The road is vague

Chapter 483 A Notorious Reputation Spreads Far and Wide
After a moment of disorientation, Li Mo arrived at the Yuancheng military headquarters.

After pulling Master Huitian into the Misty Domain Formation, he thought he could suppress him with the power of the formation and various deterrent methods. However, he did not expect that once Master Huitian was willing to exert himself, his strength far exceeded his expectations.

Li Mo had truly witnessed the formidable power of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Even though this True Man of Returning Heaven is a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator on the continent, he is not someone that he can directly confront in his current state.

Fortunately, this place is within the boundaries of mountains and seas.

Once a cultivator enters the Nascent Soul stage, they will be on the verge of danger.

Normally, it's fine; even Nascent Soul stage cultivators are just slightly larger ants. However, once these Nascent Soul stage cultivators unleash their full power, they will gradually expose themselves, be detected by the Heavenly Secrets, and fall into danger.

Therefore, when Li Mo engaged in a protracted battle with him using the Misty Domain Array, a Heaven-Reaching Divine Talisman, and an Immortal-Slaying Pearl, this newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator from two hundred years ago seemed to sense some kind of crisis after continuously summoning the power of the Heaven-Reaching Realm, and ultimately fled at all costs.

Li Mo was also feeling unwell.

Even though the Shadow Mask blocked most of the injuries, he still suffered severe damage.

Most importantly, with the support of the ethereal domain array, he temporarily possessed the spiritual pressure power of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator within the domain, and he also faintly felt uneasy, even terrified.

It seems that if this continues, the ethereal box will be exposed.

in this way.

After True Immortal Huitian forcibly broke free from the domain array, he also chose to break free and quickly left Yanyang City.

Although Li Mo suffered heavy losses in this battle, he also benefited greatly.

First and foremost was the Demon Shadow Mask, which completely broke through its limitations and became a supreme spiritual treasure, thus making Li Mo a master craftsman.

Secondly, through the ever-changing nature of the Shadow Mask, he repeatedly comprehended the mysteries of the Returning Heaven True Man's order. Combined with his own skill reserves, he was basically certain of success in crafting his own puppet life. All that was lacking was the materials.

Finally, there is the matter of reputation.

After all, on the Central Plains, although there are a number of Nascent Soul cultivators who can fend off even Nascent Soul cultivators, the vast majority of them are only barely managing to stay alive.

"Gentlemen, I... cough cough, I'm afraid I'll have to go into seclusion and recuperate for a while."

Li Mo smiled wryly and clasped his hands in greeting to the two elderly members of the royal family.

After exchanging a glance, the two men solemnly returned Li Mo's greeting.

They could almost predict that before long, the reputation of this Lord of Yanyang City and the Director of the Road Guidance Bureau would sweep across the Central Plains with the war between the Seven Kingdoms, becoming the subject of discussion among countless Nascent Soul cultivators.

The Qian Kingdom will undoubtedly welcome another peak Nascent Soul cultivator!
"My name is Li Chang'an. I wish the city lord a speedy recovery."

"My name is Li Luoyang, and I hope we can continue to cooperate one day."

The two said goodbye and left.

With the support of the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai, the three exchanged a glance before returning to the headquarters of the Road Guidance Bureau.

The headquarters, guarded by the Foolish Immortal Ye Shoutian, was naturally safe and sound. He was quite surprised to see Li Mo return in such a disheveled state.

"How are you doing?"

Li Mo waved his hand with a wry smile.

"I'm afraid I'll need to rest for two years this time. I'll have to trouble you with the affairs of the department."

Ye Shoutian shook his head and helped Li Mo into the secret room.

"I once said I would serve you for sixty years, why say these things again?"

soon.

Through a formal diplomatic note, the Qian Kingdom severely condemned the Lu Kingdom's Nascent Soul cultivators for interfering in the war and openly violating the agreement signed between the two countries in the Southern Barbarian Lands. In response, True Man Tianding and Grand Tutor Feng Zhen sacrificed themselves in the four Gobi Kingdoms and the Southern Barbarian Lands, launching a great war and completely recovering the four Gobi Kingdoms, bringing them under the jurisdiction of Chewumen.

The Undying Mountain in the Southern Barbarian Lands is struggling to survive because of the Hell Pillar.

Li Mo's feat of protecting Yanyang City under the control of Master Huitian has spread far and wide along with his reputation through the War of Independence of the Seven Kingdoms.

As the Black Dog Monster's reputation grew, this city became a place of great danger in the hearts of many cultivators from the State of Lu.

Li Mo's title of Chaos Thunder Lord was finally starting to be mentioned.

……

Two years later.

With the Lu army completely tied down by the seven states, a protracted war of attrition ensued.

While the Qian Kingdom was providing aid to the Da'an Empire through Yanyang City, it also dispatched another large army, led by Shenjizi of the Shenji Sect and Juxie Zhenren of the Puppet Sect, heading straight for the Miao region.

The war between the two countries seems to have transformed from mutual conquest into a struggle to divide the world.

It is different from the monster paradise that once existed in the southern barbarian lands.

The Miao region has always been isolated, with countless types of Gu insects, making it a sacred place for Gu insect masters. There is a saying that there are thousands of villages, nine caves, and three saints in the Miao region.

It is said that the Nine Caves lead directly to the underworld and contain terrifying things.

The three saints, who possessed the Heaven-Reaching Gu, were considered unparalleled peak experts.

However, the puppet lineage perfectly countered the Gu worm masters. Wherever the puppet army went, it was invincible. At the same time, influenced by the culture of the Great Qian, many Miao chieftains surrendered without resistance. For a time, the army was unstoppable, and the territory of the Qian Kingdom expanded rapidly.

The Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai have returned to Yanyang City to serve as deputy city lords.

After two years of recuperation, Li Mo finally recovered and learned from his subordinates about a crucial material needed to create a puppet life form.

"Heart of the Stars, are you sure?"

Upon hearing this, the undercover scout dressed in black brocade quickly gave an affirmative response.

"I am certain that this Heart of the Stars is in the hands of the Vampire Demon, a treasure he brought from the Aolai Continent."

With this Star Heart, Li Mo can now formally refine his own puppet life. Next, he plans to go into seclusion for several decades to become a puppet master and advance to the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

However, the Vampire Old Demon was no ordinary person.

These are bloodline demon cultivators who came to the Central Continent along with the Spirit Race from the Aolai Continent.

Unlike other low-level bloodline demon cultivators who were merely prisoners of the Spirit Clan, this vampire old demon ventured alone into the Spirit Clan's territory to rescue his subordinates. As a result, he was unexpectedly teleported to the Central Continent as well, and later officially joined the Great Qian Dynasty, becoming one of the rogue cultivators.

It is said that this person is extremely powerful and intends to establish a sect in the Great Qian Dynasty.

"This item hasn't appeared in the Central Plains for thousands of years. It was brought from the Aolai Continent... I understand."

Li Mo was determined to get this item.

So Li Mo then sent several subordinates and friends to negotiate with the Vampire Demon, but they were all rejected.

It's worth noting that the terms he offered were quite generous.

Although Li Mo did not reveal his identity because many spies in the State of Lu were secretly watching him, so as not to affect his upcoming seclusion plan, the other party's lack of awareness of the situation still angered him, and he decided to go there in person.

But at this moment.

The Dark Thunder Heavenly Book in his hand trembled slightly, and Li Mo sensed it, which immediately filled him with joy.

"Anlei is back."

This means that the ancient teleportation array on the Thousand Pearl Islands has been successfully repaired, the merger of the Road Guiding Division and the First Seventh Organization can be officially put on the agenda, and his seclusion plan with Zhu Xian can officially begin.

After his initial joy, Li Mo waited patiently for a few days, and then the Dark Thunder silently appeared before him.

"My respected, noble, and great master, your servant Dark Thunder extends my sincere greetings to you. Dark Thunder has successfully completed the mission, repairing the ancient teleportation array and unexpectedly coming into contact with Soul Bone Master of the Survival Society. We had a brief collaboration and obtained the key materials for repairing the teleportation array."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo showed a hint of surprise.

Soul Bone Master is none other than the puppet master in the Survival Guild who created the life of the child puppet.

How is the Survival Society doing in the Thousand Pearl Islands?

"Not optimistic."

An Lei said regretfully, "It seems that because of you, the God of Treasures is launching a full-scale manhunt for the Survival Society, and your bounty has reached 100,000 spirit stones."

"Humph!"

Li Mo snorted coldly.

Although he didn't say much, the killing intent in his eyes was self-evident.

The Elder Bingyang of the Survival Society has mastered the location of the True Yang Fire. If he wants to refine a complete True Yang Cauldron for the Spirit Eye Sect in the future, he will probably have to set foot on the Thousand Treasures Islands again and cooperate with the Survival Society. If there is an opportunity, he will not easily let go of either the Crimson Moon Evil God on Wushan Island or the Thousand Treasures Shell God on the main island of Thousand Treasures.

However, for now, it's more important to deal with the immediate issues.

"You should first submit a memorial expressing your willingness to reform and reorganize the First Seven Days Organization, merge it with the Road Pass Office, and better implement the Qian Kingdom's next plan. If nothing unexpected happens, the Cabinet will soon recruit you, and then it will be the two of us meeting His Majesty in person."

The cabinet consists of seven people: three Nascent Soul cultivators, namely the Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and Grand Protector; three Vice Ministers, one Left, one Central, and one Right; and one Grand Minister of Works.

Major matters such as the reorganization of the Road Pass Office and the seventh-day memorial service are beyond the approval of even the Cabinet.

half a month later.

With the official approval of the Holy Emperor Qian Yuan, who agreed to the reform and reorganization plan jointly drafted by Li Mo, the Director of the Road Guiding Department, and Ying Shi, the First Seventh Elder, the announcement that the Road Guiding Department and the First Seventh Organization would officially merge caused a huge uproar.

According to the merger plan.

After the two organizations merged, they retained the name "Road Transport Office," but their functions became more focused on the seventh day after a death.

The Road Guidance Bureau will undergo a series of personnel changes in the coming days. Li Mo will inevitably promote a group of confidants, win over a group of onlookers, eliminate a group of dissidents, and wipe out some traitors. With such a large-scale organizational reshuffle, the various countries that have long been interested in the First Seven Organization will probably try to intervene, which will naturally lead to some chaos.

"You're probably going to be very busy from now on."

Li Mo chuckled and said to An Lei.

Now that he has completely unified the Road Pass Office, he is arguably the most powerful person among the three offices, and in the Great Qian Kingdom, he holds a high position and great power, second only to the Cabinet.

An Lei chuckled.

"Since I'm just idling around anyway, Master, don't worry, I will kill all the traitors! By the way, I've already made arrangements for the Immortal Execution Sect. When would you like to go into seclusion?"

"No hurry yet."

Li Mo summoned the Money-Stealing Rat. After entering the Money-Stealing Realm, the rat leaped up and entered Dark Thunder's sleeve, speaking in human language: "First, go to the Vampire Demon and get the Star Heart."

"okay!"

Dark Thunder's figure quickly faded and disappeared, heading towards Xixia Street where the Vampire Demon was located.

Along with many spirit races from the Aolai Continent, a small group of human Nascent Soul cultivators also came to the Great Northern Wilderness back then.

Some were captured and brought here, while others were forced to come to the Central Continent because they were in the territory of the Spirit Race. The vast majority of them became rogue cultivators of the Great Qian Dynasty, while a small number went to other countries or tried to find a way to return to the Aolai Continent.

Compared to the mainstream cultivators who cultivate both body and life, there are relatively few cultivators who cultivate the demonic path through bloodline.

The reason is that these bloodline-bound cultivators constantly plunder the alien cultivators of Aolai Continent, causing the Spirit Race to either launch a retaliatory massacre on the spot or prioritize using them for blood sacrifices once they capture these cultivators.

After more than ten years of development, the Bloodsucking Demon has finally established a foothold in Yuan City. He has been sending martial artists and demons captured from the Great Xia Kingdom to several arenas and has gathered a large number of bloodline cultivators from the Aolai Continent in preparation for establishing his own sect.

After arriving at the gathering place of these bloodline cultivators, An Lei silently passed through three sentry posts and entered the area.

Dozens of bloodline cultivators, all at the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stages, have gathered here and are exchanging cultivation techniques.

Many people have fallen in love with the Middle-earth Continent, believing that the world here is more expansive, while others hope to return to the Aolai Continent as soon as possible, constantly mentioning the Heavenly Yuan Lamp.

This divine treasure seems to have become the key.

The chameleon-like body moved through the crowd as if it were empty, eventually discovering three hidden doors.

He first followed a Golden Core cultivator into the first hidden door, where he was shocked to see many demons, martial artists with special talents, a few monsters, and members of the Misty Clan imprisoned in the secret room.

An old man took the bag of spirit stones and glanced inside.

"These spirit stones are only enough for one Innate Realm martial artist. Go and choose."

"Yes."

The newcomer was a beautiful female cultivator. After walking among a dozen or so martial artists, she chose a martial artist with purple eyes.

"That's him."

"kindness."

Next, the female cultivator sat down to meditate right in front of the martial artist, treating him like a giant spirit stone, and began her cultivation. Although the entire process was painless, the martial artist visibly weakened and became listless, and his original purple eyes disappeared, transforming into the female cultivator's magical power.

"Using the power of order inherent in his talent as a means of magical absorption?"

Li Mo witnessed this scene.

"They really are a group of demonic cultivators."

Although this place involved shady dealings, Li Mo had no time to manage it. He needed to prioritize dealing with the internal affairs of the Road Guidance Bureau, so he had An Lei quietly leave this secret room and enter another one.

In this empty secret room, a painting depicting the Blood Ancestor's attainment of enlightenment hangs prominently, seemingly passed down from ancient times.

After looking at him for a while, Li Mo let An Lei enter the third secret room.

Compared to the previous two secret rooms, this secret room is significantly more secure.

"Alarms are prohibited in this area."

After Li Mo cast the ban, An Lei used a secret technique to slip through the crack in the stone door like a shadow. Although the restrictions here detected him, no alarm was triggered because of Li Mo's ban.

Inside the secret room were four rows of shelves filled with all sorts of books and treasures, seemingly the shared property of these bloodline cultivators. After a quick search, An Lei found his target.

"That's it!"

Through the Thief Realm, Li Mo looked at the Heart of Stars, the size of a pomelo, its radiance restrained, seemingly containing infinite mysteries, and immediately revealed an uncontrollable smile.

Upon seeing this, An Lei immediately put away the Heart of the Star.

However, just as he was about to leave, the stone door to the secret chamber was suddenly opened from the outside.

The two people entered the secret room one after the other, chatting and laughing.

"Master Zhuge, please put in a good word for us after this battle. If we can establish our own sect and escape our rootless, drifting fate, we, the ultimate cultivators of the bloodline, will obey the command of the Heavenly Fate Master!"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

The scholar, holding a feather fan, chuckled and said, "As long as you are willing to submit to our Great Qian Kingdom and make achievements in the Miao region, His Majesty will definitely not treat you unfairly. After all, as long as your bloodline cultivators do not eat humans, they are in line with our Great Qian Kingdom's philosophy of prioritizing human beings as the most intelligent of all beings."

In the world of theft, Li Mo's expression changed upon seeing Zhuge Guangming.

"It turned out to be him!"

Zhuge Guangming, the Master of Destiny of the Heavenly Mandate Bureau, is a master of divination!
at this time.

The alarm, which was supposed to be triggered by the ban, was activated upon the entry of the two individuals.

The old vampire was taken aback at first, then his expression changed drastically.

He quickly used his secret technique to completely seal the secret room, then hurriedly searched through several rows of shelves and soon noticed an empty box that originally contained the Heart of the Stars.

"how come……"

The vampire demon had an unusually large frame, white eyebrows, eagle eyes, a blood mole in the center of his forehead, slightly dark brown skin, earlobes that reached past his shoulders, and an exotic appearance that differed from the faces of people from the Middle-earth.

He quickly realized what was happening.

"Lord Siming, I saw what's inside a few hours ago. That person probably hasn't gone far. You are a master of divination, I wonder..."

Zhuge Guangming smiled slightly, took the wooden box, did some calculations with his fingers, and then looked astonished.

"That person is right here."

Who's here!

The vampire demon was instantly enveloped in a thick layer of blood plasma, his face sinister as he said, "Hurry up and come out!"

Upon seeing this, An Lei, who had been hiding, briefly and awkwardly revealed himself. He tossed the Star Heart in one hand and played with it, saying with a helpless expression, "I want this Star Heart. Name your price."

The old vampire took a small step forward, seemingly ready to strike at any moment.

"who are you?"

Upon seeing An Lei, Zhuge Guangming revealed a strange expression. He naturally recognized this seventh elder, and he was one of the few people in the Great Qian Kingdom who could restrain him.

"Heh heh, I advise you not to act rashly."

At this time.

Li Mo suddenly emerged from the world of theft and stood side by side with An Lei, coldly looking at the Vampire Demon. Upon seeing Li Mo, the Vampire Demon's expression instantly changed drastically.

"The Lord of the Road and the Lord of Chaos Thunder!"

He was less affected by the nickname "Black Dog Monster".

Li Mo was very satisfied with this person's reaction, and his cold smile deepened.

"Since you know me, that's perfect. I see that you seem to be planning to establish a sect in the Great Qian Dynasty. As long as I keep an eye on this matter, although I can't guarantee that you will succeed, I can guarantee that you will definitely not succeed. I don't need to say more about the situation in the first secret room on the left, and this matter happens to be within my jurisdiction."

As he spoke, Li Mo put away the Heart of Stars and concealed it with the Shadow Mask.

At the same time, Zhuge Guangming's expression changed slightly. He could no longer divine the Heart of the Star. In his eyes, Li Mo seemed not to exist at all.

Upon hearing about the first secret room on the left, the old vampire's expression immediately turned extremely ugly.

The human warriors of the Great Xia Kingdom are also human.

He then glanced back at Zhuge Guangming, the Fate Master, who slowly shook his head. The vampire monster took a deep breath and finally decided to submit. At the same time, he finally understood.

Those who wanted to trade the Heart of the Star a few days ago were actually backed by this person.

"Since Lord Siming has spoken, this Heart of the Stars belongs to you. We hope you will not make things difficult for us any further."

"Heh heh, the Road Pass Bureau will only temporarily refrain from pursuing this matter. If this continues, the Great Xia Kingdom will surely send an envoy to inquire about it. You'd better end this matter quickly before the Road Pass Bureau is reorganized, otherwise this Heart of the Stars can only protect you for a while, not forever."

After saying this, Li Mo swaggered away with An Lei, leaving behind the resentful and helpless vampire old demon.

Given his current strength and status, although doing this would damage his reputation, since he has already been exposed, this vampire old devil has no choice but to obediently comply.

"Fellow Daoist Vampire".

Zhuge Guangming comforted him, saying, "You must have heard about what happened in the Seven Kingdoms. Now that he has secured his position as the Director of the Road Pass, he is showing signs of becoming the head of the Three Departments. It would be best if you didn't provoke him. The overall situation is more important."

"kindness."

Despite his reluctance, the old vampire had no choice but to lower his head and continue discussing the nomination with the Fate Master.

(End of this chapter)