The road is vague

Chapter 274 Disciples of Various Countries
"what……"

The figure, surrounded by layers of Soul-Sealing Aurora, suddenly let out a painful scream and fell from the sky.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo's eyes flashed, and he immediately changed direction and rushed towards the direction where the person had fallen.

After a while.

When he arrived at the hillside, he saw an unusually tall male cultivator standing next to the corpse of the disciple dressed in the robes of the Duotian Sect, excitedly searching through the body.

When he noticed Li Mo's arrival, he revealed a smug smile.

"Hehe, sorry, you're a step too late."

Right in front of Li Mo, he actually started looking through the storage bag of this disciple of the Heaven-Seizing Sect, took out a map, and after glancing at it briefly, he immediately showed an excited expression, completely disregarding Li Mo.

Li Mo narrowed his eyes slightly, realizing that this person actually had the cultivation level of the late Foundation Establishment stage.

Just then, two more people came running from a distance. They were two female cultivators, who had also noticed the unusual celestial phenomenon. Both of them were at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

However, the two men's clothing was clearly different.

One of the female cultivators was even dressed in the robes of a disciple of the Duotian Sect.

While the two were on guard against each other, they were stunned when they saw Li Mo and the tall male cultivator who had arrived earlier.

"stop!"

The female cultivator, dressed in the robes of a disciple of the Duotian Sect, angrily rebuked the tall male cultivator.

"I am Ding Cuilian, a disciple of the Duotian Sect. This man is my fellow disciple, Yue Lou. I am here to retrieve Yue Lou's storage bag. I will not allow Yue Lou's body to be left to rot in the wilderness and be insulted after his death!"

Say it.

She looked at the corpse of her fellow male cultivator, her face filled with grief.

“Senior Brother Yue, I warned you long ago that cultivating the Yuanhun Forbidden Technique is extremely dangerous. For many years, only Ancestor Jin has attained enlightenment, but you refused to listen and were determined to become a true disciple of our sect. In the end, you met a tragic end with your body and soul destroyed.”

Upon hearing this, the tall male cultivator holding the storage bag raised an eyebrow.

He glanced at the storage bag in his hand, and although he looked reluctant, he laughed and casually tossed it to Ding Cuilian.

"Since this person is Fairy Ding's fellow disciple, let's return it to its rightful owner."

"stop!"

Just as the man was about to leave, Ding Cuilian shouted at him.

"And you also left the map on Senior Brother Yue's body. Are you holding it because you also have designs on that Rainbow Bird?"

Upon hearing this, the tall male cultivator's face showed anger.

His voice grew cold.

“Fairy Ding, since your senior brother is already dead, wouldn’t it be better to pretend nothing happened and avoid a fight?”

"presumptuous!"

Ding Cuilian offered up a bronze lamp, which emitted wisps of distorted light.

"If you do not return our belongings, we will show you the power of our Heaven-Seizing Technique!"

Li Mo's eyes involuntarily turned to the bronze lamp. He had long heard that the disciples of the Duotian Sect possessed a mesospace within their bodies, known as Duotian. Lower-level disciples could use Duotian to lock in Yang energy, strengthen their essence, gather Yin energy to nourish their appearance, and prolong their lives through long sleep. After entering the Golden Core stage, cultivators of the Duotian Sect could integrate Duotian with their natal magic weapon, which had endless uses.

The tall man's face turned cold.

After a brief silence, he suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

With his loud laughter, the man grew even taller, covered in dense, pale golden scales. He wielded twin hammers of ice and fire, and his face twisted into a ferocious expression.

"You are a disciple of the Shang Kingdom's Rebellious Sect!"

Ding Cuilian felt the undisguised spiritual pressure of the late Foundation Establishment stage from the other party, and her expression changed slightly.

"To have cultivated the 'Reverse Scale Mystic Technique' to this extent, could you perhaps be a true disciple of the Reverse Scale Sect?"

East of Lu State, there are two regions inhabited by human cultivators.

They were the lands of seven kingdoms and the four kingdoms of Lingdong.

The two regions have long been hostile to each other due to their different attitudes toward the Misty Clan.

The Seven Kingdoms have been fighting with the Misty Clan for years, and their martial arts techniques are characterized by becoming stronger the longer they fight. Among them, the Sword Heart Sect disciple that Li Mo pretended to be is actually from the Zhao Kingdom of the Seven Kingdoms. Although the Seven Kingdoms are all small countries, they are a force to be reckoned with when united.

The four kingdoms of Lingdong are on good terms with the Misty Clan, and their cultivation techniques are mostly self-cultivation arts. The Lingmu Sect's cultivation techniques seem to originate from the same source as these four sects. Shang Kingdom is a medium-sized country with three major sects within its borders, one of which is the Nilin Sect.

"Hmph, you don't need to know that. You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences. It's been a long time since I've encountered a disciple of the same level who dares to speak to me like this. You truly live up to your reputation as people of Lu, completely disregarding the disciples of our small country. Today, I'll experience firsthand the profound mysteries of your Duotian Sect's techniques!"

He charged straight at Ding Cuilian, his figure like a meteorite falling from the sky, his power and domineering presence unparalleled.

Even Li Mo couldn't help but show a hint of solemnity upon seeing this.

No wonder Ding Cuilian had previously claimed that this person was a true disciple of the Reverse Scale Sect. Such power was indeed terrifying. There were probably fewer than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Spirit Eye Sect who could rival him.

Ding Cuilian let out a delicate shout and gently pointed at the ancient lamp in her hand.

A wisp of flame flew out and instantly transformed into a firebird over ten feet long, radiating a hint of thunderous power. It pounced on the figure covered in pale golden scales. As the figure swung its flaming hammer, rolling waves of fire exploded and spread in all directions.

But this is not over yet.

Ding Cuilian gently pointed at the flames in the distance. These flames, which had already scattered, were affected by the spatial distortion and gathered back together, seemingly about to melt the disciple of the Reverse Scale Sect to ashes.

"The techniques of the Heaven-Seizing Sect are indeed profound."

Li Mo felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that the magical artifacts of the Duotian Sect disciples were influenced by the mecha space and possessed various mysterious characteristics. He would have to be careful when dealing with this sect's disciples in the future.

As the flames' power dissipated, the figure of a person wielding two hammers gradually appeared in the air.

His entire body was charred black, with scales faintly falling off, and he appeared to be covered in wounds. Suddenly, he revealed a set of white teeth and grinned maliciously once again.

"I have already experienced the techniques of the Heaven-Seizing Sect. Now, I will experience the techniques of our sect!"

Where the original scales were missing, new pale golden scales rapidly grew and rushed towards Ding Cuilian. The earth roared, and frost spread in all directions.

"Etherealization?"

Li Mo noticed through his spiritual eye technique that although the ice hammer of the Reverse Scale Sect disciple had hit Ding Cuilian, a disciple of the Heaven-Seizing Sect, it passed right through her body and had no effect on her whatsoever.

Immediately afterwards, Ding Cuilian let out a delicate shout, and after her image materialized, she pointed at the ancient lamp in her hand.

A fire sword instantly materialized, but this time it was easily dodged by the Reverse Scale Sect disciple at close range. The fire arrow exploded dozens of feet away, creating a crater in the ground.

"I am Geng Hong from the Holy Nest Sect of Qi State. Are you a disciple of the Sword Heart Sect of Zhao State?"

Li Mo received a telepathic message from someone in the distance, and noticed an insect resembling a katydid that had somehow hopped to his feet and was speaking in human language.

"My name is Li Heiquan."

Li Mo, wearing a mask that exposed the upper half of his face, responded coldly in a low voice.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Li. This disciple of the Heaven-Seizing Sect is probably no match for that disciple of the Reverse Scale Sect. This person is likely a true disciple. You and I both come from the Seven Kingdoms and have long been enemies with the Four Kingdoms of Lingdong. Why don't we join forces to deal with this person?"

The Hallownest Faction?
It is said that within this sect lies a Heavenly Insect Nest nurtured by three generations of Nascent Soul cultivators, thus making it the number one sect in the Seven Kingdoms. Li Mo looked at the Reverse Scale Sect disciple who was currently engaged in a fierce battle with Ding Cuilian.

Although this person is strong, he is only at the level of Chen Kaixuan, and perhaps even slightly inferior.

Li Mo is now at the peak of the late Foundation Establishment stage, but because he needs to hide his identity, he cannot reveal too many of his methods. He is not confident that he can kill this person with just sword cultivation. As for the others, he is also very interested in the Rainbow Bird of the Phoenix lineage.

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly.

Upon seeing this, the cricket hopped away.

After half a stick of incense.

Ding Cuilian was clearly struggling to continue, and she begged for mercy through gritted teeth.

"Fine, I'll pretend I didn't see anything. You may leave now!"

Upon hearing this, the burly man with golden scales immediately revealed a mocking and cold smile.

"late!"

"you……"

After a while.

As the flaming warhammer crashed down, the female disciple of the Heaven-Seizing Sect instantly perished, her body consumed by flames and reduced to ashes.

After picking up the two storage bags from the ground, the burly man with golden scales looked at Li Mo and Geng Hong.

He chuckled softly and tossed a storage bag to each of them.

"You are disciples from the Seven Kingdoms, aren't you? These two storage bags belong to the disciples of the Heaven-Seizing Sect, enough for you to share. How about we call it quits?"

The female disciple of the Holy Nest Sect, who had originally planned to join forces with Li Mo to deal with this person, was immediately surprised and delighted upon hearing this.

After her eyes darted around, she immediately turned and left without saying a word.

Seeing this, Li Mo was furious. He looked in the direction Geng Hong had left and snorted coldly. He glanced at the storage bag in his hand, then put it away without making a sound and turned to look at the golden-scaled man.

"I'm more interested in the map you have. How about we exchange this storage bag for it?"

Upon hearing this, the burly man with golden scales immediately turned cold and looked Li Mo up and down.

"Kid, you're courting death. State your name."

"Li Heiquan of the Sword Heart Sect!"

……

the other side.

Geng Hong, who was originally planning to quit while she was ahead, noticed the atmosphere of a major battle coming from behind her.

"This person's strength is actually so great?"

The strength that Li Mo displayed greatly exceeded Geng Hong's expectations.

She then stopped in her tracks, a thoughtful expression on her face.

"If these two can fight to the death, or one of them is seriously injured, I'm not entirely without a chance. Both of them are so powerful, their storage bags must contain many good things. At that time..."

After her eyes darted around, Geng Hong didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave.

She knew that she couldn't use her divine sense to explore this place, which was a great help to her as a disciple of the Holy Nest Sect. She could use various spirit insects to explore from a distance, which was far beyond what other sects could do.

Just fifteen minutes later.

The burly man with golden scales looked at Li Mo with an expression of disbelief.

Although his scale armor technique was powerful, his opponent's swordsmanship was even more unbelievable. Not only was the flying sword itself exceptionally sharp, but the opponent had also comprehended sword intent. The combination of the two was enough to pose a great threat to him.

"What is your relationship with Zhao Yan?!"

After a moment of surprise, Li Mo did not respond to the other party. He continued to intensify his attack and pretended to glance casually in the direction where Geng Hong was hiding. Although his spiritual eye technique did not have the characteristic of clairvoyance, it could still discover some clues that ordinary people could not see by observing details.

There are still insect spies left behind by the other party; they haven't left at all.

Seeing that Li Mo had no reaction, the burly man with golden scales was also taken aback for a moment, and then he seemed to have thought of something.

"You are not a disciple of the Zhao Kingdom's Sword Heart Sect!"

"You talk too much!"

Li Mo's face was icy. He took out an inconspicuous leaf and held it in his hand. The leaf quickly expanded, and while the opponent was dealing with the Tiancheng Huajin Sword, he slapped it hard at the heavily injured Golden Scale Giant.

This was the magical artifact he obtained after sacrificing himself to that Seven Star Realm Witch.

After letting out a terrified scream, the giant with golden scales quickly formed hand seals, and the golden light on his scales shone brightly as he resisted the earth and stone seal. Although the earth and stone seal was strong, it was difficult to seal him off in a short time.

But how could Li Mo give him another chance to resist?

The Heavenly Golden Sword flashed continuously, piercing the man's chest repeatedly before the golden-scaled giant's corpse swiftly transformed into a statue.

"Zhao Yan?"

Li Mo muttered to himself, and after using his spiritual light to capture the golden-scaled giant's storage bag, he didn't say a word and fled straight towards the direction of the subtle changes in the clues he had seen through his spiritual eye technique.

The female cultivator from the Holy Nest sect must have overheard their conversation.

Half an hour later.

Two emerald green figures attacked from different directions at an unbelievable speed, even faster than Li Mo's movements.

When he saw that they were actually two mantis spirit insects, each ten feet long, his eyes narrowed slightly.

This kind of spirit insect has exceptionally strong attack power and is very fast, but its weakness is its low survivability.

He immediately used the Wind Escape Technique, suddenly appearing above the head of one of the mantis spirit insects. A flash of dark golden light disappeared in an instant, and the agile and ferocious spirit insect was immediately split in two.

The other mantis suddenly became ferocious and quickly appeared beside Li Mo, brandishing its twin blades with a flash of light.

However, Li Mo used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique that allows one to escape into the ground), appearing and disappearing like a ghost, and then reappeared from behind the mantis spirit insect, still flashing past with a dark golden light.

The praying mantis was split in two again, and now it was joined by the original mantis.

After doing all this, Li Mo looked into the distance.

"Hmph, Fairy Geng's methods of using one tiger to devour another, unaware of the oriole behind, are truly ingenious. I admire her."

"Why do you have to press me so hard? I know I was wrong. Let's pretend nothing happened. Besides, I have a storage bag of a disciple of the Duotian Sect. I will never let it out. What do you say?"

Geng Hong held a huge beehive in her hand, but after witnessing Li Mo's strength, it did not give her any confidence.

Her face was unusually pale, and she asked almost pleadingly.

"Fairy Geng, how can you expect me to believe you? I'm afraid even the name Geng Hong is fake, isn't it?"

Li Mo's words immediately left the Holy Nest Sect disciple speechless.

(End of this chapter)