The road is vague

Chapter 471 The Ethereal Domain
As the leader of the seven kingdoms, the eight immortal cultivators of the Qi Kingdom's Sacred Nest Sect are renowned throughout the seven kingdoms.

However, the leader of these eight immortal cultivators was not the head of the Holy Nest Sect.

The Floating Immortal is recognized as the number one expert in the Seven Kingdoms. The reason is simple: for hundreds of years, he has focused solely on achieving perfect harmony with the World-Destroying Insect Nest, enduring the daily torment of being devoured by the insect swarm. He has achieved almost perfect harmony with the World-Destroying Insect Nest and is the only person in the Central Continent in this era to achieve perfect harmony with the Heavenly Treasure.

"Report!"

A female disciple at the Golden Core stage arrived in front of the Floating Hall and looked at the huge bronze coffin.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, the seventh-day envoy from the Qian Kingdom requests an audience."

The enormous bronze coffin, about ten zhang long and three zhang wide, was constantly spewing out swarms of strange insects from its cracks. Any one of them falling into the outside world would inevitably drive the insect cultivators mad.

"not see."

After a brief response of two words from inside the bronze coffin, silence returned.

The woman dared not linger and quickly nodded and left.

……

The Misty Domain Grand Array has a total of 343 array bases. Although it is far inferior to some sect grand arrays, it is almost comparable to a typical city-protecting array and is sufficient to meet the needs of large-scale wars.

Moreover, the Domain Array is different from other arrays.

Ordinary grand formations are created by drawing upon the natural order of the mountain and sea realm to form special rules.

The Domain Array summons another order, forming an alien space within the Mountain and Sea Realm that is temporarily unaffected by the Realm's order, causing those trapped within the array to experience a significant drop in strength.

At this moment, Li Mo sat alone in the center of the hall, holding the imperial edict, quietly waiting with his eyes closed.

Sudden.

He seemed to sense something, quickly opened his eyes, and looked into the distance.

"coming!"

Daoli saw four people walking and laughing along the way.

When his gaze pierced through the wall and landed on the old chameleon, confirming that it was its true form and not an avatar or illusion, his breathing became heavier, and a cold smile appeared on his face.

The manor was only temporarily rented and was not luxurious; it was decorated like a farmhouse.

However, the moment the four stepped into the main hall, Li Mo, without saying a word, frantically poured his own magical power into the Misty Box, linking it with the Misty Spirit Eye Array to achieve the same effect as when Linghu Da used the Jade Hairpin.

Amidst the ethereal light of hope and the malevolent, brutal, and evil aura, Li Mo swiftly activated the grand formation.

"kindness!?"

The three people who came with Ying Shi were greatly alarmed and quickly assumed a defensive stance.

Only the old dragon stood firmly in place, quietly watching Li Mo, his eyes showing both caution and appreciation, which eventually turned cold.

"Li Siming, this is the State of Qi, what do you mean by this... eh?"

Upon seeing Li Mo, Master Baidu was immediately taken aback, feeling as if he had seen this person before.

However, before he could think about it further, he suddenly felt a blur before his eyes. The walls of the hall, which was not very spacious to begin with, began to blur rapidly. The space continued to expand, and the ground beneath his feet turned into endless thunderclouds.

This made him turn pale with fright.

hum!
The old woman who came with them reacted incredibly quickly, instantly transforming into a black, toxic figure emitting a strong stench and rushing towards the main entrance.

However, the wooden door, which was originally within arm's reach, not only quickly became blurred as the ethereal domain was activated, but also stretched further and further away, about to disappear into nothingness.

"drink!"

A nauseating pressure of corpse poison surged out, and the old woman, who had transformed into a liquid poisonous figure, emerged from it with a skeletal body. She stretched out a pitch-black skeletal hand, with a black crystal condensed at the tip of her index finger, seemingly condensing endless decay.

"This is……"

Even Li Mo couldn't help but glance at the person with surprise.

Seeing that the already distorted and blurred spatial barrier was about to be pulled back into reality by the other party, Li Mo's expression changed. After analyzing the other party's methods with his eyes flashing wildly, he immediately let out a cold snort.

Crack!

The binary chaotic lightning suddenly shot out from the thunderclouds beneath his feet and landed in front of the black skeleton in an instant.

The thunder seemed to contain the agonizing howls of countless demons and monsters. The soul fire in the old woman's skull eye sockets flickered wildly. On one side was a spatial barrier that could disappear into the illusion at any moment, and on the other side was a violent attack containing a trace of the power of heaven and earth. Under the threat of the power of the operation of heaven and earth, her soul fire slowed down and she hesitated for a moment.

However, it was this brief hesitation that caused her to completely lose the opportunity to leave.

The illusory wooden door vanished rapidly, swallowed by this eerie space, and finding it again would be nearly impossible.

She then sighed, pointed the black crystal in her hand upwards, and it transformed into a second layer of protective spiritual light. After a brief stalemate and clash with the lightning in the sky, she let out a scream, and her skeletal body quickly retreated into the black and gray venom.

"hiss!"

Zhao Changchun gasped and let out a loud shout.

"Master Li, we are here to receive the imperial decree, have you gone mad?!"

He truly hadn't expected that this newly appointed Director of the Road Guidance would be so decisive and ruthless, directly dragging everyone into this bizarre formation.

Upon hearing this, Li Mo stared intently at Ying Shi while letting out a cold laugh.

"Zhao Siming, I wonder if I should call you Zhao Changchun or Abu?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Changchun, the commander of the Pacification Commission, quickly turned grim. His initial panic turned into composure, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

He and Li Mo were both officials of the Three Departments of Fate, and having reached this position, their methods were naturally extraordinary.

"Hmph, Li Siming, as expected of a member of the Spirit Eye Sect, your True Spirit Eye has been refined to such a degree that I have never heard of it before. Even the Omniscient True Man did not discover the connection between us. It seems that you are planning to kill me here to silence me?"

Zhao Changchun gave a cold sneer.

"This is the Hundred Poisons Master of the Holy Nest Sect, and this is the Three Corpse Ancestor of the Corpse Poison Sect of the Yue Kingdom. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to leave the Seven Kingdoms?" The Hundred Poisons Master and the Three Corpse Ancestor were already standing side by side.

Master Baidu summoned a dense swarm of Gu worms. Even Li Mo sensed the danger from several of them. Having experienced the power of his natal Gu worm, he no longer dared to underestimate this technique.

"You are the one from the vast grasslands back then!"

Master Baidu belatedly realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

The skeleton of the Three Corpse Ancestor had disappeared into the rolling corpse poison and split into three, transforming into three clumps of corpse poison. One clump was smaller in size but had an astonishing concentration, while the other clump was enormous, more than ten zhang tall, like a towering giant.

Li Mo's discerning eyes easily pierced through the corpse poison.

The smaller mass of corpse poison was a crystalline infant skeleton with bone wings, constantly emitting loud, incoherent cries that affected the mind.

The larger clumps of corpse poison were giants composed of countless animal bones.

The black skeleton within the humanoid corpse poison in the middle was clearly her former true form. After being injured by Li Mo's dualistic chaotic lightning, she immediately unleashed her trump card.

The Three Corpse Ancestor actually refined his own flesh and blood, forming a unique order of corpse poison, and his soul split into three, allowing him to perceive things from different perspectives.

"Jiejiejiejie."

Li Mo let out a sinister chuckle.

A wisp of hope gathered toward him, while a malevolent, dark, and brutal aura converged upon the four of them.

Time was on his side. The longer the Misty Domain Array was activated, the more power of the Misty Box it could utilize. The order of heaven and earth here was vastly different from that of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"Of course I want to leave the Seven Kingdoms alive. As long as these two don't make a move, I will not be your enemy."

"Then why did you just try to stop me from leaving this place!"

The Three Corpse Ancestor asked in a somber tone.

Li Mo smiled innocently and said, "When dealing with the number one assassin in the Central Plains, you can never be too careful. I haven't seriously circulated my Great Heavenly Cycle in meditation for many years because I'm afraid of being caught by this King of Assassins. If I'm not mistaken, you've tried to get close to me at least several times over the years, haven't you?"

Old Dragon remained silent.

Zhao Changchun gave a cold laugh.

"Hmph, you make it sound so easy. Ying Shi is, after all, a second-rank official of the Great Qian Dynasty. If His Majesty finds out you killed him, you'll only face death. How could you possibly let us go?"

"When did I say I was going to kill him?"

"Uh?"

This time, not only Zhao Changchun, but even Lao Long, who had remained motionless, couldn't help but show some surprise.

"huh huh huh huh!"

He then let out a series of cold laughs and drew a dagger.

Li Mo was extremely familiar with this dagger; it was as if he had returned to the day when this dagger pierced his chest at the foot of the Qingtian Mountains.

"I have killed countless people in my life. In the few times I failed, you should have been the most insignificant one. I never expected that you would become my nightmare. Now you have trapped me here with this strange formation. Do you really think that I have become a fish on your chopping board?"

"Jiejiejiejie."

Upon seeing this, Li Mo couldn't help but laugh and slowly opened the "Dark Thunder Heavenly Book" in his left hand.

A bolt of black lightning suddenly shot out, transforming into a ghostly face that coalesced in front of Li Mo.

"My respected, great, and noble master, your loyal servant Anlei expresses his boundless devotion and admiration. Is there anything I can do for you?"

Li Mo smiled insincerely, slightly raised his chin, and pointed at Ying Shi.

"He will become your eternal vessel."

Upon hearing this, An Lei immediately became excited.

"Really? That's great! I can already feel his soul trembling, hahahahaha..."

Dark Thunder let out a strange laugh and shot towards Ying Shi, whose smile had frozen.

The moment the eerie lightning appeared, the old chameleon recognized its evil spirit identity and immediately felt an instinctive fear emanating from its very soul, as if it had seen its natural enemy.

hum!
Seeing Dark Thunder open its mouth like a giant python swallowing something, Li Mo, who was originally prepared to confront it head-on, instinctively shot backward to avoid Dark Thunder's attack.

"Don't even move!"

Zhao Changchun actually stopped the astonished and suspicious Master Baidu and Ancestor Sanshi.

"Zhao Siming, what do you mean by this?"

"Are you suggesting we sit here and wait to be defeated, allowing him to take us down one by one? I am not one to hesitate!"

Zhao Changchun took a deep breath, looked at the "Dark Thunder Heavenly Book" thoughtfully, and said, "It seems that this is indeed just an internal strife within the Road Guidance Bureau. We still have a way out."

He finally understood now.

Li Mo actually wanted to turn Ying Shi into another Abu!
This outcome is entirely acceptable to both the Holy Emperor Qian Yuan and the Great Qian Dynasty. After all, the future reforms of the Road Pass Office are also a headache for the Great Qian Dynasty. If both sides fall into chaos, the loss will be to the strength of the Great Qian Dynasty.

However, if the other side can be swallowed up in this way without bloodshed, it would not be a bad outcome.

"I really didn't expect it to turn out like this."

He had already realized that Ying Shi was likely in grave danger this time, and that he was doomed.

Zhao Changchun, confident in his status and strength as a diviner, was not afraid of the other party even though he was trapped in this strange formation. As long as they didn't completely turn against each other, it was just a pity that he had bet on the wrong horse. It would be almost impossible for him to be on good terms with them again in the future.

But no matter what, he hadn't reached the point where he would risk his life for Ying Shi.

(End of this chapter)