The road is vague

Chapter 226 First Glimpse of Talent (Part 5)

Zhou Can, the deputy captain of the law enforcement team, has been immersed in the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm for many years.

He is now 117 years old, but because he is quite skilled at cultivating his inner energy, he still looks like he is in his early thirties.

In addition, he had taken the imperial examinations in his youth and passed with the rank of Xiucai, thus earning him the reputation of "the ageless Xiucai" among the inner disciples.

For more than a hundred years, he has spent most of his time on Qingming Mountain.

now.

Zhou Can was furious at the instigation of these traitors from the Justice Society who had started the internal strife.

At the command of the three captains, he immediately took the lead and rushed into the spatial restriction array of Qinglongtan.

Immediately afterward, he felt a blur before his eyes, and in front of him appeared a beautiful female cultivator whose entire body was covered in flower petals, graceful and alluring, appearing and disappearing in a daze.

After a moment of stunned silence, Zhou Can immediately realized that he had fallen under an illusion.

"Hehe, what's the rush, senior brother? Come and play with your little sister first!"

It was Qin Shu who made the move.

She was a disciple of the Four Seas Hall. In her early years, she was sent to the Yu Kingdom by her aunt Qin Yue, disguised as a rogue cultivator, and secretly hid here to collect relevant intelligence.

She only recently returned to the mountain in secret.

Her long life in the Yu Kingdom had led her to immerse herself in the path of ultimate bliss, and she had long since abandoned the tradition of the Qian Kingdom as the most intelligent of all beings.

If anyone else were to face Qin Shu's illusionary magic, they would surely encounter many difficulties.

However, Zhou Can was a centenarian, and his rich life experience and Confucian mindset allowed him to easily break the illusion.

Qin Shu was shocked to see this.

Having lost the illusionary magic to rely on, Qin Shu fled in a sorry state after a brief battle, and her previous contempt for the disciples of the sect vanished.

The two pursued and fled, rapidly weaving through the fierce battle.

Just as Zhou Can was about to succeed, Wang Sai's whispered words reached his ears.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, let's ignore that person for now."

Zhou Can was slightly taken aback.

It was Wang Sai's voice transmission. He had cooperated with this Captain Wang several times and knew that he was a powerful and virtuous man.

"Go quickly to support Lü Zun, protect the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier, and cooperate with him to break this forbidden formation as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Can stopped and looked towards the direction of the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier.

He then remembered that the true purpose of his trip was to break the great formation here and rescue the sacred beast that guards the mountain, not to deal with these stubborn Foundation Establishment disciples of the Justice Society.

Once the Special Operations Hall Master Lu kills the sacred beast that guards the mountain, there will be no point in these Enforcement Hall disciples being here.

The same reason.

Once the Enforcement Hall breaks this great formation, and the Golden Core cultivators from our sect arrive to maintain order, these stubborn Foundation Establishment disciples of the Justice Society will be as insignificant as clay chickens and earthenware dogs.

After a slight hesitation, he immediately turned around and flew towards the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier.

……

the other side.

After sealing Zhao Yi, Li Mo also flew towards the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier.

Zhao Yi was merely a disciple in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

Although Li Mo defeated him decisively in a short time, it did not cause much of a stir except for a few observant people nearby.

As he approached the six golden lock barriers, he keenly sensed the suppression of the forbidden metal power, and even the Heavenly Blooming Golden Sword was greatly restricted.

As he got closer to the core area of ​​the barrier, the Tiancheng Huajin Sword was increasingly suppressed.

When he arrived at Xiang Wenqiang's side, the power of the Tiancheng Huajin Sword was actually suppressed to less than 70% of its peak strength.

At this moment, both sides once again gathered more than twenty cultivators to fight each other.

Despite having a numerical advantage, the Justice Society's strength was significantly reduced due to the suppression of the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier by the Enforcement Hall's anti-metal power, making it difficult for them to achieve anything significant.

"Fellow Daoist Xiang."

Li Mo flew to Xiang Wenqiang's side.

The burly man's face was somewhat pale, seemingly showing signs of a backlash from his magical power.

“Fellow Daoist Li, you have come at the right time. This six-gate golden lock barrier can suppress the power of the golden essence, which is quite effective against me. It is probably impossible to attack directly. Now we can only gradually break this formation by chipping away at it from the outside in.”

Xiang Wenqiang gritted his teeth.

As a master craftsman, he possessed many powerful magical artifacts, but none of them could be used to their full potential here.

“A disciple named Zhou Can has just arrived from the Enforcement Hall. He is skilled in Wood Spirit Techniques and is already quite troublesome. Now, with the suppression of Metal Force, it is difficult to control him. You will be in charge of dealing with him.”

As a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, it was only natural for him to issue orders.

Li Mo frowned slightly.

His purpose in coming here was to break the six golden lock barriers. He had already planned on the way that he would use a surprise attack with a heaven-hammer and earth-chisel technique to strike at the heart of the enemy and crush them all.

So he first carefully examined the tall, thick-browed man with big eyes.

This person seemed quite straightforward, and he kept using the furnace artifact in his hand to directly confront the power of the six golden lock barriers, attracting most of the power, seemingly in an attempt to prevent the barriers from affecting the overall situation.

Then he examined the six golden lock barriers formed by the disciples of the Enforcement Hall. At the center of the barrier, more than two hundred feet away, were six people, exuding a heavy spiritual pressure.

Fourteen disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall gathered nearby. Apart from the six who formed the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier, the other eight used the barrier as their support, which also subtly formed an outer layer of protection to maintain the integrity of the barrier.

Above the six people was a golden token.

This is precisely the prohibition required to activate the barrier.

The most direct way to break the barrier is to destroy this token. The Nine Yin Cave Ghost General used it to break the Six Yang Evil-Repelling Barrier. The value of a token is almost equivalent to a set of flag formations of the same level. However, apart from major sects and countries that regard it as a strategic reserve, it is rarely collected by individuals.

After all, activating a barrier requires a human element.

Finally, Li Mo looked at the Enforcement Hall disciple named Zhou Can.

Although this person looked young and handsome, under Li Mo's spiritual eye, his blood and qi energy revealed a sense of decline, like the setting sun in the afternoon, no longer as vigorous as at noon.

At this moment, he was fighting against two opponents, Tao Ran and Zhao Huaxue, and firmly suppressing them, demonstrating his peak mid-Foundation Establishment realm and his exceptionally pure magical power.

"The success rate of destroying the ban in one strike outside the layers of protection is probably not high. And if it arouses vigilance, the difficulty of breaking the barrier again will definitely increase. It would be better to infiltrate the outer layer first, win by surprise, and make a decisive blow."

With this in mind, Li Mo nodded.

"Alright, I'll go now."

After responding, Li Mo quickly flew towards the battle group where Tao Ran, Zhao Huaxue, and Zhou Can were located.

More than seventy Foundation Establishment disciples engaged in a chaotic battle centered around the Azure Dragon Pool.

The battle here appears to be chaotic, but the overall situation is relatively balanced, with soldiers fighting soldiers and kings fighting kings, centered around the six golden lock barriers.

In the rare local battles where a balance of power is not achieved, the victors often quickly move towards the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier.

The closer one gets to the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier, the stronger the suppression the Tiancheng Huajin Sword receives.

When Li Mofei arrived at the target area, the power of the Tiancheng Huajin Sword was less than half of its peak strength, almost indistinguishable from a high-grade magic weapon.

Other members of the Justice Society fared even worse.

The vast majority of offensive and defensive magical artifacts mixed with a large amount of gold essence became sluggish in their spiritual energy, making them unusable.

"Junior Brother Tao, Junior Sister Zhao."

Li Mo unleashed the Heavenly Golden Sword and slashed at a Wood Spirit Giant.

This summoned creature, imbued with the power of the Five Elements, stands about ten feet tall and resembles a plump, round giant. It has a conspicuous wooden spirit bead in the center of its forehead, radiating immense and pure wooden spiritual power. Its body is woven from countless intertwined vines, possessing astonishing vitality, and it wields a thick, massive wooden club.

Zhou Can actually summoned four of these five elemental spirit summons in one go.

Tao Ran and Zhao Huaxue were clearly left with no choice but to flee in a sorry state.

"Senior Brother Li!"

Tao Ran looked pleasantly surprised.

After a flash of dark golden light, the Heavenly Golden Sword only managed to cut off a few vines from a wooden giant, failing to unleash its full power.

Li Mo sighed inwardly, sensing the power of the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier.

"Senior Brother Li, you must not be careless. This is Zhou Can, the deputy captain of the Enforcement Hall, known as the Immortal Scholar. His Wood Spirit Daoist techniques are unfathomable. How about the three of us join forces to deal with these four Wood Spirit Giants first?"

"Alright."

Li Mo's mind was entirely focused on the prohibition of the six golden locks barrier more than a hundred feet away. However, if he made a sudden and rash move, it would surely arouse suspicion. He decided to use this battle to entangle the enemy for a while, act cautiously, and ensure that nothing went wrong.

A thunderclap boomed as Li Mo summoned the Thunder Beast.

After letting out a strange cry, the Thunder Beast immediately took flight, wielding its Thunder Trident, and began to entangle itself with one of the Wood Spirit Giants.

Li Mo then summoned the Yin Water Pot, from which six jet-black snakes emerged and engaged in a fierce battle with another Wood Spirit Giant.

Tao Ran and Zhao Huaxue, a married couple, were locked in a fierce battle with the remaining two Wood Spirit Giants.

The forbidden power of the Six Gates Golden Lock Barrier also had a profound impact on the two of them. In addition, the two of them had only just advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage a few years ago, and their magic power was weak and their strength was at the bottom. Even if they joined forces, they would hardly be able to pose a threat to Zhou Can.

Zhou Can summoned so many Wood Spirit Giants in one go, using almost all of his divine sense to control them, without summoning any other magical artifacts.

However, these wood spirit giants were meticulously crafted by him and were by no means ordinary five-elemental spiritual power summoning techniques.

The most distinctive feature of these wood spirit giants is the spirit pearl in the center of their foreheads, which can continuously absorb the dissipated spiritual power, making them inexhaustible. He once used this to exhaust a powerful enemy of the same level to death.

Li Mo quickly realized the mystery of these wood spirit giants.

Two Yin Water Serpents coiled around and suppressed the Wood Spirit Giant in front of them, and the giant continuously absorbed their magical power, which was then stored in the Spirit Pearl on its forehead.

"This is actually a magical artifact?"

After seeing through the essence of this technique, Li Mo glanced quietly at the prohibition in the distance.

"It seems that this person has never been able to advance to the late stage of Foundation Establishment, which is related to the great effort he has put into this. We can take this opportunity to engage in a prolonged battle and continue to quietly approach him."

Despite saying that, Li Mo had to admire the talent of this inner disciple.

These four Wood Spirit Giants alone are strong enough to fight against a late Foundation Establishment cultivator, no wonder they make Xiang Wenqiang feel like he has a thorn in his side.

Li Mo spared no effort in expending his magical power to continue pouring into the Yin Water Pot, maintaining the Yin Water Serpent's offensive.

At first, Zhou Can was still cautious about Li Mo.

This was, after all, a Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator with an unfamiliar face. But seeing that Li Mo hadn't made any big moves, he gradually relaxed, chuckled, and focused all his attention on controlling the four wood spirit giants to continue the battle.

If this continues uninterrupted, he will eventually win by virtue of his magical advantage.

(End of this chapter)