The road is vague

Chapter 262 Gobi Korea
Slaughtering a Foundation Establishment stage early-stage demonic bird was nothing more than a casual act for Li Mo.

He hadn't taken it to heart at first. After exchanging pleasantries with the bold and unrestrained soldiers and accepting the one hundred spirit stones that Peng Lie had promised, he prepared to leave and head to Korea to fulfill the ten-year agreement he had made.

But at this moment.

The tribal chief whom Li Mo was in charge of infiltrating actually came running over with a group of barbarian warriors.

Two barbarian girls, with huge plates on their heads—one filled with fruit and the other with jewels—knelt respectfully before Li Mo.

The chieftain, along with a group of warriors, began to sing and dance around Li Mo.

"This is?"

Li Mo knew these people meant no harm, so he asked Peng Lie with a surprised look.

"Hehe, please accept these gifts as a token of the chieftain of the Naixiong tribe's gratitude and blessings."

Upon hearing Peng Lie's words, Li Mo smiled slightly and accepted the two plates as Peng Lie had instructed.

The fruits are fragrant and delicious, which you can enjoy on the journey ahead. The gems are colorful, and many of them can be used as enchanting materials for low-grade and mid-grade magic weapons, which shows that these barbarians are quite sincere.

However, just as the ceremony ended and Li Mo thought he could leave,

The tribal chief, wearing a hat adorned with feathers, solemnly approached Li Mo. Holding a totem pole, he took out a colorful tail feather from it, spoke in a barbarian language that Li Mo couldn't understand, and then handed the feather to Li Mo.

The originally unremarkable feathers suddenly revealed astonishing lightning power the moment they left the totem pole.

So much so that the nearby plants were surrounded by static electricity, making a "crackling" sound.

Li Mo was immediately taken aback.

This is actually a magic weapon-grade refining material.

"What did he say?"

Peng Lie was also stunned, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

“He said that the Nai Xiong tribe has the sharpest hunting knife to deal with enemies and the most delicious food to treat friends. You helped them kill the man-eating bird and are their friend. This feather has been blessed by their ancestors and is a gift from God. He wants to give this feather to you to witness your great achievements today.”

As he spoke, he looked at the totem in the chief's hand.

But even a fool could see that if he tried to steal it, not to mention violating military discipline, it would definitely cause some bad consequences.

These barbarian tribes, though seemingly incredibly weak, have many lineages spanning thousands of years. Besides worshipping gods, some worship ancestors, others even evil spirits, and still others mysterious creatures unknown to the world.

He had been stationed here for several years and knew all too well that he could not act recklessly.

After a brief moment of shock, Li Mo quickly composed himself and solemnly expressed his gratitude to the old chieftain.

……

a few days later.

Li Mo returned to the territory of the Great Qian Muzhou and drove the white jade flying chariot towards the four Gobi countries.

He sat in the flying boat, savoring the sweet fruit from the fruit platter while carefully examining the feathers in his hand.

He only infused a little magic power into it, and the inconspicuous feather instantly swelled to more than three feet in length, bursting forth with a terrifying lightning spiritual power that was much stronger than that of the Swift Thunder Eagle King.

"Could this have been left behind by some Nascent Soul stage demonic bird?"

Even now, he still feels like he's in a dream. He just casually killed a Foundation Establishment stage demonic bird and received such a reward. If the Golden Core cultivators in his sect knew, they would probably be furious.

The value of this feather, no matter what, is at least 30,000 spirit stones, and it's certainly no less than the piece of black gold that was auctioned off.

"Hehe, opportunities are something that are really hard to explain."

After taking out a jade box, Li Mo carefully put away the Thunder Feather.

He had an ice crystal feather fan in his hand, which he found quite convenient to use. He could use this lightning feather as a reference to refine a magic weapon-grade lightning fan after he advanced to the Golden Core stage.

The land of the Southern Barbarians is south of Muzhou, while the four kingdoms of the Gobi Desert are east of Muzhou.

Li Mo first spent several days traversing Muzhou, arriving at the desolate Gobi Desert region, before using a compass to confirm the direction of South Korea and flying eastward.

The Gobi Desert stretches as far as the eye can see.

The puppet monkey responsible for driving the flying chariot frequently changed spirit stones, while Li Mo sat in the chariot studying the "Secret Scroll of Mountains and Seas," calmly comprehending the characteristics of the dual cultivation technique of body and mind. It was just a pity that he had not yet sensed the primordial energy and could not truly comprehend what the "Secret Scroll of Mountains and Seas" described.

"Internal energy is also a way of applying vital energy, but humans are physically weaker and have less vital energy. Demonic beasts, on the other hand, cultivate their true forms using their own vital energy, which are enough to contend with cultivators..."

I do not know how long it has been.

An endless expanse of water gradually appeared ahead, shimmering in the sunlight.

"We've arrived in South Korea."

Upon seeing this, Li Mo quickly composed himself.

Among the four Gobi states, before Zhongshan was repeatedly ravaged by Qian and Lu, Han was the weakest of the four.

The only sect within its territory, the Spirit Herb Sect, has not produced a Nascent Soul stage cultivator for many years. It can only continue to exist by constantly currying favor with neighboring countries and regularly offering large quantities of spiritual herbs, taking advantage of the delicate balance among these countries.

This way.

The Divine Wood Body cultivators, who should have been the most compatible with the main cultivation method of the Spirit Herb Sect, instead became a curse, regarded as treasures by cultivators from surrounding countries. The Spirit Herb Sect was powerless to protect them, which was clearly the reason why Cao Lingjie and Li Mo made a ten-year agreement.

Especially after learning that Wang Wenhai was doing very well in the Lingmu Sect, he became even more determined and unstoppable.

This large lake is named Pei Lake, which means abundant aquatic plants.

Along the shores of Lake Pei, Koreans built dozens of cities of varying sizes, with a strong commercial atmosphere and a cultural landscape quite different from that of the Daqian Kingdom.

After flying for more than 20 days, Li Mo stopped the white jade flying car and flew towards a city that looked to be the largest in area and the most populous.

He planned to rest here for a while and recharge his energy.

He didn't know how Cao Lingjie had become after more than ten years, whether the original agreement could still be maintained, or what troubles might arise next, so he didn't rush to go.

This city is called Lanseong, and it is the new capital of Korea.

As for the former capital, it has been reduced to ruins in the war. Due to South Korea's arid climate, the buildings on both sides of the city streets are mostly flat-roofed, with a few domed buildings representing those that served as public gathering places, and decorated with green and yellow stars and moons.

People generally wore white gauze dresses and local hexagonal hats.

However, besides the locals, Li Mo could also see many merchants dressed in Daqian silk clothing, merchants from Chewu Kingdom dressed in Hu clothing, and merchants from Lu Kingdom dressed in ancient style clothing on the street.

It was a melting pot of all sorts of people, a veritable mix of good and bad.

"Fresh mead..."

"Freshly baked naan..."

After strolling around the market, Li Mo came to a restaurant where they served mare's milk wine, grape wine, and mead, all of which tasted completely different from those in the southern barbarian lands.

However, he did not come here for pleasure.

"The waiter."

"Sir, would you like something else?"

The waiter was very efficient, running around doing everything by himself, and was clearly a shrewd person.

"Another order of roast meat, and a plate of cold scallion salad. Also, I have a question for you: where are all the merchants from the Great Qian Kingdom in the city gathered?"

"Oh, merchants from the Great Qian Kingdom usually gather at the west end of the city. However, a few days ago, there was a battle of magic between immortal masters outside the city. It seems that there was a dispute between the immortal masters from the Great Qian Kingdom and the Lu Kingdom. The city lord was afraid that something might happen, so he ordered a citywide curfew, and no foreign merchants were allowed to leave without permission."

The waiter was clearly intentionally revealing this information.

"Fighting?"

Li Mo seemed to be lost in thought.

It is unclear whether this was a coincidence or a harbinger of an impending full-blown conflict between the two countries.

So he quietly took out some loose silver and placed it in front of the waiter.

"I bet you know something."

After glancing around, the waiter quickly collected the loose silver in front of him.

"It is said that a total of six immortal masters died: four from the Lu Kingdom, two from the Qian Kingdom, and three immortal masters from the Qian Kingdom were seriously injured and detained by the city lord."

Say it.

He quickly left Li Mo's sight, as if nothing had happened, which made Li Mo narrow his eyes, looking thoughtful.

Next.

He first went to the western end of the city, where merchants from the Great Qian Dynasty gathered. He learned that every time a caravan went out to trade across borders, it would hire several cultivators to escort them. These cultivators were usually at least at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

However, the fighting outside the city a few days ago was not among the caravan members.

"This is interesting. Could it be someone from the Pacification Commission?"

He decided to use this as a basis to conduct an in-depth investigation into the current situation in South Korea in order to determine whether it was worth taking any further risks.

Half an hour later.

After Li Mo used the Earth Escape Technique to sneak into a mansion in the city, he removed the Formless Robe to conceal himself and used his Spiritual Eye Technique to look at the three imprisoned people.

"You're all Foundation Establishment cultivators. It seems you're mostly from the Pacification Bureau. I heard you killed four cultivators from the State of Lu?"

The three people who were meditating suddenly opened their eyes.

The three looked on in shock at the tall, handsome man in a crane-feather cloak who was quietly watching them.

The three of them were completely unaware of this person's arrival.

In other words.

If this person had intended to harm them, they would probably be corpses by now.

"who are you?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo took out his waist token.

"I am Li Mo, a true disciple of the Lingmu Sect. You have not yet answered my question."

"Are you truly a disciple of the Spirit Eye Sect?"

Upon hearing this, the only middle-aged female cultivator among the three stood up excitedly, which made Li Mo frown.

The female cultivator realized her lapse in composure, but made no attempt to explain.

"May I ask what your current cultivation level is? Are you confident in killing another true disciple?"

This made Li Mo even angrier and he also felt that something was wrong.

Seeing the expectant look on the female cultivator's face, he hesitated for a moment before responding truthfully.

"I am at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage. As for whether I can kill another true disciple, that depends on the opponent's strength and foundation."

Upon hearing this, the two male cultivators exchanged a glance and sighed.

“Junior Sister Zhang, stop talking. The disciples of Lingmu Sect are not known for their fighting skills. This Fellow Daoist Li is only at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and is no match for that person. There is no need to make things difficult for him and make him take such a risk. Rather than making him fight with his back against the wall, we should send the news back to the department as soon as possible. It is not a big deal for a few of us to die here. We must not delay the important matter.”

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged female cultivator's eyes dimmed slightly.

"Humph!"

Seeing that the group was acting mysteriously and refused to reveal the main point, Li Mo couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"If you all continue to be so secretive, then I, Li, will not keep you company."

"Fellow Daoist, please don't misunderstand. This matter is just too sudden, and the three of us were not prepared at the time. How should we inform you? It concerns countless interests of the Great Qian in Korea. Please allow me to explain in detail..."

The middle-aged female cultivator quickly said this.

(End of this chapter)