The road is vague

Chapter 473 Mass Assassinations (Part 2)

Li Mo sat in the manor, lost in thought.

He did indeed reach the Nascent Soul realm just now within the ethereal domain array.

Compared to the fact that he can only intermittently mobilize a trace of the Heavenly Power in the Mountain and Sea Realm now, the Heavenly Power he can mobilize in the Misty Box is like a winding stream.

That's how they easily defeated Ying Shi.

"Does that mean that he can finally, like the legendary nine-tailed fox, continuously make wishes to the Misty Box, integrate the fragments of heaven and earth within the Misty Box into the Mountain and Sea Realm, and gradually advance to the Nascent Soul stage?"

The Forbidden Sea, the Wasteland, and the Death Storm were all once part of the Misty Box, and after being granted a wish by the Nine-Tailed Fox, they were merged into the Mountain and Sea Realm.

"One is a divided world, and the other is a destroyed world. No wonder they came together."

Having finally defeated the formidable enemy, he felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

"Owner."

After breaking away from Zhao Changchun, Ying Shi, who was being controlled by An Lei, returned to the manor in the guise of an old man, displaying a fawning expression.

"This body is truly wonderful, but there is something I feel I must tell you. This body has also prepared a killing move specifically for you. Da Mie, another top assassin from the First Seven Organization, is preparing the second Immortal-Slaying Pearl for you, and will secretly arrive in the Seven Kingdoms in a while."

"The Immortal-Slaying Pearl?"

After Zhao Changchun's explanation, Li Mo finally understood that the last top assassin of the First Seven Organization was actually a master of crafting props.

The so-called Immortal-Slaying Pearl is actually an enlarged version of the Heavenly Thunder Pearl.

This is a tool that is theoretically powerful enough to threaten Nascent Soul cultivators, but it has never been tested.

"Hehe, things are getting more and more interesting. We need to do this mission well."

He currently does not know Qian Yuan Sheng Jun's attitude towards the annexation of the Touqi Organization by the Lu Yin Si. He can only try to do a good job in making the seven kingdoms independent, thereby completely changing the organizational framework of the Lu Yin Si, completely annexing the Touqi Organization, and making it a super organization spanning the countries of the Central Continent.

This way.

Although Li Mo still holds the rank of a second-grade official, his importance is completely different.

However, it's not hard to tell from the old assassin's memories.

Refining the so-called Immortal-Slaying Pearl was almost no easier than Li Mo refining a set of Misty Domain Arrays.

Even with the strong support of the First Seventh Organization, only a handful of five have been successfully crafted in history. One of them was presented to the Holy Lord Qian Yuan, while the remaining two were used to kill a Nascent Soul cultivator in the Tianyuan Highlands.

"This is a talented person; we must keep him."

"Yes."

However, according to the old assassin's intelligence, the Immortal-Slaying Pearl is extremely difficult to refine, so this top assassin will have to wait some more time to arrive.

Before that, he needs to complete two other tasks.

Leaving aside Zhao Changchun's ostensible role as the Director of the Pacification Bureau, he orchestrated alliances and power struggles among various sects across the Seven Kingdoms to establish the Great An Empire.

The two tasks facing Li Mo are to assassinate Yang Yuan Zhenren, the envoy of the Longevity Elixir Sect of Lu, and to destroy the medical organization that Lu has supported in the Seven Kingdoms.

Most of the ethereal pills that the Seven Kingdoms once hunted in the wasteland entered the Longevity Pill Sect of Lu Kingdom through the hands of this Nourishing Essence True Man. Therefore, he has a close relationship with various sects in the Seven Kingdoms.

The State of Lu sent him here, undoubtedly to make a final attempt to persuade the seven states to unite.

To prevent any potential trouble, the Qian Kingdom naturally wanted to secretly eliminate this person.

As for the medical organization, it can now be basically confirmed that its leader is a person from the Longevity Cult of Lu State.

Currently, the First Seven Killers have been engaged in a continuous war with these healers. Although the First Seven organization does have the advantage due to its profession, as Zhao Changchun said, the power of the healers should not be underestimated. Currently, three of the more than twenty branches of the First Seven organization in the Seven Kingdoms have been destroyed by these healers.

……

Two figures traversed the vast mountains, flying towards the direction of the Kingdom of Ba.

Generally speaking, Nascent Soul cultivators are close to their lifespan when they reach seven or eight hundred years old. Only a very few cultivators who are skilled in longevity techniques can reach a lifespan of a thousand years.

However, as a cultivator of the Daoist tradition of longevity, Yangyuan Zhenren is now over 1,100 years old.

At this moment, he was riding on a crane, gazing into the distance, his face filled with sorrow.

“Yuanhun, the Qian Kingdom’s support for the independence of seven kingdoms is no small matter. What do you know about the Director of the Pacification Division?”

Upon hearing this, Yuanhun Zhenren showed a thoughtful expression.

"As far as I know, this person is a shaman from the Qiexiao Grassland west of Daqian. He specializes in the art of splitting souls and is known as the most difficult person to kill. He often clashes with the warriors of Xia Kingdom. He has served as the Director of the Pacification Division for many years and has made great contributions to Qian Kingdom."

At this point, he paused.

"I dare not speak of anything else, but if I were to face this person, my Soul-Binding Aurora would be enough to cripple most of her cultivation, and it wouldn't be impossible for me to kill her in one fell swoop!"

If Li Mo were here, he would recognize at a glance that this person was none other than the Yuanhun Zhenren who presided over the conference at the Duotian Sect.

It's been a century since we last met, and his cultivation seems to have improved considerably.

"If there is an opportunity, I would naturally have to trouble Fellow Daoist Yuanhun to take action. It would be best to kill this person in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles. Unless absolutely necessary, I really do not want to see the State of Lu and the Seven Kingdoms turn against each other. To be honest, I have already been instructed by my superiors when I came here. As long as the Seven Kingdoms declare the establishment of the Great An Empire, the Changsheng Temple will definitely send a large army to attack, even if it means turning this place into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood!"

Upon hearing this, Yuanhun Zhenren was slightly moved.

"How confident are you, Fellow Daoist Yangyuan?"

Master Yangyuan pondered for a moment.

"As for Ba and Yue, that's easy to talk to. I've had a good relationship with them over the years. Even if it doesn't work out, they probably won't make things difficult for us. As for other countries... I guess it's only about 10% or 20% chance."

Upon hearing that there was only a 10% or 20% chance of success, Yuanhun Zhenren's expression darkened slightly.

The war between the Lu and Qian kingdoms is almost a century old. Although they are still at the level below the Nascent Soul stage, judging from the battle between the Undying Daoist and Feng Zhen, it is only a matter of time before the two sides go to war. Once someone or something that can influence the situation appears, the appearance of Nascent Soul cultivators will be inevitable!

Currently, the State of Lu is supporting the ongoing war on two fronts, and apart from the Changsheng Guan (a school of thought focused on longevity), almost all other factions have reached their limits.

If a third battlefield were to be opened, even with the strength of the State of Lu, it would probably be difficult to sustain it.

At that time...

He didn't dare to think about it any more.

half a month later.

The True Man of Nourishing Origin and the True Man of Primordial Soul arrived in the territory of the Kingdom of Ba.

After a long journey, even the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators felt exhausted. They immediately arrived at Dangwu City on the border to rest and inquire about the situation in the Seven Kingdoms.

This is a border city of the State of Ba. Ordinary merchant caravans often take several months to deliver various goods to the border of the State of Lu, and then slowly transport them to various parts of Lu. Therefore, this place can be described as a melting pot of all sorts of people.

Master Yangyuan arrived at a medical clinic and, following the directions, entered a secret room.

"Real person!"

The local official immediately came forward to greet them.

"Okay, tell me about the situation here. What's the specifics? Is there any way to salvage it?"

Upon hearing this, the person in charge showed a hint of bitterness on their face.

"Recently, intelligence personnel in medical clinics across the country have been assassinated, resulting in a large number of deaths. It has now been determined that the Touqi Organization was responsible. The two sides have launched a war in various parts of the seven kingdoms. Although we have also launched targeted retaliations, we have clearly been at a disadvantage, and our intelligence gathering capabilities have been greatly reduced."

He explained briefly. "As for the plan to unite the seven kingdoms and establish the Great An Empire, it was mainly promoted behind the scenes by the Qian Kingdom. According to the intelligence obtained by headquarters, the envoy of the Great Qian Kingdom came here from the Qingqiu Mountains through the Death Storm via a teleportation array. On the surface, the Recruiting Division was in charge, but the real mastermind was someone else, possibly one of the three Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Qingqiu Mountains, humph!"

Master Yangyuan snorted coldly.

As far as he knew, another small team had left Lu State at the same time as him, and their target was Yanyang City in the Qingqiu Mountains. They had to ensure that once the war started, they would cut off the support from the Seven Kingdoms as soon as possible, so as to ensure that the Lu State army would have a sure victory.

Afterwards, Master Yangyuan inquired about the situation of the Tian Sha Sect in Ba Kingdom. Upon learning that there had been no major changes, he nodded and left the clinic, walking heavily towards his temporary residence.

The streets were bustling with people, and mules, horses, and camels were everywhere.

puff!
Muran.

Master Yangyuan stared wide-eyed, looking down at his chest in disbelief. A simple, unadorned dagger had easily pierced through his nascent soul, its sharp edge emanating from his chest.

He tried to turn around and vaguely saw a withered old man smiling smugly.

Only after the old man disappeared into the crowd did Master Yangyuan suddenly fall down in the crowd like an ordinary person, causing a gasp from those around him, who then rushed over to help.

the other side.

Li Mo then transformed into the Nourishing Essence True Man using the Demon Shadow Mask and returned to his lodgings.

Seeing that the other party had returned so quickly, Yuanhun Zhenren couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

"Fellow Daoist Yangyuan, how is it?"

"This might be a bit troublesome."

Taking advantage of the opportunity to get closer, Li Mo suddenly revealed the Heavenly Mystery Needle. Such a close-range sneak attack was enough to startle even a True Soul cultivator. Fortunately, the inner armor magic treasure on his chest was quite spiritual and actually conjured up a pangolin phantom, which blocked the Heavenly Mystery Needle on its own.

Even so, the blinding and dizzying properties of the Heavenly Mystic Needle, which cannot be detected by divine sense, still caused Yuanhun Zhenren to be momentarily stunned.

When he came to his senses, he happened to see the Five Thunderbolts turn to dust and shatter the inner armor.

Ignoring the pain of losing the treasure, Yuanhun Zhenren immediately roared and released the Soul-Binding Aurora. In an instant, Li Mo felt as if his soul was being torn apart by a thousand knives. Fortunately, the Demon Shadow Mask offset most of the power, but he still couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.

Immediately after Yuanhun Zhenren fully regained consciousness, a series of swords shot out from his sleeve. Although they were blocked by the Panlong Heart-Protecting Mirror, the terrifying spiritual pressure easily turned the entire mansion into ruins.

Two figures soared into the sky, facing each other a hundred feet apart.

Outside the inferno ruins on the ground, terrified screams of mortals echoed. Two passing Qi Refining cultivators fell to the ground in horror, staring blankly at the sky.

The two men were guards hired by the merchant.

Just one glance was enough to make him feel the incredible and terrifying spiritual pressure from Yuanhun Zhenren and Li Mo, as well as the spread of the power of order, and his whole body went limp.

"Hmph, as expected of the Yuanhun True Person."

Li Mo sneered, "If you had personally pursued me back then, I would probably be dead by now."

Li Mo's voice made Yuanhun Zhenren frown.

"who are you?"

As he spoke, he looked around.

Such a commotion had occurred here, yet Master Yangyuan had not returned. It was truly unbelievable, which made his heart sink, realizing that something had most likely happened to him.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo gently wiped his face, revealing his true appearance.

Yuanhun Zhenren's pupils suddenly contracted.

"It's you, the Black Dog Monster of the Spirit Eye Sect, who was back in the Heavenly Realm..."

puff!
Another dagger pierced his chest silently.

However, unlike Yangyuan Zhenren, Yuanhun Zhenren's nascent soul emerged from his body before the dagger could even wound it.

Immediately afterwards, the spirit pearl shone with an overwhelming, soul-sealing aurora.

Even Li Mo and Ying Shi couldn't help but stop in their tracks, watching helplessly as the nascent soul flickered a few times before disappearing completely into the sky.

"Pity."

After frowning slightly, Li Mo couldn't help but murmur, "If Gu Yue's natal Gu were still here, it would have been done just now."

That's why.

Li Mo couldn't help but marvel at Ying Shi's terrifying power once again.

If it weren't for the supernatural power of spiritual vision to restrain it, or the formation to trap it, this old chameleon would be virtually invincible.

"Hehe, even if that old guy finds a suitable body to possess, it will take him at least one or two hundred years to rebuild his cultivation. And with his lifespan, he probably will never be able to return to his peak cultivation level in this lifetime, let alone advance any further."

Fortunately, only his nascent soul escaped; the storage bag in his physical body remained.

Ying Shi, controlled by An Lei, chuckled and tossed both of their storage bags to Li Mo.

Li Mo looked at the old man, who, under the control of Dark Thunder, had long lost his former cold and mean aura, and couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

"From today onwards, I'll still call you Dark Thunder."

"Gah gah, thank you so much, my noble, respected, and great master! Dark Thunder is willing to devote himself to you and go through fire and water!"

An Lei didn't hold back in saying those cheesy things.

The medical organizations in this area had already been infiltrated by the First Seven Organization, but Ying Shi specifically ordered that no assassinations be carried out for the sake of subsequent purposes.

Now it has finally come in handy.

The war between the two secret organizations is on a completely different level compared to the first seven days after death; the healers are not even in the same league.

"Next up is the leader of the healers, the Saintly Hermit."

Li Mo took out the relevant intelligence and glanced at it again.

"As a disciple of the Longevity Temple, this person, though only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, is not to be underestimated. He has already caused the organization to lose two silver-ranked assassins. If we don't eliminate him, those onlookers in the Seven Kingdoms will probably never be able to make up their minds."

"How about we try sealing this person away?"

An Lei suggested, "The Spirit Eye Sect is currently promoting and supplementing its cultivation methods, and it lacks suitable spiritual souls. Since this person has such a great reputation, we should let our disciples inherit his wisdom and experience; it might come in handy in the future."

"Oh?"

After a moment of contemplation, Li Mo slowly nodded.

A month later.

The news that Qian Guo swiftly and decisively killed the Lu Guo envoy and nearly wiped out the medical organizations of the seven kingdoms, including the Saintly Healer, caused a huge sensation.

Some say it was done by the Road Guide, some say it was done by the Seventh Day Memorial Organization, and some say it was a collaboration between the two.

Regardless, in the eyes of many cultivators in the Seven Kingdoms, the support from the Qian Kingdom was all-out, which gave the cultivators in the Seven Kingdoms, who had long suffered oppression from the Lu Kingdom, even more confidence, and the gatherings of high-level cultivators became more frequent.

"Black Dog Old Monster, Old Assassin, what exactly are you up to?"

When Zhao Changchun, the Commissioner of the Pacification Office, received the good news, he was completely dumbfounded, as it was beyond his expectations.

(End of this chapter)