed from condensed Yin energy, but rather forged from genuine materials?"

"That certainly seems to be the case!"

Wang Ping answered him.

He swung the ruler-wielding magic weapon in his hand, and the afterimage of the ruler landed on the ghost general. It was first weakened by most of the ghost general's protective yin energy, and then blocked by the silver armor.

Wang Ping had anticipated this outcome.

Compared to Wang Ping, Chen Zhen, and Xiao Fan, the attacks of Li Mo, Chen Rong, and Lü Ping were significantly stronger, forcing the Ghost General to frequently wield his hammer and chisel to counter them.

The nature of the Ghost General's magic is clearly different from that of the human race. It is obviously not a transformation of spiritual power, but rather tends to be of a yin and decaying nature.

"As expected, he is at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

Li Mo became somewhat interested in this ghost general's magical artifact. The hammer in its left hand was dark gray, exuding a cold and corrosive aura.

This is not developing towards the nature of Gui water, but rather towards the nature of Xuan Yin, possessing certain characteristics of decay, decline, annihilation, and death.

As the Ghost General continued to swing his warhammer, it stirred up the pure Yin winds around him, constantly forcing back Chen Rong's Sun and Moon Rings and the ice snakes summoned by Lü Pingxue's spirit plant.

The chisel in the ghost general's right hand was like a huge iron nail, dark brown in color, exuding the nature of yin lightning, but it was different from Wei Cang's yin lightning that was developing in the direction of filth.

This dark lightning exuded an aura that was all-pervasive, bone-corroding, soul-consuming, and capable of annihilation and obliteration, so much so that even the four black water snakes of the Yin Water Pot were powerless against it.

"Something interesting."

Li Mo then realized that even the so-called Yin and Yang attributes had many different properties.

However, although this ghost general is strong, has the advantage of terrain, and has the assistance of many fierce ghosts, it is still wishful thinking for him to defeat six Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

Furthermore, since the group had prepared a secret trump card to deal with it, Li Mo couldn't be too conspicuous.

That's it.

After the two sides fought for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Lü Ping seemed somewhat worried about the dense yin energy in the area, which was not conducive to a prolonged battle. In addition, the vengeful ghosts kept coming, so she immediately let out a low shout.

"Formation!"

After understanding each other, the group immediately huddled together, each letting out a low shout, and emitted several beams of spiritual light that converged together.

Lu Ping held a golden token, which exuded a masculine and evil-repelling power.

The moment the Six Yang Evil-Repelling Barrier was formed, a pure and vigorous yang energy for warding off evil erupted between the group.

The golden token, imbued with a great deal of spiritual light, suddenly floated above everyone's heads, like a small golden sun.

The surrounding vengeful spirits screamed in agony, as if the snow in spring were melting away.

The ghost general was greatly surprised and immediately retreated, but he still suffered some injuries and let out a painful howl. His face looked somewhat distorted, which showed the power of the Six Yang Exorcising Barrier.

"Put it inside!"

Upon seeing this, the six quickly manipulated the barrier to catch up.

However, because the six of them were not very skilled in their teamwork, and according to the legion's rating, they were at most barely members of the C-class battalion, the two sides ended up chasing each other in the hall.

"hateful!"

Lü Ping gritted her teeth.

As long as this ghost general is enveloped within the barrier, it will be reduced to ashes in no time.

The yin energy inside the main hall was noticeably reduced as a result.

The nearby ghosts no longer dared to approach.

The ghost realized that continuing like this was almost tantamount to slow suicide, so it stopped running away, suddenly let out a roar, and exhaled a mouthful of pure yin energy.

Its own aura was noticeably weakened as a result.

Immediately, the ghost general's expression turned solemn, and he made a grabbing motion in the air towards the direction from which Li Mo and the others had been chasing.

A surge of profound Yin energy rapidly gathered above Li Mo and the others.

This clearly indicates that the ghost general has used a powerful method in an attempt to break the current crisis.

The six people noticed and immediately looked up.

Amidst the surging Yin energy, spatial ripples spread, and five ferocious black-haired ghost claws, each over ten feet long, suddenly emerged from the void. They seemed to originate from another dimension, lifting up a pitch-black giant mountain with a base diameter of about three or four feet, which suddenly crashed down towards the area where the six people were.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo and the others were immediately horrified.

This mountain is entirely black, as if it were cast from hellish stone.

Everyone felt as if their souls and spirits were being sucked in after just one glance. It seemed to have the property of sealing the soul, and was by no means an ordinary spell.

"The Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Technique".

The ghost general muttered deathly incantations.

Lü Ping let out a loud shout.

"Scatter! This is underworld magic!"

Li Mo suddenly felt that he should get in touch with the military advisor.

These so-called underworld magic techniques clearly originate from the ghosts of the Southern Marshland. If we delve deeper, they are derived from the ghostly traditions of the underworld, possessing characteristics that are completely different from other lineages.

boom!
A pitch-black mountain descended from the sky, its power extraordinary.

Fortunately, the six people were quick and retreated to escape.

However, the ghost general had already achieved his goal of dismantling the Six Yang Evil-Repelling Barrier. After the golden token was hit by the black giant mountain, it disappeared completely along with it.

Lu Ping was stunned by what she saw.

"The talisman has been sealed by it!"

Having lost their tokens, the six were clearly no longer able to activate the Six Yang Evil-Repelling Barrier.

Moreover, Li Mo could also see that the six people were just a temporary group, and their array barrier was extremely rigid. Even if they continued to activate the barrier, it would probably be difficult to cover the other party. What followed would most likely be another boring cat-and-mouse game.

The ghost general murmured deathly incantations once more.

"A hundred ghosts borrow the way".

This time, a large number of skeletons appeared on the ground, their eye sockets glowing with dark green soul fire, wielding bone swords and shields, and charging towards the group.

Although these skeletons were not as strong as third-rate human warriors, there were two or three hundred of them, and they launched a death charge without fear.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo and the others gasped and summoned their Five Elements spiritual energy summons to deal with the situation.

After Li Mo unleashed the spells to summon Thunder Slaves and Thunder Beasts in one go, he completely exposed his true magical power. Chen Rong and Lü Ping couldn't help but turn around and look at him, their eyes revealing a hint of astonishment.

Li Mo's current magical power is almost comparable to that of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator!
Because of his cultivation of the "Li Mo Inner Classic" and the fact that the Creation Pill also has the characteristic of expanding the dantian, although he is only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, his magical power is 30 to 40% higher than that of others of the same level, forming a profound foundation.

The group fought with all their might against the horde of skeletons, as if they were fighting against an army of mortals. Although it seemed like a one-sided massacre, it was by no means easy for them.

"It can actually summon such a massive army of skeletons!"

Li Mo felt a sense of solemnity towards this so-called Netherworld magic, much like the oppressive feeling he had when he first encountered the Demon Clan's lineage.

He recalled some of the descriptions in "The Great Zhou Dream Interpretation".

"The Great Zhou Dynasty hunted down the Yin Si Ghost Clan who were entrenched in the Nanze land and developed the forbidden teleportation array of the eighteen layers of Yin Si Hell, which can realize cross-border teleportation similar to the ancient cultivators who wrote the power of heaven and earth in golden dwarf script."

Li Mo suddenly realized.

"Could it be that these so-called underworld magic, besides being inclined towards decay, decay, annihilation, and death, are also related to the power of time and space prohibitions?"

The Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Technique was like this before, and the Hundred Ghosts Borrowing the Way Technique is the same now.

(End of this chapter)