The road is vague

Chapter 435 Returning to the Mountain Gate
"Sister."

When Li Mo arrived at the Special Service Hall and appeared in front of Jiang Feiyan, Jiang Feiyan froze on the spot, staring blankly at Li Mo.

Xue Tai, the deputy head of the hall who was talking to him, was also stunned.

"Li, Li Mo?"

Mrs. Xue was the first to react, muttering incredulously.

He then looked at Jiang Feiyan, somewhat puzzled, since according to previous rumors, this true disciple's primordial spirit lamp should have already gone out.

Jiang Feiyan finally came to her senses. She suddenly stood up, rushed towards Li Mo, and grabbed his hands.

"Junior Brother Li, you, you... you're not dead? Is this real? Am I dreaming?!"

She gripped Li Mo's hands tightly, looking into his eyes. In this world, she was probably the only one who could make Li Mo feel such pure and genuine care.

Feeling the heartfelt care from his sixth senior sister, Li Mo smiled knowingly, but tears streamed down his face as he looked into Jiang Feiyan's eyes.

"Senior sister, it's me, your junior brother Li Mo. I'm not dead."

"woo woo woo woo!"

Jiang Feiyan hugged Li Mo tightly, unable to control her emotions any longer, and burst into tears.

She stood on tiptoe, hugged Li Mo tightly, and sobbed.

"Eight years ago, Chen Yu from the Yuan Shen Pavilion found me and said that your Yuan Shen Lamp had gone out. I thought you were dead, sob sob."

Li Mo showed a look of guilt.

"The reason my primordial spirit lamp went out was simply to avoid my enemies. I used a magical artifact that concealed my spiritual aura and divination abilities to cover up my presence."

“That’s wonderful! We’ll never be apart again. Master has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage and become the Nascent Soul Ancestor of our sect. I’m also the head of the Special Operations Hall now. No matter what happens, we can face it together. We’ll never be apart again, never…”

Standing to the side, Xue Tai couldn't help but feel a little envious as she watched the genuine emotions expressed by the two senior and junior brothers.

After a while.

After Jiang Feiyan and Li Mo gradually calmed down, Xue Taicai finally couldn't help but speak.

"Junior Brother Li, now that you are still alive and have returned to the sect, have you reported to the sect leader? You are a true disciple of our sect, and your affairs concern the foundation of our sect. Please do not be negligent."

Li Mo looked at Xue Tai, who was still as fat as before, or perhaps even fatter, and looked strong and powerful.

For some reason, he was transferred from the Dharma Protector Hall to the Special Service Hall.

"Of course, I have already reported it."

Then Li Mo said something that shocked the two of them.

"Actually, I had already returned to my sect three years ago, met my master and the sect leader, and happened to witness Uncle Qian's advancement to the Nascent Soul stage."

"Haha! You probably don't know that our sect already has a fourth True Nascent Soul expert. He is known as the number one genius in our sect from ancient times to the present. In less than a hundred years, he has advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo chuckled softly.

"You must be referring to Zhou Zheng, who returned from Dongling, right?"

"Huh, you know that!"

Xue Tai looked surprised, while Li Mo asked in return, "If that's the case, then I also know that our sect actually has a fifth Nascent Soul cultivator. Have you heard of the famous Black Dog Old Monster of Yuan City? He also claims to be a cultivator of the Spirit Eye Sect."

When the topic turned to Black Dog Old Monster, both of the leaders of the Special Operations Hall couldn't help but show a hint of solemnity.

They dealt with intelligence, so they naturally heard about this matter. They suggested to the sect leader, Master Danqing, that they visit this Black Dog Monster, but the sect leader rejected the suggestion.

Looking back now, it does seem rather strange.

Jiang Feiyan was the first to react.

"Junior brother, could that black dog monster be you?!"

Seeing Li Mo smile and admit it, Jiang Feiyan exclaimed in shock, "What is your cultivation level now? Could it be that you have already advanced to the Nascent Soul stage? This... this is simply too unbelievable. Our sect has actually produced two unparalleled geniuses at the same time?"

Xue Tai also stared blankly at Li Mo.

"Actually, Zhou Zheng was just a substitute I used to act on my own. It was all about the power struggle within the Road Pass Bureau. He really suffered these past three years, but he'll be able to live a normal life soon. It's a long story. By the way, how's Senior Brother Wei?"

Jiang Feiyan and Xue Tai exchanged a glance but did not respond.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo immediately understood everything.

The atmosphere in the main hall became slightly oppressive for a moment, but fortunately, Li Mo had anticipated this and did not say anything.

night.

Li Mo and Jiang Feiyan paid their respects to their teacher's wife, Wang Xiyue.

To Li Mo's surprise, his master and mistress had given birth to a daughter named Lu Zhen over the years. She was twenty-one years old this year and had just established her foundation, so she naturally became his junior sister.

"Wow, you're my seventh senior brother! The genius senior brother my dad talked about!"

Lu Zhen stared wide-eyed at Li Mo, then leaned closer and looked at her curiously.

Then she gave a mischievous smile, stretched out her hands to Li Mo, and said with a grin, "Hello, Senior Brother!"

"Zhen'er, don't be rude!"

After scolding and reprimanding her, Wang Xiyue smiled at Li Mo and said, "This girl is really spoiled. Not only does Jiang Feiyan spoil her, but Wang Zhu also pampers her. She has never known the immensity of heaven and earth since she was a child. Now that you, as her senior brother, have returned, you must discipline her more in the future."

Li Mo smiled slightly.

"It doesn't matter."

Say it.

He took out a fan, a talisman, and a miniature puppet from his storage bracelet.

"This ice crystal feather fan was one of my most readily available magical artifacts. With your current cultivation level, you can only barely activate it, so you should use it carefully. This Bagua Spirit Gathering Matrix puppet has roughly the combat power of an early Foundation Establishment cultivator. Its greatest feature is that it does not consume spirit stones when in dormant state and can activate the Bagua Spirit Gathering Array to assist in cultivation. This firebird talisman is a mid-level spirit talisman that I casually crafted. You can keep it for protection."

"Wow!!!"

Lu Zhen exclaimed in an exaggerated tone, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the treasure in her hand.

"Thank you so much, Seventh Senior Brother! You're so generous! Haha, what adorable puppets! They're much better looking than the beast soldier puppets of the Lü family..."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo couldn't help but chuckle softly, his gaze towards his junior sister revealing a hint of doting affection.

The next day, Li Mo was about to go out to visit Zhou Zheng when Wang Zhu arrived at Xiaoquan Peak first.

"Li Mo!"

The bamboo craftsman who once discussed the Dao of Boogers with him has now become the head of the Guardian Hall's military formations in the Spirit Wood Sect, possessing both puppetry and formation skills.

Upon seeing Li Mo, he immediately ran over with a look of delight.

"I knew you weren't dead!"

"Wang Zhu."

Li Mo said happily, and quickly gestured for him to enter the room.

Just as the two were having a long and enthusiastic conversation, a communication talisman fell from the sky, revealing that it was Chen Kaixuan, the master of Zhenfeng Pavilion, who had come to visit.

"he?"

As fellow disciples of the same lineage, Li Mo hurriedly came out to greet them.

Wang Zhu knew that Li Mo would definitely be busy with something soon, and that the news of this true disciple's return would soon spread throughout the various halls of Qingming Mountain, attracting a constant stream of visitors. So he smiled and took his leave.

And indeed, things turned out just as Wang Zhu had predicted.

Over the next few days, visitors to Xiaoquan Peak came in droves, some of whom were old acquaintances of Li Mo, and others whom Li Mo had never even heard of.

It wasn't until half a month later that Koizumi Mine finally calmed down.

So Li Mo first went to the back mountain to visit the graves of his old friends. He lingered for a long time in front of the graves of Lü Shun, Chen Lan, and Wei Cang, deeply mourning them, before heading to the Alchemy Hall.

“Niu Wan”.

Niu Wan, who was walking with his head down in deep thought, raised his head and looked at the person in front of him after hearing this.

He was stunned for a moment, his thoughts were briefly dazed, his pupils contracted, and he showed a look of disbelief.

"Uncle Li!!"

Li Mo harbored special feelings for this son of Niu Li and Ma Ling.

He couldn't help but smile slightly.

"How have you been in the alchemy hall all these years? How is your comprehension of the 'Fire Refining Alchemy Scripture'? Are your parents... well?"

"Uncle Li, is it really you?"

Niu Wan said excitedly, "Over the years, with the help of Grand Master Cao Lingjie, I have been quite carefree in the Alchemy Hall. The 'Fire Refining Alchemy Classic' has benefited me greatly. As for my father and mother, they both passed away more than 20 years ago."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo's eyes dimmed slightly before he slowly nodded.

"It's alright. Your parents and I are like brothers. Now that I'm back, you can come to me anytime if you need anything! Come on, let's go to the Spirit Herb Garden and see how Cao Lingjie is doing lately?"

"His Divine Wood Body is extraordinary; he is now one of the sect's top cultivators and alchemists..."

After a while.

Accompanied by Cao Lingjie, Li Mo looked at the lush golden bamboo forest in front of him and couldn't help but feel refreshed. The growth rate of these Luohan bamboos was simply too fast.

Especially the core of those Luohan bamboos.

It seems that nurturing it for another hundred years, to three thousand years, is not an unacceptable thing.

"Thank you for your hard work these years."

Without saying a word, Li Mo took out a storage bag and handed it to Cao Lingjie. Before Cao Lingjie could refuse, Li Mo said righteously, "This is what you deserve."

Cao Lingjie was able to join the Lingmu Sect thanks to Li Mo, and she was already grateful to Li Mo.

Now that they know Li Mo has achieved success in his cultivation, they are even more impressed.

"Li Mo, Li Mo!!"

Two people, a man and a woman, ran over from afar and looked at Li Mo excitedly. They were Tao Ran and Zhao Huaxue, a couple who were both of the Divine Wood Body type.

So many years have passed, and the two seem to still have feelings for each other. This shows that Tao Ran's feelings for Zhao Huaxue are not affected by the Yin energy of the Goddess Palace. He couldn't help but show his relief at this happy ending.

"Tao Ran, Zhao Huaxue".

Li Mo was also kind to both of them.

Tao Ran's face lit up with excitement as he said, "You're still alive! That's wonderful, that's wonderful..."

As he spoke, tears streamed down his face, which puzzled Li Mo. Then, Tao Ran said something that left Li Mo speechless.

"You are my benefactor. I said I would repay you!"

Tao Ran said firmly, "The Dust-Cleansing Grass left by my master, after my continuous cultivation over the years, has finally unfolded its seventh leaf and is fully mature. With this, one can greatly reduce the worries of inner demons during advancement. It is the only spiritual medicine he left behind after exhausting his life's blood and sweat and constantly doing favors for others."

"This……"

Li Mo never imagined that Tao Ran would give such a precious item as a so-called reward.

So many years have passed, and he has long forgotten Tao Ran's promise to repay him. However, as time goes by, Tao Ran is more and more grateful for the kindness he once showed.

A few more days passed.

Zhou Zheng, who had been in seclusion for three years, had become quite thin. He was already restless and unable to leave his cave, so he could only look at Li Mo with a helpless expression.

"I say, Uncle Li, you're finally back. The feeling of being a Nascent Soul cultivator is truly unpleasant."

Li Mo smiled apologetically.

"I'm sorry to trouble you."

Zhou Zheng waved his hand.

"Never mind, never mind. Fortunately, I also managed to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. With my merits, I became a true disciple, and I can now hope to advance to the Golden Core stage in the future."

That really put him in a difficult position.

After all, he had a life of pleasure in Silver Fox City, surrounded by fox spirits, but after returning, he went into seclusion for three years. He even began to doubt himself, wondering why he had come back.

Only after learning that his parents had passed away and his relatives had gone on with their own lives did he gradually calm down, seriously secluded himself to cultivate his mind, and finally broke through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

(End of this chapter)