The road is vague

Chapter 276 Divine Herb Doll Stealing Mouse

After confirming that the Divine Grass Doll was not there, Li Mo took out the Illusionary Gold Net.

He silently chanted an incantation, infusing it with spiritual light, and the golden net grew larger and larger.

Only after its area exceeded one hundred feet did it, under Li Mo's command, be carefully laid on the ground and hidden in the soil, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Immediately afterwards, Li Mo took out the Ye Yan Fan and gently fanned the surrounding plants.

These plants quickly turned to stone and were sealed by the Leaf Rock Fan. Although they remained lifelike, their surface contained a crystal-like substance that was enough to counter the Wood Release of the Divine Grass Doll.

Li Mo then considered whether he should set up a flag formation here.

After a moment's thought, he decided to give up, lest he make things worse.

However, just in case, Li Mo hid the Six Ding Six Jia Matrix Puppet and the Combo Puppet in the shadows. Then he took out a piece of musk that he had prepared beforehand and placed it in the center of the Illusion Gold Net.

This is the thing that these ancient spiritual herbs from the realm of mountains and seas like the most.

Following Lu Qi's suggestion to attract the Divine Herb Doll was the best choice.

After doing all this, Li Mo hid in the shadows and patiently waited with his spiritual eye activated.

As darkness fell, a little creature that looked just like a big-eared mouse came hopping along. It looked back every three steps, constantly glancing around. It seemed quite alert, a little scared, yet reluctant to part with the musk.

"Could this be the manifestation of the Divine Herb Doll?"

However, after Li Mo activated his spiritual eye and carefully observed the object, confirming that it possessed internal organs and the power of qi and blood, he couldn't help but frown. This did not match the description of the divine herb doll.

However, the Mountain Grass Doll is, after all, a divine herb of heaven and earth that has been extinct in the Mountain and Sea Realm for many years. No cultivator in the current Dharma-ending Age has ever truly seen this thing. Judging it based solely on some ancient books is understandable, as there are some inaccuracies.

The curious little creature gradually approached the center of the Illusionary Gold Network.

Just as Li Mo was about to put away the Illusionary Gold Net, it was about to reach the musk, when he suddenly stopped and stared in astonishment in another direction.

There was a transparent child, about a foot tall, who looked not much bigger than the big-eared mouse.

It tiptoed and followed closely behind the big-eared mouse.

Just as the big-eared rat was getting closer to Musk and was about to pick him up and leave, it suddenly leaped up and revealed itself, wrestling with the big-eared rat.

"You filthy rat, I'm going to kill you and steal your treasure today! I'll beat you to a pulp!"

This child, who called himself "Old Man," actually spoke human language and wrestled with the big-eared rat. Neither side would give way, but neither of them really had any fighting ability.

This left Li Mo, who was hiding in the shadows, speechless with astonishment upon seeing the scene.

However, he was already certain that this transformed child, who was one foot tall, was none other than the Divine Grass Doll!
Faced with this buy-one-get-one-free deal, Li Mo was overjoyed. This spirit rat was most likely some kind of rare creature, not a mountain spirit or water monster.

So he took a deep breath and, taking advantage of the two little ones wrestling, quickly formed a hand seal and put away the Illusionary Gold Net.

"Squeak!"

"Oh no, it's a trap!"

The big-eared rat and the divine grass doll were terrified and prepared to escape using earth magic, but they were blocked by the Illusionary Gold Net and immediately separated and fled in different directions.

The Big-Eared Mouse was incredibly fast, even faster than the Divine Grass Doll, moving like a bolt of lightning.

Unfortunately, it was really unlucky and headed straight for the side where Li Mo was hiding.

Seeing this, Li Mo immediately took out the Leaf Rock Fan and swung it hard at the rat. The big-eared rat was shocked and quickly turned around. Although it easily avoided the attack of the Leaf Rock Fan, it was only for a moment that the Illusionary Gold Net retracted and firmly bound it.

"Hahahaha!"

After escaping the range of the Illusionary Gold Net, the Divine Grass Doll saw its old nemesis being captured by Li Mo and let out a loud laugh of revenge.

"You stinking rat, you've finally met your match! Serves you right for stealing my things..."

Upon seeing this, Li Mo felt extremely anxious.

His real target was that magical grass doll.

After a twist, the Six Ding Six Jia Matrix Puppet suddenly appeared next to the Divine Grass Doll. It stretched out its large hand and used spatial power to lock onto the Divine Grass Doll, trying to grab it in its palm.

The short old man, who was only a foot tall, immediately stopped laughing.

Faced with the Matrix Puppet's spatial lock, it twisted and instantly broke free of its restraints, turning its head to look at the Matrix Puppet with a mocking expression.

"You think you can catch me? You're too green. I'm off!"

Although Li Mo was already urging the combined attack puppet to grab them, its speed was clearly not on the same level as the two little guys, and it was obviously too late.

But at this moment.

Boom!
Just as the divine herb doll was about to escape through the tree, it crashed headfirst into the tree that Li Mo had sealed beforehand. Its whole body stiffened, and it passed out straight away.

"this?"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Li Mo was overjoyed.

He went to the Divine Herb Doll, grabbed it, and imprisoned it in his palm with spiritual light. Only then did he finally feel relieved and breathe a sigh of relief.

Stimulated by the spiritual light, the Divine Grass Doll slowly woke up and found itself held in Li Mo's palm, imprisoned by the spiritual light, unable to break free. Seeing Li Mo's large face approaching with a malicious smile, it was immediately terrified.

"Don't eat me!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo raised an eyebrow and chuckled.

Once he consumes this ancient divine herb, he will no longer need to painstakingly refine pills; he can directly cultivate both body and spirit.

However, this was an ancient immortal root, and he was only one step away from the orthodox path of cultivating both body and spirit in the Great Zhou Dynasty. It would be a real pity to just devour it like this.

Seeing that the other party could speak human language, he couldn't help but show a look of curiosity.

"How can you speak human language?"

Upon hearing this, the Divine Grass Doll's face immediately fell.

"Because I was captured by your human race and sent to the Seven Star Realm as a secret envoy, which attracted the invasion of the witch race's army. Otherwise, how could I be in this Heaven-Seizing Realm? Do you know what this Heaven-Seizing Realm is?"

"Huh?" Li Mo was speechless.

Upon seeing this, the Divine Grass Doll immediately became arrogant.

"The so-called Heavenly Realm is a fragment of the world that was torn apart by the rules of heaven and earth when the Seven Star World's witch race invaded other worlds through blood sacrifice. You can think of it as a super battleship. And there is no need to consider the problem of world rejection. As long as this fragment of the Seven Star World is merged with the invaded world, the witch race army inside can enter the alien world without any obstacles. After obtaining enough blood sacrifice, it will break away again and return to the Seven Star World, thus giving birth to more witch races."

"and many more."

Li Mo looked at the Divine Grass Doll with a somewhat unfriendly expression.

"You mean to say that the ancient cultivators sent you into the Seven Star Realm, which led to the Wu Clan's invasion of the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

"Exactly!"

The Divine Grass Doll has a youthful face, yet it looks much older than its age.

"Don't look at me like that. In ancient times, when the Misty Clan fled to the Mountain and Sea Realm, those two beings from the Immortal Realm also brought evil spirits with them. They were too powerful. They devoured and forgot countless ancient cultivators. The support from the three surrounding worlds was far from enough. So someone proposed to attract the Seven Star Realm Witch Clan to invade the Mountain and Sea Realm. I went there with this mission."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo gasped in shock.

He was beginning to believe what the other person was saying.

Compared to the Misty Realm, the Underworld Realm, the Asura Realm, and the Primordial Spirit Realm, the Seven Star Realm seems to be much more distant.

"In that case, what's your name?"

"I... cough cough, it's better not to mention my name. You only need to remember that I am the benefactor of your human race. Now that I've said this much, why don't you release me?"

Seeing the Divine Grass Doll's awkward posture, Li Mo immediately realized that there must be something wrong.

"Our human race's benefactor?"

Li Mo sneered.

"The human race in the Mountain and Sea Realm is now surrounded by demons and monsters, and their cultivation level is suppressed to within the Nascent Soul stage. They first experienced the Dark Turmoil, during which they were almost wiped out. Now they have entered the Dharma-ending Age. I really can't see where your kindness is. If you don't behave, I'll eat you right now!"

The Divine Herb Doll was terrified.

"No! No! I'll tell you. When I was young, I had the worst aptitude and was bullied and ridiculed by my own kind. I was called an idiot. Don't underestimate a young man's potential. Later, when the ancient cultivators were searching for the Divine Herb Doll to send as an envoy to the Seven Star Realm, I was ostracized by my own kind, so I took the initiative to find your ancient human cultivators."

Thousands of years have passed.

Looking at the Divine Grass Doll in front of him, which exuded a sense of melancholy about the vicissitudes of life, Li Mo suddenly felt that it didn't quite fit the scene, recalling the moment he had knocked himself unconscious.

"So what do you say now?"

Li Mo let out a wicked grin.

This magical herb has lived here for thousands of years, and judging from its tone, it must have collected many valuable items.

"Heh heh, if you want me to let you go, you'll at least have to win me over first, right?"

"You mean, you want me to bribe you?"

After a brief moment of gritting its teeth, the Divine Grass Doll let out a long sigh.

"Although I am no longer the poor young man I once was, I am still just a poor old man. What can I offer you as a bribe? I swore back then that I would make something of myself, but now I find that I am not as good as I was back then! But don't underestimate me because I am old and poor. The reason I achieved nothing back then was because I was young, but now it is because I am old and useless. In the end, death will be the greatest honor!"

The Divine Grass Doll gazes up at the sky.

"If I had understood back then that nothing in the world is difficult as long as you are willing to give up, I wouldn't have suffered so much. It would have been so much better to just lie down and be a good-for-nothing instead of becoming some kind of immortal herb. In the end, when I arrived in the immortal realm, I was still going to be eaten."

Li Mo listened to the other person's grand pronouncements with a blank expression.

He then looked at the big-eared rat in the Illusionary Gold Net.

"Squeak!"

The big-eared rat let out a screech, opened its mouth, and spat out various ancient coins of different styles.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo suddenly remembered an ancient demon beast from the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"brave troops?"

The Pixiu has a dragon-like tail and a tiger-like body. It is born without an anus, yet it contains a universe within, only taking in and never giving out, and is considered an auspicious creature.

This beast seems to possess some remnants of the Pixiu.

Seeing that Li Mo was still not satisfied, the big-eared rat spat out many more fragments of magical artifacts. Realizing that Li Mo still had no intention of letting it go, it became extremely anxious. Its eyes darted around, and it spat out a red rope.

"My life-saving lock! You still say you didn't steal it!"

"Squeak! Squeak!"

Upon seeing this, Li Mo quickly picked up the inconspicuous red rope.

In just a moment, he understood its effect. This was actually a magical artifact used by ancient cultivators to capture the Divine Herb Doll. He had clearly been captured by the ancient cultivators, yet he still managed to fabricate so many insights.

Li Mo chuckled and immediately took out the red rope.

One end of the red rope was wrapped around his wrist, and the other end was wrapped around the Divine Grass Doll. Then it quickly became transparent and disappeared.

"So this is what they call the fate lock."

Li Mo suddenly had a feeling that from now on, he would be able to summon the Divine Grass Doll back to his side at any time through this red rope. If he could master enough spatial power, he would also be able to teleport to the Divine Grass Doll on the other end of the red rope.

Presumably, this is how the ancient cultivators confirmed the location of the Heavenly Realm.

The Divine Grass Doll, with a red rope tied around its neck, first glared angrily at the Big-Eared Mouse, then burst into tears.

"You liar, thief, traitor! If I'm not having a good time, neither are you!!"

The Divine Grass Doll turned to look at Li Mo.

“My master, this is a money-stealing rat. It has a hidden world within its belly and can steal treasures. Master only needs to find a refined spatial artifact for it to swallow, and you will be able to control it! With this mount, you, master, will surely be even more powerful…”

(End of this chapter)