The road is vague

Chapter 340 Wushan Island

Next, Li Mo searched the island thoroughly.

Just half an hour later, he indeed made a discovery: several members of the Wu tribe were buying supplies on the island.

These witch giants, dressed in vine-covered garments, exuded a primitive aura. Few demons could match their size on the streets; even the true demon avatars paled in comparison. And for the witch race, they were still mere children.

"I'll take all the cottonseed here."

Li Mo followed this witch clan and saw that it had purchased a large amount of spirit cotton seeds, but it still seemed far from enough.

Immediately after these witches gathered, they briefly discussed the matter and then posted a notice.

Notice: Wushan Island will hold its birthday festival in three months. We now invite demon cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above to participate in the festival. As long as you can successfully plant spirit cotton in the Seven Star Corridor during the festival, Wushan Island will buy it back at a hundred times the price.

A crowd quickly gathered in front of the notice.

Li Mo was dumbfounded in the crowd. He had originally planned to sneak into Wushan Island, but he never expected that Wushan Island would pull such a stunt.

This event is clearly a first.

The demon cultivators watching were discussing animatedly, mainly about what the birthday festival was and what the Seven Star Corridor was.

Although the demons here are simple-minded and lack many schemes and tricks, they are not stupid. They can see the hidden risks in the notice at a glance. Wushan Island is willing to buy back the spirit cotton at a hundred times the price, so this so-called Seven Star Corridor must be full of dangers.

"Seven Star Corridor?"

Li Mo frowned, also deep in thought, this was most likely related to the Seven Star Realm in some way.

"Master, have you ever heard of the Seven Star Corridor? Could it be a passage between the Misty World and the Seven Star World?"

"This is impossible."

The magical herb doll hidden in her sleeve immediately refuted Li Mo's question without a second thought.

"If there really were a passage, why would those witches still be trapped in the Mountain and Sea Realm? They would have returned to the Seven Star Realm long ago. Given the current state of the Mountain and Sea Realm, it is a dangerous place that all worlds avoid. Even if there is a so-called passage, it can only exist in the form of a crack. If you recklessly rush in, your life or death is up to fate. The only way to smuggle across on a large scale is to seize the Heavenly Realm."

Li Mo nodded thoughtfully.

He then noticed that several members of the witch clan who had posted the notice were whispering and discussing something not far away.

He silently approached with the Dark Thunder Tome in hand and then activated the Hidden Thunder Insight Technique.

As the black lightning flashed and disappeared, the faint spiritual energy here was almost imperceptible, and soon the detailed conversation of the group could be heard.

"Alas, why did the clan chief make such a decision to allow these outsiders to participate in our sacred birthday celebration?"

"The clan leader had no choice. The Wu Clan is a powerful clan that was born and raised in the Seven Star Realm. In ancient times, a group of Wu Clan members were trapped here and were unwilling to perish. They thought of using spiritual cotton to absorb the order of the Seven Star Realm that participated in the Seven Star Corridor and using the power of the Mountain and Sea Realm to hatch our clan. Although the plan was successful, the people of our clan born from this were born with congenital deficiencies and could not reach adulthood."

"Yes, now that the Grand Elder has passed away, there are only two truly adult witch clansmen left on the island who have passed the ceremony. We are at the most critical moment in our history. We must find a way to expand the population during the birthday festival, at least to one hundred people, and at the same time, we must do our best to ensure that at least one of the four witch clan warriors passes the coming-of-age ceremony. We simply don't have enough manpower, which is why we decided to rely on the power of these demon clans."

"If we don't have enough manpower, then we'll buy more wild cultivator slaves!"

"Those human cultivators are too weak to be of any use."

"As for the Golden Core stage wild cultivator slaves, although we have tried our best to purchase them from the slave-hunting groups we cooperate with, the number of Golden Core wild cultivators is really small and difficult to capture."

"Stop complaining, someone has signed up..."

Li Mo's eyes flickered, and he finally understood the reason.

Every sixty years, a crack will open in the Seven Star Corridor, lasting for about a month.

This is a passage between mountains and seas that was forcibly opened by a celestial sorcerer in ancient times, and it is now closed.

The remaining Wu tribe in the Mountain and Sea Realm used the properties of the Spirit Cotton to briefly open a gap in the Seven Star Corridor, absorb the remaining order of the Seven Star Realm, and then bring it back to the Mountain and Sea Realm to nurture the Wu tribe through large-scale blood sacrifices.

However, these witches born in the realm of mountains and seas are born with congenital deficiencies, making it difficult for them to reach adulthood.

The witch clans of the Mountain and Sea Realm, after several years of development, are now at their weakest, with less than a hundred clansmen and two adult witch clansmen comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators. The clan leader has gone to Thousand Treasures Island to attend the conference, leaving only the former Second Elder, who is now the newly promoted First Elder, to remain.

"Entering Wushan Island under the guise of this so-called birthday is obviously much safer than sneaking in."

With this in mind, Li Mo saw that some demon cultivators had already gone to register, so he immediately adopted a nonchalant attitude and walked towards the group of witches gathered together.

"Where is the Seven Star Corridor? Is the hundredfold reward real?"

When the Wu Clan members saw Li Mo approaching, they noticed his undisguised Golden Core stage cultivation and their eyes lit up.

One of the witches, who had three stars etched on his forehead, took the initiative to explain to Li Mo.

Other members of the Wu tribe also have varying numbers of star symbols on their foreheads, which is mostly a unique cultural feature of Wushan Island and has some deeper meaning.

"It is true, of course. However, the number of spirit cotton seeds provided free of charge on the island is limited. If you are confident, you can purchase a batch of spirit cotton seeds yourself and plant them in the Seven Star Corridor. In just one month, you can get a hundredfold return!"

Upon hearing this, the true demon clone adopted an arrogant and cold smile.

He then took out his identity token.

"Count me in!" ...

Two months later.

Led by three members of the Wu clan, more than a hundred demon cultivators flew from Zhenhai Island all the way to Wushan Island.

These demons came in various forms, and seven of them unabashedly released the aura of demon core cultivation, which is the Golden Core stage. Among them was the evil god, the True Demon Avatar.

Not far from the true demon clone, the Wind Eagle Spirit looked at him.

"I have roamed the Thousand Treasures Islands for many years and have seen many evil gods. Your evil god body is the most special one. Not only does it contain the aura of evil god grass, but it also contains the aura of demonic blood. It has truly broadened my horizons."

It's no secret that the Lost Islands also have Asura demons who roam as evil gods, but Li Mo hasn't encountered any other demons yet.

The true demon clone's gray-white eyes looked at the wind eagle spirit.

When it spreads its wings, it looks just like its master Lu Qi's Swift Thunder Eagle King. Every feather contains wind spirit power, so its speed must be incredibly fast. This slow way of traveling is almost no different from taking a walk for it.

The true demon clone glanced at the other party, then turned away and ignored him, maintaining its indifferent attitude.

Upon seeing this, the wind eagle spirit couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

It then suddenly increased its speed, left Li Mo's side, and went to befriend other demonic beasts.

"The demons that have come this time include the Wind Eagle Demon, the Rhinoceros Demon, the Crocodile Demon, the Wild Boar Demon, the Turtle Demon, and the Elephant Demon. They are all physically powerful and far superior to the demon cat demons like the Black and White Duo."

Having lived in the Lost Seas for a long time, Li Mo has gained a certain understanding of the local deity culture.

Although different races have different talents, fighting styles, and methods of exerting their strength, and there is no distinction between strong and weak, these monsters essentially worship the races with strong physiques, which is a bloodline instinct.

Such evil gods as true demonic avatars are utterly insignificant compared to these truly powerful demonic beasts.

Then, the gray-white eyes of the true demon clone looked at the three witch clans in the distance.

These three giants gave him a very special feeling, like a human-shaped whirlwind, a human-shaped volcano, a human-shaped earthquake, and a human-shaped tsunami. They truly deserved to be called the Witch Clan, who were born to communicate with the order of heaven and earth. Their talents were extraordinary.

This is how he truly came to understand the characteristics of the Wu tribe.

He wondered whether these witches would regard him as one of their own or as an enemy if he were to appear in person. Li Mo guessed that the latter was more likely, at least in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"We're almost at Wushan Island. It's fraught with danger, so please don't wander off."

As one of the witch clan members spoke, Li Mo vaguely felt himself being swept by a powerful divine sense. If he hadn't cultivated the "Seven Apertures Returning to Origin Technique," which made his divine sense far superior to those of others of the same level, he probably wouldn't have noticed it at all. He immediately felt a chill in his heart, knowing that this was the newly promoted Grand Elder's probing.

The other demon cultivators were clearly unaware of this at all.

Then everyone saw a lush green island faintly appearing at the end of the sea.

The monsters that came here all showed curiosity.

As everyone approached the island, they all felt their bodies become heavy. To continue flying would require more than ten times the mana. The low-level demon cultivators cried out in alarm and instinctively landed on the island.

"No-fly zone!"

"But this is a forest, there's nowhere to etch runes, and there's no spiritual light from any grand formation, how could this be?"

"Could it be that someone is a medium and has altered the order of heaven and earth here...?"

Many of the monsters exclaimed in surprise, finding it unbelievable.

Li Mo noticed that the cliffs in the distance were covered with stone pillars and totems. He had a feeling that these inconspicuous totem pillars were disrupting the order of the entire island.

The culture of the Wu tribe is indeed unique.

"Flying is prohibited on Wushan Island. Please bear with us and walk to the Holy City."

Having arrived here, the demon race had no choice but to follow the three witch clan members on foot.

The dense forest is filled with towering trees, and brightly colored mushrooms grow in the shade. Occasionally, a small animal will flash by, creating a harmonious scene full of pristine nature.

The plants here are quite different from those on other islands.

In addition, colorful vines, with tendrils that extend like venomous snakes, stand like guardians of the forest, watching out for any invading enemies.

"Man-eating vine".

Li Mo was no stranger to this, and a chill ran through him.

The density of the man-eating vines here is simply outrageous, far surpassing the man-eating forests of the Heavenly Realm.

"What the hell is this?"

Some monsters, unaware of the danger posed by these man-eating vines, instinctively sensed their peril and fled.

Fortunately, three members of the Wu Clan were clearing the way ahead, and the man-eating vines did not launch any attacks. However, this island, filled with exotic atmosphere, still aroused the vigilance of many monsters who came here with dreams of getting rich.

(End of this chapter)