The road is vague

Chapter 482 The Heavenly Mask
For King Thousand Faces and Princess Dai, personally experiencing the boundless power of a Nascent Soul cultivator was a unique experience far more effective than any elixir or panacea.

This was something they wouldn't even dare to dream of on the Lost Continent.

If those few powerful old monsters on the mainland were to make a move, they would surely die.

When they learned that Li Mo wanted to use the teleportation array to fight against a Nascent Soul cultivator, their first reaction was that the city lord must be crazy.
However, after Li Mo explained and personally experienced the benefits of various heaven-reaching powers, the two finally realized what was happening.

Li Mo actually intended to use this to further his understanding of order, laying the groundwork for his upcoming seclusion.

This will be a rare opportunity for both of them.

"Cultivators from the Central Plains actually comprehend things in this way? Isn't that... too extravagant?"

On the Lost Continent, those beings at the Spirit Transformation level are high above, sacred and inviolable. Even a few disobedient words can be met with attacks from their disciples and followers.

However, in the Central Plains, it seems that the appearance of Nascent Soul cultivators has become commonplace.

Centered on Yanyang City, strands of the power of heaven and earth continuously attach themselves to the order of the magical artifact.

Even with the city's protective array, the myriad ethereal races within Yanyang City were transformed into a living hell by the methods of this human Nascent Soul cultivator. Only a small number of mid-level ethereal races who had not yet escaped the city were able to barely hold on.

However, they were nothing more than fish in a jar.

Yanyang City is not very large. Once it is freed from the protection of the city's protective array, the terrifying spiritual pressure formed by the Nascent Soul stage wielding the power of heaven and earth could instantly annihilate these ethereal races with cultivation levels below the Nascent Soul stage.

"Hmph hmph hmph hmph hmph..."

The figure beneath the cloak of shadows in the sky emitted a series of sinister laughs.

An incomparably powerful force descended suddenly, and in an instant, the eyes of the five Nascent Soul cultivators in the city lost their color.

Everything seemed to slow down.

The sky, which had been continuously scattering purple snowflakes, was now suddenly filled with countless gray-white spiritual lines, falling like raindrops into the mortal world.

Li Mo, having long-term experience with the power of the Heavens, was the first to adapt.

He looked up and gazed at the sky.

The eerie dark clouds in the sky took on the shape of twisting gears of various sizes, emitting a grinding sound that made people frown. At this moment, the power that the opponent summoned materialized, driving the puppet's order with the power of the universe.

Li Mo was moved by the strange phenomenon of heaven and earth at first glance, and his breath caught in his throat.

He opened his eyes wide with thirst, one gleaming silver and the other gleaming gold, carefully examining the mysteries of the celestial phenomena and frantically absorbing the skills of this master puppeteer at the Nascent Soul level.

"Upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, one imbues their own order with the power of heaven and earth, making their identity impossible to conceal. The mysteries of this order will shine forth in all directions like the sun in the sky, granting unparalleled power while simultaneously showcasing their comprehension of techniques..."

Li Mo didn't know if this was a situation unique to the order of the Mountain and Sea Realm, or if it was a fundamental rule or order of many worlds.

These strange spiritual threads landed on the protective array of Yanyang City.

The two dragons playing with a pearl formation spirits let out silent roars, and the dense formation base frantically absorbed the spiritual power of the spirit stones, spewing out intense spiritual light into the sky to support the formation and resist the erosion of these strange threads.

The struggle between the two sides appeared to be silent, but in reality it was extremely fierce.

Li Mo looked down at the floating array plate in front of him. Although the array could withstand the opponent's attack, the spiritual energy it consumed was also astonishing. The spirit stones in the array's core were being consumed rapidly, and it would probably need to be replaced with new spirit stones in a short while.

Until then.

The two elders responsible for guarding the teleportation array had just recovered from the shock of the power of heaven and earth.

When the two saw that Li Mo had woken up before them, they couldn't help but exchange a glance, both of them showing surprise in each other's eyes. As members of the royal family, they had undergone regular and specialized training in this area from the Grand Tutor.

Meanwhile, the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai were still immersed in the awe of the Nascent Soul cultivator's heaven-reaching power.

Without the protection of the city's defensive formation, they would most likely be severely injured and dead by now.

However, the benefits of experiencing the power of heaven and earth summoned by a Nascent Soul cultivator at any cost for the first time are unimaginable, making it a special opportunity second only to enlightenment.

"Let's stall for as long as we can."

Seeing that the city's protective formation was barely holding on under the immense power of this Nascent Soul cultivator, Li Mo took a deep breath and made a decision. He looked at the two old men.

"Gentlemen, it seems that this True Immortal of Returning to Heaven is also wary of us and intends to break through the city's protective formation steadily. I'll go replace the array's core spirit stone and try to buy some time. This stalemate is harmful to him, but it's a rare opportunity for us."

The two of them naturally understood what Li Mo meant.

Only after Li Mo left did the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai finally awaken from the shock of the heaven-reaching power outside the great formation. Their faces instantly turned extremely pale, and they instinctively revealed their true forms as the Thousand-Faced Bird, spreading their wings and soaring in the sky, constantly transforming into various creatures they had seen before.

Li Mo arrived at a well in a courtyard in the city.

The ethereal creatures from the nearby streets, their bodies covered in brightly colored fungi, swarmed towards him with grotesque and ferocious cries.

The Flowing Gold Sword remained suspended in mid-air, releasing its spiritual order to incinerate any approaching puppets.

"This kind of order has such strong penetrating power?"

Li Mo could clearly sense these strange mycelia, which seemed to be the same as the order of the evil grass in the past, exuding an indescribable filth and eeriness, as if he could vaguely see something that made him feel terrified.

This True Man of Returning to Heaven likely also had an opportunity similar to the True Demon's clone.

"Or rather... something similar to my own opportunity?"

Li Mo vaguely sensed that the scepter in the other party's hand was clearly another demonic mask. The difference was that behind the other party's scepter was a living, terrifying being.

This made him think of the connection again.

At his level, he could barely grasp some of the essence of the Mountain and Sea Realm. Among those peak Nascent Soul cultivators and Deity Transformation cultivators, there might be a considerable proportion who were actually just representatives of those creatures hiding in the shadows, barely clinging to life.

It is because of their existence that Middle-earth has never been unified.

The original Longevity Ancestor, now the Old Madman, may have had this in mind when he didn't choose to unify the human race. Qian Yuan Saint Lord, on the other hand, wanted to go against the tide!

With a variety of thoughts on his mind, Li Mo took a deep breath and gently manipulated the array plate.

After a flash of spiritual light in the well, a miniature altar floated up, with an axe-shaped magical artifact stuck in it. Spirit stones were placed around it, and the altar was constantly drawing spiritual energy from them, many of which had already dimmed.

Li Mo took out a new spirit stone, quickly replaced it, and then the altar was returned to the well.

that's it.

He quickly replaced all the spirit stones at the dozen or so key points of the array, and the spiritual light of the city-protecting array was restored to its full strength, continuing to resist the spiritual lines in the sky.

"City Lord!"

"City Lord."

Under the oppressive power of this heaven-reaching force, the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai involuntarily revealed their true forms. Each time they transformed into a new form, they would be overwhelmed by the oppressive power of this heaven-reaching force again, in a never-ending cycle.

They had never experienced anything like this before, and for a moment they were at a loss, showing a hint of fear.

"this?"

Li Mo was also momentarily stunned.

Given their current state, if True Immortal Huitian were to recklessly rush into the great formation, he would be unable to engage in battle. However, this also gave Li Mo some inspiration. Observing the state of the two, he couldn't help but gently stroke the Demon Shadow Mask.

He took on a new appearance as he followed the two of them.

The nascent soul was affected by the feathers of the Thousand-Faced Bird in the Demon Shadow Mask, and a subtle, indescribable change occurred.

He was then once again stunned by the Heavenly Power of the Returning Immortal, and his soul entered a state of paralysis and stagnation. Everything in front of him instantly lost its color, leaving only monotonous black and white.

After a while.

Li Mocai snapped out of his daze, his face filled with astonishment.

"How could this be?"

After a brief moment of shock, he suddenly realized that his understanding of the spiritual order of this True Man of Returning to Heaven had rapidly improved to a new level.

It was like the initial shock and awe one felt when first overwhelmed by the opponent's overwhelming power.

"Such a thing has actually happened!!"

Amidst surprise and shock, Li Mo activated the Shadow Mask once more, transforming into a new form.

This completely confirmed his guess.

As the Shadow Mask continuously changed its appearance, he was able to present a new face, constantly displaying the state of being initially awestruck by the opponent's overwhelming power, thereby gaining extraordinary insights.

But unlike Li Mo's astonishing profits.

The Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai, lacking the skills of puppetry, could only benefit to some extent from this constant change and adaptation. However, the gains were negligible compared to the danger of being paralyzed and stiffened, which could lead to their imminent death.

soon.

Li Mo was completely immersed in this indescribable beauty.

The Shadow Mask, affected by this, seemed to have undergone some kind of sublimation. The strange state of the three made the two old men not far away realize that something was wrong. After Li Mo changed his face dozens of times...

Muran.

A brand new, all-powerful force suddenly descended from the sky and landed on Li Mo.

After undergoing this bizarre transformation, the Demonic Mask completely merged with the order of the evil grass and the order of the wood spirit. It was then drawn into the filth filled with sacred aura by the corrupt order of the true demon avatar, transforming into a Heavenly Treasure, or rather, a low-level Heavenly Treasure imitation of a Spiritual Treasure.

Not only were the two old men taken aback and stared intently at Li Mo, but even the Rejuvenating Immortal, who was outside the great formation preparing to completely destroy Yan Yang City, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

He looked at Li Mo, who was enveloped by this mysterious, all-powerful force.

"A Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure?"

After a brief moment of surprise and alertness, a glint of greed flashed in his eyes, and his original patience vanished.

Li Mo was immersed in the wonderful blessing of the power brought by the Demon Shadow Mask. He seemed to see the true essence of the original demonic lineage. The ultimate darkness and filth formed by mixing countless bright colors. The original form of the Golden Fire Sword was the spine of the True Demon clone. It was also significantly enhanced by this influence. The spiritual order seemed to be gradually covered and absorbed by the corrupt and filthy order of the original demonic race.

Sudden.

A sense of crisis arises spontaneously.

Li Mo quickly came to his senses and noticed that the shadow had actually forced its way through the city's protective array and entered the city.

All of a sudden.

The great formation emitted countless rays of light, which traveled towards the person in the shadowy cloak.

"Send them away first!"

Due to the strange changes in the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai, they could no longer help Li Mo, and the previous plan had to be adjusted. Li Mo instructed the two old men to send the two to the teleportation pavilion first.

The power of the city-protecting formation is not so easy for even a Nascent Soul cultivator to resist.

At this moment, his reckless advance into the great formation has significantly limited the power he can summon. Fortunately, as a puppeteer, he can use puppets to withstand some of the formation's counterattacks.

The spirit of the Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl formation rushed over, shaking its head and wagging its tail.

The Rejuvenator, hidden beneath the shadow cloak, extended his five fingers, sending out spiritual threads that greatly restricted the movement of the array spirits, but also bound himself.

Crackling!

Li Mo unleashed a bolt of dualistic chaotic lightning.

After being enhanced by the combined heaven-reaching power of himself and the mask, this thunderous force was significantly more powerful than before, exuding a domineering will. As a result, the surrounding space felt fragmented, constantly scattering pale spiritual energy ripples.

If he had been able to launch such an attack back then, the Black Panther King, a peak Nascent Soul cultivator, would probably have been killed in an instant.

boom!
An astonishing spiritual pressure erupted from the sky, and the person shrouded in the shadow cloak let out a muffled groan as Li Mo repelled him.

But that was all; it didn't meet Li Mo's expectations.

Keep in mind that the opponent is currently under the complete suppression of the city's protective formation, and probably cannot even unleash half of their strength.

"It's a mask."

Just then, the person in the shadow cloak spoke in a somber voice.

Before Li Mo could react, he felt an invisible order forcefully tearing apart his connection with the Shadow Mask, as if an invisible hand was peeling the Shadow Mask off his face, leaving behind a dense network of sticky threads.

Li Mo swiftly dodged, appearing a short distance away.

"what?"

Master Huitian let out a soft exclamation, seemingly somewhat surprised.

Several puppets attacked Li Mo, seemingly just a feint, but as a Lingmu Sect cultivator, he knew the methods of the Rebirth Sect cultivators well, and any puppet could be the opponent's true body.

Moreover, given that the attack was launched at this sensitive time, he dared not be careless and immediately summoned the Flowing Gold Fire Sword to block it.

The sky instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The two old men finally got the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai onto the teleportation array, but they didn't rush to activate it.

This place is the core of the city, and has long been etched with a super barrier by craftsmen using special materials, so there is no need to worry about it being destroyed instantly. They looked at the battle in the sky with solemn expressions.

Although the newcomer was a Nascent Soul cultivator, whom they could not withstand, it was understandable that they would flee this place.

However, it would be unreasonable to leave without doing anything, so when Li Mo approached them hoping to join forces to resist the attacking Nascent Soul cultivators and inflict some damage, they agreed.

However, the strength that Li Mo displayed at this moment truly surprised them.

"How could this Li Siming of the Road Guiding Division possess such power? This is simply too unbelievable!"

The gaunt old man could not hide the shock in his eyes.

"How would I know? It seems that the old dragon on the seventh day after its death is in trouble. It may have already compromised or even been secretly eliminated."

The other person said in a low voice.

Even with various external factors at play, it's still quite unbelievable that Li Mo's strength is enough to allow him to compete head-on with Nascent Soul cultivators to a certain extent.

suddenly!

Suddenly, a pitch-black crack appeared in the direction of the city lord's mansion where Li Mo was, sucking him and the nearby puppets into it and making them disappear instantly.

"this?"

The two old men were taken aback.

As a result, the puppet army that was originally resisting the power of the formation in the sky suddenly stopped and was then destroyed by the power of the formation.

Only the figure shrouded in a shadowy cloak continued to resist the Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl formation spirit, maintaining its movement.

Although the two did not know what methods Li Mo had used, they realized in an instant that the person hidden under the shadow cloak was definitely not the so-called Rejuvenator, but most likely a special puppet he had created, and that he himself had most likely been trapped by that Li Siming.

"Shou?"

"attack?"

The two looked at each other, unable to make a decision for a moment, but in the end they both flew into the sky.

the other side.

Li Mo pulled seven or eight puppets from the vicinity into the ethereal domain array in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the puppets, after a brief pause, quickly began to move, his initial half-guess turned into certainty, and he couldn't help but let out a low laugh.

"Hehehehe, now that you've entered my domain array, are you still going to hide?"

A faint glimmer of hope continuously converged on Li Mo, causing his spiritual pressure to rise steadily. Evil and dark power continued to converge on these puppets, exuding an ominous aura.

"It's unbelievable that you've mastered this level of power..."

One of the puppets spoke expressionlessly, and although it showed no emotion, Li Mo could sense its solemnity.

"It seems that the new generation of strongmen on the mainland will have to respect you."

"Let's fight."

Li Mo took out the Heaven-Reaching Talisman and unleashed it without a word. Instantly, the temperature dropped drastically in all directions. The previously expressionless True Man of Returning Heaven stared wide-eyed at the talisman in Li Mo's hand in disbelief.

"The Heavenly Talisman... You're actually a talisman-making master?!"

……

A few hours later.

An explosion suddenly occurred above the city lord's mansion in Yanyang City, from which a figure shot out.

The two old men, who were locked in a fierce battle with the Shadow Cloak puppet using the power of the great formation, were blasted away by a powerful impact before they could even react.

Just as the two were in despair, the figure ignored them and quickly drove away with the puppet, disappearing from sight.

"Cough cough, let's go quickly."

While the two were stunned and speechless, Li Mo, looking disheveled and miserable, also emerged from the ethereal domain formation.

Holding the last Immortal-Slaying Pearl, he was panting heavily. His body was covered in a dense layer of strange paint, and his eyes showed both worry and fear, as well as surprise and excitement. He looked anxiously at the two elderly men who were also seriously injured and gestured to them.

"you are still alive!"

After recognizing Li Mo, the gaunt old man and the three of them quickly flew towards the teleportation pavilion.

As a spatial fluctuation shot into the sky, the vast city of Yanyang quickly returned to calm.

(End of this chapter)