The road is vague

Chapter 280 True Identity
the other side.

Li Mo came to Zuo Lan's side, used his spiritual eye technique to see the Gu worms inside her abdomen, and learned from her about the threatened situation she was in.

Zuo Lan endured the abdominal pain, sweat dripping down her face.

"They just seemed to say that those flying stones were called Nine Nether Soul Stones."

"Nine Nether Soul Stone?"

Li Mo looked astonished.

He naturally knew that the so-called Nine Nether Soul Stone was a mineral that the Great Zhou Dynasty had refined by offering souls to the Nine Nether Soul Refining Array, based on the techniques of the Underworld.

This stone possesses some spatial power and can activate ancient teleportation arrays.

According to Zuo Lan, thousands of Nine Nether Soul Stones were actually preserved here. After the members of these secret organizations activated the preservation device, they flew away directly.

"That seems to be the direction of the Jianmu tree."

Li Mo looked puzzled.

"Could this be an arrangement made intentionally by ancient cultivators?"

This also made Li Mo a little curious.

The Jianmu Tree area has likely undergone some changes due to this, but let's deal with the immediate issues first.

Judging from Zuo Lan's words, these people must have collected a small batch of Nine Nether Soul Stones. He was quite curious about these so-called Nine Nether Soul Stones, which were once a strategic resource of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At this time.

Six men in black stood in a row, looking at the five people who had been drawn by the strange phenomenon.

Apart from the monks who came in pursuit of Zhang the Madman of the Corpse Poison Sect of Yue, who were clearly cultivators from the Seven Temples of Jin, the other four were obviously from the lands of the Seven Kingdoms, including two disciples of the Sword Heart Sect of Zhao.

The leader of the men in black clasped his hands in a fist salute to the five men.

"Gentlemen, our exploration here has caused some celestial phenomena, but many treasures have already been drawn away by the altar and flown away on their own. There is no use in you trying to stop us. We might as well chase after them as soon as possible and perhaps find some that have escaped."

"Hahahaha!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Fengzi burst into laughter.

"I don't believe your nonsense. If all the treasures here had run away, would you guys be so calm? Stop talking nonsense to me. It's 30,000 spirit stones. As long as you can come up with 30,000 spirit stones and help me get rid of this bald monk, I'll turn around and leave immediately!"

"Amitabha."

The monk said in a low voice, "It is good that Benefactor Zhang has the intention to repay his debts and is able to repent for his past mistakes. As the saying goes, Heaven is watching what people do, and it is only right to pay back debts."

Among the seven temples of the Jin state, Dizang Temple was known for its role in collecting debts.

Some people default on their debts, which is egregious. When borrowers are forced into a corner, they go to Dizang Temple to make vows and pray.

After receiving an IOU, the monks of Dizang Temple can use it to find the person in question and then follow them relentlessly, forcing them to lay down their weapons and cursing them to continuously weaken their magical powers until they repay the debt.

Li Mo gave a cold laugh.

"Master Zuo Lan is my friend. You have done this to Master Zuo Lan, and now you want me to turn around and leave?"

He took out the Tiancheng Huajin Sword and pointed it at his opponent.

"If you want me to leave, you must first remove the Gu worm from Master Zuo Lan's abdomen, and then pay ten Nine Nether Soul Stones. Otherwise, hmph, you will have to experience the power of our sect's Sword Heart Technique."

The male and female cultivators who had come together also made their decisions after hearing this.

The male cultivator from the Sword Heart Sect clasped his hands in a fist salute and looked at Li Mo.

"My name is Wan Sheng. May I ask your honorable name, senior brother?"

"This is Li Heiquan."

The man held a silver sword and exuded confidence.

"So it's Senior Brother Li. I am willing to follow you and join forces to fight against these sneaky people. In my opinion, they are most likely members of some secret organizations wanted by the State of Lu. After capturing them, we can definitely get a lot of reward money."

Upon hearing this, the female cultivator next to her also quickly expressed her opinion.

"I am Cheng You of the Beast Taming Sect of the Song Kingdom, and I stand with Fellow Daoist Wan!"

Say it.

The female cultivator summoned two black panthers, their eyes like dark green flames, exuding a brutal aura, one on the left and one on the right, ready to attack at any moment.

“So best!”

While saying this, Li Mo was thinking that he should take this opportunity to properly understand the true swordsmanship of the other party's Sword Heart Sect.

Seeing that none of the men intended to leave, the six men in black let out a cold snort.

"If you won't listen to reason, you'll have to suffer the consequences. Since you don't want to leave, then you'll all stay!"

The six people unleashed their magical weapons and attacked the four.

Because Zhang Fengzi and Li Mo were the most arrogant, they were both attacked by two men in black.

As for the Jin monk and Zuo Lan, who was bewitched, they were not among the six people's targets.

"You bald monk, are you trying to kill me? Release the spell right now!"

Zhang the Madman, who had been the most arrogant earlier, was now the most pathetic.

He was surrounded by two men in black, and his situation was extremely dangerous. It seemed that the monk from Dizang Temple used the IOU as a basis to suppress him with a spell, which greatly limited his magical power.

“Amitabha, I will not lift the spell until the benefactor repays the loan.”

"I'll f*** your whole family, you damned bald monk, you'll die a horrible death!!"

Let's not talk about the curses from over there.

The two men in black that Li Mo was facing were one at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage and the other at the late-Foundation Establishment stage. They each used flying knives as magical weapons, making it impossible to discern their sect affiliations at the moment.

While Tiancheng Huajin Sword was entangled with two flying knives, Li Mo couldn't help but glance at Wan Sheng, who was fighting another man in black not far away. He originally wanted to learn from him and study his swordsmanship, but he found that Wan Sheng's swordsmanship seemed to be similar to his own. Both relied mainly on the sharpness of their flying swords, and their own techniques were not particularly special.

After a while.

With a bang, the Tiancheng Huajin Sword deflected the dark blue flying knife, and the black-clad man with a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level looked rather ugly.

"This person's flying sword is too sharp. With just these magical artifacts that conceal his identity, we will probably have a hard time taking him down in a short time."

"Then let's use our true strength and finish this quickly!"

After the man finished speaking, he made a hand seal to recall the flying knife. At the same time, a whirlwind that contained both decay and vitality appeared. Li Mo was stunned for a moment and then showed a little surprise.

"Are you a disciple of the Lu Kingdom's Time Gate?"

This person's ability to cultivate the Time Wind to such a level likely places him among the top-tier Foundation Establishment disciples of the Time Sect.

This wind has the ability to absorb the life force of enemies and repair itself; it has a very wide range and possesses domain-like properties.

Therefore, the vast majority of the old monsters of the Time Gate were ruthless killers in their youth.

Simultaneously.

Another Foundation Establishment mid-stage cultivator revealed his virginity, his entire body's blood and qi burning like flames, his pure mana about to burst forth, seemingly possessing inexhaustible strength.

Li Mo glanced sideways.

"A disciple of the Xiantian Sect of Lu State." As long as a disciple of the Xiantian Sect remains a virgin, he will never grow old.

Even if they die of old age, disciples of the Innate Sect will maintain the spirit and appearance of their youth and at their peak, and will have incredible resistance to various spells that affect their physical and mental power.

As the two revealed their true strength, Li Mo suddenly felt increased pressure.

“Young man, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, it’s just that I’m really not good at fighting. Alas, if I had any skills at all, I wouldn’t be completely helpless. But don’t worry, I have a lot of experience in treating difficult and complicated diseases. For example, treating the Gu worm in your friend’s body. After you kill these troublesome guys, I can take care of it with ease.”

"Squeak."

The old man and Xiao Zhi made their voices from inside Li Mo's sleeve.

In terms of combat, they are both utterly useless.

Seeing that Zhang Fengzi, though skilled in poison techniques, was actually limited to the early Foundation Establishment stage and was being overwhelmed by the two men in black, he was in imminent danger.

So Li Mo snorted and stopped trying to disguise himself as a disciple of the Sword Heart Sect. He used the Hidden Thunder Step to appear beside the disciple of the Innate Sect in a flash, focused all his magic power, and executed the Thunder Spear in one go.

boom!
After sacrificing to the Wu tribe underground in the Southern Wilderness Plains, Li Mo's understanding of Daoist magic improved significantly. The entire spellcasting process was smooth and natural, with thunderous light surging out in all directions.

Although the disciple of the Innate Sect was prepared, he was still blasted away by Li Mo's spear. His body flew backward uncontrollably. After his protective magic weapon was paralyzed by the lightning, its spiritual light became sluggish. Despite his minor injuries, he gritted his teeth, silently chanted a spell, and gently pointed at the flying knife in front of him.

A ripple spread out in all directions.

"Extinction Slash!"

The flying knife, imbued with the essence, energy, and spirit of this disciple of the Innate Sect, moved with lightning speed. Li Mo used the Five Elements Xuanwu Shield to block it, but his figure was still unable to stop flying backward.

At this time.

Another late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Time Gate descended from the sky, wielding the Time Gale, intending to envelop Li Mo within the domain formed by the Time Gale. However, Li Mo activated his Wind-Riding Cloak and used Wind Escape Technique to avoid the Time Gale's coverage in time, reappearing behind the Innate Sect disciple with a flash of dark golden light.

"what!"

Although this person was quick-witted and had excellent agility, he still had one arm severed by the Tiancheng Huajin Sword.

Just as Li Mo was about to continue his pursuit, he saw the man holding a severed arm, his face filled with terror as he frantically chanted a spell. The severed arm transformed into a stream of blood that enveloped him, and then his figure fled into the sky at an incredible speed.

Such astonishing speed left even Li Mo speechless, realizing that the opponent had used the famous Blood Escape Technique.

The path to immortality pursued by the disciples of Lu is not only about longevity, but also about survival in combat. Li Mo had already learned about this during the exchange meeting with Zhongshan.

Now he has no choice but to focus his main efforts on another late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple of the Time Sect, to avoid wasting his time and having the person escape as well.

Think of this.

Li Mo had unknowingly acquired a bright green leaf in his hand.

It was that Ye Yan fan with sealing properties that he would activate with all his might to defeat his opponent as soon as he detected any signs of escape.

Upon seeing Li Mo defeat the disciples of the Xiantian Sect with lightning speed, demonstrating his profound and unfathomable Daoist magic, this person gasped in astonishment. Without a word, he patted his storage bag at his waist and summoned a demonic statue, about three zhang tall and entirely black.

Li Mo sensed the aura of Asura Demon Blood from it.

"Asura Statue, you're a member of the Hidden Dragon Organization!"

Upon hearing this, the disciple of the Time Gate who had summoned the Time Wind snorted coldly.

“This demonic statue, which has only been in its early stages for a few months, is comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. You are the first person to witness its true power.”

"Humph."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo let out a cold laugh.

"Does Your Excellency believe that you can suppress me with just this golem?"

Say it.

With a flash of his spatial ring, Li Mo's combined attack puppet silently appeared beside him, confronting the demonic statue from afar. Upon seeing this, the late-stage Foundation Establishment disciple of the Time Sect's expression immediately turned somewhat grim.

"You don't seem to be a disciple of the Zhao Kingdom's Sword Heart Sect, and neither does he. So who are you two?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo couldn't help but glance in the direction of Wan Sheng in the distance.

In fact, he also had some doubts about the other party's true identity, but because he had never witnessed a real battle between disciples of the Zhao Kingdom's Sword Heart Sect, he could not confirm it. However, this disciple of the Years Sect was clearly someone who had witnessed the Sword Heart Sect disciples.

Fortunately, he himself was not a member of the Zhao State Sword Heart Sect, so the other party's true identity didn't matter.

……

After half a stick of incense.

Of the six members of the Hidden Dragon organization, two were killed, four escaped, and Zhang the Madman met a tragic end.

Li Mo looked at the storage bag in his hand, and upon seeing the several green orbs inside, he immediately showed delight and began to examine them carefully.

"This is the Nine Nether Soul Stone, which seems to be very similar to the one that the Ghost General of the Nine Yin Cave offered as a sacrifice."

"Amitabha, death absolves all debts, Fellow Daoist Zhang, you can rest in peace now."

After the monk from Dizang Temple finished speaking, he recited a few incantations for Zhang Fengzi's salvation and then left on his own, which left Cheng You of the Beast Taming Sect sighing with regret.

"My God, this is Zhang the Madman of the Corpse Poison Sect, and he died so mysteriously."

Cheng You shook her head.

"The monks of Jin are truly terrifying. I must never fail to repay debts in the future."

However, compared to Cheng You's sigh, Li Mo and Wan Sheng looked at each other solemnly after collecting their loot.

Both of them vaguely sensed that the other was not a member of the Sword Heart Sect.

Sudden.

Wan Sheng immediately thought of something, and the pupils of his eyes under the mask suddenly contracted.

"Li Heiquan, you're Li Mo? You've actually... advanced to the late Foundation Establishment stage!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence upon hearing this, Li Mo seemed to suddenly think of someone.

"You are... Wan Shun?"

Seeing the other party's reaction, Li Mo's suspicions were immediately confirmed.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath. There were actually other disciples from the Qian Kingdom who had sneaked into this Longevity and Enlightenment Conference.

When he and Wan Shun of the Wan Jian Sect participated in the Zhongshan Kingdom Exchange Conference, they were arguably the two people with the lowest profile.

Li Mo never expected that after more than ten years, he would meet the other party here in this way, and the other party would have already reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

The two looked at each other, and their eyes immediately filled with a sense of mutual appreciation, like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

However, now is not the time for in-depth discussions.

"Take care of yourself."

"Take care of yourself."

After exchanging a deep look, as if everything was understood without words, the two men briefly clasped their hands in a fist salute before each leading a woman away.

Li Mo, through his close-range spiritual eye technique, discovered that Master Zuo Lan was a woman and immediately understood why she was acting alone.

Her position in the Qiancheng Gate of Zhongshan State was clearly quite special, most likely due to some special background.

(End of this chapter)