The road is vague

Chapter 446 Silently Forced Back
After returning to Yanyang City, the seriously injured Li Mo immediately announced that he would go into seclusion to recuperate and would not see any outsiders.

After he quietly set up a Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Hundred Refinement Array in his secluded cultivation place, he couldn't help but sneer and sat down cross-legged on the futon, slightly panting.

"Hmph, can you still hold back after this?"

He is now just one step away from becoming a master of formations.

Although he was confident that he could be promoted to Grandmaster of the Sect at any time, this would involve creating an array and facing a heavenly secret, so he had to be cautious.

There are probably fewer people in the entire Central Continent who can be called masters of formations than there are late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators; at most, there are only thirty or forty such people.

A small portion of them were gathered within the territory of the Great Qian Kingdom.

He planned to consider this matter after attending a conference of array masters in Yuancheng.

However, puppet masters and weapon refiners do not have so many restrictions.

To become a puppet master, one needs to design a puppet life form, a fact that Li Mo knew.

To become a master weapon refiner, one must replicate a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure. Although the Demon Shadow Mask has the potential to become a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure, it still needs time to evolve, and it's hard to say whether it can help Li Mo overcome that hurdle.

"Cough cough cough..."

Lost in thought, Li Mo couldn't help but cough a few times, a little blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

The trauma he suffered this time is real, and he needs to rest and recover for a period of time.

Although he cultivates both body and spirit, his vital energy is more concentrated in the purer aspects of thunder, which helps him comprehend the Great Dao of Thunder rather than in building a powerful physique.

However, just a few days later.

Li Mo, who was in seclusion healing his injuries, suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a look of astonishment.

Based on the "Di Xin Nei Jing" and his own body's meridians, he created the "Li Mo Nei Jing" exercise method. It has once again undergone adaptive evolution. His internal organs were reorganized after a burst of thunder and instantly restored to their original state.

The price he paid was some of his vital essence and a slight loss of lifespan.

"this?"

Of the four cultivation techniques he practiced during the Foundation Establishment stage, the one that was originally the most inconspicuous has now been continuously expanding his foundation over time.

In addition, the dualistic chaotic lightning paths he embedded in the Thousand Treasures Islands, the Lost Continent, and the Wasteland would affect a lightning tribulation almost every few days, killing the alien beings that needed to undergo the tribulation and continuously feeding back pure spiritual energy to him.

This was a supplementary cultivation method for those who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, and it greatly benefited him.

Even if they can no longer advance as quickly as those in the Golden Core stage, they are still far superior to ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. Even without deliberate seclusion and arduous cultivation, their magical power will automatically reach the peak of the mid-Nascent Soul stage in at most thirty to fifty years.

After recovering from his internal injuries and getting used to things a bit, Li Mo decided to continue his seclusion and study the seal script and bronze inscriptions, preparing to completely complete his spiritual eye surgery.

He has fully grasped the profound mystery of reason and vision.

Even though his cultivation time was too short and the strength of his True Spirit Eyes was difficult to match that of other Nascent Soul cultivators in the sect, with the blessing of the mutated Eyes, his pupil techniques would never be inferior to anyone else's.

And as time goes by, his potential will be realized, and his pupil technique will surely reach a new level.

half a month later.

"Squeak!"

The thieving rat, who was resting in the secret room after eating and drinking its fill, suddenly woke up with a start and let out a low squeak.

The old man also sensed something.

"Young man, it seems someone is coming."

Because of their low strength, both are extremely sensitive to danger. Even though they may not be able to detect the presence of an old assassin, it is wishful thinking for ordinary people to get close to them unless they are ambushed and forced to go in on their own.

Upon hearing this, Li Mo slowly put down the golden book in his hand.

As the gold and silver light in his eyes flickered slightly, he chuckled softly after a moment, seemingly unconcerned.

The newcomers were just two Golden Core cultivators, seemingly silver-ranked assassins from the First Seven Organization, searching for the weak points of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend Hundred Refinement Formation. Naturally, they alone could not possibly break this truly great formation.

really.

Just half an hour later, the two of them triggered the great formation, which provoked a counterattack from the power of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends.

This is a true grand array with 108 array bases, theoretically powerful enough to trap and kill several Nascent Soul stage cultivators, let alone these two Golden Core stage assassins.

Rumble!
The spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the direction of the City Lord's Mansion immediately caught the attention of Elder Xuanwei, Youlan.

It should be known that the current Lord of Yanyang City is a fearsome and powerful figure. The name of the Black Dog Old Monster has spread to various tribes of the vast grasslands with the decline of the Shadow Cat Tribe. He first defeated several people who tried to assassinate him, and then he even went so far as to kill two kings one by one.

For a time, all the tribes on the vast grasslands were terrified by the black dog monster's methods.

Even the queens of the nine main cities of Qingqiu Mountain were shocked when they heard about this.

After all, theoretically speaking, this is just an internal power struggle within the Daqian Kingdom's Road Guidance Bureau.

The resulting turmoil brought the vast, desolate grasslands, which should have been recuperating after the Battle of the Forbidden Sea, back to the brink of war.

This was something even the Nine Fox Clan hadn't anticipated.

The two queens of Silver Fox City personally ordered her to keep a close eye on the lord's every move.

Report any abnormalities immediately.

She strode towards the City Lord's Mansion and saw the Golden Turtle Master stroking his beard with a smile, talking to Qianqian.

"What happened!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Turtle Master saw that it was Youlan and couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Oh, two guys tried to break into the city lord's mansion, but they were trapped by the great formation set up by the city lord. As expected of a formation personally set up by the city lord, it has such power. I'm afraid it won't be long before these two become corpses. Tsk tsk."

Upon hearing this, Elder Xuanwei Youlan revealed a thoughtful expression.

Half an hour later, the two corpses were brought into the city lord's mansion, where the Thousand-Faced King, Princess Dai, and many elders arrived.

Li Mo paused his seclusion, glanced at the corpses, and immediately sucked one of them into the Misty Box, activating the Misty Reincarnation Technique to transform it into a corpse puppet, thereby indirectly searching for the soul.

"Hmph, as expected of someone who died on the seventh day after their death."

Li Mo snorted coldly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, the crowd began to discuss it amongst themselves.

Wang Chao and Ma Gan, who were in charge of setting up the Yanyang City Road Guiding Division branch, exchanged a glance and then suddenly stepped out from the crowd and bowed to Li Mo.

“Commander, the establishment of the Road Guidance Division branch cannot remain on paper. We can train and carry out missions at the same time, setting our targets on those tribes associated with the First Seventh Organization, allowing the undercover agents to grow rapidly through training. This can also greatly reduce the mission time.”

"Absolutely not!"

Elder Xuanwei Youlan was shocked upon hearing this and immediately voiced her opposition.

“Lord of the City, the tribes of the grasslands are now like frightened birds. If you continue to cause turmoil, the already unstable situation may be completely out of control at any time. Once it triggers an internal conflict among the hundred tribes similar to the struggle for the Dao lineage a thousand years ago, even the Nine Fox Clan may find it difficult to protect Yanyang City.”

Upon hearing this, Li Mo's expression turned serious.

The Great Qian Kingdom established the Yanyang City teleportation array not for the demons here, but to open a third battlefield in the Seven Kingdoms region, allowing the borders of the Lu Kingdom to flourish everywhere.

As for the minor conflicts of interest in the wasteland, the Great Qian Kingdom can relinquish them.

If he were to disrupt the grand plan of the Holy Lord Qian Yuan, even with the support of Old Ghost Zhong, given his current strength and status, he would likely have no choice but to give it up.

Just as Li Mo was about to reject Wang Chao and Ma Gan's proposal, a piece of information transmitted by the corpse puppet suddenly made him shudder.

He activated his Eyes of Truth, quickly looked around, and then ignored everyone, flying straight out of the City Lord's Mansion and circling continuously above Yan Yang City.

A full half hour later.

He returned with a gloomy expression, accompanied by the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai.

"Lord of the city, what happened?"

After sitting down, Li Mo replied with remorse and self-reproach, "That old dragon came here. These two little guys were probably just scouting. I was careless. How could the First Seven Organization send two silver-rank assassins to their deaths when they knew I had the strength to kill a king?"

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped and looked at each other in astonishment.

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao suddenly chuckled softly.

"The King of Assassins has retreated? That's a good thing! At least it shows that the Commander has successfully deterred him. I think he will most likely abandon his plan to establish a branch on the vast grasslands."

Others may not know how terrifying this old assassin is, but Wang Chao and Ma Gan are well aware of it.

This king of assassins is known for his decisive and earth-shattering attacks. Countless powerful enemies of the Qian Kingdom have died mysteriously at his hands, never knowing who the killer was.

He could also say that he has never lost a game.

At most, they will leave on their own initiative once they realize they are not confident, just like today, and always maintain the initiative.

"The initiative, huh!"

After a brief moment of annoyance, Li Mo suddenly revealed a cold smile.

He was well aware of the old assassin's true terror: he always maintained the initiative in his attacks.

But sometimes, when you're in the world of martial arts, you're not in control of your own destiny. He will eventually face this day. As long as he can take on the role of the Director of the Road Guidance in the future and mobilize the deceased to carry out missions according to the decree of the Holy Emperor Qian Yuan, just one chance is enough.

Before that, he could focus entirely on preparations to ensure everything went smoothly.

Think of this.

Li Mo quickly issued a series of orders.

"Elder Youlan, please go and inform the two queens that I will be careful to avoid causing too much trouble on the vast grasslands."

Upon hearing this, the fox-woman breathed a sigh of relief.

"Wang Chao, Ma Gan, your plan has been approved, but you can only set the assassination targets as people associated with the Shadow Cat Division and the Touqi Organization."

Upon hearing this, Wang Chao and Ma Gan couldn't help but show their delight.

Then Li Mo took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wrote down three lists of materials, and handed them to Jin Gui Shangren, Zhao Ping'an and Liao Qu Nan respectively.

"The three of you are now secret inspectors of the Great Qian Kingdom's Road Guidance Bureau, yet you have not yet been to the Great Qian Kingdom. This is truly unacceptable. In a few days, when you accompany Wang Chao to submit the list of organizational structure personnel, you can travel together to the Great Qian Kingdom to experience the wealth and prosperity of Jingzhou Yuancheng. In addition, during your travels, you can also collect some materials from this list."

Say it.

Li Mo then took out three more storage bags and handed them to the three people.

"hiss!"

Zhao Ping'an, a weapon refiner, couldn't help but gasp when he saw the list of materials.

In the Lost Continent, don't even think about collecting all the items listed here.

The sheer quantity of rare metals, which are only recorded in books, is enough to make one give up.

The situation is somewhat better in the wastelands of Middle-earth, but it is still almost an impossible task.

"I've long heard that the Central Plains human race is the center of the Mountain and Sea Realm. I'm finally going to see it for myself!"

Zhao Pingan said, full of dreams.

He is now at the late Golden Core stage. If the Qian Kingdom is truly as prosperous and wealthy as Li Mo said, he may have a chance to advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.

The Golden Turtle Master and Liao Qunan were so shocked by the number of spirit stones given by Li Mo that they remained silent for a long time.

(End of this chapter)