The road is vague

Chapter 273 First Entry into the Heavenly Realm

Soul-forbidden aurora continuously spewed out from the cracks in the sky.

Everyone in the White Jade Square looked excited, immersed in the experience, sensing the subtle changes in their divine senses. Li Mo also closed his eyes to comprehend it.

These aurora borealis, which are believed to be free of spirits, are pale red.

After being ejected from the air, it illuminated all directions in an irregular, distorted form.

The Soul-Suppressing Laser was extremely small and dense. Li Mo's divine sense was in unbearable pain, as if it had been strongly stimulated, and instinctively withdrew into his body.

Zuo Lan, who was standing nearby, also let out a gasp, her soul clearly also affected.

Even so, Li Mo's soul was being pierced by the Soul-Binding Aurora every moment.

During this process, his divine senses were as if they were being repeatedly combed by a fine-toothed comb, gradually becoming smooth and refined. These aurora borealis gave him the feeling of combing through fruit trees and spiritual plants. At first, he was a little nervous, but he quickly relaxed and began to carefully comprehend them.

In the short term, this is a form of harm.

In the long run, however, this is a form of conditioning, but it is only effective for cultivators below the Golden Core stage.

After a cultivator advances to the Golden Core stage, their soul will become incredibly condensed and vast. At that time, under this Soul-Binding Aurora, the cultivator's soul will feel as if it has been subjected to a thousand cuts. That Nascent Soul elder must have cultivated a special soul-binding technique to be immune to the damage from the Soul-Binding Aurora.

An hour later.

Li Mo vaguely felt some pain in his divine sense, yet also a kind of indescribable comfort.

The aurora borealis in the sky gradually disappeared.

He slowly opened his eyes, seemingly still wanting more.

"Once the damage to one's divine sense is restored, the probability of advancement will increase by at least half a percent. No wonder so many people are eager to pursue this. Master strongly recommends it."

"The Longevity and Enlightenment Conference is indeed wondrous."

Zuo Lan, standing to the side, was in high spirits, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

At this time.

The old man with the bright red gourd hanging from his waist let out a hearty laugh.

"The passage to the Heavenly Realm has stabilized. You may all enter and study it on your own, seeking opportunities!"

As he spoke, some people, their faces filled with excitement, eagerly took to the sky and plunged into the vortex of rolling dark clouds.

"Please remember, everyone. The Heavenly Realm only opens for three days at a time. Once that time is up, the passage will close, and you will all be automatically expelled back to the Mountain and Sea Realm, randomly scattered within a thousand miles of Haotian Mountain. Furthermore, many of you are elite disciples from various countries and sects, and may possess advanced secret techniques that temporarily raise your spiritual pressure to the Golden Core stage. I hereby advise you not to take any risks, or you will surely die within the Heavenly Realm..."

As Li Mo listened to the old man's words amidst the crowd, he felt a chill run down his spine.

The True Demon Avatar has already advanced to the Golden Core stage. Is it also one of the secret techniques mentioned by the other party?

Judging from this, it is clear that there have been precedents of true disciples dying in the Heavenly Realm due to the activation of related secret techniques.

"Fellow Daoist Li, I, Zuo, will take my leave now!"

After greeting everyone with a smile, Zuo Lan's figure flashed and disappeared into the vortex.

Li Mo followed closely behind, looking at the vortex passage that was only a dozen feet long. A large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators rushed into it and disappeared one after another. He could vaguely see a lush green scene filled with spiritual mist.

After a bout of dizziness.

Li Mo felt dizzy and lightheaded, his body spinning and tilting.

Just like when he realized the inversion of heaven and earth in the ethereal dream, only this time it was more realistic. He immediately used the Thunder Wing Technique, and a pair of thunder wings appeared behind him, finally stopping about a hundred feet above the ground.

However, before he could carefully observe his surroundings, his divine sense instinctively retreated into his body.

He looked around in astonishment.

The sky was filled with dazzling, soul-sealing aurora borealis, and the higher you went, the denser it became.

The ground was an endless forest, filled with an ancient and wild atmosphere, devoid of any human presence.

According to intelligence, this place is almost the size of the entire Bai'an County. In addition, the cultivators who can enter this place are all at the Foundation Establishment stage. Therefore, even after more than 270 explorations, each one can only last for three days, and the cultivators still know very little about it.

After only a brief moment in the air, Li Mo had to fall to the ground to avoid the omnipresent Soul-Binding Aurora.

As he landed on the ground and looked up through the gaps in the forest, he couldn't help but sigh.

The Soul-Binding Aurora he had previously experienced at the White Jade Square of Haotian Mountain was almost insignificant compared to the Soul-Binding Aurora here.

Only when they are close to the ground will the number of these Soul-Binding Aurora lights decrease significantly to a tolerable level. However, one must never activate one's divine sense, otherwise even a Foundation Establishment cultivator will surely die under such a dense array of Soul-Binding Aurora lights.

"No wonder even the Heaven-Seizing Faction has never been able to fully understand this place."

When a cultivator cannot activate their divine sense, their perception is even inferior to that of a mortal martial artist.

However, this is actually a good thing for the disciples of the Lingmu Sect!
Think of this.

Li Mo smiled slightly, intending to first confirm the direction and his location.

He came to Lu State for three reasons.

One of them is to find the Longevity Elixir in order to decipher its formula and refine it into a new elixir. This elixir has already been acquired through an auction.

Secondly, he seeks an opportunity to advance to the Golden Core stage. He has already found three Soul Nourishing Incense sticks and will strive to find another opportunity here.

The third one is the divine herb doll that Lu Qi mentioned.

However, just as one will randomly appear within a thousand miles of Haotian Mountain after leaving the Realm of Heavenly Plunder, one will also randomly appear within a certain range here after entering the Realm of Heavenly Plunder from the Realm of Mountains and Seas.

After years of exploration, maps have been drawn for this area, but further areas require cultivators to explore on their own and seek opportunities.

Sudden.

A dark shadow rushed towards Li Mo.

Li Mo reacted swiftly, leaping into the air to dodge the attack from the shadowy figure. As he spun in mid-air with a high-difficulty maneuver, the Heavenly Golden Sword flashed past, instantly severing the shadowy figure. When he landed on the ground and saw the shadowy figure that had attacked him, his expression subtly changed.

"This is?"

The vine he had cut off was now wriggling on the ground, oozing foul-smelling blood.

Li Mo looked up in the direction of the attack.

Suddenly, four more vines attacked with incredible speed. He immediately used Wind Release to dodge and reappeared at a greater distance.

"Roar!"

Just then, a giant beast that looked exactly like a rhinoceros rushed in from not far away, running aimlessly.

The mountains and earth shook along the way.

It was over five zhang long and covered in hard armor. It rampaged through the crowd, knocking down many trees. Li Mo quickly dodged out of the way.

"Savage beast!"

Li Mo was taken aback, never expecting to encounter such a colossal creature so soon after entering the secret realm.

Given the beast's vitality and size, even if you stand still and let it attack, killing it would not be an easy task.

He simply couldn't believe what a terrifying sight it would be on the battlefield if hundreds of these behemoths were clad in the armor of the Divine Mechanism Sect. If Sima Fu had advanced to the Nascent Soul stage a little later, the Spirit Eye Sect would have been annihilated.

However, at this moment, the giant beast was filled with terror.

Dozens of vines were seen converging from all directions, rushing towards the frantic beast.

Li Mo quickly took to the air.

He used his spiritual eye technique to look around, and his expression immediately changed drastically.

This place is a natural trap, with countless man-eating vines densely distributed around it, like a maze. More and more man-eating vines are being attracted by this savage beast and are converging on it, their numbers almost exaggerated.

Even with Li Mo's strength, seeing such a terrifying sight caused his expression to change drastically. He immediately disregarded the Soul-Binding Aurora and flew into the sky again.

Almost in the blink of an eye.

The previously rampaging beast was now wrapped in layers of vines, turning into a giant ball. No matter how much the beast struggled, it was to no avail. These man-eating vines rushed into the beast's body, attracting even more vines.

Upon witnessing this scene from the air, Li Mo gasped in astonishment.

But he quickly thought of something else.

"No, this looks like the Demon Vine of the Seven Star Realm Witch Clan!!"

The magical artifacts of the Witch Clan are in the form of various plants, but these artifacts are not obtained through crafting, but rather are conceived from the fruits condensed by the Demon Vine.

Although the number of witches is relatively small, each witch raises a large number of magic vines.

The more powerful and numerous the offerings devoured by these demonic vines, the more powerful the magical artifacts they condense.

Thinking of this, Li Mo immediately took out a map and confirmed his location.

"It seems this is most likely the so-called cannibal forest. I'm incredibly lucky."

After making a self-deprecating remark, Li Mo's expression turned serious. He looked down at the countless demonic vines on the ground, a thoughtful look on his face.

"This place is most likely hiding a witch clan, a witch clan that is currently dormant."

After experiencing the various benefits of sacrificing to the Wu tribe through the Seven Stars Celestial Altar, Li Mo, despite knowing there would be some side effects, still found it difficult to extricate himself from the practice.

These demonic vines alone were enough to give him a headache, not to mention the hidden witch clan.

Think of this.

He shook his head and finally could only sigh and leave.

Unless he can command a dozen or so late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to attack, the sheer amount of mana consumption alone is beyond his capacity to sustain.

Moreover, this place is only open for three days.

"Never mind, finding the Divine Herb Doll is the priority. If we have the opportunity and enough time later, we'll find a way to get here."

Thinking of this, Li Mo made a quick decision and flew away into the distance.

Now that the direction has been confirmed, things will be easier from here on out. I just hope that after all these years, that magical herb is still there.

The aurora borealis in the sky was too dense.

Even though Li Mo had tried to get as close to the ground as possible and restrain his divine sense, he was still in unbearable pain. Fortunately, he finally flew out of the cannibalistic forest.

The place is now filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers; the previous bloodshed and cruelty are nowhere to be seen.

After landing on the ground, as the Soul-Binding Aurora thinned out, Li Mo finally let out a long breath, rubbed his forehead, and prepared to rest for a while.

Half an incense stick's time has passed.

Just as Li Mo was about to get up and continue rushing to the location of the spirit herb doll described on Lu Qi's map, he saw that the sky in the distance, which was shrouded in layers of forbidden soul aurora, suddenly became turbulent.

A large amount of Soul-Binding Aurora converged there.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo was somewhat surprised and instinctively stopped to watch.

Through his spiritual eye technique, he discovered that someone was actually practicing a secret technique within the Forbidden Soul Aurora. Such reckless behavior truly astonished him.

"Could it be that this person's cultivation technique requires comprehending the Soul-Suppressing Aurora?"

The "Seven Apertures Returning to Origin Technique" and "Li Mo's Inner Classic" practiced by Li Mo both have similarly demanding conditions. Generally speaking, the more demanding the conditions for practicing a technique, the deeper the foundation one will gain after mastering it.

He would never be so arrogant as to think that he is the only one who pursues profound knowledge.

(End of this chapter)