The road is vague

Chapter 287 The Sword Sheath Startles the Enemy
"You brat, how dare you jeopardize the important affairs of my Hidden Dragon Organization! You deserve to die!"

After the masked Golden Core female cultivator finished speaking, a flash of spiritual light appeared in her hand, and a surge of wind spiritual power gathered, forming a wind dragon that shook its head and swayed its tail as it rushed straight towards Li Mo.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged and surged from all directions, giving the impression of a massive army pressing in.

Faced with this person's casual use of a high-level spell, Li Mo's expression changed slightly.

The two heads of the combined attack puppet released wind and fire spiritual power respectively. The gray flames silently covered the area. After a brief stalemate between the Yin Wind Disaster Fire and the Wind Dragon, the Wind Dragon, which was completely enveloped by the gray flames, actually broke through the blockade and headed straight for the white jade flying chariot.

Fortunately, after the combined attack spells had depleted the opponent's high-level spells, Li Mo summoned the Five Elements Black Tortoise Shield to defend.

Boom!
The surging wind energy exploded, damaging not only the spiritual power of the Five Elements Xuanwu Shield but also causing the white jade flying chariot's spiritual light to fluctuate, clearly making it unable to withstand the pressure any longer.

The good news is that after being stirred up by these violent and chaotic wind elemental energies, the white jade flying car suddenly increased its speed by a large margin due to the powerful recoil.

"Is this the oppressive power of a Golden Core cultivator?"

After the Longevity and Enlightenment Conference, Li Mo considered himself to be an outstanding top-tier cultivator among Foundation Establishment cultivators, even if he wasn't invincible among his peers.

However, when facing a Golden Core cultivator, he still had little power to resist.

One must at least master the secret techniques of the Thunder God Transformation level, or temporarily raise one's spiritual power to the Golden Core level, in order to barely fight against those of higher levels or escape with one's life.

Having gained this insight, he solemnly took out a jade box and tore off the sealing talisman.

Pure spiritual energy surged out from the jade box. Li Mo took out the high-grade spirit stones inside and quickly threw them to the macaque in front of the white jade flying chariot, so that it could replace them.

All of a sudden.

The entire flying car seemed to be injected with a tremendous power, and its speed suddenly increased by a large margin, which greatly surprised the three members of the Hidden Dragon Organization who were in pursuit.

The Golden Core cultivator at the head of the group changed his expression, then snorted coldly and suddenly increased his speed by a large margin, leaving the two Foundation Establishment cultivators behind.

"Truly worthy of being a true disciple of the Lingmu Sect of the Great Qian Kingdom!"

Her tone was unfriendly and mostly sarcastic, clearly indicating that she had no intention of letting Li Mo go.

As the white jade flying chariot exerted its power, a red-tasseled spear burning with raging flames appeared in the hands of the Golden Core female cultivator. The flames were both real and illusory, displaying a purple-red color and filled with a ghostly aura.

As she gracefully unleashed it, the red-tasseled spear left a series of afterimages in the air.

During its flight, the red-tasseled spear moved at an incredible speed and grew larger and larger, reaching a length of over three zhang (approximately 10 meters). It disturbed the surrounding spiritual energy and headed straight for the white jade flying chariot.

The spiritual energy around the white jade flying chariot was turbulent, and the chariot became somewhat unstable, as if it had been locked on. Even Li Mo, who was inside the white jade flying chariot, felt a sense of oppression that made it difficult to breathe, as if a great disaster was about to befall him.

The Tiancheng Huajin sword hummed softly.

Faced with the power of a true magical weapon, even the Heavenly Golden Sword, being a top-tier magical artifact, would find it difficult to directly confront it. If it were to force a confrontation, it would inevitably be destroyed.

Fortunately, at that moment, the true demon's clone moved.

After a deep roar, it swung its greatsword made of its spine.

A terrifyingly brutal aura erupted, and the greatsword made of the spine seemed to be able to regenerate infinitely. The hilt was still held in the hand of the true demon clone, while the other end extended more than twenty feet away, displaying a black and gold color, like a ferocious Asura bone tower, colliding with the fiery red-tasseled spear.

Two sharp sounds.

The true demon clone took two steps back inside the white jade flying chariot.

The Golden Core female cultivator's expression changed drastically. She grabbed the magic weapon that had been thrown back and looked at the True Demon clone with surprise and uncertainty.

The greatsword wielded by the True Demon's avatar, while lacking the self-destructive properties of cultivator's magical artifacts, possesses an unparalleled advantage in direct confrontation, making it a source of strength for the demon race.

"So there are Golden Core stage cultivators here."

After her expression changed several times, the female cultivator said coldly, "Since that's the case, I would like to ask you to hand over the Nine Nether Soul Stone. I will then represent the Hidden Dragon Organization and let bygones be bygones."

"roll!"

The response from the demonic clone enraged the Golden Core female cultivator.

"Good, good, good!"

The female cultivator with the Golden Core stage had a solemn expression. She opened her red lips and spat out a small, crystal-clear sword.

As soon as the sword appeared, it unleashed a powerful divine soul force, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from all directions surged and converged, faintly revealing a female phantom, presenting some strange phenomena.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo's expression instantly turned serious.

"Natural magic weapon".

Cultivators at different levels will master different techniques and methods.

Among them, Foundation Establishment cultivators wield the power of spiritual light, while Golden Core cultivators refine their natal magic treasures.

As a cultivator's natal magic weapon is continuously nourished by the essence within their body, its power grows stronger and stronger. This is one of the reasons why some long-lived cultivators, even if their cultivation level has decreased significantly, are still greatly feared by high-level cultivators.

Fortunately, this Golden Core female cultivator's natal magic weapon was clearly only crafted a few years ago and had not undergone much nourishment, so its power had not changed significantly compared to ordinary magic weapons.

Upon seeing this, the true demon avatar did not swing the greatsword made of its spine again.

An empty scabbard appeared in its hand, its color dark green, its outer shell woven from bamboo and rattan, exuding an ancient and rustic aura. Its strong protective properties against evil formed a visible ripple that spread outwards in all directions.

This is the mysterious scabbard that Li Mo unexpectedly discovered in the furnace hidden in Lingzhao Mountain.

Affected by this, the true demon avatar can only control this mysterious treasure with its inherent positive qualities such as purity, holiness, dreams, and hopes, and can only exert a superficial effect.

An inexplicable and astonishing suction force emanated from the bamboo and rattan sword sheath.

The Golden Core cultivator's originally imposing natal magic weapon, now swollen to three zhang in size, began to shrink rapidly, its spiritual light dissipating, and it flew uncontrollably towards its scabbard. Such was the scene.

This immediately caused the Golden Core female cultivator to show a look of horror, staring intently at the bamboo rattan sword sheath, looking on in disbelief.

"What kind of treasure is this? It can actually restrain my natal flying sword!"

Seeing that her natal magic weapon, which was connected to her mind and body, was about to be absorbed by this unknown sword sheath, the Golden Core female cultivator's face turned as pale as paper.

It should be understood that a Golden Core cultivator's natal magic weapon is almost equivalent to a second life. Although it has the potential for infinite evolution, once it is damaged, the cultivator will completely lose the opportunity to advance.

How could she not be terrified?

Seeing her natal flying sword getting closer and closer to the scabbard, the Golden Core female cultivator let out a hysterical scream. No longer caring about anything else, she spat out a mouthful of blood essence from her tongue and used a secret technique to forcibly control her natal flying sword to break free from the terrifying attraction of the bamboo vine scabbard.

Without saying a word, she immediately turned and fled.

"What a pity, it was just a little short!"

Li Mo looked at the departing female cultivator, then glanced at the mysterious sword sheath in the True Demon clone's hand. After a moment of uncertainty, he slowly put it away.

This is, after all, a treasure of the human race; the True Demon Avatar can only unleash a portion of its power.

Furthermore, the power of this treasure is exceptionally terrifying. Its true characteristics seem to only be fully realized after reaching the Nascent Soul stage. Taking down an enemy's magic weapon is merely a side effect of its power.

"It requires a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to unleash its power... Could this be a replica of a magical treasure?"

Li Mo secretly wondered what was going on, feeling somewhat surprised and uncertain.

He thought of how the Lingmu Sect had paid such a high price to forge a replica of the Tongtian Lingbao, yet still failed to achieve their goal. If this bamboo rattan sword sheath were a replica of the Tongtian Lingbao, it would be too dramatic.

However, as the opponent's natal magic weapon, even if Li Mo took it, it would be of no use. It could neither be refined nor activated.

After flying across the desolate Gobi Desert for several hours, Li Mo took out a high-grade spirit stone, resealed it, and retrieved the jade flying chariot.

"Little Squeak, I'm going inside to hide first!"

Upon hearing this, the money-stealing rat opened its mouth, revealing a vortex.

Immediately, Li Mo rushed into the Thief Realm. Looking at the small space left after the Jianmu tree occupied it, he was speechless for a moment.

“Young man, this is the Jianmu tree. Even in the ancient world of mountains and seas, it is one of the top divine trees. What’s with that expression?”

After speaking, the old man looked at Li Mo with a solemn expression.

Li Mo was unable to move freely in the world of theft. Noticing the gaze of the Foolish Old Master, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

"what happened?"

"Why are you able to create evil spirits?"

Old Master Dai's words startled Li Mo.

"What do you mean by creating evil spirits..."

the other side.

Xiao Zhi immediately used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique used by the character Xiao Zhi) to enter the ground and disappear.

Upon seeing this, the Rainbow Bird circled once over the Gobi Desert. It had never seen such a desolate scene before, and even began to have some doubts about its choice to leave the Realm of Heavenly Plunder. Then it landed on the ground, dug a hole in the earth, and rested for a while.

In such a vast and desolate Gobi Desert, without any clear direction, finding a person is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

It's unclear whether the Golden Core female cultivator was afraid of the mysterious sword sheath and didn't come back, or whether she gave up the investigation because she had completely lost Li Mo's imprint.

Ten days later.

The white jade chariot continued westward, flying all the way back to the Qian Kingdom.

Looking at the desolate mountains and wilderness within Muzhou, Li Mo felt a sense of familiarity, and the previously depressed Rainbow Bird finally perked up a bit.

that's it.

Li Mo flew back to Qingming Mountain in one breath, and the white jade flying chariot landed at the flying boat station.

The sacred tree, so clear and bright, blocks out the sky; the disciples diligently guard it.

"Greetings, Uncle Master!"

"Greetings, Uncle-Master..."

After nodding slightly, Li Mo looked at everything on Qingming Mountain and felt as if he had been in another world. He let out a long breath, put away the white jade flying chariot, and headed straight for the Dharma Protector Hall.

"master!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qi, who was engrossed in annotating, suddenly stood up from his seat, looked at Li Mo, who appeared travel-worn outside the door, and his eyes immediately revealed a hint of excitement and relief.

"Is everything going well?"

Li Mo forced a smile and nodded in response.

"Yes."

Even if you encounter many hardships and difficulties along the way, all the words and experiences outside become the past once you return home.

(End of this chapter)