The road is vague

Chapter 338 Authentic Magic Treasures
Wushan Island.

Li Mo instinctively thought that this was just one of the many spirit islands in the Lost Sea, and originally did not take it to heart.

However, as the soul of the true demon clone that the female demon black cat had searched through fluctuated, transmitting a great deal of information about Wushan Island from the subconscious level to the rational level, Li Mo was stunned and his face was full of astonishment.

There is actually a group of active witches on Wushan Island!

Legend has it that at the end of the Middle Ages, when the Misty Clan was at its most miserable and weakened by the human race, a group of witches crossed over to this world in search of the so-called "seizure of the heavens." Later, something happened that is unknown. The high-ranking witches stirred up the heavenly power in the Central Plains, causing a super earthquake, and then fled. Most of the low-ranking witches who did not have time to escape were left behind in this world and were almost wiped out by the human race's revenge.

For the monsters of the Thousand Treasures Islands, this is an ancient legend.

After all, the monsters of the Mountain and Sea Realm truly entered history and became active during the dark and turbulent period after the Middle Ages. The endless stream of man-eating mountain spirits and water monsters almost brought human races to the brink of extinction in various places, which was about two or three thousand years ago.

According to the local shamanic legends, their ancestors came here five thousand years ago.

"Heaven-Seizing, Earthquake, Mountain and Sea Realm Witch Clan?"

Li Mo did not believe that this was just a vague and ancient legend.

According to the Divine Grass Doll, the so-called Heavenly Realm is a fragment of the Seven Star Realm Witch Clan's world, a weapon of war belonging to the Witch Clan, similar to a super warship in world wars. It was actively attracted by ancient cultivators and is a real thing.

As for invoking the might of heaven and causing a super earthquake, this has long been rumored among some geomancers who move mountains and control ridges. It seems that a super earthquake occurred in the Central Plains during the late period of the Great Zhou Dynasty in the Mountain and Sea Realm, which submerged a large number of Great Zhou Dynasty relics. This is also reflected in Li Mo's later discoveries.

However, the only thing that puzzled Li Mo was how these witches had managed to multiply within the Mountain and Sea Realm.

This is truly unbelievable.

"Foolish old man, foolish old man."

As Li Mo called out, the Divine Grass Doll, riding the Money-Stealing Rat, leaped out of Li Mo's sleeve and stood on his shoulder.

"Young man, I am not good at fighting and killing."

Li Mo smiled slightly when he heard this.

The distant shouts of cultists, the raging wind and rain, and the thunder and lightning formed the backdrop for his detailed narration.

He then raised his own question.

"Since the Witch Clan of the Seven Star Realm is like the ancient demons of the Mountain and Sea Realm, both being naturally born life forms, how has the Witch Clan here multiplied generation after generation?"

"Is there such a thing?"

The old man scratched his head, momentarily stunned by what he heard.

After a long while, he sighed and scratched his head.

"The reason why the ancient cultivators selected a few immortal roots to go to the Seven Star Realm is because we are not the objects of blood sacrifice, and the man-eating vines of the Witch Clan will not pose a threat to us. Although I stayed in the Seven Star Realm for a period of time, I spent most of my time traveling in the wilderness to adapt to the special environment there, and I did not come into much contact with the survival secrets of the Witch Clan..."

Li Mo knew he couldn't get an answer from the old man.

After a brief moment of thought, his eyes gradually sharpened.

Now, having fled far from home and fled here, he dares not return. Facing the threat of the King of Assassins, he doesn't know when he will be able to advance to the Nascent Soul stage and have the ability to protect himself and return.

The Seven Stars Great Heavenly Altar on Treasure Island remains intact to this day.

If I could go to Wushan Island, seal two more members of the Wu clan, and return to Dabao Island to make a sacrifice, allowing myself to reach the limit state before being transformed into a naturally long-lived being, I might be able to advance to the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm in one go.

This way.

Rescuing Zhang Xiuning became a side effect.

"However, judging from the soul search results of the female demon black cat, Zhang Xiuning should not be in any immediate danger. Wushan Island only holds a large-scale blood sacrifice once every sixty years. There are still more than eight years until the next blood sacrifice. We can take this opportunity to prepare properly and refine a set of Golden Core stage combined attack puppets."

One night passed.

The shouts of battle on the sea gradually subsided.

The Black Hand Slave Hunters' five ships were destroyed, and all the demon cats perished at sea, becoming food for the local sea monsters.

Many cult members died as a result, but many others also gained opportunities.

Li Mo scanned the area with his Golden Core stage divine sense, confirming that the Black Hand Slave Capture Group had no other survivors and had been wiped out. Then, his True Demon clone issued new instructions.

"Return to the main altar!"

Upon hearing this, the many surviving cultists cheered like victors and rode on the Sea King Beasts towards the Great Treasure Island in the deep sea.

Li Mo's actions, coincidentally, saved the people on a place called Starfish Island.

Through soul-searching of the female black cat, Li Mo learned that their voyage was intended to plunder and kill the savages on Starfish Island, establish a secret base there, and become new gods.

This starfish island in the deep sea is actually a spiritual island with spiritual veins, and it has not yet been marked on the nautical charts of the Thousand Pearl Islands.

"This island is quite secluded; it would be a good place to go should any danger arise in the future."

Thinking this, Li Mo opened the female black cat's storage bag.

When he saw that there were thirty to forty thousand spirit stones inside, his eyes lit up and he couldn't help but laugh.

As expected, the female cat controls the Black Hand Slave Capture Group's finances!

These 30,000 to 40,000 spirit stones might not be considered a huge asset for a Golden Core cultivator in the Great Qian Kingdom, but in the Lost Sea, they are truly valuable, probably equivalent to the purchasing power of 80,000 to 90,000 spirit stones in the Great Qian Kingdom.

On the one hand, the production of spirit stones here is far less than that of the Central Plains.

On the other hand, the demand for spirit stones here is far higher than that in the Central Plains, which is why spirit stones are more valuable. Then, Li Mo found a glittering stone in the female black cat's storage bag. It contained a trace of the power of order. Li Mo only glanced at it briefly before feeling dizzy and lightheaded, his divine sense also becoming somewhat sluggish, and he let out a soft cry.

This is clearly a precious material for magical artifacts, most likely unique to the Lost Seas.

After a while.

Li Mo gradually recovered.

He dared not look at the dazzling stone any longer. After carefully putting it away, he looked into his storage bag and found that there were no more high-value items worth paying special attention to. So he took out a book on weapon crafting materials and began to study it carefully.

Two hours later.

Li Mo's eyes fell on a material called Dazzling Star.

Dazzling Star: It has a dazzling light that suppresses the spiritual eye. When the divine sense scans it, it will cause dizziness. It can be paired with Azure Spirit Copper as a top-quality material for mirror-type magic treasures that suppress the spiritual eye. It can also be paired with Ethereal Thunder Stone and Misty Peacock Flight to refine the Heavenly Mysterious Needle.

"A fleeting peacock soaring, a ethereal thunderstone?"

Li Mo looked surprised and took out a stone containing lightning power and a feather.

This stone was unusually soft, like a gelatinous substance, containing astonishing lightning power. It was the lightning object that Li Mo spat out during his last tribulation of lightning. Because he was busy with other things at the time, he did not study it in depth. Now, seeing the introduction about the ethereal lightning stone, he felt a sense of connection.

As for this feather, it was a flying feather that Li Mo was shot out by the Misty Peacock Clan when he was conquering the Heavenly Realm. At that time, the Peacock Clan also stole his insights related to the Zha Nian Thunder Spear, which made him quite troubled.

Next.

As Li Mo read through the various descriptions of the Guan Tian Miao Shen Zhen (a type of magical needle), his expression grew serious.

Compared to the "unorthodox" magic weapon, the Black Gold Pagoda, which is a magic weapon crafted by a weapon refiner using existing materials, the power of the magic weapon is highly random and there is no specific crafting process. The Heavenly Mystery Divine Needle, on the other hand, is an orthodox magic weapon that has been passed down from ancient times and has withstood the test of time.

As long as it is refined according to the standard procedure, the power of an orthodox magic weapon will far exceed that of most unorthodox magic weapons.

Countless low-level cultivators' magical artifacts are often made by imitating these orthodox magical treasures.

However, it is precisely because these orthodox magic weapons have fixed material requirements, and most of these materials are relatively precious, that some key materials have almost become extinct after countless cultivators have gone through the process of collecting and refining them throughout history. Therefore, orthodox magic weapons have become increasingly precious, and countless unorthodox magic weapons have been born out of necessity.

of course.

It's not to say that there aren't any unorthodox magical artifacts that can rival the orthodox ones.

It's just that the probability is relatively low.

The power of a magical artifact ultimately depends on the strength of the materials, the skill of the craftsman, and whether the etched runes are suitable; it involves many factors.

"The Heavenly Mystery Needle, it seems we need to make some careful plans."

He desperately needs a powerful offensive weapon, but he has neither the relevant materials nor enough gold essence.

Fortunately, flying needle-type magic weapons do not require a large amount of metal essence. He has enough metal essence to support the refining. If he can refine this so-called Heavenly Mystery Divine Needle, it can alleviate his rushing methods to some extent. However, flying needle-type magic weapons are extremely fragile. They should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary, as they cannot replace the continuous offensive characteristics of attack magic weapons.

soon.

The Three Kings Serpent led many heretical followers back to Treasure Island.

The true demon clone followed the same method, dispersing its original demonic blood and residing in the bodies of its carefully selected followers, allowing these followers to nurture even greater power for it.

Li Mo then went into seclusion again.

While crafting various puppet parts, he also studied the steps involved in refining the Heavenly Mystic Needle. Before he knew it, half a year had passed. After a brief visit, the Golden Turtle Master announced that he would go to Thousand Treasures Island and use the teleportation array to travel to the Lost Continent to begin his plan to escape to the Central Plains.

After hearing this, Li Mo offered his sincere blessings, but at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

He fled here from Middle-earth, while the other party wanted to flee from here to Middle-earth.

"Fellow Daoist Li, until we meet again."

Master Jin Gui solemnly bid farewell and departed.

Three years later.

The once clear and sunny island of Dabao Island was suddenly covered with dark clouds, with lightning and thunder. The heretical followers of the Primitive Religion all looked up and discussed among themselves, completely bewildered.

Immediately afterwards, a giant eye appeared out of the rolling dark clouds.

The cultists who witnessed this scene were horrified. They wanted to go home, but they were running around like headless flies, seemingly having completely lost their sense of direction. Even the three giant serpents in the sea couldn't help but raise their heads, seemingly filled with unease.

I do not know how long it has been.

Suddenly, the giant eye emitted a blinding light, brighter than the sun, causing all the cultists who looked up to it to become dizzy and fall over.

Immediately afterwards, the ball of light transformed into a bolt of lightning that resembled liquid, falling into the Soul Refining Mountain and landing on the eye-shaped pattern of the peacock flying needle.

"Hmph, hahahahaha!"

Li Mo looked excited and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After capturing the Heavenly Divine Needle with his spiritual light, he temporarily concealed the dazzling light of the Star of Radiance and lovingly examined it. The strength of this needle was far beyond what any of the random, haphazardly crafted magical artifacts he had made could compare to.

"The advanced magic weapon, the Heavenly Mystic Needle, is finally complete."

This needle has the characteristic of stealing various innate abilities and growing continuously. The more powerful the innate abilities of the creatures it kills, the more its power will increase.

For humans, only certain special physical constitutions can provide them with growth characteristics.

(End of this chapter)