The road is vague

Chapter 216 Heavenly Hammer and Earthly Chisel
The evening moon is coming.

Li Mo hid in a cave in the back mountain and began to carefully study the Heaven Hammer and Earth Chisel magic artifacts he had obtained from the Nine Yin Cave.

This is a complete set of ritual implements.

When activated in combination, it has incredible and wonderful uses.

Li Mo discovered that the Heaven Hammer and Earth Chisel magic weapons were usually close to the nature of Xuan Yin, and could not be effectively combined with his magic power. However, when he combined the Heaven Hammer and Earth Chisel, the Nether Lightning released was of the nature of decay, tracelessness, and destruction, without the previous Xuan Yin erosion and backlash.

"It seems that this pair of hammers and chisels were forged with Yin Fire, a weapon-forging technique of the Ghost Clan. If humans come into contact with them for a long time, they will inevitably suffer from the erosion of their life force by Yin energy. Therefore, a layer of insulating material should be added to the hammer handle and chisel handle so that the combined power can be exerted without worrying about backlash."

Thinking this, Li Mo took out paper and pen and began to sketch on the spot.

This is all thanks to his choice to become a weapon refiner instead of a swordsmith.

Otherwise, even if we obtained this complete set of magical artifacts, we could only sigh helplessly.

After all, he knew very well that for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, the most important thing to advance to the Golden Core stage was to protect their soul. If they delayed their advancement to the Golden Core stage because of their greed for the power of magic weapons, they would definitely regret it.

Others who abandoned this pair of hammers and chisels must have had similar considerations.

After a while.

After designing the blueprints, Li Mo took out various refining materials from his spatial ring, then took out the refining furnace, lit the spiritual fire, and began to process and modify the Heaven Hammer and Earth Chisel according to the blueprints.

The fourteen-day evening moon quickly passed.

Li Mo, carrying the modified Heavenly Hammer and Earthly Chisel, arrived at the Dharma Protector Hall training ground and entered a Turtle-Fly Barrier that was not in use.

Compared to the hustle and bustle outside, the area inside the barrier was unusually quiet.

The barrier surrounding this training ground is supported by cultivators from the underground Yuan Shen Pavilion.

It seems that Chen Yu joined the Primordial Spirit Pavilion after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The cultivators of the Yuan Shen Pavilion are only responsible to the sect leader.

It is said that the Yuan Shen Pavilion houses the Yuan Shen lamps of all disciples of the Lingmu Sect who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or above. Li Mo's Yuan Shen lamp was also included in the pavilion when he paid homage to the patriarch.

If any of these disciples who possess the Yuan Shen Lamp suffer any mishap, the cultivators guarding the Yuan Shen Pavilion will notice immediately.

Similar departments include the Foundation Pavilion, the Seal Pavilion, the Spirit Vein Pavilion, the Meridian Pavilion, the Treasure Pavilion, and so on.

Li Mo looked at the pair of top-quality magical artifacts in his hands that had been modified.

The once chilling hammer and chisel, which once emanated eerie winds, now bear a striking dark golden hue, neutralizing the sinister nature of these magical artifacts.

With a low shout, he wielded a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other, striking hard with a violent spiritual pressure that shook the surrounding area.

Black lightning, flashing and disappearing in an instant.

The tortoise-fly barrier in the Dharma Protector Hall training ground has the characteristic of amplifying perception. Li Mo wholeheartedly felt the power of the two magical artifacts and was extremely satisfied.

As the black lightning appeared at the edge of the barrier, the entire barrier seemed to boil over, with large ripples spreading in all directions.

"Not bad!"

Li Mo smiled broadly.

With the power of Heaven Hammer and Earth Chisel to break formations, even the Six Ding Six Jia Void Formation and the Six Calamities and Six Tribulations Extinction Formation could be forcibly broken by Li Mo after he found the core of the formation, at most two strikes.

Just as Li Mo was about to leave, a communication talisman fell from the sky and landed in front of him.

As he took the communication talisman and channeled some magic power into it, Lu Qi's voice came through the talisman.

"Come here."

Li Mo felt a chill in his heart.

He knew that Lu Qi had something to tell him, so he immediately put away the communication talisman and hurried towards Lu Qi's cave in the back mountain.

"Enter!"

After Li Mo entered Lu Qi's cave, he discovered that besides Lu Qi, there were two other people: his third senior brother Wei Cang and Xue Tai, the captain of the Gui-character team of the Dharma Protector Hall.

After paying his respects, Li Mo sat cross-legged on a prayer mat.

Xue Tai, a burly man, grinned at Li Mo.

"Junior Brother Li, we meet again."

"Senior Brother Xue."

As early as ten years ago, Wei Cang said that this person's personal strength was second to none among the Foundation Establishment disciples of his sect, and he was likely to be able to advance to the Golden Core stage.

Now, ten years have passed, but the other party is still stuck in the Foundation Establishment stage.

It seems the other side is still building up its strength.

From the moment a cultivator advances to the Golden Core stage, they must make thorough preparations in order to break through major bottlenecks.

Each failed attempt to break through the bottleneck increases the difficulty by three points on the next attempt, and you may even face the threat of inner demons.

If it's the Golden Core stage, then it's not so bad.

Even if you fail once or twice, there are still opportunities for promotion.

However, once a cultivator reaches the Nascent Soul stage, failing once or twice when breaking through a bottleneck is almost equivalent to losing all hope of advancement. Therefore, the higher the level of a cultivator, the more cautious they are when breaking through a bottleneck. They will do their best to adjust their own condition to the best and then use various elixirs and secret techniques to assist in the attempt to break through.

rumble.

Lu Qi actually manipulated the array plate to slowly close the cave entrance.

His cautious demeanor immediately made the three people inside the cave calm down and show a serious expression.

……

Half an hour later.

Xue Tai, Wei Cang, and Li Mo each left Lu Qi's cave.

After parting ways, the three returned to their respective caves with different expressions.

Li Mo was in a state of utter confusion.

Lu Qi had just given Wei Cang over a dozen magical artifacts, instructing him to implant them into the array base in the direction of Qinglong Pool during the inspection of the mountain-protecting array, so that they would coexist with the array base artifacts there. Xue Tai and Li Mo were responsible for providing cover for him during the inspection of the sect's mountain-protecting array, ensuring smooth communication.

"The target is actually the Azure Dragon Pool. What exactly does Master want to do?"

Li Mo frowned in thought.

While he was in the training hall, he also accepted the task of guarding the Azure Dragon Pool to ensure that the sacred beast of the mountain would not be disturbed by the disciples who fetched water.

According to legend.

That carp spirit could transform into a dragon at any time, and was capable of fighting against a Nascent Soul stage being for a short period of time.

"Could it be to suppress this azure dragon, preventing it from helping the aristocratic disciples at a crucial time, or is it an attempt to subdue the dragon and use it against the aristocratic disciples?"

He was lost in thought and couldn't sleep all night.

Presumably, Xue Tai and Wei Cang also realized that once they took this step, there would be no turning back.

The Justice Society has been deeply rooted in the Spirit Eye Sect for decades, and there are countless others in the sect similar to the three of them.

the next day.

The area around the sacred tree was bustling with activity.

This is the annual year-end assessment for the disciples of the training hall.

Seeing this scene, Li Mo couldn't help but recall the past. This kind of assessment happened every year on Qingming Mountain, and it was really not worth mentioning in the eyes of high-level cultivators.

As the instructor of the military formation, Li Mo was summoned to the Dharma Protection Hall to begin the periodic fine-tuning of the mountain-protecting formation, which takes place every ten years.

Hall Masters Chen Heyan and Jiang Wencai appeared and assigned the task of inspecting the mountain-protecting formation to the crowd.

Li Mo's task was to inspect the 577 array bases in the direction of Qinglongtan.

"Was the array master who created this array diagram an inside man, or did one of these two hall masters join the Fair and Just Society, or did someone from the Fair and Just Society deduce some kind of pattern?"

He couldn't help but glance discreetly in the direction where the Earthly Branch Fairy Wang Xiyue was.

At this moment, she was quietly drinking tea with Master Qianji, appearing completely unconcerned.

That's it.

Teams of disciples from the Dharma Protection Hall completed their respective tasks of adjusting the array bases within a single day. They made precise adjustments to the more than three thousand array bases of the entire Lingmu Sect's mountain-protecting array, centered on the Qingling Divine Tree, to ensure that the mountain-protecting array could unleash its true power.

night.

Holding the Clear Mirror, Li Mo meticulously examined the 577 array bases according to the mission plan.

The two sides have different roles to ensure the safety of the mountain protection formation to the greatest extent possible.

These Clear Mirrors are magical artifacts that come with the Spirit Eye Sect's Mountain Protection Array. Their sole function is to examine the state of each array base and confirm the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, as well as the Feng Shui spiritual veins, corresponding to each array base.

However, he only has the responsibility to inspect, not the power to make adjustments.

"There's only one day left, it's really a bit tight."

He muttered to himself as he arrived at the first array base that needed to be inspected.

The array base was located in the courtyard of Sanye Hall. After walking there, he poured his magic power into the Clear Mirror. Soon, an axe-shaped magic weapon appeared in the mirror, covered with swimming silver swan-like characters. It was placed in the spiritual vein more than ten feet underground in Sanye Hall.

Based on the information provided by the Clear Mirror, he did a quick calculation with his fingers, and after confirming that everything was correct, he marked a red checkmark on the array diagram.

They then proceeded to the next array base within the Scattered Leaf Hall.

After a while.

Li Mo saw an ancient lamp, a magical artifact, reflected in the Clear Mirror.

This ancient lamp was located hundreds of feet underground in a lava cave, where billowing fire elemental energy continuously gathered.

"The fact that the environment for setting up the formation has such strict requirements means that this protective formation of our sect is most likely the work of a true master of formations."

That's it.

Li Mo quietly checked the area and arrived in the direction of Qinglongtan.

Muran.

Two small swords appeared in the Clear Mirror, stuck in the underground spiritual spring. With the various information appearing in the Clear Mirror, Li Mo calculated with his fingers and immediately got the wrong result.

"This extra flying sword seems to have the characteristic of absorbing the power of the great formation, and has given rise to some forbidden properties."

Li Mo held the brush, paused on the array diagram, and hesitated slightly.

"What exactly does Master want to do?"

He quickly remembered Lu Qi's immense kindness, and finally gritted his teeth, drew a checkmark on the array diagram, and continued to the next array base.

Two days later.

Li Mo handed the array diagram to Chen Heyan, the head of the Dharma Protector Hall.

Although he appeared outwardly calm, he was incredibly nervous inside.

"Instructor Li, you've worked hard."

However, Chen Heyan did not become wary of this. After glancing at it briefly, he naturally sealed it away along with the other array diagrams.

Chen Heyan had a dot of cinnabar on his forehead, making him appear youthful despite his white hair, and he was full of energy.

He turned to look at the group of people in charge of the inspection.

"You've all worked hard. Now that all three thousand-plus array bases of the mountain-protecting formation have been fine-tuned as planned, this mission can be considered a complete success. You can all return to your caves and get some rest..."

Upon hearing this, the ten Heavenly Stem Captains and five Formation Instructors all breathed a sigh of relief and left the main hall of the Dharma Protector Hall.

These people are all qualified to attend the regular meeting at the Qingming Hall.

Compared to other halls, which have as many as seven or eight participants and as few as three or five, the Dharma Protector Hall has more than twenty seats, making it undoubtedly the largest hall of the Lingmu Sect.

(End of this chapter)