The road is vague

Chapter 343 Sealing Altar
To plant the Spirit Cotton, one must follow the instructions of the Witch Clan and go deep into the Seven Star Corridor.

At this moment, the main body is responsible for searching for traces of the Witch Clan, while the true demon clone is responsible for planting spirit cotton to avoid being noticed and to avoid unnecessary trouble when leaving the secret realm. It also earns some spirit stones and is ready to support the main body through the ethereal dream at any time.

Think of this.

The true demon clone immediately walked into the depths of the Seven Star Corridor.

With each step, the true demon clone had to proceed with caution, as the spatial rifts here were of all kinds.

Those semi-hidden spatial rifts that open and close are especially dangerous.

There is nothing unusual when it is closed, but as soon as it is opened even slightly, it will have the properties of a spatial rift.

After walking for about half an hour.

He saw the corpse of a rat demon, its head severed from its body. It had clearly not noticed the spatial rift in front of it and had committed suicide by crashing into it, thus being split in two by the rift.

After taking his demon core and storage bag, the demon clone casually burned his corpse.

When he looked into the storage bag, he couldn't help but shake his head and mutter to himself, "What a penniless wretch."

But it makes sense. If they weren't so poor, these monsters wouldn't have risked their lives to come here after hearing about the hundredfold reward.

The true demon clone walked forward for another half an hour, and a floating corridor bridge appeared in front of it. It was made up of dozens of stones floating in the air, with each stone separated by a distance ranging from several feet to more than ten feet.

Crossing this covered bridge will lead to another piece of land formed by the corpses of a large number of witches.

The aura of the Seven Star Realm there is significantly stronger, and it seems that it is barely possible to grow spirit cotton there, although the yield is relatively low.

The true demon clone carefully observed for a while, and after confirming that there was no danger on the covered bridge, it crossed the bridge and arrived on the new land, continuing to walk forward.

The sky, distorted into a cylindrical shape, occasionally ripples across its surface.

It seems that something in the void is touching the spatial barrier here, most likely the so-called void creatures mentioned by the witch clan. The space here is very unstable.

Li Mo knew nothing about void creatures.

In the limited records of ancient cultivators about void creatures, they were all described as insects. They were more like a rule than life. As long as they were not disturbed, they would never awaken.

But they are exceptionally sensitive.

Any collision of matter or energy ripples will quickly awaken them, destroying anything that disturbs them.

With so many spatial rifts here, there might be so-called void creatures lurking in one of them. Fortunately, as long as we don't leave the material world, we don't have to worry about the endless, continuous, and relentless attacks from these void creatures.

"He's really fast."

The true demon clone had already marked Zhang Xiuning's husband. The opponent's speed was indeed not slow, and he had already entered a deeper part of the Seven Star Corridor. He was truly a fearless fellow.

This made Li Mo admire him.

The other party was only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, yet they were doing everything they could to save time for their family.

"woo woo woo woo."

A chilling sound of a woman crying came from the woods ahead.

The true demon clone paused slightly, its gray-white eyes looking at the tall bushes.

Although these trees are tall, they are not straight, exhibiting bizarre and twisted characteristics.

The leaves are also colorful, like dangerous venomous snakes, warning those who come.

At the same time, he noticed a pig demon that seemed to have been stalemated for some time. It was about ten feet tall and covered with brown and black steel needles. It stood motionless in place until the True Demon Avatar arrived. When he sensed that the True Demon Avatar's evil god aura had reached the level of a demon core, his expression changed immediately. Without hesitation, he strode forward.

At that moment, a large amount of black hair emerged from the bushes.

These hairs, seemingly endless and filled with sinister resentment, coiled around the pig demon.

The pig demon, with its mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, let out a roar. It first used its powerful physique to forcefully break free of the hair binding its body, and then gathered astonishingly hot lava in its fists and slammed it hard into the ground in front of it.

boom!
The shockwave from the ground spread outwards, and the intense heat dissipated.

Li Mo watched the pig demon fight and was amazed by its fighting style. The pig demon's spiritual energy fluctuations were pitifully small. It fought entirely by relying on its powerful physique tempered by Yuan Qi and its enhanced innate power. It was simple, direct, and brutal, without any fancy moves.

After his thick black hair was completely burned away, the pig demon smiled arrogantly.

Just as it was preparing to leave quickly, the vengeful spirit in the bushes seemed to be enraged. Its black hair swiftly returned to the forest, and in its place, a spatial rift radiating intense energy was launched, seemingly like a wind blade.

The true demon clone's gray-white eyes suddenly snapped open.

Although he knew that many ghosts were skilled in underworld magic and mastered spatial power, he did not expect that the ghosts here could use spatial rifts to attack. This was probably an adaptation and evolution resulting from being trapped here for a long time.

This way.

The ghosts here must be incredibly dangerous.

When the pig demon saw the spatial rift, about ten feet long, shooting towards him, he was terrified. He immediately dodged it with his agile movements, somersaulting rapidly in the air before landing. He then launched a series of lava fists at the bushes, and one lava ball after another exploded in the bushes, only scattering some colorful leaves.

It was completely unaware that the ten-foot-long spatial rift shot out by the vengeful ghost behind it was actually opened up from the other end by countless arms. Immediately afterwards, a centipede-like evil spirit covered with human arms silently crawled out of the black rift and bit the pig demon on the back.

It let out a terrified cry and tried to struggle.

However, the centipede-like evil spirit with human arms suddenly pulled it into the black spatial rift. The terrified scream lasted only a moment before it completely disappeared into the black rift, and the rift that had been stretched open gradually healed.

Everything that just happened seems like an illusion.

"woo woo woo woo."

The female ghost continued to weep, while the true demon clone seemed to be deep in thought. After a brief stalemate, the true demon clone took the initiative to speak.

Is there anything I can do to help you?

He had a vague feeling that the other party was a human in life, and that the crying seemed to be waiting for help. The hair he had seen earlier was not meant to cause harm, but rather to express his hope that the pig demon would stay.

However, the true demon clone did not receive a response.

After a moment's thought, the true demon clone took a few steps forward, and sure enough, a large amount of black hair emerged from the bushes.

This time, however, the black hair did not attack him, but slowly surrounded him.

The demon clone reached out and grasped a strand of black hair.

suddenly!

The bizarre grove of trees before him had transformed into an altar, where countless female ghosts with grayish-white eyes wailed and screamed incessantly. Although the true demon avatar could not understand what they were saying, and their mental state was in the chaotic madness unique to vengeful ghosts, yet they still retained some of their memories and instincts from their previous lives, he understood the meaning behind these vengeful ghosts' words.

They wanted Li Mo to destroy the altar so that they could be reborn.

"So that's how it is." The true demon clone was shocked to realize that these vengeful ghosts were specially crafted.

They were human in their previous lives, but after being sacrificed and refined at this altar, they were transformed into these vengeful spirits who cannot leave the altar and are able to summon evil spirits.

Someone deliberately suppressed them here, and deliberately infused them with evil elements in order to achieve a certain purpose.

The instigator was most likely an ancient shaman.

Looking at these confused and crazed humanoid ghosts who were still wailing and praying, the true demon avatar couldn't help but feel a little pity. At the same time, he also wanted to know what the purpose of the person who designed this altar was.

So he immediately spat out several streams of Yin Thunder Water, which landed on the altar.

As dark thunder roared, a dark, foul power spread outwards, trying to seep into the altar.

However, these corrupting forces only lasted for a moment before being strangely absorbed by the altar. At the same time, the true demon clone finally sensed the characteristics of the altar and gasped in shock.

"Sealing Technique!!"

Li Mo did some quick calculations.

He immediately glimpsed the full appearance of this sealing formation from the disrupted Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

This sealing array consists of three altars, and the altar in front of us is only one of them. Only by opening all three altars can we find out the true core seal location.

In other words, this seal is composed of two layers, and the three altars are merely the outer shell of the core seal.

After a look of solemnity appeared in his eyes, the True Demon clone drew the greatsword made of his spine.

It's impossible to break down this altar by brute force.

Now he can only use the method of breaking the formation to gradually break the altar. If his main body were here, it would be much simpler. With his clone, he can only try to use skillful force to wear down the altar and break its balance. He can then work with the female ghosts who want to escape to destroy the altar from the inside out.

after one day.

With a loud bang, the perfectly disguised altar was finally broken, and a corner of it was damaged.

"Thank you so much, my benefactor!"

"This humble woman is willing to be reborn as an ox or a horse to repay your kindness in the next life..."

The original strange tree has been reduced to a bare stone altar. Tens of thousands of female ghosts rushed to escape the altar's restraints, flew into the air, and then disappeared.

Upon witnessing this scene, the true demon avatar felt an immense sense of comfort deep within its heart.

Back in Bai'an County, when he finished handling major cases, he received the sincere support of the people, which gave him a similar feeling. This is what is known as the blessing of popularity, and it is also a key ingredient in refining Yin De Dan.

After the female ghosts completely disappeared, the true demon avatar came to the center of the manifested altar and looked at a piece of colorful mud.

"This is?"

After the true demon clone used its spiritual light to capture the three-colored mud, it immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Hiss! Turn into divine mud!"

The true demon clone cried out in surprise.

Li Mo had seen records of this famous ancient refining material in many refining books. It was an excellent material for refining concealment, humanoid, and disguise magic treasures. It was almost extinct in the Mountain and Sea Realm now, but he didn't expect there to be a piece here.

No wonder the strange forest disguised here was so convincing that even the True Demon clone, using the Blood Path Secret Technique to simulate the true spirit's eye, couldn't see through it.

"With this treasure, if I can refine a Thousand Shadows Mask, I might be able to return to the Great Qian sooner."

The Thousand Shadow Mask is naturally one of the orthodox magical treasures recorded in the weapon-refining book. As for the other materials used to refine this treasure, they are easy to find. However, the feathers of the Thousand-Faced Bird required for this treasure have also become extinct in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

The true demon avatar held a piece of divine mud in its hand, its eyes revealing a thoughtful expression.

"Although the Thousand-Faced Bird has become extinct in Middle-earth, there may still be survivors on the Lost Continent who can collect its feathers."

Since this altar requires such precious materials as its array core, the array core materials of the other two altars are likely to be similar magic treasure-level materials as well. This made the True Demon clone's mind active, and it immediately began to calculate the location of the other two altars.

But just at this moment.

As the true demon avatar deduced the locations of the other two altars, it seemed to have encountered an existence whose mastery of formations far surpassed his own.

The moment he deduced the other party's existence, the other party also became aware of his presence.

"Who are you, daring to destroy my seal!"

The true demon clone was dumbfounded.

On one hand, he was shocked by the opponent's incredible array formation, and on the other hand, he was shocked that the opponent was actually himself that he had sealed away. He was also extremely angry about the true demon clone's act of destroying the altar.

A semi-transparent, illusory eye, seemingly filled with tension and exhaustion, glanced at the true demon clone.

The true demon clone reacted extremely quickly, smashing its spine-bone greatsword down, but it easily passed through the illusory eye. The eye then quickly closed and disappeared.

"This thing... could it be the same as the one marked on the Primordial True Demon Treasure Map, a remnant of something from ancient times?"

The true demon clone's gaze shifted uncertainly.

at the same time.

At the deepest part of the Seven Star Corridor lies a realm of frost.

This place is extremely cold. Only members of the Wu clan who have become six-star warriors and possess their clan's special tokens can come here to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony. However, each mission is exceptionally harsh, with only one in ten surviving.

There is a huge mirror of frost here.

The Frost Mirror is about a hundred feet high, seemingly reflecting another world.

The giant in the mirror slowly opened his eyes, a hint of fear showing in his tired and weak gaze.

"What exactly happened outside? Has Wushan Island ceased to exist, or has a foreign array master broken into the Seven Star Corridor and damaged my sealing shell?"

After the giant in the mirror muttered to himself, the frost power within the domain rapidly gathered, transforming into the image of a true demon avatar.

"Let's make him the target for this coming-of-age ceremony. Losing some of my life force to train a mature sorcerer is nothing, but if we let him continue to destroy the altar and those things discover my hiding place here, I'll only face death. Sigh..."

It no longer considered the possibility that Wushan Island had already been destroyed.

Without the offerings made every sixty years from the outside world, he could only face another way of dying while sealing himself away.

However, the Seven Star Corridor is quite long.

The four six-star warriors of the Witch Clan were clearly not able to reach the deepest part of the corridor and challenge the coming-of-age ceremony there in the short term.

(End of this chapter)