The road is vague

Chapter 418 Return

"you're free."

Li Mo released Black Phoenix as promised.

The black phoenix seemed somewhat incredulous. Only after confirming that the yin lightning within its body had indeed disappeared did it let out an excited cry and quickly flee into the distance, never wanting to return.

Next.

After entrusting Yanyang City to the joint management of Golden Turtle Master, Zhao Ping'an, Liao Qunan, and several rabbit-man elders, Li Mo left Yanyang Valley with Thousand-Faced King, Princess Dai, and Zhou Zheng.

Although Yanyang City has taken shape, it still needs to develop steadily for a few more years until the rabbit people's power grows stronger before it meets the requirements for installing a teleportation array.

His purpose in returning was twofold: first, to report back to the imperial court and bring back professionals capable of establishing teleportation arrays; and second, to leverage the resources of the Pacification Commissioner's Office to expedite the construction of Yanyang City.

The Qingqiu Mountains stretch for thousands of miles.

The surrounding area is a vast uninhabited zone, with countless barren areas similar to Yan Yang Valley.

Due to the invasion of the Blood Dragon Clan, various tribes dispatched a large number of combat personnel, thus ushering in a brief period of peace between the various tribes.

After crossing the Qingqiu Mountains, we arrived at the vast grassland.

The white jade flying chariot flashed through the air.

Zhou Zheng sat on the white jade flying chariot, gazing at the boundless grassland, and couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

He then looked at Li Mo.

"Senior Brother Li, it's been so long, and I still haven't asked you specifically what your cultivation level is now?"

Li Mo is reading "The Interaction Between Heaven and Man," a book given to him by the Heavenly Sword Saint.

This differs from the current sects' cultivation methods, which only require cultivating supernatural powers and then seeking enlightenment on one's own.

This cultivation method, created by the Tongtian Sword Saint, is about entering the Dao through the sword, constantly overcoming obstacles, forging ahead, and achieving the Dao of Limitlessness. This cultivation method focuses more on the Daoist insights required to advance to the Nascent Soul stage, and the self-order in harmony with the world required to advance to the Divine Transformation stage.

This is invaluable to Li Mo now.

Besides.

The final part of "The Interaction Between Heaven and Man" even mentions speculations about the Refinement Stage and the Integration Stage.

After advancing to the Void Refinement stage, one will master the power of the Dharma Body.

Once a cultivator at the Void Refinement stage awakens their true Dharma form, they can easily transform into a hundred-foot-tall giant to wield the power of heaven and earth to fight enemies. This reminded Li Mo of the colossal creatures that floated in the sky during the sunset and moonlit seasons.

Advancing to the Integration Stage will grant cultivators a grasp of a trace of the fundamental rules of heaven and earth.

Different worlds have completely different fundamental rules, so choosing to advance to the Fusion Stage in different worlds will ultimately result in different manifestations of one's abilities...

"It's a pity."

For Li Mo now, this book, "The Interaction Between Heaven and Man," can only serve as a reference and cannot be used for cultivation, which is truly a pity.

After hearing Zhou Zheng's question, he came to his senses and smiled slightly.

Five years ago, I was fortunate enough to reach the late stage of the Golden Core realm.

"Late stage of Golden Core!!"

Zhou Zheng exclaimed in surprise, staring at Li Mo in disbelief.

Keep in mind that he is only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Seeing Li Mo remain calm and composed, Zhou Zheng, who had gained a little weight, was in a daze for a while. He couldn't believe it and couldn't help but smile bitterly and sigh.

"In that case, I should call you Uncle Li."

Li Mo waved his hand, about to say something, but suddenly stopped and looked into the distance.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Zheng couldn't help but look over as well.

On the distant, vast grassland, a group of jackals appeared, dragging their families along as they ran wildly, seemingly fleeing from something.

"The jackals are considered a medium-sized ethnic group on the vast grasslands, so what are they afraid of?"

Say it.

Zhou Zheng noticed that the direction Li Mo, the Thousand-Faced King, and Princess Dai were looking was not towards these jackals, but towards something further away, and he was slightly taken aback.

However, even after activating his True Spirit Eye to its fullest extent, he still couldn't find out anything.

For a while.

hum hum...

A cloud of insects flew in from the horizon, containing all sorts of poisonous creatures, including scorpions, centipedes, ants, bees, and moths, weaving together in an impenetrable mass.

Zhou Zheng gasped.

Only then did he notice that in the center of the insect cloud was a warship over thirty feet long, with a group of cultivators on board, constantly casting spells to make the insect cloud swirl around the warship.

The jackals were quickly overtaken by the warships.

As the surging swarm of insects descended, the jackals screamed and scattered in all directions. Those who were slow were immediately overwhelmed by the swarm and devoured, leaving only bones. Some fought back desperately but were also overwhelmed by the swarm. Only a few who escaped quickly managed to survive.

"Hahahaha!"

"Quickly collect these ethereal demon cores and sell them to the Longevity Pill Sect in Lu Kingdom."

"Hey, isn't there a human flying vehicle over there?"

As the beams of spiritual light collected the ethereal demon cores of the jackals, the cultivators noticed the white jade flying chariot quietly observing from afar.

A swarm of poisonous insects flew over and, a hundred feet in front of the white jade flying chariot, gathered into the shape of an old man.

His divine sense landed on the four people in the flying car, and he was greatly surprised.

"I am the Hundred Poisons Master of the Holy Nest Sect. I have led my disciples through the storm of death to slay demons and monsters. May I ask if you are fellow Daoists from the Chewu Kingdom?"

The Thousand-Faced King, Princess Dai, and Zhou Zheng remained silent, all looking at Li Mo.

"So it's the Holy Nest Sect of the Qi Kingdom in the Seven Kingdoms. Your sect's World-Destroying Insect Nest Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure is renowned far and wide, truly befitting the number one power in the Seven Kingdoms," Li Mo replied in a low voice.

"However, we are not from Chewu Kingdom, but are just here for sightseeing. We will not disturb your hunting any longer. Farewell."

The white jade chariot continued forward and soon disappeared into the horizon.

The old man frowned, and the swarm of insects dispersed. The warship then continued its journey, searching for new prey.

the other side.

Li Mo seemed to be thinking about something.

The vast grasslands are indeed quite chaotic.

The humans of the Seven Kingdoms practically treat this place like their own backyard.

Currently, it seems that the Seven Kingdoms have turned the Wasteland into their backyard, while the State of Lu has also turned the Seven Kingdoms into their backyard, engaging in full-scale conflict with the State of Daqian.

The Great Qian Dynasty's plan was to further support the Seven Kingdoms, foster their ambitions, and create a rivalry with the State of Lu, thus disrupting Lu's backyard and forcing Lu into a two-front war.

To complete this plan, the teleportation array in Yanyang City is of paramount importance.

Seven days later.

At the bottom of the white jade flying chariot, there are several arrows and an axe mark, all left by powerful figures from the vast grasslands. Because cultivators from the Seven Kingdoms frequently enter this area to hunt the Misty Clan, flying magical artifacts used by human cultivators have become taboo here.

Li Mo felt a slight pang of heartache, pulled out the arrows, and put away the white jade flying chariot.

The distant gale blotted out the sun, like the end of the world.

"Is this the legendary death storm?"

This was the first time Li Mo had ever seen such a sight, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Even the Thousand-Faced King was so shocked that he couldn't speak, his eyes wide with surprise beneath his silver mask.

This place serves as a natural barrier between the Hundred Kingdoms of the Central Plains and the Wasteland of the Eastern Ridge. There are only two relatively safe passages: one leads to the land of the Seven Kingdoms, and the other leads to the Four Kingdoms of the Eastern Ridge.

But even so-called passageways are only relatively safe.

Without a super-large flying warship, they can only rely on their own magic power to withstand it. Li Mo, Thousand-Faced King, and Princess Dai are in a better position, but the key is Zhou Zheng, who is only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

Zhou Zheng tightened his belly, which had become bloated from his excessive indulgence in Silver Fox City.

"No matter what difficulties lie ahead, I must return. Only by reaching Qingming Mountain and harnessing its abundant spiritual energy can I hope to advance to the late Foundation Establishment stage and even attempt to break through to the Golden Core realm..."

Say it.

He resolutely took the lead and stepped into the storm of death.

The relentless storm of death is a type of yang wind, mixed with special earth energy that can gradually petrify the lost. Therefore, lifelike stone statues can often be seen along the way.

The four of them walked forward at a relatively slow pace.

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was exhausted and about to collapse, Li Mo quickly signaled for everyone to rest.

So the four of them arrived at the foot of a pig-headed stone statue.

This pig-headed creature appeared to be in a state of utter despair, making a gesture of shouting and pleading before being eternally imprisoned in that moment by the storm, turning into a statue.

The four of them leaned against the pig-headed stone statue to rest for a while.

Zhou Zheng's spiritual light grew weaker and weaker, and a layer of sand and gravel had condensed on his body. It seemed that once his magical power was exhausted, he would turn into a new statue here.

This is not the way to go.

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was struggling, Li Mo said in a low voice, "I have a way to help you."

Zhou Zheng's chapped lips trembled slightly.

"any solution?"

"Sealing technique, I will seal you, and you will retain the memory of this moment, which I will take to my sect."

Upon hearing this, King Thousand Faces and Princess Dai both looked over.

Zhou Zheng revealed a hint of bitterness.

"Doesn't this necessarily come with some kind of risk?"

"The only risk is that if I, as the caster, die, you will also be trapped in the seal forever, and no one will be able to find you."

Zhou Zheng first glanced at the endless sandstorm, then at his arm that had been turned to sand. He had no other choice, and finally closed his eyes.

"Ok."

Without delay, Li Mo immediately assumed a stance and unleashed the Great Dao Misty Sealing Technique.

An ancient, barren aura emerged from the void, opening a dark rift leading to another world. Two distinct auras surged forth and converged towards Li Mo.

All of a sudden.

The surrounding sandstorm was also pushed away by this mysterious aura.

The soil beneath Zhou Zheng's feet was being rapidly eroded by an evil force, softening into a thick black mud that instantly spread for hundreds of feet, from which hands resembling those of a drowning person continuously emerged.

Li Mo was enveloped by an aura of hope, so much so that his body turned a faint golden color, as if he had been draped in a sacred cloak.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth from all directions continuously converged here, forming a visible vortex of spiritual energy.

A colossal mountain appeared between heaven and earth, and Misty Peak seemed about to return to the earth.

"The Great Dao's Ethereal Sealing Technique!"

As Zhou Zheng's figure gradually disappeared, the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai, who witnessed this scene, couldn't help but show shocked and solemn expressions. They looked at each other and saw relief and surprise in each other's eyes.

Following this person will lead to a bright future.

(End of this chapter)