The road is vague

Chapter 328 Great Defeat of the Thunder Origin Sect

More than a hundred primitive believers were blocked by fanatical followers of the Thunder God Temple.

These fanatical followers of the temple had clearly been given special instructions. No matter how much the original leader waved his claws and threatened him with his position in the Thunder Origin Sect, he was still unable to enter the main altar. It seems that the plan to destroy the so-called Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbows at all costs through these followers has obviously failed.

At the same time, Li Mo vaguely sensed through his divine sense that people were constantly flying out from the depths of the main altar, and immediately realized that he could no longer delay.

"If we can't take it by trickery, then we'll attack by force!"

Li Mo suddenly appeared and let out a cold snort.

Before the soldiers guarding the Lei Yuan Sect headquarters could react, he pointed his left hand lightly at the fanatical believers stationed there, and a terrifying thundercloud vortex instantly formed in the air as he unleashed the Thunderfire Burial Technique.

A large amount of lightning and fire rapidly fell from the dark red thundercloud vortex.

The fanatical believers stationed there looked up and were immediately dumbfounded and horrified.

After all, most of them were only at the Qi Refining stage, or equivalent to second-rate or first-rate martial artists. Facing a large-scale spell casually cast by a Golden Core cultivator was almost like facing a natural disaster, and they were simply unable to stop it with human power.

With deafening explosions, dozens of fanatical followers of the Thunder Yuan Cult stationed at the gate were reduced to ashes in the thunder and fire.

Even the towering city gates were completely destroyed by Li Mo.

"Go to the armory immediately and destroy those Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbows."

"Yes!"

These Lei Yuan Cult followers rushed frantically toward the armory.

Although their numbers were small, and due to limited cultivation time, the highest level they reached was only the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, their strength had improved considerably compared to the other evil believers they had been with. Even those evil believers who had not yet advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage were only one step away.

It would be best if these believers could destroy those so-called Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbows and eliminate the danger before it even begins.

If it fails, the True Demon clone can use this opportunity to reclaim its bloodline and restore its Golden Core stage strength.

No matter how you calculate it, he's guaranteed to make a profit.

Thinking of this, Li Mo smiled coldly and immediately transformed into a bolt of lightning, appearing a hundred feet away in an instant. Then, with another flash of lightning, he appeared next to a mid-Foundation Establishment stage Thunder Origin Sect protector, giving him no chance to struggle at all, and instantly activated the mid-level high-grade spell Thunder Dragon in the Sky.

After advancing to the Golden Core stage, Li Mo's magical power increased by three or four times almost out of thin air.

With its terrifying magical power, even a mid-to-high-level spell, the power of thunder was something that a mere mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator could not withstand. After the Thunder Origin Cult's evil follower screamed, his corpse immediately fell from the sky.

Li Mo did not linger there at all. He immediately transformed into lightning and charged towards another Foundation Establishment stage Lei Yuan Sect protector.

After advancing to the Golden Core stage, his divine sense greatly improved, almost covering the entire small town.

He had just keenly sensed that six guardians had flown out of the Thunder Origin Temple and headed in different directions, clearly indicating that the Thunder Origin Envoy had issued the order to resist.

Although he couldn't discern the exact number of Foundation Establishment cultivators within the Thunder Origin Sect's headquarters using his divine sense, it was clear that there wouldn't be too many.

Once he kills these six Foundation Establishment cultivators, it will be enough to greatly reduce the defensive strength of the Thunder Origin Sect's headquarters in an instant.

that's it.

Li Mo continuously transformed into lightning, traversing the skies above the city.

With his Golden Core stage cultivation enhancing his terrifying speed through dual cultivation of body and soul, these six Foundation Establishment cultivators, despite their best efforts, could not escape the range of his divine sense and were ultimately killed one by one.

At this moment, the city was in complete chaos under the arrangement of the original believers.

With less than a month to go before Lent, a large number of slaves awaiting blood sacrifice were released by believers, and these people instinctively fled in all directions.

"Humph."

The true demon avatar, supported by several Foundation Establishment stage believers, appeared in a special detention center in the city.

The slaves here are all cultivators, including several Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.

The crowd stared in disbelief as the true demon's clones, supported by various cult followers, strolled through the prison corridor in human form.

"Fellow Daoist Li Mo!!"

Upon hearing this, the true demon avatar turned to look at the man who was only wearing a skirt around his waist. After a brief moment of thought, it suddenly came to mind.

When he first arrived at Xiaozhen Island with Zhang Xiuning, he saved a cargo ship.

This man, named Zhu Wunian, was a cultivator from Xiaozhen Island responsible for guarding the cargo ship. He had escaped from the Lost Continent, and because of his big mouth, Li Mo gained a preliminary understanding of the Lost Continent.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu?"

The true demon clone smiled slightly, signaling him to calm down.

After the true demon avatar surveyed the area, the cell fell silent, with only a few gasps of breath remaining, as if anticipating something. Then, the true demon avatar raised its arms and shouted in front of the many human cultivators.

"Gentlemen, you are free!!"

"what?"

"Is this true?"

"Is this the city lord of Turtle Shell City on Little Zhen Island?"

The true demon clone ignored everyone.

On the one hand, out of human compassion, he rescued these rogue cultivators; on the other hand, he hoped to use these people to create more chaos in the city, making it impossible to rescue the Lei Yuan Sect's temple.

The original believers quickly opened the cells and removed the sea stone shackles from the bodies of these hermits.

The demon clone casually picked up a sea stone shackle, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Among the four great calamities of the Lost Seas is the so-called mirage. It is said that once a mirage appears, a large number of ancient stone buildings will fall from the sky, forming a seemingly real yet illusory space that traps people nearby. Occasionally, some terrifyingly powerful beings will also appear.

Fortunately, mirages usually don't last long.

The mirage will disappear in a day or two, or at most half a month, and those trapped inside will be freed.

Generally speaking.

People trapped in a mirage are not in danger.

They could even try mining these Sea Stones that have the effect of suppressing spirits, which would be quite an opportunity.

Although the Great Qian Kingdom has so-called spirit-suppressing artifacts, they are not made from sea stone, but are a kind of suppression artifact. This shows that sea stone is a local specialty material and is worth collecting.

However, occasionally, terrifying powerful beings appear in the mirages. They seem to be the afterimages of ancient powerful beings, and it is impossible to communicate with them. They often cause indiscriminate destruction to the surrounding area, and many people trapped in the mirages die as a result.

Therefore, there are many different opinions about the causes of mirage disasters, and there is still no consensus.

The only thing that's certain is.

The area near the Lost Continent is the edge of the world, where the order of heaven and earth is unstable, which is why this phenomenon has occurred.

After Zhu Wunian was freed from the shackles of the Sea Tower Stone, he was slightly weak due to the long-term suppression of his magical power. He staggered to the side of the True Demon clone and looked at the few evil believers around Li Mo with a wary expression and a slight puzzlement.

"Thank you for saving me, Fellow Daoist Li. But I wonder why you are here?" The True Demon Avatar chuckled softly, leaving Zhu Wunian unsure of his intentions.

"At first, I did not agree with Island Master Lu's strategy of avoiding confrontation and waiting for the right opportunity, but as a newcomer, I could not openly oppose it. Now, I can finally save this place from crisis in my own way."

"In what way?"

Zhu Wunian was puzzled and could not understand.

Only ten years have passed, and the other party is already making outrageous claims that they can resolve the crisis in the Four Treasures Sea?

"With a higher level of cultivation and the belief that if I don't go to hell, who will?"

"what?"

After Li Mo revealed part of his evil god form, Zhu Wunian gasped and instinctively took two steps back, her eyes filled with fear and dread as she looked at Li Mo.

Although he quickly realized that something was wrong, he still found it difficult to control his instincts.

"Fellow Daoist Li, this... I'm truly sorry."

The true demon clone retracted its evil god form, waved its hand dismissively, indicating that the other party could leave.

Zhu Wunian gritted his teeth, then finally sighed and was about to turn and leave when he suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, back then you left quietly. After Fellow Daoist Zhang finished his seclusion, he asked me to find you, but unfortunately there was no news. Five years ago, Xiaozhen Island was in dire need of people's livelihood, and she had no choice but to join Caibei Island and seek refuge with the Golden Turtle Master."

"understood."

Li Mo only considered himself a passerby and never thought about staying here. He was no longer the innocent young man he once was and didn't think much about it.

After the many rogue cultivators had left, the True Demon clone led his close followers toward the Thunder Origin Temple.

……

Over the Lei Yuan Temple.

Li Mo looked at the mechanical devices in the square from several miles away.

There were four ballistae in the square. Each ballista was exceptionally large, yet its design was ingenious. After more than a hundred primitive believers rushed into the square, two of the ballistae fired in unison, instantly killing most of them.

The remaining followers are also under siege by fanatical Lei Yuan cult members and are in imminent danger.

"The power is incredibly strong!"

Li Mo's eyelids twitched slightly, and he was greatly surprised.

It seems that this so-called Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbow was made by a true master of mechanical engineering, and it is no exaggeration. It is indeed enough to threaten Golden Core cultivators.

Unexpectedly, among the monsters here, there are experts who study mechanical techniques.

Fortunately, Li Mo soon discovered that after firing these Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbows, not only did the arrows need to be replaced, but new mid-grade spirit stones also needed to be inserted, which made him think.

And that's when.

Lei Yuan, the chief envoy in charge of commanding the Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbows, roared in all directions through amplified megaphones.

"I am Lei Yuan, the personal disciple of Lei Yuan Venerable, and an unknown evil god. Your conspiracy has been exposed. Leaving now is your only option. Otherwise, when my master returns, you will surely die without a burial place!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo realized that the other party's recent act of annihilating many primitive believers was a form of intimidation against him.

"Although this mechanism is extremely threatening, it is ultimately just an inanimate object. As long as it is not caught off guard and its characteristics are understood, it is not difficult to break it."

Seeing that there were very few original believers left, Li Mo suddenly had a talisman in his hand.

This talisman was a ground-shaking talisman he crafted when he was at the One Line Sky of the Sword Gate Mountain in the Southern Barbarian Lands. He intended it as a precaution, but unexpectedly, it ended up being used here.

As Li Mo infused the talisman with his magic power, the Earth-Shaking Talisman immediately shone with astonishing spiritual light.

"go."

Rumble!
The earth began to shake violently.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Mo quickly approached, summoning the Black Gold Tower for defense while simultaneously unleashing a high-level, low-level spell, Thunderous Strike.

The Black Gold Pagoda rapidly expanded, stirring up the surrounding天地力 (heaven and earth power), and its shape vaguely resembled a conch shell. It stood in front of Li Mo, protecting him behind it.

Meanwhile, above the plaza, a large number of dark clouds gathered, and the spiritual energy of thunder surged violently, pointing directly at the people on the ground.

"over there!"

Envoy Lei Yuan let out a hysterical roar.

Seeing the dense lightning descending from the sky, he knew that even if he managed to escape this time, he would inevitably face disaster next. So he immediately chose to fight to the death and summoned the Three Yang Pearl from his bosom.

This is also his only means of threatening Golden Core cultivators.

The Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbow has been activated!

A dense barrage of arrows shot towards Li Mo.

However, due to the Earth-Shaking Talisman, these arrows clearly lost their accuracy, carrying an aura of utter destruction as they brushed past Li Mo.

This immediately relieved Li Mo, who had been slightly worried.

But at this moment.

boom!
With a deafening explosion, billowing blue flames engulfed the Black Gold Pagoda. After a brief moment of cheers, the people in the square were completely overwhelmed by dense lightning.

After the flames in the sky dissipated, the Wujin Pagoda remained intact.

Hiding behind the Black Gold Pagoda, Li Mo glanced at the ravaged square. There were no survivors, and the four so-called Demon-Slaying and God-Destroying Crossbows had been completely destroyed in the lightning. He couldn't help but smile.

At the same time, he sensed that the true demon clone had arrived nearby and was retrieving the original demon blood, and its cultivation was rapidly recovering.

For a true demon clone, the fastest way to improve its cultivation is undoubtedly when the believers are in the Qi Refining stage, by establishing a cult and dispersing its bloodline into the bodies of its followers.

Further advancement in cultivation requires a deeper understanding of one's state of mind and principles, and the speed of cultivation advancement will gradually decrease.

Therefore, the method for a true demon clone to improve its cultivation is not to establish a cult and achieve a permanent solution.

Instead, they continuously establish small cults and reap the benefits.

Li Mo channeled his magic power into the Black Gold Pagoda in front of him once more.

The Black Gold Pagoda continued to rotate, its size expanding wildly until it reached a height of seven or eight zhang (approximately 33-40 meters), casting a black shadow on the ground and exuding a suffocating pressure.

Immediately afterward, the Black Gold Pagoda magic weapon, under Li Mo's command, smashed fiercely towards the Thunder Origin Divine Palace.

boom!
The once magnificent Thunder Primordial Temple, after a brief stalemate under the power of this gravity-enhancing magic weapon, collapsed completely as the numerous runes etched on it shattered, becoming a thing of the past.

(End of this chapter)