The road is vague

Chapter 320 Extraterrestrial Bait

the next day.

Zhang Xiuning showed absolutely no psychological burden.

After she put on the only seashell she had to cover her private parts, she looked at the true demon clone with satisfaction.

"I'm leaving now. I plan to cultivate in my secret cave for a while, which could be three to five years, or as short as one to two years. I'll contact you then. Goodbye."

Before the true demon clone could react, Zhang Xiuning turned and left without any hesitation.

As a true demonic avatar formed from Li Mo's subconscious, he watched Zhang Xiu Ning's departing figure and gained a deeper understanding of the local customs. In this oppressive environment of struggling to survive, people can simplify everything and do whatever they want in order to reproduce and survive. No one knows what the future holds.

After a while.

The true demon clone arrived at the weapon-refining room and formally bid farewell to Island Master Lu.

Upon hearing this, Island Master Lu was momentarily stunned, seemingly not expecting Li Mo to come and greet him in person. He smiled and waved his hand.

"You mainlanders are so particular. We don't have so many rules on our little Zhen Island. This place is only so big."

Right.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators, the entire Little Treasure Island is only about half a day's journey away.

As Li Mo left Agate Mountain, he happened to see a mortal martial artist climb up the steep cliff and stand excitedly in front of the palace, receiving a reward from another Foundation Establishment elder.

However, when he saw Li Mo float away on the wind, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

……

Turtle Shell City was built along the coast.

When Li Mo arrived in this so-called small town, he was somewhat disappointed by the poverty and desolation it presented.

This place is even worse than the Shanbei Village of his childhood, which was full of thatched huts.

Several dark-skinned children, holding crabs and seashells, cried out in surprise when they saw Li Mo descending from the sky.

"It's a cultivator!"

"We have a new city lord..."

That night, Li Mo received a warm welcome.

He took a bite of the so-called coconut stewed chicken in front of him. Although it was exotic, it was not really to his liking.

"Lord of the city, because Turtle Shell City was attacked before, the island lord has ordered a three-year tax exemption for this place, which is why many people who were preparing to leave have been persuaded to stay. However, the vast majority of cultivators have already left. Too many people were captured by Great Treasure Island in that battle."

"Yes, I can almost hear their cries right now. The people of Taiwan used to be so kind, but everything changed after they started believing in the evil god."

“Venerable Lei Yuan is a Golden Core cultivator, and no one on Little Treasure Island can rival him. Many people are saying that the only way to survive is to go to Rainbow Shell Island and rely on the protection of the Golden Turtle Venerable…”

Before Venerable Lei Yuan's advancement, Venerable Jin Gui was the only Golden Core cultivator on Four Treasures Island, and could also be said to be the common master of this marginal sea area that was not included in the sea map.

As Li Mo listened to the crowd's words, images from several months ago seemed to flash before his eyes.

The abduction of two to three thousand people is a relatively serious incident for the Great Qian Kingdom, similar to the time when the Southern Barbarian Cangyuan tricked a large number of Qian Kingdom citizens, which is enough to attract the attention of the Great Qian court. However, in the past few years, Xiaozhen Island has experienced similar incidents more than twenty times, and its population has decreased by nearly half.

"In any case, let's focus on building Turtle Shell City first."

The true demon clone said a few polite words to appease the situation.

Now that he is far from the Great Qian Dynasty and has fallen into a state of utter destitution, he does not want to invest too much energy here. He only wants to understand the environment here, work hard to cultivate and improve his own realm, and return to the Great Qian Dynasty as soon as possible.

At this time.

The captain of the Windward Ship, standing beside the True Demon clone, sighed.

"In my opinion, even Venerable Golden Tortoise is likely no match for Venerable Thunder Origin. That Three Kings Serpent is simply too powerful. With the Dark Thunder Heavenly Book in hand, Venerable Thunder Origin can control the Three Kings Serpent and is invincible. In my opinion, unless the three islands unite, they will eventually have no choice but to leave this place and seek survival in the deeper sea."

Li Mo heard about the Dark Thunder Heavenly Book again.

The cultivators struggling to survive in this sea area already face the predicament of scarce cultivation resources. Many Foundation Establishment cultivators do not even have suitable magic weapons and can only rely on spells to fight. Zhang Xiuning and Zhu Wunian are no exception. Yet, they have given birth to mysterious and evil treasures like the Dark Thunder Heavenly Book.

"Where did Venerable Lei Yuan obtain the Dark Thunder Heavenly Book?"

Li Mo couldn't help but ask with some curiosity.

After everyone glanced at it, the captain of the Great Turtle revealed a mysterious expression.

"Some say that Venerable Lei Yuan found it in an ancient cave, while others say that he found it inside the belly of a sea monster. But I heard a more convincing explanation: it was a bait from outer space that Venerable Lei Yuan obtained by sheer luck!"

"Celestial bait?"

Li Mo had already heard Zhang Xiu Ning talk about the so-called four great calamities.

The Celestial Bait is one of the Lost Sea Disasters, alongside the Evil God Grass, the Cannibal Island, and the Mirage.

According to Zhang Xiuning.

In the waters near the Lost Continent, special treasures occasionally appear out of nowhere. They are like bait; once someone succumbs to the temptation and tries to obtain them, they vanish into thin air. However, there are also some lucky individuals who manage to defy fate and change their destiny.

Because some people felt that it seemed to be some kind of incomprehensible, unknown entity fishing, it was named "Celestial Bait".

"So, this Venerable Lei Yuan has actually defied fate?"

Li Mo said in a slightly teasing tone.

The other party had only been at the Golden Core stage for a few short years.

Even with a powerful evil treasure like the Dark Thunder Heavenly Book, he had no reason to fear it. Instead, it piqued his curiosity, and he wondered if it could be controlled like the ancient scripture tablet and produce an incredible effect.

Once his main body advances to the Golden Core stage, he can try to make some plans. This so-called Dark Thunder Heavenly Book should be one of the only two things that Li Mo is interested in in this edge of the sea, besides that Evil God Grass.

Li Mo quickly integrated into the construction and life of Turtle Shell City.

After all, he had once been the chief of the Tianming Division of Bai'an County. Managing a mere thousand-plus people in Guike City was more than enough for him. In just three months, Guike City was developing in a positive direction under his management.

this day.

There have been reports of cult members being spotted along the coast.

The cultists of Lei Yuan Sect do not always carry out large-scale operations. In fact, most of the time, it is a dozen or so cultists who repeatedly try to abduct coastal residents of Xiaozhen Island. This is the ninth time that the True Demon Avatar has received such a report since he became the city lord here.

"understood."

The true demon clone did not show the slightest impatience; on the contrary, it revealed a hint of excitement.

As always, he personally attended to everything and soon left Turtle Shell City, arriving at the sea area more than ten miles away, where he looked at a dozen or so half-human, half-demon cultists riding the waves.

Upon noticing Li Mo flying towards them, the cultists cried out in alarm and attempted to dive into the deep sea.

"Run! It's a Foundation Establishment cultivator!"

The immense divine power of the true demon avatar surged forth, enveloping the nearby sea area.

After confirming that there was no one else around, he no longer cared about hiding his identity. He immediately drew his blood-stained spine greatsword, which transformed into a ferocious bone tower, and smashed it down into the sea below.

Boom!
As before, these corrupted cultists were instantly killed by the spinal sword, which shattered their internal organs in the seawater, and their bodies gradually floated to the surface.

The true demon avatar chuckled coldly, collected the corpses, and then its figure quickly faded and disappeared.

He first returned to the ethereal dream realm, replenished some of the special spiritual energy there, and then returned to reality, appearing beside his main body. After glancing at his main body, who was still breathing and adjusting to its optimal state in the Thunder Pool, he quickly left the cave protected by layers of puppets and came to the side of the Evil God Grass.

The true demon clone threw the collected cultist corpses nearby.

This evil god grass, which resembled a twisted cactus, gradually condensed into a cactus fruit after being fed multiple blood sacrifices by the true demon's clone.

It seems that this cactus fruit will ripen after a few more blood sacrifices.

As the true demon clone blinked, its eyes turned a distinctive grayish-white as it stared at the cactus fruit.

He sensed a strong evil power emanating from this cactus fruit, which was highly polluting. If an ordinary person were to consume it, while gaining immense potential, they would also inevitably undergo some unknown mutations.

After a while.

The true demon clone, with a hint of anticipation, left the wild island and returned to Little Treasure Island.

"The laws of heaven and earth here have been slightly polluted by the Seven Star World, giving birth to this so-called evil god grass. Could it be that there was some past between this place and the Seven Star World's witch clan in ancient times?"

……

Two months later.

Upon learning that Coconut Grove City had been attacked by cultists from Treasure Island, the True Demon clone rushed to provide support immediately.

However, taking into account the time it took for the messenger to request help and the travel time, by the time Li Mo arrived at Coconut Grove City on the other side of Xiaozhen Island, the battle had already ended.

This place has been completely destroyed by cultists.

The entire Coconut Grove City seemed to have been destroyed by a tsunami. The harbor was filled with the stench of blood and corpses. The Foundation Establishment cultivators who came to provide support from the surrounding area all showed indignation, yet they were helpless.

"It was a tsunami unleashed by the Three Kings Serpent."

"The Black Pearl City Lord said through gritted teeth."

"Only that giant serpent controlled by the Dark Thunder Tome could destroy Coconut Grove City in such a short time, alas..."

Everyone sighed repeatedly.

As the city lord of Turtle Shell City, the True Demon Avatar was inconspicuous among the crowd.

"If we defend in such a scattered manner, we will inevitably be defeated one by one by the evil followers of Lei Yuan Cult. This is a slow suicide."

Everyone turned to look at the true demon clone.

They were well aware of what Li Mo was saying.

“Lei Yuan is a Golden Core cultivator, not to mention his many followers. How can our Little Treasure Island resist him? Uniting together to launch a direct war would only lead to our own destruction. Fellow Daoist Zhang Xiuning has already secretly contacted the Golden Turtle Master of Rainbow Shell Island twice, but both times she returned empty-handed. What can we do?”

"Yes, now we can only delay as much as possible and wait for the situation to change."

"In my opinion, we should leave the Four Treasures Sea as soon as possible and find a new home. Otherwise, sooner or later, everyone on Little Treasure Island will become slaves of the Thunder Origin Sect and be sacrificed to their blood..."

Amidst the various opinions, the true demon clone suddenly sensed something and looked at the horizon with a slightly surprised expression.

"It's a month ahead of schedule?"

In his perception, Li Mo's true form had already begun to condense celestial phenomena, preparing to advance to the Golden Core stage.

"Gentlemen, I shall take my leave!"

The true demon clone immediately disregarded the matter of Coconut Grove City, bid farewell to everyone, and after leaving Coconut Grove City, entered the Misty Dream Realm, preparing to return to its main body to protect the Dharma.

This was, after all, just a temporary place for him to stay.

After several months of in-depth understanding, the True Demon Avatar has realized that there is only one way to truly rebuild Turtle Shell City and save Little Zhen Island.

That is to eliminate Master Lei Yuan on Da Bao Island and destroy the Lei Yuan cult.

(End of this chapter)