The road is vague

Chapter 347 Like Fire and Gold
"There is only one sealing altar left."

After the bloodthirsty plant inside the True Demon's body was replenished with fresh blood, it gradually began to recover. He breathed a sigh of relief and cut the Ebony Wood planted on the altar into pieces and collected them.

With two of the three altars gone, the True Demon clone couldn't help but look forward to the harvest from the last altar.

Whether it's the Divine Mud of Transformation or the Black Dragon Wood, both can be considered top-tier magical artifact materials that are almost extinct in the Mountain and Sea Realm today. If they were in the Great Qian Kingdom, their value would be almost immeasurable. If used carefully, they could significantly enhance the strength of a Golden Core cultivator in a short period of time.

Only in ancient ruins, places almost never visited by human cultivators, could one obtain so many magical materials imbued with the rich order of heaven and earth.

Think of this.

He quickened his pace and hurried toward the third sealed altar.

There is most likely another magical artifact material of similar level on this third altar.

Along the way, the true demon clone discovered that in some areas, spirit cotton seedlings had sprouted on the ground, and these seedlings were constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from all directions.

"With such a large quantity of spirit cotton, once these spirit cotton are taken out, who knows how many new Wu clan children will be born in Wushan. It's truly a case of destruction followed by reconstruction."

Li Mo was not interested in institutional reforms on Wushan Island.

at the same time.

Wen Aoxing, the holy son of the ethereal peacock clan, arrived at the deepest part of the Seven Star Corridor in the form of a witch giant after replacing Xinghe's personality.

He looked at the icy valley ahead, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"This so-called Seven Star Corridor does indeed look like a passage that the ancient Wu tribe violently carved out from the Seven Star Realm and led directly to the Mountain and Sea Realm. That's why so many unstable cracks remain. The power of the Heavenly Treasure is truly unimaginable."

Wen Aoxing did not dare to go any further.

He had learned that to enter this icy valley, he had to be a six-star warrior carrying a special offering from Wushan Island, or he would surely die. He carefully explored the area, but could not confirm how the Ice Crystal Mirror was protected.

"Since it involves the coming-of-age ceremony of these witch clans, that Ice Crystal Mirror must most likely be a heaven-reaching spiritual treasure from the ancient goddess palace of the human race, which is why it can steal some of the aura of the Seven Star Realm on the other side of the passage, right?"

He then looked deeper into the icy valley.

If the previous passageways only had occasional spatial rifts, maintaining a relatively stable spatial passage, with the most dangerous being the hidden spatial rifts that appeared and disappeared intermittently, then the area beyond the Ice Valley is filled with countless spatial rifts, resembling a shattered mirror, numbering in the tens of millions.

These cracks are jagged and irregular.

Some of the cracks were hundreds of feet long and kept breaking and restarting as if by lightning, making one's heart pound just by looking at them.

Wen Aoxing could almost certainly conclude that this was forcibly destroyed by the Seven Star Realm, severing its connection with the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Faced with this obstruction, unless someone forcibly breaks through the barrier between the two worlds using a Heavenly Treasure in the same way, and that Heavenly Treasure must be skilled in such functions, it is almost impossible to cross this passage and reach the other side.

after awhile.

A giant witch is approaching from afar.

It had encountered some kind of danger and was left with only one arm, looking quite pathetic. When it saw that Xinghe was actually planting spirit cotton here, it immediately showed an expression of disbelief.

"Xinghe, what are you doing here!"

Wen Aoxing, who was playing the role of Xinghe, smiled proudly after hearing this.

"So you're a Ziwei Warrior. Although I'm not qualified to enter yet, I'm sure I will be able to in the future. My name represents the hope of the island, and this time I'm just proving it to everyone!"

Upon hearing this, the six-star warrior named Ziwei took a deep breath, his expression turning somewhat grim.

He then calmed himself down.

"Who went in?"

"I don't know. I just arrived here recently, but on my way here, I heard someone say that they saw a person who claimed to be the Holy Son of the Misty Peacock Clan, who kept asking about clues about the Ice Crystal Mirror."

Ziwei paused for a moment, then sneered, seemingly unconcerned.

His eyes were only on this coming-of-age trial, and he took out a colorful, thorny twig and gently brushed it towards the ground.

Two rows of footprints appeared on the ground.

"These footprints should belong to Mandala. His strength is beyond doubt; he's the strongest warrior on the island and was most likely the first to arrive here. And this row of footprints is mostly made of agate. I didn't expect him to be here too. Damn it! If I hadn't been so unlucky as to encounter the Void Worm, how could I have fallen behind him!"

Wushan Island stipulates that all warriors participating in the coming-of-age ceremony must eliminate all alien life forms that attempt to obstruct them along the way, and enter the Ice Valley with the most devout will.

"What do you plan to do with that ethereal Peacock Clan Holy Son...?"

"Now is not the time to concern ourselves with those irrelevant matters!"

Ziwei took out a mysterious ice crystal, raised it above her head with her only remaining arm, and said through gritted teeth, "I must pass the trial."

Just as he was about to step into the icy mist, Wen Aoxing finally couldn't help but make a move. Suddenly, a large number of blinking eyes appeared in the sky, forming an illusionary maze. Ziwei, who was originally full of piety, immediately lost his sense of direction and returned in astonishment. Then he looked down at the peacock pendant on his chest.

"you……"

He immediately realized that the starry river before him was a disguise, and flew into a rage, wielding a thorny branch.

Wen Aoxing let out a strange cry.

The once confident creature suddenly looked surprised as it gazed at the vine in the other's hand.

The opponent was clearly affected by the illusionary maze and didn't hit me, so what was causing this excruciating pain?

Upon seeing this, the six-star warrior of the Witch Clan named Ziwei couldn't help but sneer.

As expected, the other party was unaware of the power of this thorn whip. The whip's greatest characteristic lies in self-blame; everyone within its attack range will experience an instinctive self-blame attack, including the caster himself.

However, as the wielder of the Thorn Whip, Ziwei was already used to it.

boom!
His powerful physique descended from the sky, but due to a misperception of the maze's direction, he failed to hit Wen Aoxing, who easily dodged him with graceful and agile movements.

The powerful shockwave from the punch sent shards of rock flying. One of the shards grazed Wen Aoxing's chest, causing a minor tear, as the Misty Peacock Clan was not known for its physical prowess.

Wen Aoxing was not surprised by this.

Among the myriad races of the wasteland, there are also many races known for their robust physiques.

The Ziwei warrior of the Wu tribe frowned.

He vaguely felt that he could no longer distinguish between left and right. Whenever he wanted to go left, his right hand and right foot would move, and when he wanted to go right, his left hand and left foot would react. It seemed that some invisible order was interfering with and influencing him at all times.

"What ability is this?"

After a stick of incense.

Holding a crystal bow, Wen Aoxing looked at the Ziwei warrior covered in peacock feathers, slightly out of breath, and then sneered.

"Heh heh, now you should believe me, right?"

After putting away the crystal bow, he went straight to Ziwei and tried to steal his personality and identity.

Wen Aoxing's face quickly darkened; he had failed.

"You idiot!!"

Enraged, he cursed and punched Ziwei on the head repeatedly, venting his anger. The other party never believed that he had the ability to steal a personality identity, but unfortunately, his physical condition was far inferior to hers, and he could not cause much damage.

After a brief outburst, Wen Aoxing snorted coldly.

He stretched out his fist, and with a blasting punch he had stolen from the other man, he smashed it into the man's head.

Bang!
The six-star witch warrior instantly turned into a headless corpse and fell down.

After a moment of fluctuating emotions, Wen Aoxing tidied himself up and waited there. He clearly remembered that there were four six-star warriors who entered this seven-star corridor to participate in the adult trial.

A few hours later.

The last six-star warrior from Wushan Island arrived late. After another fierce battle, Wen Aoxing successfully took over the other's personality. When he learned that there was actually an ancient great shaman hidden here, he was immediately filled with disbelief and horror.

"This...this is impossible! How could there be beings above the Nascent Soul stage within the Mountain and Sea Realm?!"

Wen Aoxing never imagined that his understanding would be overturned here.

He stood outside the icy valley, hesitant to take a single step inside.

Even with his arrogance, upon learning the truth, he couldn't help but feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, drenched in cold sweat.

……

the other side.

After a day and a night, the true demon clone finally arrived near the third altar.

The hardships encountered along the way need not be elaborated upon.

When he looked at an active volcano in the distance, he was stunned for a moment. He then repeatedly calculated with his fingers and confirmed that this was the location of the third altar. He was speechless with astonishment.

"What altar is there here?"

But at this moment.

The true demon clone suddenly sensed something amiss. It was startled to realize that someone was divining and predicting its future, and that they were quite close before it noticed.

"Could it be that the Iron-Toothed Mountain God has arrived?"

His first thought was that his father had come to avenge his son.

However, the Rainbow Bird had once told him the basic knowledge of bloodline curses. Although such things are mysterious to humans, they are just common methods for many races. In the Lost Continent, because there are so many pig demons, the pig demons should not be good at such methods.

Despite his doubts, the true demon clone hurriedly moved closer to the volcano.

The crater was billowing black smoke, and the temperature rose higher the closer one got. Even the true demon's clone couldn't help but release a blood-red spiritual light to protect itself, relying on its profound magical power to resist the intense heat.

When he arrived at the crater, his gray-white pupils suddenly contracted as he looked at the golden vortex in the rolling lava.

"Like Fire and Flowing Gold!!"

He couldn't help but exclaim.

After advancing to the Golden Core stage, he still lacked an offensive magic weapon, so he spent his days studying the "Spirit Illumination Sword Manual," hoping to forge a flying sword magic weapon that could be used effectively. After all, even if the flying sword could not become his natal magic weapon, it could be nurtured in the mysterious bamboo scabbard and acquire the characteristics of an advanced magic weapon.

As for all the flying swords and magical treasures in the "Spiritual Illumination Sword Manual," they all possess the characteristic of returning to their true nature, meaning they cannot be stored in the body or in a storage ring; they can only be carried on one's person. This doesn't matter to Li Mo.

After all, to fully utilize the unique properties of the mysterious scabbard in nurturing the flying sword, it is necessary to maintain a normal state.

Among the flying swords he acquired in the Lingzhao Sword Manual, there was one called Flowing Gold Like Fire.

To forge this sword, one needs to combine Ruo Huo Liu Jin with Zhi Yang Jiao.

Among them, Ruo Huo Liu Jin was extremely rare even in ancient times. It is said to be born from the gold essence in the earth's veins and is a variant of liquid fire spirit gold essence.

As for the Supreme Yang Horn, it is the horn of a Supreme Yang Beast. The higher the realm of the beast and the stronger its Yang energy, the better the horn obtained.

Just as the true demon clone was lost in thought...

Amidst the rolling lava, an astonishingly long fish fin emerged.

The unknown behemoth revealed half of its body and lingered on the surface of the lava lake for a while before diving back into the lake and disappearing without a trace.

Although the opponent did not reveal its full form, the True Demon Avatar could almost certainly conclude that its size was only larger than the Three Kings Serpent, and it was most likely a descendant of some ancient great demon, possessing extraordinary strength.

(End of this chapter)