The road is vague

Chapter 243 The truth comes out
Li Mo was puzzled.

"Senior sister, isn't it said that our sect only has four or five hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators? How come there are so many people gathered here?"

"What you're talking about happened more than a decade ago. After the ceasefire with the State of Lu, many people's household registrations were transferred back from the military. In addition, there have been no large-scale wars in the past ten years, and many new Foundation Establishment cultivators have been promoted in the sect. Furthermore, the two acting sect leaders have been keeping their positions hidden. The true number of Foundation Establishment disciples in the sect is probably around eight or nine hundred, although many of them are scattered in various places at the foot of the mountain."

At this moment, cultivators from all parts of the sect continued to gather and join the two opposing sides.

At this time.

Li Mo noticed that many people around Wei Cang were looking at him, and he couldn't help but look puzzled.

Jiang Feiyan smiled slightly upon seeing this.

"Let's go, junior brother, go say hello. It seems they're all very curious about you."

"it is good."

The powerful families have almost completely controlled the Enforcement Hall and the Protection Hall of the Lingmu Sect.

Li Mo knew that the Dharma Protector Hall was the core of the Spirit Eye Sect. Based on his understanding over the past few months, he knew that the Dharma Protector Hall was full of powerful figures.

The top late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators from various families were almost all placed in the Dharma Protection Hall, serving as the chief captains of the Heavenly Stems.

Jiang Ting from the Jiang family, Lü Bin from the Lü family, and Ye Yifang and Ye Zhimei, a brother and sister from the Ye family.

Of the four, Li Mo also knew two of them.

It is unclear whether the Chen family arranged for Chen Kaixuan to enter Zhenfeng Pavilion to avoid suspicion, and Jiang Caiqian was also placed in the Law Enforcement Hall.

Jiang Ting and Lü Bin are one thing, but that's another.

After fighting Chen Kaixuan, Li Mo believed he had the strength to suppress both of them.

However, the siblings Ye Yifang and Ye Zhimei were no ordinary people.

The parents of these dragon and phoenix siblings are Ye Shoutian and Bai Jingjing from the Law Enforcement Hall. Therefore, the two siblings are also extremely skilled in the art of combined attacks, and their combat strength is beyond comprehension.

It is said that the two once tried to fight against the Heavenly Stem Captain of the Jia-class team. This person was a Golden Core cultivator. Although the brother and sister were quickly defeated, the story became a legend and made them famous.

"Come, come, everyone, let me give you a formal introduction."

Upon seeing Li Mo arrive, Wen Sheng took the initiative to introduce him to the many mid- and late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered there.

His actions were due not only to his junior brother Yang Zhiman's introduction of Li Mo, but also to the fact that the people representing the Justice Society in the negotiations were Qian Jing and Lu Qi, who were also their masters.

He represents the Qian Jing faction at this moment, so there's no need to say more.

As for Wei Cang, he is getting old and has little hope of being promoted in the future, while Li Mo will most likely become the representative of Lu Qi's lineage in the future.

"This is Li Mo, the junior brother of Wei Cang and Jiang Feiyan, who overpowered Chen Kaixuan at the Qinglong Lake. He is currently serving as the instructor of the Guardian Hall's military formations."

Everyone looked at Li Mo.

Li Mo cupped his hands slightly and smiled at everyone.

"Don't underestimate Junior Brother Li Mo just because he's only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. His Dao techniques are incredibly powerful, and his strength is immeasurable. Just now at the Azure Dragon Pool, he not only single-handedly killed several disciples from various aristocratic families, but also forced Chen Kaixuan, Zheng Kui, and Jiang Caiqian to join forces to barely withstand Junior Brother Li Mo's power. In the end, Tong Yuan's sneak attack also failed..."

Upon hearing this, everyone chimed in, offering their opinions.

"What! You're saying Chen Kaixuan actually teamed up with Zheng Kui and Jiang Caiqian to deal with Coach Li?"

"Fellow Daoist Wen, do you know Tong Yuan's true background? I absolutely cannot ignore the great enmity between you and Fellow Daoist!"

"Instructor Li, I've heard that you've only been cultivating for a little over ten years. Is that true?"

"Instructor Li, I don't know..."

Upon seeing this, Li Mo quickly responded humbly.

"Everyone, Senior Brother Wen is too kind. I am unworthy of such praise. The great victory at Qinglongtan was the result of everyone's joint efforts. If I were to receive such praise alone, it would be too much for me."

Li Mo behaved appropriately and left a good impression on everyone.

Upon seeing this, Wen Sheng continued his introduction.

"Come, come, Instructor Li, let me introduce you. This is Fairy Ning Li, a disciple of Hall Master Qin Yue, and currently the manager of the third floor of the Hidden Skill Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo looked at the female cultivator with a ponytail.

No wonder he felt the man looked familiar when he saw him; after Wensheng's introduction, he immediately remembered him.

"So it's Senior Sister Ning. But with Senior Sister here, the Hidden Skill Pavilion is no different from others. Will it be damaged?"

"Instructor Li is overthinking it. The Scripture Repository is a key location protected by rune restrictions, and all the cultivation techniques and scriptures are protected by special formations. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to destroy it in a short time. It is absolutely foolproof."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo nodded, smiled slightly at Ning Li, and then looked at the other person introduced by Wen Sheng.

The man looked somewhat familiar, and he quickly remembered him, his expression showing slight surprise.

"Hehe, it seems that Junior Brother already knows. This is Fellow Daoist Qi Xuan, the Hall Master of the Scattered Leaf Hall, and also the only Hall Master position in our sect held by a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Qi Xuan sighed and gave a bitter smile.

"It's because it's a tough job, and nobody wants to compete for it. I'm sorry to have embarrassed Instructor Li."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Li Mo turned his attention to the third person Wen Sheng had introduced.

The reason Wen Sheng is highlighting these people here is clearly because they are all top Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Fair Dao Society.

This is evident from the attitudes of Wei Cang and Xue Tai.

"This is Fellow Daoist Zhao Huayuan. Like Fellow Daoist Xue, he is a true free man in the sect. He made great contributions in the war and is now serving as the Commandant of Zhanghe County, a sixth-rank official."

Li Mo was slightly surprised.

He was promoted to the sixth rank after presenting the Nine Nether Soul Refining Array. During his tenure, he would receive a monthly salary of over seven hundred taels of silver from the imperial court. His opponent, on the other hand, was promoted through military merit, which was undoubtedly more difficult.

"This is Fellow Daoist Pang Long, a disciple of Hall Master Xu of the Supervisory Hall..."

Compared to the others, Pang Long was clearly not very interested. After bowing to Li Mo, he didn't say much.

Upon seeing this, Wen Sheng quickly came to Li Mo's side and whispered something in his ear.

“Junior brother, please don’t take offense. Fellow Daoist Pang had his reasons. He and Zhao Huayuan had joined forces to deal with the Ye siblings, but those siblings were far too ruthless. If they hadn’t shown mercy, Fellow Daoist Pang would probably have been killed by Zhao Huayuan in time. That’s why he’s in a bad mood.” Li Mo’s expression changed slightly.

He nodded impassively, indicating that he didn't care.

This person must be quite strong to be assigned to deal with the Ye siblings, but unfortunately, the Ye siblings are skilled in combined attacks, which cannot be easily countered by a simple two-on-two fight.

This is also what Lu Qi and Qian Jing are worried about regarding Ye Shoutian and Bai Jingjing.

the other side.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators from the aristocratic families were also discussing the great battle, with the most discussed topics undoubtedly being about Chen Kaixuan and Tong Yuan.

"It's unbelievable that Chen Kaixuan was defeated by an outer disciple who had just joined the Guardian Hall. It's almost like the entire Enforcement Hall was wiped out!"

"Who exactly is this Li Mo? I've never heard of him before."

"I heard from the disciples of the Enforcement Hall who fled after participating in the Battle of Qinglongtan that this person seemed to be extremely skilled in puppetry, and his magical artifacts were also exceptionally powerful..."

Jiang Ting, Lü Bin, Ye Yifang, and Ye Zhimei were quite displeased to learn that the Justice Society had suddenly produced a disciple with extraordinary strength, almost appearing out of nowhere.

The four were well aware of Chen Kaixuan's abilities.

The fact that this person could so domineeringly suppress Chen Kaixuan is almost unbelievable, as if he appeared out of nowhere.

However, compared to the Foundation Establishment disciples' focus on fighting and comparing their strength, the Golden Core cultivators had a completely different focus.

Ultimately, this was just an internal strife within the Lingmu Sect.

Although many disciples died, it was still considered a normal conflict for Golden Core cultivators. At least it hadn't escalated to the point where Golden Core cultivators were killing each other. Even if they were defeated, it was only a temporary suppression.

"Ye Qing."

After secretly watching Ye Qing countless times, Lü Ci finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"Before the sect leader went into seclusion, he summoned you. He must have anticipated this conflict between us and made arrangements in advance, which is why he hasn't emerged from seclusion yet, right?"

"exactly."

Ye Qing responded calmly.

Everyone turned to look at Ye Qing, and Lü Ci couldn't help but lick his lips, a hint of gloom in his eyes.

"Then how exactly does the sect leader plan this? Are we really just going to let them continue to act so recklessly?"

Ye Qing remained indifferent and calm.

"The sect leader said that the two acting sect leaders would handle it themselves. The master only gave me one instruction: the relevant arrangements would only be used when the sect was in danger of being wiped out. He had nothing else to say."

Seeing this, everyone could only sigh and continue to gaze at the five people negotiating between the two sides.

However, the five were already shrouded in a protective barrier, making it difficult for outsiders to know how they were negotiating. They could only wait patiently while recovering in preparation for the next battle.

……

After a brief contortion, Chen Shouyi's figure entered the mysterious space together with Sima Fu.

His face was cold.

"Sima Fu, don't think you've already defeated me. You should know my methods! Today, I'm only agreeing to temporarily stop fighting you for the sake of our sect, so we can jointly request the sect leader to come out of seclusion early and uphold justice."

Sima Fu wore a mocking expression and continued calmly forward.

This is the spiritual vein space inside Qingming Mountain, which is said to hide a major secret of the Lingmu Sect, known only to the successive sect leaders.

As he walked, Chen Shouyi noticed a bustling crowd ahead, and his expression changed drastically. He immediately flew forward.

"who!"

A large group of noble family disciples were seen lingering outside an exquisite palace.

Some people are meditating to recover, some are arguing with each other, and some are treating their injuries.

As two figures appeared out of nowhere, everyone looked up in astonishment. After a brief moment of stunned silence, they immediately showed expressions of shock and respectfully paid their respects.

"Greetings, Acting Sect Leader!"

Upon seeing these people, Chen Shouyi was momentarily stunned before turning his gaze to Sima Fu.

"Is it you who's behind this?"

He immediately flew into a rage.

"Sima Fu, aren't you afraid of disturbing the Sect Leader's peaceful cultivation? If you delay the Sect Leader's advancement, can you bear the responsibility for that?"

"Hmph, hmph hmph hmph hmph, hahahahaha..."

Upon hearing Chen Shouyi's words, Sima Fu could no longer contain his laughter and burst into laughter in front of everyone, looking at Chen Shouyi as if he were a fool.

"Junior Brother Chen, even now, don't you understand the impending annihilation of our sect that I just mentioned?"

Chen Shouyi frowned.

Upon seeing this, Sima Fu felt that this person was beyond redemption.

So he spread his arms and looked down at the disciples of the noble families who were sealed in this secret space.

"Now I can tell you the truth. Our sect's third-generation patriarch, Master Qingling, passed away here in secret twenty years ago!"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Chen Shouyi gasped in shock.

"This is impossible!"

Sima Fu sneered and ignored him.

"In reality, for the past twenty years, our sect has been on the verge of annihilation, all thanks to our sect leader's deception. This is also why our sect leader did not go to the battlefield back then! However, the longer it drags on, the greater the crisis of our sect's demise becomes! Therefore, there is only one reason why the Fairness Society is launching this war today: to gather all resources at all costs to ensure that our sect immediately produces a new Nascent Soul cultivator! And that person... is none other than myself!"

The disciples of the noble families who were sealed here were utterly dumbfounded and shocked.

(End of this chapter)