The road is vague

Chapter 431 The Sage King Makes His Move
The three-headed, six-armed golem roared to the sky.

All of a sudden.

The protective array here collapsed with a roar, and the spiritual light was forcibly destroyed by the power reaching the heavens.

The array plate in Lianyi's hand shattered instantly as she looked up at the three-headed, six-armed bronze statue, a sense of powerlessness rising deep in her eyes.

The stone slabs of the ground square cracked inch by inch. It was as if a whirlwind had swept through several miles, causing people and horses to fall over in an instant. All the workshops, large and small, in the entire Jimu Mountain were affected. Countless workers, Yuancheng citizens who came to watch the excitement, and dignitaries were injured or killed in the storm.

Upon seeing this, the Stone Demon Master couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.

With his late-stage Nascent Soul cultivation level, coupled with this Heaven-Reaching Demon Statue puppet, he could practically dominate the world in the Mountain and Sea Realm during the Dharma-ending Age, except for a few individuals.

Among these three or five people, one was deep within the Yuancheng Imperial Palace.

If he hadn't been nearing the end of his life and hadn't been forced to delay any longer, he would never have risked coming here so easily.

Under the might of the Heavenly Demon Statue, many puppet masters and Nascent Soul cultivators retreated, some urgently sending out communication talismans to summon powerful figures in Yuan City.

Even without their summons, the overwhelming power here had clearly already alarmed the powerful figures in Yuan City, and countless streaks of light were converging on this place.

"Humph!"

The colossal bronze hand of the Heavenly Statue reached out to grab the Star Crystal.

Li Mo shouted and released the dualistic chaotic lightning once again, but it only made the bronze hand pause slightly.

next moment.

Another giant bronze hand struck out, sending Li Mo flying backward and crashing to the ground, creating a large crater.

"what?"

If the Stone Demon Master hadn't sensed it last time, this time, with the help of the Heavenly Demon Statue, he vaguely perceived the trace of heaven and earth power that Li Mo had stirred up when he unleashed the Two-Dimensional Chaos Thunder.

"A mere early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator has actually mastered a trace of heaven-reaching power!?"

After a brief moment of surprise, the Stone Demon Master's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he manipulated two late-stage Nascent Soul crystal puppets to launch long-range attacks on Li Mo.

The shockwave spread in all directions.

"Still not dead?"

His eyes flashed with even more ferocity, and then the Stone Demon Master manipulated the Heavenly Demon Statue, using its Heavenly Power to grasp the void in front of him.

With the blessing of the power of the heavens, the order of the golem instantly enveloped Li Mo, whose body was covered in paint.

Li Mo vaguely saw the rising and setting of the sun and moon, the cycle of the four seasons, rain, snow, ice, frost, birth, aging, sickness, and death. This was the power of the universe in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Nascent Soul cultivators could embed their own order into the universe, thereby drawing upon a trace of the power of the universe to strengthen their own order.

The same applies to the Tongtian Lingbao.

Although this Heavenly Demon Statue is still only a replica of a spiritual treasure, the Heavenly Power it can summon far surpasses that of Li Mo.

If the power of heaven and earth drawn by this towering demon statue is a babbling brook, then the power of heaven and earth drawn by Li Mo is not even a spring.

As a sense of understanding gradually emerged in his eyes, Li Mo was also struggling desperately.

Boom!
He activated the Thunder God Transformation Technique, unleashing terrifying lightning bolts. However, the difference in their cultivation levels was simply too great, and all of Li Mo's struggles seemed futile. The violent lightning was actually forced back into his body by the forces of earth and stone from all directions.

"what!!!"

Li Mo roared and activated the Triple Thunderous Transformation state at all costs. The paint on his body kept changing. The true demon clone in this magic weapon space was also under tremendous pressure.

However, in the face of the true Dao realm, secret techniques and supernatural abilities are ultimately nothing more than trivial skills.

The Stone Demon Master sneered.

Centered on Li Mo, the earth within a radius of over a hundred feet cracked and then rapidly contracted, collapsing into a giant earthen ball that enveloped Li Mo layer by layer, floating in the air, with layers of spiritual pressure constantly seeping in.

The ground was a deep pit.

The cultivators in the distance were all stunned.

A sphere of earth, tens of feet in diameter, floated in the air, resembling an artificial star. It could be clearly seen from dozens of miles away, making it seem as if a small corner of the Jigsaw Mountain was missing.

Just as the Stone Demon Master was about to detonate the earthen ball to completely eliminate the strange cultivator, he suddenly sensed that the power of order activated by the Heavenly Demon Statue was collapsing from within. It seemed that an even more ancient, sublime, and magnificent order was destroying this power of order like a flood bursting its banks.

"This, this, this... is impossible!"

Not only was the Stone Demon Master dumbfounded.

Even the other cultivators who were fleeing to distant places vaguely sensed something strange. It seemed that a celestial mountain was emerging from the void, which would eventually destroy the order of this towering demon statue.

The earth and rocks in the sky fell one after another, and the illusory image of the fairy mountain gradually disappeared.

After a moment of surprise and uncertainty, the Stone Demon looked at the Star Crystal again.

At this moment, Lü Cuicui's body had been completely destroyed by the divine light of destiny, and the star crystal that carried her spiritual essence was merging with the puppet.

At this time.

The other bronze hand of the three-headed, six-armed golem reached out again and grabbed Lü Cuicui, who had just completed her puppet reincarnation.

With only spiritual emotions remaining, Lü Cuicui instinctively struggled.

However, having just completed her reincarnation, how could she possibly be a match for the Heavenly Demon Statue? The puppet body, crafted by numerous puppet masters, shattered instantly, revealing the core Star Crystal.

"It's in hand."

After taking a deep look at the distant soil, the Stone Demon Master glanced at the dozens of streaks of light rushing towards Yuan City, revealing a solemn expression. He then manipulated the Heavenly Demon Statue to quickly flee into the distance.

After a while.

Deep within the Yuancheng Imperial Palace lies a rift leading to a fragment of space.

As the inner court issued an urgent report, a man and a woman slowly emerged from the crack, from which an incredibly pure spiritual energy surged forth. "Father, something seems to have happened!"

The woman vaguely sensed something and let out a gasp.

"kindness."

The man, with a gentle and calm demeanor, wearing a dark gold crown, glanced towards a certain place outside Yuan City.

"Yimeng, you haven't advanced to the Nascent Soul stage yet, so don't run around."

Say it.

The man vanished without a trace in an instant.

……

the other side.

Li Mo struggled to crawl out of the mud, looked at the ravaged Jimu Mountain, and let out a low, panting breath.

"Are you alright? What happened here?"

A female cultivator whom Li Mo did not recognize landed after seeing him, and at the same time showed a hint of curiosity about his ever-changing facial makeup.

Li Mo is too weak.

He looked at the thousands of cultivators in the sky, endlessly chasing after the distant horizon, and for a moment he was somewhat dazed.

Upon seeing this, the female cultivator quickly summoned her companions.

There's still one person here!

Immediately afterwards, several cultivators landed, carried Li Mo into a flying vehicle, and flew towards Yuan City.

Besides Li Mo, there were two other injured people in the flying car, one of whom had already fainted. He seemed to be a puppeteer who had participated in the Spirit Flavor Eternal Puppet Tournament.

Li Mo had narrowly escaped death, but his thoughts were still somewhat confused.

"The Ethereal Box".

Just as he was about to be crushed by that overwhelming power of order, and layers of spiritual pressure were constantly gathering on his body, even the Demon Shadow Mask was reaching its limit and could no longer withstand it, this power of order landed on his natal magic weapon.

As the Misty Box launched its passive counterattack, a sign of reality appeared on the Misty Land centered on Misty Peak, instantly bursting the heaven-reaching spiritual pressure of order.

Once the external stimuli were removed, the ethereal box returned to calm.

That's all.

However, the true demon clone is currently in a very weak state due to the damage it has suffered, which has reduced the power of the demonic mask. It needs to spend some time to recuperate.

"Cui Cui!"

After Li Mo fully regained his senses, he suddenly stood up, ignoring his injuries, and followed the countless Yuan City cultivators, quickly flying away into the distance.

Although he knew the chances of getting the Star Crystal back were slim, he still chased after it without hesitation.

More than ten hours later.

When Li Mo returned to Baishi County, he was stunned to see the area where the Hidden Dragon Organization's secret headquarters had once been located in the Great Qian Kingdom. The earth was cracked and full of ravines, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place there.

A large number of cultivators from the Qian Kingdom were excitedly exchanging ideas here.

The vast majority were military-affiliated city-guarding monks.

"What's going on here?"

Li Mo approached several cultivators who were excitedly exchanging ideas and asked them a question.

Upon hearing this, one of the men, an elderly man in armor who appeared to be from the military, burst into hearty laughter.

"It turns out that the Stone Demon Master was actually the Grand Elder of the Hidden Dragon Organization. He wanted to use the teleportation array here to escape, but he found that someone had destroyed the teleportation array and slaughtered all the members stationed here. In his anger, the Holy Lord caught up with him and the two fought a great battle."

After a brief moment of surprise, Li Mo quickly asked, "And the result?"

"Of course, the Holy Emperor won a great victory and has captured him. However, that old thief has a powerful Heavenly Demon Statue in his possession, which has caused a lot of trouble."

Amidst the various opinions, Li Mo gradually learned what had happened here.

After escaping to this place, the Stone Demon Venerable wanted to leave using the teleportation array, but found that the teleportation array had been destroyed. He was then surrounded by a large number of cultivators from Yuan City who had come to pursue him. Then, the Qian Yuan Saint Lord arrived. Under the power of the late-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, he was attacked by many other cultivators and was captured in just a short time.

"Have you heard? That old thief tried several times on Mount Jimu, attempting to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator with the might of the Heavenly Demon Statue, but it seems he failed!"

"Is there such a thing?"

"Of course it's true, the news has already spread."

"With the Stone Demon Master's supernatural powers, plus that Heaven-Reaching Demon Statue, there are probably no more than five Nascent Soul cultivators in the Great Qian Kingdom who can fight against him. Who could make him go to such lengths?"

"Hiss, it sounds like some kind of Black Dog Monster..."

As Li Mo passed by these people, his expression changed slightly.

This battle made him famous, but it also meant that his new identity could be exposed at any time and discovered by the First Seven Organization.

"Should I adopt a new identity and continue to hide, or should I flee far away to accumulate strength and attempt to advance to the Nascent Soul stage?"

After a brief moment of thought, Li Mo decided to talk to Old Ghost Zhong first.

Furthermore, the Star Crystal has most likely already fallen into the hands of the Qian Yuan Saint Lord, so we must also investigate and find a way to rescue it.

(End of this chapter)